Tuesday, June 23, 2015
7:12 AM PDT
Rebooting Graveyard
Tanks: Ukraine
(24Today) --- Many of Ukraine's tank
factories were abandoned after the fall of Soviet Union
Dozens of tanks
from Ukraine 's infamous tank
graveyard stationed in a secret depot in the city of Kharkiv are being brought back to life with
new hardware.
Many of Ukraine 's once thriving tank factories were
abandoned after the fall of the Soviet Union
in 1991 and hundreds of tanks were left to rot.
Now, as Ukraine
struggles to stave off Russian-backed insurgents in its eastern region, these
T-64 tanks which were the main Soviet-era battle tanks are getting rebooted
with new parts including brand new engines.
Victor Kozonak,
Director of Kharkiv's armoury plant: "This is a gas-turbine engine with a
capacity of 1200 horsepower. This allows the tank to develop a cross-country
speed of nearly 70 km per hour. In principle this tank can catch up to any car
or tank."
Some of these tanks come from various abandoned factories
and military bases around the country.
Igor Yakumenko,
Head engineer at Kharkiv armoury plant: "All systems are restored.
The tanks are armed with 128 mm gun, a functioning stabilizer, a loading
mechanism, and a tested a new engine is installed. The suspension system is
also tested."
The old tanks are taken apart; their old parts are replaced
for new ones and the tanks are put back together, ready to be deployed to the
conflict in east Ukraine .
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
6:33 AM PDT
One Ukrainian soldier
killed and 12 wounded over past day, – ATO speaker
(Censor.NET) --- One Ukrainian soldier
was killed and 12 were wounded in the ATO on June 22.
This was stated at
a briefing of the representative of the Presidential Administration on
anti-terrorist operation Andrii Lysenko, Censor.NET reports.
"Over the past
day of fighting one Ukrainian soldier was killed and 12 were wounded," he
said.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
6:32 AM PDT
Report: Sloviansk and
Sievierodonetsk possible militant targets
(UNIAN) --- The fighters of the LPR and
DPR militant organizations may try to occupy the Ukrainian-controlled towns of
Sloviansk and Sievierodonetsk in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, according to a
report by Stratfor, a U.S. geopolitical intelligence firm that provides
strategic analysis and forecasting to individuals and organizations around the
world, Ukrainian online news source Apostrophe has reported.
"The greatest
escalation of the situation is taking place around Donetsk ,
as well as in the area between Donetsk
and Luhansk. If the separatists are planning to go on the offensive, they may
try not only to expand the boundaries of the DPR in the area of Donetsk , but also to take
control of the towns of Sloviansk and Sievierodonetsk," the document says.
Stratfor also said
there was the possibility of an aggravation of the situation near Mariupol.
According to the U.S. analysts, the main reason for the latest
escalation of the conflict in the Donbas was Russia 's desire to use this
situation as a lever of influence on the West.
At the same time,
the Ukrainians should not fear neither a full-scale offensive, the aim of which
would be to create a land corridor to Crimea ,
nor the occupation of the whole eastern part of the country, Stratfor said.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
12:32 AM PDT
Kremlin has ‘Bessarabia ’ project. They plan to do something there -
Saakashvili
(24Today) --- This was stated by
Chairman of the Odessa Regional State Administration Mikheil Saakashvili on
ICTV, Censor.NET reports.
"I am ashamed
to say this, but until recently, Vladimir Putin thought more about the
Ukrainian Bessarabia than our own government. They (Russia )
have 'Bessarabia ' project... They are
preparing to do something there..., " Saakashvili said.
"The majority
of population in Bessarabia only watches Russian TV channels ... The main thing
I'm worried about is not a direct Russian attack at this stage ... There's an
awful poverty there, the worst roads are not only in Ukraine
but in Europe . It is not just a road, but a
strategic road from Ukraine
to Romania ,
that is to the European Union," the governor of Odesa region said.
According to him,
today, some residents of Bessarabia indeed only see Ukraine in a negative light.
"They (the
locals - ed.) are now isolated. And the only things they see Ukraine in are
greedy officials ... terrible roads which no one has repaired for a long time
no one ... the prosecutor's office of the Odessa region, which blocks the
crossing of the Danube, which for them is the source of income, the judge of
Izmail district, who forbade the peasants to gather the harvest ...," the
head of the Odesa Regional State Administration said.
On April 30 the SBU
said that the security forces prevented the establishment of illegal formation
under the working title 'Bessarabia '.
After that the
agency repeatedly reported arrests of members of the underground separatists,
overseen by Russia
to destabilize the situation.
Monday, June 22, 2015
12:08 PDT
Militants committed
more than forty attacks on Ukrainian positions today. They used tanks and
artillery against Pisky, Opytne and Vodiane, - ATO press center
(Censor.NET) --- The pro-Russian illegal
armed groups continued committing attacks on Ukrainian soldiers and civilians
in the east of Ukraine
all day long on June 22.
Censor.NET reports
citing the ATO press center.
The report reads:
"The militants assaulted our positions along almost the entire demarcation
line more than 40 times.
"After the
criminals had shelled Nyzhnie village from Grads at night, they kept committing
fire strikes on other towns and villages of the Luhansk region. The militants
shelled Zolote and Novotoshkivske several times using 82-mm and 120-mm mortars
prohibited by the Minsk
agreements. In addition, Krymske village was fired at from grenade launchers.
"The
mercenaries of the Kremlin covered Pisky, Opytne and Vodiane villages near Donetsk by the dense fire
from artillery, prohibited weapons and tank guns. The position of our defenders
near Marinka was assaulted by an enemy sniper as well as grenade launchers and
mortars.
"It was hot
near Artemivsk today. The village
of Luhanske
"The residents
of Opytne village have been subjected to the terrorist attacks of the Russian
armed gangs as well. Their homes were treacherously impacted by the militants'
tank," the statement reads.
Monday, June 22, 2015 8:57
AM PDT
US provided
speedboats for Ukraine Odessa
(Censor.NET) --- Five American Willard
Sea Force 730 and Sea Force 11M speedboats (seven and 11 meters long
respectively), which the United States
handed over to Ukraine
are being successfully mastered in Odesa.
This is stated by editor of the Ukrainian Military Portal
Taras Chmut on his Facebook page, Censor.NET reports.
According to him, the price of an 11-meter boat is about
$850,000. The seven meter boat costs around $350,000 (price varies depending on
configuration and contract conditions).
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Four boats will go to the Naval special forces in Odessa and Ochakiv, and a
seven-meter will give the search and rescue service of the Navy.
"The options on these boats are great - each is
equipped worth Furuno navigation radar. There are gun mounts for 7.62-mm
machine guns, which is extremely important for the Special Forces. They also
come with a number of expendables, spare parts and tools, as well as warranty
service from the manufacturer! In addition, the Americans will be training
those who will maintain and operate them for two weeks, which will greatly
reduce the chances of breaking such important equipment. What are these boats
for? For special forces units - for quiet and fast delivery of groups to a
certain area, to patrol bases, deployment locations, ports, for raids, for
anti-sabotage defense, as inspection to check vessels. For search and rescue
units - for quick search on the water. The Ukrainian Navy needs dozens of such
boats. Let us hope that the aid of our allies will not be limited to
these," Chmut wrote.
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