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Analysts: Russia deploying equipment on EU border under the cover of Zapad 2017 military exercise
Since the start of August 2017, large-scale deployment of Russian military equipment has been observed along all lines of the European border with Russia.
This is the finding of an OSINT investigation by the international investigative community InformNapalm, Ukrinform reports.
By monitoring social networks and analyzing photographs, InformNapalm volunteers established that since the start of August 2017, “large-scale deployment of Russian military equipment has begun along all lines of the …
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OSCE camera at Donetsk Filtration Station destroyed by shelling after one day of operation
A video surveillance camera set up by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) at the Donetsk Filtration Station (DFS) was shot at and destroyed.
“The OSCE SMM camera at the DFS worked for only one day, and was shot from the south and south-west. The camera was destroyed,” said the OSCE SMM report on its microblog on Twitter on Wednesday, which included photos of the damaged camera.
Alexander Hug, Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE SMM to Ukraine stated that before the camera was …
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Russia to send 4 mobile gas-turbine electrical power generating plants to Crimea
Four mobile gas turbine power plants (MGTS) with a total capacity of 88 Megawatts (MW) will be delivered to the annexed Crimea from the Russian mainland in order to cover the existing energy deficit in the Region. This was announced to the Russian media by the Member of the State Duma of Russia from the annexed peninsula, Mikhail Sheremet.
"Here, on the territory of the republic, we plan to supply four MGTS from the mainland of Russia with a capacity of 22 MW each. This is enough for us to …
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Georgian military to take part in Ukrainian Independence Day parade
The Georgian military headed by the Georgian Defense Minister will take part in the festive parade in honor of the Independence Day of Ukraine, according to Ukrayinska Pravda. Georgia’s participation was discussed over the phone by President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili.
Poroshenko expressed solidarity with the Georgian people on the ninth anniversary of the beginning of Russian aggression against Georgia. He also noted that Ukraine supports and …
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Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: there was no strong response by the world community to Russia’s aggression on Georgia
Due to the lack of tough and consolidated response by the world community to the “crimes of the Kremlin in Georgia,” a fifth of its country is still under “occupation,” as indicated in a statement issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNIAN reports.
On the ninth anniversary of “armed aggression of Russia against Georgia,” which killed hundreds of people and left tens of thousands homeless, Ukraine confirms its respect for the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of …