Monday, March 23, 2015
8:31 AM PDT
Russian army is
rotating occupation troops in Donbas . Supply
of equipment and ammunition to terrorists increased - ATO speaker
(Censor.NET) --- The army of the Russian Federation is rotating the occupation
troops in the Donbas . There is also a growing
volume of weapons and equipment deliveries to the terrorists.
This was stated at
a traditional daily briefing of the anti-terrorist operation headquarters
representative Colonel Andrii Lysenko, Censor.NET reports.
"According to
intelligence reports, the leaders of the Russian armed forces is conducting
rotation of the occupation troops in the Donbas, which performs tasks in the territory of Ukraine Ukraine ,
especially in the Luhansk region," Lysenko said.
Lysenko also said
that the social and economic situation in the terrorist occupied part of the Donbas continues deteriorating.
"Economic and
social crisis in the occupied territories is deepening: due to lack of
efficient banking system in the occupied territory of the Donetsk region, there
are serious problems with non-cash payments, making it difficult for the local
population to receive social benefits and wages," Lysenko said.
Monday, March 23, 2015
5:53 AM PDT
SBU Colonel arrested
for issuing permits to ATO area for bribes. 120,000 hryvnia confiscated.
(Censor.NET) --- Kramatorsk City Court
elected measure in the form of detention for a security officer of Ukraine
suspected of taking bribes for issuing permits to the area of anti-terrorist
operation (ATO).
This is stated by
the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office, Censor.NET reports.
"On March 14,
2015 the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office using materials of the Security
Service of Ukraine initiated criminal proceedings regarding the facts of
extortion and receiving bribes by certain law enforcement officials for issuing
permits to pass through the entry and exit control points of the temporarily
uncontrolled territory of the Donetsk
region. On March 19 as a result of activities conducted by investigators of the
Chief Military Prosecutor's Office and the SBU caught group coordinator of one
of the sectors of the anti-terrorist operation, SBU Colonel receiving undue
profit for issuing a party of permits. In the course of investigative actions
confiscated more than 120 thousand hryvnia (apart from the bribe itself) were
confiscated in his office and the place of temporary residence," the
statement reads.
"Kramatorsk
City Court granted the request of the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office and
detained the senior military officer. The corruption scheme of illegal
enrichment has been destroyed, steps are being taken to establish and prosecute
its other participants," the statement concludes.
Monday, March 23, 2015
6:15 AM PDT
No losses over the
past 24 hours. Six soldiers wounded - ATO speaker
(Censor.NET) --- Over the past day six
Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in the area of the anti-terrorist operation.
This was announced
by speaker of the ATO Andrii Lysenko, Censor.NET reports citing
Interfax-Ukraine.
"There were no
fatalities over the past day; six servicemen were wounded," he said at a
briefing in Kiev
on Monday.
Monday, March 23, 2015
5:05 AM PDT
(RFE/RL) --- Ukrainian authorities are
accusing Russian-backed separatists of moving tanks, weapons, and fighters
closer to the line of contact with government forces in the east of the
country.
In a statement
issued on March 23, Interior Ministry adviser Zoryan Shkiryak said that 10 to
12 tanks had arrived overnight in Horlivka, a rebel-held city close to the
front line.
Shkiryak said that
"the enemy continues to concentrate its forces in occupied areas of Donetsk and
Luhansk," a reference to two provinces held in part by the separatists.
The Ukranian
military, meanwhile, said that six government soldiers were wounded in the
previous 24 hours despite a cease-fire deal signed in Minsk last month.
More than 6,000 people have been killed in
the conflict in eastern Ukraine
since April 2014.
Fighting has
lessened since the cease-fire took effect on February 15, but fighting persists
and the prospects for a resolution of the conflict are clouded by disputes over
other aspects of the peace deal.
Monday, March 23, 2015
3:51 AM PDT
OSCE observers came
under terrorist fire - ATO speaker
(Censor.NET) --- OSCE representatives
came under fire in the ATO area on Sunday evening.
This was stated by
the ATO speaker Anatolii Stelmakh on 112 Ukraine TV channel, Censor.NET
reports.
"Last night,
representatives of the OSCE came under fire. There were witnesses to this. All
these cases (violations of the silence mode by the militants - ed.), are
recorded by the OSCE. In addition, journalists, the media, including foreign
are working in the area. All these violations are recorded and will be publish
if possible," Stelmakh said.
