The day after the Presidential Election, May 26th 2014

May 26th was a day filled with violence for both Ukraine and the Donetsk region in the east.

Helicopters and Su-25 Combat Aircraft opened fired on the Donetsk Airport, and other locations nearby.

The amount of violence inflicted upon Civilians of the Donetsk region is clearly a violation of international law and human rights.

The list of victims is still growing, and the total amount of casualties is uncertain, but according to available information deaths exceed 100 and injuries exceed double that (200).

 

According to our information, two Su-25, two Mig-29 and 4 Mi-24 Combat helicopters were deployed in an attack against the Donetsk region. Mortar fire was also used to attacks other eastern cities on May 26th 2014.

A horrible day leaving many people scarred and scared, the people in the Donetsk region are living a horrible nightmare under the pressure of these increasingly violent attacks from the Ukrainian Army.

 

In response to these violent attacks suffered at the hands of the Kiev Government, the people of the south-east have launched an international appeal on social media in order to raise awareness and try to incite the world to force the Ukraine government to stop these military attacks on Civilians areas and populations.

 

Meanwhile, back in Kiev, Mr. Poroshenko is celebrating his unorthodox victory in the 2014 presidential elections.

The Ukrainian Elections of May 25th

The presidential elections of Ukraine on May 25th were probably the less orthodox seen in modern European history. Not only did the majority of citizens not take part in the vote, people in the Donetsk region were constantly under attack from the Ukrainian National Armed Forces.

Beyond this disturbing fact, the election in the capital of Kiev were also out of balance. Following here are photographs taken at the poll stations where it is obvious that not only were the ballot boxes pre-filled with stacks of perfectly aligned voting papers, but also that some people voted multiple times.

 

Furthermore, many of the actual voting documents were covered with claims condeming the Kiev government, and some even went so far as to vote for Vladimir Putin as President.

 

Read more: http://www.globalresearch.ca/ukraine-presidential-elections-low-turn-out-poroshenko-declares-victory/5383777

 

Meanwhile in the Donetsk, members of the self-defense forces celebrated their independence from Ukraine.

 

Unfortunately for the people of Slavyansk, the attacks on their city by the National Army of Ukraine continued and made May 25th a very terrible day for them. They did not get to enjoy the luxury of voting, or even leaving the shelter of their homes safely.

Read More: http://rt.com/news/161408-us-ukraine-support-election

 

In the days that would follow, the Ukrainian’s Army attacks on the people of Slavyansk and Donetsk would only increase, as we will see in following articles.

 

 

 

 

3 Ukrainian Soldiers killed near Donetsk, one had a Swastika tattooed on his chest.

Dramatic footage: Insider video shows Ukraine helicopters firing at own troops

Ukrainian helicopter gunships shot at a Ukrainian military checkpoint in Donetsk Region in the aftermath of a night battle, a video presumably shot by one of the soldiers indicates – READ MORE http://on.rt.com/wod61w

West’s expansion to the east ruins historic chance at unification – Lavrov

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.(Reuters / Maxim Shemetov )

The Ukrainian crisis is a natural result of the West’s expansion of its influence eastwards at the expense of Russian interests, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. This stance ruins a historic chance for a unified continent.

The turbulence in Ukraine is reminiscent of the violence and bloodshed that Europe experienced in the 20th century, Lavrov told a security conference in Moscow.

“The European continent, which brought two global military catastrophes in the last century, is not demonstrating an example to the world of peaceful development and broad cooperation,” he said, adding that the situation wasn’t accidental, but rather “a natural result of the developments over the past quarter of a century.”

“Our Western partners rejected a truly historic chance to build a greater Europe in favor of border lines and the habitual logic of expanding the geopolitical space under their control to the East,” Lavrov stressed.“This is de facto a continuation of a policy of containing Russia in a softer wrapping.”

The West ignored Russia’s calls for cooperation and would not pursuit a challenge of bringing together different integration projects in Eurasia. Instead it was forcing nations historically close to Russia to choose between the East and the West.

