Newsweek: Heavy Armored MIlitary Column Spotted Moving Toward The Frontline In Ukraine
A video that appears to show pro-Russian rebels moving heavy weapons toward the contact line with Ukrainian troops is adding fuel to warnings by independent observers that neither side is upholding the withdrawal agreement.
Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine’s eastern region of Luhansk are bound by a ceasefire agreement to pull high-caliber guns from the contact line between them. Violence has flared a few times over recent weeks, with two Ukrainian soldiers reported to have been killed during a truce to mark last Sunday’s Orthodox Easter.
Footage has emerged online showing a column of at least 35 Soviet-made armored vehicles, some bearing a striking resemblance to the Russian truck-mounted multiple rocket Grad launcher, moving through street traffic.
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WNU Editor: The pessimist in me believes that the war is going to re-ignite again this summer, and all of this armoured movement is just a prelude to it. But this Stratfor analysis did strike a cord in me, and it gives me hope that all the parties involved are looking for way out ..... Fighting for Concessions in the Ukrainian Conflict: Analysis (Stratfor)