As an internal row went public between the self-proclaimed “leader” of the so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic” Igor Plotnitsky and the “interior minister” Igor Kornet he sacked recently, the militant stronghold of Luhansk may become a site of an open armed confrontation between the opposing gangs, including with the involvement of forces of the neighboring militant-held territory, the “Donetsk People’s Republic”.
“Military invasion into #Lugansk city now. Seems "someone" wants to bring the situation back under control,” Julian Roepke, a political editor at Bild, tweeted, uploading a video shot by local residents in Luhansk showing a massive convoy of [Donetsk] military equipment moving into the city.
“Big column of (Donetsk) military trucks/troops coming into Luhansk. Video posted 20min ago on local Luhansk group, location given as the new overpass in the 1st subdistrict (probably ul. Sovetskaya),” wrote Bellingcat’s Aric Toller, posting the same video on Twitter.
Video contains strong language in Russian.
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