Ukraine: military (Aug '14 to mid-June '15) closed

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Ukraine Says They've Defeated Enemy Offensive; 4 Russian Spetsnaz Reportedly Killed; 10 Ukrainian KIA, 80+ WIA http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-471-russian-backed-forces-launch-major-assaults-north-and-south-west-of-donetsk/#8646 …

Situation in Mariinka has stabilized after RU forces made made several attempts to storm Ukrainian positions - ATO
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1008095752534564&id=820651001279041&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1008095752534564&__tn__=%2As …

More #footage from #Marinka, under artillery and small arms fire early this morning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6liy8ZHLqKM …

Russian Spetsnaz killed in #Russia's #Marinka offensive:
https://twitter.com/RobPulseNews/status/606131701044125696 …

BREAKING: During #Russia's attack on #Marinka, four Russian #GRU Spetsnaz were killedv @Dbnmjr
pic.twitter.com/HRy0ilSV9p

#Breaking
First #footage of the battle in #Marinka today(?!)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YIaymcWIZY …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gGCqWXzDGo …
pic.twitter.com/19LBZcvKdG

Shelling Ukrainian towns & positions from between residential buildings & then complain about return fire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI1m0XogYMw …
TYPICAL!

Russian propaganda:
#Update
"DNR" media claims 90 civilians were wounded in Ukrainian shelling of #Donetsk's #Petrovsky district & are in hospital number 14 now

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Sometimes with the general western mainstream media one has the "feeling" they tend to be working for Putin and are not at least a bit interested in fact checking--really has been poor outside of three media sources that have been involved from the beginning and fact check.

Western media's failure to properly cover the Ukraine conflict results in absurd headlines like this one from CNN: https://twitter.com/CNNPhotos/status/606095938994769920 …

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#Moscow concerned about aggravation of situation in #Donbas in relation to provocative actions of Ukrainian military -Peskov

Peskov: We closely follow course of events in Donbas. #Russia's position will depend on its development

Now it appears Russia is “backing backwards a little”—instead of emergency—“could be called in coming days” the mantra.

Matvienko: Emergency session of Fed Council (used to deploy Rus troops abroad) "could" be called in coming days. Eek https://meduza.io/news/2015/06/03/matvienko-predupredila-o-vozmozhnom-sozyve-ekstrennogo-zasedaniya-soveta-federatsii …

#Ukraine urgently informed the #UN Secretariat on today's offensive attempt committed by Russia-backed terrorists in Maryinka town in Donbas

Just a tweet but who knows, this guy says columns of "vacationeers" crossed border for the new offensive: pic.twitter.com/UnvItRPuXl

The ceasefire (really, was it ever that?) in #Ukraine is dead, and that makes Strelkov happy. http://mashable.com/2015/06/03/ukraine-ceasefire-rebel-offensive/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link … pic.twitter.com/r6iB3xJ9Na

Ah…..the first response out of the States lands in the net in Europe at 2000 ET—kind of late it would seem.

The @StateDept has described the fighting in Eastern Ukraine as "combined Russian-separatist attacks"

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There is something to this comment about the use of Russian Spetsnaz troops.

Seems that they are being used as the "tip of the spear" and getting ground up in the process--not very SF like usage--more like Ranger usage.

#Russia's [odd] mil formations in #Ukraine have Spetznaz in forward positions, so not surprising that so many have been killed

[kaur]

Most of the topic has been covered already in this forum, but anyway ...


May 2015

Hiding in Plain Sight: Putin's War in Ukraine

This report uses evidence drawn from open sources to argue that there is irrefutable evidence that the Russian military was directly involved in the separatist conflict in Eastern Ukraine in 2014. The evidence includes 1) open source satellite imagery which shows troop movements and scorch marks leftover from artillery barrages from Russia into Ukrainian territory; 2) photographs posted by Russian servicemen on social media platforms; and 3) modern Russian military equipment photographed with separatist forces in Eastern Ukraine.

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Publications/Detail/?fecvnodeid=106522&dom=1&groupot593=0c54e3b3-1e9c-be1e-2c24-a6a8c7060233&fecvid=33&lng=en&v33=106522&ots627=0c54e3b3-1e9c-be1e-2c24-a6a8c7060233&id=191186

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Reference MH17 shot down.

Vladimir Putin
Me at 102nd Russian military base, Armenia, Dec 2013. Behind is BUK 9M38-M1 that i say downed #MH17 & we don't have. pic.twitter.com/rOrGrpYXeD

Almaz-Antei: Russia doesn't use 9M38M1 missiles anymore!
53rd Brigade: Um, actually...about that...
(taken Aug. 16) pic.twitter.com/GIhkQV5Iu5

Eliot Higgins @EliotHiggins
The claim Ukraine only has the 9M38M1 missile that shot down #MH17 has itself been shot down in minutes pic.twitter.com/PXpqXupyuk

Russian Military Supplied the Type of Missile Used to Shoot Down MH17 via @bellingcat https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2015/06/03/evidence-the-russian-military-supplied-the-type-of-missile-used-to-shoot-down-mh17/ … pic.twitter.com/HrcgAKikbM

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More Russian propaganda and this after the same individual “claimed this morning that there was no offensive because the Ukrainians gave them the town”—man do they forget their own sentences????
AND he was backed up on this statement by an Interfax press release.

Basurin said on Russia-24 TV that "DNR" heroically stopped Ukr offensive on #Donetsk...
What a clown... https://twitter.com/100007182042214/status/606196578269949952

Literally does Lavrov really think anyone listens to him anymore as he has done nothing but lie.

Lavrov: "All the casualties on the Ukraine side are military. But casualties on DNR/LnR side are civilian
Casualties of militants: 24 - KIA, 91 - MIA http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/3-june-casualties-of-militants-24--kia-91--mia …

This is a number they have admitted to-estimates are far higher.

More damage, filmed by Graham' drone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgZ5bRvghFI …
NEVER have there been 90 civil casualties. I see none. pic.twitter.com/0bvFtCc3iy

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Heavy shellings and ground attacks are occurring all along the Minsk 2 contact line or "the eastern front".

Looks like round two will start again early tomorrow morning as today started at 0500.
Armored column from Donetsk center in Mariinka direction... DPR isn't going to sleep...

#Donetsk 23:55
Column of some tracked vehicles went on Leninsky tow. the fork. Preparing another attempt on Marinka? https://twitter.com/PVB40/status/606203501606268929 …

Maryinka battle update: 3 ATO soldiers killed, 31 wounded
http://www.unian.info/war/1085211-maryinka-battle-update-3-ato-soldiers-killed-31-wounded.html … pic.twitter.com/mr0pAC0g7L

VIDEO These Russian T-72 tanks where also involved in the attack on #Marinka today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX-rV0Ew7Hs … pic.twitter.com/3cuAUq4Hcj

Four Russian State Secrets have been killed during attack on Marinka...
via @Ukropo4kA
https://twitter.com/24todayneteng/status/606139794272452608 …

#Avdiivka 00:08
Battle in the Imperial Hunt complex area. Shooting w D-30 howitzers, tanks. Incoming and outgoing. https://twitter.com/rechnikato/status/606205849179160576 …

Near #Avdiivka is battle. https://twitter.com/xuilolala/status/606205734230102016 …

UAV flying over #Yenakievo, they try to shoot it down.
11:30PM https://twitter.com/ml_deva/status/606196236719255552 …

A bunch of Donetsk civilians went for a pick-nick to Marinka, w tanks. Took some MRLS, artillery too, just in case.. https://twitter.com/christogrozev/status/606196214120501248 …

Four Russian State Secrets have been killed during attack on Marinka...
via @Ukropo4kA
https://twitter.com/24todayneteng/status/606139794272452608 …

#Footage
Heavy smoke from fighting and shelling in #Shyrokyne this afternoon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L-LyqPXt1U …
pic.twitter.com/J6Cm4yLu6K

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Heavy shellings and ground attacks are occurring all along the Minsk 2 contact line or "the eastern front".

Looks like round two will start again early tomorrow morning as today started at 0500.
Armored column from Donetsk center in Mariinka direction... DPR isn't going to sleep...

#Donetsk 23:55
Column of some tracked vehicles went on Leninsky tow. the fork. Preparing another attempt on Marinka? https://twitter.com/PVB40/status/606203501606268929 …

Maryinka battle update: 3 ATO soldiers killed, 31 wounded
http://www.unian.info/war/1085211-maryinka-battle-update-3-ato-soldiers-killed-31-wounded.html … pic.twitter.com/mr0pAC0g7L

VIDEO These Russian T-72 tanks where also involved in the attack on #Marinka today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX-rV0Ew7Hs … pic.twitter.com/3cuAUq4Hcj

Four Russian State Secrets have been killed during attack on Marinka...
via @Ukropo4kA
https://twitter.com/24todayneteng/status/606139794272452608 …

#Avdiivka 00:08
Battle in the Imperial Hunt complex area. Shooting w D-30 howitzers, tanks. Incoming and outgoing. https://twitter.com/rechnikato/status/606205849179160576 …

Near #Avdiivka is battle. https://twitter.com/xuilolala/status/606205734230102016 …

UAV flying over #Yenakievo, they try to shoot it down.
11:30PM https://twitter.com/ml_deva/status/606196236719255552 …

A bunch of Donetsk civilians went for a pick-nick to Marinka, w tanks. Took some MRLS, artillery too, just in case.. https://twitter.com/christogrozev/status/606196214120501248 …

Four Russian State Secrets have been killed during attack on Marinka...
via @Ukropo4kA
https://twitter.com/24todayneteng/status/606139794272452608 …

#Footage
Heavy smoke from fighting and shelling in #Shyrokyne this afternoon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L-LyqPXt1U …
pic.twitter.com/J6Cm4yLu6K

After all of the fighting today and the continued shellings and ground attacks early this morning Ukrainian time---ALL we get from the US DoS is simply words, words and more words.

IMO--I think they think if they keep repeating the same mantra something will actually happen--time for words is over the US must show some kind of action--do something is better than doing nothing but words.

Words never stopped a Russian tank.

State Dept @marieharf: Any attempts to seize additional Ukrainian territory will be met with increased costs. Ukraine pic.twitter.com/5v2FUaCOkx

US @StateDept @marieharf: Washington blames #Moscow on todays fighting between #Russia & #Ukraine's armies:
pic.twitter.com/qh8elfwgoP

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Russian strategic deception was in full swing and the pundits believed it—“New Russia project is dead”----remember that line????

Reports that Russia Has Blinked in Ukraine Are Greatly Exaggerated - by @noahcrothman - http://bit.ly/1KNlnO4 pic.twitter.com/vwuTdrW9rL

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Moldavia --Transnistria:

Russian chief fascist ideologue Dugin warns of outbreak of war in Moldova. Promoting opening of the second fronthttps://twitter.com/A_G_Dugin/status/606161156676415488 …

Russian MP #Zheleznyak:"We will declare war on Ukraine if RU troops in Transnistria attacked" pic.twitter.com/Eu8BP5j3vL http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/1-june

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Tomorrow promises to be an even longer day--let's see what new statements and words the US Dept of State can come up with......really is sad to watch and listen to.

Notice a distinct lack of anything from Obama, Hollande, and Merkel?????

Final wrap up on Ukrainian loses during today's large 14 hour battle---

Marinka: Reports of 2 Ukrainian Troops Killed, 39 Wounded, 3 Civilians Killed, 4 Wounded One previously stated KIA has been found alive and well --had been rolled over by Russian forces and simply played dead and then when they retreated he moved back into Ukrainian lines.

Russian Spetsnaz and her mercenaries took over all a major beating---believe that the Russian Spetsnaz was misled into believing that this particular area was an easy target--seems their recon teams "overlooked something".

The UA has learned from their previous losses---they setup defensive positions that are lightly but well defended and then use mobile reinforced units that come in quickly when these lightly defended areas are attacked. That way not all the units are under constant shellings. This lessons learned came from one of the volunteer BNs who have been successfully using it.

Defended positions are dug in well and have thus avoided to have large injured numbers from the shellings also a lesson learned.

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The WAR is back on and Minsk 2 is totally dead and buried--Ukraine moving heavy weapons back onto the contact line from their OSCE depots simply to "defend itself" at the contact line.

Putin intends to restore Russia's power and glory. Through war. Vast majority of Russians support him + these aims. Stop fooling yourselves.

Gen.@SKoziej: If #Russia now hit on #Ukraine, it will mean that it is much more irrational and dangerous, than everyone thought.

Russians tried to break through Ukr positions at #Chermalyk http://sprotyv.info/ru/news/boeviki-pytalis-prorvat-oboronu-sil-ato-u-chermalyka-video?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&_utl_t=tw …

NOT a single verbal comment from Obama, Hollande and or Merkel.

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Ukraine at risk of return to full war after major battle in Donetsk
http://gu.com/p/49em8/stw #RussiaInvadedUkraine pic.twitter.com/ektFqwd60w

Russians in #Marinka, 03.06.2015, snipers, battle https://youtu.be/eSok4WWRjB0 via @YouTube

OSCE report on Marinka seriously straining credibility of DNR's "the Ukrainians started it" line http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/162116 …

Moscow Make Counter Condemnations on War's Escalation; OSCE Calls Out DNR
http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-471-russian-backed-forces-launch-major-assaults-north-and-south-west-of-donetsk/#8657 … pic.twitter.com/639CUkRT2f

22Brig.#GRU #Spetsnaz #Russia|n #Army carry out combat missions in #Luhansk,#Ukraine:http://bit.ly/1FuYurR pic.twitter.com/QNC4Xi5Oj9

Russia Gassed Cyborg’s Maidan Medic, “Simply Tania” http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/06/04/russia-gassed-cyborgs-maidan-medic-simply-tania/ … pic.twitter.com/eaqnSLAndC

What the heck is going on……..?
We break it down for you. Everything you need to know about the fight for Marinka. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2015/06/03/the-fight-for-marinka …

#RussianAmmunition under open sky near #Sukhodilsk, Krasnodon Region @en_informnapalm https://en.informnapalm.org/sukhodilsk-huge-amount-of-russian-ammunition-supplies-under-open-sky/ … pic.twitter.com/KYEBo29Cvd

Social media open source analysts are finding more connections between the killing of Russian soldiers and event in the Ukraine-----
pic.twitter.com/QlVXgx1RpV
pic.twitter.com/k5ozt6MS6T
pic.twitter.com/wCiOmiT3OQ
pic.twitter.com/hBqd8mcG72
pic.twitter.com/1z1ZM1vi4g

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Reference the shot down of MH17 and bellingcat’s analysis leading to proof of Russian MoD using “fake” sat photos.

NOW Russia changes the “story” again—“it’s the pilot and SU 25 stupid”!! AFTER stating it was a Ukrainian BUK in a major presentation this week.

And the most obvious of all: Digital Globe imagery is exact same as Google Earth. The @bellingcat images are correct. pic.twitter.com/N9hXFe2Itw

Russia is now all over the map in attempting to wash themselves clean of the downing of MH17 with their own BUK missile and BUK crew.

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Reference the attack yesterday--- that was in fact carried out by regular Russian army units not mercenaries.

Analysis #Map
The #RussianArmy (incl. Far East forces) assault on #Marinka came from the N-E.
Thx to @Guderian_Xaba pic.twitter.com/Q4C9jOyBkw

The #RussianArmy attacked #Marinka acc. to their own footage (in which they call them "DNR").

Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPavEcUUtM4 …
They advanced almost 2 km & still hold the area in all their videos.

@Guderian_Xaba same area as @DajeyPetros's and my geolocation.
https://twitter.com/JulianRoepcke/status/606217818435125248 …

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Lugansk News Today @LUGANSK_TODAY
At 19:00 a representative of ATO and the “DPR” “ministry of defence” confirmed #Marinka was under government control. http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/162116 …

Can Anyone Stop Putin’s New Blitz? http://thebea.st/1dMO6Fj

Major multi-pronged assault on Ukraine. New ceasefire violations, double-binds & "audacious BS" because Russia https://twitter.com/michaeldweiss/status/606268565335982080 …

Russia is stealing everything out of Donbas—coal, scrap metal and NOW “trains”??????
Russian company tried to get locomotive out #Ukraine illegally. Stopped by Security Service. http://lugansk-news.com/russian-company-tried-to-get-locomotive-out-ukraine-illegally/ … pic.twitter.com/UcWun4ftXA

Compare: #Ukraine told @OSCE_SMM of moves & use of hvy weapons. Separatists "unavailable or did not wish to speak" http://goo.gl/lDUtg1

Militants shelled Gnutovo near Mariupol with mortars http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/4-june-militants-shelled-gnutovo-near-mariupol-with-mortars

#Crimea is now a #Russia'n money laundering hub.
Controversial Russian Bankers Target Crimea
https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/4001-controversial-russian-bankers-target-crimea … …

US delivers 2,000 anti-tank weapons to divided, demoralized Iraq. Nothing for united, heroic Ukraine fighting Russia. http://thehill.com/policy/defense/243801-pentagon-2000-anti-tank-weapons-arrive-in-iraq#.VW5OLUXiWzA.twitter …

Russian sabotage of rail lines is still ongoing---
Night explosion near #Odessa on r/w, no casualties, cargo train ran off the track: http://m.048.ua/news/846538 UPD soon pic.twitter.com/Ca6aokfdIx

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There Is No Ceasefire In Ukraine, U.S. Needs to Rethink Its Failing Strategy

The "separatists" crossed the Minsk line in #Marinka.
The @OSCE_SMM saw it & the world saw it.http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/162116 … pic.twitter.com/1qAvNgZqYk
Video evidence
youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lGcTXGPHSyE …. pic.twitter.com/Dq0bNmrPFH

3d time in a week #Russia Special Forces tried to cross #Kalmius at #Chermalyk-> pontoon bridge-> attack on #Mariupolhttp://euromaidanpress.com/2015/06/03/putin-on-the-march-the-coming-major-strategic-offensive/ …

#OSCE has written a detailed report on how #Russia's attack towards #Marinka unfolded:
http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/162116 …

VIDEO More battle footage of Russia Hybrid Army attack on Marinka with T-72B1 & BMP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp6GSNTMFMU … pic.twitter.com/hDPdMQsAE1

NOTE: the Russian soldiers in this video have the typical Russian white bands on their uniforms to identify themselves as Russian troops typical TTP from Crimea.

VIDEO Battle footage from Russia Hybrid Army attack on Marinka yesterday with 1 wounded.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPavEcUUtM4 … pic.twitter.com/OZJIkKRE6s

(Novo)#Russia snipers in #Marinka #Ukraine school talk a lot and none of them has Ukrainian accent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSok4WWRjB0 … @JulianRoepcke

Yesterday, Russian forces in East Ukraine openly broke Minsk agreement in full scale. No wish for de-escalation

Tymchuk says #Russia|n forces fired with BM-30 Smerch MLRS at #Ukraine positions in #Marinka yesterday

10:22 #Maryinka @faina_ukr "There was no such shelling like yesterday. Never"

.@OSCE_SMM report on #Marinka indicates DNR launched assault, counts several artillery & MLRS: http://www.osce.org/node/162116 pic.twitter.com/9SZmc0zVW5

Battle footage from #Russia|n fighters in #Marinka yesterday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPavEcUUtM4 …

. @carlbildt #Russia invents "NATO coup" excuses for its invasions, but is nostalgic for Germany-backed coup of 1917. pic.twitter.com/H3zHJjC3VZ

VIDEO Russian 'hybrid' soldiers (likely former inmates) w/out helmets or w police helmets joining Marinka attack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwC_4wXGK44 …

_ @OSCE_SMM: A large amount of heavy weapons transported in areas controlled by militants http://uatoday.tv/politics/osce-a-large-amount-of-heavy-weapons-observed-in-donetsk-people-s-republic-432444.html … pic.twitter.com/vJHnSSb99s

UN says Russia responsible for deterioration of human rights in Donbas, Crimea
http://www.unian.info/politics/1085303-un-says-russia-responsible-for-deterioration-of-human-rights-in-donbas-crimea.html … pic.twitter.com/FPczyQZcIN

Does this man even believe anything he is saying as it is always lies and Russian propaganda and yet he calls himself a “foreign minister”.
Ukraine peace deal under 'constant threat' of breakdown, Lavrov says

Remember he stated this week that Russia "has influence" over the mercenaries--"some influence'. AND even Putin "stated his concerns for the civilians" --but killed Ukrainian civilians in his army's shellings during yesterday's massive ground attacks.

Russian trolls get actually angry at Russian military failure yesterday—how strange is that even they see the failure BUT does Russia OR are they truly out for a general Central European war?

Supporters of "Novorossiya" angry at Kremlin for debacle in Marinka yesterday. pic.twitter.com/1068gs7efb

[kaur]

Worth to read.


The Russian Challenge
Russia’s Toolkit

by Keir Giles

http://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/files/chathamhouse/field/field_document/20150605RussianChallengeGilesHansonLyneNixeySherrW ood.pdf

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Worth to read.



http://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/files/chathamhouse/field/field_document/20150605RussianChallengeGilesHansonLyneNixeySherrW ood.pdf

kaur--cannot link to it----

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Militant losses in #Maryinka combat y-day: up to 80KIA, up to 100WIA. Lost up to 10 pieces of armour - #ATO spox

youtube.com/watch?v=NPavEcUUtM4 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp6GSNTMFMU … #Maryinka yesterday.Backpacking *rebels* pic.twitter.com/Vgeht7z3i6

Ukraine MOD announces that Russian frigate tried to provoke/do reconnaissance near UA waters
http://www.mil.gov.ua/en/news/2015/06/04/ukrainian-military-sailors-and-frontier-guard-prevent-provocations-of-rf-combat-ship/ … pic.twitter.com/ZHS4jmLzpf

VIDEO in Mariupol the shelling and smoke of Shyrokyne (and surroundings) can clearly be heard (yesterday).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTNkNQiAjp0 …

Ruscists' ammo depo destroyed in #Shyrokyno http://donbass.hromadskeradio.org/2015/06/04/v-shirokino-unichtozhen-sklad-boepripasov-sil-dnr/ …

#Svitlodarsk 12:20PM
"Smoke in the area of the church and on the horizon, can be Krasne"
"Tank battle. Quite close" https://twitter.com/audrius1977/status/606391882395074560 …

#Svitlodarsk 12:20
"Artillery shelling on Luhanka
Falling on Kalinovka (Luhanka)
Uglegorsk too hearing the rumble" https://twitter.com/audrius1977/status/606391068653953024 …

Questions concerning shelling reports as they seem to be coming from only Russian source not Ukrainians sources as has been the routine.

Strange: those shelling reports only in http://vk.com groups, nothing in fb or twitter.

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Russian servicemen of the 22nd Spetsnaz GRU Brigade identified on a combat mission in Luhansk https://en.informnapalm.org/russian-servicemen-of-the-22nd-spetsnaz-gru-brigade-identified-on-a-combat-mission-in-luhansk/ … pic.twitter.com/Pw0vEJ5P7b

Hromadske.TV posted video of a #Russian GRU unit in #Ukraine filming their recon mission in #Luhansk. https://www.facebook.com/hromadsketv/videos/973323596021337/ …

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Russian propaganda 4Ds—dismiss, distort, distract, dismay designed to recreat 2Ds –distrust and doubt.

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: The Minsk Agreements are under constant threat of being derailed due to attempts by Kiev authorities to sidestep their commitments

Russian troops and her mercenaries where attested even by OSCE to be in full violation of Minsk 2 by the OSCE and “yet” this “so called foreign minister” is intent on lying.

Lavrov: Nope, no, nope! No #Russian regular army in #Ukraine
Peskov: What Russian soldiers? Ask MOD not @PutinRF pic.twitter.com/j6xZq4fXoB

Somehow he simply “forgets” Russian involvement of troops, tanks, heavy artillery and munitions being shipped by Russia into the Ukraine—not counting the “sheer number of VACATIONERS”.

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: The policy of subjecting entire nations to unilateral geopolitical designs has led to a deep internal crisis in #Ukraine

AND the standard ultimate Russian myth—it is the fault of everyone else—not us???
MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: Attempts by some countries to impose their models of the world order are a dangerous destabilising factor pic.twitter.com/lXCeRk12N2

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Germany is also reaching the Russian “altered state of reality”—not sure exactly WHAT is working but without a true ceasefire NOTHING will work—NOTICE Germany never said a single word about the heavy fighting yesterday??

Steinmeier : "Minsk II Agreements are working" http://www.ukrinform.ua/ukr/news/shtaynmaye_r_bachit_diyu_minskih_domovlenostey_206 0118 … …

AND this is how great Minsk 2 is working –evidently Germany has not been reading the OSCe reports lately.

See the red area? That's the area Russia + proxies deny access to @OSCE_SMM in obvious breach of Minsk obligations. pic.twitter.com/wFA1KPRDFV

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Concerning the shot down of MH17—the Russian BUK manufacturer stated flatly tha Russia did not have the missile (9M38M1) that shot down MH17 in their inventory—THEN just the heck is this????—AND in the same unit that is being “alleged” to have shot down the aircraft.

Eliot Higgins @EliotHiggins
Another photo of a 53rd Brigade member with a 9M38M1 missile https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2015/06/03/evidence-the-russian-military-supplied-the-type-of-missile-used-to-shoot-down-mh17/ … pic.twitter.com/DZCt1HlaoN

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From late yesterday:

Speaker of upper house of Russian parliament asks members to stay close, another emergency session is possible soon. https://meduza.io/en/news/2015/06/03...ld-be-imminent …

Why is Matvienko saying there may be an emergency Federation Council meeting...? http://www.interfax.ru/445527

@MarQs__ @meduzaproject @sterion75 "usage of troops abroad" https://meduza.io/news/2015/06/03/ma...eta-federatsii … pic.twitter.com/wGAjFHc32g

From just the last 20 minutes or so---

TV "Rain" say that all senators sit in the Federation Council, and they are not allowed to go anywhere out http://russia.liveuamap.com/en/2015/4-june-on-tv-rain-they-say-that-all-the-senators-sit-in-the …

We have messages from our guys: Russian units armed to the teeth and ready to roll. They (Lentsov) are waiting for an order... This is the edge of the abyss: looks like Ukraine will be embroiled in total war within next 7 days. If you believe on God, please pray

RU news #Vesti: Ukrainian assault on #Maryinka was a provocation and a distraction from a larger attack on #Lugansk http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=2626253#/video/https%3A%2F%2Fplayer.vgtrk.com%2Fiframe%2Fvideo%2F id%2F1223199%2Fstart_zoom%2Ftrue%2FshowZoomBtn%2Ff alse%2Fsid%2Fvesti%2FisPlay%2Ftrue%2F%3Facc_video_ id%3D647004 …

Right now Putin and his FM are truly in the realm of irrationality and we are about 20 seconds from 1914 if this pace keeps up and the West is doing exactly what again—silence.

So for the want of silence--- “a limited war” will be breaking out in Central Europe” that has the potential of becoming WW3.

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Currently the shelling attacks have been simply put--intense, massive, constant and all along the Minsk 2 contact line for about the last 20 hours.

Seems all Ukrainian towns, villages and cities are being hit with literally everything from AGLs to tanks to heavy artillery and MRLSs and with no regard for civilian loses. Civilian loses are mounting and destruction to civilian housing is now starting from the indiscriminate Russian shellings.

Simply to many reports flowing to post them all.

Ukrainian Army is now in a high state of alert and anticipating a full scale assault along the entire eastern front.

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From late yesterday:

Speaker of upper house of Russian parliament asks members to stay close, another emergency session is possible soon. https://meduza.io/en/news/2015/06/03...ld-be-imminent …

Why is Matvienko saying there may be an emergency Federation Council meeting...? http://www.interfax.ru/445527

@MarQs__ @meduzaproject @sterion75 "usage of troops abroad" https://meduza.io/news/2015/06/03/ma...eta-federatsii … pic.twitter.com/wGAjFHc32g

From just the last 20 minutes or so---

TV "Rain" say that all senators sit in the Federation Council, and they are not allowed to go anywhere out http://russia.liveuamap.com/en/2015/4-june-on-tv-rain-they-say-that-all-the-senators-sit-in-the …

We have messages from our guys: Russian units armed to the teeth and ready to roll. They (Lentsov) are waiting for an order... This is the edge of the abyss: looks like Ukraine will be embroiled in total war within next 7 days. If you believe on God, please pray

RU news #Vesti: Ukrainian assault on #Maryinka was a provocation and a distraction from a larger attack on #Lugansk http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=2626253#/video/https%3A%2F%2Fplayer.vgtrk.com%2Fiframe%2Fvideo%2F id%2F1223199%2Fstart_zoom%2Ftrue%2FshowZoomBtn%2Ff alse%2Fsid%2Fvesti%2FisPlay%2Ftrue%2F%3Facc_video_ id%3D647004 …

Right now Putin and his FM are truly in the realm of irrationality and we are about 20 seconds from 1914 if this pace keeps up and the West is doing exactly what again—silence.

So for the want of silence--- “a limited war” will be breaking out in Central Europe” that has the potential of becoming WW3.

This is from a Ukrainian blogger who has been basically correct for the last year on a number of reports out of the Ukrainian Army as the blogger is tied into the Ukrainian Army training programs and has deep ties into the various UA brigades on the forward front lines and who has lost close friends at the hands of Spetsnaz.

We have messages from our guys: Russian units armed to the teeth and ready to roll. They (Lentsov) are waiting for an order... This is the edge of the abyss: looks like Ukraine will be embroiled in total war within next 7 days. If you believe on God, please pray

"Lentsov" is the Russian senior General assigned to the JCCC in the Ukraine who is also the current Russian Commander of the CSTO Fast Reaction Forces and CSTO Peacekeeping Forces.

No emotion from this blogger for over a year and then this 20 minutes ago after getting several field reports from UA Brigades involved in the fighting and it has been silent from him since the tweet went out.

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Canada at NATO ✔ @CanadaNATO
Yet another report details how #Ukraine crisis & #Russia's actions affect Europe's security: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/nato-and-eu-face-collapse-if-they-fail-to-stop-russian-aggression-experts-warn-10295927.html … pic.twitter.com/dEVwFpaX9u

Radio Prague @RadioPrague
Anger in #Prague after Russian documentary claims Soviet invasion of 1968 saved Czechoslovakia from 'NATO coup': http://goo.gl/G9u6Bf

Men wearing disbanded #Berkut police uniforms caught on video http://uatoday.tv/politics/men-wearing-disbanded-berkut-police-uniforms-caught-on-video-432817.html … pic.twitter.com/Xk5BL0FyGv

“The #Russian Troll Farm”by @hannahgais|https://medium.com/the-eastern-project/the-russian-troll-farm-a3830bc65993 … via @antmrufka pic.twitter.com/MY0913kXcc

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Reference Moldavia--Transnistria-----

Reference Moldavia and Transnistria—from today:
Diversion exercises of Russian soldiers in Transnistria http://24today.net/open/431644

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/03/can-anyone-stop-putin-s-new-blitz.html?via=desktop&source=twitter

Outflanked

06.03.154:25 PM ET

Can Anyone Stop Putin’s New Blitz?


A shaky cease-fire in Ukraine was shattered Wednesday morning with a new offensive by Russian-backed troops. How will the White House respond?

It looks like Vladimir Putin will spend his second summer in a row going to war.

So now the question becomes: What—if anything—will the United States and Europe do in response?

On Wednesday, Ukrainians awoke to the all-too-predictable news that Moscow-backed separatists—a contingent that consists of quite a lot of Moscow-dispatched Russian soldiers—launched a fresh, multi-pronged assault on Ukrainian-held territory. The primary targets lie west of a line of the demarcation meant to keep a cease-fire that was over before the ink had dried on the so-called “Minsk II” accords.

“Although we’re still assessing details, this is clearly a major, multi-front escalation that reflects continued non-compliance with Minsk by the combined Russian-separatist forces,” a senior Western diplomat told The Daily Beast. When asked if this was the start of a big Russian push for more terrain in the Donbas—the name for the regions encompassing Donetsk and Lugansk—one European leader replied: “Sure looks like it.”

So here’s what we know. The two main towns hit today were Marinka and Krasnogorovka, both not far from the major industrial city of Donetsk. The nearest separatist lines to these targets are the Petrovsky district of the city to the east, Aleksandrovka to the south-east and Novomikhailkovka to the north-east. Video footage, purportedly shot in Petrovsky today, clearly recorded the sounds of outbound artillery fire, with the attendant description of the footage claiming that the separatists were firing from positions in the immediate vicinity of residential high-rises. (Of course, firing from civilian areas doesn’t just violate Minsk II, but the Geneva Conventions.)

Boasts by separatists that Marinka had fallen were met with immediate denials by Kiev.

While acknowledging “a massive bombardment” by separatists using heavy artillery, Ukraine’s military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said that the government was “holding off all the attacks.” His colleague, Markiyan Lubkivsky, an adviser to the head of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), claimed that 10 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and over 80 wounded. Among the dead on the other side, Lubkivsky said, SBU counterintelligence established that at least four were Russian GRU Spetsnaz (Special Forces) soldiers. If true, their presence would further underscore the Kremlin-orchestrated nature of this escalation.

The “defense minister” of the separatist “Donetsk People’s Republic,” Vladimir Kononov, meanwhile, has alleged that 15 people were killed on his side, including fighters and civilians. He blamed a Ukrainian “provocation” for the uptick in violence, which is a bit strange given what the DNR media portal proclaimed.

The fighting cut off the electricity at two mines in the Donetsk region, Skochinsky and Zasyadko, leaving nearly 1,000 miners trapped underground. Separatists claimed that the ones at Skochinsky were being evacuated.

“Although we’re still assessing details, this is clearly a major, multi-front escalation … by the combined Russian-separatist forces.”

The play for Marinka and Krasnogorovka was also accompanied by heavy shelling, possibly using Grad missiles, against Ukrainian-held positions north of Donetsk such as the towns of Peski and Avdeyevka. And to the south, separatists also targeted Ukrainian locations at Beryozovoye, which lies in Kiev-held stretch of a strategically vital road system, the Donetsk-Mariupol highway. To the south of that, below separatist-held territory, there were further sorties on positions in Burgas, previously the site of heavy civilian casualties due Grad attacks.

Novosti Donbassa, a regional news website, reported today that Ukrainian troops had conducted an organized withdrawal from their foremost checkpoint on the stretch of highway that passes directly south of Marinka as this was too exposed to attack. As my colleague James Miller explains, the separatists have for weeks been testing Ukraine’s defenses along the demarcation line in a fairly evenly spaced offensives that amount to pincer moves designed to trap Kiev between two fronts, a “strategy that has proven to be highly effective in the conflict, most notably at Ilovaisk and Debaltsevo,“ two of the hottest war-zones of the conflict.

Here’s why all of this matters. Should Marinka fall and the Russians succeed in pushing the Ukrainians back from the northern stretch of the Donetsk-Mariupol highway, they’d likely next make a push for Volnovakha, a town that Kiev’s army needs to keep if it wants to maintain control of Mariupol, the crucial port-city on the Sea of Azov. Putin would need Mariupol if he did indeed want to erect a “land-bridge” from mainland Russia to occupied Crimea.

This wouldn’t be at all easy to do, however. As several analysts have noted, taking Mariupol would require some 100,000 conventional Russian troops. That would be a major departure from Putin’s game plan so far: maskirovka warfare whereby Russia’s deploys insignia-less paratroops and Special Forces and dispatches advanced artillery and antiaircraft systems into Ukraine, while strenuously denying at home and abroad that it has done any such thing.

So far, Putin’s efforts at chivvying or shutting up of the grieving mothers, sisters and wives of “Cargo 200”—the Russian codename for soldiers killed in combat—have helped keep his populace from an open rebellion against an undeclared dirty war next-door. All that would change if Operation Land-Bridge got underway.

But even if Mariupol isn’t the next target, isolating and threatening it could keep Ukrainian forces bogged down enough to allow the easier taking of towns and villages in the north and west, such as Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, which were recaptured by the Ukrainian military before the Russian invasion last August.

There are large reserves of forces in the separatist-held hinterland south-east of Donetsk. On April 27, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) reported spotting 11 tanks and 4 armored personnel carriers “50 [kilometers] north of Shirokino,” a town just north of Mariupol. On May 29, the OSCE said that its monitors met had encountered two women in Russian military uniforms as well as a vehicle with Russian license plates carrying armed men in the village of Petrovskoye, in this same area, east of Volnovakha. Hardly a day goes by that the OSCE doesn’t document separatist artillery, Grads, or multiple rocket-launchers gone “missing” from where they’re supposed to be parked for inspection.

At the moment, all the Pentagon will say officially is that “we’ve certainly seen the reports of increased violence. The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission has reported continued ceasefire violations by Russian-separatist forces,” Defense Department spokesperson Eileen Lainez told The Daily Beast.

But it doesn’t bode well that Valentina Matvienko, the speaker of Russia’s Federation Council (the nation’s mostly symbolic senate), told Interfax on Wednesday that the body may meet in emergency session and asked its deputies “not to go far away.” The Council later claimed the Interfax report was fake, but not before observers recalled that the last time this assembly convened hastily, it was to retroactively rubber-stamp Putin’s invasion of Crimea, an invasion he at first disclaimed. Putin also later copped to having made plans for seizing the peninsula long before the Euromaidan protests erupted in Kiev over a year ago, culminating in the nighttime skedaddling of pro-Putin Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych from the country.

In spite of its uninterrupted record of audacious bull####ting, the Kremlin has nevertheless enjoyed the spectacle of seeing any number of Western “experts” on Russia take its reassurances that Minsk II is still on at face value. “Novorossiya”—the name given to the dream of erecting a blood-and-soil ethnic Russian empire, of which annexing the Donbas and Crimea are said to be integral—has been obituarized repeatedly over the past several weeks; never mind that the separatists still brandish its pennant with pride gibber openly about gobbling up more of Ukraine.

In fact, as Mashable’s Christopher Miller discovered today in Moscow, the former separatist commander Igor Girkin (a.k.a. Strelkov), himself a Russian intelligence operative, has proclaimed Novorossiya alive and well. Told that Marinka may have fallen to his comrades in Ukraine, Girkin replied: “Good.”

No war is complete without its psychological dimension. Here, too, we’re given contradictory telegraphs of Moscow’s real intentions. In forum on the Russian social media site VKontakte evocatively titled Svodki Novorossii—“Novorossiya Dispatches”—Strelkov claimed that Vladislav Surkov, Putin’s “grey cardinal” and a man sanctioned by the U.S. and E.U. for his role in fomenting the Ukraine crisis, recently met with DNR leadership. Surkov apparently “yelled a lot and was vile.” The reason? He supposedly wanted the DNR to put a cork in it and give up on Novorossiya.

This could easily be a carefully placed piece of disinformation designed to create the impression that the Kremlin didn’t authorize this latest offensive, the better to plead innocent in the inevitable diplomatic set-to with the West. It wouldn’t be the first time Putin has intimated that the proxies he says he doesn’t control have suddenly gone rogue on him. (Strelkov elsewhere admits that only an “idiot” would believe that the separatists operate without a little help from their friends in Moscow.)

Continued.........

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There was a combat engagement in #Maryinka during the day. Afterwards militants fired at Opytne w/ heavy artillery https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/posts/1008533195824153 …

2:07PM
ALL #Marinka is ours https://twitter.com/faina_ukr/status/606416909119188992

Seems the #KalmiusBrigade finally found 13 Ukrainians,radicalized enough to fight their own..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YlNjrGYnUw … pic.twitter.com/DSysv9WvDO

VIDEO recorded from inside Ukrainian helicopter while it was shot down. Lugansk region 2014.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=54&v=3xtPFAJSf94 … pic.twitter.com/KiwQfNDS95

Notorious #Russia'n politician calls to bomb #Kyiv, execute Ukrainian pilot #Savchenko (vid) http://belsat.eu/en/articles/notorious-russian-politician-calls-bomb-kyiv-execute-ukrainian-pilot-savchenko/ … pic.twitter.com/Gvx9YCp3ug

Just b4 Russian offensive yday at #Marinka, already present frontline soldiers got new body armor pic.twitter.com/YjnIgIGBn9

#Horlivka #rumours @DobryShubin "on 6th UKR will offense" [they like to regularly scare one another w/imaginary UKR attacks]

Shelling in #Dokuchayevsk #Elenovka #Nikolaevka http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/4-june-shelling-in-dokuchayevsk-elenovka-nikolaevka … via @SPaWN_ua

21:26 @SPaWN_ua Now and over last 2hr explosions are heard everywhere - #Dokuchaevsk, #Olenivka, #Mykolayivka etc

Occasional reports of Russian artillery + probing attacks near #Volnovakha are troubling as that is close to staging area north of Telmanove

21:21 #Donetsk Putilovka @HuAdvokatos Heavy volleys like SPG or mortars, "for hiss is heard"

21:09 #Donetsk @manirtal Single tank/SPG gunshots in Oktyabrsky direction each 20-45 sec, no explosions heard

VIDEO: Tank T-80BV (will be sent paratroopers from Mykolaiv) makes "a police U-turn" https://twitter.com/sdelanoVukraine/status/606533920839094272 …

#Donetsk 22:00
Kyivsky ds - Loud heavy singles outgoing. https://twitter.com/Shymanovski/status/606534884585312257 …

21:20 #Donetsk Railway station @boravleva Massive volleys, no explosions are heard

21:15 #Dokuchaevsk @GirkinGirkin "RUS are sad - UKR hit something properly

21:14 #Dokuchaevsk @whicard5 Rumble again, sounds like in Aleksandrinka/#Olenivka area

21:13 #Volnovakha @solomazheka Rumble in #Dokuchaevsk-#Novotroitske area, heavy one

19:45 #Volnovakha @tazarum Booms are heard, tube artillery & Grads work

19:45 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca Howitzers are shelling from the village[outskirts]
20:01 There were also impacts before

Documents of Russian fighter killed in Mariinka yesterday
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1092837850730107&id=1060798357267390&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1092837850730107&__tn__=%2As … pic.twitter.com/szxrl2wbOB

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Putin may use armed forces beyond territory of the Russian Federation, Peskov says http://24today.net/open/431996

Kremlin spokesman says Putin may use "constitutional right" to OK military operation abroad http://ria.ru/politics/20150604/1068232378.html

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Intense shellings and fighting throughout the entire Minsk 2 contact line--reports are coming in so fast--the following is just a sample of what is ongoing tonight.

The war is on in the eastern front-----Minsk 2 is dead period end of story.

Distant sound of war in #Donetsk tonight:
https://youtu.be/INasw5f0Rho

Heavy shelling and fighting reported in #Donetsk and other frontline cities this evening, war is on right now..

