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      National Security and Defense Council:  Russia-backed militants use OSCE insignia to gather intelligence
      May15

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants use OSCE insignia to gather intelligence

      Kyiv, May 14, 2015. Ukrainian intelligence reports that pro-Russian militants have used the OSCE insignia to move on the territories close to the frontline and gather intelligence in breach of the international law and the rules of war. It is worth noting that militant groups members drive vehicles, which are not in use by the OSCE SMM monitors....

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants bring heavy weapons to frontline to derail ceasefire
      May14

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants bring heavy weapons to frontline to derail ceasefire

      Kyiv, May 13, 2015. Russia-backed militants brought heavy weapons to the frontline, aiming to undermine peace treaties. Russia-backed militants brought 122-mm and 152-mm cannons, tanks and other armored vehicles closer to the frontline. It leaves no doubt as to their intentions to derail the ceasefire and blame it on the Ukrainian side. View map...

      National Security and Defense Council: OSCE reports of militant maneuvers with heavy weapons, undermining peace agreements
      May13

      National Security and Defense Council: OSCE reports of militant maneuvers with heavy weapons, undermining peace agreements

      Kyiv, May 12, 2015. Russia-backed insurgents intend to derail the peace plan for conflict resolution in eastern Ukraine as they continue moving heavy military equipment to the edges of militant-held territories. On 9-10 May, monitors of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine noted 50 militants training on the boundary between the Luhansk...

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militant groups violate Minsk agreements, fired from heavy weapons 17 times yesterday
      May12

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militant groups violate Minsk agreements, fired from heavy weapons 17 times yesterday

      Kyiv, May 11, 2015. Russia-backed militants fired 16 times at the Ukrainian military positions from 120-mm mortars and once from the 122-mm artillery over the last day. It demonstrated yet again the lack of political will on the part of militants to fulfill Minsk agreements. Militants also keep amassing military equipment and ammunition near...

      Ukraine’s Security Service prevents series of terrorist acts in Kharkiv, Sumy regions and Dnipropetrovsk over the days marking 70th anniversary of Victory in World War Two
      May11

      Ukraine’s Security Service prevents series of terrorist acts in Kharkiv, Sumy regions and Dnipropetrovsk over the days marking 70th anniversary of Victory in World War Two

      Kyiv, May 10, 2015. Ukraine’s Security Service prevented a series of terrorist acts in Kharkiv and Sumy regions as well as in Dnipropetrovsk. Ukrainian operatives detained one of the leaders of the “Kharkiv partisans” pro-Russian militant group. A set of combat grenades and an explosive has been seized in his apartment. He planned to use to...

      National Security and Defense Council: 13,000 people left without gas supply due to militant attacks
      May09

      National Security and Defense Council: 13,000 people left without gas supply due to militant attacks

      Kyiv, May 8, 2015. Pro-Russian militants damaged a gas pipeline in the area of Shchastya and Stanytsia Luhanska, leaving 13,000 civilians without gas supply. Currently the situation in the Luhansk sector remains tense in Sokilnyky and Zolote villages. View map in full size Militants shelled the Ukrainian military positions 17 times from 120-mm...

      National Security and Defense Council: Three Ukrainian servicemen released from militant captivity
      May07

      National Security and Defense Council: Three Ukrainian servicemen released from militant captivity

      Kyiv, May 7, 2015. Three Ukrainian servicemen of the 13th Motorized Infantry Battalion were released from militant captivity. Dmytro Kyrychek, Dmytro Martynenko and Vitaliy Myshasty, who were taken captive during the battles for Vuhlehirsk last January, have arrived in Dnipropetrovsk today. View map in full size Meanwhile, Russia-backed militant...

      National Security and Defense Council: Militants move their forces closer to the frontline
      May07

      National Security and Defense Council: Militants move their forces closer to the frontline

      Kyiv, May 6, 2015. Ukrainian intelligence reports of pro-Russian militants amassing their forces at the frontline. They are moving military equipment from their transit bases and depots located in Krasnodon, Ilovaysk and other towns closer to the contact line. Military equipment has also been transferred from the militant-held territories in the...

      National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian intelligence uncovers militant plot of brutal provocation on Victory Day
      May06

      National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian intelligence uncovers militant plot of brutal provocation on Victory Day

      Kyiv, May 5, 2015. Ukrainian intelligence reports that pro-Russian militants are preparing a large-scale provocation. During the Victory Day on May 9, the “DPR” fighters intend to open fire at peaceful demonstrators in Donetsk. The provocation may be used as a pretext for a massive offensive on the Ukrainian military outposts in the areas of...

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants keep violating Minsk agreements: use mortars, artillery, Grad missile systems
      May05

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants keep violating Minsk agreements: use mortars, artillery, Grad missile systems

      Kyiv, May 4, 2015. Russia-backed militants keep violating ceasefire in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, using small arms, mortars and grenade launchers. Moreover, militants used arms banned by the Minsk accords such as 120-mm mortars and 122-mm and 152-mm artillery. They have also fired three times from Grad multiple rocket launchers. View map in...