I WON'T HESIATE TO HAVE YOU ALL SHOT
The Guardina has a rare interview with Ukraine rebel chief Igor Bezler, nicknamed the Demon, and said to be the leader behind the downing of MH17
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/29/-sp-ukraine-rebel-igor-bezler-interview-demon
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With a walrus moustache, a fiery temper and a reputation for brutality, Igor Bezler is the most feared of all the rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine. Nicknamed Bes, or the Demon, he is regarded as something of a loose cannon, even by other rebels, who speak about him in hushed tones.
If the Ukrainian security services, the SBU, are to be believed, the Demon and a group of his men were responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over the region a fortnight ago.
According to audio of a phone call allegedly made two minutes before the disaster, the Demon was told: A bird is flying towards you. He asked whether it is small or big, and was told that it was hard to see, as it was flying high above the clouds. In another recording, apparently made 20 minutes later, the Demon reported to his interlocutor, supposedly a Russian intelligence official, that a plane had indeed been shot down. Bezler said the recording was real but referred to a different incident: as well as MH17 the rebels have shot down 10 Ukrainian aircraft.
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He is one of a number of key commanders of the rebel movement who Kiev claims are Russian agents, including the mysterious figure of Igor Girkin, nicknamed Strelkov or the Shooter, who is the commander in chief of the Donetsk resistance. An enthusiast of military re-enactments, Strelkov himself has admitted he was a Russian agent until last year, and took part in the Russian takeover of Crimea.
It is possible that men like Bezler and Strelkov are not directly carrying out Moscows orders but are proxy agents with handlers two, three or four steps removed from the Kremlin or other official Russian structures; players that can be directed from Moscow but who are also liable to go rogue at any time.
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The rebels have a healthy supply of weaponry and, if Kiev is believed, are still receiving shipments from Russia. But they are no match for the sheer size of the Ukrainian army and the various volunteer regiments fighting on Kievs side, whatever state of disarray the government forces may be in.
Deep down, they all expect to die here. One of the Demons men, a jovial Muscovite, gave us a number to call so we could tell his relatives where to find his body when he is killed. None of his family knew he had come to Ukraine to fight.
There is nowhere for us to go now, we will fight until the end, until the last drop of our blood is spilled and the last one of us is dead, he said.
The question is how much more civilian blood will be spilled before that happens.
