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According to ATO Press Centre HQ, today, during session of the Minsk trilateral contact group, the enemy plans to shell its positions and residential quarters using heavy weapons.

These actions of militants are aimed to discredit Ukraine and Ukrainian army at international level, make civilians of occupied territories hate the army. Alto this fact demonstrates the enemy’s interest in conflict escalation.

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12:14 19.01.2018
ATO HQ reports 2 enemy attacks, one soldier wounded during engineer operations
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Despite mutual adherence to the ceasefire regime throughout the day, at night, illegal armed groups fired at the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces two times; one soldier was wounded as a result of conducting engineering work, the press center of the ATO headquarters has reported.

"In general, over the past day, the enemy twice violated the cease fire regime. In both cases the Ukrainian military didn't open fire," the ATO press centre said on Facebook.

In the Luhansk sector, the enemy fired 82mm mortars at the Ukrainian fortified positions near the town of Schastia.

As a result of the shelling, no Ukrainian soldier was killed or wounded. At the same time, during the engineering work in Donetsk sector one serviceman of the Armed Forces was wounded. He was promptly taken to the military hospital and provided the necessary medical assistance. The life of the Ukrainian soldier is not threatened. Military physicians characterize the state of his health as satisfactory.

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Over the past week, the security situation has worsened. Our observers recorded almost 6,500 violations of the ceasefire, which is 70% more than the previous week. And the number of heavy weapons used by the Minsk agreements was increased by 371 against six during the previous week

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A serviceman of the State Guard Department of Ukraine, Viktor Riznychenko, who was guarding former President Viktor Yanukovych, does not have information about any threats to the life of the former president in the winter of 2014.

During his interrogation as a witness in the Yanukovych treason case in the Obolonsky District Court of Kyiv on Thursday, January 18, he said that on February 21, 2014, the ex-president was first in his administration and in the afternoon, at about 17.00, he left for his residence in Mezhyhiria. At about 22.00, Riznychenko heard over the radio that Yanukovych had left his residence and a few hours later he had been ordered to leave for Kharkiv. For this purpose, employees of the State Guard Department met on the Kyiv-Kharkiv highway.

The witness said that early on February 22, he was already in Kharkiv, where there was also the former president who gave an interview to the media and was to participate in a Party of Regions congress, which had later been canceled.

"In the afternoon of February 22, in the presidential motorcade, I left for Kharkiv airport, where there were two helicopters with several security guards, in one of which there was Yanukovych, and in the other there was his family and several other security officers," Riznychenko said.

According to him, about an hour after departure, State Guar Department employees were informed that an Ukraerorukh dispatcher had contacted them and proposed returning to Kharkiv. Riznychenko said that "it was Turchynov's order." However, since there was not enough fuel to return to Kharkiv, helicopters landed at Donetsk airport.

The witness noted that immediately after arrival in Donetsk, the then head of the security service of the Ukrainian president, Kostiantyn Kobzar, had given an order to board two Falcon-type aircraft. However, the staff of the State Border Service of Ukraine approached them and said that they were forbidden to fly due to the fact that some documents had not been filed.

Then Yanukovych and his entourage moved to cars and proceeded to a "big house" in Donetsk. Later, answering the questions of lawyers, Riznychenko said that staying in this house, together with Yanukovych, were also his son, Oleksandr, and businessman Rinat Akhmetov.


He said that on February 22, the motorcade of the ex-president and his companions left for Crimea. According to him, they stopped in a field near Berdiansk, where three Mi-8 helicopters landed.


Riznychenko showed that there were red stars on the fuselages of helicopters and that pilots were in special equipment.


"I think that these were helicopters of the Russian Federation," he said.


Yanukovych and those who accompanied him flew on these helicopters in an unknown direction and flew "over the sea."

"After a certain period of time, we landed on the airfield, where we were met by Russian servicemen. We stayed until the morning in trailers on the airfield," the witness said.

On February 23, the ex-president and his security guards and a "group of unknown armed men" flew farther on an An-26 military transport plane and then landed on another unknown airfield, because "it was impossible to continue flying for technical reasons."