23:02 #Dzerzhynsk @blessmaster Explosions series, about 5-6, loudly

#Avdiivka 23:01
Hitting the old part of the city, house burning. Hot day, hot night. https://twitter.com/bamr69/status/606551493072674816 …

22:45 #Avdeevka @audrius1977 [vk] "In Duna area 3 loud hits" "ahouse on fire in Kalinina St,3 heavy impacts from afar

the alleged attack with the MLRS Hurricane at #Telmanove https://youtu.be/D6WOWQYrCIM via @YouTube

Houses burnt & destroyed after "DNR" shelling at Krasnogorivka pic.twitter.com/rY5HCvejty http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/4-june-houses-burnt--destroyed-after-dnr-shelling-at-krasnogorivka …

BREAKING: Fresh shelling pounds #Donetsk's Kievsky district #Ukraine http://bit.ly/1QapHdC
#Stepne 23:04
GRADs https://twitter.com/Darren_Aro/status/606552031373836288 …

22:58 #Horlivka @mihailovith 3 Ural trucks sped tow/Pyatovsky pond

In Donetsk right now, a little thunder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INasw5f0Rho … http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/4-june-in-donetsk-right-now-a-little-thunder-- …

23:01 #Avdeevka @bamr69 Impacts on the old part, a house on fire

23:01 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca More #Grad impacts

VIDEO #Russia(n) T-72 tanks that took part in attack on #Marinka/#Mariinka #Ukraine yesterday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj1ZtIRYWxU … pic.twitter.com/fp8Uzq3ztw

#Donetsk 23:03
North and north-west trembles from the heavy explosions https://twitter.com/relictDon/status/606551915963351041 …

Heard the sounds of small arms in Horlivka http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/4-june-heard-the-sounds-of-small-arms-in-horlivka … via @DobryShubin

#Donetsk 23:03
Oktyabrsky ds - 120(mm artillery) working, flash bursts are visible https://twitter.com/GirkinGirkin/status/606551841329979392 …

22:10 #Donetsk @donetsk_ukrop "1 second between volley and explosion now, 1.5 at most"

22:09 #Rovenki @lisova1992 Active mil hardware movement via the town

22:07 #Maryinka @faina_ukr "We went out of M, but [they say]it is quiet there, rumble in #Novomykhaylivka"

22:05 #Donetsk @donetsk_ukrop Massive impact on Putilovka

VIDEO #Ukraine SBU arrest one of #Putin "LNR" saboteurs intent on blowing up railway #Kharkiv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpUR30lSZkw … pic.twitter.com/SXmj1VI4eP

Seeing tweets about MASSIVE bombardments throughout the whole front, God, help

22:03 #Dokuchaevsk @nektonh From #Olenivka tow/#Shandrivka several BMP moved along Kamyana_Balka 40 min ago

22:02 #Donetsk Tochmash=T @AlfaNubovsky Fr/T arty shells, T is mortared, & now mortar rounds fr/T to misc/sides each 1-2 sec
22:22 #Dokuchajevsk-#Berezove, #Stepne area very loud and flashes https://twitter.com/person0009/status/606541671401005056 …

Kurakhove, Maximovka listens to very loud artillery 22:32 https://twitter.com/patriot_petya/status/606544585683132417 …

#Donetsk #Pisky incoming: artillery, and something like MLRS GRADs

22:00 #Donetsk @donetsk_ukrop "So they shell from the city at the city, 1-3 sec volley-explosion interval

#Horlivka 22:36
Assault rifles and AA-guns fire https://twitter.com/CosmopolitUa/status/606544999358988288 …

21:50 #Donetsk @alex2015112 After outgoing shells incomings started
#Debaltsevo 22:29
Shooting at an UAV https://twitter.com/Debaltsevo_UA/status/606545747157254144 …

20:15 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca "The war is on - terrible explosions and volleys"

#Mariupol residents hear canonade, sector M spox said it's from #Telmanovo, RU controlled area http://www.0629.com.ua/news/847688?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter …

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The ceasefire is constantly under threat because of the actions of the Kiev authorities".
- S. Lavrov, 04.06.2015
pic.twitter.com/EA8lNsFVfU

Peskov: Putin may ask Russian senate's permission to use armed forces abroad
http://www.unian.info/world/1085634-peskov-putin-may-ask-russian-senates-permission-to-use-armed-forces-abroad.html … pic.twitter.com/WsRFc9ruak

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AND the attacks just keep on rolling AND absolutely no comments from Obama, Hollande, Merkel

Russian aggression has been met by a degree of American absence unthinkable even a decade ago http://nyti.ms/1IkrGYQ

Putin is saying he can openly declare war on Ukraine and the West will do nothing. Is he right?

VIDEO #Russia(n) snipers (not "DNR") duel with #Ukraine snipers #Marinka/#Mariinka #Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIym19AYFVE … pic.twitter.com/NpZNKX2ppt

Putin DNR, Novo-crap,Whatever troops now employing Full Body Armor #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/MenS3D1dFE

DPR is spreading rumors of shelling, asking Kievskiy d-t in Donetsk to go to bomb shelters
23:16 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca Again heavy [shelling] here and from here

#Map
Yellow is how far Russian forces advanced into #Marinka (taking the police hq). Purple is what they still hold. pic.twitter.com/IZusd1OZRm

23:09 #Donetsk @funkermanjke after 10 min pause Putilovka is being shelled again, all the same - volley then landing in 2 sec

23:05 #Horlivka @_John__Carter_ A volley fr/west, [#ruscist 'Gorlovka self defence'] about volleys fr/Dzerzhynsk

Donetsk, railway station-airport, incoming shells, light is blinking, more heavy shells... https://twitter.com/HuAdvokatos/status/606573407757586432 …

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Attacks and shelling continued all night and into this morning---still ongoing

Heavy shelling in #Donetsk last night filmed by resident near airport:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=39&v=Z-u1n3U9OVY …

Russia'n #Sberbank and #VTB manage to circumvent #sanctions and attract blns of EUROs in #Germany. https://twitter.com/tvrain/status/606683874018652160 …

Early in the morning ruscists opened fire on batt Donbass positions from #Shyrokyne with self propelled artillery. https://www.facebook.com/dostali.hvatit/posts/959677220733719?pnref=story …

07:45 #Donbasreports @Staroignatievca Half village w/o electricty

07:09 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca They shelled overnight and now too

VIDEO Russian Hybrid Battle Group proudly showing there are NO Ukrainians among them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8PC9JuJhGw … pic.twitter.com/IB65IHDsnS

#BREAKING
The #RussianArmy brings its modern Electronic Warfare equipment to #Ukraine. Left pic today in #Luhansk: pic.twitter.com/ebuZpPA6X1

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Militants in their FB/VK accounts reporting about 57 killed and 150+ wounded during Mariinka offensive pic.twitter.com/f4oJdUTSYb

Spetsnaz on the attack again---
6 #Ukraine soldiers WIA and 4 civilians wounded in #Marinka tonight after a small #Russia|n group entered the city but were repulsed.

ATO: Militants attack Ukrainian troops more than 40 times overnight
http://www.unian.info/war/1085771-ato-militants-attack-ukrainian-troops-more-than-40-times-overnight.html … pic.twitter.com/qcZ6pvdN43

DRONE VIDEO Graham Phillips now also involved in doing reconnaissance for the Russians.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9MYNv5iRCg#t=325 …

It's not "militants". It's DPR/LPR units of Russian Ground Forces - trained, commanded and staffed by Russian Army https://twitter.com/UnianInfo/status/606743269767290880 …

10:59 Venediktov (Moscow journo) @aavst: '#Surkov has evacuated #Pushilin and #Zakharchenko [fr/#Donetsk]. What for?'

RU documents found in #Mariinka.so much proof of #RussiainvadedUkraine that I'm surprised we still must point it out https://twitter.com/sputnikato/status/606733734331752448 …
pic.twitter.com/7zNjywFwcO

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Luhansk Region governor says he's cut off water to LNR rebel territory due to electricity supply probs after shelling http://moskal.in.ua/index.php?categoty=news&news_id=1795 …

#Luhansk @100007182042214 As of 10:20 no water service in nearly entire city"

@100007182042214 "#Moskal to ruscists: "Supply #Stanytsia_Luhanska w/electricity first, water for Luhansk then"

Russian militants of battalion "Amur" and helicopters http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/5-june-russian-militants-of-battalion-amur-and-helicopters … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/xIFDmhU952 via @Max_Bondar

10:00 #Karlivka @ZOOdonetsk It has finally ceased. This night and morning arty rumbled all round. No impacts here. MTS down

#News
Russian invasion forces used BM-21 Grad rockets vs Hranitne overnight and 2S1 self-propelled artillery vs Shyrokyne since the morning

#Starohnativka, around midnight, the enemy opened fire installation BM-21 "Grad". https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/606718715477016576 …

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What can I say—just another example of standard Russian propaganda 4Ds coming from all official levels.

http://tass.ru/en/russia/798970

Russian lawmaker convinced West started new propaganda campaign against Russia

Russia
June 05, 10:42 UTC+3


MOSCOW, June 5. /TASS/. The chairman of the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, Sergey Naryshkin said he is convinced the West has started a new propaganda campaign against Russia.

"Everything is piled: regular lies about the alleged Russian trace in the crash of the Malaysian Boeing, about the [alleged] dispatch of our troops to Ukraine’s southeast, our ‘ardent’ desire to confront Europe, etc.," Naryshkin wrote in an article in the Izvestia daily.

"The fact that the current campaign to defame Russia, timed to the June summit of the EU, where the issue of sanctions could be raised again, is made in USA again and is coordinated from there, is absolutely clear," he wrote.

Note:

Other recent Russian TASS articles that support the Russian propaganda 4Ds—dismiss, distort, distract, dismay designed to create 2Ds—distrust and doubt.

Russian diplomat: NATO ready to breach morality, ethics to fuel anti-Russian propaganda

Lawmaker: Russian propaganda efforts disproportionate to anti-Russian campaign

Russian lawmaker: US propaganda distorts perception of situation in Crimea

Washington sets tone of anti-Russian propaganda in USA, Moscow draws conclusions

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Interesting if actually true--second complete swap out of mercenary leadership AND both of them signed the Minsk 1 and 2 agreements--does this mean the new mercenary leadership will not recognize Minsk 2 because the new leaders did not sign it---- therefore the need for a Minsk 3 ?????

Typical Russian delay tactics in fulfilling any agreement and or the attempt to get a better new deal ie a new contact line as the old line in Minsk 1 is actually repeated in Minsk 2 and the territory the mercenaries have taken after Feb 2015 is not recognized as such-plus Russia has been trying to get rid of the Ukrainian run and under Ukrainian law elections as foreseen in Minsk 2.


.@aavst of Echo Moscow: Surkov evacuated #Pushilin and #Zaharchenko
http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/5-june-aavst-of-echo-moscow-surkov-evacuated-pushilin-and …
Why??!

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#Luhansk @100007182042214 "#Moskal's stick worked out: in #Stanytsia_Luhanska raion electricity goes gradually up"

VIDEO Front line position of Russias Hybrid Army near Marinka geolocated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi8_pIGnTmM … pic.twitter.com/oN0mXR8chl

The defeat of Russian DPR/LPR units at #Marinka proves one thing: such proxy units are weak. Russia knows this, so will send in its army.

#Donetsk
Fr 5AM was heavy tracked vehicles movement through Yasinovataya fork for long time, then wheeled machinery

OSCE arrived in #Marinka two days after the battle, talked with captured fighters, drove off. https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/606752375924248576 …

Finally OSCE gets to the town two days after fighting had stopped.

UPD2: "Russian *citizens* amongst them", not "a citizen" @StankoNastya

.@Hromadske: "#Marinka is now freed from the saboteurs, 12 people have been detained, including Russian citizens"

UPD: "raiders", not "militants" https://twitter.com/poroshenko/status/606751976429338624 …

Signs at Donetsk morgue backup reports that many more pro-Russian fighters died, Weds than official DNR figure of just 15
Outside Donetsk morgue:20 coffins piled up. A closed truck clearly w/ several bodies waits. Employees say about 20 bodies already brought in

Skirmishes underway near 29th and 25th checkpoints at Bakhmutka road, #Luhansk governor http://24today.net/open/432421

Jun04 #Stakhanov, cossacks base @GirkinGirkin pic.twitter.com/HdFHmCI59N

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Reference Moldavia--Transnistria:

And concurrently Krasnaya Zvezda pushes a long article on #transnistria to #Russian troops. http://redstar.ru/index.php/component/k2/item/24164-novyj-front-protivostoyaniya … https://twitter.com/akihheikkinen/status/606751215842639872 …

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Ukrainian humor:
repelled the attack using infantry arms: AGL, machine guns, rifles. UA Mil
admitted that it violates Minsk and used artillery to pound DNR

Ukrainian assault on Maryinka was actually a joint NATO/US provocation as revealed by Cyber Berkut.

RuNews from 04.06.2015: UA Mil assault on Maryinka was personally led by UA Chief of Staff Victor Muzhenko. But heroic DNR fighters repelled

When there is no reality it is easy to twist defeat into victory. Failed assualt is called successful defense.

Then Russian humor:
Ukraine not allowing Russian soldiers to travel through Ukraine to Moldova is an interference in Russia's internal affairs of Ukraine.

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Why again is the OSCE in the Ukraine—valid question as they really have no authority and just spent taxpayers money.

'Sitting in restaurant': #OSCE mission fails to properly act in #Donbas – #Luhansk governor http://belsat.eu/en/articles/drinking-day-and-night-osce-mission-fails-properly-act-donbas-luhansk-governor/ … pic.twitter.com/U9iNb7lp0a

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#Donetsk 13:20
#Kyivsky district - heavy singles again. It looks like flying towards the long-suffering airport https://twitter.com/KalinaiMalina/status/606768917416144896 …

Donetsk, Kolhozny Ave, hit to or around the house, causalties reported, no communications, no details so far. https://twitter.com/vladicvp/status/606769153266085888 …

#Donetsk 12:54
"Kyvsky ds LOUD"
"Incoming at Tochmash or airport"
"Strange sound, but looks more like incoming" https://twitter.com/666_mancer/status/606761275717218304 …

#Donetsk 12:55PM
Shakhtarskaya sq - heavy single shots, outgoing from somewhere near. https://twitter.com/PVB40/status/606762037205712896 …

@Guderian_Xaba
Ruscists in #Marinka https://youtu.be/fi8_pIGnTmM

Donetsk is now quiet.

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Interesting if actually true--second complete swap out of mercenary leadership AND both of them signed the Minsk 1 and 2 agreements--does this mean the new mercenary leadership will not recognize Minsk 2 because the new leaders did not sign it---- therefore the need for a Minsk 3 ?????

Typical Russian delay tactics in fulfilling any agreement and or the attempt to get a better new deal ie a new contact line as the old line in Minsk 1 is actually repeated in Minsk 2 and the territory the mercenaries have taken after Feb 2015 is not recognized as such-plus Russia has been trying to get rid of the Ukrainian run and under Ukrainian law elections as foreseen in Minsk 2.


.@aavst of Echo Moscow: Surkov evacuated #Pushilin and #Zaharchenko
http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/5-june-aavst-of-echo-moscow-surkov-evacuated-pushilin-and …
Why??!

Another interesting if true....so did he sign it before he supposedly left to Russia and or is he still in the Donbas????

Zakharchenko ordered pullback of militant forces in #Maryinka http://uatoday.tv/politics/zakharchenko-ordered-pullback-of-militant-forces-in-maryinka-433410.html … pic.twitter.com/BuFGMHVO0M

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What can one say about this Russian figment of imagination???????

#Lavrov: Together, we support strict compliance with international law, resolving problems through negotiations and respect for sovereignty

Interesting piece on Putin's holy war and role of ROC http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulcoyer/2015/06/04/putins-holy-war-and-the-disintegration-of-the-russian-world/ …

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There was a combat engagement in #Maryinka during the day. Afterwards militants fired at Opytne w/ heavy artillery https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/posts/1008533195824153 …

2:07PM
ALL #Marinka is ours https://twitter.com/faina_ukr/status/606416909119188992

Seems the #KalmiusBrigade finally found 13 Ukrainians,radicalized enough to fight their own..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YlNjrGYnUw … pic.twitter.com/DSysv9WvDO

VIDEO recorded from inside Ukrainian helicopter while it was shot down. Lugansk region 2014.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=54&v=3xtPFAJSf94 … pic.twitter.com/KiwQfNDS95

Notorious #Russia'n politician calls to bomb #Kyiv, execute Ukrainian pilot #Savchenko (vid) http://belsat.eu/en/articles/notorious-russian-politician-calls-bomb-kyiv-execute-ukrainian-pilot-savchenko/ … pic.twitter.com/Gvx9YCp3ug

Just b4 Russian offensive yday at #Marinka, already present frontline soldiers got new body armor pic.twitter.com/YjnIgIGBn9

#Horlivka #rumours @DobryShubin "on 6th UKR will offense" [they like to regularly scare one another w/imaginary UKR attacks]

Shelling in #Dokuchayevsk #Elenovka #Nikolaevka http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/4-june-shelling-in-dokuchayevsk-elenovka-nikolaevka … via @SPaWN_ua

21:26 @SPaWN_ua Now and over last 2hr explosions are heard everywhere - #Dokuchaevsk, #Olenivka, #Mykolayivka etc

Occasional reports of Russian artillery + probing attacks near #Volnovakha are troubling as that is close to staging area north of Telmanove

21:21 #Donetsk Putilovka @HuAdvokatos Heavy volleys like SPG or mortars, "for hiss is heard"

21:09 #Donetsk @manirtal Single tank/SPG gunshots in Oktyabrsky direction each 20-45 sec, no explosions heard

VIDEO: Tank T-80BV (will be sent paratroopers from Mykolaiv) makes "a police U-turn" https://twitter.com/sdelanoVukraine/status/606533920839094272 …

#Donetsk 22:00
Kyivsky ds - Loud heavy singles outgoing. https://twitter.com/Shymanovski/status/606534884585312257 …

21:20 #Donetsk Railway station @boravleva Massive volleys, no explosions are heard

21:15 #Dokuchaevsk @GirkinGirkin "RUS are sad - UKR hit something properly

21:14 #Dokuchaevsk @whicard5 Rumble again, sounds like in Aleksandrinka/#Olenivka area

21:13 #Volnovakha @solomazheka Rumble in #Dokuchaevsk-#Novotroitske area, heavy one

19:45 #Volnovakha @tazarum Booms are heard, tube artillery & Grads work

19:45 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca Howitzers are shelling from the village[outskirts]
20:01 There were also impacts before

Documents of Russian fighter killed in Mariinka yesterday
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1092837850730107&id=1060798357267390&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1092837850730107&__tn__=%2As … pic.twitter.com/szxrl2wbOB

Seems silence has become the preferred strategy for the US and the EU.

Marinka was a mere skirmish Putin used to test EU/US reaction: as there was none the general offense can begin.

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Interesting if actually true--second complete swap out of mercenary leadership AND both of them signed the Minsk 1 and 2 agreements--does this mean the new mercenary leadership will not recognize Minsk 2 because the new leaders did not sign it---- therefore the need for a Minsk 3 ?????

Typical Russian delay tactics in fulfilling any agreement and or the attempt to get a better new deal ie a new contact line as the old line in Minsk 1 is actually repeated in Minsk 2 and the territory the mercenaries have taken after Feb 2015 is not recognized as such-plus Russia has been trying to get rid of the Ukrainian run and under Ukrainian law elections as foreseen in Minsk 2.


.@aavst of Echo Moscow: Surkov evacuated #Pushilin and #Zaharchenko
http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/5-june-aavst-of-echo-moscow-surkov-evacuated-pushilin-and …
Why??!

#Pushilin is in #Crimea according to krymmedia.ru http://archive.is/Ji5U0
Where is #Zakharchenko then?
https://twitter.com/loogunda/status/606742532538572800 … @aavst

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Leaked photos of the unloading of army boxes from the #Russia|n "humanitarian convoy"
pic.twitter.com/FzThUqtyW1

Russians in #Ukraine, armed with #Russian weapons and claiming to be on active duty, don't mean military presence, Putin spokesman said. Uh?

After Heavy Shelling South Of Donetsk, Ukrainians In Shirokino And Near Bakhmutka Highway Attacked This Morning. http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-473-after-night-of-heavy-shelling-south-of-donetsk-ukrainians-in-shirokino-and-near-bakhmutka-highway-attacked-this-morning/#8683 …

I wrote this just after Debaltsevo fell, but helps explain the significance of the main moves in the last 48 hrs http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/02/putins-next-prize-eastern-ukraine-mariupol/ …

It's not that attack on Mariupol is impending, but S of Donetsk and Bakhmutka hway are key fronts. see today: http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-473-after-night-of-heavy-shelling-south-of-donetsk-ukrainians-in-shirokino-and-near-bakhmutka-highway-attacked-this-morning/#8683 …

#Correction
Situation in #Marinka was/is much worse than I thought.
Russian had the city center,still hold the north. pic.twitter.com/MGHb0KFJUy

#Footage
Heavy damage from Russian assault, invaders still somewhere in the town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_bJors6I_4 …
pic.twitter.com/97Opd72pcB

Russians use creeping land grab. Local attack, take half city, reinforce, keep shelling w/ artillery and push Ukrainians out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi8_pIGnTmM …

More video of Marinka. Ukrainians this time, on a mopping up search. Not much action but fairly nail biting. http://nv.ua/ukraine/events/opublikovano-video-zachistki-marinki-ot-terroristov-52131.html …

Ukrainian bloggers use social media to track Russian soldiers fighting in east http://gu.com/p/49dfy/stw

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Reference the shot down of MH17.

bellingcat @bellingcat
Who to Trust, Google or the Russian MoD? A Guide to Verifying Google Earth Satellite Image via @bellingcat https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2015/06/05/google-earth-image-verification/

bellingcat @bellingcat
Does Ukraine Have 9M38M1 Missiles? via @bellingcat https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2015/06/04/4010/ … pic.twitter.com/spTPihTgxC

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Leaked photos of the unloading of army boxes from the #Russia|n "humanitarian convoy"
pic.twitter.com/FzThUqtyW1

Russians in #Ukraine, armed with #Russian weapons and claiming to be on active duty, don't mean military presence, Putin spokesman said. Uh?

After Heavy Shelling South Of Donetsk, Ukrainians In Shirokino And Near Bakhmutka Highway Attacked This Morning. http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-473-after-night-of-heavy-shelling-south-of-donetsk-ukrainians-in-shirokino-and-near-bakhmutka-highway-attacked-this-morning/#8683 …

I wrote this just after Debaltsevo fell, but helps explain the significance of the main moves in the last 48 hrs http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/02/putins-next-prize-eastern-ukraine-mariupol/ …

It's not that attack on Mariupol is impending, but S of Donetsk and Bakhmutka hway are key fronts. see today: http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-473-after-night-of-heavy-shelling-south-of-donetsk-ukrainians-in-shirokino-and-near-bakhmutka-highway-attacked-this-morning/#8683 …

#Correction
Situation in #Marinka was/is much worse than I thought.
Russian had the city center,still hold the north. pic.twitter.com/MGHb0KFJUy

#Footage
Heavy damage from Russian assault, invaders still somewhere in the town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_bJors6I_4 …
pic.twitter.com/97Opd72pcB

Russians use creeping land grab. Local attack, take half city, reinforce, keep shelling w/ artillery and push Ukrainians out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi8_pIGnTmM …

More video of Marinka. Ukrainians this time, on a mopping up search. Not much action but fairly nail biting. http://nv.ua/ukraine/events/opublikovano-video-zachistki-marinki-ot-terroristov-52131.html …

Ukrainian bloggers use social media to track Russian soldiers fighting in east http://gu.com/p/49dfy/stw


Putin has already become too deeply committed to this war to turn back to do so would cost him everything

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Graham Phillips films and interviews Ukraine POW with beaten up face and captured at Marinka.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLDPcuG97Lc …
via @OnlineMagazin

Aleksander Ivin became known with his 'torture' video of Ukrainian POWs at Dmytrivka.
See: http://ukraineatwar.blogspot.nl/2014/08/graphic-ukrainian-pows-captured.html … pic.twitter.com/0qphFwG10j

Separatists Present 'Captured Ukrainian Soldier' At Press Conference. http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-473-after-night-of-heavy-shelling-south-of-donetsk-ukrainians-in-shirokino-and-near-bakhmutka-highway-attacked-this-morning/#8696 … pic.twitter.com/riHk7038l1

War Criminal and crippled Zakharchenko is getting delusional about the attack on Marinka: 400 killed and 1000 wounded pic.twitter.com/WBQGGNqNB7

Social Media photos show
#Russian helicopter Mi-8AMTSH "Terminator" near Rovenki, Luhansk obl. Ukrainepic.twitter.com/8JR6Q7K2zT
via @_hedder

VIDEO Aleks is back and he's filming entire reconnaissance mission of his unit at #Marinka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsy-0deTv7I … pic.twitter.com/2lD9rETDtO

The DNR "journo" in video speaks clear Russian not Ukrainian Russian. Still local "rebels"?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX-rV0Ew7Hs … pic.twitter.com/Alsdi6d9xL

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
SBU detained an “LPR” terrorist who plotted to blast railway tracks in Kharkiv region. Confiscated a bomb. pic.twitter.com/ttcnVd8TIL

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Massive and extensive Russia mercenary shellings and ground attacks ongoing all day and now into the evening.

20:38 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca "Mortars and cannons are pounding so massively that all village jumps"

20:23 #Shakhtarsk @Helgi__UA 2 tanks tow/#Donetsk

Right now - heavy terrorist artillery attack on #Starohnativka

BREAKING Granitnoye / Hranitne - heavy shelling, MLRS, mortar rounds landing, russians are attacking full scale

Mariupol direction - Rus forces opened fire with small arms and automatic grenade launchers on Shyrokyne.

Luhansk region - Zholobok, Shchastya fired on with small arms & grenade launchers. Krymske twice came under fire from 120mm mortars

Today, Rus forces attacked Nikolayevka and Opytne with 122-mm SPGs. Also fired on Starohnativka with GRAD - ATO
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1008930855784387&id=820651001279041&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1008930855784387&__tn__=%2As …

20:21 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca All the time single [shells] in and out, Grads, mortars, machine guns

#Stakhanov #realia, water arrived, queue @samotniyvovk pic.twitter.com/CDhmQwEGVJ

Seems like @UN meeting didn't help Ukraine pic.twitter.com/flsqEA45Hc

20:00 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca Cannonade ceased, sporadic single gunshots for now

19:56 #Donetsk @Serzzze 1 Nona-S via Kalinovka eastward

19:40 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca More [incoming] #Grad & artillery, looks like we are becoming the 2nd #Hranitne

19:30 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca Battle between #Stara_Laspa, #Kamyanka & us - machine guns, mortars, artillery

19:20 #Luhansk @LUGANSK_TODAY Volleys heard in East blocks. #Stanytsia_Luhanska under shelling
@fukkenname Like tow/Schastya

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#Donetsk #DNR forces moving towards #Kiev-forces to take a look at positions near #Marinka.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOIJmtkszuk …

Russian apc convoy on the highway between Taganrog & Rostov: https://instagram.com/p/3jeZgqJcYm/ & https://instagram.com/p/3jf5_Wpcbe/ pic.twitter.com/aZsLGoPaPW

This is what happens when Ukrainian soldiers end up in rebel captivity
http://buff.ly/1AG6BoY pic.twitter.com/7aMSGLqfwh

RFE/RL ✔ @RFERL
Ukrainian rebels maimed in the conflict are being treated at a secretive facility in Russia http://bit.ly/1Kebtnd

Russians are in the Shyrokine pocket pic.twitter.com/X3mCXwWW0q

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Reference Moldavia--Transnistria:

And concurrently Krasnaya Zvezda pushes a long article on #transnistria to #Russian troops. http://redstar.ru/index.php/component/k2/item/24164-novyj-front-protivostoyaniya … https://twitter.com/akihheikkinen/status/606751215842639872 …

"#Russia|n reconnaissance formations in #Transnistria"via|@Defence24pl|http://bit.ly/1MbskFS pic.twitter.com/vB4fIzUqGA

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Major battle in progress:

21:10 #Schastya @Karbatovsky Battle in progress: 98th brigade in Schastya with RUS in #Vesela_Hora- mortars, AGLs, small arms

21:14 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca "Hardcore, the most terrible explosion nearby

21:17 #Vesela_Hora @igres11 Small arms bursts heard, 2 Zil trucks w/troops have just arrived fr/#Luhansk

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Dugin joins the choir: ukrainian armada and foreign mercenaries attacked from #Marinka on Petrovski dist of #Donetsk https://twitter.com/A_G_Dugin/status/606885933460398080 …

Photo by a local resident at a cementary in #Donetsk A lot of fresh graves. No names. https://twitter.com/AnnaDONeill/status/606818520895209473 …

"Tourist"#Putin's in #Ukraine"forgot to"remove #Russian flag:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ury-96pehY4 … No,he shows"I'm #Russia|n #army" pic.twitter.com/ptedf2wpnu

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Massive and extensive Russia mercenary shellings and ground attacks ongoing all day and now into the evening.

20:38 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca "Mortars and cannons are pounding so massively that all village jumps"

20:23 #Shakhtarsk @Helgi__UA 2 tanks tow/#Donetsk

Right now - heavy terrorist artillery attack on #Starohnativka

BREAKING Granitnoye / Hranitne - heavy shelling, MLRS, mortar rounds landing, russians are attacking full scale

Mariupol direction - Rus forces opened fire with small arms and automatic grenade launchers on Shyrokyne.

Luhansk region - Zholobok, Shchastya fired on with small arms & grenade launchers. Krymske twice came under fire from 120mm mortars

Today, Rus forces attacked Nikolayevka and Opytne with 122-mm SPGs. Also fired on Starohnativka with GRAD - ATO
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1008930855784387&id=820651001279041&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1008930855784387&__tn__=%2As …

20:21 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca All the time single [shells] in and out, Grads, mortars, machine guns

#Stakhanov #realia, water arrived, queue @samotniyvovk pic.twitter.com/CDhmQwEGVJ

Seems like @UN meeting didn't help Ukraine pic.twitter.com/flsqEA45Hc

20:00 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca Cannonade ceased, sporadic single gunshots for now

19:56 #Donetsk @Serzzze 1 Nona-S via Kalinovka eastward

19:40 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca More [incoming] #Grad & artillery, looks like we are becoming the 2nd #Hranitne

19:30 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca Battle between #Stara_Laspa, #Kamyanka & us - machine guns, mortars, artillery

19:20 #Luhansk @LUGANSK_TODAY Volleys heard in East blocks. #Stanytsia_Luhanska under shelling
@fukkenname Like tow/Schastya

21:20 #Donetsk @PVB40 [fb] "Machinery plant: massive doouble volley even further north"

21:19 #Svitlodarsk @valikpot All evening #Luhanske was [or has been?] under shelling, houses in Stepova & Kalinina St burnt

21:12 #Svitlodarsk @valikpot Reports on landings at UKR checkpoint betw/#Myronivka&Svitlodarsk

21:13 #Donetsk Eozy_Luksemburg St @0954771 Something heavy is heard,singles

21:06 #Svitlodarsk @valikpot "Right now orcs shell heavily at #Luhanske eastward from #Svitlodarsk

18:39 #Donetsk @yupivo Gunshots started

And it just keeps on----

#Donetsk 22:49
Tekstilshchik - couple of minutes ago a powerful outgoing.
Another, sounds like tank. https://twitter.com/PVB40/status/606910981789347840 …

Donetsk 22:25
Kirovsky ds - ruscists shooting w something sounds like mortars https://twitter.com/AngelMorbit/status/606905131179896833 …

#Donetsk 22:18
Tekstishchik ds - a couple of minutes ago, a powerful outgoing https://twitter.com/PVB40/status/606903435028537345 …

#Donetsk 22:14
Proletarsky ds - heard single long volleys at intervals of 1-3 mins https://twitter.com/DoneckiiPatriot/status/606903388907782146 …

21:30 #Donetsk @AlfaNubovsky RUS started shelling fr/Tochmash before 7pm: now mortars, arty then northward(?)

21:37 #Donetsk @AkaDON12 Fr/Kuybysheva clatter of tracks to Yuhoslavska St tow/railway station

21:38 #Sverdlovsk @East_lg All mobile communications down "talking to mom in Skype

21:40 #Donetsk @idinmor 120mm bomb landings at least each 3min, a bit more frequent for now

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VIDEO Russians shelling Pisky crossover with 120 mm shells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VD02QKeWp0 … pic.twitter.com/Ps9gSVUjXl

Huge MTLB delivery to Pokrovskoye/Troitskoye https://instagram.com/p/3jwF5dPnoh/ As always these days: markings painted over pic.twitter.com/AyR8KFdhC2

Already half an hour is shelling the positions of 28 Brigade near Berezove https://twitter.com/SPaWN_ua/status/606906457804652544 …

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New Chatham House report on the challenge Russia poses to international order, and to itself: http://cht.hm/1dgCVUt

Putin doesn't see the conflict as a conflict with Ukraine, he sees it as a conflict with the West - James Sherr

If Ukraine's defences are not strengthened, it could sabotage the solution of this conflict - James Sherr

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Video emerged with Zakharchenko on day of #Marinka battle, apparently they talk about heavy losses and orders retreat http://inforesist.org/terrorista-zaxarchenko-zametili-pod-marinkoj/?_utl_t=tw …

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New Chatham House report on the challenge Russia poses to international order, and to itself: http://cht.hm/1dgCVUt

Putin doesn't see the conflict as a conflict with Ukraine, he sees it as a conflict with the West - James Sherr

If Ukraine's defences are not strengthened, it could sabotage the solution of this conflict - James Sherr

Lack of pressure from U.S. has led Putin to believe he’s survived the worst of the crisis in Ukraine- Conley: http://cs.is/1FZSmu9

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21:20 #Donetsk @PVB40 [fb] "Machinery plant: massive doouble volley even further north"

21:19 #Svitlodarsk @valikpot All evening #Luhanske was [or has been?] under shelling, houses in Stepova & Kalinina St burnt

21:12 #Svitlodarsk @valikpot Reports on landings at UKR checkpoint betw/#Myronivka&Svitlodarsk

21:13 #Donetsk Eozy_Luksemburg St @0954771 Something heavy is heard,singles

21:06 #Svitlodarsk @valikpot "Right now orcs shell heavily at #Luhanske eastward from #Svitlodarsk

18:39 #Donetsk @yupivo Gunshots started

And it just keeps on----

#Donetsk 22:49
Tekstilshchik - couple of minutes ago a powerful outgoing.
Another, sounds like tank. https://twitter.com/PVB40/status/606910981789347840 …

Donetsk 22:25
Kirovsky ds - ruscists shooting w something sounds like mortars https://twitter.com/AngelMorbit/status/606905131179896833 …

#Donetsk 22:18
Tekstishchik ds - a couple of minutes ago, a powerful outgoing https://twitter.com/PVB40/status/606903435028537345 …

#Donetsk 22:14
Proletarsky ds - heard single long volleys at intervals of 1-3 mins https://twitter.com/DoneckiiPatriot/status/606903388907782146 …

21:30 #Donetsk @AlfaNubovsky RUS started shelling fr/Tochmash before 7pm: now mortars, arty then northward(?)

21:37 #Donetsk @AkaDON12 Fr/Kuybysheva clatter of tracks to Yuhoslavska St tow/railway station

21:38 #Sverdlovsk @East_lg All mobile communications down "talking to mom in Skype

21:40 #Donetsk @idinmor 120mm bomb landings at least each 3min, a bit more frequent for now

An on an on an on-----

23:38 #Donetsk @666_mancer [vk] "Loudly and heavily, incoming" "airport: flashes there"

23:39 #Donetsk @Buzzing_Rook Explosions like in the north and volleys fr/the same location. Artillery
duel?

#Donetsk 23:50
Ruscists heavy artillery pounding fr #Yakovlevka area Zasyadko-4 mine direction, 3-4 barrels at least https://twitter.com/nixer79/status/606927575370342400 …

22:35 #Volnovakha @solomazheka Hardcore in #Berezove-#Dokuchaevsk direction, heavy [rumbles]
@whicard5 Far fr/Dokuchaevsk

#Donetsk 23:49
Salvos from Azotny ds. Flying towards northwest. Flashes visible. https://twitter.com/relictDon/status/606925929336700928 …

#Donetsk 23:42
Now is loud. In airport, #Pisky powerful incoming, artillery + small arms. Flashes visible. https://twitter.com/062_Region/status/606924058379317249 …

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An on an on an on-----

23:38 #Donetsk @666_mancer [vk] "Loudly and heavily, incoming" "airport: flashes there"

23:39 #Donetsk @Buzzing_Rook Explosions like in the north and volleys fr/the same location. Artillery
duel?

#Donetsk 23:50
Ruscists heavy artillery pounding fr #Yakovlevka area Zasyadko-4 mine direction, 3-4 barrels at least https://twitter.com/nixer79/status/606927575370342400 …

22:35 #Volnovakha @solomazheka Hardcore in #Berezove-#Dokuchaevsk direction, heavy [rumbles]
@whicard5 Far fr/Dokuchaevsk

#Donetsk 23:49
Salvos from Azotny ds. Flying towards northwest. Flashes visible. https://twitter.com/relictDon/status/606925929336700928 …

#Donetsk 23:42
Now is loud. In airport, #Pisky powerful incoming, artillery + small arms. Flashes visible. https://twitter.com/062_Region/status/606924058379317249 …


"where is OSCE? we're watching DPR shelling from Yasne to Berezove for 1 hr, while we dont respond" -UA army officer https://twitter.com/SPaWN_ua/status/606914807250489344

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Dugin joins the choir: ukrainian armada and foreign mercenaries attacked from #Marinka on Petrovski dist of #Donetsk https://twitter.com/A_G_Dugin/status/606885933460398080 …

Photo by a local resident at a cementary in #Donetsk A lot of fresh graves. No names. https://twitter.com/AnnaDONeill/status/606818520895209473 …

"Tourist"#Putin's in #Ukraine"forgot to"remove #Russian flag:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ury-96pehY4 … No,he shows"I'm #Russia|n #army" pic.twitter.com/ptedf2wpnu

Countless graves "Soldier number N" near Donetsk. Victims of Putin's war against Ukraine.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1598167120458820&id=100007966416961 … pic.twitter.com/wT3dmAitRZ

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More proof of #Russia's military presence in E Ukr: Rus-made flamethrower Shmel, food rations https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/posts/1008942699116536 … pic.twitter.com/DZDpltj04e

Another video of a Russian apc convoy on Rostov-Taganrog highway: https://instagram.com/p/3jyePoPntP/ Geo:https://www.google.de/maps/@47.321096,39.039174,3a,75y,232.99h,76.63t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sl7jfeWW1nh0FHBs5UlrWnQ!2e0 … pic.twitter.com/G8fGKMobtv

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We have a serious problem right now with both Putin and his FM Lavrov--they are actually believing their own propaganda and that is dangerous in that when major leaders are no longer able to clearly "see and define reality" then we are all in trouble and at some point they will based on their own views of "reality" (their own biases) make that one fatal mistake and we are in 1914 all over again wondering how did it happen???

This is just a short portion of a long Italian interview Putin gave yesterday in the Vatican--if you checked TASS did not translate it into Russian and rebroadcast it to the Russian civil society.

It was totally for Western consumption:

Read carefully when he talks about the "economic union he envisions from Portugal to the Russian Far East" AND that should be accomplished with no economic costs to Russia-with Russian profiting from it AND on the economic concepts envisioned by say Gazprom a Russian State controlled enterprise ie political weapon.

Check his comments concerning the neo liberal economic EU systems--Putin is not hard to understand--one just has to take the time, cut out the Russian propaganda BS and you then fully understand his geo political goals--this is not a rocket science but an exercise in patience reading and understanding exactly what is driving him.

AND remember the Russian propaganda 4Ds--dismiss, distort, distract, dismay designed to created the 2Ds --distrust and doubt.

AND worse he believes every word he is saying--the arguments roll easily off the tongue so he is talking from his own level of biases.

http://tass.ru/en/russia/799189


Continued………..

- Thank you, Mr Putin. When we were talking about the shadow cast on our relations, you said that it was not your choice, and there is an opinion that Russia feels betrayed, abandoned by Europe, like a lover abandoned by his mistress. What are the problems in our relations today? Do you think that Europe has been too dependent on the United States in the Ukrainian crisis? What do you expect from Europe in relation to the sanctions? I may have asked too many questions at once.

- You have certainly asked a lot of questions, with an Italian flair. (Laughs)

First, about the mistress. In this kind of a relationship with a woman, that is, if you assume no obligations, you have no right to claim any obligations from your partner.

We have never viewed Europe as a mistress. I am quite serious now. We have always proposed a serious relationship. But now I have the impression that Europe has actually been trying to establish material‑based relations with us, and solely for its own gain. There is the notorious Third Energy Package and the denial of access for our nuclear energy products to the European market despite all the existing agreements. There is reluctance to acknowledge the legitimacy of our actions and reluctance to cooperate with integration associations in the territory of the former Soviet Union. I am referring to the Customs Union, which we created and which has now grown into the Eurasian Economic Union.

Because it is all right when integration takes place in Europe, but if we do the same in the territory of the former Soviet Union, they try to explain it by Russia's desire to restore an empire. I don’t understand the reasons for such an approach.

You see, all of us, including me, have been talking for a long time about the need to establish a common economic space stretching from Lisbon to Vladivostok. In fact, French President Charles de Gaulle said something similar a lot earlier than me. Today nobody objects to it, everybody says: yes, we should aspire to this.

But what is happening in practice? For example, the Baltic States have joined the European Union. Good, no problem. But today we are being told that these countries, which are part of the energy system of the former Soviet Union and Russia, they must join the European Union’s energy system. We ask: Are there any problems with energy supply or with something else? Why is it necessary? – No, there are no problems, but we have decided that it will be better this way.

What does this mean for us in practical terms? It means that we will be forced to build additional generating capacities in some western regions in Russia. Since electricity transmission lines went through the Baltic States to some Russian regions and vice versa, all of them will now be switched over to Europe, and we will have to build new transmission lines in our country to ensure electricity supply. This will cost us about 2‑2.5 billion euro.

Now let’s look at the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. It does not require that Ukraine becomes part of the European energy system, but it is considered possible. If this happens, we will have to spend not 2‑2.5 billion but, probably, about 8‑10 billion euro for the same purpose. The question is: why is this necessary if we believe in building a common economic space from Lisbon to Vladivostok? What is the objective of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership? Is it to integrate the whole former Soviet Union into a single space with Europe, I repeat for the third time, from Lisbon to Vladivostok, or to cut something off and establish a new border between modern Russia and the western territories including, say, Ukraine and Moldova?

Let me tell you something else now, and you can decide for yourselves what to publish and what to leave out.

What are the roots of the Ukrainian crisis? Its cause seems to be completely disproportionate to what has become an utter tragedy today claiming many lives in southeast Ukraine. What sparked the crisis? Former President Viktor Yanukovych said that he needed to think about signing Ukraine’s Association Agreement with the EU, possibly make some changes and hold consultations with Russia, its major trade and economic partner. In this connection or under this pretext riots broke out in Kiev. They were actively supported both by our European and American partners. Then a coup d'état followed – a totally anti-constitutional act. The new authorities announced that they were going to sign the Association Agreement but would delay its implementation until January 1, 2016. The question is: what was the coup d'état for? Why did they need to escalate the situation to a civil war? The result is exactly the same.

What is more, at the end of 2013 we were ready to give Ukraine $15 billion as a state loan supported by a further $5 billion via commercial banks; plus we already gave it $3 billion during the year and promised to cut gas prices by half if they paid regularly. We were not at all against Ukraine signing an Association Agreement with the European Union. But, of course, we wanted to participate in the final decisions, meaning that Ukraine was then and is still now, today, a member of the CIS free trade area, and we have mutual obligations as its members.

How is it possible to completely ignore this, to treat it with utter disrespect? I simply cannot understand that. The result that we have – a coup d'état, a civil war, hundreds of lives lost, devastated economy and social sphere, a four-year $17.5 billion loan promised to Ukraine by the IMF and complete disintegration of economic ties with Russia. But Russian and Ukrainian economies are very deeply interconnected.

The European Union unilaterally removed its customs duties for Ukraine. However, the volume of Ukraine’s sales to the European market did not grow. Why not? Because there is nothing to sell. There is no demand in the European market for Ukrainian products, either in terms of quality or price, in addition to the products that were already sold before.

