Rocks and Rubber Bullets in Donetsk Police Standoff: Russian Roulette in Ukraine (Dispatch 32)

[snooper2]

Rus-Si-A! Rus-Si-A!

Id-i-ots! Id-i-ots!

Published on May 2, 2014
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On International Workers Day, pro-Russia protesters marched through central Donetsk in eastern Ukraine calling for a referendum on the region's future. Some want to join Russia, while others to become a federal republic inside Ukraine — all want to separate from the interim government installed after the Euromaidan revolution. Around 3,000 protesters first gathered on Lenin Square before marching on to lay flowers at a WW1 memorial. The protesters chanted in support of the planned May 11th referendum and denounced the government in Kiev as a "fascist junta" while waving Stalin flags. The crowd wasn't entirely friendly, with one journalist, who was accused of being a "provocateur," was bundled into a car and driven away by protesters in body armor, his destination unknown.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. I see Simon's taking a well-deserved vacation.

Glad to know they still have guys out in the field. Although a bit concerned for their safety.

Also, strange that the same people who mention the picture of Bandera being used by some on the far right in Ukraine are completely silent as to Josef Stalin's mug being carried around.....

[okaawhatever]

2. This sickens me. When there are guys wearing fatigues and balaclavas you know it isn't a regular

peaceful protest. You can tell the difference between the townspeople and the hired provocateurs/Russian military. The townspeople are wearing shorts and t-shirts walking carefree during the marches. Then you have the "little green men". Two very different pictures.