Even if the bear is sleeping in your bed, it will be angry when poked.
Tweets from InSerbia News:
6 minutes ago
A group of Ukrainian troops numbering over 11,000 people, 160 tanks, 230 APC, at least 150 guns and mortars, and a great number of aircraft is taking part in a military operation against civilians in Ukraine’s southeast, the Russian defense minister said Thursday, ITAR-TASS reported.
11 minutes ago
The situation in eastern Ukraine’s Slaviansk remains out of control, so a special operation by authorities continues, the country’s Security Service said Thursday without disclosing details of the operation.
30 minutes ago
Russia’s Ambassador to NATO Alexander Grushko: NATO should urge authorities in Kiev to stop military operation in SE Ukraine immediately
35 minutes ago
Ukraine’s troops were deployed from helicopters near Slavyansk, according to various reports.
36 minutes ago
Unidentified gunmen have injured a woman, firing at a house in Slavyansk after introducing themselves as members of the Right Sector radical group, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry’s Donetsk region department says, RT reports.
an hour ago
Vladimir Putin: “If these people [in Kiev] have opted for a hot stage, which in fact is a counterinsurgency operation, it will definitely have certain consequences for those who make such decisions, state-to-state relations included”
an hour ago
Stepan Chirich, a producer for Russia’s NTV channel, has disappeared in Ukraine.
an hour ago
APCs, military helicopters en route to Slavyansk – reports
an hour ago
Anti-government activists in Donetsk say they are ready to vacate two floors of the regional government administrative building to prepare and conduct a referendum on the federalization of Ukraine and state affiliation of the Donetsk region, RT reports.
http://inserbia.info/today/2014/04/source-assault-on-slavyansk-led-by-right-sector-using-nato-intel-live-stream/
But Obama has even more sanctions “teed up” if Putin doesn’t give in.
“If this military machine is not stopped, the amount of casualties will only grow,” Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu
http://pzfeed.com/2014/04/24/ukraine-crises/
It’s looking like the original tire burning crowd is finding more fuel to stoke the fire they started.
Senior security official: Anti-terror operation suspended as Russian troops amass on border (LIVE UPDATES, VIDEO)
http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/5-dead-one-wounded-as-anti-terror-operation-continues-in-sloviansk-live-updates-344902.html
Kiev Post:
4:32 p.m. — Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on April 24 that the violence stemming from Ukraine’s anti-terror operation in eastern Ukraine has prompted Russia to launch military drills in western Russia.
“The forces are clearly unequal,” Shoigu said at a ministerial collegium meeting.
“If this military machine is not stopped today, it will lead to a large number of dead and wounded,” he continued.
“The announcement of the drills of NATO troops in Poland and the Baltic States” is only worsening the situation, said the Defense Minister.
“We have to react to such developments. As of today, our battalion tactical combined-arms groups from the southern and western military districts have begun drills in areas bordering Ukraine. The troops will practice marches and tactical deployment...as necessary. Additionally, our aviation units will perform flights to practice operations near our national border,” he said.
From Twitter:
Supposedly, This large Armored column of APC’s is moving just 15 Km away from the Ukraine Border, heading towards it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W0FUGW8oBg&feature=youtu.be
Getting more interesting as the moments pass:
Putin warns Ukraine to expect ‘consequences’ after attacks
http://www.enca.com/world/putin-warns-ukraine-expect-consequences-after-attacks?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Vlad’s going for all the marbles in Ukraine.
#Ukraine: @KyivPost cites senior official: “risk of Russian troops crossing border has increased dramatically,” http://www.neweasterneurope.eu/articles-and-commentary/1182-ukraine-updates-escalation-in-the-east …
Story has been updated:
Russia has begun extensive military exercises in Ukrainian border area following the escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine.
“The order to use force against civilians has already been given, and if this military machine is not stopped, the amount of casualties will only grow,” Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said during an official meeting in Moscow.
“War games by NATO in Poland and the Baltic states are not helping the normalization of the situation. We are forced to react to the situation.”
Shoigu said that the drills involve march and deployment exercises by forces in the southern and western military districts, and separate Air Force maneuvers.
Shoigu said that 11,000 Ukrainian soldiers, 160 tanks, 230 armored carriers and at least 150 artillery pieces are involved in the operation against anti-Kiev activists.
“National guard units and Right Sector extremists are fighting against the peaceful population, as well as a volunteer Donbass ‘anti-terrorist’ unit. Also security and internal forces transferred to Lugansk and Donetsk from other areas of the country are suppressing dissent,” the minister said.
He added that Ukrainian sabotage units have been deployed near the Russian border.
In contrast, Shoigu said that the pro-Russian self-defense units number about 2,000 and have about 100 guns between them, which have mostly been taken from local police stations.
The Guardian points to this live blog with photos and video. The Institute of Modern Russia is a think tank with HQ in US.
3 #Russian helicopters violated #Ukraine airspace in Luhansk today, says P. Poroshenko (MP and President Candidate) http://censor.net.ua/n282546
Oops. Bad map.
Kyiv Post: Chief editor of Russia Today tweets “Ukraine. R.I.P.”
https://twitter.com/KyivPost/status/459391452930641920/photo/1
Has someone woken the EU yet?