Thursday, June 25, 2015
9:37 AM PDT
Russia extends
counter-sanctions against U.S., EU, Canada, Australia, Norway
(Interfax) --- The food embargo has been
extended by a year against goods from the United
States , the European Union, Canada ,
Australia and Norway .
"The ban on
import of certain types of agricultural products, raw material and food, whose
country of origin is the U.S. ,
any EU country, Canada , Australia and Norway , have been extended by one
year," the government said on its website.
The Russian
government has also approved a new version of the list of agricultural
products, raw material and food whose export to Russia is banned.
"In
particular, baby trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and oyster and mussel spat have
been removed from the list. This will help increase the output of aquatic
organisms sought-after on the Russian market, set up new fishing farms and
support the existing ones," the government said in the document.
In addition, the
list now includes "food or ready products made according to cheese-making
technologies, with the milk fat content of 1.5% or above."
Thursday, June 25, 2015
8:30 AM PDT
One person wounded in
attack on mini bus in Kharkiv - media
(Censor.NET) --- Unknown individuals
opened fire on a mini bus in Kharkiv's Chkalova Street
Unknown individuals
opened fire on a mini bus in Kharkiv's Chkalova Street on Thursday afternoon,
wounding one person, a source in the law enforcement agencies told Interfax,
Censor.NET reports.
"There is information that the shots were fired from a car that rove by. One person was wounded in the hand. No one was killed," the source said.
There is currently no official information on the incident.
"There is information that the shots were fired from a car that rove by. One person was wounded in the hand. No one was killed," the source said.
There is currently no official information on the incident.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
7:46 AM PDT
SBU established
identity of “DPR” terrorist groups coordinator - Russian GRU officer, call-sign
Starshyna.
(Censor.NET) --- The Ukrainian Security
Service has established yet another coordinator of “DPR” terrorist groups –
serviceman of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate of the armed forces.
This is reported by
Censor.NET citing the press service of the SBU.
It is reported that
the information regarding GRU officer was obtained from detained Ukrainian
citizens recruited by him.
"He is a
commander of a special purpose company of the "DPR Republican Guard",
resident of Samaria ,
call-sign Starshyna (Master Sergeant). He is in the territory controlled by
terrorists and reports directly to the terrorist nicknamed Chechen," the
report says.
It is noted that on
behalf of the Russian special services Starshyna coordinates the activities of
the "DPR" subversive groups, the main objectives of which are
terrorist acts, sabotage, fighting against the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Starshyna also
manages a network of agents in the territory
of Ukraine Donetsk ,
Vinnytsia and Lviv regions to collect information on the number of Ukrainian
troops and their logistical support, general management and command, presence
and condition of the fortifications in the ATO area," the SBU concluded.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
6:48 AM PDT
(Censor.NET) --- Canadian Defense
Minister Jason Kenney stated that his country is ready to supply Ukraine
with lethal weapons but it will not act without the support of NATO allies.
He said on the
sidelines of the NATO-Ukraine Committee meeting, Censor.NET reports citing
LB.UA.
Canadian Defense
Minister quoted Prime Minister Stephen Harper regarding the provision of lethal
weapons to Ukraine saying that all options has been put on the table but Canada
would not act alone. He added that his country required consensus on this issue
with the other NATO countries to follow this path together.
In addition, he
said that besides the main mission of 200 military trainers that Canada would send to Ukraine , five minor specialized
training missions, which will include training of military police and aerial
reconnaissance, medical training as well as explosive devices diffusion
training, will be created.
The minister also
reminded that Canada
had provided dozens of tons of military equipment to the Ukrainian military
last year, including night vision goggles and high quality winter ammunition.
He also said that Canada
would consider further supplies of non-kinetic equipment to Ukraine .
Thursday, June 25, 2015
6:31 AM PDT
Russian humanitarian
convoy again violates international laws by entering Ukraine – Border Guard
Service
(Interfax) --- The 31st so-called
Russian "humanitarian" convoy has crossed the Russian-Ukrainian
border and as usual violated the regulations of Ukrainian and international
law, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has reported.
