The other weapons at work. Images edited by Kevin Rothrock.
Russian soldiers are fighting Ukrainian “anti-terrorist” troops in eastern Ukraine. Officials in Kyiv say this is in essence a Russian invasion of Ukraine. In Moscow, the Kremlin says its servicemen now around Donetsk and Luhansk are actually “volunteers,” fighting alongside separatists while on leave from official duty. Even Russia’s nightly news now acknowledges the combat deaths of the country’s “selfless” heroes, who supposedly ran off to war, without even telling their wives or mothers.
The Russian government has done its best to control the public’s knowledge about Russian troop activity in Ukraine. …read more
Source: Global Voices
