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Ukrainian army attack cuts power supply to Donetsk water filtering station - DPR
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DPR reports injury of 2 civilians, 1 militiaman
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Three Ukrainian soldiers injured in Donbas over past day - Defense Ministry
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30 attacks on Ukrainian army positions over the past 24 hours
30 cases of ceasefire violations have taken place in the Donbas conflict zone overnight. 3 Ukrainian soldiers were injured according to Ukraine's ATO HQ report as of December 1.
The Mariupol direction was the most active for militant provocations. Russian-backed separatist applied large caliber mortars to attacks Shyrokyne, Krasnohorivka, Slavne, Hnutove and Maryinka.
Militants fired grenade launchers into Ukrainian army positions near Stanytsia Luhanska.
In the Donetsk sector, grenade launchers, machine guns and small arms were used to offend Avdiivka and the village of Luhanske
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http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/388094.html
A Ukrainian serviceman was killed near the town of Novotoshkivske in the Popasna district of the Luhansk region when the hostiles tried to break through the line of defense, regional administration deputy chairman Yuriy Klymenko said on Friday.
"Today we have lost another son of Ukraine who was protecting its sovereignty and independence. My condolences to the family and friends of the deceased soldier," a report published on the Luhansk regional administration's website quoted Klymenko as saying.
A hostile sabotage-and-reconnaissance group made the incursion attempt with the support of 120mm mortars, the report said.
The situation has exacerbated throughout the contact line, Klymenko said.
In all, the hostiles opened fire 15 times along the contact line on Thursday and during the night, while Ukrainian army fortifications near the villages of Novo-Oleksandrivka and Novozvanivka in the Popasna district came under seven attacks by use of automatic and under-barrel grenade launchers, heavy machineguns and small arms, the Luhansk regional administration said.
Six attacks involving 120mm and 82mm mortars, various types of grenade launchers, heavy machineguns and small arms were seen in the area of Krymske and Lobacheve in the Novoaidar district, while anti-tank and under-barrel grenade launchers were fired on Ukrainian army positions near Stanytsia Luhanska, it said.
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Ukrainian army reports 42 attacks on its positions in Donbas
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DPR hopes to exchange prisoners with Kyiv before end of this year
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Ukrainian serviceman killed in Luhansk region - regional administration
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LPR reports amassment of Ukrainian weapons near Donbas frontline
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Number of militiamen in Donbas exceeds 30,000 people - Ukrainian defense minister
14:50
Questioning of ex-Ukrainian Internal Troops commander Shulyak begins via videoconference from Rostov-on-Don
30 attacks on Ukrainian army positions over the past 24 hours
30 cases of ceasefire violations have taken place in the Donbas conflict zone overnight. 3 Ukrainian soldiers were injured according to Ukraine's ATO HQ report as of December 1.
The Mariupol direction was the most active for militant provocations. Russian-backed separatist applied large caliber mortars to attacks Shyrokyne, Krasnohorivka, Slavne, Hnutove and Maryinka.
Militants fired grenade launchers into Ukrainian army positions near Stanytsia Luhanska.
In the Donetsk sector, grenade launchers, machine guns and small arms were used to offend Avdiivka and the village of Luhanske
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http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/388094.html
A Ukrainian serviceman was killed near the town of Novotoshkivske in the Popasna district of the Luhansk region when the hostiles tried to break through the line of defense, regional administration deputy chairman Yuriy Klymenko said on Friday.
"Today we have lost another son of Ukraine who was protecting its sovereignty and independence. My condolences to the family and friends of the deceased soldier," a report published on the Luhansk regional administration's website quoted Klymenko as saying.
A hostile sabotage-and-reconnaissance group made the incursion attempt with the support of 120mm mortars, the report said.
The situation has exacerbated throughout the contact line, Klymenko said.
In all, the hostiles opened fire 15 times along the contact line on Thursday and during the night, while Ukrainian army fortifications near the villages of Novo-Oleksandrivka and Novozvanivka in the Popasna district came under seven attacks by use of automatic and under-barrel grenade launchers, heavy machineguns and small arms, the Luhansk regional administration said.
Six attacks involving 120mm and 82mm mortars, various types of grenade launchers, heavy machineguns and small arms were seen in the area of Krymske and Lobacheve in the Novoaidar district, while anti-tank and under-barrel grenade launchers were fired on Ukrainian army positions near Stanytsia Luhanska, it said.
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Ukrainian army reports 42 attacks on its positions in Donbas
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DPR hopes to exchange prisoners with Kyiv before end of this year
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Ukrainian serviceman killed in Luhansk region - regional administration
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LPR reports amassment of Ukrainian weapons near Donbas frontline
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Number of militiamen in Donbas exceeds 30,000 people - Ukrainian defense minister
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Questioning of ex-Ukrainian Internal Troops commander Shulyak begins via videoconference from Rostov-on-Don
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Over the past 24 hours, 42 combat contacts have been registered in Donbas, the Ukraine's counterterror operation headquarters report on Friday.
In the Mariupol direction, the combined Russian-terrorist forces engaged 120 mm and 82 mm mortars against the towns of Shirokyne, Krasnohorivka and Talakivka. Also, hand mortars, infantry vehicles weapons, anti-air systems and heavy machine guns were fired at Mariinka, Novohryhorivka and Novotroitske.
Sniper fire has been spotted near Novotroitske and Krasnohorivka.
Hand mortars and heavy machine guns were engaged in combat near Avdiivka, Zaitseve and Luhanske. Also, 120 mm and 82 mm mortars were fired in the Luhansk direction near Balka Kosharna, Troitske, Krymske and Stanitsia Luhanska.
An intense combat contact has been reported near the town of Novotoshkivske, with one casualty among the Ukrainian defenders.
"By now, the situation is deteriorating along the whole frontline. The enemy engages weapons banned by the Minsk agreements and makes sorties against our soldiers positions. Today we have lost another one of Ukraine's son's who defended its sovereignty and independence," the Luhansk region state administration deputy head Yuri Klymenko claimed on Friday.
