Ukraine War Update - 30 July 2015

Thursday, July 30, 2015  6:48 AM PDT

Aerial images of railway junction in terrorist-occupied Debalseve show it has been restored.

   (Censor.NET) --- New images of the railway junction in Debaltseve went online.

   Volunteer Yurii Kasianov posted drone-made images of the railway station in Debaltseve, the Donetsk region, on his Facebook page, Censor.NET reports.

   "This is Debaltseve. Railway junction. Images were made yesterday by ARMIA SOS drone aviation group," he wrote.

Thursday, July 30, 2015  6:32 AM PDT

Latest Russian PSNR-8M portable ground reconnaissance station used by 'DPR' terrorists.

   (Censor.NET) --- OSINT-investigation conducted in the occupied Donbas reveals the latest Russian military equipment in arsenal of the "DPR" militants. These include, in particular, Russian complex of ground reconnaissance PSNR-8M.

   The InformNapalm.org team continues to detect and identify modern Russian weapons and equipment often seen on videos and photos of "Novorossiya" militants, Censor.NET reports.

   "A new observation of our friend Mikhail Net revealed a Russian PSNR-8M portable ground reconnaissance station in the arsenal of the Khan Battalion of the "Donetsk People's Republic" ("DPR"): "This is that awkward moment when [Russian] propagandists 'displayed' a modern Russian PSNR-8M station of the ground reconnaissance. This piece of equipment is used by the Khan Special Forces Battalion of the "DPR". A question to Russian "Military supply service": Have the 'miners' take it from Ukrainians again?" Mikhail wrote.

Thursday, July 30, 2015  4:44 AM PDT

Ukraine army to have uniforms invisible to night vision devices

   (Zik) --- Activists have developed a new cloth, called Varan (Dragon), which is invisible to night-vision devices. The uniform will be tested in the 79th Brigade. Mass production can be started by the defense ministry soon, ZIK reports July 30.

   The war with Russia has triggered off radical changes for the better in Ukraine army. Equipped with obsolete WWII helmets in 2014, it now has Kevlar ones, tactical goggles and balaclavas.

   Besides, the servicemen have level 4 or 5 bullet-proof jackets, first-aid kits, collimator sights for Kalashnikovs.

   All these changes have been made possible due to the cooperation of activists and the defense ministry.

   The defense ministry, however, makes optimistic declarations, saying there are no problems with equipment. This is not true, the activists counter, and many problems are still to be resolved.

Thursday, July 30, 2015  4:42 AM PDT

Four Ukrainian soldiers wounded in ATO area in past 24 hours

   KIEV, July 30 (Ukrinform). --- No Ukrainian servicemen were killed, but four soldiers were wounded in the area of the anti-terrorist operation in Donbas as a result of hostilities.

   Spokesman for the Presidential Administration on ATO, Colonel Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "Fortunately, no Ukrainian servicemen were killed in past 24 hours, but four soldiers were wounded as a result of military clashes over past 24 hours," he said.

Wednesday, July 29, 2015  23:39 PDT

July 29, Donbas separatists opened fire 82 times

   (Zik) --- Violating the Minsk agreements by using heavy artillery, Donbas separatists opened fire against Ukrainian army positions 82 times on July 29, Ukraine army spokesman said.

   The enemy attacked the army outpost near Pisky using 120-mm mortars.

   Our positions near Leninske, Triokhizbenka, Krasnohorivka and Majorsk were shelled from tanks, and 120-mm mortars.

   Yasnobrodivka in the Donetsk oblast was shelled from 152-mm howitzers.

   The enemy shelling was the most intense near Artemivsk and Donetsk areas.