We have a market for Ukraine, but many ties have been severed unilaterally by the Ukrainian side. For example, all engines for our combat helicopters came from Ukraine. Now deliveries have stopped. We have already built one plant in St Petersburg and another plant will be completed this year, but the production of these engines in Ukraine will be shut down because Italy, France or Germany don’t need and will never need such engines. It is impossible for Ukraine to divert its production in any way; it will need billions in investment to do this.

I don’t understand why this was done. I have asked many of my colleagues, including in Europe and America, about it.

- And what do they answer?

- The situation got out of control.

You know, I would like to tell you and your readers one thing. Last year, on February 21, President Yanukovych and the Ukrainian opposition signed an agreement on how to proceed, how to organise political life in the country, and on the need to hold early elections. They should have worked to implement this agreement, especially since three European foreign ministers signed this agreement as guarantors of its implementation.

If those colleagues were used for the sake of appearances and they were not in control of the situation on the ground, which was in fact in the hands of the US ambassador or a CIA resident, they should have said: “You know, we did not agree to a coups d'etat, so we will not support you; you should go and hold elections instead.”

The same could be said about our American partners. Let’s assume that they also lost control of the situation. But if America and Europe had said to those who had taken these unconstitutional actions: "If you come to power in such a way, we will not support you under any circumstances; you must hold elections and win them” – (by the way, they had a 100‑percent chance of a victory, everybody knows that), the situation would have developed in a completely different way.

Continued..........

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Militants increasingly used MRLS after midnight. Shelled 4towns at #Donetsk direction incl Starohnativka three times https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/posts/1009178032426336 …

Militants fired 30times in 1st half of night. Hottest was at #Donetsk direction, in Starohnativka area in particular https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/posts/1009178032426336 …

#US Defence Minister: #Sanctions are ineffective, we need stronger political and #military measures… http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/06/06/us-defence-minister-sanctions-are-ineffective-we-need-stronger-political-and-military-measures/ …

This is hardly news: U.S. Says Russia Failed to Correct Violation of Landmark 1987 Arms Control Deal, via @nytimes http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/06/world/europe/us-says-russia-fails-to-correct-violation-of-landmark-1987-arms-control-deal.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share …

#Moskal: Due to combat activity 1 serviceman of National guard got wounded [in #Krymske, #Luhansk region within last 24 hours] @BBC_ua

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Russian humor—
Putin:
Only an insane person would suddenly attack NATO. Comforting, except none of you noticed when I started in 2007

Zhirinovsky "Kyiv,Berlin & London must be bombed" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvTjLAaYU3g … pic.twitter.com/jluawujEkC

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Map. Situation in eastern #Ukraine, June 6, 12:00 EET pic.twitter.com/DzrFM7R2iX

"Called neighbours from #Marinka. They said the night passed relatively calmly." https://twitter.com/faina_ukr/status/607114841699024896 …

"Today i wanted to return to #Marinka. At the checkpoint in #Kontantinovka won't let us through". https://twitter.com/faina_ukr/status/607113425815248896 …

While tension mounts at #Donetsk direction night and morning in #Mariupol sector were quiet - sector M spox Chepurnoy http://www.0629.com.ua/news/849075

"Vladimir Putin does not seem to be reversing course," - US #SecDef Carter
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/06/05/carter-us-must-boost-military-exercises-to-counter-russia/28564421/ …

Just what the heck does OSCE meant by this statement—their remit is for all of eastern Ukraine.
Hug says OSCE does not see Maryinka as strategic asset http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/hug-says-osce-does-not-see-maryinka-as-strategic-asset-390400.html …

Belarus redeploys special forces, guards, aviation to border with Ukraine as part of inspection http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/belarus-redeploys-special-forces-guards-aviation-to-border-with-ukraine-as-part-of-inspection-390399.html …

Leonid Bershidsky: Poroshenko makes Putin look like a wimp http://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/op-ed/leonid-bershidsky-poroshenko-makes-putin-look-like-a-wimp-390407.html …

Terrorists keep on firing form banned Grads http://en.censor.net.ua/n339034

Militants prepare Horlivka hospital to receive a significant number of injured http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/6-june-militants-prepare-horlivka-hospital-to-receive-a-significant …

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Map. Situation in eastern #Ukraine, June 6, 12:00 EET pic.twitter.com/DzrFM7R2iX

"Called neighbours from #Marinka. They said the night passed relatively calmly." https://twitter.com/faina_ukr/status/607114841699024896 …

"Today i wanted to return to #Marinka. At the checkpoint in #Kontantinovka won't let us through". https://twitter.com/faina_ukr/status/607113425815248896 …

While tension mounts at #Donetsk direction night and morning in #Mariupol sector were quiet - sector M spox Chepurnoy http://www.0629.com.ua/news/849075

"Vladimir Putin does not seem to be reversing course," - US #SecDef Carter
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/06/05/carter-us-must-boost-military-exercises-to-counter-russia/28564421/ …

Just what the heck does OSCE meant by this statement—their remit is for all of eastern Ukraine.
Hug says OSCE does not see Maryinka as strategic asset http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/hug-says-osce-does-not-see-maryinka-as-strategic-asset-390400.html …

Belarus redeploys special forces, guards, aviation to border with Ukraine as part of inspection http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/belarus-redeploys-special-forces-guards-aviation-to-border-with-ukraine-as-part-of-inspection-390399.html …

Leonid Bershidsky: Poroshenko makes Putin look like a wimp http://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/op-ed/leonid-bershidsky-poroshenko-makes-putin-look-like-a-wimp-390407.html …

Terrorists keep on firing form banned Grads http://en.censor.net.ua/n339034

Militants prepare Horlivka hospital to receive a significant number of injured http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/6-june-militants-prepare-horlivka-hospital-to-receive-a-significant …

It is actually relatively quiet whatever relative means on the eastern front.

Question is are the mercenaries simply preparing for multiple new pushes OR are they trying to figure how just how the UA beat them in the last battle they had assumed was going to be an unprecedented victory.

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An analysis of the Kremlin’s “Weimar syndrome”, and why so many Western elites believe in it - LILIA SHEVTSOVA
http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/06/02/humiliation-as-a-tool-of-blackmail/ …

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Well it was a quiet day relatively speaking ---shellings and ground attacks still continued--reporting though was low keyed.

06.06.15: 1 #Ukrainian soldier killed and 10 injured on the front-line in #Donbas in the 24 h. http://en.censor.net.ua/n339057

06.06.15 #Russian militants continue shelling #Ukrainian positions in #Donbas with GRAD, heavy artillery and mortars https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Finterfax.com.ua%2Fnews%2Fgeneral%2F 270419.html&edit-text= …

#Russian proxies continue shelling #Ukrainian #Avdiyivka, hitting houses – #Donetsk governor http://www.unian.info/war/1086115-russian-proxies-continue-shelling-avdiyivka-hitting-houses-donetsk-governor.html …

#Donetsk 21:15
Ruscists are shelling #Avdiivka from the Tochmash plant https://twitter.com/UkraineSuper1/status/607253173133287425 …

#Russia|ns intensifed shelling towards #Stanitsya_Luhanska, it's quite loud in the east.
Via @Guderian_Xaba

Patrolling eastern Ukraine: "Rebels have more tanks than France and Germany combined."
http://bbc.in/1H9JCE3 pic.twitter.com/rdUl1t4l8i

Fighting Continues Along the Donetsk Line
http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-474-gay-parade-proceeds-in-kiev-two-policemen-injured-in-attack-by-neo-nazis/#8716 …

#BreakingNews
Russian forces in the Telmanove area fired #Grad volleys vs. #Starohnativka, #Bohdanivka and #Hranitne. pic.twitter.com/XbJUCiLyd3

Heavy Shelling Near Donetsk, Ukr. Attacked In Shirokino & Bakhmutka http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-473-after-night-of-heavy-shelling-south-of-donetsk-ukrainians-in-shirokino-and-near-bakhmutka-highway-attacked-this-morning/ …

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#Donetsk: Oktyabrski market and houses burning after hit by artillery fire
https://twitter.com/pandenik/status/607227336925310976 …

Another video of Ukrainians sweeping Marinka for remnant Russian-DPR soldiers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq4mgiK7M1I …

VIDEO: Ukrainian forces repel attacks near Shyrokyne (via @UaForces)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRHz4x5ghSE&sns=tw … pic.twitter.com/X6d2KcnA84

Putin’s Secret Warriors: The Tales of Three Russian Soldiers Sent to Fight in #Ukraine. Newsweek. http://www.newsweek.com/putins-secret-warriors-tales-three-russian-soldiers-sent-fight-ukraine-339665#.VXMcYENpIhR.twitter …

Lugansk News Today @LUGANSK_TODAY
Smugglers were transporting meat from #Brazil to occupied #Lugansk via #Russia. Read more at http://lugansk-news.com/smugglers-were-transporting-meat-from-brazil-to-occupied-lugansk-via-russia/ … pic.twitter.com/pVRMz3CHnL

#DPR claim #Ukraine forces moving Tochka ballistic missile systems toward frontline

Russian army proxies' artillery shell #Maryinka in #Donetsk Oblast, E #Ukraine http://empr.media/video/conflict-zone/russian-army-proxies-artillery-shell-maryinka-in-donetsk-oblast-of-ukraine … pic.twitter.com/GhVOtWQ3R4

Thanks to Putin's stupid actions, ‘Russia Could Become an Islamic State in 10-15 Years,’ Russian Philologist Says http://www.interpretermag.com/thanks-to-moscows-actions-russia-could-become-an-islamic-state-in-10-to-15-years-russian-philologist-says/ …

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The Attack of Combined Russian-Separatist Forces on Marinka!
The videos posted on YouTube by pro-#Russian... http://fb.me/7mEGjxk3C

First #video #footage of captured #Russia|n mercenaries in #Maryinka https://twitter.com/ZombieTVonline/status/607228100150181888 …

Russian POWs in Marinka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb6aF2U4-sM&feature=youtu.be … pic.twitter.com/vFnWuuyarF

Video: My life as a pro-Putin propagandist in Russia’s secret 'troll factory' | via @Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11656043/My-life-as-a-pro-Putin-propagandist-in-Russias-secret-troll-factory.html …

"Military hardware moving in direction of #Ukraine. #Taganrog": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiR_11CkGmw … Geo: https://www.google.de/maps/@47.265722,38.924778,3a,75y,210.93h,75.36t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sMhCy8Xh6PQmd4__OuvhCrQ!2e0!6m1 !1e1 … pic.twitter.com/cTuKfNjI37

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Russian Intervention and Ceasefires in Ukraine August 2014-May 2015 >>>
pic.twitter.com/9ZOWYP2hRI”v @InModernRussia

Life in the trenches: The boys of the 95th Airmobile Brigade in #Avdiivka. pic.twitter.com/wECniS4HyN

Putin's Holy War And The Disintegration Of The 'Russian World' http://onforb.es/1eShWsd

Despite Contradictory Messages, Putin Remains Committed to War, Kirillova Says
http://www.interpretermag.com/despite-contradictory-messages-putin-remains-committed-to-war-kirillova-says/ … pic.twitter.com/hOu7yF43eT

Moscow accuses #Ukraine of provoking breach of #Minsk2 (means: Kremlin prepares for escalation).http://izvestia.ru/news/587440

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IO in the Gerasimov Model of Warfare.
June 6, 2015

http://kkrva.se/mot-vapnad-konflikt-ii/ ht to mj


Very interesting discussion of the Gerasimov model of warfare. There is one paragraph about IO, quoted below. It brings up part of Russia’s new model of warfare. I am developing a paper on the overall IW efforts, for publication. This article reinforces some of my points about IW.

The following paragraph is powerful (Translated from Swedish by my Chrome browser):

Information operations, mainly in the form of psychological operations via the media, continues with increased frenzy. The new budget for 2015 in Russia meant a significant increase in funding for both RT Rossiya Segodnya. Margarita Simonyan serving as Editor in both Entities and Rossiya Segodnya launched in November a major expansion abroad through the establishment of the new company Sputnik in 34 countries. We can clearly see how Russia organizes a structure for an escalation of information operations, which now also taken off. Among other things, can not handle the media in the West at all times to review the news critically anymore. On the west side, we have now begun to talk about how we should respond to this tidal wave of strategic communication and built misinformation, but without any major upshifts kvalitetet or quantity. At this operation line is an interesting indicator of which way the development goes. A consequence of the Russian model is that it comes to guaranteeing a future use of armed miliärt violence.

Notice the offensive nature of Russia’s use of media. The object of the formation of Sputnik by Margarita Simonyan was clearly to overwhelm the counter-offensive nature of Western media. The natural defenses of Western media, that of collegial examination, discussion and response, is negated by Sputnik’s sheer volume.

It is mandatory for me to note that this is a whole of nation effort and a myriad of other non-military tools are at work.

Russia did not declare their objectives in any of their operations, so we must guess at every stage. This will be the object of another blog, soon.

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IO in the Gerasimov Model of Warfare.
June 6, 2015

http://kkrva.se/mot-vapnad-konflikt-ii/ ht to mj

The article has a very good chart on non linear warfare based on the Russian doctrine.

http://kkrva.se/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Bild110.png

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http://toinformistoinfluence.com/2015/04/27/ukraine-releases-own-version-of-ballad-of-the-green-berets/

Article by: Adrian Bryttan



In 1966, the song “Ballad of the Green Berets” was the No. 1 hit for many weeks on American music charts. In the midst of the Vietnam War, it was one of the very few songs that proudly portrayed the military in a positive light. It sold over nine million single discs and albums, and was even the top single of a year in which the Beatles and Rolling Stones dominated the music industry. It was originally written to honor the first native Hawaiian serviceman who died in Vietnam, executed by the Viet Cong. The song was written by Robin Moore, author of the novel and movie “The Green Berets” with John Wayne, and singer-songwriter Barry Sadler, Staff Sergeant, Green Berets. “The Ballad of the Green Berets” has been translated into many languages and has been adapted for the combat forces of Netherlands, Rhodesia, Sweden, Croatia, Italy, Switzerland, and now – Ukraine.

The author of the lyrics Oleksa Nehrebeckyj presented the song at his Facebook page: “I wrote some lyrics to a song. Just in time for the Army Day [6 December 2014]. Never mind the video – it’s just a rough draft. The music is American.”

The song was created by four people’s effort: lyrics by Oleksa Nehrebeckyj, music adapted by Vitalii Telezin, the singer – Yulia Donchenko and the production director – Andrii Partyka. The video for the song was created by Olena Bilozerska, Information Agency “Poriad z Vamy” [“By Your Side”]

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Hackers posted an alleged recording from a cockpit of the #Russian Buk that downed #MH17 http://riafan.ru/301860-hakeryi-prodayut-v-seti-zapis-iz-kabinyi-buka-sbivshego-boeing/ … https://www.youtube.com/watch ?

URGENT: "Cargo-200 [admin] from #Ukraine to #Russia" Yuri Kazakov, disappeared w/out trace in St. Petersburg May 30 pic.twitter.com/hYAzie7BZY

It turns out that owner of #Russia's Troll Agency is an advisor to #Putin, recipient of medal for serving Fatherlandhttps://twitter.com/b0ltai/status/607151067298709504 …

A very 2015 #Russia dilemma: how to nab a spy in a propaganda troll farm while denying its existence. @parfitt_tom https://twitter.com/toddkolod/status/607258289642938368 …

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#Debaltsevo 22:20
Ruscists artillery opened fire towards #Svetlodarsk https://twitter.com/GirkinGirkin/sta...66046093885440 …

#Donetsk 22:22
Ruskies are shooting at an UAV or hunting UFOs https://twitter.com/98760333/status/607267777162932224 …

Oliver Carroll @olliecarroll
Either drones or ufos flying over Donetsk tonight. Suspiciously quiet...

#Donetsk
22:25
Shakhtarska sq - AA-gun shooting, somewheare near https://twitter.com/PVB40/status/607268581361991680 …

#Horlivka 22:30
UAV activity here too, ruskies are shooting at it https://twitter.com/GirkinGirkin/sta...68036563697665 …

#Donetsk 10:34PM
Ekonomicheska-Tochmash-Putilovka SPG working. Barrel start audible. https://twitter.com/HuAdvokatos/stat...69462824353792 …

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VIDEO showing a farewell ceremony of 4 killed Russian-DPR soldiers at #Marinka.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdY1HxknGGE … pic.twitter.com/1oViPKaZfd

People are dying while the #DPR "elite" quarrels http://empr.media/opinion/analytics/people-are-dying-while-the-dpr-elite-quarrels … pic.twitter.com/KtCOyh4aqv

The gig's up, guys. Checkmate. Google is a CIA front trying to start a war with Russia. pic.twitter.com/nwmh2jwl23

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https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=uk&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pravda.com.ua%2Fnews%2F2015%2F0 6%2F6%2F7070401%2F&edit-text

Donbass with Russia preparing to send 520 mercenaries with enhanced training

Saturday, June 6, 2015 14:47


With Naro-Fominsk (RF) at Donbass in the next day prepared to send more than 500 "contractors" that have been enhanced three-month training, including snipers, many Caucasians Muslims.

It is in their Facebook reported Russian musician Alexey Lebedinsky, known as "Professor Lebedinsky."

"I have not yet tested, but obtained disinterested in disinformation private sources data from Naro-Fominsk at Donbass are 500" contractors "that have been enhanced three-month training, among them - snipers. The selection took place mostly those who had combat experience, many Caucasians Muslims. Kill Ukrainian people themselves go and volunteer, "- he said.

He also said that "other unconfirmed reports, the road to the destination column will be 5 days", suggesting that this is due to the movement of armored vehicles.

"Mercenaries assigned to part 32010. The contracts are, of course," the headquarters ", ie no trace and copies can not be" - he said.

Later Lebedinsky said that as of 13:33 Moscow time fighters "for some reason did not set off."

"No one yet knows nothing, new commanders who are lucky there, have not seen. Go Away train," - he added.

However, "Ukrainian Truth" Lebedinsky said that he personally trust the source of this information.

"It relatives of those guys who go to fight in Donbas. I saw one of the guys have tried to dissuade him from this step. The situation is similar in several other families. Relatives fear for the fate of their children and husbands and want to stop them. Similarly, someone who goes on which unit and when I say I can not "- said Lebedinsky.

He also said that the military is prepared for shipment or the night of June 7, or 7 June.

"520 people from different parts of the Ministry of Defence, the residents of Naro-Fominsk. To get them to Donetsk 2-3 days," - he added.

Ukrainian Pravda

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VIDEO A couple of not-very-local-thus-RUSSIAN soldiers on a recon mission in #Shyrokynehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?t=20&v=46fcI2G-XPY … pic.twitter.com/MfTRKaOGZz

If 90% of the soldiers attacking Marinka were Russians with 10% locals manning checkposts and trenches, there would be some 36 Russian KIA?

Thanks to our sources among t rebels we know that t enemy losses were 62 killed and 90 wounded,with 22 still missing https://twitter.com/DMonigatti/status/607283061030535168 …

Very likely these four KIA are the ONLY locals killed. The Russian KIA will be taken back to Russia of course and are not shown.

Fire in Donetsk again after shelling of the city. Deja vu on what Russia has been doing all the time so far. pic.twitter.com/p7IbK6Ycrq

How Russian trolls find "native-sounding things to post" amidst pro-Putin propaganda https://twitter.com/Becca_March/status/570210052587565056 … pic.twitter.com/Ivtj2MDxIv

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Shellings are still ongoing now in the normal hotspots.

Will carry the reports tomorrow---

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Printed in Sloviansk in 2004 : "How to behave when Russian peacekeepers clean the city " http://antikor.com.ua/articles/45410-takoe_nashli_v_slavjanske._otpechatano_2004_god._v am_nravitsja_majdan_govorishj_vinovat … pic.twitter.com/Kcb8uXw9DH

Painted over numbers on 2S3 Russian guns heading to Ukraine means: ready-for-invasion
via @noclador @AVechera pic.twitter.com/ZtcIIlS8YI

#Russia artillery battalion painted over its insignias (seen @AVechera)
+5x wagons full of troops = #Ukraine invasion pic.twitter.com/Jtxlad38eV
youtube.com/watch?v=vthMoNWRqZY …

41 Russian military vehicles in Taganrog either going to Amvrosiivka Ukraine by train or unloaded there to drive towards Novoazovsk
Kremlin will probably go all out to discredit @bellingcat work as way to undermine Dutch-led #MH17 investigation. https://twitter.com/bellingcat/status/605810239523323904 …

Photo of the Day: A silent witness of human strength http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/06/07/photo-of-the-day-a-silent-witness-of-human-strength/ … pic.twitter.com/LoeubaJb6p

RUS mil base in #Rovenki Ukraine @pharaon01 http://youtu.be/9p2NKUg33nc pic.twitter.com/fVRvXw8oFS

Russian journalist investigating Russia military deaths in Ukraine vanishes w/out trace in St P'berg
https://twitter.com/RobPulseNews/status/607294790112309248 … pic.twitter.com/yI3SL8OFWh

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https://en.informnapalm.org/the-attack-of-combined-russian-separatist-forces-on-marinka/

The Attack of Combined Russian-Separatist Forces on Marinka


The videos posted on YouTube by pro-Russian separatists and their own comments serve as the evidence of their attack on the positions of the Ukrainian forces in Marinka and as a proof of the violation of the Minsk agreements by the separatists.

In the video of the pro-Russian militants’ channel News Front (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi8_pIGnTmM&feature=youtu.be&t=404), starting at 6 min. 43 sec., a separatist fighter describes how they conducted a reconnaissance-in-force operation, entered Marinka, advanced through the town, reached the hospital, and swept the territory of the orphanage.

Also, there are videos showing the tanks of combined Russian-separatist forces with tactical markings on them (for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iX-rV0Ew7Hs) that are shelling Marinka in violation of the ceasefire agreements. At the same time, separatists cynically claim that the Ukrainian forces are shooting at themselves.

The location shown in the video has been identified, and the exact coordinates of the positions, from which the firing at the Ukrainian forces occurred, have been determined: 47.946266, 37.517536.

According to the locals, the separatists advanced towards Marinka from EquiCentre (the equestrian sports complex) and the ponds. The coordinates of those locations are: 47°56′27.5″N 37°31′20.5″E (47.9409605, 37.522366); 47°56′30.9″N 37°31′31.7″E (47.9419056, 37.525472); 47°56′29.1″N 37°31′42.8″E (47.9414079, 37.5285619); 47°56’35″N 37°31’52″E (47.9406470, 37.532183); 47°56′27.2″N 37°32′17.9″E (47.9408958, 37.5383091); 47°56′35.5″N 37°31′38.3″E (47.9431849, 37.5272959); 47°56′39.2″N 37°31′58.1″E (47.9442162, 37.5328106).

The separatists’ own estimates of their forces were 300 to 500 fighters.

Another video of the attack was posted by the separatists on their channel: www.youtube.com/watch?t=398&v=DMpFb8wwwwE

InformNapalm
Translated by Sveta Kemblowski
Edited by Max Alginin

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Shellings are still ongoing now in the normal hotspots.

Will carry the reports tomorrow---

Shellings in the grand scheme of things was relatively quiet--actually to quiet.

Not much shelling as been reported at all for this morning. Troop and vehicle movements are being reported but in small numbers.

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A example of western media reporting ie AP via Yahoo News--Yahoo has on a number of occasions carried often totally misleading articles and when confronted about it never retracted them.

This article is interesting if one takes the tenor that it is apparently the fault of the Ukrainians for starting the recent fighting and supports a number of the Russian mercenary complaints.

Notice it is not balance by OSCE clear indications of who started the fight and or balanced with the mercenaries' own battle videos claiming they were doing a "recon in force" with tanks and up to 500 fighters.

If a social media such as Yahoo is in the news business then learn that social media has far more abilities/responsibilities to fact check a story and it seems that Yahoo News fails that simple test--learn to fact check--social media open source analysts do it all the time and the argument that it takes time to fact check is null and void as bloggers have often fact checked ongoing events as they happen--it is not rocket science.

Reference to the shellings--Yahoo News also seemed to not balance the claims even by OSCE that the Russian mercenaries have been on the heavy shelling far more participatory than the Ukrainian side who only fires back when the shellings get to dangerous for their troops.

http://news.yahoo.com/fed-failing-peace-ukraine-rebels-eager-fight-152153304.html

Fed up with failing peace, Ukraine rebels eager to fight
Associated Press
By PETER LEONARD
15 hours ago


A separatist sniper in eastern Ukraine talks at his position in the town of Dokuchayevsk, Ukraine, on Friday, June 5, 2015. A tense calm is holding in the east of the country in the days after a bloody battle Wednesday between separatist and government forces erupted in a suburb of the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk. (AP Photo/Peter Leonard)

DOKUCHAYEVSK, Ukraine (AP) — In this front-line town in eastern Ukraine, the cease-fire called more than three months ago seems to be only an insulting guise. Shelling rocks the area so often that dogs have learned to head for the basement at the first blast.

Everyone wants the shelling to stop, both the town's civilians and the rebels who control it. That weariness points paradoxically toward new violence.

The rebels are itching for an end to the pretense and wish their leaders would give the order for a full-out assault.

"We've asked them for permission, but all they say is: 'no, no, no,'" said one rebel sniper, who goes by the call-sign Rzhavy.

The hollowness of the phony armistice was rudely exposed this week as a ferocious one-day battle erupted on the western edge of the main rebel stronghold, Donetsk. International appeals for calm and restraint duly followed.

Instead, the menacing sound of heavy-duty artillery is again being heard along the front.

Under the internationally-brokered peace agreement, all firepower with a caliber over 100mm should have been pulled far back from the front line. But international monitors say the heavy weapons may be getting brought back — recent trips to holding points for the big guns found many that had once been there to be gone.

At the intersection of a country lane leading out of Dokuchayevsk, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Donetsk, separatist militiaman take turns on guard by an anti-tank rocket propped on concrete blocks.

Across the road stands an Orthodox crucifix pocked with bullet holes and the words "save and protect" written on a crossbeam. The roof of a dilapidated warehouse nearby bears signs of a shell strike.

"So they fire at us at the checkpoints. Fine, we're fighters here," said a bespectacled rebel militiaman, who adopted the nom de guerre Odessa in honor of his native city. "But there are civilians living near here. They just hurl stuff at them too."

One shell last week fell onto Yelena Ignatova's roof, but spared her meticulously tended garden plot of tomatoes, peppers and cabbages. Residents like Ignatova pray desperately for peace, but have little faith that diplomacy is the way to achieve it.

"What did we need the peace agreement for?" she said. "Just to give the Ukrainian army the chance to reinforce here?"

The diplomatic path's prospects appeared to further dim this month when the latest round of talks between rebels, Russia and Ukraine ended with no visible progress. On Saturday, the talks' moderator, Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagliavini, resigned.

The units holding the line in Dokuchayevsk are a varied crew. Some are from nearby towns and cities. The voyage there has been longer for others, like Valery, an ethnic Evenk from the Siberian region of Yakutia in Russia, around 5,500 kilometers (3,300 miles) to the east.

Valery, who agreed only to give his first name, said he completed a three-year contract with the Russian army in September and decided to travel to Ukraine after growing bored of civilian life.

"My granny told me that men should fight, so I came here," he said.

Dokuchayevsk is only one of multiple potential flashpoints. The worst violence to hit east Ukraine in months broke out Wednesday in Marinka, a satellite suburb of apartment buildings outside Donetsk.

Following a well-rehearsed pattern, both sides blamed one another for sparking the fighting. An official account by monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe describes movements of rebel forces in Donetsk on the eve of the battle that suggest the initiative may have been with them.

Ukrainian and separatist officials appear to be dissembling about the scale of their losses.

Kiev says five of its troops were killed, although soldiers told The Associated Press of a battle so ferocious that they feared none of them would survive. One complained that they had little with which to repel that attack — his unit's anti-tank rocket launcher was damaged and the portable grenade launcher is of little use against armored vehicles.

Rebel leaders are admitting to 16 deaths among combatants, but the rank-and-file privately admit the true number ranges into several dozen.

Separatists quietly buried some of their dead Friday and then more of them over the weekend.

Nobody appears to have lost or gained ground in the fighting, so the only certain dividend has been a further intensification in the anger and frustration felt by the fighters.

In the wake of the events in Marinka, Ukrainian officials had to admit they used heavy weaponry proscribed under the cease-fire agreement in their battle to hold onto the town.

Such arms may give their users power but they have proven disastrously imprecise. The trail of destruction created by the Marinka unrest led deep into Donetsk, where part of a market was burned to the ground after being struck by a projectile.

OSCE accounts also indicate that rebels haven't refrained from deploying multiple rocket launchers and several other weapons prohibited from being anywhere near the front.

In Dokuchayevsk, rebel fighters say the shelling has worsened in the last two weeks and that the Ukrainian army has taken to using Grad rocket launchers and large-caliber artillery, along with the usual mortars and tanks. Relatively fresh impact craters seen on the grounds of an oil depot in the town Friday were several feet deep — a potential confirmation of that claim.

At his post, Odessa says there is only one conclusion to be drawn.

"As soon as we get the order, we will go ahead. We all want to get this over with as soon as possible," he said. "What are all these negotiations for?"

Evgeniy Maloletka in Marinka, Ukraine, contributed to this report.

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Balance the Yahoo News article with this "normal day on the eastern front"--from today.

Maybe Yahoo News should rethink their approach to the responsibility of being a news outlet on the social media side.

2 Ukr soldiers WIA at #Stanitsya_Luhanska https://twitter.com/UKRINFORM/status/607452464418308097 …

At night, Rus forces fired on Pisky with 120mm Mortars, Vodyane with 122mm artillery. Also used tanks & IFVs on positions near Novolaspa

ATO HQ say night was relatively calm in ATO area. However, nearly 30 times Rus forces opened fire on Ukr positions
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1009625589048247&id=820651001279041&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1009625589048247&__tn__=%2As …

Battalion "Donbass" - Homes and buildings in Shyrokyne completely destroyed from Rus shelling
http://www.mariupol.tv/news/war/mariupol/4302/batalon_donbass_pokazala_vo_chto_boeviki_prevratil i_v_shirokino.html … pic.twitter.com/KcvXDfzJGI

@UaForces "Overnight 20 RUS UAVs were recorded, most of them in #Luhansk region"

08:06 #Luhansk @esorrrose 5 trucks w/troops eastwards passing local history museum (Taras_Shevchenko St 2)

05:31 #Schastya @Karbatovsky As of now 92th brigade servicemen bring down fire to RUS positions w/AGL, AA-gun, BTR

#Schastya @Karbatovsky
since 04:20am RUS started shelling UKR positions fr/#Vesela_Hora area w/6 122mm SPG, 2 120mm mortars

01:28am #Horlivka @Utilizator_ "No RUS casualties after yday's atrillery duel w/UKR officially. Actually 5 RUS KIA - a mortar detachment"

#Donetsk: Skochynsky coalmine shelling aftermash - Ruscist TV show posted on Jun03 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVoLezRmJQM&feature=youtu.be …

#Ilovaysk @StopTerror2015 On Jun05 a train arrived, 5 SPG & 20 tanks.

A Jew and a Muslima Fight on Ukraine's side pic.twitter.com/a2gTK1K3MY

Early this morning RU forces fired on Shyrokyne with mortars, SPGs. For 3 hrs fired with machine guns - Sector M spox
http://www.mariupol.tv/news/war/mariupol/4304/boeviki_obstrelivali_shirokino_iz_minometov_i_sau. html …

Russian mercenaries received their May pay in USDs—600 to be exact—in Russian.
Трактористы RU �� "Убиваем людей в чужой стране. Недорого. Оплата по таксе: $600"
#ДНР #ЛНР #россия #война #Украина pic.twitter.com/Azzh51tTmN

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU5VLqsM22U …
Croats fought for Ukraine in Shirokino pic.twitter.com/ZUZ8WFveHa

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Sunday long read: '''The Agency': @NYTmag on Russian trolls and disinformation: http://goo.gl/Duarsb pic.twitter.com/pUTVS07AfP

.@den_kazansky "Liberators liberated #Krasnohorivka from its school" on Jun03 http://vlada.io/vlada_news/artilleriya-dnr-razrushila-shkolu-v-krasnogorovke/ … pic.twitter.com/ukv5STYCpG

I heard the sounds of a thriving city- proof of why so many stereotypes about #Ukraine are wrong.- @anneapplebaum http://goo.gl/xOwDt1

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Moldavia and Transnistria again----

Russian Media prepares Russians for a war in Odesa Region & that Transnistria gets attacked http://goo.gl/lEyJZM pic.twitter.com/vt81wtk1Pv

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#Stakhanov @yellowbtr "As for yesterday's shooting - 'militants shot down 5 UAVs', but none shown"

ATO update: Militants shell Pisky, Vodiane, Shyrokyne at night
http://www.unian.info/war/1086343-ato-update-militants-shell-pisky-vodiane-shyrokyne-at-night.html … pic.twitter.com/6pzZGRx2kw

#Shyrokyne @Luhansk1795 "RUS shelled #Shyrokyne at 4am with something serious - craters are neck-deep on a slag road"

Lot of equipment and manpower gathered in Petrovskii district, expect 2nd attempt on #Marinka https://twitter.com/YevhenS/status/607437074858409984 …

Rebels wanted to repeat #Marjinka scenario in Artemivsk
http://ukaine-english-news.forumotion.com/t133-ukraine-crisis-news-in-brief-saturday-07-june-ukrainian-sources#486 …

#Hranitne
The morning bombardment destroyed the post office
10:27AM https://twitter.com/666_mancer/status/607502186357133312 …

Russian grenades for RPG-7 (restricted), found by #Ukraine troops after battle in #Mariinka.
pic.twitter.com/AJ0vi3fUs7 via @AMykhailova

Motor boat of Ukrainian border service blasted in the sea 4km from #Mariupol. Rescue works are underway http://www.0629.com.ua/news/849639?utm_source=api&utm_medium=api …

'Cossacks' in Belarus, note - some in Gorka camouflage uniform, as many Russians in #Donbas @belamova pic.twitter.com/5SV0Udzy9d

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Looks like the Russian MoD has been caught lying again---coming next week--

bellingcat @bellingcat
Initial work on our new July 17th sat imagery report has identified 7 major discrepancies in the Russian MoD imagery. More next week. #MH17

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Ukrainian border guards' motor launch explosion, Sea of Azov near #Mariupol: updates http://www.0629.com.ua/news/849639 pic.twitter.com/PRP0mNyVbF

There was a blowing up of UKR costal guard boat, no KIA, 2 badly injured pic.twitter.com/2kHyHlXp0g

UPDATE: skipper of the #Ukraine BG boat attacked in #Mariupol is missing as of 16:50, @0629ComUa learns from Rescue Service. #АТО

Russian Propaganda at its best "Russians took Marinka" then hours later "Ukrainians started to attack on all fronts" pic.twitter.com/z7EacsrThf

VIDEO #OSCE confirms increased attacks by #Russia(n) forces in east #Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh-WN8XevF8 … #Putin pic.twitter.com/dRHBtIyqqB

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#OSCE_SMM+#JCCC reps came under shelling of #Ukraine positions by "#LNR" militants w/ 82 mm mortars http://www.hromadske.tv/society/boioviki--lnr--obstrilyali-sposterigachiv-obsye-ta/ …

Terrorists shelled with 82mm mortars at Ukrainian Army positions near Shchastya, SMM were taking pics pic.twitter.com/0JvxXg3ji6

#Ukraine Says #Russia|n-Backed Forces Fired On #OSCE And #JCCC Observers Near #Schastye Today

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#Ukraine Reports Grad Attacks Near Granitnoye And 8 Wounded Soldiers Over Last 24 Hours, No KIA's

Donetk 18:03
Kalinovka - very powerful explosion! https://twitter.com/Donetsk_Ukraine/status/607565137881518081 …

#Donetsk 18:09
Hear howitzer shelling, is likely from Oktyabrsky district https://twitter.com/hyeva_maryinka/status/607567611778494464 …

#Donetsk 6:35PM
Kremlevsky av. 39 demolished balcony & roof, Kremlevsky 29 hit roof, Kolhospnyi 1 demolished balcony https://twitter.com/jackson_villi/status/607571579988353025 …

17:59 #Donetsk @BylByleva_ [vk] "What is that noisy?"
18:06 @postz5 Rumble in the east, loud shot in Kalininsky

18:12 #Donetsk @666_mancer "Naberezhna St: A strange burst/pat fr/Shevchenko Blvd dir'n" "21st congress,Bosse: fr/DMZ dir'n"

AFP Photo Department @AFPphoto
#Ukraine Servicemen of Ukrainian volunteers battalion of Donbass rest in the village of Shirokine, Donetsk region. pic.twitter.com/treIwpzx57

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#Stakhanov @yellowbtr "As for yesterday's shooting - 'militants shot down 5 UAVs', but none shown"

ATO update: Militants shell Pisky, Vodiane, Shyrokyne at night
http://www.unian.info/war/1086343-ato-update-militants-shell-pisky-vodiane-shyrokyne-at-night.html … pic.twitter.com/6pzZGRx2kw

#Shyrokyne @Luhansk1795 "RUS shelled #Shyrokyne at 4am with something serious - craters are neck-deep on a slag road"

Lot of equipment and manpower gathered in Petrovskii district, expect 2nd attempt on #Marinka https://twitter.com/YevhenS/status/607437074858409984 …

Rebels wanted to repeat #Marjinka scenario in Artemivsk
http://ukaine-english-news.forumotion.com/t133-ukraine-crisis-news-in-brief-saturday-07-june-ukrainian-sources#486 …

#Hranitne
The morning bombardment destroyed the post office
10:27AM https://twitter.com/666_mancer/status/607502186357133312 …

Russian grenades for RPG-7 (restricted), found by #Ukraine troops after battle in #Mariinka.
pic.twitter.com/AJ0vi3fUs7 via @AMykhailova

Motor boat of Ukrainian border service blasted in the sea 4km from #Mariupol. Rescue works are underway http://www.0629.com.ua/news/849639?utm_source=api&utm_medium=api …

'Cossacks' in Belarus, note - some in Gorka camouflage uniform, as many Russians in #Donbas @belamova pic.twitter.com/5SV0Udzy9d

Reference the RPG-7--------

this looks like a new version of an OG-7 with prescored frag using a GK Fuze

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Top Extremism- and Terrorism-Related Stories in Russia, 28 May-5 June 2015 http://extremistrussia.com/2015/06/05/top-extremism-and-terrorism-related-stories-in-russia-28-may-5-june-2015/ … curated by @ExtremistRussia

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Shellings have started early today----

Judging by reports via @loogunda and @Guderian_Xaba, Russian forces are shelling residential parts of #Donetsk to blame Ukraine.

There was some outgoing shelling from Kalininsky ds and some hits in Oktyabrsky, 1hour ago. Beside that mostly quiet

19:20 #Donetsk Something's on fire @GirkinGirkin pic.twitter.com/4vP2uabpoE

18:53 #Donetsk center @CatBoobon Shooting is heard

19:25 #Donetsk @666_mancer Fire in circus area pic.twitter.com/l4gMM1X0FM
#Donetsk 20:07

Kalinovka - salvos https://twitter.com/patriot7770/status/607594849840328704 …

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youtube.com/watch?v=YlhF3wwDwJg … GF of #Russia's neo-#Nazi #Milchakov (#Rusich unit chief) reports fr #Donetsk again. #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/DxKXrKQa34

#Donbass local "tractor drivers and coal miners" receive their monthly blood money for killing Ukrainians pic.twitter.com/Ldso5L144d

Mariupol @UaForces All 5 coast guards were lightly wounded, 1 badly. Commanding officer is still being searched for

#Ukraine border patrol boat exploded in Azov Sea near #Mariupol, allegedly by Russia water mine. 1 killed, 6 wounded. pic.twitter.com/GZcTtGetVu

Russia sent another supply convoy to Donbas http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/7-june-russia-sent-another-supply-convoy-to-donbas …

New militia's graves abound in DNR after recent Marinka assault.
http://glavpost.com/post/7jun2015/blogs/41315-zloy-odessit-svezhak-na-kladbische-donecka-ryady-novyh-bezymyannyh-mogil.html … pic.twitter.com/fcPR6Os2uj

Train of heavy Russian armor near Rostov yday. Direction Ukraine. Note the freshly painted ID numbers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vthMoNWRqZY …

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Printed in Sloviansk in 2004 : "How to behave when Russian peacekeepers clean the city " http://antikor.com.ua/articles/45410-takoe_nashli_v_slavjanske._otpechatano_2004_god._v am_nravitsja_majdan_govorishj_vinovat … pic.twitter.com/Kcb8uXw9DH

Painted over numbers on 2S3 Russian guns heading to Ukraine means: ready-for-invasion
via @noclador @AVechera pic.twitter.com/ZtcIIlS8YI

#Russia artillery battalion painted over its insignias (seen @AVechera)
+5x wagons full of troops = #Ukraine invasion pic.twitter.com/Jtxlad38eV
youtube.com/watch?v=vthMoNWRqZY …

41 Russian military vehicles in Taganrog either going to Amvrosiivka Ukraine by train or unloaded there to drive towards Novoazovsk
Kremlin will probably go all out to discredit @bellingcat work as way to undermine Dutch-led #MH17 investigation. https://twitter.com/bellingcat/status/605810239523323904 …

Photo of the Day: A silent witness of human strength http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/06/07/photo-of-the-day-a-silent-witness-of-human-strength/ … pic.twitter.com/LoeubaJb6p

RUS mil base in #Rovenki Ukraine @pharaon01 http://youtu.be/9p2NKUg33nc pic.twitter.com/fVRvXw8oFS

Russian journalist investigating Russia military deaths in Ukraine vanishes w/out trace in St P'berg
https://twitter.com/RobPulseNews/status/607294790112309248 … pic.twitter.com/yI3SL8OFWh

Appears the social media open source analysts are running a "online war" with the FSB----

The video referenced artillery convoy being railed has been removed by the FSB evidently when they realized what had been compromised.

video of this massive movement of Russian tanks, SAU was deleted by FSB. Did anyone make a copy? pic.twitter.com/H86pP8h2G8
FYI: that is a battalion of 2S3 152mm self-propelled artillery + auxiliary vehicles & personnel carriages

Looks like it. Did you count the tubes? artillery battallion (probably reinforcement 2 a regiment) should have 24.

18 is the regular artillery battallion in a brigade, 24 is an independent one used for RBG-s

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#Ukraine troops effectively shot down the Russian intelligence drone over Valerianivka village in Donetsk region. http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/06/7/7070494/ …

VIDEO: Maryinka after Russia's 15 hours of artillery bombardment.
http://news.liga.net/video/politics/5947839-vtorzhenie_russkogo_mira_video_razrusheniy_v_marin ke.htm …

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IO in the Gerasimov Model of Warfare.
June 6, 2015

http://kkrva.se/mot-vapnad-konflikt-ii/ ht to mj

2011 quote from Gerasimov---

Little quote-"if US doesn't listen to Russia, world may return to Cold War after 2015" says Gerasimov in 2011 -

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Russian political agitation inside the Ukraine is now starting ----

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JT4ageCN7s … 'Down w/ #Jews!' or '#Maidan 3.0'=#Russia's rent-a-polarization of #Ukraine. 2 days in a row. pic.twitter.com/LGrUauQnpm

#Russia's rent-a-polarization strategy to undermine #Ukraine's hair-thin stability:
1. Agitate/buy upset folks,left&right
2. Let them clash

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Video leak: Russian troops (specific Moscow accent) filmed themselves how they attacked #Marrinka inside #Ukraine. https://youtu.be/BFvqbWnspL0

They also seem to have "missed the memo" about how Ukrainian forces supposedly started it. Russia's propaganda trips on itself.

