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| Ukraine to resume "anti-terror" operations in east |
| 2014-04-23 |
| [Iran Press TV] Ukraine's acting president has ordered the resumption of what he calls "anti-terror" operations in the east of the country. Oleksandr Turchynov's call came on Tuesday after claiming that two "tortured bodies" were found near the eastern city of Slavyansk. The bodies reportedly belong to a politician from the acting president's Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party and a member of the city council, who were allegedly killed by pro-Russians. Turchynov also blamed the deaths on what he labeled as "terrorists, who have taken the whole region hostage." On April 15, Kiev launched a controversial "anti-terrorist" operation in a bid to root out pro-Russian protests. a The operation was suspended three days later, due to the Easter holidays and a Geneva agreement signed by the United States, the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... , Russia and Ukraine on April 17. |
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