Over the past 24 hours, 42 combat contacts have been registered in Donbas, the Ukraine's counterterror operation headquarters report on Friday.
In the Mariupol direction, the combined Russian-terrorist forces engaged 120 mm and 82 mm mortars against the towns of Shirokyne, Krasnohorivka and Talakivka. Also, hand mortars, infantry vehicles weapons, anti-air systems and heavy machine guns were fired at Mariinka, Novohryhorivka and Novotroitske.
Sniper fire has been spotted near Novotroitske and Krasnohorivka.
Hand mortars and heavy machine guns were engaged in combat near Avdiivka, Zaitseve and Luhanske. Also, 120 mm and 82 mm mortars were fired in the Luhansk direction near Balka Kosharna, Troitske, Krymske and Stanitsia Luhanska.
An intense combat contact has been reported near the town of Novotoshkivske, with one casualty among the Ukrainian defenders.
"By now, the situation is deteriorating along the whole frontline. The enemy engages weapons banned by the Minsk agreements and makes sorties against our soldiers positions. Today we have lost another one of Ukraine's son's who defended its sovereignty and independence," the Luhansk region state administration deputy head Yuri Klymenko claimed on Friday.
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The Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbas are facing 30,000 militants and "5,500 Russian regular servicemen," Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said.
"Terrorist groups in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions have no capacities to advance forward, no level of training, no supplies, no morale. There are a little more than 30,000 of them in Donbas now, the first and second army corps and about 5,500 servicemen of the Russian regular forces," Poltorak said in an interview with Interfax.
The minister said that the current situation in Donbas remains tense: "there is constant shelling on their part, constant provocations for us to violate the agreements."
"Shelling stopped only in two sectors, those are the areas of disengagement of forces and equipment near Petrivske and Zolote. Let me remind you that the main principle of waging a hybrid war is provocation," Poltorak said.
At that, he said, Ukraine "clearly implements the Minsk agreements."
"We still need to work for our Armed Forces to be able to perform all tasks," the minister said.
Since 2014, Russian officials have repeatedly said that there were and are no Russian regular troops in the territory of Donbas and that all suggestions to the contrary are groundless and have never been supported by any documented evidence.
KYIV. Dec 2 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbas are facing 30,000 militants and "5,500 Russian regular servicemen," Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said.
"Terrorist groups in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions have no capacities to advance forward, no level of training, no supplies, no morale. There are a little more than 30,000 of them in Donbas now, the first and second army corps and about 5,500 servicemen of the Russian regular forces," Poltorak said in an interview with Interfax.
The minister said that the current situation in Donbas remains tense: "there is constant shelling on their part, constant provocations for us to violate the agreements."
"Shelling stopped only in two sectors, those are the areas of disengagement of forces and equipment near Petrivske and Zolote. Let me remind you that the main principle of waging a hybrid war is provocation," Poltorak said.
At that, he said, Ukraine "clearly implements the Minsk agreements."
"We still need to work for our Armed Forces to be able to perform all tasks," the minister said.
Since 2014, Russian officials have repeatedly said that there were and are no Russian regular troops in the territory of Donbas and that all suggestions to the contrary are groundless and have never been supported by any documented evidence.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbas are facing 30,000 militants and "5,500 Russian regular servicemen," Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said.
"Terrorist groups in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions have no capacities to advance forward, no level of training, no supplies, no morale. There are a little more than 30,000 of them in Donbas now, the first and second army corps and about 5,500 servicemen of the Russian regular forces," Poltorak said in an interview with Interfax.
The minister said that the current situation in Donbas remains tense: "there is constant shelling on their part, constant provocations for us to violate the agreements."
"Shelling stopped only in two sectors, those are the areas of disengagement of forces and equipment near Petrivske and Zolote. Let me remind you that the main principle of waging a hybrid war is provocation," Poltorak said.
At that, he said, Ukraine "clearly implements the Minsk agreements."
"We still need to work for our Armed Forces to be able to perform all tasks," the minister said.
Since 2014, Russian officials have repeatedly said that there were and are no Russian regular troops in the territory of Donbas and that all suggestions to the contrary are groundless and have never been supported by any documented evidence.
KYIV. Dec 2 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbas are facing 30,000 militants and "5,500 Russian regular servicemen," Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said.
"Terrorist groups in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions have no capacities to advance forward, no level of training, no supplies, no morale. There are a little more than 30,000 of them in Donbas now, the first and second army corps and about 5,500 servicemen of the Russian regular forces," Poltorak said in an interview with Interfax.
The minister said that the current situation in Donbas remains tense: "there is constant shelling on their part, constant provocations for us to violate the agreements."
"Shelling stopped only in two sectors, those are the areas of disengagement of forces and equipment near Petrivske and Zolote. Let me remind you that the main principle of waging a hybrid war is provocation," Poltorak said.
At that, he said, Ukraine "clearly implements the Minsk agreements."
"We still need to work for our Armed Forces to be able to perform all tasks," the minister said.
Since 2014, Russian officials have repeatedly said that there were and are no Russian regular troops in the territory of Donbas and that all suggestions to the contrary are groundless and have never been supported by any documented evidence.
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19:14 Dec. 2, 2016
The lesser number of locals in Donbas are ready to fight vs Ukraine – the more armed Russians come to the region
Ukrainian officials get requests from militant-held Donbas to support the revolt against Russian proxies. Such information was revealed today by Ukrainian volunteer and deputy Minister of Occupied Territories, former head of Luhansk Regional State Administration Georgy Tuka in an interview with ‘Apostrophe'.
"This is a serious problem, because I have the information that even now, theoretically, there is a possibility to raise an uprising inside (the militant-held territory – UT). But there is a great likelihood that this uprising will be drowned in the blood by all that junk that came from outside (from Russia – UT). And there are serious doubts that we will be able to support the rebellion," Tuka said.
Deputy Minister said that at the moment only 30% of all militants are Ukrainian citizens, the rest are Russians. According to Ukrainian data, there are about 30 thousand militants on Donbas, supported by 5-7 thousand Russian regular army troops.