20:52 #Stakhanov @samotniyvovk Plume of smoke over #Almazna for several hours

#Shyrokyno & #Berdyanske
Battle, artillery, mortars, small arms https://twitter.com/062_Region/status/607599705657352193 …

Russian forces artillery ready to go. LPR "compliance"(!) with the Minsk agreement in Russian-occupied Donbas 7 Jun https://youtu.be/SHvJSKdR4yA?t=10s …

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Shellings have started early today----

Judging by reports via @loogunda and @Guderian_Xaba, Russian forces are shelling residential parts of #Donetsk to blame Ukraine.

There was some outgoing shelling from Kalininsky ds and some hits in Oktyabrsky, 1hour ago. Beside that mostly quiet

19:20 #Donetsk Something's on fire @GirkinGirkin pic.twitter.com/4vP2uabpoE

18:53 #Donetsk center @CatBoobon Shooting is heard

19:25 #Donetsk @666_mancer Fire in circus area pic.twitter.com/l4gMM1X0FM
#Donetsk 20:07

Kalinovka - salvos https://twitter.com/patriot7770/status/607594849840328704 …

21:31 #Horlivka @blessmaster Landings approx in #Zaytseve-#Bakhmutka-#Holma area
#donbasreports
note: B - DN settlement name, not road in LG

21:27 #Donetsk Proletarsky ds @levzeja AA-gun burst
#donbasreports [too early for traditional night #ufo_hunting]

heavy infantry and artillery fight in the area of #Sokolnyky

20:07 #Donetsk Kalinovka @patriot7770 volleys

21:20 #Kramatorsk @_Kramatorskiy_ "What is on fire westward of the city?"

21:44 #Donetsk Proletarka @Serzzze Rather distant volleys

21:32 #Dzerzhynsk @blessmaster Several distant "scattering" like AGL

#Donetsk 21:57
In the "Dynamo" (street) area is something very badly lit, thick smoke belching out of there https://twitter.com/Donetsk_Ukraine/status/607622310095421440 …

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How #Russian army proxies run away from combat in #Maryinka, E #Ukraine http://empr.media/video/conflict-zone/russian-army-proxies-hastily-run-away-from-combat-in-maryinka … pic.twitter.com/feMf286xw6

Another Russian fake debunked: this fire wasn't caused by "Ukrainian military's artillery strikes against civilians." pic.twitter.com/O8xSh12QLT

Moscow prevents captured Russian POWs from contacting their families
http://khpg.org/index.php?id=1433684803 …
A... http://fb.me/1VRUKJA5A

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Another Russian train delivery of heavy equipment and munitions—
16:24 #Luhansk @BanderaLife [yet another train near #Rozkishne

22:29 #Luhansk @esorrrose There was no railway traffic for about a year & here you are - the 2nd train for today,suspiciously

Spetsnaz---is on the move again!!!!!
Enemy recon group approached Ukr checkpoint 37 on Bakhmutka road. https://twitter.com/Yurko_sViy/status/607626628777295872 …
"Intermittent shooting, flares fly"

Roman Marchenko of #Odessa 28 brigade taken captive during #Maryinka combats released! http://24tv.ua/news/showNews.do?iz_polonu_zvilneno_biytsya_28_brigadi_ nad_yakim_zhorstoko_poznushhalisya_boyoviki&objectId=582397&tag=ukrayina … pic.twitter.com/xiajwdcm9P

ALERT->Graham Fiblips posted a 4-min interrogation video of POW Roman Marchenko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLDPcuG97Lc …
pic.twitter.com/n6dzInvLJV

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Another Russian train delivery of heavy equipment and munitions—
16:24 #Luhansk @BanderaLife [yet another train near #Rozkishne

22:29 #Luhansk @esorrrose There was no railway traffic for about a year & here you are - the 2nd train for today,suspiciously

Spetsnaz---is on the move again!!!!!
Enemy recon group approached Ukr checkpoint 37 on Bakhmutka road. https://twitter.com/Yurko_sViy/status/607626628777295872 …
"Intermittent shooting, flares fly"

Roman Marchenko of #Odessa 28 brigade taken captive during #Maryinka combats released! http://24tv.ua/news/showNews.do?iz_polonu_zvilneno_biytsya_28_brigadi_ nad_yakim_zhorstoko_poznushhalisya_boyoviki&objectId=582397&tag=ukrayina … pic.twitter.com/xiajwdcm9P

ALERT->Graham Fiblips posted a 4-min interrogation video of POW Roman Marchenko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLDPcuG97Lc …
pic.twitter.com/n6dzInvLJV

RUMINT has it a large number of those killed in the fighting were in fact Russian active duty service members ie Spetsnaz--and or Russian military officers--- thus the massive interest in exchanging one Ukrainian POW for the bodies--has not been done before ths the KIAs must have had a certain level of Russian military rank to warrant the exchange efforts--Russian documents were in fact found on the KIA. There would have been no exchange if it was just "locals".

Marchenko, captured in Maryinka, freed in exchange for dead bodies of "militants" https://translate.google.com.ua/translate?sl=uk&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=uk&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radiosvoboda.org%2Fcontent%2Far ticle%2F27058413.html&edit-text=&act=url … pic.twitter.com/ceC8iTiS42

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Russian troop and heavy equipment movements today along with a second round of fighting at Mariinka----

#Update
Lysenko confirms battle, raging since since 9am.
Started with small arms fire and mortars, later joined by Russian forces's tanks.

UA Army claims to hit the enemy tank in Mariinka https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/607844030471389185 …

#BreakingNews
Russian tanks and mortars work against #Marinka once again.
Confirmed by local Ukrainian forces from battalion "Kyiv-1".

#Marinka Situation at 11AM: our div. leading intense fire in response to the enemy. Artillery works on both sides. https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/607837257760972800 …

UA Army - Mariinka, 12.00, enemy was forced to retreat, single shots continue https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/607840433977335808 …

After artillery fire, #Russia|ns used tanks to attack #Mariinka, smoke was seen over the city. Now said to be calm again.

#Donetk 12:32but more equipment and manpower moving towards town

#Starobeshevo 12:45PM
On suburb heard cannonade, heavy artillery working https://twitter.com/JuMistress/status/607845925541814274 …

Towards Petrovka frequently moving tactical groups, one of them went w mounted heavy machine guns 4pcs https://twitter.com/sameta_hunta/status/607842629263458305 …

#Shakhtarsk 12:40
2 buses and Urals w ruscists, 6 jeeps and armored buses, cops with sirens from East tow. #Donetsk https://twitter.com/Helgi__UA/status/607845822756212737 …

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Old video, but still actual: Ruscist GRADs firing in 2 opposite directions, you know why https://youtu.be/ZxWH8blcsQM via @YouTube

Fresh #footage of the rescue work at a mine-hit Ukrainian vessel off #Mariupol yesterday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTJjl1EmZuQ … pic.twitter.com/soSGYCitha

#Footage
Russian forces in BM-21 #Grad "target shelling" in #Luhansk region.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo_-gve84uU …
#PutinAtWar pic.twitter.com/H4RLVIID9k

DRONE FOOTAGE of #Shyrokyne shows the level of destruction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3dCSexnNlQ …

#News
4 civilians were injured in "Ukrainian shelling of #Donetsk" over the weekend.
- Igor Prikhodko, Donetsk city administration

VIDEO: Luhansk terrorists firing GRAD MLRS. Video claims "target practice"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo_-gve84uU&sns=tw … pic.twitter.com/ZxeazceEFD

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Russia Wields Aid and Ideology Against West to Fight Sanctions http://nyti.ms/1IwCNhe

The blurring of the line between fiction and reality in Putin's Russia https://lnkd.in/e_xgPhQ

Troll farms in #Russia reach not only into #Ukraine, but have successfully wreaked havoc in #USA. #ColumbianChemicals http://nyti.ms/1AHZ353

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Reference the shot down of MH17---

Eliot Higgins @EliotHiggins
Novaya Gazeta confirms with locals there was no Buk in this area & it was controlled by rebels http://www.novayagazeta.ru/inquests/68728.html … pic.twitter.com/aDWxHukyLE

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Will there be a major Russian mercenary attack within the next few days????

Timed maybe for just after the G7 meeting finishes????

From reports today--

@VoinKsena "Listened in: A man asks his wife to stay 2 days more in #Stakhanov, 'Go to your kindered when we [militants] leave'

@VoinKsena 'He is signal trainer, teaches local separatists'
[They are leaving somewhere together with their instructors?]

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Over a year ago the Russian erceanry and Russian troop count inside the Ukraine was only at approximately 9-11,000 combined.

One year later this is the result of the latest Russian buildup--AND yet claimed in his recent Vatican Italian press interview that he was for implementing the full Minsk 2 agreements--so then why the large number of troops?????

Ukraine MoD: 42k Russian forces in occupied Donbas + 55k Russian forces against Ukraine's eastern border https://twitter.com/UKRINFORM/status/607834602946891776 …

Defense minister: Militants have enough troops, arms ‘for the average European country’http://www.unian.info/war/1086582-defense-minister-militants-have-enough-troops-arms-for-the-average-european-country.html … pic.twitter.com/nttCODpBC5

When was the last time an army of nearly 50,000 was menacing Europe's borders?

huffingtonpost.com/eric-zuesse/obama-sidelines-kerry-on-_b_7527342.html … Can #Ukraine 'invade' or 're-invade' itself? Huffington Post thinks it can. pic.twitter.com/tlBI4YNZHY

BTW--the above article talks about DoS Kerry being sidelined--interesting piece of info if true.

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There we go: Russia may OFFICIALLY start to use troops in Ukraine now

NOTE: the Russian military command structure is such that Putin can order Russian and CSTO "peacekeepers" into the Ukraine without asking the Ukraine for permission to send them in--REMEMBER after securing a "ceasefire contact line" in Georgia and the Georgian troops and their heavy equipment actually withdrawing to that line--the current Russian Mod Chief and Spetsnaz launched a sudden attack to take over a number of major towns in the enclave and the Georgians could not counter as they had pulled completely back.

This is exactly what Russia has been attempting to pull on the Ukrainians who have wisely not fallen for the trap laid by Minsk 2 and who have kept their troops and heavy weapons close to and or next to the line of contact allowing for quick responses when Russian troops have attacked across the contact line.

https://translate.google.ie/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Frusprav.tv%2Frossiya-vvedet-vojska-na-donbass-putin-razocharovan-minskom-2-boi-v-marinke-36790%2F&edit-text=

Russia will introduce troops in Donbass, Putin disappointed "Minsk-2", fighting in Marinka


Putin is ready to take the opportunity to use force abroad as their constitutional right - it says Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for the Russian president.

On the basis of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, Federation Council should ask to give him permission to use troops abroad.

In turn, the Federation Council said about the possibility of recognizing the independence of the DNI and the LC.

In the absence of any means for the peaceful settlement of the conflict in the Donbas, - said Konstantin Kosachev, head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs - Russia should recognize the independence of the DNI and the LC.

"If and when they have exhausted all other possibilities to reach a political solution, I do not rule out this option," - said Kosachev.

Meanwhile, the State Duma of the Russian Federation admit that Kiev could specifically disrupt the Minsk agreement that will lead to the intervention of Russia, as renewed fighting (is what we observe in the case of Marinka).

Therefore, if there is a threat of safety and life of Russian citizens, Parliament could give the president a constitutional right to use armed forces abroad - said the first deputy chairman of the Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Kalashnikov.

Russia will introduce troops in Donbass, Putin disappointed "Minsk-2", fighting in Marinka

Putin disappointed "Minsk-2"

The large-scale violation of the ceasefire in the Donbass that erupted in recent days, "leaves less hope for the implementation of the agreements Minsk" - say in the Kremlin.

Putin clearly sees what is happening in the South-East of Ukraine and the more Russia will not close our eyes to a shot here, a shot there.

Given the fact that Putin is ready to send troops, Russian State Duma is ready to send troops to Putin and Federation Council will not give up - the problem is around the corner.

Fighting in Marinka

Unfortunately ... Marinka showed the inevitability of a new war.

Talking with the commander of the battalion DRG "Sparta" crowbar, I learned that the numbers of victims of punitive in Marinka, who said Zakharchenko, a little different in a big way.

Large-scale fighting in Marinka marked a new turn in the history of the conflict in the Donbass. He demonstrated the strengths and weaknesses of both Kiev and the DNI.

The deputy commander militia DNI Edward Basurin reported that attacks by Ukrainian law enforcers have been a cover for the transfer of tanks.

In addition, he did not rule out that the attack on Marinka may be a red herring to large-scale provocations in the Luhansk region.

Well .. We will follow the developments ...

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Russian political agitation inside the Ukraine is now starting ----

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JT4ageCN7s … 'Down w/ #Jews!' or '#Maidan 3.0'=#Russia's rent-a-polarization of #Ukraine. 2 days in a row. pic.twitter.com/LGrUauQnpm

#Russia's rent-a-polarization strategy to undermine #Ukraine's hair-thin stability:
1. Agitate/buy upset folks,left&right
2. Let them clash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqQ-kRVhPjw … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAZ3CSbGOh8 … Crackdown on '#Maidan3' in #Kyiv upsets Russian TV. pic.twitter.com/okcmkRrCxj

#SBU prevented "Mykolaiv People Republic" http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/8-june-sbu-prevented-mykolaiv-people-republic …

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Russian troop and heavy equipment movements today along with a second round of fighting at Mariinka----

#Update
Lysenko confirms battle, raging since since 9am.
Started with small arms fire and mortars, later joined by Russian forces's tanks.

UA Army claims to hit the enemy tank in Mariinka https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/607844030471389185 …

#BreakingNews
Russian tanks and mortars work against #Marinka once again.
Confirmed by local Ukrainian forces from battalion "Kyiv-1".

#Marinka Situation at 11AM: our div. leading intense fire in response to the enemy. Artillery works on both sides. https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/607837257760972800 …

UA Army - Mariinka, 12.00, enemy was forced to retreat, single shots continue https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/607840433977335808 …

After artillery fire, #Russia|ns used tanks to attack #Mariinka, smoke was seen over the city. Now said to be calm again.

#Donetk 12:32but more equipment and manpower moving towards town

#Starobeshevo 12:45PM
On suburb heard cannonade, heavy artillery working https://twitter.com/JuMistress/status/607845925541814274 …

Towards Petrovka frequently moving tactical groups, one of them went w mounted heavy machine guns 4pcs https://twitter.com/sameta_hunta/status/607842629263458305 …

#Shakhtarsk 12:40
2 buses and Urals w ruscists, 6 jeeps and armored buses, cops with sirens from East tow. #Donetsk https://twitter.com/Helgi__UA/status/607845822756212737 …

14:33 #Horlivka @tetznka An incoming and outgoing [gunshot], west

"Drones flying over #Marinka.
Before the last terrorist attack were also flying" https://twitter.com/fhntv29/status/607873594320932866 …

#Maryinka
14:23 @Serzzze [vk] Quiet, but many UAVs are flying
14:27 @mariinka_UA An UAV flies over for the 3rd time

#Marinka 14:10
Quiet, drone flying https://twitter.com/Serzzze/status/607870561096736768 …

#Stakhanov
14:30 @samotniyvovk Single gunshot heard
14:33 @Villa_riba Confirm, 5 outgoing volleys already

http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-476-marinka-assaulted-this-morning-ukraine-says-attack-was-repelled/#8732

Russian-Backed Forces Reported To Have Suffered Significant Casualties In Marinka Fighting Today

11:22 (GMT)

Yevgeny Deidei, MP and coordinator of the Kyiv-1 Battalion has just written on his Facebook page (at 11:18 GMT) that fighting ended in Marinkia with "significant" losses for the Russian-backed attackers.

The Interpreter translates:

The battle is over. The separatists suffered significant losses - many wounded, some killed. Furthermore and enemy BMP was knocked out. There are no casualties amongst the civilian population or the ATO forces.
It's quiet again in the Marinka area...
-- Pierre Vaux

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Ru planes flying w/o pre-filed planes, w/responders off keep NATO Baltic Airpolicing jets busy. 3 scrambles last week pic.twitter.com/ZuCSyBWZFl

#OSCE wants more funds to monitor #Ukrainian conflict "better". Did I miss that they did good job?http://ln.is/www.pravda.com.ua/ne/VQXPk … via @ukrpravda_news

In Donetsk region recorded application of Russian electronic warfare "Quicksilver"
https://translate.google.com.ua/translate?sl=uk&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=uk&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fsocportal.info%2F2015%2F06%2F08%2Fn a-donbasi-z-yavilisya-rosijs-ki-kompleksi-rtut.html&edit-text=&act=url … pic.twitter.com/aaDV6MrvuR

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Ru planes flying w/o pre-filed planes, w/responders off keep NATO Baltic Airpolicing jets busy. 3 scrambles last week pic.twitter.com/ZuCSyBWZFl

#OSCE wants more funds to monitor #Ukrainian conflict "better". Did I miss that they did good job?http://ln.is/www.pravda.com.ua/ne/VQXPk … via @ukrpravda_news

In Donetsk region recorded application of Russian electronic warfare "Mercury"
https://translate.google.com.ua/translate?sl=uk&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=uk&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fsocportal.info%2F2015%2F06%2F08%2Fn a-donbasi-z-yavilisya-rosijs-ki-kompleksi-rtut.html&edit-text=&act=url … pic.twitter.com/aaDV6MrvuR


In the Donetsk region recorded the use of Russian electronic warfare "Mercury". This was announced by Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Alexander Litvinenko at a meeting of the Interparliamentary Council "Ukraine-NATO", reports RBC-Ukraine .

"First of all in Ukraine recorded use of these types of military equipment, which was never in service of the Ukrainian army. In particular, we are talking about electronic warfare "Mercury," which put the army on the Russian Federation in 2010. This is an extremely high-tech means of armed struggle, "- said Litvinenko.

According to him, Russia creates in the territory of Donbas extensive and layered air defense system.

Deputy Secretary of the National Security Council also noted that the fact-finding vysokotehnolohycheskoho use of weapons by Russia in Donbass in Ukraine no corresponding specialists.

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Nothing like Russian mercenary double speak---they re as good at it as is the Russian FM and Putin.

#Claim by pro-Russian command
"There are no clashes in #Marinka today."
"Kiev moved 8 BM-27 "Hurricane" & 2 BM-30 "Smerch" towards Donetsk."

Rebel fighters of the Pyatnashka Brigade; position nr. Maryinka. All quiet here now after (they say) fighting this AM pic.twitter.com/4TsXrKVw6n

the interesting thing is that the first Russian mercenary BN involved during the first attack "Sparta" was suppose to be their most well trained (by Russian active army personnel) and had allegedly Russian officers and Spetsnaz with them during the attack and yet they were forced back as was this attack today--BUT today the mercenaries had heavier loses.

RUMINT says 50 KIAs and over 100 WIAs and one armored vehicle destroyed.

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Artillery duels and ground attacks are still ongoing ----

Intense artillery fire in #Horlivka, there are injured civilians.
https://twitter.com/062_Region/status/607882668517257217 …

Ukraine Claims Russian-Forces Escalating Attacks Near Artyomovsk. http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-476-marinka-assaulted-this-morning-ukraine-says-attack-was-repelled/#8734 …

14:06 #Donetsk #Maryinka @666_mancer View on #Oleksandrivka - start of shelling, now just smoke and no fire sources pic.twitter.com/kFVNt2Nnuw

#Stakhanov 14:35
"Heard a volley, and then immediately whistling projectiles and blast. I live in Almazne" https://twitter.com/hu_ukrop/status/607875176345272321 …

14:55 #Dzerzhynsk @dimetros7776 Very heavy [cannons] started to shell, windows vibrate

Fire in #Aleksandrovka after shelling http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/8-june-fire-in-aleksandrovka-after-shelling … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/tIbHVsOhpK via @666_mancer

14:49 #Horlivka @SolomiaAsti Incoming one by one
14:55 #Dzerzhynsk Mikrorayon @blessmaster Rumble, walls vibrate

@MarQs__ See Kurdyumovka (no info on exact location), fr/Horlivka side I think.

Minister of #defense Poltorak said today that at Mariinka were killed about 50 enemies (separatists & Russians), over 100 of them - wounded.

14:44 #Horlivka @_John__Carter_ RUS hit KMS area - volley and explosion interval was few sec

14:35 #Maryinka @mariinka_UA [odnoklassniki] 'Tank columns appreached fr/Petrovka & Oleksndrivka dir'n' [may be disinfo]

15:52 #Donetsk @sameta_hunta [Troops] are returning fr/Petrovka tow/center

15:32 #Horlivka @NovaGorlivka Communication down in places. For 2hr battle lasts w/use of arty&mortars.

15:40 #Pervomaysk @audrius1977 [vk] "Bursts?" "Shoots at Ukrops!"
#Popsana "In 5km bursts were heard in #Pervomaysk dir'n"

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Where #OSCE has no access in #Donbas. Red isn't just #Russia #Ukraine border but a very important railway pic.twitter.com/gqVCzXQr9d

Kremlin’s Top Five Propaganda Myths, Fakes and Stupidities about Ukraine this week http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/06/08/kremlins-top-five-propaganda-myths-fakes-and-stupidities-about-ukraine-this-week/ … pic.twitter.com/WuADaR6eGK

By Roman Donik 06.05.2015 Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine A big war is very near. A big one,... http://fb.me/3xkfnvIq2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUxtlx0DASg … Meet 'Texas,' Graham Phillips' replacement? Crazy as hell. But nice pitch. #Ukraine #Russia pic.twitter.com/kEpHN4cok0

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http://maidantranslations.com/2015/06/08/roman-donik-it-would-take-three-hours-to-go-from-perfect-silence-to-a-big-war-freesavchenko-freesentsov/

Roman Donik: It would take three hours to go from perfect silence to a big war.

Posted on June 8, 2015

By Roman Donik
06.05.2015
Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine


A big war is very near. A big one, specifically. The one from which we all hide under our blankets. As the past 24 hours have shown, [a big war] is 2-3 hours away from perfect silence. And it is not a certainty that it has not yet begun.

I do not share the [popular] optimism regarding the fact that the separatists got their butts kicked and fell back. Neither do I share the belief that they counter-attacked because of fearing an offensive.

We should not consider our enemy to be clinically stupid.

The fact that yesterday [June 4, 2015], a lot of resources happened to be in the regions that came under attack [Marinka, Donetsk oblast] – that was neither luck nor coincidence. And it is definitely not a reason to walk headlong into superior forces that are ready for an assault.

I think it is quite the opposite. This is an indication of the enemy’s preparations.

Despite all the hysteria regarding a large winter war, I personally was witness to the fact that the Armed Forces of Ukraine were ready for a terrorist offensive, and foiled it. Awkwardly, yes, but foil it they did.

Last night, in my opinion, was in a similar vein. And nothing is over yet.

The immediate objective [of the enemy] has been defined. Whether it is their real goal, or merely a red herring – only time will tell.

In addition to the hysteria in the Web and several particularly distinguished newsmakers, several things should be noted about yesterday – small things that had passed almost unnoticed:

– The relatively quick MoD/General Staff efforts to inform the public.

– The very quick response (compared to our past benchmarks) to threats and problems.

– The rapid call-up and deployment of reserves.

– [President] Poroshenko’s permission to use ALL of our artillery.

– The opening of artillery fire with minimal procedural delays.

Although, some unidentified unit did hit [the enemy] very hard before the official orders, using large-caliber MLRS. That definitely was not the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Army are not like that, they don’t do violations. The style [of the attack] was more like the Volunteer Corps – but then, the Volunteer Corps don’t break the rules, either. Some devilry at work there.

Recently I came across an article saying that [Dmitry] Yarosh [Head of the Right Sector Volunteer Corps] had received a clean bill of health and headed to the front. Maybe.

And of course, the medics. Today, there was no horror where the wounded don’t get driven all the way [to the hospital] or not admitted.

But do you know what was the most important thing today, for the rear?

The wave of panic, which [different parties] tried to create, whether by habit or to draw attention to themselves – it stopped halfway. It didn’t take off.

We are learning to fight, not just on the front line. We are learning to fight in the rear and in the informational field.

And we will win. No question of that.

Unfortunately, I still strongly believe that a big war is about to happen. No-one is going to take back all those mountains of military hardware. Or re-educate the insurgents who have taken up arms.

They will try to use them here. There will be battles. Brutal. Bloody. As they have been before every round of negotiations so far. That is the Russians’ tactics.

And the infrastructure and logistics will be damaged. That goes without saying.

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http://maidantranslations.com/2015/06/08/roman-donik-it-would-take-three-hours-to-go-from-perfect-silence-to-a-big-war-freesavchenko-freesentsov/

Roman Donik: It would take three hours to go from perfect silence to a big war.

Posted on June 8, 2015

By Roman Donik
06.05.2015
Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine

For Russia, the geopolitical benefits of destabilizing Ukraine outweigh the economic costs of continued sanctions http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/06/08/the-conflict-equilibrium-of-russian-american-relations/ …

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Why is it that it appears that a number of western media ie news services carry evidently proRussian info war articles or articles that "drift into the net from somewhere" that have a slight to not so slight "anti Ukrainian slant".

Is it simply the alleged speed of the new cycles they have to compete against, or the lack of fact checking, or laziness or what exactly....? BUT it is there and is interesting to watch supposedly "neutral" western media ie news outlets become part of the Russian propaganda effort.

This is an interesting article as they simply did not take the time to watch the use of the English language and how it comes across when it hit's the news cycles. OR better yet they failed to understand just how it will play back into the Russian propaganda campaign.

This @NBCNews story reads like repackaged RussiaToday. Seriously..? U.S. Trains Ukrainian Forces on Russia's Doorstep http://nbcnews.to/1KUIMgC

Dear @NBCNews: Yavoriv is 1,000 km from #Ukraine's border with Russia -- it is not remotely on Putin's "doorstep" http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-trains-ukrainian-forces-russias-doorstep-n369611 …

Yavoriv training center, where US forces are training Ukrainians, is a longstanding PfP site, in use for over a decade, far from RU border.

Yavoriv, #Ukraine is on Russia's "doorstep" like Richmond, VA is on Ottawa's "doorstep" -- a similar distance

So was the NYT's article just "sloppy penmanship" or Russian info war support????

ESPECIALLY since the Russian info warrriors released a comment a few hours ago alleging "US defense contractors or US advisors had been helping the Ukrainians during two ground battles that occurred in the last few days where the mercenaries took major loses.

Alluded to them being from the US training effort.

NOW does one see the Russian info war tying the two events together--the battle and now the NYT's article??

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In the same vein--this article is really interesting for a couple of reasons--

1. The DoS Kerry Sochi visit and the Nuland Moscow visit was "celebrated/hailed" by the Russian media as a "political win for Russia and Putin."

2. Kerry's critique of the comments made by the Ukrainian President concerning Crimea were picked up by the Russian info war media and rammed back into the West as "proof" that the Ukrainians were "loose cannons" and the West was critiquing the Ukrainians for dragging their feet on Minsk 2 implementation

3. Kerry's critique was also used by the Russian Ambassador in the UNSC with the same comments during the recent UNSC meeting after the massive ground attack started by the mercenaries that was a true violation of Minsk 2 and confirmed by the OSCE.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-zuesse/obama-sidelines-kerry-on-_b_7527342.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592



Continued.............
On May 21, I headlined "Secretary of State John Kerry v. His Subordinate Victoria Nuland, Regarding Ukraine," and quoted John Kerry's May 12 warning to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to cease his repeated threats to invade Crimea and re-invade Donbass, two former regions of Ukraine, which had refused to accept the legitimacy of the new regime that was imposed on Ukraine in violent clashes during February 2014. (These were regions that had voted overwhelmingly for the Ukrainian President who had just been overthrown. They didn't like him being violently tossed out and replaced by his enemies.)


The Huffington Post article also has a nice and subtle anti Ukrainian slant if one takes the time to read between the lines of what the author is writing and if one knows what the latest Russian info war mantras that have been used in the past several weeks by the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Russian FM Lavrov.

The issue is ---not many American readers know what the current Russian info war mantras are so therefore simply read the article and either buy into it or pass over it and never even think about questioning the intent of the article.

It is the "narrative" one has to watch for coupled with the Russian propaganda 4Ds--dismiss, distract, distort dismay that is designed to create 2Ds--distrust and doubt.

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I have written over and over--Russian non linear warfare is just the "means" to achieve Russia's political warfare "end state.

That "end state" has three geo political goals;

1. discrediting and damaging NATO
2. discrediting and damaging the EU
3. completely disconnecting the US from Europe

Nice to see General Dempsey is now stating the same thing---

.@Martin_Dempsey: Russia has "developed some capabilities that do threaten security in Europe" http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/dempsey-russia-using-long-range-aviation-and-nuclear-forces-to-send-clear-signal-to-europe … pic.twitter.com/Li4VbybRHt

Dempsey: Russia conducts "snap exercises with conventional forces that can coerce or at least threaten borders" #NATO

Gen Dempsey: Russian military has "the advantages of time & geography" in Central Europe

Dempsey: Putin "considers NATO as a threat" & seeks "opportunities to discredit & eventually undermine the alliance"

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I have written over and over--Russian non linear warfare is just the "means" to achieve Russia's political warfare "end state.

That "end state" has three geo political goals;

1. discrediting and damaging NATO
2. discrediting and damaging the EU
3. completely disconnecting the US from Europe

Nice to see General Dempsey is now stating the same thing---

.@Martin_Dempsey: Russia has "developed some capabilities that do threaten security in Europe" http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/dempsey-russia-using-long-range-aviation-and-nuclear-forces-to-send-clear-signal-to-europe … pic.twitter.com/Li4VbybRHt

Dempsey: Russia conducts "snap exercises with conventional forces that can coerce or at least threaten borders" #NATO

Gen Dempsey: Russian military has "the advantages of time & geography" in Central Europe

Dempsey: Putin "considers NATO as a threat" & seeks "opportunities to discredit & eventually undermine the alliance"

Obama: Putin Wants to ‘Recreate the Glories of the Soviet Empire’ http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-says-g-7-supports-more-sanctions-on-russia-1433773541 …

Obama: Putin has to decide whether he wants to wreck Russia’s economy in pursuit of a desire to recreate glories of Soviet empire

Russia seems intent on destabilizing the European Union >>> http://nyti.ms/1FE9djP pic.twitter.com/Q1RgkkiCi4”
v @nytimesworld

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#Ukraine DM #Poltorak Over 42,500 Russian soldiers & militants operate on occupied territory +550 #tanks http://bit.ly/1F46sa2

VIDEO Geolocated shelling of Horlivka suburb today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHKwuDJ0Zk4 … pic.twitter.com/95TDsLFdUw

14:00 #Donetsk center @TUilenspiegel 5 BMP w/troops tow/Leninsky-Kirovsky
@TUilenspiegel ...each BMP w/flag: blue X-shaped cross on white background w/yellow anchor in black circle

16:47 #Shakhtarsk @Helgi__UA 3 MT-LB tow/#Donetsk

17:13 #Dzerzhynsk center @hdzerz Black smoke can be seen in Shumy direction

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Shellings are picking up the pace---

1:19 #Donetsk Donskoy @newp0st They rumble again

Ukr positions at #Shyrokyno are under 152-mm self-propelled artillery fire http://www.0629.com.ua/news/851037

21:30 #Donetsk Solnechny @Serzzze [forum] Volleys are heard

21:59 #Donetsk Tekstilschik @666_mancer [vk] Volleys & SA birsts, volume=2/5, direction like #Maryinka/Oleksandrivka

21:56 #Donetsk @jackson_villi Petrovka can hear both incoming and outgoing
21:54 center @Switttttter AA-gun bursts

21:20 Khartsyzk @natroso Сlatter ща екфслы fr/road
21:43 #Donetsk @Serzzze Heavy vehicles column along #Makeevka road

21:54 #Donetsk @jackson_villi Rumble

Donetsk Railway station: a moment of silence... HUGE lots of outgoing howitzers seconds before....

21:37 #Donetsk Bosse @Serzzze [vk] Rumble
21:39 Tekstilschik @PVB40 [fb] Freq volleys in the west

21:27 #Donetsk @AlfaNubovsky A mortar worked fr/either Tochmash or Putilovka at buildings around, ruund & explosion in 1 sec

21:19 #Donetsk @dnavtoparts 3 landings in railway st area
21:21 @ropogckou There were about 40 of them [altogether] already

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Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed after tripping anti-tank mine http://uatoday.tv/politics/seven-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-after-tripping-anti-tank-mine-435090.html … pic.twitter.com/ji9RJrJQqt

OSCE spotted 7 MBTs, 35 trucks & 25 APCs at known Russian army base #Komsomolske
http://osce.org/node/162796

Texas: "Puppet Ukrop fascist nazi government bombed Donetsk houses and civilians with American bombs." pic.twitter.com/eWQNVLYZds

VIDEO American-Texas version of Graham Phillips talking nonsense while guiding you through destroyed Donetsk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEs3PHNDZFc …

Rus publish video of their war. Strangely, no Americans in sight. Only ppl with non-Ukraine accent. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvivankgPFc&sns=tw … via @youtube
Russia refuses to sign IAEA nuclear-watchdog annual report, says Crimea not in Ukraine http://dailym.ai/1HiYWhz via @MailOnline

Russian Spetsnaz--
New @AP photo of a Russian military GRU sniper at #Russia's army position in Dokuchaievsk on June 5th:pic.twitter.com/B4uAXTQUWZ

#Russia has Betrayed Not Just #Ukraine but Entire Civilized World, @portnikov Says http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2015/06/russia-has-betrayed-not-just-ukraine.html … pic.twitter.com/3Oa0Ws5ryC

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Lots of shelling in Donetsk and surroundings this evening

Transport of unmarked RU MstaS https://instagram.com/p/3rSkHLghxq/ 50km from #Ukraine border https://www.google.de/maps/place/47%C2%B035'44.4%22N+40%C2%B009'39.0%22E/@47.5959009,40.1606791,354m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0!6m1!1e1 … pic.twitter.com/6idG667Hag

23:11
#Horlivka now - very noisy https://twitter.com/ZorGeRixard/status/608003405802532864 …

23:09 #Horlivka @eco127127 And here come the first volleys.

23:06 #Donetsk Kyivsky ds @AlfaNubovsky Far mortars work,1-3sec volley-explosion interval,behind Putilovka at airport ruins?

#Donetsk 22:45
Heavy volleys in the north https://twitter.com/relictDon/status/607996957655728128 …

#Footage
Russian forces train in "captured" BMP-2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s5SbzZTs0s …
pic.twitter.com/JtKHnag2X3

#Avdiivka 23:00
"Incoming smwh in the old brick factory area"
"Heavy tremble towards airport"
"Orlovka hears volleys https://twitter.com/audrius1977/status/608002119900262400 …

UKR positions near Pisky came under Mortar fire at 16:00 & again at 20:00 along with machine guns - Battalion "Sich"
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1589067668009136&id=1446948288887742&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1589067668009136&__tn__=%2As …

Serviceman freed from "DPR" captivity said that militants forced him to lie during the press conference in #Donetsk. pic.twitter.com/Il3nwktkrg

Russian-Backed Forces Reportedly Shelling Shirokino With 152 mm Artillery http://bit.ly/1BUP1ZB

Ask WHY RU army is simultaneously firing Grad rockets towards it's rear & onto UA positions https://youtu.be/OsxB2z9M03c https://twitter.com/WFieryHorse/status/607996961392848896 …

Russia's militants in Donbas arrest ex People's Republic governor for sniper shooting. https://twitter.com/oldlentach/status/608007122597482496 …

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Ukraine last 24 hrs, loc's of actions:

Maryinka
Horlivka
Avdiivka
Donetsk
Krymskoye
Shyrokyne
Krasnohorivka
Dzerzhynsk
Artemivsk
Pervomaysk
Oleksandrivka
Kurdyumovsk
Stakhanov
Schaste
Heorhievka
Hrechyshkyne
Shchastya

Krymske impacted by mortar and artillery strikes, a fierce battle took place on village outskirts http://en.censor.net.ua/n339273

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VIDEO Shell hits close to cameraman in #Horlivka.
Random hitting houses = done by Russianshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMCOIHR7Ikc … pic.twitter.com/T6goLwpugr

Gubarev was beaten up badly, his arm is broken http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/8-june-gubarev-was-beaten-up-badly--his-arm-is-broken- … pic.twitter.com/B18qu6naXg via @den_kazansky

Echelon with Russian military equipment moves in direction of Shakhty http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/8-june-echelon-with-russian-military-equipment-moves-in-direction … via @BuTaJIu4eK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEpywtIla7Y …

"All these BM-21 were transferred to #Ukraine by our great leader Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin."
pic.twitter.com/bVb7gaVSgO

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You can find lots of info on FSB agent Yulia Kharlamova here: http://ukrainewarlog.blogspot.nl/2014/10/violent-kiev-clashes-provocation.html … pic.twitter.com/ONLcckDkyd

VIDEO Yulia Kharlamova, nazi girlfriend of Alexey Milchakov now tv-host for Anna-news.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=44&v=PWtcCmvQJjw … pic.twitter.com/l9mfmSDB1J

The guy Yulia Kharlamova is interviewing is a friend and Nazi too.
http://web.archive.org/web/20150608212437/https://vk.com/id205292010?z=photo205292010_365034243%2Fphotos205 292010 … pic.twitter.com/qWhHhfNbZh
guy she's interviewing on the right is also a neo nazi pic.twitter.com/7fWRN5RGdr

Most profound story of the Kremlin fear that Ukrainian independence is spreading to #Russia http://goo.gl/2Z4txI via @christogrozev

Footage: Jun08 #Horlivka being mortared by RUS, 0.3-1.5 sec betw/round-explosion, 12-15km to UKR positions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHKwuDJ0Zk4 …

Horlivka, Komsomolets, filmed fr/Bolotnikova 1. Fire fr/position in less than 2km away. More on this shelling: http://kramatorsk2.info/2015/06/kto-strelyal/ …

Russian Vessels And A Pair Of SU-25 Fighters Buzz U.S. Flotilla On Monday As NATO Excersizes Begin. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/russian-warpla

#Russian Federation. Heavy artillery movement near #Ukraine border. EVERY DAY! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQcnz0phIhc …

Russian-Backed Rebels Are Restarting the War in #Ukraine https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/06/08/russian-backed-rebels-are-restarting-the-war-in-ukraine/ …

Putin has two choices: slow retreat or insane escalation. Both will lead to his political defeat.” http://www.interpretermag.com/west-fearful-of-having-to-defend-the-baltics-by-force-resolves-to-stop-putin-in-ukraine-piontkovsky-says/ …

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Bloggers claim militants shelling own territory: in video, firing to impact time too short to have come from UA pos. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OHKwuDJ0Zk4 …

Ukr checkpoint near #Lomakyne was shelled yesterday from 18:00 - 18:30. After return fire shelling stopped.
pic.twitter.com/7UgAMeT3p6

#OSCE SMM report for 7 June about Russian forces staging area near Komsomolske, Donetsk region http://www.osce.org/node/162796 pic.twitter.com/OKai0MZIPT

Latest ATO map (8/6) of fighting in Ukraine shows fighting has spread along entire Donetsk border pic.twitter.com/W7TshEh2gP

#BreakingNews
From 6 pm to the morning, Russian forces conducted 40 attacks on the Minsk demarcation line.
E.g. Msta-B / D-20 vs Shyrokyne.

What is at stake in Ukraine if Russia continues its onslaught http://wapo.st/1HkfVA5

Russians use 9P132 Grad-P portable rocket launchers in #Shyrokyno area
http://www.mariupol.tv/news/war/mariupol/4336/pod_mariupolem_boeviki_ispolzuyut_perenosnye_reakt ivnye_ustanovki.html …

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Obama: Putin Wants to ‘Recreate the Glories of the Soviet Empire’ http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-says-g-7-supports-more-sanctions-on-russia-1433773541 …

Obama: Putin has to decide whether he wants to wreck Russia’s economy in pursuit of a desire to recreate glories of Soviet empire

Russia seems intent on destabilizing the European Union >>> http://nyti.ms/1FE9djP pic.twitter.com/Q1RgkkiCi4”
v @nytimesworld

"Ukraine is the instrument for Russia to test the West's 'red lines'" - Lilia Shevtsova of @BrookingsInst pic.twitter.com/cyYAh8sBeQ

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Fighting and shellings are still ongoing along the entire Minsk 2 contact line.

Many also unaware there are several extremist militias in Ukraine fighting 4 "#Novorossiya" e.g #RNE #Varyag #Rusich pic.twitter.com/Y3PRRM62ya

While above still largely unreported, "Viking battalion" of "DNR" has been formed, using a Tyr rune, used during... pic.twitter.com/LCoGFfFWvE

...WWII by the Waffen-SS 32nd Volunteer Grenadier Division (unit shield below) & in modern times by the Swedish SMR. pic.twitter.com/QEU0spVcwN

"Viking" is not a paper project, it has been in combat. This is their official VK (Russian Facebook equivalent) page: http://vk.com/videos-93369497

@poroshenko signs law banning transit of RU troops/supplies to Transdniester through #Ukraine http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/06/8/7070603/ … pic.twitter.com/ayYZaDTHqm

Militants shell #Shyrokyne from portable Grad-P reactive launchers - Joint Coordination Control Center http://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2015/06/9/7070643/?attempt=1 …

RU forces 22 times opened fire in Sector "B" last night. And at 5 am this morning resumed shelling - Sector B spox
http://112.ua/ato/v-sektore-b-za-noch-boeviki-22-raza-otkryvali-ogon-utrom-vozobnovilsya-obstrel-np-peski-235601.html …

The militants shelled Stanitsa Luhansk with incendiary ammunition http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/9-june-the-militants-shelled-stanitsa-luhansk-with-incendiary … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/uMhT8wcunz via @tweetsNV

Second reported use of this munitions type--first one was actually verified by the JCCC and passed to the OSCE that did not utter a single word about it in their daily reports.

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Large explosion and fire at a refinery near Kyiv--was it sloppy safety or sabotage--not clear.

Drone footage of spreading refinary fire near Kyiv taken during first hours https://youtu.be/nZWFWwv3_8c via @YouTube

More than 50 explosives so far at the refinery have occurred many first responder firefighters reported killed in the initials large blasts .

Report @tsnua up to 180 rescue workers are missing after another explosion at refinery fire near Kyiv http://tsn.ua/ukrayina/potuzhniy-vibuh-na-naftobazi-pid-kiyevom-shvidki-ne-vstigayut-vivoziti-postrazhdalih-435228.html … |

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http://www.unian.info/society/1087041-dpr-lpr-militant-leaders-ready-to-recognize-occupied-part-of-donbas-as-ukrainian-territory.html

DPR, LPR militant leaders ‘ready to recognize occupied part of Donbas as Ukrainian territory’

09.06.2015 | 11:29


The leaders of the Donetsk and Luhansk Peoples’ Republics militant organizations are ready to recognize the special status territory of the Donbas as "an integral part of Ukraine” in proposed amendments to the Ukrainian Constitution, news agency RBK-Ukraine has reported, with reference to militant-controlled media that published the text of amendments.

In the text of "additions and amendments of the DPR and LPR to the Constitution of Ukraine" it is written that "some regions with special status (or their associations) are an integral part of Ukraine." The list of cities and regions of Donetsk and Luhansk regions that should have a special status, and the basis of that status, according to representatives of the DPR and LPR, shall be defined separately by a law of Ukraine.

The leaders of LPR and DPR, Ihor Plotnytsky and Olexander Zakharchenko, should retain their posts, according to the text of the document.

