Ukraine: military (Aug '14 to mid-June '15) closed [Archive] - Page 13

OUTLAW 09

04-06-2015, 10:13 AM

I have commented here a number of times that the Russian "end state" has three geo political goals that their non linear warfare and remember non linear warfare does not exclude the financial and political side of "political warfare".

One of those goals has been the discrediting of the EU as an economical and political bloc using what Putin clearly dislikes--neo liberal economics.

Kwasniewski: Russia’s policy aims to break up EU
http://www.unian.info/politics/1064001-kwasniewski-russias-policy-aims-to-break-up-eu.html … pic.twitter.com/X6x98oZFqJ

"Russia earlier conducted not one European policy, but ‘28+1’: The 28 – these are bilateral relations with the EU member states, and the one policy was the most unimportant – it was with Brussels," he said.

According to Kwasniewski, the European Union and the leaders of European countries should make every effort "so that this does not work."

"This Russian policy in relation to the European Union can be explained by the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the EU is an artificial structure, that it will not stand, and that he has to work with different EU member states in order to split the EU, just as the Soviet Union was split before," Kwasniewski said.

AND if one really thinks through the Russian aims inside the Ukraine there is an inherent "financial and business side" we do not talk much about as we in the US would not believe one would go to war over it.

I have made the comment here to the effect that Russia might in fact be fighting the 21st centuries' "first raw resources and globalization effects war".

Really read the link on the dependence of Russia on the Ukraine and notice that Rostec their leading defense industrial complex is laying off 40K.

http://ukraineatwar.blogspot.nl/2015/02/russia-needs-ukraine-to-fulfill-its.html

Russian Defense Industry's Rostec to Lay Off 40,000 Managers
http://www.interpretermag.com/russia-update-april-6-2015/#7805 …

OUTLAW 09

04-06-2015, 10:48 AM

It seems that it is not only the Ukrainians that are doubting the US and Obama--- it seems the entire Sunni ME is as well--never has there been a series of such negative reporting out of Europe and the ME when it comes to the current lack of a US foreign policy and or a FP that seems to favor both Russia and Iran.

Really does seem that the US no longer wants to lead on anything other than what is necessary for a political legacy starting in 2017.

"Something fundamental has changed in mindset of moderate Sunni Arab states...fed up with world powers" & with #Iran http://buff.ly/1IABPwA

Taken from the article above.

This article from a solid ME focused journalist and one who understands Iraq and Syria but more importantly understand the revolutionary drive of Iran delivers a telling rebuke to the Obama Iranian so called "deal" that even the Iranians claim is not accurate.

It also in fact seems to indicate the lack of Ukrainian engagement by this President is in fact deliberate as he "needed Russian help" AND more importantly this article starts talking about the White House looking at it's legacy and not caring about the ME nor it's Sunni led Arab states.

Especially after fighting broke out in a Shia neighborhood yesterday in the KSA and the Shia were well armed taking the KSA security forces by surprise.

Well worth reading:

https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/commentary/565086-the-iran-agreement-isnt-just-about-nukes

At the same time this concerning the Ukraine from a former US Ambassador:

Ex US Ambassador Herbst: Obama doesnt understand the importance of weapons supply to Ukraine. http://gordonua.com/news/worldnews/Eks-posol-SSHA-Herbst-Obama-ne-ponimaet-vazhnost-postavok-oruzhiya-Ukraine-74585.html …

OUTLAW 09

04-06-2015, 10:52 AM

Tymchuk: Russia uses the regular army for major advances inside Ukraine & relies on mercenaries/smaller # of reg units during relative quiet

Kremlin documents leak- Putins Propaganda Instructions for the Mediahttp://uatoday.tv/news/kremlin-documents-leak-419642.html …

'Anonymous International' Leaks Kremlin's Instructions to Russian TVhttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/03/28/anonymous-international-leaks-kremlins-instructions-to-russian-tv/ …

Can anyone makes heads and or tails of this statement and in what context?
Putin "Our (Russians) genetic code is almost certainly one of our main competitive advantages in today's world"
pic.twitter.com/jkavQQs0OS

New footage of #Russia|n attack on #Debalseve in February, very intense shelling, crazy..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pnxrcIqSTg …

NEW footage from Russian bombing of/completely destroying #Debaltseve in Feb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pnxrcIqSTg …
pic.twitter.com/uNVt8FZG1m

Some of the initial translations taken from the hacked Russian email account:

Kremlin's compaints about ATR TV (now closed by RU) refusing to take their money, from March 2014 pic.twitter.com/Q1Med6Vcwd

From Kremlin telegram msgs early March 2014: "We still have a problem with Tatar-language ATR TV. They won't even take our ads for cash"

On "referendum" day, Kremlin's #2 was still plotting how to manipulate the Tatar vote. pic.twitter.com/lhPWsjv3eC

Kremlin instructions early March: "Our [Russian] sociologists should not be quoted anywhere" pic.twitter.com/Clue3N2LKr

"Everything that distracts topic from Crimea" pic.twitter.com/t5JQY9PfJw

Kremlin,early March 2014:
"We have good poll data from Crimea, will send you now"
"Great! Did you make them yourself?""
"No, but still good"

Several days after "referendum", Prokopenko's exchange with fellow PR manipulators: "My wife appreciated the medal, How about yours?"

OUTLAW 09

04-06-2015, 10:58 AM

Analysis #Map
Heavy fighting in #Shyrokyne.
#Azov hits Rus position deep inside occup. land.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKEkevYnjQQ … pic.twitter.com/4GTNI5Db1v

Chechen BN is fighting with Ukrainian forces against Russian troops.
Chechen Commander of Sheikh Mansour Battalion & Commander of 8th Platoon of Right Sector pic.twitter.com/hkqzRINGpU

also Sheikh Mansour Battalion has same Chevrons as Right Sector but only in green instead of red pic.twitter.com/buheFeHoia

Tanks of the Russian Hybrid Army in Krasnyi Luch: https://en.informnapalm.org/tanks-of-the-russian-hybrid-army-in-krasnyi-luch/ …

RUSSIAN INVASION SCUM LETS ONE UKRAINIAN POW (MOCK) EXECUTE ANOTHER ONE TO SAVE HIS OWN LIFE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np9G5AhgZNE … pic.twitter.com/D0mgTm0c2A

OUTLAW 09

04-06-2015, 12:09 PM

The Russian bomb squad clearing mines on the front lines of eastern Ukraine http://on.mash.to/1F4Gs4g pic.twitter.com/JB0SXMl3dO

They rant about Ukr Nazis for an hour; then Orthodox radio head tells Russian TV talkshow all Ukr problems are "fruit of godless Semitism"

In Russian:
here is a story about Chechen Sheikh Mansour Battalion which fights in Shyrokine http://silentwesterner.livejournal.com/4968.html

DON'T MISS MY LATEST ARTICLE ON #UKRAINE:
"The battle of Shyrokyne – escalation is looming."
http://conflictreport.info/2015/04/05/the-battle-of-shyrokyne-escalation-is-looming/ … pic.twitter.com/chVKUQxv0w

Rus #agitprop going crazy as Yarosh appointed as top military adviser. They created media icon & now afraid of him http://on.rt.com/it1sqi

OUTLAW 09

04-06-2015, 01:47 PM

Summary: Tactical Situation in Donbas, Ukraine as of April 6, 2015: https://en.informnapalm.org/summary-tactical-situation-in-donbas-ukraine-as-at-april-6-2015/ … pic.twitter.com/AIA613MmhJ

Summary: Tactical Situation in Donbas, Ukraine as at April 6, 2015

The rumors are spreading among the militants and their supporters that a new offensive is about to begin. We will try to figure out the current situation and make predictions about the possibility of this offensive and the most likely targets for attacks.

Based on the information we receive from insiders, the size of the Russian contingent in Luhansk has increased. Over the last few days, much larger numbers of weaponry have arrived in Luhansk via Krasnodon from Izvaryne border checkpoint not controlled by the Ukrainian forces. Preliminary reports state that the convoys have continued on to Alchevsk. Both new and damaged vehicles were seen in the convoys.

Obviously, the buildup of forces and the deliveries of new weapons are done for a future offensive. Considering that Shchastya is protected by the Siverskyi Donets river from the south, we could expect a future attempt to attack Stanytsia Luhanska to allow for a concealed deployment of additional forces from Russia along the northern bank of Siverskyi Donets. Sabotage attempts, similar to the one that occurred in Shchastya on April 5, could be used as distractions.

The buildup of forces continues in the area of Pervomaisk and Stakhanov. In particular, we know about the arrival of two tank companies to Bryanka and of a group of approximately the same size to Stakhanov. This increases the chances of an advance by the militants towards Artemivsk from the east and on the area of Lysychansk – Severodonetsk – Rubizhne. The latter is needed in order to obtain control over Siverskyi Donets crossings and to protect the flanks of the first attack. That first attack, if made in coordination with DNR and continued past the border of Luhansk Oblast, is likely to result in the successful capture of Artemivsk. The attack will probably be directed both north and south of Popasna, without a direct strike against the town, since the likelihood of getting bogged down in street fighting is too high.

The above is also evidenced by insider reports from Horlivka about the accumulation of weapons and troop staging in the settlement of Holmovskyi, and the continuing harassing fire against the ATO forces near Mayorsk. Therefore, the next attack is expected in the direction of Horlivka – Artemivsk.

In the west, the possibility of an attack to encircle Avdiivka from the north and the south remains real. We covered it in our previous reports.

Mariupol remains the most critical direction. The frontal attack against the city is not feasible, though the willingness of the Russian hybrid army to sacrifice a large force to achieve this goal should not be discounted. An encircling attack through Dokuchaevsk towards Berdyansk seems like a more rational approach. This suggestion is supported by the reports of the arrival to Berdyansk of a large group of militants, whose goal will be to destabilize the situation in the town. If these reports are confirmed, there is a very high probability of a strike originating in Dokuchaevsk, where new reinforcements arrived on Saturday, against Volnovakha and continuing towards the western outskirts of Mariupol. Therefore, the social climate in the cities and towns near the front lines should be addressed.

In the area of foreign policy, Russia continues its destabilizing efforts around the world. An increasing number of analysts are placing on Russia the responsibility for inciting the Houthi uprising in Yemen. Considering the poverty and hunger in this nation, it would be a trivial task for Russia. All it takes is a supply of money and weapons.

The military conflict in Ukraine should be viewed in a wider context, outside the closed system of a war between a former empire and its neighbor trying to escape the circle of influence. Remember that a butterfly flapping its wings on one side of the world can cause a hurricane on its other side…

OUTLAW 09

04-06-2015, 02:01 PM

Russian soldiers directly on Russian-Ukrainian border pic.twitter.com/5lkg794NLA

The "DNR" in Debaltseve -Far Eastern Russian soldier still has Russian national flag on his uniform pic.twitter.com/71WF4QAulA

RAND Corporation @RANDCorporation
Report: The possibility of overt military action by #Russia against East European members of NATO can't be dismissed. http://on.rand.org/Lc9rK

Four Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In 24 Hours; Daily Death Toll Rising http://bit.ly/1Cbw2J1 pic.twitter.com/wV5WM6LIXg

Interestingly this is exactly what the Ukraine and social media have been calling for –for the last seven months but Russia blocked it as well as Russia has effectively blocked the OSCE from directly monitoring all Russia border check points ie especially those that are used to ship troops and heavy weapons across to the Ukraine.

Lavrov calls for round-the-clock OSCE monitoring of Donbas ‘hot spots’
http://www.unian.info/politics/1064235-lavrov-calls-for-round-the-clock-osce-monitoring-of-donbas-hot-spots.html … pic.twitter.com/cEV1M8nioF

Former US Ambassador says Putin's ultimate goal is to destabilise Ukraine
http://uatoday.tv/geopolitics/former-us-ambassador-says-putin-s-ultimate-goal-is-to-destabilise-ukraine-419835.html …

OUTLAW 09

04-06-2015, 03:38 PM

Kremlin-backed fighter's confession of killing prisoners might become evidence of war crimes http://www.kyivpost.com/content/kyiv-post-plus/kremlin-backed-fighters-confession-of-killing-prisoners-might-become-evidence-of-war-crimes-audio-385532.html … pic.twitter.com/5kOdYKKXqQ

#Updated #map of #Shyrokyne
Furthest Ukr. forward position is 280 m East from what I thought.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aqqZDUTdh0 … pic.twitter.com/QOmU2rw4eN

#Russian occupants take pictures in houses they seized in E #Ukraine. No comments. More pics:http://antikor.com.ua/articles/35389-othali_vse_teroristi_donbasu_vihvaljajutjsja_nagra bovanim_i_shokujutj_zajavami … pic.twitter.com/78948KOjIN

Russian Dep PM Rogozin had to go to striking workers in the Far East to persuade them to stop striking. Beginning? http://bit.ly/1ICFUAa
they were striking because they have not been paid in three months.

Luhansk region. Explosion on the railway Shchotove - Shterivka http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/6-april-luhansk-region-explosion-on-the-railway-shchotove …

OUTLAW 09

04-06-2015, 03:39 PM

Double standards for the Russian FM—and the Ukraine is not allowed to find her own solutions without the help of Russian troops and her mercenaries???

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: We proceed from the assumption that solutions to crises on the #African continent should be determined by the Africans themselves

Russian Su-24 intercepted near Latvian territorial waters http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/6-april-russian-su24-intercepted-near-latvian-territorial …

Stirring statement from head of Crimean Tatar TV channel moments before Russian authorities removed it from air: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh43Mgd0f0U …

OUTLAW 09

04-06-2015, 07:44 PM

OUTLAW 09

04-06-2015, 07:51 PM

OUTLAW 09

04-06-2015, 08:05 PM

#Analysis #Map
Russian forces in heavy battles in Eastern / central #Shyrokyne.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFUeoNxNvwo …
#Ukraine pic.twitter.com/sEJxTO2cDS

Letters From Donbas, Part 4: 'Everything's Been Looted And Destroyed' http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-letters-from-donbas/26941037.html …

#News
Russian forces conducted 7 small arms / RPG and 2 mortar attacks on Ukrainian positions in #Shyrokyne today. - Sector M command

#Footage
A Russian ("hybrid") army column moving on the road in #Luhansk region this evening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkb4l3P8w3M … pic.twitter.com/ilr0ZjQDsS

Russian GRU officer participated on shoot down of #MH17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upLpLhPCo3I&feature=youtu.be … pic.twitter.com/51yustdPhu

Gazprom is the Biggest Loser of the War in #Ukraine http://neweasterneurope.eu/articles-and-commentary/1545-gazprom-is-the-biggest-loser-of-the-war-in-ukraine … by @wjakobik for @NewEastEurope pic.twitter.com/MQMOikUCPz

Doctors and shopkeepers in #Poland&Baltics are training for war in case #Russia invades.http://www.businessinsider.com/doctors-and-shopkeepers-in-eastern-europe-are-training-for-war-in-case-russia-invades-2015-4 … pic.twitter.com/Cs5jDTYDqN

OUTLAW 09

04-06-2015, 08:07 PM

Even in the "garden base" in Eastern #Shyrokyne, #Ukrainian and #Chechen commandos give them trouble. pic.twitter.com/p6Dxbtg2FH

Now you know, why they moved 15 tanks to the area.
Kremlin is not happy about the situation in the town (as I wrote in my last article).

They still keep using them as moving artillery instead of tanks.

#NATO Spokesperson @NATOpress exposes #Russia's media deliberate disinformation http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_118654.htm … pic.twitter.com/Lc07Sj70W7

16 more Ukr servicemen were liberated from captivity, are heading to Ukr-controlled territory from #Donetsk https://www.facebook.com/Budik.v.v/posts/404827909701817 …

Two more mercenaries surrendered to Ukrainian border guards: Their "army" beat them http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/04/06/two-more-mercenaries-surrendered-to-ukrainian-border-guards-their-army-beat-them/ …

Communists are perturbed by #Ukraine's plan to outlaw their murderous, unilateral, discriminatory, isolationist party pic.twitter.com/gmbxecFisH

OUTLAW 09

04-06-2015, 08:08 PM

Duma's Pushkov says Latvia should be punished economically after its foreign minister compared Russia to Third Reich http://russian.rt.com/article/84024

Depressing: The #Pentagon hopes to contain #Russia on the cheap
http://theweek.com/articles/547570/pentagon-hopes-contain-russia-cheap …

#Putin’s #Ukraine War Is About Founding a New #Russia|n Empire
via @Newsweek: http://www.newsweek.com/putins-ukraine-war-about-founding-new-russian-empire-319832 …

How Russia tries to infiltrate the EU - using Cyprus and Greece to break up its unity over #sanctions http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/07/world/europe/using-cash-and-charm-putin-targets-europes-weakest-links.html …

OUTLAW 09

04-06-2015, 08:09 PM

Drone video from Donetsk shows huge Russian mil bases w/ heavy weapons (ceasefire violation)

https://youtu.be/Wk9PmT2xz5s pic.twitter.com/wYSovuN23l

OUTLAW 09

04-07-2015, 05:23 AM

Russian analyst urges nuclear attack on the United States http://24today.net/open/368715 pic.twitter.com/XoBxf7diXl

Donetsk selfies continue to reveal Russian armor in Ukraine.http://nplm.in/ouc
pic.twitter.com/YSlMuUnWbS

Yatseniuk: Russia has no right to dictate to Ukraine form of its constitution http://www.unian.info/politics/1064148-yatseniuk-russia-has-no-right-to-dictate-to-ukraine-form-of-its-constitution.html …

#Kremlin rescinded #Ukraine statehood in 04.04when RU leadership started using "on" inst. of "in" for its docs on UKR http://goo.gl/HdggKR

OUTLAW 09

04-07-2015, 08:56 AM

Railway was blown up in Kharkiv region near Zmiiv http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/7-april-railway-was-blown-up-in-kharkiv-region-near-zmiiv … pic.twitter.com/8iGVQUW7Y0

#Kharkiv Stella, which was blown tongiht, now dismantled http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/7-april-kharkiv-stella-which-was-blown-tongiht-now-dismantled … pic.twitter.com/8R7NCvyyCT

A powerful work from Pesky, by my friend Olya Morvan. Great pictures, as usual! Take a look
http://kiosque.leditiondusoir.fr/data/464/reader/reader.html#preferred/1/package/464/pub/465/page/4 … pic.twitter.com/w9qFZ1jcXD

From #Kyiv to the Front: Part II: The scars of #war | EMPR Investigation http://empr.media/opinion/investigations/ffrom-kyiv-to-the-front-part-ii-the-scars-of-war … pic.twitter.com/F2FLhjZ9q7

AndersFogh Rasmussen ✔ @AndersFoghR
#NATO Russia wants to dominate Eastern Europe, former NATO chief says - http://Live5News.com | http://www.live5news.com/story/28133344/russia-wants-to-dominate-eastern-europe-former-nato-chief-says#.VOVB4nmFyPk.twitter …

OUTLAW 09

04-07-2015, 09:01 AM

OSCE sees “a lot of movement” of heavy weaponry in E. Ukraine but too early to speak of complete withdrawal (as per peace deal).

#Russian army keeps strengthening its positions in eastern #Ukraine for further #escalation of the #war http://ow.ly/Le321

Russia would attack Russians to justify war in Ukraine, ex-Putin aide alleges http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/russia/140305/interview-russian-ukraine-putin-war-Andrei-Illarionov …

#Russia's attempt t destabilize #Odessa:Separatist Bessarabia People's Council created n Od:http://dumskaya.net/news/v-odesse-taki-byla-sozdana-narodnaya-rada-bessar-045386/ … pic.twitter.com/ulodIU3HKW

Blast in #Mariupol occurred near a milit base on Nakhimova prospect. No official comment yet http://informator.lg.ua/?p=82813#more-82813 … pic.twitter.com/696bPlRzZL

Russian-backed militants fire on Ukrainian troops 20 times last night http://uatoday.tv/geopolitics/more-ceasefire-violations-russian-backed-militants-fire-on-ukrainian-troops-20-times-last-night-419937.html … pic.twitter.com/z4VZ4DoLg3

OUTLAW 09

04-07-2015, 10:30 AM

#Russia's attempt t destabilize #Odessa:Separatist Bessarabia People's Council created n Od:http://dumskaya.net/news/v-odesse-ta...bessar-045386/ … pic.twitter.com/ulodIU3HKW

Head of this council is citizen of "Transnistria". Against NATO. For more autonomy etc. Copycat from DPR/LPR https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/585374070516092928

Russia is simply not going to go away and the sooner the US/EU/NATO figure that out and come up with a strategy the sooner they can reign in Russian aggression as it is now aggression against a neighboring state using war/terror/subversion as the means of aggression.

Seem right now the US/EU/NATO would like to just sweep the problem under the proverbial rug since they got their so called Iranian nuclear deal if one listens to the German FM.

OUTLAW 09

04-07-2015, 10:34 AM

Two R-381T Taran (таран) HF/VHF #SIGINT vehicles at occupied DonNTU (ДонНТУ) campus. Old, but still in use. #Donetsk pic.twitter.com/DFyKSzJ5Kb

In Kharkiv detained citizen of the RF involved in the explosions in the city pic.twitter.com/jwQJGncD2B http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/7-april-in-kharkiv-detained-the-citizen-of-the-russian-federation …

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
#Berdyansk court jailed one of #DPR commander. SBU caught him & confiscated arms last May: grenades, explosives,ammo pic.twitter.com/1XWptLPzcE

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
SBU detained #DPR subversives who organized explosion next to NGO office in #Zaporizhzhia. Confiscated explosive materials.

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Militants actively mine roads and sites that attract large numbers of ppl; mask bombs as toys

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Hotspots: #Donetsk airport area, outskirts of #Horlivka.

OUTLAW 09

04-07-2015, 10:36 AM

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Pro-RU militants instigate armed provocations: used 120-mm mortars 5 times, artillery 3 times, tank & IFVs.

The SBU detained Communist party deputy who led the subversive group http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/7-april-the-sbu-detained-communist-party-deputy-who-led-the … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/8LcEkRSVBo

There have been accusations that there is an extremely close tie between Putin and Kadyrov due to the 1st and 2nd Chechnya wars.

It took Ramzan Kadyrov's personal involvement to let Russian state prosecutors talk to Dadaev's commander in Chechnya http://theins.ru/news/5926

Just goes to show that Moscow-based state officials have no real jurisdiction over Chechnya. Everything goes through Kadyrov.

New book reveals evidence Yeltsin govt planned 1999 Moscow bombings to bring Putin to power http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/nov/22/finally-we-know-about-moscow-bombings/ … pic.twitter.com/Sjw85sBEHH

Russian media criticize Polish Pres @Komorowski for statement that Katyń was one of worst war crimes of WWII; says he's rewriting history.

Seems the Russian media "forgot" it was the Soviet NKVD that executed 22,000 Polish POWs--talk about "rewriting of history" when you forget something.

OUTLAW 09

04-07-2015, 10:47 AM

Meet Anonymous International, the hackers taking on the Kremlin http://gu.com/p/476mg/stw

When a Preposition is Predetermination – Putin Began His Attack on Ukrainian Statehood in 2004 http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2015/04/when-preposition-is-predetermination.html …

Putin Conducting ‘Hybrid Genocide’ Against Crimean Tatars, Muzhdabayev Says http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2015/04/putin-conducting-hybrid-genocide.html …

Outgoing MLRS shelling heard in Makiivka http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/7-april-outgoing-mlrs-shelling-heard-in-makiivka …

OUTLAW 09

04-07-2015, 10:54 AM

This is an interesting series of Russian FM tweets concerning the Ukrainian implementation of Minsk 2 which is highly interesting as the Minsk 2 DOES NOT say how to implement whatever was agreed to AND the individual points were so widely generic that each point is open to interpretation.

WHAT is extremely interesting is that Russia as a participant in the fighting is attempting to "tell" another nation who they are to make and implement decisions BUT at the same refusing to actually state they themselves Russia is in direct violation and in non compliance of Minsk 1 and 2.

Sometimes when the Russian FM gets on a roll of disinformation concerning what the Ukrainians have and or have not done vs say what the Russian supported mercenaries and or Russia have never done it is good to go back and reread the actual Minsk 2 Agreement.

Minsk 2 Agreement:
12:11PM GMT 12 Feb 2015

• Immediate and full ceasefire in particular districts of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts of Ukraine and its strict fulfilment as of 00.00 midnight (Kiev time) on Feb. 15, 2015.

• Pull-out of all heavy weapons by both sides to equal distance with the aim of creation of a security zone on minimum 50 kilometres apart for artillery of 100mm calibre or more, and a security zone of 70km for MLRS and 140 kilometres for MLRS Tornado-S, Uragan, Smerch and tactical missile systems Tochka U.

– for Ukrainian troops, from actual line of contact;

– for armed formations of particular districts of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts of Ukraine, from the contact line in accordance with the Minsk memorandum as of Sept. 19, 2014

• The pullout of the above mentioned heavy weapons has to start no later than the second day after the ceasefire and finish within 14 days.

• This process will be assisted by OSCE with the support of the Trilateral Contact Group.

• Effective monitoring and verification of ceasefire regime and pullout of heavy weapons by OSCE will be provided from the first day of pullout, using all necessary technical means such as satellites, drones, radio-location systems etc.

• On the first day after the pullout a dialogue is to start on modalities of conducting local elections in accordance with the Ukrainian legislation and the Law of Ukraine “On temporary Order of Local Self-Governance in Particular Districts of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts,” and also about the future of these districts based on the above mentioned law.

• Without delays, but no later than 30 days from the date of signing of this document, a resolution has to be approved by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, indicating the territory which falls under the special regime in accordance with the law “On temporary Order of Local Self-Governance in Particular Districts of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts,” based in the line set up by the Minsk Memorandum as of Sept. 19, 2014.

• Provide pardon and amnesty by way of enacting a law that forbids persecution and punishment of persons in relation to events that took place in particular departments of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts of Ukraine.

• Provide release and exchange of all hostages and illegally held persons, based on the principle of “all for all”. This process has to end – at the latest – on the fifth day after the pullout (of weapons).

• Provide safe access, delivery, storage and distribution of humanitarian aid to the needy, based on an international mechanism.

• Define the modalities of a full restoration of social and economic connections, including social transfers, such as payments of pensions and other payments (income and revenue, timely payment of communal bills, restoration of tax payments within the framework of Ukrainian legal field)

• With this aim, Ukraine will restore management over the segment of its banking system in the districts affected by the conflict, and possibly, an international mechanism will be established to ease such transactions.

• Restore full control over the state border by Ukrainian government in the whole conflict zone, which has to start on the first day after the local election and end after the full political regulation (local elections in particular districts of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts based on the law of Ukraine and Constitutional reform) by the end of 2015, on the condition of fulfilment of Point 11 – in consultations and in agreement with representatives of particular districts of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts within the framework of the Trilateral Contact Group.

• Pullout of all foreign armed formations, military equipment, and also mercenaries from the territory of Ukraine under OSCE supervision. Disarmament of all illegal groups.

• Constitutional reform in Ukraine, with the new Constitution to come into effect by the end of 2015, the key element of which is decentralisation (taking into account peculiarities of particular districts of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, agreed with representatives of these districts), and also approval of permanent legislation on special status of particular districts of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts in accordance with the measures spelt out in the footnotes, by the end of 2015.

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04-07-2015, 11:09 AM

Sometimes when the Russian FM gets on a roll of disinformation concerning what the Ukrainians have and or have not done vs say what the Russian supported mercenaries and or Russia have never done it is good to go back and reread the actual Minsk 2 Agreement.

Footnotes to the Minsk 2 Agreement:

Footnotes:

Such measures in accordance with the law "On the special procedure of local self-governance in some districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions" include the following:

- Freedom from punishment, persecution and discrimination for individuals connected to the events that took place in certain districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions;

- Right to self-determination of language;

- Participation of local governing bodies in the appointment of heads of prosecution bodies and courts in certain districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions;

- The state will provide support to the socio-economic development of certain districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions;

- Assistance from the central executive bodies with cross-border cooperation between certain districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and regions of the Russian Federation;

- Creation of people's police detachments by the decision of local councils with the aim of maintaining social order in certain districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions;

- The powers of local council deputies and public servants elected during pre-term elections called by the Ukrainian Supreme Council via this law cannot be prematurely terminated.

This document has been signed by the participants in the Tripartite Contact Group:

[OSCE] Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini

Second President of Ukraine L. [Leonid] Kuchma

Russian Ambassador to Ukraine M. [Mikhail] Zurabov

A. [Aleksandr or Oleksandr] Zakharchenko

I. [Igor or Ihor] Plotnitskiy [Plotnytskyy]"

Notice--by Russian not signing ie Putin who was there Russia can and does in fact argue the Agreement does not apply to Russia but that it is between the Ukrainian government and the Russian mercenaries NOT between Russia and the Ukraine.

In some aspect the Ukrainians could also argue the same way as they formally did not sign the document--a former Ukrainian President signed it thus it has no formal bearing in Ukrainian law.

WHO must adhere to it are the two "People's Republics" who argued when they returned from Minsk they never signed anything until it was pointed out their signatures were indeed on the document--then silence from them.

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04-07-2015, 11:39 AM

Sometimes when the Russian FM gets on a roll of disinformation concerning what the Ukrainians have and or have not done vs say what the Russian supported mercenaries and or Russia have never done it is good to go back and reread the actual Minsk 2 Agreement.

OSCE mission can’t confirm complete withdrawal of heavy weapons in Donbas
http://www.unian.info/politics/1064550-osce-mission-cant-confirm-complete-withdrawal-of-heavy-weapons-in-donbas.html … pic.twitter.com/nGUKZjot1Z

#LPR and #DPR to quit talks with #Kiev if sub-groups for #Donbas settlement do not begin working in near future - statement

This is an interesting development and is actually counter to Minsk 1 and 2. The LPR/DPR both proposed these so called “sub groups” when they announced last week they were no longer going to hold to the POW exchanges which should have been completed by the end of Feb 2015 but were not and they called them off before the end of Feb on their own—there are accusations that they still hold over 400 hundred civilians and military POWs.

So the refusal to quit because the sub groups did not meet is funny in that the sub groups were never part and parcel of Minsk 2 and they were only proposed by the “People’s Republic’s” last week and not approved by the Ukraine nor the Tripartite Group nor the Normandy 4.

WHAT is interesting is that the Ukraine passed the "special zone law" with the stipulation that it must be tied to free and open elections in order to get the “civilian society” represented in further government discussions on the implementation of Minsk 2.

AND these elections had to be conducted under Ukrainian election laws and with the election registration lists before the fighting started to preclude “mercenary and Russian troops voting”.

Some are now saying both Russian and the two “People’s Republic’s” are attempting to stop everything because they are afraid of open and free elections taking place under Ukrainian law which in effect signifies that the occupied territory is in fact Ukrainian.

NOTE: Immediately after the Ukraine passed the "special zone law" the Russians and the her mercenaries complained that it did not adhere to Minsk--but Minsk 2 did not state exactly what had to be in the law.

THIS is though where the Ukrainian government fully blocked both Russia and her mercenaries---they tied the "special zones" to the exact territorial contact line defined by Minsk 1 on 19 September--thus all new territory they had occupied with their heavy fighting and the taking of Debaltseve did not fall under the "special zone law".

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04-07-2015, 11:46 AM

Minsk 1 Agreement and Additional Memorandum 19 Sept 2014:

Protocol

The text of the protocol consists of twelve points:
1.To ensure an immediate bilateral ceasefire.
2.To ensure the monitoring and verification of the ceasefire by the OSCE .
3.Decentralisation of power, including through the adoption of the Ukrainian law "On temporary Order of Local Self-Governance in Particular Districts of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts".
4.To ensure the permanent monitoring of the Ukrainian-Russian border and verification by the OSCE with the creation of security zones in the border regions of Ukraine and the Russian Federation.
5.Immediate release of all hostages and illegally detained persons.
6.A law preventing the prosecution and punishment of persons in connection with the events that have taken place in some areas of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts.
7.To continue the inclusive national dialogue.
8.To take measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Donbass.
9.To ensure early local elections in accordance with the Ukrainian law "On temporary Order of Local Self-Governance in Particular Districts of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts".
10.To withdraw illegal armed groups and military equipment as well as fighters and mercenaries from Ukraine.
11.To adopt a program of economic recovery and reconstruction for the Donbass region.
12.To provide personal security for participants in the consultations.

Follow-up memorandum

In the two weeks after the Minsk Protocol was signed, there were frequent violations of the ceasefire by both parties to the conflict. Talks continued in Minsk, and a follow-up to the Minsk Protocol was agreed to on 19 September 2014. This memorandum clarified the implementation of the Protocol. Amongst some of the peacemaking measures agreed to were:
To pull heavy weaponry 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) back on each side of the line of contact, creating a 30-kilometre (19 mi) buffer zone
To ban offensive operations
To ban flights by combat aircraft over the security zone
To withdraw all foreign mercenaries from the conflict zone
To set up an OSCE mission to monitor implementation of Minsk Protocol

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04-07-2015, 12:05 PM

Situation in #Lugansk Region in the last 24 hours. Shooting from terrorists side again. Read http://lugansk-news.com/situation-in-lugansk-region-in-the-last-24-hours-shooting-from-terrorists-side-again/ … pic.twitter.com/fwcYMqEg3s

Pentagon's budget plan for 2016 has no money to support Ukraine, Baltics http://uatoday.tv/politics/pentagon-s-budget-plan-for-2016-has-no-money-to-support-ukraine-baltics-419981.html … UNIAN reports pic.twitter.com/eeGTtkmP4B

The so called #DNR at #Saur-Mogilia yesterday. Spot the #Russian VDV flag... pic.twitter.com/bfGQJtxan3

ATR founder says Crimea Tatar nation might be forced to leave homeland, it's started already https://openrussia.org/post/view/4050/ pic.twitter.com/3sXDyIZfJC

Colonel on Tour or How VK Photo Gave Up a Russian Intelligence Officer: https://en.informnapalm.org/colonel-on-the-tour-or-how-vk-photo-gave-up-a-russian-intelligence-officer/ … via @en_informnapalm pic.twitter.com/2xSxtxoXS0

Where in the world does a ROC priest get all these "medals"?
Only in #Russia!
For serving the "cause", and Putin. pic.twitter.com/A6LZvdNLM5

#Footage
Russian visit the ruins of the former Ukrainian #CP31 along the #Bakhmutki highway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07nLSufQV88 …

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04-07-2015, 03:13 PM

Seems a Russian nuke Sub has caught fire--second such onboard fire of a Russian capital ship that led to it's destruction.

Fire on Russian nuclear sub #Oryol extinguished, unnamed source at ship repair yard in Severodvinsk tells local news agency @flashnord

The fire on the submarine "Orel" is spreading http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/7-april-the-fire-on-the-submarine-orel-is-spreading- …

Russia plans to sink burning nuclear sub in Arkhanglelsk port to put fire out: RIA. What a graceful solution!

