[Mat_Helm]

This is what happens when Russian rebels have access to sophisticated arms under no higher government control and are let loose with hair triggers in a civil war already eager to kill their neighbors who once were their brothers.

[kabar]

The Russian “rebels” are really Russian military personnel.

[edpc]

I doubt these personnel are your average “rebel separatists.” It takes some training and familiarity to operate a system like the one needed to do this.