He also added that he had met with representatives of the two territories that wish to raise a rebellion.
"I urged them not to get too excited. Because there is a negative experience in the Warsaw Uprising during World War II. The organizers counted on the help of the Red Army, which did not come, so the uprising was suppressed. To avoid his in our country, we need to hold back now," Deputy Minister explained.
According to his data, Ukrainian army is strong enough to fight off any enemy offensive, but may lack the means for effective attack.
19:14 Dec. 2, 2016
The lesser number of locals in Donbas are ready to fight vs Ukraine – the more armed Russians come to the region
Ukrainian officials get requests from militant-held Donbas to support the revolt against Russian proxies. Such information was revealed today by Ukrainian volunteer and deputy Minister of Occupied Territories, former head of Luhansk Regional State Administration Georgy Tuka in an interview with ‘Apostrophe'.
"This is a serious problem, because I have the information that even now, theoretically, there is a possibility to raise an uprising inside (the militant-held territory – UT). But there is a great likelihood that this uprising will be drowned in the blood by all that junk that came from outside (from Russia – UT). And there are serious doubts that we will be able to support the rebellion," Tuka said.
Deputy Minister said that at the moment only 30% of all militants are Ukrainian citizens, the rest are Russians. According to Ukrainian data, there are about 30 thousand militants on Donbas, supported by 5-7 thousand Russian regular army troops.
He also added that he had met with representatives of the two territories that wish to raise a rebellion.
"I urged them not to get too excited. Because there is a negative experience in the Warsaw Uprising during World War II. The organizers counted on the help of the Red Army, which did not come, so the uprising was suppressed. To avoid his in our country, we need to hold back now," Deputy Minister explained.
According to his data, Ukrainian army is strong enough to fight off any enemy offensive, but may lack the means for effective attack.
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03.12.2016
Six Ukrainian soldiers have been wounded in the ATO zone over the past 24 hours, Defense Ministry Speaker for ATO issues Andriy Lysenko has stated.
"No one Ukrainian soldier has been killed and six have been wounded in the ATO zone over the past 24 hours," he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Saturday.
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DONETSK, December 2. /TASS/. A Ukrainian sniper wounded a civilian in the village of Zaitsevo near Gorlovka in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the head of the local administration said on Friday.
"At about 6pm local time, a 40-year-old man was wounded by a Ukrainian sniper in the village of Zaitsevo," the Donetsk News Agency quoted Ivan Prikhodko as saying. The man was taken to a hospital.
Earlier in the day, spokesman for the DPR operational command Eduard Basurin said that four civilians were wounded in the DPR as result of shelling by Ukrainian troops over the past week. He said that more than 28,000 ceasefire violations by Ukrainian troops were reported over that period.
On August 26, the parties to the Contact Group for settling the armed civil conflict in eastern Ukraine made the ninth attempt to attain ceasefire. The agreement they reached suggests the ceasefire takes effect as of September 1. However, the security situation in Donbass has not visibly improved, with the parties continuing to exchange accusations of ceasefire violations.
03.12.2016
Six Ukrainian soldiers have been wounded in the ATO zone over the past 24 hours, Defense Ministry Speaker for ATO issues Andriy Lysenko has stated.
"No one Ukrainian soldier has been killed and six have been wounded in the ATO zone over the past 24 hours," he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Saturday.
http://tass.com/world/916558
DONETSK, December 2. /TASS/. A Ukrainian sniper wounded a civilian in the village of Zaitsevo near Gorlovka in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the head of the local administration said on Friday.
"At about 6pm local time, a 40-year-old man was wounded by a Ukrainian sniper in the village of Zaitsevo," the Donetsk News Agency quoted Ivan Prikhodko as saying. The man was taken to a hospital.
Earlier in the day, spokesman for the DPR operational command Eduard Basurin said that four civilians were wounded in the DPR as result of shelling by Ukrainian troops over the past week. He said that more than 28,000 ceasefire violations by Ukrainian troops were reported over that period.
On August 26, the parties to the Contact Group for settling the armed civil conflict in eastern Ukraine made the ninth attempt to attain ceasefire. The agreement they reached suggests the ceasefire takes effect as of September 1. However, the security situation in Donbass has not visibly improved, with the parties continuing to exchange accusations of ceasefire violations.
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12:09 Dec. 3, 2016
Russian FM on Donbas conflict
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday he 'doesn't understand' the reasons Kyiv continues its military operation in eastern Ukraine against the self-proclaimed militant republics.
‘I'll be honest, I don't understand why the so called anti-terrorist operation is still going on in Ukraine and the leaders of the self-proclaimed republics are called terrorists and separatists', Lavrov said, according to Russian media agencies.
His statement arrived as Kyiv says militants continue to attack the positions of the Ukrainian troops.
Kyiv has stated numerous times that it will only accept reintegration of the Donbas region through local election, which means that the so called republics must cease to exist and Russia must stop controlling them through military, financial and political means.
‘The Donetsk and Luhansk leaders signed the Minsk agreements. They did it because Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko insisted, and now they are told they are not legitimate, can't take part in election and must go', Russia's FM continued.
Lavrov reiterated the fact that Minsk remains the only way out of the Donbas conflict.
‘Since February 2015, the Normandy Four and the contact group (in Minsk – UT) have tried to convince Ukraine to fulfill its commitments', he said.
Ukraine, in turn, declared there won't be a step forward towards the political part of the Minsk deal as long as the Russian-backed forces keep shelling the government troops.
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13:44 Dec. 4, 2016
Russian proxies don't stop shelling; commenced 26 attacks
For the past 24 hours, Russian-backed militants have attacked Ukrainian army positions 26 times using mortars, grenade launchers, and armored personnel carriers. One Ukrainian soldier was injured overnight. That is according to Ukraine's ATO HQ report as of December 4.
In the Luhansk direction, separatist forces applied mortars, grenade launchers of different types as well as small arms to offend Novooleksandrivka, Krymske, Novozvanivka and Stanytsia Luhanska. Under the latest Minsk disengagement deal, the village of Stanytsia Luhanska is the place of forces' withdrawal.
