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The "'''Anti-terrorist-operation'''" (ATO) was meant to bring the the areas that separated after the [[2014 Ukraine coup|coup]] under Ukrainian government control again by military means. | The "'''Anti-terrorist-operation'''" (ATO) was meant to bring the the areas that separated after the [[2014 Ukraine coup|coup]] under Ukrainian government control again by military means. | ||
| − | From the start it basically came down to [[war crimes]] - killing of civilians mainly by heavy weapons fire on residential areas. Executions and mass graves have been reported and are documented by the Luhansk and Donbas government.<ref>http://archive.today/2022.03.16-001821/https://nitter.net/gheliason/media?cursor=HBaAgLnFn7n2wCkAAA%3D%3D</ref> | + | From the start it basically came down to [[war crimes]] - killing of civilians mainly by heavy weapons fire on residential areas. Executions and mass graves have been reported and are documented by the [[Donbas|Luhansk and Donbas government]].<ref>http://archive.today/2022.03.16-001821/https://nitter.net/gheliason/media?cursor=HBaAgLnFn7n2wCkAAA%3D%3D</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 00:31, 16 March 2022
| Date | 15 April 2014 - 24 February 2022 |
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| Description | Acting President, Olexander Turchynov, announces start of "anti-terrorist operation" against Donbas protestors. |
The "Anti-terrorist-operation" (ATO) was meant to bring the the areas that separated after the coup under Ukrainian government control again by military means.
From the start it basically came down to war crimes - killing of civilians mainly by heavy weapons fire on residential areas. Executions and mass graves have been reported and are documented by the Luhansk and Donbas government.[1]
History
Announcement
From a BBC Europe report:
Ukraine's acting President Olexander Turchynov has announced the start of an "anti-terrorist operation" (ATO) against pro-Russian separatists.
He told parliament it was being conducted "stage by stage, in a responsible... manner". [2]
It is clear from Turchynov's announcement that the Junta expected to secure full control and compliance in the South-Eastern parts of the country with relative ease. As it turned out, this marked the beginning of what has become a protracted and bloody civil war with the junta using all the military power at its disposal against its own citizens.
External links
- Turchynov announces anti-terror move in eastern Ukraine - Kiev Post 15 April 2014
