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Infamous war criminal Motorola killed in Donetsk, terrorist leader blames Kyiv
One of the militant leaders, a Russian citizen Arseniy Pavlov aka ”Motorola” is reported to have been blown up in an elevator in Donetsk. The Ukrainian Security Service confirmed the reports late Sunday. ”I can confirm the information, which is now spun by the media, about the killing of Arsen Pavlov,” he said. Russian propaganda media have also...
Russian troops attack Ukraine 43 times in last day
Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 43 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In particular, in the direction of Novozvanivka militants used 152mm and 122mm artillery weapons. The village of...
How Russia finances Donbas militants and simulates Ukrainian attacks for OSCE – France24
Russia denies any involvement with the separatists, which makes this conflict a war of communication and misinformation. The involvement of Moscow appears nevertheless obvious, not just on the battlefield but also in many sectors of the economy. France24 reporters follow the trail of weapons and money and lay bare Donetsk’s best-kept...
Russian troops violate ceasefire and attacked Ukraine 21 times in Friday
Sixteen attacks were recorded as of 18:00 October 14 in the direction of the Ukrainian-held strategic port city of Mariupol, according to the report of the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation. ”The enemy does not cease to use heavy weapons. Positions of the ATO forces in the areas of Shyrokine, Lebedinske, Vodiane, and Pavlopillia came...
Donbas militants have more tanks, artillery than German army – Poroshenko
The Russian-backed militants in the eastern region of Donbass have more tanks and artillery units than German Bundeswehr, the Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko claims in his latest article for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper, Ukraine Today reports. Over 700 Russian battle tanks, 1250 artillery systems, 1000 armored carriers and 300...
OSCE SMM reports over 500 explosions near Mariupol
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine has stated in its report for October 12 that the monitors spotted over 500 explosions in the area of the Ukrainian-controlled strategic port city of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine. ”The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared with the previous reporting period,” reads the...
Russia recruits some 600 mercenaries in occupied Donbas for Syria war – Border Guards
Russia has recently recruited more than 600 volunteers in the occupied areas of eastern Ukrainian Donbas to take part in hostilities in Syria, Ukraine`s Border Guard Service press secretary Oleh Slobodyan told a Kyiv briefing Thursday, October 13, according to an UaPosition correspondent. ”The movement of Russian troops continues through the...
Poroshenko asks court to check the legality of cancellation Presidential power of Yanukovych by Parliament
On October 19, Ukraine`s Constitutional Court will consider a motion submitted by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to probe into the constitutionality of striping former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych of his title, according to the court`s press service. The plenary session is to begin at 10:00 Kyiv time.It will be held in the form of...
PACE passes two resolutions on Ukraine
”We sincerely thank the rapporteurs, true defenders of PACE values – Zelienkova and Beck – on behalf of the Ukrainian delegates and all the colleagues. As we have seen commitments to PACE principles, high-class European policy and responsibility in their reports,” Gerashchenko wrote. The first resolution was supported by 82 PACE members, while...
Putin: No Donbas settlement until Minsk II political provisions implemented
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims there will be no peace settlement in Donbas until the political provisions of Minsk II agreements have been implemented. ”They always claim that all this [the political provisions of the Minsk II agreements] cannot be done as fighting is still on in the conflict zone in Donbas. But on September 9, the...