Militants fired 82mm mortars into Shyrokyne, grenade launchers into Maryinka along with small arms into Hnutove.
In the Donetsk sector, Russian proxies shelled Krasnohorivka and Avdiivka.
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Ten DPR populated areas shelled by Ukrainian armed forces for 24 hours - Basurin
12:09 Dec. 3, 2016
Russian FM on Donbas conflict
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday he 'doesn't understand' the reasons Kyiv continues its military operation in eastern Ukraine against the self-proclaimed militant republics.
‘I'll be honest, I don't understand why the so called anti-terrorist operation is still going on in Ukraine and the leaders of the self-proclaimed republics are called terrorists and separatists', Lavrov said, according to Russian media agencies.
His statement arrived as Kyiv says militants continue to attack the positions of the Ukrainian troops.
Kyiv has stated numerous times that it will only accept reintegration of the Donbas region through local election, which means that the so called republics must cease to exist and Russia must stop controlling them through military, financial and political means.
‘The Donetsk and Luhansk leaders signed the Minsk agreements. They did it because Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko insisted, and now they are told they are not legitimate, can't take part in election and must go', Russia's FM continued.
Lavrov reiterated the fact that Minsk remains the only way out of the Donbas conflict.
‘Since February 2015, the Normandy Four and the contact group (in Minsk – UT) have tried to convince Ukraine to fulfill its commitments', he said.
Ukraine, in turn, declared there won't be a step forward towards the political part of the Minsk deal as long as the Russian-backed forces keep shelling the government troops.
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http://uatoday.tv/crime/no-further-progress-on-forces-withdrawal-registred-in-donbas-818778.html
13:44 Dec. 4, 2016
Russian proxies don't stop shelling; commenced 26 attacks
For the past 24 hours, Russian-backed militants have attacked Ukrainian army positions 26 times using mortars, grenade launchers, and armored personnel carriers. One Ukrainian soldier was injured overnight. That is according to Ukraine's ATO HQ report as of December 4.
In the Luhansk direction, separatist forces applied mortars, grenade launchers of different types as well as small arms to offend Novooleksandrivka, Krymske, Novozvanivka and Stanytsia Luhanska. Under the latest Minsk disengagement deal, the village of Stanytsia Luhanska is the place of forces' withdrawal.
Militants fired 82mm mortars into Shyrokyne, grenade launchers into Maryinka along with small arms into Hnutove.
In the Donetsk sector, Russian proxies shelled Krasnohorivka and Avdiivka.
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Ten DPR populated areas shelled by Ukrainian armed forces for 24 hours - Basurin
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said the Alliance continues to insist on full implementation of the Minsk agreements and expressed his concern about the presence of heavy weapons in Donbas.
"The ceasefire is being violated every day, sometimes hundreds of times, with explosions from equipment banned under the Minsk Agreements. That is because heavy weaponry has not been withdrawn and only 13 percent of the equipment registered with the OSCE can currently be traced. As Ukraine continues to face Russia's aggressive actions, NATO stands by Ukraine with strong political and strong practical support," he said at a press conference in Brussels on Monday.
Speaking about the upcoming Ukraine-NATO Commission meeting, Stoltenberg said that apart from the situation on Donbas, the foreign ministers of the NATO member states will listen to a report by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin about the progress of Ukraine's reforms.
Many NATO countries will focus on Ukraine's reform because the modernization of government institutions in particular in the defense sector is presently very important for Ukraine, the NATO secretary general said.
Stoltenberg also said he will continue to call on the Allies to provide direct support to Ukraine, while some of the Allies are already helping Ukraine including through training its military.
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http://www.mil.gov.ua/en/news/2016/...he-stronghold-on-the-frontline-near-horlivka/
President Petro Poroshenko inspected the stronghold on the frontline, 1 km away from Horlivvka. The Head of State had a conversation with the military, congratulated them on the 25th anniversary of the AFU and presented state awards.
“I am really proud that in these 2.5 years we have created the most powerful Armed Forces in Europe. I am proud of such Armed Forces, just as the entire Ukrainian nation is,” Petro Poroshenko said.
“Today, I am here with you to express gratitude for your great work,” the Head of State noted.
The President emphasized that the people of Ukraine trusted the army just as the church today. “In these 2.5 years we have passed the distance from volunteers to the army, which is the object of pride for the country: with its morale, motivation, patriotism and professionalism,” he stressed.
“I am here to congratulate you on the Day of Volunteer and express gratitude for your work. And to do what the state must do — present state awards to the AFU military and our volunteers,” the President said.
The Head of State had a conversation with volunteers and awarded them.
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December 05, 2016
14:42
Militiaman killed by Ukrainian sniper - Donetsk
14:34
Kyiv says Ukrainian positions in Donbas shelled over 20 times in past 24 hours
10:21
LPR observes 4 attacks by Ukrainian army in past 24 hours
10:08
Ukrainian army reports 25 attacks on its positions in Donbas
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said the Alliance continues to insist on full implementation of the Minsk agreements and expressed his concern about the presence of heavy weapons in Donbas.
"The ceasefire is being violated every day, sometimes hundreds of times, with explosions from equipment banned under the Minsk Agreements. That is because heavy weaponry has not been withdrawn and only 13 percent of the equipment registered with the OSCE can currently be traced. As Ukraine continues to face Russia's aggressive actions, NATO stands by Ukraine with strong political and strong practical support," he said at a press conference in Brussels on Monday.
Speaking about the upcoming Ukraine-NATO Commission meeting, Stoltenberg said that apart from the situation on Donbas, the foreign ministers of the NATO member states will listen to a report by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin about the progress of Ukraine's reforms.
Many NATO countries will focus on Ukraine's reform because the modernization of government institutions in particular in the defense sector is presently very important for Ukraine, the NATO secretary general said.
Stoltenberg also said he will continue to call on the Allies to provide direct support to Ukraine, while some of the Allies are already helping Ukraine including through training its military.
