Saturday, March 28, 2015
7:13 AM PDT
Militants shell
Novotoshkivske in Luhansk region with Grad launchers – Moskal
(Interfax) --- The militants again used
Grad multiple rocket launchers in Luhansk region after a long break, head of
Luhansk regional military and civil administration Hennadiy Moskal said.
"At 23:00 Kiev time on Friday, they were shelling the 29th roadblock
at the Bakhmutka motor road and the dislocation of the Ukrainian forces in the
town of Novotoshkivske .
Rockets exploded near a coal mine facility and at Kuibysheva Street . As a result of a
direct hit, a garage facility was burnt, some districts of the village were cut
off the power grids. More detailed information about damage and casualties
among civilians is being verified," the Moskal's press service said.
What is more, from
00:00 to 03:30 on Saturday, a battle with the use of automatic weapons and
rocket-propelled grenades continued on the outskirts of Novotoshkivske, not far
from a bus stop, as a reconnaissance and sabotage group of Russian-backed
militants was attempting to enter the town.
During the night
there were skirmishes between the Ukrainian troops in Krymske and Russian
"Cossacks" groups in Sokilnyky. Krymske remained out of the reach of
firing, no destruction was reported.
"From 21:00 to
23:00 on Friday, the village
of Stanytsia Luhanska
"The use of
Grad systems for the first time after the Minsk
agreements were reached indicates that the terrorists cannot be trusted,"
Moskal said.
"Over the past
month and a half, our repair teams have done titanic work to restore life
supporting infrastructure in the villages along the line of contact. Civilians
have even started to return home in the hope that the war was finally over. And
now again: Grad [rockets], mortars, new destruction," he added.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
6:41 AM PDT
Four columns with Russia 's supplies arrive in Donbas
in past 24 hours
KIEV, March 28 (Ukrinform). --- Over the
past day, four transport columns that brought terrorists fuel, ammunition,
spare parts and special equipment arrived in Donbas from Russia .
Head of the
Information Resistance group Dmytro Tymchuk wrote this on his Facebook page on
Saturday.
"Russian-terrorist
groups continue accumulating material and technical resources and testing new
ways of logistics. During the last day, four supply columns (48 transport
units) with fuel, ammunition, spare parts and special equipment were
observed," reads the post.
Tymchuk noted that
there is two-level system of logistics support- supplies are delivered to a
certain point by rail and then, the distribution and delivery of resources is
carried out mainly by road transport.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
5:33 AM PDT
KIEV, March 28 (Ukrinform). --- Canada plans to allocate Ukraine
additional $50 million of financial assistance.
Canadian Ambassador
to Ukraine Roman Waschuk said this in an interview with RBC-Ukraine.
"I think that
in the next fiscal year, starting in April, we will allocate an additional $50
million. The rest will depend on development of the situation in Ukraine ,"
he said.
The diplomat also
said that if the truce in Donbas is broken, the Canadian authorities would be
willing to consider different options for assistance to Ukraine .
Waschuk added that Canada
does not supply lethal weapons to Ukraine . "Firstly, we, as NATO
ally closely integrated with our North American neighbors, wish to act in
consensus," he stressed. "Secondly, we consider the second stage of
the Minsk
agreements."
According to the
ambassador, it is not a good time for arms supply now, during a truce.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
4:55 AM PDT
Three Ukrainian
servicemen injured in Donbas over past 24
hours – military operation spokesman
(Interfax) --- Three Ukrainian
servicemen have been injured in the military operation area in eastern Ukraine
over the past 24 hours, says Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for the military
operation staff.
"None of
Ukrainian servicemen has been killed in combat actions but three have been
injured over the past 24 hours," Lysenko said at a news briefing in Kiev
on Saturday.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
4:54 AM PDT
400 fighters with
grenade launchers, anti-tank systems deployed in Donetsk
KIEV, March 28 (Ukrinform). --- The enemy
has deployed about 400 militants armed with grenade launchers, heavy machine
guns and anti-tank systems in Donetsk , in order
to support armed gangs "Oplot", "Vostok" and "Sparta ".
Head of the
Information Resistance group Dmytro Tymchuk wrote this on his Facebook page on
Saturday.
"The enemy
deployed by road a total of 400 people with weapons (including grenade
launchers, heavy machine guns and anti-tank systems) in Donetsk
(Petrovskiy and Kuibyshevskiy districts of the city), in order to replenish
'Oplot', 'Vostok' and 'Sparta '
armed gangs," he wrote.
Tymchuk explained
that 75% of this replenishment are residents of Crimea and residents of Donbas,
earlier "evacuated" to Russia . They have been trained in
the training centers located in the Rostov-on-Don region (Russia ) and in Perevalne (Crimea ).
Russian mercenaries
form about 25% of the military personnel of the formation. The redeployment was
carried out secretly.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
4:20 AM PDT
Russian diplomat
Sapogov, who coordinated military intelligence, expelled from Ukraine
(Censor.NET) --- The advisor to the
Embassy of Russia in Ukraine Oleg Sapogov, who appeared to be the deputy head
of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) residency, was expelled from Ukraine
on March 20.
