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Ukraine Lieutenant Colonel In Charge Of Crimea Unit Defects To Russia, Takes Soldiers With Him
Mere days ahead of Crimea's referendum to join Russia (or not) and following reports of shots fired between Russian and Ukrainian forces, the Ukraine Defense Ministry reports (via Facebook):
- *UKRAINE LIEUTENANT COLONEL DEFECTS TO RUSSIAN FORCES: MINISTRY
- *UKRAINE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF CRIMEA UNIT DEFECTS: UKR MINISTRY
- *OFFICER CONVINCES 'SEVERAL' SOLDIERS TO DEFECT: DEF MINISTRY
Lt. Colonel Sadovnyk is the officer reported as 'kidnapped' yesterday in Bakhchisarai. It would appear Crimea is annexing itself as this comes just one week after the head of Ukraine's Navy defected.
The commander of a Ukrainian military unit, Lieutenant Colonel Volodymyr Sadovnyk, was kidnapped in Bakhchisarai on Sunday.
This was stated by the chief of staff of the military unit, Lieutenant Colonel Serhiy Hunder, according to Ukrainian media.
"It happened in Bakhchisarai, Sadovnyk returned from lunch...
As of Monday morning, he contacted his wife between 07.00 and 08.00. He said that everything was fine with him, but he was kept in an unknown location. No demands were put forward," Hunder said, adding that the military are doing their best to search for the commander.
Via Bloomberg,
Ukrainian Lt. Colonel Volodymyr Sadovnyk, who was missing earlier today, comes back to his motorized battalion in Crimea’s town of Bakhchisaray to announce he’s defected, Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman for Crimea Vladislav Seleznev says.
Seleznev comments on Facebook
Defecting officer Sadovnyk was accompanied by armed men from self-proclaimed Crimean self defense, who fired shot in air and stormed battalion: statement
Sadovnyk asks those who don’t want to defect to leave battalion; Russian flag was raised: statement
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Many of the comments posted are reckless and show complete lack of regional knowledge.
In Ukraine, military service was and still is mandatory for all males upon reaching 18 years of age (they were supposed to change to an "all professional volunteer army" in the next few years). The young inductee recruits were placed in units close to their homes to maintain family contact, unless specifically requested. The commissioned and noncommissioned officers are full time professionals who live with their families for many years in the same region and/or town as their military base. It becomes their hometown. These officers are Crimeans, their families are crimean. Most Crimeans would prefer to be a part of the Russian Federation. I am not surprised by these defections.
just joined, ready to rumble.
This is to those who punked me, let me punk you back.
USA is winning this conflict. Russia is just making them pay that much MORE!
USA got a regime change in Ukraine, pipline work is full speed ahead.Putin says "Commrade you want a pipleine? I make you pay"
I'm sorry did I miss something? Did you want to tell me that what?
FYI, When did the cold war ended? I'm sorry I never got the memo. lmao
do more reding and less posting
1) New Gov in Ukraine,
2) Pipline works ahead
3) Ukraine is now on a road to join EU
4) Crimera will be a state, region, a country, not fully part of russia
5) Serve drinks to your Masters.
Did I miss something? Cuz if you're not reading "locals", you're reading propaganda... oh wait... That's what this is... now hurry up with those drinks biatch! You don't want you're masters sober
yep. you missed a lot. none of our business.
"Sadovnyk asks those who don’t want to defect to leave battalion; Russian flag was raised"
if russia were really, worried, no body would have been allowed to defect to the ukranian army willingly. defectors provide valuable intelligence.
any suspected defectors get killed. or otherwise neutralized. they are not encouraged to cooperate with 'the enemy'
so, russia is not too worried it seems, or at least, that general has enough sway with a cool headed russia to negotiate favorable release terms for some of his troops.
Lucky B*'s!
Q How do I sign up for the Ukrainian mafia, errr army....
LC: Guys I think we should sit this one out.
Sargent: Sir whys that, these bys can fght and they have spirit.
LC: They're calling the offensive 'Operation Dead Meat'!
Sargent: Sir, how is your russian?
http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2014/3/10_Di...
Did Ukraine just airlift its entire gold hoard to the NY FED?