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http://www.mil.gov.ua/en/news/2016/...he-stronghold-on-the-frontline-near-horlivka/
President Petro Poroshenko inspected the stronghold on the frontline, 1 km away from Horlivvka. The Head of State had a conversation with the military, congratulated them on the 25th anniversary of the AFU and presented state awards.
“I am really proud that in these 2.5 years we have created the most powerful Armed Forces in Europe. I am proud of such Armed Forces, just as the entire Ukrainian nation is,” Petro Poroshenko said.
“Today, I am here with you to express gratitude for your great work,” the Head of State noted.
The President emphasized that the people of Ukraine trusted the army just as the church today. “In these 2.5 years we have passed the distance from volunteers to the army, which is the object of pride for the country: with its morale, motivation, patriotism and professionalism,” he stressed.
“I am here to congratulate you on the Day of Volunteer and express gratitude for your work. And to do what the state must do — present state awards to the AFU military and our volunteers,” the President said.
The Head of State had a conversation with volunteers and awarded them.
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December 05, 2016
14:42
Militiaman killed by Ukrainian sniper - Donetsk
14:34
Kyiv says Ukrainian positions in Donbas shelled over 20 times in past 24 hours
10:21
LPR observes 4 attacks by Ukrainian army in past 24 hours
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Ukrainian army reports 25 attacks on its positions in Donbas
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10:18 Dec. 6, 2016
Russia threatens the Ukrainian military officials saying they ‘will eventually answer for their crimes against Russian-speakers'
Russian investigative committee claimed on Tuesday, December 6, that it established identities of two commanders from the Ukrainian troops, allegedly responsible for shelling Russian territories along the border between the two countries in June-August of 2014.
UT cannot verify the claims and will not name the individuals, accused by the committee.
Kyiv has repeatedly denied similar allegations in the past, pointing out that it was Russia that attacked Ukrainian territories, and not vice-versa.
Moscow, though, claimed that Ukrainian artillery 'deliberately bombarded' an area within the Rostov region in the summer of 2014, when the clashes between the government forces and the Russian-backed combatants escalated into a full-blown military conflict with tanks and missile strikes.
The Russians said that the tactics of Ukrainian soldiers ‘sometimes reminded' them of ‘tactics of terrorists, that would furtively conduct subsequent strikes at crowds, like when Russian investigators arrived at the site of previous shelling and found themselves under a mortar attack'.
The committee claims that an elderly resident from the city of Donetsk in the Rostov region was wounded and later passed away after a shelling.
Russia threatens to ‘eventually punish' Ukrainian military officials, who ‘commit crimes against Russian-speaking population'.
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http://uatoday.tv/politics/russia-s...f-times-in-summer-2014-bellingcat-632943.html
Journalists confirm Kremlin used artillery to target positions of Ukrainian soldiers at the border
Russia shelled Ukraine more than 300 hundred times in the summer of 2014.
Moscow ordered its servicemen to position artillery near the Ukrainian border and launch fire at the soldiers, who guarded the line at the time.
This is according to the investigative journalist organisation Bellingcat.
"We investigated the summer attacks in Donbas. Satellite data allowed us to conclude that Russia had used 'Grad' rocket systems to attack the Ukraine's forces hundreds of times", said Eliot Higgins, the head of Bellingcat, in an interview with German TV Channel ARD.
Higgins adds Russian artillery targeted five different areas in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. These facts were confirmed by various video files and the comments of the witnesses who were present at the site of the attacks.
Ukraine accuses the Kremlin of direct military involvement in the conflict in Donbas. In particular, Kyiv reported the facts when 'Grad' multiple rocket launchers located in Rostov and Belgorod regions in Russia repeatedly attacked the positions of the Ukrainian servicemen.
Earlier Bellingcat claimed Moscow had sent its forces to try and take control of Mariupol and its surroundings. According to the journalists, Russian troops entered Ukraine to help the separatists also seize Novoazovsk, a town located on the Ukrainian-Russian border.
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http://uatoday.tv/politics/over-3000-ukrainian-servicemen-killed-in-donbas-war-819938.html
The number of Ukraine's Armed Forces casualties in Donbas reached over 3000
3064 Ukrainian servicemen have been killed during the conflict in Donbas, and 10753 have been wounded so far, Ukraine's Head of General Staff, General of the Army Victor Muzhenko said on Thursday, the Ukrinform agency reports.
As of late November, 2636 of them are those killed while serving the Armed Forces in Ukraine, and 2148 were killed in action.
During an interview for Ukraine's parliamentary newspaper, General Muzhenko noted that in the case of an all-out Russian invasion, Ukraine can lose approximately up to 12 thousand people in first 10 days of the conflict.
"We are now capable of reacting minimally to any situation, but in the case of full-scale aggression, it will be necessary to recruit more servicemen. New military units will be created and troops will be deployed in potentially the most dangerous directions," he said.
Today Ukraine celebrates its Armed Forces Day.
According to the UN figures, almost 10,000 were killed in Donbas, and over 22,000 were wounded.
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http://uatoday.tv/society/ukraine-awards-its-youngest-defenders-from-russia-posthumously-820188.html
Sergii Tabala and Andrii Snitko were only 18 when they took up arms to protect the country
Families of two 18-year-old Ukrainian volunteers Sergii Tabala and Andrii Snitko, who died fighting the Russian aggression in Donbas, have been presented with the country's highest national award, Hero of Ukraine.
‘Heroic deeds of your son Andrii and grandson Sergii will forever live on in people's memory, in the military history of Ukraine. They embody the unbroken spirit of defenders of Ukrainian territory', said Petro Poroshenko, who presented the relatives with the awards.
Both Snitko and Tabala died in 2014 in what Ukraine knows as some of the most tragic and painful battles of the conflict with Russia.
18:54
DPR ready for all-for-all prisoner swap with Kyiv
14:23
Ukrainian army loses 1 soldier in Donbas in past 24 hours
13:53
DPR reports almost 1,300 attacks on its territory in past 24 hours
10:31
Kyiv reports 26 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas over past day
10:26
LPR observes 4 truce violations by Ukraine in past 24 hours
10:18 Dec. 6, 2016
Russia threatens the Ukrainian military officials saying they ‘will eventually answer for their crimes against Russian-speakers'
Russian investigative committee claimed on Tuesday, December 6, that it established identities of two commanders from the Ukrainian troops, allegedly responsible for shelling Russian territories along the border between the two countries in June-August of 2014.