They stayed there for about an hour and a half and, according to the witness, he saw a technical vehicle with the inscription "Anapa" on the airfield.

"I assume that it was the city of Anapa in the Russian Federation," Riznychenko.

Then there was a flight on another plane to another airport, where they were met again by Russian military and their vehicles. In the future, the witness realized that he was in Crimea.

"We came to Yalta, to a sanatorium or a recreation center, which most likely belonged to the Russian Federation," he said.

He noted that on the evening of February 23, they left for Sevastopol and arrived at a Russian military unit. They were addressed by Yanukovych, who proposed that security guards make a choice "to move with him further" or stay if anyone does not want to move. He said that at about 23.00, the ex-president went further with his companions.

Riznychenko and other security guards who did not follow Yanukovych passed their weapons to the State Guard Department branch in Miskhor and left for Kyiv by train the next morning.
 
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Ukraine records seven enemy attacks

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Militants have opened fire on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in eastern Ukraine seven times over the past 24 hours, the press center of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) headquarters has reported.

"The enemy has violated the ceasefire seven times over the past 24 hours. Despite the fact that enemy shelling threatened the lives of our defenders, Ukrainian warriors were forced in one case to open fire from weapons proscribed by the Minsk agreements. None of our servicemen were killed or wounded as a result of enemy shelling," the ATO HQ said in a report on its Facebook page early on Saturday.

In the Luhansk sector, militants violated the ceasefire on the Svitlodarsk Bulge several times, firing at the defenders of Luhanske from 82mm mortars and large-caliber machineguns. Illegal armed groups also used small arms near Stanytsia Luhanska.

In the Donetsk sector, militants were active near Shyrokyne, where Ukrainian defenders spotted a subversive and reconnaissance group of illegal armed formations that was moving towards their positions.

"When the distance became critically close, our soldiers opened fire from small arms and forced the saboteurs to retreat. The enemy left one wounded man on the battlefield. Our defenders evacuated him from the battlefield, and he was provided with medical assistance," the press center added.

In addition, militants repeatedly fired from heavy mortars in the same area in the evening. Over 15 120mm mines exploded close to Ukrainian positions near Shyrokyne and Vodiane.
 
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22.01.2018

Militant groups continue to carry out armed provocations and use weapons, which should have been withdrawn from the line of disengagement of the parties in Donbas, which resulted in the death of a serviceman of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Monday, the press center of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) headquarters reported.

"On the whole, since the beginning of the day, the aggressor has committed six targeted fire attacks at our positions, as a result of which one of the enemy's mortar shells, unfortunately, killed one soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the headquarters said in the bulletin as of 18.00 on Monday, published on its Facebook page.

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President Petro Poroshenko and his wife Maryna Poroshenko took part in the ceremony of laying flowers to the monuments to Taras Shevchenko and Mykhailo Hrushevsky on the Day of Unity of Ukraine and the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of independence of the Ukrainian People’s Republic.

The ceremony was also attended by Chairman of the Parliament Andriy Parubiy, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Hennadiy Zubko, representatives of the government, the parliament and the public.


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In the speech during the solemn event on the Day of Unity of Ukraine and the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of independence of the Ukrainian People’s Republic in Kyiv, President Petro Poroshenko emphasized that unlike 100 years ago, Ukraine felt a powerful support from the international partners in the fight for its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.

“We feel a powerful support from our international partners in the fight against the aggressor. This is a crucial positive difference between the present situation and that of 100 years ago,” Petro Poroshenko stressed.

He noted that Ukraine had been left alone with the aggressor at that time. “And they did not have time to create their own capable military forces, because it was too late to realize the necessity of an army,” the President added.

“I want to emphasize that Ukraine is ready to strongly rebuff the aggressor in case it tries to go on the offensive,” Petro Poroshenko noted.

The President thanked the Ukrainian warriors who are currently defending our united country.

He also addressed the Ukrainians living in conditions of the Russian occupation: “Every day of separation, no matter how hard it is, still brings us closer to the inevitable reunion”.
 
