Monday, February 23, 2015
7:34 AM PST
Azov regiment soldier
tortured by the terrorists buried in Odesa.
(Censor.NET) --- On Monday, Odesa
residents said their last good-bye to their compatriots, soldiers from the Azov
volunteer regiment Mykola Troitskyi (call sign Akela) and Oleksandr Kutuzakyi
(call sign Kutuz), who were killed in fighting near Shyrokyne, the Donetsk
region, on Feb. 15.
This was announced
by Censor.NET citing Dumskaya.
Oleksandr's family
insisted that his coffin was kept open in order for everyone to see the
soldier's face scarred by the terrorists after his death.
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Monday, February 23, 2015
12:32 AM PST
Latvian Prime
Minister supports initiative to invite UN peacekeepers to Donbas
Latvian Prime
Minister Laimdota Straujuma said this after a meeting with Ukrainian President
Petro Poroshenko held on Sunday in Kiev, Delfi reported.
During the meeting
the parties discussed the settlement of the conflict in eastern Ukraine .
Poroshenko noted that the UN peacekeeping forces deployment in eastern Ukraine is supported by the U.S. and the UK ,
and he intends to ask France
for its support. The Latvian prime minister, in turn, stressed that everything
possible should be done to establish a truce in the east of Ukraine .
Monday, February 23, 2015
12:18 AM PST
Poland endorses
Poroshenko's initiative for peacekeeping mission to Donbas
KIEV, February 23 (Ukrinform). --- Poland will always remind France and Germany
that they have taken particular responsibility in the settlement of the
conflict in Donbas and implementation of the Minsk agreements.
President of the Republic of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski
"We support
the implementation of the Minsk agreements, but
we will always remind France
and Germany
that they have taken particular responsibility," Bronislaw Komorowski
said.
The Polish
President endorsed the initiative of the President of Ukraine to invite the
peacekeeping mission. In addition, the parties discussed and agreed to
intensify cooperation between Ukraine
and Poland
in defense and energy fields.
Monday, February 23, 2015
12:15 AM PST
Ukrainian guerillas
destroy 3 APCs, 1 tank and 30 Russian troops in Debaltseve
(Zik) --- The Shadows, a Ukrainian
guerilla group, operating in the Debaltseve area has destroyed 3 armoured
personnel carriers, one tank and about 30 Russian troops, nbnews.com.ua reports
Feb. 23.
Between Feb. 10 and
Feb. 15, during the fighting with the Russian troops near Debaltseve members of
The Shadows guerilla group destroyed 3 APCs, 1 tank and about 30 Russians
servicemen, Oleksandr Hladky wrote in Facebook.
According toUkraine
army, the rebels lost 1,300 servicemen dead during the final stages of the
onslaught on Debaltseve.
According to
Monday, February 23, 2015
12:07 AM PST
Instructions on
terrorist act in Kharkiv came from Russia - SBU
(Censor.NET) --- The trail of the
terrorist attack committed during the peace march in Kharkiv leads to Belgorod , Russia
This was stated by
Advisor to the head of the SBU Markyian Lubkivskyi, Censor.NET reports citing
Interfax-Ukraine.
Responding to a
question whether he could confirm that Moscow
is behind the attack in Kharkiv, Lubkivskyi said: "I can confirm it."
"Moreover, the portable rocket launcher was received by the gang leader in
Belgorod . And
the instructions were received from the Russian Federation ," he added.
Lubkivskyi reminded
that four people suspected of committing the attack have been arrested. The
advisor to the head of the Security Service said that the investigation is
being conducted. "We clearly see that the trail leads to Belgorod ,
the Russian Federation .
The action had been planned for a long time, and it was aimed at killing
people," the adviser to the head of the SBU said.
Sunday, February 22, 2015
23:50 PST
Poroshenko thanks the
Visegrad Group countries for support
KIEV, February 23 (Ukrinform). --- President
of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko assesses relations between Ukraine and Slovakia as strategic and very
important.
The President
stated this at the meeting with Slovak president Andrej Kiska, who had arrived
in Kiev to participate in commemoration of the anniversary of the Revolution of
Dignity in Ukraine .
"We have
strategic and very important relations between our countries," the
President's press office quotes his words.
In this context,
the President stressed the close cooperation with the countries of the Visegrad
Group.
Poroshenko also
noted the importance of creating energy hub with participation of Slovakia in order to ensure additional gas
supply to Ukraine
and expressed content with the level of cooperation in the given sphere. He
also thanked Slovakia and
other countries of the Visegrad Group for the support of the European
integration of Ukraine ,
practical assistance on the way of reforms and humanitarian aid in the
treatment and rehabilitation of Ukrainian servicemen wounded in the ATO area.
