Ukraine: Russo-Ukr War (June-December 2015)

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VIDEO #Putin forces in #Spartak firing on #Ukraine troops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWCpEBmCsbw … pic.twitter.com/m5eJxJz8sw

VIDEO New & curious pieces of equipment arrive in #Putin created DNR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jp0DEKMIh8 … pic.twitter.com/7FycNq3klJ

Russian Trooper As Part-Time Terrorist: https://en.informnapalm.org/russian-trooper-as-part-time-terrorist/ … pic.twitter.com/eP8GxVmaVt

Today (as of 18:00) militants attacked positions of Ukrainian troops more than 30 times - ATO press center
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1032773853400087&id=820651001279041&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1032773853400087&__tn__=%2As …

@LUGANSK_TODAY we got new photo of the same convoy taken at the same time from a different angle pic.twitter.com/TImacb2Rxf

In Kharkiv SBU detained saboteur who was planting explosives on the railway
http://www.sbu.gov.ua/sbu/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=150170&cat_id=39574 … pic.twitter.com/HBhzpCiHu0

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Reference the shot down of MH17--right after the CNN report on the Dutch draft release of the shot down investigation results today we get sudden Russian activity.

This is now the fourth “official Russian response” and still they get the information wrong--
Russian aviation body will publish its own #MH17 report http://r.rbc.ru/1QTkrOMiWRf

We have had the Russian MoD report, the official Russian engineer report, the Russian BUK missile manufacture and now the aviation board report and yet they continue to give different and discredited information.

Mashable finds the Reuters #MH17 witness who told Russian TV Reuters lied. Why did he change his story? "Fear" http://mashable.com/2015/07/15/mh17-missile-launch-site/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfenBwanZkYjN3MHU1Y2FrbyJ9 …

'It felt like the end of the world' - how MH17 was brought down http://mashable.com/2015/07/15/mh17-missile-launch-site/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfamFwczZyMnI2N3ZlejVuZCJ9 … via @mashable

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The hack of the Italian company "The Hacking Company" has literally been an eye opener for the internet security world into the dark side of the net and shows one the extent of what cyber warfare can in fact be and or is already.

BTW--15 virus's, keyloggers and Trojan software included in the hack were not detected by some extremely costly AV software products--research into others s ongoing.

hackingteam leak is like a biowar labo that is holding 'open visitors' day - copy what you want - digital nuclear warfare

hackingteam would anyone give any trust to any software written by hackingteam or somebody linked with them

hackingteam how to protect your bios from being attacked by Trend Micro pic.twitter.com/mY1NFeRSbe

#hackingteam BIOS rootkit infected : just throw away the hardware if you are hacked http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/hacking-team-uses-uefi-bios-rootkit-to-keep-rcs-9-agent-in-target-systems/ … pic.twitter.com/FPMBi11AVE

hackingteam we published links to that keylogger yesterday

hackingteam how they followed #bitcoin and other digital currencies with their keylogger http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/07/hacking-team-broke-bitcoin-secrecy-by-targeting-crucial-wallet-file/ … pic.twitter.com/mLCvZMBheD

hackingteam use only firefox Latest version - they block ALL flash - too many (unkown) exploits pic.twitter.com/k9DoO3d85K

hackingteam goes on - says has more non-leaked and better exploits and launches new version http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/07/hacking-team-remains-defiant-touts-new-version-of-spyware-suite/ … pic.twitter.com/3zZtCXhfZ1

hackingteam yesterday another flashexploit discovered by half AV https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/334245285400637d0ff9fdb840b0ad1f909513d37c86d38177 dc165582c28127/analysis/ … pic.twitter.com/MXjB7EUkfO

hackingteam you can download the new flash exploit here—takes two minutes to infect a machine

hackingteam was ready for new browsers and windows10 https://twitter.com/markloman/status/618341156125048832 …

hackingteam everybody awake @virustotal this safe elevator.c file is the opentype zeroday for windows - look comments pic.twitter.com/87eYMvadcP

hackingteam there are about 47 of their exploits and malwares in their library to download—am not including the link… - and AV recognition bad

"Someone and or organization" is applying pressure to this particular security researcher----appears he is touching a nerve among the dark side of the net if not official government agencies who use this as well and/or he is embarrassing major software, AV and internet security companies.

mailforlen ‏@mailforlen · 2m2 minutes ago
we are forced to quite the hackingteam publications for a while - we will continue later on and meanwhile do the research backoffice

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http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.gr/2015/07/why-mukachevo-may-shake-foundations-of.html?m=1

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Why Mukachevo May Shake the Foundations of Ukraine Even More in the Future

Paul Goble


Staunton, July 15 – The clashes in Mukachevo lasted no more than an hour and were not that different from those which have taken place elsewhere in Ukraine over the past year, but according to Yevgeny Krutikov, a journalist for Moscow’s “Vzglyad” newspaper, there are seven “synergistic” reasons why these events have “shaken” Kyiv to its foundations.

These seven factors (vz.ru/world/2015/7/15/756142.html) include:

1. Well-armed bandit groups with Czech telephones “do not appear every day.

2. Two Verkhovna Rada deputies were directly involved and several others were drawn in.

3. The “Right Sector,” which is an “officially registered political organization and military system, was involved.

4. The government in Kyiv responded only when everything had “in fact already ended.”

5. Ukrainian parliamentarians fought with one another in an anything but decorous brawl over the events.

6. “Everything ended in a draw.”

7. And “what is almost the most important, for several hours, one of the most isolated, non-Ukrainian, and politically intert regions of Ukraine was ‘shaken’ to its foundations.”

This combination of factors, Krutikov says, led some to come up with various conspiracy theories about who and what was involved within the Ukrainian political elite, but none of them stands up to close analysis. The notion, for example, that Yarosh staged this “to destroy Poroshenko’s regime” is “a fantasy,” given that Yarosh doesn’t have the power to do that.

But that focus on such real or imagined conflicts in the upper reaches of the Ukrainian political establishment has had the effect of distracting attention from what is far more important: the possibility that residents of Trans-Carpathia will use this occasion to press for more autonomy, something that could transform the Ukrainian political game in fundamental ways.

According to Krutikov, “Trans-Carpathia is a distinctive, geographically isolated, ethnically complex, historically fraught self-sufficient region which will defend its special nature to the last. The majority of its people list themselves as Ukrainians but do not have any familial feelings for Kyiv or even for Lviv.”

This dislike is “historical,” he continues, “but until recently, everything was peaceful” because the people of Trans-Carpathia had been able to make their own way – often by smuggling – without much interference from outside – and that was an arrangement that satisfied them.

Local residents, the Moscow journalist says, are “quite inert” because their historical experience has taught them that any action on their part is likely to generate a negative response from more powerful players. Hungarian nationalism is thus something they aren’t interested in exploiting “without need.”

But Budapest and Kyiv are changing that, the first intentionally and the second because it appears not to understand what it is doing, Krutikov suggests. Hungarians have displayed increasing interest in Trans-Carpathia and have even provided protection to some refugees from there.

One Hungarian official, Janos Lazar, has even accused the Ukrainian foreign ministry of seeking to block the work of Hungarian intelligence officers in Trans-Carpathia, “despite former agreements according to which Budapest covertly protects its own diaspora” on that Ukrainian territory.

Kyiv by its response to Mukachevo is also pushing, together with the Right Sector, the people of Trans-Carpathia toward a new awakening. “Perhaps not tomorrow but in the near future, a political movement for the further separation of the oblast will be able to form in Trans-Carpathia” as a result.

In that event, Hungary “will certainly support it” and take even more steps to link up with members of its own diaspora. But this will only happen because Kyiv and the Right Sector, “working against one another, have combined to unleash a process of the politicization of the Trans-Carpathia, which had been quite far from such questions.”

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Reference MH17

Since the CNN report on the shot down of MH17 today Russia is mentally melting down---are they afraid the truth has finally come out and the Hague awaits those involved in the shot down???????


WOW! Multiple hysterical pieces on #Russian media that #MH17 tribunal could lead up to World War III.
Sample: http://ura.ru/news/1052214331

Churkin: "We will block any attempts to hold MH17 tribunal" http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/15-july-churkin-we-will-block-any-attempts-to-hold-mh17-tribunal …
Churkin: "We will block any attempts to hold #MH17 tribunal. Such tribunal will only cause unnecessary frictions"

Russian rpt claims air-to-air missile hit #MH17 on same day leaks suggest Dutch investigation blames proRsn fighters https://twitter.com/SputnikNewsUS/status/621402286020030465 …

On day when CNN leaks Dutch report confirms (pro-)Russian militants shot down MH17, Russia says "our priority theory is Ukrainian SU 25"

http://tass.ru/en/world/808930

Investigators: MH17 shot down over Ukraine by air-to-air missile not made in Russia

July 15, 21:41 UTC+3


Russian Investigation Committee’s spokesman says priority version confirmed the testimony of mechanic Yegeny Agapov, who served in the first squad of the Ukraine Air Force tactical aviation brigade

MOSCOW, July 15 /TASS/. The Russian Investigation Committee is inclined to believe that an air-to air missile, which was not made in Russia, shot down a Malaysian Boeing (MH17 flight) over Ukraine a year ago.

"As for the priority version, we have information, which among other things is based on expertise, that the plane was hit by an air-to-air missile. Moreover, the experts assume that the type of missile has been established. The missile is not Russian-made," Vladimir Markin, the Russian Investigation Committee spokesman, told TASS on Wednesday.

Markin said the Investigation Committee’s priority version confirmed the testimony of mechanic Yegeny Agapov, who served in the first squad of the Ukraine Air Force tactical aviation brigade.

"It is vitally important for us to carefully study all the versions. This is how the Investigation Committee investigates criminal cases," Markin concluded.

The Malaysian Boeing MH17 crashed over Ukraine’s Donetsk region on July 17, 2014. The plane was on its way from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Fifteen crewmen and 283 passengers, most of whom were Dutch, died. According to the main version, the plane was shot down by a surface-to-air or an air-to-air missile. The Ukrainian government and the militias of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) accused each other of what happened.

The Dutch Security Council took the incident’s investigation under its control.

Finally something that got Putin's attention......

Dutch prosecution has all necessary "evidence" to link the downing of the #MH17 to a #Russian #BUK Missile system

Russia is against a #MH17 #UN tribunal as it could call #Putin as a witness & its ruling would be globallybinding... = prison for Putin.

Eliot Higgings: How open source investigation exposed the Russian government's lies on the downing of Flight MH17... http://fb.me/4F9eAtM2r

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NOW Russia is stealing the Ukrainian grain crops—what the heck------ is Russia starving???????

Ukraine farmers thank Putin for "liberating" them from fascist houses, schools, hospitals, barns and crops!

.@OSCE_SMM reports 150 trucks with food from Ukraine to Russia pic.twitter.com/YLx3ut1ue4 http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/15-july-oscesmm-reports-150-trucks-with-food-from-ukraine …

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Donetsk 22:43
Putilovka - heard machine guns and volleys https://twitter.com/666_mancer/status/621405567270133760 …

OSCE sees 148 more Russian vehicles at Komsomolske... They will be put to use soon... https://twitter.com/UkrWatchTower/status/621379233496047617 …

Latitude 67N SIGINT @uascan
So whats up with northern fleet? Radios very busy today.

Footage
The noise of distant artillery in #Horlivka tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IxHAwPNozM …

One of the most intensive artillery stikes upon Ukrainians since Minsk took place yesterday, - NSDC http://en.censor.net.ua/n343951 _

Israeli and Georgian instructors help set up Ukrainian special border troops. VIDEO http://en.censor.net.ua/n343987

Russian should get their propaganda number straight.
DPR: 86 Ukr attacks on us.
LPR: 5 Ukr attacks on us. pic.twitter.com/DEeDcBHsdN
While these number do not exclude each other, it's highly unlikely Ukr forces fired 17 times as often in Donetsk than in Luhansk region.

OSCE UAV observed military build up near Komsomolske. Noting 5 MBTs, 43 APCs & 100 military-type trucks http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/15-july-osce-uav-continued-to-observe-military-build-up-near …

OSCE Mission Recognized Debaltsevo Capturing As Direct Violation Of Minsk Agreements http://ukraineunderattack.org/en/23523-osce-

We just seen this a/c @eot_dnr - some photos of Russian forces DPR unit training ground eg https://twitter.com/eot_dnr/status/617375013948248065 …

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Reference the collapsed Russian airborne barracks this week------

Putin has ordered #Russia TV to NOT report about this tragedy as then people would ask how a new base can collapse... #corruption.

23 #Russia soldiers died when their base collapsed.
Lucky them.
Now they won't be dumped in a mass-grave in #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/pEeUtpX0sh

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Reference Moldavia—looks like the “little green men” are slowly moving into Moldavia--there has been some comments over the year that Moldavia has always been the follow on target due to the Russian need of a land corridor to Crimea.

MOLDOVA: Weapons, ammunition and uniforms with "МЧС РОССИЙ" discovered in the north of the country
http://politik.md/articles/social/foto-arme-munitii-si-uniforme-cu-mchs-rossij-depistate-in-nordul-tarii/33073/ …

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Today's #Footage of @Aero_Dnipro1 fighting the Russians in the Donetsk region, east #Ukraine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_DL-eAWH5c&feature=youtu.be …

https://twitter.com/Aero_Dnipro1/status/621419577667358720 …

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For those that think no major offensive is coming--over 90 attacks yesterday after over 110 the day before--anything over 58 per day is a major offensive.

The Russian troops and her mercenaries have been busy with their 700 tanks--

youtube.com/watch?v=mNlGzIL-tIc … Big-numbers tank drill in #Russia-held #Luhansk. On the day #Ukraine lost 8 soldiers. pic.twitter.com/17TSeUkp9Z

youtube.com/watch?v=btYTRvsr2ZM … More tank drills in #Russia-held #Luhansk. The numbers keep getting bigger & bigger. pic.twitter.com/Habs2IHnN7

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rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/55a7397a9a794759c01646c2 … Ukrainian troops counted 90 ceasefire violations by the rebels in the past 24 hours. (Artillery, mortars, & tanks.)

Ukraine trolls photoshopped a fake press release about the #Omsk barracks collapse... bloody amateurs. pic.twitter.com/WSq8HKtaxl

Defense chiefs warn of Russian cyber attacks on banks and finance firms across the UK and US
http://tgr.ph/1LbxMvM

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Reference MH17

Since the CNN report on the shot down of MH17 today Russia is mentally melting down---are they afraid the truth has finally come out and the Hague awaits those involved in the shot down???????


WOW! Multiple hysterical pieces on #Russian media that #MH17 tribunal could lead up to World War III.
Sample: http://ura.ru/news/1052214331

Churkin: "We will block any attempts to hold MH17 tribunal" http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/15-july-churkin-we-will-block-any-attempts-to-hold-mh17-tribunal …
Churkin: "We will block any attempts to hold #MH17 tribunal. Such tribunal will only cause unnecessary frictions"

Russian rpt claims air-to-air missile hit #MH17 on same day leaks suggest Dutch investigation blames proRsn fighters https://twitter.com/SputnikNewsUS/status/621402286020030465 …

On day when CNN leaks Dutch report confirms (pro-)Russian militants shot down MH17, Russia says "our priority theory is Ukrainian SU 25"

http://tass.ru/en/world/808930

Investigators: MH17 shot down over Ukraine by air-to-air missile not made in Russia

July 15, 21:41 UTC+3



Finally something that got Putin's attention......

Dutch prosecution has all necessary "evidence" to link the downing of the #MH17 to a #Russian #BUK Missile system

Russia is against a #MH17 #UN tribunal as it could call #Putin as a witness & its ruling would be globallybinding... = prison for Putin.

Eliot Higgings: How open source investigation exposed the Russian government's lies on the downing of Flight MH17... http://fb.me/4F9eAtM2r

After the Dutch report together with the massive social media open source analysis there is more than enough evidence to start civil damage proceedings there is RUMINT indicating parallel suits being filed against the missile manufacturer and eventually Putin.

MH 17: Russian separatist leader sued for $900 million by crash victims http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/11742865/MH-17-Russian-separatist-leader-sued-for-900-million-by-crash-victims.html … Girkin/Strelkov singled out in Chicago writ.

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Remember this is exactly what the Russian TASS reported—right shoot down—wrong plane and now they reject an international tribunal??????

http://tass.ru/en/world/741164

Donetsk People’s Republic militia downs another Ukraine’s An-26 plane — eyewitnesses

World
July 17, 20:01 UTC+3

A missile hit the An-26, it fell on the ground and caught blaze


DONETSK, July 17. /ITAR-TASS/. Militiamen of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) brought down a military transport Antonov-26 (An-26) plane of the Ukrainian Air Force on the outskirts of the town of Torez, eyewitnesses said.

A missile hit the An-26, it fell on the ground and caught blaze, they said.

On July 14, militiamen of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic downed another An-26 of the Ukrainian Air Force.

Got to love Komsomolskaya's illustration of the Israeli missile that "shot down MH17" >> http://s2.stc.all.kpcdn.net/f/4/image/27/42/974227.jpg …

After Russian rejection of a UN tribunal for MH17 then this statement yesterday---
Churkin: "We vetoed Srebrenica resolution at request of Serbia. Let people themselves decide what is genocide, what not. Not a job for UNSC"

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News
There are dead and wounded civilians in the villages #Zhovanka and #Kodema due to intense shelling last night. pic.twitter.com/LAwh06tJCL

Donbas conflict worsens as Russian proxies dare fire artillery on civilians
http://www.unian.info/war/1101371-donbas-conflict-worsens-as-russian-proxies-dare-fire-artillery-on-civilians.html … pic.twitter.com/1RnO5NPvNp

At least 90 Russian attacks in last 24 hours. And one more supply convoy is coming http://liveuamap.com pic.twitter.com/IacREw133I

Another failed Russian Spetsnaz line crossing attempt maybe that is why the Russian General Staff has evidently sent in another GRU Spetsnaz Bde which arrived this week --

This morning russian fighters fr #Horlivka attempted to break into the rear of the Ukr lines, several of them killed http://joinfo.ua/incidents/1105849_Itogi-neudachnoy-utrenney-popitki-boevikov.html …

Russia-led terrorists ask for beer: Border Service stopped a truck with 3 tons of alcohol for occupied e. #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/G1rjgazlWO

In the last 3 days at least 13 Ukrainian soldiers were killed & 16 wounded by Russian forces which have drastically increased shelling/raids

Pushilin accused Strelkov and Petrovsky of "provocations" against the DPR and spreading rumours about Zakharchenko https://translate.google.ie/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdan-news.info%2Fpolitics%2Fbyvshie-geroi-dnr-aktivizirovali-provokacii-protiv-vlastej-respubliki-pushilin.html&edit-text= …

Pushilin dismissed rumours that Zakharchenko has been removed or that DPR Defence Ministry is to be disbanded http://tass.ru/en/world/808965

Gen. Taran, Ukr Repr. at Coord. Center: Situation on the frontline in e. #Ukraine stays difficult, sometimes gets hot http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2015/07/16/situacziya-v-rajoni-provedennya-ato-nadali-zagostryuetsya-kerivnik-grupi-ukrainskoi-storoni-sczkk-general-major-andrij-taran--11655/ …

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Russian Army is now testing a new type of mine---actually in some aspects the Russian military is using the combat in the Ukraine to field test a lot of their newest weapon systems, EW and SIGINT equipment.


Ruscists are deploying now a new type of mine, which have already killed 5 Ukrainian sappers 2 days ago http://inforesist.org/boeviki-primenyayut-novye-miny-iz-za-kotoryx-uzhe-pogibli-5-saperov-vsu/?_utl_t=tw …

This type of mine is unknown to Ukrainian sappers.
The ruscists must have bought them in a local shop in #Donetsk.

The two Russian Spetsnaz captured by the Ukraine were on both a recon mission as well as setting mine booby traps---mine locations were recorded by a smart phone app and then relayed to their controllers.

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RUSSIAN SUMMER OFFENSIVE IS NOW FOMRERLY UNDERWAY

Donetsk front escalating, constant fighting at the airport reported https://twitter.com/666_mancer/status/621263086792634368 …

Tymchuk says 200-250 #Russia|n SpecOps arrived in #Luhansk. Fits with pictures of #Russia|n trucks arriving there.
https://www.facebook.com/dmitry.tymchuk/posts/723530117775646 …

Recorded arrival in Lugansk units numbering 200-220 people. the composition of a special brigade of GRU of the General Staff."

More pictures from #Luhansk where more #Russia|n soldiers arriving: https://twitter.com/AlexandruC4/status/621271206054883328 …

Putin's personal advisor to the eastern Ukraine is now in Donetsk and the fighting breaks just as it did the last time he was there--that battle lasted three days.

AND still no comments from all of the Western leaders---seems they are in the appeasement game these days.

Putin is in a box now and he has virtually no other choice but to attack openly using both mercenary and Russian troops.

Why---even in the face of 700 tanks, an annexed Crimea, and fighting for over a year in eastern Ukraine--Ukrainian reform is moving ahead far faster than many have thought possible, the Ukraine and western ties are deepening faster than he thought possible, the Ukrainian Army is showing a tenacity and resilience he never thought possible and they are actually getting stronger as each week goes by.

Attempts at sabotaging inside the Ukraine and to start other "separatist movements" have been largely defeated by a reemerging State Security intent on defending the Ukraine not Russia and his costs of 30-40M USDs per day in the Donbass is eating his military budget up.

Worst of all the Ukraine has successfully isolated the Donbass economically and thrown the entire cost of it's support to Russia not vice versa as Russia had planned AND even worse the Ukraine has successfully redesigned a decentralized regional constitutional amendment that passed the review of the Vienna Conference fulfilling the Minsk 2 agreement completely--not the federalization plan of Putin's which was the Bosnian solution. And now the Ukraine is coming with 300B USDs or more in damage claims against Russia which will in the end be awarded to the Ukraine thus allowing the Ukraine to seize almost at will any Russian property outside of Russia to include pipelines.

How else can one explain the theft of all possible forms of scrape metal, the blatant theft of Ukrainian coal, the blatant theft of five Ukrainian factories and now the blatant theft of 150 truck loads of Ukrainian grain from this harvest.

His economy contracted 4.85% in just the last two months, food prices have rocketed, major projects had been stopped due to the lack of money, a super number of Russian Regions are now on the verge of and or in fact bankrupt and a lot more have virtually no budget monies for the remaining year, 300 banks are basically insolvent and on and on.

He is now literally being forced to go to war.

What is interesting is that the so called bridge to the Crimea that was to be built by his crony for 3B USDs may not happen at all due to cash problems and yesterday we get RUMINT indicating the capture of a land bridge to the Crimea is back on the table.

RU Monroe Doctrine 'sends W. powers the message that RU's neighbourhood should be its sphere of influence'

This is now a new spin on an old concept that Putin has tried to define in the last months—namely he wanted a “new Yalta” with the US that would give him in “his neighborhood” “controlled privilege” however he defines that to be—West did not bite and now we are getting this more pronounced statements saying really the same thing but more forceful in tone.

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/putin-needs-another-victory-in-ukraine/525721.html

Putin Needs Another Victory in Ukraine

By Andrei Malgin

Jul. 15 2015 00:00
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Ukrainian media raise the alarm every few days that the Russian army is about to attack and seize this or that town.

