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| + | |timelines=Ukraine coup 2014 | ||
| + | |start=2014/04/15 00:00:00 | ||
| + | |description=Acting President, Olexander Turchynov, announces start of "anti-terrorist operation" against Donbas protestors. | ||
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| + | ==Further information== | ||
| + | From a BBC Europe report: | ||
| + | {{QB|Ukraine's acting President [[Olexander Turchynov]] has announced the start of an ''"anti-terrorist operation"'' (ATO) against pro-Russian separatists. | ||
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| + | He told parliament it was being conducted ''"stage by stage, in a responsible... manner"''. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27035196 Ukraine says Donetsk 'anti-terror operation' under way] - BBC Europe report 16 April 2014</ref> | ||
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| + | 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. Asit turned out, thismarked 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. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine-abroad/associated-press-turchynov-announces-anti-terror-move-in-eastern-ukraine-343581.html Turchynov announces anti-terror move in eastern Ukraine] - Kiev Post 15 April 2014 | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
Latest revision as of 21:11, 29 November 2022
| Date | 2014/04/15 00:00:00 - Present |
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| Description | Acting President, Olexander Turchynov, announces start of "anti-terrorist operation" against Donbas protestors. |
Further information
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". [1]
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. Asit turned out, thismarked 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
References
- ↑ Ukraine says Donetsk 'anti-terror operation' under way - BBC Europe report 16 April 2014
