Thursday, July 2, 2015
7:21 AM PDT
DPR, LPR attempts to
hold separate elections in Donbas on Oct 18 to
have destructive consequences - Poroshenko
(Interfax) --- Attempts to hold
elections in territories in eastern Ukraine
not controlled by Kiev will mean Russia breaks agreements reached in Minsk , Ukrainian President
Petro Poroshenko said at a news conference on Thursday.
"The attempts
to hold on October 18 illegitimate elections not meeting Ukrainian legislation
and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) criteria will
mean a harsh attack of Russia
on the Minsk
agreements reached on February 12, 2015. I am certain that this will be
extremely irresponsible and will have devastating consequences for the process
of deescalation of tension in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions," Poroshenko
said.
It has been
reported that head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR)
Alexander Zakharchenko scheduled local elections in the DPR for October 18,
2015.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
6:53 AM PDT
Russian mercenaries
shelled Marinka and Maiorske checkpoints: one serviceman wounded
(Censor.NET) --- Over the past day
Russian-terrorist troops continued to violate cease fire in the eastern Ukraine .
As reported by Censor.NET
citing State Border Service press service, militants fired two times at Marinka
checkpoint, where Ukrainian border guards and soldiers serve.
Russian mercenaries
used automatic grenade launchers, antitank guided missiles, mortars and small
arms. Also, terrorists fired mortars and small arms at Maiorske checkpoint.
Ukrainian military
returned fire and forced enemy to retreat. As a result of armed confrontations
one Ukrainian soldier was injured.
In Donetsk region two drone flights were fixed
by border guard units and Ukrainian military. Using them illegal armed units
were carrying out aerial reconnaissance of the Ukrainian armed forces
positions.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
6:36 AM PDT
Militants amass heavy
arms in Mariupol sector – ATO spokesman
(Interfax) --- Donbas
militants have accumulated heavy armaments near the contact line in the
Mariupol sector, Ukrainian Presidential Administration spokesman for the
anti-terrorist operation Andriy Lysenko has said.
"Tensions have
escalated in the Mariupol sector. The enemy has amassed heavy armaments (tanks
and artillery) near the contact line and is actively using them. As a result of
hostile attacks, our positions in Bohdanivka, Starohnativka, Shyrokyne and
Berdiansk have found themselves under fire," he said at a press briefing
on Thursday.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
6:32 AM PDT
(Ukraine Canada has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine since the start of Russia 's military aggression
The Canadian
Ambassador to Ukraine Roman Waschuk began the celebrations by highlighting some
of the common traits which connect Canada
and Ukraine .
He also
mentioned the strong response Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave
to Russian president Vladimir Putin over the Kremlin's military intervention in
Ukraine .
Overall the
Canadian government has provided Ukraine with USD 400 million in low
interest loans and USD 20.9 million for financial, fiscal, and national bank
reforms. As well as USD 212 million in bilateral development assistance and at
least USD 35 million in security support which includes non-lethal aid.
Another sign of
support is on its way, with at least 200 Canadian troops expected to arrive in Ukraine
this summer to train their Ukrainian counterparts. They'll be taking part in a
training programme which has already started by US soldiers. The US ambassador talked about the Canadian and US
support for Ukraine .
The Canadian
ambassador confirmed that both parties are working on the bilateral free trade
agreement.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
6:05 AM PDT
(UNIAN) --- The deputy of the lower
house of the Russian parliament, the Duma, Yevgeniy Fedorov has sent a letter
to parliament speaker Sergiy Naryshkin, suggesting the denouncement of the
agreement on the Russian-Ukrainian state border, which is currently in force
between the two states, Russian newspaper Izvestia has reported.
The current
document defines the occupied Crimean peninsula as a part of Ukraine , which, according to Fedorov, can be
used as a claim against Russia
"by its enemies," Izvestia wrote.
He suggests that
the Chairman of the State Duma initiate the process of the termination of the
agreement that is controversial, in his opinion, in order to avoid any legal
conflicts.
The preparation of
the agreement on the state border between Russia
and Ukraine took several
years, and the main disputes were related to the water boundary in the Kerch Strait
Thus, the maritime
boundaries between the two states remained an open question, however, the
occupied Crimean peninsula is defined as the territory of Ukraine
"A decision on
the reunification with the Crimea has already
been taken and implemented, so now we need to streamline international treaties
in accordance with the decision taken at the constitutional level. They should
be revised to ensure that all the documents are in line with the fundamental
law," Fedorov said.
"The agreement
on the state border between Russia
and Ukraine
in its present form cannot exist, and it must be denounced," he said.
