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| Slavyansk residents block Ukraine forces |
| 2014-05-03 |
| [Iran Press TV] Civilians near Ukraine's flashpoint city of Slavyansk have stopped a column of Ukrainian armored vehicles and troops from entering the city amid a Kiev offensive on pro-Russian protesters. Local residents prevented the column from entering Slavyansk on Friday as the acting Kiev government deployed armed forces to the city's suburbs in a bid to retake the city. The acting Kiev government launched the military offensive earlier on Friday, using armored vehicles, helicopters and tanks, but their advance towards the city has been limited. According to Ukraine's Interior Ministry, the country's armed forces are now controlling at least nine Slavyansk checkpoints set up by the protesters. However, Caliphornia hasn't yet slid into the ocean, no matter how hard it's tried... the city of 130,000 residents is still mostly under the control of pro-Russian protesters. Kiev also confirmed that pro-Russian gunnies shot down two army helicopters, killing two pilots. In addition, another pilot was injured and taken to hospital by the gunnies. |
| Posted by:Fred |