Armed people target Ukrainian solders with grenade launcher

Pavel Nikulin: “Soldiers’ wives and relatives made bonfires near the base at night. An assault had been promised to start at 5 a.m. but nothing happened. A Ukrainian major made a speech in the morning: “These people came to our base and took away our weapons. They will come to our houses tomorrow.” He asked the solders (all of them were adult people) to go and take their usual positions without any weapons and bullet-proof vests. About 100 people headed there carrying the Ukrainian flag and the division colours. A Tiger approached them and people resembling Russian soldiers got out of it. One of them even targeted the column with a grenade launcher. They shot in the air four times but the Ukrainian soldiers did not stop. They stopped a metre away from the shooter and negotiations started. The base is not under assault.”

The military men resemble Russians, the journalist said. They admitted it in private conversations. Furthermore, one of the Tigers had Russian number plates. A few people who were speaking with the Ukrainian accent were the most aggressive. Probably, they are former Berkut members, Pavel Nikulin reports.

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