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− | | | + | |title=Commander Igor Strelkov gives his first open interview to Komsomolskaya Pravda |
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− | | | + | |description=Commander Igor Strelkov of the Eastern Ukrainian Peoples' Militia in Slavyansk gives his first open interview to Komsomolskaya Pravda |
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− | | | + | |authors=Komsomolskaya Pravda |
− | | | + | |subjects=Ukraine coup 2014/Civil war, Igor Strelkov |
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− | |AuthorDetail= of Igor Strelkov | + | |AuthorDetail=of Igor Strelkov |
− | | | + | |source_URL=http://www.kp.ru/daily/26225.7/3107725/ |
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− | | | + | |comment=For over a month, Igor Strelkov has remained in the shadows. It is ''"People's Mayor"'' Vyacheslav Ponomarev, who has spoken on behalf of the People's Militia [Narodnoe Opolchenie] of Slavyansk, and it is he who was known as its leader. It was however evident that Ponomarev was merely the political figurehead. Military planning is carried out by another body, which is deployed in the Slavyansk SBU building. It is here that the attack on the Kramatorsk airfield was planned, during which Mi-8 and An-2 aircraft were blown up. On Saturday, another helicopter was attacked and had difficulty reaching Izium after being struck. And finally, this is where the foreign observers detained at a checkpoint on Friday were brought in for questioning. |
− | | | + | |note='''Image right:''' Igor Strelkov pictured 0n 26 April 2014 with the identity documents of 8 detained NATO military intelligence officers seen on the table beside him. |
Translated from Russian by [https://storify.com/ystriya/interview-with-gru-officer-igor-strelkov Storify.com] | Translated from Russian by [https://storify.com/ystriya/interview-with-gru-officer-igor-strelkov Storify.com] | ||
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Dennis Pushilin, member of the Bureau of the Donetsk People's Republic arrived here (Slavyansk) on Saturday 26 April 2014 to develop contacts. After a lengthy meeting, he emerged to meet the journalists, accompanied by the commander of the Slavyansk self-defense detachment, Igor Strelkov. The two men made a joint declaration announcing the unification of the political and military structures of the People's Militia. They stated that all of the self-defense forces of the Donetsk People's Republic had been placed under Strelkov's command. Immediately after his first press-conference, the commander gave his first interview to Komsomolskaya Pravda, in which he addressed the matter of the detained intelligence officers, as well as the tactics of the Right Sector, and his own motivations. | Dennis Pushilin, member of the Bureau of the Donetsk People's Republic arrived here (Slavyansk) on Saturday 26 April 2014 to develop contacts. After a lengthy meeting, he emerged to meet the journalists, accompanied by the commander of the Slavyansk self-defense detachment, Igor Strelkov. The two men made a joint declaration announcing the unification of the political and military structures of the People's Militia. They stated that all of the self-defense forces of the Donetsk People's Republic had been placed under Strelkov's command. Immediately after his first press-conference, the commander gave his first interview to Komsomolskaya Pravda, in which he addressed the matter of the detained intelligence officers, as well as the tactics of the Right Sector, and his own motivations. | ||
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+ | '''Komsomolskaya Pravda:''' Where did your unit come from ? | ||
{{Q|'''Strelkov :''' There are of course a great number of volunteers from other regions who are mixed in with this People's Militia. The unit with which I came to Slavyansk was formed in Crimea. I won't hide that. All of them are volunteers, and two thirds are Ukrainian citizens. Not just from Crimea. There are also refugees from other regions of Ukraine, from Vinnitsa, Zhitomir, Kiev. And of course many people from Donetsk and the Lugansk region. It is in response to their proposal that the unit decided to come specifically to Slavyansk. | {{Q|'''Strelkov :''' There are of course a great number of volunteers from other regions who are mixed in with this People's Militia. The unit with which I came to Slavyansk was formed in Crimea. I won't hide that. All of them are volunteers, and two thirds are Ukrainian citizens. Not just from Crimea. There are also refugees from other regions of Ukraine, from Vinnitsa, Zhitomir, Kiev. And of course many people from Donetsk and the Lugansk region. It is in response to their proposal that the unit decided to come specifically to Slavyansk. | ||
