One of the int’l human rights groups writing on the war in Donbass *that started in 2014* emphasized the “siege by Ukrainian armed forces,” “killed or injured civilians,” and “indiscriminate attacks.” (sic)
hrw.org/news/2014/09/0…
Even RFERL media, a remnant of the Cold War, acknowledged the role of Kiev in attacks in the Donbass region (here—on Lugansk) in 2014.
rferl.org/a/ukraine-unsp…
“ISIS-style war crimes” (sic) in Donbass by radical Ukrainian paramilitaries (some of which were later incorporated into the country’s armed forces) were reported in 2014. Where was the self-proclaimed civilized int’l community then?
newsweek.com/evidence-war-c…
Amnesty Int’l called out “ongoing abuses and war crimes” (sic) in 2014 as well.
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
UN on the forgotten war in Donbass 4 years ago:
unocha.org/story/ukraine-…
Human Rights Watch covered the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine + Donbass in 2014. Here again, the organization described the use of unguided rockets launched by the Ukrainian government forces and hitting civilians.
hrw.org/news/2014/07/2…
NATO-linked think tank, Atlantic Council, admitting (!) the obvious in 2018. These are the radical groups participating in the conflict right now.
atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainea…
In 2018, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty, et al wrote to the Ukrainian government urging it to address an “atmosphere of near total impunity” when it comes to radical militant groups in that country at large.
hrw.org/news/2018/06/1…
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