12 Dead in Bus Attack That Could Doom Ukraine's Shaky Truce

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Source: ABC

An attack on a passenger bus in eastern Ukraine killed 12 people Tuesday, likely dealing the final blow to hopes that a short-lived and shaky cease-fire could take hold.

Across Donetsk, the city that Russian-backed separatists call their capital, explosions and the sound of shells whistling overhead are again unnerving the local population. The holiday period was spent in relative tranquility after a new truce was called in December between government troops and Russian-backed militia. But by late last week, that uneasy calm was steadily unraveling.

In the single largest loss of life so far this year, civilians traveling on a commuter bus from Donetsk were killed Tuesday afternoon by what Ukrainians say were rockets fired from a Grad launcher in rebel territory. Regional authorities loyal to Kiev said the bus was passing a Ukrainian army checkpoint at the time, putting it in the line of fire.

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Russian terrorists bomb a bus for Putin's dreams of "New Russia" AKA occupying neighboring countries that have Russian-speakers

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1. yep and they

also broke the cease fire again by giving the ultimatum to the Ukrainian forces at the airport and starting a huge artillery barrage from the city.

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2. Moscow Resents Shelling Of Passenger Bus In Donbass - Russian Diplomat

MOSCOW, January 14. /TASS/. Shelling of a passenger bus in eastern Ukraine undermines efforts to reach a peace settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, Russian Foreign ministry’s envoy for human rights, democracy and the supremacy of law Konstantin Dolgov said on Wednesday.

“The selling of a passenger bus near Donetsk causes resentment,” he said. “It is another crime committed by the Ukrainian military.”

“It undermines peace settlement efforts,” he underscored. “Kiev continues to blatantly violate human rights.”

Moscow “demands an impartial investigation of this crime, including by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe /OSCE/ and punishment of those responsible,” he said. “The international community must resolutely demand this!”.


http://itar-tass.com/en/russia/771025