But nothing happens. And this has been going on for a long time now. True, skirmishes do erupt and the number of war casualties continues to mount, but no large-scale offensive has yet materialized.

Is President Vladimir Putin prepared to unleash a major military campaign in the Donbass?

Yes and no.

Russian military expert Pavel Felgenhauer, whose opinion I have long respected, said only a few days ago that "Russia is poised for a new attack." A huge contingent of Russian forces is stationed at the border with Ukraine, fresh troops have rotated in, Russia has built up the infrastructure to provide logistical supply to their forces, some of which are already in Ukraine, the military warehouses in the breakaway republics are bulging with tons of ready ammunition and a motley mix of local "irregulars" has almost completed their training.

There are two fairly straightforward possible explanations for Russia's high battle readiness. The first is that the Russian army is poised in readiness so as to guarantee that Ukrainian forces do not advance, and will not budge unless Kiev makes a move. This is because the Russian army's General Staff doubtless recalls how the Ukrainian army displayed unexpected prowess and almost managed last summer to defeat the pro-Russian separatists and regain control of the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. Ukraine was just hours away from victory when Putin openly sent in Russian troops to drive them back. After that, the separatists managed to not only recover lost territory, but to improve their position, allowing Russia to withdraw a large part of its forces to again stand in readiness just beyond the border.

According to this argument, the Ukrainian General Staff also recalls the events of last summer, and that makes a second attempt to regain control over the breakaway territories — that is, to intensify what Kiev calls its "anti-terrorist operations" — highly unlikely as long as the status of the separatist-held territories remains unchanged and Russia maintains full control over the border.

The second scenario, and the one I think most likely, is that Putin will attack. Russian generals recently conducted reconnaissance in Marinka and discovered that the Ukrainian army is now much stronger than it was one year ago, making it impossible to conduct a swift and bloodless march on Kiev. For political reasons, Putin would like to avoid the degree of bloodshed such a campaign would cause. And yet he needs military victories to sustain his popularity at home. The Russian economy is in terrible shape and a wide cross section of the population is now experiencing hardship. People are impoverished. They have lost their jobs, lack enough money for food and housing and are getting crushed by debt. The masses might soon grow discontented with their leaders. What could raise their spirits and cause them to once again rally around their National Leader? Of course, Putin cannot give the order to seize Crimea a second time, but he stands in dire need of a small and easy military victory.

No, Putin does not want sanctions and fears that the West might expand them, but events are carrying him forward and he could not stop them even if he wanted to. In fact, he shows no sign of wanting to stop them. Now he needs to hand Ukraine a humiliating defeat and to simultaneously cripple the country in military, economic and humanitarian terms. Only then will the Russian people once again hail him as the "father of the nation," a superman who personifies Russia itself, as his cronies like to claim. I am not a specialist on military affairs like Felgenhauer, but I am something of an expert on propaganda. And I know that propaganda very closely reflects the mood of the rulers. And what is Russian propaganda declaring now? That war is coming.

Actually the offense has been ongoing for over three weeks now in slow mode in order to not attract Western attention to it--meaning slow but steady ramp up in shellings and ground attacks and then two major attempt with 1K troops and 100 tanks to now attempts to force a break in the defense lines to the massive artillery strikes over the last few days TO now indiscriminate shelling of villages on the demarcation line that have no military that are strictly "terror attacks" on civilians wounding and killing a large number yesterday evening.

Over the last four days there have been four major attempts to break through the defense lines in key locations to gain control of the rear by Spetsnaz--all have failed.

ATO HQ: There are dead among civilians in Kodema village http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/16-july-ato-hq-there-are-dead-among-civilians-in-kodema-village …

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I have been commenting here of the massive pressure being exerted by France, Germany and the US on the Ukrainians to "grant special status to the Donbass regions" IN the face of total non compliance by Russia and her mercenaries in fulfilling anything written in Minsk 2.

All three countries had basically up through yesterday "denied the media reports" after the reporting came out AND all three stated "we stand by the protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Ukraine" QUOTE/UNQUOTE.

THEN this today---YES it does seem that Obama, Hollande and Merkel want the Ukrainians to basically cave into Russian demands and hand over the Donbass to the Russians WITHOUT a single Russian compliance with anything.

WHY is that??--all three are attempting to get back to "business as usual" and are trying to find a way to give "Putin a win"---BUT it seems that "appeasement via Munich 1938" did not work then and nor will it work today.

HAS Obama, Hollande and Merkel said a single negative comment towards the massive Russian shellings and grounds attack that have been ongoing now for over three weeks?

Not a single word. Yet all three scream when IS attacks civilians in Syria and Iraq BUT when Russians indiscriminately shell wounding and killing defenseless civilians in their homes or in shelters WHAT is the western response NOTHING. IS the shelling of civilians actually "state sponsored terrorism"??????

Remember I commented yesterday that it is Nuland who is applying the US pressure as she has her own Russian back channel to Putin--so is the US carrying out Russian wants and wishes??????


Poroshenko Submits Plan Granting Autonomy In Eastern Ukraine
July 16, 2015


President Petro Poroshenko has submitted a constitutional change to Ukraine's parliament providing autonomy to the country's southeastern regions.

According to the parliament's website, the draft proposal would include a section in the constitution on the special status of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Ukrainska Pravda newspaper reported on July 16 that Poroshenko decided to submit the constitutional amendments following a visit from U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland on July 15.

The United States and leaders of France and Germany have been urging Poroshenko to submit constitutional changes carrying out provisions of the Minsk agreement calling for self-rule in the Donbas region.

Russia has frequently cited Kyiv's reluctance to carry out the Minsk autonomy provisions as an obstacle to lasting peace in Ukraine's war-torn east, where separatists backed by Russia have been battling the government.

Poroshenko submitted constitutional changes on decentralization on July 1, but they did not envision a special status for the Donbas.

Vice speaker Oksana Syroyed said on her Facebook page on July 16 that Ukrainian legislators are feeling "terrible pressure" from the "world community" to grant the Donbas region autonomy "to demonstrate the implementation of the Minsk agreements."

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I have been commenting here of the massive pressure being exerted by France, Germany and the US on the Ukrainians to "grant special status to the Donbass regions" IN the face of total non compliance by Russia and her mercenaries in fulfilling anything written in Minsk 2.

All three countries had basically up through yesterday "denied the media reports" after the reporting came out AND all three stated "we stand by the protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Ukraine" QUOTE/UNQUOTE.

THEN this today---YES it does seem that Obama, Hollande and Merkel want the Ukrainians to basically cave into Russian demands and hand over the Donbass to the Russians WITHOUT a single Russian compliance with anything.

WHY is that??--all three are attempting to get back to "business as usual" and are trying to find a way to give "Putin a win"---BUT it seems that "appeasement via Munich 1938" did not work then and nor will it work today.

HAS Obama, Hollande and Merkel said a single negative comment towards the massive Russian shellings and grounds attack that have been ongoing now for over three weeks?

Not a single word. Yet all three scream when IS attacks civilians in Syria and Iraq BUT when Russians indiscriminately shell wounding and killing defenseless civilians in their homes or in shelters WHAT is the western response NOTHING. IS the shelling of civilians actually "state sponsored terrorism"??????

Remember I commented yesterday that it is Nuland who is applying the US pressure as she has her own Russian back channel to Putin--so is the US carrying out Russian wants and wishes??????


Poroshenko Submits Plan Granting Autonomy In Eastern Ukraine
July 16, 2015

President Petro Poroshenko has submitted a constitutional change to Ukraine's parliament providing autonomy to the country's southeastern regions.

According to the parliament's website, the draft proposal would include a section in the constitution on the special status of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Ukrainska Pravda newspaper reported on July 16 that Poroshenko decided to submit the constitutional amendments following a visit from U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland on July 15.

The United States and leaders of France and Germany have been urging Poroshenko to submit constitutional changes carrying out provisions of the Minsk agreement calling for self-rule in the Donbas region.

Russia has frequently cited Kyiv's reluctance to carry out the Minsk autonomy provisions as an obstacle to lasting peace in Ukraine's war-torn east, where separatists backed by Russia have been battling the government.

Poroshenko submitted constitutional changes on decentralization on July 1, but they did not envision a special status for the Donbas.

Vice speaker Oksana Syroyed said on her Facebook page on July 16 that Ukrainian legislators are feeling "terrible pressure" from the "world community" to grant the Donbas region autonomy "to demonstrate the implementation of the Minsk agreements."

Does Obama, Hollande, and Merkel actually want the "Bosnia solution" which is Putin's personal choice for the Ukraine?????

For those that truly understand the current Bosnia crisis it has been a disaster
BUT great for Clinton's "legacy".

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I have been commenting here of the massive pressure being exerted by France, Germany and the US on the Ukrainians to "grant special status to the Donbass regions" IN the face of total non compliance by Russia and her mercenaries in fulfilling anything written in Minsk 2.

All three countries had basically up through yesterday "denied the media reports" after the reporting came out AND all three stated "we stand by the protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Ukraine" QUOTE/UNQUOTE.

THEN this today---YES it does seem that Obama, Hollande and Merkel want the Ukrainians to basically cave into Russian demands and hand over the Donbass to the Russians WITHOUT a single Russian compliance with anything.

WHY is that??--all three are attempting to get back to "business as usual" and are trying to find a way to give "Putin a win"---BUT it seems that "appeasement via Munich 1938" did not work then and nor will it work today.

HAS Obama, Hollande and Merkel said a single negative comment towards the massive Russian shellings and grounds attack that have been ongoing now for over three weeks?

Not a single word. Yet all three scream when IS attacks civilians in Syria and Iraq BUT when Russians indiscriminately shell wounding and killing defenseless civilians in their homes or in shelters WHAT is the western response NOTHING. IS the shelling of civilians actually "state sponsored terrorism"??????

Remember I commented yesterday that it is Nuland who is applying the US pressure as she has her own Russian back channel to Putin--so is the US carrying out Russian wants and wishes??????


Poroshenko Submits Plan Granting Autonomy In Eastern Ukraine
July 16, 2015

And yet again the Ukrainians are showing an interesting ability to side step the "Bosnian solution" that Putin, Obama, Hollande and Merkel want for the Ukraine.

Notice that YES they gave an "inch to Nuland" BUT then countered that inch by adjusting the inch to exactly 1mm--YES they fulfilled Minsk 2 BUT remember Minsk 2 does not define just exactly what is "special status"--NOW the Ukrainians have defined it and Obama, Hollande and Merkel can say little to nothing.

Seems that the West should allow Russian experts ie the Ukrainians define what is needed not some interpretation of what Putin wants made by western leaders.

SO now that Russia has her "special status" that they have been complaining about ARE they going to stop the shellings and ground attacks and come into full compliance with Minsk 2??--doubt it. SO what does Obama, Hollande and Merkel say about the constant shellings and attack on civilians--NOTHING but yet they respond to Russian complaints--why is that???

.@poroshenko offers no 'special status' for rebel East Ukraine, but expands self-governing for 'certain communities' pic.twitter.com/rpq6gU3Ixp

Poroshenko: changes are to affect power distribution between #Kyiv and local communities not Prez-Rada powers

"There is not even a hint of federalization, Ukraine will remain a unitary state." - Poroshenko.

THIS is key--yes they can govern themselves BUT it is the realm of a national government to create laws and it is the national government that defines policy and the "special status zone" cannot on their own define what they want for laws, treaties and or economical agreements especially with Russia.

Again the Ukraine fulfills Minsk 2 YET blocks the Russian "federalization demands".

BUT why cannot Obama, Hollande and Merkel see the Putin game????

"Appeasement" 2015 style by western leaders?????

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"Little green men uniforms" weapons, explosives and munitions found in northern Moldavia this week and now this from Georgia.

DEVELOPING: Georgian police in standoff with masked men which entered Georgian territory, believed to be #Russia|n soldiers

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And yet again the Ukrainians are showing an interesting ability to side step the "Bosnian solution" that Putin, Obama, Hollande and Merkel want for the Ukraine.

Notice that YES they gave an "inch to Nuland" BUT then countered that inch by adjusting the inch to exactly 1mm--YES they fulfilled Minsk 2 BUT remember Minsk 2 does not define just exactly what is "special status"--NOW the Ukrainians have defined it and Obama, Hollande and Merkel can say little to nothing.

Seems that the West should allow Russian experts ie the Ukrainians define what is needed not some interpretation of what Putin wants made by western leaders.

SO now that Russia has her "special status" that they have been complaining about ARE they going to stop the shellings and ground attacks and come into full compliance with Minsk 2??--doubt it. SO what does Obama, Hollande and Merkel say about the constant shellings and attack on civilians--NOTHING but yet they respond to Russian complaints--why is that???

.@poroshenko offers no 'special status' for rebel East Ukraine, but expands self-governing for 'certain communities' pic.twitter.com/rpq6gU3Ixp

Poroshenko: changes are to affect power distribution between #Kyiv and local communities not Prez-Rada powers

"There is not even a hint of federalization, Ukraine will remain a unitary state." - Poroshenko.

THIS is key--yes they can govern themselves BUT it is the realm of a national government to create laws and it is the national government that defines policy and the "special status zone" cannot on their own define what they want for laws, treaties and or economical agreements especially with Russia.

Again the Ukraine fulfills Minsk 2 YET blocks the Russian "federalization demands".

BUT why cannot Obama, Hollande and Merkel see the Putin game????

"Appeasement" 2015 style by western leaders?????

Since the Ukrainians passed just now their version of "special zone status" for Russian occupied Ukrainian territory under pressure from the US, Germany and France NOW WILL Obama, Hollande and Merkel stand up with a robust defense of Ukrainian territory/sovereignty in the face of the following .........probably not.

BUT in the world of unintended consequences--Obama, Hollande and Merkel have not quite thought through the effects of "decentralization" --it is the Pandora's box that will be unleashed in other parts of Europe after watching it occur in the Ukraine ie Spain, Portugal and other countries with ethnic minorities/language minorities ie Belgium--wear a mask, run around with an AK, take buildings over and you will get you own country almost a how to do it has been provided now by Obama, Hollande and Merkel in their quest for appeasement with Russia.


A large #Russia|n military convoy crossed the #Ukraine village of #Hrabove in #Donetsk Region, towards frontline pic.twitter.com/d9eHJ9t2Fj

UA Maj-Gen Taran: Over past days, RU forces have accumulated hvy weapons, equipt and strength along whole frontline http://www.mil.gov.ua/en/news/2015/07/16/major-general-andriy-taran-the-situation-in-the-region-is-getting-worse/ …

Ukrainian JCCC has asked the Russian JCCC to restrain their troops and bring them into compliance with Minsk 2.

Reaction of dnr/lnr:#Ukraine should discuss changes to constitution with #Putin.
West,when you'll understand it was never ab ppl of #Donbas?

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2,000 Tula-based Russian paratroopers + 30 hardware in live-fire combat exercise in Pskov region, Russia 16-17 July http://tass.ru/en/russia/809018 …
This is the same unit that took heavy loses and 10 POWS in the August 2014 invasion of the Ukraine.

DPR armored vehicles arrived to MH17 site. The commander: "We are here to provide security." pic.twitter.com/FtEAwLjxnR

Lots of military activity at #MH17 crash site today ahead of anniversary. Tank squad+company of DPR/Russian soldiers pic.twitter.com/836WQcLQoX

DNR asks BRICS to impose sanctions against a number of Ukrainian officials http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/16-july-dnr-asks-brics-to-impose-sanctions-against-a-number … via @AricToler

Latitude 67N SIGINT @uascan
RUAF VHF comms consistent with SU27 fighters in Baltic Sea

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Cyber warfare is a wide area to cover and it is just not state on state--there is an inherent criminal and spy side as well that is why the hack of the Italian company "The Hacking Team" is so important as it gives us an inside view for the first time.

Italian surveillance firm's breach puts spies in hot seat: http://bigstory.ap.org/f225984ff42a47ee8323806eaf7ed1cf&utm_source=android_app&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share … cc @20committee

hackingteam shows why they are changing permanently websites and IP blacklisting is more efficient than AV http://ht.transparencytoolkit.org/rcs-dev%5Cshar

hackingteam the POC exploit van VUPEN for older Windows exploits is even today only detected by TWO AV pic.twitter.com/iPtKYmQ7lf

hackingteam the samples of VUPEN exploits on their server are NOT discovered by @virustotal pic.twitter.com/632tay7rRc

hackingteam penetration testing questons for dummies https://ht.transparencytoolkit.org/FileServer/FileServer/Hackingteam/OLD/modulistica/HT%20IT%20Security%20questions.xls …

hackingteam in this folder are RATs - didn't test them - but they are green by virustotal - well I smell a RAT https://ht.transparencytoolkit.org/FileServer/FileServer/whitepapers/hardening/ …

hackingteam we have found the infrastructure now without question and will restart from there and compare to what we already have

hackingteam the advantage of the leak is that so many exploits now are being uploaded to virustotal discovery rates increase

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Reference the shot down of MH17----maybe this is why Russia has gone over the cliff on their stated rejection of a UN tribunal.

SSU Ukraine: We know, where the BUK came from, who met/accompanied it, a route, place and time of shot, and where it was then hidden.

SO now is Russia hedging their bets-----?????


MOSCOW, July 16. /TASS/. Russia’s Almaz-Antey Concern’s report on the MH17 crash that states that the passenger plane was shot down from the Buk-M1 air defense missile system is one of possible explanations, Rosaviation federal agency deputy head Oleg Storchevoy said on Thursday.

"The research conducted by the Almaz-Antey Concern is not a confirmation that the Boeing was shot down by a missile from the Buk-M1 air defense system, but rather one of possible explanations of what happened, other possible causes are not ruled out," Storchevoy said.

The deputy head added that numerous eyewitnesses stated that they saw a military aircraft at the crash site on the day of the tragedy. He also reminded that Russian military experts said in their report that the plane was shot down by an air-to-air missile. "Calculations in the document are very accurate, it is obvious that people [authors of the report] have extensive experience in investigating disasters," Storchevoy noted.

Mikhail Malyshevsky, an adviser to the chief designer of Almaz-Antey Concern said last month that the Malaysian aircraft above Ukraine was downed by an air defense missile, most likely 9M38M1 of the Buk-M1 air defense system. In turn, Almaz-Antey Director General Yan Novikov recalled that the missile was discontinued in Russia in 1999.

Almaz-Antey experts said the missile was launched from an area south of the locality of Zaroshchenskoye in Ukraine, while analysis did not confirm the version that the missile was launched from Snezhnoye. "For experimental integrity, we can’t say what side owned the missile," he said.

How @Agranovskiy of #Russia's #Communist party reacted to #MH17: "Rebels have the right to shoot down anything above" pic.twitter.com/tdsuBamVfS

Russia admits Buk-M1 may have been downed #MH17, so DNR/LNR commanders, who starts drawing straws for the blame game?

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33549462

EU warning over Russia 'land grab' in South Ossetia border row


A warning sign is pictured behind a barbed wire barricade erected by Russian and Ossetian troops along Georgia's de-facto border with its breakaway region of South Ossetia, 14 July 2015

Russian troops have been installing barbed wire and fences along the de facto border between South Ossetia and Georgia since the 2008 war

The EU has warned of increased tensions amid claims that Russia has redrawn a section of Georgia's de facto border with South Ossetia.

Georgia says Russian troops installed signs marking the "state border" of the breakaway region of South Ossetia further inside Georgian territory.

The move has left a small portion of the Baku-Supsa oil pipeline under Russia's effective control.

Russia has brushed off accusations about its role.

Its troops have been patrolling the administrative border since the 2008 Russian-Georgian war over South Ossetia.

An EU foreign policy spokesperson said the installation of new signposts "had led to tension in the area, with potentially negative effects on the local population, their livelihood and freedom of movement".

Protesters held an anti-Russia demonstration near the de facto border between Georgia and South Ossetia on Tuesday

"Steps that could be perceived as provocative must be avoided," the office of EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement.

"The EU reaffirms its full support for Georgia's territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders."

'Creeping annexation'

Reports say markers have been placed at least 300m (980ft) further south into Georgian territory. The new border is now just 500m away from Georgia's main highway linking the Black Sea to Azerbaijan.

On Tuesday Georgian Foreign Minister Tamar Beruchashvili condemned the border move as a continuation of "creeping Russian annexation".

However, Georgia's Energy Minister, Kakha Kaladze, and BP spokesperson Tamila Chantladze say BP has not had access to that section of pipeline since the 2008 war.

Ms Chantladze stressed that the pipeline was operating as normal.

Meanwhile a flag erected by Georgian protesters near the village of Khurvaleti, just south of the dividing line, has been removed by guards on the South Ossetian side, Georgia's Rustavi-2 TV channel reported on Thursday.

In August 2008, tensions between Georgia and Russia escalated into a full-blown military conflict when Georgia tried to retake South Ossetia after a series of lower-level clashes with Russian-backed rebels.

In the aftermath of the war, South Ossetia declared independence from Georgia and was recognised by Russia, although only a few other countries followed suit.

In April 2009, Russia bolstered its position in South Ossetia by signing a five-year agreement to take formal control of its frontiers with Georgia proper.

There have been long-standing concerns that tensions over Russia's influence in the region could have an impact on Georgia's strategic infrastructure.

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Russian Seargant refused to go to war in Ukraine and now may face 5 years in Russian prison pic.twitter.com/llWokIuygN

Analysis #Map
Russian "hybrid" Army frontline-base between #Horlivka and #Dzerzhynsk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhmzRNyWxM8 … pic.twitter.com/oDsdVLqlT4

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And yet again the Ukrainians are showing an interesting ability to side step the "Bosnian solution" that Putin, Obama, Hollande and Merkel want for the Ukraine.

Notice that YES they gave an "inch to Nuland" BUT then countered that inch by adjusting the inch to exactly 1mm--YES they fulfilled Minsk 2 BUT remember Minsk 2 does not define just exactly what is "special status"--NOW the Ukrainians have defined it and Obama, Hollande and Merkel can say little to nothing.

Seems that the West should allow Russian experts ie the Ukrainians define what is needed not some interpretation of what Putin wants made by western leaders.

SO now that Russia has her "special status" that they have been complaining about ARE they going to stop the shellings and ground attacks and come into full compliance with Minsk 2??--doubt it. SO what does Obama, Hollande and Merkel say about the constant shellings and attack on civilians--NOTHING but yet they respond to Russian complaints--why is that???

.@poroshenko offers no 'special status' for rebel East Ukraine, but expands self-governing for 'certain communities' pic.twitter.com/rpq6gU3Ixp

Poroshenko: changes are to affect power distribution between #Kyiv and local communities not Prez-Rada powers

"There is not even a hint of federalization, Ukraine will remain a unitary state." - Poroshenko.

THIS is key--yes they can govern themselves BUT it is the realm of a national government to create laws and it is the national government that defines policy and the "special status zone" cannot on their own define what they want for laws, treaties and or economical agreements especially with Russia.

Again the Ukraine fulfills Minsk 2 YET blocks the Russian "federalization demands".

BUT why cannot Obama, Hollande and Merkel see the Putin game????

"Appeasement" 2015 style by western leaders?????

