Saturday, March 14, 2015
7:59 AM PDT
Russia’s Black Sea
Fleet was the basis for occupation of the peninsula – Russian Admiral
(Censor.NET) --- In February 2014
Russian Black Sea Fleet provided covert delivery of Russian special forces to
Crimea in order to block the Ukrainian troops there.
This was stated by
former commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Igor Kasatonov, Censor.NET
reports citing Rosbalt.
"The fact that
the Russian Black Sea Fleet was and still is (in Crimea
- ed.) served as a basis for the events following Feb. 23 last year. We can say
that the Black Sea Fleet has prepared a springboard, the officers knew what was
going on around, where the Ukrainian installations are, the development
scenarios were studied on the maps. That is, the Black Sea Fleet coped with its
tasks - the "polite people" (or "green men" - Russian
soldiers without identification - ed.) were delivered, and on the night of Feb.
27 the Supreme Council of Crimea was taken,"
Kasatonov said, adding that the "polite people" were played by the
Army special forces.
Talking about the
details of the operation, the former commander of the Black Sea Fleet quoted
Colonel General Volkov: "A brilliant concentration of means and special
forces in Crimea was conducted with the use of
concealment measures, unexpected by Ukrainians, as well as a wide range of
measures for advance deception the enemy."
According to him,
the ships came from Novorossiysk ,
and the troops were transported by air.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
7:16 AM PDT
Defense in depth in
Donbas to be created in shortest terms - Poroshenko
(Interfax) --- Ukrainian President Petro
Poroshenko has said that the effective defense line in Donbas
should be created in the shortest terms, the presidential press service has
reported.
"Taking into
account our experience, best samples of fortification, trench shelters and
location of fortified points, we should build the high effective and deep
defense in the shortest terms," the president said at a meeting with heads
of regional administrations.
Poroshenko said
that each region should be involved in building fortifications.
"Each region
should make its fair share of contribution in fortification works if we don't
want to meet enemy in our town," the president said, adding that a certain
part of work would be reserved for each region and the regions will be
responsible for the terms and quality of works.
Ukrainian Prime
Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk and heads of law enforcement agencies and ministries
took part in the meeting.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
6:22 AM PDT
Ukrainian doctors'
meeting with Savchenko lasts almost 3.5 hours - Pamfilova
(Interfax) --- A visit by Ukrainian
doctors of pilot Nadia Savchenko in a Moscow
detention facility is now over, Russian human rights ombudsman Ella Pamfilova
told Interfax on Saturday.
"The visit by
the Ukrainian and Russian doctors with Savchenko lasted almost 3.5 hours,"
Pamfilova said.
Pamfilova said the
doctors were accompanied by an official from the Russian human rights
ombudsman's office.
"The Ukrainian
doctors will make their conclusions public themselves," Pamfilova said.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
6:17 AM PDT
No casualty reported
in Donbas despite 32 shelling in past 24 hours
Spokesman for the
anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine Andriy Lysenko said this at a
briefing in Kiev on Saturday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.
"As a result
of hostilities and provocative shelling none Ukrainian military has been
killed, one soldier has been injured," he said.
At the same time,
over the past day, Russian-backed militants continued to violate the ceasefire,
shelling positions of ATO forces 32 times. "Yesterday, the enemy fired at
Ukrainian positions in the ATO area 32 times, including one time using
artillery near the settlement of Avdiyivka. Traditionally, the areas of the
tensest confrontation are the settlement of Shyrokyne near Mariupol and the Donetsk airport
area," Lysenko said.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
5:48 AM PDT
Romanian President to
visit Ukraine
KIEV, March 14 (Ukrinform). --- On
Tuesday, March 17, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis will be on an official
visit to Ukraine .
Ukrainian President
Petro Poroshenko said this in an interview with 1+1 TV Channel, an Ukrinform
correspondent reported.
"The President
of Romania will visit Ukraine
on Tuesday," Poroshenko said.
He also reminded
that he will go on a working visit to Germany on March 16.
"Everything is
in such intense pace, because the protection of the territorial integrity and
independence of the state is provided not only by actions at the front line,
but also by concentration of international efforts," he said.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
4:27 AM PDT
Situation in Ukraine
KIEV, March 14 (Ukrinform). --- The
situation in eastern Ukraine
remains tense. Despite the declared ceasefire, Russian-backed terrorists
continue to fire at Ukrainian army positions and settlements in Donbas .
The map reflecting
the situation in Donbas as of 12.00 on March
14 has been released by the information and analytical center of the Ukrainian
National Security and Defense Council.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
4:06 AM PDT
Ukraine plans joint
military exercises with U.S., Poland
(Interfax) --- President Petro
Poroshenko has introduced a bill to parliament to let foreign armed forces into
Ukraine
to take part in five joint exercises with Ukrainian forces.
According to the
draft law, Ukraine
plans three Ukrainian-American command post exercises, Fearless Guardian 2015,
Sea Breeze 2015 and Saber Guardian/Rapid Trident 2015, and two Ukrainian-Polish
exercises, Secure Skies 2015, and Law and Order 2015, for this year.
Fearless Guardian
will take place in Yavoriv district, Lviv region, in the period from March to
November and will bring together a maximum of 2,200 troops. Ukraine is providing up to 200 armed forces
troops and up to 1,000 National Guard personnel, and the U.S. will be
represented by a maximum of 1,000 servicemen.
Sea Breeze will be
a 25-day exercise held between June and October in the Black Sea and at
training sites in the regions of Odesa, Mykolaiv and Kherson . A maximum of 2,500 troops will take
part in it.
Saber
Guardian/Rapid Trident will also take place in Yavoriv district. The 25-day
exercise, to be held between July and October, will bring together up to 2,100
troops, with up to 1,000 representing Ukraine, up to 500 the United States, and
up to 600 other NATO and Partnership for Peace member countries.
Secure Skies is a
14-day tactical air force exercise in which a maximum of 250 Ukrainian and 100
Polish servicemen will take part.
Law and Order is a
one-week military police exercise in Yavoriv that will together 50 Ukrainians
and 50 Poles.
Permission from
parliament is needed to allow foreign military personnel into Ukraine .
Saturday, March 14, 2015
2:43 AM PDT
Rebels used tanks to
shell Shyrokine – OSCE monitors
(Zik) --- OSCE monitors in Donbas registered massive shelling of Shirokine near
Mariupol by rebel tanks, OSCE March 12 report says.
“The monitors heard
15 shots by tanks in the direction of Shyrokine.
OSCE monitors saw
two T-64 tanks and watched how they made over 20 shots in the direction of
Shirokine,” the OSCE report runs.
Shirokine remains
one of the hottest spots in the war in Donbas .
The shelling of
Shirokine using heavy tank artillery is a brazen violation of the Minsk agreements.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
2:13 AM PDT
Terrorists shelled
Avdiivka, Opytne and Pisky
(Censor.NET) --- Last night (March
13-14) passed relatively calm in the ATO zone.
The militants
violated the truce six times firing at the ATO forces' positions along the
front line from 8p.m. (March 13) till 6a.m. (March 14), Censor.NET reports
citing the ATO press center.
According to the operational data, the non-controlled militants units are responsible for such attacks. They are trying to provoke the Army to fire back.
According to the operational data, the non-controlled militants units are responsible for such attacks. They are trying to provoke the Army to fire back.
Thus, militants
fired at Opytne and Pisky villages from small arms and grenade launchers in the
Donetsk sector
last night. The town of Avdiivka
was fired from artillery from 10:05p.m. till 10.22p.m. And there are no
Ukrainian soldiers at all in the town," the press center informs.
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