Section: Summaries

National Security and Defense Council:  Military Prosecutor’s Office investigates tragedy in Kostyantinivka
Mar17

National Security and Defense Council: Military Prosecutor’s Office investigates tragedy in Kostyantinivka

Kyiv, March 17, 2015. An 8-years-old girl died as a result of a traffic accident that involved Ukrainian soldiers in Kostyantinivka, Donetsk region. Her mother and another child are in intensive care now. The officers of the Military Prosecutor’s Office, as well as the Ukrainian policemen, started the investigation of the accident. Lieutenant...

Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 3.16 #FreeSavchenko
Mar17

Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 3.16 #FreeSavchenko

Operational data from Information Resistance: Russian-terrorist troops in Donbas continue to flagrantly violate the ceasefire by shelling the positions of Ukrainian troops. The enemy mainly uses small arms, and occasionally, mortars and other heavy infantry armaments; in several instances, armored vehicles and artillery were used. The terrorists...

National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian Armed Forces de-mine Kominternove
Mar16

National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian Armed Forces de-mine Kominternove

Kyiv, 16 March 2015 – Ukrainian Armed Forces have successfully finished the de-mining of Kominternove in the Donetsk region. Ukrainian minesweepers neutralized several mortar mines, 4 tank projectiles, anti-tank shells and 2 missiles from “Uragan” multiple rocket launchers. Ukrainian military worked in close collaboration with the OSCE mission in...

This is Ukraine today – March 15: Approximately 8.6 thousand soldiers of the Russian troops are currently located in Donbas
Mar16

This is Ukraine today – March 15: Approximately 8.6 thousand soldiers of the Russian troops are currently located in Donbas

March 15 – “Approximately 8.6 thousand soldiers of the Russian troops are currently located in Donbas. Together with illegal armed formations of so called People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, the Russian group of troops amounts to more than 43 thousand militants, approximately 780 tanks, 1030 armoured vehicles, 500 artillery...

National Security and Defense Council: Russian 20th “humanitarian convoy” invades Ukraine
Mar15

National Security and Defense Council: Russian 20th “humanitarian convoy” invades Ukraine

Kyiv, March 15, 2015. Russia’s 20th so-called “humanitarian convoy” has invaded Ukraine. According to the Russian authorities, more than 80 cars illegally crossed the Russia-Ukraine border via “Donetsk” (Russia) and “Matveyev Kurgan” checkpoints. Part of the convoy heads to Luhansk, while the rest goes to Donetsk. Thus Russia has violated the...

National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian law enforcers seize militants’ clandestine arsenals
Mar15

National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian law enforcers seize militants’ clandestine arsenals

Kyiv, 14 March 2015 – Interior Ministry and Security Service of Ukraine specialists have found and seized several caches of weapons and ammunition including man-portable air defense systems, grenades, mines and rounds of ammunition in the cities of Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Artemivsk and some other locations. View map in full size The Russia-backed...

This is Ukraine today – March 14: Fourth wave of mobilization is being implemented at an appropriate organizational level
Mar15

This is Ukraine today – March 14: Fourth wave of mobilization is being implemented at an appropriate organizational level

March 14 – Ukrainian doctors were allowed to visit Nadiya Savchenko, a pilot, who is illegally imprisoned in Russia – Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin. March 14 – During March 13th the militants in the ATO area have violated ceasefire 32 times; no Ukrainina military were killed, one was injured – NSDC spokesman Andriy Lysenko. March 14 –...

Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 3.13 #FreeSavchenko
Mar14

Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 3.13 #FreeSavchenko

Operational data from Information Resistance: Russian-terrorist forces in Donbas continue to openly and flagrantly violate the terms of the Minsk peace agreements. For the past 24 hours, the most active fire strikes on the positions of Ukrainian troops, and offensive attempts by terrorists, took place on the seaside (Mariupol), Donetsk, and...

Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 3.12 #FreeSavchenko
Mar13

Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 3.12 #FreeSavchenko

Operational data from Information Resistance: During the past 24 hours, Russian-terrorist troops attempted offensives on the Artemivsk direction; attacks were carried out on the positions of Ukrainian troops in the vicinity of Shchastya, Donetsk, on the Makiivka – Krasnohorivka stretch, and on the Avdiyvka – Pisky stretch. In the seaside...

National Security and Defense Council:  Russian military instructors conduct training mercenaries in the East of Ukraine. Majority of mercenaries are Russians
Mar13

National Security and Defense Council: Russian military instructors conduct training mercenaries in the East of Ukraine. Majority of mercenaries are Russians

Kyiv, 13 March 2015 – No Ukrainian servicemen were killed in action in the last day, while 2 soldiers were wounded. Meanwhile Russian regular army officers who have served in the Russian Federation Armed Forces and participated in combat actions, continue training militants in the East of Ukraine. According to intelligence data only 15-20% in...