Civil war in Ukraine: News & discussion

[Hindustani78]

In this photo taken on Monday March 2, 2015, Adam Osmayev, the commander of a battalion of Chechens fighting against Russia-backed rebels, is in the town of Lysychansk, Ukraine.

Armed Kremlin-led militants sit on top of an armored personnel carrier as they take part in a military drill near the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on April 10, 2015.
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As Ukrainian forces faced 20 attacks by Kremlin-led militants in the past 48 hours and spotted 30 enemy drones probing their positions, an unnamed NATO official said that Russia has sent additional military manpower and arms to Donbas, according to a news report by the FrankruterAllgemeine Zeitung that interviewed the person.

"We have noticed again support for the separatists, with weapons, troops and training. Russia is still sending troops and arms from one side of the open border with Ukraine to the other," a NATO official, who was not named, told the German news publication.

A suspected Russian-operated logistics center near the Ukraine-Russian border “that operates the front of the rebels” couldn’t be accessed by the Organization for Security and Cooperation and Europe, the international body charged with monitoring the ever-faltering peace agreement between Ukraine and Russian-backed forces with some 400 monitors.

Two days earlier, Ukraine’s border guards said they spotted a Russian Mil Mi-8 helicopter violate the country’s airspace near the town of Stanychno-Luhanske in Luhansk Oblast that flew back east, the authority said in a statement published on its website on April 10.

The aircraft is a twin-engine medium utility helicopter that was developed by the Soviet Union and still is in production today by Russia.

 

[munchkin]

12th of April, 2015. Donetsk People's Republic, Novorossiya.

Ukrainian army has violated the ceasefire regime 49 times over the past 24 hours, the press centre of the DPR Defense Ministry told the Donetsk News Agency. The attacks were mounted on Spartak, Shirokino, Veseloye, Zhabichevo, Gorlovka (“6-7” coal mine), Donetsk airport and area of the Volvo Center. Ukrainian forces used artillery and tank guns, mortars, anti-aircraft guns, grenade launchers, small arms. Information on deaths or injuries among the civilian population or the DPR fighters haven’t been registered.

 

[vostok]

Terrorist-marauder from Nazi "Right Sector".

 

[Hindustani78]

Monday, April 13. DONBAS — According to the press center of ‘anti-terror’ operation (ATO), the information spread by some media on participation of the OUN (Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists) battalion in combat operations near Pisky on April 12, is false.

A unit of the Ukrainian mechanized brigade accomplished tasks in this region and destroyed a part of the enemy’s personnel and armored vehicles.

In its turn, on April 11, the OUN battalion left its positions near Pisky.

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission on Sunday reported that officers of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination, a group set up under the initial Minsk accords from last September to help implement the proposed ceasefire in the Donbas, had told it Ukrainian troops had launched an offensive in the area, but that these reports could not be verified.

"... [The militants] decided to take revenge for the failure of their offensive during the day, and obviously they had a lot of dead on their side,” the battalion’s statement reads.

“They shot white phosphorus [shells], burning everything around, even the brick walls of houses. Hundreds of shells with napalm are exploding in the air, and are continuing to burst.”

 

[munchkin]

At least 1 Ukrainian serviceman and 1 Ukrainian reporter KIA yestersday.

 

[Hindustani78]

13.04.2015
Reporter killed near Donetsk airport – media
A journalist was killed in a car shelling attack on the Donetsk airport on Sunday, Hromadske TV said.

As a senior chief of the Ukrainian team of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) in Donetsk Colonel Andriy Lischynsky said, under various sources two local journalists were inside the car.

"Under preliminary report, an antitank missile hit the car. One journalist killed. Another correspondent jumped out of the car and managed to survive," he said.

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Fighting, gunfire reported from Luhansk region
Tensions flared in the Luhansk region early on Monday morning as the conflicting sides engaged in fighting by use of automatic weapons and tanks, Luhansk region military-civilian administration head Hennadiy Moskal reported.

An engagement lasted for over two hours on the outskirts of Triokhizbenka. The army and a reconnaissance-and-sabotage group of the militants were using small arms and automatic grenade launchers, he said. "The Ukrainian army suffered no casualties," said the report posted on the Moskal website on Monday.

Another incident happened on Bakhmutka road where the 29th Ukrainian roadblock was attacked from the village of Zholobok in the period from 2 a.m. through to 5 a.m. "Our servicemen were attacked by hostile weapons, including a tank. There have been no casualty reports as of yet," Moskal said.

He reported repeated automatic gunfire attacks on Ukrainian army strongholds in Troitske in the Popasniansky district. The latest attack was made at 4 a.m. on Monday, no one was killed or injured.

"All was quiet in other populated localities situated along the contact line. For the first time in a long time, there were no hostilities in Krymske near Bakhmutka. The last shooting incident happened there at about 8 p.m. yesterday," the administration head said.


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OSCE SMM observes DPR mortar fire in Shyrokyne area
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (OSCE SMM) has observed mortar fire of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) militants at the Ukrainian army positions in Shyrokyne near Mariupol.

"On 12 April, from an observation point located in the eastern outskirts of Berdianske (government-controlled, 19km east of Mariupol, 1.5km west of Shyrokyne) between 17:45 and 18:00hrs, the SMM heard 25 incoming mortar rounds it assessed were fired from "DPR" positions in the east, impacting one kilometer north of the SMM's position, on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in western Shyrokyne," the mission said in a spot report posted early on Monday morning.

"Between 18:00 and 18:25hrs, the SMM heard another 24 incoming mortar rounds impacting two kilometers from its position, near the E58 road. From 18:05 to 18:25hrs, the SMM observed 30 mortar rounds fired from a Ukrainian Armed Forces position along the Sea of Azov coast in southern Berdianske, 400m south-east of the SMM's position," the report continued.

"Following a lull until 18:50hrs, "DPR" artillery from the north-north-east targeted these Ukrainian Armed Forces positions with salvos, probably 122mm howitzers," the mission said.

"The SMM observed splashes in the Sea of Azov. The SMM departed at 19:00hrs but continued to hear artillery fire. The artillery fire was heard and shook buildings across Mariupol; it ended at 20:25hrs," it noted.

On 12 April, the SMM was repeatedly denied access to the village of Shyrokyne.

 

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DPR flag on Holy Mount Athos.

 

[Hindustani78]

DPR flag on Holy Mount Athos.
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Arent Females not allowed in that monestary ?

 

[vostok]

Arent Females not allowed in that monestary ?

Yes. No women allowed.

 

[Hindustani78]

Russia continues its supplies of heavy artillery and tanks to Donbas rebels, says deputy staff head of Ukraine forces in Donbas Valentyn Fedychev, Kanal 5 reports Apr. 12.

In Stakhanov, the rebels are repairing damaged tanks and APCs at the plant of ferroalloys. They are also repainting newly supplied weapons from Russia.

Russia is hiding its preparations for a full-scale war in Donbas, the Ukraine officer said. The enemy has recently moved 150 heavy armaments and 2,500 Russian mercenaries to Horlivka.

In Debaltseve, the enemy has concentrated 600 tanks and APCs and over 800 Russian mercenaries, the official said.

At least 1 Ukrainian serviceman and 1 Ukrainian reporter KIA yestersday.

One Ukrainian soldier was killed and six injured as fighting escalated sharply in the Donbas over the past day, spokesman for the Presidential Administration Alexander Motuzyanik told journalists at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday.

As UNIAN reported earlier, from 1800 to midnight on Sunday Russian-backed militants carried out 18 attacks on the Ukrainian military in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine.

The most intense enemy fire was seen in Donetsk region. Militants used 122 millimeter caliber artillery, tank shells, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and automatic firearms to attack Ukrainian positions, Ukraine’s Anti-Terrorist Operation press service said.

On Saturday, two Ukrainian soldiers were injured during clashes in the conflict zone.

The OSCE monitoring mission in Ukraine has reported an increase in fighting in two areas – around Donetsk airport and near the southern port city of Mariupol. The mission said both sides were using weapons that were supposed to have been withdrawn from the front line under the Minsk peace agreements.

 

[gomerker23]

Monday, April 13. DONBAS — According to the press center of ‘anti-terror’ operation (ATO), the information spread by some media on participation of the OUN (Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists) battalion in combat operations near Pisky on April 12, is false.

A unit of the Ukrainian mechanized brigade accomplished tasks in this region and destroyed a part of the enemy’s personnel and armored vehicles.

In its turn, on April 11, the OUN battalion left its positions near Pisky.

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission on Sunday reported that officers of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination, a group set up under the initial Minsk accords from last September to help implement the proposed ceasefire in the Donbas, had told it Ukrainian troops had launched an offensive in the area, but that these reports could not be verified.

"... [The militants] decided to take revenge for the failure of their offensive during the day, and obviously they had a lot of dead on their side,” the battalion’s statement reads.

“They shot white phosphorus [shells], burning everything around, even the brick walls of houses. Hundreds of shells with napalm are exploding in the air, and are continuing to burst.”

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General Staff: Militants did not use white phosphorus near Donetsk : UNIAN news



General Staff: Militants did not use white phosphorus near Donetsk
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Reports of the use of white phosphorus munitions by Russian-backed militants near Donetsk airport are false, Acting Speaker of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksiy Mazepa said on Monday.

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He said the Krym (Crimea) Battalion, which earlier circulated reports of the use of such weapons, was not in the region of Donetsk airport.

"White phosphorus [attacks] on our positions were not seen, and only conventional weapons were used,” Mazepa said.

“As for the information that was spread by the Krym Battalion: At the moment in the region of Donetsk airport there are only army units, and the Krym battalion is not there – this is another fake, which aims to change the picture on the front lines."




so far the only ones who have used white phosphors I think are the National Guard of Ukraine
There are many videos on youtube

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[Hindustani78]

General Staff: Militants did not use white phosphorus near Donetsk
13.04.2015 | 15:06
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Reports of the use of white phosphorus munitions by Russian-backed militants near Donetsk airport are false, Acting Speaker of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksiy Mazepa said on Monday.

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He said the Krym (Crimea) Battalion, which earlier circulated reports of the use of such weapons, was not in the region of Donetsk airport.

"White phosphorus [attacks] on our positions were not seen, and only conventional weapons were used,” Mazepa said.

“As for the information that was spread by the Krym Battalion: At the moment in the region of Donetsk airport there are only army units, and the Krym battalion is not there – this is another fake, which aims to change the picture on the front lines."




so far the only ones who have used white phosphors I think are the National Guard of Ukraine
There are many videos on youtube

Yes, statement has been issued from Ukranian military that white phorphous have not been used but have said that heavy artilery and mortar attacks have been increased which is against ceasefire.


Foreign ministers meeting is being held in Berlin regarding the status of Ceasefire and on this the tension is increasing in Eastern Ukraine.

What about this ?

Russia is hiding its preparations for a full-scale war in Donbas, the Ukraine officer said. The enemy has recently moved 150 heavy armaments and 2,500 Russian mercenaries to Horlivka.

In Debaltseve, the enemy has concentrated 600 tanks and APCs and over 800 Russian mercenaries, the official said.

 

[gomerker23]

For the first time we've seen in fighting Russian tank "Armata", but has impressed us. We destroy it with RPG. We captured his crew are all soldiers from military service from Rostov. Today we also eliminate a Russian column of 17 tanks. I could not do the photos, my phone was charging. Slava Ukraine! "

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Ukraine announced that thousands of Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine
from time to time give messages saying they have captured Russian soldiers but where are the captured
or bodies of the killed and the huge amount of Russian military equipment captured

only showed the Russian paratroopers have spent months and nothing more
Spot report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine on the escalation of the situation in Shyrokyne and SMM aggressively treated at “DPR” checkpoint at Shyrokyne, 28 March 2015 | OSCE

Spot report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine on the escalation of the situation in Shyrokyne and SMM aggressively treated at “DPR” checkpoint at Shyrokyne, 28 March 2015 | OSCE

On 27 March, the SMM observed from an observation point in the vicinity of Berdianske (government-controlled, 18km east of Mariupol) escalating fighting in Shyrokyne (“Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DPR”)-controlled, 20km east of Mariupol, 102 km south of Donetsk) counting over 225 mortar shells from 14:40hrs to 17:15hrs. The shelling had started only a few hours following an SMM visit to the “DPR” “command” in Shyrokyne.

From its position the SMM estimated that the shells were fired from a position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces located in Berdianske. The SMM assessed that the majority of these outgoing shells impacted on the southern part of the Shyrokyne village, controlled by “DPR”. About 20 mortar shells were observed to have been fired back from the area controlled by “DPR”.

When the SMM departed at 17:15hrs the fire continued in a similar intensity. According to Ukrainian and Russian Federation representatives at the Joint Centre for Control and Co- ordination (JCCC) in Bezimenne (government-controlled, 28km east of Mariupol), as well as contacts within the community of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Shyrokyne present in Mariupol, shelling had continued until 18:35hrs on 27 March. According to the JCCC representatives, sporadic small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) fire continued in the village until approximately 20:40hrs.

On 28 March, at approximately 10:45hrs the SMM en route to Novoazovsk (“DPR”- controlled, 45km east of Mariupol) was halted at a “DPR” roadblock at the northern edge of Shyrokyne. A “DPR” fighter at the roadblock approached the SMM in a hostile way and ordered the SMM to depart the scene immediately. The “DPR” fighter was handling his weapon in a manner demonstrating to SMM that he would have no hesitation to use it.

The same aggressive attitude had been displayed towards SMM during a visit to Shyrokyne on the previous day, when the “DPR” “commander” told the SMM that it would need a “DPR” escort when entering their territory (see SMM Daily report of 27 March, issued on 28 March). While the SMM turned around its vehicles to leave the roadblock, the “DPR” fighter fired three shots into the air. The SMM arrived safely to Mariupol at 12:05hrs.

Foreign ministers meeting is being held in Berlin regarding the status of Ceasefire and on this the tension is increasing in Eastern Ukraine.

What about this ?

Russia is hiding its preparations for a full-scale war in Donbas, the Ukraine officer said. The enemy has recently moved 150 heavy armaments and 2,500 Russian mercenaries to Horlivka.

In Debaltseve, the enemy has concentrated 600 tanks and APCs and over 800 Russian mercenaries, the official said.

Ukraine should use drones to take pictures

Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 29 March 2015 | OSCE

Shirokino. Chechen battalion of Sheikh Mansour (on the side of Ukraine) on the front

who started

 

[munchkin]

13th of April, 2015. Donetsk People's Republic, Novorossiya.

Ukrainian army has violated the ceasefire regime 66 times over the past 24 hours, the press center of the DPR Defense Ministry told the Donetsk News Agency. Ukrainian army used self-propelled guns 4 times, tanks - 7 times, APCs and IFVs - 6 times, mortars - 35 times, anti-aircraft guns - 2 times, anti-tank guided missile - 1 time, grenade launchers and small arms - 11 times. The attacks were mounted on Zhabunki, Spartak, Yasinovataya, Gorlovka, Shirokino, Naberezhnoye, Zhabichevo, Donetsk airport and the nearby Volvo Center. As a result of shelling, four people were injured.

 

[munchkin]

14th of April, 2015. Donetsk People's Republic, Novorossiya.

Over the past day, Ukrainian forces repeatedly shelled Zhobunki (near Donetsk airport) with heavy self-propelled artillery, the DPR Defense Ministry told the Donetsk News Agency.

“During the day, we registered several ceasefire violations using self-propelled guns. Near Zhobunki, Ukrainian army fired eight 15.2-cm shells,” – the DPR Defense Ministry said.

Earlier, the DPR Defense Ministry reported that the Ukrainian forces violated the ceasefire 60 times over the past 24 hours, but each incident had multiple instances of fire. In total, hundreds of shells fell on DPR territory.

“Six of the violations involved tanks. In these incidents, Ukrainian tanks fired about 20 times at settlements in the DPR. The situation was similar with mortars. We registered 30 instances of that type of violation. Using this type of weapon, Ukrainian forces fired about 200 times on our positions, including 104 using 12-cm shells. Using anti-tank weapons, they broke the ceasefire twice, firing three rounds,”– the DPR Defense Ministry added.

At least 6 Ukrainian army soldiers were KIA and 12 more were WIA yesterday.