"Senior officials in charge of the executive branch on the territory of individual regions of Donetsk and Luhansk regions on the date of adoption of these amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine, shall continue to exercise their powers until the termination of powers in accordance with the procedure established by the acts of individual regions with special status in Donetsk and Luhansk regions" the text reads.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk stressed that neither Moscow nor anyone else has the right to dictate a constitution to Ukraine.

NOTE: These statements by the mercenary leaders stand in contradiction to the Minsk 2 agreements--ie only a militia can remain in the special zones, all heavy equipment and Russian troops and her mercenaries MUST be pulled back into Russia, elections must occur under Ukrainian election law and the leaders of the DNR and LNR can be tried for crimes if they committed any -otherwise they get an amnesty AND the border to Russia is to be turned over to the Ukrainian Border Security Command which the mercenaries have rejected so far.

So really while "making these claims" in their press statements are their actions run fully counter to fulfilling the Minsk 2 agreement. while they signed Minsk 2 they have been repeatedly trying to rewrite it with Russian assistance.

ACTUALLY they are only repeating the Russian Putin statement in his Italian press conference that they should remain inside the Ukraine so all in all absolutely nothing new--all for propaganda show especially for Russian news media that covered their live press statement.

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http://www.unian.info/society/1087041-dpr-lpr-militant-leaders-ready-to-recognize-occupied-part-of-donbas-as-ukrainian-territory.html

DPR, LPR militant leaders ‘ready to recognize occupied part of Donbas as Ukrainian territory’

09.06.2015 | 11:29

NOTE: These statements by the mercenary leaders stand in contradiction to the Minsk 2 agreements--ie only a militia can remain in the special zones, all heavy equipment and Russian troops and her mercenaries MUST be pulled back into Russia, elections must occur under Ukrainian election law and the leaders of the DNR and LNR can be tried for crimes if they committed any -otherwise they get an amnesty AND the border to Russia is to be turned over to the Ukrainian Border Security Command which the mercenaries have rejected so far.

So really while "making these claims" in their press statements are their actions run fully counter to fulfilling the Minsk 2 agreement. while they signed Minsk 2 they have been repeatedly trying to rewrite it with Russian assistance.

ACTUALLY they are only repeating the Russian Putin statement in his Italian press conference that they should remain inside the Ukraine so all in all absolutely nothing new--all for propaganda show especially for Russian news media that covered their live press statement.

This DPR/LPR "soundbite" for Russian audience, before they start calling for annexation by Russian Federation.

#DPR, #LPR propose to consider them part of #Ukraine, but want own armies http://belsat.eu/en/articles/dpr-lpr-propose-consider-them-part-ukraine-want-own-armed-forces/ … pic.twitter.com/FQrbDfVxiS

Make unrealistic demands (DPR/LPR to retain their "armies") before calling for annexation by Russian Federation! https://twitter.com/UnianInfo/status/608189249771446272 …

NOTE: This is interesting in the fact that two "aid convoys" ago there was a small unnoticed tweet indicating that two of the "aid convoy trucks" were carrying already prepared referendum ballots calling for annexation to Russia--the tweet got virtually no social media attention when it popped up.

Putin is in fact building the logic of 1) the Ukraine is failing to implement the Minsk 2 agreements and the West is not pressuring them as well and the fighting is still ongoing and ethnic Russian civilians are being killed in the daily shelling from the UA artillery-- thus we can step in and annex.

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Zakharchenko ordered the attack on Mariinka (June 3) after meeting with Russian General - Tymchuk
https://m.facebook.com/dmitry.tymchuk/posts/707598382702153 …

Once again --- Marinka 06/03/2015


We, were initially very skeptical about the version that the disastrous attack by militants on Marinka 03/06/2015 was without instructions from Moscow. However, there is growing evidence that it took place as an "improvisation" by the leadership of the "DNR."

In particular, it found that the 02.06.2015 in Donetsk the Russian Armed Forces General with the call sign "Berkut" (full - or Sokolovsky Sokolov) with who was in charge of a group of "advisers" from the GRU of the General Staff-- had arrived in Donetsk and was going to arrest the entire senior DNR leadership for embezzlement of "humanitarian aid" from Russia.

NOTE: there might be some truth in this as there was just before the major attack social media reports of the senior leadership being ordered back to Moscow THEN suddenly they were back again shortly before the attack occurred. AND a number of open source analysts actually questioned just why did the attack occur as it made no tactical sense whatsoever.

After the meeting with the Russian general, the head of the "DNR" A.V.Zaharchenko was ordered to advance in the area of the locality Marinka - obviously as a "rehabilitation" and an attempts to evade responsibility for the embezzlement of Moscow’s “aid”.

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Zakharchenko ordered the attack on Mariinka (June 3) after meeting with Russian General - Tymchuk
https://m.facebook.com/dmitry.tymchuk/posts/707598382702153 …

Once again --- Marinka 06/03/2015

Militants Lost Over 150 Fighters in Marinka, – General Staff
http://ukraineunderattack.org/en/16432-militants-lost-more-than-150-fighters-in-marinka-general-staff.html …

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Both "Made in Russia". Buryat and T-72B3 around #Debalcevo. Februar 2015. We forget nothing. ������ pic.twitter.com/quLGFixI61

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Well worth the reading of this article especially the comments on the recent fighting at Marinka--and especially when compared to the social media open source reporting--solid parallels in both.

http://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-backed-separatists-launch-offensive-ukraine#ixzz3cYXZszxu

Putin just launched a new offensive in Ukraine — here's what he's trying to do

Hugo Spaulding, Institute For The Study Of War

Jun. 8, 2015, 8:00 AM


Russian-backed separatists launched a long-anticipated offensive maneuver on June 3 that fully severed a fraying ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. After weeks of military buildup and operational expansion along the front line, the Russian-backed forces stormed government-held military positions immediately west of the separatist stronghold of Donetsk before being driven back by Ukrainian troops.

A sustained Russian-backed offensive on these frontline positions may function as component of a larger maneuver to push south along the strategic Donetsk-Mariupol highway. The maneuver around Donetsk may also be part of a coordinated tandem offensive, a signature of Russia’s hybrid operations in eastern Ukraine.

Russian-backed separatists may synchronize the offensive west of Donetsk with a maneuver operation around the city of Artemivsk, a gateway to Ukraine’s regional military and administrative headquarters.

Moscow and the separatists may apply a large-scale tandem offensive to bully Kyiv into a peace settlement on their own terms for the third time in a year. The timing of the offensive on the morning after restarted ceasefire negotiations, which Kyiv accused the Russian delegation of abandoning, points to the existence of a political objective behind the operation.

Since March, Russian and separatists have accused Kyiv of flouting the key political component of the February ceasefire agreement, namely the constitutional recognition of the autonomy of occupied eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin may have ordered the launch of maneuver operations to not only expand the territory of the separatist “republics” but also to coerce Kyiv into giving them legitimacy.

Russian-backed separatists launched an offensive maneuver in eastern Ukraine early Wednesday morning, May 3, shattering the last semblance of a loose 100-day ceasefire that the separatists have steadily dismantled since April.

Wednesday’s assault on Ukrainian positions west of the separatist stronghold of Donetsk (1 on map) is the largest the Russian-backed forces have mounted since their February 18 capture of Debaltseve (2 on map), a key transit hub. The preparations for this offensive have been underway since April, prompting ISW to issue two warning intelligence products.

The separatists launched the maneuver one day following failed peace talks in Minsk, Belarus that Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of abruptly abandoning. Russia and the separatists may be applying sharply intensified military force not only to seize strategically important terrain but also to push Kyiv into granting autonomy to the territory the hybrid forces have captured over the past 14 months.

Russian-backed separatists under the flag of the self-styled “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DNR) assaulted Ukrainian positions around Marinka and Krasnohorivka (3 on map), government-controlled urban areas bordering the western city districts of DNR-held Donetsk. The Ukrainian military reported intensive bombardment and separatist attempts to encircle Ukrainian “Anti-Terrorist Operation” (ATO) forces west of Donetsk using a combination of armor and heavy weapons such as “Grad” multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).

International monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) recorded the movement of columns of heavy weapons moving toward southwestern Donetsk in the hours preceding the attack. According to the Ukrainian military, ATO forces in the area endured two large waves of assaults which killed at least three Ukrainian soldiers, wounded over 30, and left Marinka and Krasnohorivka in flames.

Ukraine’s military claimed to have repelled the separatist maneuver after a reportedly 1,000-man combined arms force made inroads into the government-held areas west of Donetsk. The general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces announced that it redeployed heavy artillery withdrawn under the ceasefire agreement to the front line in response to the separatist offensive.

Reports of heavy shelling inside DNR-held Donetsk suggest that Ukrainian troops targeted the urban terrain that the separatists appear to have been using as a shielded launch point for attacks.Ukrainian forces claimed to have cleared separatist mechanized infantry from the town of Marinka, which separatist forces partially captured earlier in the day. ATO forces reportedly withdrew into Marinka from a checkpoint on a highway linking Donetsk to Ukrainian-held Zaporizhia, the capital of the neighboring province to the west.

The escalation of separatist offensive activity along the front line since April 2015 places the maneuver west of Donetsk in the context of the larger Russian-backed military operation in eastern Ukraine. Following the capture of Debaltseve, both the separatist and Ukrainian forces began withdrawing heavy weapons in accordance with the February “Minsk II” ceasefire agreement.

The separatists continued to engage Ukrainian forces with indirect fire around key areas, most notably the ATO positions north of Donetsk and east of Mariupol (4 on map), the strategic city that anchors the highway from the separatists’ republics to Russian-held Crimea. Separatist forces began redeploying heavy weapons to the front line in April under the guise of preparations for May 9 “Victory Day” military parades.

Russia and the separatists have adapted Soviet operational art to their hybrid campaign in order to penetrate the Ukrainian front. The separatists gradually increased attacks from heavy weapons banned under the ceasefire agreement as the Russian-backed forces began bolstering their offensive capabilities along the front line in April.

Over the course of several weeks the separatists broadened their offensive operations, expanding their artillery targets from a few key Ukrainian positions to the majority of the front line. The separatists’ operational shift from isolated shelling to widespread attacks across a large front disguised preparations for the maneuver west of Donetsk, an area untouched during the ceasefire period until the night of May 27.

Russian-backed separatists engaged Ukrainian forces around other key areas as the offensive transpired west of Donetsk and in the day following the maneuver. Ukrainian positions north of Donetsk received intensive shelling while positions east of Mariupol endured an uptick in shelling after recent periods of relative calm. At least two incidents of shelling deep into Ukrainian territory were reported from June 1 to June 3, demonstrating longer range than the separatists have typically exhibited in the “Minsk II” ceasefire period.

Several attempts by the separatists to break through the frontline in areas away from Donetsk were reported during the same timeframe including at least one successful penetration. The separatists may have engaged ATO forces around other potential targets in order to prevent Ukraine from concentrating troops around Donetsk. Continued dispersed attacks also enable the separatists to probe for weak points in the Ukrainian defenses in order to launch a second synchronized maneuver.

The operational design that the separatists are using now likely mimics the tandem Russian- backed separatist offensive maneuvers that bookended the first Minsk ceasefire period. In August and early September 2014, Russian-backed separatists conducted a maneuver to envelop the rail hub of Ilovaisk (5 on map) while a regular Russian armored column opened a new front in the conflict by seizing coastal terrain (6 on map) along the Azov Sea. In January and February 2015, Russian-backed separatists seized the Donetsk airport before combined Russian-separatist forces encircled Debaltseve.

These tandem offensives brought Kyiv to the negotiating table with the separatists and Moscow. The two ceasefires out of these negotiations allowed Russia to gradually bolster the military capacity of the separatists and consolidate the territorial gains made during the hot war into defensible proxy political entities. It is likely that Russia and the separatists will reapply this operational design in the current offensive to maximize territorial gains before Ukrainian forces are able to form a coherent response.

The Russian-backed separatist offensive around Marinka and Krasnohorivka may serve several operational and strategic objectives that are not mutually exclusive. These two urban areas lay between the separatists and a major government-held reservoir and thermal power plant in the city of Kurakhove (7 on map), 20 kilometers west of Donetsk. These infrastructure points provide clean water and energy for many separatist-held areas.

Separatist leaders have highlighted the priority of securing major infrastructure points as a means to create viable states independent of Kyiv. Separatists have often targeted Ukrainian-held energy infrastructure along the front line, resulting in regular outages particularly during the winter period. Kurakhove’s strategic position on elevated terrain would also make it highly defensible as a westernmost point of separatist control. Separatist penetration beyond Marinka and Krasnohorivka would reveal Kurakhove as the probable target of the maneuver.

Continued..........

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What's Been Happening Near Svetlodarsk? Social Media Predict another Encirclement Kettle
http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-477-giant-explosion-at-oil-plant-on-fire-near-kiev-firemen-killed-wounded/#8752 … pic.twitter.com/2047WwLuBi

Why fire at the oil depot near Vasilkiv matters. @Liveuamap explains pic.twitter.com/LGxorWsPlS

President of the Potomac Foundation Phillip Karber about activities of OSCE pic.twitter.com/olTBXau6qo

A list of options for the "DNR" and "LNR", June-July 2015 by @jkylander
pic.twitter.com/KPH0czitDJ

Think not (merely) of Russian aggression but focus on Russian retreat. https://goupillon.wordpress.com/2015/06/09/the-chop …

Russian propaganda has 4 Ds: dismiss, distort, distract, dismay. #DoftheDay goes to @mfa_russia for using dismay vs. Caspian pipeline

.@mfa_russia also hints at Chernobyl & Deepwater Horizon to oppose Caspian pipeline. Not alarmist at all, then.

.@mfa_russia says building trans-Caspian pipeline wld "undermine trust btwn Caspian states", wants veto http://goo.gl/9QcpWm

12:06PM
"In #Pisky began with small arms and continued with something heavier. They can't sit still and in quiet." https://twitter.com/arthurnkua/status/608198389180825600 …

#Donetsk 12:51PM
Already since a hour and a half you can hear a serious fight in #Pisky area, salvos every 20-30secs https://twitter.com/funkermanjke/

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Will comment much more on this particular report in the coming hours---russian attempt to swing an economic hammer against the Ukraine that will fail and end up costing the Russians dearly in arbitration as it also ties into the EU anti-trust complaint against Gazprom which has only 30 more days to repond to otherwise massive fines go into effect—80B Euros---

#Gazprom: Donbas is part of #Ukraine, Naftogaz must pay for gas supplies http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/economic/270827.html …

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#Donetsk 14:19
Kyivsky ds - Sounds like multiple outgoing volleys, the sound muffled, the interval is different. https://twitter.com/KalinaiMalina/status/608232048868884480 …

The “pincer” tank strategy has returned to the battlefields of eastern #Europe http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/06/08/russian-backed-rebels-are-restarting-the-war-in-ukraine/

My article on the connections between an adviser to Vladimir Putin and one American fascist cult http://www.interpretermag.com/sergey-glazyev-and-the-american-fascist-cult/ …

Good pic of Russian T-72B3 tanks in Feb. near Debaltseve. Wedge-shaped ERA reactive armor and Sonsa-U sights visible. pic.twitter.com/M3N9I0Wdtw

Russian military intelligence (GRU) Kotts & Phillips working in #Ukraine
Did the clown fool anyone?
@OnlineMagazin pic.twitter.com/PnMWH9y4qA

This UK former Russia Today journalist has a Spetsnaz escort with him in eastern Ukraine and he claims he is independent?????

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http://maidantranslations.com/2015/06/09/dmitry-tymchuk-military-update-6-08-freesavchenko/

Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 6.08

Posted on June 9, 2015 by tilamuse

Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine


Operational data from Information Resistance:

After a disastrous offensive in Mar’inka on June 3, Russian-terrorist forces in Donbas continue to operate in a number of areas along the confrontation line. According to the IR data, the offensive on Mar’inka was planned by the Russian-terrorist command and was supposed to become the beginning of a large-scale offensive towards the Kurakhovskaya thermal power station. For this purpose, terrorists transferred two reinforced “mechanized infantry battalions” and a tank group in addition to the previously accumulated forces to Donetsk before the offensive; one battalion went to the Petrovskyi district of Donetsk, another – to the north (the IR group has reported about these movements– the transfer of armored vehicles was carried out in “preparation for Victory Day” on May 9, however, the armored vehicles remained in the Kyrovskyi district of Donetsk after the “parade”). Another artillery group has been transferred after the launch of the offensive.

During the past 24 hours, enemy sniper groups and insurgent sabotage and reconnaissance groups have become active near Mar’inka and Krasnohorivka, operating under cover of dense small arms and mortar fire.

In the vicinity of Pisky, Opytne, north of Avdiivka, near Shumy, the Mayorska station, terrorists have attacked from small arms, mortars, and cannon artillery. “Roving” tanks, IFVs, ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft auto cannons, and 82-mm mortars on transport platforms have been observed in these areas; 120-mm 2B16 “Nona-K” towed guns have been recorded in the Artemivsk and Luhansk directions (a battery in each direction).

In the seaside direction, insurgents have actively shelled from 120- and 82-mm mortars near Shyrokyne – Pavlopil (elevations to the northwest and north of Shyrokyne); the latter were mainly used from mobile transport platforms. 122-mm artillery has also been reported (two batteries – up to eight weapons). Two enemy sniper groups have actively “operated” on the forward positions of ATO forces near Shyrokyne for several days in a row; these groups are well-trained.

In the vicinity of Novotoshkivka, Krymske, and Sokolniki, a “war by small groups” continues; sometimes insurgents used mortars and AGS-17 to cover the approach and retreat of their sabotage and reconnaissance groups. Shellings from heavy infantry weapons have been observed simultaneously with the activity of enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups near Zolote and the Svitlodarsk springboard; occasionally, insurgents used armored vehicles – mainly tanks – to fire at the ATO forces’ forefront positions at dusk or in the dark, trying to make it difficult for ATO anti-tank systems to determine the distance and location of their firing positions.

In the vicinity of Shchastya, insurgents have actively fired from 120-mm mortars (two groups about which IR reported earlier). Under the cover of attacks, enemy “raiding groups” operated on the stretch from Vesela Hora towards Shchastya and Stanytsia Luhanska. A terrorist tactical group deployed near Obozne (a reinforced company in size) has used large-caliber machine guns and AGS-17 during shellings.

In the vicinity of Hranitne, terrorists have once again used the tactics of “luring out armored vehicles” against Ukrainian troops: active shellings of advanced positions are initiated to provoke return fire, after identifying armored vehicles at the positions of ATO forces, anti-tank missiles get launched (three launches in total, all without results).

Movement of military units and equipment:

• The build-up of an insurgent group deployed south of Donetsk has been observed. A tactical group of Russian mercenaries (a company in size) has arrived from the Russian Federation from the direction of Amvrosiivka. North of Starobesheve, the transfer of four tanks, and 11 ACVs (including 3 BTR-82A) has been observed. Also, the arrival of three BM-21 “Grad” has been registered in the area.

• The rotation of an insurgent group deployed in the northern part of Horlivka has been observed (up to a reinforced battalion). Over the last 24 hours, the transfer of six tanks has been reported; four tanks and four IFVs have been moved out. In the southwestern part of the “Horlivka garrison,” up to 10 tanks and several integrated units with 12 ACVs have been recorded between Panteleimonivka and Yasynuvata.

• An armored group from three BTR-80, a BMP-2 and three T-72 tanks has been transferred through Luhansk in the southern direction (to “boot camps” in Lutuhyne).

• Movement of two Russian BMP-97 “Vystrel” in a convoy with the BTR-80 has been observed to the east of Luhansk (from Khryashchuvate to Mykolayivka).

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Militants use modified "Grads" to shoot single shells towards Mariupol – Lysenko

http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/270904.html … pic.twitter.com/QZntlL71tt

18:07 #Donetsk @AlfaNubovsky Mortar bombs have just hit fire dept in Poligraficheskaya&nearby fr/N, 3sec volley-expl interval

14:23 #Luhansk @LuhanskJunta A BMP column entered the city fr/#Stanytsia_Luhanska direction up towars Dzerzhynskogo block

Shelling Reported In Donetsk http://bit.ly/1T9nAWu pic.twitter.com/FqU8xqpeDG

10:39 #Sukhodolsk, #Krasnodon @BuTaJIu4eK "At least 3 last nights RUS railroaded smth. #Rumours, coal fr/#Izvaryne. Aha, Coal. In the night"

The EU Parliament "is deeply concerned with Russia's support for and financing of radical and extremist parties in the EU Member States".

The EU Parliament "considers a recent meeting in St Petersburg of the far right parties an insult to the memory of millions of Russians".

Moscow used a proxy to fight its war in Ukraine also in 1918-1919 pic.twitter.com/xHRz8EN2Zp

#Amvrosievka today, condensation trail, the message reads 'air exercise, not at first' @DN__UA http://vk.com/wall-63030591_626548 … pic.twitter.com/UQUlhYsp7Z

Ukr soldiers in Avdeyevka accept many locals hostile to them. Large % of local men have left to fight for rebels pic.twitter.com/4Cmn3PNcZv

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Will comment much more on this particular report in the coming hours---russian attempt to swing an economic hammer against the Ukraine that will fail and end up costing the Russians dearly in arbitration as it also ties into the EU anti-trust complaint against Gazprom which has only 30 more days to repond to otherwise massive fines go into effect—80B Euros---

#Gazprom: Donbas is part of #Ukraine, Naftogaz must pay for gas supplies http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/economic/270827.html …

More Russian disinformation as the Russian PM does not seem to know that it was the EU that pushed for the reverse flow--thus not in violation of EU competition regs--in fact it is in support of the competition regs as it allows Ukraine to purchase natural gas from cheaper suppliers other than Russia's Gazprom.

If in violation then why has not Gazprom complained to the WTO????

Alexander Medvedev: Gazprom continues to view reverse gas flows to Ukraine as illegitimate = apparent violation of EU competition rules.

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Reference Moldavia and Transnistria-----

According to this site, heads up:

In #Transnistria, the situation has deteriorated

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnewstes.ru%2F2015%2F06%2F09%2Fv-pridnestrove-situaciya-rezko-obostrilas-blokadnoe-kolco-zamknulos.html&sandbox=1 …

Transnistrian Payment system to be integrated in thr Russian 'Pro 100' system" #Transnistria http://www.infotag.md/rebelion-en/204736/ …

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Well worth watching---

An absolute must-watch on Russia, Ukraine & the future w/ brilliant Lilia Shevtsova of @BrookingsInst

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_2EIWvMhJI&list=CLfZ4G11sf4mhqHJfNDmvSvg&index=113 …

Well worth reading as Russia has a four legged stool leadership power concept with Putin as the monitor--

1. the state security
2. the military
3. the oligarchs
4. the Russian Mafia

With the Russian Orthodox Church providing a religious blanket covering all their actions.

Here @PowerVertical explains Mafia state that controls Russia (and - I should add - much of Ukraine, still) http://www.rferl.mobi/a/27062453.html

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http://intersectionproject.eu/article/russia-world/poverty-political-sci...

9 June 2015

Russia / World

The poverty of political science
Against the backdrop of an unprecedented blossoming of Russian spirituality and statehood, Russian political science is experiencing an inexplicable crisis

Author: Georgy Kunadze


In Russia, the field of political science is in a state of crisis. This is evident not only in the works of the mystics of the geopolitics and charlatans from the ‘patriotic’ school, but also in the slick reflections of their self-professed opponents - the respectable courtier ‘liberals’. With the former, it has long been clear: they are ordinary bigots and scoundrels, simple as rakes. It is less apparent with the latter group. They are educated, ‘unpatriotically’ fluent in foreign languages, at home in any western capital, and they understand everything perfectly. It is with these representatives of the ‘educated class’ that trouble lies. Some openly crossed over to the side of reaction and enthusiastically reveal insanity. Others diligently dress up the caveman’s view of authority in proper academic form.

I would like to address the latest contribution to the apologetics of Putin’s regime in the article The Vienna Concert of the XXI Century, written by the well-known political scientist, Sergei Karaganov.

In what way is the anniversary glorified?

The article begins by praising the ‘glorious jubilee’ — the 200th anniversary of the defeat of Napoleon, formalized at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. A Concert of Nations was formed at the Congress, which according to Karaganov, provided “for several decades of almost absolute peace in Europe and for almost a century of relatively peaceful order.” This statement is highly controversial because the Vienna Congress resulted in the redrawing of borders in Europe, paving the way for new wars, and because the purpose of the notorious Concert of Nations was a return to the European orders that existed before the Great French Revolution.

Even more interesting, however, is why the author believes that the Concert of Nations was beneficial. According to Karaganov, the ‘peaceful order’ in Europe was built ‘without humiliating a defeated France’, and the great powers which created this peaceful order were relatively homogenous that is “strictly managed by monarchs…who shared…common values.” The allusion to the allegedly humiliating treatment of Russia after its defeat in the Cold War is quite obvious. Moreover, the naïve dream of reviving an order by which ‘homogenous, strict sovereigns’ make any deals themselves is quite apparent as well.

How we stopped worrying and loved the bomb

Karaganov also states that despite what our ‘strict sovereign’, Stalin, agreed upon with ‘theirs sovereigns’ at Yalta in February 1945, a divided world arose out of the Second World War, rather than a ‘concert’ of homogenous nations. There would have been a new war, he continues, had God had not sent mankind a nuclear arsenal, which saved and continues to save those who have it, while denying its divine protection to those who choose not to have nuclear weapons. Giving up its nuclear arsenal did not save Libya, the author laments, ‘correctly’ ignoring the other, much more obvious and recent example – Ukraine. Ukraine’s decision to give up its nuclear weapons did not help protect it from Russia’s aggression. But Russia’s possession of nuclear weaponry has helped it greatly: should Russia want to seize all of Ukraine, no one will fight against it. According to Karaganov, this is exactly what amounts to ‘the civilizing role of nuclear weapons’ in a world where some governments are, as can be described in Orwellian terms, ‘more equal than others.’

This ‘civilizing’ role of the nuclear arsenal is again in great demand for Russia as it steadily rises, returning to ‘traditional European values such as sovereignty, a strong state, Christian ethics and moral norms.’ And the West having lost these values, and “defeated, started to act…in violation of almost every moral, legal or political norm, which the West itself has proclaimed .”

‘Judging by the current rage against the rising demand for respect of Russia's interests’, the author continues smugly, ‘the country would have been finished off… if the half-starved engineers, scientists and military, through their heroic efforts, had not saved the country's nuclear potential in the 1990s’. Imagination vividly paints an epic picture: heroic patriots who hide Russia's most important heritage – its nuclear arsenal – from Yeltsin's greedy cohorts who dreamt of getting rid of it while the treacherous West just waited to finish Russia off. Does Karaganov really believe in all these fairy tales? I remember he wrote differently in the 1990’s. Maybe the author has amnesia? Of course not. He remembers everything perfectly. He simply decided to dutifully kick aside the late president’s administration in order to follow the trend of the day.

Returning to present day, Karaganov warns that the process of Russia ‘getting up from its knees’ will not be easy. He speaks again about this “highly rigid and even painful reaction of the West to Russian policy which aims to stop the attack on its interests by attempting to draw Ukraine into its zone of influence and control”. Really, what could be more natural than grabbing a piece of a neighboring country or instigating a separatist rebellion in another one of its regions? These are strictly defensive and preventative measures in relation to a sovereign state which Russia views as being within its sphere of ‘legitimate’ interests. And the West's use of its “economic nuclear arsenal” of sanctions is doomed to fail: because now it will be clear to all how dangerous it is to rely on Western institutions, rules, payment systems and currencies.

Traditionally other geopolitics

Karaganov concludes with the world’s return to ‘traditional geopolitics,’ but with the caveat that it will be ‘other geopolitics’ (apparently the words ‘traditional’ and ‘other’ are used interchangeably in his version of Russian). In this “other geopolitics”, military might - on which Russia has relied heavily in the ‘Ukraine conflict’ - will be of diminished importance. Economics will play the decisive role as the people’s welfare is the greatest demand of the masses. While all is not well with economics in Russia. China is doing just fine. And together with the Chinese we total 1.5 billion people (China has a 1.25 billion and we have 140 million). The most powerful economic bloc in the world is rising on continental Asia – the Great Eurasian Commonwealth – which will emerge with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as its nucleus. Naturally, there are no alternatives to it. The new bloc will be open to EU countries, while the future role of the United States is not clear. First, let the useless American elite decide what it wants. Let the United States follow Russia’s example with its ‘globally-minded elite, top class diplomacy and advantages of its geography.’ But first, the United States should at least lift the sanctions against Russia, acknowledging Russia’s legal right to do with Ukraine as it pleases.

The mind cannot grasp how to judge the skills and integrity of a political scientist who composes, in 2015, a treatise in which absolutism of the XIX century is lauded as the bright future of all humankind. But we are in the era in Russia, to quote the Strugatsky brothers, when “We do not need intelligent people. We need loyal people.”

Well, but the reality is even worse

At the start of the 1990’s, the USSR suffered defeat in the ‘Cold War,’ having given in to the insolvency of its economic, political, ideological and governing system. Russia became the successor of the USSR, and then it seemed to many, to be a free, proto-democratic state, capable of becoming, in time, a worthy member of the western democratic community. Such a Russia was not at all a loser of the Cold War. It was the victor—a country capable of breaking free from the vicious circle of its great, but tragic fate. The civilized world admired such a Russia, wished it success, and helped it, though not always as we would have expected. Such a Russia had hitherto unprecedented credibility in the world. And it looked to its future with a somewhat naïve optimism. Then came many failures and mistakes: it turned out that unworthy old habits die hard. Some new ones, are no better. And then misfortune came dressed in the white clothing of success: the world prices for hydrocarbons sharply increased. Unexpected, and by and large, unearned wealth completely corrupted our government and our consciousness. As a result, Russia saw herself a lesser version of the USSR and seriously embarked upon restoring old ‘order’ in its taiga, in which it intends to include all former Soviet republics. A new ‘Brezhnev Doctrine’ came out from the depths of authorities’ subconscious. A new ‘Cold War’ became unavoidable. In this new 'Cold War’ Russia can neither achieve victory, nor faces a total defeat: it is not in vain that God sent the country nuclear arsenal. The outcome of this ‘war’ is far away, and not apparent. But as our great children’s poet, Corney Chukovsky, once remarked: “You need to live long in Russia.” I do not know how, but I am confident we will live to see the outcome.

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#Donetsk 14:19
Kyivsky ds - Sounds like multiple outgoing volleys, the sound muffled, the interval is different. https://twitter.com/KalinaiMalina/status/608232048868884480 …

The “pincer” tank strategy has returned to the battlefields of eastern #Europe http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/06/08/russian-backed-rebels-are-restarting-the-war-in-ukraine/

My article on the connections between an adviser to Vladimir Putin and one American fascist cult http://www.interpretermag.com/sergey-glazyev-and-the-american-fascist-cult/ …

Good pic of Russian T-72B3 tanks in Feb. near Debaltseve. Wedge-shaped ERA reactive armor and Sonsa-U sights visible. pic.twitter.com/M3N9I0Wdtw

Russian military intelligence (GRU) Kotts & Phillips working in #Ukraine
Did the clown fool anyone?
@OnlineMagazin pic.twitter.com/PnMWH9y4qA

This UK former Russia Today journalist has a Spetsnaz escort with him in eastern Ukraine and he claims he is independent?????

This act means that the journo is no longer a non-combatant. Graham has behaved foolishly for many months, now. https://twitter.com/RobPulseNews/status/608219229926641664 …

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Regiment Azov say they destroyed terrorist equipment when they returned fire in Shyrokyne today

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1066061926757262&substory_index=0&id=879147128782077&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1066061926757262&__tn__=%2As …

Russia grounds all its Tu-95 strategic bombers after fatal accident — via @TheAviationist http://read.bi/1KZDJeL pic.twitter.com/hs5aHBQH4m

Pavel Gubarev Among 15 Arrested By Motorola's Battalion; Released After Drug Test http://bit.ly/1S1WJKK

#Donetsk residental areas under shelling. #Russia|n sources say 5 houses on fire, rescue workers can't reach due to ongoing shelling.

Russia’s geopolitical ‘successes’ rely on ethnic cleansing, Kyiv commentator says http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/06/09/russias-geopolitical-successes-rely-on-ethnic-cleansing-kyiv-commentator-says/ … pic.twitter.com/4U7qJc4N4C

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Remember the Russian mantra that we will develop Crimea and things will be far far better than you had it under the Ukrainians---6M tourists a year and increasing under the Ukrainians and NOW??????

Beach season in Crimea continues apace.

pic.twitter.com/Bj9LAy8cUI

Well so much for Russian slogans it seems----

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Ukrainian loses in just the last 24 hours--has anyone heard any comments about this from Obama, Hollande or Merkel????

8 Ukraine soldiers KIA, 5 WIA in last 24 hours

Does anyone honesty still believe the Minsk 2 agreement is alive and well????

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Seems that even the Russian mercenaries are getting totally confused by Russian propaganda these days------

http://uk.businessinsider.com/pro-russia-separatist-regions-named-crimea-as-part-of-ukraine-2015-6?r=US#ixzz3caoDTgiU

The pro-Russia separatist regions just named Crimea as a part of Ukraine
Elena Holodny

Jun. 9, 2015, 4:35 PM


The pro-Russia separatist regions of Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) just named Crimea as a part of Ukraine in the draft amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine.

That doesn't jibe with claims made by their backers in Moscow.

From the document (translated into English by Business Insider):

"Article 133. The administrative-territorial system of Ukraine contains : Autonomous Republic of Crimea, some regions with special status in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, provinces, districts, cities, districts in cities, towns and villages.

Ukraine is composed of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, some regions with special status — the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, Vinnytsa, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Transcarpathian, Zaporizhia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Luhansk, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Odessa, Poltava , Rivne, Sumy, Ternopil, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmelnytsky, Cherkasy, Chernivtsi, Chernihiv regions, cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol."

Asked to clarify, an LNR envoy, Vladislav Deynego, said that it's not their place to "bring changes to the constitution of Ukraine regarding the presence or absence of Crimea," according to Lenta News.

"We are acting exactly within the borders of the Minsk agreement. In the Minsk agreements, there was no mention of Crimea," he added. Consequently, he added, the constitution's draft only reflects the changes with respect to the separatist regions, DPR and LNR.

The interesting thing here is that by labeling Crimea as part of Ukraine, this document directly contradicts Russia's annexation of Crimea with special forces in March 2014.

Last year, after signing the treaty to annex Criema, Putin drew cultural connections between Russia and Crimea when he addressed both houses of the Kremlin's legislature.

"We all used to belong to the same country: The Soviet Union. ... The Soviet Union has collapsed. The events happened in such a fast way that many of the countries didn't realize. ...

"When Crimea ended up in a different state, Russia realized that not only Russia was robbed, but Russia was robbed in broad daylight."


"Crimea is a Russian land," Putin added.

The West condemns the annexation of Ukraine, calling it illegal. And it seems that the pro-Russia separatists (at least in this document) don't recognize Russia's claim either.

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Shellings begin for the evening-----

#Horlivka 9:47PM
To Nikitovka went 3 tanks & 3Urals. On International towards #Donetsk at 20:20 went 3 Strela & MTLB https://twitter.com/NovaGorlivka/status/608344729282048000 …

#Horlivka 9:54PM
Holma ds, mine 6-7 area, rumble since 40 minutes https://twitter.com/eco127127/status/608346326154244096 …

Massively interesting........
Belarussian military shot down a Russian drone near Mstislav http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/9-june-belarussian-military-shot-down-a-russian-drone-near … pic.twitter.com/xWNoNcqEhF via @golub

Kyibyshevsky & Kyivsky #Donetsk districts shelled. Whitnesses report smoke rizing fm direction of Zapadny bus station pic.twitter.com/lhwS5yxKZh

#Donetsk 22:01
Kalinovka - AA-gun shooting https://twitter.com/Serzzze/status/608348109052256257 …

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Russia and stealing of Ukrainian coal--and Gazprom wants the Ukraine to pay for gas it delievered to the Russian mercenaries----really...........


"DNR" (#Russia|n proxy in #Ukraine) exported ~650,000 tons of coal to finance illegal activities according to the SBU pic.twitter.com/PAOPgSzmzC

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Shellings begin for the evening-----

#Horlivka 9:47PM
To Nikitovka went 3 tanks & 3Urals. On International towards #Donetsk at 20:20 went 3 Strela & MTLB https://twitter.com/NovaGorlivka/status/608344729282048000 …

#Horlivka 9:54PM
Holma ds, mine 6-7 area, rumble since 40 minutes https://twitter.com/eco127127/status/608346326154244096 …

Massively interesting........
Belarussian military shot down a Russian drone near Mstislav http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/9-june-belarussian-military-shot-down-a-russian-drone-near … pic.twitter.com/xWNoNcqEhF via @golub

Kyibyshevsky & Kyivsky #Donetsk districts shelled. Whitnesses report smoke rizing fm direction of Zapadny bus station pic.twitter.com/lhwS5yxKZh

#Donetsk 22:01
Kalinovka - AA-gun shooting https://twitter.com/Serzzze/status/608348109052256257 …

Russia is either flying recon over Belarus or flying through Belarus to scout an attack route from Chernigov to Kyiv https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/608349601507246081 …

BUT since it appears only capable for short ranges suspect Russian possible route recon.

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Reference Moldavia and Transnistria-----

According to this site, heads up:

In #Transnistria, the situation has deteriorated

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnewstes.ru%2F2015%2F06%2F09%2Fv-pridnestrove-situaciya-rezko-obostrilas-blokadnoe-kolco-zamknulos.html&sandbox=1 …

Transnistrian Payment system to be integrated in thr Russian 'Pro 100' system" #Transnistria http://www.infotag.md/rebelion-en/204736/ …

"Ukraine to reinforce border with Transdniestria - Saakashvili"

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http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/06/09/west-fearful-of-having-to-defend-the-baltics-by-force-resolves-to-stop-putin-in-ukraine-piontkovsky-says/

West, fearful of having to defend the Baltics by force, resolves to stop Putin in Ukraine, Piontkovsky says

2015/06/09 • Military analysis, War in the Donbas


Fearful that a Russian victory in Ukraine would tempt Vladimir Putin to move against the Baltic countries whose defense would require the kind of military actions that NATO does not want to have to take, the Western powers have decided that they must stop Putin in Ukraine by non-military means, according to Andrey Piontkovsky.

They have become convinced, the Russian analyst says, that “if they allow Putin to triumph in Moldova, Ukraine or somewhere else, then on the very next day, his ‘little green men’ will appear on the territory of the Baltic countries, that is, on the territory of NATO member countries.”

In that event,he says, they would not be able to avoid the open military conflict that they have done so far in Ukraine because if they did not live up to Article 5 of the NATO Charter, “this would be a shameful end of NATO, the end of the West as a subject of world politics, and the departure fro the world arena of the US as the guarantor of the security of the West.”

BTW--this is one of the Putin three stated geo political goals since 2008.

“But if they come to the assistance of Estonia, this would be a war with a nuclear power led by a man who lives in another reality and who flaunts his nuclear weapons. That is an unthinkable choice [for the West],” and that is why, Piontkovsky argues, the West has made a firm decision to “stop Putin here and now in Ukraine… ‘without boots on the ground.’”

The West doesn’t have any need to use military force in Ukraine, he continues, because it “has sufficient economic and political means to inflict a humiliating defeat on Putin.” And, it is important to understand, that what the West is doing is about its own security and has nothing to do with its sympathies or lack thereof to Ukraine.

NOTE--have we seen the start of this with the IMF announcement today they will make loans to the Ukraine even if the Ukraine heads to a possile debt default and restructuring--countering the Russian outstanding 3B Eurobond that is due soon and Russia was using as economic pressure on the Ukraine.

This new toughening of the West’s position has left Putin in “a very complicated situation.” His efforts to promote a frozen conflict in place of the failed Novorossiya Project have not been accepted by the West, and consequently, he must either accept a slow retreat or escalate dramatically, something that his entourage may find “’too dangerous and extremely expensive.’”

Putin’s choice, Piontkovsky continues, is thus between “political death as someone who will be held responsible for corruption, responsible for the downing of an airliner and a mass of other unattractive affairs or be the fighting leader of ‘the Russian world’ who throws a challenge to the entire West.”

Emotionally, of course, Putin would be drawn to “the second variant.” But not everyone around him will be happy with that, and the Kremlin leader may be less of a free agent on this question than he or others suppose – indeed, Piontkovsky suggests, some commentators close to the Kremlin have indicated that Putin faces exactly this kind of choice.

The coming days and weeks are likely to be critical, and what will happen depends not only on what takes place on the ground in Ukraine and in Western diplomacy but on “how much Putin controls the situation personally.” He might benefit for a time from a bigger war; but many of those around him would not.

Moreover, Piontkovsky says, if Putin moves dramatically in Transdniestria or Odesa or somewhere else, there is little doubt that “the reaction of the West will be very harsh,” judging from the statements of Western diplomats and leaders over the last two or three weeks with regard to Putin.

Consequently, the Russian analyst says, one can say that Putin “has already suffered a political defeat… he has two variants for the future: that of a slow retreat and that of an insane escalation. And both will lead to his political defeat.” The latter “will lead to the end of the Putin regime much more rapidly, but it will entail enormous losses of human life.”

And thus one must put one’s hope in Putin’s entourage, Piontkovsky concludes, a group of people who despite their own shortcomings “might be able to restrain him from this insane step.”

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Will be a long night on the shelling and ground attacks on the eastern front.

Azov reports of continuing battle in Shyrokyne tonight. Terrorists fire with mortars, SPGs.

As of 20:30, two wounded

http://m.0629.com.ua/news/852440

#Dzerzhynsk 10:21PM
Assault rifles and mortars (fire) towards #Mayorsk https://twitter.com/blessmaster/status/608353288304607233 …

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http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/06/09/west-fearful-of-having-to-defend-the-baltics-by-force-resolves-to-stop-putin-in-ukraine-piontkovsky-says/

West, fearful of having to defend the Baltics by force, resolves to stop Putin in Ukraine, Piontkovsky says

2015/06/09 • Military analysis, War in the Donbas


Foreign Affairs ✔ @ForeignAffairs

Five types of sanctions the United States could use against Russia: http://ow.ly/O55em pic.twitter.com/bExsoQGi2L

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Boris Kagarlitsky "The Killing of Novorossiya" http://links.org.au/node/4454

A different point of view which needs to be read also-----

By Boris Kagarlitsky, translated by Renfrey Clarke


June 4, 2015 – Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- On May 23, 2015, Aleksey Mozgovoy, the most popular, authoritative and independent of the Novorossiya militia commanders, was assassinated. Together with the “Spectre” Brigade which he led, Mozgovoy a few days earlier had taken part in an Antifascist Forum with left organisations from a number of European countries.

Mozgovoy was killed by an unknown group of assassins, but it is obvious that his removal from the scene differs little from the revenge meted out recently to another Novorossiya field commander, who went under the nom-de-guerre of Batman. In this earlier case, responsibility for the killing was openly assumed by the official Lugansk authorities.

The killing of Mozgovoy was of course blamed on a Ukrainian hit squad – a perfect excuse for the leaders in Moscow and Lugansk to avoid taking responsibility.

The trouble is that if the attack was indeed carried out by Ukrainians acting on behalf of Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko, it was an open act of war that made a mockery not only of the current negotiations, but also of the Minsk accords themselves. The talks will nevertheless continue, and Moscow, which is obediently putting up with the blockade now being placed on the Transnistria enclave, will not lift a finger in response to a single murder carried out in the Lugansk republic. But in general, these arguments and rebukes only make any sense if we take the “Ukrainian” version seriously.

