1 Name: Joker !/EVm4.FU8c : 2014-04-24 21:51 ID:oBTq1n3/ (Image: 460x276 jpg, 30 kb) [Del]
Summary : Russian troops manoeuvre on the border after Kiev government attempts to wrest back control of city
Source : http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/24/vladimir-putin-consequences-slavyansk-ukraine
Description :
Thousands of Russian troops launched exercises along the Ukrainian border on Thursday and President Vladimir Putin threatened "consequences" after the Kiev government attempted to wrest back control from pro-Moscow separatists in the east of the country.
An operation by Ukrainian troops near the rebel-held town of Slavyansk led to clashes on the outskirts of the city in which Kiev claimed five separatists had been killed. Local reports suggested only two casualties and the small Ukrainian force did not enter the city centre.
After the skirmish, the government soldiers retreated to a checkpoint six miles out of town after what appeared to be a more symbolic than strategic move.
