Euromaidanpr <https://www.facebook.com/euromaidanpr>
Ukraine's elite Black Berets group of marines refuse to lay down their
arms at the request of Russian orders. The unit has loaded up its
vehicles and are ready to deploy to mainland Ukraine, but will only go
with all of their weapons, ammunition, APCs and the base's Ukrainian flag.
If anyone tries to enter the base, they will open fire.
"We are men of war, accordingly, we are responsible for our vehicles,
for our weapons. Nobody is being captured, no one is winning, and wesee
no reason why we should leave anything behind," - said Captain Oleksandr
Kul.
The standoff contrasts that of the Belbek airforce base, where the
unit's commander Yuliy Mamchur surrendered all weapons and equipment to
the Russian forces and would not allow his men to arm themselves in self
defense.
Source:http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/03/23/7020044/
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Tue Apr 01 2014 - 00:58:59 EST