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      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...

      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...

      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...

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants don’t stop using heavy weapons including large-caliber artillery, mortars and armored vehicles
      Jun17

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants don’t stop using heavy weapons including large-caliber artillery, mortars and armored vehicles

      Kyiv, June 17, 2015. Number of Russia-backed militant attacks on the Ukrainian troops has decreased yesterday. Ukrainian Armed Forces did not suffer any lethal casualties. However, the enemy does not stop using heavy weapons including large-caliber artillery, mortars and armored vehicles. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, Shyrokyne...

      National Security and Defense Council: Militants intensify attacks near Shyrokyne, use Grad missile systems by Maryinka
      Jun16

      National Security and Defense Council: Militants intensify attacks near Shyrokyne, use Grad missile systems by Maryinka

      Kyiv, June 16, 2015. Russia-backed militants have continues to use heavy weapons against the Ukrainian Armed Forces along the entire frontline. In the Mariupol sector, attacks intensified near Shyrokyne where militants fired from large-caliber mortars and artillery. In the Donetsk sector, pro-Russian fighters targeted Ukrainian military position...

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants use 122-mm artillery and “Grad-P” rocket launchers
      Jun15

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants use 122-mm artillery and “Grad-P” rocket launchers

      Kyiv, June 15, 2015. Ukrainian positions at key frontline areas in eastern Ukraine have been shelled from heavy weapons, while the area of combat actions expanded as militants attacked formerly calm areas, targeting residential districts. Shyrokyne has been the only hotspot of the conflict in the Mariupo sector. Militants used 122-mm artillery...

      National Security and Defense Council: The Russia-Backed Militants flared up Railroad between Svitlodarsk – Popasna
      Jun14

      National Security and Defense Council: The Russia-Backed Militants flared up Railroad between Svitlodarsk – Popasna

      Kyiv, June 13, 2015: Today, according to the government officials a bridge and railroad near Popasna (Luhansk) were damaged by militants. Subsequently, the railway has stopped operating. The blast has been caused by explosives planned by the separatists, according to the earliest information available. Besides,a pipeline that provides gas for...

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants shelled Horlivka
      Jun13

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants shelled Horlivka

      Kyiv, June 12, 2015 – Ukrainian representatives to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of ceasefire notified the OSCE mission members about night attacks at Horlivka that were carried out by Russian and separatists troops jointly. On June 10 militants shelled western outskirts of Horlivka from the side of Gagarina mine using...

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants use 152-mm cannons and Grad-P systems
      Jun11

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants use 152-mm cannons and Grad-P systems

      Kyiv, June 10, 2015 – In the Mariupol, the Russia-backed militants used 152-mm cannons and Grad-P systems near Shyrokyne. Militants also fired the cannons of the same caliber in the Donetsk are in the east and west of Svitlodarske water reservoir. View map in full size Militants were actively using cannons, mortars and armored vehicles including...