Claimed strategic purposes; but it’s like eating that proverbial Lays potato chip. Go ahead, stop at one. It is to laugh!
Update from The Interpreter:
More Details on Actions at Kamatorsk Airbase Today
2014-04-15 16:26:45
Ukrainska Pravda has a report up which sheds more light on the operation at Kramatorsk airport today:
Unidentified fighters with military outfits and automatic weapons were attempting to storm the aerodrome in Kramatorsk.
Ukrainska Pravda was informed of this by a source in the security agencies.
“But the aerodrome is well defended, so the attack was repulsed. There were no casualties on our side. But, since we did not know how the assault would end, our planes and helicopters took off so as to protect our equipment”, said the source.
“It’s calm now in the town, the National Guard is in action”, he added.
Earlier, it was reported that gunshots and several explosions were heard at the airbase in Kramatorsk.
Up until that point, miltary aircraft were circling above the airbase, reported the Kramatorsk News website.
According to eyewitnesses, either a MiG-25 or a Su-27 flew very low, for around half an hour, in the direction of Donetsk.
Afterwards, several ambulances and emergency service vehicles drove up to the airfield, from which explosions and gunfire were heard.
At the same time, Andrei Romanenko, the deputy editor of the Kramatorsk News, wrote on Facebook: “The war is under way at the airbase in Kramtorsk...Someone is trying to storm the base!” reports Ostrov.
Ukrainska Pravda notes however in follow-ups that the situation remains uncertain. Three helicopters have been seen flying over the airbase, and a crowd of people, half in camouflage, the other half civilians (including children) have gathered near the aerodrome. One soldier has been reported to have been shot in the leg while on duty at a checkpoint.
Mobile telecommunications have also been disrupted in the area.