Crisis in Oekra�ne #105 De bevrijding van Oost-Oekraine

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MiddleEast_BRK twitterde op zondag 27-07-2014 om 15:14:14 #FirstFootage Aftermath of #Grad missile attack on #Horlivka today. https://t.co/lGfWZgjgu6 Not graphic (yet!) reageer retweet

Горловка :последствия обстрела с града 27.07.2014

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maxseddon twitterde op zondag 27-07-2014 om 15:24:09 U.S. releases images it says show Russia using artillery only found in Russia to shell Ukrainian positions. http://t.co/js3lTV5Gkr reageer retweet

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cbsMcCormick twitterde op zondag 27-07-2014 om 15:13:46 US releases images alleging attacks on Ukraine from Russia, says self-propelled artillery only found in Russian units http://t.co/yLEOU9AAy2 reageer retweet

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cbsMcCormick twitterde op zondag 27-07-2014 om 15:17:35 US claims this image shows impact of multiple rocket launches from Russia aimed at Ukrainian military units http://t.co/8XidMcmiRz reageer retweet

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cbsMcCormick twitterde op zondag 27-07-2014 om 15:27:06 US claims this shows impact of self-propelled artillery only found in Russian military units at Ukrainian forces http://t.co/jIX2vfyoXV reageer retweet

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Deadly hail in Eastern Ukraine

With a broken hand and shrapnel still lodged in her chest, Sveta, 55, had just survived a multiple rocket attack on her village when I met her in a hospital in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine this week. The attack destroyed her house and forced most of the villagers to leave. Our investigation shows that Ukrainian armed forces are responsible for at least some of the attacks here that have killed civilians.

Fighting in eastern Ukraine is intensifying between insurgent forces who took control over several towns and cities in April, and Ukrainian armed forces who are trying to drive them out. Government forces recently retook several towns, forcing the separatists to consolidate in a couple of cities, including Donetsk, the regional capital that usually is home to almost a million people.

The fighting is taking an increasing toll on civilians. Both sides talk about hundreds of civilian casualties. While the numbers are hard to verify, it is clear that civilian casualty figures are significant.

One reason why so many civilians are getting injured and killed is the use of unguided rockets in populated areas, like the rockets that hit Sveta's village.

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In eastern Ukraine, both the government and insurgent forces have, and use, Grads. From my hotel room in Donetsk in the last week, I frequently heard the low-pitch rumbling of dozens of Grads hitting at night somewhere in or just outside the city, as government and insurgent forces lobbed rockets at each other.

In these circumstances it can be challenging to establish who was responsible for a particular attack that killed civilians, particularly since both sides deny responsibility. But, in four attacks against populated areas that Human Rights Watch investigated in Donetsk, the evidence strongly indicates that Ukrainian government forces were responsible.

All the hits were in areas controlled by insurgent forces, but close to the front lines. And by examining the impact craters we were able to establish the rockets' flight direction, which indicated they had been launched from government-controlled areas. These four attacks killed at least 16 civilians and injured many more.

Insurgent forces also bear responsibility. Although Human Rights Watch has not yet conducted detailed investigations of insurgent-launched Grad attacks, there are persistent reports that they have been used in populated areas. In addition, insurgent forces and their weapons are deployed in populated areas in many places, endangering the civilians living there.

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Ukraine's supporters in Washington, Brussels, and elsewhere in Europe, should make very clear they expect government forces to halt the use of Grad rockets and to strictly adhere to international humanitarian law. Russia denies it is supporting the insurgents, but Moscow obviously is influential among them, so it should use that influence to get insurgents to stop endangering the lives of civilians.

http://www.aljazeera.com/(...)726111616255695.html

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ASLuhn twitterde op zondag 27-07-2014 om 14:28:05 Rebels report street fighting with 40 fighting vehicles in Shakhtyorsk. Ukrainians could cut Donetsk off from Russ border @ria_novosti 1/2 reageer retweet

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ASLuhn twitterde op zondag 27-07-2014 om 14:28:59 2/2 Shakhtyorsk fighting would seem to be within 40km ceasefire zone Poroshenko announced around #MH17 crash site. All's fair in love & war? reageer retweet

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mchancecnn twitterde op zondag 27-07-2014 om 15:59:15 Govt and rebel forces accuse each other of bombarding #Horlivka. Horrific images emerging. #Ukraine reageer retweet

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Op zondag 27 juli 2014 16:11 schreef Shreyas het volgende:
Ik zit me trouwens af te vragen waarom de NAVO niet met een versnelde procedure, Oekra�ne binnen vijf dagen NAVO-lid maakt. Vanaf dat moment zal de NAVO dus ten alle tijden mogen en zelfs moeten bijspringen om orde op zaken te stellen en het zou een geweldige sneer zijn naar Rusland toe.

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Op zondag 27 juli 2014 16:20 schreef Shreyas het volgende:

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Om Rusland zo een toontje lager te laten zingen. Alles wat Rusland dan uitspookt in Oekra�ne is dan een aanval tegen de gehele NAVO, dat kan de NAVO dan niet ongemoeid laten. Bovendien is dat hele gedoe om de Krim juist begonnen omdat Rusland bang was dat Oekra�ne bij de NAVO zou komen, dus hoe sneller dat gebeurt, hoe sneller Poetin zijn verlies zal nemen.