Pro-Russia separatists vow to keep up the fight

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By YURAS KARMANAU

DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Discouraged but defiant, pro-Russia separatists vowed to keep fighting the government in Kiev from the largest city in eastern Ukraine, where they regrouped Sunday after being driven out of a key stronghold.

At a rally in a central Donetsk square, the rebels were cheered on by thousands of supporters waving flags from Russia and the self-proclaimed independent Donetsk People's Republic. Many urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to quickly come to their aid — but there was no comment Sunday from Russia.

While the rebel withdrawal Saturday from Slovyansk, a city of 100,000 they had held for months, was not a total victory, President Petro Poroshenko said purging the city of the insurgents had "incredible symbolic importance." It was unclear whether the government — after abandoning a cease-fire last week and going back on the offensive — was now winning the fight that had sputtered for months.

Rebel fighters from Slovyansk could be seen walking through Donetsk on Sunday in groups of 10 to 15. Most were still wearing camouflage, but some sported identical new bright-colored shorts and shirts. It was an unsuccessful effort to blend in with the civilian population, since they still carried automatic weapons.

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A woman wearing T-shirt with a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin which reads "the most polite of all people" shouts slogans during a pro-Russian meeting in the city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Sunday, July 6, 2014. More than a thousand people rallied on Donetsk's central Lenin square on Sunday afternoon in support of the pro-Russian rebellion after an important defeat yesterday. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)


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[Duckhunter935]

1. couple thousand out of a city of 1 milion

meanwhile in the towns the separatist left, the government is bringing in food, water and restoring banking/pension benefits. They are working on water and electricity.




Notice no masks needed to hide behind


Not a happy camper

I like this part of the story

but some sported identical new bright-colored shorts and shirts. It was an unsuccessful effort to blend in with the civilian population, since they still carried automatic weapons.

nothing like a combatant trying to hide as a civilian.

[freshwest]

2. Do they have TARGET stores in Donetsk?

Rebel fighters from Slovyansk could be seen walking through Donetsk on Sunday in groups of 10 to 15.

Most were still wearing camouflage, but some sported identical new bright-colored shorts and shirts.

It was an unsuccessful effort to blend in with the civilian population, since they still carried automatic weapons.

And who, exactly are the Open Carry crowd at war with here in the USA?

Good grief, I hate all this stuff.

[christx30]

3. These separatists just make me

ask a question: don't they have U-haul in Ukraine? If you want to be part of Russia, move there. Don't force your neighbors into something they clearly don't want. That makes you am asshole.

[Billy Budd]

4. Meanwhile back in Kiev

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. Tired. So tired.