Sunday, February 22, 2015
23:12 PST
Militants fire at
Ukrainian military 44 times despite 'ceasefire'
KIEV, February 23 (Ukrinform). --- Russian-terrorist
forces continue to violate the ceasefire, they carried out 44 firing at
positions of ATO forces.
Spokesman for the
anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine Andriy Lysenko said this at a
briefing in Kiev on Sunday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.
"Militants
continue to carry out armed provocations, including the use of heavy military
equipment. On February 21, the enemy carried out 44 shelling of Ukrainian
military positions," Lysenko said.
At the same time
Lysenko pointed out that, in general, over the past twenty-four hours the
intensity of the fighting in the anti-terrorist operation area has decreased.
In particular, from 22:00 on February 21 to 07:00 on February 22 there was not
a single shelling of Ukrainian positions.
Sunday, February 22, 2015
17:13 PST
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(IBT) --- Russia
allegedly is providing artillery weapons to rebels in Ukraine trying to take Mariupol, a
strategically important seaport. Col. Viktor Shidlyukh, the deputy commander of
Ukrainian forces defending Mariupol, said the rebels recently started using the
artillery weapons for the first time, the Telegraph reported.
The weapons appear
to be "air burst" artillery, which uses a delayed charge to detonate
the shell before it reaches the ground, showering the target with shrapnel.
Military officials claim Russia
provided the weapons to the rebels amid a ceasefire agreement that has largely
been ignored after Ukrainian troops lost the town of Debaltseve last week.
Mariupol is home to
500,000 people and is the biggest government-held city in the two rebellious
provinces. The city has braced for a separatist invasion for months, with
roadblocks and checkpoints at every entry road.
“Right now, we are
building a strong defense line around the city. And it would help to build
another defense line,” Mariupol Mayor Yuriy Khotlubei told the Washington Post.
“It won’t be that easy for them to get into the city.”
Residents said they
were prepared to defend Mariupol from the rebels. “I will stay and fight, if
the war comes to my city,” said Anatoly Bezruchko, 62. “You can’t just live to
eat and sleep. You have to defend your homeland.”
U.S. Secretary
of State John Kerry said Saturday Western leaders were weighing new
sanctions against Russia
because of the ceasefire violations. "In the next few days I
anticipate that President Obama will evaluate the choices that are
in front of him and will make his decision as to what
the next step will be," Kerry told a news conference.
"There are serious discussions taking place between us and our
European allies as to what those next sanctions steps ought to be and when
they ought to be implemented."
Sunday 22 February 2015
9:21 AM PST
Three Chechen
battalions fighting on Ukraine side in Donbas
(Zik) --- The co-founder of the
Ukrainian-Chechen-Ingushs friendship society, Ahmed Alihadzhiev, said at the
meeting to commemorate the deportation of Chechens and Ingushs, that 3 Chechen
battalions are fighting for Ukraine
in Donbas , UNN reports Feb. 22.
The sidekicks of
Chechnya Moscow-installed leader Kadyrov and Ossetians who are fighting for
separatists and are bankrolled by Russia have nothing to do with the
Chechen people, he said.
“71 years ago, the Chechen people were
deported by force to Kazakhstan .
500,000 of Chechens and Ingushs died during the deportation. Their survivors
could return to their homeland 13 years after the deportation,” he said.
Sunday 22 February 2015
8:21 AM PST
40 soldiers killed at
Debaltseve bridgehead brought to Dnipropetrovsk region hospital
(Censor.NET) --- Today, on Feb. 23,
bodies of 18 Ukrainian soldiers killed during the battle for Debaltseve
bridgehead were brought to the morgues of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Censor.NET informs
citing the press service of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration.
"Today at 5:00 a.m., 18 bodies were brought from Artemivsk town. Basically all of them are unidentified. They are Ukrainian soldiers who died near Debaltseve. Perhaps some of them were from the 128th Brigade or the 40th Battalion of Territorial Defense, but we will know for sure after they are identified by their relatives," an employee of the Administration said.
"I just got a call that 23 more dead soldiers are on their way from Debaltseve ", he added.
"Today at 5:00 a.m., 18 bodies were brought from Artemivsk town. Basically all of them are unidentified. They are Ukrainian soldiers who died near Debaltseve. Perhaps some of them were from the 128th Brigade or the 40th Battalion of Territorial Defense, but we will know for sure after they are identified by their relatives," an employee of the Administration said.
"I just got a call that 23 more dead soldiers are on their way from Debaltseve ", he added.
According to
updated information, 40 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers were brought to
Dnipropetrovsk throughout the day.
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