Fighters captured in Ukraine admit to serving in Russia's army: OSCE

[Adrahil]

Source: AFP

Kiev (AFP) - Two Russians captured by Ukrainian forces during a firefight in the ex-Soviet state's separatist east have admitted to serving in the Kremlin's armed forces, the OSCE said on Thursday.


"Both individuals claimed that they were members of a unit of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. They claimed that they were on a reconnaissance mission. They were armed but had no orders to attack," the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe reported after conducting interviews with the two wounded men in a Kiev hospital.

"One of them said he had received orders from his military unit to go to Ukraine; he was to 'rotate' after three months. Both of them said they had been to Ukraine 'on missions' before," the report added.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/russians-captured-ukraine-admit-serving-army-osce-165144112.html

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Well. This could get awkward....

[JessL]

1. WTF

is this?

[Adrahil]

5. Care to clarify your question?

Welcome to DU.

[cosmicone]

2. Academy award nominees n/t

[7962]

3. Of course no one here will believe this. Putin said no Russians in Ukraine,

so thats that. Must not disbelieve comrade Pootin.
ETA: Not to mention the hundreds of Russian funerals since the fighting began. I guess they all fell in the shower.

[FrodosPet]

4. Tub Mats for Russia

We should allocate more foreign aid money to help Russia provide no slip tub mats for their citizens.

And of course some bleach and scrub brushes. Those things get nasty pretty quickly if you don't keep them clean.