Obama on 08.02.14:“Russia's a regional power.”Obama on 07.15.15:“We arent gonna solve problems in Syria unless there’s buyin from Russians.”

So with the US pressure on the Ukraine for a “special status” for the Russian occupied Ukraine HAS Obama actually thrown the Ukraine under the bus in exchange for his legacy????

5 (!) aircraft with WIA #Ukrainian soldiers onboard landed in #Dnipropertovsk for the last days. What does it mean: #ceasefire or #war?

NOTICE there is still no comments by Obama, Hollande and Merkel on the current Russian offense and shelllings of civilians last night.

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So there are still no comments from Obama, Hollande and Merkel concerning the massive violations of Minsk 2--the same document they claim to support but which Russia is in absolute non compliance.

Shelling intensity is again massive and early today--attacks will definitely be over 90 today.

19:46 #Donetsk Schetinina @DoneckiiPatriot Several salvos in a row, [rumble] became louder

19:46 #Donetsk @MitAndersen As of now strong resonant explosions with rolling echo [are heard]

19:49 #Donetsk @donetsk_ukrop Smolyanka joined [=outgoing also from S]

19:56 #Donetsk @Buzzing_Rook "It calmed down. Supper"
19:56 #Makeevka @VasyaMakeevskiy It ceased

20:05 #Mskeevka @VasyaMakeevskiy Distant volleys are sometimes heard fr/#Opytne direction

19:58 #Donetsk @666_mancer [fm] "Shelling from Kazenny [=chemical plant], position behind the woodline, heard fr/Hornyak"

19:39 #Donetsk center @0954771 In the airport area "ceasefire grows big", now they also shell from a new position

17:30 #Donetsk @UkraineSuper1 Since 16:50 in #Spartak-#Pisky we can hear "special status" [rumbles]

Donetsk 19:59
"Seglovka-Grigoryevka listens - towards Butovka mine and further like #Yasynuvata incoming fire" https://twitter.com/666_mancer/status/621725855321075712 …

Horlivka 19:51
"The whistling can be heard in the basement" https://twitter.com/xy_gorlov4an/status/621723949395783680 …

Makeevka 20:05
Sometimes distant volleys towards #Optyne https://twitter.com/VasyaMakeevskiy/status/621727844285218816 …

Donetsk 19:49
"Smolyanka joined" https://twitter.com/donetsk_ukrop/status/621723307885391872 …

Donetsk 19:00
"Hell on #Pisky-#Spartak continues" https://twitter.com/UkraineSuper1/status/621711098635493376 …

Donetsk 19:41
From Azotny ds (shells) flying to north-west https://twitter.com/relictDon/status/621721232472449024 …

Probably unrelated to Putin's new "aidconvoy" which arrived today, but some serious outgoing fire from #Donetsk and #Horlivka right now.

20:40 #Donetsk Kirovsky ds @UrriKara4en Now and again one can hear small arms and mortar bombs in #Staromykhaylivka direction

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CONFIRMED---
Russian Sabotage & Reconnaissance Groups in Ukraine long before August,2014: https://en.informnapalm.org/russian-sabotage-and-reconnaissance-groups-in-ukraine-long-before-august-24-2014/ … @en_informnapalm pic.twitter.com/yVVZDT2Mpg

Donetsk @AlfaNubovsky Who knows, what RUS VIP has license plate 'x155xy(190)'? Seen in Voroshilova in misc places.

Yesterday OSCE observed continuous ceasefire violations at & around Donetsk airport. Recorded 178 instances of firing
http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/173341 …

Hackers Crack #Russia's Official Tender Site, Offer 'Control of #Russia' with bids starting at $1 trillion http://tmt-go.ru/525772

@LUGANSK_TODAY
They don't even try to hide! #H2200 marking is used by #Russian Railways while transporting tanks. Russian tanks! ;)

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And yet again the Ukrainians are showing an interesting ability to side step the "Bosnian solution" that Putin, Obama, Hollande and Merkel want for the Ukraine.

Notice that YES they gave an "inch to Nuland" BUT then countered that inch by adjusting the inch to exactly 1mm--YES they fulfilled Minsk 2 BUT remember Minsk 2 does not define just exactly what is "special status"--NOW the Ukrainians have defined it and Obama, Hollande and Merkel can say little to nothing.

Seems that the West should allow Russian experts ie the Ukrainians define what is needed not some interpretation of what Putin wants made by western leaders.

SO now that Russia has her "special status" that they have been complaining about ARE they going to stop the shellings and ground attacks and come into full compliance with Minsk 2??--doubt it. SO what does Obama, Hollande and Merkel say about the constant shellings and attack on civilians--NOTHING but yet they respond to Russian complaints--why is that???

.@poroshenko offers no 'special status' for rebel East Ukraine, but expands self-governing for 'certain communities' pic.twitter.com/rpq6gU3Ixp

Poroshenko: changes are to affect power distribution between #Kyiv and local communities not Prez-Rada powers

"There is not even a hint of federalization, Ukraine will remain a unitary state." - Poroshenko.

THIS is key--yes they can govern themselves BUT it is the realm of a national government to create laws and it is the national government that defines policy and the "special status zone" cannot on their own define what they want for laws, treaties and or economical agreements especially with Russia.

Again the Ukraine fulfills Minsk 2 YET blocks the Russian "federalization demands".

BUT why cannot Obama, Hollande and Merkel see the Putin game????

"Appeasement" 2015 style by western leaders?????

So Obama, Hollande and Merkel pressured the Ukraine to compromise on Minsk 2 AND yet not a single point has been implemented by Russia--so are they assisting Putin to "save face" and did they with this move throw the Ukraine under the bus for "business as usual"?????

The "special status" was passed as per their pressure AND WHAT was the mercenary response ie Russian response----WAR.

Plotnitsky (LPR): "Better war than deception" 16 July stmt about not getting 'special status' http://vk.com/wall-82643692_32203?reply=32211 … pic.twitter.com/xeFMnTO7xl

Plotnitsky's (now deleted) statement (16 July 2015) grabbed as is from Google Translate: pic.twitter.com/KAXitm5Oqb

The reason we tweet this is because Plotnisky (LPR) ended his statement about not getting 'special status' with "Better war than deception."

The Plotnitsky (LPR) statement "Better war than deception." is being deleted faster than we can look for them! pic.twitter.com/z05SvHtpAO

Alternate source (some more have already been deleted on VK_com) http://m.lnrnews.net/news/zajavlenie-glavy-lnr-igorja-plotnickogo-po-povodu-proekta-popravok-v-konstituciyu-ukrainy-9286.html …

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I have been commenting here of the massive pressure being exerted by France, Germany and the US on the Ukrainians to "grant special status to the Donbass regions" IN the face of total non compliance by Russia and her mercenaries in fulfilling anything written in Minsk 2.

All three countries had basically up through yesterday "denied the media reports" after the reporting came out AND all three stated "we stand by the protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Ukraine" QUOTE/UNQUOTE.

THEN this today---YES it does seem that Obama, Hollande and Merkel want the Ukrainians to basically cave into Russian demands and hand over the Donbass to the Russians WITHOUT a single Russian compliance with anything.

WHY is that??--all three are attempting to get back to "business as usual" and are trying to find a way to give "Putin a win"---BUT it seems that "appeasement via Munich 1938" did not work then and nor will it work today.

HAS Obama, Hollande and Merkel said a single negative comment towards the massive Russian shellings and grounds attack that have been ongoing now for over three weeks?

Not a single word. Yet all three scream when IS attacks civilians in Syria and Iraq BUT when Russians indiscriminately shell wounding and killing defenseless civilians in their homes or in shelters WHAT is the western response NOTHING. IS the shelling of civilians actually "state sponsored terrorism"??????

Remember I commented yesterday that it is Nuland who is applying the US pressure as she has her own Russian back channel to Putin--so is the US carrying out Russian wants and wishes??????


Poroshenko Submits Plan Granting Autonomy In Eastern Ukraine
July 16, 2015

So is Nuland now backtracking in the face of Russia overt and clear aggression with this latest offense.

We want to ensure #Ukraine lives up to the #minskagreements by adopting changes to Constitution, so that other side has no excuses-V.Nuland

So where is the equal pressure on Putin?????

Especially in the face of complete Russian non compliance with Minsk 2 or is "saving Putin's face" more important than creditability.

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Video and photos of the Russian troops that have crossed into Georgia-----

PT - Pictures of 'unknown armed men' on #Georgia|n territory:
http://www.stripes.com/news/europe/georgian-police-in-standoff-with-armed-men-near-south-ossetia-1.358236 … pic.twitter.com/fBWmoyYGub

I'll just say it: those "armed men" (L) look like elite #Russia troops (R) http://www.stripes.com/news/europe/georgian-police-in-standoff-with-armed-men-near-south-ossetia-1.358236 … pic.twitter.com/5NW8mEhy7R

First footage of 'unknown armed men' which crossed into #Georgia|n territory:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WxRCNcvk9SE&t=27 …

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Today one year ago MH17 was shot down by Russian supported mercenaries using Russian supplied BUK ---crew itself was Russian.


Critical video that just was found on the internet------
Disturbing new #MH17 video 'DPR' militia arriving at crash site. Looting. Saw pilot crawling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4zQKUVPfAQ … pic.twitter.com/zftfhPa1lJ

Putin: "Manipulation with #MH17 tragedy versions - unacceptable"... OK, PUTIN!
original - https://twitter.com/mudzhyri/status/621694683727704065 … pic.twitter.com/SDQVojR77o

Dutch prosecutors on MH17: There will be charges of murder and possibly charges of war crimes http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11732678/One-year-on-MH17-evidence-against-separatists-appears-overwhelming.html … via @RolandOliphant

Eliot Higgins @EliotHiggins
Starting in 35 minutes @MH17Live will recreate the events of July 17th 2014 in real time using open source information #MH17

[OUTLAW 09]

Simple pro-Russian farmer/rebels built this concrete communications equipped firing range in days #Sontseve #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/LvRQiKSYTG

Russia|n 3rd Brigade, special forces #GRU soldier Krivki was filmed by GWP @#Luhansk airporthttps://youtu.be/S4TfQmPT8-k pic.twitter.com/WY6xslrQSj

VIDEO At least 15 tanks of 'Cossack regiments' of Russian Hybrid Army training in Ukraine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y4omIHSH58 … pic.twitter.com/Bm3HaURkcL

These trucks have been/are used by Russians to secretly shell occupied civilian areas and then quickly get away. https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/621751264477605892 …

IMPORTANT indicator of ongoing pre Russian offensive----Spetsnaz attempts break through again
Tonight #Ukraine forces repelled 2 attacks of diversion squads of Russia-led terrorists near #Avdiivka & Staryi Aidar - #ATO press center.

Ukraine's President @Poroshenko told @CAmanpour, #CNN "I have intelligence data that Russia will launch offensive" http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/07/16/intv-ukraine-amanpour-petro-poroshenko.cnn/video/playlists/amanpour/ …

[OUTLAW 09]

Today one year ago MH17 was shot down by Russian supported mercenaries using Russian supplied BUK ---crew itself was Russian.


Critical video that just was found on the internet------
Disturbing new #MH17 video 'DPR' militia arriving at crash site. Looting. Saw pilot crawling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4zQKUVPfAQ … pic.twitter.com/zftfhPa1lJ

Putin: "Manipulation with #MH17 tragedy versions - unacceptable"... OK, PUTIN!
original - https://twitter.com/mudzhyri/status/621694683727704065 … pic.twitter.com/SDQVojR77o

Dutch prosecutors on MH17: There will be charges of murder and possibly charges of war crimes http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11732678/One-year-on-MH17-evidence-against-separatists-appears-overwhelming.html … via @RolandOliphant

Eliot Higgins @EliotHiggins
Starting in 35 minutes @MH17Live will recreate the events of July 17th 2014 in real time using open source information #MH17

Descriptions of #MH17 evidence inc 'overwhelming', 'damning', 'convincing'. #Russia losing credibility by the day. pic.twitter.com/I0WoG3RONl

Full transcript: Russian-backed rebels ransack the wreckage of MH17 in shocking 17-minute video http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/world/full-transcript-russian-backed-rebels-ransack-the-wreckage-of-mh17-in-shocking-17-minute-video/story-fntzq3qr-1227444629703 …

A year ago the world saw the real face of "Russian spring"... pic.twitter.com/Woo1ZbfMc9

A Buk 9M317 missile destroyed #MH17.
#Ukraine does not have 9M317 missiles.
But #Putin's #Russia has thousands... pic.twitter.com/DeZfTRiZof

Separatist communications discussing the Buk intercepted by the SBUhttps://youtu.be/MVAOTWPmMM4?t=3m5s … pic.twitter.com/nSmjQEw6H0

[OUTLAW 09]

Interesting vehicle has been spotted and social media is tracking I--evidently definitely Russian Army-spotted yesterday
Donetsk - More details of a covered missile system sighted in the city
https://twitter.com/666_mancer/status/489669167352922112 … pic.twitter.com/jq0OlrPqGZ

SBU recognized Acting Consul General of RF in Odessa persona non grata -handed a note demanding an immediate leave UA.http://www.sbu.gov.ua/sbu/control/uk/publish/article;jsessionid=FEAF465178AC02CFB848570DCDBD50C A.app1?art_id=150384&cat_id=39574 …

Russians intensified aerial recon in Luhansk area, 26 UAV's spotted yesterday http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/17-july-russians-intensified-aerial-recon-in-luhansk-area …

Ukraine Security @ServiceSsu captured one more terrorist of Russia-led 'Somali' armed gang. pic.twitter.com/t8W6pPYY3T http://twitter.com/ServiceSsu/status/621938155176988672/photo/1pic.twitter.com/t8W6pPYY3T

[OUTLAW 09]

Descriptions of #MH17 evidence inc 'overwhelming', 'damning', 'convincing'. #Russia losing credibility by the day. pic.twitter.com/I0WoG3RONl

Full transcript: Russian-backed rebels ransack the wreckage of MH17 in shocking 17-minute video http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/world/full-transcript-russian-backed-rebels-ransack-the-wreckage-of-mh17-in-shocking-17-minute-video/story-fntzq3qr-1227444629703 …

A year ago the world saw the real face of "Russian spring"... pic.twitter.com/Woo1ZbfMc9

A Buk 9M317 missile destroyed #MH17.
#Ukraine does not have 9M317 missiles.
But #Putin's #Russia has thousands... pic.twitter.com/DeZfTRiZof

Separatist communications discussing the Buk intercepted by the SBUhttps://youtu.be/MVAOTWPmMM4?t=3m5s … pic.twitter.com/nSmjQEw6H0


In Remembrance of 298 civilians killed by a Russian Buk missile in a war that did not involve them by a country that does not nor has never valued human life if it drives their political ends.

It bodes us well to revisit what has been supported by solid open source social media analysis since the day of the shot down of MH17-Russia was responsible and five Russian lies later nothing they say changes that simple fact.

Russian propaganda outlet LifeNews was first at disaster site. Here's their #MH17 footage they later deleted:
https://youtu.be/j1XSvxCfIuo

Snizhne - A Buk missile launcher is filmed heading south out of town. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiI9s-zWLs4 …

Snizhne - A Buk missile launcher is photographed moving under its own power pic.twitter.com/BzcSiU3DRm

Snizhne "an anti-aircraft gun...they are going to fire at planes" https://twitter.com/iTasig/status/489727112874835968 …

RIA apologising for that MH17 quiz now, says its editors have been "taken off" work, whatever that means https://twitter.com/rianru/status/621984323034607616 …

@GrahamWP_UK #Fiblips hero Strelok bragging about the shoot down of #MH17 until he realized it was a civilian flight. pic.twitter.com/eEI3J6xyha

SBU intercept, 17Jul'14: DNR terrorists report to #Russia general Kozitsyn on shooting #MH17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbyZYgSXdyw … pic.twitter.com/CADLKY2WgW

Only 1 day after #MH17, #Ukraine's SBU already showed the DNR terrorists did it w #Russia Buk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2rmN7jeX8A … pic.twitter.com/tvqN0yyV0F

Today all #Russia "journalists" working for #propaganda must share responsibility for #MH17 - they also helped to kill & then cover up crime

Pictures
The #killers of #MH17 use the memorial service at the crash site for their #propaganda.
pix:@ChristopherJM pic.twitter.com/AeCaafnasK

17/7/14: Children cheer downing of #MH17 by DPR
17/7/15: Children celebrate DPR at #MH17 site
(pic: @JeroenAkkermans) pic.twitter.com/Lbq59REtIQ

Never seen #MH17 aftermath vid shows #Russia DNR gunmen looting passenger luggage @ crash-site
http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/never-before-seen-footage-reveals-russian-backed-rebels-arriving-at-the-wreckage-of-mh17/story-fnizu68q-1227444676268 … pic.twitter.com/lQBFoeOQbu

taken from Russian FB –VK account
18 days before #MH17 was shot down:
"#Buk anti-aircraft missiles will defend airspace over Donetsk"
v/ @Pavel_XII pic.twitter.com/8LAfdHjLjH

After that brief apology to #MH17 families, Russian RIA news continues its 24/7 anti-Ukraine propaganda. pic.twitter.com/rxxX0ca7dZ

Deleted July 17th @lifenews_ru TV report BEFORE it was known that #Russia's DNR had shot down #MH17 w/ BUK
http://ukrainewarlog.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page_26.html …
@vkontakte

My debut for @Reuters: Russia-Ukraine conflict: Proof of MH17 tragedy’s real culprits grows http://reut.rs/1MeM0MA pic.twitter.com/Ot1qZbSjfQ

Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss
Wanna read 7,000 words on how we know the separatists shot down MH17? Go on, of course you do: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/17/how-we-know-russia-shot-down-mh17.html …

Putin: "We have no 9М38-M1 missiles".
Summer 2013 #Russia's 53rd Air Defense brigade fires 9М38-M1 at Kapustin Yar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weRsGuwhVKw …

[OUTLAW 09]

Russian foreign Ministry is “running hard for cover” and desperately trying to extract itself from the MH17 UNSC rejection of a tribunal.

The Russian FM Larvov seems to have a failing memory concerning previous civilian air crashes—let’s start by the total lack of the Russians in assisting on the investigation of the Polish civilian aircraft downed killing the entire Polish government and they still have not returned the crash debris for analysis to Poland and they just last month rejected another Polish request for the return of that debirs—wonder why is that???

Secondly, normally all air crash investigation teams are formed by the manufacturer, one or two of the international air crash investigation organizations and investigators from the countries who had lost civilians in the crash—IN this case there was not a single Russian onboard and the aircraft was not Russian built or maintained AND from the beginning Russia was under suspicion of being directly involved so does the criminal suspect get a chance to dictate the actual criminal investigation—never actually ---even in Russia law.

HERE is the SUPER BIG “if”—“IF” Russia had no involvement THEN why the bitter rear guard fight over a tribunal??? WHY are they not cheering on the tribunal IF they are so sure the Ukrainians downed MH17?? WHY have they repeatedly attempted multiple ever changing “so called theories” all in an attempt to blame the Ukraine???

Russia has been scrambling since the shot down with their various "lie theories" simply to cover their tracks since they never had any idea what the Dutch investigation was turning up so they threw a massive web of lies to cover any aspect of the investigation and now they got "caught out" in their web of lies. If one goes back to the actual downing--Russian mercenaries refused for days to allow a recovery effort and there were multiple reports of the Russian mercenaries attempting to take away--actually did take away large debris pieces and attempted to tamper with the remaining debris all in the hope of eliminating any evidence AND when they thought they had eliminated all evidence ONLY then did they open up the crash site for recovery.

WHY—because they know the finger of a “war crime” is pointed directly now at Putin and Russia.

All their arguments are simply the Russian propaganda 6Ds-dismay, distract, dispute, distort ALL designed to create doubt and distrust.


MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: The UN Security Council has never established any tribunals on civil air accidents. Even in the high-profile Lockerbie case

SUPER massive interesting comment by the Russian FM here--Lockerbie was a proven act of international terrorism by a country openly supported at the time by Russia in the UNSC.

MH17 is the perfect example of a "state sponsored war crime"--A REALLY REALLY BIG difference.

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: Unfortunately,the resolution hasn't been implemented.The investigation is being carried out without affirming the key role of @ICAO

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov:Since then,we have been repeatedly calling for this resolution to be implemented in good faith in all aspects pic.twitter.com/P4teK0BXWD

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: All our attempts, to organise a discussion of the investigation, were blocked by the countries that are now advocating a tribunal

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: No information was provided to #UNSC in accordance w/those bilateral agreements, even though the resolution expressly requires this

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: There are two important things for us.First is access for all states concerned to the results of the investigation #MH17

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: Second, we operate that only after this can the issue of responsibility of those guilty be considered on a preliminary basis

[OUTLAW 09]

While MH17 is being mourned--the WAR is still continuing---and remember the US declared this Russian invasion to be just "an incursion".

Another echelon of russian military equipment near the border with #Ukraine https://youtu.be/thfGImVssk8 via @YouTube

Vans with armed men come to #Ukraine from Russia, in the area of Komsomolske spotted a Russian SAM "Strela" - OSCE http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/17-july-vans-with-armed-men-come-to-ukraine-from-rf--in-the …

ICBMs "Yarsy" and "Topol-M" on battle alert for exercises in #Russia. pic.twitter.com/CrDyPAfTId http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/17-july-icbms-yarsy-and-topolm-on-battle-alert-for-exercises …

Latitude 67N SIGINT @uascan
RUAF VHF comms in Baltic Sea. IL20 talking to naval units?

During the last day, snipers fired on Mariinka checkpoint. Berezove checkpoint came under Mortar fire - Border guards
http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_7908.htm …

Poroshenko: Total of 64,000 Ukrainian troops in war-torn zone http://24today.net/open/474527 pic.twitter.com/yxyBZitLQA

Over 60 attacks on Ukrainian positions just in the overnight period--40 during the day up to 18:00---the war is on since the average of 58 per day has been crossed for the last two weeks.

[OUTLAW 09]

A really solid explanation of the changes to the Ukrainian Constitution yesterday by the Rada—well worth reading to fully understand Ukrainian politics.

http://www.odessatalk.com/2015/07/a-constitutional-cacophony-passes-through-the-rada/

A constitutional cacophony passes through the Rada
July 17, 2015

by Nikolai Holmov



No differently from the theatrics, populism, and cacophony of discord that saw Bill №2217a “On Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine (concerning the decentralization of power) pass through the Rada yesterday, undoubtedly Ukrainian main stream and social media will be screeching and squawking over the 288 votes in favour for the proposed amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine, and the “decentralisation” of powers these amendments bring – if eventually adopted, which is not guaranteed.

Having garnered 288 votes (300 being a constitutional majority), the Bill now heads to the Constitutional Court for its consideration.

It has to be noted that the Venice Commission is generally in favour having seen the amendments, returned them with “recommendations”, and those “recommendations” were by and large acted upon. Thus any constitutional issues are not likely to be with content but with the procedures of the Bill passing through the Rada – if there were any.

Continued………………………………….

Really long article.

[OUTLAW 09]

For a little light humor—a combination of all the Russian “shot down theories”.

Our theories on what shot down MH17 in one pic. pic.twitter.com/kKhvWXhxJJ

Lavrov: For a year we wanted a #MH17 UN tribunal. Now that the others agree we've changed our mind.

