Thursday, October 1, 2015

With Russia's Involvement In The Syrian Civil War Escalating The Ukraine Conflict Is Now On The Back Pages

Tank crew members of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic take part in a military drill outside the urban settlement of Torez in Donetsk region, Ukraine, September 14, 2015.
REUTERS/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO

The Guardian: As Russia enters war in Syria, conflict in Ukraine begins to wind down

The conflict in Ukraine sees less shelling each week, while hawks and rebel leaders are being told by Moscow to pipe down and toe the line

At a highly fortified separatist position near the village of Peski outside Donetsk, the pro-Russia fighters have been getting used to an unusual sound in recent weeks: silence.

Shelling and exchanges of fire have become so rare at this frontline position in eastern Ukraine that commander Alexei Novikov and his men even had time recently to kill, grill and eat Poroshenko, the pet pig they named after Ukraine’s president (Merkel the sheep survives, for now).

“Both sides are moving towards partisan warfare, with small diversionary missions behind enemy lines,” said Novikov. “It has become boring here.”

Update: Syria and Ukraine: two fronts in Russian war for influence -- Reuters

WNU Editor: All eyes are now on Syria and the Middle East .... no one is focused on Ukraine right now. But the conflict in Ukraine is still there .... albeit in a "frozen state".

1 comment:

James said...

Nice new looking equipment. Wonder how it was paid for.