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| Russian soldiers quit over Ukraine |
| 2015-05-11 |
| Some Russian soldiers are quitting the army because of the conflict in Ukraine, several soldiers and human rights activists have told Reuters. Their accounts call into question the Kremlin's continued assertions that no Russian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine, and that any Russians fighting alongside rebels there are volunteers. Evidence for Russians fighting in Ukraine – Russian army equipment found in the country, testimony from soldiers' families and from Ukrainians who say they were captured by Russian paratroopers – is abundant. Associates of Boris Nemtsov, a prominent Kremlin critic killed in February, will soon publish a report which they say will contain new evidence of the Russian military presence in Ukraine. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #4 Reading gin milk fizzes is a tough way to start the day. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2015-05-11 15:57 |
| #3 Aw, c'mon! This is the second article that Chuckles got banned from. I can almost hear the screeching in my head. I f only there was a way to put those comments off to the side for everyone's enjoyment. I really do need something more than coffee to get me going this morning. Jus' sayin'. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2015-05-11 12:26 |
| #2 ^ Hysterical and incoherent much? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-05-11 09:30 |
| #1 The Russians population really doesn't want war. Putin is walking a fine line. Putin has a strong antiwar population he must manage. Fear of the long cold winter of war hangs on the people. They want to enjoy prosperity. |
| Posted by: Dale 2015-05-11 07:37 |