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National Security and Defense Council: OSCE monitors confirm active military drills pro-Russian militants
Kyiv, April 16, 2015. OSCE monitors have observed military exercises of “LPR” insurgents in the militant-held Uspenka village, Luhansk region, involving 10 tanks, 30 APCs and military trucks. The mission also reported that four 152-mm towed howitzers have disappeared from the concentration site where militants have previously stored their heavy...
National Security and Defense Council: Russia moves 2,000 troops and 50 armored vehicles to Russia-Ukraine border
Kyiv, April 15, 2015. Ukrainian Armed Forces have observed that Russian military deployed 2,000 servicemen and 50 armored vehicles in 10 kilometers from the Ukrainian-Russian border near Veydelevka, Belgorod region, Russia . View map in full size Russia-backed militants instigated armed provocations against Ukrainian troops, using small arms,...
National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian Armed Forces do not incur any casualties in the last 24 hours
Kyiv, April 11, 2015. Pro-Russian militants continue armed provocations against the Ukrainian forces; most of them have occurred in the Donetsk sector. Militants have fired from machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and 120-mm mortars in the vicinity of Opytne and Avdiivka. They have also mortared Pisky twice. Ukrainian Armed Forces did not...
National Security and Defense Council: Pro-Russian militants use heavy weapons in Donetsk and Mariupol sectors
Kyiv, April 10, 2015. Russia-backed militants have used heavy weapons banned by the Minsk Protocol during their attacks in Donetsk and Mariupol sectors. Militants used 120-mm mortars against the Ukrainian forces 15 times and three more times 122-mm artillery pieces. Militant groups also fired from tanks twice. Most of ceasefire violations...
National Security and Defense Council: Militants threaten OSCE monitors yet again
Kyiv, April 8, 2015. Militants of the so-called “DPR” stopped a vehicle of the OSCE monitoring mission at a block post near Shyrokyne, Donetsk region. The mission’s report notes that an SMM member approached the block post on foot when he encountered warning shots of heavy machine gun fire to his right, and semi-automatic rifle to his left. We...
National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian government restores control over Katerynivka, Luhansk region
Kyiv, April 6, 2015. Ukrainian authorities restored control over the village of Katerynivka in the Luhansk region, which is located at the demarcation line. It falls into the area of direct control of the Ukrainian government. View map in full size Pro-Russian militants keep instigating isolated armed provocations against Ukrainian military...
National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian troops undergo intensive military drills, get modern weapons
Kyiv, April 4, 2015. Serial production of Dozor-B armored vehicle has been launched at the Lviv arms plant. The vehicle showed excellent results in the field. Ukrainian Armed Forces mobilize military equipment and personnel, as well as conduct a new round of war games. View map in full size Russia-backed militants have violated ceasefire, using...
National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian border guards stop militant advance next to Horlivka
Kyiv, April 3, 2015. Areas outside of Horlivka have been the hotspot of the conflict yesterday. Ukrainian troops successfully fought off the attack of a group of 10 militants in the area of Mayorsk around midday. Our troops did not incur any casualties. View map in full size Ukrainian Armed Forces did not suffer any lethal casualties in the last...
National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian Army keeps pro-Russian forces at bay next to Shyrokyne despite militant’s use of heavy weapons
Kyiv, April 1, 2015. Shyrokyne village, which is in close proximity to Mariupol, remained one of the hotspots of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian Armed Forces engaged in combat with the forces of Russia-backed militants, fighting off their attacks for several hours. The militants used 120-mm mortars to fire at the Ukrainian troops....
National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian law enforcers uncover militant funding schemes
Kyiv, March 31, 2015. Ukraine’s Security Service detained several accomplices of Yevhen Zhilin, leader of the Oplot criminal group, in the Kharkiv region. They were transporting the money for the “DPR” and “LPR” militants. The suspects would first transfer funds to Russia, accumulate them in the Rostov region and then sent these sums to the...