Friday, May 29, 2015
7:54 AM PDT
Putin's puppets in
annexed Crimea filed a case against head of
Mejlis Chubarov: "We are waiting for him"
(Censor.NET) --- Putin's puppets in
annexed Crimea initiated proceedings against
head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Refat Chubarov.
So-called
"prosecutor" of annexed Crimea Natalia Poklonskaia announced on
Friday, Censor.NET reports citing the mouthpiece of the occupation authorities
of Crimea KrymInform.
"Investigation
Department of the Federal Security Service of the Russian
Federation in the Republic of Crimea
The prosecutor
explained that the case was initiated under the article "Public calls for
the actions aimed at violation of the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation ."
"Chubarov has
been put into the wanted list. We are waiting for him," Poklonskaia added.
Friday, May 29, 2015 6:44
AM PDT
One soldier and one
volunteer killed in Donbas over the past day.
Six soldiers wounded – ATO speaker
(Censor.NET) --- On May 28, one
Ukrainian soldier was killed in the course of armed hostilities. Another six
soldiers were wounded.
This was announced
at today's briefing of the Presidential Administration ATO speaker Andrii
Lysenko, Censor.NET reports.
"Over the past
day as a result of active hostilities one Ukrainian soldier was killed and six
were wounded. Main casualties were suffered by the ATO forces on the outskirts
of Donetsk ,"
Lysenko said.
Also a Ukrainian
volunteer from the Lviv region was killed as a result of a mortar attack of the
Opytne village, Lysenko said.
Friday, May 29, 2015 6:28
AM PDT
One of the leaders of
Somalia terrorist group
detained in Moldova
(Censor.NET) --- Counterintelligence of
the Ukrainian Security Service together with the special services of Moldova
have detained a "commander" of one of the cells of the Somalia
terrorist group, known as the Academician. The militant arrived in the capital
of Moldova
by Russian airlines.
"In the summer
of last year the arrested militant, a resident of Odessa ,
underwent special military training in one of the centers near Makiivka of the Donetsk region under the
guidance of regular personnel of the Russian GRU. After the course, he was
awarded a fake military rank of "senior lieutenant," Censor.NET
reports citing the press service of the SBU.
"From August
2014 to May 2015 the militant was the commander of the unit which is part of
the so called "Givi group" (known "DPR" terrorist). It was
directly involved in shelling and coordination of fire on the positions of the
anti-terrorist operation forces deployed in the area of the Donetsk airport, Snizhne, Ilovaisk,
Debaltseve and Avdiivka," the agency stated.
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"During the
search, the security service personnel seized a Ukrainian passport and
documents proving his participation in the fighting on the side of the
so-called "DPR ", "senior lieutenant ID", "DPR defense
ministry" document proving his loss of paperwork in the course of
fighting, "a leave pass" signed by the leader of his terrorist group.
The militant also had with him several sets of uniforms with chevrons of the Somalia first
separate battalion tactical group and Givi group, as well as patches of the
Russian armed forces," the SBU noted.
"The officers
also confiscated items that suggest possible involvement of the militant in the
sabotage and subversive activities by the Russian special services: military
topographic maps of the Donetsk region and district of Amvrosiivka village
indicating the locations of the Ukrainian troops, satellite image of a training
range with landmarks, two memory sticks with specific information of the
"DPR" "military groups" with classified "for official
use only" and "secret", 19 PC memory cartridges, two SIM cards
of a Ukrainian mobile operator, USB-modem of a Russian mobile operator, a key
to a safe, and metal seal," the SBU added.
The detained
militant was taken to Ukraine .
Operational and investigative activities are underway.
"The Security
Service of Ukraine will continue to carry out joint operations with Moldovan
colleagues aimed at combating terrorism in both countries," the statement
concludes.
Friday, May 29, 2015 6:12
AM PDT
Militants renew
attacks near Donetsk
(UNIAN) --- Russian-backed militants
have renewed their attacks in the area of the Donetsk
airport, National Security and Defense Council spokesman Andriy Lysenko said at
a briefing in Kiev
on Friday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
According to
Lysenko, the militants are firing 120mm mortars and 122mm artillery guns on Donetsk airport.
"The situation is also tense in the village of Marinka village of Berezove
"The militants
are firing not only on the Ukrainian military. In the morning, they fired 120mm
mortars on the village
of Hranitne
In addition, a
firefight with the use of small arms took place near the town of Horlivka last night. The
militant also fired rocket-propelled grenades near the village of Kirove
Friday, May 29, 2015 4:54
AM PDT
2nd Special Forces
brigade deployed at the Mariupol direction, - InformNapalm.
(Censor.NET) --- The topic of Russian
Special Forces operating in Ukraine
has been discussed earlier, but people started to talk about this more actively
after capture of two military servicemen from the 3rd Tolyatti Brigade in the
Luhansk region and the death of three servicemen from the 16th Tambov Special
Forces Brigade.
During an OSINT
investigation conducted by InformNapalm's team, servicemen from the 2nd Special
Purpose Brigade of GRU (military unit 64044, Pskov ) were revealed operating in the
Mariupol direction, Censor.NET informs.
In particular, a
photo with geo location "Novoazovsk ,
Ukraine Georgia in
2008.