UT cannot verify the claims and will not name the individuals, accused by the committee.
Kyiv has repeatedly denied similar allegations in the past, pointing out that it was Russia that attacked Ukrainian territories, and not vice-versa.
Moscow, though, claimed that Ukrainian artillery 'deliberately bombarded' an area within the Rostov region in the summer of 2014, when the clashes between the government forces and the Russian-backed combatants escalated into a full-blown military conflict with tanks and missile strikes.
The Russians said that the tactics of Ukrainian soldiers ‘sometimes reminded' them of ‘tactics of terrorists, that would furtively conduct subsequent strikes at crowds, like when Russian investigators arrived at the site of previous shelling and found themselves under a mortar attack'.
The committee claims that an elderly resident from the city of Donetsk in the Rostov region was wounded and later passed away after a shelling.
Russia threatens to ‘eventually punish' Ukrainian military officials, who ‘commit crimes against Russian-speaking population'.
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http://uatoday.tv/politics/russia-s...f-times-in-summer-2014-bellingcat-632943.html
Journalists confirm Kremlin used artillery to target positions of Ukrainian soldiers at the border
Russia shelled Ukraine more than 300 hundred times in the summer of 2014.
Moscow ordered its servicemen to position artillery near the Ukrainian border and launch fire at the soldiers, who guarded the line at the time.
This is according to the investigative journalist organisation Bellingcat.
"We investigated the summer attacks in Donbas. Satellite data allowed us to conclude that Russia had used 'Grad' rocket systems to attack the Ukraine's forces hundreds of times", said Eliot Higgins, the head of Bellingcat, in an interview with German TV Channel ARD.
Higgins adds Russian artillery targeted five different areas in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. These facts were confirmed by various video files and the comments of the witnesses who were present at the site of the attacks.
Ukraine accuses the Kremlin of direct military involvement in the conflict in Donbas. In particular, Kyiv reported the facts when 'Grad' multiple rocket launchers located in Rostov and Belgorod regions in Russia repeatedly attacked the positions of the Ukrainian servicemen.
Earlier Bellingcat claimed Moscow had sent its forces to try and take control of Mariupol and its surroundings. According to the journalists, Russian troops entered Ukraine to help the separatists also seize Novoazovsk, a town located on the Ukrainian-Russian border.
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http://uatoday.tv/politics/over-3000-ukrainian-servicemen-killed-in-donbas-war-819938.html
The number of Ukraine's Armed Forces casualties in Donbas reached over 3000
3064 Ukrainian servicemen have been killed during the conflict in Donbas, and 10753 have been wounded so far, Ukraine's Head of General Staff, General of the Army Victor Muzhenko said on Thursday, the Ukrinform agency reports.
As of late November, 2636 of them are those killed while serving the Armed Forces in Ukraine, and 2148 were killed in action.
During an interview for Ukraine's parliamentary newspaper, General Muzhenko noted that in the case of an all-out Russian invasion, Ukraine can lose approximately up to 12 thousand people in first 10 days of the conflict.
"We are now capable of reacting minimally to any situation, but in the case of full-scale aggression, it will be necessary to recruit more servicemen. New military units will be created and troops will be deployed in potentially the most dangerous directions," he said.
Today Ukraine celebrates its Armed Forces Day.
According to the UN figures, almost 10,000 were killed in Donbas, and over 22,000 were wounded.
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http://uatoday.tv/society/ukraine-awards-its-youngest-defenders-from-russia-posthumously-820188.html
Sergii Tabala and Andrii Snitko were only 18 when they took up arms to protect the country
Families of two 18-year-old Ukrainian volunteers Sergii Tabala and Andrii Snitko, who died fighting the Russian aggression in Donbas, have been presented with the country's highest national award, Hero of Ukraine.
‘Heroic deeds of your son Andrii and grandson Sergii will forever live on in people's memory, in the military history of Ukraine. They embody the unbroken spirit of defenders of Ukrainian territory', said Petro Poroshenko, who presented the relatives with the awards.
Both Snitko and Tabala died in 2014 in what Ukraine knows as some of the most tragic and painful battles of the conflict with Russia.
18:54
DPR ready for all-for-all prisoner swap with Kyiv
14:23
Ukrainian army loses 1 soldier in Donbas in past 24 hours
13:53
DPR reports almost 1,300 attacks on its territory in past 24 hours
10:31
Kyiv reports 26 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas over past day
10:26
LPR observes 4 truce violations by Ukraine in past 24 hours
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http://uatoday.tv/politics/five-ukrainian-soldiers-wounded-in-donbas-warfare-820848.html
15:05 Dec. 7, 2016
45 combat clashes have been recorded at the frontline on December 6
In the past 24 hours, the combined Russian-terrorist forces have attacked Ukrainian positions in all three strategic directions of the Donbas frontline, the Anti-terror Operation headquarters press service reports.
Mortars and large-calibre machine guns were fired at the outskirts of the Donetsk, including Avdiivka, Luhanske and Svitlodarsk. Sniper fire was noted near Luhanske, and the 120 mm and 82 mm mortars and anti-air units were engaged against Krymske, Novozvanivka, Novooleskandrivka and Stanitsia Luhanska.
Firearms were used against the Ukrainian defenders of Katerynivka.
Near the city of Mariupol, 120 mm and 82 mm mortars were fired towards the villages of Shirokyne, Chermalyk, Mariinka, Krasnohorivka, Talakivka and Vodiane. Hand mortars, infantry vehicle weapons and firearms were engaged near Novotroitske, Starohnativka, Hnytove and Pavlopil.
The Mariinka checkpoint was shelled with grenade machine gun.
Five Ukrainian defenders were wounded in action in the past 24 hours, the ATO spokesman for Ukraine's Ministry of Defence Andriy Lysenko told media.
One soldier was shell-shocked, though no casualties reported.
