Armed groups in the pro-Russian Ukrainian military transport aircraft shot down near the Ukrainian city of Lugansk. The whole army on board were killed. Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Saturday (06/14/2014), said the United States has accused Russia has supplied tanks and rocket launchers to the armed group.
"Using large-caliber machine guns, the terrorists shoot down Air Force Ilyushin-76 carrying Ukrainian army had been due to rotation and landed in Lugansk airport," the statement said. In addition to bringing the troops, the aircraft also carry equipment that is not further specified.
Lugansk is one of the major cities in the eastern regions of Ukraine were hit by a wave of pro-Moscow separatist violence. An anti-terrorist crackdown carried out by the Ukrainian army has caused at least 270 people killed in the past two months.
The attack on the aircraft carrier is the case no more than a week to hold the government to the International Airport attack Lugansk to get rid of the armed groups from the airport.
Meanwhile, the United States on Friday (06/13/2014) has accused Russia of sending tanks and launchers to the pro-Moscow armed groups in Ukraine. "Americans have the information bawaha tanks no longer in use in Russia are in locations southwest of Russia," said deputy State Department spokesman Marie Harf, Friday. "We believe that these tanks from Russia."
Previously, Harf told reporters that the convoy of three T-64 tanks, some BM-21 Grad, or multiple rocket launchers and other military vehicles have crossed from Russia to Ukraine.e4rdfVideo Internet showed tanks of the same type move across several cities in eastern Ukraine, teramsuk in Snizhne, Torez, and Makiyivka. The same launch vehicles seen in Lugansk.
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned that reports of pro-Russian acquire heavy weapons from Russia, including tanks, would mark a serious escalation of the crisis when until confirmed.
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