The situation may be different in other cities, but in Rovenky, 90 percent of those detained still rooted for the Luhansk Peoples Republic, he says. The rebels beat them up, take away their cars, rob them, and they still root for the LNR. Its a paradox I hadnt expected. Cheremskiy attributes this to the disinformation campaign waged on Russian television, which he says portrays Ukrainian forces as bloodthirsty thugs bent on victimizing Russian-speaking locals.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 23:45:00 +0000