Steven Petrov
The Paw Print
Large amounts of weapons and munitions were seized
The Ukrainian security agency has officially announced the arrests of 15 people within the Luhansk region, located in the Eastern part of the country.
The people who were arrested are charged in the preparation of military and hostile takeover of the government, which, according to the latest information, was planned to take place on April 10th. There have been more than 300 rifles, antitank grenade launchers with large quantities of ammunitions for both of them, 5 hand guns, as well as grenades and bombs.
This group of people was planning to cause chaos and panic among the local people and to subsequently take political and military control of the country. The Security Agency as well as the Luhanian prosecution have both filed lawsuits for national treason. The operation by the government and the police for preventing any major uprising by the masses still continues in 7 other regions besides Luhansk.
The Eastern parts of Ukraine, including Luhansk, are mostly filled with Russian-speakers, which makes their cultures really similar for that note. The stepping down of power of the pro-Russian Ukrainian president, Viktor Yanukovych, and his runaway from Ukraine has caused multiple large pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian demonstrations and protests. These protests, while peaceful in the beginning, have quickly turned out to be extremely violent since Crimea’s annexation. The new Ukrainian government in Kiev is accusing Moscow in purposely sending provocateurs in the Eastern and Southern parts of Ukraine, just to keep the protests alive.
Russian authorities’ official response to these accusations was to remind Kiev that last week 25 Ukrainians were arrested in the process of getting ready to execute some terroristic attacks within Ukraine.
The tension between Russia and Ukraine continues to stay, and we will be keeping a close eye on any future political and military development of this issue.
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