As reported
earlier, the Russian government is considering the possibility of disbanding
"the Ministry of Crimean Affairs." The occupied Crimea
has recently become a point of dispute between various interest groups,
according to a source in the Russian presidential administration.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
4:30 AM PDT
Four Ukrainian
soldiers wounded in ATO zone in last day
(UNIAN) --- No Ukrainian soldiers were
killed but four were wounded in the Donbas conflict zone over the last 24
hours, presidential administration spokesman for Anti-Terrorist Operation
issues Colonel Andriy Lysenko said at a briefing in Kiev on Thursday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
"Over the last
day, we haven’t lost any Ukrainian soldiers, but four were injured as a result
of military clashes," he said.
As UNIAN reported
earlier, on June 30, no Ukrainian soldiers were killed but ten were injured in
the Donbas conflict zone.
Russian-backed
militants attacked Ukrainian army positions and civilian areas in eastern Ukraine with
the use of banned heavy weapons 54 times in the last day.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
2:35 AM PDT
Terrorists attempt to
seize Shyrokyne while announcing 'demilitarization' - M sector press officer
(Censor.NET) --- Mercenaries shelled the
village of Shyrokyne ,
the Donetsk
region, two times from small arms and 120-mm mortars.
This was announced
by M sector press officer Yaroslav Chepurnyi on air of 112 Ukraine TV channel,
Censor.NET reports.
"The night (in M sector - ed.) was unquiet. The enemy shelled our troops' positions using grenade launchers and self-propelled guns of 122-mm caliber. The shelling started at 11:40 p.m. and ended at 1 a.m. After midnight, the shelling lasted until 2 a.m.," he noted.
"The enemy fired at Shyrokyne two times using small arms and 120-mm mortars, as well as Berdianske using 122-mm cannon artillery," Chepurnyi added.
"All demilitarization talks are just terrorists' attempt to make us leave the positions, which the enemy will immediately take, and it will be difficult to kick them out of there. I would like to remind that direct vision from Shyrokyne (hills that we hold) to Mariupol is 12 km. Eastern suburbs of Mariupol can be aimed at with Grads and cannon artillery of large caliber," he said.
Chepurnyi stressed that demilitarization can negatively affect security of Mariupol residents.
"The night (in M sector - ed.) was unquiet. The enemy shelled our troops' positions using grenade launchers and self-propelled guns of 122-mm caliber. The shelling started at 11:40 p.m. and ended at 1 a.m. After midnight, the shelling lasted until 2 a.m.," he noted.
"The enemy fired at Shyrokyne two times using small arms and 120-mm mortars, as well as Berdianske using 122-mm cannon artillery," Chepurnyi added.
"All demilitarization talks are just terrorists' attempt to make us leave the positions, which the enemy will immediately take, and it will be difficult to kick them out of there. I would like to remind that direct vision from Shyrokyne (hills that we hold) to Mariupol is 12 km. Eastern suburbs of Mariupol can be aimed at with Grads and cannon artillery of large caliber," he said.
Chepurnyi stressed that demilitarization can negatively affect security of Mariupol residents.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
2:22 AM PDT
Militants shelled
railway station in Maiorske, - C sector press officer
(Censor.NET) --- Over the past night in
sector С, militants shelled Ukrainian positions seven times, using heavy
machine guns and 120-mm mortars.
As reported by Censor.NET, this was announced by C sector
press officer Vasyl Labai on air of 112 Ukraine TV Channel.
"Currently, no attacks have been recorded in our direction. Over the night, militants fired seven times at Ukrainian forces' positions. They used small arms, heavy machine guns, and 120-mm mortars. Settlements near Horlivka remain the epicenter of instability. In this area, militants carried out firings at the villages of Kirove, Leninske and Maiorske," he said.
Militants shelled the railway station in Maiorske, with the last firing recorded at about 1:30 a.m. near Luhanske.
Militants were using drones overnight. In the evening, a drone was noticed in the area of Dzerzhynsk.
No casualties were reported among the Ukrainian military, and no reports of civilian casualties were received as well.
"Currently, no attacks have been recorded in our direction. Over the night, militants fired seven times at Ukrainian forces' positions. They used small arms, heavy machine guns, and 120-mm mortars. Settlements near Horlivka remain the epicenter of instability. In this area, militants carried out firings at the villages of Kirove, Leninske and Maiorske," he said.
Militants shelled the railway station in Maiorske, with the last firing recorded at about 1:30 a.m. near Luhanske.
Militants were using drones overnight. In the evening, a drone was noticed in the area of Dzerzhynsk.
No casualties were reported among the Ukrainian military, and no reports of civilian casualties were received as well.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
12:02 AM PDT
(Zik) --- Radio communications among
Ukraine army units and servicemen are jammed by Russian army electronic warfare
unit now deployed to Donbas, Rada lawmaker Ihor Lapin said, speaking July 2 on
112 Ukrayina TV.
“The troops do not
have special jamming-proof radio stations, and those they have are jammed by
the enemy.
There is no effective communications among Ukraine army
units,” the lawmaker said.
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