Alexander Khodakovsky, one of the militant commanders of the self-proclaimed ‘Donetsk people’s republic’ has admitted to bombing the city of Yasynovata in August 2014 which was fully taken over in late August 2014. He claims that he “was forced” to do so in order to force out the Ukrainian Army and also asserts, with zero credibility, that no civilians were killed. Both Russian and Russian-backed militants have repeatedly denied ever bombing cities and residential areas, with both the militants and Russian state-controlled propaganda media invariably claiming that Ukrainian forces were carrying out such bombings.
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People watch tanks of pro-Russian rebels parading in the center of Donetsk during the WWII Victory Day parade on May 9, 2017.
