President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko held a telephone conversation with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
The conversation resulted in agreement on cease-fire in Donbas. Understanding was reached on the steps favouring establishing of peace.
The Administration of the President of Ukraine will release an extended commentary on this occasion.
Regarding information in ATO area for last 24 hours
The situation in ATO area remained strained, on southeast of Donetsk region in first place. Russian attack withered away. ATO forced regrouped,secured new lines and moved on to active defence.
Yesterday combat activities were of pinpoint character. Enemy suffered considerable loss in men power and equipment during Luhansk airport defence. According to reliable information, Ukrainian troops destroyed seven APCs, a mortar detachment and a boutone hundred Russian military men and terrorists.
As a result of an air-to-ground attack on militants base nearby Snizhne over 100 Russian mercenaries were destroyed as well.
Russian concentrated men power and weaponry in regional centers and they intend to capture Donetsk airport. Units of Russian Armed Forces were concentrated in border areas and in the territory of occupied Crimea.
Generally, within 24 hours ATO forces made fire contact with terrorists in populated localities Verkhnyotoretske, Luhanske, Maryinka, ShyrokyneareainDonetskregion, aswellasnearbyKrasnyiYar, Komunarska, Makarove, VerhunskyiRozyizd, VeselaHora, StanytsyaLuhanska, Utkino, PobyedainLuhanskregion.
Borderguards recorded growth in Russian armed forces activity in the area of «Krasna Talivka» (inLuhanskregion). It has been established that military equipment occupies positions in close vicinity to the border, 5 units of self-propelled artillery weapon among them.
Russian continued reconnaissance with the help of pilot less aircrafts. Yesterday around 20:30 pm nearby bordercrossing checkpoint«Chaplynka» inKhersonregion a pilotlessaircraft was spotted moving at the height of u to 2 km from occupied Crimea towards Makarivka in Khersonregion.
Situation in populated localities of the conflict zone
Yesterday at the suggestion of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko Verkhovna Rada adopted a law «On making amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine regarding some issues of charity support taxation». Inparticular, charity supportdestinedforcombatantsisexemptfrompersonalincometax.
Current situation in Mariupol and adjacent areas remains stringent. Terrorists continue aggravation of panicky moods among local inhabitants through Russian mass-media. In particular, they are spreading untrustworthy information on Russians and their mercenaries’ attacks from Volnovakha towards Mariupol which does not correspond with reality.
Russians started robbing minesin ATO area in Eastern Ukraine and transport coal to Russia by motorconvoys. In particular, militants stole about 15 thousand tons of coal from “Antratsyt” and “Chervonyi Partyzan” mines as well as neighbouring mines.
Despite the presence of many non-combatants in the populated areas, Russian troops and militants continue attacking residential quarters of cities in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. For instance, yesterday terrorists outshot Popasna town in Luhansk region. Inhabitants were made to desert the town. Also equipment at the car-repair plant was damaged as a result of bombardments.
Russian mercenaries continue causing maximum damage to Ukrainian economics. As a result of bombardment terrorists damaged low-pressure gas pipeline in Hlynyane settlement in Luhansk region. As of today 23 populated localities were partially cut off gas supply and 59 populated localities were cut off completely. According to the data collected, Russian mercenaries started actions which may result in operating trouble of gas-transporting system in temporarily occupied territories. It may endanger gas supply to Europe.
It should be added that yesterday European Commissioner for Energy Gunther Oettinger warned about the possibility of the worst-case scenario for EU energy security being implemented by the president of the Russian Federation V. Putin.
Russian raiding parties continue their activity in the liberated territories. For instance, yesterday in Slovyansk soldiers of “Kyiv-1” battalion found a hideout with ammunition in the basement of one of the unfinished buildings in the center of the town. A box with 5 antitank guided missiles was found in the hideout. Moreover, intruders installed a trip wire near the ammunition, thus mining the weapons.
Russian mercenaries moved from looting and pillage to the attempts to confiscate immovable propertyfrom non-combatants. In particular, terrorists have been spreading information around the town that on September 11 nationalization of immovable property belonging citizens who moved outsideLuhanskregion was going to start. Special-purpose groups will determine abandoned apartment sand houses through personal rounds. Such actions are an evidence of illegal armed formations’ attempts to return as many citizens toLuhanskas possible in order to make them enter terrorist organization “Luhansk People’s Republic”, doforced public service and create the appearance of “peaceful life establishment” in the regional center in order to provide Russian media involved with proper propaganda image. Please be warned of this provocation and reminded to address the Ministry of InternalAffairs on this matter over then umbers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs call-center: (044) 254-91-02 and0-800-50-02-02.
Within 24 hours pyrotechnical units of the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations found and removed 213 units of ammunition and explosives. 8 ha of territories were examined.
International support
Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel announced of the intention to organize medicalequipment, mobile hospitals and bullet-proofvests for servicemen participating in ATO supply to Ukraine.
Were mind that 20 servicemenwoundedduringcombatmissionaccomplishmentinthecourseofanti-terroristoperation– patients ofKyiv, KharkivandDnipropetrovskmilitaryhospitals – areinamedicalsettinginGermany.
President of France Francois Olland mentioned the possibility of termination or reconsideration of the contract with Russiaon “Mistral” shipsfor€1.6 billion in connection with escalation of the situation in Ukraine. Please be reminded that yesterday NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmunssen stated that the French government is to take into consideration the security situation and their NATO partners’ concern with the fact of the government of France supplying Russia with universal amphibious assault helicopter carrier “Mistral”.
Acting president of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy pointed out that Russian Federation lacks political will to regulate the conflict in Ukraine through negotiations. In his turn, newly elected president of the European Council Donald Tusk named conflict settlement in Eastern Ukraine to be his primary task.
Prime-ministerofFinland, AlexanderStubb, inhisspeechattheParliamentofFinlandmentionedthatRussiaviolatedprinciplesofinternationaljusticeandterritorialintegrityofUkrainethroughannexationof Crimea, thus destabilizing situation in the country.
In Western Ukrainein Yavoriv training area, Lvivregion, joint exercise of Armed Forces of UkrainewiththeUSAandtheirallies «Rapid Trident-2014» will take place. It was the statement representative European commandment ofthe USAArmy, Gregory Heeks, made.200 American soldiers are expected to take part in the exercise.Besides, over 1000 military servicemen fromUkraine, Azerbaijan, GreatBritain, Canada, Georgia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Poland, RomaniaandSpainwillbeemployedin «Rapid Trident».
Yesterday 6 ton of humanitarian aid for Ukrainian servicemen participating in combat activities in Eastern Ukraine arrived to Kyiv from Lithuania. The first batch includes dryunits, special medical equipment, i.e. splintkits, medicine, medicalinstruments, laryngoscopes and dressing material.
Asregards thedeathofAndriyStenin, a photocorrespondentof international information agency “Russia Today”. We inform that he entered Ukrainian territory through “Boryspil” airport on May 14 2014 and was not accredited in ATO area. Criminal proceedings have been initiated on the fact of a Russian citizen disappearance.