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'''KP:''' What do you expect from Russia ? | '''KP:''' What do you expect from Russia ? | ||
− | {{Q|'''Strelkov :''' I'm a realist. So far, Russia has not | + | {{Q|'''Strelkov :''' I'm a realist. So far, Russia has not supplied a single automatic weapon or a single cartridge. It's people in the Ukrainian army and the police who gave it all to us. For which we are deeply grateful, and we hope that they will continue to supply us. I understand that noone's going to start World War III for Slavyansk. And noone's going to start a war for Ukraine either, since it's a failed state, busy brainwashing its own citizens. It's such a stream of lies in the Ukrainian media, cheap and easily exposed lies about the People's Militia and about the people of Slavyansk and Donetsk and the Lugansk region. Their fictions are very easy to expose, it's slapdash stuff. They take advantage of the fact that they have totally captured the information space and disabled Russian channels. And this massive propaganda unfortunately is having an impact on a significant portion of the population. So people in the Central and Western regions of Ukraine seriously believe that there are gangs of mercenaries operating here who are prepared to kill or to expose women and children to bullets for a thousand hryvnia a day. That's not true. The people of Donetsk has rebelled against the junta and will fight it. We enjoy the full support of the population.}} |
'''KP:''' What have you agreed with the Government of the People's Republic of Donetsk ? | '''KP:''' What have you agreed with the Government of the People's Republic of Donetsk ? |
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Commander Igor Strelkov of the Eastern Ukrainian Peoples' Militia in Slavyansk gives his first open interview to Komsomolskaya Pravda |
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Subjects: Ukraine coup 2014/Civil war, Igor Strelkov
Source: Komsomolskaya Pravda (Link)
Image right: Igor Strelkov pictured 0n 26 April 2014 with the identity documents of 8 detained NATO military intelligence officers seen on the table beside him.
Translated from Russian by Storify.com
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For over a month, Igor Strelkov has remained in the shadows. It is "People's Mayor" Vyacheslav Ponomarev, who has spoken on behalf of the People's Militia [Narodnoe Opolchenie] of Slavyansk, and it is he who was known as its leader. It was however evident that Ponomarev was merely the political figurehead. Military planning is carried out by another body, which is deployed in the Slavyansk SBU building. It is here that the attack on the Kramatorsk airfield was planned, during which Mi-8 and An-2 aircraft were blown up. On Saturday, another helicopter was attacked and had difficulty reaching Izium after being struck. And finally, this is where the foreign observers detained at a checkpoint on Friday were brought in for questioning.
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Commander Igor Strelkov gives his first open interview to Komsomolskaya Pravda
Dennis Pushilin, member of the Bureau of the Donetsk People's Republic arrived here (Slavyansk) on Saturday 26 April 2014 to develop contacts. After a lengthy meeting, he emerged to meet the journalists, accompanied by the commander of the Slavyansk self-defense detachment, Igor Strelkov. The two men made a joint declaration announcing the unification of the political and military structures of the People's Militia. They stated that all of the self-defense forces of the Donetsk People's Republic had been placed under Strelkov's command. Immediately after his first press-conference, the commander gave his first interview to Komsomolskaya Pravda, in which he addressed the matter of the detained intelligence officers, as well as the tactics of the Right Sector, and his own motivations.
Komsomolskaya Pravda: Where did your unit come from ?
KP: It's obvious from looking at your men that this is not the first time they're carrying arms...
KP: Where are your weapons from ?
KP: And yet there's the impression that you're avoidig open clashes with army troops.
KP: On Friday, you detained some military observers ...
KP: What was the foreigners' reaction?
KP: Were they carrying any special equipment ?
KR: What is the ultimate goal of your militia ?
KP: What do you expect from Russia ?
KP: What have you agreed with the Government of the People's Republic of Donetsk ?
KP: So it turns out that you have now taken command of all of the Militia units?