Tuesday, April 21, 2015
6:18 AM PDT
Russia not complying
with single clause of Minsk agreements – Foreign Ministry
(Interfax) --- As of today, Russia has yet not complied with a single clause
of the Minsk
agreements and there is sufficient evidence to prove this, including the
evidence of OSCE monitoring mission observers, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry
spokesman Yevhen Perebyinis has said.
"Recently, we
have been hearing from Russian officials at various levels the claims of Ukraine 's non-compliance with the Minsk agreements. None of
these statements are substantiated by any facts. These are groundless
allegations, which are designed to support anti-Ukrainian hysteria in Russian
society. At the same time, based on facts and objective data, including data of
the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, we can safely say that Russia itself has not implemented a single
clause of the Minsk agreements," he said at
a briefing in Kiev
on Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
4:45 AM PDT
(Interfax) --- The military equipment
which has been brought by U.S.
military personnel for international exercises at Yavoriv range in Lviv region
will be given to the Ukrainian military, anti-terrorist operation (ATO)
spokesman Andriy Lysenko has said.
"The U.S. military
brought modern military equipment with them. The Armed Forces of Ukraine will
receive 705 uniform kits, the same number of bullet-proof jackets, helmets,
other protective elements, 85 night-observation devices, and over 200 radio
systems," he said at a briefing in Kiev
on Tuesday.
Lysenko also spoke about some of the details of the joint
Ukraine-U.S. exercise.
"[National
Guard] soldiers will undergo artillery training, a tactics reconnaissance
course and a course of information operations. In particular, this is
cooperation with the local population in the conflict zone and the
counteraction of enemy's information aggression. Besides, the program of
training also includes the installation of the protective constructions, mine
clearance of dangerous objects and a tactical medicine course," he said.
He added that 30
Ukrainian military instructors will participate in these courses to share the
experience received from the U.S.
military.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
4:40 AM PDT
One Ukrainian soldier
killed, one wounded - ATO speaker
(Censor.NET) --- One Ukrainian soldier
was killed and one was wounded in the ATO area on April 20.
This was announced
by the ATO speaker Colonel Andrii Lysenko at a briefing on Tuesday, Censor.NET
reports citing Ukrainski Novyny.
"Over the past
day, one Ukrainian soldier was killed in combat activities, another one was
wounded. This happened in Pisky village near the Donetsk airport," Lysenko said.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
4:19 AM PDT
Donbas rebels mine
body of killed Georgian
(Zik) --- Donbas separatists mined the
body of a Georgian volunteer who fought for Ukraine army, army spokesman said
Apr. 21.
The Georgian got
into ambush near Shyrokine.
The criminals took
of his shoes and bullet-proof jacket. Then they mined the body to kill those
who would come to take his body.
OSCE monitors found
the body and demined it.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
3:09 AM PDT
Terrorists shell
Shyrokyne village using tanks – Sector M press officer
(Censor.NET) --- "DPR" gangs
intensified heavy weapons shelling at the Mariupol direction. “DPR” militants
conducted an attack under the cover of tanks against Azov regiment positions in
Shyrokyne.
According to sector
M press officer Dmytro Horbunov, "DPR" armed groups carried out five
attacks on the ATO forces, Censor.NET reports citing Mariupol website
0629.com.ua.
The morning started
with fire against the positions of the Ukrainian security forces in Shyrokyne
using 120 mm mortars at 5:15 a.m.
Around 8:00 a.m.
there was another shelling with the use of 120 mm mortars.
At the same time
the ATO positions near Mykolaivka were also fired upon from a 120 mm mortar.
At 8:25 a.m.
"DPR" tanks joined in the attack on Shyrokyne.
As of 9 a.m. there
were no casualties among the personnel of the armed forces and the National
Guard.
The situation is
under control.
At 9:17 a.m. the
press service of the Azov regiment stated that the "DPR" armed forces
tried to attack Azov positions under the cover of tanks.
"The
terrorists suffered losses as a result of engagement with the use of small
arms. At least two [terrorists] were killed. The information on militants'
casualties is being specified. Azov soldiers are holding their positions and
provide adequate response to the enemy," the statement said.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
2:40 AM PDT
Seven tanks, 16 armoured
vehicles, and 31 military trucks - Ukrainian air reconnaissance found
terrorists' military equipment near demarcation line.