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ATO NEWS: During a week Ukrainian EOD specialists detected and neutralized 837 IEDs

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EOD units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue working in ATO zone in Donetsk and Luhansk oblast.

During the last week Ukrainian EOD specialists examined 3 hectares of territory and neutralized 837 IEDs.

Generally, since the beginning of Anti-terror operation our EOD units examined more than 3 641 hectares of Donetsk and Luhansk oblast, neutralized more than 178 500 IEDs, and cleared more than 1 153 km of roads and traffic routes.

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Russia's hybrid military forces have attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas one time in the past 24 hours, with one Ukrainian soldier reported as wounded in action (WIA), the press centre of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) has reported.

"The second half of the last day, starting at 13:00 Kyiv time, saw no ceasefire violations. However, yesterday afternoon, militants of Russian-occupation forces conducted one shelling of the Ukrainian army positions," the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters said on Facebook on Saturday morning.

In the Donetsk sector, the militants fired small arms on ATO positions near the town of Avdiyivka.

As a result of the shooting one of Ukraine's defenders was wounded. He was rushed to a military hospital and provided with the necessary medical assistance. Military doctors describe his condition as satisfactory.

No ceasefire violations have been recorded in other sectors of the Ukrainian defense lines.
 
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Russia's proxy forces have mounted four attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas in the past 24 hours, with no Ukrainian soldiers reported as killed or wounded in action, the press centre of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) has reported.

"In general, over the past day, four shelling attacks of the fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by Russian-occupation units have been recorded. As a result of these hostile actions, no Ukrainian defender suffered," the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters said on Facebook on Monday, January 29.

In the Luhansk sector, the militants were active at the Svitlodarska Duha bulge in the evening. The enemy opened fire from 120mm mortars and heavy machine guns several times near the village of Luhanske. Mortars of the same caliber were used by the enemy to shell our positions near the village of Troyitske.

The enemy used grenade launchers to shell Ukrainian fortified positions near the village of Shyrokyne in the Donetsk sector.
 
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A soldier was killed on Tuesday afternoon in a militant attack on Ukrainian army positions near the village of Vodiane, which is about 27 km from the Ukrainian-controlled port city of Mariupol; the incident violated a ceasefire in Donbas, which lasted for more than a day, the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters has said.

"The enemy opened fire on our positions near Vodiane on the coast of the Sea of Azov in Donetsk region, using large-caliber machine-guns and small arms. Unfortunately, an ATO soldier has been killed in the enemy attack," the ATO HQ said in its update on Facebook as of 18:00 Kyiv time on Tuesday, January 30.

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Over the past day late at night, the militants opened fire on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbas once, with no casualties reported, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist operation (ATO) headquarters has reported.

"Over the past day, the only shelling by Russian-occupation groups was recorded late at night, as a result of these hostile actions, none of the Ukrainian servicemen were injured," the ATO staff said on Facebook on Tuesday morning.

In the Donetsk sector, at about 03:00, the enemy had been firing for forty-five minutes on our defenders with grenade launchers, large-caliber machine guns and small arms around the village of Kamyanka.

Other violations of the ceasefire regime were not recorded in other sectors of the Ukrainian defense. In general, the situation is under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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Russia's hybrid military forces have mounted three attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas in the past 24 hours, with one Ukrainian soldier reported as killed in action and another two as wounded in action, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation Headquarters reported on Facebook on Wednesday morning.

"In general, during the past day, there have been three attacks on ATO forces by militants. Unfortunately, there are casualties again among our servicemen. As a result of enemy shelling, one Ukrainian soldier was killed, two more were injured," the ATO staff said on Facebook.

In the Donetsk sector, the enemy fired 82mm mortars and grenade launchers at our defenders stationed near the village of Pisky. In the Mariupol sector, the militants used 82mm mortars near the village of Lebedynske, as well as heavy machine guns and small arms near the village of Vodiane.

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In the period from 2014 to the present time, the so-called courts of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic have convicted 1,437 people living on the territory of Luhansk region, which is not controlled by the government of Ukraine (ORLO), according to a report of the Eastern Human Rights Group.

