Russian government demands Kiev stop shelling civilians in breakaway cities.

[another_liberal]

President Poroshenko's decision (under pressure of right wing street demonstrations) to end the partial ceasefire with forces seeking independence for Donetsk and Lubyansk regions has brought a demand from Moscow that the bloody offensive going on just miles from the Russian border must end:

Ukraine military resumes ‘active phase’ of operation against ant-govt forces

Massive artillery shelling and airstrikes have resumed in Eastern Ukraine after Kiev terminated a shaky ceasefire with local milias. “Starting this morning the active phase of the antiterrorist operation has resumed. Our forces are conducting strikes,” announced Aleksandr Turchinov, Ukrainian parliament speaker and former acting president. Russia demanded that Kiev stop the military attacks on cities and announce a new ceasefire, which would result in an actual rather than a declarative pause in hostilities.

Reports of night gunfight and explosions came Tuesday morning from Donetsk, the capital of Donetsk Region. By daytime, clashes started in the center of the city near a militia-controlled police station. The gunfire reportedly injured a passer-by and damaged many cars parked nearby. People fled a business center located in the vicinity.

There were also causalities in Kramatorsk, where a bus was fired at early in the morning, with four people reported killed by militia sources. Five people were reportedly injured in the incident. Kramatorsk was also shelled overnight, with a residential building damaged by the artillery fire. Near the village of Snezhnoye, a Ukrainian bomber jet was shot down by an anti-aircraft battery, militia claimed.

Andrey Lysenko, chairman of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council, denied the claim, saying all military hardware is “in good shape and performing combat duties.” No independent corroboration or disproval of the incident was immediately available. The militia has a record of shooting down Ukrainian military aircraft and both sides have been known to report false information concerning their victories and defeats in the past, which makes neither a completely reliable source. The incident was not immediately confirmed by Kiev, but the militia has a record of taking down Ukrainian military aircraft.

Read more, and see videos of attacks, at: http://rt.com/news/169580-ukraine-military-operation-east/

[newthinking]

1. There is a youtube channel providing regular citizen videos of what is happening -

Not RT, just citizens, if people are interested. This is definitely not being covered in much of the media.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAtY8wqfN-_P4o9FXwR8wQQ/videos

[another_liberal]

2. Thank you . . .

That is a valuable link to the reality of what is happening in Ukraine.