Monday, June 1, 2015
9:00 AM PDT
Pro-Russian separatists
continue to use prohibited Grad systems - Joint Center on Control and
Coordination
(Censor.NET) --- Ukrainian side of the Joint Center
on Control and Coordination (JCCC) of issues related to the ceasefire regime
and the stabilization of the demarcation line recorded numerous violations of
the Minsk agreement by illegal armed groups of
the separate areas of the Donetsk
and Luhansk regions, namely the use of multiple rocket launch systems by the
militants.
This is said in a
statement of the Joint
Center
In May, the JCCC
observers had recorded five of these cases, including against the towns and
villages where there were no positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"On May 2 the Donetsk militants fired
120 rockets at Avdiivka. On May 3 10 rockets were fired from from Frunze against Krymske.
On May 27 40 rockets were fired at Starohnativka from Michurine. On May 28 the
illegal armed groups fired 20 rockets at Berezove from Molodizhne.
"These actions
constitute a flagrant and cynical violation of the set of measures to implement
the Minsk
agreements. After the completion of removal of heavy weapons by the Armed
Forces of Ukraine on March 7, 2015, which was confirmed by representatives of
the OSCE SMM, the Ukrainian side has never used MRLS," Head of the
Ukrainian side of the JCCC, Major-General Andrii Taran stated.
The head of the
Ukrainian side stressed the importance of an unconditional cease-fire by the
representatives of the occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and immediate
removal of the MLRS systems to the lines defined by set of measures to
implement the Minsk Agreement. Representatives of the OSCE SMM were provided
with documented facts of the militants using multiple launch rocket systems.
Monday, June 1, 2015
7:08 AM PDT
Terrorists resumed
shelling of Shyrokyne with 120-mm mortars, - M sector press officer
(Censor.NET) --- Terrorists resumed
shelling Shyrokyne, the Donetsk
region, with mortars Monday afternoon.
This was announced
by ATO M sector press officer Dmytro Horbunov to Channel 5, Censor.NET reports.
"It was calm
at the Mariupol direction in the morning Monday. However, at around 1 p.m. the
enemy used a 120-mm mortar against Ukrainian soldiers near Shyrokyne village.
No one of the military were hurt. Ukrainian side did not return fire for the
shelling was short and there was no threat to civilian population and the
military," Horbunov announced.
Monday, June 1, 2015
7:08 AM PDT
Police unit from Chechnya
(Censor.NET) --- A police unit from Chechnya arrived to the area of Zuhres, the Donetsk region, to take
part in fighting on the terrorists' side.
As reported by
Censor.NET, this was written by investigative blogger Iraklii Komakhidze on his
Facebook page.
One of the
mercenaries was identified by him during OSINT.
"A profile of
some Zilimkhan (second name Osman) Ramzanov, born Oct.r 7, 1977, from Grozny has been
discovered in VKontakte social network. The profile of this Russian-Chechen
militant shows that he is a member of a patrol police regiment of the Russian
Interior Ministry, named after A. Kadyrov (Senior)", the message reads.
There is a photo on Ramzanov's profile dated March 24, 2015, where geographic location is marked:
Another photo shows
insignia of the "Sparta "
illegal armed group. It's possible that Chechen reinforcements act together
with this terrorist group.
"After
checking Ramzanov's VKontakte friends, we find a lot of other Chechen policemen
who already visited Donbas ", the blogger
says.
He also reminds
that last December, during a show at a stadium in Grozny, police officers from
Chechnya (patrol police regiment named after Akhmad Kadyrov) signed a report to
the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Chechen Republic Alhanov that they are
"ready to execute any order of the Supreme Commander in Chief - Russian
President Vladimir Putin, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian
Federation Vladimir Kolokoltsev and head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan
Kadyrov."
Monday, June 1, 2015 5:20
AM PDT
TORONTO, Ont.---(Marketwired - June 01,
2015) - The threat of bomb blasts are very real for residents of the
Ukraine situated near the front line in the country's conflict with Russia. A
group of Ontario-based volunteers will travel to a war-torn part of the Ukraine to help
pilot a new program aimed at safe-guarding schools, nursing homes and churches
by installing security window film to absorb the force of bomb blasts and
prevent glass from turning into deadly projectiles.
Rahul Singh, the
Executive Director of GlobalMedic has selected three volunteer firefighters who
work with the Toronto disaster aid agency to
train residents of Mariupol, a town on the front line of the conflict with Russia , to
install blast-resistant film on windows. GlobalMedic teamed with Toronto company,
Convenience Group Inc. to train the firefighter volunteers on product
installation and to provide roughly 1,500 square-metres (16,000 square-feet) of
the material.
Convenience Group
specializes in the installation of blast mitigation security laminates which
actually expand on impact to absorb the force of a blast or projectile. The
company has worked for financial institutions, government agencies and also performed
installations in high risk public areas.
The material is set
to arrive in the Ukraine
on May 31 along with the volunteers who will begin training local residents to
perform the installations. The GlobalMedic agency received a $75,000 grant from
the United Methodist Committee on Relief to fund the program.
On Saturday, May
23, before the volunteers and material departed for the International mission
members of Toronto 's Ukrainian community were
invited to a live demonstration of the product at Convenience Group's Toronto head office. Olya
Grod, vice president of Ukranian Canadian Congress' Toronto Branch, said she
was impressed. "I think the product is amazing, and I think the fact that
we have these companies that have come together for the good of Ukraine ,
for the people, is fantastic." The event was also attended by Bernard
Trottier, Tory MP for Etobicoke-Lakeshore and Ted Opitz, Conservative MP for
Etobicoke Centre, where they were both given the opportunity to strike a pane
of glass treated with blast-resistant window film with a metal baseball bat to
demonstrate its impact resilience.
