Foreign pilots are fighting on the side of Kiev, their qualification too high for the Ukrainian military, said Last news commander of the " Vostok " battalion of the Donetsk national Republic, the former commander of the Donetsk branch of " alpha " Alexander Khodakovsky.

It was his battalion on may 26, was taken under the supervision of the Donetsk airport, and then attacked the Ukrainian aviation. Loss battalion in that battle was about 70 people.

" We suspect that the pilots on the bombers were not Ukrainians. Outputs the class class. I stood in bombing (at Donetsk airport - editor). When They Came to attack them in practice was not heard. They included the afterburner only once had shot and autmobiles. Went into the attack on sharp turns, and it broke. Went to practice " candle ", on the steep turns. This is a very high level of aerobatics " - said the film.

in his vision, " Ukrainian soldiers themselves do not have the luxury to afford that."" I think It's former military, who have great RAID, and today sell for money and work on the side of those who pay. What is the difference who pays. Mercenaries in the end, " he said.

first of militia DND many times stated that Kiev is using against them foreign mercenaries, according to one version, from Western private military organizations. For example, the commander of the " people's militia " Slavyansk Igor Strelkov declared that mercenaries-poles guard mount Karachun, where Ukrainian soldiers. According to Strelkova, in the battles They do not come, but only protect the position of the military.

according to the statements of Khodakovsky, in the battle for the airport was attended by foreign snipers, and among them at least one woman with the Callsign " Elva "." During the battle many times we heard the English call signs and names, some operational aliases ", - said the commander of the battalion " East ".


numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. It has been the response of local citizens at the forcible change of power in the country and the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law, giving the Russian language regional status. The center of confrontation between Pro-Russian-minded people with the government in Kiev has become the Donbass. About that, how is the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine.

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