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Russian Troops “On Vacation” In Ukraine
by Pat_S on August 28, 2014A few days ago ten Russian paratroopers were said to have accidentally crossed the Ukraine border. Now a few thousand Russian troops are supposedly spending their vacations there. But those tanks aren’t loaded with coolers and beach chairs. Serving Russian soldiers on leave fighting Ukrainian troops alongside rebels, pro-Russian separatist leader says East Ukrainian pro-Russian separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko said 3-4,000 serving Russian soldiers, on leave from their posts, are fighting Ukrainian troops alongside the rebels, Russian state television reported. “Among us are fighting serving soldiers, who would rather take their vacation not on a beach but with us, among brothers, who are fighting for their freedom,” said Mr Zakharchenko in an interview posted on Vesti.ru, the website of a...