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      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants used heavy weapons 14 times in last 24 hours
      Jul06

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants used heavy weapons 14 times in last 24 hours

      Kyiv, July 5, 2015. Russia-backed militants carried on breaking the ceasefire, but the intensity of armed provocations has notably decreased. Militants used 120mm mortars 11 times and 122mm howitzers three times in the last 24 hours. However, Ukrainian troops observed the increased activity of militant subversive groups on the demarcation line...

      National Security and Defense Council:Ukrainian troops fought off militant subversive attack by Shchastya, Luhansk region
      Jul05

      National Security and Defense Council:Ukrainian troops fought off militant subversive attack by Shchastya, Luhansk region

      Kyiv, July 4, 2015. Ukrainian troops have fought off the attack of ten militants in the area close to Shchastya, Luhansk region. View map in full size Russia-backed militants carried on using heavy weapons in the Luhansk sector. The enemy shelled Ukrainian military positions near Novotoshkovske from 120mm mortars three times, as well as used...

      Russian terrorists violated the cease-fire in Eastern Ukraine 37 times – ATO Press Center
      Jul04

      Russian terrorists violated the cease-fire in Eastern Ukraine 37 times – ATO Press Center

      On July 4, 2015, ATO Press Center reports that the Ukrainian forces completely control the situation in the ATO zone. Russian terrorists violated the cease-fire in Eastern Ukraine more than 37 times over the last 24 hours. “At 9 p.m. on July 3, 2015, militants have shelled for two hours with 120-mm mortars at Ukrainian soldiers in...

      Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 7.03
      Jul04

      Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 7.03

      “There’s no place like home.” Photo from Pisky, Ukraine by Nolan Peterson. Source Operational data from Information Resistance: In the past day there has been a marked decrease in the activity of the Russian-terrorist forces in Donbas. However, when shelling the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian targets, insurgents are still using...

      The US Vice President condemned the announcement by pro-Russian separatists of plans to hold elections in direct contravention of the Minsk agreements and Ukrainian law
      Jul03

      The US Vice President condemned the announcement by pro-Russian separatists of plans to hold elections in direct contravention of the Minsk agreements and Ukrainian law

      Embassy of the United States Kyiv, Ukraine reports that the White House Office of the Vice President published Readout of the US Vice President’s Call with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on July 2, 2015. US Vice President Joe Biden discussed with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk the reform process in Ukraine: “Vice...

      MH17: Malaysia wants criminal tribunal

      Malaysia told the UN it plans to push for a UN-backed tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing flight MH17 in Ukraine. ||| United Nations – Malaysia told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday it plans to push for a UN-backed tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a passenger airliner last year in eastern Ukraine,...

      Russian terrorists fired at Ukrainian army positions three times – ATO Press Center
      Jul03

      Russian terrorists fired at Ukrainian army positions three times – ATO Press Center

      ATO Press Center informs that on July 3, 2015, Russian terrorists shelled Ukrainian army positions in Donetsk region three times since midnight. “Since midnight until 6 a.m. in the ATO area, only three firings of Ukrainian army positions have been recorded. The terrorists opened fire from small arms at the positions of Ukrainian troops near...

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants are actively using tanks and artillery in the Mariupol sector
      Jul03

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants are actively using tanks and artillery in the Mariupol sector

      Kyiv, July 2, 2015. In Donetsk sector, Russia-backed militant provocations and heavy weapons use decreased. The fiercest fighting took place in Mayorsk, on the northern outskirts of Horlivka and western edges of Donetsk. Other hotspots included Pisky and Maryinka. Ukrainian Armed Forces incurred no lethal casualties during the last day. View map...

      Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 7.01
      Jul03

      Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 7.01

      Ukrainian APC “Cougar” managed to withstand this many precise shots to its bulletproof windshield during a separatist ambush. Source Operational data from Information Resistance: Russian-terrorist troops in Donbas continue to carry out active attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian objects, including with heavy weapons. In the...

      Here’s How the Kremlin Manufactured a Civil War in Ukraine
      Jul02

      Here’s How the Kremlin Manufactured a Civil War in Ukraine

      The war in eastern Ukraine is a Kremlin-manufactured conflict. The arrival of “little green men” in Crimea in February 2014 transformed the conflict from a domestic altercation between citizens and their government to an international crisis. Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly acknowledged in a government-sponsored documentary...