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Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 12.06
Operational data from “Information Resistance” Russian-terrorist troops in Donbas moved from isolated cases of shelling with 122 mm and 152-mm artillery, MLRS and armored vehicles (which was observed in recent time) to the mass use of them. At the same time the transfer of heavy weapons to the “front line” militants have...
Russian terrorists shelled Ukrainian positions more than 30 times – ATO Press Centre
ATO Press Center informs that from the last night the situation in the ATO area on June 12 is characterized as stable tense. Pro-Russian gangs about thirty times shelled positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian settlements. “The most tense situation was in the Donetsk area. The enemy shelled Pisky 8 times with 120-mm mortars, artillery...
Violent, aggressive Russia is no longer ‘strategic partner’ – European Parliament
European Parliament on the official website announces that Russia is no longer a strategic partner of the EU. RT @EuroParlPress: Press release: #Russia is no longer a strategic partner of the #EU, say MEPs: http://t.co/mHjZUJyuph @GLandsbergis — AFET Committee Press (@EP_ForeignAff) 10 Червень 2015 Members of European Parliament said that...
Russia’s Buildup Along Ukraine’s Border Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does
Much has been made about the tactics and military doctrine driving Russian operations in eastern Ukraine. Some analysts see Russia following a hybrid war strategy, while others contend that the Kremlin is simply trying to “catch up conceptually to the realities of modern war.” One thing is clear: Russia is manipulating eastern Ukraine...
Here’s How to Ensure Radical Transparency in Ukraine: Install Cameras Everywhere
On Saturday, June 6, approximately 200 people gathered in the great hall of the Vyshhorod state administration building to welcome home 120 soldiers returning from the war in eastern Ukraine.Vyshhorod District Head Alexander Gorgan presented certificates to those soldiers who had completed one year of military service, which entitles them to...
Putin meets Pope in Italy
Pope Francis has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a “sincere effort” for peace in Ukraine. ||| Rome – Russian President Vladimir Putin used a trip to Italy on Wednesday to press his case against international sanctions and was urged by Pope Francis to make a “sincere effort” for peace in Ukraine.After telling Italian premier...
Russia is fully responsible for human rights violation in annexed and temporary occupied territories of Ukraine – Resolution №462-VIII to Council of Europe
The official website of the Council of Europe has published the Declaration “On Derogation from Certain Obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms” which states that the Russian Federation is fully responsible for the violation of human...
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...
Ukrainian PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk set out for USA with working visit
The Ukrainian governmental portal reports that Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk set out for USA with working visit on June 8-10, 2015. On Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in the framework of the working visit of Ukrainian delegation to Washington, Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk met with the United States Deputy Secretary of State...
Russian terrorists shelled with heavy weapons Ukrainian positions more than 20 times – ATO Press Centre
ATO Press Center reports thar in the night of Wednesday on June 9-10, 2015, Russian terrorists shelled Ukrainian army positions more than 20 times. “The night in the ATO zone was turbulent. More than 20 shelling of Ukrainian positions were registered. By midnight it was the hottest in Artemovsk direction,” ATO Press Center. The...