Wednesday, June 17, 2015
8:41 AM PDT
Terrorist Gubarev
exposes Russian servicemen from the 18th Guards Separate Motor Rifle Brigade of
the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
in the Donbas region of Ukraine
(Censor.NET) --- More evidence of
Russian military aggression against Ukraine appeared online.
This is reported by
investigative blogger Anton Pavlushko in his new publication for InformNapalm,
Censor.NET informs.
In one of the
previous OSINT investigations, in the article about the presence of the air
defense forces of the Russian Federation in the Donbas (Russian anti-aircraft
gunners from 205th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade responsible for downing of
Ukrainian aircrafts in the Donbas), there was a photo of the former
self-proclaimed "people's governor of the Donbas", leader of
Novorossia, terrorist Pavel Gubarev with an Utes machine gun.
Wearing a T-shirt
with Novorossia sign on it and surrounded by three armed men from the so-called
"militia", Gubarev posed on an SUV pickup with an artisanal support
for the heavy machine gun Utes welded to it. In the background, a monument with
a stepped pedestal is seen, its lower part is painted in blue, and the flag and
the plaque on the pedestal painted in yellow or gold. The upper part is covered
with gray paint, which starts to peel closer to the top on the right. This is
not the most typical monument with a peculiar colour, which allowed identifying
the area - Zrubne, Shakhtarskyi district of the Donetsk region (47° 59′ 58.63″ N 38° 52′
10.57″ E).
One may wonder what
the Russian army has to do with it. And here, Peacemaker web project comes in
handy. In November 2014, the project listed Russian Armed Forces contractor
scout Sergei Nikitin, from Debesy town in Russia . Judging by his friends
list, albums name ("Chechnya .
The 18th Guards") and geolocations (Naur district), the man is serving in
the 18th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade.
Last year, he made
comments that he was "in the Donbas ",
uploaded photos with white armbands (pro-Russian terrorists' insignia - ed.),
etc. Now his profile looks somewhat different (archive is here
https://archive.is/c9W60 and here https://archive.is/bqxyj).
The man's name is
changed, and some pictures have disappeared. However, in one of the photos
removed from the page we can see him with other guys posing against the
abovementioned statue of a soldier with a flag, and it is the very same
monument with the same pedestal, and colours, and even the peeling paint.
One may clearly see
a group of soldiers with Vintorez rifles and "Nikonov"-Nikitin second
from the left in the bottom row, too. Motley camouflage, Russian Vintorez
rifles, brand new SVDs... Did the 18th Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces go
on a vacation to the Donbas with their own
guns?
So suddenly, Pavel
Gubarev exposed the 18th Guards Separate Motor Rifle Brigade of the Armed
Forces of the Russian
Federation .
We would like to
remind you that on June 8, Russian propaganda network LifeNews reported that
unknown people opened fire against one of the units of the "DPR" army
from the empty SkyCity office building in Donetsk .
Representatives of the "DPR" "Ministry of State Security"
arrived at the spot, blocked the street and surrounded the building. During the
clean-up, 15 people were detained, including Pavel Gubarev.
Perhaps, the
InformNapalm material about Gubarev's assistance in revealing the presence of
the 18th Guards Separate Motor Rifle Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Russian
Federation in the Donbas will play a positive role in making accusations to
Gubarev by the Russian occupation repressive bodies.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
8:17 AM PDT
Defense Ministry asks
NATO countries to establish joint production of weapons: 'We have stopped all
cooperation with Russia
(Censor.NET) --- Ukraine and NATO should identify
ways to use the capacities of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex for the
production of the necessary weapons and equipment.
This was stated by
Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine on European integration Ihor Dolhov
during strategic discussion club "Ukraine-NATO partnership
diagnostics" in Kiev
on Wednesday, Censor.NET reports citing Ukrinform.
"We have
stopped all cooperation with Russia .
All of it. Therefore, we now have a need for means, lethal and non-lethal,
which we hope to receive on a bilateral basis sooner or later, but at the same
time we need to think about how to establish production of necessary types of
equipment, weapons and equipment using our capacities with the help of partners
from NATO member states," Dolhov said.
He noted that it is
difficult to restrain Russia ,
but in this context Ukraine
must not forget about the role of social media in getting the Ukrainian
position across to the world community.
"NATO needs to
strengthen communication, because all the signals that we hear here and
understand need to be repeated and heard in the capitals of the member states
of NATO and the European Union. We must remember that there are also political
forces and political parties and individual politicians there who do not share
our current approaches in assessing the situation and the aggression," he
said.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
6:43 AM PDT
Poroshenko confirmed
escalation of conflict in Donbas
(Censor.NET) --- President Petro
Poroshenko had a phone conversation with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö.