Why do I think the odds are very poor that that gold is headed for the FED. Someone just saw the main chance and that gold is GONE.
we go to war for heat and plastics we vote in order to keep the heat and plastics coming. we will kill anyone for heat and plastics we died for heat and plastics. the end i am sad
This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "voting with your feet".
When some mid-level U.S. commanders start "defecting" from the side of the MIC/CFR/Banksters to the side of the citizens, then you can really break out the popcorn. Can't happen you say? Well, there comes a point when honor means more than a paycheck.
Well, here is report from the ground. I have a few friends on the both sides of conflict. Those in Russia, are freaking out because prices on certain imports they are used to, going through the roof. They also are freaking out about the payment system, since the memories of 90's (1998, etc) are still somewhat fresh. Those in Ukraine, well they got an official notification that in case of war, they are to report to the local mobilization destination without any farther notice. It should be added that most in Ukraine that got those notices, have no idea on how to conduct a military operation, warfare, and their military training is a decade or more old.
My wifes family is on both, or should I say 3 sides (Ukraine, Russia and Crimea) and I confirm your statement.
More specifics, what kind of imports? Also what about the payment system, don't Russians know about keeping Gold/silver/precious metals buried under their Dacha (not only that but the Dacha is a real estate investment just like the Chinese buying those extra apartments)? I thought they had learned about things like this like we did in the USA after the Great Depression and all the other more minor financial market hiccups ever since. The Indians and Chinese are certainly in the know about Gold being a safe way to keep value rather than putting the money in a dual-citizen/oligarch's bank. Not only that but dachas have gardens and a lot of stuff is grown there. One guy posted on here that Dachas provide like up to 40% of the potatoes eaten in Russia amongst other produce. The Russian Dacha is their Survival Swiss Army Knife.
sry (typed so, because I posted twice.)
Wise move...
An hour ago my wife was informed, by her aunt living in Crimea, that police and regional representatives are going door to door and asking for "Passport" verification (their official Ukrainian gov issued ID). When the Ukrainian "Passport" is handed over to them for inspection, the officials are ripping them in half and instructing all to apply for new Russian Passports at the city offices. Everyone is afraid to open the doors to strangers... this started happening in their small town today.
I don't think the referendum has happened yet... has it?
Why would they be afraid to open the door and let a guy rip up their Ukraine Passport? I would do it myself right in front of the guy and show him my receipt for my Russian passport application LOL. They should be happy not scared lol. Leave the door wide open and make a toast with the man for a better future with Russia. I hope they deny those Crimean Tatar schmucks a passport and force the punks to leave Crimea and go to Turkey where they belong.
Crimean Tatars are not Russian Tatars like the Tatars from the Urals or Central Asia region. They speak a different Turkic language. The Crimean Tatars and Ottomans were intertwined and joined at the hip. The Ottoman sultan would approve the succession of the Crimean Tatar and for a long time it was understood that if the Ottoman Sultan had no heirs, the Crimean Khan's royal family would provide the heir for the Ottoman Sultanate. As a matter of fact about 1/4 of Crimea was directly Ottoman controlled and outside the jurisdiction of the Crimean Khanate. The two systems worked hand in hand. Let the Crimean Tatars to back to Turkey where they belong. They like the Turks are not indigenous to Crimea, but are rather invaders. Slavic people first adopted Christianity in Crimea hundreds of years before the Turks and Tatars showed up on the scene. To see why there is no sympathy to be had for the Crimean Tatar read how they treated Slavic people they rounded up on raids back in the days in 'the fate of the captives' heading halfway down this wiki article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean-Nogai_raids_into_East_Slavic_lands
You will see that in my opinion Stalin treated them rather gently.
This (Google translated) article sheds some light on the passport issue. Apparently these were imposters (just like the current government in Kiev), posing as militiamen (policemen).
Tried to +1 you but your rating arrows dont seem to work?
Benedict Arnold's thought by
many to have split the Colonists'
side cause of having gotten too
little recognition (for him) for the Battle
of Saratoga success combined with a
concomitant desire to go with a
predictable winner, especially as he felt
Philadelphia's disaffection with him.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=benedict+arnold+battle+of+saratoga
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_arnold
For comparison to the Ukraine,
add privatizers taking advantage
of division, with Chernobyl
taking the place of cooperation
and democracy.