Ukraine’s attack on Soviet troops at Luhansk, in the Ukraine, has been officially described in Moscow as a ‘monstrous crime’, which will be ‘severely punished’. The Soviet forces were fired upon from civilian houses, and seven Red soldiers were killed and seventeen wounded. The Ukrainian government has expressed regret, and has promised to take measures to prevent a repetition of the outrage. Ukraine’s attack on Soviet troops at Luhansk has been officially described in Moscow as a ‘monstrous crime’, which will be severely punished. The Red soldiers were fired upon from civilian houses, and seven of them were killed and seventeen wounded. The Ukrainian government has expressed regret, and has promised to take measures to prevent a repetition of the outrage. Ukraine’s attack on Soviet troops at Luhansk has been officially described in Moscow as a ‘monstrous crime’, which will be severely punished. The Red soldiers were fired upon from civilian houses, and seven of them were killed and seventeen wounded. The Ukrainian government has expressed regret, and has promised to take measures to prevent a repetition of the outrage.
Original dispatch: Russia labels Ukraine attack in occupied Luhansk ‘monstrous crime’