Civil war in Ukraine: News & discussion

[munchkin]

ATO has not failed and infact able to hold its position , if not then the whole both provinces would be under the control of seperatists backed by Russian military.

Glonass satellites did the work.

Hold with the lives of Ukrainian young men. Putin won't be in power forever. Once Putin is gone, Minsk goes out the window. Ukraine will not be able to stop full scale invasion by then. You saw what happened at Debaltesvo. Ukrainian losses were in the hundreds and they lost the whole area.

Ukraine started ATO with 2,000 tanks. Now Ukraine only has 300 tanks left. When Russians attack again, how would Ukrainians be able to fight back?

 

[Hindustani78]

Hold with the lives of Ukrainian young men. Putin won't be in power forever. Once Putin is gone, Minsk goes out the window. Ukraine will not be able to stop full scale invasion by then.

Ukrainians are preparing themselves to stop full scale invasion and at this moment if Ukraine comes under full scale invasion within 48 hours NATO forces will be there to defend Ukraine.

There were talks about President Putin is going to be there for another 30 years.

 

[munchkin]

Ukrainians are preparing themselves to stop full scale invasion and at this moment if Ukraine comes under full scale invasion within 48 hours NATO forces will be there to defend Ukraine.

There were talks about President Putin is going to be there for another 30 years.

NATO will never fight Russia. Russia has nukes. Ukraine will be conquered by Russians.

Russian invaders T-72B tanks

 

[Hindustani78]

NATO will never fight Russia. Russia has nukes. Ukraine will be conquered by Russians.

You think Russian Federation will use nukes ?

 

[munchkin]

You think Russian Federation will use nukes ?

Russians have good weapons. No one will fight Russians for Ukraine. Why should they?

 

[Hindustani78]

Russians have good weapons. No one will fight Russians for Ukraine. Why should they?

Russian Federation ofcourse is investing in modernization of its military but Russian military is stretch. the biggest strengh of Russian military is its air defences and radars.

 

[munchkin]

Russian Federation ofcourse is investing in modernization of its military but Russian military is stretch. the biggest strengh of Russian military is its air defences and radars.

I would say new fighter jets and tanks like PAK-FA and Armata give the Russian army a technological edge.

 

[Hindustani78]

I would say new fighter jets and tanks like PAK-FA and Armata give the Russian army a technological edge.

Others are working on unmanned armed drones and lethal weapons like Laser guided missiles.

 

[munchkin]

old vid about Russian invaders capturing Debaltsevo area from Ukraine

 

[munchkin]

brave ukrainain soldiers attempt to liberate capital Donetsk from Russian invaders failed

 

[Hindustani78]

ATO Headquarters: militants shell Ukrainian forces six times in last evening| Ukrinform

KYIV, April 20 /Ukrinform/. On April 19, from 18:00 to midnight the activity of illegal armed groups along the contact line in Donbas has decreased. Russian-terrorist troops violated the ceasefire six times. Militants fired 120mm mortars four times.

This was reported by the press center for the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine.

In Donetsk region the enemy shelled Ukrainian positions in the area of Avdiyivka, Pisky, Opytne and Krasnohorivka. Militants fired on Ukrainian fortifications near Avdiyivka with 120mm mortars three times and one time with an antiaircraft mount.

The positions of Ukrainian military near the village of Pisky were also shelled with 120mm mortars.

In Luhansk region the situation was calm and there were no terrorists' attacks on residential areas.

The body of a Ukrainian servicemen from the Azov battalion who was killed during fighting in Shyrokyno on April 18 lies on the ground as OSCE representatives and the Ukrainian and Russian generals who are members of the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination hold talks in the town on April 19.
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The body of a Ukrainian servicemen from the Azov battalion who was killed during fighting in Shyrokyno on April 18 lies on the ground as OSCE representatives and the Ukrainian and Russian generals who are members of the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination hold talks in the town on April 19.
© Anastasia Vlasova

OSCE representatives and Ukrainian and Russian generals who are members of the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination leave a local house in Shyrokyne on April 19 after holding talks.
© Anastasia Vlasova

Ukrainian general Andriy Taran (right) and his Russian counterpart Aleksander Lentsov talk after holding a meeting of members of the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination in Shyrokyne, Donetsk Oblast on April 19.
© Anastasia Vlasova

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20.04.2015
http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/261338.html

Three Ukrainian servicemen, two elderly civilians were injured in a militants attack on Triokhizbenka, Luhansk region, on Saturday, according to the Luhansk Regional Military and Civil Administration.

"A married couple from Triokhizbenka (aged 63 and 61) received shrapnel wounds from a shell that flew into the residential area. The wounds were mild, they received medical aid on the spot, there was no need for hospitalization," the office of the administration chief, Hennadiy Moskal, said in a statement. In addition, one of the shells of the militants' anti-tank guided missile hit the house, damaging the roof. An elderly woman, who owns the house, was inside when the shell hit, but she was unscathed.

