Section: Summaries

National Security and Defense Council: OSCE says all civilians left Shyrokyne
Jul01

National Security and Defense Council: OSCE says all civilians left Shyrokyne

Kyiv, June 30, 2015. Russia-backed militants have conducted a series of artillery and mortar attacks at the Ukrainian military positions, stretching from Novotroyitske to Shyrokyne, in the Mariupol sector. Militants changed tactics and started to use heavy weapons even in the daytime. According to the OSCE, civilians have left Shyrokyne. View map...

National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants attack Ukrainian troops from tanks and Grad MRLS
Jun30

National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants attack Ukrainian troops from tanks and Grad MRLS

Kyiv, June 29, 2015. Russia-backed militants fired at the Ukrainian troops 20 times from 120-mm mortars, two times with 122-mm and 152-mm artillery pieces and six times from tanks. They have fired at the Ukrainian military positions near Nyzhne village, Luhansk region, from Grad multiple rocket launcher systems. View map in full size In the...

Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 6.19
Jun20

Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 6.19

Operational data from Information Resistance: Russian-terrorist forces remain active in Donbas and continue mounting large-scale offensives on the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian objects, while also carrying out tactical offensives in a number of areas. During the past 24 hours, insurgents were active in areas that had...

National Security and Defense Council: Pro-Russian militants fired at and jammed OSCE UAVs
Jun20

National Security and Defense Council: Pro-Russian militants fired at and jammed OSCE UAVs

Kyiv, June 19, 2015. Russia-backed militants fired at a UAV of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in the area of Shyrokyne, while a signal of another mission’s UAV was constantly jammed. Mission report notes that militants were possibly using modern electronic warfare systems that proves, once again, that militants are supplied with...

Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 6.18
Jun20

Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 6.18

Operational data from Information Resistance: The activity of the Russian-terrorist forces in Donbas continues to increase. Besides fire strikes (including the ones from heavy weapons), attempted tactical offensives by [insurgent] gangs have increased in several directions. Starting from the evening of June 16 and until the morning of June 18,...

Press about Ukraine in US and Canada. JUN 19, 2015
Jun19

Press about Ukraine in US and Canada. JUN 19, 2015

Read more in Press about Ukraine in US & Canada:   The Epoch Times (USA) : Putin Criticizes US but Offers to Cooperate on Global Crises Business Insider (USA) : 12 strange photos that will make you look twice Business Insider (USA) : Greece seals Russia pipeline plan as Putin pledges to work with West The Huffington Post (USA) : Why...

Press about Ukraine in Europe. JUN 19, 2015
Jun19

Press about Ukraine in Europe. JUN 19, 2015

Read more in Press about Ukraine in Europe:   The Guardian (The United Kingdom) : Ukraine offers creditors ‘last chance’ to reach deal over debt European Voice (EU) : Russia strikes pipeline deals to skirt Ukraine Algarve Daily News (Portugal) : Algarve – Ukrainian coke smugglers get 10 years each EUobserver (EU) : [Ticker] Russia’s decision...

Press about Ukraine in Asia and Australia. JUN 19, 2015
Jun19

Press about Ukraine in Asia and Australia. JUN 19, 2015

Read more in Press about Ukraine in Asia & Australia: The Star (Malaysia) : Ukraine to halt payments if creditors shun ‘last chance’ debt offer Pakistan Today (Pakistan) : US Senate passes $612b defence policy bill The West Australian (Australia) : Russia ‘open to world’, will cooperate with West: Putin (AFP) AsiaOne (Singapore) :...

Press about Ukraine in Middle East, Africa, Central and South America. JUN 19, 2015
Jun19

Press about Ukraine in Middle East, Africa, Central and South America. JUN 19, 2015

The News (Mexico) : $612 bln defense policy bill passes Radio Havana Cuba (Cuba) : U.S. Senate Passes $612 Billion Defense Policy Bill Iran Daily (Iran) : Russia economic sector open to world: Putin Iran English Radio (Iran) : Ukraine to make Russian debt payment in days PressTV (Iran) : Ukraine to make Russian debt payment in days Iranian.com...

National Security and Defense Council: Pro-Russian militants shell Ukrainian positions from 122-mm and 152-mm artillery and mortars
Jun19

National Security and Defense Council: Pro-Russian militants shell Ukrainian positions from 122-mm and 152-mm artillery and mortars

Kyiv, June 18, 2015. Following a brief period of silence, combat actions escalated in eastern Ukraine. In the Mariupol sector, Russia-backed militants fired at the Ukrainian military positions based in Shyrokyne from 122-mm artillery and small arms. In the Donetsk sector, there were two combat engagements between Ukrainian Armed Forces and...