Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Ukrainian government official: 30 percent of separatist troops in the Donbas are Russian
If Russia decides to withdraw its troops from the Donbas, it will be 30 percent of all the separatist troops fighting there against Ukrainian forces. The rest are the groups not subordinate to anyone. This was stated by Deputy Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories George Tuka on the air of 112 Ukraine channel.
"According to various estimates, about 30% of the soldiers, who are in the territory of Ukraine, are Russian soldiers. The other 30% are the so-called "Cossacks" and various …
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Ukraine supports OSCE's intention to have monitors working round-the-clock in the Donbas
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine supports the OSCE's intention to ensure round-the-clock operations of the organization’s monitors in the Donbas, as stated by the Chief of the General Staff Viktor Muzhenko, who met with the head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, Ertugrul Apakan.
"We support the intention of the OSCE SMM to provide additional equipment to its observers and to deploy advanced observation posts in the occupied territories of the Donbas", the Defense Ministry' …
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Savchenko: We need to cede the Crimea to get the Donbas back
Deputy of the Verhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) Nadiya Savchenko stated in an interview with Channel 112 Ukraine that the occupied territories of the Donbas can be returned only after “ceding” the Crimea to Russia.
She believes that this is the only non-military way of returning the Donbas to Ukraine.
According to her, any other solution will require a military operation.
She suggests that the Crimea be “given to Russia temporarily” since this is the only way to return the occupied …
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Journalist: Three Ukrainian marines were killed when they went on a reconnaissance mission without being ordered to do so
Three Ukrainian marines, who were killed in the Donbas, went on a reconnaissance mission to gather information about separatist positions at the front line near Mariupol, journalist Yuri Butusov wrote on his Facebook page.
“On 8th of January, three fighters of 501st Battalion of 36th Marine Brigade: the Commander of 3rd Division of the Marine Corps, Junior Sergeant, Sergiy Sonko (23 years old) and his subordinates Junior Sergeant, Mykola Okhrymenko (53 years old) and Senior Seaman Sergiy …
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Ukrainian forces advance at Svitlodarsk Salient
On January 11, the Spokesman of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine, Alexander Motuzyanik, stated at a press conference in Kyiv that Ukrainian soldiers took control of new positions on the contact line at the Svitlodarsk Salient.
He noted that this advance of Ukrainian forces does not violate the Minsk agreements.
“During the last month, the situation along the Svitlodarsk Salient has been very tense. As a result of the clashes with the separatists, the units of the Ukrainian Armed forces took …
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SBU chief: It would be easier to handle the conflict in the Donbas if martial law were imposed
The Head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Vasyl Hrytsak, stated in an interview with Ukraine TV Channel 112, that it would be easier for Ukraine to handle the conflict in the Donbas if martial law was imposed.
“On the one hand, we have an ongoing war in eastern Ukraine. De jure, this war is called an ATO (anti-terrorist operation), but this is a war because even now heavy artillery is used without regard to the Minsk Agreements and people are dying. De facto, Ukrainian society and the …
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Ukraine and separatists exchange bodies of soldiers killed in Svitlodarsk salient
The bodies of two soldiers killed in the Svitlodarsk salient area near Debaltseve were returned to Ukraine five days after the engagement, the press service of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced.
"On December 25, in the town of Shchastya (Luhansk region), Ukraine received the bodies of two Ukrainian soldiers killed in the Svitlodarsk salient area on December 18th. This occurred as part of the "Evacuation 200" humanitarian project of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after five days of negotiations …
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Ukrainian forces take control of a town in Svitlodarsk salient
Ukrainian armed forces have taken control of the town of Novoluhanske situated along the Svitlodarsk salient. According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian servicemen have set up a check point on the outskirts of the town.
“This will allow us to supply almost 4,000 residents of the town with food and necessary consumer goods, restore medical services and delivery of required raw materials and fuel to the local factories. This will also make it easier for the residents of …
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Bellingcat experts counted 150 attacks against Ukraine from Russian territory in 2014
In the summer of 2014, Russia fired on the Ukrainian territories of Donetsk and Luhansk using artillery at least 149 times, according to the Bellingcat report that was published on Wednesday, December 21st. Analysts say that 130 sites in Russia were used as artillery positions.
According to Bellingcat, 408 targets in Ukraine happened to be within the range of the Russian artillery systems. 127 of them were at a distance of no more than three kilometers from the Russian-Ukrainian border, and …
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Turchynov: Ukrainian troops have improved their position in the Svitlodarsk Bulge
Ukrainian troops stopped the separatists’ offensive in the Svitlodarsk Bulge and even advanced in the course of the counterattack, as stated by Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov, who personally visited the forefront of the 54th Brigade.
"A kind of record was established in the quantity of mines and mortar shells fired at our positions situated in the Svitlodarsk Bulge: more than 800 over these 24 hours," the Secretary said.
He noted, " …