49 die in pro-Russian rebels attack on Ukrainian military plane
Sunday, June 15th, 2014 4:49:03 by Maleeha Tareen
The pro-Russian militias have destroyed Saturday Ukrainian military cargo plane and killed all 49 passengers of the aircraft. The attack occurred when the plane of the Ukrainian Army landed at the airport in Lugansk (east), as reported by a military spokesman. It is one of the most serious attacks of the current period of instability and conflicts affecting the region. Since the start of the military operation against the separatist on May 2, militants have managed to bring down half a dozen aircraft of the Ukrainian Army in Donetsk and Lugansk, the two provinces raised against Kiev in early April and declared their independence after a referendum on May 11.
The aircraft, an Ilyushin IL -76 military transport, was pulled down with anti-aircraft gun during landing. TSN The Ukrainian agency noted that the passage of the plane included 25 paratroopers from the Airmobile Brigade and crew.
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko vowed “an appropriate response to the terrorists” for the attack. ” Everyone involved in a cynical terrorist act of this magnitude will be punished. Ukraine needs peace,” the Ukrainian president said, quoted by the press office administration. Poroshenko, who after being elected president on May 25 promised to end the pro-Russian rebellion ” in hours, not days,” ordered a special session of the Council of National Security and Defense.
The downing of the aircraft in Lugansk took place hours after government troops took control the city of Mariupol and retook several checkpoints on the border with Russia, and that the U.S. State Department confirmed Moscow providing tanks and heavy weaponry to Ukrainian rebels in the past three days.
Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine again this Saturday met in Kiev to find a solution to the dispute on the supply of Russian gas to Ukrainian territory, confirmed the official spokesman of the Russian gas company Gazprom monopoly, Sergei Kupriyanov.
” We are now preparing a new meeting in Kiev, to be held in a different format from previous consultations.The Russian position in negotiations with Ukraine on gas is clear and consistent. Want seek compromises but it is useless to try pressure us, ” Kupriyanov told Interfax.
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Posted by Maleeha Tareen
on Jun 15 2014. Filed under Europe.
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