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http://uatoday.tv/politics/russian-...ans-in-exchange-for-228-militants-821103.html
Militants agree to release only 14 Ukrainians, while demanding to free more than six hundreds of their own
Ukraine's envoy in the Trilateral Contact Group's humanitarian subgroup, Verkhovna Rada's First Deputy Speaker Iryna Gerashchenko says Russian proxies blocking the process of release of prisoners from both sides. According to her, the Ukrainian side is ready to free the very number of prisoners they demand, but militants are sabotaging the process.
Iryna Gerashchenko explained: "We insist on the release of the maximum number of hostages before the Christmas holidays. Today Donetsk-based militants said that they are holding 42 Ukrainians. We have stated the offer to immediately transfer 228 people they requested (in cases where it is permitted under the law and the legal framework), for the immediate release of 42 Ukrainian heroes, civilian and military. And then to work further on search and rescue all the others. In response, militants declared they are ready to release only 8 Ukrainians."
Nevertheless, Ukrainian envoy assured that the work to release all 42 militant-held hostages, including those illegally kept in prison for 2 years, will continue.
Luhansk-based Russian proxies gone even further: they confirmed the presence of only 6 hostages, while demanding to free more than 440 people, imprisoned by Ukraine.
"So it is very difficult negotiations, but we have to find a compromise," Iryna Gerashchenko summarized.
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20:33
Kyiv reports 10 shell attacks by militiamen
18:54
Ukrainian army shelling cuts electricity supply at Donetsk water filtering station, water supply disrupted - DPR
18:25
DPR says Kyiv has not responded to prisoner exchange offer yet
15:05 Dec. 7, 2016
45 combat clashes have been recorded at the frontline on December 6
In the past 24 hours, the combined Russian-terrorist forces have attacked Ukrainian positions in all three strategic directions of the Donbas frontline, the Anti-terror Operation headquarters press service reports.
Mortars and large-calibre machine guns were fired at the outskirts of the Donetsk, including Avdiivka, Luhanske and Svitlodarsk. Sniper fire was noted near Luhanske, and the 120 mm and 82 mm mortars and anti-air units were engaged against Krymske, Novozvanivka, Novooleskandrivka and Stanitsia Luhanska.
Firearms were used against the Ukrainian defenders of Katerynivka.
Near the city of Mariupol, 120 mm and 82 mm mortars were fired towards the villages of Shirokyne, Chermalyk, Mariinka, Krasnohorivka, Talakivka and Vodiane. Hand mortars, infantry vehicle weapons and firearms were engaged near Novotroitske, Starohnativka, Hnytove and Pavlopil.
The Mariinka checkpoint was shelled with grenade machine gun.
Five Ukrainian defenders were wounded in action in the past 24 hours, the ATO spokesman for Ukraine's Ministry of Defence Andriy Lysenko told media.
One soldier was shell-shocked, though no casualties reported.
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http://uatoday.tv/politics/russian-...ans-in-exchange-for-228-militants-821103.html
Militants agree to release only 14 Ukrainians, while demanding to free more than six hundreds of their own
Ukraine's envoy in the Trilateral Contact Group's humanitarian subgroup, Verkhovna Rada's First Deputy Speaker Iryna Gerashchenko says Russian proxies blocking the process of release of prisoners from both sides. According to her, the Ukrainian side is ready to free the very number of prisoners they demand, but militants are sabotaging the process.
Iryna Gerashchenko explained: "We insist on the release of the maximum number of hostages before the Christmas holidays. Today Donetsk-based militants said that they are holding 42 Ukrainians. We have stated the offer to immediately transfer 228 people they requested (in cases where it is permitted under the law and the legal framework), for the immediate release of 42 Ukrainian heroes, civilian and military. And then to work further on search and rescue all the others. In response, militants declared they are ready to release only 8 Ukrainians."
Nevertheless, Ukrainian envoy assured that the work to release all 42 militant-held hostages, including those illegally kept in prison for 2 years, will continue.
Luhansk-based Russian proxies gone even further: they confirmed the presence of only 6 hostages, while demanding to free more than 440 people, imprisoned by Ukraine.
"So it is very difficult negotiations, but we have to find a compromise," Iryna Gerashchenko summarized.
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Kyiv reports 10 shell attacks by militiamen
18:54
Ukrainian army shelling cuts electricity supply at Donetsk water filtering station, water supply disrupted - DPR
18:25
DPR says Kyiv has not responded to prisoner exchange offer yet
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http://uatoday.tv/society/how-many-people-died-in-donbas-war-821513.html
2:15 Dec. 8, 2016
UN report reveals exact numbers of casualties in eastern Ukraine
9,758 people have died in the armed conflict in Donbas region, according to a report on the human rights situation in Ukraine, published by Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on December 8, 2016.
‘In total, from mid-April 2014 to 15 November 2016, OHCHR recorded 32,453 casualties, among Ukrainian armed forces, civilians and members of the armed groups. This includes 9,758 people killed and 22,779 injured', the report said.
The UN Office also said it recorded 164 conflict-related deaths among civilians in a time period between August 16, 2016 and November 15, which is ‘a 13 percent decrease compared to the previous timeline.
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http://uatoday.tv/politics/lavrov-demands-direct-talks-between-kyiv-and-donbas-821578.html
Russia Foreign Minister rebukes West for ungrounded criticism of Moscow
Sergey Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister, believes that Kyiv needs to switch to direct talks with ‘authorities' of the occupied cities of Luhansk and Donetsk to effectively solve Donbas conflict.
Lavrov made the statement during a meeting of 23rd OSCE Ministerial Council, which began on Thursday in the German city of Hamburg, Yevropeiska Pravda correspondent reports.
"There is no alternative to the direct talks between Kyiv and Donbas, mediated by Trilateral contact group and Normandy format," Lavrov stated.
Russia's top diplomat also rebuked western states for the accusations against Russia as to Ukraine and Syria.
"If you want to invite a partner for a dialogue, you should not start the dialogue with accusations," he said.
The day before, Lavrov's German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier demanded that Russia cooperate constructively to help defuse growing tensions in Europe.