Monday, June 1, 2015 3:28
AM PDT
Three soldiers
killed, four wounded, two captured over past day, - ATO speaker
(Censor.NET) --- Three Ukrainian
soldiers were killed, four were injured, another two taken captives in the
course of the anti-terrorist operation on May 31.
This was announced
by the Presidential Administration representative on ATO matters, Colonel
Andrii Lysenko at a daily briefing, Censor.NET reports.
"Yesterday,
May 31, three Ukrainian soldiers were killed in fighting, four were
wounded," he said.
"Also, two Ukrainian soldiers were taken captive during a battle near Marinka. Attempts are being made to find and release them," the ATO speaker added.
As reported earlier, the terrorists are redeploying tanks and howitzers to Stakhanov and Perevalsk in the Luhansk region.
"Also, two Ukrainian soldiers were taken captive during a battle near Marinka. Attempts are being made to find and release them," the ATO speaker added.
As reported earlier, the terrorists are redeploying tanks and howitzers to Stakhanov and Perevalsk in the Luhansk region.
Monday, June 1, 2015 12:11
AM PDT
Pro-Ukrainian protest
in downtown Moscow
(Zik) --- The Solidarity movement staged
a protest on Sunday against Russian government’s policy toward Ukraine ,
journalist Anastasia Zotova wrote in Twitter.
As the protest
picket started, the activists of the pro-Putin National Liberation Movement
attacked picket participants. The goons threw some protesters on the ground,
beat them and sprayed them with paint.
The police were
merely observing the beating – this is obvious judging by the photos posted by
A. Zotova.
Monday, June 1, 2015 12:05
AM PDT
No money to pay
miners, Donbas rebels say
(Zik) --- The leaders of the breakaway Donetsk republic say
there is no money to repay wage arrears to miners of the Donbasanthracite mine
in Krasny Luch, presidential administration official, Oleksandr Motuzyanyk,
said May 31.
Anthracite is the
high-quality coal used for electricity generation at thermal power plants.
The mine employs 4,000 workers but they will be laid-off now, the official said, accusing Donbas rebel leaders of plunderingDonbas and inability to manage
industry.
Meanwhile, experts say 60 rail cars with coal are leavingUkraine
every day for Russia .
The mine employs 4,000 workers but they will be laid-off now, the official said, accusing Donbas rebel leaders of plundering
Meanwhile, experts say 60 rail cars with coal are leaving
Sunday, May 31, 2015 23:01
PDT
Five Die(including 2
civilians) In Fresh Fighting In Ukraine
(RFE/RL) --- Five
people have been killed in eastern Ukraine despite the ongoing
cease-fire.
The Ukrainian
military said on June 1 that three soldiers were killed and four wounded in
fighting in the past 24 hours.
It also said two
Ukrainian soldiers had been captured outside the village of Maryinka
According to the
pro-Russian rebels, two civilians were killed and five injured in shelling on
May 31.
One of the
fatalities was reported in the village
of Shyrokyne
The fresh reports
of casualties come as the UN human rights office said the number of people
killed in more than a year of fighting in the east has risen to more than 6,400
people.
UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein said there were
"alarming reports of summary executions by armed groups" and his
office was "looking into similar allegations against Ukrainian armed
forces."
A report on June 1
by the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe (OSCE) says its
observers heard a total of 253 explosions from the rebel stronghold of Donetsk during 48 hours
ending in the evening on May 31.
The explosions, the
OSCE said, were "consistent with heavy and light weapons fire"
including tanks and large-caliber artillery that should have been withdrawn by
now from the front lines in compliance with the cease-fire accords signed last
September in the Belarusian capital, Minsk .
Sunday, May 31, 2015
14:11 PDT
IMF mission gives
upbeat assessment of Ukraine, sees signs of "economic stability"
emerging
The IMF mission
came to Ukraine
to review progress with conditions for a $17.5 billion four-year bailout
programme, and is expected to give recommendations to the IMF board in June.
A second tranche of
about $2.5 billion hinges on the outcome of the visit. Ukraine , which
is fighting a war in its east against Russian-backed separatists, sorely needs
the cash to shore up foreign currency reserves.
In a statement
issued by the Fund, IMF mission chief Nikolay Gueorguiev said
"understandings" had been reached with the Ukrainian authorities on
most issues during the May 12-29 visit.
He said "good
implementation" of the reform programme had been achieved by Kiev despite the
unresolved conflict in the east and the IMF mission saw signs emerging that
"economic stability is gradually taking hold".
"Understandings
were reached on most issues and discussions will continue in the coming days to
finalise a staff-level agreement that can be taken for approval to the IMF
management and the Executive Board," Gueorguiev said.
He said the
conflict in the east had taken a heavier toll than expected in the first
quarter of 2015 and the Fund had accordingly revised downwards its growth
projections and forecast end-of-year inflation at 46 percent.
The IMF statement
made no reference to tough talks which are going on between Ukraine and a
creditors' committee to agree new terms for repaying the country's huge debts,
though the Fund has indicated it wants early progress on
"restructuring".
About $23 billion
worth of debt is earmarked for restructuring.
But a creditors'
committee, led by Franklin Templeton and representing about $9 billion of debt,
resists the idea of a writedown -- or "haircut" -- of the bonds'
principal.
It has put forward
a plan which it says would save Ukraine $15.8 billion, or more than what it is
aiming for, via extending bond maturities by up to 10 years and by cutting
coupon payments in initial years, a source familiar with the situation told
Reuters on Friday.
The finance
ministry said on Friday night that restructuring talks were accelerating and
the two sides would hold a teleconference on June 5 to assess progress after
"intensified talks" between advisers in London .
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