"As for
processing another, the so-called 31st Russia 's 'humanitarian' convoy
[crossed the border]. This morning, Russia processed the so-called 31st
'humanitarian' convoy on an ex parte basis. In the period from 06:45 until
07:45, two columns of the so-called humanitarian convoy consisting of 101
vehicles went through the Russian border checkpoints of Donetsk and Matveyev
Kurgan into Ukraine," State Border Guard press secretary Oleh Slobodian
said at a press conference in Kiev on Thursday.
He said that the
transportation of the convoy took place with the usual violation of
international and Ukrainian laws.
"The
International Committee of the Red Cross didn't participate in the processing.
The Ukrainian inter-agency group conducted only the visual monitoring,"
Slobodian said.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
6:28 AM PDT
Ukrainian Security
Service reports detention of two Islamist women from Russia
(Interfax) --- The Ukrainian Security
Service has found a transfer point in Dnipropetrovsk used by members of the terrorist
organization Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as a place of
temporary stay.
"The police
detained two female citizens of the Russian Federation in a rented
apartment. Security Service officers found out that the women were expelled from
the territories of Turkey
and Egypt
on suspicion of being involved in terrorist activity. The Islamists illegally
came to Ukraine from the territory of Russia
According to it,
the detainees planned to produce new fake IDs in Ukraine
for traveling to Syria
across Turkey .
One of the Islamists presented to Ukrainian Security Service officers a fake
passport issued to a citizen of Uzbekistan
and carrying fake stamps attesting travel across the Ukrainian state border, as
a proof of her identity.
The women possessed
handwritten texts preaching inter-religious fuel and hatred for people of other
religions.
A criminal case was
opened against the Russian citizen carrying a fake ID on the counts of
"the use of fake documents". Her fellow citizen will be deported to
the country of permanent residence or a third state and prohibited to visit Ukraine for
three years.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
6:09 AM PDT
Lysenko: No soldiers
killed or injured in last day
(UNIAN) --- No Ukrainian soldiers were
killed 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 Thursday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
"Over the last
day, no Ukrainian soldiers were killed or injured as
Thursday, June 25, 2015
5:54 AM PDT
Rebel units
reinforced by Russian troops after defeat at Marjynka
(Censor.NET) --- Donbas
rebels demoralized by their recent defeat near Marjynka are being reinforced by
regular Russian troops, interior minister’s adviser Zoryan Shkiryak said,
speaking on Kanal 5 June 25, UNN reports.
“The rebels lost
over 400 killed and 800 wounded at Marjynka, according to Ukraine army
intelligence reports and are short-staffed and in despair,” he said.
The rebels are torn
by feuds and wavering. That is why Putin is sending them heavy artillery and
Russian troops, Shkiryak said.
“I don’t believe
the rebels can launch a full-sized offensive, but they will try to score small
victories to bolster up their low morale,” he said.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
5:08 AM PDT
Terrorists attacked a
Red Cross humanitarian convoy in Donetsk
(Censor.NET) --- This morning,
terrorists of the illegal armed groups of the "DPR" fired grenade
launchers and small arms at a convoy of the Red Cross mission in the area of
the checkpoint near Berezove (Volnovakha district of the Donetsk region).
This is stated by
the press service of the SBU, Censor.NET reports.
Fourteen trucks and
cars were returning from a mission in Donetsk
after delivering humanitarian aid to the civilian population of the temporarily
occupied territories. There are no casualties among the Red Cross personnel,
the vehicles have not been damaged.
Representatives of
the Red Cross stated that the attacks on the convoy came from the
"DPR" terrorists. All personnel of the humanitarian mission is
currently in safety.
The officers of the
Security Service are documenting the fact of attack on the Red Cross convoy by
the terrorists.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
2:32 AM PDT
(Business Insider) --- Russia 's 3rd-generation battle tank
will feature a new version of explosive reactive armour (ERA) capable of
resisting widely used Western anti-tank weapons, a source at a leading Russian
heavy machinery company told Nikolai Novichkov of IHS Jane's 360.
The unnamed source
at the Russian Tractor Plants, which develops armour for the country's
tanks, told Jane's that the T-14 Armata battle tank will feature a radically
redesigned ERA system that has "no known world equivalents".
"The new ERA
can resist anti-tank gun shells adopted by NATO countries, including the
state-of-the-art APFSDS DM53 and DM63 developed by Rheinmetall [and] anti-tank
ground missiles with high-explosive anti-tank warheads," the
source told Jane's.
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