Wednesday,
December 23, 2015
5:10 AM
Terrorists
shell Popasna with Grad missiles
(UNIAN) --- At
about 09:00 Kyiv time on December 23, the terrorists started firing
Grad multiple rocket launchers on the town of Popasna from the
militant-controlled village of Kalynove, the press service of the
Luhansk Regional State Administration has reported.
"At the
moment, we have no information about casualties or damage. Despite
the next stage of the Minsk agreements, the terrorists once again
grossly violated them, firing heavy weapons on the region,"
Chairman of Luhansk Regional Military and Civil Administration
Heorhiy Tuka said.
In addition, it
is reported that three missiles hit near Parusovka Street.
As UNIAN reported
earlier, the militants of the Donetsk People's Republic terrorist
organization deployed Grad multiple rocket launchers and
self-propelled artillery to attack the Ukrainian military.
Saturday,
December 26, 2015
1:54
AM
Ukrainian
govt forces claim Donbas militants violate ceasefire 25 times
(Interfax) ---
The Ukrainian military have recorded 25 ceasefire violations by
Donbas militiamen on Friday evening and on Saturday morning, the
Ukrainian press center of the military operation in the eastern part
of the country reports.
"Since 6:00
p.m. yesterday, Russian-terrorist gangs have violated the absolute
ceasefire agreement in the ATO [antiterrorist operation] area about
25 times," the press center said on Facebook.
In particular,
Ukrainian government forces were fired upon near Novhorodske,
Zaitseve, Mayorsk, Luhanske, Opytne and Pisky with small arms,
grenade launchers and large-caliber machineguns.
Moreover,
militants used 120-mm mortars to shell Ukrainian government forces'
positions in Pisky, 82-mm mortars in Zaitseve, and antitank rocket
systems in Luhanske.
The militants
have undertaken 61 acts of armed provocation over the past 24 hours,
the press center said. The village of Vodyane near Mariupol was also
shelled twice, it said.
8:06
AM
Turkey
to support formation of Crimean Tatar voluntary battalion
(Zik) ---
Turkey pledged to help in the formation of a voluntary battalion
consisting of Crimean Tatars. The battalion is to be deployed in the
Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, near the border with Crimea, Lenur Islyamov,
coordinator of Crimea’s Blockade campaign said Dec. 26.
Turkey will
supply the uniforms and equipment, Islyamov said.
The battalion
will be part of Ukraine army, Islyamov explained.
Sunday,
December 27, 2015
2:09
AM
Several
mortar shells hit civilian houses as militants fired from different
types of weapons at Zaitseve – ATO headquarters
(Censor.NET)
--- ATO headquarters reported on the details of the yesterday's
mortaring of Zaitseve village.
"Yesterday,
Dec. 26, the Russia-controlled armed groups fired several times at
the positions of the ATO forces located near the village of Zaitseve.
The militants did not limit themselves in firepower: they fired from
small arms, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, antiaircraft guns,
82 mm mortars, as well as tanks, which had to be withdrawn at a
significant distance from the line of collision according to the
Minsk Аgreements," Censor.NET
reports citing the ATO
press center.
Several shells hit houses of local civilians
during the attack. One of the houses caught fire. Ukrainian soldiers
rushed to give first aid to local residents. In one of the houses,
they found an elderly woman who suffered multiple shrapnel wounds as
a result of a mortar shell hit. Ukrainian soldiers began to provide
first aid, trying to evacuate the woman to the nearest medical
facility under continuing fire. However, the condition of the wounded
woman was very bad and she died in the ambulance on the way to the
hospital.
"This tragic incident is one more evidence to
the fact that the invaders of the so-called self-proclaimed republics
and their Moscow curators continue breaking all sorts of agreements
on the peaceful settlement of the conflict. Thus, their statements
about the safety and welfare of the people of the Donbas are just
empty words," the press center stressed.
4:00 AM
Ukraine,
Poland to team up to develop two self-propelled artillery systems
(Zik) --- The
state-run Ukroboronprom Corporation uniting weapons manufacturers and
a Polish company will cooperate to develop two self-propelled
artillery systems mounted on Ukraine-made vehicles, Ukrinform reports
Dec. 26.
Ukraine’s
Morozov design bureau and Poland’s Huta Stalowa Wola are to develop
a 120-mm APC-mounted mortar and a 155-mm howitzer mounted on the
Oplot tank chassis.
In 2016,
Ukroboronprom has plans to launch production of ammunition and
engines for tanks and APCs.
Ukroboronprom
also plans to modernize the Kharkiv Morozov design bureau and
Malyshev tank plant for serial production of Oplot tanks and spares
for APC-4s and Dozors.
4:48 AM
Poroshenko
approves NATO military exercises in Ukraine next year
(UAToday) ---
The decree also allows Ukrainian troops to undertake training
abroad with partner countries
President Petro
Poroshenko has signed a decree authorizing multinational military
exercises in Ukraine next year. Under the plan, US forces along with
other NATO members and states involved in the Partnership for Peace
programme - will be allowed to operate with appropriate weapons and
equipment. The decree published late Saturday also permits Ukrainian
soldiers to train abroad.
A number of
military exercises will be hosted by Ukraine next year – including
Maple Arch 2016 – which focuses on stabilization and peacekeeping
missions and Sea Breeze 2016, centered on
international maritime operations.
In a statement,
the presidential administration said, "[The]
exercises will increase the efficiency of national programs for
training the Armed Forces to carry out their tasks of national
defense and implementation of Ukraine's international obligations,
including the participation in international operations on
maintaining international peace and security."
The invasion of
Russian forces into east Ukraine has prompted Ukraine and its NATO
allies to bolster military cooperation across a broad range of areas
including in training, reforms and the supply of 'non-lethal' aid and
military equipment.
4:50
AM
One
Ukrainian soldier killed, three wounded in Donbas in last day
(UNIAN) ---
One Ukrainian soldier was killed and another three were wounded
in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine in the
last day, according to the Ukrainian Presidential Administration.
"In the last
day, unfortunately, one Ukrainian soldier was killed and three
soldiers were wounded in hostilities," Press Secretary for the
Presidential Administration for ATO issues Oleksandr Motuzianyk said
at a briefing in Kyiv.
The ATO positions
were attacked 66 times by Russian-backed militants in the past 24
hours amid growing escalation in Donbas.
5:39
AM
Militants
shelled Zolote checkpoint – State Border Guard Service
(Censor.NET)
--- On Dec. 26, the illegal armed units shelled Zolote checkpoint
located on the demarcation line in the Luhansk region.
Censor.NET
informs citing the State
Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
"Yesterday, the illegal armed units have carried out provocative
attacks at Zolote checkpoint where border guards and Armed Forces of
Ukraine are deployed. They fired from uncontrolled territory, namely
from the town of Pervomaisk," the report reads.
However,
there were no unmanned aerial vehicles recorded in the Donetsk and
Luhansk regions yesterday.
"Measures to end illegal
movement of goods and cargoes along the demarcation line are taken.
Mobile border groups detained four vehicles transporting goods
without proper documentation over the past 24 hours," the State
Border Guard Service reported.