Contents tagged with Armed Forces of Ukraine
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Ukrainian military advance 2 km into the Donbas
The Ukrainian military advanced more than 2 km into separatist territory and secured new positions, radically changing the situation at one stretch of the front line, volunteer Yuriy Mysyagin wrote on Facebook.
"Within the territory of the Joint Forces Operation, one of the infantry battalions of one of the brigades of the Armed Forces was simply forced to improve and secure its front line positions due to the systematic shelling by the separatists. By moving their footholds, the battalion …
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Ukrainian volunteer: difficult commanders and lack of career possibilities force thousands of soldiers to leave Ukrainian army
The primary problem of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is the staff policy, which is causing decent individuals to leave the army en masse. A statement to this effect was made on Facebook by activist Olha Reshetylova, coordinator of the Media Initiative for Human Rights.Reshetylova came to this conclusion after talking to a general who said that Ukraine cannot get “normal commanders” anywhere.
“I know personally (and every volunteer knows) dozens of normal combat officers who have snapped and left …
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Ukrainian Armed Forces suffer casualties in an ambush in the Donbas
On Sunday, May 6, Ukrainian military were ambushed by the separatists and triggered a land mine. One soldier was killed and two more were injured, the press center of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) posted on Facebook.
"On May 6, during a patrol of the defended area, a group of servicemen from a mechanized battalion operating in the Horlivka area was ambushed. An unknown explosive device was installed on the patrol route. As a result of the explosion, one soldier was killed and two wounded," …
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US forbids Ukraine from using Javelin missile systems in Donbas
The U.S. imposed restrictions on the use of Javelin anti-tank missile systems in the Donbas, which Washington supplied to Ukraine, as stated by Georgiy Tuka, the deputy minister for the temporarily occupied territories and internally displaced persons of Ukraine, on the Pryamoy channel.
According to him, one of the terms of the contract to supply the missile systems was “not to use these complexes directly on the contact line.”
At the same time, Tuka stressed that the ban can be canceled “at …
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Former Pentagon official: Javelin missile systems will deter Russian tanks but only reforms will change the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The former assistant to the deputy head of the Pentagon on Ukraine and Eurasia, Michael Carpenter approved of the transfer of American Javelin anti-tank missile systems to Ukraine. "On a moral, political, tactical and strategic level, this is the right decision and it will help Ukraine defend against Russia's unyielding war of aggression, which has claimed over 10,000 lives," he wrote on Twitter.
He noted that "Javelins are useful weapons that will have a limited deterrent effect but they won' …
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Ukrainian military command states its forces are ready for Joint Force Operation in the Donbas
In a recent interview with the Facts program, Serhiy Nayev, the Commander of the Joint Forces, stated that Ukrainian forces are ready for joint force operations, Interfax-Ukraine reports. According to Nayev, the forces and capacities of the Ministry of the Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the National Guard, and National Police of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO)—now under the command of the Joint Operation Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine—are ready to perform tasks as needed.
“All …
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Ukrainian President Poroshenko orders to start industrial production of new Vilkha missiles
During the final tests in the Kherson region, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko ordered to start industrial production of the Vilkha (Alder) missile system in 2018, the Presidential press service reports.
When asked why this is so important, the president explained, "Not only because the Ukrainian army will finally receive high-precision weapons, which will significantly improve the effectiveness of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is also important because the Vilkha missile …
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Ukrainian armored vehicles arrived in Germany for international military exercises
A unit of Ukrainian military vehicles and their crews, seven BTR-80 armored personnel carriers and five T-84 main battle tanks arrived in the Federal Republic of Germany where they will take part in the Combined Resolve X international military exercises, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported.
"Today, April 24, Ukrainian military equipment arrived at the military training area near the city of Hohenfels (Germany) to participate in Combined Resolve X international exercises," the report of …
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Muzhenko: if the situation in Donbas escalates Ukrainian army will be strengthened with more than a hundred thousand reservists
If the situation in eastern Ukraine escalates, more than 100,000 reservists are ready to replenish Ukrainian Armed Forces. Over the period of six waves of mobilization, more than 200,000 people were called up for service that then resigned or signed contracts. A large number have already completed their service and now they form the basis of the stand-by reserve, said the chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Viktor Muzhenko in an interview with Ukrinform.
He noted that a serious …
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A colonel of Ukraine’s Armed Forces detained in Kyiv over spying for Russia
An employee of one of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine’s strategic enterprises was detained in the workplace in Kyiv and accused of spying for Russia.
On April 21, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported the detainee is a native of Russia and a retired Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“In July 2017, during his stay at his close relatives in Russian Federation territory, he was recruited by a career intelligence officer of the Russian military intelligence,” the SBU stated. “ …