First Evidence of Russian Boots on the Ground: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 26)

On Monday, pro-Russia protesters stormed a police station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Horlivka. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky was there as they seized the building. Inside, the demonstrators attacked a police officer accused of pushing someone out of a window while the person was trying to display a Russian flag. Later that day, a video emerged on the internet showing a man purporting to be a Russian army colonel giving orders to troops in eastern Ukraine. This is the first bit of evidence that there might already be Russian boots on the ground in the country. Follow @simonostrovsky on Twitter here: Watch all of VICE News’ coverage of the conflict in Ukraine here: Subscribe to VICE News here: Check out the VICE News beta for more: Follow VICE News here: Facebook: