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| Update to the story on the attack on Sergey Bondareko |
| 2015-03-21 |
| Update to the story on the attack on Sergey Bondareko, commander of the rebel's Lugansk "Rus" battalion. Russian language press had mentioned the attack in reference to another attack on the commander of the Lugansk "Ghost Brigade", Alexei Mozgovoi, which took place March 7th. My story, dated on last Friday said that Russian language press failed to mention the date of the attack on Bondarenko. This story from Ukrainian press says it took place March 6th. This attack, like the attack on Mozgovoi, appears to be another directional mine, detonated by cell phone. From the article: Infighting continues among the pro-Russian terrorists and criminals. On March 6 in Antratsyt (Luhansk oblast) there was an explosion of a powerful radio-controlled explosive device. This explosion was associated with the assassination attempt on Sergey Bondarenko (also known as “Bondar” and “Bendiks”), the leader of Rus, a local militant unit. According to various estimates, this unit consists of more than 200 fighters. The epicenter of the explosion was on the shoulder of the Rostov highway (Rostovskaya Street) across the street from the Russia department store, next to the store’s service access road and a gas station controlled by Bondar. There was no damage, except for a destroyed spruce tree. Some press and videos finger Lugansk president Igor Plotininsky for the two attacks. |
| Posted by:badanov |