On July 4 the head of Donetsk self-defense formations of [[Donetsk People's Republic]] Igor Strelkov said that if Russia will not achieve an agreement on ceasefire and will not launch a peace making operation, the Slavyansk with its 30-thousnad population will be wiped from earth in a week or two.<ref>[https://archive.ph/wip/24KHx Donbass: Russians Subject to Unparalleled Ethnic Cleansing], Olga Chetverikova, July 6, 2014. Strategic Culture Foundation online journal www. strategic-culture.org.</ref>}} | On July 4 the head of Donetsk self-defense formations of [[Donetsk People's Republic]] Igor Strelkov said that if Russia will not achieve an agreement on ceasefire and will not launch a peace making operation, the Slavyansk with its 30-thousnad population will be wiped from earth in a week or two.<ref>[https://archive.ph/wip/24KHx Donbass: Russians Subject to Unparalleled Ethnic Cleansing], Olga Chetverikova, July 6, 2014. Strategic Culture Foundation online journal www. strategic-culture.org.</ref>}} |