A group of rebels in the town of Horlivka claimed responsibility
for the attack near the village of Blahodatne, near the town of
Volnovakha, Donetsk. They produced an array of weapons (pictured) they
said they had seized from the soldiers, in what is the deadliest raid in
weeks of fighting in the region. 'We destroyed a checkpoint of the
fascist Ukrainian army deployed on the land of the Donetsk Republic,'
said the commander, who wore a balaclava and identified himself by his
nom de guerre, 'Bes' - Russian for 'demon.'
At least 14 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and dozens more were wounded when rebels stormed their checkpoint in east Ukraine today.
It is the deadliest clash yet in the conflict in Ukraine and saw three armoured vehicles destroyed and a series of other lorries and vans burned out.
A group of rebels in the town of Horlivka claimed responsibility for the attack near the village of Blahodatne, near the town of Volnovakha, Donetsk. They produced an array of weapons they said they had seized from the soldiers, in what is the deadliest raid in weeks of fighting in the region.
But a Ukrainian commander said shortly after the attack: 'The war has started.'
The destruction of armoured vehicles shows that the rebels have access to heavy weaponry and are not lightly-armed freelance operators. It is likely to raise fears that they have been armed by Moscow.
At least 14 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and dozens more were wounded when rebels stormed their checkpoint in east Ukraine today.
It is the deadliest clash yet in the conflict in Ukraine and saw three armoured vehicles destroyed and a series of other lorries and vans burned out.
A group of rebels in the town of Horlivka claimed responsibility for the attack near the village of Blahodatne, near the town of Volnovakha, Donetsk. They produced an array of weapons they said they had seized from the soldiers, in what is the deadliest raid in weeks of fighting in the region.
But a Ukrainian commander said shortly after the attack: 'The war has started.'
The destruction of armoured vehicles shows that the rebels have access to heavy weaponry and are not lightly-armed freelance operators. It is likely to raise fears that they have been armed by Moscow.
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Two destroyed Ukrainian armoured personnel
carriers and an army lorry show the aftermath of the bloodiest attack
yet in the Ukrainian conflict. Fourteen soldiers died and dozens more
were wounded in the ambush by pro-Kremlin forces who attacked a
Ukrainian mobile military checkpoint today
A Ukrainian soldier stands near destroyed truck
at the site of an attack by pro-Russian insurgents near the village of
Blahodatne today. At least 11 Ukrainian troops were killed and about 30
others were wounded in the deadliest clash yet in the country. Three
Ukrainian armored infantry vehicles were destroyed and several other
vehicles were burned out in the gun battle which followed an ambush by
pro-Russian insurgents
Two of the
casualties of the bloodiest attack yet in Ukraine. Fourteen soldiers
were killed and many more wounded in the attack on a military checkpoint
by pro-Russian forces
Armed: A separatist shows off the array of weapons his group it seized
The weapons haul included automatic and sniper rifles, rocket grenade launchers and bulletproof vest
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