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Monday, 9 February 2015

Ukraine War Update - 9 February 2015

Monday, February 9, 2015  9:19 AM PST
Russian jets attack Ukraine army positions near Debaltseve
   (Zik) --- 40th battalion outpost near Debaltsevo has been attacked by Russian jets, for the second time today, military say Feb. 9.
   40th battalion deputy company CO Lieut. Lomakin told Tsenzor.net that 4 Russian jets attacked his positions at 14.00 today.
    “We need protection from air strikes. This is the second raid by Russian jets today,” the officer said.
Monday, February 9, 2015  8:05 AM PST
Ukrainian soldiers attempt breaching entrapment near Debaltseve. The enemy brought up massive manpower - Semenchenko
   (Censor.NET) --- Fighting near Lohvynove, the Donetsk region, at the Debaltseve - Artemivsk motorway continues. The enemy managed to move up reserves. Both sides incurred losses in armoured vehicles.
   This was announced by the Donbas battalion commander, Samopomich party MP Semen Semenchenko on his Facebook page, Censor.NET reports.
   He informed about the following: "Our artillery is working. It could have been a good idea to shoot all those morons from the staff who overslept when the enemy entered Loskutivka at 6:00 in the morning and who started to move only after noon. Our tanks rupturing suddenly are a topic for another talk. Anyway. Separatists have blocked off the road in Loskutivka. The army and Donbas' anti-sabotage group have retreated. The rest is not for Facebook. Strategists, f*ck them!" Semenchenko wrote.
Monday, February 9, 2015  7:31 AM PST
Ukrainian military kill 200 militants and destroy 15 weapons units in last day
   KIEV, February 9 (Ukrinform). --- Ukrainian military successfully repel the attacks of pro-Russian militants, inflicting significant losses in enemy's manpower and equipment.
   This has been announced by the government's Anti-Terrorist Operation headquarters spokesman Anatoliy Stelmakh said on Monday.
   "ATO forces killed more than 200 militants and destroyed 15 pieces of military equipment over past 24 hours," he said.
   According to Stelmakh, the night in the area of anti-terrorist operation was relatively calm. 13 attacks on Ukrainian position were launched.
Monday, February 9, 2015  7:29 AM PST
Terrorists use advanced Russian cluster munitions near Mariupol.
   (Censor.NET) --- The 'DPR' militants use Tornado-G, the advanced Russian cluster munitions for BM 21 Grad multiple rocket launchers against the civilian population in the vicinity of Mariupol, in particular, in the villages of Sartana, Hnutove, and Novoselivka.
   Deputy Commander of the 'M' sector Colonel Viktor Shydliukh stated today at a press conference in Mariupol, Censor.NET reports citing Liga.
   According to him, this boosted munition has a much more damage-producing capability than a conventional Grad rocket. "We could not have inherited these munitions from the Soviet Union as they were developed exclusively in the Russian Federation," Shydliukh said. In addition, the found projectile body was marked with a star, which is used by the enterprises of the former USSR and the Russian Federation in particular.
   According to him, the militants intentionally keep shelling peaceful villages which are remote from the Armed Forces of Ukraine positions, in order to provoke panic and make people leave these villages. "The earth is covered with shrapnel in the shelled areas," Shydliukh said.
   He demonstrated the journalists a hand-sized fragment of conventional Grad rocket, and diamond-shaped shrapnel with sharp edges, approximately a half-centimeter long, from the advanced rockets. According to the Colonel, these fragments inflict significantly more damage to the manpower. Besides, the crater from the impact of an advanced missile is much deeper than from the usual one. Its casualty area is also increased.
   Shydliukh reported that the command of the 'M' sector has informed the OSCE mission on the use of Tornado-G missiles against the civilian population and at the same time urged them to investigate such facts more carefully as civilians believe that the OSCE observers perform their duties poorly, making citizens dissatisfied.
Monday, February 9, 2015  7:09 AM PST
Kiev suspects Russian journalist Dorenko of inciting break-up of Ukraine
   (Interfax) --- Ukrainian police investigators have launched a preliminary inquiry into the calls for the violation of the country's territorial integrity being spread over the Internet on behalf of the Russian journalist Sergei Dorenko.