Pro-Russian activists stand near an armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) that they said was captured from the Ukrainian army during a fight outside the eastern Ukrainian town of Lysychansk May 22, 2014.(Reuters / Valentyn Ogirenko)

Source: http://rt.com/news/160940-lavrov-security-west-expansion/

Donetsk regional administration denies media reports on introducing martial law

© Photo: RIA Novosti/Mikhail Voskresenskiy

The Donetsk regional state administration denies information about introducing martial law in Donetsk, the press-service of the administration reported Friday. Earlier, some media had reported that martial law was imposed in Donetsk.

“The regional state administration officially declares that these data do not correspond to reality. We beg you not to panic,” the report says.

On February 22, a change of power with signs of a coup took place in Ukraine. The Verkhovna Rada ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, changed the Constitution and appointed presidential elections for May 25. A number of regions in the southeast of the country did not recognize the legitimacy of the new Kiev authorities. In response, by mid-April, law enforcement agencies controlled by Kiev authorities began a special operation in the southeast involving aviation and armored vehicles.

Moscow has called this operation, which has already resulted in dozens of dead and wounded people, punitive, and urges it to stop immediately.

Earlier on Friday, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic declared mobilization of men from 19 to 40 years of age.

Source: http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_05_23/Donetsk-regional-administration-denies-media-reports-on-introducing-martial-law-0383/

CyberBerkut announces destruction of electronic system of Ukraine’s Central Election Commission

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Two days before the presidential election in Ukraine scheduled for May 25, the CyberBerkut hackers group, which has repeatedly posted on the Internet documents incriminating the new Kiev authorities, stated that they had destroyed the electronic system of the Ukraine’s Central Election Commission.

“We, CyberBerkut, in protest against legitimization of crimes of the Kiev junta, have completely destroyed the network and computer infrastructure of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine. Taking on full responsibility we declare that the united informational and analytical system “Vibory” created under the complete control of the United States has ceased to exist,” the website of the CyberBerkut activists says.

They also claim that the classified mail correspondence of members of the CEC of Ukraine and technical documentation of system administrators of the CEC and district election commissions is now at their disposal. CyberBerkut promises to publish a report about the software cracking later.

“Our special thanks for a fascinating quest to wonderful administrators who were storing data on access to the network in text files on their desktops,” the hackers noted.

Source: http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_05_23/CyberBerkut-announces-destruction-of-electronic-system-of-Ukraines-Central-Election-Commission-5809/

Man refuses to stop at checkpoint and gets murdered

22.05.14

22/05/14 City and Railway station of Rubenzhoe (lugansk) under attack by Ukrainian Army,

16 Ukraine soldiers killed in Donetsk Region checkpoint attack

16 Ukrainian troops were killed and over 30 injured in an attack on a military checkpoint in Donetsk Region. The deadliest assault on the army since Kiev launched its military operation in the south-east of the country comes a few days ahead of election.

The checkpoint on the edge of Blagodatnoe village, near the town of Volnovakha, was assaulted on Thursday night.

Eyewitnesses told Russian Chanel One that the attackers arrived in transit vans, with armored vehicles and combat helicopters providing cover for them.

The gunmen set fire to the military’s armored vehicles and began shooting at the rookie soldiers, who had their encampment near the checkpoint.

One of the shells hit an ammunition depot, which resulted in a massive explosion that saw dozens injured, Channel One reports.

The video, which allegedly captures the events in Blagodatnoe, emerged on the internet on Thursday.

Two combat helicopters heavily, shelling an area covered by trees, and a huge explosion are seen in the footage.

Another clip from the scene shows the aftermath of the battle, with two burning armored vehicles and dead bodies on the ground.

The Donetsk Regional Administration said that 16 soldiers died and 32 received injuries in the attack on the checkpoint.

The self-defense forces of the People Republic of Donetsk said that the attack on the army’s checkpoint was a reprisal raid by the radicals.

 

 

Source: http://rt.com/news/160804-military-checkpoint-attack-ukraine/

Picture Sources: Ukrainian Contacts