"During the period from 2014 to the present, 1,437 persons living in ORLO were convicted by courts of the so-called 'LPR,' 90% of the convicts are citizens of Ukraine, who are convicted under the laws of the so-called 'LPR' and were sent to forced-labor camps, where they are subjected to forced labor, moreover, convicts do not have the right to a lawyer, fair and impartial trial," the human rights report said in Kyiv on Tuesday.

In the report, human rights activists draw attention to the fact that gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms in places of deprivation of liberty controlled by the 'LPR' currently continue. In particular, prisoners have no right to qualified legal assistance and cannot appeal against a conviction.

Human rights activists also said that they have evidence that some convicts, who were sentenced by Ukrainian courts before 2014 or by the so-called 'LPR' courts and whose prison term has expired, have not been released.

"Prisoners serving their sentences in forced-labor camps of 'LPR' are forced to work in industrial zones of the camps. The refusal to work is impossible and can lead to beatings and torture of convicts," the report says.

Human rights activists note that prison conditions are inhuman, often no medical assistance is provided, no humanitarian aid comes in.

The report was prepared by the information and analytical group Eastern Human Rights Group. The report is based on the research carried out in ORLO from December 2016 to January 2018 through conducting interviews with relatives of prisoners, prisoners who are currently serving sentences in ORLO prisons, and prison staff. A total of 144 interviews with prisoners, 37 with relatives, 18 with employees of penitentiary institutions were conducted.

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Sunday, February 04. DONBAS — According to the press centre of the ‘anti-terror’ operation (ATO) HQ, the enemy has violated the ceasefire for 5 times over the past 24 hours.

The enemy used 120 and 82 mm mortars, BMP, anti-air mount, and heavy machineguns near Luhanske. Militants launched attacks against the ATO positions near Lozove using grenade launchers and machineguns, small arms and heavy machineguns near Zaitseve.

The Russian proxies fired 82 mm mortars on ATO positions near Avdiivka and Novotroitske.

Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded.

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Monday, February 05. DONBAS — According to the press centre of the ‘anti-terror’ operation (ATO) HQ, the enemy has violated the ceasefire for 5 times over the past 24 hours.

The enemy used heavy 120 mm mortars against the Ukrainian positions near Kamianka and Novotoritske. Near Vodiane, militants launched attacks using anti-tank grenade launchers. The Russian proxies fired 82 mm mortars and grenade launchers on ATO positions near Butivka mine.

The enemy attacked the Ukrainian govt positions near Zaitzeve with small arms.

Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded, one soldier was injured.

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Tuesday, February 06. DONBAS — According to the press centre of the ‘anti-terror’ operation (ATO) HQ, the enemy has violated the ceasefire for 4 times over the past 24 hours.

The Russian proxies kept on shelling the ATO positions with mortars forbidden by the Minsk agreements.

The enemy used 120 mm and 82 mm mortars, grenade launchers and heavy machineguns against the ATO positions near Luhanske.

Militants fired 120 mm mortars on ATO positions near Lebedynske.

There are no casualties among the Ukrainian soldiers.

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On Wednesday afternoon, Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Valeriya Lutkovska took home another 20 people incarcerated before the beginning of the Donbas conflict, the head of the commissioner's secretariat, Bohdan Kryklyvenko, wrote on Facebook.

"At 12 p.m. today, February 7, 2018, Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Valeriya Lutkovska took home another 20 persons incarcerated before the conflict," Kryklyvenko said.

He said the transfer was monitored by a member of the Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Committee, Iryna Suslova, and members of the OSCE mission.

A total of 186 people have returned home from the territories of the Donetsk region uncontrolled by Kyiv over more than two years, Kryklyvenko said.

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Former Ukrainian SBU Security Service chief Valentyn Nalyvaichenko has Russian special services dressed in uniforms of Ukrainian special police acted against protesters during anti-government protests on Kyiv's Independence Square.

