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KRASNOARMEISK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian national guardsmen opened fire Sunday on a crowd outside a town hall in eastern Ukraine and an official for the region's insurgents said there were fatalities.
The bloodshed in the town of Krasnoarmeisk occurred hours after dozens of guardsmen shut down voting in a referendum on sovereignty for the region.
An Associated Press photographer who witnessed the shooting said two people were seen lying unmoving on the ground and insurgent leader Denis Pushilin was quoted by the ITAR-Tass news agency as saying there were an unspecified number of deaths.
Several hours earlier, guardsmen came to the town about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the regional capital, Donetsk, and dispersed referendum voting that was taking place outside the town hall and they took control of the building. In the evening, more guardsmen arrived in a van and a scuffle broke out with people who were gathered around the building. Then the guardsmen fired shots.
Eastern Ukraine has been gripped by unrest for the past month as pro-Russia insurgents occupied police stations and government buildings. Ukrainian forces have mounted a limited offensive to try to drive them out.
The Donetsk and Luhansk regions on Sunday conducted referendums on declaring the regions as so-called sovereign people's republics. Leaders of the vote, which is regarded as illegitimate by the central government and the West, say that sometime after the referendum, a decision will be made on whether to remain part of Ukraine, declare independence of [sic] seek annexation into Russia.
Bring it on, Putin-haters.
Claim it was infiltration by the new KGB or whatnot; but it sure sounds to me like the "bad guy" ain't the Russians.
Ukraine guardsmen open fire on crowd
Bring it on, Putin-haters.
Claim it was infiltration by the new KGB or whatnot; but it sure sounds to me like the "bad guy" ain't the Russians.
Ukraine guardsmen open fire on crowd
This is bad. Oh my. I've got direct links to the voting stations. Can you get a clean link on this?
Pravy Sektor said they would be there.
This is what happens when coup attempts backed by D.C. and the president go horribly wrong. We could all end up dead because of D.C's arrogance.
Bring it on, Putin-haters.
Claim it was infiltration by the new KGB or whatnot; but it sure sounds to me like the "bad guy" ain't the Russians.
Ukraine guardsmen open fire on crowd
This is bad. Oh my. I've got direct links to the voting stations. Can you get a clean link on this?
Pravy Sektor said they would be there.
The link should be working now, guy.
And I agree: it is bad. Very bad especially for the doofs who've been saying Putin is the scenario's Darth Vader, if you will.
Ukrainian national guardsmen = white supremacists.
Get 'em, Putin.
I'm on dial up.
Bring it on, Putin-haters.
Claim it was infiltration by the new KGB or whatnot; but it sure sounds to me like the "bad guy" ain't the Russians.
Ukraine guardsmen open fire on crowd
This is bad. Oh my. I've got direct links to the voting stations. Can you get a clean link on this?
Pravy Sektor said they would be there.
The link should be working now, guy.
And I agree: it is bad. Very bad especially for the doofs who've been saying Putin is the scenario's Darth Vader, if you will.
Ukrainian national guardsmen = white supremacists.
Get 'em, Putin.
Here we are looking at the Ukraine completely falling apart because we as in our governments legitimized a coup.
I'm too old for this shit and I really don't want to start marching again
Just waiting on the invasion now.
Here we are looking at the Ukraine completely falling apart because we as in our governments legitimized a coup.
I'm too old for this shit and I really don't want to start marching again
Marching? For who? obama is always going to be on the wrong side. He wanted to destabilize Honduras when the people threw out Zelaya. The Honduran Supreme Court told obama to butt out in no uncertain terms. obama's methodology is to instigate civil wars.
Thankfully this time at least, Russia won't let him.
