Ukraine (closed; covers till August 2014)

[kaur]

Mirhond, is this the quality of representative Russia can afford in Eastern Ukraine? Russians should buy suit and tie at least and send the guy to sauna before presenting to audience.
Russian cossacks with nazi backround is super irony. Russians say that Ukrainians and Russians are brothers, but now the representatives of extreme nationalism are fighting each other. At the same time Russia is trying to find allies in this fight among European rights. Oo, brothers, sort thing brother thing first out before going to crusade.
For me as outsider, this subculture of pravoslavye cossacks, is interesting new study topic. Mirhond, can you suggest me reading list? First book should be "Two hundred years together" by Solzhenitsyn?

[mirhond]

Mirhond,
Russian cossacks with nazi backround is super irony. Russians say that Ukrainians and Russians are brothers, but now the representatives of extreme nationalism are fighting each other. At the same time Russia is trying to find allies in this fight among European rights. Oo, brothers, sort thing brother thing first out before going to crusade.
For me as outsider, this subculture of pravoslavye cossacks, is interesting new study topic. Mirhond, can you suggest me reading list? First book should be "Two hundred years together" by Solzhenitsyn?

1. Very good point. I believe a good decimation of Banderas and Cossacks killing each other would be helpful in restoring peace.

2. Sorry, I have no idea about these weirdos. I havn't read mentioned Solzh book, cant help with this either.

[davidbfpo]

The canal authorities in Ukraine say Crimea has accumulated a huge debt for water supplied last year. The dispute is aggravated by the breakdown in relations between Kiev and Moscow. The water supply to Crimea has diminished from 50 cu m (1,765 cu ft) per second to about 16 cu m per second, Crimea's new pro-Russian authorities say.

Link with map:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27155885

[kaur]

About cossacks and military. This is last year's military parade from Krasnodar. Cossacks appear 6:10

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=evFU4_f2IR4

This is part of parade part with "Tigr" jeeps.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KM5vjuY1DrM


Photo from Crimea. Tigr with number 7842/21

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/...n-comm-011.jpg

In parade second line, first Tige is with number 7845/21, wich means that this jeep is from same company that was in action in Crimea.

According to this article two last numbers indicate military district (21), two first numbers indicate military unit (78), third number shows company (4).

http://www.novayagazeta.ru/inquests/62578.html

[davidbfpo]

The Security Service has released an audio recording of conversations concerning the murder of Volodymyr Rybak, Deputy of Horlivka City Council. As reported, it is the group under so-called ‘Shooter’, which operates in Donetsk Oblast, and a citizen of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant Colonel of the National Intelligence Agency (GRU) Igor Bezler.

Link:http://euromaidanpr.com/2014/04/25/s...killed-deputy/

I waited till English sub-titles were added, although there is a transcript. The victim has been buried. An earlier BBC report:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27119621