In Ukraine, Separatist Commander 'Strelkov' Seems To Be Getting Frustrated

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty RFE/RL ^ | August 09, 2014 | Glenn Kates

[WhiskeyX]

But as Kyiv has moved to surround the last bastions of rebel control, Igor Girkin, known by his nom-de-guerre, Strelkov, or "Shooter," seems to have soured.

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The self-proclaimed separatist republic of Donetsk is "fully surrounded," Girkin says before tearing into a brigade of pro-Russian Cossacks.

"The Cossacks, keeping with tradition, ran," he says while facetiously congratulating them for recent defeats. "They are awaiting new great achievements. The brilliant Donetsk Cossack battle path has been marked by landmark achievements like [their] surrender of Krasnyy Lyman in one day, the surrender without a fight of Poposna, the surrender of Debaltseve, and the surrender without a fight of Fashchivka. Now Krasnyy Luch has joined the list. Hooray! We will wait for new achievements."

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And separatists, who have lost 75 percent of what they once occupied, appear increasingly desperate for assistance.

[DoughtyOne]

I would like to see the Russians go home. It doesn’t seem all that unreasonable to expect.

[elhombrelibre]

Chances are they're going to jump in pretending they're only there for humanitarian reasons. Putin is way out a limb on this one. He's a huge fraud, like Obama, but he's also a much more ruthless, vile, and violent man. He'll kill Ukrainians before he'll be embarrassed and shown to be a blowhard.