"Zvyozdochka" orders to sink the nuclear submarine Orel http://russia.liveuamap.com/en/2015/7-april-zvyozdochka-orders-to-flood-the-nuclear-submarine

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04-07-2015, 03:14 PM

More of those non Russian troops the Russian FM and Putin talk about that do not exist in the Ukraine:

#Footage
Russian "hybrid" troops send greetings home (#Magnitogorsk etc.) from #Ukraine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0LUMce0els … pic.twitter.com/vboFpa3nn3

AND another non Russian soldier in the Ukraine:pic.twitter.com/GWlLhy3UwT

#BreakingReport
Russian army Ural truck with injured fighters hits T-72 near #Shyrokyne.
2 troops killed, 2 wounded.
http://m.0629.com.ua/news/791509

About 10 Russian subversive groups active in Kharkiv region - Governor Rainin http://24today.net/open/369942

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04-07-2015, 03:19 PM

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04-07-2015, 03:27 PM

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04-07-2015, 03:38 PM

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04-07-2015, 03:40 PM

Putin in 2009 was an ardent supporter of the Ukrainian border.

In 2009, Putin grew furious when asked if Russia has designs on Crimea or Ukraine, called the question "provocation"

http://www.rferl.org/content/vladimir-putin-defends-ukraine-borders/26942991.html …

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04-07-2015, 04:15 PM

There was an initial report that the Russians had offloaded the nuclear fuel and now it appears it was not offloaded.

Russian authorities saying there is no change in the radiation levels just 4 hours after nuclear sub started burning is super-reassuring.

Fire-Fighters Flooding Severodvinsk Dock in Nuclear Submarine Fire, Still Not Under Control
http://www.interpretermag.com/russia-update-april-7-2015/#7827 … pic.twitter.com/fQizIjbcze

Fire-Fighters Flooding Severodvinsk Dock in Nuclear Submarine Fire, Still Not Under Control
15:49 (GMT)

Fire-fighters are now flooding the dock where the Oryol nuclear submarine caught fire today as the foam attack isn't working, TASS reported at 18:01 Moscow time.

An "informed source" told TASS (translation by The Interpreter):

"At the present time, the foam attack which was conducted to douse the fire is not bringing results. In that connection the issue is being reviewed of completely flooding the whole dock with water."
He said the area involved in the fire has increased, but it is hard to establish the dimensions due to heavy smoke.

But at 18:43, this version of the report was deleted, and substituted with another quote from a source:

"The gates of the dock are open, the operation to flood it with water has begun. As a result the submarine Oryol will be submerged, which will enable us at first to localize and then liquidate the fire. There are no other means of dousing the fire on the submarine."

Previous version of TASS report mentioning foam, now deleted.

Earlier Yevgeny Gladyshev, representative of the ship repair company's press office said preparatory work had begun to flood the dock chambers, construction scaffolding was being removed, the gates were being closed and firemen were leaving the dock.

"How much the dock will be flooded with water is hard to say since the source of the conflagration is in the lower part of the submarine's hull," he said. He also noted that no nuclear fuel was loaded on to the submarine.

In the earlier version of the TASS report, Gladyshev was quoted as saying that 11 units of the Emergencies Ministry had responded but the fire was not yet under control.

The fire took place at the Zvezdochka ship repair shop in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Region at 14:00 Moscow time. The personnel all evacuated the submarine without injury. The fire is in rubber insulation.

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04-07-2015, 04:31 PM

Seems that all the Russian excuses for their actions in the Crimea and eastern Ukraine ie humiliation, NATO expansion, US trying to keep them from becoming a superpower, they have a right to be a superpower to the ultimate we are protecting ethnic Russians was all a façade for their actions starting in 2000.

AtlanticCouncil ✔ @AtlanticCouncil
.@AnIllarionov: preparation for the Russia-Ukraine war took 11 years, with some aspects of prep up to 14 years

AtlanticCouncil ✔ @AtlanticCouncil
In 2000, it was Georgia. In 2010, it was Kyrgyzstan. The hybrid war in Ukraine began many years ago. -- @AnIllarionov

AtlanticCouncil ✔ @AtlanticCouncil
.@AnIllarionov on Russia-Ukraine war: Essentially the main target is the West, rather than just war against Ukraine.

AtlanticCouncil ✔ @AtlanticCouncil
.@AnIllarionov on why Russia-Ukraine war is worse than 'old Cold War': US reluctant to act, Europe not united, nuclear blackmail

Eurasia Center @ACEurasia
Russia started stockpiling gold in the mid-2000s in preparation for the war in #Ukraine

AtlanticCouncil ✔ @AtlanticCouncil
.@AnIllarionov explains the many facets of the Kremlin's hybrid propaganda & aggression in Ukraine which began as early as 2004

Eurasia Center @ACEurasia
#Kremlin changed official documents to refer to Ukraine as a territory rather than a country in 2004 @AnIllarionov http://www.echo.msk.ru/blog/aillar/1525824-echo/ …

The separatist war was planned in #russia by the #Kremlin starting in 2004 http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/how-putin-prepared-for-the-big-war …

Eurasia Center @ACEurasia
#Russia started military preparations for the war in Ukraine in 2008 days @AnIllarionov #ACUkraine

AtlanticCouncil ✔ @AtlanticCouncil
'Kremlin's alarm' was Merkel removing obstacles for Ukraine's association with EU in June 2013 -- @AnIllarionov

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04-07-2015, 04:59 PM

Former NATO commander: A new Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine is 'imminent' http://read.bi/1y1a1Ru pic.twitter.com/1gT3gbZ4gZ

Former NATO commander: A new Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine is 'imminent' Jeremy Bender

A new Russian-led offensive in Ukraine is likely to take place within the month, the former head of US and NATO forces in Europe warned.

Retired General Wesley Clark warned at an exclusive briefing with the Atlantic Council that a renewed Russian offensive in Ukraine was "imminent" and would "most probably" take place between Orthodox Easter on April 12 and Russia's celebrations of VE Day on May 8.

Clark said he reached this timeframe by speaking to a number of sources within the Ukrainian military both in Kiev and along the frontline in eastern Ukraine.

"Ukrainian forces expect attack within the next sixty days," Clark writes for the Atlantic Council. "This assessment is based on geographic imperatives, the ongoing pattern of Russian activity, and an analysis of Russian actions, statements, and Putin’s psychology to date."

Clark further noted that Russian and separatist forces are already massed both in eastern Ukraine and along the Russian border.

"[S]ome nine thousand Russian Federation personnel and thirty to thirty-five thousand separatist fighters are in eastern Ukraine. These forces include some four hundred tanks and seven hundred pieces of artillery, including rocket launchers," Clark estimates. "Another approximately fifty thousand Russian military personnel are located along or near Russia’s border with Ukraine. A further fifty thousand Russian personnel are located in Crimea."

The ultimate goal of the assault would be the creation of a "land bridge" linking Russian-annexed Crimea to the separatist controlled zones of eastern Ukraine and ultimately to Russia.

Any push to create a land bridge would focus on taking the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, a strategic port and steel-producing city on the Sea of Azov. In January, a separatist leader took responsibility for rocket attacks on the city that left 20 people dead.

In a candid interview with BBC Russian, translated by Vice, a Russian fighting in eastern Ukraine admitted that the separatists had been preparing for an assault on Mariupol in the beginning of March, despite the signing of a ceasefire in February.

Reuters reported at the end of February that, despite the ceasefire, Russia continued to move tanks, missile systems, and busloads of troops to the separatist-controlled city of Novoazovsk approximately 25 miles east of Mariupol. Ukraine's military spokesman told Reuters that the city could serve as a launching pad for an invasion of Mariupol and then ultimately a continuation of the offensive all the way to Crimea.

If the attack on Mariupol were to take place, Clark warned that the ramifications of the assault would be felt far beyond Ukraine. Ultimately, Clark believes that Putin's actions and goals are aimed at destroying the current system in place in Europe as a whole.

"[Putin’s] objective in this would be much broader than Ukraine. It would be to shatter the sense of well-being and confidence among the nations of Eastern Europe in NATO protection and, ideally, to drive a permanent wedge between the United States and its European allies, and the Western allies and Eastern Europe,” Clark said.

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04-07-2015, 05:36 PM

Fire-Fighters Flooding Severodvinsk Dock in Nuclear Submarine Fire, Still Not Under Control
http://www.interpretermag.com/russia-update-april-7-2015/#7827 … pic.twitter.com/fQizIjbcze

Fire-Fighters Flooding Severodvinsk Dock in Nuclear Submarine Fire, Still Not Under Control
15:49 (GMT)

Head of #Russia's navy flies to site of #nuclear submarine fire. Had earlier said he would go only if situation deteriorated. @onlinekpru

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04-07-2015, 06:22 PM

Head of #Russia's navy flies to site of #nuclear submarine fire. Had earlier said he would go only if situation deteriorated. @onlinekpru

Putin informed about the fire on the submarine "Orel" in Severodvinsk http://russia.liveuamap.com/en/2015/7-april-putin-informed-about-the-fire-on-the-submarine-orel … pic.twitter.com/iaABPAUk09

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04-07-2015, 06:27 PM

Tank column in #Rovenky
pic.twitter.com/k2ynNoXkUr
http://liveuamap.com/uk/2015/7-april-military-convoy-in-rovenky …

MFA of Ukraine ✔ @MFA_Ukraine
#UkraineNewsAlert Russian-backed Militants Use Weapons Supposed to Have Been Withdrawn from Front Line pic.twitter.com/4UlBbt4fpD

RFE/RL ✔ @RFERL
In 2008, Crimea was 'not a disputed territory' http://bit.ly/1CQDfld pic.twitter.com/ExqpHczhAt

Russian citizens started war in #Donbas - Alexander Mozhaev with his terrorist group attacking Kramatorsk 12.04.2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QFHJTQnfgU …

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04-07-2015, 07:06 PM

http://uatoday.tv/politics/situation-worsening-in-donbas-conflict-zone-militants-trying-to-occupy-shyrokyno-420092.html

19:26 Apr. 7, 2015

Situation worsening in Donbas conflict zone, militants trying to occupy Shyrokyne

UNIAN: The situation in the Donbas conflict zone is worsening, with militants firing mortars and artillery on the positions of the Ukrainian armed forces, National Security and Defense Council spokesman Andriy Lysenko said at a briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday, April 7.

"The situation in eastern Ukraine is tending to worsen. The militants regularly fire on the Ukrainian army along the demarcation line, except the eastern part of the Luhansk region," Lysenko said.

According to Lysenko, on April 6 Russian-backed militants fired 122mm mortars five times. There were also three cases of attacks from cannon artillery, as well as the use of tanks by militants.

"All of the above mentioned types of weapons should have already been withdrawn from the demarcation line under the Minsk agreements," he said.

"The tensest situation remains in the direction of Donetsk, including near the Donetsk airport," Lysenko said.

According to Lysenko, in the area of Luhansk the militants are trying to find weaknesses in the Ukrainian defense lines near the Bakhmutka highway.

"In the area of Mariupol the militants are trying to occupy the village of Shyrokino, but the Ukrainian soldiers successfully defend the perimeter and repel all the attacks of the militants," Lysenko said.

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04-07-2015, 07:53 PM

A total of 2,5K ppl have been liberated from militants captivity, around 400 remain captive - SBU's negotiator Tandyt http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/04/7/7064047/ …

Thorough analysis of Russian readiness exercise from SWE by @Jagarchefen. Must read, heavily sourced!
https://translate.google.pl/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=fi&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fjagarchefen.blogspot.se%2F2015%2F04 %2Fsi-vis-pacem-para-bellum.html …

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04-08-2015, 05:08 AM

We send a lot of time discussing the Russian "hybrid warfare" which is just the "means"--we must understand though the "end state and or goals" that use the "means" to achieve those goals.

It appears the Putin had already in 2004 his "Ukrainian goal" taken from statements made yesterday at the Atlantic Council Conference by a former Putin advisor who still is in Russia.

When a preposition is predetermination – Putin began his attack on Ukrainian statehood in 2004

Andrey Illarionov

2015/04/08 • Analysis & Opinion, Russia

Vladimir Putin stopped using the preposition “v” or “in” Ukraine in 2004, reverting to the older form “na” or “on,” in official government documents, an indication that the Kremlin leader did not view Ukraine as a country but rather as a Russian borderland, according to Andrey Illarionov.

From the time he became president in 2000 through March 2004, Putin used the preposition “v” exclusively in official documents he signed, but beginning on April 5, 2004, he shifted to “na” and since Putin returned for his third term, such documents have used “na” exclusively.

In his own speeches, commentaries and responses to questions, Illarionov points out, Putin has gone from using “v” in 87.5 percent of the cases in 2002 to 70 percent in 2007 to 15.4 percent in 2012 to 8.2 percent last year, thus ever more often replacing it with the “na” and thus showing his lack of respect for Ukraine’s status as a state.

Since April 5, 2004, 99.4 percent of the official documents Putin has signed which refer to Ukraine have used “v” rather than “na.” Most of these 11 exceptions reflect either statements about the past or about the work of specific Russian officials of various kinds in Ukraine, he says.

“The last time the grammatical form ‘v Ukraine’ was used in official documents of the Kremlin was about five years ago on July 1, 2010,” concerning the presentation of an award to the head of ITAR-TASS in Ukraine. And that order was signed by then-President Dmitry Medvedev.

This refers to a chart in the article:
The use of "v" (blue) and "na" (red) prepositions with the word "Ukraine" in official documents signed by the President of Russia in the period 2000-2014 (Source: Kremlin.ru)
The use of “v” (blue) and “na” (red) prepositions with the word “Ukraine” in official documents signed by the President of Russia in the period 2000-2014 (Source: Kremlin.ru)

Since that time, “v” has not been used in the official documents of the Russian president and his administration even once. “In 2011-2015, 100 percent of the cases have used the form “na Ukraine,” Illarionov reports.

This allows one to conclude, the Russian analyst says, that the decision to shift from “v” to “na” was taken “in the period between March 1 and April 5, 2004” – quite possibly immediately after Putin’s winning a second term as president and thus an indication of his intentions toward Kyiv at that time.

Certainly by April 16, 2004, Putin had made a decision to shift gears with regard to Ukraine. On that date, Illarionov recalls, Putin told the Ukrainian President Viktor Medvedchuk, “You know our position.” Working with Ukraine is “the top priority and the most important for us.”

“But however that was, the beginning of linguistic aggression by denying the statehood of Ukraine by the Russian authorities begins in March-April 2004,” Illarionov says. That was before the beginning of the Orange Revolution in Ukraine in that year and long before July 2013 when Putin began his hybrid war against Ukraine.

“In other words,” Illarionov concludes, “the decision about the denial of the statehood of Ukraine was not provoked by any real actions of Ukrainians, be they from the Ukrainian authorities or Ukrainian society. This decision was taken by Putin personally, independent of the situation in Ukraine and as a result of his own ideas and in correspondence with his own plans.”

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04-08-2015, 09:58 AM

The Russians and her supported mercenaries are slowly but steadily cranking up the fighting to reach the lower levels seen before Minsk 2 ceasefire.

they are attempting to draw the Ukrainian Army into returning the heavy firing as a excuse to end the ceasefire and blame the Ukrainians for violating Minsk 2 when all along they are in full violation especially the Russian military.

Tymchuk: Daily Russian shelling of Ukrainian positions are not isolated incidents but a deliberate strategy that disregards Minsk ceasefire.

ATO Deputy Commander: 3 large convoys of military equipment arrived to the #Donbas from #Russia from April 3 to April 6

MLRS GRAD in Zhdanovka. http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/8-april-mlrs-grad-in-zhdanovka- … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/yq51ruwW4f via @erranta2_andrij

Appears the DNR mercenaries are getting agitated with OSCE monitoring patrols:

Spot report by the OSCE: “DPR” member opened fire towards an SMM patrol on the outskirts of Shyrokyne, 7 April 2015 http://www.osce.org/node/150211

Ukrainian military reports increased attacks by Russian-backed insurgents http://uatoday.tv/politics/ukrainian-military-reports-increased-attacks-by-russian-backed-insurgents-
420160.html …

Illarionov: Russian special forces are in Ukraine - expect staged attacks on RU soldiers & citizens.http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/russia/140305/interview-russian-ukraine-putin-war-Andrei-Illarionov …

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04-08-2015, 09:59 AM

Fighting around Mariupol spreading
http://www.unian.info/war/1064903-fighting-around-mariupol-spreading.html … pic.twitter.com/rIWPgQ71CG

In #Luhansk reg sit escalates: several engagements noted in #Krymske. 2 WIA in other incidents http://moskal.in.ua/?categoty=news&news_id=1640 … pic.twitter.com/2SuHv8I79G

ATO: Militants continuing to use artillery and tanks
http://www.unian.info/war/1064927-ato-militants-continuing-to-use-artillery-and-tanks.html … pic.twitter.com/81TTs1SQ2Z

PHOTO: Russian Ballistic #Missile Early Warning Radar «Voronezh-DM» in Kaliningrad in combat duty. pic.twitter.com/ZqUWOd4AuR

SBU ‘detains 10 saboteurs in Odesa’
http://www.unian.info/society/1064890-sbu-detains-10-saboteurs-in-odesa.html … pic.twitter.com/i0jY0hLi54

At night militants fired at Ukr positions most intensely in #Donetsk area, used 122mm cannon artillery, 82mm mortars https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/posts/977815952229211 …

Russian forces' main targets were #Avdeevka, #Pisky, #Opytne, #Mayorsk, #Novotoshkivske, #Chermalyk and #Shyrokyne. pic.twitter.com/WoZLSVp7lU

Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian line of defense 23 time between 6 pm and midnight yday, using all sorts of arms, incl. tanks.

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04-08-2015, 10:01 AM

Sudden and massive movement of Russian troops and her supported mercenaries:

PT - 12x T-72B tanks, 2x IFVs, 4x BTR-80 APCs, and 2 tankers from #Luhansk redeployed to #Alchevsk. Source: http://en.censor.net.ua/n331746

PT - 20x T-72 tanks and 30x KAMAZ trucks went in the direction of Hostra Mohyla (Oboronna Street).

PT -15 tankers and 3 'Gvozdika' self-prop. artillery syst. arrived in #Luhansk on the territory of the former military base №3035

PT - 20 AAV and 25 KAMAZ trucks w manpower went through #Dmytrivka border crossing point tow. #Stepanivka village (Shakhtarsk reg)

PT - 12x T-72 tanks moved tow. #Luhansk through Izvaryne as well as 10 APC and 10 AAV through the Dmytrivka border crossing point

Motor Rifle Brigade from Orenburg on combat alert. 3.500 Russian soldiers will conduct combat drills http://24today.net/open/370478

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04-08-2015, 10:03 AM

A perfect example of Russian TV propaganda targeting the Ukraine and played into the occupied zones via Russian TV.

This is not disinformation but blatant propaganda.

#Propaganda
Russian TV journalists admit "10 yr old girl killed by shelling in Donetsk" #Fake
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32137302 … pic.twitter.com/smNsjre3Ax

Must see video about Russian Propaganda Lies about fake 10-yo girl died by Ukrainian shelling
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32137302 … pic.twitter.com/4luUuxMDM1

This @antelava piece on invented tragedy (as if not enough real ones) in Donetsk is extraordinary but not surprising http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32137302 …

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04-08-2015, 11:20 AM

New Russian 3rd generation Main Battle Tank:

NEW second video of #Russia new #Armata MBT at #Uralvagonzavod factory in Nizhny Tagil http://goo.gl/gSbWhJ pic.twitter.com/FU1aEfeo3V

These are the plans for Russia's new third-generation tank http://read.bi/1ytzIoJ pic.twitter.com/DkDkESrlnv

New Russian main battle tank T-14 (Armata Universal Combat Platform) with side skirts armour. http://postimg.org/image/yvnrfatmz/ …

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04-08-2015, 11:21 AM

A convoy of about 10 tanks passed through center of Horlivka http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/8-apri

Large-scale exercises (Zaslon-2015) by Russian MVD Internal Troops continue in Crimea and Rostov region until 10 Apr. http://www.vestikavkaza.ru/news/V-Krymu-i-Rostovskoy-oblasti-prokhodyat-ucheniya-VV-MVD-Zaslon-2015.html …

Russian soldier got #Crimea annexation medal. Zhukov medal too.
Then hanged himself.
v.@golub
http://altapress.ru/story/155374 pic.twitter.com/eHClqqoUt6

Debaltseve on April 4th. Regular Russian soldiers pic.twitter.com/50DUQXbwtX

#News
2 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 4 wounded, in Russian attacks over the last 24 hours.

Fighting in the “fighting ceasefire” is heating up again.

Based on the sheer numbers of violations, the lack of heacv weapons being pulled back by both Russian troops and her supported mercenaries’ and sheer volumes of resupplies coming in from Russia really means there was never really a “ceasefire” and or compliance with Minsk 2 by Russia and or her mercenaries.

10 Russian tanks illegally crossed RU-UA border via #Izvaryne. More military supplies arrive to #Debaltseve by rail - NSDC

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04-08-2015, 11:22 AM

Russian TV slams Latvia for sexual education video, gay minister. MP Nikiforovs appears as campaigner for morality. http://www.vesti.ru/videos/show/vid/641364/#/video/http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.rutv.ru%2Fiframe%2Fvideo%2Fid% 2F1199563%2Fstart_zoom%2Ftrue%2FshowZoomBtn%2Ffals e%2Fsid%2Fvesti%2FisPlay%2Ftrue%2F%3Facc_video_id% 3D641364f …

Meet Gruzin, a rebel commander in E #Ukraine who adores Stalin and hates Amreeka.Our piece w @abdujalil. #Ukraine http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32144460 …”

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Pro-RU militants robbed #Luhansk and #Zuyivsk factories and now smuggling goods to Russia

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian mil plants repaired 257 pieces of military equipment in the last week: 45 armored vehicles, 212 cars pic.twitter.com/yrTQ9vfTF4

NORAD moving some gear back to hardened NORAD mountain facility http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/8-april-norad-moving-some-gear-back-to-hardened-norad-mountain …

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04-08-2015, 11:23 AM

Greetings from Debaltseve to Russia (Russian troops send their greetings)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHFKWsvppnU&feature=youtu.be …

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Power struggle between #LPR and pro-Russian “Cossacks”. Potential major clash expected in militant-held #Perevalsk

#BreakingReport
12 T-72, 40 BMD apc and 25 KAMAZ trucks were seen, invaing #Ukraine from two occupied border posts. pic.twitter.com/Ek4edX7mQA

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04-08-2015, 11:25 AM

Serious indication that heavy fighting is just around the corner and the US/EU/NATO have no plans for what to do if indeed that fighting breaks out.

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
#DPR leaders call out their forces on medical treatment in Crimea and Russia to prepare for intensified military action

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04-08-2015, 11:32 AM

Latest from the Front: UA lieutenant about world's response to Russian invasion into Ukraine
Video with ENG... http://fb.me/4x5hn5SdL

Vyaznikov? 4 Apr #OSCE_SMM monitored convoy of Russian Major-General rep to JCCC as drove thru DPR-controlled areas. http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/150176 …

Poroshenko "Ukrainians dont provoke these guys who came from Magnitogorsk to destroy your country and kill you" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHFKWsvppnU&feature=youtu.be …

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04-08-2015, 01:14 PM

Militants put troops on full combat readiness, spread rumors about offensivehttp://www.unian.info/war/1065062-militants-put-troops-on-full-combat-readiness-spread-rumors-about-offensive.html … pic.twitter.com/bzopJgWjUB

Militants continuing to export stolen equipment from Ukraine to Russiahttp://www.unian.info/war/1065083-militants-continuing-to-export-equipment-from-ukraine-to-russia.html … pic.twitter.com/O9OCy9hlra

#Russia @SputnikInt lies in an article. Too bad 4 them @noclador saw it&exposed their bullcrap
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/04/08/sputnik-news-or-manure-for-feeble-minds/ … pic.twitter.com/FSPAMEiiDf

Latitude 67N SIGINT @uascan
RUAF strategic air force (Tu22/Tu95/Tu160) sw net up with voice traffic. Bears, Backfires or Blackjacks flying today?

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04-08-2015, 02:45 PM

Referencing the Putin "end state" he is attempting to achieve with the Ukrainian smokescreen using the "means" (non linear warfare) to achieve this political warfare he has unleashed in order to achieve his three stated geo political goals that have been out there since 2002.

Illarionov also claims, that Putin wants grand Yalta-style bargain for spheres of influence. http://zn.ua/WORLD/putin-stremitsya-sklonit-obamu-k-raspredeleniyu-sfer-... …

NOW what is important and this goes to the Russian language---the English translation is "sphere of influence" as the closest thing---BUT in Russian it could also be translated "area of privileged control".

A super fine difference in the use of the same terms.

Illarionov states an interesting concept that is in fact Putins’ true “end state” and he is using the smoke screen of non linear warfare in the Ukraine to drive that concept forward achieving his three stated geo political goals; 1) discrediting and damaging the EU, 2) discrediting and damaging NATO and 3) disconnecting the US from Europe and actually thus replacing the US as the single superpower in Europe.

These three goals coupled with this idea of a “area of privileged control” will allow Russia as the single European superpower hegemonial control over all of Europe.

Buried in these tweets today from the Russian FM is in fact that Trojan Horse called “area of privileged control” but packaged nicely and not in those exact terms.

Buried within those tweets as well with the Trojan Horse that is the implied the three geo political goals expressed above "just worded a tad differently".

This so called project from the “Atlantic to the Pacific” has been mentioned many times over by both Putin and his FM since 2004 and it is a total Trojan Horse---why if one takes them at face value—who then if the EU and the newly renamed EEU now EAEU—notice just how easy it would be to melt the two names---will be the dominant military power and dominant economic power once oil and gas prices rise again which they will especially if the single remaining in Europe superpower is at the same time a nuclear power willing to use it as he has expressed himself a number of times against NATO and the US??

What government in this concept will be the superpower thus having de facto hegemonial status over the entire concept and what superpower will be frozen out of the concept—the US.

Why is this project being repeated almost now monthly out of Russia—the deep fear that the EU and the US will in fact launch TTIP their joint new economic union thus shutting the door to Russia and the other members of the EAEU.

When dealing with Russia the Obama Administration made a serious miscalculation assuming one “had to judge Russia on it’s actions not it’s words”---the correct way should have been “let’s fully understand" what Putin is expressing as his defined “end state” then let’s see his “means” and then define the counter “means” to block the achievement of his geo political goals.

All we have is currently silence out of the US.

Read all the Russian FM tweets and read the single words and then review the words concerning the three geo political goals and see how Russia is packaging the concept and now one can fully understand the Ukrainian smokescreen using the Russian "means" non linear warfare.

It has been there since 2002 we just did not understand the "words".

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: The Minsk Declaration confirms that leaders of #France, #Germany, #Russia and #Ukraine support contacts between #EU and #EAEU

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: Unfortunately, so far Brussels has been reluctant to implement the stated objectives in response to our proposals

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: #EU countries should be guided by national interests when choosing economic and political priorities, not farfetched principles

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: Putin offered to start dialogue on a free trade zone between #EU and the Customs Union (now #EAEU). The proposal is on the table

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: In a highly competitive world, joining efforts in #Europe and #Eurasia, including in the economy, will serve everyone’s interests

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: Creating a single space suits both #Russia’s and #EU’s interests

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: I’m confident that once the dialogue begins the needed solutions will be found and regional powers will be free from false choices

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: The President has proposed to launch dialogue on a single economic and humanitarian space from the #Atlantic to the #Pacific

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: Brussels bureaucrats’ attitude doesn’t change, which is lamentable, since #EU leaders once supported Putin’s long-time initiative

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: We must join efforts, including within the #EAEU, to overcome the “with us or against us” mentality in relations with #Europe

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04-08-2015, 02:47 PM

Czech military chief calls Russia one of biggest threats to world
http://www.unian.info/world/1065147-czech-military-chief-calls-russia-one-of-biggest-threats-to-world.html … pic.twitter.com/MM4SH1E0Qn

SBU neutralized, group of saboteurs who were preparing provocations&terrorist attacks in Odesa pic.twitter.com/6QK045kHI6 http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/8-april-sbu-neutralized-a-group-of-saboteurs-who-were-preparing …

UNVERIFIED VIDEO: "This is all for Mariupol," says the Russian soldier.http://youtu.be/AsDSR-z_JYY

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04-08-2015, 06:04 PM

Reply by Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich to a reporter’s question regarding Romania’s measures to ensure the deployment of US and NATO forces on its soil

669-08-04-2015

Question: Could you comment on the measures taken by Romania to ensure the deployment of US and NATO forces on its soil?

Alexander Lukashevich: We noted Bucharest’s accelerated moves to lift legislative restrictions on the deployment of foreign armed forces on the country’s territory, in particular the parliamentary decision to lift the limitations on the presence of US servicemen in Romania. The Romanian Government is drafting a bill on stationing, transit and operations with the participation of foreign armed forces, including a simplified procedure for crossing the state border.

Essentially, the country is being gradually turned into yet another US and NATO base near Russian borders. We have more than once commented on such steps by a number of NATO states, noting their confrontational character and stressing that they are absolutely uncalled for and excessive both militarily and financially.

After all, it is perfectly obvious that Russia poses no threat to either Romania, or any other country. Meanwhile, the claims that these measures that are being taken are purely in defense against the so-called “threat from the East” do not hold water.

It is hard to avoid the conclusion that, in the interest of raising their own “profile” in the eyes of strategists across the ocean, the Romanian authorities, who are blatantly flouting their commitments under the NATO-Russia Founding Act of 1997 on the non-deployment of “substantial combat forces” on the territory of new members of the alliance, are ready, for tactical purposes, to sacrifice the interests of maintaining stability in the Black Sea region.

April 8, 2015

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04-08-2015, 06:11 PM

Unusally quiet night--to quiet actually.

Rus troops constructed bridge to move equipment from Millerovo base camp to Ukr border- in Ukr http://informator.lg.ua/?p=83301 pic.twitter.com/ieW0Lk42DH

Russia Update: Newspaper Removes Interview With Burnt Russian Tank Gunner's Mother
http://www.interpretermag.com/russia-update-april-8-2015/#7840 … pic.twitter.com/tTTihOaUm8

#Ukraine #Makiyivka.Positions & places of #Russia|n hybrid-#army.http://bit.ly/1yd7013 via @BuTaJIu4eK pic.twitter.com/Ecu4cazZds
Really good open source materials ie photos in this link.

Not surprising: international humanitarian aid in E. Ukraine distributed under Russia banner https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=laJOpWWh4e4 … pic.twitter.com/zJc38gbiHp

An article published yesterday in the paper <<взглад>> argues for abolition of Belarus and incorporation into Russia. http://vz.ru/opinions/2015/4/7/738010.html …
author Eduard Birov demands from Lukashenko a referendum - this year - on unification/incorporation
should be stressed that Ukraine is mentioned in the same context. So everyone's clear that Putin seeks new Russian empire

#News
The @OSCE_SMM confirms, government-held #Mironivskyi was hit by 20 Russian #Grad missiles yesterday.

#Ukraine investigating rifle attack on army convoy moving Lystvianka and Vyshniuvate in Zaporizhia region, well away from the front.

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04-08-2015, 06:29 PM

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04-08-2015, 06:46 PM

Report claims Russian secret services executed militants who shot down MH17 as part of cover-up

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/562158/Malaysia-Airlines-MH17-Russia-secret-service-execute-Ukraine-militants-shot-down-plane …

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04-08-2015, 07:11 PM

Putin’s Only Option in Ukraine Is To Use Force, Illarionov Says

http://bit.ly/1kjNvfF

Paul Goble April 7, 2015

Staunton, April 7 The only option Vladimir Putin has if he is to advance his policies in Ukraine is to use force because the majority of Ukrainians in every region of that country do not support him, do not believe what he says, and do not want what he wants, according to Russian economist Andrey Illarionov.

In a post on Ekho Moskvy today, Illarionov analyzes the results of a recent poll which shows that Russian propaganda notwithstanding, there is little support for Putin’s approach or policies in any part of the country, including the eastern and southern parts.

A majority of Ukrainian citizens across that country oppose the federalization of the country that Putin has demanded and consider Moscow’s actions in Crimea an invasion and occupation of a portion of independent Ukraine, the poll shows. Consequently, Putin can’t count on popular support to promote his policies but must use force – or back down.

Three out of four Ukrainians – 74 percent – support the preservation of the country’s unitary system, Illarionov says, while only one in seven – 14 percent – support the idea of federalizing the country. Even in the eastern part of Ukraine, that figure rises only to 26 percent, and supporters of a unitary Ukraine constitute a majority of 53 percent.

Asked what form Ukraine should take, 64 percent of all Ukrainians said that it should remain a unitary state, 10 percent said it should be a unitary state but without Crimea, and 14 percent said it should become a federal state. And only one percent said that Ukraine should be split into several countries.

There are regional differences but they are not as large as Putin and his supporters suggest. In the West and Center of the country, 86 and 78 percent of the population respectively support the idea of Ukraine as a unitary state, while in the South and East, those figures are 44 and 45 percent.

Only three and six percent of Ukrainians in the West and Center support the idea of federalism, while 22 and 26 percent of those in the South and East do so. But even in the South and East, only two and four percent respectively support the idea of dividing Ukraine into several countries.

Moreover, Illarionov says, the poll shows that a majority of Ukrainian citizens – 54 percent – consider Russia’s actions in Crimea an invasion and occupation of independent Ukraine. Only 13 percent overall accept Putin’s version that Moscow came to “the defense of Russian-language citizens of Ukraine.”

Even in the eastern portion of Ukraine, 30 percent of those surveyed called Putin’s actions in Crimea an invasion and occupation, but even fewer there – 22 percent – said they accepted as true Putin’s claim that he was defending Russian speakers, Illarionov reports.

Thus, “the balance of anti-Putin and pro-Putin versions of Russian actions in Crimea is positive in Ukraine as a whole and in all of its regions.”

Given this pattern, Illarionov says, “Putin and the Putinists have no chance for victory in Ukraine, including it its South and East” if they rely on the freely expressed view of Ukrainian citizens. The same thing was true in Crimea, he continues, and consequently, if he is going to proceed elsewhere in Ukraine, the Kremlin leader has no choice but to use “crude force.”

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04-08-2015, 07:23 PM

Pro-Russian separatists from East Siberia under Debaltseve
http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-rebels-broken-truce-250-times-us-224802917.html … pic.twitter.com/JTzwaJFgwj

Damage to RU Sub 'Not Significant' Yet Criminal Investigation on Charges of Significant Damage
http://www.interpretermag.com/russia-update-april-8-2015/#7847 … pic.twitter.com/gaLNee9uiJ

Convoy of military vehicles in Rostov Region http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/8-april-convoy-of-military-vehicles-in-rostov-region … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/g0nb1yYz4F

#News
Russian forces attacked Regiment #Azov positions in #Shyrokyne 4 times between 10 am and 6 pm, using 120 mm mortars once.

Baltics are starting to counter Russian propaganda:
AP: #Lithuania bans Russian TV station for three months http://uatoday.tv/news/ap-lithuania-bans-russian-tv-station-for-three-months-420316.html …

For its new offensive #Russia built pontoon bridge on Seversky Donets river & brought heavy weapons to #Ukraine side. pic.twitter.com/COPIzCE91m
There is every indication that Russian forces in violation of Minsk are forming up their heavy weapons into tactical strike groups for an offensive.

