13:51 GMT: A press briefing was held to address the situation with the two deaths and two further injuries at the hands of unknown snipers shooting at Crimean and Ukrainian military personnel in Simferopol. “Experts familiar with the crime scene believe the crimes perpetrated today bear a strong resemblance to the actions of snipers on the Maidan on February 18-21,” Crimean prosecutor, Natalya Poklonskaya, told journalists. Detailing what happened, she recounted how several unarmed officers of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, in prior agreement with the commander of the Ukrainian armed forces and with Kiev, have come to oversee progress on a joint matter regarding mapping. Several of their colleagues, who at the time were outside the secure area of the compound, were fired upon. Bullets came from a similar direction, but several trajectories, resulting in the death of two officers on both sides and a further two injuries. An investigation is ongoing and the charges are in line with Article 115 of the Ukrainian criminal code – murder.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:18:46 +0000
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