Up to 100 killed in Kiev military op, Donetsk E. Ukraine - anti-govt forces

Up to 100 killed in Kiev military op, Donetsk E. Ukraine - anti-govt forces
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27 May 2014
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“We’ve lost more than 50 self-defense fighters,” Boroday said, as cited by RIA Novosti. “Many of the casualties are a result of two Kamaz trucks having been shelled by the Ukrainian army. The trucks were driving the wounded from the battlefield near the airport. Around 15 people died there.”

Boroday spoke to journalists next to a morgue in Donestk where identification of the bodies is under way.

“Two of our Kamaz trucks were fired at from the air and from an ambush on the ground. Shooting the wounded runs contrary to all international conventions,” Boroday added.

 A wrecked Kamaz truck is seen near the Donetsk airport May 27, 2014. (Reuters / Yannis Behrakis)

A wrecked Kamaz truck is seen near the Donetsk airport May 27, 2014. (Reuters / Yannis Behrakis)

He said the significant number of casualties could be explained by extensive use of air force by the Ukrainian military on Monday.

Chairman of the Donetsk People’s Republic Supreme council, Denis Pushilin, also estimated that around 100 people might have been killed by Ukrainian troops.

It’s still “impossible to pick up all of the dead bodies as snipers are shooting at anyone who tries to come near them,” Pushilin said.

Donetsk City Council, however, puts the number of casualties at 40, with the official statement released by its press office saying that "two civilians and 38 fighters died.”

A Ukrainian helicopter Mi-24 gunship fires decoy flares over a residential area moments after attacking Donetsk international airport May 26, 2014. (Reuters / Yannis Behrakis)
A Ukrainian helicopter Mi-24 gunship fires decoy flares over a residential area moments after attacking Donetsk international airport May 26, 2014. (Reuters / Yannis Behrakis)

 

 

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