Troops Move on Crash Site in Ukraine, Foiling Deal

NY Times ^ | JULY 27, 2014 | ANDREW E. KRAMER and ANDREW HIGGINS

[McGruff]

Just hours after the Malaysian government reached an agreement with Ukrainian separatists on Sunday over access to the crash site of a Malaysian airliner shot down in rebel territory, the Ukrainian military launched an operation to recapture the debris fields, again stalling international efforts to secure the site.

The heavy fighting threatened to torpedo hopes of a breakthrough and cause yet more delays in collecting evidence and retrieving the remaining bodies from the crash. Ukrainian security officials said they needed control over the site to prevent the pro-Russia separatists from destroying clues to the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.

[Uncle Chip]

Ukrainian troops "had entered" the towns of Shakhtarsk and Torez and "battles were continuing for the complete liberation" of the towns of Pervomaysk and Snizhne, the press office for the military operation against the insurgents said.

Those towns are all outside Rolex/mascara looting zone, aren't they???

[McGruff]

Those fake explosions nearby ...

Ok. It's all a conspiracy then by the NY Times, Fox News,...

[Uncle Chip]

"Explosions were heard, and they were warned by the locals."

Yeh -- warned by the local Russian rebels.