[OUTLAW 09]

Russian propaganda outlet LifeNews was first at disaster site. Here's their #MH17 footage they later deleted:
https://youtu.be/j1XSvxCfIuo

Snizhne - A Buk missile launcher is filmed heading south out of town. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiI9s-zWLs4 …

Snizhne - A Buk missile launcher is photographed moving under its own power pic.twitter.com/BzcSiU3DRm

Snizhne "an anti-aircraft gun...they are going to fire at planes" https://twitter.com/iTasig/status/489727112874835968 …

RIA apologising for that MH17 quiz now, says its editors have been "taken off" work, whatever that means https://twitter.com/rianru/status/621984323034607616 …

@GrahamWP_UK #Fiblips hero Strelok bragging about the shoot down of #MH17 until he realized it was a civilian flight. pic.twitter.com/eEI3J6xyha

SBU intercept, 17Jul'14: DNR terrorists report to #Russia general Kozitsyn on shooting #MH17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbyZYgSXdyw … pic.twitter.com/CADLKY2WgW

Only 1 day after #MH17, #Ukraine's SBU already showed the DNR terrorists did it w #Russia Buk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2rmN7jeX8A … pic.twitter.com/tvqN0yyV0F

Today all #Russia "journalists" working for #propaganda must share responsibility for #MH17 - they also helped to kill & then cover up crime

Pictures
The #killers of #MH17 use the memorial service at the crash site for their #propaganda.
pix:@ChristopherJM pic.twitter.com/AeCaafnasK

17/7/14: Children cheer downing of #MH17 by DPR
17/7/15: Children celebrate DPR at #MH17 site
(pic: @JeroenAkkermans) pic.twitter.com/Lbq59REtIQ

Never seen #MH17 aftermath vid shows #Russia DNR gunmen looting passenger luggage @ crash-site
http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/never-before-seen-footage-reveals-russian-backed-rebels-arriving-at-the-wreckage-of-mh17/story-fnizu68q-1227444676268 … pic.twitter.com/lQBFoeOQbu

taken from Russian FB –VK account
18 days before #MH17 was shot down:
"#Buk anti-aircraft missiles will defend airspace over Donetsk"
v/ @Pavel_XII pic.twitter.com/8LAfdHjLjH

After that brief apology to #MH17 families, Russian RIA news continues its 24/7 anti-Ukraine propaganda. pic.twitter.com/rxxX0ca7dZ

Deleted July 17th @lifenews_ru TV report BEFORE it was known that #Russia's DNR had shot down #MH17 w/ BUK
http://ukrainewarlog.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page_26.html …
@vkontakte

My debut for @Reuters: Russia-Ukraine conflict: Proof of MH17 tragedy’s real culprits grows http://reut.rs/1MeM0MA pic.twitter.com/Ot1qZbSjfQ

Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss
Wanna read 7,000 words on how we know the separatists shot down MH17? Go on, of course you do: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/17/how-we-know-russia-shot-down-mh17.html …

Putin: "We have no 9М38-M1 missiles".
Summer 2013 #Russia's 53rd Air Defense brigade fires 9М38-M1 at Kapustin Yar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weRsGuwhVKw …

AND social media open source analysis just keeps piling it on—Russian propaganda trolls are seemingly at a loss for words—their push back is slow, faulty and in space with some of their responses.

In above video of #Russia's 53rd Air Defense brigade appears Buk 212; same Buk a year later on way to #Donbas & #MH17 pic.twitter.com/szcYivTuJo

Who could forget Russia's claims that terrorists never had BUK, dispelled by their own publications/admissions? #MH17 pic.twitter.com/BTgKixMxnj

18 days before #MH17:
"Buk has target range of 20 km. Militia has excellent cookies now for Ukraine air force."
https://twitter.com/NPoklonskaya/status/483228193080758272 …

The moment "rebels" in Eastern Ukraine realized it was a civilian plane #MH17 https://youtu.be/K70igRdKVhA

RT at its 'best', claiming the voices in video footage say that second plane shot down MH17. http://www.rt.com/news/310082-mh17-video-another-aircraft/ …

[OUTLAW 09]

Russian foreign Ministry is “running hard for cover” and desperately trying to extract itself from the MH17 UNSC rejection of a tribunal.

The Russian FM Larvov seems to have a failing memory concerning previous civilian air crashes—let’s start by the total lack of the Russians in assisting on the investigation of the Polish civilian aircraft downed killing the entire Polish government and they still have not returned the crash debris for analysis to Poland and they just last month rejected another Polish request for the return of that debirs—wonder why is that???

Secondly, normally all air crash investigation teams are formed by the manufacturer, one or two of the international air crash investigation organizations and investigators from the countries who had lost civilians in the crash—IN this case there was not a single Russian onboard and the aircraft was not Russian built or maintained AND from the beginning Russia was under suspicion of being directly involved so does the criminal suspect get a chance to dictate the actual criminal investigation—never actually ---even in Russia law.

HERE is the SUPER BIG “if”—“IF” Russia had no involvement THEN why the bitter rear guard fight over a tribunal??? WHY are they not cheering on the tribunal IF they are so sure the Ukrainians downed MH17?? WHY have they repeatedly attempted multiple ever changing “so called theories” all in an attempt to blame the Ukraine???

Russia has been scrambling since the shot down with their various "lie theories" simply to cover their tracks since they never had any idea what the Dutch investigation was turning up so they threw a massive web of lies to cover any aspect of the investigation and now they got "caught out" in their web of lies. If one goes back to the actual downing--Russian mercenaries refused for days to allow a recovery effort and there were multiple reports of the Russian mercenaries attempting to take away--actually did take away large debris pieces and attempted to tamper with the remaining debris all in the hope of eliminating any evidence AND when they thought they had eliminated all evidence ONLY then did they open up the crash site for recovery.

WHY—because they know the finger of a “war crime” is pointed directly now at Putin and Russia.

All their arguments are simply the Russian propaganda 6Ds-dismay, distract, dispute, distort ALL designed to create doubt and distrust.


MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: The UN Security Council has never established any tribunals on civil air accidents. Even in the high-profile Lockerbie case

SUPER massive interesting comment by the Russian FM here--Lockerbie was a proven act of international terrorism by a country openly supported at the time by Russia in the UNSC.

MH17 is the perfect example of a "state sponsored war crime"--A REALLY REALLY BIG difference.

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: Unfortunately,the resolution hasn't been implemented.The investigation is being carried out without affirming the key role of @ICAO

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov:Since then,we have been repeatedly calling for this resolution to be implemented in good faith in all aspects pic.twitter.com/P4teK0BXWD

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: All our attempts, to organise a discussion of the investigation, were blocked by the countries that are now advocating a tribunal

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: No information was provided to #UNSC in accordance w/those bilateral agreements, even though the resolution expressly requires this

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: There are two important things for us.First is access for all states concerned to the results of the investigation #MH17

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: Second, we operate that only after this can the issue of responsibility of those guilty be considered on a preliminary basis

Effects of Russian propaganda------

It's disgusting. #ruscism https://twitter.com/ChristopherJM/status/621990079364513793 …

DNR youth release balloons for #MH17 victims in Hrabove. Sign reads: "They killed you and they continue to kill us."

[OUTLAW 09]

Reference armed Russian troops on illegally annexed Georgian territory—WHERE we have not heard much of a US push back on.

http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/politicss/70705-our-main-aim-is-to-prevent-a-war-on-our-territory-tina-khidasheli.html

Our main aim is to prevent a war on our territory
Tina Khidasheli

15:22 17-07-2015


Our main aim is to prevent a war on our territory - Tina Khidasheli According to Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli, the policy pursued by the government is the most correct.

She said the main aim of the government is to prevent any war on our territory.

“I am a part of this government; the reason I am a minister is that I think the policy pursued by the government is the most correct, efficient and reliable for our security.

Our main aim is to prevent war on our territory and this is successfully being adhered to by the Georgian government, so far,”- she said.

Tense situation in Georgia's #Khurvaleto and #Tsitelubani http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/politicss/70702-commotion-erupts-near-the-khurvaleti-checkpoint.html … + http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/conflicts/70696-security-stepped-up-in-the-villages-of-khurvaleti-and-tsitelubani.html …

[OUTLAW 09]

Ukrainian nationalism is clearly out of control: Odessa's gubernatorial leadership just hired ANOTHER foreigner.

https://meduza.io/en/news/2015/07/17/maria-gaidar-daughter-of-the-famous-shock-therapy-reformer-is-appointed-odessa-s-new-deputy-governor …

[OUTLAW 09]

At the Russian Security Council Putin discussed whether amendments to Ukrainian Constitution correspond to Minsk accords. https://twitter.com/dimsmirnov175/status/622011552426819584 …

Maybe Putin needs a refresher--nowhere in the Minsk 2 agreement is defined exactly what that "special status looks like' and it was singed off on by the Vienna Committee of which Russia is a member the last time I checked.

Have decided to assist Putin in understanding the Minsk 2 Agreement since his own designated representative signed it in the name of Russia.

1. you will notice that none of the 11 points has been implemented by Russia AND yet Russia is "concerned about one point"????

2. the Ukraine refuses to negotiate with the Russian controlled mercenaries under the argument "they are illegally occupying Ukraine territory in the name of Russia and were not elected via Ukrainian elections laws to represent the Russian occupied zones".

So let's see being in total non compliance gives Russia the right to say what is and or is not correct under Ukrainian law especially since they have invaded the Ukraine????

Complete Minsk 2 Agreement is as follows;



12:11PM GMT 12 Feb 2015

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


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


– for Ukrainian troops, from actual line of contact;


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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Some international legal experts say that the "special status" was only to be completed when the first seven critical points had been implemented- as the French and Germans had designed the Agreement to be a step by step approach---BUT PUTIN always turns everything upside-down when he deals with the West--typical Russian negotiation style.

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Worth reading---remembering Illarionov was and potentially still is a Putin advisor

http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.de/2015/07/obama-has-sold-out-ukraine-to-get-deal.html

Friday, July 17, 2015

Obama has Sold Out Ukraine to Get Deal with Iran, Illarionov Says

Paul Goble


Staunton, July 17 – President Barack Obama has sold out Ukraine in order to get Vladimir Putin’s support for a nuclear deal with Iran, according to Andrey Illarionov. Other commentators, including at least one Ukrainian one, disagree. But almost all expect that Putin will expect gratitude from the US and fear that he may get it.

In a commentary on Kasparov.ru yesterday, Illarionov says that the deal he has warned against for the last 16 months has occurred: the US has sacrificed Ukraine in order to get Putin’s support in talks with Iran and Syria, and it has made this deal “without the participation of Ukraine and at Ukraine’s expense” (kasparov.ru/material.php?id=55A7D54ECA084).

This sell-out began, the Russian commentator says, during US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Sochi when he did not mention Crimea and effectively created together with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov “’the Sochi-Munich format’ of negotiations in the shape of the Nuland-Karasin talks without the participation of Ukraine.”

That in itself achieved one of Putin’s major aims: eliminating Ukraine as a discussant of its own fate and elevating Russia to the level of the United States as a center of decision making about other countries. Then, Illarionov traces the way in which this new “format” worked in the intervening period.

This culminated on July 14, he continues, when Obama told the New York Times the following: ‘Asked if President Vladimir Putin of Russia was a help or a hindrance in concluding this deal, Mr. Obama said: “Russia was a help on this. I’ll be honest with you. I was not sure given the strong differences we are having with Russia right now around Ukraine, whether this would sustain itself. Putin and the Russian government compartmentalized on this in a way that surprised me, and we would have not achieved this agreement had it not been for Russia’s willingness to stick with us and the other P5-Plus members in insisting on a strong deal.”

The American president continued: “I was encouraged by the fact that Mr. Putin called me a couple of weeks ago and initiated the call to talk about Syria. I think they get a sense that the Assad regime is losing a grip over greater and greater swaths of territory inside of Syria [to Sunni jihadist militias] and that the prospects for a [Sunni jihadist] takeover or rout of the Syrian regime is not imminent but becomes a greater and greater threat by the day. That offers us an opportunity to have a serious conversation with them.”

The very next day, US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland arrived in Kyiv. “The main goal of [her] visit,” Illarionov says, was “to force [Ukrainian President Petro] Poroshenko to change the draft Constitution of Ukraine by including in it references to ‘the special regions of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts,” where pro-Moscow forces control much of the territory.

That is exactly what Poroshenko did, and a number of deputies in Ukraine’s parliament issued a statement about what they believe is “an act of betrayal,” one that denies Ukraine the right of self-determination by legitimizing Russian forces on the territory of Ukraine (facebook.com/oksana.syroyid/posts/1016331355058693?hc_location=ufi).

That international legitimation of the presence of Russian forces on Ukrainian territory taken without any involvement of the Ukrainian state and Ukrainian people, the members of the Verkhovna Rada say, is “the end not only of European prospects for Ukraine” but also represents “the success of the Kremlin’s plan and the end of the Ukrainian state.”

Having quoted that declaration in full, Illarionov observes that Poroshenko has “fulfilled the first point of Putin’s demands on Ukraine” by changing that country’s constitution and that in his effort to do so, the Moscow leader has enjoyed the support of Obama. Now, the question is, will Kyiv meet all the rest of Putin’s demands? And will Obama help with that as well?

These other demands, the Russian analyst says, include a Ukrainian amnesty for all those who fought for Moscow in eastern Ukraine, the implementation of the law on special status for the Donbas and the holding of elections, the adoption by Ukraine of a law on local administration, and the lifting of the Ukrainian economic blockade from these territories.

Illarionov says in conclusion that “there is no doubt that these demands from Putin will be fulfilled.”

Not everyone in Moscow, Washington, or Kyiv agrees with this analysis, of course, and one of the most pointed critiques of it has been provided by Petr Oleshchuk, a political scientist at Shevchenko State University in Kyiv (nv.ua/opinion/oleschuk/kak-putin-prevratilsya-v-amerikanskuyu-marionetku-59600.html).

He argues that “everything is not so simple” as Illarionov supposes and that the suggestion of a simple deal of the kind the Russian analyst does is “too primitive and one-dimensional.”

What does it mean that Obama has “thanked” Putin for his support on the Iranian deal? According to Oleshchuk, only that “the administration of the US president still views Putin as a partner, a difficult one but a partner nonetheless who is needed for the resolution of certain problems.” It doesn’t necessarily signal a deal on anything else.

“Having trapped himself in Ukraine,” the Ukrainian political scientist say, “Putin has made an expensive gift to the American White House.” On the one hand, having condemned himself to international isolation, he has little room for maneuver. And on the other, he has opened the way for sanctions that the West can employ for more than just Ukraine.

Indeed, in Oleshchuk’s view, “having tied himself hand and foot, Putin cannot simply leave, cannot move forward, but cannot be forced either. He now is completely in the hands of the US which has received as a result yet another bonus in the form of the rebirth of NATO as a factor in world politics.”

Oleshchuk’s conclusion: “As long as Putin is ‘in Ukraine,’ he is dependent on others. [And] this dependence can be used. The clearest example is the Iranian issue.” For the US, he continues, there are benefits from ensuring that neither Ukraine nor Russia achieve any advantages” and that the conflict continues.

“Any attempts by Russia to go further will be stopped, because both a victory and a defeat of the Russian Federation would not be “profitable” for the United States. A Russian “victory would mean an imperial passionate explosive and the prospects for a new expansion. Defeat would be the end of the Putin regime and the collapse of the largest country in the world.”

But regardless of whether Illarionov or Oleshchuk is correct, it is certain, Liliya Shevtsov writes, that Putin “will expect gratitude” from Obama for his “assistance” in allowing the US president to achieve his “dream.” And she suggests that such gratitude could take a variety of forms (kasparov.ru/material.php?id=55A7D24BEE92C).

Among them are such issues as missile defense in Europe, a possible international tribunal on the downing of the Malaysian jetliner, and “finally on the war in Ukraine.” Consequently, “we shall see [in the near future] whether interests or principles predominate in American policy.”

Shevtsova does not say, but one could add the ancient observation that gratitude is often not a powerful motivating force but the expectation of gratitude is – and if Putin believes he has a right to that, he may act in ways now that he would not have before Obama gave his interview to the New York Times.

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Wrap up of MH17 for today:

Must read: key MH17 witness arrested by Russian Security Service on the day Investigators called for witnesseshttp://lugansk-news.com/oleg-bugrov-one-of-key-witnesses-of-mh17-tragedy-who-talked-about-buk-3-days-before-attack-arrested-by-russian-secret-service/ …

July 17: Russian GRU officer Strelkov didn't hesitate to edit his post after learning not AN-26 but #MH17 was downed! pic.twitter.com/UnLW3kaWRg

Deleted DNR tweet confirming Russian rebels indeed have a BUK-M1 #Ukraine #Russia #Russianinvasion pic.twitter.com/prJ2AMDV13

Another "DNR" witness "heard the other plane move in the direction of Debaltsevo" WTF, is this the most idiotic fake country on earth?

DNR" witness: "I looked up and saw a grey plane, resembling a military destroyer" << what, you DIDN'T take down the license plate number??

Never seen #MH17 aftermath vid: #Russia DNR gunmen phone call suggests pilot of downed plane was ALIVE after crash: pic.twitter.com/8e6pR6e8vA

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BREAKING--if true and this is the first mention in social media and not confirmed by any other means---THEN Russia forces are about to cross the demarcation line in a formal Russian offensive.

Urgent talks on #Ukraine in Normandy format is scheduled for Friday evening http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/17-july-urgent-talks-on-ukraine-in-normandy-format-is-scheduled …

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BREAKING--if true and this is the first mention in social media and not confirmed by any other means---THEN Russia forces are about to cross the demarcation line in a formal Russian offensive.

Urgent talks on #Ukraine in Normandy format is scheduled for Friday evening http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/17-july-urgent-talks-on-ukraine-in-normandy-format-is-scheduled …

It was said by president of Ukraine Petro Poproshenko, Interfax-Ukraine reports.


“I was just told that immediate talks in the Normandy format are planned by telephone,” he said at the end of a meeting with chief of law-enforcement agencies of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The president added: “We pay and must pay special attention to the process of de-escalation of the conflict in the east and coordination of our actions with our partners and the pro-Ukrainian coalition.”

@StateDept warns US citizens to defer all travel to Crimea & Donetsk/Luhansk and those already there to leave! pic.twitter.com/QFcbThcJH6

Inhabitants of Donetsk and Luhansk fall under the protection of Moscow after getting Russian Fed passports, 17 Jul https://translate.google.ie/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=www.politnavigator.net%2Fzhiteli-donecka-i-luganska-popadut-pod-zashhitu-moskvy-posle-polucheniya-pasportov-rf.html&edit-text= …

Could be a Kremlin "dirty tricks" story to confuse, distract, put pressure on before Minsk Normandy meeting urgently called for tonight

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Orthodox Christian soldiers train snipers for Donbas combat missions http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/orthodox-christian-soldiers-train-snipers-for-donbas-combat-missions-393706.html …

Russian Drones Can Intrude on a Pretext of Searching for Lost Children: https://en.informnapalm.org/russian-drones-can-intrude-on-a-pretext-of-searching-for-lost-children/ … via @en_informnapalm pic.twitter.com/n4vGYIdOIb

SR-3M Vikhr, ORSIS T-5000, VSSK Vychlop, 9A-91... nice choice of Russian SOF/Recce weapons in #Ukraine via @Dbnmjr pic.twitter.com/Q86HH3z49B

Heavy explosion in #Luhansk http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/17-july-heavy-explosion-in-luhansk … pic.twitter.com/6jcFzM8EWL via @lradar_official

If it shouts at you, "I'm a Russian Army T-72B1 in Makeevka, Ukraine" ...
pic.twitter.com/epCi8xSlKq

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Wrap up of MH17 for today:

Must read: key MH17 witness arrested by Russian Security Service on the day Investigators called for witnesseshttp://lugansk-news.com/oleg-bugrov-one-of-key-witnesses-of-mh17-tragedy-who-talked-about-buk-3-days-before-attack-arrested-by-russian-secret-service/ …

July 17: Russian GRU officer Strelkov didn't hesitate to edit his post after learning not AN-26 but #MH17 was downed! pic.twitter.com/UnLW3kaWRg

Deleted DNR tweet confirming Russian rebels indeed have a BUK-M1 #Ukraine #Russia #Russianinvasion pic.twitter.com/prJ2AMDV13

Another "DNR" witness "heard the other plane move in the direction of Debaltsevo" WTF, is this the most idiotic fake country on earth?

DNR" witness: "I looked up and saw a grey plane, resembling a military destroyer" << what, you DIDN'T take down the license plate number??

Never seen #MH17 aftermath vid: #Russia DNR gunmen phone call suggests pilot of downed plane was ALIVE after crash: pic.twitter.com/8e6pR6e8vA

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's eastern Ukrainian rebels' new report claiming MH17 was shot down by a fighter jet! https://meduza.io/en/news/2015/07/17/rebels-in-eastern-ukraine-publish-eyewitness-testimonies-claiming-mh17-wasn-t-alone-in-the-sky …

Russia Today now going with time-honored strategy of "when all else fails to deflect your own guilt, blame the Jews" pic.twitter.com/pq7z7tJWXI

Did Strelkov Report Downing of MH17 Before Other Social Media Users? Earlier Post Revealed http://www.interpretermag.com/russia-update-july-16-2015/#9191 … pic.twitter.com/7wbe1Szlb2

Deleted #MH17 video from LifeNews with English subtitles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIPkwhVHpJs …

Russia's RT Spins And Spins Over New MH17 Footage. http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-rt-spins-mh17-footage/27134682.html … pic.twitter.com/5dlsvMmE4E

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Ukraine Claims Russian-Backed Forces Have Shelled A JCCC Observation Post Near Luganskoye. http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-515-a-year-after-mh17-fighting-continues/#9204 …

Russian forces DPR tank unit positions near Marinka, occupied-Donetsk 17 Jul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0fz22NgQow&t=418 … pic.twitter.com/cG6GaGIDo0 ...

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AND the shellings start early again tonight.............

17:17 #Donetsk @nixer79 Mospine locals said, lots of hardware moved through tow/Donetsk

19:14 #Donetsk @relictDon Evening shelling in the northwest started according to schedule.

19:09 #Horlivka @77bot1 "Pretty distant echo of the battle"

18:46 #Horlivka @tgorlovka From #Shyroka_Balka area one can hear small arms shots

18:15 #Donetsk @frosy1burlakova 3 tankettes and a kamaz along Kuybysheva tow/railway station "went to fire at #Pisky, here comes evening"

19:50 #Donetsk @nixer79 Evening session of heavy salvos started fr/ Putilovka groove, rocket-like aftersound, tow/#Pisky

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AND the shellings start early again tonight.............all along the eastern front lines
17:17 #Donetsk @nixer79 Mospine locals said, lots of hardware moved through tow/Donetsk

19:14 #Donetsk @relictDon Evening shelling in the northwest started according to schedule.

