Russian Army Spetsnaz Units Arrested Operating In Ukraine

An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from The Examiner: "The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) confirmed March 16 the arrest of a group of Russians in the Zaporizhzhia (Zaporozhye) region of Ukraine. The men were armed with firearms, explosives and unspecified 'special technical means'. This follows the March 14 arrest ... of several Russians dressed black uniforms with no insignia, armed with AKS-74 assault rifles and in possession of numerous ID cards under various names. One of which was an ID card of Military Intelligence Directorate of the Russian armed forces; commonly known as 'Spetsnaz'. ... Spetsnaz commandos operating in eastern Ukraine would have the missions encompassing general ground reconnaissance of Ukrainian army units ... missions they may perform preparatory to a Russian invasion would be planting explosives at key communications choke points to hinder movement of Ukrainian forces; seizing control of roads, rail heads, bridges and ports for use by arriving Russian combat troops; and possibly capturing or assassinating Ukrainian generals or politicians in key positions ... Spetsnaz also infiltrate themselves into local populations ... Once in place they begin 'stirring the pot' of ethnic and political strife with the goal of creating violent clashes usually involving firearms and destabilizing local authority." The submitter adds links to more at Forbes, The Daily Beast, and The New Republic.

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We need a US base in the Ukraine

[gurps_npc]

Go here: http://wh.gov/lVoFm to sign a petition to the US requesting that the US lease land in Ukraine near Crimea as an Naval/Air base.

We already have an air base in Kyrgyzstan, but it is set to close next year.

This would be the perfect replacement.

Re:We need a US base in the Ukraine

[pla]

Are you comparing defending of a sovereign state

Sorry, come again? I would point out that not a whole month ago, a group of armed insurgents committed a coup against the legitimate, democratically-elected Ukrainian government. So exactly what "sovereign state" do you refer to here? A group of terrorists acting contrary to the legitimate Ukrainian constitution and the will of its people???

And to add insult to injury, our own treasonous congress has approved an aid package for the insurgents, directly contravening US law that specifically bans such aid.

And we think we have any moral right to complain about a landslide popular election by Crimea to secede from Ukraine and join the Russian Federation? Wow. We should have elected Kerry, that bastard's got balls of solid Neutronium!

Re:We need a US base in the Ukraine

[NotDrWho]

And what it Putin hadn't "turned a blind eye" to the illegal U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003?

Re:We need a US base in the Ukraine

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, it was very legal interfering with a sovereign state and invading with the seal of an organisation known as a puppet of the USA. Mind you, nobody appointed the USA the fucking police of the world, so get a grip. Interestingly, the UN and the self-appointed police of the world didnt give a damn about Serbia, and only went there when it could not delay it anymore on the eyes of public opinion. Just because Serbia has no oil. (BTW, I am European)

Re:This is a propaganda war first of all

[Giblet535]

And this is worse than the US backing a violent coup d'etat against a democratically elected leader.....how, exactly? It's no threat to you or your interests, so I have to ask: are you an incurable busybody, or merely a war mongering debt-addict?