"Several times starting in February 2014 almost each night against Maidan protests armed Russian agents dressed as Ukrainian Berkut (riot) police were present. I can confirm they were Russians. They gathered near the October Palace and wore special Ukrainian uniforms on top of their Russian ones. These were given to them by our president and then head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry Yuriy Zakharchenko," he said during testimony at Kyiv's Obolonsky District Court as a witness in the state treason trial against disgraced formrt Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Nalyvaichenko said this in response to questions on Wednesday given by Vitaliy Serdiuk.

As earlier reported, on February 22, 2014, after the Revolution of Dignity, Nalyvaichenko was appointed SBU chief by parliament under then President Oleksandr Turchynov. He served in that position until June 2015.

Nalyvaichenko headed the SBU from 2006 through March 2010.

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Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak is convinced that Ukraine will receive Javelin anti-tank systems from the United States this year.

"I would like to say precisely: we will receive Javelin systems in a timely manner [...] Definitely, this year," Poltorak said on the 112.Ukraine television channel on Wednesday.


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Wednesday, February 07. DONBAS — According to the press centre of the ‘anti-terror’ operation (ATO) HQ, the enemy has violated the ceasefire for 14 times over the past 24 hours.

The enemy increased the number of armed provocations. The Russian proxies kept on using the weapons forbidden by the Minsk agreements.

Militants launched attacks against the ATO positions near Troitske using 120 mm mortars, anti-air mount, and heavy machineguns, near Krymske with anti-tank missile system, near Katerynivka with grenade launchers, near Stanytsia Luhanska with small arms. The occupants fired 120 and 82 mm mortars near Novozvanivka, grenade launchers and machineguns near Novooleksandrivka.

The enemy used 120 and 82 mm mortars, grenade launchers, and heavy machineguns near Lebedynske, 82 mm mortars and infantry weapons near Pavlopil, 120 mm mortars near Shyrokyne, BMP near Bohdanivka, and small arms near Vodiane.

Three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded and one soldier was injured.



During drills of so called army units in non-government territory near Debaltseve, Alchevsk, Novoazovsk, Boikivske (according to occupants Telmanovo) in the presence of Russian mentors, the enemy used 120 mm and 82 mm mortars forbidden by Minsk agreements.

Since the beginning of February, militants of illegal armed formations show more aggression against local population and increase the number of provocations against settlements charging ATO forces of these crimes. These attacks result in destruction of private houses and Donbas infrastructure.
 
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Russia's hybrid military forces have mounted 17 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas in the past 24 hours, with one Ukrainian soldier reported as wounded in action (WIA), the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation headquarters has reported.

"Over the past day, the Russian occupation groups have increased the number and intensity of shelling of Ukrainian defenders. In addition to heavy mortars, the enemy used tank armament and artillery systems in certain areas of the contact line, which is a gross violation of Minsk agreements. Fire provocations further intensified after dark," the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation headquarters reported on Facebook Thursday morning.

In the Luhansk sector, the Svitlodarska Duha bulge became the epicenter of tension in the evening hours. Here, the enemy used 122mm artillery systems and repeatedly fired 120mm mortars on the Ukrainian positions near the village of Luhanske. Ten 122mm artillery shells and about two dozen 120mm mines blew up near the Ukrainian fortified positions near the village of Troyitske. In addition, the invaders fired mortars of various calibers and grenade launchers on the defenders of the village of Krymske, as well as 82mm mortars and light infantry weapons near the village of Novhorodske.

In the Donetsk sector, it was relatively calm at night, but in the daytime, the aggressor was firing from tanks, grenade launchers of various types, and heavy machine guns near the village of Pisky for more than an hour. Grenade launchers and machine guns were also used by the invaders near the village of Shyrokyne, which is in the Mariupol sector.

In addition, another evidence of the actual presence in Donbas of Russian weapons has been recorded over the past day. Ukraine's air defense unit shot down a Russian-made Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicle.

"For the last month and a half, this is the fourth downed drone of this type," the ATO staff said.''

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Eight trucks with humanitarian aid from the People in Need charitable organization and 28 trucks from the International Committee of the Red Cross crossed the Novotroitske checkpoint and are traveling to Donetsk, the press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has reported.

A report posted on the service's website early on Thursday notes that eight trucks transported construction materials and equipment for water supply from the charitable organization.