While Mozgovoy was gathering radical leftists and anti-fascists in his city of Alchevsk, other people in other places were deciding the fate of Novorossiya and of Mozgovoy himself. Hence, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel not only flew to Moscow the day after the triumphant parade on Red Square, but John Kerry in a far from coincidental development turned up in Sochi. There in Russia they found an attentive and understanding audience, and soon reached agreement with the Kremlin.

The reasons behind this readiness for agreement were revealed a few days later by the former Ukrainian deputy Oleg Tsarev, who throughout this period had acted as a conduit for the line taken by the Kremlin administration on south-eastern Ukraine. Tsarev had always been faultless in “adjusting his position to that of the party”. He first declared himself and his friends to be the parliament of Novorossiya, a state that did not yet exist, and then, after the separation of Donetsk and Lugansk from Kiev had become a reality, established through victories on the battlefield, he declared the “Novorossiya” project terminated …

But it is one thing to call a halt to a project, and something quite different to put a stop to changes into which hundreds of thousands, even millions, of people have already been drawn.

It seems that the public relations specialists who call the shots in Russia’s centres of power fail to understand this, despite sensing that something is amiss. To the people who voted in a referendum and went into battle trying to build a new state, as well as to the millions of people in Russia who supported their struggle, Novorossiya is not a project but a movement, a dream and a social goal. Certainly, a movement can be crushed, a dream can be dispelled and a goal may prove unattainable. But none of this can be achieved with a simple declaration that a project has been wound up. The task remains of smashing and suppressing people’s resistance, of demoralising them and breaking up their organisation. This is not so straightforward.

The handing over of Novorossiya is becoming a reality. Ukrainian customs officials now control the territory’s border with Russia. Still remaining are the tasks of recalling the Russian soldiers fighting as volunteers or contractors, of closing the border and of instructing the authorities of Lugansk and Donetsk to accept any conditions drawn up by Kiev and countersigned by Moscow. The deal has been concluded.

In these circumstances, the fate of the people’s republics of Novorossiya will be the same as that of the Spanish republic in 1939. In Lugansk and Donetsk, a purge is now being conducted of those who have failed to understand that the Novorossiya project has been brought to a close. We warned that this would begin immediately after the sumptuous Victory Day celebrations in Moscow. Unfortunately, it seems we have again been proven correct. But even after the fall of the people’s republics the struggle will continue, and for the next wave of the movement, Mozgovoy will take on the same legendary aura as Sandino and Che Guevara have taken on in Latin America.

The official propaganda presents the Sochi deal between the US and Russian elites as a victory for Russian diplomacy, as a means of avoiding war or resolving conflict. However, there is a more-than-obvious analogy with the Munich pact. The only difference is that Neville Chamberlain at least received a sheet of paper he could wave before journalists. The deal in Sochi was informal, and no agreement was presented to the public. The hired journalists were given the opportunity to present the latest concession as another victory, not so much interpreting the results of the talks as concealing them. But with each day that passes the real content of the deal becomes more obvious.

Almost from the beginning of the conflict, the Russian authorities limited themselves to fighting for honourable conditions of surrender, which the West refused to grant. This time, the Russian side obviously got what it asked for. Inevitably, though, the outcome will be shameful, not least because the Russian negotiators, fearful of openly acknowledging to the country’s public the real situation that had arisen, took the road of informal agreement. The resulting accords will inevitably be broken by the real victors, especially since in formal terms these accords do not exist.

To judge from everything, the people organising the process lack confidence and are inordinately hasty. Contrary to the usual view, political figures are not as a rule murdered because people are afraid of them, but for lack of the time and opportunity to resolve a problem in some other, less vulgar fashion. Now, events will develop at an increasing pace.

While Mozgovoy was being killed in the Lugansk People’s Republic, the Supreme Rada in Kiev was preparing an openly meaningless law providing special status for various unspecified regions of Ukraine. The sole purpose of this law was to create an alibi for the Russian leadership as it acted as an accomplice in the killing of Novorossiya.

The Kremlin officials have long rued the day when they took the decision to support the Crimean Spring, after which it became impossible for them to refrain from supporting the uprising in Donetsk and Lugansk. They were drawn into the conflict through a lack of caution, after overestimating their strength and failing to grasp the real odds they faced.

In Moscow in the winter of 2014, against a background of high oil prices and of a relatively stable Russian economy that was suffering less than many others from the global crisis, it was clearly hoped that the West would show respect and understanding.

Hopes were also placed in the growing weight of the BRICS countries, which together were thought capable of reaching agreement with Western countries on more equal terms. But as always happens in such cases, a conflict between the capitalist centre and the periphery was resolved in favour of the centre. This was not because Russia or the BRICS countries in their totality were especially weak. There is nothing weak about these countries as such, but their elites are tied by a multitude of threads to their partners/rivals in the West. These elites are incapable of mounting a serious struggle against the leaders of the neoliberal world order without dealing serious blows to themselves and to their own interests.

There is no point in declaiming about the ability of Russia’s “spiritual strength” to resist the decaying West at a time when Russia’s own ruling class and political elites are themselves rotten through and through. Just as senseless is the hope that Russia will be able to offer the world something new if our country does not itself undergo radical changes. Meanwhile, our ruling circles fear these changes a thousand times more than any threats coming from the direction of the United States or the European Union.

Needless to say, faith in “Putin’s cunning plan”, like any religious faith, will withstand all the tests of reality and will remain unshaken even if our leadership hands over the keys of the Kremlin to the Americans. The problem, however, is that a series of concessions, capitulations and betrayals will destroy the state far more rapidly and inevitably than any set of enemies is capable of doing.

If this is how events unfold, the people who are intent on believing will not undergo a conversion. They will simply finish up believing in nothing and no one.

[Boris Kagarlitsky is a Russian historian and sociologist. He is the chief editor of the internet journal rabkor.ru and director of the Institute of Globalisation and Social Movements (IGSO).]

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VIDEO Security camera captures shells exploding at train station in Donetsk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrhQaKml_gQ …

Russia has put some toothless soldiers (=likely: former inmates) to 'defend' Donetsk Airport.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcM45yvbxaE … pic.twitter.com/Z5puANUgIp

VIDEO The latest fashion for the Russian army in Ukraine is to fire 152mm shells.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r42E1ZjUNyM …

Russian general Lentsov still walking around in Ukraine after the (supposed) attack on him. https://twitter.com/GorseFires/status/608325442723004416 …

Kyiv-1 Battalion: Militants launch fresh attack on Maryinka http://www.unian.info/war/1086590-kyiv-1-battalion-militants-launch-fresh-attack-on-maryinka.html …

#Analysis #Map
Graham's drone shows, artillery fire in #Horlivka came from the west.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCYKiAHkDME …
pic.twitter.com/dt0VIVFVRK

‘Krymnash’ Meme Part of #Russia|n Society’s Return to Late Soviet Times
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/06/10/krymnash-meme-part-of-russian-societys-return-to-late-soviet-times/ … pic.twitter.com/G9GGml3lDS

Unique photos of Horlivka by Furiia aerial reconnaissance group published. PHOTOS http://en.censor.net.ua/n339386

Most militants’ attacks recorded near Donetsk, - ATO press-center http://en.censor.net.ua/n339441

Terrorists go on shelling Ukrainian positions in all directions, - ATO speaker. PHOTO http://en.censor.net.ua/n339368

#Gubarev's capture by #Russia GRU is carefully staged by RU's MoD TV pic.twitter.com/p8SJckTY5I http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/9-june-gubarevs-capture-by-russia-gru-is-carefully-staged …

Russian Imperial Nationalism’ has Few Prospects without State Support, Pain Says http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2015/06/russian-imperial-nationalism-has-few.html …

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And the shellings never seem to stop and the US, France and Germany never seem to complain louder than an interview or press conference –why is that????

Can it be they are actually supporting Russian takeover of Crimea and annexing eastern Ukraine???

8:12AM
Morning shooting in #Shyrokyno. Initially, mortars, and now something louder.
#Mariupol https://twitter.com/Shimshen/status/608501973315407872 …

#Novotoshkivske was shelled with GRADs after midnight. https://twitter.com/UKRINFORM/status/608499733414473728

#Shyrokyno
"Bxxxxxxds have already sent 15 pcs of 120-mm (shells)"
8:11AM https://twitter.com/dertien1488/status/608501833368268801 …

#Krasniy_Luch @falconua "Heard on the grapewine: it was better when we were shelled than like now"

Shyrokyno 7:54AM
Ruscists began shelling with mortars https://twitter.com/dertien1488/status/608497338622078976 …

Saakashvili’s Presence Makes Odessa Likely Target of Russian Provocations, Kirillova Says http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2015/06/saakashvilis-presence-makes-odessa.html

Yenakiieve @Legioner_sniper Jun09 evening: a column [of/incl?] abt 15 SPG was moving in the city.

@Legioner_sniper Lots of hardware is now in the forest in #Karlo_Marksove near Horlivka

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Ukraine---The first true Open Source Intelligence War

Ukraine will be remembered as the first Open Source Intelligence War thanks to @EliotHiggins and @bellingcat https://twitter.com/EliotHiggins/status/608370737049681922 …

How #OSINT #Russia|n #socialmedia unmasks #Kremlin's "#maskirovka" #Putin at #War in #Ukraine:https://informnapalm.org/9660-deseptykony-yz-pvo-rf … pic.twitter.com/JDvHAebJP0

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#Russia'n TV journos claim to be #Belarus'ians when reporting from #Ukraine http://belsat.eu/en/articles/russian-journalists-claim-be-belarusians-when-reporting-ukraine/ … pic.twitter.com/3c3pDj6CUF

More Russian Spetsnaz in the Ukraine:
pic.twitter.com/j4xEcBllTn
unit ID will be coming shortly

Gas pipe damaged as a result of shelling in #Stanytsia_Luhanska, 2 houses damaged in #Bolotenne (#Luhansk_region). pic.twitter.com/6vTbL9sn92

#Stanitsya_Luhanska was under heavy russian fire from 9PM till 1AM, mortars, AA-guns. Gas pipeline damaged. https://twitter.com/Irina16135931/status/608550682195394561 …

11:40 #Donetsk Kyivsky ds @KalinaiMalina Dull single volleys, direction like the airport/#Pisky

11:14 #Donetsk @idinmor "On the sly mortar bombs are landing in the airport area. Standard situation"

11:20 #Shakhtarsk @Helgi__UA MLRS launcher-loading truck mounted on Ural tow/#Donetsk

#Berezove checkpoint is closed.
They said a bit earlier something about mines on the road. https://twitter.com/Shrik_E/status/608559809621839873 …

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Many NATO countries reluctant to defend NATO allies, but believe USA would save the day
http://www.pewglobal.org/2015/06/10/nato-publics-blame-russia-for-ukrainian-crisis-but-reluctant-to-provide-military-aid/ … pic.twitter.com/tUhpVc9ntB

Seems that #Russian|s are getting less keen to fight for the #Russia|n world in #Ukraine http://www.vocativ.com/news/200380/are-the-russians-losing-interest-in-ukraine/ … pic.twitter.com/AjjESSjmx0

Newsweek: Putin's dream of a New Russia is fading in Ukraine
http://uatoday.tv/news/newsweek-putin-s-dream-of-a-new-russia-is-fading-in-ukraine-436185.html … #Novorossiya #Ukraine #putin pic.twitter.com/NPzRDZk6Y0

Another independent report on Russian soldiers KIA in Ukraine adds to the mountain of evidence
http://news.sky.com/story/1499223/russian-soldiers-deaths-raise-ukraine-questions … pic.twitter.com/Y3vRIM2Txk

VICE News ✔ @vicenews
Coming soon: @SimonOstrovsky sets out to prove that Russian soldiers are in Ukraine: http://bit.ly/1B4cbBq pic.twitter.com/LVcS9n7YYG

US treasury secretary says G7 ready to impose new Russia sanctions
http://uatoday.tv/politics/us-treasury-secretary-says-g7-ready-to-impose-new-russia-sanctions-436284.html … pic.twitter.com/ftfi3b9C1H

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The Russian military is far more dependent on the Ukraine than many Russians or even Putin wants to believe----all gas turbine engines for all new Russian naval vessels come from the Ukraine.


NavyRecognition @NavyRecognition
#Russia Shipyard OSK Planning to Sue #Ukraine for Failing to Deliver #Frigate Engines http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2813 … pic.twitter.com/wsmfEeYVEb

Seems Russian can send troops and heavy weapons into the Ukraine and shell destroying anything in their way YET--do not let those gas turbine engines stop being delivered---we can shell you into the ground and destroy your infrastructure and housing but if you fail to deliver then we will sue.

They seem to have forgotten they signed Minsk 2 but seem to have forgotten about implementing it.

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Shelling in #Shyrokyne https://youtu.be/cRZ3MEvJRUU

13:15 #Donetsk Kyivsky exec comitee area @AlfaNubovsky Mortar bombs fr/the city at #Tochmash

#Donetsk @dnavtoparts [vk]
13:09 Bakiny: landings heard
13:11 Azotny: [rumble] in the north
13:12 Mayak, Batischeva: Rumble

13:00 #Donetsk @UkraineSuper1 Aminibus w/RUS troops towards the airport

13:24 #Shakhtarsk @Helgi__UA MAZ-537 w/empty flat bed [trailer] fr/east tow/#Donetsk

13:38 #Avdeevka @rechnikato About 10:30 city outskirts were pounded, landings in the fields. Now quiet

Video of skirmish https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=49&v=v98Wrm4R5Ec …
https://twitter.com/Ukropo4kA/status/608573731779276800 …

VIDEO: Rus terrorists firing from modified GRAD system. Fires single shots. Luhansk region
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjDuLP5dgbM&sns=tw … pic.twitter.com/IPHY38WYiJ

Russian newspaper: Regarding #Ukraine, Putin’s actions undercut #Putin’s arguments:
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/06/10/russian-newspaper-regarding-ukraine-putins-actions-undercut-putins-arguments/ … pic.twitter.com/nVSmBcsOBC

Former journalist of NTV has apologized for his participation in Russian propaganda http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/10-june-former-journalist-of-ntv-has-apologized-for-his-participation … via @SvetaOstapa

Russian mercenary positions are near slagheap & in vegetation around.
#Maryinka itself is 100% free of Rus. occupants pic.twitter.com/N1HSno3AZc

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Seems that those Russian "miners and truck drivers" forgot the Crimea was taken by Russia--when they submitted their first suggested Ukrainian Constitution amendments they included the Crimea as Ukrainian.

They must have gotten call from Moscow--that is how independent they are--THEN this today:

So-called "DNR and LC" withdrew an amendment to Constitution of Ukraine with mention of Crimea.
Who would doubt ... https://twitter.com/ru_rbc/status/

Seems that those "miners and truck drivers missed their Russian geography classes--maybe they should have remained "miners and truck drivers"????

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Ukraine---The first true Open Source Intelligence War

Ukraine will be remembered as the first Open Source Intelligence War thanks to @EliotHiggins and @bellingcat https://twitter.com/EliotHiggins/status/608370737049681922 …

How #OSINT #Russia|n #socialmedia unmasks #Kremlin's "#maskirovka" #Putin at #War in #Ukraine:https://informnapalm.org/9660-deseptykony-yz-pvo-rf … pic.twitter.com/JDvHAebJP0

The last line of defense against open source research of Russia's involvement in Ukraine: "It's all fabricated!" https://twitter.com/masamikuramoto/status/608494332165943296 …

How Geoloc. photos of #Putin's troops proves that #Kremlin is at #war in #Ukraine:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrrY_nl_rmI … pic.twitter.com/xd3AWt87Ag

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Seems the Right Wing European Parties are in full support for Russia these days—maybe they were hoping to get 11M Euros if they voted for Russia and against the EU Parliament????

Shocking: UKIP MEPs side with Front National to try and block criticism of Russia funding political parties in Europe pic.twitter.com/6fvo9IX7yJ

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The Russian military is far more dependent on the Ukraine than many Russians or even Putin wants to believe----all gas turbine engines for all new Russian naval vessels come from the Ukraine.


NavyRecognition @NavyRecognition
#Russia Shipyard OSK Planning to Sue #Ukraine for Failing to Deliver #Frigate Engines http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2813 … pic.twitter.com/wsmfEeYVEb

Seems Russian can send troops and heavy weapons into the Ukraine and shell destroying anything in their way YET--do not let those gas turbine engines stop being delivered---we can shell you into the ground and destroy your infrastructure and housing but if you fail to deliver then we will sue.

They seem to have forgotten they signed Minsk 2 but seem to have forgotten about implementing it.

#Putin’s big navy plans sunk by #Ukraine war
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article4463123.ece …

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VIDEO: Rus terrorists shelling Shyrokyne with self-propelled artillery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRZ3MEvJRUU&sns=tw … pic.twitter.com/4GShKdXDwr

#Russia Air Force grounds 'Bear' bombers following accident and fire http://www.janes.com/article/52100/russia-grounds-bear-bombers-following-accident-and-fire … #Tu95 pic.twitter.com/kCRsGMu9tR

Russian journalist quits and apologises for taking part in 'propaganda madness'
http://uatoday.tv/politics/russian-journalist-quits-and-apologises-for-taking-part-in-propaganda-madness-436389.html … pic.twitter.com/ZWHAvRnJA6

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/opinion/putins-warlords-slip-out-of-control.html?_r=0

Putin’s Warlords Slip Out of Control

By ADRIAN KARATNYCKY
JUNE 9, 2015


KIEV — In waging a clandestine war in eastern Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has made a bargain with the devil. He has farmed out much of the fighting to warlords, mercenaries and criminals, partly in an attempt to simulate a broad-based indigenous resistance to Ukrainian rule. But Mr. Putin’s strategy of using such proxies has resulted in the establishment of a warlord kleptocracy in eastern Ukraine that threatens even Moscow’s control of events.

Surrogate fighters were recruited from four sources: local criminal gangs; jobless males who live on the fringes of eastern Ukraine’s society; political extremists from Russia’s far right, including Cossacks; and itinerant Russian mercenaries who fought in Chechnya, North Ossetia, Transnistria and other regional conflicts in the post-Soviet Union. They have been trained and equipped with modern weapons, and are often supported by Russian regular and special troops.

These irregular forces now form the backbone of the armies of Donetsk and Luhansk, two mostly Russian-speaking regions of Ukraine along the border with Russia. Those separatist enclaves are dominated by well-armed criminal networks whose leaders play key roles in local politics, both formally, as government leaders, and informally, as chieftains of gangs with their own turf. These men and women have supplanted the pro-Russian elite that had held sway in the area since Ukraine’s independence in 1991.

By striking a bargain with what are, in effect, local warlords, Mr. Putin is recreating a model Russia first tried in Chechnya more than a decade ago. There, the Russian government made common cause with Ramzan Kadyrov, the son of a prominent Chechen mullah turned separatist president. Mr. Kadyrov, whose clan had once backed the indigenous independence movement, switched sides in 1999 and, with Russian help, seized power in Chechnya. Chechen resistance was defeated, as the Kremlin had hoped, but at the cost of letting a local warlord with his own powerful army gain near-total sovereignty.

While Mr. Kadyrov regularly pronounces his personal loyalty to Mr. Putin, he brooks no intervention from federal Russian authorities. He flouts Russian law, for example by permitting polygamy. On April 21, he stated his sovereignty with clarity, telling his fighters that if any security officer, “whether from Moscow or Stavropol, appears on your territory without your knowledge, shoot to kill. They have to take us into account.”

The Kremlin is now repeating its reckless policy from Chechnya in eastern Ukraine, with similar results. Although the leaders of Donetsk and Luhansk rely on training and arms from Russia, their crime-based financial independence also gives them incentives to play their own game.

Continued....................

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3:50PM
Sounds like fight continues in #Shyrokyno. https://twitter.com/Shimshen/status/608617329925197824 …

OSCE Spots More Armour East Of Volnovakha. Preparations For A Pincer North Of Mariupol? http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-477-giant-explosion-at-oil-plant-on-fire-near-kiev-firemen-killed-wounded/#8770 …

Fighting intensifies near Donetsk airport
http://uatoday.tv/politics/fighting-intensifies-near-donetsk-airport-436563.html … pic.twitter.com/tDMIzLyiCl

The soldiers who died in #Ukraine were elite #Russian Spetsnaz, & @skystallard found the graves for @SkyNews pic.twitter.com/CqvG4EYHJA

.@skystallard et al investigate the deaths of three Russian soldiers who the Kremlin says were not in Ukraine. http://news.sky.com/story/1499223/russian-soldiers-deaths-raise-ukraine-questions …

USG found #Russia in violation of INF Treaty last July. New State Dept compliance report released June 5 reaffirms violation

US says #Russia violation of INF Treaty continues, and Moscow reacts badly to possible US military response. http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/order-from-chaos/posts/2015/06/09-russia-violates-nuclear-treaty-pifer …

Good analysis using open source media on the Cyper Berkut activities
Comprehensive analysis of recent Cyber Berkut activity using #threatintel from the Web: http://bit.ly/1IsCv8g pic.twitter.com/V1wfUiIGAy

Zaharchenko: "DNR" will defend the independence from Ukraine http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/10-june-zaharchenko--dnr-will-defend-the-independence-from … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/dVyq52P94M via @MilitaryMaps

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Seems that those Russian "miners and truck drivers" forgot the Crimea was taken by Russia--when they submitted their first suggested Ukrainian Constitution amendments they included the Crimea as Ukrainian.

They must have gotten call from Moscow--that is how independent they are--THEN this today:

So-called "DNR and LC" withdrew an amendment to Constitution of Ukraine with mention of Crimea.
Who would doubt ... https://twitter.com/ru_rbc/status/

Seems that those "miners and truck drivers" missed their Russian geography classes--maybe they should have remained "miners and truck drivers"????


The rebels in eastern Ukraine were for Kiev's claims on Crimea before they were against them https://meduza.io/en/news/2015/06/10/ukraine-s-rebels-retract-proposal-after-accidentally-recognizing-kiev-s-claim-on-crimea … pic.twitter.com/uvaRmaUiwI

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http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/06/10/ex-terrorist-leader-only-an-idiot-will-deny-that-the-republics-in-donbas-are-a-kremlin-creation/

Strelkov aka Girkin is at it again—amazing he has not been killed—either he has one heck of a life insurance policy OR he has a major hidden “protector” with tons of documents--tipping protector with documents----

Ex-terrorist leader: only an idiot will deny that “republics” in Donbas are a Kremlin creation

2015/06/10 • Russia


Igor Girkin, ex-minister of defense of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” has once again publicly contradicted Russia’s official denials of its involvement in the war in Ukraine. Answering a question about Russian volunteers coming to fight to Ukraine’s war-torn eastern regions at the Polit-Ring show on Neuromir TV, the former terrorist leader commonly known as “Strelkov” stated that, increasingly, the Russian volunteers that come to Donbas to defend the “Russian world” that is attempted to be instated in the Luhansk and Donetsk “People’s Republics” (“LNR” and “DNR”) return to Russia in disappointment.

“They see the chaos that is going on there. And the chaos is quite terrible. They [the militants] come there being motivated, understanding that they were going to defend the ‘Russian world,’ but now are forced to defend regimes that were planted with the Kremlin’s support. It is useless and foolish to deny this. To think that they [the separatist “republics”] formed by themselves means making an idiot or a fool out of oneself,”

Girkin commented, noting that only a small fraction of the Russians coming to fight in Donbas are wounded or captured in battle: most leave Donbas, disenchanted with the chaos and lawlessness, which he calls “Makhnovschina,” referring to the times of the anarchist leader Nestor Makhno whose Black Army fought to create a stateless anarchic society in eastern Ukraine during 1918-1921. He notes that while the terrorist republics, in particular, the “DNR,” have tried to combat this anarchic “Makhnovschina,” some armed formations wreaking havoc in Donbas are endorsed by the authorities and cause more mayhem than the informal ones, and that the authorities don’t even try to address this problem and are an “imitation” and “simulacra.”

In the interview, Girkin also states that Ukraine is ahead of the separatists in creating an efficient army. “In a year or maybe less they will be able to fight against Russia. Because it will be a large army. Yes, it will be loose and poorly instructed, but it will be a real large army with combat experience,” he said. Girkin also noted that though the Ukrainian soldiers can be called “undisciplined drunkards,” the “militia” of the self-proclaimed republics is doing the same. “Everyone is drunk, a huge development of drug addiction – it’s true,” he stated.

Girkin goes as far as to commend the Ukrainian government in their recent war-related initiatives:

“Ukraine is creating necessary tools. I understand that there a draft bill adopted on introducing martial law [Girkin is referring to the bill on the legal regime of martial law signed by Ukrainian President Poroshenko on June 9]. This will allow them in the event of the exacerbation of the situation to use the army lawfully, to introduce martial proceedings, to carry out confiscations under the law, and not according to what every commander on the site imagines doing, to carry out mobilization and introduce compulsory labor. There is nothing close to this in the “LNR” and “DNR.” Ukraine is consistent, it creates tools for conducting full-scale war, an army, it has created an anti-Russian ideology and is consistently implementing what its leaders say. And for us, it’s the usual business: we say one thing, do another, while wanting yet something else. So we end up with something strange… if we end up with anything at all.”

After fleeing to Russia in August 2014 together with other terrorist leaders of the self-proclaimed “republics,” Igor Girkin has given a series of interviews contradicting the official Russian version of events in Donbas. He has slammed the leadership of the self-proclaimed “republics” in Donbas, declared that the Crimean referendum is a farce, admitted to starting the war in Donbas, stated that Putin might end up in the Hague.

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Like her work as she has a grasp of Russia I do not see from others.

http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/06/09/swimming-with-sharks/

The Kremlin Sends a Message-Swimming with Sharks
Lilia Shevtsova

The Kremlin is sending a message to the West’s Russia experts: if you want to talk to us, you need to toe the line.


An interesting thing happened this past week. The Western accommodationist school, which has been calling on the West to “understand” the Kremlin and stop irritating it, even as it tries (and often succeeds) to preserve its reputation as an alternative voice, suffered a humiliating setback. The Western supporters of the “let’s accommodate the Kremlin” mantra will now have to follow the example set by their counterparts in the Russian accommodationist school, who were already given to understand that they had to forget about their reputation if they wanted to remain in the profession. The Kremlin has rejected ambiguity, forcing the intellectual and political community to choose sides in the black and white landscape: “Those who are not with us totally and unequivocally, are against us!” Nearly all Russian foreign policy experts (with few exceptions) have made their choice, preferring to remain in the approved mainstream and in line with the Kremlin.

Now it’s the Western accommodators’ turn to choose, much to their consternation. Quite a few of them apparently had hoped their model of relations with Russia would work, and that they could continue to discuss with their Russian counterparts solutions for the Ukrainian problem and for easing tensions between Moscow and the West without becoming Kremlin mouthpieces. Not any more. Last week the Kremlin issued an ultimatum: if you want to be our counterparts, you have to accept our truth!
The bitter irony is that Moscow chose the shrewdest among the accommodators to be the whipping-boy: the managing director of Kissinger Associates, former White House Russia hand Thomas Graham, a person with strong knowledge of Russia and powerful connections in the country. The choice of Graham, I think, was deliberately made to convince the rest that times have changed and there is no more room for ambiguity.

Graham has spent a great deal of time and energy over the years trying to persuade the West to understand the Kremlin’s arguments. One might even say that the Kremlin owes Graham and those like him a debt of gratitude for their efforts to portray the Kremlin’s arguments in a less threatening light. Sometimes Graham and his colleagues undertook initiatives that were puzzling. For example, according to former FSB General Leonid Reshetnikov, director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (until 2009 a Russian foreign intelligence institution), which allegedly offered justification of the Crimea annexation and Russia’s involvement in Ukraine, Graham and a Carnegie team approached them with a plan for peaceful solution to the Ukraine crisis. “We spent long hours with them”, said General Reshetnikov.

And the reward for all these efforts? The Chairman of the Russian Duma Sergei Naryshkin, responded to an essay written by Graham in the Financial Times with guns blazing, accusing him of harboring a condescending attitude toward the Russian people. “As if diverting accusation from the Russian president of all sins, Graham accused all Russian people. It appears that we are hegemons, barbarians and imperialists at the same time,” rages Naryshkin. As if on cue, other pro-Kremlin media chimed in with accusations that Graham is a Russophobe! One should not be so naive as to think that Chairman Naryshkin has nothing better to do than to dash off a response to every FT op-ed he disagrees with. Nor is it that he felt particularly stung by Graham. Rather Naryshkin is sending a clear message to the Western community on behalf of the Kremlin, laying out the narrative boundaries Western experts and politicians ought not to cross if they wish to remain in the Kremlin’s good graces.

I agree with Naryshkin, however, that Graham’s piece is condescending. Indeed, Graham presents a caricature of Russia. He argues that the West doesn’t have a Vladimir Putin problem but “a Russia problem”—specifically the problem of Russia’s tradition of personalized power and subjugation. “The Russian president stands within a long tradition of Russian thinking. His departure would fix nothing,” says Graham. Isn’t there at least a tinge of racism to this idea—that Russians are destined to an autocratic rule?

The accommodationists have used this argument before to help explain the need to deal with “Russia as it is” and not get hung up on criticism of Russia’s leadership. This argument is the basis of the realist-pragmatist approach. Until now it has never really bothered the Russian leadership. It’s quite an irony, therefore, that Graham’s argument seems to have united in outrage both the Russian opposition and the powers-that-be.

At the root of the problem is the accommodationists’ failure to realize that we have turned to a new page in the Russian story. If they wish to maintain their access to the Russian mainstream, they will have to change their political vocabulary. Mentioning the Russian tradition probably would not annoy the Kremlin too much, but the rest of Graham’s lexicon has to be retired permanently. Among his offending words are his description of Russia as “the declining state,” his characterization of Ukraine as “a barrier to Russia’s assault on European norms and unity,” and the very idea of containment. All of these concepts are unacceptable, Naryshkin warns.

If the accommodationists have any question about what their new talking points should be, Chairman Naryshkin helpfully points to the French, who have developed “constructive ties with Russia.”

Have the accommodationists received the Kremlin’s message? If so, which way will they swim? It’s hard to say, of course, but one thing is clear: Swimming with sharks is always a risky business.

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Appears now there is the start of an "internal Russian discussion"--will be interesting to see if it has legs or it get's shut down by the FSB.

http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/06/10/russian-newspaper-regarding-ukrain...

Russian newspaper: Regarding Ukraine, Putin’s actions undercut Putin’s arguments

2015/06/10


Russian actions in Crimea and the Donbas “have weakened Russian arguments about the change of power in Kyiv” at the time of the Maidan and thus cost Moscow support in European and other Western capitals, according to a lead article in “Nezavisimaya gazeta” today.

In his interview with “Corriere della Sera,” Vladimir Putin repeated his longstanding views about the Maidan and the subsequent change of power in Ukraine, arguing that the change in power in Kyiv was unconstitutional and that the West should not be supporting those who came to power as a result.

Moreover, in the same interview, Putin suggested that the reason the Maidan happened was because then incumbent president Viktor Yanukovich did not immediately sign an agreement with the European Union. “But the new authorities also put off its signing. So why should the former have been overthrown if they behaved reasonably?” in Putin’s view.

Many would dispute Putin’s version of events and suggest that Yanukovich “delegitimized himself” as a result of a whole range of actions. But Putin’s argument “is not without an internal logic” and might have been accepted by Europe as significant “if it were not for two ‘buts’ – Crimea and the Donbas.”

Most of the European political establishment and society, the Moscow paper’s editors say, “consider that Russia seized and continues to occupy the territory of a sovereign state,” something that for them is “completely unacceptable.” And consequently, they are not interested in what Putin has to say about the Maidan, especially when they are convinced that Kyiv’s effort to join the West and “defend itself from an aggressive neighbor” is completely reasonable.

“Putin cannot present the annexation of Crimea in a way that the Europeans will consider it as well-based,” the paper says. The Kosovo argument “doesn’t work,” given that Milosevich was in the eyes of the Europeans carrying out a genocide against the Albanians, something for which there was no analogy in Ukraine.

Nor does his argument that Crimea became part of Russia as the result of an expression of the popular will, the editors continue. Europeans believe that for such a referendum to be valid, it has to be procedurally correct, correspond to Constitutional norms, and involve more time for free debate about its outcome.

Consequently, “if Russia criticizes the change in power in Kyiv as procedural arbitrariness, then does this mean that [the world] must welcome such arbitrary actions in Crimea? How do new mistakes with far-reaching consequences assist in the correction of previous mistakes?”

At the same time, the paper points out, “few in Europe believe that Russia is not providing active support to the militants in the Donbas, not supplying them with arms, not consulting with them, and not sending into the region its own soldiers.” Given that, few Europeans are willing to listen to Putin’s argument about anything else.

And that includes Putin’s arguments about Eurasian integration. He insists it is like European integration and thus is upset that Europeans do not support it. After all, why should they have anything against Moscow when Russia is only doing what they are? But for Europeans, Putin’s analogy in this regard is not convincing either.

“The European Union is an historically unprecedented project,” the Moscow paper says. “Bt the integration processes which have Moscow as their center recall to Western Europe the Soviet Union, which for decades was conceived as an opponent. Any movement toward the reintegration of the post-Soviet space generates among Europeans distrust and fear.”

Moreover, the paper continues, “Russia is not doing anything to dispel this fear. On the contrary, to take pride in the Soviet past and ‘the times when they feared us’ is considered correct in the Russian Federation.”

European integration is “super-national” and based on “blurring” the borders of member states, “Nezavisimaya gazeta” says. “If Russia asserts that its project is analogous, then why does its ruling elite talk so often about some kind of Russian world? And why has it annexed Crimea if integration processes are objective and Ukraine has nowhere to escape from them?”

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16:15 #Telmanove @eco127127 #Telmanove was shelled at 16:15, southwest part of

#Donetsk
17:44 @ludmilka1906 "Strange sounds, like shooting or..."
17:45 @AlfaNubovsky SA bursts in Politboitsov & explosion?

17:35 #Donetsk @AlfaNubovsky Dropside covered truck w/troops tow/airport

The “pincer” tank strategy has returned to the battlefields of eastern Europe. https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/06/08/russian-backed-rebels-are-restarting-the-war-in-ukraine/ … pic.twitter.com/Z0F5yG13Yc

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Reference Moldavia---Transnistria

Russian forces will hold military drills in Transnistria http://www.segodnya.ua/world/rossiya-provedet-voennye-ucheniya-v-pridnestrove--622819.html …

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Ukraine---The first true Open Source Intelligence War

Ukraine will be remembered as the first Open Source Intelligence War thanks to @EliotHiggins and @bellingcat https://twitter.com/EliotHiggins/status/608370737049681922 …

How #OSINT #Russia|n #socialmedia unmasks #Kremlin's "#maskirovka" #Putin at #War in #Ukraine:https://informnapalm.org/9660-deseptykony-yz-pvo-rf … pic.twitter.com/JDvHAebJP0

bellingcat @bellingcat
Reviewing the July 17th sat imagery we ordered, it's clearer than ever the Russian MoD satellite image evidence was false

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Reference Moldavia---Transnistria

Russian forces will hold military drills in Transnistria http://www.segodnya.ua/world/rossiya-provedet-voennye-ucheniya-v-pridnestrove--622819.html …

As Russia attempts to turn Transnistria into another non linear warfare (UW) "hotspot" it is also focusing on creating even another "hotspot" for the EU/US/NATO to focus on-Croatia.

Russian Accuses Croatia of Converting Orthodox http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/croatian-foreign-ministry-denied-russian-accusations#.VXhMw_8UEoI.twitter …

Russian MFA alleges mass conversions of Orthodox 2 Catholicism in Croatia. Which even Serbian Orthodox Church denies

Croatia has achieved an uneasy peace w/Serb minority. Moscow seeks to wreck that, damn the consequences.

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More Russian non linear warfare (UW) activity this time in Latvia --

https://meduza.io/en/news/2015/06/10/russian-activists-detained-after-breaking-into-military-base-in-lavtia

Russian activists detained after breaking into military base in Lavtia
17:27,
10 June 2015


Several activists from the Other Russia movement have been detained at a military base in Latvia, after they climbed the fence, tore down a US flag, and replaced it with another flag in the colors of St. George’s Ribbon (a symbol of pride in the Russian military).

On its official website, Other Russia claimed responsibility for the stunt, boasting that its activists managed to reach the base’s headquarters.

A Latvian military official later confirmed that guards apprehended several individuals trying to enter the base illegally.

Our action was a peaceful, precautionary measure. But the United States should know that Russian people won’t tolerate military blackmail and threats.

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Russian humor:

At customs in Italy.
Name?
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.
Occupation?
No. It's local uprising and there are no Russian soldiers involved

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And the Russian military especially the GRU Spetsnaz did not see this coming???

Since he has been basically “abandoned by his own government" I assume he is now “stateless” ---so free to do what he wants to do compliments of Putin’s “there are no Russian soldiers in the Ukraine policy”.

SBU offers Erofeev political asylum in Ukraine, - lawyer http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/10-june-sbu-offers-erofeev-political-asylum-in-ukraine--lawyer … pic.twitter.com/NPsnq6OvDV via @rbc_ukraine

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The rebels in eastern Ukraine were for Kiev's claims on Crimea before they were against them https://meduza.io/en/news/2015/06/10/ukraine-s-rebels-retract-proposal-after-accidentally-recognizing-kiev-s-claim-on-crimea … pic.twitter.com/uvaRmaUiwI

Nothing like good old Orwellian Russian double speak----


Denis Pushilin and Vladislav Deyny, representatives of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" (DNR) and "Lugansk People's Republic" (LNR) respectively, issued a clarification (translation by The Interpreter):

But today's political realities are such that the status of the DNR and LNR must be determined within the framework of the Minsk agreements. We want to emphasize that these agreements are supported by our ally, Russia. According to these agreements, it is necessary to determine the status of the Donbasss precisely through amendments to the constitution of Ukraine. But in the Ukrainian Constitution there is an article about the Crimea. Therefore in our proposed drafts to specific articles of the current constitution of Ukraine, the Crimea is mentioned strictly in a technical and legal sense. This mention does not have any substantive weight. For the simple reason that the Crimea is not and cannot be the subject of the Minsk talks.

The substance of our proposals is in the reinforcement of the special rights of the DNR and LNR but not in side phrases of the existing laws of Ukraine which we do not recognize.

But since Ukrainian propaganda is trying to blow up out of these insignificant formalities some sort of political event, we once again officially state that the DNR and LNR consider Crimea and Sevastopol as an integral part of Russia. And to avoid any further speculations on this topic we recall those draft amendments to the constitution which we proposed in which Crimea and Sevastopol are mentioned. The drafts of the rest of the amendments we propose to Ukraine to accept without delay.

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The @OSCE_SMM report of 09 June says the area around #Donetsk train station was hit by Grad rockets. The use of Grads has increased recently

Ukrainian POW Retracts Statement Made Under Torture and Threats by Russian-Backed Separatists http://bit.ly/1KW7pX8 pic.twitter.com/sQKWOxszs0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANvsNJI6r0U … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEDczNl181A … #Russians shelling #Shyrokyne, #Maryinka today. pic.twitter.com/WqN2MTq34K

Another independent report on Russian soldiers KIA in Ukraine adds to the mountain of evidence
http://news.sky.com/story/1499223/russian-soldiers-deaths-raise-ukraine-questions …
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VIDEO: Russian military equipment on the move west. (Unknown date or location)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82jCP0hA8x0&sns=tw … pic.twitter.com/00yT71K8m7

New footage of first explosions at military training ground in Rostov region (RU) on 4.28.15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLvn20whNWY&sns=tw … pic.twitter.com/6gvfj3tdEc
GRAPHIC details of the explosion----

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Notice that nothing was stated by Russia or the mercenaries about the elections to be held under Minsk 2 using Ukrainian election laws and that the Ukraine does not recognize the so called mercenary leaders as they were not elected to their positions under Ukrainian election laws.

Ukraine has stated over and over once the elections take place and elected officials are in place then and only then will they negotiate. Russia has attempted to get the Group of Four to include the mercenaries in order to give them some respectability as “legal representatives”-rejected by the Ukraine which can in fact make the rejections.

Russian propaganda 4Ds—dismiss, distract, distort, dismay designed to create 2Ds—distrust and doubt.

What are the Ds in this press release????

http://tass.ru/en/world/799931

TASS

Self-proclaimed republics' proposals make compromise in Ukraine possible — diplomat
June 10, 13:10 UTC+3


Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin noted that the Contact Group in Minsk and its subgroups have hardly achieved anything significant due to Kiev’s political juggling

PARIS, June 10. /TASS/. Kiev’s actions are evidence of rejection of Donetsk and Luhansk, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin told journalists on Wednesday ahead of the Normandy Four meeting.

"The gesture, the proposals on the table put forward by representatives of Donetsk and Luhansk open real possibilities for searching a compromise if Kiev really wants it," Karasin said. "Because we have some uncertainty about the real intentions of the Kiev authorities. Everything that is done in reality serves as evidence that Kiev rejects Donetsk and Luhansk," the diplomat noted.

"New proposals provide common ground for joint search [for compomise] based on respect, on equal dialogue, and we will support that," he stated.

Karasin noted that the Contact Group in Minsk and its subgroups have hardly achieved anything significant due to Kiev’s political juggling.

"What is happening in Minsk cannot but cause disappointment, because although sub-groups gather for meetings and the Contact Group summarizes the results, we cannot say some significant results have been achieved," he said. "Mostly this is a result of Kiev’s political juggling. On the one hand Kiev vows commitment to the Minsk Accords, but in reality it blocks the implementation of these agreements."

While preparing for a meeting of the Contact Group in Minsk planned at the end of this week, the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk republics announced new proposals on the constitutional reform in Ukraine. A month ago, the republics already put forward several conditions. Their positions has not been described in more detail - DPR and LPR directly confirmed their readiness to remain part of Ukraine and asked Kiev to keep current leaders - Alexander Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitsky - on their posts.

The diplomat said Russia expects the meeting of the Normandy Four political directors will put pressures on Kiev for the sake of implementing the Minsk Accords.

"We expect that today’s meeting will persuade Kiev to move faster towards the implementation of the Minsk Accords of February 12," he said. "The Normandy group gathers for the sake of controlling and analyzing progress in negotiations by the Contact Group and the four working subgroups along the main tracks - humanitarian, security, constitutional reform and political, economic and social affairs."

Karasin said that taking part in today’s discussions will be OSCE special envoy Heidi Tagliavini and head of the OSCE’s special monitoring mission Ertugrul Apakan.

"They will present their judgements. We may express some wishes and proposals regarding where we should be moving on. We will report the results to the leaders of our countries. In a word, there is no easy and very crucial work ahead," he said.

"Time is ripe for practical decisions. Precious time for moving forward is running out. We must be aware of how dramatic the situation is. The more so, since the leaders of our states met in Minsk last February to accelerate progress. Possibly, by the end of this year we will have an outline of a peace political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis."