(Censor.NET) --- Air reconnaissance unit
of Dnipro-1 regiment found evidence of Russian tanks near the demarcation line.
As reported by
Censor.NET, air reconnaissance revealed 31 military vehicles, 16 armoured
vehicles, seven tanks, and a ground artillery intelligence station in the village of Bezimenne ,
the Donetsk
region. Four of the seven tanks are T-72B models, which only serve in the
Russian army.
Monday, April 20, 2015
21:52 PDT
Mother of Ukraine pilot jailed in Russia
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Maria Shavchenko,
the mother of a Ukrainian helicopter pilot imprisoned in Russia is on a global campaign
seeking support from world leaders to pressure President Vladimir Putin to free
her daughter, Nadezhda Savchenko.
Maria Savchenko
said in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday that her daughter is a
political prisoner and Russian prosecutors have provided "no
evidence" that she provided guidance for a mortar attack that killed two
Russian state TV journalists at a checkpoint in eastern Ukraine , as Moscow claims.
Nadezhda Savchenko
was captured by a pro-Russian militia and has been in Russian custody since
June 2014 on charges that she was involved in the attack that killed the two
Russian journalists who were covering the war between Ukrainian troops and
Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine . At the time of the attack,
the 33-year-old pilot was serving with the Aidar volunteer battalion that was
fighting alongside government forces near the eastern city of Luhansk .
Mrs. Savchenko
launched her global campaign in Germany, where she pleaded for help from
lawmakers and wrote Chancellor Angela Merkel a letter to help "bring
Nadiya back home to Ukraine," using her daughter's Ukrainian name.
"I'm a
desperate mother who is ready to travel the globe to make everything possible
that my message be heard," said Mrs. Savchenko, who is 78. "I call
upon all international leaders to help me to bring my daughter back home."
She said she wrote
Putin a letter saying, "I know that you have children and you have a
mother. Well, I am a mother and you should have at least one percent of
compassion to my girl who is now in prison under absolutely artificial
pretexts."
Mrs. Savchenko called
Putin "a terrible person" who acts like the professional KGB officer
that he was, and accused him of holding Nadiya as a hostage to "exchange
for some favors" at a future date.
Nadiya spent 83
days on a hunger strike to protest her detention, but under pressure from her
family and supporters she started drinking milk and eating cheese in March.
Though her weight has dropped from 78 kilograms (172 pounds) to 53 kilograms
(117 pounds), her Russian lawyer, Mark Feygin, who saw her last week, said she
is in much better physical condition than she was a few months ago.
Feygin, who is
traveling with Mrs. Savchenko, said Nadiya's preliminary trial has been going
on in Moscow
and her defense team expects that by the end of the summer the court will
present its verdict. He said he has tried unsuccessfully to get the charges
against her dropped for lack of evidence, including presenting cellphone
records showing "she was kidnapped two hours before the journalists were
killed."
Since her arrest,
Nadiya has been elected as a deputy in Ukraine 's Parliament and is a
delegate to the Council of Europe, giving her diplomatic immunity, "but
everything is ignored by Russian justice," he said.
Feygin said the
only option left for him, as her lawyer, is to call her a "prisoner of
war."
Monday, April 20, 2015
21:06 PDT
Cameraman For Closed
Crimean Tatar TV Channel Detained
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine(RFE/RL) --- A
cameraman for a Crimean Tatar television channel that was shut down by the
Russian authorities controlling the Black Sea peninsula has been detained over
a clash in February 2014, shortly before its annexation by Moscow.
Eskender Nebiyev
was detained on April 20 after police searched his home in the Crimean capital,
Simferopol , ATR
station deputy director Lilia Budzhurova wrote on Facebook.
The Russian
authorities are prosecuting several Crimean Tatars over a clash pitting members
of the Muslim minority group and other pro-Ukrainian activists against
pro-Russian activists near the regional parliament on February 26, 2014.
Armed men in
unmarked uniforms seized the parliament building the following day, and Russia annexed the region after a March 16
referendum dismissed by Kiev
and the West as illegitimate.
Activists say
Crimean Tatars have faced discrimination, pressure, and abuse for their
opposition to the annexation.
ATR TV and other
Crimean Tatar-language media outlets closed on April 1 after being denied
registration in what the United States
said was the "latest in a string of actions that undermine freedom of
expression in Crimea ."
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