In the predawn hours of June 3, pro-Russian separatist tanks and artillery bombarded Ukrainian troops in the eastern town of Marinka, spurring Ukrainian military officials and media to speculate whether a major separatist offensive, anticipated for months, had begun.
“There were many casualties. Krasnohorivka and Marinka are on fire,” Ukrainian Member of Parliament and Kyiv-1 Battalion Commander Yevhen Deidei wrote on his Facebook page Wednesday.
“Close combat is taking place along the front line,” he added. “The militants are going for a breakthrough.”
According to the Ukrainian military, about 1,000 pro-Russian separatists launched the attack around 3 a.m. in an attempt to encircle …read more
Source: Newsweek