MSTA-S self-propelled howitzer on low hauler near Shakhty http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/8-april-mstas-selfpropelled-howitzer-near-shakhty … via @5urpher pic.twitter.com/FUwQxBCF6s

One example of an active Russia troll who is aggressive on the net.
Probably my favorite of @ValLisitsa's tweets, the very definition of fear mongering | pic.twitter.com/i7VtvvpNKg

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04-09-2015, 05:10 AM

IMPORTANT!
#Russian Army barracks located in #Lugansk, #Ukraine. Photos and video. Details at http://lugansk-news.com/russian-army-barracks-located-in-lugansk-ukraine-photos-and-video/ … pic.twitter.com/Dx8UR2Prp9

RT Pro-Russian Rebels Told: Major Attack on Ukraine Imminent http://www.newsweek.com/pro-russian-rebels-told-major-attack-ukraine-imminent-320868#.VSX9cN_BHO0.twitter …

To Moscow’s Making Of Republics Inside Ukraine, There is Apparently No End
http://goo.gl/qlqK9Q

"As #Russia Improves Its Surface-to-Air Missiles, #US Looks To Counter". http://bit.ly/1NbYm9G pic.twitter.com/AVAZbX7ZtE

Ukrainian POWs Released After 8 Months, But Others Held Up as DNR Claims All Have Been Freed
http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-416-pows-released-after-8-months-but-others-held-up-as-dnr-claims-all-freed/#7849 … pic.twitter.com/sAGwBpNcFK

2 #Ukrainian Soldiers Killed, 4 Wounded Over Last 24 Hours
http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-415-2-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-4-wounded-over-last-24-hour … pic.twitter.com/fQcuY3HTgn

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04-09-2015, 05:15 AM

Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 4.8

I happen to follow this individual's analysis work from the beginning of Crimea--he has solid inside Ukrainian military sources--and he has served several tours with US Forces in Iraq-has the reserve rank of LTC.

Dmitry Tymchuk, Head of the Center for Military and Political Research, Coordinator of the Information Resistance group, Member of Parliament (People’s Front)
04.08.2015
Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine

Operational data from Information Resistance:

In the course of the last 24 hours, the situation in the ATO zone remained complex, with signs that point to further exacerbation. Russian-terrorist troops fired on Ukrainian positions and civilian settlements approximately 40 times. Also, during the last 24 hours, the enemy made six attempts to attack the positions of the Ukrainian army; in some of the attacks, they used combat equipment (up to 3-4 units per attack).

For active offensives, Russian-terrorist troops mostly use small arms. We also observed that the terrorists are using mortars (including 120-mm mortars that, in accordance with the Minsk Agreements, should have been withdrawn behind the contact line), armored vehicles, as well as artillery (in particular, D-30 howitzers and SAU 2S1 “Gvozdika” [“Carnation”] self-propelled artillery unit). Based on this, we can state that the blatant violations of the “truce” terms by the Russian-terrorist troops are not isolated incidents caused by “lack of discipline” in the insurgents ranks, but a conscious and intentional military approach of the “DNR” [Donetsk People’s Republic] and the “LNR” [Luhansk People’s Republic].

The gravest situation was observed in the Donetsk and Luhansk sectors, where shelling by terrorists was the most active and used a wide range of weapons, including those prohibited by the Minsk Agreements terms.

On the morning of 04.07.2015, the advance positions of the Ukrainian army in the vicinity of Opytne (Donetsk sector) were fired at from 120-mm mortars, followed by an attack (a diversionary group in a frontal attack, combined with the main forces attacking from the flanks). During the attack, the insurgents actively used small arms and heavy infantry weapons (mounted and hand-held grenade launchers). At first, the enemy was stopped by the retaliatory fire of one of Ukrainian strongholds, then an advanced party of the ATO forces, working with a cover of armored equipment, forced the enemy back to their starting positions.

The terrorists also attacked the positions of the Ukrainian forces near the settlement of Novotoshkivske, as well as several Ukrainian ATO positions in the Seaside [Mariupol] sector and near Avdiivka (Artemivsk sector). These attacks were carried out by small infantry groups with the active support of armored vehicles. Also, in order to provide fire support to the “infantry” during the attacks, the terrorists employed mobile artillery and mortar squads (usually up to 4 units), which fired from camouflaged, pre-equipped firing positions.

In the vicinity of Krymske, an insurgent fired upon the Ukrainian troops using two combat groups: an infantry group and an armored group. A group of 3 infantry combat machines (BMP-2), acting under cover of mortar fire, occupied a pre-equipped firing position and fired heavily on the positions of ATO forces, using small arms, BMP weapons, 120-mm mortars, and ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns. Every attempt of the insurgents to force the Ukrainian forces back from their positions was unsuccessful. The Ukrainian troops returned fire.

We have observed a mixed battalion-tactical group of the enemy transferring to Bezimenne and Novoazovsk. The group consists of two reinforced companies (200-220 people), 7 tanks, and 22 armored combat vehicles.

Reinforcements of Russian-terrorist troops continue arriving in the Artemivsk sector (we have spotted 3 armored combat vehicles and 6 tanks transferring via Chornykhyne).

In the Kuibyshivskyi and Kyivskyi districts of Donetsk, advance mobile insurgent groups are forming to operate on the Krasnohorivka – Avdiivka stretch. For these purposes, a total of 23 armored vehicles (mainly ones that underwent repair), including 10 tanks, were transferred here over the last 2 days, from the vicinity of Snizhne and Amvrosiivka.

Russian-terrorist troops in Donbas continue restoring their combat capacity and building up stocks of supplies and technical resources. Over the last 24 hours, 38vehicles arrived as part of convoys from Russia (including 16 fuel tankers and 5-6 specialized vehicles). They were mainly moving along the “northern” route (from Lutuhyne and Luhansk to Alchevsk and Perevalsk, then directly to the areas of gang concentration in the vicinity of Stakhanov, Bryanka and Pervomaisk). Supply vehicles were also spotted moving through Chornukhyne – Debaltseve – Vuhlehirsk, to Yasynuvata and the terrorists’ “Horlivka garrison.”

Source: Dmitry Tymchuk FB

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04-09-2015, 11:57 AM

Tymchuk: Militants carry out 'limited offensive' against Ukrainian army frontline positions
http://www.unian.info/war/1065412-tymchuk-militants-carry-out-limited-offensive-against-ukrainian-army-frontline-positions.html … pic.twitter.com/RKnxugwBSL

#News
Last night, Russian forces attacked #Berdyanske for the 2nd time in two weeks. This time with 122 mm D-30 artillery.

Here we go again: Russians shelling Ukrainian Bolotene from Russian territory with mortars. https://twitter.com/georgivs_cit/status/586104809410945025 … pic.twitter.com/IfRgBJRqUP

Unconfirmed reports that Russian ship blown up on the mine near Mariupol

Communism & Nazi ideology are now banned in Ukraine. Kremlin Propagandists where are you ?

VIDEO 7th Separate Battalion of #Ukraine Right Sector in various battles #Donetsk #Luhansk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s999pqCrbSM … pic.twitter.com/QpLSIUR7IZ

Odesa's thugs slowly but systematically preparing ground for Russian invasion https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/586123395378589696 … pic.twitter.com/pXiFw2Z5pf

Odessa national Republic declared separation from Ukraine http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/9-april-odessa-national-republic-declared-separation-from

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04-09-2015, 11:58 AM

Ukraine's Security Service detained a subversive group of 27 in #Odesa. Seized grenade launchers, port maps from em https://www.facebook.com/svyatoslav.tsegolko/posts/702136653229200?pnref=story …

Ukrainian Rada has voted for opening Soviet security archives. Unlike toppling Lenins, this is a real groundbreaking move.

New Russian Attack on Ukraine Likely as a Frozen Conflict Threatens Putin’s Goals and Interests, Felgengauer Says http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2015/04/new-russian-attack-on-ukraine-likely-as.html

If true another blatant violation by the Russian mercenaries and Russia of Minsk 2:
WARCRIME: POW Cyborg commander at Donetsk Airport most likely killed by Russians, because he was not exchanged. pic.twitter.com/kGQC4JzE21

Majestic piece from @peterpomeranzev on the Kremlin's info wars. Read it to understand the way modern Russia operates
http://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/apr/09/kremlin-hall-of-mirrors-military-information-psychology?CMP=share_btn_fb …

Atlantic Council of US: How Putin Prepared for the his War Against Ukraine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74vVyCorxiE#t=255 …

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04-09-2015, 11:59 AM

More Russian treats to occupy the entire Donbas---WHAT is interesting is that that Minsk 2 builds on the contact line between the UA and Russian mercenaries and Russian troops as of 19 Sept 2014 and does not include the territory they occupied after 15 Feb 2015—which is now surprising them—seem to have failed to read the “fine print”:

#BRK
Moscow puppet Zakharchenko:"We must recover territories that were temporarily occupied (Sloviansk etc) ,#preferably by peaceful means
Cont.: We should get all Donetsk and Luhansk under #Minsk2 agreement. "Kiev's interpretation of the agreement is totally different to ours."

Sector A spox: #Bolotene village #Ukraine(nr Stanytsia Luhanska) shelled Apr 8 w mortar fr #Russia via @Guderian_Xaba pic.twitter.com/4wqi9Jn8lq

Seems the so called “democratically elected officials” of the DNR now want to forbid meetings and rallies—wonder why??

"DNR" adopts a law against meetings and rallies
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/04/09/dnr-adopts-a-law-against-meetings-and-rallies/ … pic.twitter.com/YYubzylVqP

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04-09-2015, 12:01 PM

VIDEO+ Black #Russia(n) (not a drink) Benes Ajo speaking and fighting in #Ukraine #Donetsk https://vk.com/strelkov_info?z=video-59006903_168209961%2F7e140e4079ce258a07 … pic.twitter.com/uoGQu9QtYw

Sources; Amored column entering #Luhansk #Ukraine 04/04/15 fr #Russia comprised 20 T-72 tanks & 10 KAMAZ pic.twitter.com/kb5wcUgR4Q

Debaltseve pocket in Donbas was created by Russian troops – Yashin
http://www.unian.info/war/1065276-debaltseve-pocket-in-donbas-was-created-by-russian-troops-yashin.html … pic.twitter.com/1PuaNdKS3A

Discover more about Fury - #Ukrainian UAV Special Forces | EMPR Video with ENG subtitles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkBLemvCbOw&feature=youtu.be …

Interesting use of the US Army counterbattery radar system:
AN/TPQ-49 Counterfire Radar going to be employed for "UAV detection"

There has been several recent open source videos from the Russian mercenary side indicating they have been taught how to use the various MRLS systems in "direct fire" mode thus being able to launch rockets within the minimum range.

OUTLAW 09

04-09-2015, 12:13 PM

Blogger claims Russian patrol boat hit mine in Sea of Azov, 29 paratroopers dead, 38 wounded, info - radio intercept.

Russian ship said to have been extremely close to the Mariupol harbor and inside Ukrainian border.

http://www.0629.com.ua/news/793314?utm_source=api&utm_medium=api …

OUTLAW 09

04-09-2015, 12:14 PM

Col.Oleksandr Motuzyanyk: SBU detained 10 militants: plotted terrorist acts in #Odesa on April 10. Confiscated arms pic.twitter.com/giFiVS1xy6

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Hotspots: #Shyrokyne, #Donetsk airport area and outskirts of #Horlivka, as well as those near #StanytsiaLuhanska

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian servicemen spotted 19 enemy UAVs along the entire demarcation line; 2 UAVs over occupied Crimea, #Berdyansk seaport

Contrary to what Russian proxies said they still seem to be keep some 400 Ukrainian POWs. https://twitter.com/Interpreter_Mag/status/586008796767657985 … pic.twitter.com/nRyySLOz3F

#Ukraine #Donbas & #Azov battalions together destroyed 'DNR' barracks #Shyrokyne nr #Mariupol http://en.censor.net.ua/p331970 pic.twitter.com/7VP0qC3DCg

OUTLAW 09

04-09-2015, 12:15 PM

#Footage
Russian forces in #Donetsk oblast "train" direct #Grad fire vs. hill ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47o5Rf-DypA …
#Ukraine pic.twitter.com/tVZb8q3Qi6

Three Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas conflict zone in last day
http://www.unian.info/war/1065562-three-ukrainian-soldiers-wounded-in-donbas-conflict-zone-in-last-day.html … pic.twitter.com/xIGrNhVhAS

Ukrainian soldiers repel attacks on front line near #Donetsk Airport http://uatoday.tv/politics/ukrainian-soldiers-repel-attacks-on-front-line-near-donetsk-airport-420420.html …

#Russia moves more military hardware towards #Ukraine.Don't dream about #ceasefire |EMPR Video http://empr.media/video/conflict-zone/russia-moves-more-military-hardware-towards-ukraine-during-ceasefire … pic.twitter.com/kkDAl81PEF

Militants attack Ukrainian positions 31 times along #Donbas front line within past day http://uatoday.tv/politics/militant-forces-opened-fire-on-government-held-positions-dozens-of-times-along-the-donbas-front-line-420450.html … pic.twitter.com/tVJ0pawKIL

What is Bessarabia? And why should we care? Watch the new Daily Vertical from @PowerVertical http://www.rferl.org/content/daily-vertical-bessarabia/26946781.html …

TASS ✔ @tassagency_en
Russian lawmaker accuses US of creating zones of chaos http://tass.ru/en/russia/788265 …

This is an interesting Russian FM statement as the Vienna Commission has nothing to do with the internal politics of any country in Europe and the FM knows it and those changes if made in the Ukraine must be done via their Rada and their President.

Just more Russian disinformation to muddy the waters and yet Russia just keeps on sending troops, weapons and munitions into the Ukraine in direct violation of Minsk 2 the FM so talks about.
MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia

#Lavrov: The CoE Venice Commission report expressed concern about the delays with constitutional reforms in #Ukraine
Terrorist who worked for #LPR and #DPR arrested in #Odessa, #Ukraine, a lot of ammo, read at http://lugansk-news.com/terrorist-who-worked-for-lpr-and-dpr-arrested-in-odessa-ukraine/ … pic.twitter.com/K27oitPUq8

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04-09-2015, 02:18 PM

LT MFA STRATCOM @LT_MFA_Stratcom
#Russia's nuclear blackmail has become such an everyday occurrence that it sometimes passes underappreciated http://m.en.delfi.lt/article.php?id=67654958 …

Again the Russian FM seems to not want to admit the Russian role in the “current situation” nor does he ever state Russia has closed its border to her supported mercenaries which was to be done under Minsk 2---I do remember when Putin stated in Russian TV he had given commands to the Russian Border Command to seal the border—guess that never did happen.

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: We know that the majority of #EU countries are not happy with the current situation

Russian recon UAVs (drones) snooping over strategic Berdyansk (east of Crimea, west of Mariupol) is a disturbing development. via @NSDC_ua

OUTLAW 09

04-09-2015, 05:05 PM

SBU detained 29 saboteurs in Odesa in big special operation http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/9-april-sbu-detained-29-saboteurs-in-odesa-in-big-special … pic.twitter.com/v84M8qK75b

Canada at NATO ✔ @CanadaNATO
#Russia holds military exercises in occupied Transnistrian region of #Moldova: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/russian-troops-hold-drills-in-moldovas-separatist-region/518875.html … pic.twitter.com/nGfnRabTDD

Seems that Russia still does not fully understand and or has apparently not read the NATO-Russia Founding Act they themselves actually signed:

#Russia says NATO-Russia Founding Act forbids #NATO reinforcements. But Act says 'reinforcement may take place'. See http://goo.gl/pxY8tF

#BreakingReport
29 Russian invaders were killed & injured when #Donbas and #Azov hit their barracks near #Shyrokyne with mortars yesterday.

#Footage
Russian invasion forces training in #Stakhanov, #Luhansk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY0vFqAcEYo …
#UkraineUnderOccupation pic.twitter.com/3DWCnea5XT

#Russia|n troops practise quelling Ukrainian-style revolution http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11525385/Russian-troops-practise-quelling-Ukrainian-style-revolution.html … pic.twitter.com/lndeoS03wn

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04-09-2015, 05:22 PM

It appears that the Odessa Ukrainian State Security Service has been rather busy in capturing a large number of terrorists over the last weeks.

http://www.odessatalk.com/2015/04/odessa-sbu-continue-rolling-up-terrorist-groups-timing/

Odessa SBU continue rolling up terrorist groups – Timing?

April 10, 2015 by Nikolai Holmov

Regular reader of this blog will probably vaguely remember ad hoc, but nonetheless numerous links to SBU arrests of terrorists over the past few months in Odessa. Some in the city centre, others at Malinovsky Market etc – but a clear effort being made from December 2014 onward can be seen.

Most recently, as mentioned a few days ago, 3 Communist Party of Ukraine members were arrested in the city, subsequently admitting to 10 of the 28 explosive devices planted around the city over the past few months.

Amongst the timers, explosives, sawn-off firearms and paraphernalia recovered, an intelligence/secret service agency’s dream – a diary of one of the bombers describing events, providing “call sign/nicknames of connections, logistics and cash etc.

No doubt the SBU are more interested in the diary than the amount of munitions recovered, or indeed the number bombings detected. Those who believe they are identifiable from what is written in the diary, will now be somewhat more nervous/careful than they were before.

There is, of course, a distinction to be made between terrorists and separatists/anti-government sympathisers. Whilst the push and pull factors attracting both to “the cause” may be (in part) the same, the difference is clearly that of personal limitations when it comes to just how far one is prepared to go for “the cause”. Waving a flag, going on marches, and being generally sympathetic toward any separatist cause, is naturally not terrorism. Actively being involved in acts of terrorism, or actively being involved in a preparatory/facilitatory act, is.

Thus the 20+ arrests of the organisers that followed the launch of the “People’s Council of Bessarabia” – itself preceded by 8 arrests for promoting the “People’s Council of Bessarabia” – as this entry outlines, relate to promoting separatism and necessarily not terrorism. (And a public “thanks” to the Daily Vertical for this is required.)

Overnight, the SBU arrested another 30 people for terrorist matters, huddling together under the banner of the “Odessa People’s Republic”. Explosives, machine guns, munitions, scopes etc seized in fairly large quantities. These people operating under the broad banner of the “Odessa People’s Republic” are in truth are a mixture of the “Orthodox Cossacks” headed by Anatoly Kolomiitsev, and Afghan Veterans headed by Alexander Lutsenko. The “Odessa People’s Republic” being an umbrella identity to all intents and purposes.

The initial phase of the “Odessa People’s Republic” plan, was/is apparently to blow the Zatoka and Lighthouse bridges and then forcibly/violently seize public buildings thereafter – akin to the early days of the Donetsk and Luhansk “Republics”.

These 30 or so arrests made, it is now possible to state that the SBU have been following this group for some considerable time, monitoring their regular meetings at the Odessa Theatre and Art School at 103 Levitan. A room there rented since 2012 by the “Odessa Cossack Districy SBI, Orthodox Cossacks”. Again – nothing quite like making it difficult for the Security Services/intelligence agencies.

Thus the question arises, that whilst the public would expect the swift arrest of active bombers midst an on-going campaign, per the case of the 3 Communists bombers – why now have the SBU decided to roll-up the “Odessa People’s Republic” coalition of Orthodox Cossacks and Afghan Veterans, having watched them for so long?

(To the professionals reading this, yes it is acknowledged that identified cells in an active bombing campaign are not necessarily rolled-up immediately by on-looking security/intelligence services once identified – despite what the public may like to think – particularly when, as with the case of the Communist bombers, property and infrastructure, not lives, were consistently the targets.)

There are many possible reasons as to why the SBU chose to roll up the “Odessa People’s Republic” now. The most obvious is the rapidly approaching first anniversary of the 2nd May tragedy in Odessa (which saw numerous Orthodox Cossacks arrested thereafter, for participation in the riots). A bloody and deadly anniversary, of course, sits high upon the security services/intelligence agencies risk analysis.

It may have been because President Poroshenko visits Odessa today, and whilst there have been no attempts at assassinating any high profile political figures thus far, in the case of the “Odessa People’s Republic”, that was perhaps not likely to continue. Rumour from within the SBU mill, is that amongst those of this organisation arrested, were two individuals that had been designated as assassins. Indeed there is/was a “hit list” of 4 names of public figures for “liquidation”, with $150,000 as the fee for these political killings.

The four names upon the list, however, at the time of writing have not been stated officially or even in unofficial passing. Undoubtedly, however, they will make their way one way or another into the public realm over the coming days.

Great care should be taken to avoid direct linkage between the Presidential visit and any such list however. As has been stated, the SBU have been watching this group for a long time prior to acting, and the Presidential visit was announced at short notice. Any such list may have been in existence for some time, and perhaps the names thereon known to the SBU for almost as long. It is perhaps far more likely that the list contains local political leaders, rather than national leaders that almost never visit Odessa.

It may also be that the SBU decided to roll up this organisation now, prior to the Orthodox Easter weekend. A romantic linkage to the 1916 Easter Uprisings in Ireland perhaps muted during one or another monitored meeting at the Odessa Theatre and Art School.

Perhaps it is simply a case that the SBU, believing it had no more/little more intelligence to gain by allowing the “Odessa People’s Republic” to continue to operate, and with the President arriving in the city today, rolling up this porganisation the day before, is guaranteed to equate to lots and lots of Brownie Points for the Odessa SBU (and Kyiv SBU that assisted in the actual arrests and subsequent searches).

Whatever the reason – there is a reason for rolling up the “Odessa People’s Republic” now, rather than to let it continue to run under SBU surveillance.

More broadly however, whether planned, or coincidence, this past week has seen a crescendo of SBU activity resulting in more than 60 arrests for terrorism and promoting separatism, rather than the almost fortnightly announcements of terrorism/separatism related arrests in small numbers, since the December 2014 SBU operations began.

Undoubtedly a busy and difficult summer ahead for the SBU, when “Russian tourists” to Odessa maybe either “Russian tourists” or in fact “Russian Tourists”.

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04-09-2015, 05:38 PM

Sometimes when the Russian FM gets on a roll of disinformation concerning what the Ukrainians have and or have not done vs say what the Russian supported mercenaries and or Russia have never done it is good to go back and reread the actual Minsk 2 Agreement.

Seems the Russian FM wants to rewrite and or "make up" what is not in the Minsk 2 Agreement--from today:

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: Kiev passed a law on these areas’ special status stipulating unacceptable conditions that nobody had agreed upon

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: DPR and LPR nominated their representatives for the working subgroups being established within the Contact Group

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: We had to make great efforts to persuade DPR and LPR not to abandon the settlement process in response to the breached agreements

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: The EU can help settle the conflict in #Ukraine by urging Kiev to stop undermining efforts to fulfil the agreement

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: Donetsk and Lugansk expressed readiness to do this, showing goodwill after #Ukrainian authorities breached their obligations

OUTLAW 09

04-09-2015, 05:41 PM

#Lavrov is now going full Sudetenland on the Baltics...this should worry you if you care about peace in Europe. RU MFA messaging is clear.

VVP doesn't want WW3, he wants victory without major war, but the chance of a grave Kremlin miscalculation is very real here

Note the people who say Putin is "just bluffing" about the Baltics, "it's all for show," etc, said the same b4 he ate Crimea & SE #Ukraine.

MFA Russia
‏@mfa_russia #Lavrov: Hundreds of thousands of EU residents there have no right to vote or be elected, nor other rights that are respected elsewhere

MFA Russia
‏@mfa_russia #Lavrov: We hope the CoE @CommissionerHR will pay close attention to the issue of statelessness in #Estonia and #Latvia

Seems that the Russian FM is channeling the Putin concept of "defending ethnic Russians regardless where they reside."

OUTLAW 09

04-09-2015, 06:31 PM

Russian-backed militants shell Ukrainian troops 17 times on April 9
http://www.unian.info/war/1065771-russian-backed-militants-shell-ukrainian-troops-17-times-on-april-9.html … pic.twitter.com/qzw94MBe6Q

Apparently vehicles like to play hide & seek in the woods at the Ukraine-Russia border zone. 48.353387, 39.941964 pic.twitter.com/AqBWUV9TRU

Putin's sly phrases. But key idea: threats in, 'strategically important regions for Russia' which cannot be ignored. pic.twitter.com/8sNHmWYJ5M

Putin declares opposition to internal interference, while using phrase 'strategically important regions for Russia.' http://m.rg.ru/2015/04/09/putin-site.html …

Reports of artillery shelling in Donetsk http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/9-april-reports-of-artillery-shelling-in-donetsk …

Large #LRA ex: Tu-160, Tu-95MS, and Tu-22M3 flew thousands km to strike Far East bomb ranges. http://bit.ly/1CzQuTO pic.twitter.com/wFvPfvnTg0

OUTLAW 09

04-09-2015, 07:25 PM

Fighting is now definitely picking back up tonight:

#Breaking
Multiple reports of fighting along the front in #Donetsk region tonight.
#Dzerzhynsk, #Pisky, #Spartak, #Trudivske, #Shyrokyne etc

OUTLAW 09

04-09-2015, 07:41 PM

Interesting fact: "rebels" now have more MLRS than Ukraine.

#Report
An Ukrainian partisan unit is active around #Novoazovsk, killing several Russian army troops now and then.
http://informator.lg.ua/?p=83587

Pro-Russian narrative on MH17 seems to be moving the goal posts, laying blame on oligarch Kolomoisky https://deepresource.wordpress.com/2015/04/05/mh17-leaked-dutch-emails/ …

From @globalvoices: Who the Heck Keeps Leaking Kremlin Correspondence? http://bit.ly/1FqvrF6

OUTLAW 09

04-09-2015, 08:18 PM

Currently the main Russian general assigned to the JCCC in the Ukraine

Ukraine MoD continues to underestimate Col-Gen A. Lentsov Dep Cmdr Russian Ground Forces, rep to JCCC (Soledar). pic.twitter.com/HyCARFMGn1

Lentsov is former commander of 98th Airborne Division (Ivanovo) Russian Airborne Assault Troops (VDV) pic.twitter.com/Rsghw4uu3L

Under Lentsov, the 98th Airborne Division VDV spearheaded the Russian war against Georgia in South Ossetia in August 2008.

In 2009, Lentsov was responsible for introducing drones (UAVs) for tactcial use by Russian airborne troops. Same in Donbas.

When Dep Cmdr Airborne Forces, Lentsov established VDV "peacekeeping" paratroopers and CSTO rapid reaction force. pic.twitter.com/DytW7tVAyx

Lentsov's "useful idiots" #OSCE_SMM pic.twitter.com/WjmrY4Sewb

Lentsov's "little helpers": Russian staff officers seconded to JCCC in Soledar, Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/F2CtH8LtdM

OUTLAW 09

04-09-2015, 08:21 PM

Intense (traditional) AA fire East of #Mariupol tonight.
Ukrainian hunting a Russian drone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bOGahm75ZY … pic.twitter.com/ycewuBcBqX

Putin is scared: Russian troops practice a EuroMaidan reenactment to learn how to stop a revolution: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11525385/Russian-troops-practise-quelling-Ukrainian-style-revolution.html …

OUTLAW 09

04-09-2015, 08:22 PM

From another hybrid warfare front that is heating up massively.

This Qassem Soleimani Instagram was deleted minutes after it was posted. The Mideast as Iran vs Saudi pic.twitter.com/0a7cio4HkU

OUTLAW 09

04-09-2015, 08:30 PM

OUTLAW 09

04-09-2015, 08:32 PM

Fighting is now definitely picking back up tonight:

#Breaking
Multiple reports of fighting along the front in #Donetsk region tonight.
#Dzerzhynsk, #Pisky, #Spartak, #Trudivske, #Shyrokyne etc

TV Channel of Russian MoD: Ukraine goes tank offensive on Donetsk airport https://twitter.com/zvezdanews/status/586259794689974272 …

OUTLAW 09

04-10-2015, 05:24 AM

#Breaking
Sound of heavy fighting in #Donetsk tonight.
Of course, Russian propaganda blames #Ukraine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B6N_XlrhlU …

Putin:there has been "interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state" provoking bloody conflict in Ukraine http://www.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/49226 …

Stalin invaded #Poland & said Poles stabbed #Russia in the back. Now #Putin’s Russia is making the same absurd claim http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alex-storozynski/the-deja-vu-of-russias-rough-justice_b_7018132.html …

Realists" please note: Putin does not want Ukraine to be a neutral buffer state. Putin wants Ukraine to be a failed state. Big difference.

Evidence of more #warcrimes by #Russia's #DNR. Psychological torture and forced labour http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-416-pows-released-after-8-months-but-others-held-up-as-dnr-claims-all-freed/#7849 …

OUTLAW 09

04-10-2015, 08:58 AM

Heavy fighting in #Shyrokyne, filmed by Russian side.
Seems they also deployed Caucasus men.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE-hbiRmGdA … pic.twitter.com/wFtK91ccAv

Russian fighter in Donbas " We will liberate Washington from tyrants & Jews" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLJIf3FCtmA … … pic.twitter.com/ET1XGqja9G

Andy Higgins of @nytimes about the return of the Cold War in Norway http://nytimes.com/2015/04/02/world/europe/a-newly-assertive-russia-jolts-norways-air-defenses-into-action.html?_r=0 …

Russian-backed militants fired on Ukrainian positions more than 20 times last night and in total, over the past 24 hours, some 38 attacks have been recorded by Ukraine's military press center. The most active area has been in the Donetsk region with reports of militant shelling from tank and anti-aircraft positions.

OUTLAW 09

04-10-2015, 08:59 AM

Russia's next generation #Armata main battle tank breaks down during parade rehearsal http://belsat.eu/en/articles/russias-next-generation-armata-main-battle-tank-breaks-down-during-parade-rehearsal/ … pic.twitter.com/Ab6oLasQQa

Russian MP proposed to send Russian troops to Donbas http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/10-april-russian-mp-proposed-to-send-russian-troops-to-donbas …

Again, the Russian regime's definition of what constitutes "Ukraine" & the West's definition do not match. http://www.rferl.org/content/vladimir-putin-defends-ukraine-borders/26942991.html …

OUTLAW 09

04-10-2015, 03:29 PM

#Donetsk today, overpainted MC peacekeeper symbol and #Russia|n VDV flag
via @666_mancer
pic.twitter.com/KE4lu05qT7

Right Sector announces withdrawal of soldiers from demarcation line
http://www.unian.info/war/1065957-right-sector-announces-withdrawal-of-soldiers-from-demarcation-line.html … pic.twitter.com/ghhsFtI5xU

Finally NATO takes actions against the Russian NATO delegation:

Reduction of Russia's delegation to NATO is not being imposed immediately. Russians will have 9 months to comply http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/nato-reduces-size-of-russian-delegation-after-internal-reports-of-espionage …

Russians told to reduce from 50 to 30.

4 Russians are allowed in NATO HQ without escorts; Ambassador Grusko, deputy amb. Gorlach, a driver & an assistant http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/nato-reduces-size-of-russian-delegation-after-internal-reports-of-espionage …

NATO Civilian Intelligence Committee: Intelligence agents have been part of Russia delegation

OUTLAW 09

04-10-2015, 03:31 PM

Russian Military Drills in Breakaway Region of Moldova; Jet Fighter Drills In Eastern Russia http://bit.ly/1Cz6N3s pic.twitter.com/zuC1JPixPa

Ukr Security Servce detained 40 more subversives in #Odesa, 10 are suspected in setting up a terrorist organization http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/04/10/7064390/ …

Benitez: Russia's military exercises "are excessive both in the size & in their frequency" http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/benitez-russia-s-military-exercises-are-very-dangerous … pic.twitter.com/590GNpCIVL

#Footage
Russian invaders build DIY IFV with BMP-2 cannon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgO6zwD489M …
#Ukraine pic.twitter.com/dTwdianAso

#Ukrainian border guards saw #Russian MI-8 helicopter crossing the border in #Lugansk Region http://lugansk-news.com/ukrainian-border-guards-report-about-russian-mi-8-helicopter-crossing-the-border-in-lugansk-region/ … pic.twitter.com/w2VfTXSoLT

First images emerge of #Russia's new #Armata main battle #tank! via http://vk.com/tankspub pic.twitter.com/xXlFH727p1

OUTLAW 09

04-10-2015, 03:33 PM

Nordic DefMins: "RU biggest challenge to European security", agreed on increased solidarity w Baltics http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/09/us-nordics-russia-defence-idUSKBN0N02E820150409 …

Another falsehood stated today by the Russian FM—this was turned back by the US weeks ago as being a falsehood—they never seem to get the message. This is a repeat of the same Russian FM accusation from several weeks ago.
MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
Deputy FM Sergey Ryabkov: Joint exercises of @NATO countries on ‘nuclear missions’ contradict #NPT - http://tass.ru/en/russia/788463

Militants in eastern Ukraine can now field more tanks than combined armies of the UK, France and Italy
893 versus 700.

Ukrainian Military Reports Deteriorating Situation On Front Line. http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-417-ukrainian-military-reports-deteriorating-situation-on-front-line/#7868 …

OUTLAW 09

04-10-2015, 03:35 PM

Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 4.9
04.09.2015
Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine

Operational data from Information Resistance:

During the last 24 hours, increased activity by Russian-terrorist forces has been observed in the ATO zone.

In addition to multiple attacks in different parts of the demarcation line, insurgents have carried out limited tactical offensives on one stretch (in the Luhansk region) in the vicinity of the Bakhmut highway, attacking the advanced positions of Ukrainian troops. For half an hour, Ukrainian soldiers engaged in a close firefight with an attacking enemy infantry team (up to a company in size), which was supported by several armored vehicles (4 vehicles operated near the positions of the ATO forces, one of which was a tank; 5 more armored vehicles supported insurgent infantry with heavy fire from the inside of their military formations). As a result of combat, insurgents were pushed back to the starting line.

In the vicinity of Bolotene [Luhansk region], insurgents attacked positions of Ukrainian troops with mortar fire. In Donetsk region, positions of Ukrainian troops near the settlements of Novosilka, Opytne, Avdiivka, Berdyanske came under the mortar fire of terrorists. During all of the attacks, Russian-terrorist forces mainly used 120-mm mortars that have been allegedly “moved away” [from the area. Ed. note: as per Minsk II agreement]. The enemy combined mortar fire with other heavy infantry weapons – heavy machine guns, heavy grenade launchers, and small arms.

Also, insurgents inflicted an artillery attack using 122-mm D-30 systems (also supposedly “moved away”). In addition, “wandering” [mobile] terrorist tanks opened fire at the positions of our troops in this area three times. On the Opytne – Avdiivka stretch, firing enemy infantry groups attempted to butt through inbetween Ukrainian units. Insurgents actively used Zu-23-2 systems and mortars during these attempts.

In the vicinity of Hranytne (south of Donetsk) a mobile firing group of terrorists, armed with anti-tank systems, ambushed and tried to destroy several armored units of the ATO forces. However, launches of anti-tank guided missiles from an earlier established firing position were unsuccessful for the insurgents – none of the anti-tank missiles hit the target.

Russian-terrorist forces continue to carry out the regrouping of their troops. In particular, a tank tactical group previously recorded by the IR group to be on the march (moving through Luhansk) came out at the Pervomaisk–Stakhanov direction, some tanks (7 vehicles) left towards Horlivka. Following the tank convoy on the same day, 11 liquid bulk tank truck tankers and 4 specialized vehicles (mobile machine army shops) proceeded along the same route.

A company tactical group of insurgents concentrated near Starobesheve, previously reported by the IR group, began to advance towards the front (west and north-west of Telmanove, possibly advancing towards Dokuchajevsk).

Reinforcements continue to arrive in the vicinity of Novoazovsk – Oktyabr – Bezimenne for gangs that are waging heavy fighting with Ukrainian troops on the Shyrokyne – Chermalyk stretch. A sharp decline in the number of reinforcements for Russian mercenaries has been observed, the majority of them – are local “DNR” insurgents (Russian mercenaries are observed mainly as part of the crews for the military equipment transferred from Russia). At the moment, 550-600 people have been transferred as reinforcements into the area.

