14.06.2014 Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian aircraft carrying 49 soldiers near the eastern city of Luhansk. According to Kyryl Savin from the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Kyiv office, there’s no doubt this is a war. 
DW: Forty-nine soldiers were killed when a military plane was shot down as it attempted to land at the airport in Luhansk. Has the conflict escalated to a new level?
Kyryl Savin: I think so. This is the biggest misfortune in the Ukraine government’s anti-terrorist operation. On the one hand, there is, of course, grief over the tragic deaths of the soldiers, especially among family members. At the same time, there’s also growing anger aimed at the government, the president, and those responsible, who have allowed something like this to happen. Because everyone is wondering: how could a military aircraft land at an airport that wasn’t secure? Read more