19:09 #Horlivka @77bot1 "Pretty distant echo of the battle"

18:46 #Horlivka @tgorlovka From #Shyroka_Balka area one can hear small arms shots

18:15 #Donetsk @frosy1burlakova 3 tankettes and a kamaz along Kuybysheva tow/railway station "went to fire at #Pisky, here comes evening"

19:50 #Donetsk @nixer79 Evening session of heavy salvos started fr/ Putilovka groove, rocket-like aftersound, tow/#Pisky

Shellings are now becoming massive and intense.......still along the entire eastern front line.

Russia-orchestrated militants in Donbas amount to 34,000 - Defense Ministry
http://www.unian.info/war/1102177-russia-orchestrated-militants-in-donbas-amount-to-34000-defense-ministry.html … pic.twitter.com/ThCqfYmIdO


20:26 #Donetsk Kirovsky ds @902Albi We hear volleys from various positions

20:25 #Donetsk @relictDon Volleys fr/Smolyanka. And from Azotny too.

20:25 #Donetsk @AkaDON12 Smolyanka shakes, Kuybyshevska mine, DZKhR etc are trembling from 152mm shots, direction unclear

20:24 #Donetsk @PVB40 Silence is over in Donetsk at 20:24

20:31 #Avdeevka @bamr69 Party started here. Rumble in #Opytne-airport area

20:30 #Donetsk @nixer79 All-around shelling Avdeevka bridgehead started, battery in Zasyadko mine up-cast area, joined

20:37#Avdeevka @JuZolyshkaLia Just now landing nearby, loud and strong one

20:37#Avdeevka @Marchcat_81 Incoming

20:40 #Avdeevka @JuZolyshkaLia For now 3 incoming, unclear where exactly. Very distant volleys were heard and close landings

20:41 #Avdeevka @owl_ok [vk] Molodizhna St 17, 19, 20 - windows broke

20:44 #Horlivka Stroitel @ahab7822 Rumble fr/#Shyroka_Balka direction

20:50 #Avdeevka @JuZolyshkaLia Incoming again. In last 2min 2 of them

20:51 #Avdeevka @666_mancer [vk] "2 projectile impacts on Khimik, 1st at 20:35"

20:48 #Donetsk Bakiny @xnzor1 "Smoke after Avdeevka shelling?" pic.twitter.com/zZV4eC9lIN

20:55 #Avdeevka @bamr69 Incoming are terrible, they are firing just at the town

20:55 #Avdeevka @JuZolyshkaLia "wow! Nearby. Gagarina St, a close impact"

20:57 #Avdeevka @666_mancer [vk] "In old town part single mortar bombs hiss and impacts are heard in cellars&checkpoint area"

21:00 #Avdeevka @JuZolyshkaLia Checkpoint area: rumble!

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Obama via Nuland, Hollande and Merkel applied pressure to the Ukrainians to pass a "special status " zone law which they did--REMEMBER what Putin is pushing for is the "Bosnian solution"--which means the mercenary zone would have veto rights over all Ukrainian foreign affairs, and economic treaty decisions and be free to make their own treaties and agreements.

IF they would read his definitions over the last six months of federalization--that is exactly what he wants--but who in DC, Paris, Berlin reads anything Putin says????

This was the answer from Putin after his Security Meeting yesterday-----

JUST how did the West think Putin is going to come off of the "Bosnian solution"??? Any student of foreign affairs especially European affairs knows this is what Putin wants to be able to control completely the Ukraine AND western leaders did not know this????

SO what is their solution for the Ukraine now--to push them to completely cave to Russian demands ie appeasement on the part of Obama and company?????


Russia Calls Ukrainian Constitutional Changes Inadequate

By RFE/RL

July 18, 2015


Russia has rejected proposed changes in Ukraine's constitution as not going far enough to fulfill Ukraine's obligations under the Minsk peace accord.

Russian President Vladimir Putin in a two-hour telephone meeting July 17 with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and the leaders of France and Germany, said the changes don't meet the terms of the agreement because they were made without consulting with the Russian-backed rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine who are seeking greater autonomy.

Putin repeated his call for Poroshenko to negotiate directly with the heads of the two self-declared republics of Lugansk and Donetsk -- something the Ukrainian leader has refused to do.

Russia's Foreign Ministry declared "the attempt to present the constitutional amendments... as some kind of fulfillment by Kyiv of its Minsk obligations...should not fool anybody."

Poroshenko insisted at the meeting that Ukraine is abiding by the Minsk agreements, and accused Russia and the separatists of violating the ceasefire and other provisions of the accord.

The exchange came a day after Ukraine's parliament took the first step toward granting what AFP described as temporary self-rule to pro-Russian rebels under a constitutional change sent to Ukraine's Constitutional Court for review.

The changes would grant Ukraine's parliament authority to create or recognize new regions within the country which would have limited powers to govern themselves, primarily on financial and local matters.

The decentralization would not take away any of the central government's powers in areas such as defense, foreign policy, national security, the rule of law, and respect for civil liberties, according to Ukraine Today.

While Russia maintained the changes are not adequate, the United States and France endorsed them as a good "starting point" for carrying out the Minsk agreement.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in a phone call with Poroshenko welcomed the parliament's decision to "start constitutional reform" and take steps toward the decentralization of power and organizing of local elections, the Ukrainian president's office said.

French President Francois Hollande praised the constitutional proposals as a "positive first step" that should lead to the staging of local elections in rebel-run regions later this year, Hollande's office said.

"Local elections held under Ukrainian law and with respect for the corresponding commitments will be an important milestone," it said.

Putin in the meeting also urged Ukraine to stop effectively blockading the separatists regions of east Ukraine, contending that a "humanitarian crisis" was developing there.

The four leaders, sometimes referred to as the Normandy group, agreed to talk again next week.

NOTICE: Did anyone outside of the Ukraine repeat the mantra in this conference call "we have fulfilled our definition of Minsk 2--you Russia are still absolutely not in full compliance with any point in Minsk 2"--nothing of the sort from the western leadership side--only the Ukraine stated Russia had not fulfilled anything.

WHY is that?--three weeks ago all western leaders were beating up Russia with the accusation of non compliance of all points in Minsk 2---NOW after the Iran Deal--total silence.

AND this is not appeasement????

The US signature is on a document called the "1994 Budapest Memorandum" which states the US and the UK will protect Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity from outside attack--DOES this seem like they are "protecting it"????

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Vehicle search reveals UAH 8 mln heading to militants (Photo)
http://www.unian.info/war/1102186-vehicle-search-reveals-uah-8-mln-heading-to-militants-photo.html … pic.twitter.com/4EQWtGSDdr

Yarosh, Right Sector leader, now also says the soldiers at #Mukacheve were lured into a trap.
http://en.censor.net.ua/news/344329/soldiers_of_right_sector_who_have_fallen_for_provo cation_in_mukacheve_ready_to_wash_away_their_guilt … pic.twitter.com/Tswyq1cxAw

Mukachevo MP Lanio Prevented From Leaving Ukraine By Border Guards. http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-515-a-year-after-mh17-fighting-continues/#9201 … pic.twitter.com/ozTLx7lNTx

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Reference the BUK that shot down MH17-------

GRU officer Petrovsky ("Khmury") organizing #Buk which shot down #MH17
http://politrussia.com/geroi-dobrovoltsy/khmuryy-geroy-dobrovolets-sergey-petrovskiy-987/ …
http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2015/04/01/russian-officer-recognized-on-tape-by-dutch-investigation-team-mh17/ … pic.twitter.com/Vt8MGo8hxf

GRAPHIC: RU video glorifying Petrovsky:
He's the one who organized the reprehensible POW march on Aug 4 too.
https://youtu.be/u6TGhrGyMrM

Petrovsky was in RU army, fought in Afg., S.Ossetia, Chechnya (w/ Girkin).This is his 9th war.
http://icorpus.ru/intervyu-s-generalom-petrovskim/ … pic.twitter.com/C7rCtESqrV

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This is what happens when you as President have a total disconnect with your DoS/NSC and DoD.

AND when your foreign policy is simply based on "legacy".

Unintended consequences is also what one gets when one only addresses single problems at a time--this President and his NSC are not even capable to multi tasking.

Russia is moving to a full phase eight of their UW strategy--open state on state war is about to begin in the Ukraine if it has not already started via the Russian artillery prep and ever increasing Spetsnaz missions over the last three weeks.

Putin signed decree on mobilization in Russian Federation
http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201507170019 … http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/18-july-putin-signed-decree-on-mobilization... … pic.twitter.com/3hkeRkamiX

ALL reservists, all men btw 18 and 60!

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This is what unilateral fulfillment gets one under the Hollande and Merkel Minsk 2 agreement—constant shellings and ground attacks
Shellings are earlier than normal and are intense (this does not include the heavy overnight attacks as well)……….AND where are the responses from Obama, Hollande and Merkel??????

07:10 #Donetsk @relictDon From the northwest one can hear morning warm-up, seldom heavy volleys

08:23 #Donetsk @AlfaNubovsky Yday afternoon as usually covered high-sided trucks moved tow/airport and back each 5-7min

07:07 #Avdeevka @JuZolyshkaLia Mostly volleys are heard now

07:00 #Donetsk @nixer79 For about 1/2hr the same heavy volleys fr/Putilovka groove each 15-20 sec...

3 killed in Avdiivka in shellings http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/18-july-3-killed-in-avdiivka-in-shellings …

07:01 #Avdeevka @JuZolyshkaLia Rumble

06:59 #Donetsk Schetinina @DoneckiiPatriot Since 4:30am strong distant volleys of heavy cannon started,like boxes are dropped

Awakened early this morning by thunderous artillery exchange in NW #Donetsk. Off & on for hours now. Not a good start to the weekend.

04:00 - As a result of militant shelling of Avdiivka, a woman and her disabled grandson were killed - Abroskin
https://m.facebook.com/Vyacheslav.Abroskin/posts/1482321055393897?pnref=story …

06:55 #Donetsk @AkaDON12 Traditionally for last days we woke up at 6am to the heavy single salvos in Putilovka direction

06:54 #Donetsk @Buzzing_Rook Incoming responses, again at Putilovka?

#Avdeevka @owl_ok preliminary info: 2 dead in Molodizhna 20: a grandma and her 21yo disabled grandson

06:21 #Horlivka @DobryShubin RUS woke up before 6am and awoke peacefully sleeping city [=ourgoing shelling]

06:13 #Horlivka @Julia_Twinkle They deprive us of sleep, pound since 6am

05:25 #Horlivka @77bot1 One hears gunnery, they are shelling somewhere

July 16: #Russia's convoy of 100 trucks w/ unknown content illegally crosses into #Ukraine. July 17-18: militants intensify attacks in #ATO

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Possible indicator on a pending Russian offensive as the Russians desperately want to take this town after their massive failure the first time with over 1K troops and 100 tanks led by Spetsnaz.

Ruscists don't let people enter #Marinka, they have closed #Aleksandrovka checkpoint.
http://www.62.ua/news/893835

GRU SOF in Luhansk http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/18-july-gru-sof-in-luhansk … #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/4RKObrmuMY via @BuTaJIu4eK

10:15 #Dnepropetrovsk @gdalinka [Several] ambulance cars sped towards the airport [=wounded arrived]

Battalion "Donbass" Captured enemy IFV in Shyrokyne
http://m.0629.com.ua/news/893754 pic.twitter.com/KCLbYVVGp6

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This is what happens when you as President have a total disconnect with your DoS/NSC and DoD.

AND when your foreign policy is simply based on "legacy".

Unintended consequences is also what one gets when one only addresses single problems at a time--this President and his NSC are not even capable to multi tasking.

Russia is moving to a full phase eight of their UW strategy--open state on state war is about to begin in the Ukraine if it has not already started via the Russian artillery prep and ever increasing Spetsnaz missions over the last three weeks.

Putin signed decree on mobilization in Russian Federation
http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201507170019 … http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/18-july-putin-signed-decree-on-mobilization... … pic.twitter.com/3hkeRkamiX

ALL reservists, all men btw 18 and 60!

Full mobilization was one of the Cold War indicators that had military planners on edge as the Russian military can go immediately on the attack knowing their reserves forces are coming online and can backfill attack units.

Putin signed decree on manpower mobilization of Russian Armed Forces (part of new system of training of reservists)

'Full mobilization' turns out to be a call to 5000 soldiers from the reserve + more information here:
http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20150717/1134211364.html …

not necessary that they will go to war, but everyone must update/add their records in new database

they changing system of reserves, so men who are in "reserve" must go to their enlistment office and join "mobilization reserve"

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Obama via Nuland, Hollande and Merkel applied pressure to the Ukrainians to pass a "special status " zone law which they did--REMEMBER what Putin is pushing for is the "Bosnian solution"--which means the mercenary zone would have veto rights over all Ukrainian foreign affairs, and economic treaty decisions and be free to make their own treaties and agreements.

IF they would read his definitions over the last six months of federalization--that is exactly what he wants--but who in DC, Paris, Berlin reads anything Putin says????

This was the answer from Putin after his Security Meeting yesterday-----

JUST how did the West think Putin is going to come off of the "Bosnian solution"??? Any student of foreign affairs especially European affairs knows this is what Putin wants to be able to control completely the Ukraine AND western leaders did not know this????

SO what is their solution for the Ukraine now--to push them to completely cave to Russian demands ie appeasement on the part of Obama and company?????


Russia Calls Ukrainian Constitutional Changes Inadequate

By RFE/RL

July 18, 2015



NOTICE: Did anyone outside of the Ukraine repeat the mantra in this conference call "we have fulfilled our definition of Minsk 2--you Russia are still absolutely not in full compliance with any point in Minsk 2"--nothing of the sort from the western leadership side--only the Ukraine stated Russia had not fulfilled anything.

WHY is that?--three weeks ago all western leaders were beating up Russia with the accusation of non compliance of all points in Minsk 2---NOW after the Iran Deal--total silence.

AND this is not appeasement????

The US signature is on a document called the "1994 Budapest Memorandum" which states the US and the UK will protect Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity from outside attack--DOES this seem like they are "protecting it"????

Just how is it that Obama, Hollande and Merkel seem to think unilateral caving on key Minsk 2 points is going to get any results from a Russia that has until now never fulfilled a single point of the Minsk 2 agreement that all three pushed as the political solution for the eastern Ukraine.

Below are the direct results of that unilateral move by the Ukraine---nothing reciprocal by Russia is seen anywhere other than in heavier shellings and more ground attacks.

Putin insists (to Merkel/Hollande) Poroshenko negotiate directly with DPR/LPR and give them autonomy over defence, foreign policy, security.

NOTICE--this is the "Bosnian solution" and Obama, Hollande and Merkel know for a fact it has never worked in Bosnia.

youtube.com/watch?v=muiAqCycU3c … 3 civilians killed in #Avdiivka shelling 2 days after West+#Russia 'decentralize' #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/waFwRqV6Zb

Map. Situation in eastern #Ukraine, July 18, 00:00 EET pic.twitter.com/2P1VURE7Pb

Ukraine : Sat imagery shows 'rebel' arms depots overflowing with weapon/ammo crates days after each #Russia "aid" convoy leaves #Luhansk

Yesterday in Luhansk region, 1 Ukrainian soldier was killed and 4 wounded - Luhansk RSA
http://www.loga.gov.ua/oda/press/news/2015/07/18/news_66852.html …

Russian artillery 152,120 mm attacked near #Mariupol all night: #Shyrokine Granitne Lebedynske Novoselovka Chermalyk. Casualties reported.

Mariupol area: this night at least 1 UKR KIA (it reads "there are KIA") http://news.liga.net/news/politics/6209843-terroristy_atakovali_vsu_vozle_mariupolya_est_pogi bshie_voennye.htm

Spetsnaz on the attack again----
Ukrainian forces repelled attack of scout group near Lebedinske http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/18-july-ukrainian-forces-repelled-attack-of-scout-group-near …

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Obama via Nuland, Hollande and Merkel applied pressure to the Ukraine to do an unilateral move on the Minsk 2 agreement WITH absolutely no reciprocal moves by Russia—THIS simply muddied the waters even more.

WAS this unilateral move an attempt to “appease Putin and or provide Russia with some sort of face saving”???????

IF so it failed badly as we seen below.

Russian Ambassador to London wants Ukraine to "giveaway" Donbas to Russian Federation. LOL https://twitter.com/Amb_Yakovenko/status/622345735795777536 …

Kremlin:"Kiev has extremely #selective #interpretation of the #Minsk2 treaty".
+ "WE WANT POINT 11 IMPLEMENTED NOW!" pic.twitter.com/zlF4jazTWk

Also #Russia demands "inclusion of DPR/LPR representatives as descr in point 11",ignoring those must be elected in acc. w/ Ukr constitution.

Russia demands the fulfillment of point 11 of the #Minsk2 plan while having 10K troops & 30K mercenaries in #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/gvRSwZcIk1

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NOTICE the Russian FM statement absolutely does not mention the simple fact the Ukrainian changes were submitted for intensive review by the Vienna Committee of which Russia is a member and the VC suggested some changes the Ukraine in fact accepted and approved.

NOTICE as well Russia talks about nothing they have to comply with also under Minsk 2 and right now they are in direct violation of Minsk 2 on any of the 11 points AND they worry about the Ukraine--????

http://en.mid.ru/en/web/guest/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/1596523

17 July 201513:43

Foreign Ministry’s statement on Ukraine’s constitutional process


Russia is concerned about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and problems arising in the course of a settlement. Kiev has been very selective with respect to the February 12, 2015 Minsk agreements – its approach is based on its own interpretation.
The draft amendments to the provisions of the Ukrainian Constitution on decentralization, submitted to the Verkhovna Rada recently, were prepared not only without the participation of the real representatives of Donetsk and Lugansk but also without any account of the interests of Ukraine’s southeast. This document in no way corresponds to the Minsk agreements that clearly require a permanent special status for Donbass and decentralisation of powers and authority. This provision is described in detail in Item 11 of the Minsk Package of Measures.

By introducing the thesis about “peculiarities of local self-government in the individual districts of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions” into the draft’s section on transitional provisions, Kiev is trying to feign the implementation of its Minsk commitments. But this attempt is simply a sidestep and should not deceive anyone. Speaking in the Verkhovna Rada on July 16, 2015, President Petr Poroshenko said that the draft amendments to the Ukrainian Constitution do not grant special status to Donbass.

Such “Kiev-style decentralisation” is largely prompted by transitory considerations of political expediency and may at any time become a bargaining chip in the never-ending struggle for power in Ukraine. Moreover, this demagogical rhetoric is misleading the public in Ukraine and the rest of the world.

Ukraine badly needs real constitutional reform but it should lead to the adoption of a thoroughly amended and updated public contract after a comprehensive discussion. Poly-ethnic Ukrainian society should perceive it as a firm and reliable long-term agreement that guarantees equality for all regions and ethnic groups. Without this, Ukraine will not be able to resolve its urgent needs in overcoming the current deep crisis.

We are urging Ukraine to stop evading the process of political settlement and to strictly abide by the spirit and letter of the Minsk-2 accords.

We also hope that instead of encouraging Kiev’s irresponsible policy, our Western partners will still try to persuade the Ukrainian authorities to launch a true nationwide political dialogue in the country.

July 17, 2015

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NOTICE the Russian FM statement absolutely does not mention the simple fact the Ukrainian changes were submitted for intensive review by the Vienna Committee of which Russia is a member and the VC suggested some changes the Ukraine in fact accepted and approved.

NOTICE as well Russia talks about nothing they have to comply with also under Minsk 2 and right now they are in direct violation of Minsk 2 on any of the 11 points AND they worry about the Ukraine--????

http://en.mid.ru/en/web/guest/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/1596523

17 July 201513:43

Foreign Ministry’s statement on Ukraine’s constitutional process

NOTICE the West never seems to verbally push back on the perception that Russia has a no international legal right to tell the Ukraine what to do and or not do-how strange is that????

Mention anything about Russia involvement in the shot down of MH17 and they go completely ballistic and fall all over themselves telling the world not to meddle in Russian affairs.

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More direct results of the Obama, Hollande, Merkel appeasement policies...

Change of #Russian rhetoric over downing the #MH17 as evidence gathers against #Kremlin pic.twitter.com/gTx2h2MSEh

Of course Russia's militia are blocking OSCE from observing their armor bases at #Komsomolske
via @sterion75 https://twitter.com/2111015/status/622369729467056128 …

OSCE patrol blocked, searched by militants in Komsomolsk http://24today.net/open/475347 pic.twitter.com/mgsuANGJ4S

Terrorist Bezler aka Bes returned to Horlivka, controls Horlivka checkpoints.
http://informator.lg.ua/?p=106237 pic.twitter.com/mNioISzEW4

Good thing Russian troops playing "rebels" in #Ukraine keep uploading pics of #Russia only equipment.
Ie. this T-72B3 pic.twitter.com/iDpVU83OrC

Information war is heating up on Facebook-----
Russia's chief propagandist Kiselyov launches Facebook and Twitter accounts. Then they're swiftly deleted. http://grani.ru/Society/Media/m.242956.html …

vesti.ru/doc.html?id=2642655&cid=7 … Dmitry Kiselyov says he didn’t delete his Facebook account, claims it was censored by Facebook. (Doesn’t say why.)

Police seized weapons and ammunition from a resident in Avdiivka.
http://www.mvs.gov.ua/mvs/control/donetsk/ru/publish/article/206378 … pic.twitter.com/IC7VN3xJcJ

Militants launch majority of attacks at night so not to attract the attention of international monitors - Lysenko
http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/news/lysenko_explains_why_militants_launch_most_attacks _at_night_333109 …

One Ukrainian soldier killed, five wounded in #Donbas in last day
http://uatoday.tv/news/one-ukrainian-soldier-killed-five-wounded-in-donbas-in-last-day-458383.html … pic.twitter.com/EDldWbJS9x

youtube.com/watch?v=87LCTLXO5OI … Tourist fr #Rostov Obl,#Russia:'They met us w/ artillery fire.' And u expected vodka? pic.twitter.com/la7GLh9ChW

Another beaten Spetsnaz attempt to line cross—they are seeming using their fourth team as no single team has been able to penetrate across the demarcation line—how strange is that??

It is almost as of the Ukrainians are reading the Spetsnaz mission briefings.

Lysenko - Near #Mariupol, Ukrainian ATO forces repulsed enemy sabotage group http://www.mariupol.tv/news/war/mariupol/5024/pod_mariupolem_sily_ato_otrazili_napadenie_diversi onnoj_gruppy_boevikov.html … via @Mariupol_TV 18 Jul

Russian "Flectar-D" camo? pic.twitter.com/UBG397Ze8i

The Soviet Military secretly mapped the entire world, but few outsiders have seen the maps—until now
http://www.wired.com/2015/07/secret-cold-war-maps/ …?
Soviet detailed military guide to San Diego.

Terrorists shelled Novotashkovske, Luhansk reg, 2 wounded. https://twitter.com/interfaxua/status/622352085124780032 …

Russia performed observation flights over Estonia and Finland this week http://www.baltictimes.com/russia_to_perform_observation_flights_over_estonia _and_finland_this_week_139225786755a3fd3bcec76/#.Vao20lBfXrs.twitter …

GOMU's Burdinskiy claims Russian Army has over 300K contractees, will have about 352K at year's end. http://bit.ly/1fd7Em9 .