Besides combat activity, Russian-terrorist forces continue to actively increase combat readiness of their formations and carry out mobilization activities.

The system of repair and maintenance of military equipment and means of insurgent transportation have been practically finalized on the occupied territory. If last year the share of returned military equipment that was previously out of order was estimated by the IR group at not more than 5-7%, today, the share has reached a rate of 25-30%.

Also, works to increase the capacity of major railroad and automobile communications controlled by the occupiers have been observed, to transfer weapons and material and technical resources from Russia.

During the past 24 hours, a sharp increase in the number of supply convoys has been observed – overall, movement of 44 vehicles (mostly through the “northern” route, a significant number of vehicles was recorded on the Krasnyi Luch – Debaltseve stretch (21 vehicles in two convoys), and between Alchevsk and Stakhanov (13 army trucks, also in two convoys).

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04-10-2015, 03:44 PM

Seems that all Russian high level types seem to be in “an altered state of reality” these days:

Retired" KGB/SVR GO Reshetnikov: "There's secret society who..appoint POTUS, set global agenda" http://argumenti.ru/toptheme/n481/394395 … …

Reshetnikov: "I once glimpsed into George Tenet's plane. There was a sophisticated control center inside allowing him to model the world!"

Reshetnikov: "US firmly controls EU politicians via threat of color revolutions" pic.twitter.com/oKi3BJGQh9

"DPR" asked not to use quotation marks when you write "DPR" https://twitter.com/novostidnua/status/586547383883956224 …

MoDs: Security situation in the Nordic countries' adjacent areas has become significantly worsened during past year http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/due-to-russian-aggression-nordic-states-increasing-their-military-cooperation …
Nordic MoDs: Russian military are acting in a challenging way along our borders, & there have been several infringes
Nordic defense ministers: Russia's propaganda & political maneuvering are sowing discord between nations, + NATO & EU

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04-10-2015, 04:08 PM

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04-10-2015, 04:16 PM

Ukrainian Military Reports Deteriorating Situation On Front Line

13:51 (GMT)

The Ukrainian military has announced that the situation in the south-east has deteriorated, claiming that there were 21 attacks on Ukrainian positions after 18:00 last night.

The ATO press centre said that the attacks were most concentrated to the north of Donetsk, near Peski, Avdeyevka and Opytnoye, and the east of Mariupol, near Shirokino, Gnutovo and Pavlopol.

The Interpreter translates:

"During the militants' shelling, 120 mm mortars were used 12 times, which represents another gross violation of the Minsk agreements by the Russo-terrorist army," note the ATO headquarters.

Furthermore, near Avdeyevka, the militants shelled Ukrainian army positions with 122 mm artillery.

The criminals also fired from tanks near Avdeyevka and Pavlopol during the evening.

Dmitry Gorbunov, press officer for the Mariupol military zone, told 0629.com.ua that Russian-backed fighters had brought tanks to the front line in that area after OSCE observers had left the area, and had significantly widened the geographic scope of their attacks.

He gave a detailed breakdown of last night's attacks in the area:

At 21:00 ATO forces' positions in Shirokino were subjected to shelling from 120 mm mortars.

At around 22:00, separatist fighters fired with tanks near the village of Pavlopol.

At 22:30 Gnutovo was fired on with heavy artillery.

At 23:30 mortar fire near Pavlopol.

Pavlopol was liberated by Ukrainian forces during an offensive on February 10, but by February 24, the village appeared to be back under the control of Russian-backed fighters.

The press office of the governor of the Lugansk region, Hennadiy Moskal, announced that the focus of attacks in the region remained the area around the village of Krymskoye, north of the Bakhmutka highway, on the southern banks of the Seversky Donets river.

According to Moskal's office, throughout last night and into this morning there were repeated exchanges of fire between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed fighters entrenched in Sokolniki, around 5 km east of Krymskoye.

The last skirmish ended today at 8:40. The press office said that assault rifles, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers had been used in the shoot-outs. The governor's office had no information on military casualties but reported no civilian casualties.

Andriy Lysenko, spokesman for the Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council announced at a briefing today that two Ukrainian soldiers had been wounded by tripwire mines near Svetlodarsk.

However there had been no combat losses over the last 24 hours, he claimed.

Lysenko also reported that 14 Russian UAV flights had been recorded over that same time period, and that three electronic warfare stations had been detected operating near Dokuchaevsk, near the front line on the Donetsk-Mariupol highway.

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04-10-2015, 04:17 PM

Russian MP Calls For Parliament To Demand Russian Peacekeepers In Ukraine
15:49 (GMT)

Russia's state-owned RIA Novosti news agency reports that Roman Khudyakov, an MP from the misleadingly named Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), has proposed, at a plenary session of the State Duma, that the Russian Ministry of Defence send peacekeepers to south-eastern Ukraine.

"The DNR and LNR have already asked Russia for help. I propose that the State Duma appeals to the Ministry of Defence to review the possibility of sending Russian peacekeepers to the Donbass so as to monitor adherence to the ceasefire and to tame, of course, Kiev's ardour. We must defend our brotherly people and, most importantly, our borders."

RIA Novosti reports that Dmitry Peskov, President Putin's press secretary, told reporters, when asked about Khudyakov's appeal, that he had no knowledge of any plans to send Russian forces into Ukraine.

OUTLAW 09

04-10-2015, 04:31 PM

Russian MP Calls For Parliament To Demand Russian Peacekeepers In Ukraine
15:49 (GMT)

Now they want "peacekeepers." Right now they're delivering "humanitarian aid" with Grad rockets. Wait till you see "peace"

There has been several actual reports with photos from social media indicating that the Russian regular army 15th Peacekeeping Brigade has been fighting in eastern Ukraine.

#Donetsk today, overpainted MC peacekeeper symbol and #Russia|n VDV flag
via @666_mancer
pic.twitter.com/KE4lu05qT7

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04-10-2015, 05:34 PM

One has to really ask the question does the Russian FM really really believe what he says--although the article is in Russian so the audience might in fact be the Russian civil society not the West.

BUT when it crosses over to the West--it appears he is truly has been so smoking something lately.

In Russian though.

Lavrov: "Russia confronted by unprecedented information war" >> http://russian.rt.com/article/84760

Lavrov is finally outraged by info war. Only he thinks it's against Russia–for upholding truth + justice in Ukraine! http://russian.rt.com/article/84760

Notice he never once talks about violating Ukrainian territory nor not implanting a single point in Minsk 2.

OUTLAW 09

04-10-2015, 05:44 PM

Terrorists run away from Lugansk People’s Republic and surrender to Ukrainian Army

April 10, 2015 lugansknews

A lot of people who joined illegal military groups would like to lay down arms and get to the territory controlled by Ukraine and they are looking for a way to do that. Two terrorists of so-called Lugansk People’s Republic who run away from their leaders are looking for protection in Ukraine. These deserters surrendered to Ukrainian Army on checkpoint near Zolote city in Lugansk Region.

Security Service of Ukraine checked them and found out that both fugitives as many other terrorists of so-called “Army of South-East” have criminal past. 26 y.o. man from Bryanka has been in prison twice for robbery. 40 y.o. man from Sverdlovsk spent 11 years in prison for murder.

The older terrorist confessed that he was trained by Russian instructors in Yeysk city of Russian Federation. During 10 days he became operator-commander of surface-to-air missile system “Strela-10″. Such systems were supplied to terrorists from the territory of Russian Federation.

On January 21 2015 we have reported about “Strela-10″ in Bryanka and confirmed the location of Russian Military base in that city, you can check that report here http://lugansk-news.com/confirmed-location-of-russian-army-9k35-strela-10-in-bryanka-lugansk-region/ So it’s possible that same guy was driving the vehicle on the photo below.

He also told about torture and humiliation that the leaders of illegal military groups did to him. Drunk soldiers and commanders were beating him for almost two days in a raw and keeping him in iron cage.

Security Service of Ukraine reminds to those who are still afraid to leave terrorist groups that according to Article 258-3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine a person who voluntarily reported about terrorist activity and helped to stop or investigate it, if this person didn’t other crime, this person is discharged from criminal responsibility.

Reported by Security Service of Ukraine at sbu.gov.ua
- See more at: http://lugansk-news.com/terrorists-run-away-from-lugansk-peoples-republic-and-surrender-to-ukrainian-army/#sthash.F9V6BoKY.npaBl5Ov.dpuf

OUTLAW 09

04-10-2015, 05:50 PM

Ukraine has detained six vessels for violating the blockade of the Crimea pic.twitter.com/R0HZkEKxI4 http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/10-april-ukraine-has-detained-six-vessels-for-violating-the …

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04-10-2015, 05:54 PM

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04-10-2015, 08:11 PM

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
Moscow accuses #US, #NATO of trying to invent new grounds for missile shield in #Europe http://tass.ru/en/russia/788515 … pic.twitter.com/Ey4WkomJFQ

Finally, a "The Middle East is Complicated" graphic a normal human being can understand. pic.twitter.com/OJlHRZ9Xci

Meet the pro-Russian terrorists waging a bombing campaign in #Ukraine
http://ti.me/1yctm2p via @TIMEWorld pic.twitter.com/2wkJMzKHKM

OUTLAW 09

04-10-2015, 08:48 PM

400 Russian troops fired 100,000 rounds of ammunition in milt. drills in Transnistria, breakaway territory of Moldova http://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-next-target-1428622753 …

Is Moldova Russia’s Next Target? http://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-next-target-1428622753 … http://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-next-target-1428622753 …

OUTLAW 09

04-10-2015, 08:56 PM

Amazing--total silence on the fighting front--it is as if the Russian mercenaries have decided to just quit which they have not--strange especially since there have been massive Russian resupply efforts over the last week.

No reporting even from the Ukrainian NDSC this evening concerning any fighting as well.

Maybe the lull before the storm.

Just this one item----

Russian-backed militants attack ATO forces 18 times on Friday – official report
http://www.unian.info/war/1066243-russian-backed-militants-attack-ato-forces-18-times-on-friday-official-report.html … pic.twitter.com/lbdsVuSwd2

OUTLAW 09

04-11-2015, 09:19 AM

Fighting is back on again---the mercenary groups must have taken a break.

Here is some social media open source analysis on Russian military camps that were on the border to the Ukraine in July and August an their disappearance as those units were part and parcel of the Russian invasion into the Ukraine in August--what the US government still calls "an incursion".

Curse you! I have hundreds of images to tweet but now I am fascinated by your very interesting camps....

Most Russian units I spotted deploy at border in July-August and disappear in Sep-Oct. Wonder where we should search for them...

Two klicks northeast from this location there's the bigger camp that's appeared during the conflict. pic.twitter.com/a0LFSFbyWJ

Unpublished imagery 4 shows huge # of Russian units deploying + firing into Ukraine http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=47.803157&lon=38.834288&z=18&m=b&v=1 … pic.twitter.com/JXOln340sm

Unpublished imagery 3 shows huge # of Russian units deploying + firing into Ukraine http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=47.799834&lon=38.841310&z=18&m=b&v=1 … pic.twitter.com/LuoOR2OBdm

Unpublished imagery 2 shows huge # of Russian units deploying + firing into Ukraine http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=47.801885&lon=38.848579&z=17&m=b&v=1 … pic.twitter.com/cUqeQc2sWs

Unpublished imagery shows huge # of Russian units deploying then firing into Ukraine http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=47.774940&lon=38.813303&z=16&m=b&v=1 … pic.twitter.com/a224gkSeLa

#Ukraine : Interesting column in Russian camp http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=47.814595&lon=38.866024&z=15&m=b&v=1 … pic.twitter.com/LTFmwZx13E

#Ukraine : Russian armored column on the road. I may actually have this one over the UKR border on next day (!) pic.twitter.com/fMuSnqOMBu

Imagery after they have broken camp pic.twitter.com/aTP3PbaRYS

OUTLAW 09

04-11-2015, 09:21 AM

RussianAirForce and Air Defense Radio-engineering Units in #Ukraine. #osint @en_informnapalm http://nplm.in/lvc pic.twitter.com/yJrRWN3leB

This week's Top Extremism- and Terrorism-Related Stories in Russia http://extremistrussia.com/2015/04/11/top-extremism-and-terrorism-related-stories-in-russia-4-10-april-2015/ …

Record number of enemy UAV flights - 20 were registered in M sector - #Mariupol area yesterdayhttp://www.0629.com.ua/news/795455 |EMPR

Russian media: " Putin at top of TIME's influentials list because he fulfilled the American dream and US citizens like him more than Obama"

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Map. Situation in eastern #Ukraine, April 11, 12:00 EET pic.twitter.com/lTYH7f627m

#Russia-backed militants shelled residential areas of #Pisky, #Donetsk direction w/ 120mm mortars - ATO Staff https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/posts

Pro-Kremlin accounts ramp up the rhetoric about imminent collapse of Minsk.http://news-front.info/2015/04/10/evrosoyuz-ty-gotov-k-vojne-maksim-ravreba/ …

Sector M: Apr 10 morning was calm in #Shyrokyno, OSCE was there. When they left, attacks resumed. At 7PM russians fired at #Chermalyk too.

OUTLAW 09

04-11-2015, 09:24 AM

This is a Russian criminal biker gang based actually in the Crimea that is ultra nationalist, assisted in the taken over of the Crimea and organized the recent anti Maidan rally in Moscow and their leader is close personal friend of Putin's who has ridden with the bikers in one of their agitprop photos.

Although they plan on attempting to ride to Berlin for 9 May a large number of Polish biker groups have stated they will stop them on the Polish border and not allow them to continue.

Russian ‘Night Wolves’ bikers to rally across Poland to Berlin http://www.thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/203109,Russian- …‘Night-Wolves’-bikers-to-rally-across-Poland-to-Berlin

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04-11-2015, 11:25 AM

OUTLAW 09

04-11-2015, 11:26 AM

Col-Gen Lentsov (VDV) has 70+ Russian staff officers attached to JCCC for coordinating & inspecting DPR/LPR militias. pic.twitter.com/YqNy647TYz
Of which at least 30% are GRU and Spetsnaz personnel.

Russian militia ("Sparta") at training camp near Donetsk, Ukraine 10 Apr http://www.demotix.com/photo/7313504/russian-officers-joint-monitoring-commission-visit-spartak-village …

Clearly, Russian Col-Gen Lentsov is visiting "his troops" (Sparta militia) near Donetsk using #OSCE_SMM as cover. pic.twitter.com/9WrgjVrRSP

Russian Col-Gen Lentsov, DPR Basurin and #OSCE_SMM visit Spartak village nr Donetsk 10 Apr http://www.demotix.com/news/7313534/russian-officers-joint-monitoring-commission-visit-spartak-village#media-7313516 … pic.twitter.com/BxOyHC99mo

OUTLAW 09

04-11-2015, 11:27 AM

Time's @shustry talks to Kharkiv terrorist who wants to destroy Americahttp://time.com/3768762/pro-
russian-partisans-ukraine/?xid=tcoshare …

Ukraine reports no casualties for April 10
http://uatoday.tv/politics/ukraine-reports-no-casualties-for-april-10-420851.html … pic.twitter.com/C5WIIO0Dua
Update on Rostov Bases of the Russian Invasion Forces:https://en.informnapalm.org/update-on-rostov-bases-of-the-russian-invasion-forces/ … via @en_informnapalm pic.twitter.com/FPshJaP8kP

Donetsk mercenaries push for fresh Minsk talks http://www.kp.ru/online/news/2026764 …

Russian military graveyard for “Russian unknown mercenaries” placed alongside the edge of an overgrown field for camouflage.
pic.twitter.com/OHCKRjFcbD

Russias Hybrid Army in Ukraine also includes morons who don't know how to unload ammunition. Krasnodon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvZQJAmYxXE …

I can't call what I'm living 'life.'" After war, #Ukraine's soldiers fight an internal enemy http://mashable.com/2015/04/11/ukraines-soldiers-ptsd/?utm_cid=hp-hh-pri … pic.twitter.com/FQGTmdAoHX

OUTLAW 09

04-11-2015, 01:01 PM

PHOTO/SOUND: T-50 #052 damaged during Victory Day Parade Rehearsals on April 10thvia @az1ok http://www.radioscanner.ru/uploader/2015/231_fonar.mp3 … pic.twitter.com/2WQo3hUvWV

OSCE: Russian soldiers in Ukraine, logistics via Russia, pro-Russians systematically deny access (GER): http://www.n-tv.de/politik/Wir-haben-russische-Soldaten-gesehen-article14865296.html …

important scoop by @BillGertz on near-collision between US RC-135 and RU Su-27 over the Baltic this week.http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russian-fighter-jet-nearly-collides-with-u-s-spy-jet-over-europe/ …

OUTLAW 09

04-11-2015, 02:13 PM

Russian wolf in the Ukrainian hen house. Col-General Lentsov prepares ground for Russian-led "peacekeeping" mission. pic.twitter.com/75dmrgxm6O

Russia's dep def minister says "everything positive about relations w/ NATO has collapsed." http://russian.rt.com/article/84968 A "path of confrontation"

#Moscow military observer: #Russia can’t afford having #Ukraine war become a frozen conflict: http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/04/11/analyst-moscow-cant-afford-having-ukraine-war-become-a-frozen-conflict/ … pic.twitter.com/CkSqPVxByM

Is #Russia's Army about to get a Central Asian face?
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/04/11/is-the-russian-army-about-to-get-a-central-asian-face/ …
#Tajikistan
pic.twitter.com/fHQfpUO4GJ

Seems that not all Russians are supporting Putin in the Ukraine:
Interesting: Angry women are trying to chase out a tent collecting money for the war in Donbass pic.twitter.com/uD1bIV4nqh

Seems that not all Russians are supporting Putin in the Ukraine:
Interesting: Angry women are trying to chase out a tent collecting money for the war in Donbass pic.twitter.com/uD1bIV4nqh

Roman Khudyakov from #Transnistria appeals to Shoigu to send Russian "peacekeepers" to Donbas. http://novorossia.su/ru/node/17411 pic.twitter.com/PdifCddo2V

Railway was blasted between Pivdenno-Donbaska/Olenivka, uncontrolled area. Traffic interrupted http://www.unian.net/society/1066331-na-jeleznoy-doroge-v-donetskoy-oblasti-progremel-vzryiv.html … pic.twitter.com/5i9Te0vQum

Old allies of #Ukraine's richest man keep turning up dead. My story on 9 unlikely suicides http://www.newsweek.com/2015/04/17/ukraine-plagued-succession-unlikely-suicides-former-ruling-party-320584.html … pic.twitter.com/i0FNoC7RfL

OUTLAW 09

04-11-2015, 02:14 PM

Time's @shustry talks to Kharkiv terrorist who wants to destroy America http://time.com/3768762/pro-
russian-partisans-ukraine/?xid=tcoshare …

Ukraine reports no casualties for April 10
http://uatoday.tv/politics/ukraine-reports-no-casualties-for-april-10-420851.html … pic.twitter.com/C5WIIO0Dua

Update on Rostov Bases of the Russian Invasion Forces: https://en.informnapalm.org/update-on-rostov-bases-of-the-russian-invasion-forces/ … via @en_informnapalm pic.twitter.com/FPshJaP8kP

Donetsk mercenaries push for fresh Minsk talks http://www.kp.ru/online/news/2026764 …

Russian military graveyard for “Russian unknown mercenaries” placed alongside the edge of an overgrown field for camouflage.
pic.twitter.com/OHCKRjFcbD

Russias Hybrid Army in Ukraine also includes morons who don't know how to unload ammunition. Krasnodon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvZQJAmYxXE …

I can't call what I'm living 'life.'" After war, #Ukraine's soldiers fight an internal enemy http://mashable.com/2015/04/11/ukraines-soldiers-ptsd/?utm_cid=hp-hh-pri … pic.twitter.com/FQGTmdAoHX

Outside Yenakievo in #Donbas: #Russia's fighters are so "local" the city doesn't even know the name of one of them. pic.twitter.com/90aURsg45f
Referencing the unmarked graveyard where the "locals" only have numbers.

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04-11-2015, 02:31 PM

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04-11-2015, 02:48 PM

Seems that not all Russians are supporting Putin in the Ukraine:

Interesting: Angry women are trying to chase out a tent collecting money for the war in Donbass pic.twitter.com/uD1bIV4nqh

Women demand that police arrest the pro-war campaigner, call him extremist. Tense. pic.twitter.com/qFQ1BwLtfX

The aid-collection tent is run Limonov's National-Bolsheviks pic.twitter.com/ZG0Hf7OGfH

Women shout that the pro-rebel activists are fraudsters and war-mongers. Activists call them traitors. pic.twitter.com/Y5wCYvFInd

Ha, they actually succeeded in chasing the pro-rebel fundraisers out. Centre of Moscow, now. pic.twitter.com/freHBXwrOQ

A lonely policeman defends pro- Ukrainian rebel fundraisers from angry women in Moscow pic.twitter.com/7M7gsXoEaZ

mirhond

04-11-2015, 09:28 PM

OUTLAW 09

04-11-2015, 10:23 PM

Moments of fun: militiaman shoots WW2 AT rifle while moving. Given its ungodly recoil, this guy must be Chuck Norris incarnate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLapyRd67sA

special blend for outlaw

Deputy Head of COIN V. Fedichev says rebels have about 700 tanks, 1100 armoured vehicles, 600 artys, 380 MLRS, 110 AAs

http://www.unian.net/war/1065313-boeviki-imeyut-na-voorujenii-110-sistem-pvo-i-700-tankov-komandovanie-ato.html
Holy crap, these guys are most formidable military in Europe! :wry:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCH1hHKWMAA77nG.jpg

remember mirhond---these are who Putin calls "miners and truck drivers"'---never knew miners could even drive T80/90s but hey even a truck driver can drive a tank if trained but then with 35K miners and truck drivers---- who is driving trucks and mining coal these days in Donetsk?

must be all those "contract Russian soldiers"????

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04-11-2015, 10:26 PM

#Ukrainian volunteer battalions exist no more in the #conflictzone, Defense Minister says http://24today.net/open/375240 pic.twitter.com/850r84NQOZ

Russian army T-72B1 and T-72BM ! are seemingly still in #Makeevka, stored AFTER #Debaltseve.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdhsMxP22iI … pic.twitter.com/VTX5f9QiaG

#OSCE_SMM inspect Russian mortars stored by DPR at farm in Telmanove district, Donetsk region. http://www.demotix.com/photo/7320080/osce-monitors-assert-heavy-weapon-withdrawal-near-donetsk … pic.twitter.com/ckuE4B2vQG

Russian-backed militants shell Ukrainian troops 21 times on Saturday – ATO press center
http://www.unian.info/war/1066399-russian-backed-militants-shell-ukrainian-troops-21-times-on-saturday-ato-press-center.html … pic.twitter.com/cBbdpkdsq5

Interesting on how also Russian units from the Kola Peninsula are part of the aggression against Ukraine. https://en.informnapalm.org/evidence-of-the-participation-of-61st-marine-brigade-of-the-northern-fleet-of-the-russian-navy-in-the-fighting-in-donbas/ …

#Lavrov explains:#Ukraine honoring Bandera who killed 100s of Russians is unethical. #Russia honoring Stalin who killed 60 mil is patriotic.

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04-11-2015, 10:27 PM

#NATO:More and more #Russia|n arms in #Donbas #Ukraine,including tanks T-80 and T-90.http://bit.ly/1IURcA5 #Ukraina pic.twitter.com/IxNPwOiBx5

There are reports about a massive explosion in #Donetsk tonight. Said to happened at chemical plant. Not much info.
https://translate.google.com/translate?depth=1&hl=en&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http://gordonua.com/news/localnews/SMI-V-Donecke-proizoshel-moshchnyy-vzryv-75538.html …

Commander of Right Sector's 5th battalion: 25 RS servicemen remain in #Pisky for 5 more days, will leave w/ equipment http://www.hromadske.tv/society/-pravii-sektor--povnistyu-viishov-z-piskiv/ …

Positions in #Pisky that the Right Sector left by order are being reinforced by the 93rd brigade of Ukr Armed Forces http://www.unian.net/war/1066394-duk-ps-polnostyu-vyishel-iz-peskov-smi.html …

ATO death toll: 1,541 killed, enemy's loss estimated at 14,600 men – civil volunteer
http://www.unian.info/war/1066387-ato-death-toll-1541-killed-enemys-loss-estimated-at-14600-men-civil-volunteer.html … pic.twitter.com/e8UEhJjbhU

"A #Russia|n View on Landpower"http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=1258#.VSks9XKz5x4.twitter … via Gen.@SKoziej pic.twitter.com/vdNYQM4CyK

OUTLAW 09

04-11-2015, 10:27 PM

#BREAKINGNEWS
@NATO tells the @faznet, it will not tolerate further territorial expansion by Russian-equipped rebels in Eastern #Ukraine.

This is serious ladies and gents.
@NATO contacted @faznet to publish the warning to #Russia.
If it resumes hostilities, arms will flow

Nach Auffassung der #NATO verstt #Russland massiv gegen das Waffenstillstandsabkommen fr die Ostukraine. http://faz.net/-gq5-82230

From FAZ.net in German:

„Separatisten haben mehr Waffen als zuvor“

Trotz des Waffenstillstandsabkommens bewegt Russland anscheinend weiter Truppen und Ausrüstung über die offene Grenze zur Ostukraine hin und her - aus Sicht der Nato ein massiver Bruch der Minsker Vereinbarungen. Dass die Separatisten ihr Gebiet weiter ausdehnen, will die Allianz nicht hinnehmen.

11.4.2015

Pro-russische Rebellen am Freitag auf einem Militärtransporter nahe Donezk

© dpa Vergrößrn

Pro-russische Rebellen am Freitag auf einem Militärtransporter nahe Donezk

Nach Auffassung der Nato verstößt Russland massiv gegen das Waffenstillstandsabkommen für die Ostukraine. „Wir sehen weiterhin russische Unterstützung für die Separatisten – durch Ausrüstung, Truppen und Training. Russland bewegt Truppen und Ausrüstung immer noch hin und her über die offene Grenze zur Ukraine“, teilte die Allianz der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung (F.A.S.) mit.

Zur Ausrüstung gehörten Kampfpanzer, gepanzerte Fahrzeuge, Artillerie und Luftverteidigungssysteme. Die Nato hob hervor, dass auch moderne Kampfpanzer zum Einsatz kämen; gemeint sind die Modelle T-80 und T-90 (die Zahl bezieht sich auf das Baujahr).

Im Widerspruch zu den Minsker Vereinbarungen vom 12. Februar verfügten die Separatisten nun über mehr russische Waffen als zuvor. Die Nato lehnte es ab, über die Intentionen der Separatisten zu spekulieren. Eine weitere Ausdehnung ihres Gebiets will sie jedoch nicht hinnehmen.

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04-11-2015, 10:42 PM

It seems that on amazing occasions even the Russian informational conflict warriors get their stories wrong and report the "truth"---refreshing to see the "truth" from them on this case they reputed their own Defense Ministry.

Russian Jet Nearly Crashes With American Military Airplane, And RT Debunks Kremlin Narrative

21:47 (GMT)

A Russian fighter jet nearly collided with a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltics earlier this week. Free Beacon reports:

The Su-27 conducted the close-in intercept of an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday, said officials. The incident prompted a diplomatic protest.

“On the morning of April 7th, a U.S. RC-135U flying a routine route in international airspace was intercepted by a Russian Su-27 Flanker in an unsafe and unprofessional manner,” said Pentagon spokeswoman Eileen M. Lainez.

“The United States is raising this incident with Russia in the appropriate diplomatic and official channels,” she said in a statement.

A defense official said the Russian fighter jet flew within 20 feet of the unarmed reconnaissance jet in what the official called a “reckless” encounter that endangered the lives of the RC-135 crew.

No details were available regarding the mission of the RC-135, which was in a position to monitor Russian military activities in western Russia and Kaliningrad.

The Russian military has confirmed the incident, but has thrown out their own counter-narrative: that the Russian fighter "intercepted" the American aircraft which had its transponder turned off. The Kremlin-operated propaganda outlet RT leads with this headline: "US recon aircraft intercepted by Russian fighter jet over Baltic - Pentagon."

[Pentagon spokeswoman Eileen M. Lainez] said that a Russian Su-27 (NATO designation – Flanker) passed within a half-dozen meters of the unarmed reconnaissance aircraft, whereas the Sukhoi’s wingspan is 14.7 meters. The Pentagon spokeswoman dubbed the behavior of Russian pilot “reckless” and endangering the safety of the RC-135 crew.

Major-General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, said that the interception was launched after “Russian air defense radars spotted an unidentified air target over the Baltic Sea making steady progress toward the national border.” The aircraft had its transponder turned off, Konashenkov said.

But this is where the story gets even more interesting -- in RT's next paragraph, they debunk the Russian Defense Ministry's claim:

However, Flightradar24 website says the transponder was on.

It appears as though the RT story may have been updated upon receiving the tweet from Flightradar24, but either way it is curious that the Russian propaganda outlet -- infamous for, among other things, being extremely slow to correct errors in their reporting -- would appear to be so quick to counter the narrative of the Russian government

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04-11-2015, 10:45 PM

The fighting is back on again it seems:

#Footage
Sounds of artillery fire in Eastern #Mariupol tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmXidZ58_GY …
(Ignore the title!)

"From #Russia With Love"-"Orient Express"with ammo from RF to #Donbas #Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUxjYexeGFs&feature=youtu.be … pic.twitter.com/49JXXgQI66

Getting ready for total war.
Russian forces train with the 2S1 in Eastern #Ukraine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7KR9000LTY … pic.twitter.com/OTi5v4pgst

"Back to normal".
Fighting is clearly audible in central #Donetsk city tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpSefgv2kl0 …
pic.twitter.com/C8YIw5HUpN

#News
From 0am to 6pm, Russian forces attacked Sokolniki, Syze, Krasnogorovka, Opytne, Pisky, Avdeevka and Shyrokyne. pic.twitter.com/Fc0MiOXFGl

Getting ready fro total war.
Russian forces train w/ the D-30 artillery in Eastern #Ukraine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37xMqeC3T1I … pic.twitter.com/KamDdK8Z7b

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04-12-2015, 07:14 AM

And the Russian Orthodox Church is not part and parcel of Putin’s foreign policy—or better yet—do they have a voice in that foreign policy?

The Russian Church used Crimea's annexation to usurp the assets & sites of the Ukrainian Church Smth to remember this Easter.

#Russia`n orth church wants followers 2 pray against "anti-Rus sanctions" during religious services http://www.focus.de/politik/ausland/ukraine-krise/beten-gegen-die-sanktionen-russisch-orthodoxe-kirche-macht-mobil-fuer-putin-und-das-vaterland_id_4603055.html …

Russia is now if full swing of rewriting the historical facts of WW2—ie most of their military equipment after 1943 came via US north Atlantic convoys.

Russia halts UK-US display of WW2 photos - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32248966 …

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04-12-2015, 07:16 AM

The Russian mercenaries do not even take a break on ROC Easter maybe they are from Chechnya??

"DPR": 120mm mortar shell hit a residential house in Donetsk http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/12-april-dpr-120mm-mortar-shell-hit-a-residential-house-in …

Battle near Luhanske. Ukrainian forces repelled attack http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/12-april-battle-near-luhanske-ukrainian-forces-repelled-attack …

Shelling heard in all districts of Donetsk http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/12-april-shelling-heard-in-all-districts-of-donetsk …

Smoke in Donetsk after shelling http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/12-april-smoke-in-donetsk-after-shelling … pic.twitter.com/Qhz2ySjb7V

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is often a useful tool in Putin's not so covert war https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/587121435136622592 …

this is the @OSCE pic.twitter.com/0fMpXmpW9X

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04-12-2015, 07:16 AM

Are Russia’s Failed Statelets in Eastern Ukraine Safe Havens for Terrorists? http://goo.gl/BDg1Cw

Emerging Russian Ideology Constrains and Ultimately Threatens Putin, Stanovaya Says http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2015/04/emerging-russian-ideology-constrains.html

Putinites Attack Urals University as ‘Center for Preparing Color Revolutions’ http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2015/04/putinites-attack-urals-university-as.html …

The time has come for #NATO to deter #Russia by permanently stationing combat units in Baltic states
http://telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews …

This is a brave column for a journalist in Russia to write. https://twitter.com/MoscowTimes/status/586424131949694976 …

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04-12-2015, 09:34 AM

If this reporting is accurate THEN Minsk 2 is totally dead in the water and the Russian troops and her mercenaries are attempting to breakout and take Mariupol which has been long indicated.

Is the US so hung up on Iran and Yemen that they will miss this critical development which started late yesterday.

Has the advance on #Mariupol started? Fierce fighting at #Shyrokyne, now with the use of heavy artillery. pic.twitter.com/1Mvg5QKzrv

Will Obama and his NSC remain just as silent now as they have been since Minsk 2 was signed?????

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04-12-2015, 10:35 AM

And we thought Russia was not up to annexing the entire Antarctic??
Novorossiya in der Antarktis pic.twitter.com/wvHYHgGtQ3

The Moscow Times ✔ @MoscowTimes
"As Russia takes pride in its victory over National Socialism,it moves toward fascism itself" http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/russians-have-selective-memory-on-victory-day/518899.html … pic.twitter.com/u4wypzaMvl

Are you missing some vehicles @OSCE_SMM , @OSCE or are they official 'observers'?pic.twitter.com/QziDuHLHIo

Russian Armed Forces spearhead major #Ukraine 'rebel' offensives, withdraw quickly before they can be widely noticed http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-410-attacks-continue-albeit-in-reduced-numbers/#7779 …

April'08 NATO promised Georgia it would become a full member. 4 months later Russia started war in Georgia

US Mission to NATO ✔ @USNATO
ICYMI: @US_EUCOM is setting record straight on April 7 incident in international airspace: http://goo.gl/0H7Qjy pic.twitter.com/qkRH6c2eWK

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04-12-2015, 11:36 AM

Chechen Commander in Ukraine Drawn Into Russian Intrigue
LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine — Apr 12, 2015, 5:19 AM ET

By NICHOLAS WALLER Associated Press

From a dimly lit room at his base in eastern Ukraine, the commander of a battalion of Chechens fighting Russia-backed rebels looked shaken as TV broadcast news of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov's slaying. Adam Osmayev hailed Nemtsov as a "true hero" both for condemning Russia's war against separatists in Chechnya and for decrying Russian intervention in the current conflict in Ukraine.

"Watch them try to tie Ukraine to this (murder) in some way," Osmayev added.

He was half-joking. But two weeks later, Kremlin-friendly Russian newspapers published reports based on unidentified sources in the security services that accused the Ukrainian government and also Osmayev himself of ordering the Feb. 27 murder of Nemtsov in central Moscow in an attempt to destabilize Russia.

Osmayev denies involvement and no evidence has been presented linking him to the hit on Nemtsov, who was a relentless critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Attempts to implicate the British-educated Chechen commander appear to be part of efforts aimed at deflecting attention from anyone close to Putin, including his security services and the powerful leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

Within days of Nemtsov's assassination, investigators arrested five Chechens, including a senior officer in Kadyrov's police force, and charged them with carrying out the killing. All five have denied the charges.

The arrests heralded a crisis in relations between the Kremlin and Kadyrov, who rules Chechnya like a personal fiefdom. With generous subsidies from Moscow, he has rebuilt the region after two separatist wars and has relied on his feared security forces to track down and kill foes. His men have steadily expanded their sway beyond Chechnya to control lucrative businesses in Moscow and elsewhere in Russia.