The parties
discussed the situation in the Donbas .
President Poroshenko stated the escalation of the conflict and the absence of
real progress in the fulfillment of the Minsk
agreements, particularly regarding the liberation of hostages, Censor.NET
reports citing the press service of the head of state.
The parties also
underlined importance of considering the issue of prolongation of sanctions by
the EU.
Poroshenko also
emphasized the necessity of compliance with the fundamental principles laid
down in the Helsinki Final Act, especially on the eve of its 40th anniversary
and holding of the jubilee session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Finland .
"Illegal
annexation of Crimea and aggression of Russia
in the Donbas became brutal violations of
these fundamental principles, particularly territorial integrity and
sovereignty of an independent state," the president said.
The interlocutors
agreed to stay in close coordination.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
5:23 AM PDT
Return of Ukrainian
ships from occupied Crimea still deadlocked
(UNIAN) --- Ukrainian warships, aircraft
and helicopters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine remain in Russian-annexed
Crimea, according to the head of press office of the General Staff of the Armed
Forces of Ukraine Vladyslav Seleznev, the local newspaper Krym.Realii has
reported.
"According to
the official data, there are 35 ships, boats and support ships, including
combat ships, remaining in the territory of the Autonomous Republic of
Crimea," Seleznev said.
In addition, there
are two Be-12 flying boats, an aircraft and a Mi-9 helicopter in occupied Crimea .
"The ships,
which were previously stationed in Kurinaya Bay of Sevastopol have been
relocated to other bays, and now their whereabouts are unknown. The vessels
that were previously in Donuzlav
Bay
Currently, the
Armed Forces are ready to deploy the equipment to Ukraine ’s
mainland, but the relevant arrangements are needed between Ukraine and Russia .
Earlier it was
reported that the value of tangible assets of Ukrainian Naval Forces, which
remained in the Crimea and Sevastopol, in terms of maritime specification of
armament of the command of Ukrainian Naval Forces and support central agency,
was estimated at UAH 1.495 billion (according to Ukrainian Naval Forces
command).
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
5:23 AM PDT
Six Ukrainian soldiers
wounded in Donbas conflict zone in last day
(UNIAN) --- No Ukrainian soldiers were
killed but six were injured in the Donbas conflict zone over the last 24 hours,
presidential administration spokesman for ATO issues Colonel Andriy Lysenko
said at a briefing in Kiev
on Wednesday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
"Over the last
day, we haven’t lost any Ukrainian soldiers, but six were injured as a result
of active military clashes," he said.
As UNIAN reported
earlier, after midnight, an assault group of the militants tried to attack the
positions of the Ukrainian armed forces near the town of Maryinka .
Russian-backed
militants in the Donbas attacked Ukrainian
army positions and residential areas 58 times from Tuesday evening to Wednesday
morning.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 22:03 PDT
Ukraine authorities
not to resume railway communication with Crimea
(Zik) --- The State border service of Ukraine
announced June 16 that all communication with the peninsula by train will not
be resumed, Krym. Realiji reported.
Railway
communication with Crimea was suspended on
Dec. 27, 2014. International routes were also stopped.
June 16, Ukraine cancelled all traffic across the
touchline in Donbas , except for humanitarian
aid goods and refugees.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 21:43 PDT
(Zik) --- Ukraine
has imposed strict procedures along its border with the rebel-held territories
in Donbas , The Informator reports June 17.
In line with the
new procedures announced by the Security Service on its website, goods, except
humanitarian assistance goods, can cross the touchline border only by train.
The export across
the touchline of alcohol, tobacco, gasoline and natural gas is banned.
Food and pharmaceuticals
can be exported as part of humanitarian assistance.
The touchline
border cannot be crossed by busses except by refugees and children going for
vacations in busses.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 21:28 PDT
Rebels make 2 night
assaults on Marjinka
(Zik)
--- Early at the night of June 17, Donbas rebels tried to penetrate Ukraine
army positions, the army spokesman wrote in Facebook June 17.
The attack was
mounted soon after midnight by a group of about 30 rebels, he writes.
Soon after the first
attack was repulsed, another enemy group numbering 150 rebels tried to attack
Marjinka again.
Both attacks were
supported by 120-mm mortar fire.
The losses of both
sides are being clarified, the army spokesman writes.
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