"The trucks were driving from Sloviansk to Donetsk," the report says.

"Another 28 trucks from Kyiv with 45 tonnes of hygiene kits, food parcels with a total weight of 286 tonnes, construction materials with a total weight of 96 tonnes, 60 tonnes of aluminum sulfate, as well as medical supplies and bed linen from the International Committee of the Red Cross, crossed the contact line at the checkpoint and are heading to Donetsk," the service said.

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Ukrainian military servicemen who guarded the state border of Ukraine were fired at from small arms from the direction of the Russian town of Ushakovka, the press center of the ATO headquarters reported.

"Today, at around 12:30, a provocative shelling from small arms was carried out from the area of the town of Ushakovka settlement, the Russian Federation, in the direction of the units guarding the state border of Ukraine. No servicemen were injured. The fire was not returned," reads the statement posted on the page of the press center of the ATO headquarters on Facebook.

The headquarters said the shelling from the adjacent territory seriously violates the state border regime and endangers lives of military personnel.

Ushakovka is a farmstead in the Tarasovsky district of the Rostov region, the administrative center of the Voikovo rural area.

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According to the ATO HQ Press Centre, about 12:30 p.m., a unit of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine was shelled from Ushakovka (territory of Russian Federation) using small arms. There are no casualties among Ukrainian military. The Ukrainian troops did not open fire.
 
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Friday, February 09. DONBAS — According to the press centre of the ‘anti-terror’ operation (ATO) HQ, the enemy has violated the ceasefire for 4 times over the past 24 hours.

Militants launched attacks against the ATO positions near Shyrokyne using 120 mm mortars, near Pisky and Vodiane using 82 mm mortars and grenade launchers.

One Ukrainian soldier was injured. He was evacuated to military hospital where he is undergoing treatment now.

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10.02.2018

Russia's hybrid military forces have mounted 11 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas in the past 24 hours, with one Ukrainian soldier reported as wounded in action (WIA), the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation headquarters has reported.

"Over the past day, the Russian occupation groups have repeatedly shelled Ukrainian defenders," the ATO HQ wrote on its Facebook page on Saturday morning.

In the Luhansk sector, militants from grenade dischargers of various types and small arms fired at positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Svitlodarsk. Armament of infantry fighting vehicles, machine guns and small arms were used by illegal armed groups to shell the defenders of the villages of Novooleksandrivka and Bohuslavske, and mortars of the 82-mm caliber were used against Novhorodske defenders. Also, in the afternoon, militants from infantry weapons violated a truce on the outskirts of Luhansk and Zaitseve.

In the Donetsk sector, militants started firing at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from mortars of various calibers around Pisky and from small arms near Slavne
 
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One Ukrainian soldier killed, another wounded in ATO zone
12.02.2018
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As a result of shelling by illegal armed groups, a Ukrainian serviceman was killed on Monday, another one was wounded, the press center of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) headquarters reported.

"As a whole, from the beginning of the day, eight shellings of the ATO defense fortifications by Russian-occupation units were recorded. Unfortunately, one Ukrainian military man was killed as a result of the enemy fire, another defender was injured," reads the report as of 18:00 Monday.

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Monday, February 12. DONBAS — According to the press centre of the ‘anti-terror’ operation (ATO) HQ, the enemy has violated the ceasefire for 9 times over the past 24 hours.

The enemy kept on using mortars in violation of the Minsk agreements. Militants attacked the ATO positions near Zaitseve with BMP, grenade launchers, heavy machineguns, and small arms.

Occupants fired 120 and 82 mm mortars and BMP on the ATO positions near Talakivka, mortars near Vodiane and Shyrokyne, heavy machineguns and small arms near Avdiivka.

There are no casualties among the Ukrainian soldiers.

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Over 600 tanks are located in this small territory,” Petro Poroshenko said.

The President emphasized that it had been the most difficult time when almost 25 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed daily by the bullets of the Russian regular troops in February 2015. “We spent 19 hours in Minsk without sleep, without food. Then, the agreement was reached and it wouldn’t have happened without the support of Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel,” he stressed.