Leaders of federal law enforcement agencies have watched Kadyrov's growing power with dismay and have made no secret of their desire to curb him. Some observers speculated that the killing might have been ordered by Kadyrov's enemies in the federal government — an attempt to prompt Putin to fire or at least punish the Chechen leader.

If such a plan existed, it underestimated Putin's reliance on Kadyrov. The relative stability in Chechnya is seen as one of Putin's main achievements, and he sees the burly red-haired Chechen strongman as key to maintaining the status quo.

Putin quickly sent a signal that he intended to stand by Kadyrov by awarding him the Order of Honor for distinguished public service, a day after Kadyrov spoke out in defense of the arrested Chechens.

The arrests were a rare case in which federal law enforcement agents managed to nab a member of Kadyrov's security force, but the investigation then seemed to fizzle.

Russian media, citing investigators, have pointed to a possible link between the suspected triggerman, Zaur Dadaev, and his commander, Ruslan Geremeyev, a senior officer in the Chechen police force. But Geremeyev is in Chechnya and off limits to federal investigators.

Russian newspapers have floated a variety of theories about the killing that have muddied the waters — a possible attempt to defuse tensions with Kadyrov.

Some reports claimed that investigators believe Dadaev and his suspected accomplices could have acted on their own, even though most observers agree that a senior officer in Kadyrov's security force would not have acted without sanction from his superiors.

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04-12-2015, 01:07 PM

Boy is Putin pushing to be the Time’s Man of the Year it seems:

TASS: "Pres. Putin surpassed all world leaders in list of most influential persons" http://tass.ru/politika/1895302 ….

A hospital in Oktyabskiy district of #Donetsk was hit by shells. The sounds of fight are still coming from the north pic.twitter.com/kIp4fFdyUe

OSCE SMM Deputy Director a German—confirms in interview that they have actually observed Russian troops inside the eastern Ukraine:

Interview mit OSZE-Vizechef: "Wir haben russische Soldaten gesehen" http://www.n-tv.de/14865296 via @ntvde in German

Ukr Armed Forces did not incur fatal casualties in the last day, 2 servicemen were WIA - Pres Admin's #ATO spox http://www.unian.net/war/1066485-za-sutki-v-zone-ato-poter-net-dvoe-boytsov-ranenyi-ap.html …

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04-12-2015, 01:09 PM

Is Russia getting ready to formally declare “New Russia” (DNR) an independent state?????"the defence ministry of DNR" sounds for me that Kremlin will soon recognize them as Independent state
apparently Tass recognizes DNR as a state http://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnay

A new “ceasefire” inside a “ceasefire”-how strange is that??
Ceasefire inside a ceasefire:
#DPR and #Kiev agree to stop fire as of 12:30 p.m. – Basurin

Russia delivered new T-90 tanks to Donbas http://sprotyv.info/ru/news/rf-postavila-boevikam-novorossii-noveyshie-tanki-t-90-nato …

Ah…one has to love the KGB/Dresden connections of Putin before the Wall fell?
via @eurocrat
"#Gazprom Germania employs a number of reputed or suspected Stasi agents who had worked with #Putin"http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2015/04/12/book-review-germany-russia-and-the-rise-of-geo-economics/ …

Christo Grozev @christogrozev
Kremlin-funded site: "Forget Kiev, we need to take Berlin, and free Europe from the Anglo-Saxon plague" http://politrussia.com/world/nam-nuzhen-berlin-779/ …

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04-12-2015, 01:11 PM

Russia says concerned by Finland, Sweden moves towards closer ties with NATO - Channel NewsAsia http://cna.asia/1NudfEr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZPy7KM2kU0 … 1st anniv of #Sloviansk,#Ukraine, occupation by #Russia's #Strelkov("separatists").#facepalm pic.twitter.com/YCqkijQ16i

Russian invasion forces from #Tomsk and #Omsk in occupied #Donbas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msWkgtiEC9w …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8vO0V_een0 … pic.twitter.com/Uz8JIJmEIs

"Russian history has shown that the dominant version of patriotism can lead to the collapse of the state." http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/kremlin-doesn-t-have-monopoly-on-patriotism/518902.html …

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04-12-2015, 01:20 PM

Poll: A majority of Finnish army reservists favor Finland joining NATO http://yle.fi/uutiset/survey_more_than_half_of_reservists_pro-nato/7913915?origin=rss … h/t @Kostian_V pic.twitter.com/Pb49HjdzeE

.@bellingcat to reveal more #MH17 info this year about the #Russian involvement, with details on involved forces.https://twitter.com/EliotHiggins/status/587235339242180608 …

Evidence of the participation of 61st Marine Brigade in the fighting in Donbas: https://en.informnapalm.org/evidence-of-the-participation-of-61st-marine-brigade-of-the-northern-fleet-of-the-russian-navy-in-the-fighting-in-donbas/ … pic.twitter.com/VqRoSSYFb5

Militants have more Russian weapons than before last Minsk deal, inc. T-80, T-90 tanks, NATO tells F.A.Z. http://www.faz.net/-gq5-82230 via @faznet in German

Rebel leader Borodai calls ex-comrade Igor "Strelkov" mentally ill. Says he lost his marbles in Slovyansk. http://ipress.ua/news/boroday_nazvav_girkina_psyhichno_hvorym_119025.htm l …

27% der Industrieanlagen aus #Donezk & #Luhansk wurden demontiert und nach #Russland exportiert, sagt @rbc_ukraine: http://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/tret-promyshlennogo-potentsiala-donbassa-1428687445.html …

27% of all factories have been stripped and taken to Russia.

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04-12-2015, 01:41 PM

Ukr positions in #Pisky are being heavily shelled since early morning. No casualties https://www.facebook.com/sotnja.krym/posts/803279636428224 … pic.twitter.com/ZVXjlDsXFF

"#Ukraine will treat introduction of #Russian 'peacekeepers' as act of aggression" - 24Today
http://24today.net/open/375768

Main element of fear among Donbas ppl was due RU propaganda "Kyiv fascist are building concentration camps for you" https://twitter.com/ystriya/status/587175183280136192 …

Putin’s Five-Year Plan for Promoting Patriotism More Militaristic than Soviet Ones Were http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2015/04/putins

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04-12-2015, 03:09 PM

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04-12-2015, 04:15 PM

If the Russian troops and her mercenaries maintain the pace of attacks that started two days ago by Wednesday and or Thursday the Minsk 2 agreement will be dead--heavy artillery is now starting to be used by the mercenaries in direct violation of Minsk 2.

Number of attacks on Ukrainian Army positions in Luhansk Region doubled in the last 24 hours http://lugansk-news.com/number-of-attacks-on-ukrainian-army-positions-doubled/ … pic.twitter.com/sbQmXAAGVJ

#Report
Russian attacks on #CP29 and nearby #Krymske injured one Ukrainian trooper today.
#Luhansk #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/GOXk85rw2n

CP29 had been the scene of heavy fighting before Minsk 2 after losing CP30 and the mercenaries are at it again.

Fighting is picking up now in Mariupol and an unusually large number of Russian troops and supporting equipment plus 380 aircraft in Rostov just across the Ukrainian border.

#Mariupol now. Explosions can be heard from Sartana direction.

Once again, Russian forces escalate their attacks after the Ukrainian general staff withdraws the best fighters ...http://censor.net.ua/news/332386/ukrainskie_voennoslujaschie_podbili_tank_boevikov_ vo_vremya_boya_v_peskah_genshtab …

Russia appears to prepare for an attack on Mariupol after Orthodox Easter. Mobilization of aircraft suggest major escalation. And the West?

Russia has 53,000 troops, 420 tanks, 500 artillery syst, 380 aircraft & 130 helicopters in Rostov obl near Ukraine http://bit.ly/1OpMTAv

#Russia|n troops + terrorists attack #Ukraine positions 35 times on #Easter
http://www.ukrinform.ua/ukr/news/velikden_v_zoni_ato_35_vorogih_obstriliv_2042697 …

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04-12-2015, 05:09 PM

#UNBELIEVABLE
THE VICTORIOUS - #RUSSIAN #REGIME #ARMY - MOVED THE #DEBALTSEVE CITY SIGN TO #MOSCOW TO BRAG WITH IT. pic.twitter.com/F3eGCRv4c5

#PUTIN STOLE THE #DEBALTSEVE CITY SIGN.
There couldn't be a bigger humiliation for #Ukraine / #Russian guilty plea. pic.twitter.com/LYKQX7NJVj
and Kremlin still denies that Russia has nothing to do with war in Donbas

Will Russia call this exhibit "Debaltseve.The Road Home" just like stolen #Crimea? Invasion and robbery is so polite! pic.twitter.com/ZtwINl8aqk

In #Luhansk children were taught that #Crimea and #Donbas - it's not #Ukraine
http://ukraineenglishnewsforum.createaforum.com/general-discussion/ukraine-crisis-news-in-brief-sunday-12-april-(ukrainian-sources)/msg5235/#msg5235 …

#Russia|n tank base in #Luhansk
Via @BuTaJIu4eK
http://nplm.in/9vc
pic.twitter.com/gsJePrbPWY

#Ukrainian forces destroyed one #Russian tank that was firing at Ukr in #Pisky - OUN battalion Head of Staff Tytsky https://www.facebook.com/bogdan.tytskiy/posts/616165551817451 …

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04-12-2015, 05:26 PM

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04-12-2015, 06:08 PM

Ukraine will treat introduction of Russian 'peacekeepers' as act of aggression

12.04.2015 16:19

Deputy ATO Commander Colonel Valentyn Fedychev said on Channel 112, Censor.NET reports citing Liga.NET.

As he explained, there is the so-called Russian 'volunteer brigade', which can be introduced in the Donbas as a peacekeeping mission.

"If they will enter Ukraine as peacekeepers, it will mean the end of the Minsk Agreements. We will regard such actions as aggression," he stressed.

In two weeks, the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, might appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to deploy Russian peacekeepers in the Donbas to monitor the "observance of the ceasefire."

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04-12-2015, 06:12 PM

Seems as if there is now infighting between those that started the "separatist" mercenary movement in eastern Ukraine and then both got pulled back by Moscow.

Kremlin curator of 'DPR' terrorists Borodai called Strelkov a crazy enemy to Russia

12.04.2015 18:49

He said in an interview to Novayagazeta.ru, Censor.NET reports.

"We really were friends for many years. But now our relationship has changed. I think this man has completely lost his mind and is mentally ill. I have good reasons to say so. I knew before that he had some mental problems, but I did not think they would grow this big," Borodai said. According to him, Girkin played a huge role at the beginning of the war in the Donbas, in particular, in Sloviansk. But in Donetsk it became clear that "Igor Ivanovich is in trouble."

"After a while, he was discharged. But he continued to act as Vasisualiy Lokhankin, who did not allow anyone to forget his 'role in the Russian Revolution,' and condemned everybody. If he had not made dozens of statements, causing direct harm to both Russia and the newly formed republics, I would not say a bad word about him. I would keep silence out of respect for his past achievements," he concluded.

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04-12-2015, 06:23 PM

Russian-backed militants violated ceasefire 18 times last night http://uatoday.tv/politics/russian-backed-militants-firing-on-ukrainian-position-18-times-in-past-24-hours-420966.html … pic.twitter.com/8pM0IbUNpc

#Novorossiya's new drinking game a hit. Take a shot every time you confuse a "local" #Russian for an #ISIS fighter. pic.twitter.com/hElnGSFfio

Russia's deputy Prime minister Dmitry Rogozin racist ad from 2005, when he was leader for far-right Rodina party
https://youtu.be/xtqVYSaVGxY

Hundreds visited hate stirring 'Donbas' exhibition in Moscow today. Nobody who worked there knew who organisers were. pic.twitter.com/KzF6lzuBLF

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04-12-2015, 06:24 PM

BREAKING: 2 journalists have been killed with anti tank weapon near #Donetsk airport #Ukraine

Storage area for Russian GRAD (MRLS) rockets—massive munitions storage.
This is what Shakhtar Donetsk's Donbass Arena is being used for these days apparently pic.twitter.com/OZkuGR92HW"

DNR: In the airport of Donetsk during the shelling killed two journalistsnn http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/12-april-dnr-in-the-airport-of-donetsk-during-the-shelling …

Sketchy reports in Russian media that a journalist may have been killed near Donetsk airport. No names or citizenship http://m.lenta.ru/news/2015/04/12/airport/ …

Supposedly one survived, though still no details on who they are: http://ria.ru/world/20150412/1058145418.html

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04-12-2015, 06:52 PM

Armata MBT breaks down

Russia's fancy new battle tank broke down during victory day rehearsal, amazing http://belsat.eu/en/articles/russias-next-generation-armata-main-battle-tank-breaks-down-during-parade-rehearsal/ …

Russia's T-14 Armata main battle tank, which was to become the major attraction at the Victory Day parade in Moscow, has broken down twice during a rehearsal in the suburban Alabino range. According to the report, 'transmission controllers failed'.

However, company 'Uralvagonzavod', a manufacturer of the tank, put the blame on 'inexperienced conscripts' who were allegedly running the tank, korrespondent.net reports.

In the course of the rehearsal the Armata broke downat least twice, the records of military personnel say.

The failure cause analysis has not completed yet, but according to preliminary data, the breakage was caused by improper actions of the crew, Russia's Ministry of Defense says.

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04-12-2015, 06:57 PM

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04-12-2015, 07:04 PM

Information Resistance: List of Russian army units concentrating by the state border and transferring to Donbas... http://fb.me/79hIcodL7

According to the operational data of the Information Resistance group, divisions of the Russian Armed Forces continue redeploying in the borderland areas [of Russia], in direct proximity to the state border with Ukraine; as well as transferring to the territory of Donbas.

Namely, at the Dolotinka base camp (Millerovskiy district, Rostov oblast, Russia), we have been able to identify units of the 28th anti-aircraft missile brigade (place of their permanent deployment is Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia).

In the vicinity of the Kuzminskiy firing field (Rostov oblast, Russia) units of the 35th separate motorized rifle brigade (Aleysk) have been identified. According to the IR group data, their transfer to Ukraine is scheduled for April 20, 2015.

In addition, the following units have been identified in the borderland areas of Rostov Oblast (Russia):
– 16th separate specialized brigade of the GRU [Main Intelligence Directorate] of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces – in the vicinity of the Dolotinka camp;
– 74th separate specialized radio engineering regiment (Vladikavkaz). Security for this unit is provided by the 100th separate reconnaissance brigade (Mozdok);
– units of the 100th separate reconnaissance brigade have been identified in the Tarasovskiy district of Rostov Oblast;
– 200th separate motorized rifle brigade (Pechenga) – in the vicinity of Millerovo (according to IR group data, troop rotation is planned in the near future);
– 79th reactive artillery brigade (Tver).

The main concentration of Russian troops in Rostov Oblast is observed near the settlement of Millerovo, where several field camps are operating. This is the deployment site for battalion tactical groups from military units of the Western and Central Military Districts of Russia, as well as for “land” units from the Northern and Baltic fleets. Battalion tactical groups from the Southern Military District are mainly based near the Kadamovskiy firing field (Rostov Oblast), which is also the place of deployment for Spetsnaz units of the GRU [Main Intelligence Directorate] and MIA [Ministry of Internal Affairs].

Additionally, a reinforced battalion tactical group of the 247th regiment of the Russian Airborne Troops was deployed near the Ukrainian border.

According to IR group data, additional units of the 56th separate combat brigade (Kamyshin; some of the brigade’s units are currently operating in the Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine) and units of the 200th artillery brigade (Gorniy) are planned for deployment in Rostov Oblast before the end of April.

Units of the 6th separate tank brigade have been identified near the Kuzminskiy firing field (some of this brigade’s units are operating in the Donest Oblast of Ukraine). Plus, units of the 138th separate motorized rifle brigade (Kamenka; some units in the Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine) have been identified in Rostov Oblast.

On the territory of Ukraine, units of the 74th separate motorized rifle brigade (Yurga) were identified near Starobesheve, and units of the 8th separate motorized rifle brigade (Borzoy, Chechnya), in Makiivka. Individual units of the latter brigade are currently undergoing training at the Sernovodskoye firing field (Stavropol Krai, Russia), to be deployed to Rostov Oblast afterwards.

Additionally, in cooperation with Irakli Komaxidze, we were able to identify:

– deployment of a battalion tactical group of the 19th motorized rifle brigade (military unit N20634, 58th army, Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia) to the Kuibyshev district (Rostov Oblast, Russia). Earlier, this BTG was deployed near the Kadamovskiy firing field, where several more BTG from the military units of the Russian South Military District are based.

– redeployment of units of the 23rd separate motorized rifle brigade (Samara) to the vicinity of Rostov-on-Don. Previously, these units were spotted in Belgorod Oblast of Russia, on the Kharkiv [Ukraine] direction. (According to the preliminary data, one BTG from the above brigade remains on the Kharkiv direction.)

– redeployment of artillery reconnaissance units of the 7th military base (Guauta, Abkhazia) in close proximity to the border, in the Novoazovsk sector.

OUTLAW 09

04-12-2015, 07:14 PM

kaur

04-12-2015, 07:16 PM

OUTLAW 09

04-12-2015, 07:25 PM

A really great article on Russian informational conflict---

Russia and the Menace of Unreality
How Vladimir Putin is revolutionizing information warfare
Peter Pomerantsev
Sep 9 2014, 3:42 PM ET

#Russia & the Menace of Unreality. How #Putin is revolutionizing #informationwar.http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/09/russia-putin-revolutionizing-information-warfare/379880/?utm_source=btn-twitter-control … via @SRIG911 pic.twitter.com/896FgCGV3x

How Russian TV uses psychology, propaganda, staged scenes, to incite hatred against Ukraine
http://www.bbc.co.uk/monitoring/how-russian-tv-uses-psychology-over-ukraine … pic.twitter.com/wF46edAwiH

OUTLAW 09

04-12-2015, 07:30 PM

OSCE Special Monitoring Mission Chief Monitor expresses dismay at resumption of fighting in eastern Ukrainian, calls for restraint

KYIV, 12 April 2015 — Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, expressed his dismay at the resumed violence in the eastern Ukrainian town of Shyrokyne yesterday, and today in and around Donetsk airport, and called upon all sides to exercise restraint.

Apakan noted that the fighting in Shyrokyne resumed shortly after both sides had agreed to bring calm to the area.

“The renewed fighting followed three days of calm in Shyrokyne facilitated by the SMM, which had allowed monitors the opportunity to re-enter the village on April 9 and April 10 to assess the humanitarian needs of the remaining local population. The SMM monitors had observed and recorded severe destruction in the town, as well as the presence of vast amounts of unexploded ordnance,” said Apakan.

“Many residents said they were looking forward to a period of calm so that they could observe Easter celebrations and start a long-awaited resumption of their normal routine. Unfortunately, on Saturday evening the OSCE monitors heard the sound of renewed engagement between forces in Berdianske and Shyrokyne,” said Apakan.

“While fighting in Shyrokyne stopped again after three hours Saturday night, new and heavy fighting broke out today in and around Donetsk airport. SMM monitors are present to observe the developments and will report accordingly,” said Apakan.

He added that he regretted that the so called “Donetsk People’s Republic” forces had prevented SMM monitors from entering Shyrokyne earlier on Saturday and again today.

“Once again I call upon all sides to exercise maximum restraint and to honour the commitments enshrined in the Minsk agreements. Our hope is of course for a long-lasting and comprehensive ceasefire that will bring an end to the spiral of violence that has destroyed so many lives and infrastructure,” said Apakan.

OUTLAW 09

04-12-2015, 07:36 PM

OSCE Special Monitoring Mission Chief Monitor expresses dismay at resumption of fighting in eastern Ukrainian, calls for restraint

The war is now back on and the response from the West????

In recent days, Russian forces in Ukraine have gone on the offensive in preparation for a major military operation that is expected soon

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 05:16 AM

Fighting pace is picking up---

Bursts of gunfire #Donetsk downtown. Easter celebration in progress?

Fighting continues to escalate in both #shyrokyne and #Piski throughout the Easter weekend

Rus proxies are increasingly attacking in #Pisky. Might b due to partial withdrawal of volunteers. There are Ukr WIA

ZIK: Russia moves 150 heavy armaments and 2,500 mercenaries to Horlivka http://24today.net/open/375921

The "fighting ceasefire" that was never really a true "ceasefire" as Russia and her mercenaries avoided implementing anything and heavily rearmed and refitted during the break from the entire western leadership--NOT a single comment until Friday a comment in the German newspaper FAZ from NATO.

How strange is that???????

Jesus. 1,166 explosions. The war in #Ukraine is back on. #Donetsk pic.twitter.com/soxj2tgdpl

Bad news out of Ukraine's east: Russia has been training & rearming their proxies, now they up the fighting. http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=b11aceda364f8f9afa6cadbbb&id=266f63d0a9&e=3612d1ad47 …

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 05:20 AM

Russia has ramped up cyber attacks against the United States to an unprecedented level http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/238518-russias-cyberattacks-grow-more-brazen …

For those that missed this:
#Social #Network Analysis Reveals Full Scale of #Kremlin's #Twitter Bot Campaign https://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/04/02/analyzing-kremlin-twitter-bots/ … pic.twitter.com/6rKL4T05lj

Over 20K Kremlin's bots bankrolled from RU fed budget tweet designer-made hate narrative to dumb you down

#Russia's Missing Article: #Censorship, Prudence, Or A Win For #Moscow's Troll Army?
http://www.rferl.org/content/russia

#Russia|n #army #GRU #Spetsnaz #SOF in #Donbas #Ukraine https://youtu.be/0IXofswU3Hc pic.twitter.com/TL6YonfMSN

#Russia refuses to hand plane wreckage to #Poland http://www.scotsman.com/news/world/russia-refuses-to-hand-plane-wreckage-to-poland-1-3742906 … pic.twitter.com/XlhBD27Pdi

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 05:22 AM

Russia Extends Grasp Over Black Sea, Into Med http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/show-daily/sea-air-space/2015/04/12/russia-black-sea-mediterranean-navy-fleet-crimea-sevastopol/25477449/ …

Kremlin Trolls: Top First Order Following beyond Graham_WP's Reciprocal Network http://wp.me/p4CTC2-2L

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 10:10 AM

Confirmed location of over dozen tanks on #Russian base in #Lugansk, #Ukraine.
http://lugansk-news.com/confirmed-location-of-over-dozen-tanks-on-russian-base-in-lugansk-ukraine/ …

@LUGANSK_TODAY Not just "tanks"!
Russian army standard T-72B1 and T-72B.

US Mission to the EU ✔ @US2EU
We are deeply troubled by reports of summary executions of captured #Ukrainian security forces by Russia-backed separatists.—@WhiteHouse

US Mission to the EU ✔ @US2EU
These serious accusations must be thoroughly and transparently investigated, and any perpetrators must be held to account.—@WhiteHouse

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 10:13 AM

DNR: In the airport of Donetsk during the shelling killed two journalistsnn http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/12-april-dnr-in-the-airport-of-donetsk-during-the-shelling …

Sketchy reports in Russian media that a journalist may have been killed near Donetsk airport. No names or citizenship http://m.lenta.ru/news/2015/04/12/airport/ …

Supposedly one survived, though still no details on who they are: http://ria.ru/world/20150412/1058145418.html

Seems to have been another disinformation attempt by the Russian mercenaries to create an "incident"--they cannot even name today after the incident who was "supposedly" wounded??????
#Donetsk separatist officials say there was no journalists killed in yesterday's fight at the airport

Rebel spokesman Basurin now claims a local reporter was lightly injured yesterday, not killed, but refuses to name him #Ukraine

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 10:18 AM

The "fighting ceasefire" that was never really a true "ceasefire" as Russia and her mercenaries avoided implementing anything and heavily rearmed and refitted during the break from the entire western leadership--NOT a single comment until Friday a comment in the German newspaper FAZ from NATO.

How strange is that???????

Jesus. 1,166 explosions. The war in #Ukraine is back on. #Donetsk pic.twitter.com/soxj2tgdpl

Bad news out of Ukraine's east: Russia has been training & rearming their proxies, now they up the fighting. http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=b11aceda364f8f9afa6cadbbb&id=266f63d0a9&e=3612d1ad47 …

NOW Minsk 2 is being repeatedly broken by the Russian troops and her mercenaries AND what is the West response?????--utter silence--not even a comment from Washington, Paris or Berlin to be heard--and that is what a "unified" position when the Agreement was not held to by Russia???--all hot air these days it seems.

At least 2 killed in Pisky today. Self-propelled artillery, tanks shelling http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/13-april-at-least-2-killed-in-pisky-today-selfpropelled-artillery …

ATO spokesperson: Ukrainian troops clashed with pro-RU militants by #Avdiivka. Hostilities resumed in #Shyrokyne after short-lived ceasefire

1 Ukrainian serviceman was KIA, 6 were WIA in the last day - #ATO spox w/ the Presidential Administration Motuzyanyk, presser

Also Krymske and Troits'ke received small arms, AGS and tank fire.

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian troops clashed with pro-RU militants by #Avdiivka. Hostilities resumed in #Shyrokyne after short-lived ceasefire

#Breaking
Russian forces, including the regular army, restart their assault on north-western occupied Luhansk.
Trehizbenka, Zholobok,CP29

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
UA military positions near #Novotoshkivske & #Tryokhizbenka in the #Luhansk region also came under fire

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Pro-RU militants attacked even during Easter: fired from 120mm mortars 9 times, from 122mm 8 times; 4 tank strikes

#News
Russian forces expanded their offensive in the south to #Pavlopil, shelling it and #Shyrokyne with small arms and mortars today.

Leonid Ragozin @leonidragozin
51% of Russians believe there are no Russian troops in Ukraine, 30% believe there are, 19% say Russia is waging war in Ukraine -- Levada

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian servicemen spotted 21 enemy UAVs along the demarcation line yesterday

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
@OSCE_SMM recorded at least 49 mortar rounds fired from militant-held territories in #Shyrokyne

Bill Moore

04-13-2015, 10:26 AM

Russia 'Concerned' By NATO's Ties With Sweden And Finland

http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-nato-baltics-nordics-/26952328.html

Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb called the Russian statement "saber-rattling" and said one should not be startled by it.

"No other country, of course, has a veto over Finland's decisions," Stubb, who would like to see Finland join NATO, told public broadcaster YLE.

He said the security situation had changed after the crises in Georgia and Ukraine, which will impact security policy in the region.

I'm sure some will continue to blame the U.S. for this, but Russia is burning its own bridges through their strategic behavior. Putin may turn out to be as inept as Hitler after all. He will be soundly defeated if he continues down this path, but unfortunately I a lot of people may die in the process.

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 10:56 AM

http://uatoday.tv/politics/militants-use-white-phosphorus-munitions-near-donetsk-krym-battalion-claims-421043.html

12:40 Apr. 13, 2015

Militants use white phosphorus munitions near Donetsk, Krym Battalion claims

UNIAN: Russian-backed militants used white phosphorus munitions on Ukrainian positions near Donetsk airport in the early hours of Monday, Ukraine's Krym (Crimea) Battalion has claimed in a posting on its Facebook page.

According to the Facebook post, the attack could have been 'revenge for a failed [militant] offensive' in the area, which has seen heavy fighting in recent days. The battalion said the fires from the shelling had been so intense that they had even burnt brick walls of houses.

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission on Sunday reported that officers of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination, a group set up under the initial Minsk accords from last September to help implement the proposed ceasefire in the Donbas, had told it Ukrainian troops had launched an offensive in the area, but that these reports could not be verified.
"... [The militants] decided to take revenge for the failure of their offensive during the day, and obviously they had a lot of dead on their side," the battalion's statement reads.

"They shot white phosphorus [shells], burning everything around, even the brick walls of houses. Hundreds of shells with napalm are exploding in the air, and are continuing to burst."

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 10:58 AM

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
SBU uncovered financial scheme that funded militants. Confiscated 100 tons of ammonium sulphate.

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Power struggle between #LPR and RU “Cossacks” escalated: more armed confrontations for influence take place

The @OSCE_SMM has UAVs but they are repeatedly subjected to hi-tech jamming http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/13-april-the-oscesmm-has-uavs-but-they-are-repeatedly-subjected

UAVs as a significant part of the war: @uacrisis: Col.Motuzyanyk: UKR servicemen spotted 21 enemy UAVs along the demarcation line yesterday

In a macabre press event, Vostok rebels display the body of a Ukrainian killed near Peski this morning, say they captured another #Ukraine
Basically this is "Vostok" from their Russian FB page http://vk.com/patriotic_forces_of_donbas …

The Russian conscripts celebrate Easter in Luhansk http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/13-april-the-russian-conscripts-celebrate-easter-in-luhansk … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/YOSKIF9xHw

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 11:14 AM

Seems to have been another disinformation attempt by the Russian mercenaries to create an "incident"--they cannot even name today after the incident who was "supposedly" wounded??????
#Donetsk separatist officials say there was no journalists killed in yesterday's fight at the airport

Rebel spokesman Basurin now claims a local reporter was lightly injured yesterday, not killed, but refuses to name him #Ukraine

More on the Russian mercenary charade yesterday:

Report by DPR leaders of journalists killed at Donetsk airport turns out to be false, militants decide to show reporters dead UA soldier

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 11:29 AM

NOW Minsk 2 is being repeatedly broken by the Russian troops and her mercenaries AND what is the West response?????--utter silence--not even a comment from Washington, Paris or Berlin to be heard--and that is what a "unified" position when the Agreement was not held to by Russia???--all hot air these days it seems.

At least 2 killed in Pisky today. Self-propelled artillery, tanks shelling http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/13-april-at-least-2-killed-in-pisky-today-selfpropelled-artillery …

ATO spokesperson: Ukrainian troops clashed with pro-RU militants by #Avdiivka. Hostilities resumed in #Shyrokyne after short-lived ceasefire

1 Ukrainian serviceman was KIA, 6 were WIA in the last day - #ATO spox w/ the Presidential Administration Motuzyanyk, presser

Also Krymske and Troits'ke received small arms, AGS and tank fire.

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian troops clashed with pro-RU militants by #Avdiivka. Hostilities resumed in #Shyrokyne after short-lived ceasefire

#Breaking
Russian forces, including the regular army, restart their assault on north-western occupied Luhansk.
Trehizbenka, Zholobok,CP29

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
UA military positions near #Novotoshkivske & #Tryokhizbenka in the #Luhansk region also came under fire

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Pro-RU militants attacked even during Easter: fired from 120mm mortars 9 times, from 122mm 8 times; 4 tank strikes

#News
Russian forces expanded their offensive in the south to #Pavlopil, shelling it and #Shyrokyne with small arms and mortars today.

Leonid Ragozin @leonidragozin
51% of Russians believe there are no Russian troops in Ukraine, 30% believe there are, 19% say Russia is waging war in Ukraine -- Levada

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian servicemen spotted 21 enemy UAVs along the demarcation line yesterday

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
@OSCE_SMM recorded at least 49 mortar rounds fired from militant-held territories in #Shyrokyne

This is out floating on the social media net as the potential Russian military moves that will end for good Minsk 2 and establish what Russia/Putin are striving for an annexation of eastern Ukraine and a destruction of the rest of Ukraine as a viable nation state. This social media source has been extremely accurate in the past on his proposed next Russian military moves.

Well worth checking and then watching to see if the Russian military does in fact do exactly as he is predicting they will do.

pic.twitter.com/99Ynw9RAsc

Remember right now the Russian troops and her mercenaries have in eastern Ukraine more tanks, APCs and artillery pieces than three major NATO armies combined!!

That is why I keep asking over and over what is the response from the West to be if in fact the Russian military makes these moves over the next few weeks????

Slowly coming to the conclusion the US "sold out the Ukraine" for Iran.

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 11:38 AM

Humor for the day---one Russian export to entire Europe that has not been stopped by Putin:

Online porn is now illegal in Russia. Because Tsar Nicholas II says so. https://meduza.io/en/news/2015/04/13/russian-court-bans-online-porn-citing-conventions-from-1910-and-1923 … pic.twitter.com/gIuZCSU3vc

Notice this does not forbid the Russian porn industry to export to Europe as it is a major cash cow for the Russian mob.

Russian law stipulates that illegal production and circulation of pornographic material are banned, but the law does not clarify what constitutes “legal” or “illegal” actions in the context of porn.

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 11:49 AM

More Russian troops and weapons enter east Ukraine war zone – NATO http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/260208.html …

Russian militants armored vehicles in Makiivka http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/13-april-russian-militants-armored-vehicles-in-makiivka … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/h0VYpqaLNE

#Footage
One day at the front with Regiment #Azov in #Shyrokyne.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjZFX1kTkLM …
#UkraineUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/S1kmf3kFrs

Peace loving Donbass miners making military class UAVs during their off-duty time https://twitter.com/NSDC_ua/status/587556784539361280 …

#BREAKINGNEWS
RUSSIAN FORCES KILLED AND CAPTURE UKRAINIAN TROOPS AT THE "VOLVO CENTER" BETWEEN #PISKY AND #DONETSK. pic.twitter.com/ATwzTLzbzt

BREAKING:
#Russia|n forces, inc regular army, restart assault on northwestern occupied #Luhansk. Trehizbenka, Zholobok,CP29

Heavy shelling in Avdiivka http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/13-april-heavy-shelling-in-avdiivka …

Latitude 67N SIGINT @uascan
RUAF strategic air force (Tu22/Tu95/Tu160) sw marker W up: Bears, Backfires or Blackjacks flying today?

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 12:11 PM

http://uatoday.tv/politics/militants-use-white-phosphorus-munitions-near-donetsk-krym-battalion-claims-421043.html

12:40 Apr. 13, 2015

Militants use white phosphorus munitions near Donetsk, Krym Battalion claims

Another (better quality) picture from the Russian "White Phosphorus" attack on
Pisky last night. pic.twitter.com/ZfEIHSh0mh

Another 12 pictures can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/ukrcrimea/posts/770299183083239 …

While this comment contradicts the WP reporting---it is in the interests of the Ukraine to deny the use of WP--just a side note the Ukrainian GS does not always tell the truth.

General Staff: Militants did not use white phosphorus near Donetsk
http://www.unian.info/war/1066674-general-staff-militants-did-not-use-white-phosphorus-near-donetsk.html … pic.twitter.com/shbRZwU3eM

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 12:13 PM

Well worth the reading of this article:

http://registan.net/2015/04/12/are-russian-military-exercises-a-threat-how-to-interpret-russias-military-maneuvers-in-2015/

Russia’s desire for a multipolar world is predicated on persuading the United States to stop acting as though the world were a unipolar one with the U.S. on top. Moving past the strategic nuclear comparison, both sides genuinely seek to avoid a nuclear war.

Russian military thinkers assess the Russians would come off second best against the Americans in a conventional war. The preferred strategic approach the Russians are forced to rely on is to dissolve the NATO military alliance to address the threat perceived from Europe. There are many references supporting this strategy going back several years, including in the English version of Military Thought:

A Russian Journal of Military Theory and Strategy (Voennaya Mysl), as early as 2009, (See Colonel Marx Felixovich Vakkaus, Military Thought, 18.2 (April-June 2009), “On the military-political basis of the methodology for building up and employing Russia’s Armed Forces,” and Dr. Alexei Yurevich Maruyev, Military Thought. 18.3 (July-September 2009) “Russia and the U.S.A. in confrontation: military and political aspects”).

“The only way of influencing the internal political situation [in the U.S.] is, I believe, through military strength, i.e. fear of annihilation should the United States unleash a war against Russia.”

