According to "The Moscow Times," Ukrainian urban climber Mustang Wanted managed to get money out of a pro-Kremlin media organization which he promptly donated to a volunteer battalion fighting separatists in eastern Ukraine.
News Media is best known for its Яber-popular tabloid LifeNews.ru, which in recent months has expanded the scope of its coverage. Pages once devoted to the usual apolitical shockers and celebrity gossip have cleared space for articles extolling the virtues of the pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Mustang Wanted referred to the sale as the "loss of [LifeNews'] virginity," and announced that he had already donated the funds to a volunteer battalion currently fighting the besieged rebels in eastern Ukraine's Donbass region.
"This is the first time that LifeNews has invested in the victory of freedom and goodness over evil," the athlete said, by way of an explanation for his choice to sell the footage to the media holding.
Just to confuse you further, Poroshenko says today 1st consultations between Russia & Ukraine army HQs took place, after agreement in Minsk
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) August 28, 2014
Meanwhile, in Kyiv, protesters gathered today outside the Defense Ministry in Kyiv for a second day, demanding the rescue of Ukrainian forces encircled by pro-Russian separatists in the country's east. The protesters said the troops have not received adequate support, and demanded the resignation of Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey. (Video from RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service)
Despite the fact that #RussiainvadedUkraine, the situation in a combat zone is taken by control of Ukrainian Army
— NSDC of Ukraine (@NSDC_ua) August 28, 2014
One-person demos are the only kind that don't need prior authorization in Russia:
The Soldier's Mothers Committe makes its presence felt:
“According to our expert analyses,” said Melnikova – and few organizations have better information than hers – “ there are over 10,000 Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine today."
Here is today's situation map of eastern Ukraine from the National Security and Defense Council:
