Civil war in Ukraine: News & discussion

[vostok]

Vladimir Putin calls Ukraine fascist and country’s new law helps make his case
As Ukraine continues its battle against separatists, corruption and a collapsing economy, it has taken a dangerous step that could further tear the country apart: Ukraine’s parliament, the Supreme Rada, passed a draft law last month honoring organizations involved in mass ethnic cleansing during World War Two.

The draft law — which is now on President Petro Poroshenko’s desk awaiting his signature — recognizes a series of Ukrainian political and military organizations as “fighters for Ukrainian independence in the 20th century” and bans the criticism of these groups and their members. (The bill doesn’t state the penalty for doing so.) Two of the groups honored — the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) — helped the Nazis carry out the Holocaust while also killing close to 100,000 Polish civilians during World War Two.

The law is part of a recent trend of contemporary Ukrainian nationalism promoted by those on the extreme right to break with the country’s Communist past and emphasize Ukraine’s suffering under the Soviet regime. In addition to the moral problem of forbidding the criticism of Holocaust perpetrators, the law hinders Ukraine’s European ambitions — and validates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claims that the country is overrun by neo-Nazis.
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Vladimir Putin calls Ukraine fascist and country’s new law helps make his case

 

[Superboy]

1 Ukrainian soldier KIA yesterday. RIP

One Ukrainian soldier killed, 3 wounded in war-torn east | Business Standard News

 

[LordTyrannus]

ukraine has so much good gear and equipment from soviet stocks. but they are to dumb to use it. they can´t even maintain it.

ukrainians are like the africans of europe.

lol

 

[Hindustani78]

The Joint Centre of Control and Coordination (JCCC) of the Ceasefire and Stabilization of Parties’ Demarcation Line informed the representatives of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) regarding attacks against the Ukrainian communities by Russian-backed separatists.

The Ukrainian party drew attention to Dzerjynsk shelling by illegal armed formations with mortar mines. Ukrainian monitors collected fragments of 82 and 120 mm mines and 122 mm artillery shells after this shelling. They recorded over 80 facts of explosions and destruction of houses and administrative buildings.

This case is a new evidence of violation of the Minsk agreements by terrorists.

Temple of Faith, Hope and Charity and their mother Sophia Kyivan Patriarchate in Starobilsk know well. A rector in it - father Vladimir, a young energetic confessor, who had ruled the service in Lugansk. For obvious reasons patriot priest moved to the district center on the territory controlled by Ukraine. Recently, the construction of the temple prykrasylas a small golden-domed cupola with a cross. This helped the Armed Forces of Ukraine who defend Luhansk region from terrorist invasion. Manufactured dome and cross of Volyn masters.

Members ATO restored water supply in the village of Berdyansk, in a few kilometers from Shyrokynoho - one of the hottest points in the Donbass.So, on February 14 this year as a result of explosions 120-millimeter mines near the water tower and pumping station half the seaside village remained without water. Therefore, during the last three months residents - most of them elderly, were forced to walk on water to the western outskirts of the village.To help civilians come from one of the military infantry battalions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that protect the area from the enemy.

 

[vostok]

Reaction of Facebook employees to the request of Poroshenko to establish the office of company in Ukraine.

 

[LordTyrannus]

Reaction of Facebook employees to the request of Poroshenko to establish the office of company in Ukraine.

you see how westerners realy think about ukrainian nazi junta. they simply piss themselfs from laughing.

ukrainians are the dumbest idiots. all eastern europeans are dumb and will become canon fodder for nato yankee interests. noone will help them.

 

[Superboy]

UAF reports 3 UAF servicemen KIA and 17 more WIA yesterday.

 

[LordTyrannus]

russia is just waiting for casus belli to intervene with regular troops in ukraine.

than nato will face true russian aggressive power.

 

[Hindustani78]

Terrorists shell communities in Donetsk direction | Міністерство оборони України

Monday, May 18. DONBAS — The press centre of the ‘anti-terror’ operation (ATO) HQ reports, the pro-Russian illegal armed formations still continue destroying Donbas infrastructure and keep shelling the Ukrainian army positions and communities. This time, terrorists concentrated fire in Donetsk Direction. They shelled Pisky, Avdiyvka, Opytne with mortars, grenade launchers and heavy machine guns. A fighting was near Novomykhaylivka.

In Artemivsk direction, Russia-backed terrorists shelled Leninske with machine-guns.

In Luhansk and Mariupol direction, the night was relatively calm, last shots were at 07:00 p.m., May 17.

The Ukrainian servicemen saw the enemy’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

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Donbas as of 12.00 on May 18 has been released by the information and analytical center of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council.

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General Staff: 50,000 Russian military deployed near Ukraine s eastern border| Ukrinform
KYIV, May 18 /Ukrinform/. There are 50,000 Russian troops deployed near Ukraine's eastern border.

Acting Spokesperson for the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Vladyslav Selezniov said this on air of Ukraine's 5 channel, 24tv.ua news website reported.

According to him, the Russian troops are divided into separate battalion task groups that can independently solve combat missions, and act as a part of other units of the Russian armed forces.

Selezniov noted that, such a build-up of forces is a psychological factor, since, in his opinion, the Kremlin would not dare to start open military invasion of the Ukraine-controlled section of the border.

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Two civil volunteers and two National Guard servicemen were killed in a landmine blast on Sunday afternoon when they were riding in a military Hunter SUV along an unpaved road near the town of Popasna towards the village of Troitske in Luhansk region. Another volunteer was severely wounded.

One of the servicemen was a colonel who worked as a deputy of a unit commander for logistics, representative of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Vladyslav Selezniov said on the air on Channel 5 on Sunday.


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Aleksandr Aleksandrov, a noncommissioned officer (NCO) of Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate, also known as GRU, who was captured by the Ukrainian military in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone in Donbas on May 16, is speaking about himself and his comrades-in-arms.

Two Russian intelligence officers detained in ATO zone – Ukraine's presidential spokesman

Two officers of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry have been detained in the anti-terrorist operation zone in Ukraine's east, the Ukrainian presidential administration spokesman for ATO, Andriy Lysenko, said.

"The detention did take place. Two Russian servicemen were apprehended, our investigators are working with them," Lysenko said at a briefing in Kyiv on Sunday.

 

[Hindustani78]

Two Ukrainian serviceman have been killed and four wounded in separatist attacks in eastern Ukraine in violation of a ceasefire agreement, Reuters quoted Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko as saying on Monday.

The announcement of new Ukrainian fatalities in the conflict with Russian-backed separatists came as Kiev renewed accusations against Moscow of direct involvement in the fighting.

--SPA
12:44 LOCAL TIME 09:44 GMT

 

[Max Khan]

What about no Russian army in Ukraine? How you will comment that 2 guys from Russian military intelligence taken on Ukrainian territory ?! Still no Russians there )))

 

[Superboy]

What about no Russian army in Ukraine? How you will comment that 2 guys from Russian military intelligence taken on Ukrainian territory ?! Still no Russians there )))

Fake. I can make a fake clip better than that.

 

[Hindustani78]

Ukrainian GS: Russian special forces soldiers leave Bryanka town in Luhansk oblast | Міністерство оборони України
Servicemen of the 3rd Brigade of Special Forces, Main Intelligence Directorate of the RF General Staff, quickly leave Bryanka town in Luhansk oblast. The personnel return to permanent disposition. An aircraft which will airlift them to Russian Samara landed on the airfield in Millerovo (Rostov oblast, RF).

The redeployment of Russian special forces soldiers started when the Ukrainian party demonstrated to the whole world the evidence of the presence of the Russian servicemen in the east of Ukraine.

Thus, Russian Federation tries to conceal the fact of the presence of the Russian soldiers in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.

Press Service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine


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According to him, these servicemen are Capt. Euvhen Yerofeyev, Leading Officer of the Special Forces Group, 3rd Brigade of the RF Armed Forces, and Sgt Olexander Aleksandrov.

Representatives of defence security intelligence interviewed them and defined they were servicemen of the 3rdDetached Guard Brigade of Special Forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the RF General Staff (military unit 21208, Tolyatti, Commander — Col. Shchepin S.A.).

RF servicemen had RF assault rifle and special sniper rifle which Russian Special Forces soldiers are armed with.

‘This is 9 mm special sniper rifle (also called Serdyukov Sniper Rifle, VSS, ‘Vintorez’). Ukrainian servicemen are not armed with such rifles. This is a Russian weapon used by Special Forces units. This rifle is nearly silent and has high penetration capability. 9 mm bullet easily penetrates 1-2nd class armour vest, bullet with tungsten carbide slug penetrates 8-10 mm of armour or 4th class armour vest from a distance of 100 m. The 3rd class armour vest may be destroyed from a distance of 400 m.

Qualified medical aid was rendered to the captured servicemen in Kramatorsk city hospital. According to Capt. Euvhen Yerofeyev and Sgt Olexander Aleksandrov, they arrived to militants-controlled territory within their brigade in March 2015 and accomplished sabotage and reconnaissance tasks against the Ukrainian units.

On May 16, they received a task to carry out the reconnaissance of Luhansk thermal power plant, define the state of its protection for its further capture by militants of so-called LDR. There are evidences proving the Russian citizenship of captured servicemen, their addresses, education, employment, relatives living in the Russian Federation.

The 92nd brigade lost one serviceman; three servicemen were wounded during this fighting.

When the militants understood that RF servicemen were captured they shelled servicemen with roving mortars. It was obvious they tried to kill them in order to prevent their capture.

Captured servicemen witnessed that servicemen of Russian regular army were present in Ukraine.

Press Service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

 

[Economic superpower]

Russia should launch military strikes against Kiev and topple the fascist regime in Kiev.

I think Russia hasn't been ruthless enough.

No one will do a damn thing to Russia.

Ukraine barely has a military remaining.

West can bark all it wants, but will never has the balls to bite.

Eastern 'Ukraine' belongs to Russia just like Crimea.

 

[gomerker23]

Ukraine says Russia tried to kill captured Russian soldiers| Reuters
Ukraine says Russia tried to kill captured Russian soldiers


Ukraine Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said on Monday that Russia had tried to kill the two Russian servicemen Kiev says it has captured in east Ukraine.

"Russian officers tried to kill their own people as soon as they understood they were caught by the Ukrainian military," Klimkin told reporters in Brussels after trade talks, declining to give details.

Ukraine's military reported on Sunday that it had detained two Russian servicemen, but the Kremlin reiterated on Monday that there were no regular Russian troops fighting in east Ukraine.

Ukraine and NATO accuse Moscow of supporting pro-Russian separatists with troops and military supplies.