“another method of waging war, though it is less effective … is the destruction of the enemy’s alliances.”

“If we fail to frustrate U.S. designs and break up the alliances of the US and its NATO allies, we will have to address the problem of defeating their armed forces.”

– COL Marx Felixovich Vakkaus, Senior lecturer in the Department of Operational Art at the Military Academy of the General Staff

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 12:35 PM

State Duma Deputy from Belarus tells about his role in sending militants to Donbass http://charter97.org/en/news/2015/4/13/147352/ …

30 new ships for #Russia's Black Sea fleet cost $1.2 billion, while 1x
#US Arleigh Burke destroyer costs $1.8 billion & is twice as powerful

Really worth reading every line in this article to gain some insight into the Russian mindset Putin plays to.
"What Russians really think"http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/505bfd22-de2e-11e4-8d14-00144feab7de.html#slide4 …

There are 10,000s of industrial and farm sheds in Russian-occupied Donbas. Every village could be hiding something. pic.twitter.com/hIFgIjyB5r

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 03:13 PM

Heavy Fighting Surges Both Near Mariupol And Outside Donetsk. http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-420-significant-escalation-in-violence-threatens-to-shatter-ceasefire/#7889 … pic.twitter.com/SfwmfFAjx8

@OSCE_SMM highly alarmed http://bit.ly/1DWM6FM

Most likely Russia Mi-8 helicopter violated Ukraine airspace near Stanytsia Luhanska – Border Service http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/260223.html …

Kharkiv terrorist bombers vow to kill Ukrainian civilians for demolishing Soviet monuments. http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/04/13/kharkiv-terrorists-vow-to-kill-ukrainian-civilians/ … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF2SfFZAbec

There's dangerous misconception that Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) need 'drills' to be a threat. Wrong. VDV keeps units on 24/7/365 standby

Lavrov says lifting the ban on the S-300 to Iran was done "to stimulate maximally constructive" nucleartalks. http://m.ria.ru/world/20150413/1058312241.html …

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 03:18 PM

http://tass.ru/en/russia/788915

MOSCOW, April 13. TASS

The Russian Security Council is concerned that Ukraine considers Russia a threat and NATO accession a priority, Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said on Monday.

"We are concerned that Russia's policy is named the main threat to the country while NATO membership and reduction of economic ties between our countries is [Ukraine's] development priority," Patrushev said.

He added that the Russian Security Council would examine the draft of Ukraine's National Security Strategy till 2020 that has been presented in Kiev.

"We will analyse the document to get a more attentive assessment of possible threats to Russia's national interests," Patrushev said.

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 03:45 PM

UPDATE: translation of video with criminals fighting for LPR/Russia surrendering to Ukraine.http://ukraineatwar.blogspot.com/2015/04/more-proof-that-russia-is-incorporating.html … pic.twitter.com/natiRzFxgj

One day Russian military serving in anti air defense the other - "peaceful #Donetsk rebel" fighting bloody junta https://twitter.com/ua_novosti7/status/587617845737041920 …

Kremlin focuses attention on France in effort to cause rift in NATO. http://tass.ru/en/opinions/788942 …

Security Service Suspects Moscow Behind Explosions Shaking Ukrainian Cities
http://www.jamestown.org/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=43778&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=dd931e8a1b3eebaca4930c51594ab964 …

Russia-led CSTO 'alarmed by NATO's attempts to get involved in Ukrainian events'. Belta 13 April http://eng.belta.by/all_news/politics/CSTO-alarmed-by-NATOs-attempts-to-get-involved-in-Ukrainian-events_i_80916.html …

The 'real' Minsk agreement: CSTO military development prospects discussed in Minsk. Belta 13 April http://eng.belta.by/all_news/politics/CSTO-development-prospects-discussed-in-Minsk_i_80914.html …

"#Russia|n market"in the road on tour to border #Ukraine. http://nplm.in/fwc
pic.twitter.com/uWkFCdrduu

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 03:47 PM

Additional open source proof that Russia is in direct violation of Minsk 1 and 2 and yet nothing said by the Western leaders--strange is it not.

#BREAKING #ANALYSIS #MAP
I CAN CONFIRM, THE #RUSSIAN_ARMY USES @RuRailways TO DIRECTLY DELIVER WEAPONS INTO #UKRAINE. pic.twitter.com/OCyL0bwG7S

Took me more than 2 hours for the geolocation, checking 50+ train stations in Donbas.
Original picture via: @evergreen_dn (thanks a lot!)

OUTLAW 09

04-13-2015, 04:21 PM

UKRAINE: Russian backed forces opened fire (RPGs, mortar rounds & tanks) on Ukrainian positions 11 times outside #Mariupol –

Col-Gen Lentsov roam WITH #OSCE_SMM cover while Lentsov's 70+ Russian staff officers roam WITHOUT it!pic.twitter.com/ng2kgDqIfV

"#Europe's biggest war game:
#UK's message to #Russia that we ARE ready amid growing tensions"
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/569819/British-forces-Russia-Europe-biggest-war-game …

Katyń 1940 @katyn1940
25 years ago today the USSR finally admitted culpability for the Katyń massacres after 50 years of lies and cover up. pic.twitter.com/dm2aPJ4IwA

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04-13-2015, 06:43 PM

PM @alexstubb: "No other country has a veto over the defense policy of Finland" http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/russia-concerned-finland-and-sweden-moving-closer-to-nato … pic.twitter.com/s1OKOTgFnI

Fighting around #Donetsk continues despite efforts to hold ceasefire http://buff.ly/1PDvaqM pic.twitter.com/bRKw7rSbaE

Video of Su-27 interception of reconnaissance flight over Baltics from Nov. 2014. Gives some idea of proximity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=16&v=RN8OoefnUPM …

Over two hour video on the SU-27 in English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZvMljUNCeU

Russia false story again:
DPR militia story that Ukrainian forces disguised in Russian uniforms prepare "provocation" http://universe-tss.su/main/politika

Russians fight in Donbas to pay off their loans. DOCUMENT http://24today.net/open/376463 pic.twitter.com/y6i3sAULC7

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04-13-2015, 07:05 PM

Very heavy fighting right across Donetsk line. (unsure whether this map is accurate) via @ petejohn10 pic.twitter.com/Yu3fyYSdeU

Dangerous #Russian activities in the air& on the sea as its warship April 10 forced civilian vessels to change course in the Baltic Sea
Lithuania: #Russia #Stereguschiy-cl corvette demanded civilian vessels to change course on 10 Apr. #turpo #säkpol http://www.kam.lt/en/news_1098/current_issues/data_on_interceptions_of_vessels_and_aircraft_comp leted_near_the_baltic_states_borders_from_6_to_12_ april_2015.html …

Donetsk. Armored vehicles repair base http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/13-april-donetsk-armored-vehicles-repair-base- … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/tTCBLVhVT9

NEW ARTICLE
The next logical step – Russia supplies its invasion army in Ukraine by train
http://conflictreport.info/2015/04/13/the-next-logical-step-russia-supplies-its-invasion-army-in-ukraine-by-train/ … pic.twitter.com/tUMbhWLQr4

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04-13-2015, 07:07 PM

There are increasing allegations that this particular Russian General assigned to the JCCC in the Ukraine is not working for peace but rather coordinates all Russian military activity inside the Ukraine using the OSCE as "cover".

With Lentsov (Dep Cmdr Russian Ground Forces) there are NO coincidences: 10 Apr visits Spartak with #OSCE_SMM/13 Apr RU tanks attack Spartak

Reports now of heavy fighting in #Spartak on the outskirts of #Donetsk. #Russia|ns using tanks to attack

We believe Azov Regiment...https://twitter.com/Guderian_Xaba/status/587686591746932736 … #OSCE_SMM are Lentsov's "useful cover" enabling him & staffies to freely roam frontline.Azov Reg.: When OSCE arrives, russians see our positions somewhere and in 30 minutes after they depart, these positions are hit.
#Shyrokyno

Russian Col-Gen Lentsov blames Right Sector and nationalist volunteer battalions for ceasefire violations in Donbashttp://ria.ru/world/20150413/1058251206.html …

Notice he says nothing about the failure of the Russian troops and her mercenaries to fulfill all points inside Minsk 2 ie exchange of POWs, withdrawal of heavy weapons and artillery shelling attacks AND shipments of Russian munitions and weapons via trucks and rail.

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04-13-2015, 07:17 PM

Notice the use of Russian informational conflict being used by the Russian FM in his Iran S-300 lies--who says the Russian non linear warfare cannot be used in other areas of the globe outside of the Ukraine?

The Russian FM is basically lying when he denies the S-300 is purely defensive---inside the Russian Air Defense it has a secondary mission—it is nuclear capable.

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov : S-300 systems do not threaten Israel, other regional countries http://tass.ru/en/russia/788959 …

Lavrov: S-300 is purely defensive system, no threat to Israel
http://www.unian.info/world/1066706-lavrov-s-300-is-purely-defensive-sys... … pic.twitter.com/hauCaDYDvp

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04-13-2015, 07:32 PM

Geoffrey Pyatt ✔ @GeoffPyatt
Russia's ongoing train and equip program for its separatist proxies is reflected in a new outburst of fighting, including tonight in Donetsk

In pictures: Fighting around Donetsk continues despite efforts to hold ceasefire. News http://www.demotix.com/news/7339886/fighting-around-donetsk-continues-despite-efforts-hold-ceasefire … pic.twitter.com/PSKcALO4cf

"Main impression when visiting the Kerch strait - endless hauling of military vehicles waiting to be sent to #Crimea" pic.twitter.com/P6E1iGQp1l

BREAKING: @shelomovskiy hears ambulance sirens and distant explosions nonstop in #Donetsk right now

Entire "DPR" troops are on battle alert http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/13-april-entire-dpr-troops-are-on-battle-alert …

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04-13-2015, 07:39 PM

The Minsk 2 fighting ceasefire is officially over and the West does what????

Meanwhile it seems all hell is breaking loose in #Donetsk and east #Ukraine as fighting intensifies.

It's escalating fast ..
“@shelomovskiy: Electricity is reportedly off in several districts of #Donetsk. It's getting loud here.”

Critical to read--if this is true then the fighting is indeed heavy--tactical report from the mercenary side of the fighting today.
https://twitter.com/UKgrids/status/587704493413949440/photo/1

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04-14-2015, 04:39 AM

This is interesting in that Russia with it’s recent 80K plus 300 aircraft military exercise failed to inform OSCE and it required monitors under the Vienna Convention but Russia allowed none then they “invite” themselves to a far smaller exercise.

The Telegraph 20150414: Russia invites itself to the NATO naval war games pic.twitter.com/ZF8GuSwFG7

#BREAKING
Regiment #Azov confirms, #Vodyane fell back under Russian control and is used as a D-30 artillery position. pic.twitter.com/F3gewbcRKW

#Russia forces attack #Ukraine positions near #Mariupol, get answer, demand ceasefire
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/04/14/russian-proxy-forces-attack-ukrainian-positions-at-mariupol-after-which-demand-ceasefire/ … pic.twitter.com/j0rNw7FdLD

Another element in Russian non linear warfare:
Gazprom Warns Europe Over Price of Natural Gas
http://nyti.ms/1DCDfHe

Heavy guns >100mm caliber fired at Ukr troops. French & German FM's "concerned by ceasefire violations" & reminds UA+RF to keep to #Minsk

Brookings FP @BrookingsFP
#NATO’s deterrence challenge is conventional, not nuclear, says @steven_pifer via @IISS_org: http://brook.gs/1GDT56W pic.twitter.com/2FsXjDM15d

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04-14-2015, 09:42 AM

#Russia|ns troop movements in #Donetsk yesterday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvuTEgxRWTc …

Fierce fighting at #Donetsk airport today, Russian/separatist forces move troops north from #Mariupol front to reinforce the city.

ATO: Militants intensify aerial reconnaissance in Donetsk region, situation tense http://www.unian.info/war/1066832-ato-militants-intensify-aerial-reconnaissance-in-donetsk-region-situation-tense.html …

US ambassador Pyatt: Russia continues to provide support to separatists http://24today.net/open/376995 pic.twitter.com/JlH5WLHphM

UPDATE! In the evening of April 13 locals report 50+ tanks moving out of Lugansk. @OSCE_SMM coming? )) pic.twitter.com/7gubLoNQ3Y

Russian Army TV journalist steps on Russian Army landmine. Kind of ironic isn't it?TVZvezda says their reporter Andrei Lunev stepped on a landmine in Shirokine and was severely wounded. http://tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_mire/content/201504141133-z0x7.htm …

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04-14-2015, 09:43 AM

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Map. Situation in eastern #Ukraine, April 14, 12:00 EET pic.twitter.com/m246Hqceez

The word is "creepy." /RT“@itvnews: Russian navy ships enter English Channel for drills http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-04-14/russian-navy-ships-enter-english-channel-for-drills/ … pic.twitter.com/oZaAeh9bZp”

BREAKING: Russian warships enter English Channel 'to conduct anti-aircraft military drills' http://ind.pn/1ExQmdt pic.twitter.com/QYBkiIKvlG

And breaking Minsk @newsburko: A Donetsk `selfie’ fan continues revealing hidden equipment of Russian hybrid army - http://fb.me/7g5N6OcxU "

And another “selfie” this time just inside Russia:
Russian Ground Forces (from Lipetsk) at Vodin staging post, Rostov region, 12km from Ukraine border. via @BuTaJIu4eK pic.twitter.com/WwSxS72Ehi

The Poles understand the real existential threat of Vladimir Putin. Very good article on what they are thinking. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/10/poland-warning-europe-russia-aggression-ukraine-smolensk-plane-crash?CMP=share_btn_tw …

NOTE: The Germans and the US effectively sidelined Poland in the Minsk discussions after Maidan as both felt the Poles were to “stridently anti Russian”—which later it seems they were correct in their assumptions on Russian actions.

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04-14-2015, 09:45 AM

Russia moves on the Arctic - how much more will the world allow them to take? http://www.epictimes.com/charlesfaddis/2015/04/the-bear-moves-north-russia-grabs-the-arctic/ … pic.twitter.com/vaRJeqSR6a

#BREAKING #ANALYSIS #MAP
Russian ground troops move towards the front in central #Donetsk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00mYoaGFsvA … pic.twitter.com/wZkazVQ8BG

Russians are smoking pot again—two more “altered states of reality” comments:Russian intelligence service chief Patrushev: the West wants to pilage Ukraine, turn it into an agrarian nation, only to grow GM foods there

Russian foreign min thinks Sweden admitted “sub incursion” never happened: http://mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/newsline/7B65142AA17433EF43257E2600670A1C …
Except it didn’t: http://www.thelocal.se/20150413/suspected-sub-in-swedish-waters-was-working-boat …

Pro-Russia terrorist weapons seized in #Kharkiv, #Ukraine 11 arrested RT via @ukrpravda_news: http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/04/14/7064642/ … pic.twitter.com/jyiklM3zHi

http://novosti.dn.ua/details/248952/ Extr.cautious Hug says OSCE gets no access to border 'cause there is prob. a Russ logistical base of supply of rebels

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04-14-2015, 09:46 AM

VIDEO: Russian Deputy Defense Minister Borisov & Navy CinC Chirkov visit defense industries in Nizhniy Novgorod https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jTvI1K3u-iM …
Video shows modernization of MiG-31 at Sokol Plant. MiG-31 RF-92385 currently being modernized. Borisov also comments sanction problems UKR

#Russian proxies shelled Leninske, 2 teenagers are injured, were minding goats https://www.facebook.com/Vyacheslav.Abroskin/posts/1443255982633738 … |EMPR pic.twitter.com/m8rtHry437

#News
Just to keep you informed. we have intense fighting with light and medium weapons along the entire front N-W of #Donetsk as we speak

Also shelling in #Avdeevka - forget my 'Relatively quiet morning' tweet

#Makeevka 10:00
Artillery shooting in the direction of #Spartak - via @Guderian_Xaba

#Donetsk News Agency ' reported one rebel fighter dead and five wounded in the overnight clashes

From US Ukrainian ambassador:
.@GeoffPyatt on Russian support of Donets'k militants pic.twitter.com/XZuBUu4fFL

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04-14-2015, 09:48 AM

ATO: Militants intensify aerial reconnaissance in Donetsk region, situation tense
http://www.unian.info/war/1066832-ato-militants-intensify-aerial-reconnaissance-in-donetsk-region-situation-tense.html … pic.twitter.com/1BiyDdS1qz

#Russia-backed militants used incendiary ammunition against Ukrainian forces in Avdiivka -ATO https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/posts/980937111917095 … pic.twitter.com/MJaX1O6cMT

#Donetsk area remains hottest spot: Pisky, Opytne, Avdiivka, Dutovka mine were fired @ from mortars, tanks, AA mount https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/posts/980937111917095 …

Fighting in Pisky: Militants attack with everything but Grad rockets
http://www.unian.info/war/1066802-fighting-in-pisky-militants-attack-with-everything-but-grad-rockets.html … pic.twitter.com/t4u3Vz34u0

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04-14-2015, 09:52 AM

The Ukraine has informed both Russia and the entire Western civilian leadership that they would view "a Russian peacekeeping force" entering the Ukraine as an act of aggression which then triggers both the UNSC and the UN General Assembly which in theory under the UN Charter concerning 'aggression by a member state"can override the UNSC much as it did in Korea AND it could in theory demand that Russia lose it's UNSC sit for this declared "aggression".

Question is just what will the West do if this in fact occurs????

There have been a number of social media reports concerniog the CSTO discussing exactly this move and the senior Russian General assigned to the Ukrainian JCCC is in fact the overall Commander of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces AND he is already inside the Ukraine.

Russia is preparing open enter of its "peacekeepers" - ATO HQ http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/14-april-russia-is-preparing-open-enter-of-its-peacekeepers …

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04-14-2015, 10:06 AM

New Russian weapons systems not yet seen in the Ukraine-surprises me though.
#Russia has been conducting firing trials with its new PRP-4A #artillery reconnaissance vehicle in Kemerovo regionpic.twitter.com/VYxQ6UJmcG

#BreakingReport
Russia to redeploy #Grad missiles systems from #Torez to #Horlivka and the front. - Ukr intelligence

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
UA intelligence reports that militants intend to move Grad multiple rocket launchers from #Torez to #Horlivka, violating Minsk II

This is an interesting Russian comment simply because the US has actually no real "informational conflict" efforts at all when compared to the Russian efforts.
Izvestia says US propaganda fails to achieve Russian propaganda's success because it doesn't "popularize opinions."pic.twitter.com/ioJ2ASSFJ6

6 Ukr servicemen were KIA in the last day, 12 got wounded - ATO spox presser

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian policemen uncovered arms arsenal in #Lysychansk. Confiscated 116 explosives, 3 grenade launchers, 6 infantry mines, ammo

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
SBU detained 11 subversives in #Kharkiv region involved in terrorist acts. Confiscated major arms arsenal. pic.twitter.com/OfjpGzcFpi

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian servicemen spotted 8 enemy UAVs. UA troops took down 1 militant UAV by Teple village, #Luhansk region

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Pro-Russian militants fired from 120-mm mortars 16 times; twice from 122-mm artillery. Used tanks 3 times.

We think these two - seen in vicinity of Lentsov - are part of Lentsov's GRU recon squad (45th Spetsnaz Regt, VDV): pic.twitter.com/srjWWRC4OS
AND this is now not a provocation of Germany by Russia ?????
The Russian embassy in #Germany supports Victory Day events that r organized by active Novorossiya "supporters". http://russische-botschaft.de/de/2015/04/08/wie-der-70-jahrestag-des-sieges-in-deutschland-gefeiert-wird/?hc_location=ufi …

If Ukraine breaks ties with Russia, "it's cat soup for all of us," and other gems from frontline mayor Gepa Kernes http://ti.me/1O7bgAJ

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04-14-2015, 10:19 AM

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04-14-2015, 02:26 PM

Russia starts combat readiness drills in Western military district
With all these snap military drills, Russia can only bend the spoon so far before it snaps. pic.twitter.com/5t32W1ypXA

Report that Unknown helicopter or combat drone attacked militants position near Piski last nighthttps://twitter.com/InfoResist/status/587936612732002305 …

Militants uses mortars in Donbas http://24today.net/open/377107 pic.twitter.com/W9G5R6ggYf
Ukraine military says troops came under attack 26X, mainly from mortars (banned under Minsk agr.),6 servicemen killed

On #Horlivka outskirts fighting/shelling.
From #Donetsk residents report about RU fighters movement towards airport / #Pisky area.

In Shyrokyne today one of the other journalists set off a booby trap. Now in hospital. Condition is seriouspic.twitter.com/jcajnR8v4R He was wearing a Russian military camo uniform since he worked for Russian Military TV and yet claimed journalist status????

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04-14-2015, 02:27 PM

Tymchuk says Russians brought in air defense system TOR into Donbas, Ukraine.http://nv.ua/ukraine/events/rossiya-perebrosila-v-donbass-zenitno-raketnyy-kompleks-deputat-43712.html … pic.twitter.com/x3HLZSUyNo

Russia's #nuclear blackmail has not worked, but next round of hybrid war may be more dangerous http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2015/04/putin-mistakenly-believes-his-nuclear.html?m=1 … pic.twitter.com/Q2Y0JEQtO9

Latitude 67N SIGINT @uascan
RUAF strategic air force (Tu22/Tu95/Tu160) sw net up with voice traffic. Bears, Backfires or Blackjacks flying today?

Russian nuclear weapons-capable strategic long-range bombers in the air for second day running? https://twitter.com/uascan/status/587926331951865856 …

The battle for #Shyrokyno https://youtu.be/cXwL8r_IBP0

3Rus mil convoys of 40-50vehicles arrived in Popasna, 20APCs + 10tanks in #Debaltseve, 12tanks to Bryanka - Fedichev http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/04/14/7064673/ …

#Cyberattack on companies related to #defense and #military of #Russia. http://bit.ly/1H30Cup pic.twitter.com/nldU2lc7GI

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04-14-2015, 02:29 PM

#Russia/n Air Defense drill. Notice the attack arrow from #Finland. #NATO #Baltic #fpol source http://admin.strizhi.info/2015/04/13/8417

Russian Air Force and Air Defense Radio-engineering Units Arrived to Ukraine: https://en.informnapalm.org/russian-air-force-and-air-defense-radio-engineering-units-arrived-to-

US accuses Russia of establishing new army bases in Ukraine http://24today.net/open/377177 pic.twitter.com/yxNyDBPxZ9

What is wrong on banning Communism when Communism died in 1991?
Lavrov: Ukraines laws banning communism disastrous for peace process in Donbas
http://www.unian.info/politics/1066927-lavrov-ukraines-laws-banning-communism-disastrous-for-peace-process-in-donbas.html pic.twitter.com/t4964DKVpx

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04-14-2015, 02:49 PM

There are a number of ways to curb and or rein in Russian “hybrid warfare”—this is one way—taking the use of natural gas as an economic weapon off the table.

Gazprom's CEO Miller protests against EU diversification and deregulation of gas trade seeing "serious risks." http://bit.ly/1FFkLbd

The second way to counter Russian “hybrid warfare” is to have a response 24 X7 365 to Russian propaganda and disinformation efforts.
LT MFA STRATCOM @LT_MFA_Stratcom
#Disinformation enters #Lithuania through strategic trolling of msg boards, blogs, tweets, and #RU language #TV. https://www.americanambassadors.org/publications/a

It's not just @Greenpeace and polar bears who are concerned. Rogozin: Russia starts "Arctic industrialization" http://tass.ru/en/russia/789256 …

Military buildup by Russia in Crimea ‘a threat to Black Sea region’
http://www.unian.info/politics/1067046-military-buildup-by-russia-in-crimea-a-threat-to-black-sea-region.html … pic.twitter.com/1UTc2coPKW

Ukraine Live: Casualties Rise After Fighting Escalates - Our Latest Summary http://bit.ly/1DDY9pg

Zakharchenko claims Kyiv preps offensive - probably means militants are, by rules of RF propaganda. http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150414/1020870318.html … via @SputnikInt

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04-14-2015, 02:52 PM

Russian-backed rebels are shifting battle lines again in eastern Ukraine

This graphic is a great depiction of exactly just how each new ceasefire contact line is used by Russia to setup the next offensive to take them to the new contract line--an interesting land grab technique the West does not seem to appreciate and seems to "not see".

talk about getting suckered in on every new agreement--seems especially interesting in that the French and the Germans "do not see this tactic in play".

https://twitter.com/BI_Defense/status/587972017221197826/photo/1

Associated Press

INNA VARENYTSIA, Associated Press

Apr. 14, 2015, 2:31 PM

DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Fighting has picked up in eastern Ukraine after more than a month of relative calm, as diplomats gathered in Berlin on Monday to discuss the country's crisis.

Observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Sunday that its mission observed an intense clash with the use of tanks and heavy artillery as well as grenade launchers and mortars in the north of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk.

On Sunday alone, the OSCE recorded at least 1,166 explosions, caused mainly by artillery and mortar shell strikes in northern Donetsk as well as on its outskirts including the airport, now obliterated by fighting.

The OSCE also reported intense mortar fire outside the village of Shyrokyne, by the Azov Sea, but said its representatives were repeatedly barred from accessing the village on Sunday.

Mortar fire was also heard at night and in the morning on Monday in central Donetsk.

Rebel officials as well as Ukrainian and Russian colonels in charge of monitoring the cease-fire went early Monday afternoon to the northern outskirts of Donetsk, a scene of heavy fighting Sunday night.

The rebels told reporters they took captive a Ukrainian soldier and showed the body of another Ukrainian soldier. Intermittent shelling and exchanges of machine gun fire were heard from what appeared to be half a mile from the scene.

A rebel with the nom de guerre Monakh told The Associated Press that one rebel has been killed and five more injured in fighting in the north of Donetsk.

Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, military spokesman for the Ukrainian presidential administration, told reporters at noon on Monday that one Ukrainian soldier was killed and six wounded in the previous 24 hours.

The military conflict between Russian-backed rebels and government forces has killed more than 6,000 but had largely subsided since the cease-fire was announced in February and some heavy weaponry withdrawn.

Both the OSCE and Ukrainian officials said they had witnessed shelling from heavy weaponry that was supposed to have been withdrawn from the front line.

Col. Andriy Lishchynskyi, a Ukrainian representative for monitoring the cease-fire in the east, blamed the clashes on "a highly emotional state and personal animosity" between the fighters on both sides, according to the Interfax news agency.

Rebels and government forces are still separated only by hundreds of meters at some sections of the front line.

Foreign policy chiefs from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany are meeting to discuss the crisis later on Monday.

Dmytro Kuleba, the Ukrainian foreign ministry's special envoy, in a Twitter post on Monday described the fighting in the area as "setting the stage for another act of a policy drama that will be playing in Berlin today."

In an indication that hostilities are picking up in the region, the rebel Donetsk News Agency reported on Monday that the number of injured fighters tripled over the weekend compared with previous weeks..

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04-14-2015, 06:36 PM

Heavy fighting is still ongoing---Minsk 2 is now dead.

Shelling in #Donetsk continues, no pause today

Sound like there are serious battles right now all along the front line N-E of #Donetsk with small & big guns, tanks and artillery.

No ceasefire in village of Shyroknye today, even during visit by OSCE monitors pic.twitter.com/ufeywC13CV http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/14-april-no-ceasefire-in-village-of-shyroknye-today-even …

Very powerful roar of armor fr hway Putilovka/Yasynuvata area, artillery shelling fr #Makeevka tow. #Spartak

In #Pisky-#Spartak-#Yakovlivka-#Yasynuvata area looks like russian forces went on offensive?

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04-14-2015, 06:44 PM

Ukraine's secret service foils terror attack in Kharkiv region
http://uatoday.tv/politics/ukraine-s-secret-service-foils-terror-attack-in-kharkiv-region-421264.html …

Russian MOD lied that US reconplane harassed near Kaliningrad was flying transponder off. HS.fi has transponder data! http://www.hs.fi/ulkomaat/a1428974623484?jako=a1e186017d54628785ccc850c7e4a2 a2&ref=tw-share …

how can the best Army in the world according to Russian TV lose thousands of dead Russian soldiers in Donbas ?

More proof that #OSCE_SMM has difficulty distinguishing between real journalists and Russian MoD/GRU embeds...https://twitter.com/OSCE_SMM/status/588002018985381888 …

#Putin mistakenly believes his #nuclear blackmail will keep #NATO from defending #Baltics: http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/04/14/putin-mistakenly-believes-his-nuclear-threats-will-keep-nato-from-defending-baltics/ … pic.twitter.com/u9wSTClNr9

U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Warns That Russia is Behind Escalating Violence in Donbasshttp://bit.ly/1aZXl3q pic.twitter.com/Z96B7EQ86F

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04-14-2015, 07:11 PM

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04-14-2015, 07:12 PM

Russian FM is now dissing his own mercenaries:
Klimkin: Lavrov in Berlin has admitted that Motorola is a thug and does not represent Donbass. http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/14-april-klimkin-lavrov-in-berlin-has-admitted-that-motorola …

СММ ОБСЄ в Україні @OSCE_SMM
Latest from SMM to Ukraine: Massive increase in number of ceasefire violations, esp around Donetsk airport, Shyrokynehttp://bit.ly/1CKJl34

Locals in #Shyrokine village beg @OSCE to stop the nightmare. But fighting breaks out again.
http://www.demotix.com/news/7347549/fighting-breaks-out-during-osce-monitoring-mission-shyrokine … pic.twitter.com/hm3P95UH5T

What Lies behind the Anti-West Outburst in Russia? http://www.pism.pl/publications/bulletin/no-37-769# …

Militants in Donetsk pulling ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJbageUVGic …
They call it a secret weapon. More likely we see pieces of civil infrastructure going to the scrap metal. https://twitter.com/tombreadley/status/588059392010014721 …

#Ukraine asks the Russia-supported terrorists to demilitarize Shyrokino area near #Mariupol city - Kuchma's spox. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=761348880651883&id=100003303334245&refid=17&_ft_#footer_action_list …

#Footage,allegedly from #Novoazovsk,shows Russian forces moving #Minsk-forbidden D-30 arties.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuKhNiAMah8 … pic.twitter.com/0lzUSWKZ6a

#Footage
#Russia's next official invasion convoy moved through #Donetsk region today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIAbbmAx7Mc …
#Ukraine pic.twitter.com/uNEbfIW0aI

Another Russian 2S1 (122mm self-propelled arty) "in #Novoazovsk", breaching #Minsk2 deal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iF13sFHQDA … pic.twitter.com/lPiZD746xE

OUTLAW 09

04-14-2015, 07:34 PM

Fighting ceasefire is reaching a new intensity. Minsk 2 is now dead.

#Analysis #Map
Heavy fighting between Reg. #Azov and Russian forces.
Azov pounds the front.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOpTYXjOiFI … pic.twitter.com/1Q9DJTW2jh

22:01 #Donetsk, kalinovka @Serzzze: Heavy cannonade in the north
@Little_angel_M: MG fire in Motel area

#Donetsk @Serzzze:
21:22 Mira St 1: Heavy artillery from the airport direction
21:34 Oktyabr area:very heavy frequent volleys

22:00 #Donetsk @HuAdvokatos: A tank went along Universitetsks St

#Donetsk @Serzzze:
21:22 Mira St 1: Heavy artillery from the airport direction
21:34 Oktyabr area:very heavy frequent volleys

#Makeevka @OldHistoric:
20:50 Columns of 15 vehicles from #Donetsk via #Makeevka - tanks, BMP, SPG
21:10 2 tanks moved back

21:31 #Donetsk @902Albi: Battle in #Pisky non-stop today, 'the hottest day', volleys, everything but MRLS

21:42 #Shakhtarsk @olegdon3: 7 big eighteen-wheelers and escort w/warning lights from #Donetsk eastwards.

#Donetsk: Airport, the north of the city, Kievskiy and train station are under very heavy fire from direction of Avdeevka since about 1 hr.

12:28 #Lutuhine: Volleys from #Mykhaylivka direction, or from #Illiriya 'arty range there'
via @DIMAmeros

#Donetsk @Serzzze:
21:58 the center: (S)MG fire sounds
21:58 Lenin Sq: rumble in the west & northwest, 'active heavy single'
21:57 AVK area: single heavy volleys in the NNW
21:58 DOK area: MG fire, like from the city center
21:58 Gladkovka: rumble not far away
21:58 railway hospital: close firing sounds

#Donetsk @Serzzze:
21:59 military lyceum: SMG sounds, MGs and 'something heavier'
22:06 Marabushta: SMG fire from Pokrovske
22:09 21st congress palace of culture: heavy rumble
22:31 @0954771: Rozt Luksemburg St: rumble 15 min ago

It looks very nasty. But there never was a ceasefire. There was a temporary de-escalation. Now it is escalating again.

If the fighting continues in this way further civilian casualties and another panicked round of 'ceasefire' talks will follow.

But neither side believed in this; too few monitors+lack strong mandate; no trust between major powers involved here. A mess

OUTLAW 09

04-15-2015, 05:39 AM

Fighting ceasefire is reaching a new intensity. Minsk 2 is now dead.

#Analysis #Map
Heavy fighting between Reg. #Azov and Russian forces.
Azov pounds the front.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOpTYXjOiFI … pic.twitter.com/1Q9DJTW2jh

22:01 #Donetsk, kalinovka @Serzzze: Heavy cannonade in the north
@Little_angel_M: MG fire in Motel area

#Donetsk @Serzzze:
21:22 Mira St 1: Heavy artillery from the airport direction
21:34 Oktyabr area:very heavy frequent volleys

22:00 #Donetsk @HuAdvokatos: A tank went along Universitetsks St

#Donetsk @Serzzze:
21:22 Mira St 1: Heavy artillery from the airport direction
21:34 Oktyabr area:very heavy frequent volleys

#Makeevka @OldHistoric:
20:50 Columns of 15 vehicles from #Donetsk via #Makeevka - tanks, BMP, SPG
21:10 2 tanks moved back

21:31 #Donetsk @902Albi: Battle in #Pisky non-stop today, 'the hottest day', volleys, everything but MRLS

21:42 #Shakhtarsk @olegdon3: 7 big eighteen-wheelers and escort w/warning lights from #Donetsk eastwards.

#Donetsk: Airport, the north of the city, Kievskiy and train station are under very heavy fire from direction of Avdeevka since about 1 hr.

12:28 #Lutuhine: Volleys from #Mykhaylivka direction, or from #Illiriya 'arty range there'
via @DIMAmeros

#Donetsk @Serzzze:
21:58 the center: (S)MG fire sounds
21:58 Lenin Sq: rumble in the west & northwest, 'active heavy single'
21:57 AVK area: single heavy volleys in the NNW
21:58 DOK area: MG fire, like from the city center
21:58 Gladkovka: rumble not far away
21:58 railway hospital: close firing sounds

#Donetsk @Serzzze:
21:59 military lyceum: SMG sounds, MGs and 'something heavier'
22:06 Marabushta: SMG fire from Pokrovske
22:09 21st congress palace of culture: heavy rumble
22:31 @0954771: Rozt Luksemburg St: rumble 15 min ago

It looks very nasty. But there never was a ceasefire. There was a temporary de-escalation. Now it is escalating again.

If the fighting continues in this way further civilian casualties and another panicked round of 'ceasefire' talks will follow.
But neither side believed in this; too few monitors+lack strong mandate; no trust between major powers involved here. A mess

Sums up yesterday and last night--Minsk 2 is militarily speaking dead--the politicians just have not on the western side figured it out yet.

