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Sunday, 8 March 2015

Ukraine crisis: Russia condemns attack on Kiev embassy

Ukraine crisis: Russia condemns attack on Kiev embassy

Open source image of a lone T-64 battle tank in Snizhne, with no markings, Nato image  

A lone T-64 battle tank is shown in Snizhne, Ukraine, with no markings.

 

Russia has reacted angrily to a violent protest outside its embassy in Ukraine, which saw windows smashed, the Russian flag torn down and cars overturned.
Russia accused Ukrainian police of doing nothing to stop the attack, and called it a "grave violation of Ukraine's international obligations".
Meanwhile Nato released images which it says back up Ukrainian claims that Russian tanks crossed into Ukraine.
Moscow has denied sending the tanks to help pro-Russian rebels in the east.
A range of images show the T-64 tanks first at a Russian military staging area near Rostov-on-Don, and then apparently inside Ukraine earlier this week.
Unlike Ukrainian armoured vehicles, the tanks have no markings or camouflage.
Nato says the pictures "raise significant questions'' about Russia's role in eastern Ukraine.
 Analysis: Jonathan Marcus, BBC diplomatic correspondent
Now Nato has released satellite imagery, linked to existing video material, which appears to give added weight to assertions from the Ukrainian authorities that the tanks used by separatist forces that crossed into its country just a few days ago were indeed supplied by the Russians.
The evidence shown comes from Nato military sources and is not necessarily conclusive. But, despite Russian denials, it is strongly suggestive of the narrative that Nato is setting out.
It should be noted that Russian spokesmen have denied a number of things in regard to operations in Ukraine which have turned out to be untrue.
Read the full analysis here
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Saturday's disturbance in Kiev occurred when several hundred protesters hurled eggs and paint at the Russian embassy.
One petrol bomb was also hurled, windows smashed and flags torn down.
The protesters - some wearing balaclavas - overturned cars with diplomatic plates. One protester held a sign saying: "Russia is a killer."

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