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On 2/8/15 4:15 PM, Roger Annis via Marxism wrote:
The head of the Ukraine armed forces says that his army is not fighting Russian
troops in eastern Ukraine. But what would he know?
Roger, don't you realize that you undermine your credibility by
forwarding this talking point that is making the rounds on Global
Research, et al on the basis of a screen print of a Russian language
interpretation of a video of General Muzhenko? When you find 50
references to it from hardcore Putinite outlets, you should stop in your
tracks and consider the possibility that it is just another example of
Russian deceit.
Here are the facts as reported on December 14:
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/up-to-10-000-russian-soldiers-still-in-ukraine-kiev-714038
KIEV: Up to 10,000 Russian soldiers and their heavy weapons are still
deployed in rebel-held eastern Ukraine despite a new ceasefire, a top
Ukrainian military commander said Tuesday.
"The number of soldiers of the Russian Federation is between 6,000 to
8,000, though according to some sources it is up to 10,000," General
Staff commander Viktor Muzhenko told reporters.
Close to 50,000 Russian soldiers are also stationed along Ukraine's
eastern border, where heavy weaponry has continued to flow in since the
December 9 truce started, he added.
The ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels was introduced in hopes of ending
an eight-month conflict that has claimed at least 4,700 lives and
displaced close to one million people, the UN said Monday.
Kiev and the West have repeatedly accused Russia of sending troops into
Ukraine to back local rebels. Moscow denies this.
Muzhenko also claimed Moscow has continued to ship heavy weapons and
reinforcements to the rebels since the start of the ceasefire, including
troop transports, armoured vehicles, tanks and artillery.
Despite the isolated bombardment of Ukrainian positions, the ceasefire
has been holding, Muzhenko said.
"The amount of bombardment with heavy weapons -- Grad multiple rocket
launchers, artillery, mortars -- has considerably decreased to two to
three times per day," he added.
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