According to the President, after the conclusion of the Minsk agreements, 824 people were killed in wa
 
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Tuesday, February 13. DONBAS — According to the press centre of the ‘anti-terror’ operation (ATO) HQ, the enemy has violated the ceasefire for 11 times over the past 24 hours.

The enemy shelled the ATO positions near Krymske with 120 and 82 mm mortars, grenade launchers, and small arms, near Popasna with 82 mm mortars, near Katerynivka, Svitlodarsk, Novoluhanske, and Zaitseve with grenade launchers, near Novhorodske with heavy machineguns.

Militants fired 120 mm mortars and heavy machineguns near Vodiane, automatic grenade launchers, heavy machineguns, and small arms near Opytne.

One Ukrainian soldier was killed and two soldiers were wounded. We express condolences to families and relatives of our fallen hero of Ukraine.

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On February 13, the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine summed up the 2017 results in the presence of the Secretary of National Defence and Security Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov, Minister of Defence of Ukraine General of the Army of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine General of the Army of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko, and Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Lieutenant General Vasyl Burba.

“Intelligence in national defence sector, especially in country at war, is very important because its success affects national defence capability. Ukrainian intelligence personnel have gained a lot of experience. All last year’s operations demonstrate their professionalism”, Gen. Poltorak stressed.

The best service members were awarded with state and ministerial awards.

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Wednesday, February 14. DONBAS — According to the press centre of the ‘anti-terror’ operation (ATO) HQ, the enemy has violated the ceasefire for 14 times over the past 24 hours.

A slight escalation is observed in the region. The Russian occupational forces increased the number of attacks and provocations.

The enemy used 122 mm artillery systems, 120 mm and 82 mm mortars, anti-air mounts, grenade launchers, heavy machineguns, and small arms near Troitske. Militants fired 120 mm and 82 mm mortars, grenade launchers and heavy machineguns on the ATO positions near Luhanske. Occupants attacked the ATO positions near Novozvanivka and Popasna with 82 mm mortars. The illegal armed formations launched attacks against the ATO positions near Maiorsk, Zaitseve, and Stanytsia Luhanska with small arms and grenade launchers.

There are no casualties among the Ukrainian soldiers.
 
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Saturday, February 17. DONBAS — According to the press centre of the ‘anti-terror’ operation (ATO) HQ, the enemy has violated the ceasefire for 20 times over the past 24 hours.

The enemy used 120 and 82 mm mortars, BMP, grenade launchers and machineguns against the ATO positions near Luhanske. The enemy also launched attacks against the ATO positions near Svitlodarsk and Troitske with mortars and infantry weapons, near Krymske with 82 mm mortars, grenade launchers, and small arms. Militants also violated the ceasefire near Zalizne, Malynove, and Novooleksandrivka.

Militants fired heavy machineguns and small arms on ATO positions near Taramchuk.

One Ukrainian soldier was wounded and one soldier was injured.

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In the framework of the Munich Security Conference, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with U.S. Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis.

Petro Poroshenko expressed gratitude for the firm position of the U.S. in support of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

“People in Ukraine believe in the leadership of the U.S. in the reinforcement of transatlantic front of counteraction to the Russian aggression and the attempts to destabilize the world's legality and order," the Head of State emphasized.

The two sides discussed the situation in the Donbas and expressed their concern over the ongoing attempts of Russia and its supporters to undermine the peace process.

They also discussed the need to deploy a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Donbas in accordance with the UN principles and the goals of the Minsk process.

The interlocutors emphasized the importance of sanctions policy against Russia until the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine are restored.

The Head of State expressed appreciation for Washington's important decisions on strengthening the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Ukraine's defence capability. Washington's latest decisions are a signal against any intentional escalation of the situation in the Donbas, which, due to Ukraine's new defensive capabilities, will increase the price of such an aggression.

Jim Mattis reaffirmed commitment of the United States to restore Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and noted a significant progress made by Ukraine in reforming the security and defence field.

The parties discussed further steps to strengthen Ukraine's defence capability and noted the priority of the development of strategic partnership between Kyiv and Washington.

U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker also attended the meeting.

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