Forces of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic in southeastern Ukraine reported that they carried out their first airstrike against a convoy of the Ukrainian army, which was heading with reinforcements to the troops surrounded in Debaltseve.
DONETSK
(Sputnik) — Forces of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic
in southeastern Ukraine have carried out its first airstrike
against Kiev-led forces, a spokesperson for the militia headquarters
said Wednesday.
“Our Su-25 surprisingly appeared in the sky above the
Artemivsk-Debaltseve highway and attacked a convoy of the Ukrainian
army, which was heading with reinforcements to the troops surrounded
in Debaltseve,” the spokesperson told RIA Novosti, adding that no
information about possible casualties is yet available.
The Luhansk forces acquired the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Sukhoi Su-25 jet in July 2014 after shooting it down and forcing it to land on their territory.
The
town of Debaltseve in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region has been at the
forefront of increased clashes between Kiev-led forces and local
pro-independence supporters in recent days. Thousands of Ukrainian
troops are believed to be trapped in the town.
On Tuesday, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
called for a temporary truce in Debaltseve to allow for the urgent
evacuation of civilians, as well as the immediate resumption
of reconciliation talks.
The armed conflict has raged in eastern Ukraine since April last year, when Kiev launched a military operation against the region’s independence supporters who opposed Ukraine’s new post-coup government. More than 5,300 people have been killed and 12,200 have been wounded in the conflict, according to the latest UN estimates.
The Luhansk forces acquired the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Sukhoi Su-25 jet in July 2014 after shooting it down and forcing it to land on their territory.
The armed conflict has raged in eastern Ukraine since April last year, when Kiev launched a military operation against the region’s independence supporters who opposed Ukraine’s new post-coup government. More than 5,300 people have been killed and 12,200 have been wounded in the conflict, according to the latest UN estimates.
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