Censor.NET reports
citing a source in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
Sapogov coordinated provocative actions of the so-called All-Ukrainian Brotherhood Battalion, which attempted to seize the Presidential Administration building in early February. The diplomat was personally present near the Administration on Feb. 3 from 7.00 to 8.30 p.m., coordinating the activities of the organizers and participants of the provocation on the instructions of the General Staff of theRussian Federation .
It was also established that Sapogov, who came toUkraine
in February 2015, is related to the personnel of the GRU of the General Staff.
Particularly, he was the deputy chief of the GRU residency. Working under cover
as an advisor to the Russian Embassy, he actually coordinated intelligence
activities of the Russian military intelligence in Ukraine .
On this basis the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine handed Sapogov a note declaring him persona non grata. Two days later, he was expelled fromUkraine .
Sapogov coordinated provocative actions of the so-called All-Ukrainian Brotherhood Battalion, which attempted to seize the Presidential Administration building in early February. The diplomat was personally present near the Administration on Feb. 3 from 7.00 to 8.30 p.m., coordinating the activities of the organizers and participants of the provocation on the instructions of the General Staff of the
It was also established that Sapogov, who came to
On this basis the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine handed Sapogov a note declaring him persona non grata. Two days later, he was expelled from
Saturday, March 28, 2015
4:18 AM PDT
Ukrainian chief of
General Staff talks with Canadian ambassador to Ukraine
(Interfax) --- Chief of General Staff of
Armed Forces of Ukraine Colonel General Viktor Muzhenko held talks with Roman
Vaschuk, Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine ,
regarding training of Ukrainian servicemen and providing them material and
technical aid.
In a course of the
meeting the parties covered a bilateral cooperation in training of Ukrainian
servicemen and units along with U.S.
and Canadian representatives at Ukrainian training grounds and provision of
non-lethal material technical support to Ukraine .
" We have a
package of initiatives proving our assistance to Ukraine and demonstrating our
readiness to support your country in development of modern armed forces,"
Vaschuk said.
According to him, Canada is ready to support Ukraine in
reforms of military law enforcement service, training and equipping of EOD
specialists, as well as improvement of flight safety system.
" There are no
problems with organization of training for our servicemen by professional
instructors. We have well-equipped training centers and are ready for such
cooperation," Colonel Muzhenko stressed.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
1:12 AM PDT
Situation in
Shyrokyne is catastrophic - OSCE
(Censor.NET) --- Chief Monitor of the
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan
expressed his disappointment that the sides have breached a local ceasefire
arranged by the Mission two days ago in Shyrokyne, southeast Ukraine, and urged
them to stop fighting immediately.
Censor.NET reports
citing the OSCE website
"I am profoundly disappointed that, in the face of mounting deaths and injuries among the civilian population, the calm that prevailed in Shyrokyne for two days has not endured," Apakan said.
"The sides should comply with theMinsk agreements which provide the best roadmap
for peace to take hold in the conflict-ridden eastern part of Ukraine . Innocent women, men and
children have suffered for far too long," he said.
Apakan noted that when the SMM monitors led by Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander Hug finally gained access to the town yesterday, they found a situation that can only be described as catastrophic. "Not one building had been untouched by the many weeks of shelling."
"I am profoundly disappointed that, in the face of mounting deaths and injuries among the civilian population, the calm that prevailed in Shyrokyne for two days has not endured," Apakan said.
"The sides should comply with the
Apakan noted that when the SMM monitors led by Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander Hug finally gained access to the town yesterday, they found a situation that can only be described as catastrophic. "Not one building had been untouched by the many weeks of shelling."
Friday, March 27, 2015
14:15 PDT
Terrorists continue
onslaught at Donetsk
(Censor.NET) --- The Ukrainian troops’
positions in the ATO area continue to be shelled.
Censor.NET informs
citing the ATO press service situation report.
The report reads:
"The Russian-terrorist groups continue to concentrate fire at the Donetsk front. The
militants shelled the village
of Opytne
"The militants
attacked Shyrokyne village at the Mariupol direction using small arms and
mortars four times during the day.
"The enemy
used small arms against the Ukrainian Army positions situated in Maiorsk three
times and once fired at Leninske village at the Artemivsk direction.
"The illegal
armed groups used mortars and grenade launchers 12 times and small arms 14
times totally from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m."
Friday, March 27, 2015
12:04 PDT
Russian propaganda
mill knows no equals - Lithuanian Defense Minister
(Censor.NET) --- The Russian Federation propaganda knows
no equals in terms of insolence. But the truth comes to the surface sooner or
later.
Lithuanian Defense
Minister Juozas Olekas wrote in his article for 15min.lt, Censor.NET reports
citing Europeiska Pravda. According to him, the Russian propaganda "works
around the clock." "It probably knows no equals in terms of
insolence. But the truth comes to the surface sooner or later," Olekas
wrote.
"For instance,
the Russian president openly and straightly said in the documentary dedicated
to the annexation of Crimea, that the occupation and annexation of the
peninsula was a pre-planned military operation, in which he personally took the
key decisions," he said.
"The juicy
details of the operation depicting how the Ukrainian Armed Forces had been
blocked were also shown there. It was confirmed that the notorious "little
green men" were none other than the Russian Special Forces," the
Minister of Defense stressed. He also expressed the hope that eventually the
public will witness more open stories about the role of the Russian armed
forces in the military operations in eastern Ukraine . "They leave traces
there which are much more evident than in Crimea ,"
Olekas noted.
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