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This report, from the end of last month, has had little play in the Western media, which has preferred to focus on reports from security sources that the rocket launchers (and tanks and APCs) used by the separatists were supplied by the Putin regime.
But if it is correct, then it would seem that the Russian separatists had by the end of June already captured more than enough missiles to wreak havoc. According to defence analyst Richard North, we can assume that the anti-air installation comprised at least three batteries, each with four mobile launchers carrying four missiles, which means a minimum of 48 missiles even before allowing for replenishments that could bring the total stock to more than 100.
"It is enough to sterilise air movement in the whole of Eastern Ukraine, which fundamentally alters the balance of power in the region," says North. "Worse it means that these weapons are in the hands of militia groups who are a accountable to nobody and a danger to everybody - including the Russians.
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/07/18/Dangerous-escalation-in-Ukraine-separatists-may-have-captured-more-than-100-missiles
DANGEROUS ESCALATION IN UKRAINE: SEPARATISTS MAY HAVE CAPTURED MORE THAN 100 MISSILES
by JAMES DELINGPOLE
18 Jul 2014
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