According to him,
the enemy's sabotage and reconnaissance groups did not attempt assaults last
night as it was before. "Last night there were no cases recorded, but over
the past few days there have been cases of assault actions by sabotage and
reconnaissance groups of the enemy. Our military destroys such groups, mainly
using small arms," the ATO speaker said.
Monday, March 23, 2015
2:32 AM PDT
Explosion occurred in
volunteer's office in Odessa
(Censor.NET) --- The explosion occurred
on Heranieva street
in Odessa at
11:25 p.m. last night.
This is reported by
Censor.NET citing Odessa.Comments.
According to HromadskeTV,
the explosion occurred in the office of Odessa
volunteer Alevtina Korotka. This was confirmed by Alevtina itself.
According to the press
service of the
On March 22 about 11:25 p.m the police received a report of
an explosion in a residential building on Heranieva street , 2. BY expecting the
scene the police preliminary established that a bomb exploded near the front
door on the first floor, where a non-residential office space was located.
The damage was inflicted to premises leased by private
organizations and apartments on several floors above where the blast blew out
the windows. There are no injured as a result of the explosion. Explosives
experts and investigative team are working at the site.
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Monday, March 23, 2015
1:58 AM PDT
(Zik) --- Russia
has supplied Grad-Partizan (Guerilla) missiles to Donbas
rebels, military expert Dmytro Tymchuk writes in Facebook March 23.
The weapon is an
easily installed launching pad to fire one Grad missile.
Grad – Partizan was
designed in the USSR for
supplies to Vietnam .
It can be mounted
on a vehicle and has an optical sight.
The weapon is
supplied to mobile rebel groups operating at the touchline.
Monday, March 23, 2015
1:28 AM PDT
Terrorists used
tanks, Grads and mortars to shell ATO positions at all directions. All attacks
were repulsed - ATO press center
(Censor.NET) --- Ukrainian military
continues fighting against Russian-terrorist groups in the ATO area.
This is reported by
Censor.NET citing the ATO press service.
"Thus, last
night, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the enemy shelled the positions of our troops at
all directions. At 10:05 p.m. the village
of Pisky was hit by 120-mm mortar, and
at 11:30 p.m. Opytne at the Donetsk
direction was shelled by a tank. In the Luhansk region, at 1:15 a.m., the
terrorists grossly violated the peace agreement clearly demonstrated the
presence of multiple launch rocket systems, by using Grads to shell the village of Orikhove
It is also noted
that around 8 p.m. the enemy also unsuccessfully attempted to storm the
positions of the Ukrainian troops near Shyrokyne at the Mariupol direction.
"The village was shelled twice from 120-mm mortars and small arms during
the night".
Near Artemivsk the
villages of Leninske and Shumy were attacked twice with small arms. "
In total, according
to the headquarters, from 8 p.m. to midnight the enemy used weapons 12 times,
and another five violations of the silence mode were recorded from midnight to
5 a.m.
Monday, March 23, 2015
12:38 AM PDT
Another convoy of
Russian tanks entered Horlivka - Interior Ministry
(Censor.NET) --- Another convoy of
Russian military equipment consisting of about a dozen tanks entered city of Horlivka , the Donetsk
region.
As reported by
Censor.NET citing Channel 5, this was announced by the Interior Ministry
adviser Zorian Shkiriak.
"This night [of March 22 - ed.] I was told that another convoy of about 10-12 tanks arrived to Horlivka again," he said.
"This night [of March 22 - ed.] I was told that another convoy of about 10-12 tanks arrived to Horlivka again," he said.
According to the
Interior Minister adviser, the enemy continues to concentrate its forces in the
occupied areas of the Donetsk
and Luhansk regions.
In particular, the following equipment is being accumulated in cities and villages along the front line: tanks, artillery systems, MLRSes Grad, Smerch, Uragan, the latest Russian systems of anti-air defense, self-propelled guns, as well as significant manning with enemy's personnel, 80% of which consists of contract soldiers and regular units of the Russian army.
In particular, the following equipment is being accumulated in cities and villages along the front line: tanks, artillery systems, MLRSes Grad, Smerch, Uragan, the latest Russian systems of anti-air defense, self-propelled guns, as well as significant manning with enemy's personnel, 80% of which consists of contract soldiers and regular units of the Russian army.
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