Back to the Maidan shootings
From The Daily Beast:
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The slaughter of 53 protesters in the Maidan on February 20 changed history. Now, exclusive photographs show what really happened.....Most of the photographs accompanying this article were taken on February 20, and they appear to reveal the truth about who carried out the shootings in Independence Square on that day—a fateful one for both Ukraine and for Europe, which suddenly witnessed the continent’s worst political violence of the 21st century. The pictures shared exclusively with The Daily Beast show members of a crack anti-terrorist unit known as the Alfa Team in the courtyard of the headquarters of Ukraine’s feared state security service, the SBU, preparing themselves for battle.
Link:http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...s-in-kiev.html
There are only ten photos, minus any context of the building, but an early post linked to a long YouTube clip of armed men with such armbands IIRC.
Not sure if I'd be 100% certain the Ukrainian Alfa (Alpha?) were Russian-trained. The Ukraine has been independent for over twenty years and capable of training its own CT unit.
Even the tanks are confused
First a photo from The Guardian, which has the IMHO an unlikely caption:
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A woman walks past a train loaded with Ukrainian tanks which are set to leave the Crimean peninsular by the end of Monday.
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/...kraini-007.jpg
Second a photo from FP's Morning Brief, which has no caption, but is alongside the headline 'No Evidence of Russian Drawdown as NATO Meets in Brussels'.
https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/pr.../mbrustank.jpg
Even the tanks are confused: Part 2
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Originally Posted by
Stan
David,
Looks like loading onto rail cars.
Ever been in a tank :D
Stan,
Indeed loading onto railway cars. I don't recall seeing heavy armour actually being deployed by the Russians in their 'fraternal assistance'. Nor do I think the Ukraine had any heavy armour in the Crimea. Let alone that Russia would return such equipment to the Ukraine.
Just illustrates how our mainstream media can confuse themselves and us. More likely it is Russian heavy armour in Russia (outside of the Crimea) being loaded or unloaded.
Yes I think I have been in a tank, stationary and in a simulator of an APC.