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Shellings and a number of strong ground attacks some lasting several hours---

23:10 #Shyrokyne intensity of the bombardment by the enemy fell. However, battle continues. #OSCE arrived https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/608730251414384642 …

22:50 #Shyrokyne. During the fierce battle two fighters of Regiment "Azov" WIA. One fighter later died https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/608725781506863104 …

23:00 #Shyrokyno
"The enemy stubbornly trying to storm our positions, but gets in the teeth. All our positions held" https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/608727535992582144 …

Ongoing fighting ighting in #Shyrokine for over 3 hrs, @Polk_Azov fighters wounded

Two soldiers were wounded in Shyrokyne http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/10-june-two-soldiers-were-wounded-in-shyrokyne … via @dertien1488

#Donetsk 11:12PM
Periodic flashes in the sky in the north-east (#Avdiivka \ #Yasinovataya) https://twitter.com/AkaDON12/status/608728509268291584 …

#Horlivka 11:11PM
Heavy incoming, Over 120-mm. Falling straight on the ruscists. https://twitter.com/xy_gorlov4an/status/608728263603695616 …

#Horlivka 11:05PM
Heavy incoming towards the quarry https://twitter.com/xy_gorlov4an/status/608726825498460160 …

#Shyrokyno 23:20
Enemy artillery silenced. Battle continues with RPG and AGS. The enemy suffers losses. https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/608732483471949824 …

Checkpoint 29
1 KIA, 4 WIA https://twitter.com/mrtoxa5555/status/608715274880184320 …

#Donetsk
10:14PM
Three rounds (shells) fell in the area of airport - #Spartak https://twitter.com/idinmor/status/608713802000011265 …

#Donetsk 10:11PM
Volleys, Howitzer/SPG and not just one. You can hear far away, but powerful. https://twitter.com/Buzzing_Rook/status/608713315913756672 …

#Shakhtarsk 10:11PM
At the same time 4 drones fly in the sky (to north) https://twitter.com/Donbass_UA/status/608713093670170624...

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RAF Typhoons intercept two #Russia|n aircraft, inc a IL-20M "Coot" spy plane, w/out flight plans nr Baltic states.
https://twitter.com/NATOpress/status/608524825322225664 …

Russian Blogger with Close Ties to FSB Says Russians Must Prepare for Major War http://bit.ly/1GffjK3

Russian separatists "dispel rumors, spread by amongst our own, that rebels are being disarmed and abandoned" https://vk.com/strelkov_info?w=wall-57424472_62639%2Ff1ea4b59bb49fd9ea7 …

Even with Russian naval hindrance—work was completed.
#NordBalt cable laying work in #BalticSea btw #Sweden and #Lithuania DONE! Another step toward the #energysecurity. pic.twitter.com/vxaVcd6rSD

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Shellings and a number of strong ground attacks some lasting several hours---

23:10 #Shyrokyne intensity of the bombardment by the enemy fell. However, battle continues. #OSCE arrived https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/608730251414384642 …

22:50 #Shyrokyne. During the fierce battle two fighters of Regiment "Azov" WIA. One fighter later died https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/608725781506863104 …

23:00 #Shyrokyno
"The enemy stubbornly trying to storm our positions, but gets in the teeth. All our positions held" https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/608727535992582144 …

Ongoing fighting ighting in #Shyrokine for over 3 hrs, @Polk_Azov fighters wounded

Two soldiers were wounded in Shyrokyne http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/10-june-two-soldiers-were-wounded-in-shyrokyne … via @dertien1488

#Donetsk 11:12PM
Periodic flashes in the sky in the north-east (#Avdiivka \ #Yasinovataya) https://twitter.com/AkaDON12/status/608728509268291584 …

#Horlivka 11:11PM
Heavy incoming, Over 120-mm. Falling straight on the ruscists. https://twitter.com/xy_gorlov4an/status/608728263603695616 …

#Horlivka 11:05PM
Heavy incoming towards the quarry https://twitter.com/xy_gorlov4an/status/608726825498460160 …

#Shyrokyno 23:20
Enemy artillery silenced. Battle continues with RPG and AGS. The enemy suffers losses. https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/608732483471949824 …

Checkpoint 29
1 KIA, 4 WIA https://twitter.com/mrtoxa5555/status/608715274880184320 …

#Donetsk
10:14PM
Three rounds (shells) fell in the area of airport - #Spartak https://twitter.com/idinmor/status/608713802000011265 …

#Donetsk 10:11PM
Volleys, Howitzer/SPG and not just one. You can hear far away, but powerful. https://twitter.com/Buzzing_Rook/status/608713315913756672 …

#Shakhtarsk 10:11PM
At the same time 4 drones fly in the sky (to north) https://twitter.com/Donbass_UA/status/608713093670170624...

Fighting is intensivifying

VIDEO: Rus terrorists shelling Shyrokyne with 152mm self-propelled artillery. June 10 2015
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J51iAJfs5U&sns=tw … pic.twitter.com/dSToYswlLr

Dzerzhynsk 11:52PM
Something very heavy incoming, house vibrates https://twitter.com/blessmaster/status/608738479246331904 …

#Horlivka 11:52PM
powerful volleys in #Svetlodarsk direction https://twitter.com/Xykalinovka/status/608738571219013633 …

#Horlivka 11:48PM
Many incoming at kurganka, Hluboka, mercury mine area https://twitter.com/062_Region/status/608737525390319616 …

#Shyrokyno - tonight. Battle. Russian SPG fires. https://youtu.be/5J51iAJfs5U

#Russia's proxy troops in UA are made up of only 10% locals, even w/ RU's powerful agitprop. Many were recruited by FSB yrs b4 the war began

#BreakingNews
Heavy fighting in #Shyrokyne killed 1 #Azov trooper and injured 2.
Russians use 152 mm artillery,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J51iAJfs5U …

#Horlivka - video of (allegedly) tonight's
shelling https://youtu.be/pU_viHEZR2Q

#Horlivka 23:32
Komsomolets - Flashes towards #Mayorsk or mine 6-7, sky is illuminated https://twitter.com/audrius1977/status/608734477930651648

#Kurdyumivka is being shelled
11:24PM https://twitter.com/dimetros7776/status/608731556644028418 …

#News
A battle betwen Ukrainian troops and Russian forces near #Sokolniki injured one Ukrainian trooper today.
Russians were pushed back.

#Footage
Graham films frontline battle between Russian and Ukrainian troops.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xxLNEB1O8s …

VIDEO (SKY NEWS REPORT) #Russia(n) soldiers who died (fighting in #Ukraine) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhUGn-GfQTw … pic.twitter.com/bNuuROGqX4

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CSIS Russia&Eurasia @CSISRussia
'Overstretched' Russian air force suffers three crashes in five days
http://bit.ly/1MIvTEm pic.twitter.com/UVmF6DinGV

#Putin's mobile crematoria approved by Medvedev & sent2 #Ukraine to burn KIA #Russia soldiers
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=efe_1410266111 …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=15&v=GsJort1d7mU …

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Shellings and Spetsnaz ground probes are still as usual ongoing AND not a single comment out of DC, Parisand Berlin---strange is it not since Minsk 2 is their own creation so one would think hey could be a tad more vocal--BUT they are not--SO why not?? Spetsnaz is on the hunt for weak points within the UA defense lines.

Open for comments on this lack of comments by the West--any ideas????

Russians shelled #Hranitne outskirts from 20:20 to 21:30 with 122-mm artillery. Attacks were recorded by the OSCE. https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/608883040463523840 …

Night in Stanitsya Luhanska, #Shchastya relatively quiet, there was battle at Bakhmutka. https://twitter.com/100007182042214/status/608860104503488513 …

#Marinka 8AM
Collective farm area, shooting and volleys https://twitter.com/666_mancer/status/608863403034185728 …

Fighting continues near #Mariupol. #Shyrokyne was shelled by separatists more than 2 hours yesterday evening. http://www.mariupol.tv/news/war/mariupol/4372/boi_pod_mariupolem_ne_prekrashayutsya.html …

At night russians shelled #Shyrokyno-#Berdyanske area with 152-mm howitzers and 120-mm mortars http://www.unian.ua/war/1087944-boyoviki-obstrilyali-shirokine-ta-berdyanske-zi-152-mm-gaubits-ta-120-mm-minometiv.html …

Another piece of evidence: Russian forces "prepare for the storm of #Marinka",going kmtrs to it by Ural. (3.6.2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTC8qGqxxW0 …

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Follow the “White Rabbit”. Graves of #Russian Special forces soldiers killed in #Ukraine. Read http://lugansk-news.com/follow-the-white-rabbit-graves-of-russian-special-forces-who-are-not-there-killed-in-ukraine/ … pic.twitter.com/eKfM4WP3Av

@LUGANSK_TODAY another Russian soldier located in Ukraine near Donetsk hunting for Ukrainian jets, https://twitter.com/LUGANSK_TODAY/status/608764173670080512 …

@LUGANSK_TODAY UPDATE. Here is more clear image to show the position where the photo was taken pic.twitter.com/94mUtaeEMM

Pro-Russian foreigners openly admit to conducting "sabotage" behind Ukrainian lines-- "while respecting Minsk" http://praguemonitor.com/2015/06/09/aktualitysk-slovaks-czechs-establish-own-armed-unit-east-ukraine …

Russian Spetsnaz on the attack again----
There was also a close combat clash near Syze with Subversive and intelligence group of Russian troops. Enemy retreated

Overnight, RU terrorists shelled UKR positions 35 times using 120mm mortars, 122mm artillery, 152mm howitzers - ATO

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Notice the date:

http://toinformistoinfluence.com/2015/05/19/putins-russia-madness-from-lisbon-to-vladivostok-part-ii/

Putin’s Russia – madness “from Lisbon to Vladivostok.” Part II

May 19, 2015

(Translated from Russian by my Chrome browser)

05/19/2015 – 10:00


This material is a continuation of the analysis of the theses put forward by the Federal Commissioner of the Eurasian Youth Union A.Bovdunovym the material ” Civilization showdown “ in which the Russian Federation offered to destroy the West through the use of “totalitarian sects, secessionist movements, movements of neo-Nazis and racists, anarchists and anti-globalization activists, radical ecologists , Eurosceptic, isolationist, illegal migrants and so on. n. “.

In contrast to the time of the “Cold War,” Putin’s Russia has tried to increase its influence in Europe, but not limited to cooperation with the parties and organizations of the left wing. Modern Kremlin regime is omnivorous and to achieve their goals is willing to work with both the neo-Nazis and the Communists. The main condition for cooperation with Moscow is not a commitment to any political or spiritual scrapie, and the willingness to work out the money for the interests of the “Russian world”.

It allows us to build in Europe a network of networks (as described A.Bovdunov), which will enhance Russia’s ability to destructive impact on European society. Often, the network created by the Russian special services in Europe, have an extensive, multi-layered structure may intersect with each other and to act within the legal framework of the EU.

A huge contribution to the creation of such networks made Russian intelligence, which in a relatively short period of time (since the early 2000s) was able to identify, explore and attract the prospective European politicians, representatives of non-governmental organizations, businessmen and journalists. There is no doubt that this process favored the achievements of Soviet times, including secret-base of European parties and left-wing movements. At present, a network structure of Russian agents of influence in the countries of the Old World can be divided into these levels:
political;
expertise;
grassroots (level of “compatriots”).

Political level

The lobbying of Russian interests at this level provide both whole Party (Bulgarian “Ataka”, Hungarian “Jobbik” Polish “Change”), as well as some politicians, for example, the German Social Democratic Party, the French “Union for a Popular Movement.” This is the most significant and effective level of influence, because European politicians are on the hook at the Kremlin, have the right of legislative initiative in their countries and in the EU, and therefore may contribute directly to the adoption of decisions favorable to Russia.

As previously mentioned, in Bulgaria Russian nationalist party likes “Attack”, in Poland – left-fascist (!) “Change”, in Hungary – neo-Fascist “Jobbik”. All three parties want to achieve output of the countries of the EU and NATO.

In Italy, among the new Russian friends can distinguish separatist “Northern League”, which advocates independence for the northern Italian province. It is not surprising that the members of the party require any special privileges for “DNR” and “LC”. Cooperation with the party was apparently initiated by the Russian special services through the cultural association “Lombard Russia” (associated with K.Malofeevym), and – the Italian branch of “Rossotrudnichestvo”, which is headed by a career intelligence.

Also in Italy, there is a neo-fascist party “New force” seen in connection with the Russian party of S. Baburin “Russian People’s Union”.

Russian political puzzle fans in Italy, completing the party and the movement of communist-leaning (Party of Italian Communists, the Communist Union of Youth of Italy, and others.).

In Germany there are both old and are new kremlepoklonniki.

The Left Party – its foundation totaled ideology and functionaries of the Marxist-Leninist Socialist Unity Party of Germany (GDR). Hence we have the unconditional love and “a birch and mountain ash, willow bush over the river.”

Alternative for Germany – Euroskeptic party created in the winter of 2013. It is noteworthy that the composition of the party enters a professor of the Faculty of International Relations, St. Petersburg State University Irina Smirnova , married to a German. The party is associated with the representatives of the International Eurasian Movement.

Romantic break

The former Russian citizen Yulia Gavrilova at the time she graduated from St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance. “Love,” a Greek named Constantine Gabaeridis and went to his home. There she helped to create and lead the organization of Russian compatriots “Russian House” of the city of Alexandroupolis, and her husband – to become the deputy chairman of the Coordination Council of Russian Compatriots of Northern Greece and the president of the Association of Russian-speaking entrepreneurs. Now these Greek citizens strongly branded “Kiev junta” and achieve recognition of the legality of the annexation of the Crimea by the Kremlin regime.

National Democratic Party of Germany – the political power of right-wing extremist wing. There is information on cooperation with the neo-Nazi party factions Germany. At the International Forum Russian Conservative Party March 22, 2015 (organized K.Malofeevym) supported the aggression of Russia against Ukraine. It opposes anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the EU. NDP also supports contacts with the Hungarian party “Jobbik”.

In France, true friends of Russia have the right and the left parties and the political spectrum.
“National Front” – the nationalist party of eurosceptics. Strong position in the political field of France keeps the generous financial support of the Kremlin. One of the prominent members of the party E.Shoprad – a supporter of the teachings A.Dugin.

“Solidarity and Progress” – another Eurosceptic party, some of whom believe that Russia is not an armed aggression against Ukraine.

On the left among the French “friends” Putin represented the Left Party, the Communist Party and other Marxist-Trotskyists.

In the UK faithful “patriots” Putin is the Communist Party of Great Britain, the Trotskyist Socialist Equality Party, representatives of the far-right British National Party, which until recently headed N.Griffin and Euroskeptic United Kingdom Independence Party, the former leader – N.Faradzh.

Pisco political fashion in Britain was the creation in 2014 a virtual party “For Russia”. Its leader – a former activist of the Russian National Bolshevik Party, and now – “Honorary Citizen” and “official representative of the NPT,” Thomas Scott Chambers. By building this structure venerated Russian grid company NOD (National Liberation Movement, coordinator – the deputy of the State Duma E.Federov).

The party “For Russia” wants not so much:

– Entry of the United Kingdom (UK) to the Customs Union;

– IC output from the European Union and NATO.

– Introduction of compulsory teaching of the Russian language in schools and SK ads gosprazdnikom May 9 in the UK.

Also, the political “friends” of Russia are in Greece – SYRIZA ultra-communists, right-wing radicals from the “Golden Dawn”, Austria – Austrian far-right Freedom Party, Belgium – separatist party “Vlaams Belang”, Spain and Sweden – “United Left” Communists, Czech Republic – The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia, and in other European countries.

Cooperation of Russian secret services with these parties are often organized through the so-called opposition and not formally connected with the power of the party and the movement, exist in Russia (Eurasians, the National Bolsheviks, the Communist Party, “Russian People’s Union” GCD etc.).

To be continued …

Source: http://sprotyv.info/ru/news/putinskaya-rossiya-sumasshestvie-ot-lissabona-do-vladivostoka-chast-ii

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Spetsnaz on the move again----

Ukrainian soldiers repelled attacks of two rus subversive groups in the area of Novotoshkivs'ke - Tymchuk
https://m.facebook.com/dmitry.tymchuk/posts/708265509302107?pnref=story …

In total for the last day, rus terrorists 13 times fired on UKR positions in Sector "M". Using 122mm & 152mm heavy artillery - Sector M spox

Moscow-based Novorossiya ideologist Yegor Kholmogorov says Russia has lost the Ukraine war on all fronts http://holmogor.livejournal.com/6814442.html

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Notice the date:

http://toinformistoinfluence.com/2015/05/19/putins-russia-madness-from-lisbon-to-vladivostok-part-ii/

Putin’s Russia – madness “from Lisbon to Vladivostok.” Part II

May 19, 2015

(Translated from Russian by my Chrome browser)

05/19/2015 – 10:00


The EU Parliament "is deeply concerned with Russia's support for and financing of radical and extremist parties in the EU Member States".

Shocking: UKIP MEPs side with Front National to try and block criticism of Russia funding political parties in Europe pic.twitter.com/6fvo9IX7yJ

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What is Strategic Information Warfare?

http://toinformistoinfluence.com/2015/06/10/what-is-strategic-information-warfare … pic.twitter.com/iYrZcFhUOv

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#News
2 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 13 injured in Russian attacks yesterday.

Russian soldiers in #Ukraine with modern 9K338 Igla-S (SA-24) SAM, geo-located near #Donetsk.
http://lugansk-news.com/russian-soldiers-in-ukraine-with-modern-9k338-igla-s-sa-24-sam-geo-located-near-donetsk/#.VXjlHZZiBnE.twitter … pic.twitter.com/b7LDMIkk6p

PGO declares ex-commander of internal troops wanted for desertion
http://www.unian.info/politics/1088141-pgo-declares-ex-commander-of-internal-troops-wanted-for-desertion.html … pic.twitter.com/YUtXXkMXQ7

There Was No Buk, There Were No Ukrainian Soldiers -- Holes In the Story of the "Russian Engineers" http://bit.ly/1JMwCEu

New Ukrainian hot spots being shelled now by the Russians.
Militants deploy mortars and heavy artillery in Sakhanka, Bezimenne and Dzerzhynske - Lysenko
http://www.unian.info/war/1088251-militants-deploy-mortars-and-heavy-artillery-in-sakhanka-bezimenne-and-dzerzhynske.html …

Ukraine sinks $370bn Russian Navy rearmament program
http://uatoday.tv/politics/ukraine-sinks-370bn-russian-navy-rearmament-program-437269.html … pic.twitter.com/pCGhNCDVzM

~60% of enemy fighters in #Ukraine are former or current servicemen of #Russia:
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/06/10/about-60-of-enemy-fighters-in-donbas-are-former-or-current-servicemen-of-the-russian-federation/ …
pic.twitter.com/cTlRfMtFQH

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Objectively speaking, typical Donetsk local with Buryat ancestors. pic.twitter.com/3N1zhmIlaX

Russian troops, attack on Maryinka, Ukraine,June 3. Russian footage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPavEcUUtM4 …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp6GSNTMFMU …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSok4WWRjB0 …

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Reference Moldavia---Transnistria

Russian forces will hold military drills in Transnistria http://www.segodnya.ua/world/rossiya-provedet-voennye-ucheniya-v-pridnestrove--622819.html …

Russia launched air exercises in Transnistria https://twitter.com/HromadskeRadio/status/608998211198562304 …

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Notice that nothing was stated by Russia or the mercenaries about the elections to be held under Minsk 2 using Ukrainian election laws and that the Ukraine does not recognize the so called mercenary leaders as they were not elected to their positions under Ukrainian election laws.

Ukraine has stated over and over once the elections take place and elected officials are in place then and only then will they negotiate. Russia has attempted to get the Group of Four to include the mercenaries in order to give them some respectability as “legal representatives”-rejected by the Ukraine which can in fact make the rejections.

Russian propaganda 4Ds—dismiss, distract, distort, dismay designed to create 2Ds—distrust and doubt.

What are the Ds in this press release????

http://tass.ru/en/world/799931

TASS

Self-proclaimed republics' proposals make compromise in Ukraine possible — diplomat
June 10, 13:10 UTC+3

Ukraine+#Germany+#France reject #Russia's attempt to include leaders "LNR/LNR" in negotiations @ #Normandy meeting https://www.facebook.com/i.army.org/posts/1459518244347108 …

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Three Russian Planes Intercepted Over The Baltic Sea
http://www.defence24.com/232861,three-russian-planes-intercepted-over-the-baltic-sea … pic.twitter.com/UPC6Icz3D3

Meanwhile in the trenches in #Mariupol, #Ukraine still needs to defend itself and its territory from #Russia. https://twitter.com/vorobyov/status/608973772096417792 …

#russian railways, state transport moves vehicles and personnel to East #Ukraine https://youtu.be/O3HumKg55t4

#News
Children - boys and girls - are among those, manning the "DNR" positions in #Shyrokyne

Russian Foreign Ministry Blasts State Department After US 'Gentle Poke' Over Violations of INF Treaty http://bit.ly/1f57WvV

Overnight shelling in Luhansk sparks fears of a full-blown conflict - watch on - http://uatoday.tv http://uatoday.tv/politics/overnight-shelling-in-luhansk-sparks-fears-of-a-full-blown-conflict-437196.html …

Peskov: Russia to reciprocate if G7 toughens sanctions http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/russia-to-reciprocate-if-g7-toughens-sanctions-390823.html …

Terrorists shell Shyrokyne with large-caliber mortars banned by Misnk agreements. VIDEO http://en.censor.net.ua/n339533

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Norwegian-Russian neo-Nazi Yan Petrovsky, with Russia's "DPR" forces.
pic.twitter.com/fxXzggSaFr

Feb 2015 #Horlivka, RUS positions @tgorlovka pic.twitter.com/TdJm8t27zy More: https://goo.gl/oRClk6

This factory repeatedly hit by military fire can't close, and its workers won't quit http://nyti.ms/1xGXumA pic.twitter.com/Ov9PNdEEk7

Mercenaries shelled 29th checkpoint at Bakhmutka road, one soldier killed, four wounded, - Luhansk governor http://en.censor.net.ua/n339644

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Notice the date:

http://toinformistoinfluence.com/2015/05/19/putins-russia-madness-from-lisbon-to-vladivostok-part-ii/

Putin’s Russia – madness “from Lisbon to Vladivostok.” Part II

May 19, 2015

(Translated from Russian by my Chrome browser)

05/19/2015 – 10:00

The #EU voted on a resolution excluding #Russia as strategic partner. Guess who voted against.http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/06/11/state-of-eu-russia-relations-a-brief-analysis-of-the-ep-vote/ … pic.twitter.com/H94Grghikt

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Shellings and ground attacks are back on for the afternoon going into this evening.

Seems Russian Spetsnaz reconning for weak points in the Ukrainian defense lines.

#Ukraine Live: #OSCE Sees "Large Concentrations Of #Military Hardware In 'DPR'-Controlled Areas" http://bit.ly/1FM81ec

19:47 #Avdeevka @rechnikato [We are] shelled. There was an explosion in the city, not shell one."My friend was near to death"

19:15 #Donetsk @donetsk_ukrop Something very heavy shells: [gunshot]explosion like fr/#Azotny, hiss over railway station then

Russian Spetsnaz on the move again today---
20:40 #Dokuchaevsk @Shrik_E "It looks like RUS DRG [raider group] tries to reach #Novotroitske" "Small arms, mortars,Vasilek"

20:33 #Hotlivka @xy_gorlov4an Distant rumble

#Donetsk, Oktyabrsky village after shelling 11.06.2015 https://twitter.com/Serzzze/status/609050700547543040 …

Dokuchaevsk: show started, firefight, 82 mm mortar, ruscists are shooting at Novotroitske https://twitter.com/Shrik_E/status/609046336701349888 …

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The EU Parliament "is deeply concerned with Russia's support for and financing of radical and extremist parties in the EU Member States".

Shocking: UKIP MEPs side with Front National to try and block criticism of Russia funding political parties in Europe pic.twitter.com/6fvo9IX7yJ

MEPs call #Russia resposible for 'frozen conflicts' #Transnistria, #SouthOssetia, #Abkhasia & #NagornoKarabakh http://www.euractiv.com/sections/europes-east/european-parliament-adopts-tough-resolution-russia-315304 …

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Shellings and ground attacks are back on for the afternoon going into this evening.

Seems Russian Spetsnaz reconning for weak points in the Ukrainian defense lines.

#Ukraine Live: #OSCE Sees "Large Concentrations Of #Military Hardware In 'DPR'-Controlled Areas" http://bit.ly/1FM81ec

19:47 #Avdeevka @rechnikato [We are] shelled. There was an explosion in the city, not shell one."My friend was near to death"

19:15 #Donetsk @donetsk_ukrop Something very heavy shells: [gunshot]explosion like fr/#Azotny, hiss over railway station then

Russian Spetsnaz on the move again today---
20:40 #Dokuchaevsk @Shrik_E "It looks like RUS DRG [raider group] tries to reach #Novotroitske" "Small arms, mortars,Vasilek"

20:33 #Hotlivka @xy_gorlov4an Distant rumble

#Donetsk, Oktyabrsky village after shelling 11.06.2015 https://twitter.com/Serzzze/status/609050700547543040 …

Dokuchaevsk: show started, firefight, 82 mm mortar, ruscists are shooting at Novotroitske https://twitter.com/Shrik_E/status/609046336701349888 …


U.S. Mission to OSCE ✔ @usosce
Combined #Russia-separatist forces violating #Ukraine ceasefire 'up & down line of contact': http://1.usa.gov/1B9ikMV pic.twitter.com/gE76FGuz29

#Donetsk 21:04
Budenovka - there was a blast, windows trembled https://twitter.com/Serzzze/status/609060155888689154 …

#Donetsk 21:00
Tkachenko - explosion heard https://twitter.com/Serzzze/status/609059965618241536 …

#Donetsk
21:00 Mirny @PVB40 [fb] Massive single boom
Tkachenko St @Serzzze [vk] Explosion was heard

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Would #Russia Really Invade a #NATO Country? ...Maybe":https://news.vice.com/article/would-russia-really-invade-a-nato-country-ex-us-ambassador-to-ukraine-says-maybe … pic.twitter.com/yr5KJc5Wbu

Russia threatens to respond to West if sanctions toughened
http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/news/russia_threatens_to_respond_to_west_if_sanctions_t oughened_332196 …

#Russia|n weapons aid convoy no.29 w/ 102 trucks illegally entered e. #Ukraine today w/ military helmets
pic.twitter.com/QZXI66NTxy

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Not one for second guessing Congress but there has been a valid complaint out of the Ukraine that many Americans have utterly no understanding of what is ongoing in the Ukraine.

The Azov BN has been literally on the forefront of fighting in the defense of the Ukraine and has taken loses in killed and wounded in doing exactly that—defending the Ukraine.

Maybe sometimes Congressmen should get out of Dc and truly see the reality of war—then they might have a totally different approach to international relations.

BTW—it was not a MANPAD that shot down MH17—it was a hardcore air defense missile as a MANPAD could not have reached the height that MH17 was flying at.
Not wanting to critique either Reuters and WaPo—both have not have a great track record in reporting in the Ukraine.

Wonder out loud if the Congressman has decided to also pass any amendments targeting Russia for their support in providing heavy weapons and money to Russian Nazi groups who are in the Ukraine killing both Ukrainian soldiers and civilians---noticed he said nothing about that did he?????

Jun 11 2015

U.S. House Passes 3 Amendments By Rep. Conyers To Defense Spending Bill To Protect Civilians From Dangers Of Arming and Training Foreign Forces


WASHINGTON— Late yesterday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives considered H.R. 2685, the “Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2015.” During consideration of the legislation, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Congressman Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) offered bipartisan amendments to block the training of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi paramilitary militia “Azov Battalion,” and to prevent the transfer of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles—otherwise known as Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems (MANPADS)—to Iraq or Ukraine.

“If there’s one simple lesson we can take away from US involvement in conflicts overseas, it’s this: Beware of unintended consequences. As was made vividly clear with U.S. involvement in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion decades ago, overzealous military assistance or the hyper-weaponization of conflicts can have destabilizing consequences and ultimately undercut our own national interests,” said Rep. John Conyers. “I am grateful that the House of Representatives unanimously passed my amendments last night to ensure that our military does not train members of the repulsive neo-Nazi Azov Battalion, along with my measures to keep the dangerous and easily trafficked MANPADs out of these unstable regions.”

Ukraine’s Azov Battalion is a 1,000-man volunteer militia of the Ukrainian National Guard that Foreign Policy Magazine has characterized as “openly neo-Nazi,” and “fascist.” Ukraine’s Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, who oversees Ukraine’s armed militias, announced that Azov troops would be among the first units to be trained by the Pentagon in Operation Fearless Guardian, prompting significant international concern.

Since their initial use on a battlefield in 1978, MANPAD attacks have resulted in nearly 1,000 civilian deaths.

Added Conyers, “Both U.S. and Israeli officials have feared that these weapons could be used by terrorists to bring down commercial jets. As the boundaries are increasingly blurred between insurgents fighting the Syrian government and those fighting the Iraqi government, providing additional arms could further destabilize the Middle East. The same can be said for Ukraine, where an anti-aircraft missile allegedly downed Flight MH17 last September, killing 298 civilians. The possibility that MANPADS—or any weapon—could fall into the hands of radical groups in Iraq, Syria, or Ukraine, would unquestionably increase the already-devastating human toll in both of these volatile regions.”

According to Reuters, The Azov battalion originated from a paramilitary national socialist group called "Patriot of Ukraine", which propagated slogans of white supremacy, racial purity, the need for authoritarian power and a centralized national economy. Azov’s controversial founder, Andriy Biletsky, organized the neo-Nazi group the Social-National Assembly (SNA) in 2008.

“The Azov men use the neo-Nazi Wolfsangel (Wolf’s Hook) symbol on their banner and members of the battalion are openly white supremacists, or anti-Semites,” wrote The Telegraph. Since Azov was enrolled as a regiment of Ukraine's National Guard in September and started receiving increased supplies of heavy arms, however, Biletsky has toned down his rhetoric, Reuters reported. According to the Washington Post, battalion members “could potentially strike pro-Russian targets on their own — or even turn on the [Ukrainian] government” if it pursues a diplomatic resolution to the conflict.

CAN anyone explain to me just why the Azov BN would turn on the same government that they have paid dearly in defending ---in the face of daily massive artillery shellings and ground attacks for now over three months in Mariupol???

Noticed the Congressman seems to have forgotten that OR maybe it was because Reuters and WaPo did not write about it???

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22:08 #Dzerzhynsk @blessmaster Incoming in Yuzhna coalmine direction, landings in series (4 hits) on various sites

#Russian|n-backed terrorists use children with arms at checkpoints in eastern #Ukraine http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-osce-children-checkpoints/27067390.html … pic.twitter.com/w6OUHKegwi

youtube.com/watch?v=xvMnY0NVA-A …[B] Spare the ATGM & spoil those spoil tip-wise #Russian spotters. #Maryinka #Марьинка #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/1xobkMgSfP

22:07 #Horlivka @eco127127 Loud rumble

#Ukraine loses money but stops delivering essential components for #Russia'n #space industry http://24today.net/open/439322 pic.twitter.com/3TKhpkt9Vm

#Pervomaysk, June11, 'cossack' base @GirkinGirkin (48°37'35"N 38°31'45"E) pic.twitter.com/XbPEiyoscN

#Russia's war costs #Ukraine $5 million to $7 million per day—a price Ukraine cannot afford http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/russia-s-buildup-along-the-ukrainian-border-doesn-t-mean-what-you-think-it-does … pic.twitter.com/YxgZDnoQwc

NOTICE----estimated Russian daily costs are in the range of 25-40M USDs per day—and this has been now ongoing for over a year –say an average of 30M per day for a month is 900M USDs –so approximately 11-12B USDs.

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Shellings are both massive and intense this evening---

22:30 #Horlivka @pravy63 Mortar, exactly - significant bomb hiss

22:30 @annetfray Horrible fly-over sound above one's house

22:28 #Dzerzhynsk @dimetros7776 Massive landings in all dir'ns #Mayorsk,#Shumy,Yuzhna mine.Flashes everywhere.Fire show began

22:15 #Dzerzhynsk @blessmaster Now in #Shumy: single heavy explosions,in pauses one can hear
distant [rumbles]

20:22 #Debaltseve @Debaltsevo_UA "Mayhem approx in NW fr/us"

10:22pm
#Artemivsk loud! https://twitter.com/DivchinaZ/status/609078284236804096 …

#Russia propagandist #Fiblips claims #Ukraine shells #Horlivka... but funny that the #OSCE only found "rebels" with artillery around there.

10:15PM #Dzerzhynsk
Now towards #Shumy powerful single explosions, hear them in thr distance during breaks. https://twitter.com/blessmaster/status/609076521672806401 …

22:08 #Horlivka @DobryShubin Arty works
@pravy63 Like fr/Bessarabka

22:20 #Dzerzhynsk @blessmaster Both incoming & outgoing

BREAKING: Volleys of artillery in Horlivka

22:08 #Horlivka @_John__Carter_ 88th block: volleys [like in 5th block] and explosions [in 88th block] in 4 sec

22:19 #Svitlodarsk @hu_svetlodarsk Incoming on all horizon in S/SE fr/Svirlodarsk,not many for now
22:21 UKR reply w/1 SPG

22:14 #Horlivka @xy_gorlov4an Volleys in [cinnabarite] pit direction. And in some other place unclear volleys or explosions

90th Battalion reports Ukraine forces destroyed militants ammunition near Donetsk airport after returning fire
http://m.censor.net.ua/news/339761/ukrainskie_voiny_otvetnym_ognem_unichtojili_boekom plekt_boevikov_v_meteovyshke_vblizi_donetskogo_aer oporta …

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Three Russian Planes Intercepted Over The Baltic Sea
http://www.defence24.com/232861,three-russian-planes-intercepted-over-the-baltic-sea … pic.twitter.com/UPC6Icz3D3

Meanwhile in the trenches in #Mariupol, #Ukraine still needs to defend itself and its territory from #Russia. https://twitter.com/vorobyov/status/608973772096417792 …

#russian railways, state transport moves vehicles and personnel to East #Ukraine https://youtu.be/O3HumKg55t4

#News
Children - boys and girls - are among those, manning the "DNR" positions in #Shyrokyne

Russian Foreign Ministry Blasts State Department After US 'Gentle Poke' Over Violations of INF Treaty http://bit.ly/1f57WvV

Overnight shelling in Luhansk sparks fears of a full-blown conflict - watch on - http://uatoday.tv http://uatoday.tv/politics/overnight-shelling-in-luhansk-sparks-fears-of-a-full-blown-conflict-437196.html …

Peskov: Russia to reciprocate if G7 toughens sanctions http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/russia-to-reciprocate-if-g7-toughens-sanctions-390823.html …

Terrorists shell Shyrokyne with large-caliber mortars banned by Misnk agreements. VIDEO http://en.censor.net.ua/n339533


Russian Foreign Ministry Blasts State Department After US 'Gentle Poke' Over Violations of INF Treaty

Lavrov:"US anti-missile shield in Romania and Poland is a violation of the INF treaty" http://www.mediafax.ro/externe/rusia-denunta-amplasarea-scutului-sua-in-romania-drept-o-incalcare-directa-a-tratatului-inf-14441641 …

NOTE: anti missile defense is not forbidden in the INF and the Russian FM knows this so he is basically lying.

Russia is in full violation with their long distance nuclear cruise missile they got caught on and are simply using the Russian propaganda Ds---distract, distort/

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Ukraine+#Germany+#France reject #Russia's attempt to include leaders "LNR/LNR" in negotiations @ #Normandy meeting https://www.facebook.com/i.army.org/posts/1459518244347108 …

While the Russian mercenaries claim they still want to remain part of the Ukraine and submit their proposals--THEN this comes out in a Russian press release.

The cat out of the bag: DNR and LC expressed their desire to join the Russian Federation. https://goo.gl/1EnPHl pic.twitter.com/oIvWB5wylL

There was on a previous "Russian aid convoy" a single short tweet about one of the "aid" trucks had been carrying Russian annexation ballots similar to those done in the Crimea--but then the tweet never gained traction but it was strange to see the comment.

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Not one for second guessing Congress but there has been a valid complaint out of the Ukraine that many Americans have utterly no understanding of what is ongoing in the Ukraine.

The Azov BN has been literally on the forefront of fighting in the defense of the Ukraine and has taken loses in killed and wounded in doing exactly that—defending the Ukraine.

Maybe sometimes Congressmen should get out of Dc and truly see the reality of war—then they might have a totally different approach to international relations.

BTW—it was not a MANPAD that shot down MH17—it was a hardcore air defense missile as a MANPAD could not have reached the height that MH17 was flying at.
Not wanting to critique either Reuters and WaPo—both have not have a great track record in reporting in the Ukraine.

Wonder out loud if the Congressman has decided to also pass any amendments targeting Russia for their support in providing heavy weapons and money to Russian Nazi groups who are in the Ukraine killing both Ukrainian soldiers and civilians---noticed he said nothing about that did he?????

Jun 11 2015

U.S. House Passes 3 Amendments By Rep. Conyers To Defense Spending Bill To Protect Civilians From Dangers Of Arming and Training Foreign Forces



CAN anyone explain to me just why the Azov BN would turn on the same government that they have paid dearly in defending ---in the face of daily massive artillery shellings and ground attacks for now over three months in Mariupol???

Noticed the Congressman seems to have forgotten that OR maybe it was because Reuters and WaPo did not write about it???

The good Congressman should ask himself if he is actually being used by the Russian info war side of the house--does he realize that this particular volunteer BN and many others like them literally carried the entire year's worth of fighting with the Russian Army, secondly does he not fully understand that part of the list of shellings just from last night and this morning are being directed against those BNs on a hourly and daily basis and thirdly does he really understand that the Russian mercenaries fighting in the Ukraine are being manned by "so called volunteers--actually pad 600 USDs monthly to kill Ukrainians ARE in fact from eight different Russian Nazi groups--verified by open source social media--he does not even have to read reuthers of WaPo.

DOES the good Congressman also fully understand that the Russian info war side is using the internet and advertising within the US for funding for theses Russian mercenaries???

DOES he fully understand that a number of former US Senators are taking large sums of money for their PR support of Russia from Russian oligarchs.

The good Congressman should do due diligence before he releases into the world what he did yesterday AND then ask himself "am I being played and if so for who"??

#Donetsk 7:32AM
Volleys https://twitter.com/BylByleva_/status/609216369423478784 …

#Donetsk 7:16
"Proletarsky ds - morning started again with heavy equipment working, like Godzilla walking" https://twitter.com/DoneckiiPatriot/status/609213249960157184 …

#Shakhtarsk 7:00AM
3x Strela-10 and 3x MT-LB from east towards #Donetsk https://twitter.com/Helgi__UA/status/609212142269648896 …

Large fire in Ukr controlled side of frontline. Ocheretyne, north of avdiivka. Seems like a gas mains has been hit. pic.twitter.com/6CmBeGulCX

#Avdiivka 7:23AM
view towards the quarry and Konstantinovskaya road direction https://twitter.com/BylByleva_/status/609214369478610945 …

#Donetsk 6:34AM
Proletarsky district - 2 loud shots at 6:18 and 6:21, sound unusual. https://twitter.com/DoneckiiPatriot/status/609202192516562944 …

#Donetsk 6:39AM
Proletarsky ds - heard distant single volleys at 6:25 and 6:36 https://twitter.com/DoneckiiPatriot/status/609203383782776833 …

#Donetsk 6:32AM
Shchetinina - heard distant shots:
5:01 - 1 round,
5:05 - 3 rounds,
5:07 - 2 rounds. https://twitter.com/DoneckiiPatriot/status/609201611135651840 …

#Avdiivka 6:20AM
Fr the roof of a shed visible 50m high pillar of fire, Konstantinovskaya road. Gas station on fire? https://twitter.com/GirkinGirkin/status/609200684106252288 …

#Donetsk 5:06AM
Proletarka hears volleys https://twitter.com/Serzzze/status/609196648489713664 …

#Donetsk 6:06AM
Kalinovka - morning began w powerful single outgoing, like howitzer.
Smwh Pastukhovka/Kalinina heaps https://twitter.com/Serzzze/status/609194990619766784 …

#Donetsk 5:35AM
"Artillery battery fr #Yakovlevka continues to fire, even 5-6 barrels. Hey Staff, let's shoot back" https://twitter.com/nixer79/status/609188162615820288 …

#Horlivka 4:59AM
Volleys towards #Svetlodarsk https://twitter.com/Xykalinovka/status/609178220852838400 …

#Debaltsevo 5:10AM
Fall quite close to the city, now calmed down. https://twitter.com/samotniyvovk/status/609181053555712000 …

#Yasinuvataya 6:30AM
Shooting from #Donetsk gradually moves to Skotovataya, near the road is pipeline lit. https://twitter.com/GirkinGirkin/status/609202503209463808 …

#Donetsk 6:49AM
To north moderate intensity battle. https://twitter.com/Buzzing_Rook/status/609205879666294784 …

#Donetsk 6:24AM
From Rechnaya smoke column visible over the city https://twitter.com/Serzzze/status/609207746274193408 …

#Donetsk 6:48
Proletarsky ds - hearing far heavy artillery working, series of volleys https://twitter.com/DoneckiiPatriot/status/609205929066799104 …

Something big is on fire in #Novobakhmutovka. A giant column of fire and smoke can be seen as far as #Donetsk pic.twitter.com/JHjMwgDjPt

#Donetsk 6:25AM
Two powerful volleys in northwest. https://twitter.com/BylByleva_/status/609202597686329344 …

@Guderian_Xaba "Gas pipe at quarry broke (in shelling)"

Two explosions in #Odesa | УКРІНФОРМ http://www.ukrinform.ua/ukr/news/v_odesi_dva_silni_vibuhi_2062958 …

View from #Avdiivka now.
https://twitter.com/owl_ok/status/609208325373329408 …

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Not one for second guessing Congress but there has been a valid complaint out of the Ukraine that many Americans have utterly no understanding of what is ongoing in the Ukraine.

The Azov BN has been literally on the forefront of fighting in the defense of the Ukraine and has taken loses in killed and wounded in doing exactly that—defending the Ukraine.

Maybe sometimes Congressmen should get out of Dc and truly see the reality of war—then they might have a totally different approach to international relations.

BTW—it was not a MANPAD that shot down MH17—it was a hardcore air defense missile as a MANPAD could not have reached the height that MH17 was flying at.
Not wanting to critique either Reuters and WaPo—both have not have a great track record in reporting in the Ukraine.

Wonder out loud if the Congressman has decided to also pass any amendments targeting Russia for their support in providing heavy weapons and money to Russian Nazi groups who are in the Ukraine killing both Ukrainian soldiers and civilians---noticed he said nothing about that did he?????

Jun 11 2015

U.S. House Passes 3 Amendments By Rep. Conyers To Defense Spending Bill To Protect Civilians From Dangers Of Arming and Training Foreign Forces



CAN anyone explain to me just why the Azov BN would turn on the same government that they have paid dearly in defending ---in the face of daily massive artillery shellings and ground attacks for now over three months in Mariupol???

Noticed the Congressman seems to have forgotten that OR maybe it was because Reuters and WaPo did not write about it???

The good Congressman needs to read the NYT's as well------

#NYTimes : more than a dozen groups have used social media to raise funds for #pro-Russia separatists http://nyti.ms/1HuyeTe #Ukraine

He would have read in those NYTs articles over the last year that a number of Ukrainian Jews and Ukrainian Muslims are fighting together in that same "so called "Nazi BN" AND he would have also read had he been paying attention to the Maidan that this "so called Nazi BN" was deep into supporting the fighting at the Maidan and that Ukrainians on the whole have a far different opinion of this BN than he does.

He would have also if he has been paying attention to the Russian propaganda seen that what he authored is virtually the same accusations that Russian propaganda says about the same unit.

As an American I highly recommend the good Congressman get out of DC and into the real world of Central Europe--it might in fact widen his own biases.

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Not one for second guessing Congress but there has been a valid complaint out of the Ukraine that many Americans have utterly no understanding of what is ongoing in the Ukraine.

The Azov BN has been literally on the forefront of fighting in the defense of the Ukraine and has taken loses in killed and wounded in doing exactly that—defending the Ukraine.

Maybe sometimes Congressmen should get out of Dc and truly see the reality of war—then they might have a totally different approach to international relations.