Steinmeier accused Russia of bringing "question of war and peace" back to Europe by having annexed Ukraine's Crimea.
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http://uatoday.tv/crime/russian-pro...eavy-artillery-and-blamed-ukraine-821603.html
Ukrainian observers reported 162 shells hit government controlled village of Vodiane
Over the last day Russia-controlled forces attacked Ukrainian army positions and civilian settlements 20 times, which is comparatively not so much, Anti-Terrorist Operation HQ reports. The hardest attacks noted in the village of Vodiane near Donetsk – it was pounded with heavy artillery of 152mm and 122mm calibres. Also Ukrainian military report militant attacks with 120mm and 82mm mortars, light armour, grenade launchers.
Ukrainian observers from Joint Centre for Coordination and Control specified: "During the last day the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit by 61 projectiles of 152mm calibre, and 64 projectiles of 122mm calibre. Overall 9 cases (230 shots) recorded of militants use of the weapon, which should be removed from the front under the Minsk agreements. Armed Forces of Ukraine did not use any types of heavy weapons in response."
According to JCCC, this explanation was needed because militants tried to cover their violation of Minsk deals by blaming Ukraine of the same thing. So the head of Ukrainian side of JCCC Gen. Anatoliy Petrenko informed OSCE monitors about the incident and announced publication of the photo evidences of militant's crime.
As reported, also yesterday one more round of Minsk talks took place, in which Russian proxies rejected to free 42 Ukrainians in exchange for 228 militants.
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21:05
Kyiv says Ukrainian positions in Donbas shelled 11 times
2:15 Dec. 8, 2016
UN report reveals exact numbers of casualties in eastern Ukraine
9,758 people have died in the armed conflict in Donbas region, according to a report on the human rights situation in Ukraine, published by Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on December 8, 2016.
‘In total, from mid-April 2014 to 15 November 2016, OHCHR recorded 32,453 casualties, among Ukrainian armed forces, civilians and members of the armed groups. This includes 9,758 people killed and 22,779 injured', the report said.
The UN Office also said it recorded 164 conflict-related deaths among civilians in a time period between August 16, 2016 and November 15, which is ‘a 13 percent decrease compared to the previous timeline.
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http://uatoday.tv/politics/lavrov-demands-direct-talks-between-kyiv-and-donbas-821578.html
Russia Foreign Minister rebukes West for ungrounded criticism of Moscow
Sergey Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister, believes that Kyiv needs to switch to direct talks with ‘authorities' of the occupied cities of Luhansk and Donetsk to effectively solve Donbas conflict.
Lavrov made the statement during a meeting of 23rd OSCE Ministerial Council, which began on Thursday in the German city of Hamburg, Yevropeiska Pravda correspondent reports.
"There is no alternative to the direct talks between Kyiv and Donbas, mediated by Trilateral contact group and Normandy format," Lavrov stated.
Russia's top diplomat also rebuked western states for the accusations against Russia as to Ukraine and Syria.
"If you want to invite a partner for a dialogue, you should not start the dialogue with accusations," he said.
The day before, Lavrov's German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier demanded that Russia cooperate constructively to help defuse growing tensions in Europe.
Steinmeier accused Russia of bringing "question of war and peace" back to Europe by having annexed Ukraine's Crimea.
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http://uatoday.tv/crime/russian-pro...eavy-artillery-and-blamed-ukraine-821603.html
Ukrainian observers reported 162 shells hit government controlled village of Vodiane
Over the last day Russia-controlled forces attacked Ukrainian army positions and civilian settlements 20 times, which is comparatively not so much, Anti-Terrorist Operation HQ reports. The hardest attacks noted in the village of Vodiane near Donetsk – it was pounded with heavy artillery of 152mm and 122mm calibres. Also Ukrainian military report militant attacks with 120mm and 82mm mortars, light armour, grenade launchers.
Ukrainian observers from Joint Centre for Coordination and Control specified: "During the last day the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit by 61 projectiles of 152mm calibre, and 64 projectiles of 122mm calibre. Overall 9 cases (230 shots) recorded of militants use of the weapon, which should be removed from the front under the Minsk agreements. Armed Forces of Ukraine did not use any types of heavy weapons in response."
According to JCCC, this explanation was needed because militants tried to cover their violation of Minsk deals by blaming Ukraine of the same thing. So the head of Ukrainian side of JCCC Gen. Anatoliy Petrenko informed OSCE monitors about the incident and announced publication of the photo evidences of militant's crime.
As reported, also yesterday one more round of Minsk talks took place, in which Russian proxies rejected to free 42 Ukrainians in exchange for 228 militants.
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21:05
Kyiv says Ukrainian positions in Donbas shelled 11 times
Ukraine will be a part of Turkey
Due to Poroshenko's ventures, Ukraine runs the risk of turning into a Turkish enclave on the border with Europe one day.
German mass media outlets published an article analyzing the intricacies of the current Turkish policy. Among other things, some facts pivotal for Ukraine are touched on there. After the sudden chilling of the Turkish-Russian relationship in November, 2015, the cooperation between Turkey and Ukraine got powerful impetus, not only in economy but in military and political fields as well. Though after the failed coup attempt, Turkey changed drastically its political priorities, so we should now ask ourselves about the real strength margin of this cooperation and whether it actually compatible with the Ukrainian strategic agenda.
See, bit.ly/2htboBQ , for more details.
Due to Poroshenko's ventures, Ukraine runs the risk of turning into a Turkish enclave on the border with Europe one day.
German mass media outlets published an article analyzing the intricacies of the current Turkish policy. Among other things, some facts pivotal for Ukraine are touched on there. After the sudden chilling of the Turkish-Russian relationship in November, 2015, the cooperation between Turkey and Ukraine got powerful impetus, not only in economy but in military and political fields as well. Though after the failed coup attempt, Turkey changed drastically its political priorities, so we should now ask ourselves about the real strength margin of this cooperation and whether it actually compatible with the Ukrainian strategic agenda.
See, bit.ly/2htboBQ , for more details.
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