Hundreds protest against NATO-Ukrainian cooperation
Published: 24 July, 2008, 17:24
Protesters have disrupted the NATO-Ukrainian Sea Breeze war games in Ukraine. Around 300 people attempted to stop troops taking part in an amphibious landing on the shore of a lake. Protesters threw stones at the service
Demonstrators also managed to stop two armoured vehicles taking part in the exercise by standing in front of them.
The war games, which began on July 14 and will finish at the end of this week, have been met with strong anti-NATO protests.
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