Courtesy of Mish.
If you believe mainstream media then you believe the rebels are surrounded, on the run, and a victory party for Kiev is on the way.
Other reports tell a far different story. If you believe pro-Russia news sources, the rebels are on the march, headed towards the Black Sea, and a counteroffensive in Donetsk and Lugansk is underway.
In this version of the story, the Ukrainian army is stretched way to far, support lines are cutoff, and the army is suffering huge losses of men and equipment.
“Donbass Donetsk – We Are Advancing”
To a cheering crowd, Donetsk Peoples’ Republic leader, Aleksandr Zacharchenko, announces the counteroffensive.
In the video, Zacharchenko announces “My dear ones, my dears, dear brothers and sisters. Yesterday we began a counteroffensive. As of today, Amvrosievka, Kuteinikova, Blagodatnaya are totally surrounded. Around four thousand men (of the Ukrainian forces) are trapped. Now there are battles in the direction of the town of Elenovka. I hope we will liberate it by evening.“
Translation above provided by Jacob Dreizin,Jacob Dreizin, a US citizen who speaks Russian and reads Ukrainian.
Dreizin comments … Zakharchenko is referring to a rapid advance yesterday that took the Donetsk forces from Ilovaisk (where they had been fighting three Ukrainian volunteer militia battalions for several days) to points over 15km south, or possibly as much 50km if we count today’s advances.
Rebel Tanks Advancing
The translated YouTube headline reads Battle in Zeleniy and Grabskoe near Ilovaisk. Unit of the Donetsk militia commander “Senia” …