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Strelkov Reportedly Says that Motorola, Givi Out; Zakharchenko Stripped of Guard; after Moscow VIP Visit http://bit.ly/1HzyiQ9

Strelkov has been named in the MH17 900M USD sit filed in Chicago as being the mercenary leader during the shot down of MH17.

He is constantly talking about what goes on in the Donbass as if he is immune to anything--he must have one heck of an insurance policy and or tons of incriminating Putin documents in a hide away.

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Reference the Russian armed troops on Georgian territory involved in the illegal boundary extensions by Russia this week.

Georgian police makes 3 more arrests in Kutaisi
http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/region/70731-three-members-of-free-zone-detained-in-kutaisi.html …

Georgia: 53-year-old man abducted from the village of Knolevi, EU monitoring mission informed
http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/conflicts/70730-53-year-old-man-abducted-from-the-village-of-knolevi.html …

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More results from the Western appeasement attempts at a unilateral move force on the Ukraine by the West.

Seems to be no reciprocal moves by Russian anywhere on the horizon to be seen.

Short sample of the continuous shellings and ground attacks today—evening and early morning will be interesting as will the final attack counts for the day.

14:55 #Maryinka @hyeva_maryinka [vk] Small arms fire and something heavy, maybe a mortar

15:48 #Donetsk @yupivo They mortar as if between this and then

14:46 #Donetsk @levzeja Base in meat-processing plant area: Urals stir along the city, as w/troops as w/ammo

Russian-backed militants mount dozens of attacks on Ukrainian army positions http://uatoday.tv/politics/russian-backed-militants-mount-dozens-of-attacks-on-ukrainian-army-positions-458341.html … pic.twitter.com/iESjAoYQU6

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Reference MH17---------

Really good article on the top Russian suspect who potentially ordered the shot down of MH17…based on Ukrainian voice intercepts of his cell calls.

Globalized: Meet Sergey Petrovsky, the top suspect in the shoo... http://www.globalizedblog.com/2015/07/meet-top-suspect-in-shooting-down-of.html?spref=tw …

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Unique Russian mercenary way of transporting 120mm mortar munitions---
pic.twitter.com/6wCUYf0xRF

Yes, yes, Igor Bezler (Demon) is back. ...and with him, half Russia. pic.twitter.com/LzSSOEkqv8

Putin DNR-Whatever Russia(n) GRU instructors now covering their faces to avoid being identified in Ukraine--unintended consequences--makes it easier to see who is GRU in their mercenary training videos the Russians are posting in large numbers on YouTube.

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Obama via Nuland, Hollande and Merkel applied pressure to the Ukrainians to pass a "special status " zone law which they did--REMEMBER what Putin is pushing for is the "Bosnian solution"--which means the mercenary zone would have veto rights over all Ukrainian foreign affairs, and economic treaty decisions and be free to make their own treaties and agreements.

IF they would read his definitions over the last six months of federalization--that is exactly what he wants--but who in DC, Paris, Berlin reads anything Putin says????

This was the answer from Putin after his Security Meeting yesterday-----

JUST how did the West think Putin is going to come off of the "Bosnian solution"??? Any student of foreign affairs especially European affairs knows this is what Putin wants to be able to control completely the Ukraine AND western leaders did not know this????

SO what is their solution for the Ukraine now--to push them to completely cave to Russian demands ie appeasement on the part of Obama and company?????


Russia Calls Ukrainian Constitutional Changes Inadequate

By RFE/RL

July 18, 2015



NOTICE: Did anyone outside of the Ukraine repeat the mantra in this conference call "we have fulfilled our definition of Minsk 2--you Russia are still absolutely not in full compliance with any point in Minsk 2"--nothing of the sort from the western leadership side--only the Ukraine stated Russia had not fulfilled anything.

WHY is that?--three weeks ago all western leaders were beating up Russia with the accusation of non compliance of all points in Minsk 2---NOW after the Iran Deal--total silence.

AND this is not appeasement????

The US signature is on a document called the "1994 Budapest Memorandum" which states the US and the UK will protect Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity from outside attack--DOES this seem like they are "protecting it"????

So was the Western pressure on the Ukraine in the end the second "Munich 1938" appeasement?????

http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.de/2015/07/constitutional-change-in-ukraine-gives.html

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Constitutional Change in Ukraine Gives Putin Three Victories, Illarionov Says

Paul Goble


Staunton, July 18 – By including in the Ukrainian constitutional provision specifying that Kyiv will come up with a new law governing certain portions of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, the Verkhovna Rada has in effect adopted “a pro-Putin constitutional model for Ukraine” and given the Kremlin leader three dangerous victories over Kyiv, according to Andrey Illarionov.

In a commentary on Kasparov.ru yesterday, the Russian analyst says that supporters of the changes, including Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, downplay their significance, arguing that they are not as far-reaching as opponents, who call them an act of national betrayal insist (kasparov.ru/material.php?id=55A91B58D5EA1).

The specific language of the change in Article 18, Illarionov continues, reads as follows: “The special features of the realization of local self-administration in particular districts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts will be defined by a separate law” to be adopted at some later point (w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb2/webproc4_1?pf3511=55812).

“Strictly speaking,” he continues, this gives some basis for the conflicting interpretations. Obviously, “the special features of local self-administration cannot be called a status.” But the fact that this is now included in the Constitution itself and draws a distinction between parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts and all other parts of Ukraine makes it more like one.

According to Illarionov, this new provision has “at a minimum, three essential characteristics” each of which works for Vladimir Putin and against Ukraine.

First of all, it represents a fulfillment of part of the Minsk 2 accords; and “in the event that the Ukrainian authorities accidently ‘forget’ about this, they will beyond any doubt be reminded of it by their Western allies in the shape of Obama, Kerry, and Nuland who in turn will say that the Ukrainians must meet the Minsk accords regardless of whether Russia does or not.”

Second, the adoption of this constitutional change effectively annuls the earlier decision by Kyiv to declare the Eastern Donbas “occupied territories.” That in turn means “either that the Ukrainian authorities control this territory themselves or they have agreed with those who control this territory now … the beginning of de facto legitimation of the separatists by Kyiv.”

And third, by approving this amendment, the Verkhovna Rada has in fact come out in support of something Putin had been asserting “without particular success” earlier: “the occupied Donbas is not like occupied Crimea, but occupied Crimea is not like occupied Donbas,” thereby undermining Ukraine’s claim to Crimea as well.

Illarionov says that “the next ‘legal’ steps for undermining the sovereignty of Ukraine are completely predictable. The Constitutional Court will give a positive assessment of the Law adopted yesterday.” Then, the Verkhovna Rada “before the end of the year” will adopt on second reading the amendments. And then on the basis of that, the Ukrainian legislature will adopt a special law about “the special features of local self-administration in the Eastern Donbas.”

What is perhaps worst of all, he suggests, is that this is being done by the Ukrainians themselves at the behest of the West even though such steps will only strengthen “a pro-Putin constitutional model for Ukraine” and weaken Ukraine as a state with the right to make decisions for itself.

Russian propaganda and or actually the "truth"?????

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http://www.neweasterneurope.eu/articles-and-commentary/1660-disorder-spreads-among-russian-backed-ukranian-rebels

Disorder Spreads Among Russian-Backed Ukranian Rebels
Published on Friday, 17 July 2015 21:36

Written by Paul-Quinn Judge


On Tuesday (July 14th) morning Yelena Filippova, secretary to the head of Ukraine’s rebel Democratic People’s Republic (DPR) of Donetsk, Alexander Zakharchenko, was badly injured when her car exploded as she drove to work. That afternoon, a prominent DPR politician was shot and wounded on one of the main streets of the city. With evening came fragmentary reports that a military building in central Donetsk had been blockaded by troops.

A senior military officer then told interviewers that the DPR defense ministry had been “abolished”. Throughout all this, Zakharchenko remained silent and invisible. So did his defense minister, Vladimir Kononov, and another power broker, Alexander Khodakovsky, secretary of the rebels’ national security council.

Comment, in the DPR media or from the authorities, has been vague and sparse. Following events in eastern Ukraine in the year since the creation of Moscow-sponsored separatist entities in parts of Donetsk and Luhansk has never been easy. The government is small, suspicious of Westerners and laconic in its comments. Access to the area is difficult, leaving outsiders mostly dependent on bloggers, social media and occasional phone calls with officials.

DPR officials told pro-rebel media that Tuesday’s car bomb attacks were political in nature, and then a senior DPR official, Denis Pushilin, vice-speaker of the People’s Council -(parliament) lashed out at what they described as mounting “provocations” by former heroes “of the DPR independence struggle”.

Pushilin also announced that the ranking DPR officer who had announced the defense ministry’s “abolition”, Sergei Petrovsky (better known by his radio call sign, “Grumpy”), was not qualified to make such claims; such allegations, he added, could only come from someone who was working for Ukrainian or other enemy intelligence. No one from the defense ministry has, however, commented.

Donetsk officials then stated the blockade of a military building was part of a criminal investigation by the Ministry of State Security. The flurry of claims and counter claims is strangely timed. Persistent though so far unconfirmed reports in local Donetsk media claim that Vladislav Surkov, President Putin’s point man on Ukraine, arrived in Donetsk on Tuesday. He does not come often, and one would have thought the DPR would be on its best behaviour.

Tuesday’s violence and confusion follow a month or two of mounting anxiety and tension in Ukraine’s separatist camp. Speculation is growing that Moscow has lost interest in Donetsk and Luhansk, but, rather than declaring peace and going home, that it wants to concentrate on a longer-term effort to subvert Ukraine politically.

Rumours that Zakharchenko will be replaced have been circulating for months. He also seems out of his depth in politics, and can swing wildly across the political spectrum, at times talking obediently of the need to implement the Minsk peace agreements, at others denouncing them and rejecting Moscow’s assertion that Donetsk and Luhansk are still really part of Ukraine.

Khodakovsky has been widely described as Zakharchenko’s most likely successor. A former commander of the pre-war Ukrainian counter-terror forces in Donetsk oblast, Khodakovsky has Russia’s trust, but is roundly disliked by many other military commanders, especially those who want a swift and decisive resumption of military activities.

So what do Tuesday’s events mean?

For a start they are a reminder that the self-declared government of Donetsk is a fragile and volatile mess. Though better organised than its junior separatist partner in Luhansk, it is unstable, fragmented and could one day simply implode. Its half dozen or so leaders and their factions are constantly jostling for power in struggles that have ended several times in the death of senior military figures.

Moscow has created and equipped a large rebel fighting force, well armed, but neither particularly well trained or disciplined. There is not even a reliable estimate of the separatists’ military strength: Ukraine claims they number 33,000, Donetsk many more. In fact, Russia has done little to create a working government structure in either Luhansk or Donetsk, which some see as a sign that it views the two separatist entities as short-term expedients.

There is just a chance, though, that the events of Tuesday night could be in part an indication that the Kremlin realises that they have created a big problem – for themselves as well as Ukraine. The latest issue of one of Moscow’s smaller military journals, Voenno-Promyshlenny Kur’er, known for its discussion of fashionable issues such as hybrid war, carried an article on the U.S. doctrine of “stabilising operations”. After a long discussion of Iraq and Afghanistan, the article veered off to the Donbas.

The Kur’er referred to the “endless stream” of contraband, much of it illegal weapons, that has been crossing the Ukrainian-Russian border since fighting started. It warned of the risk of increased criminality on both sides of the border. “We should admit that fighting in the Donbas is a seriously destabilising factor, which should be urgently nipped in the bud”, it said.

Stepping gently round the question of Russian military operations – after all the Kremlin denies any military engagement in eastern Ukraine – the article suggested that “covert participation by the Russian side would not only improve the humanitarian situation, but also facilitate a normal political atmosphere in the south east”, one that would thwart “attempts to divide up power, which lead to murders.”

If this article in fact reflects thinking within the Kremlin, rebel-held Donetsk may well see more turbulence and unusual night-time operations.


It's called redeployment, stupid | #Zakharchenko: "#DPR" to pull back tanks and IFVs from quiet parts of the front.
http://top.rbc.ru/politics/18/07/2015/55aa62409a794798f40b85e9 …

'The heads of the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR issued a joint statement on the withdrawal of arms' http://www.1tv.ru/news/world/288118 …

There are lies, damned lies and Russian "withdrawal" stories. Believe this maskirovka (deception) at Ukraine's peril https://twitter.com/channelone_rus/status/622433030209191936 …

4 days ago, folks saying Zakharchenko's "history" http://www.neweasterneurope.eu/articles-and-commentary/1660-disorder-spreads-among-russian-backed-ukranian-rebels …. Now we're supposed to believe Zakharchenko's 100mm/3km withdrawal?

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Extremely interesting drone video of Russian tank and GRAD training…..
VIDEO Drone captures yet another Russian armor training on Ukrainian territory. GRADs firing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D7p5_Wp4MI … pic.twitter.com/Qk73yp3vhI

Russia'n-#separatist troops attempted to break through #Ukraine positions at #Mariupol near #Lebedinske. Several #Ukrainian servicemen KIA.

Shakhtarsk 18:14
Huge column of black smoke in the northwest, most likely outside the city, difficult to determine. https://twitter.com/Helgi__UA/status/622424173277806592 …

JCCC recorded destruction from night shelling of Avdiivka. Say their Obvs post also shelled
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1034161339928005&id=820651001279041&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1034161339928005&__tn__=%2As …

Another Spetsnaz led attack repelled-------
Around 11:00 Ukraine forces repelled enemy Subversive and intelligence group near Orikhove after a 1 hour combat clash – ATO

Russia warns Sweden of military action if it joins Nato http://ind.pn/1Gm3Sx6

US 'planning to step up financial #sanctions' against #Russia
http://ind.pn/1Mc0FHh pic.twitter.com/eIGjCpCk0h

Interesting new Russian vehicle being railed into eastern Ukraine.
pic.twitter.com/ghUWYjeNpw

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More information on the hack of the Italian software company The Hacking Company which was involved in heavy cyber warfare and cyber crime.


hackteam #hackingteam I am off see you tomorrow but here are the files - have fun https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6HScC5EJIbefk40TDBOZ0VXclVSOEtSRjR XVWdpLXBzektzaEZuUm9zUGowV2lHRlJtYlE&usp=sharing … the best selection

hackteam #hackingteam tomorrow the 100+ most important leaked documents in 1 box

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Shows the abilities of the new Russian military drone....Eleron-3SV which will be deployed into the Army.

Filmed with a Russian army UAV Eleron-3SV: http://sputniknews.com/voiceofrussia/2013_06_14/State-of-the-art-UAVs-to-enter-service-in-the-Russian-Army-0448/ … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1LlbrGIeAs … pic.twitter.com/tL0Ha672Ii

[OUTLAW 09]

Putin trapped: #Russia people don't want war, "now soldiers buried at night," relatives paid. http://buff.ly/1HYxVM1
pic.twitter.com/aHdTTEPeUw

ATO Staff Spokesperson: Russia-backed militants fired 250 times at Ukrainian troops over last three dayshttp://uacrisis.org/29039-rechnik-shtabu-ato-32 …

Night-time tank warfare exercise at Totsky range, Orenburg region, Russia (CMD) MoD 18 Jul http://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12045644@egNews … pic.twitter.com/FUbTsgld5c

Last night's Orenburg exercise involved 900 tankmen (T-72B3) + motor rifle infantry with 230 units of hardware http://sputniknews.com/military/20150718/1024774992.html …

This is latest exercise in Orenburg reg. 7 July 2,000 tank/motor rifle infantry live-fire http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=2638349 … pic.twitter.com/dTqbB7LeRE

Another report from 7 July (Orenburg armoured warfare exercise) http://topwar.ru/78420-2000-voennosluzhaschih-pristupili-k-ucheniyam-na-tockom-poligone.html …

A new group of #Russia|n mercenaries arrived to ‘LPR’ from South Ossetia http://24today.net/open/475536

14-17 July Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) exercise Pskov region: 20 IL-76 dropped 2k paratroopers + vehicles in 30 min http://sputniknews.com/military/20150718/1024776279.html …

[OUTLAW 09]

Reference shot down of MH17-------

Analysts converge on Snizhne as a likely BUK-M1 launch site.
Russoterrorists removed 1 m of soil at this spot #MH17 pic.twitter.com/UC0Eh0ZAnp

Reference the Polish LOT crash that Putin still has not returned the crash debris nor assisted Poalnd in their investigation from 2010 and remember it is Russia who demanded in front of the UN a transparent and thorough investigation ALL the while blaming the Ukraine---now the shoe is on the other foot and they are finding excuse after excuse.

How Russians handled the wreckage of TU-154M that crashed near Smolensk April 10, 2010 https://youtu.be/ZWzzqDHXpOk

No wonder Russia and Putin are flipping out over an actual investigation with actual criminals involved and Hague hanging over him.

[OUTLAW 09]

MASSIVE RUSSIAN SHELLING PROVOCATION THIS EVENING IN DONETSK.

Attack was via mortars AND the Ukraine cannot reach this area from their positions.

BREAKING: Live feed from #Donetsk. Heavy shelling audible:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/clockwork24 …

Some heavy impacts can be heard on the live feed now. #Donetsk

Donetsk today, shelling of the city
Very loud ...
VIDEO https://m.vk.com/video148164124_171300589?list=7605e962665dde7e0c&from=wall-23502694_7593385 … pic.twitter.com/7QA7nNDca0

just finished phone talks to 3 peeps in donetsk, everyone is sure it's DPR mortaring

Constant explosions can be heard at the #Donetsk live feed right now. Almost sounds like during airport assaults.

Ruscists claimed they'll withdraw <100mm weapons tday, then #Donetsk center is shelled, out of Ukr guns reach.

Mortar rounds shaking #Donetsk city center. Just a matter of time until they blame #Ukraine forces. Provocation at it's best.

Lots of mortar rounds incoming in Donetsk center now. Center is out of reach for UA army mortars!

Here we go: RT says #Ukraine forces are shelling #Donetsk residental areas, hit buildings
matter of time as i said..minutes ago

Rebel emergencies ministry in #Donetsk says that shelling has caused 3 fires in the city, no information on casualties yet

One big #Russia|n show again. An hour ago this:
"#DPR Defense Ministry announces imminent withdrawal of weapons with caliber under 100mm"

hour later, multiple buildings burning in #Donetsk center due to shelling.

BREAKING: Heavy shelling started in #Donetsk
incoming in city center and other places!

And as we speak #Donetsk center again is being shelled: https://twitter.com/xuilolala/status/622465823886700544 …

First pictures coming in from #Donetsk shelling: https://twitter.com/xuilolala/status/622465622388158464 …

Donetsk, Universitetskaya 80A st, today's damage https://twitter.com/spring_64/status/622465159714471936 …

Lots of shelling in #Donetsk tonight

Seems like it's escalating quickly now: https://twitter.com/xuilolala/status/622467641194758144 …

Donetsk 20:57 Kalininskyi ds - very loud. Outgoing and incoming? https://twitter.com/Little_angel_M/status/622465434172977153 …

Donetsk 20:57 Proletarskyi ds - hear rocket salvos, maybe URAGAN? https://twitter.com/DoneckiiPatriot/status/622465799576530944 …

next to explosions you can hear outgoing fire and car alarms ringing.

Donetsk 21:09 Vyshnevskyi area hit https://twitter.com/evergreen_dn/status/622468247317823488 …

Donetsk 21:13 Putilovka - Ekonomucheskaya - heavy artillery work https://twitter.com/HuAdvokatos/status/622469154122145792 …

Donetsk today. Shelling of residential houses, hospital №23, cardiology department.Wounded doctor and few patients. https://twitter.com/VSEX_NET/status/622467031632363521 …

[OUTLAW 09]

MASSIVE RUSSIAN SHELLING PROVOCATION THIS EVENING IN DONETSK.

Attack was via mortars AND the Ukraine cannot reach this area from their positions.

BREAKING: Live feed from #Donetsk. Heavy shelling audible:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/clockwork24 …

Some heavy impacts can be heard on the live feed now. #Donetsk

Donetsk today, shelling of the city
Very loud ...
VIDEO https://m.vk.com/video148164124_171300589?list=7605e962665dde7e0c&from=wall-23502694_7593385 … pic.twitter.com/7QA7nNDca0

just finished phone talks to 3 peeps in donetsk, everyone is sure it's DPR mortaring

Constant explosions can be heard at the #Donetsk live feed right now. Almost sounds like during airport assaults.

Ruscists claimed they'll withdraw <100mm weapons tday, then #Donetsk center is shelled, out of Ukr guns reach.

Mortar rounds shaking #Donetsk city center. Just a matter of time until they blame #Ukraine forces. Provocation at it's best.

Lots of mortar rounds incoming in Donetsk center now. Center is out of reach for UA army mortars!

Here we go: RT says #Ukraine forces are shelling #Donetsk residental areas, hit buildings
matter of time as i said..minutes ago

Rebel emergencies ministry in #Donetsk says that shelling has caused 3 fires in the city, no information on casualties yet

One big #Russia|n show again. An hour ago this:
"#DPR Defense Ministry announces imminent withdrawal of weapons with caliber under 100mm"

hour later, multiple buildings burning in #Donetsk center due to shelling.

BREAKING: Heavy shelling started in #Donetsk
incoming in city center and other places!

And as we speak #Donetsk center again is being shelled: https://twitter.com/xuilolala/status/622465823886700544 …

First pictures coming in from #Donetsk shelling: https://twitter.com/xuilolala/status/622465622388158464 …

Donetsk, Universitetskaya 80A st, today's damage https://twitter.com/spring_64/status/622465159714471936 …

Lots of shelling in #Donetsk tonight

Seems like it's escalating quickly now: https://twitter.com/xuilolala/status/622467641194758144 …

Donetsk 20:57 Kalininskyi ds - very loud. Outgoing and incoming? https://twitter.com/Little_angel_M/status/622465434172977153 …

Donetsk 20:57 Proletarskyi ds - hear rocket salvos, maybe URAGAN? https://twitter.com/DoneckiiPatriot/status/622465799576530944 …

next to explosions you can hear outgoing fire and car alarms ringing.

Donetsk 21:09 Vyshnevskyi area hit https://twitter.com/evergreen_dn/status/622468247317823488 …

Donetsk 21:13 Putilovka - Ekonomucheskaya - heavy artillery work https://twitter.com/HuAdvokatos/status/622469154122145792 …

Donetsk today. Shelling of residential houses, hospital №23, cardiology department.Wounded doctor and few patients. https://twitter.com/VSEX_NET/status/622467031632363521 …

RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA IS NOW ESCALATING THE SHELLING WHICH WAS FROM MERCENARY MORTARS NOT UKRAINIAN AS THE UKRAINIAN POSITIONS ARE OUT OF RANGE OF THIS AREA

RT has red breaking news banner which accuses #Ukraine troops shelling #Donetsk city center + a hospital pic.twitter.com/br6A5HqrCW

IS THIS THE MUCH NEEDED RUSSIAN TRIGGER FOR THEIR PEACEKEEPING FORCES TO ENTER THE UKRAINE OR THE START OF THEIR GENERAL OFFENSIVE???????

