Contents tagged with russian separatists dnr
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Ukrainian Military Commandment: Two Russian Generals behind Actions of Ukraine Separatists
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence believes that two high-ranking Russian generals are overseeing the military activities of pro-Kremlin separatists in Eastern Ukraine. According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence, the two masterminds are Colonel-General Sergey Istrakov, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Russia and Lieutenant-General Mikhael Teplinskiyare, Chief of Staff of the Center of regional forces of the Southern Military District.
According to Ukrainian Intelligence, at the …
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Shortages reminiscent of USSR era hit separatists areas of Eastern Ukraine
It's back to the times of the USSR in the Ukrainian territories held by the pro-Russian separatists.Thera are shortages of gas at most of the gas stations."Gas is only available one day a week at one gas station." - the local residents are joking."It's like back in the 80s again; the lines were as long". The users of the social networks living in the areas are actively sharing information advising each other where it is still possible to fuel the car.The reasons for such shortages remain …
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President of Ukraine : Ukrainian forces are allowed to respond to enemy's fire
"Ukrainian Army serviceman stationed in East Ukraine has been given an order to open fire at the enemy if their life is in danger" – stated the Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, at the meeting of the Ukrainian National Security Council. “Ukrainian servicemen have a strict order to open fire in case of emergency. We won’t let enemy catch us off guard.Despite the truce, the situation in the East of Ukraine remains tense and even deteriorating" – said the President. "There have been recent …
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Ukrainian Army Commandment: Russian Separatists concentrate weapons in Donetsk region
"Pro-Kremlin separatists are concentrating weapons and military personnel in the areas of Donetsk and Luhansk" – stated the press center of the Ukrainian Army commandment.
The Press center officials note that in violation of the Minsk agreement there is a growing number of ammunition and weapons in the territories held by the separatists.Ten tanks and ten infantry personnel carriers, as well as seven trucks, have recently been observed moving from Shachtersk to Donetsk.
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Ukrainian Officials: Multiple ceasefire violations put Minsk agreement at risk.
Ukrainian authorities confirm their withdrawal of heavy armor from the areas around Mariupol. Although due to the continuing ceasefire violations from the areas controlled by Pro-Russian separatist the withdrawal may be reversed.In his statement, the spokesman for the Ukrainian army stated that while Ukrainian military continues the withdrawal stipulated by the Minsk Agreement there are multiple violations of ceasefire from the Separatist controlled areas. In the past day, militants opened …