Ukraine’s TV, print media and vibrant Facebook community are abuzz with reports a “roaming tank” is on the loose, destroying the vehicles of those involved in smuggling goods from the country’s mainland into the eastern regions controlled by pro-Russian separatists. There is even a hashtag devoted to the mystery tank –#блуждающийтанк; which, translated, means #roamingtank.
Asked about the “roaming tank,” Yuri Biriukov, an adviser to President Petro Poroshenko who is playing a prominent role in Ukraine’s efforts to curb the illegal flow of supplies to the separatist-controlled territories, said that the “roaming tank” is not operated by government forces, but acting …read more
Source: Voice of America