Situation in #Donetsk on the brink: https://twitter.com/xuilolala/status/622477572425842688 …

Short burst of machine gun fire very near to the live feed cam. #Donetsk

Gunmen fired in the middle of #Donetsk: there's a fire in the shopping center. http://www.dialog.ua/news/62967_1437243796 … pic.twitter.com/Zva8jdLXvu

[OUTLAW 09]

NOW RUSSIAN FM IS THREATENING THE GERMANS

Sarah Hurst @XSovietNews
I just saw a tweet from @mfa_russia that said Lavrov told Steinmeier Ukrainian troops must leave Shyrokyne, but then it was deleted.

[OUTLAW 09]

MASSIVE RUSSIAN SHELLING PROVOCATION THIS EVENING IN DONETSK.

Attack was via mortars AND the Ukraine cannot reach this area from their positions.

BREAKING: Live feed from #Donetsk. Heavy shelling audible:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/clockwork24 …

Some heavy impacts can be heard on the live feed now. #Donetsk

Donetsk today, shelling of the city
Very loud ...
VIDEO https://m.vk.com/video148164124_171300589?list=7605e962665dde7e0c&from=wall-23502694_7593385 … pic.twitter.com/7QA7nNDca0

just finished phone talks to 3 peeps in donetsk, everyone is sure it's DPR mortaring

Constant explosions can be heard at the #Donetsk live feed right now. Almost sounds like during airport assaults.

Ruscists claimed they'll withdraw <100mm weapons tday, then #Donetsk center is shelled, out of Ukr guns reach.

Mortar rounds shaking #Donetsk city center. Just a matter of time until they blame #Ukraine forces. Provocation at it's best.

Lots of mortar rounds incoming in Donetsk center now. Center is out of reach for UA army mortars!

Here we go: RT says #Ukraine forces are shelling #Donetsk residental areas, hit buildings
matter of time as i said..minutes ago

Rebel emergencies ministry in #Donetsk says that shelling has caused 3 fires in the city, no information on casualties yet

One big #Russia|n show again. An hour ago this:
"#DPR Defense Ministry announces imminent withdrawal of weapons with caliber under 100mm"

hour later, multiple buildings burning in #Donetsk center due to shelling.

BREAKING: Heavy shelling started in #Donetsk
incoming in city center and other places!

And as we speak #Donetsk center again is being shelled: https://twitter.com/xuilolala/status/622465823886700544 …

First pictures coming in from #Donetsk shelling: https://twitter.com/xuilolala/status/622465622388158464 …

Donetsk, Universitetskaya 80A st, today's damage https://twitter.com/spring_64/status/622465159714471936 …

Lots of shelling in #Donetsk tonight

Seems like it's escalating quickly now: https://twitter.com/xuilolala/status/622467641194758144 …

Donetsk 20:57 Kalininskyi ds - very loud. Outgoing and incoming? https://twitter.com/Little_angel_M/status/622465434172977153 …

Donetsk 20:57 Proletarskyi ds - hear rocket salvos, maybe URAGAN? https://twitter.com/DoneckiiPatriot/status/622465799576530944 …

next to explosions you can hear outgoing fire and car alarms ringing.

Donetsk 21:09 Vyshnevskyi area hit https://twitter.com/evergreen_dn/status/622468247317823488 …

Donetsk 21:13 Putilovka - Ekonomucheskaya - heavy artillery work https://twitter.com/HuAdvokatos/status/622469154122145792 …

Donetsk today. Shelling of residential houses, hospital №23, cardiology department.Wounded doctor and few patients. https://twitter.com/VSEX_NET/status/622467031632363521 …

Now we know why mass mobilization of Reservists in Russia

[OUTLAW 09]

Major Russian False Flag attack

Multiple reports, one conclusion: Russian forces #falseflag op ("self-shelling") aimed at Donetsk to destroy #Minsk2 https://twitter.com/MarQs__/status/622476526437703680 …

Some pretty heavy explosions at the #Donetsk live feed but more far away. Car alarms indicating outgoing fire from the city.

holy sh…….t very close hits

Donetsk today. Footage shows mines from mortars hitting buildings.from terrorists side!
https://vk.com/video148164124_171300589?list=7605e962665dde7e0c&from=wall-23502694_7593385 … pic.twitter.com/yBIAsDOPwK

Spasidonbas (RU) video from 16 July shows Russian T-72s within 350m of contact line - plus reports of Grad MLRS.

False flag attack is still ongoing-------

Russia info-ops channels claiming heavy #Ukraine shelling of #Donetsk. Seems heavy escalation coming now. http://www.rt.com/news/310191-donetsk-ukrainian-forces-shelling/ …

Well, this is it then. Russian forces shell their own" and a hospital in Donetsk city to pin blame on Ukraine and justify a new offensive.

youtube.com/watch?v=SMSdFn5mfJU … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTWr_Tc3mr0 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acmEkeTapaM … #Donetsk under fire tonight. pic.twitter.com/UXjIpOtX1O

Donetsk - shelling, tonight 18.07.2015 https://youtu.be/SMSdFn5mfJU via @YouTube

Donetsk
Amstor - audible volleys and impacts - most in 2-3 second intervals.
You all know what that means!!! https://twitter.com/anna031195/status/622481372175839232 …

And Russia Today is already screaming that Ukr army shells killed civilians in Donetsk. Always the same (RU) scenario.It doesn't stop,

more impacts in the city center right now: https://twitter.com/xuilolala/status/622487038068170753 …

yeah the RT reporters also start to tweet about Ukr military heavily shelling center now

Donetsk 22:08 Putilovka, Oktyabrsky ds - heavy incoming https://twitter.com/MitAndersen/status/622483112530964480 …

Donetsk shelling continues... https://twitter.com/pandenik/status/622485051075362816 …

Oktyabrski district, Donetsk NW frontline - severe incoming hits

Donetsk 22:05 Howitzer salvos in north-west, light started flashing https://twitter.com/902Albi/status/622482453085704194 …

Video shows heavy incoming and direct hit on a house in #Donetsk at 0:42:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8otk_weNjNA …

[OUTLAW 09]

Major attacks all along the eastern front line tonight-----

Shelling of Avdiyivka, July 18
Very loud ...
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=24&v=ZzkUbE5vSTI … pic.twitter.com/ijLhRfNpkt

Makeevka
Khvoynaya st hit, gas pipe hit
6 imp. on str, house burning, guy's leg blown off
Shirshova st, man killed https://twitter.com/MordorOutdoor/status/622478988187992064 …

Avdiivka is also shelled right now, volleys and hits!

Interactive map (updated): Shelling of Ukraine Armed Forces by Russian militants in ATO zone. http://uacrisis.org/ato pic.twitter.com/0Kq2OfHnAM

Avdiivka 21:59
House hit, burning at Kalinina 97A https://twitter.com/avdey777ka/status/622480724508213248 …

Mariinka was under tank attack, #Avdeevka under artillery shelling, at least one house hit.

Marinka 22:06 Rumble, several tanks fired from #Aleksandrovka https://twitter.com/faina_ukr/status/622482586342961152 …

VIDEO: Artillery hitting residential building in Avdeeka E. #Ukraine over and over - @MarQs__
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0OgfAxvbl4 … pic.twitter.com/Gt0NKirOlR

Also shelling #Stanytsia_Luhanska from #Luhansk

[OUTLAW 09]

NOW RUSSIAN FM IS THREATENING THE GERMANS

Sarah Hurst @XSovietNews
I just saw a tweet from @mfa_russia that said Lavrov told Steinmeier Ukrainian troops must leave Shyrokyne, but then it was deleted.

AFTER Russian FM delete THEN this via the same Russian FM

Lavrov, Steinmeier stress on phone need for soonest Ukrainian army withdrawal from Shyrokyne - Russian Foreign Ministry -- IFX

AND there was no direct threat to the Germans--clear as a bell there was--and the Russians slipped up on their social media side of the house and forgot tweets can be tracked.

[OUTLAW 09]

OSCE UAV continued to observe military build up near (DPR) Komsomolske. Recorded 7 MBTs, 24 APCs, 4 IFVs and at least 35 mil-type trucks

[OUTLAW 09]

Massive Russian "false flag" shelling of Donetsk is still in progress along with heavy Russian propaganda being hammered via RT and Life News----together with extremely heavy shellings and ground attacks all along the eastern front lines now----

THIS is the key Putin personal rep who was behind the first major attack three weeks ago and now this “false flag attack.

In last 3 days #Putin's personal aide #Surkov was in #Donetsk (as usual before a #Donbas offensive) & a fresh ammunition convoy arrived.

It's pretty grim reading, skimming thru Russian MSM and social media - Total hatchet job on Ukraine: blame for #Donetsk. Goodbye #Minsk2

Russia TV reports "massive shelling" of #Donetsk.
It was only 1 (!) howitzer & ALL the impacts were in front of a tripod mounted HD camera.

DPR fabricates the vid with presumably artillery shells' debris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7E7v7YFBRM …

However, most of #Donetsk shelling coverage is in "Novorossiya" Russian media, not as much as we expected in Russian MSM, so far [Micheál]

Donbass under heavy shelling. Just 2 days after #Russia's 32nd "humanitarian" convoy entered East #Ukraine without permission

22:18 #Donetsk today, Azotny @evergreen_dn RUS are shelling Donetsk again w/heavy mortars to imitate UKR shelling pic.twitter.com/5mIrJoQsPa

More shell hits, it doesn't stop, it's louder than on the vids! https://twitter.com/CatBoobon/status/622487312350314496 …

Yesterday Putin met National Security Council to discuss Ukraine's "failure" to give autonomy to DPR/LPR. Tonight Russia shells #Donetsk...

Russian TV channels keep interviewing the same *injured* woman in different locations around #Donetsk. Actress? pic.twitter.com/GU7JzxD3rO

youtube.com/watch?v=muiAqCycU3c … 3 civilians killed in #Avdiivka shelling 2 days after West+#Russia 'decentralize' #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/waFwRqV6Zb

22:18 #Donetsk @Buzzing_Rook Lokks like mortar bomb damage, not howitzer shell one pic.twitter.com/ZxQTfc11t9

22:13 #Maryinka @faina_ukr I've jinxed it [=reported before of lull]. Again all hell broke loose

Russia will begin a new offensive tonight as the new moon will cover special forces crossing by the Kalmius and Siverskyi Donets rivers.

[OUTLAW 09]

Massive Russian "false flag" shelling of Donetsk is still in progress along with heavy Russian propaganda being hammered via RT and Life News----together with extremely heavy shellings and ground attacks all along the eastern front lines now----

THIS is the key Putin personal rep who was behind the first major attack three weeks ago and now this “false flag attack.

In last 3 days #Putin's personal aide #Surkov was in #Donetsk (as usual before a #Donbas offensive) & a fresh ammunition convoy arrived.

It's pretty grim reading, skimming thru Russian MSM and social media - Total hatchet job on Ukraine: blame for #Donetsk. Goodbye #Minsk2

Russia TV reports "massive shelling" of #Donetsk.
It was only 1 (!) howitzer & ALL the impacts were in front of a tripod mounted HD camera.

DPR fabricates the vid with presumably artillery shells' debris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7E7v7YFBRM …

However, most of #Donetsk shelling coverage is in "Novorossiya" Russian media, not as much as we expected in Russian MSM, so far [Micheál]

Donbass under heavy shelling. Just 2 days after #Russia's 32nd "humanitarian" convoy entered East #Ukraine without permission

22:18 #Donetsk today, Azotny @evergreen_dn RUS are shelling Donetsk again w/heavy mortars to imitate UKR shelling pic.twitter.com/5mIrJoQsPa

More shell hits, it doesn't stop, it's louder than on the vids! https://twitter.com/CatBoobon/status/622487312350314496 …

Yesterday Putin met National Security Council to discuss Ukraine's "failure" to give autonomy to DPR/LPR. Tonight Russia shells #Donetsk...

Russian TV channels keep interviewing the same *injured* woman in different locations around #Donetsk. Actress? pic.twitter.com/GU7JzxD3rO

youtube.com/watch?v=muiAqCycU3c … 3 civilians killed in #Avdiivka shelling 2 days after West+#Russia 'decentralize' #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/waFwRqV6Zb

22:18 #Donetsk @Buzzing_Rook Lokks like mortar bomb damage, not howitzer shell one pic.twitter.com/ZxQTfc11t9

22:13 #Maryinka @faina_ukr I've jinxed it [=reported before of lull]. Again all hell broke loose

Russia will begin a new offensive tonight as the new moon will cover special forces crossing by the Kalmius and Siverskyi Donets rivers.

Russian mercenary DNR leader issued strict orders via his VK account exactly one hour before the first mortar shells hit Donetsk to massively shell Ukrainian positions if they were fired at--false flag shelling then was launched by Russians which then gave the mercenaries "the right to return heavy fire".

1 hour before heavy shelling of #Donetsk began, Zakharchenko gave DPR troops "strict orders" https://vk.com/dnrarmy?w=wall-51146063_4457 …
pic.twitter.com/nRinzeSaN8

[OUTLAW 09]

Russian agitprop in overdrive after last night’s false flag shellings by Russian troops and her mercenaries.

(pro)Russian social media now spreading photos from last summer of dead bodies in #Donetsk to whip up hysteria. Crass but effective agitprop

THREE Russian TV channels on the scene to interview "Ukr army shelling victims" in #Donetsk tonight.
pic.twitter.com/E7pLrebauO

every russian news outlet is trumpeting the story of evil Ukrainian army shelling Donetsk...

Social media open source analysis is indicating that the shellings were in fact mortar rounds not artillery rounds—Ukrainian mortar positions in Pisky/Airport are nowhere close to being to hit the center of Donetsk.

#Analysis #Map
Russians shelled central #Donetsk last eve.
Impossible to reach by Ukr mortars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=25&v=TeSFH4X1S4s … pic.twitter.com/zygBZoEe8f

BreakingFootage
Mortars hit central #Donetsk tonight.
Far outside Ukr army mortar range.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2B9o5k07NA … pic.twitter.com/vukjhL0sMV

[OUTLAW 09]

Russian agitprop in overdrive after last night’s false flag shellings by Russian troops and her mercenaries.

(pro)Russian social media now spreading photos from last summer of dead bodies in #Donetsk to whip up hysteria. Crass but effective agitprop

THREE Russian TV channels on the scene to interview "Ukr army shelling victims" in #Donetsk tonight.
pic.twitter.com/E7pLrebauO

every russian news outlet is trumpeting the story of evil Ukrainian army shelling Donetsk...

Social media open source analysis is indicating that the shellings were in fact mortar rounds not artillery rounds—Ukrainian mortar positions in Pisky/Airport are nowhere close to being to hit the center of Donetsk.

#Analysis #Map
Russians shelled central #Donetsk last eve.
Impossible to reach by Ukr mortars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=25&v=TeSFH4X1S4s … pic.twitter.com/zygBZoEe8f

BreakingFootage
Mortars hit central #Donetsk tonight.
Far outside Ukr army mortar range.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2B9o5k07NA … pic.twitter.com/vukjhL0sMV

AND the shellings just kept on throughout the entire night along the entire 200 mile eastern front line.

this night, UA checkpoints in Volnovakha direction were hit from Dokuchaevsk. Elenovka heard loud artillery. https://twitter.com/vladicvp/status/622665174269460480 …

20x militants attacked UKR pos. in Luhansk direction yesterday. There was a 30 min battle near Bakhmutivka - ATO spox
http://ato.lisichansk.in.ua/na-luganshhini-1-bojove-zitknennya-ta-10-obstriliv-pozicij-zs-ukraini.html …

09:30 #Maryinka @hyeva_maryinka [vk] Now quiet, sporadic booms heard in Krasnohorivka direction.

Donetsk centre shelling aftermath @SputnikATO pic.twitter.com/BPLvyWYEHu

09:48 #Donetsk @ludkubamailru It is calm since morning.Earlier street sweepers have watered roses as if nothing happened yday

09:30 #Maryinka @hyeva_maryinka [vk] The night was relatively calm. 4 mortar rounds in Novomaryinka dir'n at 3:30.

Militants fired at Ukr troops over 50 times between 6pm & midnight. Areas near #Donetsk were targeted https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/photos/a.820671234610351.1073741828.820651001279041/1034420026568803/?type=1 … |EMPR

Last night militants were firing at Vodyane, Avdiivka coke plant w/ artillery. There are civilian casualties https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/photos/a.820671234610351.1073741828.820651001279041/1034420026568803/?type=1 … |EMPR

Today (up to 06:00) militants attacked positions in Optyne, Avdiivka, Berezove, Pervomaisk & Yasnobrodivka using mortars & howitzers – ATO

THIS is why the OSCE is totally ineffective—in the middle of a massive Russian false flag shelling last night they are where again????

Jul18 23:13 #Donetsk @062_Region #OSCE is tired and has some rest at Park Inn by Radisson pic.twitter.com/Vq2Kj3qVmi

Donetsk and Avdiivka heavily hit by Russian shelling 18-7.
http://ukraineatwar.blogspot.nl/2015/07/donetsk-and-avdiivka-heavily-hit-by.html … pic.twitter.com/F9xX9KFI2g
Shelling of residential building in Avdeevka. pic.twitter.com/n5OKMZQ9hw

Terrorists shelled Vodyane w/tanks and atrillery, there are victims http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/19-july-terrorists-shelled-vodyane-wtanks-and-atrillery-there …

07:19 #Dzerzhynsk @blessmaster Something screeching flew over

17.07.15 #Donetsk
Terrorists' positions to the north of Mar'inka
https://youtu.be/dmzaM_qkfnM
HD:http://img.ly/Cfuo pic.twitter.com/JjHnKTY1rR

ATO HQ reports that militants shelled Yasnobrodivka this morning. Its near Karlovske reservoir - 20km from Donetsk pic.twitter.com/JSadyQlWpt

BreakingFootag
Heavy #Russian artillery and mortar attacks hit #Avdeevka on Saturday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8IrXKuN-uc … pic.twitter.com/AxLXGe0EKe

Maryinka @hyeva_maryinka [vk]
11:05 Some more shoting heard
11:10 Fighting started over

Large number of #Russia|n troops in #Kirovsk
https://twitter.com/loogunda/status/622681230048366592 …

11:12 #Kirovsk @kish_fish "Large number of orcs[=militants and/or rus troops] in the market [=bazaar]"

Maryinka @666_mancer [vk]
10:38 Massive incoming in road police cp area
10:50 Ongoing battle- small arms, AGLs,mortars

Identifying Russian tanks & artillery in Ukraine. Lots of pix: http://sled-vzayt.livejournal.com/2992.html

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Reference MH17---

Russian "false flag" shellings yesterday had a secondary effect of trying to push the 24 hour news cycle off of the shot down of MH17 following the mantra--if everyone is concerned about the shellings of civilians then no one will talk/write about or comment on MH17 as the evidence is getting to the point that it points to Putin personally.

WHY does one not think his personal advisor Surkov was in Donetsk just as the shellings occurred just as he was four weeks ago when they launched
a 1K man and 100 tanks assault on Ukrainian positions.

BUT this should shake up Moscow even more:

Head of #MH17 investigation There are 1000's of tapped phone calls; only few released so far pic.twitter.com/65lBKP14Gm http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/19-july-head-of-mh17-investigation-there-are-1000s-of-tapped

Little wonder why Russia is trying to stop a UN tribunal.

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More information on the hack of the Italian software company The Hacking Company which was involved in heavy cyber warfare and cyber crime.


hackteam #hackingteam I am off see you tomorrow but here are the files - have fun https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6HScC5EJIbefk40TDBOZ0VXclVSOEtSRjR XVWdpLXBzektzaEZuUm9zUGowV2lHRlJtYlE&usp=sharing … the best selection

hackteam #hackingteam tomorrow the 100+ most important leaked documents in 1 box

hackingteam another set of the data https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxCMgY3pIOVOU0VLelVTamxVSnc&usp=sharing …

hackingteam this is a nice collection of torrents with files http://pastebin.com/MCY47BaU

hackingteam exploit package for Turkey still passes ALL AV - maybe reason why there are still paying clients pic.twitter.com/4gX1wYeZOq

hackingteam this means that by 'zipping' an attack you not only bypass the windows protections but also 90% of all AV - that simple

hackingteam those AV companies are really taking a VERY LONG LONG time to stop those exploitpackages using HT sources - mine only found 1

Notice just how close cyber crime, cyber warfare and cyber intelligence is????

hackingteam but maybe cloudflare is part of the intelligence apparatus http://www.crimeflare.com/honeypot.html

#hackingteam cloudflare is a very popular hostingcompany with them and badware producers read this http://www.crimeflare.com

hackingteam and in this box are some interesting articles I've read https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6HScC5EJIbeflloV0ZtVVZkR2tQUVV5MXp Ic0RUMjI3XzNyY1J6R3BieVJ4V0NlZXdBYVU&usp=sharing …

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Only a year to late---it has always been "about the money" and the money trails if you want to get Putin's attention.

US ready to switch off Russian cash, NSA & CIA targeting Putin & cronies finances

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article4501763.ece?shareToken=0f114c1dd0cb776134dd 5a0cac9cc6fe … pic.twitter.com/2iQm74jbdw

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A great social media open source analysis tool--as always from bellingcat.

Eliot Higgins @EliotHiggins
Here's a nice tool, Yomapic lets you do geographical searches for Instagram and http://VK.com posts http://www.yomapic.com/user/vk_216674329 …

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AND the shellings just kept on throughout the entire night along the entire 200 mile eastern front line.

this night, UA checkpoints in Volnovakha direction were hit from Dokuchaevsk. Elenovka heard loud artillery. https://twitter.com/vladicvp/status/622665174269460480 …

20x militants attacked UKR pos. in Luhansk direction yesterday. There was a 30 min battle near Bakhmutivka - ATO spox
http://ato.lisichansk.in.ua/na-luganshhini-1-bojove-zitknennya-ta-10-obstriliv-pozicij-zs-ukraini.html …

09:30 #Maryinka @hyeva_maryinka [vk] Now quiet, sporadic booms heard in Krasnohorivka direction.

Donetsk centre shelling aftermath @SputnikATO pic.twitter.com/BPLvyWYEHu

09:48 #Donetsk @ludkubamailru It is calm since morning.Earlier street sweepers have watered roses as if nothing happened yday

09:30 #Maryinka @hyeva_maryinka [vk] The night was relatively calm. 4 mortar rounds in Novomaryinka dir'n at 3:30.

Militants fired at Ukr troops over 50 times between 6pm & midnight. Areas near #Donetsk were targeted https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/photos/a.820671234610351.1073741828.820651001279041/1034420026568803/?type=1 … |EMPR

Last night militants were firing at Vodyane, Avdiivka coke plant w/ artillery. There are civilian casualties https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/photos/a.820671234610351.1073741828.820651001279041/1034420026568803/?type=1 … |EMPR

Today (up to 06:00) militants attacked positions in Optyne, Avdiivka, Berezove, Pervomaisk & Yasnobrodivka using mortars & howitzers – ATO

THIS is why the OSCE is totally ineffective—in the middle of a massive Russian false flag shelling last night they are where again????

