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2014-03-26 Europe

Ukraine sacks defence minister over Crimea

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Posted by Fred 2014-03-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Payback for Babi Yar?

Posted by borgboy 2014-03-26 00:11|| 2014-03-26 00:11|| Front Page Top

#2 14,500 of Ukraine's 18,800 soldiers in Crimea had informed their superiors they would prefer to remain on the peninsula as part of the Russian military

The People have spoken! :-)

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-03-26 00:37|| 2014-03-26 00:37|| Front Page Top

#3 ...they don't want their paychecks to bounce.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-03-26 00:54|| 2014-03-26 00:54|| Front Page Top

#4 It's more a matter of regular meals & clothing, P2K.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-03-26 00:59|| 2014-03-26 00:59|| Front Page Top

#5 The Russian army is not exactly famous for feeding, clothing, or paying their troops in a timely manner...

Posted by trailing wife 2014-03-26 07:38|| 2014-03-26 07:38|| Front Page Top

#6 ...but it's relative as in you don't have to be faster than the bear, just faster than one other person in your group.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-03-26 09:23|| 2014-03-26 09:23|| Front Page Top

#7 Trailing wife. About clothing, it was the Germans not the Russians who freezed to death in 1941. Also could be that the Russian Army is not famous for feeding its soldiers but I assure you very few armies drinj them half as well.

Posted by JFM 2014-03-26 09:24|| 2014-03-26 09:24|| Front Page Top

#8 The loss of the navy was inexcusable. They should have put all the ships to sea, headed for Odessa. Aircraft up to the next airbase N of the Crimea. That alone would have 1) gotten the gear (especially ships & aircraft) out of russian hands, and b) gotten troops busy with something to do (inertia in the military works - get busy then stays busy)

Posted by OldSpook 2014-03-26 16:58|| 2014-03-26 16:58|| Front Page Top

#9 Old Spook

If I understand it right they were unable to escape because the Russian Navy blocked the ports.

And they wouldn't have survived fighting.

What they could have done is to sink the fleet.

Posted by European Conservative 2014-03-26 19:29|| 2014-03-26 19:29|| Front Page Top

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