Donetsk People Republic officially registered 32 ceasefire violations by Ukrainian troops over the past 24 hours. Kiev forces shelled the settlements of Spartak, Zhabichevo, Shirokino, Gorlovka, Yelenovka and Nizhnelozovoye, as well as the Donetsk airport area.
Also, there are unconfirmed reports about clashes in Peski last night. However, Kiev hasn’t achieved any advantage by systematically violating the ceasefire. The heroic Ukrainian military remains afraid of face-to-face fighting with the DPR militia. It’s time for the so-called ‘Western partners’ of Ukraine to understand Kiev can’t impose its power in Novorossia with artillery fire.
Thousands of coal miners from eastern Ukraine have taken to the streets in Kiev, protesting the closure of coal mines and demanding salary debts payed. The rally began in front of parliament and the presidential administration building Wednesday morning, with a group of miners managing to break inside the administration. Eventual talks with government representatives brought no result and the protesters relocated to the government headquarters, blocking traffic at central Kreschatik Street. The miner’s unions said 5,000 people took part in the protest. They banged hardhats on the pavement, chanting “Shame on you” and “Where’s our money?”. The miners promised to organize nationwide strikes if their demands are ignored by the Ukrainian authorities.
The United States on Wednesday accused Russia of deploying air defense systems and participating in training exercises of the Novorossian Armed Forces inside the Novorossia region. “This is the highest amount of Russian air defense equipment in eastern Ukraine since August,” State Department spokesperson Marie Harf said in a statement. She said the increasingly complex nature of the training exercises “leaves no doubt that Russia is involved.” Apparently the State Department believes that the big bad rebels can’t even wind up a battle-tank without help from Russian special forces. Okay.
Meanwhile, the US-backed Saudi coalition has helped us grasp the essential feature of US statements. On Wednesday, coalition warplanes bombed Yemen despite an official announcement that the air strike campaign has ended. These latest hostilities illustrate that if states believe spurious statements from the US or its allies, they will get into the big trouble.
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