Volnovakha bus incident


 * Via Russia Insider by George Eliason: ''Could Ukraine Bus Casualties Have Been Killed in a Mine Detonation?

On January 13th 12 passengers on a bus going to Donetsk were killed in an explosion at a military checkpoint near the Ukrainian-controlled town of Volnovaha.

Ten casualties were reported directly and two more died later in the hospital.

Both Kiev and Marie Harf, the deputy spokesperson for the US Department of State were quick to put the blame on the East Ukraine rebels saying it was an artillery strike.


 * ''"Attacks on the airport of Donetsk and the shelling of the bus, which killed 10 people and injured 13 more, constitute gross violations of the Minsk agreements", - said Harf.

Poroshenko immediately ordered another mobilization of conscripts and Kiev tightened the blockade of Donbass by stopping bus and train travel near the war torn area.

The problem for the Ukrainian and US Administration's claim is video footage from the scene shows clearly that the area was mined.

Video

 * Видео автобус Волноваха 18+

Accusations

 * Jan. 13, 2015: U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing by Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf in Washington, DC. starts at 0:55,
 * ''text "Today’s vicious and repeated attacks on the Donetsk Airport and the shelling of a bus that killed 10 people and wounded 13 are just the latest egregious violations of the commitments made by the Russia-backed separatists"
 * The charge of the State Department against the DPR was published the day before the Volnovakha - Hunter New, 14.01.2015

Analysis

 * Could Ukraine Bus Casualties Have Been Killed in a Mine Detonation? - George Eliason, Russia Insider, 14 January 2015
 * The bus in the Volnovakha was blown up by the ukrainian antipersonnel mine- Kolyasnikov Sergey aka Zerg, Jan. 14th, 2015
 * Poroshenko and Harf Shift Blame in Bus Tragedy to Justify Kiev Atrocity - WashingtonsBlog, January 14, 2015