“A skeptical person might wonder how that all came together so fast.”
Slovyansk sits on top of the largest cache of Soviet-Era infantry weapons in the old Soviet Union, the Volodarsky salt mine, that the rebels have had control of since March.
The area was supposed to be a rally point for Several Soviet Third_Wave Infantry Divisions, if the balloon ever went up.
Good thing the Ukrainians left a major arms stockpile unlocked and unguarded for them then, right?
You’ve convinced me, Putin isn’t involved at all, and these happy go lucky freedom fighters are probably just gentlemen farmers who read Voltaire in their free time.
Seriously, when these men are done, Putin will be the winner. No talk in the article of any organization up from company level. Wonder why that is? Are they really totally autonomous? If so, they’ll be easily flanked. If not, who’s in charge?