#OSCE: Full scale battle taking place in the area of #Ukraine-controlled #Pisky - heavy artillery and mortar fire. pic.twitter.com/rzsPvuho9R

OUTLAW 09

04-15-2015, 08:57 AM

Silent advances reloaded: #Ukraine loses another village East of #Mariupol
http://conflictreport.info/2015/04/14/silent-advances-realoaded-ukraine-loses-another-village-east-of-mariupol/ … pic.twitter.com/a1ToUT7JbX

The Easter ceasefire that wasn't: http://bit.ly/1aQE7g7 pic.twitter.com/HV0Rk0KFzo

#BreakingFootage
Also tonight, there is fighting at the fronts around #Donetsk city.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu95HIpXmCQ …

ATO: Shelling continues, Ukrainian army repels militant attacks in Luhansk region
http://www.unian.info/war/1067290-ato-shelling-continues-ukrainian-army-repels-militant-attacks-in-luhansk-region.html … pic.twitter.com/w61xyMERVT

Russian army units with the UAV Zastava
Units with «Zastava»
m/u 51460 Khabarovsk
m/u 71289 Ussuriysk
m/u 08275 Pechenga
m/u 02511 Kamenka
m/u 90151 Gusev
pic.twitter.com/Plqht7n4uB

Russian units with UAV «Zastava» with control module
m/u 12128 Totskoye
m/u 01162 Dushanbe
m/u 05812 Kuril Islands
pic.twitter.com/cXPGxdsTLE

Russian units with UAV «Forpost» looks like our Shadow or the Israeli model that they purchased six of and then the production license
m/u 20924 Kolomna
m/u 30866 Chernyakhovsk
m/u 44936 Budennovsk
pic.twitter.com/4dhPYtI5dz

Russian units with UAV «Zastava»
m/u 63354 Buynaksk
m/u 41659 Aleysk
m/u 12128 Totskoye
pic.twitter.com/QU85UpnjU7

Russian units with UAV «Zastava»
m/u 20924 Kolomna
m/u 04436 Gyumri
m/u 20634 Vladikavkaz
pic.twitter.com/I5fCMtMDPE

Russian units with UAV «Forpost»
m/u 49324 Severomorsk
m/u 69262 Yelizovo
pic.twitter.com/NkLsoOoIwv

OUTLAW 09

04-15-2015, 08:58 AM

Russian T72 with T64 retro fits:
pic.twitter.com/sqWx15YjrJ

This am militants resumed attacks on Shyrokyne. Y-day a #Donbas battal serviceman was WIA, UAVs were spotted 19 times http://www.0629.com.ua/news/798038

#Donetsk 9:34AM
Fighting going on in the Volvo Center (#Pisky) - Sofiiska str. area.
- via @donetsk_ukrop pic.twitter.com/Y5Qx77Dzlg

Dmitry #Tymchuk: most tense is situation in area of #Pisky-Avdiivka incl near #Donetsk airport. Enemy used 4 armoured vehicles, 2 AA mounts

From 6pm to midnight, #Ukraine forces were attacked 23 times, all attacks repulsed – ATO

There is a battle with mortar, artillery fire ongoing in #Pisky-Zhabunky area

VIDEO So far unpublished interrogation with Cyborgs (in Russian)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug3saMfoByU … pic.twitter.com/Q4yYnIprZk

RT broadcasts from peace-loving #Russia
Russia's nuclear strike will be more devastating than US' preventative strike pic.twitter.com/QUvuYIY665

OUTLAW 09

04-15-2015, 09:19 AM

It seems that the Ukrainian Army pulled a “Russian tactic” on the Russian mercenaries and it worked.

In the area called Pisky which was close to the Donetsk airport battle that lasted longer that Stalingrad—242 days before the UA lost control of it –it was being defended by the last remaining Ukrainian volunteer BN.

Stories kept leaking out of the moving of the OUN BN out of Pisky and “conflicts” between the Bn and the UA over the last week. Then a big story hit the news wires that the BN had pulled out and there had been some problems in replacing it with a Ukrainian regular army unit.

Then the mercenaries jumped into the fight thinking they could win more ground and move the contact line further away from Donetsk city by attempting to fill the void created by the vacating OUN BN.

What was not so clearly seen was the UA unit that “replaced OUN” was the battle tested 93rd Airborne Mobile Brigade that was ready for a fight as they had been overrun by the regular Russian army in the airport battle AND they were facing two Russian mercenary units known for torturing and executing UA POWs.

There then ensued a major battle that is still ongoing—a single lone tweet came out a day or so ago from the two mercenary BNs involved in the fight to the effect they had been surrounded by the UA and were fighting for their lives—the Russian mercenary command has then attempted to rush in reinforcements.

What is most interesting is that in the second Russian offensive which took Debaltseve they used heavily their MRLS systems almost non stop at a firing rate of 150 tons per day—now due to the Minsk 2 withdrawal agreements their MRLSs are totally of non use as that would be a clear violation of Minsk 2 and Russia would be then held responsible for Minsk 2 failing.

Now the mercenaries are reduced to mortar and artillery attacks and are struggling to break the encirclement as they had become dependent on massive undirected MRLS fire.

#Analysis #Map
Last video of Batt. OUN before it was pulled back from #Pisky.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exuRTjweP-c … pic.twitter.com/QlzY2qh2wf

And right after they left some serious attacks started there. Just a coincidence, i'm sure

OUTLAW 09

04-15-2015, 09:42 AM

Yday in #Luhansk area fighting reported fr #Krymske, #Sokolniki, #Slavyanoserbsk, Holubivske, Vesela Hora. 1 Ukr WIA http://inforesist.org/sily-ato-unich

Criminals from Russia,Chechnya,Serbia etc. getting Russian army combat training in E Ukraine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adE_fteJLsY … pic.twitter.com/Roih0AcrxI

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Map. Situation in eastern #Ukraine, April 15, 12:00 EET pic.twitter.com/4P4ckg854c

Ukraine's FM rules out amnesty for militants who shelled Mariupol and shot down MH17 http://24today.net/open/378075 pic.twitter.com/qzzZgjW0se

Ukr Secret Service conducts investigation against chief of FSB (Federal Security Service of Russia) on illegal weapons supply and terrorism

Ukrainian official says militants smuggled some POWs into Russia
http://uatoday.tv/news/ukrainian-official-says-militants-smuggled-some-pows-into-russia-421397.html … pic.twitter.com/mb8sNKFbq9

A Donetsk `selfie’ fan continues revealing the hidden equipment of the Russian hybrid army: https://en.informnapalm.org/a-donetsk-selfie-fan-continues-revealing-the-hidden-equipment-of-the-russian-hybrid-army/ … pic.twitter.com/KvuUKBTm4F

OUTLAW 09

04-15-2015, 09:46 AM

More indirect evidence that the Russian generals assigned to the Ukrainian JCCC together with their 70 plus staff are actually commanding the Russian troops and her mercenaries inside the Ukraine using the OSCE as "official cover"they are allowed virtual freedom of movement within the mercenary controlled regions and yet they cannot negotiate the right for the OSCE to enter their so called "restricted zones"--come on ........they are Russian Generals and what mercenary is going to refuse they requests---implies Russia has not a single intention in fulfilling Minsk 2.

Now the Ukrainians are talking more about it--and what is the OSCE's response as well as responses from the West?????

Yesterday TASS complained that the Ukrainians were now attacking the OSCE for being to biase---shows just how Russia needs the OSCE "official cover".

#BRKstatement
"Russian generals from April 9-12, came to #Horlivka to discuss the upcoming offensive." - ATO spox
They know,what's coming

The OSCE is required to be impartial but in reality it responds to Russian influence.

Today from the Ukrainian FM:

Klimkin: Claims of cooperation between some OSCE mission members and militants are...
http://www.unian.info/war/1067325-klimkin-claims-of-cooperation-between-some-osce-mission-members-and-militants-are-investigated.html … pic.twitter.com/xmqdnhZWpr

The OSCE mission in Ukraine has been SO INEFFECTIVE it appears sometimes to legitimise massive flow of Russian weapons/fighters into Donbas

OUTLAW 09

04-15-2015, 10:02 AM

OUTLAW 09

04-15-2015, 10:09 AM

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian servicemen spotted 22 enemy UAVs. UA troops took down one of them that flew toward #Lyman

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Hotspots: #Shyrokyne & #Chermalyk in #Mariupol sec; #Donetsk airport area, central #Luhansk region

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Pro-Russian militants used tanks twice against Ukrainian servicemen near #Pisky. No record of artillery use.

IF Ukrainian General Staff abandons #Shyrokyne, this is not going to end well for Ordzhonikidzivsky, eastern neighbourhood of #Mariupol city

First official US/NATO response concerning the renewed heavy fighting—nothing out of DC????
Phil Breedlove @PMBreedlove
Concerned by renewed fighting in #Ukraine. Vital all sides pull back verifiably, #Russia stops fuelling conflict. http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/150811 …

#Russia deploys 50 armored vehicles and 2,000 troops near #Veydeleyevka, #Rostov region – 10 km away from RU-UA border - NSDC of #Ukraine

OUTLAW 09

04-15-2015, 10:10 AM

#News
1 Ukrainian soldier KIA, 2 WIA during the last 24 hours.
"Hybrid statistics", going up and down daily, thanks to the Russian tactic.

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian counter-intelligence detained 3 #DPR militants who were organizing an illegal plebiscite in #Donetsk last year

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
SBU uncovered militant arms arsenals in #Siversk & #Mariupol. Confiscated AK rifles, grenades, grenade launchers pic.twitter.com/CnweOoPHYI

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
SBU discovered another arms cache in #Odesa. Confiscated 6 smoke bombs intended for terrorist acts in the city

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
SBU detained militant – gathered intel about fortifications in #Donetsk reg. He was trained to use 122-mm howitzers by RU intelligence.

Trolls, Trolls and More Trolls..........Countering Putin’s Information Weapons of War http://on.wsj.com/1JIQZ3Z via @WSJ

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Pro-Russian militants started to issue “temporary IDs”. Plan to issue “DPR passports” – unrecognized & useless in any country.

OUTLAW 09

04-15-2015, 10:19 AM

Russian strategic nuclear bombers on the move again today---social media types provide far more tracking/activity info that western nations as a whole

Latitude 67N SIGINT @uascan
RUAF strategic air force (Tu22/Tu95/Tu160) sw net up with voice traffic. Bears, Backfires or Blackjacks flying today

RusAirForce Strategic Bomber Voice net 8090 USB 0741Z

RusAirForce Tu-95 Bear H Morse net 8029 KHz at 0720Z.

Russia MoD: Tu-95MS long-range bombers "successfully performed the tasks of air patrols over the Atlantic" https://twitter.com/mod_russia/status/588281225120473089 …

OUTLAW 09

04-15-2015, 11:53 AM

Militants tried to shoot down their own drone in the Luhansk region pic.twitter.com/rISWgQDxkN http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/15-april-fighters-tried-to-shoot-down-their-own-drone-in …

A hundred militants and five tanks in the Kuibyshev district of Donetsk pic.twitter.com/F5527vrzVa http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/15-april-a-hundred-militants-and-five-tanks-were-thrown-in …

Heavy fighting in #Donetsk, E. #Ukraine, today.
This is the sound of the #ceasefire.
https://twitter.com/MarQs__/status/588043701030641664

#BREAKINGFOOTAGE
LARGE #RUSSIAN_ARMY T-72 COLUMN MOVING TOWARDS THE FRONT IN OCCUPIED DONBAS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypvl1bwl-4w … pic.twitter.com/l7Yx3uEKpz

13 Russian T-72 moving towards Alchevsk/the front in occupied Donbas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypvl1bwl-4w …
pic.twitter.com/mRo7fmqdCV

This is a critical development that needs to be watched---are the local ethnic Russians in the Ukraine now fed up with Russian mercenaries and their dream of New Russia????

http://www.e1.ru/news/spool/news_id-422297.html … "Locals called us occupiers." 180 disillusioned spetsnaz vets ("rebels") return fr #Ukraine to #Yekaterinburg,#Russia

Ukrainians ‘Called Us Occupiers,’ Returning Russian Volunteers Tell Media http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2015/04/ukrainians-called-us-occupiers.html …

Russian T90A tanks drill near Ukrainian border http://uatoday.tv/politics/russian-t90a-tanks-drill-near-ukrainian-border-421469.html … #Ukraine #Russia pic.twitter.com/czJUSRk7cG

Convoy of #Russian tanks was spotted on the move along the M04 road directed from #Luhansk to Alchevsk https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ypvl1bwl-4w …

OUTLAW 09

04-15-2015, 11:54 AM

Tom Cotton: Obama's Iran Deal May Lead to Nuclear War — The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/04/tom-cotton-obama-iran-deal-may-lead-to-nuclear-war/390327/ …

SBU: Putin’s adviser and FSB officers involved in Maidan killings
http://www.unian.info/politics/1067376-sbu-putins-adviser-and-fsb-officers-involved-in-maidan-killings.html … pic.twitter.com/NAqEItH53u

http://lenta.ru/news/2015/04/15/bears/ …
2 Tu-95MSs with Il-78 tanker support and MiG-31 escort performed tasks in neutral airspace during a 15 hour flight

They were intercepted by British Typhoons and Danish F-16s

#UA Security services found in #Odessa an weapons cache of prorussian terrorists with 6 bombs Shiras-M pic.twitter.com/lSCeQZ2Cb7

So much for Russian R&D timelines:
http://flot.com/2015/191912/
Russian submarines to get new 533mm torpedo "Fizik" by ends of year after 30 years of development

OUTLAW 09

04-15-2015, 11:58 AM

Reuters: NATO commander urges Russia to stop fuelling Ukraine conflict http://24today.net/open/378316 pic.twitter.com/VBjhuhcLSp

#Russia accusing #Finland of stoking separatism in #Karelia. - @RFERL
http://www.rferl.org/content/the-daily-vertical-karelia/26956993.html …

Kremlin Media is unquestionably interfering with MH17 investigation by spreading conspiracy >while refusing to assist pic.twitter.com/S86F8AbZez

#SBU found new traces of assistant of #Putin during the shootings on the Maidan pic.twitter.com/MKDTMJrkP4 http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/15-april-sbu-found-new-traces-of-assistant-of-putin-during …

Dominik P. Jankowski @dpjankowski
1st impression from the NATO School: operational fatigue growing among all NATO militaries=no real appetite for out-of-area operations
2nd impression from the NATO School: insufficient understanding of what happens on NATO's eastern flank (hard to switch from opex mindset).
Volunteer from Russia was awarded with piece of MH-17 for delivered food - "DPR" Newspaper pic.twitter.com/sfdHMaqHK8 http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/15-april-volunteer-from-russia-was-awarded-with-piece-of …

OUTLAW 09

04-15-2015, 12:18 PM

Critical development as the damages the Ukraine can demand from Russia for the Crimea and in eastern Ukraine could in effect go into the 100s of billions of USDs and Russia knows if it is ruled against then the Ukraine can in effect attach and take any commercial airliner, Russian national bank account, Putin’s personal wealth in Switzerland, vessel, military shipplanne that touches any country outside of Russian.

Russia has been defined by the Ukraine as an aggressor nation thus setting the stage for a formal ECHR complaint—that is why Russia is holding back on the demand that theUkraine immediately pay the 3B USD due loan.

ECHR is the only alley for Ukraine today to start suing Russia for Crimea annexation & East Ukraine invasion, MPs & the govt agree

OUTLAW 09

04-15-2015, 12:20 PM

Swedish #SIGINT spent another day over the #BalticSea, now home for afternoon "fika" pic.twitter.com/ldXRXtCZFl

Belarus and Russia holds joint war games near Polish border http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/15-april-belarus-and-russia-holds-joint-war-games-near-polish … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/ZgWIdX8FVU

Fragment from downed Malaysian Airlines #MH17 will be exhibited in Russian Museum to the 70-th anniversary of Victory pic.twitter.com/g0AdnmsW6z

OUTLAW 09

04-15-2015, 12:58 PM

To understand fully Russian disinformation requires the reader to actually do some homework and analyze exactly what the Russian FM is saying in this Russian Interfax News agency release from today.

The Russians are complaining publicly that the Ukrainians are not fulfilling the Trilateral Contact Group decisions thus are not implementing Minsk 2 which is the assumption being stated in Interfax.

The Russian complaint is false and a blatant lie or simply put agitprop..

Actually all TCG documents mirror those demands written in Minsk 1 and 2--which it seems Russia did not want to read.

BUT when one takes the time to read the TCG releases starting in 2014 up through Feb 2015 there is no mention of any "sub groups" that the Russians are "alluding to". This Russian argument has also been repeated by their mercenaries as well as the reason for stopping all POW exchanges which was a core demand in Minsk 1 and 2 and in the TCG meetings as well.

There was a single report today that in fact the mercenaries are sending a number of the Ukrainian POWs in fact to Russia in complete violation of Minsk 1 and 2.
Ukrainian official says militants smuggled some POWs into Russiahttp://uatoday.tv/news/ukrainian-off...ia-421397.html … pic.twitter.com/mb8sNKFbq9

From Interfax today:
15:02 MOSCOW URGES KYIV TO COMPLY WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS ON APPOINTING REPRESENTATIVES TO TRILATERAL CONTACT GROUP'S WORKING SUB-GROUPS - RUSSIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER KARASIN

If anything after reading Minsk 1 and 2 and the following TCG documents--one really finds that it is Russia that is in full non compliance and in direct violation of literally all documents she herself has pushed for and called the "Putin Peace plan".

PROTOCOL on the results of consultations of the Trilateral Contact Group (Minsk, 05/09/2014)

08 September 2014, 12:01

Mission of Ukraine to the European Union

PROTOCOL
on the results of consultations of the Trilateral Contact Group
with respect to the joint steps aimed at
the implementation of the Peace Plan
of the President of Ukraine, P. Poroshenko,
and the initiatives of the President of Russia, V. Putin

Upon consideration and discussion of the proposals put forward by the participants of the consultations in Minsk on September 1, 2014, the Trilateral Contact Group, consisting of the representatives of Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe [OSCE], reached an understanding with respect to the need to implement the following steps:

1. Ensure the immediate bilateral cessation of the use of weapons.

2. Ensure monitoring and verification by the OSCE of the regime of non-use of weapons.

3. Implement decentralization of power, including by means of enacting the Law of Ukraine “With respect to the temporary status of local self-government in certain areas of the Donetsk and the Lugansk regions” (Law on Special Status).

4. Ensure permanent monitoring on the Ukrainian-Russian state border and verification by the OSCE, together with the creation of a security area in the border regions of Ukraine and the Russian Federation.

5. Immediately release all hostages and unlawfully detained persons.

6. Enact a law prohibiting the prosecution and punishment of persons in connection with the events that took place in certain areas of the Donetsk and the Lugansk regions of Ukraine.

7. Conduct an inclusive national dialogue.

8. Adopt measures aimed at improving the humanitarian situation in Donbass.

9. Ensure the holding of early local elections in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “With respect to the temporary status of local self-government in certain areas of the Donetsk and the Lugansk regions” (Law on Special Status).

10. Remove unlawful military formations, military hardware, as well as militants and mercenaries from the territory of Ukraine.

11. Adopt a program for the economic revival of Donbass and the recovery of economic activity in the region.

12. Provide personal security guarantees for the participants of the consultations.

MINSK, 30 January 2015 - On 28 January President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with the representatives of the Trilateral Contact Group, the Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE, Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini, representative of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma, and representative of the Russian Federation, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Ukraine, Mikhail Zurabov to exchange views on the most pressing questions relating to the de-escalation of the situation in some districts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

On the eve of the consultations in Minsk, the Trilateral Contact Group proceeds from the understanding that the following practical outcome must be achieved: a binding agreement on the immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of heavy weapons from the contact line, as agreed in the Minsk Memorandum on 19 September 2014, unrestricted supply of basic goods and humanitarian assistance to the affected areas in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as tangible progress in the release of detainees.

The document which may be signed tomorrow includes a list of concrete steps designed to provide for the implementation of these priority tasks aimed at de-escalating the situation. The document was finalized on 29 January.

The Trilateral Contact Group is ready to depart for Minsk (Republic of Belarus) tomorrow in order to have another round of consultations and finalize the agreed arrangements with the signatories of the Minsk Protocol and Minsk Memorandum of 5 and 9 September 2014, aimed at the implementation of Ukrainian President’s peace plan.

Kyiv, 14 February 2015 - Following the recent summit meeting in the Normandy Format in Minsk, the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), consisting of senior representatives of Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, today, 14 February 2015, held a round of consultations in the form of a video-conference with representatives of certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Issues of the practical implementation of the “Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements”, adopted in Minsk on 12 February 2015, were discussed during the consultations. Particular emphasis was placed on full respect of provisions concerning the ceasefire, which should be strictly implemented from 15 February 2015 at 00.00 hours Kiev time, as well as the withdrawal of heavy weapons, as agreed in the Package of Measures.

It was agreed that all actors will undertake all necessary measures aimed at achieving the above objectives and the speedy de-escalation of ongoing hostilities in the conflict zone, in particular in the vicinity of the towns of Debaltseve and Mariupol, which have seen the heaviest fighting in recent days.

It was also decided that the Trilateral Contact Group will hold further consultations with representatives of certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions on a regular basis in order to facilitate the full implementation of the Minsk Agreements of 5 and 19 September 2014 and the Package of Measures of 12 February 2015.

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04-15-2015, 01:15 PM

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04-15-2015, 01:26 PM

Russian soldiers in Donbas Arena/Donetsk http://dynamo.kiev.ua/news/204119.html … pic.twitter.com/gLj8AagIV2

Russian tanks in Luhansk http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/15-april-russian-tanks-in-luhansk … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/oNHi8I6pLv

Crazy archival footage from 1995 about a Russian-German (and Hitler fan) fighting against Russia in Chechnya http://www.spiegel.de/video/vor-20-jahren-russlanddeutsche-kaempfer-in-tschetschenien-video-1561926.html …

Heavy Fighting Around Both Peski and Shirokino http://bit.ly/1DiiLSF pic.twitter.com/TBtutCD0zK

Russia Federation began MLRS drills near Dzhankoy http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/15-april-russia-federation-began-mlrs-drills-near-dzhankoy … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/NL70hTL9n1

Waiting for storm:#Ukrainian military prepares t defend #Mariupol.Read exclusive #EMPR report:http://empr.media/news/waiting-for-the-storm-ukrainian-military-prepares-to-defend-mariupol … pic.twitter.com/JcdsbyGhRN

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04-15-2015, 03:11 PM

Russia is fighting a two front war---wildfires in the east---Siberia and the Ukrainian Army in the west. Barely succeeding in the Siberian fight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9ISF0bW2UY … After flooding #Ukraine w/ equipment, #Russia deploys honeywagons to fight wildfires at home pic.twitter.com/uJjCFo0YVJ

DRONE FOOTAGE Aftermath of steppe fires in Khakassia, Chita, Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=10&v=IYtEa0NPD6U …

VIDEO Apocalyptic scenes in Chita, Russia where steppe fires reached residential areas.
Cars caught in between.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r94gooSsCc …

Wildfire threaten rocket fuel warehouses in "Closed City" Gorny http://russia.liveuamap.com/en/2015/15-april-wildfire-threaten-rocket-fuel-warehouses-in-closed … #Russia pic.twitter.com/lkEbTygVSG

Russians On Social Media Ask Why There's Attention for Ukraine but Not Russia's Provinces http://bit.ly/1yrweIM pic.twitter.com/szvT3Xthxf

Siberian wildfires kill 24, leave thousands homeless http://uatoday.tv/society/deadly-russian-widlfires-421460.html … #Russia #wildfire pic.twitter.com/5bvUHGS9yQ

A Glimpse Inside "Hell" As Russia's Far East Burns http://bit.ly/1CNjxmO pic.twitter.com/v32rOsEf4p

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04-15-2015, 03:13 PM

#Warcrime in Luhansk Ukraine
Russia's terrorists loading mortar into an ambulance
pic.twitter.com/cCGbWDLXSb
http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/15-apr

#Russia hid in the woods near the Ukrainian border thousands of its troops - #ATO headquarters pic.twitter.com/427BwdvvVQ http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/15-april-russia-hid-in-the-woods-near-the-ukrainian-border …

Lysenko: 2k Russian troops hiding in the woods next to Ukrainian border in Russia's Belgorod region. http://nv.ua/ukraine/politics/rossiya-skryla-v-lesu-u-ukrainskoy-granicy-neskolko-tysyachnuyu-gruppirovku-shtab-ato-43959.html …

#Peskov:
Russians keep calling #Putin's hotline to demand recognition of #Ukraine's rebel republics
http://www.interfax.ru/russia/436428

@ARothNYT Poor Putin has no choice, but respond to demands of Russian people who are asking to protect other Russian people.

Secret bridge over Seversky Donets instead of Announced Bridge over Kerch Strait: https://en.informnapalm.org/secret-bridge-over-seversky-donets-instead-of-announced-bridge-over-kerch-strait/ … pic.twitter.com/7lLX9FVsoH

Kremlin calls "extremists" those Poles which are against Night Wolves in their country http://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/1904734 …

More Russians want to drive through Warsaw http://ria.ru/society/20150415/1058719296.html …

Ukraine crisis: 700 explosions around Donetsk airport and Shyrokyne despite truce http://www.snsanalytics.com/7yy7y1

Great article on Russian "informational conflict"
Full text of @peterpomeranzev testimony at House hearing on 'Russia’s Weaponization of Information' http://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA00/20150415/103320/HHRG-114-FA00-Wstate-PomerantsevP-20150415.pdf …

VERY GRAPHIC 18+ Russian Army/Militia/Generals now in occupied Ukraine learned their murderous trade in Chechnya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F284pjoZ8Ac&feature=youtu.be

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04-15-2015, 03:22 PM

The art of unintended consequences.

Israel threatening to arm Ukraine & Georgia in retaliation for Russia selling S-300 to Iran
http://newsru.com/world/14apr2015/israelukr.html

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04-15-2015, 03:24 PM

Menacing noises from Peskov - #Putin "urged" to recognize DNR/LNR. Like Medvedev was urged to recognise Abkhazia/South Ossetia?

#Peskov:
Russians keep calling #Putin's hotline to demand recognition of #Ukraine's rebel republics
http://www.interfax.ru/russia/436428

@ARothNYT Poor Putin has no choice, but respond to demands of Russian people who are asking to protect other Russian people.

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04-15-2015, 04:19 PM

Reference what the Russians term in their non linear warfare “informational conflict” or what I and others have termed “weaponization of information”

A really great presentation by a knowledgeable US journalist on the issue to the US HFAC.

Great article on Russian "informational conflict"
Full text of @peterpomeranzev testimony at House hearing on 'Russia’s Weaponization of Information' http://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA...P-20150415.pdf

Dana Rohrabacher goes on about "violent coup" in Ukraine at House hearings on Russian propaganda, unwittingly showing how effective it is

Spouting crazy on Russia and journalism at the HFAC hearing on RUS propaganda with @peterpomeranzev and @lizwahl

As demonstrated by Sen. Rohrabacher's "Kyiv coup" comments, Russia has so twisted the narrative on Ukraine than even U.S. Reps. been duped.

Former Russian RT journalist Wahl says #Russia uses conspiracy theories to sow doubt, chaos and confusion, erode people's trust

Former RT journalist Liz Wahl: the best way to fight #Russian's war on information is to tell the truth.

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04-15-2015, 04:33 PM

http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.de/2015/04/ukrainians-called-us-occupiers.html

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Ukrainians ‘Called Us Occupiers,’ Returning Russian Volunteers Tell Media

Paul Goble

Staunton, April 15 – Many commentators have speculated that Moscow faces a potentially serious problem when those who have gone to fight in Ukraine return to Russia with their anger and their military skills, the Kremlin may face a more immediate danger: those returning are undercutting Russian propaganda about what is happening in Ukraine.

Today, Yekaterinburg’s independent online news agency reported that “about 180” volunteers from the Urals returned from Ukraine today and are telling their families, friends and the media that “local people [in Ukraine] called us occupiers,” an epithet that calls into question Moscow’s messages (e1.ru/news/spool/news_id-422297.html).

The returnees were led by Vladimir Yefimov, the spetsnaz veteran who recruited them to go to Ukraine in the first place. When they left for Ukraine in March, they formed “the largest official local group of volunteers since the declaration of the armistice. Only half returned today; the rest continue to fight in the guard of the Donetsk Peoples Republic.

“We worked in guard posts and went on patrol,” Yefimov said. “There were no serious battles,” only occasional shooting and provocations. But the weather in the Donbas was terrible and everyone suffered with the flu, heart problems and lung infections.

He added that he and his men “had become disappointed in the Donetsk Peoples Republic to which they had gone initially because of its ‘duplicitous leadership’ and the attitudes of the local population.”

“According to Kyiv law, we are terrorists. According to a Madrid court, we are also terrorists. According to the law of the Luhan Republic, persons who are not included on the lists of its armed forces are also members of illegal armed formations. And if one takes money for service there, then we become mercenaries” under Russian law, Yefimov said.

But it was the attitude of the local people in Luhansk, he said, that really repelled him. “They are clearly drawn to Ukraine. They pay taxes to it. And the local population in some places calls us occupiers. We simply lost the desire to work in this republic and transferred to the Donetsk Peoples Republic” where the situation is “much better.”

Yefimov told the Yekaterinburg journalists that he had had to pay for the train tickets of his men back home because of a quarrel he had with his original sponsor: That individual objected to the fact that he had named him during a media interview despite the fact that he wanted to remain anonymous.

Despite all this, Yefimov said, he “plans to prepare a new group of volunteers” and has already found 40 who are ready to go. But his words about how the people of the Donbas really view “Russian volunteers” like himself are likely to have a bigger impact on future events than anything he or they might do in Donetsk.

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04-15-2015, 04:43 PM

Fuel truck registration plates and mark are - of course - not Ukrainian. pic.twitter.com/qFmeKJsen3

Planned route of "Night Wolves" from Moscow to Berlin. All Belorussian bikers boycott it http://by24.org/2015/04/15/belarusian_bikers_boycotted_night_wolves/ … pic.twitter.com/Orp2kaNG46

Polish Prime Minister Calls Plan to Tour Europe for Victory Day by Putin's Favorite Motorcyclists "a Provocation"
http://www.interpretermag.com/russia-update-april-15-2015/#7930 …

Russian soldiers murdered 10,000+ civilians in Chechnya 1999. What makes you think Ukraine will be any different? pic.twitter.com/schgtj2Uqx

Epic trailer for Putin's phone-in tomorrow. Features him staring down Obama and cheered by adulating crowds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et9Ubtgk2d0 …

#News
Ukr forces near Sokil'nyky are back at "getting pounded daily w/o being allowed to meaningfully fight back". pic.twitter.com/No1Ihykfwk

25 Russian tanks & 5 GRAD systems entered Ukraine via Dolzhanskiy border point https://twitter.com/pressdonoda/status/588381280343040001 …

#Russia-backed militants fired at Ukr forces 24 times from midnight till 6 pm, most intensely at #Donetsk direction https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/posts/981639498513523 …

Ukraine's envoy to UN: Russia uses Islamic conflict to make world forget about Donbashttp://www.unian.info/politics/1067608-ukraines-envoy-to-un-russia-uses-islamic-conflict-to-make-world-forget-about-donbas.html … pic.twitter.com/C521mrCQzi

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04-15-2015, 05:05 PM

Russia is fighting a two front war---wildfires in the east---Siberia and the Ukrainian Army in the west. Barely succeeding in the Siberian fight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9ISF0bW2UY … After flooding #Ukraine w/ equipment, #Russia deploys honeywagons to fight wildfires at home pic.twitter.com/uJjCFo0YVJ

DRONE FOOTAGE Aftermath of steppe fires in Khakassia, Chita, Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=10&v=IYtEa0NPD6U …

VIDEO Apocalyptic scenes in Chita, Russia where steppe fires reached residential areas.
Cars caught in between.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r94gooSsCc …

Wildfire threaten rocket fuel warehouses in "Closed City" Gorny http://russia.liveuamap.com/en/2015/15-april-wildfire-threaten-rocket-fuel-warehouses-in-closed … #Russia pic.twitter.com/lkEbTygVSG

Death Toll Rises to 29 in Khakasiya Fires; Amur Situation Worse with 12 New Fires http://bit.ly/1H87zdP pic.twitter.com/a3RnIM724W

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04-15-2015, 05:20 PM

https://en.informnapalm.org/operational-summary-of-donbas-war-for-april-13-2015/

Operational Summary of the Donbas War. April 13, 2015
Summaries
1 day ago

For the past few weeks we have been receiving reports from our insiders regarding massing of military equipment in Olenivka and Dokuchaievsk (Donetsk Oblast). At first glance it looks like a preparation for an offensive on Mariupol. However, since militants told they were going to reach the administrative borders of oblasts, further attack westwards is inevitable. Besides, they will need to cover the flanks of an attack in South-Western direction. It is most likely that they will accumulate military equipment to attack Olenivka — Andriivka via Paraskoviivka and Uspenivka. Taking into account information from eyewitnesses, we could say that they have up to one mechanized battalion there.

The advantage of such an attack is that they move along the water and come to the rear of the Ukrainian units based in Kurakhove and its vicinity. This attack required the militants to stretch out their communications (thus making logistics harder) and thus they will have to take care of their rears. If you look at the map, there is only one good road allowing to transfer military equipment fast: Vuhledar — Paraskoviivka. In order to gain control over this road, the militants will try to reach Vuhledar.

As for Volnovakha, the enemy has concentrated significant force in Starobesheve and Komsomolske (the exact amount of vehicles is not known, but according to reports of our insiders, the enemy has at least two brigades there). In addition, they have sizeable forces in Telmanove as well. Apparently, there will be no attack towards Telmanove — Hranitne — Volnovakha because of the natural water obstacle, i.e. the Kalmius River.

Besides, the moderate tempo of hostilities in that area gave the Ukrainian 72nd Brigade an opportunity to fortify. Now it will be quite difficult for the enemy to overrun our 72nd. Instead, everything that is located in Komsomolske and Starobesheve will be tossed towards Volnovakha. If the militants capture Volnovakha, only then will they be able to develop an offensive upon Mariupol and Hranitne, getting into the rear of the 72nd Brigade. In order to divert attention, the militants will likely attack towards Telmanove — Hranitne.

There is a direct route from Volnovakha to Mariupol. However, we should note that the distance is quite long, and the highway goes through the open plains in this area. This is why the enemy draws up air defence systems southwards. This air defence will cover the attacking Terrorussian group from Ukrainian SS-21 Scarab Tactical Operational Missile Complexes, as well as 9A52 Smerch and BM-27 Uragan MLRS. If the militants successfully reach Mariupol, they will not enter the city, but instead will try reaching Mangush in order to cut off supplies.

There is another argument supporting the theory of encircling attack, and it is military equipment leaving Petrovskiy district of Donetsk. We tried to find it everywhere. We were unable to check only the living block of the mine No. 29 and the area of the asphalt plant. It is possible that a small group of terrorists is located there. The task of this group will be to contain the attack of the ATO forces from Mariinka and to imitate the attack towards Mariinka — Kurakhove in order to divert attention from the main direction (Olenivka — Andriivka).