   "It has been established that an article is circulating on the Internet, titled 'Sergei Dorenko: the best way for Ukraine is division,' calling for change in Ukrainian national border lines and its territory," the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said on its website on Monday.
   "Dorenko's actions fall under Article 110 part one of the Ukrainian Criminal Code (premeditated actions aimed at changing the internal or national borders of Ukraine in breach of the Ukrainian Constitution, as well as public calls for, or distribution of material inciting such actions)," the ministry said.
   This crime carries the punishment of up to three years imprisonment.
   "An inquiry is underway to identify people involved in spreading this information, and the authors of the calls bearing hallmarks of the crime," the ministry said.
Monday, February 9, 2015  5:10 AM PST
Separatists Fire Grad Missiles From Vuhlehirsk
   (RFE/RL) --- Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine have continued military operations against government forces. On February 8, separatist forces in the town of Vuhlehirsk, near Debaltseve, were filmed by RFE/RL's Current Time program firing missiles from a Grad rocket launcher. The Ukrainian military said on January 29 that its troops had retreated from Vuhlehirsk, and the town has suffered huge damage in recent fighting.
Monday, February 9, 2015  4:01 AM PST
Canada can help Ukraine train military personnel
   (Interfax) --- Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko has stressed the importance of Canada's help in training Ukrainian officers in Canadian military academies.
   "Today, we need help in training young Ukrainian officers in Canada's academies, as then [they] will become a part of overhead personnel of Ukrainian Armed Forces. Help in training officers of junior command personnel on the basis of Canadian Armed Forces' special units would be interesting and important as well," Klitschko said, during a meeting with Canadian Defense Minister Rob Nicholson at the Munich conference, according to the mayor’s press service
   He also thanked Canada for its help and support of Ukraine.
   In turn Nicholson said that Canada's position remained the same – Ukraine should be a united and independent state. He also assured Klitschko that Canada is ready to support Ukraine for as long as is needed. In particular, he promised to help train Ukrainian soldiers in Canadian military academies.
Monday, February 9, 2015  12:11 AM PST
Russia behind fake protests in Kiev to create chaos, SBU chief says
   (Zik) --- There were several rallies in the Ukrainian capital this week with protesters demanding the introduction of the martial law, give more weapons to volunteer battalions and prevent their encirclement in Donbas.
   Rallies are common for Ukrainians. But not these ones as SBU exposed the organizer of these rallies – Ukraine general staff officer with links to the Donbas terrorists, SBU chief Valentyn Nalyvajchenko said, TCH reports. 
   The officer was the mastermind of several rallies in Ukraine. It os clear that creating tension in the country is one of Putin’s objectives.
   About 20 persons wearing military uniforms and masks tried to storm the presidential administration last week. By mere ‘coincidence’, pro-Russian TV channels’ teams were nearby and broadcasting to Russia
   SBU detained the group and pinpointed its leader, a general staff lieutenant-colonel, named Chornobaj.  
   Chornobaj was an instructor to one of the volunteer battalions, giving his servicemen untrue information about the losses of the Ukrainian army and egging them on to protests, Nalyvajchenko said.
   He also created a spy network in some cities to stage provocations and terrorist acts. 
   SBU has evidence that the activities of so-called protesters are controlled by Moscow. Nalyvajchenko said his service will publicize the evidence next week.
Sunday, February 8, 2015  23:08 PST
Donetsk rocked by huge explosion at night
   (Zik) --- Huge explosion rocked Donetsk at night as a result of a successive raid by Ukraine army artillery, ex-volunteer and now a Rada lawmaker Borys Filatov writes in Facebook Feb. 9.
   The explosion was the result of a direct hit into the enemy ammo storehouse, Filatov wrote.
   The explosion received comments from the social network users. They say it was hear in all the areas of Donetsk.
   Pravy Sector leader and volunteers’ CO Dmytro Yarosh claimed Ukraine artillery destroyed 200 terrorists and 20 Grad missile batteries.

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