"Besides assault rifles, the militants used heavy machineguns, mortars, grenade launchers and quick-firing anti-aircraft guns. The enemy attack has been repelled, the enemy has been prevented from breaking into the village," the statement said.

The battle, which lasted about two hours, erupted when militants came up to a destroyed bridge over the Siversky Donetsk River near Triokhizbenka around 10.30 and tried to break across the frontline.

Three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the battle.

 

[vostok]

In Novorossia locals recovering railways.

 

[munchkin]

20th of April, 2015. Donetsk People's Republic, Novorossiya.

Ukrainian army has violated the ceasefire regime 26 times over the past 24 hours, the DPR Defense Ministry told the Donetsk News Agency. As a result of shelling, two DPR fighters were heavily injured. The territory of the DPR has been attacked with mortars 6 times, anti-aircraft installation - one time, grenade launchers and small arms - 19 times. The attacks were mounted on the settlements of Spartak, Zhabichevo, Shirokino, Lozovoye, Panteleymonovka. Ukrainian army also shelled the Donetsk airport and the nearby Volvo Center. The DPR Defense Ministry noted that last night the intensity of attacks by the Ukrainian army had dicreased due to the bad weather conditions.

NSDC reported no Ukrainian casualties due to Russian attacks during the past 24 hours.

Apparently, Ukrainian soldiers kill themselves.

Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in car crash near Donetsk - read on - uatoday.tv

 

[Hindustani78]

Clarification of information on ‘5 Ukrainian servicemen killed’ | Міністерство оборони України
Monday, April 20. KYIV — Information on 5 servicemen of the Ukrainian AF unit killed near Avdiyvka published by volunteer George Tuka in Facebook is true but the incident took place last week.

The Ukrainian servicemen were killed on April 13 as a result of mortar artillery shelling by the illegal armed formations.

A. Lysenko, spokesperson of Presidential Administration, said about it during the briefing on April 14.

Press Service of Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

Artillerists undergo training in Chernihiv oblast | Міністерство оборони України
Monday, April 20. CHERNIHIV — In Chernihiv oblast, a detached artillery unit armed with BM-21 ‘Grad’ multiple rocket launchers underwent drills on battalion fire control. The primary task was to hit a target and destroy an imaginary enemy in defined region. According to artillerists, training was very intensive.

“We implement the experience of combat operations in east of Ukraine. In the ‘anti-terror’ operation region, it’s necessary to act firmly and decisively. Much attention is paid to operational coordination,” an officer remarked.

The majority of servicemen are soldiers mobilized from different regions Ukraine striving to defend it.

Webcams to be installed in Avdiyivka to record ceasefire violations| Ukrinform
KYIV, April 20 /Ukrinform/. The web cameras are to be installed in Avdiyivka, Donetsk region, to record the violations of ceasefire.

ATO spokesman Andriy Lysenko has said this at a briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"Ukraine is cooperating closely with international observers within the joint center for monitoring and coordination. The Ukrainian party and the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission decided to place an additional observation post in Pisky village, Donetsk region. Also, the Ukrainian party put forward the initiative to install the webcams in Avdiyivka to record any violations of ceasefire," he said.

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Up to 10,000 pro-Russian rebels gather in Luhansk and its suburbs - Tymchuk| Ukrinform
KYIV, April 20 /Ukrinform/. The terrorists have occupied Luhansk, and at the moment nearly 10,000 local rebels, Russian troops, and mercenaries from the Russian Federation are gathered in the city and in its suburbs.

Head of the Information Resistance group Dmytro Tymchuk wrote this on his Facebook page on Monday.

"The terrorists have turned Luhansk into a large military camp. As of today, six large individual units of 5,500-6,000 gunmen are stationed in Luhansk. They consist of the military of the Russian armed forces disguised as the rebels, Russian mercenaries and local gunmen," he wrote.

In addition, according to Tymchuk, about 3,000 Russian soldiers, mercenaries and "LPR" gunmen have been spotted in villages near Luhansk (mostly in the Kamianobridskiy and Stanytsia Luhanska districts).

A buildup of terrorists' artillery has been observed to the south of Luhansk.

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ATO: Russia sends 50 trucks, 20 APCs, and 40 wagons of military equipment into Donbas : UNIAN news

"According to intelligence reports, over the past few days from the territory of the Russian Federation via the Dolzhansky checkpoint Ural 50 military trucks and 20 infantry fighting vehicles with fighters seen were heading in the direction of the town of Debaltseve" he said.

"And a freight train of about 40 wagons carrying military equipment, which was covered with tents, passed from the territory of the Russian Federation through Dolzhanska railway station in the city of Sverdlovsk in Luhansk region," Lysenko added.

As UNIAN reported earlier, the militants have deployed a tactical groups of up to 120 fighters in the area Shyrokino, according to reports from the Information Resistance group of military experts.

"A buildup and rotation of tactical militant groups continues, [with the groups] conducting fighting in the Shyrokino and Pavlopol areas," the group said in a statement.

 

[vostok]

Underground Resistance of Kharkov destroyed stele with the name of the city, painted in the colors of the former Ukraine.