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Many photos in
Semenov's albums point to his belonging to Special Forces, in particular,
identification marks of Airborne Forces (that are frequently used in Special
Forces of GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate) for concealment of one's
belonging), special armament (modern samples or those withdrawn from
operational use, but still in use with Special Forces), and a photo with
chevron of the 61st Brigade of Naval Infantry of Northern Fleet (?) on it. But
the most interesting photo is the one with unofficial flag of the 2nd Special
Purpose Brigade of GRU on the background, whose veteran and serviceman Semenov
is. Other data also indirectly point to Semenov's belonging to the 2nd Brigade:
his circle of friends - servicemen from Pskov ,
whose profiles do not contain much information and with their faces mostly
hidden. One of such "friends" is Nikita Petrov,
(https://vk.com/id96938938), who was in Donbas
together with Semenov, judging by a photo dated February 2015.
"We understand that the data provided by us is not as convincing as we would like it to be, and it will be a chance for demagogy to skeptics. But people who conduct open-source intelligence and detect facts of Russian aggression will probably agree with our stance. If the abovementioned profiles of servicemen from the 2nd Brigade fromPskov are
cleaned up, this will be a direct signal of covering up the traces. If they
remain untouched, it will be possible to retrieve the photos deleted before.
Not so many options," the authors of the article wrote.
"We understand that the data provided by us is not as convincing as we would like it to be, and it will be a chance for demagogy to skeptics. But people who conduct open-source intelligence and detect facts of Russian aggression will probably agree with our stance. If the abovementioned profiles of servicemen from the 2nd Brigade from
Friday, May 29, 2015 4:34
AM PDT
Kremlin washes hands
of captured Russian special forces soldiers, calls them ‘mercenaries’
(UNIAN) --- Russia has denied that its
special operations soldiers Alexander Alexandrov and Yevgeniy Yerofeev, who
were captured while on a mission in Ukraine on May 16, are active duty Russian
servicemen, and called them "mercenaries" and "LNR
policemen."
According to
Alexandrov’s defense lawyer, a meeting with the consul took place on May 28.
"According to Gruby , Russia
The consul said
that Russia had done
everything possible to prevent the movement of "mercenaries" beyond
the so-called Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics, as this is harmful to the
image of Russia ,
according to the diplomat.
In addition, Gruby
said that he would visit Alexandrov and Yerofeev in the hospital and try to
arrange communications with their families. The consul even promised to arrange
for the possible visit of their relatives to Kiev to make sure that the prisoners have not
suffered any pressure or mistreatment.
The Russian
detainees are reported to be outraged by the Kremlin’s official position in
calling them "mercenaries" and "LNR police," which they say
is untrue.
Friday, May 29, 2015 12:56
AM PDT
Counterintelligence
Prevents a Terrorist Attack In Stanytsia Luhanska
(UTR.TV) --- Terrorists continue
shelling ATO forces in all directions.
According to ATO
press service, since 18:00 yesterday pro-Russian fighters have been
attacking Shyrokyne with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and small
arms. Since 20:00, it has been quiet on Mariupol direction.
On Donetsk direction,
illegal armed gangs attacked Pisky, Opytne and Marinka using 120mm
mortars, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms.
On Luhansk
direction, the militants attacked Stanytsia Luhanska, Shchastia, Zolote-4 and
Trokhizbenka, mostly using grenade launchers.
On Artemivsk
direction, the militants attacked Kirove with grenade launchers, heavy machine
guns and small arms. After midnight, it has been quiet on Artemivsk
direction too.
“On May 28 in
Stanytsia Lugansk military counterintelligence group received operative
information that the terrorists had planned to blast an explosive device near
the premises of Pension Fund in Stanytsia Luhanska, amidst a large crowd of
people who were supposed to hold a public assembly demanding to open a
pedestrian crossing through the destroyed bridge.” – reported the press
service. Ukrainian military engineers demined the improvised radio-controlled
bomb, made of a 120mm mine, thus preventing the terrorist attack.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
23:38 PDT
Ukrainian Forces Dig
In For Potential Conflict In Kharkiv
(RFE/RL) --- Military forces in Kharkiv
have dug a network of trenches to provide shelter if fighting with separatists
should reach the northeastern Ukrainian city. But even within the military
ranks, there's disagreement on whether the defensive measures are necessary --
or largely for show.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
18:38 PDT
Separatist Leader
Pledges To Retake Ukrainian Towns
(RFE/RL) --- A self-proclaimed leader of
the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine
has pledged to take control of cities controlled by Ukraine 's government.
Aleksandr
Zakharchenko said on May 29 in the rebel-controlled Ukrainian city of Donetsk that separatist
forces will regain control over Slovyansk, Kostyantynivka, and Krasnoarmiyisk,
which were briefly held by the rebels last year.
He said "as
soon as we realize" that retaking the towns by political means is not
possible, "a decision will be made to liberate these territories."
Zakharchenko, who
calls himself the head of state and prime minister of the self-styled Donetsk
People's Republic, has previously pledged that rebel military forces would
retake areas in Ukraine 's Donetsk region not
currently held by the separatists.
More than 6,100
people have died in fighting between Ukrainian forces and the Russian-backed
separatists.
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