Contents tagged with Ukrainian military
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Ukrainian military liberates another village in the Donbas
Ukrainian military assumed control of the town of Zolote 4 in the Luhansk region at the end of June, said Dmytro Tymchuk, a Member of Parliament of Ukraine and a coordinator of the Information Resistance Group.
"According to current data of the Information Resistance Group, at the end of June this year, a reconnaissance company of one the combined forces reserve units has successfully liberated territory and taken control of another important administrative unit, the village of Zolote 4,” …
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Ukrainian volunteers: two Russian officers killed in Donbas
The Ukrainian military managed to kill two Russian officers in the Donbas, which commanded the local militants. The military equipment was also destroyed, reported the volunteer organization "Come back alive” on their Facebook page.
The organization reports , citing its informants that ,near the Ukrainian village of Pikuzy, the Russian officers with call-signs Metka and Georgik met near an armored personal vehicle (BTR) when it suddenly exploded. The old Soviet-made car Zhiguli, which was …
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Ukrainian military capture a separatist soldier in the Donbas
The press service of the Ukrainian Joint Forces Operation reports that on May 5, 2018, during a raid, one of the units of 25 Separate Motorized Infantry Battalions of 54th Separate Mechanized Brigades of the United Forces captured a separatist soldier. The captured militant is a member of the 3rd Battalion of the 7th Motorized Rifle Brigade of Russian forces. The detainee has been already turned over to the officers of the Security Service of Ukraine.
Servicemen that participated in the raid …
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Ukrainian military tests new 79K6 Pelican radar station
Ukrainian servicemen have used the latest domestic development – the 79K6 Pelican, a mobile three-dimensional circular review radar station with a phased antenna array - for the first time during the Rubizh 2016 military drills, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported.
The team operating the radar station marched 120 kilometers to reach their position where they tested the recovery of equipment in case of failure. After that, the team worked on the deployment and …
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Military reservist training begins in Ukraine
Large-scale military training of reservists from the Armed Forces, involving more than 8,000 people, has begun in Ukraine. The training will be held in two stages, from September 3 to 15 and from September 12 to 24, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry press service reported.
“The main purpose of the exercises is to work out a mechanism for rapid staffing of military units and formations with personnel using the forces of the operational reserve in the event of explicit aggression,” the department …
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Ukrainian Defense Ministry: The military will meet international standards by 2020
The Armed Forces of Ukraine will be brought up to international standards by the end of 2020, Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Dublyan stated at a briefing on Friday, May 13th, RBC-Ukraine reported.
“By the end of 2020, the reform and transition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to international standards will be completed,” Dublyan stated.
He also noted that the Ministry of Defense is preparing a reform to be brought up to Euro-Atlantic standards.Ukraine was recently invited to attend the NATO …
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Ukrainian authorities: government forces comply with ceasefire despite provocations
The Ukrainian military is fully complying with the Minsk Agreements, although Russian occupation troops have intensified fighting and shelling, as indicated during a press briefing on Thursday by a representative of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on ATO issues, Colonel Alexander Motuzyanik, UKRINFORM reported.
"Already today, the enemy has broken the ceasefire at least 18 times. It should be emphasized that the ATO forces are fully complying with the Minsk Agreements, so all …