BTW—it was not a MANPAD that shot down MH17—it was a hardcore air defense missile as a MANPAD could not have reached the height that MH17 was flying at.
Not wanting to critique either Reuters and WaPo—both have not have a great track record in reporting in the Ukraine.

Wonder out loud if the Congressman has decided to also pass any amendments targeting Russia for their support in providing heavy weapons and money to Russian Nazi groups who are in the Ukraine killing both Ukrainian soldiers and civilians---noticed he said nothing about that did he?????

Jun 11 2015

U.S. House Passes 3 Amendments By Rep. Conyers To Defense Spending Bill To Protect Civilians From Dangers Of Arming and Training Foreign Forces



CAN anyone explain to me just why the Azov BN would turn on the same government that they have paid dearly in defending ---in the face of daily massive artillery shellings and ground attacks for now over three months in Mariupol???

Noticed the Congressman seems to have forgotten that OR maybe it was because Reuters and WaPo did not write about it???

If the good Congressman traveled to Central Europe for a day--he would discover that this is just a standard cross section of a day in the life of the Ukraine---and worrying about a "so called Nazi BN" getting shelled and ground attacked daily near Mariupol in the defense of the Ukraine might not seem to be a big deal as he seems to want to make it out to be.

Looking at the night feed seems like russian agitrop will have an amazing day today. heck...

Relativity much shelling in and around #Donetsk reported this morning

OSCE monitors see "underage children" with arms at militant roadblock in Shyrokyne
http://www.unian.info/war/1088401-osce-monitors-see-underage-children-with-arms-at-militant-roadblock-in-shyrokyne.html … pic.twitter.com/CrlltIJzp5

The continuous Russian shelling of Ukrainian villages and cities does not generate as much civilian deaths as in 2014. Most people are gone

VIDEO: I asked Senators supporting US dependence on #Russian rocket engines: "Why are you helping Vladimir Putin?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FelH3EYe5pg&feature=youtu.be …

When even RFERL refers to the war in #Ukraine as "the separatist conflict in Ukraine", you've lost the info war https://twitter.com/rferl/status/609186385560350720 …

#Shyrokyno https://twitter.com/BylByleva_/status/609225028467560448 …

#Horlivka - video with massive fire column visible in Novobakhmutovka direction after gas pipeline hit https://youtu.be/Qv5-l0hrNpY

The war in eastern Ukraine is a Kremlin-manufactured conflict." #PutinAtWar Learn more: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/publications/reports/hiding-in-plain-sight-putin-s-war-in-ukraine-and-boris-nemtsov-s-putin-war …

#Donetsk
Proletarsky, Kyivsky districts - from 4.30AM powerful outgoing. Unclear where it flies. https://twitter.com/KalinaiMalina/status/609216839873335296 …

Russian fighter jet shadowed US plane, coming within 10 ft over intl waters in Black Sea on May 30. http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/11/politics/us-russia-aircraft-black-sea/index.html …

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If the good Congressman traveled to Central Europe for a day--he would discover that this is just a standard cross section of a day in the life of the Ukraine---and worrying about a "so called Nazi BN" getting shelled and ground attacked daily near Mariupol in the defense of the Ukraine might not seem to be a big deal as he seems to want to make it out to be.

Looking at the night feed seems like russian agitrop will have an amazing day today. heck...

Relativity much shelling in and around #Donetsk reported this morning

OSCE monitors see "underage children" with arms at militant roadblock in Shyrokyne
http://www.unian.info/war/1088401-osce-monitors-see-underage-children-with-arms-at-militant-roadblock-in-shyrokyne.html … pic.twitter.com/CrlltIJzp5

The continuous Russian shelling of Ukrainian villages and cities does not generate as much civilian deaths as in 2014. Most people are gone

VIDEO: I asked Senators supporting US dependence on #Russian rocket engines: "Why are you helping Vladimir Putin?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FelH3EYe5pg&feature=youtu.be …

When even RFERL refers to the war in #Ukraine as "the separatist conflict in Ukraine", you've lost the info war https://twitter.com/rferl/status/609186385560350720 …

#Shyrokyno https://twitter.com/BylByleva_/status/609225028467560448 …

#Horlivka - video with massive fire column visible in Novobakhmutovka direction after gas pipeline hit https://youtu.be/Qv5-l0hrNpY

The war in eastern Ukraine is a Kremlin-manufactured conflict." #PutinAtWar Learn more: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/publications/reports/hiding-in-plain-sight-putin-s-war-in-ukraine-and-boris-nemtsov-s-putin-war …

#Donetsk
Proletarsky, Kyivsky districts - from 4.30AM powerful outgoing. Unclear where it flies. https://twitter.com/KalinaiMalina/status/609216839873335296 …

Russian fighter jet shadowed US plane, coming within 10 ft over intl waters in Black Sea on May 30. http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/11/politics/us-russia-aircraft-black-sea/index.html …


John Conyers ✔ @repjohnconyers
House passed my amendment to prohibit assistance to Azov Battalion—a far-right white supremacist militia at front lines of Ukraine conflict

This is just how little he understands the volunteer BNs that sprung up after the Maidan--it appears from the article that wow 1000 neo Nazi's being viewed as a potential threat to the Ukrainian government WHEN in fact under Ukrainian military tables of organization volunteer BNs cannot get heavy weapons and armor if they do not reach a certain size--here is an example--recently Azov was being shelled by 122mm and 152mm artillery and 120mm mortar fire and all they could return fire with was 82mm mortars due simply to not having reached the required unit strength.

He also seems to not realize that in the past six months any member of Azov that has shown any inclination towards a Nazi display on anything is literally thrown out of the unit. Noticed nothing about that in the reuthers or WaPo articles he references.

Had he fully understood just how the volunteer BNs were formed, how they were armed and how they fought in the early days of 2014 against Russians troops--just maybe this Congressman might hold a different view--but this is what we get when professional politicians never seem to get out of DC.

BTW--he would have also learned that all the volunteer BNs suffered heavy loses in the early days of fighting simply because they were not well armed as they were not part of the Ukrainian MoD or MoI.

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Another day another Russian shelling and ground attack series---started rather earlier than normal today--was intense in some areas less so in others.

Must be due to how much ammo has arrived as there is always a basic load coming in with the so called "aid convoys" to include fuel for their tanks and APCs.

Moskal says four Ukrainian soldiers injured in fighting near Krymske http://24today.net/open/440108 pic.twitter.com/cy3iaZzxty

Ten Ukrainian soldiers wounded in the last 24 hour period-none killed.

Terrorists opened fire 30 times overnight using tanks and artillery, - ATO press center http://24today.net/open/440115

ATO: Militants fire tank shells on Avdiyivka and Vodiane overnight
http://www.unian.info/war/1088572-ato-militants-fire-tank-shells-on-avdiyivka-and-vodiane-overnight.html … pic.twitter.com/t683tVNKS8

#Horlivka
Another round of the showdown started outside the city https://twitter.com/Olga_kievljanka/status/609281352903606272

11.30 Mariinka, enemy fire weakened, no losses on us, keeping positions. the spirit is high. https://twitter.com/UaForces/status/609284136814166016 …

The militants blew up a railway track on the stretch of Popasna- Roty in the Luhansk region pic.twitter.com/IHhTGQUXun http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/12-june-the-militants-blew-up-a-railway-track-on-the-stretch …

The terrorists shelled with tanks near Mariynka http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/12-june-the-terrorists-shelled-with-tanks-near-marinka …

Gas supply for #Mariupol and #Berdyansk stopped because of attack by militants of the pipeline pic.twitter.com/k9PTIWldqb http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/12-june-gas-supply-for-mariupol-and-berdyansk-stopped-because …

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Russia ready to defend the rights of the Northern Kazakhstan Russian-speakers
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/kazakhstan-russia-relations-with-liberals-like-these/ …

Actually Putin threatened to do exactly this in a press conference months ago with Russian students where he by the way even stated the view that Kazakhstan is not even a nation as such--whatever that meant.

MI-8 in Medivac Artemivsk 11.06.2015 http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/12-june-mi8-in-artemivsk-11062015- … pic.twitter.com/oRPXIkPOFk via @banderenko

Two powerful explosions hit Odesa overnight
http://www.unian.info/society/1088569-two-powerful-explosions-hit-odesa-overnight.html … pic.twitter.com/XdPaW6jdFn

Do take some time today to read AP's Volodya Isachenkov on the Armata tank: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a58c488594284702a9d7229e7aabc387/russias-new-armata-tank-step-toward-fully-robotic-vehicles … and http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d01216fba8ac49a9addb2335224ad3e6/russia-steps-military-modernization-what-cost …

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John Conyers ✔ @repjohnconyers
House passed my amendment to prohibit assistance to Azov Battalion—a far-right white supremacist militia at front lines of Ukraine conflict

This is just how little he understands the volunteer BNs that sprung up after the Maidan--it appears from the article that wow 1000 neo Nazi's being viewed as a potential threat to the Ukrainian government WHEN in fact under Ukrainian military tables of organization volunteer BNs cannot get heavy weapons and armor if they do not reach a certain size--here is an example--recently Azov was being shelled by 122mm and 152mm artillery and 120mm mortar fire and all they could return fire with was 82mm mortars due simply to not having reached the required unit strength.

He also seems to not realize that in the past six months any member of Azov that has shown any inclination towards a Nazi display on anything is literally thrown out of the unit. Noticed nothing about that in the reuthers or WaPo articles he references.

Had he fully understood just how the volunteer BNs were formed, how they were armed and how they fought in the early days of 2014 against Russians troops--just maybe this Congressman might hold a different view--but this is what we get when professional politicians never seem to get out of DC.

BTW--he would have also learned that all the volunteer BNs suffered heavy loses in the early days of fighting simply because they were not well armed as they were not part of the Ukrainian MoD or MoI.

Seems that now European especially Ukrainian social media has picked up on his Congressman's comments --he should get ready for some harsh critique.

He waded literally into a mine field simply because he never travels outside the US especially to Central or Eastern Europe--would behoove him to get out of DC more often.

Especially since two former US Republican Senators are making great USDs as lobbyists for providing Russian PR anti sanctions support--that includes as well also one former US FBI Chief.

Putin has loyal (paid?) friends within #USA #HouseOfRepresentatives. The enemy within... https://twitter.com/repjohnconyers/status/608981664107229184 …

Is US Congressman @repjohnconyers a "Secret Ivan", a Putinophile, a KGB lickspittle? Sure looks like it. https://twitter.com/repjohnconyers/status/608981664107229184

youtube.com/watch?v=L_RRjfR527s … Earth to Congress! #Russia's neo-#Nazi 'legend' #Milchakov in #Ukraine.Interviewed by his GF. pic.twitter.com/dyc8SK26pP

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Russia claims attack on Russian Consulate in Kharkiv, calls it provocation and demands immediate measures from Ukr
http://tass.ru/en/world/800447

Russia kills over 6,000 people in Ukraine and annexes its territory, unleashes terrorism, and complains about paint thrown at consulate.

VIDEO Russians will keep shelling #Shyrokyne until there is no building left. For now they mainly hit beach and sea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM2xGstZ4aA …

Q: Why do we not yet see more attacks like the one on Marinka?
A: Because it was a big failure. Russian Hybrid Army in UA not ready yet.

SELFIE VIDEO of Russian militants before their attack on Marinka June 3rd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL24tfJDydw …

Pathetic Putin in Italy. Russia's media didn't report that Pope told Putin to leave Kyiv & Ukraine alone. https://twitter.com/Victor_Trunov/status/609193179800338432 …

#Ukraine:#OSCE:militants use children to guard checkpoints:http://joinfo.com/world/1002558_

Horlivka #rumours @Utilizator_ Militants w/#Artemivsk & #Kostyantynivka residence registration are sent plain-clothed w/passports home

#Ukraine arrests commanders who handed truckloads of police weapons over to the thugs attacking #Euromaidan protest in 2013.

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#DNR Nazi Milchakov with Russian AT-4 SPIGOT ATGM (9К111 Fagot) in the background. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_RRjfR527s … #Donetsk pic.twitter.com/8nKvN2qE9s

VIDEO Russian SAU hits Ukrainian position. One guy seem to be thrown out of window by blast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98RyNHcmqmM … pic.twitter.com/0K08HEqCSa

As always Russian Propaganda is blaming Ukraine for what they themselves are doing: mobile crematorium to hide deaths pic.twitter.com/C6rTCplGHK

nytimes.com/2015/06/12/world/europe/defying-obama-many-in-congress-press-to-arm-ukraine.html … http://www.pewglobal.org/2015/06/10/nato-publics-blame-russia-for-ukrainian-crisis-but-reluctant-to-provide-military-aid/russia-ukraine-report-43/ … #NYT v. Numbers. Battle of the Narrative. pic.twitter.com/U0w7qpgJbB

Gen.Hodges:#Russia uses information like artillery and rockets,without any regard for the truth.@RobbieGramer pic.twitter.com/xGjAMnhljg

UKR IntMin Avakov says Russian forces intentionally destroyed the Mariupol pipeline with 120mm mortar shelling http://news.liga.net/news/politics/5983963-boeviki_umyshlenno_vzorvali_gazoprovod_snabzhayush chiy_mariupol_mvd.htm …

Ukraine's Mariupol Steel Plants in Critical State After Gas Cut-Off http://tmt-go.ru/523514 #business

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John Conyers ✔ @repjohnconyers
House passed my amendment to prohibit assistance to Azov Battalion—a far-right white supremacist militia at front lines of Ukraine conflict

This is just how little he understands the volunteer BNs that sprung up after the Maidan--it appears from the article that wow 1000 neo Nazi's being viewed as a potential threat to the Ukrainian government WHEN in fact under Ukrainian military tables of organization volunteer BNs cannot get heavy weapons and armor if they do not reach a certain size--here is an example--recently Azov was being shelled by 122mm and 152mm artillery and 120mm mortar fire and all they could return fire with was 82mm mortars due simply to not having reached the required unit strength.

He also seems to not realize that in the past six months any member of Azov that has shown any inclination towards a Nazi display on anything is literally thrown out of the unit. Noticed nothing about that in the reuthers or WaPo articles he references.

Had he fully understood just how the volunteer BNs were formed, how they were armed and how they fought in the early days of 2014 against Russians troops--just maybe this Congressman might hold a different view--but this is what we get when professional politicians never seem to get out of DC.

BTW--he would have also learned that all the volunteer BNs suffered heavy loses in the early days of fighting simply because they were not well armed as they were not part of the Ukrainian MoD or MoI.

The Congressman must understand and I believe he really does not understand that there are thousands of Russian Nazi's in six different Nazi fighting groups currently fighting in the Ukraine all with the intent of defeating the Ukrainian army--and roughly 1000 Ukrainian Azov troops fighting to keep that from happening.

Right now it is really strange that a US Congressman does not have the necessary information before doing what he did as an amendment to a Defense Spending Bill.

#DNR Nazi Milchakov with Russian AT-4 SPIGOT ATGM (9К111 Fagot) in the background. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_RRjfR527s … #Donetsk pic.twitter.com/8nKvN2qE9s

If the good Congressman had been tracking social media on the Ukraine he would have picked up on the Russian Nazi's fighting inside the Russian Army and the comparisons to the Ukrainian Azov BN.

Nazis are the core of Russia's Hybrid Army in Ukraine

It has been long known that individual nazis are operating within Russia's Hybrid Army in Ukraine.
Recently arrested and self-proclaimed "People's Governor of Donetsk" Paul Gubarev is one of them.

Another well-known example is sadist 'puppy-killer' mercenary Alexey Milchakov.

Recently a disturbing photo-album has been published on the VK-page of Gennadiy Dubovoy.
Dubovoy seems to be a mercenary since the beginning. His VK-page starts in 2013, long before the war, but when the preparations of ' Donetsk Peoples Republic' were already ongoing, He has been in the Mariupol-clashes, in the battle of Slavyansk, Motorola's wedding and many other crucial events.

There are thousands of photos on his albums on VK and he seems to try to record all main events of his group.
https://vk.com/id205292010?z=photo205292010_365034963%2Falbum2052 92010_216213559%2Frev

The mentioned album shows some kind of Nazi ritual for their battle group. You can find the essential photos of this album here. The photos themselves tell the story.

Here you can see Alexey and the other guy attending the Far-right/Nazi conference in St. Petersburg last year.

This very long video (likely taken by Dubovoy) contains unique battle footage from Slavyansk and is dedicated to the 300 'steel men' that held the front in Semenovka, the key position to Slavyansk and Donbas that was the area of fiercest battles.

Dubovoy is one of these 'steel men' as well as war-criminal Motorola.

Conclusion
What we have here is a veteran group of Russian Nazis who fight in Ukraine, who form a battle group, train other soldiers and perform some Nazi, or even satanic? ritual. They seem to have some priest, who reads from a Nazi-book in an ancient slavic language. They perform the Nazi-sign all the time, make vows, kiss bread and burn the bread. They are performing this ritual openly, publish the photos on internet for everybody to see. Yulia is an FSB-agent. She is a presenter of ANNA-News.

In other words: the elite fighting group of the Russian Hybrid Army in Ukraine consists of hardcore Nazis. They are known for their very brutal fighting and killings of Ukrainians posting selfies with just killed soldiers. See this blog for instance.

This is very different from the Azov-nazi-individuals. As could be read in the blog about them, Azov immediately took care of those individuals when they crossed the line.

In Russia's army the nazis structurally and openly belong to the core and they train others.

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Ukraine Military Spokesman: "They Are Trying To Find Weak Spots In Our Defense. They Failed"
13:59 (GMT)


The National Security and Defense Council briefing today warned of widespread fighting today. Below is the map provided by the NSDC. Note that there is reported fighting across the entire front. Also, June 3rd's fighting in Marinka captured headlines, but notice how much fighting is occurring both on the northern front but also on the road between Donetsk and Mariupol, a cite where the OSCE continues to spot the movement of heavy armor within the DNR.

Several things Lysenko mentioned were interesting. Specifically he warned that the Russian-backed fighters were shelling areas around Gorlovka, and he had reports that civilians have died. This area has been heavily shelled for several weeks now, and yesterday the separatist leadership accused Ukraine of firing the shells.

Earlier this week the last border crossing between Ukrainian and separatist-held territory in this area was closed:

Lysenko also warned that the areas around Donetsk Airport, Mariupol, and west northwest of Telmanove were being attacked by a "stubborn enemy."

Lysenko also said that the Russian-backed "terrorists" were conducting attacks across a "broad area up to the Russian border."

"They are trying to find weak spots in our defense. They failed."

As we reported earlier, Lysenko says 10 soldiers have been injured in the last 24 hours.

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Attacks on the Ukrainian positions have now reached 60 per day--when 60-65 are ongoing you have now reached the fighting levels of Feb 2015.

Today, RU forces shelled UKR positions and civilian areas about 60 times. Used Mortars, tanks, howitzers - ATO
https://m.facebook.com/ato.news/posts/1012357062108433 …

Shellings are now being extended to include critical Ukrainian infrastructure.

Luhanske, Majorska, Lozove & Zolote were also shelled from artillery & mortars - ATO press center

Ukr positions were shelled near Pisky, Opytne, Mariinka & Novomykhailivka. Residential areas of Avdiivka and Vodyane also shelled

Rus terrorists shelling residential area in Avdiivka pic.twitter.com/MtzV4hlKec http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/12-june-rus-terrorists-shelling-residential-area-in-avdiivka …

Gas, Rail And Water Infrastructure Targeted By Shelling http://bit.ly/1IzHeVI pic.twitter.com/IQzUNtGcls
interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-480-civilian-casualties-and-dramatic-pipeline-fire-after-shelling-in-the-donetsk-area/#8804 …

MFA of Ukraine ✔ @MFA_Ukraine
#UkraineNewsAlert Russian-backed Terrorists Destroy Critical Infrastructure #StopRussianAggression pic.twitter.com/au0JAWbkSC

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Russian-Made Uniforms Aid Separatists http://www.rferl.org/media/video/russia-ukraine-separatists-donbas/27066665.html …

“Iskander-M” missile system to appear in Russian Ulan-Ude 103rd missile brigade
https://defencerussia.wordpress.com/2015/06/10/iskander-m-missile-system-to-appear-in-ulan-ude-103rd-missile-brigade/ … pic.twitter.com/XzbTCUnCRs

Ukraine observers also recorded movement of two Tor-M2 surface to air missile systems in the area of Shakhtars'k

Ukraine observers report militants have massed significant amount of Armored vehicles in the area of Telmanove
https://m.facebook.com/ato.news/posts/1012357062108433 …

#Donetsk continues to surprise. No munitions factory, but always fresh tank ammunition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9-E_mA_rAY … pic.twitter.com/whJZW27sGL

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John Conyers ✔ @repjohnconyers
House passed my amendment to prohibit assistance to Azov Battalion—a far-right white supremacist militia at front lines of Ukraine conflict

This is just how little he understands the volunteer BNs that sprung up after the Maidan--it appears from the article that wow 1000 neo Nazi's being viewed as a potential threat to the Ukrainian government WHEN in fact under Ukrainian military tables of organization volunteer BNs cannot get heavy weapons and armor if they do not reach a certain size--here is an example--recently Azov was being shelled by 122mm and 152mm artillery and 120mm mortar fire and all they could return fire with was 82mm mortars due simply to not having reached the required unit strength.

He also seems to not realize that in the past six months any member of Azov that has shown any inclination towards a Nazi display on anything is literally thrown out of the unit. Noticed nothing about that in the reuthers or WaPo articles he references.

Had he fully understood just how the volunteer BNs were formed, how they were armed and how they fought in the early days of 2014 against Russians troops--just maybe this Congressman might hold a different view--but this is what we get when professional politicians never seem to get out of DC.

BTW--he would have also learned that all the volunteer BNs suffered heavy loses in the early days of fighting simply because they were not well armed as they were not part of the Ukrainian MoD or MoI.

Social media comment from someone within the Azov BN today after hearing what the good Congressman was supporting. And this someone is not a Nazi and is being shelled and attacked daily by Russian troops as he defends Mariupol.

Most @Polk_Azov fighters Russian-speaking, many Donbas locals. Defend their homes, Ukraine. Don't give a flying toss for far-right ideology.

Another pointed this out for the Congressman as well---

@Polk_Azov symbol is used in Germany, stop mil asst to GER. pic.twitter.com/lCWKa7qfLE

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Let is never forget that Russia itself declined to participate in the negotiations for the Eastern EU partnership."
- Radoslaw Sikorski

Polish President: Russia disputes Ukraine`s border, undermines global order http://www.unian.info/politics/1088883-komorowski-russia-disputes-ukraines-border-undermines-global-order.html …

After increased movement of Rus equipment near Telmanove, Ukr forces will take all measures in case of an offensive on Hranitne - Gen. Taran

U.S. Mission to OSCE ✔ @usosce
Coffins, convoys, "cargo 200": Checkpoint monitoring points to #Russia aggression in #Ukraine: http://1.usa.gov/1IMK908 pic.twitter.com/Z7rottMUl0

Popasna-Roty railway which was blown up around 02:00 this morning caused by explosive charges
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1012366312107508&id=820651001279041&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1012366312107508&__tn__=%2As … pic.twitter.com/U3PctQvvXK

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Reference MH17----

Eliot Higgins @EliotHiggins
New July 17th Satellite Imagery Confirms Russia Produced Fake MH17 Evidence via @bellingcat https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2015/06/12/july-17-imagery-mod-comparison/

#Bellingcat says #Russia used FALSE satellite images 21 July press conference on Flight MH17 https://goo.gl/lyd5tT pic.twitter.com/qxRr4gifpG

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Social media comment from someone within the Azov BN today after hearing what the good Congressman was supporting. And this someone is not a Nazi and is being shelled and attacked daily by Russian troops as he defends Mariupol.

Most @Polk_Azov fighters Russian-speaking, many Donbas locals. Defend their homes, Ukraine. Don't give a flying toss for far-right ideology.

Another pointed this out for the Congressman as well---

@Polk_Azov symbol is used in Germany, stop mil asst to GER. pic.twitter.com/lCWKa7qfLE

Those who believe that the Wolfsangel is a #NAZI symbol, please read this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfsangel
@repjohnconyers pic.twitter.com/Tscrr0blhP

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Maybe the US Congressman who was quick to state Nazi White Supremacists fighting for the Ukraine should not be trained by the US should spend some time today and tonight in the Ukrainian military positions being shelled and ground attacked by Russian troops and her mercenaries.

Amazing what three months of constant shellings and ground attacks does to clear up one's mind about the important things in life but that takes getting out of DC.

OSCE UAV recorded military buildup in “DPR” –controlled areas north-east of Mariupol
http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/164126 … pic.twitter.com/tSmfBav7JV

BTW--this is the area that the Azov BN has been defending for months now.

#Donetsk 9:26PM
Kyivsky ds - Somewh very close to Partyzanski ave. ruscists pound with heavy (guns) fr time to time https://twitter.com/UrriKara4en/status/609426675500220416 …

OSCE: ceasefire near Donetsk airport agreed on Friday ends in less than 10 minutes
http://www.unian.info/war/1088892-osce-ceasefire-near-donetsk-airport-agreed-on-friday-ends-in-less-than-10-minutes.html … pic.twitter.com/MijAGwffFl

Donetsk
All evening rumble from #Spartak-#Yasinuvataya area

#Donetsk @DN__UA A radioelectronic warfare vehicle spotted in Universytetska/Mira near circle pic.twitter.com/fe5dRMkvrh http://vk.com/wall-63030591_631598 …

#Donetsk 21:48
Kyivsky ds - From Tochmash occasionally heavy outgoing, going down somewheare far away to north https://twitter.com/UrriKara4en/status/609432532124323841 …

Donetsk, Ekonomicheskaya st, airport, Putilovski ex-bus station... combat goes on... heavy artillery... https://twitter.com/HuAdvokatos/status/609435883171921920 …

#Donetsk
The ruscists are hunting drones or UFO's again, shooting heard in the city

And the #Russia(n) trolls come out again tweeting #Ukraine BS as usual on Twitter pic.twitter.com/2ZOqP8eAhI

16:48 #Luhansk @100007182042214 ATO guys! Shell here please 48°35'13"N 39°14'50"E, it's #Oleksndrivsk range, every day Buryat exercise site

DPR is warning people on soc networks about truce breakup; saying war actions will continue. https://twitter.com/Ss_donetchina/status/609429674897371136 …

more warnings from DPR about truce breakup, same text, different community... https://vk.com/wall-86736815_17098 …

#Donetsk 21:55
Ambulances rushing towards Putilovka https://twitter.com/jackson_villi/status/609433756840148992 …

#Horlivka 21:55
Stroitel - hearing assault rifles https://twitter.com/ahab7822/status/609433833797255168 …

#Horlivka
Evening ceases to be boring... everything precisely on schedule at 22:00...
Heavy already. https://twitter.com/062_Region/status/609434613069520896 …

#Horlivka 21:58
Holma - tank shooting https://twitter.com/pvinogradov90f/status/609434870943760384 …

15:25 #Donetsk @UkraineSuper1 Outgoing from Butovka, Scheglovka, Hryhorivka

VIDEO #Russia(n) tanks & artillery at #Donetsk Airport (remains) as battle rages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9-E_mA_rAY … pic.twitter.com/eoOmJCjuAL

#Olenivka
15:16 @StopTerror2015 Tell coordinated of Nord plant garages?
@IAargh 47°49′43.2″N 37°42′33.6″E SPGs are there

15:15 #Donetsk @98760333 2 smoke pillars on the horizon, first in #Opytne/airport dir'n & 1 more in few sec in Putilovka area

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Not one for second guessing Congress but there has been a valid complaint out of the Ukraine that many Americans have utterly no understanding of what is ongoing in the Ukraine.

The Azov BN has been literally on the forefront of fighting in the defense of the Ukraine and has taken loses in killed and wounded in doing exactly that—defending the Ukraine.

Maybe sometimes Congressmen should get out of Dc and truly see the reality of war—then they might have a totally different approach to international relations.

BTW—it was not a MANPAD that shot down MH17—it was a hardcore air defense missile as a MANPAD could not have reached the height that MH17 was flying at.
Not wanting to critique either Reuters and WaPo—both have not have a great track record in reporting in the Ukraine.

Wonder out loud if the Congressman has decided to also pass any amendments targeting Russia for their support in providing heavy weapons and money to Russian Nazi groups who are in the Ukraine killing both Ukrainian soldiers and civilians---noticed he said nothing about that did he?????

Jun 11 2015

U.S. House Passes 3 Amendments By Rep. Conyers To Defense Spending Bill To Protect Civilians From Dangers Of Arming and Training Foreign Forces



CAN anyone explain to me just why the Azov BN would turn on the same government that they have paid dearly in defending ---in the face of daily massive artillery shellings and ground attacks for now over three months in Mariupol???

Noticed the Congressman seems to have forgotten that OR maybe it was because Reuters and WaPo did not write about it???

Response to the Congressman from the Azov BN--seems they reminded him of the US signature on the 1994 Budapest Memorandum.


Полк Азов @Polk_Azov

STATEMENT OF THE "AZOV" REGIMENT ON DECISION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE USA.

#Azov_Regiment pic.twitter.com/1kPfGUsLyr

Azov regiment "surprised & outraged" over US House amendments, says regiment stood on positions of "patriotism"
https://www.facebook.com/euromaidanpress.en/posts/408323212684820 …

100% agree of Azov statement. The US is so afraid to help Ukraine it makes completely lousy excuses. https://twitter.com/Polk_Azov/status/609443518629683202 …



STATEMENT OF THE "AZOV" REGIMENT ON DECISION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE USA

On June 10 the US House of Representatives on the initiative of senators John Conyers and Ted Yoho approved an amendment to the law "On defense spending in 2015": "Azov" will not be provided with training preparation and Ukraine will not get the MANPADS. The decision on the "Azov" regiment became possible after the senators accused the regiment of neo-Nazism, fascism and compared Ukrainian patriots with Islamic fundamentalists.

We are extremely surprised and outraged by such statements. Our regiment has always stood on the positions of patriotism and has never appealed to any other global ideological currents.

Ukraine, which is much older than the United States, since the Middle Ages had a professional army. Any military operations have always been intended to protect, not occupy. So, in our land have never existed even the grounds for the emergence of phenomena which were voiced by the senators. To demonstrate genuine solidarity with Ukraine, we recommend the parliamentarians to pay attention to the French pro-Russian party which soon may become the ruling.

Appeals of the senators to the experience of Afghanistan are really surprising, since comparing Ukraine and Afghanistan even within a civilizational dimension is extremely incorrect. Instead, we would like to remind that the United States has assumed under the Budapest memorandum to guarantee the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. Please note that the level of implementation of these safeguards taken by the US is in an extremely poor condition.

We see in such statements only a political order and call upon all Ukrainian patriots to support the "Azov" regiment.

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Maybe the US Congressman who was quick to state Nazi White Supremacists fighting for the Ukraine should not be trained by the US should spend some time today and tonight in the Ukrainian military positions being shelled and ground attacked by Russian troops and her mercenaries.

Amazing what three months of constant shellings and ground attacks does to clear up one's mind about the important things in life but that takes getting out of DC.

OSCE UAV recorded military buildup in “DPR” –controlled areas north-east of Mariupol
http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/164126 … pic.twitter.com/tSmfBav7JV

BTW--this is the area that the Azov BN has been defending for months now.

#Donetsk 9:26PM
Kyivsky ds - Somewh very close to Partyzanski ave. ruscists pound with heavy (guns) fr time to time https://twitter.com/UrriKara4en/status/609426675500220416 …

OSCE: ceasefire near Donetsk airport agreed on Friday ends in less than 10 minutes
http://www.unian.info/war/1088892-osce-ceasefire-near-donetsk-airport-agreed-on-friday-ends-in-less-than-10-minutes.html … pic.twitter.com/MijAGwffFl

Donetsk
All evening rumble from #Spartak-#Yasinuvataya area

#Donetsk @DN__UA A radioelectronic warfare vehicle spotted in Universytetska/Mira near circle pic.twitter.com/fe5dRMkvrh http://vk.com/wall-63030591_631598 …

#Donetsk 21:48
Kyivsky ds - From Tochmash occasionally heavy outgoing, going down somewheare far away to north https://twitter.com/UrriKara4en/status/609432532124323841 …

Donetsk, Ekonomicheskaya st, airport, Putilovski ex-bus station... combat goes on... heavy artillery... https://twitter.com/HuAdvokatos/status/609435883171921920 …

#Donetsk
The ruscists are hunting drones or UFO's again, shooting heard in the city

And the #Russia(n) trolls come out again tweeting #Ukraine BS as usual on Twitter pic.twitter.com/2ZOqP8eAhI

16:48 #Luhansk @100007182042214 ATO guys! Shell here please 48°35'13"N 39°14'50"E, it's #Oleksndrivsk range, every day Buryat exercise site

DPR is warning people on soc networks about truce breakup; saying war actions will continue. https://twitter.com/Ss_donetchina/status/609429674897371136 …

more warnings from DPR about truce breakup, same text, different community... https://vk.com/wall-86736815_17098 …

#Donetsk 21:55
Ambulances rushing towards Putilovka https://twitter.com/jackson_villi/status/609433756840148992 …

#Horlivka 21:55
Stroitel - hearing assault rifles https://twitter.com/ahab7822/status/609433833797255168 …

#Horlivka
Evening ceases to be boring... everything precisely on schedule at 22:00...
Heavy already. https://twitter.com/062_Region/status/609434613069520896 …

#Horlivka 21:58
Holma - tank shooting https://twitter.com/pvinogradov90f/status/609434870943760384 …

15:25 #Donetsk @UkraineSuper1 Outgoing from Butovka, Scheglovka, Hryhorivka

VIDEO #Russia(n) tanks & artillery at #Donetsk Airport (remains) as battle rages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9-E_mA_rAY … pic.twitter.com/eoOmJCjuAL

#Olenivka
15:16 @StopTerror2015 Tell coordinated of Nord plant garages?
@IAargh 47°49′43.2″N 37°42′33.6″E SPGs are there

15:15 #Donetsk @98760333 2 smoke pillars on the horizon, first in #Opytne/airport dir'n & 1 more in few sec in Putilovka area

21:13 #Donetsk @Buzzing_Rook Oktyabrsky-Putilovka: arty volleys and distant battle sounds
#donbasreports

20:49 #Horlivka @DobryShubin at 19:10 1 T-72 tank tow/#Holma, 1hr after other downed T-72 fr/#Holma to the city

20:46 #Donetsk Kyivsky ds @UrriKara4en About 1hr intense firing heard fr/airport area.Small arms, SPG, tank

VIDEO #Russia(n) UNMARKED military vehicles on the move by rail near #Ukraine border https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82jCP0hA8x0 … #Putin pic.twitter.com/sKhcQqoUEu

The truce from #Pisky, with the 93rd brigade http://www.radiosvoboda.org/media/video/27069072.html …

Interesting article in Slon about Donbas' economy. Russia gives DNR RUR4bn/month in cash for social - no banks left. https://slon.ru/special/donbass-economics …

#Starohnativka #Staroignatievka 10:57PM
(The bombing) has subsided, waiting for the night. https://twitter.com/Staroignatievca/status/609449480384061440 …

22:36 #Luhansk @Edward_Lugansk Shots fr/#Oleksandrivsk dir'n like AA-gun
22:36 @esorrrose I can hear bursts in the SE/E

22:55 #Luhansk @esorrrose again - singles and bursts, like an AA-gun

22:57 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca They ceased for now

22:48 #Donetsk Ekonomichna St/airport @HuAdvokatos Impact, loud and massive

#Horlivka 10:54PM
It has stopped. Hearing from time to time small arms fire from mine 6/7. https://twitter.com/062_Region/status/609448708107837441 …

Ukr military rescued dog beaten by terrorists in Donetsk: now she's Alisa, washed, nourished, serving in Ukr army :-) pic.twitter.com/Ve4kZTUbHJ

22:35 #Luhansk @esorrrose Single heavier [shots] in the same direction [SE/E].Additionally SA bursts further south

22:53 #Horlivka @0624comua Quiet, 'mayor' and 'commandant' were arrested. It's a holiday! Just small arms in the outskirts

23:21 #Donetsk airport/Zastantsyonny settlement @HuAdvokatos Loudly-hard, outgoing-incoming

23:19 #Donetsk Putilovka @Donetsk_Live Multiple incomings
@brigida_ta "It was like outgoing ones"

#Donetsk 11:21PM
Airport - loud and heavy, incoming and outgoing https://twitter.com/HuAdvokatos/status/609455411515756546 …

VIDEO #Ukraine troops in night battle with #Russia(n) forces #Pisky near #Donetsk Airport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnldM7XzE6U … pic.twitter.com/GHEGmkPKxk

23:11 #Shyrokyne @sex_Dombas [shelling started]

22:36 #Shakhtarsk @Helgi__UA The 3nd train per hour
23:10 The 4th one, went westwards

Yesterday there was showdown between ruscists, one group has shelled w mortars another's position at Vesela Hora. https://twitter.com/Karbatovsky/status/609457385560768513 …

Chechen fighter from Sheikh Mansour batt fires SPG-9 on russian positions in #Shyrokyne https://youtu.be/zZTBaqU2F7g via @YouTube

VIDEO In #Luhansk #Russia(n) forces shelled railway track going from Popasna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_qpHnCC0-s … pic.twitter.com/qgdDNzdSgG

VIDEO #Putin created "DNR"&"LNR" uniforms being made in the Urals #Russia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc1ipAbKpfY … pic.twitter.com/mnZTxuS8EF

[OUTLAW 09]

Not one for second guessing Congress but there has been a valid complaint out of the Ukraine that many Americans have utterly no understanding of what is ongoing in the Ukraine.

The Azov BN has been literally on the forefront of fighting in the defense of the Ukraine and has taken loses in killed and wounded in doing exactly that—defending the Ukraine.

Maybe sometimes Congressmen should get out of Dc and truly see the reality of war—then they might have a totally different approach to international relations.

BTW—it was not a MANPAD that shot down MH17—it was a hardcore air defense missile as a MANPAD could not have reached the height that MH17 was flying at.
Not wanting to critique either Reuters and WaPo—both have not have a great track record in reporting in the Ukraine.

Wonder out loud if the Congressman has decided to also pass any amendments targeting Russia for their support in providing heavy weapons and money to Russian Nazi groups who are in the Ukraine killing both Ukrainian soldiers and civilians---noticed he said nothing about that did he?????

Jun 11 2015

U.S. House Passes 3 Amendments By Rep. Conyers To Defense Spending Bill To Protect Civilians From Dangers Of Arming and Training Foreign Forces



CAN anyone explain to me just why the Azov BN would turn on the same government that they have paid dearly in defending ---in the face of daily massive artillery shellings and ground attacks for now over three months in Mariupol???

Noticed the Congressman seems to have forgotten that OR maybe it was because Reuters and WaPo did not write about it???

If the Congressman had fully understood Russian propaganda --this is the core Ukrainian volunteer BN that the Russians also call "Nazi's"

Also fighting for the Ukraine and being shelled and attacked daily--

VIDEO #Ukraine Right Sector in evening battle with #Russia(n) forces #Shyrokyne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhhKBrjhfFE … pic.twitter.com/RR99XaN7mi

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Strelkov" isn't very good at keeping secrets http://on.ft.com/1cxMMVa pic.twitter.com/6Cna32CE2l

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Major fight is on again---third time since 3 Jun

#Maryinka @666_mancer
[vk]
23:10 "battle at roadpolice checkpoint - small arms,MG&a mortar"
23:25 "Various battle intensity"

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US could impose "comprehensive ban on nearly all financial & commercial dealings" w/ Russia, aka "country" sanctions http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/non-military-options-for-stopping-further-russian-aggression-in-ukraine …

Stronger sanctions could include more Russian "energy, finance, or defense firms or target new industrial sectors" http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/non-military-options-for-stopping-further-russian-aggression-in-ukraine …

Canada at NATO ✔ @CanadaNATO
Is #Russia's confrontation with the West destined to be a "long war"? http://www.rferl.org/content/podcast-the-long-war/27069060.html … pic.twitter.com/4fDiwt5x4q

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21:13 #Donetsk @Buzzing_Rook Oktyabrsky-Putilovka: arty volleys and distant battle sounds
#donbasreports

20:49 #Horlivka @DobryShubin at 19:10 1 T-72 tank tow/#Holma, 1hr after other downed T-72 fr/#Holma to the city

20:46 #Donetsk Kyivsky ds @UrriKara4en About 1hr intense firing heard fr/airport area.Small arms, SPG, tank

VIDEO #Russia(n) UNMARKED military vehicles on the move by rail near #Ukraine border https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82jCP0hA8x0 … #Putin pic.twitter.com/sKhcQqoUEu

The truce from #Pisky, with the 93rd brigade http://www.radiosvoboda.org/media/video/27069072.html …

Interesting article in Slon about Donbas' economy. Russia gives DNR RUR4bn/month in cash for social - no banks left. https://slon.ru/special/donbass-economics …

#Starohnativka #Staroignatievka 10:57PM
(The bombing) has subsided, waiting for the night. https://twitter.com/Staroignatievca/status/609449480384061440 …

22:36 #Luhansk @Edward_Lugansk Shots fr/#Oleksandrivsk dir'n like AA-gun
22:36 @esorrrose I can hear bursts in the SE/E

22:55 #Luhansk @esorrrose again - singles and bursts, like an AA-gun

22:57 #Starohnativka @Staroignatievca They ceased for now

22:48 #Donetsk Ekonomichna St/airport @HuAdvokatos Impact, loud and massive

#Horlivka 10:54PM
It has stopped. Hearing from time to time small arms fire from mine 6/7. https://twitter.com/062_Region/status/609448708107837441 …

Ukr military rescued dog beaten by terrorists in Donetsk: now she's Alisa, washed, nourished, serving in Ukr army :-) pic.twitter.com/Ve4kZTUbHJ

22:35 #Luhansk @esorrrose Single heavier [shots] in the same direction [SE/E].Additionally SA bursts further south

22:53 #Horlivka @0624comua Quiet, 'mayor' and 'commandant' were arrested. It's a holiday! Just small arms in the outskirts

23:21 #Donetsk airport/Zastantsyonny settlement @HuAdvokatos Loudly-hard, outgoing-incoming

23:19 #Donetsk Putilovka @Donetsk_Live Multiple incomings
@brigida_ta "It was like outgoing ones"

#Donetsk 11:21PM
Airport - loud and heavy, incoming and outgoing https://twitter.com/HuAdvokatos/status/609455411515756546 …

VIDEO #Ukraine troops in night battle with #Russia(n) forces #Pisky near #Donetsk Airport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnldM7XzE6U … pic.twitter.com/GHEGmkPKxk

23:11 #Shyrokyne @sex_Dombas [shelling started]

22:36 #Shakhtarsk @Helgi__UA The 3nd train per hour
23:10 The 4th one, went westwards

Yesterday there was showdown between ruscists, one group has shelled w mortars another's position at Vesela Hora. https://twitter.com/Karbatovsky/status/609457385560768513 …

Chechen fighter from Sheikh Mansour batt fires SPG-9 on russian positions in #Shyrokyne https://youtu.be/zZTBaqU2F7g via @YouTube

VIDEO In #Luhansk #Russia(n) forces shelled railway track going from Popasna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_qpHnCC0-s … pic.twitter.com/qgdDNzdSgG

VIDEO #Putin created "DNR"&"LNR" uniforms being made in the Urals #Russia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc1ipAbKpfY … pic.twitter.com/mnZTxuS8EF


Militants shell Ukrainian troops’ positions at all directions. The most difficult situation is near Donetsk http://en.censor.net.ua/n339890