Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Artillery Duels, Mechanized Combat underway in the Ukrainian town of Donetsk.


via Voice of Russia.
A battle with the use of armored vehicles and artillery is under way on the outskirts of Donetsk, Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Alexander Borodai has said.
"Not long ago, a battle began in the suburbs of Donetsk. Artillery and armoured vehicles are being used," Borodai said on Tuesday in Donetsk. According to him, there are dead and wounded already.
Last Friday, after a two-month confrontation, President of Ukraine Petr Poroshenko ordered the security forces to stop shooting until June 27. The militia also pledged to stop the fire, but the long-awaited truce has not yet come to the region: shootings go on, and the parties continue to blame each other.
I marvel at how the world is unraveling right before our eyes and the fact that most citizens are more focused on the "world cup"...an event that celebrates a sport that isn't even followed in the US!

On a sidenote have you noticed how the fighting has escalated?  This originally was simply small unit actions.

Now we're seeing US Army Brigade sized force, mechanized combat, artillery duels, active air defenses against attack helicopters and even transports being shot down.

This has morphed into a quasi-conventional war.

The talking point that they're acting against terrorists no longer is valid.  

They're engaged against a modern army.