As for the Northern direction, militants are increasing their manpower in Horlivka. It could seem as if they are preparing for an attack upon Kostiantynivka. However, there is a natural obstacle complicating this, i.e. the Kleban-Byk natural landmark, beginning between Dobropillya and Kostiantynivka and ending near Artemivsk. There is still an option for the terrorists to attack towards Krasnoarmiisk and Dymytrov from Horlivka: there are steppes and very few water obstacles there.

Besides, this direction is at the turn of the two sectors. It might seem unwise to attack in that direction, until you take in mind the possibility of Olenivka — Andriivka attack. If the latter attack succeeds, the ‘Army of Novorossiya’ will close the pocket with almost entire Ukrainian Sector B inside. In order to deprive this Sector of the possibility to transfer its reserves for flank attacks and to cut off communications, the militants will probably initiate fights in the Donetsk Airport and Pisky, simulating an attack on Avdiivka.

As for Sector S, it will be unable to help because of the troubles it will have in the area of Artemivsk. Judging by the amount of military equipment and manpower which militants are transferring to Stakhanov, we conclude that they prepare for an attack northwards. If Putin approves the attack, they will deliver blows towards Horlivka — Maiorsk — Artemivsk and Pervomaisk — Artemivsk. Keep in mind that part of the forces of Sector S will be busy with fights in the Kalynove — Svitlodar direction.

Sector A is also in danger of an attack at the turn of the sectors. It is most likely that the militants are preparing for an attack on Lysyhansk. They will probably try to pin down Ukrainian forces in the area of Trokhizbenka, imitating crossing over the Siverskyi Donets River (using the forces accumulated in Stakhanov and Alchevsk). In addition, the ‘Army of Novorossiya’ will fight for Stanytsia Luhanska (the assault troops will come from Millerovo, Russian Federation but they will pretend infiltrating along the border). You can read about one of the crossings over Donets here, it is unknown how many such crossings exist. If the militants succeed with Lysychansk and Stanytsia Luhanska, they will move towards Shchastya from the North and South-East.

These were short term prospects. Speaking of long term ones, we should mention the possibility of an attack on Slovyansk from Artemivsk. Besides, there is a risk that the militants will use a secondary road to move from Dobropillya to Kramatorsk. The road is in good condition and has neither checkpoints of the Ukrainian Army nor the National Guard of Ukraine.

As for the long term prosects for Luhansk Oblast, the militants will not move northwards because they remember that the residents of Svatove and Starobelsk were not impressed by them back in 2014. Novorossiya failed in the North of Luhansk Oblast last year and is doomed to fail this year, should they dare to try.

Last but not least: spring has come, trees are becoming green. Forests will become green soon, and then militants could decide to attack towards Yampol and Krasnyi Lyman: the terrain is very suitable for that: the Severskyi Donets River with its banks studded with trees and large forestlands…

Original article by Artem Vasylenko and Timur Melik, translated by Oxana Tinko, edited by Gennadiy Kornev

Русский: https://informnapalm.org/7934-svodka-ot-komandy-informnapalm-po-sostoyanyyu-na-13-aprelya-2015

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04-15-2015, 05:30 PM

More in formation on Russian journalist who stepped on a Russian mine today who worked for the Russian Defense TV Channel:

#Picture
The "journalist" Andrej Lunyova wore exactly the same uniform as the Russian army personal with the OSCE ... pic.twitter.com/jQa2J3exVw

And let me tell you, looking at his wounds I would say he tried to disarm it. None place trap in face height.

#Analysis #Map
The booby trap that hit a "journalist" in #Shyrokyne today is 750+ m away from the next Ukr position. pic.twitter.com/fCeKFmlHSY

Ukrainian forces didn't enter this area since 2 months, so it's highly likely the explosive trap was laid by Russian invasion forces.

Appears that this so called Russian journalist of the Russian Defense TV Channel was a former mercenary inside eastern Ukraine and tortured Ukrainian POWs.

#Kramatorsk volunteer/ex-militants' hostage recognized his tormentor in Russia Zvezda TV journo Andrey Lunev. Surreal http://obs.in.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7118%3Aukr-world&catid=1%3Akram-news&Itemid=54 …

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04-15-2015, 05:37 PM

Ukraine decision to open the KGB's archives 1917-1991 is dramatic, bold, truly transformative for Soviet historians. http://uaposition.com/kgb-archives-of-1917-1991-will-be-in-open-access/ …

#ANALYSIS #MAP
Geolocation confirms Russian forces advance towards #Pisky, T-72 at the front.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHQHaSYX7Rw … pic.twitter.com/nhZKgatzL8

#Interesting!
Russian army convoy in #Astrakhan has Ukrainian-like IFF.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y2LCuRaIiY …
pic.twitter.com/qektIwro83

Видео 14.04.2015
http://youtu.be/3y2LCuRaIiY
pic.twitter.com/xsuUdgZKz2

Колонна военной техники
pic.twitter.com/hiLKgl19A9

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04-15-2015, 05:39 PM

Russia and Putin have truly decided on war in the Ukraine--there will be no compromise.

US and western diplomacy is literally a waste of time and the language of "hard power" is about the only thing he will understand.

"Waste of time and nerves" - #Steinmeier acknowledges it was difficult to speak 'language of diplomacy' with #Lavrovhttp://joinfo.com/world/1001982_

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04-15-2015, 05:54 PM

The OSCE is required to be impartial but in reality it responds to Russian influence.

Today from the Ukrainian FM:

Klimkin: Claims of cooperation between some OSCE mission members and militants are...
http://www.unian.info/war/1067325-klimkin-claims-of-cooperation-between-some-osce-mission-members-and-militants-are-investigated.html … pic.twitter.com/xmqdnhZWpr

The OSCE mission in Ukraine has been SO INEFFECTIVE it appears sometimes to legitimise massive flow of Russian weapons/fighters into Donbas

After months of claiming "#Shyrokyne is held by the 'DNR'", the #OSCE now admits, #Ukraine holds parts of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9wjruVY05w

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04-15-2015, 06:43 PM

Death Toll Rises to 29 in Khakasiya Fires; Amur Situation Worse with 12 New Fires http://bit.ly/1H87zdP pic.twitter.com/a3RnIM724W

Russian city of Chyta is on fire. At least 15 people dead. @MoscowTimes, in true pro-Kremlin fashion, is not reporting about this.

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04-15-2015, 07:02 PM

#News
Troops of "#Poltava Battalion" (Ukrainian MIA) arrived in #Shyrokyne to defend it w/#Azov/#Donbas/#RightSector. pic.twitter.com/rwMhN6Lcwk

.@alinasphere reports from Luhansk: Ukrainians bracing for the next Russian attack http://buff.ly/1zh0JfM #ACUkraine pic.twitter.com/UsxzuAJMTl

Steinmeier fears possible escalation of Ukrainian conflict http://24today.net/open/378953 pic.twitter.com/dU40IBIZRo

VICE News ✔ @vicenews
We were there as the pro-Russia Vostok Battalion made it clear the Ukraine ceasefire is anything but: http://bit.ly/1aQE7g7

SBU blocks millions on bank accounts of so-called Luhansk People's Republic minister http://24today.net/open/378973 pic.twitter.com/ba5SRwK0UN

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04-15-2015, 08:02 PM

OSCE observes "full-scale battle" at Pisky, #Donetsk. First time I've seen them use this language about #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/A5f9fF90nV

We have translated diary of detained pro-russian #terrorist who admitted in half of #Odessa #bombs. Read and share http://ow.ly/LEXbM

Secessionist Seductions
http://cepa.org/content/secessionist-seductions …
"A key weapon... is the promotion of ethnic conflicts" pic.twitter.com/l5VIVuxcHm

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04-16-2015, 10:48 AM

This Russian General is the "father" of the Russian non linear warfare doctrine.
While Putin does Q&A, his Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov (R) has launched major verbal attack against #NATO pic.twitter.com/zGF0skhEUJ

Another new Russian "myth" for their actions in the Ukraine--blame everything on the US
Reuters: #Russia says US forced it to act on #Ukraine
http://uatoday.tv/news/reuters-russia-says-us-forced-it-to-act-on-ukraine-421695.html … pic.twitter.com/r384ykaCCq

ATO: Number of militant attacks decreases, but heavy weapons still used
http://www.unian.info/war/1067788-ato-number-of-militant-attacks-decreases-but-heavy-weapons-still-used.html … pic.twitter.com/lYNPUe98P6

Another Russian "myth" as the Ukrainians simply do not have an offensive ability--they are hanging on just on the defensive side--blatant lie by the Russian General Staff.
Russian General staff: we not exclude a military threat to Russia from Ukraine http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/16-april-russian-general-staff-we-not-exclude-a-military … @tass_agency

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Map. Situation in eastern #Ukraine, April 16, 12:00 EET pic.twitter.com/tML5oz75cm

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04-16-2015, 10:49 AM

#Ukrainian positions in #Lugansk Region were attacked with tank, mortars and automatic weapon http://lugansk-news.com/ukrainian-positions-in-lugansk-region-were-attacked-with-tank-mortars-and-automatic-weapon/ … pic.twitter.com/UFB0aKQvV8

"Russian tanks shooting in the airport area, outgoing, and on the TV they say that this is the Ukr army shelling.."
Via @Guderian_Xaba

Why #Romania will fight #Russia if it moves deeper into #Ukraine:
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/04/16/why-romania-will-fight-russia/ …

Ukrainian Positions In Shirokino Reportedly Shelled 7 Times Yesterday. http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-423-constitutional-court-reviews-constitutionality-of-lustration-law/#7945 …

Russian-Backed Forces Attacking Peski. http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-423-constitutional-court-reviews-constitutionality-of-lustration-law/#7942 …

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04-16-2015, 10:50 AM

BREAKING:71 MPs of #Odesa City Council supported creation of co-called "municipal police" made of Antimaidan thugs known as "titushki"

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
SBU and State Financial Monitoring Service froze $550,000 & 1,240m UAH on bank accounts of #LPR insurgent

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian Armed Forces didn’t incur any lethal casualties in the last 24 hours, 6 servicemen got wounded.

Fascinating @JeroenAkkermans piece about the recovery and analysis of Buk warhead fragments. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32283378 … pic.twitter.com/hveVbH2Fff

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
@OSCE_SMM also spotted that 4 152-mm towned howitzers were missing from #DPR arms concentration site

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
@OSCE_SMM observed #LPR military training with 10 tanks, 30 APCs and trucks in #Uspenka

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Hotspots: #Shyrokyne, #Donetsk airport area & outskirts of #Horivka, #Donetsky town – #Mariupol, #Donestsk, #Luhansk sec respectively

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04-16-2015, 10:51 AM

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Pro-Russian militants used 120-mm mortars 9 times; 122-mm mortars 2 times and twice from tanks yesterday.

UKR Mission to OSCE @UKRinOSCE
Prokopchuk at #OSCE: concentration of militants near contact line, intencified UAVflights strengthen concerns over Rus.aggres. preparations
Daniel Baer ✔ @danbbaer
At @OSCE we made clear: Russia has surface-to-air missiles close to frontlines in Ukraine. 2 mos aft Feb 12 Minsk Package

Interesting especially after the Russian FM recently called for more OSCE monitors.
MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
Russian envoy to the #OSCE Andrey Kelin: "No grounds for increasing @OSCE mission in #Ukraine" - http://tass.ru/en/world/789678

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04-16-2015, 05:28 PM

Will catch up tomorrow on a number of major statements by the Russian FM, the Russian Defense Minister, and the Russian General of the General Staff --all who basically threatened the US and NATO with some comments that come close to a threat of war.

The Russian FM still is ranting via Twitter against the US ABM and that it is directed against Russia etc.

The Defense Minister basically stated that if the ABM is installed in Poland and Romania they both will be non nuclear priority targets--last week at least Denmark was threatened with a nuclear strike so they are learning from their media missteps.

Seems all three do not know the distance of the ABM and at no time does the ABM threaten the Russian strategic nuclear forces.

So really a great disinformation day for the three of them.

One statement by the Russian FM stood out--he stated Russia stands shortly before the decision on cooperation or confrontation--IMO they are going for confrontation and is just setting the stage with all their comments such as those from today.

The interesting thing though is the simple fact the new Russian AD missile systrem S-400 has the same abilites of the ABM about which they say nothing.

ON top of these staements came also from the Russian General of the General Staff the comment that "Kyiv is the center of aggression against Russia and is a threat to Russia"
the precursor IMO to a coming major russian offensive in the Ukraine--

This particular General is the author of the new Russian UW doctrine--"non linear warfare" or what we call "hybrid warfare" so I listen to whatever he say these days.

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04-16-2015, 06:05 PM

20:20 #Makeevka @VasyaMakeevskiy: Still battles in #Spartak-#Opytne, explosions and small arms, rumble in #Donetsk direction

20:31 #Donetsk, Donetsk-City area @HuAdvokatos: two hissing volleys 'and a usual plus one'

#Donetsk:
20:00 Chervonogvardeyka: 2 tanks & 2 escort vehicles in high gear tow/airport
via @marisya99

250 troops of the #Russian Federation Armed Forces crossed the border into #Ukraine - Deputy #ATO Head Col. Fedichev

#Donetsk @Serzzze:
20:52 Topaz: frequent rumble.
20:54 Naberezhna, Kalmius: firing at an UAV & heavy rumble from the North

21:29 #Donetsk @nixer79: 'Odd UAVs are shot down in pretence by terrorists in the night over the center. The real were morning ones'

#Donetsk @Serzzze: 21:19 AVK: NNW - outgoing heavy [volleys] & explosions.

#Donetsk @Serzzze:
21:09 Smolyanka: heavy dull volley, 'floor vibrates'
21:12 Teatralny/Artema: very heavy rumble & SMG fire

21:06 Shakhtarska Sq: flashes & heavy explosions in the airport area. MG fire and flashes in the sky

Russian soldier in Donetsk supermarket pic.twitter.com/pwBnmcS3H7

90% risk of full-blown war, no return to #Ukraine "under any pretext," says #Donetsk rebel chief Zakharchenko: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-15/gunfire-in-donetsk-republic-as-leader-refuses-unity-with-ukraine …

Russian nuclear forces, 2015 http://ow.ly/LI006 pic.twitter.com/XyJaqsNih5

Killed Russian army regulars serving on a contract in #Russia
Death certificate - died in #Donetsk region, #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/tRf2fujP3j

WHAT a contrast
Respect to fallen #Ukrainian soldiers pic.twitter.com/fnOevCsQKV

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04-16-2015, 06:41 PM

Conflicts in post-Soviet space likely to reignite - Russian General Staff Head
[ 16 April 2015 15:05 ]

Moscow. Faird Akbarov – APA. The frozen conflict in the post-Soviet space should not be out of focus while talking about Russia’s security and destabilization of the situation along its borders.

Head of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov made the remarks on Thursday during the 4th International Security Conference in Moscow, APA’s Moscow correspondent reported.

He said that since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the conflicts between Moldova and Moldovan Republic of Transnistria, Georgia and Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the status of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region have remained unresolved.

“The deterioration of Russia's relations with the US and Europe is likely to reignite the conflicts in the post-Soviet space. There is a threat of resumption of armed conflicts near the state borders,” Gerasimov noted.

The head of the General Staff also said today, the Georgian authorities express their intention of annexing Abkhazia and South Ossetia by force.

“Chisinau is demanding the withdrawal of the Russian peacekeepers from Transnistria with the support of "new" Ukraine and continue maintaining an economic embargo on unrecognized republic. All of these increase the tension in those regions. It is important for us to take measures in this regard,” he added.

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04-16-2015, 06:46 PM

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04-16-2015, 07:05 PM

World | Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:11pm EDT

NATO chief concerned at increase in Ukraine violence

REYKJAVIK

Reuters/Juan Medina

(Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg voiced concern on Thursday over an increase in violence and movements of heavy military equipment in eastern Ukraine, saying they were undermining the Minsk peace agreement.

Ukraine's military has reported that at least eight soldiers have been killed in the east this week despite a two-month-old ceasefire deal.

The Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists accuse each other of stepping up attacks and building up weaponry on the front line.

"We are very concerned about the increased violence in eastern Ukraine and we have seen more violations of the ceasefire," Stoltenberg told reporters during a visit to Iceland.

"We have seen more movement of heavy equipment and therefore we are of course very concerned because this is undermining the ceasefire and the whole Minsk agreement."

He urged both sides to respect the ceasefire and implement the Minsk accord.

"I also call on Russia to stop supporting the separatists and to make sure that they use all their influence over the separatists so they are respecting the ceasefire and withdrawing their weapons from the ... front line," he said.

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russian military forces were not in Ukraine, denying allegations by Ukraine and Western countries that Moscow is providing troops and support for pro-Russian rebels.

NOTICE how this statement from Putin is in fact a blatant lie.

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russian military forces were not in Ukraine, denying allegations by Ukraine and Western countries that Moscow is providing troops and support for pro-Russian rebels

Killed Russian army regulars serving on a contract in #Russia
Death certificate - died in #Donetsk region, #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/tRf2fujP3j

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04-16-2015, 07:09 PM

Sound of Russian forces, "trying to down Ukrainian drone" in #Donetsk tonight.
https://youtu.be/P05l3n4kGTo

.@Martin_Dempsey: Russian fighter jet that nearly hit a US spy plane was "foolish." Trying to find out if ordered or a "hot-headed Pilot"

Gen. Dempsey calls Russian fly-by of #NATO jet "unprofessional, reckless and foolish", US has asked #Russia to investigate

“No mystery” behind ceasefire violations: #Russia’s military are still in #Ukraine - @danbbaer http://osce.usmission.gov/apr_16_15_russia_violations_in_ukraine.html … pic.twitter.com/pjHm6siTkg

RUSSIAN CHIEF OF STAFF: "ROMANIA, POLAND AND TURKEY ARE NOW THE OBJECT OF A PRIORITY RESPONSE FROM RUSSIA" http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-19939040-seful-statului-major-rus-avertizeaza-puterile-non-nucleare-unde-sunt-instalate-elemente-ale-scutului-antiracheta-devenit-obiectul-unui-raspuns-prioritar-din-partea-rusiei.htm …

Vitaly Portnikov: Oles Buzyna was a person known in Russian information space, his murder is part of destabilization campaign - espresoTV

Russian General Lentsov needs OSCE-observers to be able to roam Ukrainian territory. Without them he would be target. pic.twitter.com/mePlXlIofO

It means OSCE-observers function as human shields/bodyguards/protection for Lentsov & co. Whether they know or not. pic.twitter.com/SWDRlBO9DN

#Footage
Sound of fighting and explosions on #Donetsk tonight.
https://youtu.be/-d7oBlPMuBQ

ATO update: Russia sends more tanks and artillery systems to Ukraine
http://www.unian.info/war/1068149-ato-update-russia-sends-more-tanks-and-artillery-systems-to-ukraine.html … pic.twitter.com/iWonTTiQdz

20:50 #Donetsk @666_mancer: 'Leninsky, Obzhora: it's getting louder and closer, single outgoing'
@HeleneHelene5: 'Heavy and loudly and wind'

20:54 #Donetsk - City, Kievsky ds @666_mancer: Some heavy volleys

21:49 Budenovsky: 'Feels like steel balls throwing - heavy explosions w/hops' #donbasreports

21:48 Goluboy micro-ds: Heavy from SW

#Donetsk @BylByleva 'Lately we can hear strange sounds' 'the same as https://twitter.com/loogunda/status/588788516877774848 … was there at 10am'

Tactical exercises of the coastal missile brigade are in progress in the Black Sea Fleet http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/16-april-tactical-exercises-of-the-separate-coastal-missile … pic.twitter.com/bPERkcUmzm

~ "There will be war again - Russian 'journalists' Kots and Steshin are in #Donetsk region again" @pandenik @milengim pic.twitter.com/Iefib9LEBZ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=escWbi33TxM … Another attempt at reigniting violence in #Odesa foiled. Pro-#Russia rent-a-mob(seniors+students)sent home

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04-16-2015, 07:10 PM

Russia's deployed warhead count is higher than we estimated in the Nuclear Notebook a year ago http://ow.ly/LI006 pic.twitter.com/gSS8bNvo91

Russian nuclear forces, 2015 http://ow.ly/LI006 pic.twitter.com/XyJaqsNih5

Concerns abt Russia's strategic nukes overblown says @StephenPifer - but isn't real worry tactical/battlefield ones?http://brook.gs/1NRDiWl

Russia's missile moves explained and more nuclear news in today's Proliferation News http://ow.ly/LHves

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04-16-2015, 07:27 PM

Ukraine Today

UT Press Review: Financial Times on Russia's silent war

Former Romanian spy chief warns of Kremlin's dirty tricks

A 1,000-word op-ed, titled 'Russia's silent war against the west', appears in the Financial Times on April 15. The author is George Cristian Maior, former intelligence chief for Romania.

Maior writes that Russia is engaged in a relentless intelligence war against the west. Russian-cyber-warfare targets, he says, have included Germany, Estonia, Romania, Ukraine and Georgia.

"As James Clapper, the US director of National Intelligence, recently told the US Senate, the Russian threat is 'more severe than we have previously assessed'. The ability of Russian hackers to successfully access the State Department and White House computer networks should serve as a wake-up call."

Across Europe and the Euro-Atlantic area, Russia's intelligence offensive is being conducted with increasing determination and sophistication. This is a smart and modern war that goes well beyond the traditional intelligence requirements of "need to know," concerning the intentions of potential enemies.

"The tactical goals of Russian cyber-warfare vary depending on the circumstances. As with last year's attacks on the US, cyber-attacks launched against Romania and other Nato targets in 2013 were aimed at accessing classified information."

According to Maior, Putin's strategy in this regard is obvious: to undermine and destabilise the democratically elected governments of Russia's neighbours in order to gain political, economic and strategic influence within them.

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04-16-2015, 07:34 PM

This is really an interesting media note--

Oops! Militants in #Shyrokyne complained to OSCE observants of food and drinking water shortage (file photo). pic.twitter.com/0fsxwC6xfF

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04-16-2015, 07:48 PM

Fighting is reaching the point of no return and will go heavy in the coming day or two unless the West gets serious about stopping it.

OSCE Witnesses "Intense and Protracted Fighting," Ceasefire Violations, And A Growing Humanitarian Crisis

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04-16-2015, 10:14 PM

80 new graves added to large plot at Rostov-On-Don cemetery in 1st week Oct 2014. pic.twitter.com/B1lqXGCbhV

Tank of UA National Guard firing in #Shyrokyne and retreats.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWQUEbmwVMc … pic.twitter.com/SH5SgQxdtL

A sound @NATO_DefCollege paper on #Russia's Approach to #Conflict and Implications for #NATO http://www.ndc.nato.int/download/downloads.php?icode=449 … pic.twitter.com/zmlDQ3QjQi

VIDEO #Russia 2S1 Gvozdika SP gun arrives in #Novoazovsk near #Mariupolhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXcGCykkouk … #Donetsk #Putin pic.twitter.com/f0JZ6B90WG

Iran invites Russia, China and India to form a defensive alliance against the United Statespic.twitter.com/7ELcBSDuws

VIDEO #Russia forces in trenches #Spartak #Donetsk in fight with #Ukraine troopshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCh2gRQ2OkM … #Putin pic.twitter.com/oGqYoVf6Q5

NOTICE ---Forbes Russia who first carried this story never apologized for the fake story
Weeks after Kremlin media made a huge fuss about Poroshenko allegedly offering Donbass to Russia, Putin royally denies it happened.

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04-16-2015, 10:15 PM

VIDEO #Russia Forces #Pisky firing Konkurs ATGM at #Ukraine troopshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6AQsZMDBrI … #Donetsk #Putin #Luhansk pic.twitter.com/Fg4s1QOH6X

Putin Selling S-300s to Iran to Destabilize Middle East, Drive Up Oil Prices @apiontkovsky
http://www.interpretermag.com/putin-selling-advanced-air-defense-system-to-iran-to-destabilize-middle-east-and-drive-up-oil-prices-piontkovsky-says/ … pic.twitter.com/iOUUvmkZV7

VIDEO #Ukraine begins building defensive trenches in #Kharkiv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JugJgAai3xE … in expectation of #Putin BS pic.twitter.com/zq4giZjYu0

VIDEO Rus Mil vehicles Astrakhan #Russia have similar IFF marking like #Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqt8PLhSSRg … Provocation? pic.twitter.com/4Sy2sw5qKX

BBC interviews soldier who witnessed DNR militants slaughtering his comrades, then torturing & executing a survivorhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/international/2015/04/150416_ukraine_motorola_cyborg …

VIDEO 05/04/15 #Russia(n) Drone tracking #Ukraine tanks #Pisky near #Donetsk Airporthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vds10HTOJs … #Putin pic.twitter.com/4CTD4LCwjM

At least one Ukrainian trooper from Battalion Dnepr-1 was injured in Russian small arms, mortar and tank attacks on #Pisky today

US at #OSCE on #Russia's ongoing violations in #Ukraine & why "slow burn" is again heating up: http://1.usa.gov/1b5VR80 pic.twitter.com/uY6bNm13Se

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04-17-2015, 05:01 AM

Seems the Russia mercenary leader does not know what is ongoing in the fighting and is lying about the current fighting where they are actually taking loses themselves but naturally it is the Ukrainians

#Zakharchenko: "#Kiev is preparing for war, 300 #Ukraine troops injured during #Donetsk breakthrough bid"
http://russian.rt.com/article/86025 Head of the Donetsk rebels says his forces repelled a massive assault by Kiev last night, wounding more than 300 men.
He also said they destroyed 80 pieces of equipment..em yeah sure!

Russia: "Novorossiya" marked military convoy moves near Astrakhan Naval base.
https://youtu.be/3y2LCuRaIiY pic.twitter.com/desOfkERTa

How does it feel to be a "priority response" for Russian pre-emptive attack? US/NATO #Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense http://nato.usmission.gov/ballistic-missile-defense.html …

Leader of Crimean separatists reportedly ordered seizure of #Donetsk Regional Administrationhttp://uatoday.tv/news/leader-of-crimean-separatists-reportedly-ordered-seizure-of-donetsk-regional-administration-421784.html …

Nezavisimaya Gazeta editor asks abt "patriotic xenophobia." "How to normalize relations with the West?" "How to fight radical nationalism?"

#Putin irritated by "patriotism" being mentioned in the same sentence as "xenophobia." "We will always fight radical nationalism

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04-17-2015, 05:07 AM

Zakharchenko: Mariupol to be part of DPR
http://www.unian.info/war/1068026-zakharchenko-mariupol-to-be-part-of-dpr.html … pic.twitter.com/LJssmVQ0Kl

DefMin Shoigu claims RUS "had to" act in Ukraine in response to US threat to Russia http://reut.rs/1JMF6dm
How did he keep from laughing?

#Russia MOD says #openskiestreaty not fulfilling its purpose? Really? #Russia & others flying every week! @usosce http://tass.ru/en/world/789648

U.S. Embassy Kyiv @USEmbassyKyiv
Ongoing Violations of Internation Law and Defiance of #OSCE Principles and Commitments by the Russ Feder in Ukraine - http://goo.gl/RhMaVc
Agence France-Presse ✔ @AFP
#BREAKING Putin admits Russia "forcibly" imposed Soviet model on E.Europe

"We weren't the ones who ruined relations with the West." #Putin. "The U.S. doesn't want partners, it wants vassals."

Like a broken record, #Russia disingenuously blames U.S. for security crises and turmoil in #Ukraine
http://reut.rs/1HauLs1

MH17 crash: My revealing fragments from east Ukraine - BBC Newshttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32283378 …

"EU hiring 'myth-busters' on Russian propaganda" via @ArianaGicPerry https://euobserver.com/foreign/128352

US Mission to NATO ✔ @USNATO
NATO factchecks Russia's actions against Russian disinformation: http://goo.gl/aJRIis pic.twitter.com/p376Quk4UA

Flightradar24 ✔ @flightradar24
Yesterday in Kiev Antonov rolled out first prototype of new military transport aircraft An-178
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Antonov-Design-Bureau/Antonov-An-178/2624013/L/ … pic.twitter.com/IfNnHnQvR0

The Ukrainian Crisis and European Securityhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR903.html … pic.twitter.com/nwRd2mhIgJ

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04-17-2015, 05:17 AM

Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 4.15
Posted on April 17, 2015
Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine

Operational data from Information Resistance:

The military activity of Russian-terrorist troops in Donbas continues increasing. Over the last 24 hours, the most heated area was the Pisky – Avdiivka stretch (including the Donetsk Airport and Opytne). During the day, the positions of Ukrainian troops in the vicinity of Pisky were shelled 7 times, including 4 fire attacks from 120-mm mortars.

Additionally, the advanced positions of Ukrainian troops in this area were attacked by a group of terrorists supported by 4 armored vehicles. As a result of the firefight, the enemy lost 2 motor vehicles and 1 armored combat vehicle (MT-LB). During the clash, the enemy supported their unit with two ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft units and several mounted grenade launchers (AGS-17 “Plamya” [Flame]), in an attempt to suppress the defensive fire of the Ukrainian unit.
Right Sector leaving Pisky. Source
“Right Sector” leaving Pisky. SOURCE

Shelling by Russian-terrorist troops was also observed in the vicinity of Opytne, Mayorske, Leninske, Troitske and Krymske (in 4 instances).

The insurgents are commonly using the following tactic in their attacks: a group of 10-15 insurgents (less frequently, 25-30), supported by 1-2 mortar details operating 120-mm or 82-mm mortars (sometimes also supported with 2-4 armored vehicles), makes a concealed approach to the advanced positions of Ukrainian troops to reach the effective range, and delivers a brief fire strike. In these “raids,” the terrorists, in addition to small arms, are armed with heavy machine guns and mounted grenade launchers, which they are using in an attempt to quickly create fire superiority and suppress the retaliatory actions of Ukrainian units, which are mounting a defense at the advanced positions. Less commonly, the attacks use 2-3 groups, one of which is always employed for cover or fire suppression of the enemy.

During the last 24 hours, we observed 27 transport vehicles moving through the ATO zone (including 9 vehicles moving individually). The supply traffic mainly follows the “northern” route (11 units) – past Debaltseve, from Luhansk and through Alchevsk, in the direction of Yenakijeve and Horlivka. Two more convoys drove towards Starobesheve (through Amvrosiivka) and Snizhne.

The following movements of personnel and combat equipment were observed:

– 7 tanks (including 2 tanks repaired after battles in Debaltseve) arrived in Donetsk through Makiivka. The convoy was escorted by two BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles.

– The insurgents are carrying out active construction work near Telmanove. 4 armored vehicles (three BMP-2 and one MT-LB) were transferred to this area.

– Insurgent reinforcements arrived in the Kuibyshivskyi district of Donetsk. The unit includes 100-120 personnel, 5 tanks, 3 trucks, and 120-mm mortars.

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04-17-2015, 09:49 AM

If one takes the time to read phases one and two of the Russian UW doctrine of non linear warfare you will notice the extreme importance of "informational conflict" or what some of us call "weaponization of information".

Russia lies, cheats and steals if necessary to fulfill their geo political goals as that is "allowed" when using their doctrine all the while complaining the West is not influencing the Ukrainians enough and or actually responsible for what is happening in the Ukraine--"it ain't us" is their constant mantra and has been since Crimea.

We have heard the countless "myths" spun since the crimea;

1. NATO expansionism
2. violating our perceived "sphere of influence"
3. we were lied to during the 4+2 German agreements about no NATO bases in the east
4. US supported and pushed a junta style takeover of the Ukraine
5. the US is responsible because of it's previous actions in Libya, Serbia, Kosovo, Iraq, Syria and Yemen
6. the US "wants" to keep us from being a great country-they are attempting to dictate to us as a vassal
7. we were forced by US actions to physically take Crimea

And the list goes on for a couple of more points.

BUT then Putin himself yesterday basically blames the Soviet Union for the mistreatment of the eastern European countries and then this today:

U.S. military trainers in Ukraine may 'destabilize' situation: Kremlin http://reut.rs/1DcAN5s

One could actually make the accusation that it is in fact Putin is the "destabilizing factor" ie;

1. he defined his Putin Doctrine in his Duma speech after the Crimea annexation--I will defend all ethnic Russians regardless of where they reside PLUs he annexed Crimea

2. Putin is driving a neo nationalistic form of Russian fascism that is built on expansionism--built on religion and hatred of anything non Russian and or neo liberal

3. Putin supported a very corrupt Ukrainian President where the country is basically missing an unbelievable shortfall of 30B USDs that "disappeared on his watch"

4. Putin "allowed" eight different Russian nationalist mercenary groups to cross into the Ukraine as paid mercenaries

5. Putin has provided "vacationing and contract Russian soldiers" to fight in the Ukraine as well has new and modern heavy weapons, munitions and fuel almost on a daily basis and yet denies it all

6. Importantly Putin is paying for all the Russian mercenaries AND stealing factory after factory and shipping them back to Russian along with Ukrainian coal.

6. AND most importantly Putin is not implementing any of the Minsk 1 and 2 agreements yet complains it is the US that is "destabilizing" and the Ukrainians are not "fulfilling Minsk".

Strange is it not that the West continues to believe they can actually deal with him on any level???

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04-17-2015, 10:26 AM

Russian army failed missile launch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqxs7-8OUIc …

Kremlin outraged cause Russian troops arriving in Ukraine like thieves in the night, and US ones like real officers https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/588991693585784832 …

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Map. Situation in eastern #Ukraine, April 17, 12:00 EET pic.twitter.com/ZkZCBXd0zB

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
SBU detained pro-RU subversives who to explode railway tracks in #Dnipropetrovsk region. Confiscated explosives

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
50 UA policemen from “Skif” battalion who defended #Mariupol prepare to return home pic.twitter.com/vMJxSOAtof

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian military engineers regiment return home too. They deactivated 32 artillery projectiles, 64 grenades 20 kg of TNT.

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
130 UA policemen from #Sumy volunteered to go to eastern Ukraine to help their brothers-in-arms pic.twitter.com/9kS7PSyjgs

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04-17-2015, 10:27 AM

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian policemen confiscated AK rifle, pistol, 2 F-1 grenades and ammo from #Dzerzhynsk resident pic.twitter.com/5v8XpOCrLo

Iran urges Russia, China and India to counter NATO missile systemhttp://inserbia.info/today/2015/04/iran-urges-russia-china-and-india-to-counter-nato-missile-system/ …

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian soldiers and construction companies build defence fortifications in #Mairupol pic.twitter.com/4wHX7f5FAm

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Ukrainian servicemen spotted 10 militant UAVs. Took down 1 UAV close to Butkivka, #Luhansk region
NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Hotspots: #Shyrokyne, Talakivka in #Mariupol sector; airport, outskirts of #Horlivka in #Donetsk sector

HEADS UP! Russian #falseflag: "Kiev forces prepare provocations using OSCE insignia, people’s militia uniform - LPR" http://tass.ru/en/world/790084

BREAKING: 30 members of "People's Parliament of Bessarabia" detained in Odessahttp://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-international-19943878-treizeci-militanti-parlamentului-popular-basarabiei-retinuti-odesa.htm …

Rally in Moscow: People chanting "glory to Berkut" and "Kyiv is Russian city" http://russia.liveuamap.com/en/2015/17-apr

Yes, it is about Shoigu's "Fortress Crimea". But it is also about #Mariupol, possibly even #Odessa... https://twitter.com/tassagency_en/status/588994514301353985 …

#Donetsk
Shyroka 11:37 - bang and bang
Kuibyshev 11:41 - periodically hearing powerful volleys.
Kalinin 11:42 - volleys