Jul18 23:13 #Donetsk @062_Region #OSCE is tired and has some rest at Park Inn by Radisson pic.twitter.com/Vq2Kj3qVmi

Donetsk and Avdiivka heavily hit by Russian shelling 18-7.
http://ukraineatwar.blogspot.nl/2015/07/donetsk-and-avdiivka-heavily-hit-by.html … pic.twitter.com/F9xX9KFI2g
Shelling of residential building in Avdeevka. pic.twitter.com/n5OKMZQ9hw

Terrorists shelled Vodyane w/tanks and atrillery, there are victims http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/19-july-terrorists-shelled-vodyane-wtanks-and-atrillery-there …

07:19 #Dzerzhynsk @blessmaster Something screeching flew over

17.07.15 #Donetsk
Terrorists' positions to the north of Mar'inka
https://youtu.be/dmzaM_qkfnM
HD:http://img.ly/Cfuo pic.twitter.com/JjHnKTY1rR

ATO HQ reports that militants shelled Yasnobrodivka this morning. Its near Karlovske reservoir - 20km from Donetsk pic.twitter.com/JSadyQlWpt

BreakingFootag
Heavy #Russian artillery and mortar attacks hit #Avdeevka on Saturday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8IrXKuN-uc … pic.twitter.com/AxLXGe0EKe

Maryinka @hyeva_maryinka [vk]
11:05 Some more shoting heard
11:10 Fighting started over

Large number of #Russia|n troops in #Kirovsk
https://twitter.com/loogunda/status/622681230048366592 …

11:12 #Kirovsk @kish_fish "Large number of orcs[=militants and/or rus troops] in the market [=bazaar]"

Maryinka @666_mancer [vk]
10:38 Massive incoming in road police cp area
10:50 Ongoing battle- small arms, AGLs,mortars

Identifying Russian tanks & artillery in Ukraine. Lots of pix: http://sled-vzayt.livejournal.com/2992.html

Today, there is #rumint that DPR (ie Russian) Army recruiting offices are open in #Donetsk and they use last night's "shelling" to recruit.

This social media commenter has close ties to the UA and a lot of their comments have been accurate over the year. No reason not to doubt it as the initial mortar fire quite accurate.

Last night, Russian GRUSpetsnaz fired mortars at #Donetsk city to create images on Russia TV networks to blame Ukraine and destroy #Minsk2.

Yday's #Avdeevka shelling, Molodizhna 20 @ravelin_by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzkUbE5vSTI&feature=youtu.be … pic.twitter.com/z3XMZkeKEx

11:40 #Maryinka @hyeva_maryinka [vk] Battle in progress

Map. Situation in eastern #Ukraine, July 19, 00:00 EET pic.twitter.com/aSF1oQ6puG

note a freshly patched crater on Khmelnitskogo st bridge... ruscists are quick to cover their crimes https://twitter.com/LeonidSysenko/status/622682663858606081 …

OSCE says UAV observation of occupied #Donbas is jammed intentionally by military.
http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/173446 … pic.twitter.com/tnDzhEUDVY
OSCE is getting braver in their field comments concerning Russian troop activities.

my opinion these guys driving around donetsk and fire on the city with mortar pic.twitter.com/BDyjd5LnSn
youtube.com/watch?v=iBxHEBgRUaw … pic.twitter.com/hDRBZXyt5p

MRLS manoeuvres in DNR - VIDEO
https://youtu.be/0D7p5_Wp4MI https://twitter.com/pharaon01/status/622697513410281472 …

Browsing old Soviet 1:50,000 military maps, seems Finnish border area marked down to landmark pine trees. :) pic.twitter.com/5Txash2pIe

From the whistle and the impacts on western house walls, we can assume Russian front positions - again - fires shells into both directions.

LUGANSK_TODAY
#ATO Press Center in #Lugansk Region reports about 20 cease-fire violations. Read moe at http://lugansk-news.com/ato-press-center-in-lugansk-region-reports-about-20-cease-fire-violations/ … pic.twitter.com/0077GoFF4R

This statement from the DNR mercenary leader exactly one hour before the false flag shellings started is telling or he had a crystal ball. Had posted it last night BUT it is interesting to reread it today in peace and quiet.

1 hour BEFORE shelling of #Donetsk city began (18 Jul), DPR stooge Zakharchenko gave "strict orders" to retaliate... pic.twitter.com/yvtDqfVgHs

Some areas hit by mortar fire yesterday evening are way out of Ukrainian army mortars reach

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HIGHLY interesting as this is the first mention that the families of Russian mercenaries have joined them in the Donbass—SO by driving out ethnic Ukrainians is Putin backfilling with ethnic Russians?—this was actually done before by Stalin the in the famine of 1930-33—that is the exact reason that the Donbass has a highly percentage of ethnic Russians than the rest of the Ukraine.

Jul18 #Alchevsk @sky_labs RUS terrorists families appeared. They lunge at mulberries and devour them just on the street.

@sky_labs "They've never seen it, savages"
[mulberries & apricots are ordinary for entire Ukraine, but exotic for the most of Russia]

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Second Russian "false flag shelling attack" from last night-----------

#Makiivka residents say they have seen and know that "militants" shelled them with mortars yesterday http://inforesist.org/v-makeevke-mestnye-zhiteli-nashli-dokazatelstva-chto-ix-obstrelyali-boeviki-nazrevaet-bunt/?_utl_t=tw …

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Before Obama, DoS Kerry, Hollande, Merkel and Steinmeier make more "unilateral appeasement moves" to "save Putin's face" MAYBE they need to watch this Russian video--seems to sum up the Putin/Russian mercenary position quite nicely.


"I AM AN INVADER!"
Unbelievable new Russian campaign ridicules the #Minsk treaties.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in409JEKrE8 …
pic.twitter.com/wxyS3R9Yeq

So if Russian mercenaries and Russian troops state that Minsk is a farce JUST HOW does one then believe anything the Russian FM and Putin say, state, write or comment on???

I remember Obama's own words quite clearly--"we will judge Putin on his actions not his words" AND yet......they follow his words--how strange is that??????

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Major combat fighting developing and for a number of hours underway--this was the town that was attacked roughly four weeks ago just after Surkov arrived in Donetsk from Moscow--that attack was comprised of over 1K Russian troops and 100 tanks and was beaten back by a strong defense that lasted over a number of days.

Maryinka 14:22
Battle intensifies! https://twitter.com/jeckantroling/status/622728230563377152 …

Non stop fighting in #Mariinka today. And again there are wounded civilians.

News
3 civilians - 2 men, 1 woman - injured in ongoing #mortar attacks on #Marinka.

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More on the massive Russian "false flag" shelling of Donetsk in order to blame the UA.

Local media: yesterday's shelling of #Makeyevka (suburb of #Donetsk) was by #Russia (proxy) forces. In RU. http://www.ostro.org/general/society/news/475801/ …

TT Audiosecurity: the militants themselves bombarded residential areas of Donetsk | InfoResist http://inforesist.org/audioperexvat-boeviki-sami-obstrelyali-zhilye-kvartaly-donecka/?_utl_t=tw … pic.twitter.com/jM3KUwiaEU

14:42 @novostidnua Halushko: [Yesterday's] #Donetsk centre shelling started 2 hours after Russian journalists had arrived at those districts

Makeevka & #Donetsk locals confirm #Russia's forces fired 82mm mortars on them.
http://www.ostro.org/general/society/news/475801/ …
pic.twitter.com/DMAfxOqoeO

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More evidence that the OSCE SMM has been really a major failure---they are not fulfilling their tasked mission.

http://www.unian.info/war/1101678-osce-ignores-calls-to-check-militants-masked-weapons-military-official.html

OSCE ignores calls to check militants’ masked weapons – Ukrainian JCCC military official

16.07.2015 | 21:15


Special monitoring mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe fails to respond to the calls of the Ukrainian side to examine locations in militant-occupied Donbas territories where heavy weapons are believed to be hidden, according to the media and communications department of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.

According to the information obtained by UNIAN from the Defense Ministry officials, Major-General Andriy Taran, head of the Ukrainian side of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC), said, “There is no appropriate response to the calls by the Ukrainian part JCCC on the representatives of the OSCE SMM to verify the facts of disguised placement on the territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists of the multiple rocket launchers and artillery systems, which are supposed to have been withdrawn, in accordance with the Minsk agreements."

The Ukrainian side reports to the OSCE mission relevant information on a regular basis. "However, the analysis of the reports of the OSCE SMM does not allow to conclude that inspections have been [actually] performed. This, and the lack of international response to the cynical violation by militants of the Minsk agreement encourages militants to further disregard their obligations and generally recognized norms of international law," say Ukrainian members of the JCCC.

The Ukrainian side points out once again that deliberate destruction of Ukraine’s civil industrial infrastructure [by militants] is one of the indicators [of such violations]. The ongoing shelling of the Avdiyivka Coke Plant by militants have already resulted in civilian casualties and destruction of many industrial facilities in this strategically important industry for Ukraine’s metallurgical enterprises.

Pro-Russian militants continue with the practice of conducting artillery fire from positions in the residential sector. They do not even shun firing from schools and kindergartens.

"On July 13, a militant mortar battery from the occupied areas of Donetsk region (OADR) opened fire on positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the school in the village Zaitseve (northern outskirts of the town of Horlivka). The aim of these attacks was a provocation to force the ATO forces to return fire that would allow the separatists and the Russian media accusing the Ukrainian side in the shelling of residential areas,” reads the statement.

These facts are further proof that the militants are using the tactics of the terrorists, and therefore, the so-called DPR and LPR are terrorist organizations. "There is no doubt that the self-appointed militant leaders and those who inspire, fund and arm them will be held responsible for war crimes sooner or later by international judicial institutions, " the report says.

Ukrainian members of the JCCC believe that the alarming situation that is emerging right now along the contact line in the ATO zone indicates that it is now time for the international community to say "No" decisively to the intentions of militants and their Russian patrons to continue abuse international law. "It is in this context that we look forward to a more active role of such an influential international organization as the OSCE," the statement concludes.

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Russian and her mercenaries recently tried to get the Ukraine to withdraw all weapons under 100mm from the contact line--REMEMBER the last time Russian and her mercenaries were to withdraw everything from 152mm to 100mm--NEVER happened at all and they even restricted the OSCE from observing and monitoring their so called "withdrawal".

So even now claiming to have withdrawn 100mm and under SHELLINGS are still ongoing all along the eastern front.

SO nothing but propaganda and trying to get the Ukrainians to unilateral disarm on the eastern front while they maintain their full array of heavy weapons.

Separatists" announcement of pulling back heavy weapons from the front line is clearly #1 story in #Russian media today.

Militants shelled #Donetsk they control to provoke return fire and blame it on Ukr troops - Ukr rep to JCCC http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/07/19/7074964/ …

Donetsk urges #Kiev to withdraw arms with caliber of less than 100mm following #DPR and #LPR

So they claim to withdraw and yet shelled the town last night---Russian doublespeak as long as they do not allow the OSCE to confirm.

#LPR says it completed withdrawal of of weapon up to 100mm caliber from #Kirovsk direction

i don't see a single report of troop movements away from the front

DPR after #LPR starts withdrawing arms with caliber of less than 100mm, may complete process by end of the day - Basurin
Good joke.

#Ukraine military have not received orders to withdraw arms of caliber smaller than 100mm - General Staff

During Debaltseve siege - all weapons <100mm were withdrawn from Donetsk https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/622759036186984449 …

Only reason for DNR to withdraw weapons from Donetsk and Kirovsk and etc, to mass it for breakthrough near Komsomolske/Mariupol

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It's calm in #Donetsk. #Russia|ns patching craters on the streets to remove any evidence. They will probably back on the triggers at sunset.

Lager russischer Invasionstruppen im ukrainischen Donbas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I1ZoYaFLYE …
pic.twitter.com/Y2P7ek9SzK

Was rauchen die Invasoren im Donbass?
"Krim-Invasions-Zigaretten" ...
pic.twitter.com/OEBznM0wss

19.07.15 #Donetsk, #Staromykhailivka
Terrorists' positions (farm)
https://youtu.be/iBxHEBgRUaw
http://img.ly/CfMl pic.twitter.com/x7KF9gC5Bm

Security Service of #Ukraine found 1 million UAH in a truck going from #Donetsk to #Mariupol. http://lugansk-news.com/security-service-found-1-million-uah-in-a-truck-going-from-donetsk-to-mariupol/ … pic.twitter.com/QTFl5hRR6a

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http://www.unian.info/politics/1102377-poroshenko-accuses-coalition-of-decentralization-plot.html

Poroshenko accuses coalition of decentralization plot

19.07.2015 | 12:43


President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has made an official statement regarding draft amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine concerning decentralization, as they provoked heated debates in the parliament at the time of their consideration.

"A stumbling block was a clause included in the transitional provisions of the Constitution. Namely, a part, which refers to a law on special self-governance in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. This law has already been adopted two times. The law was first adopted by the previous Verkhovna Rada, and then improved by the current one. The law will enter into force provided the fulfillment of a number of preconditions,” the president said.

Key conditions are the disarmament of militants, the withdrawal of Russian troops, the restoration of control over the Ukrainian-Russian border, as well as holding local elections.

Poroshenko also emphasized that the draft amendments to the Constitution do not provide for granting special status to Donbas.

"However, local communities in Donbas and in all the regions of Ukraine will be granted much more powers and authorities," Poroshenko said.

The president also added he intended to make "every effort to convince deputies to support the changes before their final vote in autumn."

At the same time, Poroshenko said that the desire to resolve the conflict through political and diplomatic means does not mean total pacifism. Ukraine’s military spending will be increased next year, with the Verkhovna Rada having already increased military budget by another 5 billion this week, according to the president.

According to Poroshenko, decentralization will not belong to the spheres of defense, foreign policy and national security. The president, the Constitutional Court and the parliament will have the right to suspend powers of local councils.

"Those who call for decentralization without such a restraining force, offer in fact federalization! Ukraine has been, is and will be a unitary state," Poroshenko said.

As earlier reported, the Verkhovna Rada voted on Thursday, July 16, to send decentralization-related amendments to the Constitutional Court.

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After massive accusations by Russian media, the Russian FM and Russian mercenaries that the Ukrainian Army shelled Donetsk and civilian targets all last night and into this morning.

NOW we get this small small small announcement from the DNR--so small it seems to have disappeared from the internet.

Almost as if it was an "afterthought" they really did not want to say.

DPR says donetsk shooting is done by 3rd party, further proving they are a bunch of rivaling criminal gangs

What a lame excuse after all the hype of the Russian propaganda media blitz--"it was those third parties--whoever they are"---at least they stopped blaming the Ukrainian Army.

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http://www.unian.info/politics/1102377-poroshenko-accuses-coalition-of-decentralization-plot.html

Poroshenko accuses coalition of decentralization plot

19.07.2015 | 12:43

BTW--this amendment was pressured onto the Ukrainians as an unilateral move with no reciprocal moves by Russia BY Obama/Nuland, Hollande and Merkel---the EU as a hold attempted the previous week.

Nuland response--we did not want to have the other side still complaining--BUT they did complain that it was not enough even though it does not state in Minsk 2 just how the "special status" is to be.

Putin wants "federalization or the Bosnian model" not what the Ukrainians passed after approval from the Vienna Committee.

So as a response to this unilateral non reciprocal move we got what??--false flag massive shellings last night and currently still ongoing ground attacks. AND what did we get from Obama, Nuland, Kerry, Hollande and Merkel--silence.

AND the Russian response to this western pressured unilateral non reciprocal appeasement move is what again????

“Russia continues to defy Minsk agreement blocking drone observations by the OSCE SMM."

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AFTER Russian FM delete THEN this via the same Russian FM

Lavrov, Steinmeier stress on phone need for soonest Ukrainian army withdrawal from Shyrokyne - Russian Foreign Ministry -- IFX

AND there was no direct threat to the Germans--clear as a bell there was--and the Russians slipped up on their social media side of the house and forgot tweets can be tracked.

Social media is indicating there were more talks with Kerry and Steinmeier and Larvov today--topic not disclosed --potentially more pressure to be applied to the Ukraine to demilitarize the area next to Mariupol--an extremely dangerous tactical move as it would then allow Russian tanks to be inside the city of Mariupol in 30 minutes and before the UA could react AND it frees up Russian troops and her mercenaries to move to threaten Mariupol from the north.

Seems that Kerry and Steinmeier did not realize this DMZ concept was initially proposed by the then Russian general heading the Russian JCCC.

Never knew him to be a friend of the UA nor "neutral".

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Remember I had written here about the concept of "gratitude" and how Putin viewed that "gratitude" that Obama mentioned in his NYT article praising Putin for his assistance with the Iranian deal.

This is an interesting article in that the writer was for a number of years a Putin insider advisor so one has a valid question is he speaking for himself and or is he "channeling" Putin OR is it a really well done propaganda piece covering the 6Ds--distract, dismay, distort, deflect designed to create doubt and distrust WHICH it could if I was in the Ukrainian government.

I posted this week another article by the same writer concerning the three wins by Putin on the Ukrainian changes to their Constitution which could also have been a great propaganda piece or the "truth". Only Obama and his NSC knows for sure.

IF one determines it is not propaganda then in fact one could logically argue that Obama has in fact written off the Ukraine in exchange for Russian assistance in Iran and Syria--which I am still trying to figure out as Russia has been a major weapons supporter of Assad which has only continued the war and Russia is getting a major weapons deal out of the Iran deal so I am not sure just what the assistance was????

http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.ie/2015/07/putin-obama-now-together-without.html

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Putin, Obama Now Together ‘Without Ukraine’ and Even 'Against Ukraine,' Illarionov Says

Paul Goble


Staunton, July 19 – The trade-off US President Barack Obama made with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to get a deal on Iran “is acquiring new and, in our time, somewhat unexpected aspects,” Andrey Illarionov says, colors that unfortunately suggest “Russia, the US, Iran and the EU are together, together without Ukraine,” even “together against Ukraine.”

On Kasparov.ru today, the Russian commentator says that Putin has now responded to Obama’s praise of Russia’s role in the Iranian talks with a dramatic shift in his rhetoric about the US and about Moscow’s ability to cooperate with Washington on a wide variety of issues (kasparov.ru/material.php?id=55AB3504C13B0).

Not long ago, Illarionov says, Putin was routinely saying that Russia could not tolerate the US as the single superpower. The US, in his version of reality, “considers itself to be the only center of force in the world, it doesn’t need allies; it needs only vassals. Russia in such a system of relations cannot exist” (kremlin.ru/events/president/news/49261).

And just two weeks ago, Putin told the Russian Security Council that Moscow must prepare to survive under conditions of “the unfriendly course by some of our geopolitical opponents,” the EU and the US (kremlin.ru/events/president/news/49862).

Immediately after the deal on Iran, however, Putin changed his tone: On Tuesday of this week, he spoke about “the constructive cooperation” of the US and Russia in the framework of the six and “stressed” the role of “Russian-American dialogue in providing security and stability in the world” (kremlin.ru/events/president/news/49999).

And then on Thursday, one day after Ukraine carried out part of the Minsk-2 accords at Moscow’s and Washington’s assistance, Putin and the entire rest of the Russian Security Council “stressed the leading role and constructive position of the US.” Putin even talked then about how the final Iranian accord became possible because “of the leading role” of the United States (kremlin.ru/events/president/news/50011).

Some may see this as the opening of a new page in Russian-American relations. That is certainly what Putin wants, and he undoubtedly hopes that he has found a way out of the corner into which he had driven himself by invading Ukraine. The Russian president is certain to hope he will find a new understanding of his position in Washington.

That may happen, but if it does, some countries are going to suffer collateral damage and among them in the first instance will be Ukraine, Illarionov suggests. He points to a new Facebook post by Sergey Markov, a former KGB officer who is close to the Putin regime, as indicative of the likelihood of that (facebook.com/sergey.markov.5/posts/688778531249815).

In that post, Markov says: “As was expected, Putin and Obama positively spoke to each other. They greeted one another over the Iranian accord … now a possibility for compromise has appeared. It is important that the US end its policy of isolating and demonizing Putin,” he continued.

“I hope,” Markov writes, “that Obama will continue the policy of revising his own mistakes and return Russian-American relations from hybrid war to peace.” And he stressed what he viewed as the importance of the fact that in their recent exchanges, the two leaders did not talk about Ukraine.”

That will now be put in the past, Markov says. “Now it is necessary to act together against ISIS. Russia, the US, Iran, and the EU together.”

“As far as the main thing is concerned, at the present moment, Markov alas is right,” Illarionov concludes extending his earlier analysis about the deal between Obama and Putin on Iran (windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2015/07/obama-has-sold-out-ukraine-to-get-deal.html), “Russia, the US, Iran and the EU together. Together without Ukraine. Together against Ukraine.”

NOTE: notice the use of the term hybrid warfare in the article--basically accusing the US of using it against the Russians.

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Russian 6Ds propaganda OR the "truth". Just to refresh everyones' memory --another article from the same Russian writer.

Friday, July 17, 2015


Obama has Sold Out Ukraine to Get Deal with Iran, Illarionov Says

Paul Goble


Staunton, July 17 – President Barack Obama has sold out Ukraine in order to get Vladimir Putin’s support for a nuclear deal with Iran, according to Andrey Illarionov. Other commentators, including at least one Ukrainian one, disagree. But almost all expect that Putin will expect gratitude from the US and fear that he may get it.

In a commentary on Kasparov.ru yesterday, Illarionov says that the deal he has warned against for the last 16 months has occurred: the US has sacrificed Ukraine in order to get Putin’s support in talks with Iran and Syria, and it has made this deal “without the participation of Ukraine and at Ukraine’s expense” (kasparov.ru/material.php?id=55A7D54ECA084).

This sell-out began, the Russian commentator says, during US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Sochi when he did not mention Crimea and effectively created together with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov “’the Sochi-Munich format’ of negotiations in the shape of the Nuland-Karasin talks without the participation of Ukraine.”

That in itself achieved one of Putin’s major aims: eliminating Ukraine as a discussant of its own fate and elevating Russia to the level of the United States as a center of decision making about other countries. Then, Illarionov traces the way in which this new “format” worked in the intervening period.
This culminated on July 14, he continues, when Obama told the New York Times the following: ‘Asked if President Vladimir Putin of Russia was a help or a hindrance in concluding this deal, Mr. Obama said: “Russia was a help on this. I’ll be honest with you. I was not sure given the strong differences we are having with Russia right now around Ukraine, whether this would sustain itself. Putin and the Russian government compartmentalized on this in a way that surprised me, and we would have not achieved this agreement had it not been for Russia’s willingness to stick with us and the other P5-Plus members in insisting on a strong deal.”

The American president continued: “I was encouraged by the fact that Mr. Putin called me a couple of weeks ago and initiated the call to talk about Syria. I think they get a sense that the Assad regime is losing a grip over greater and greater swaths of territory inside of Syria [to Sunni jihadist militias] and that the prospects for a [Sunni jihadist] takeover or rout of the Syrian regime is not imminent but becomes a greater and greater threat by the day. That offers us an opportunity to have a serious conversation with them.”

The very next day, US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland arrived in Kyiv. “The main goal of [her] visit,” Illarionov says, was “to force [Ukrainian President Petro] Poroshenko to change the draft Constitution of Ukraine by including in it references to ‘the special regions of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts,” where pro-Moscow forces control much of the territory.

That is exactly what Poroshenko did, and a number of deputies in Ukraine’s parliament issued a statement about what they believe is “an act of betrayal,” one that denies Ukraine the right of self-determination by legitimizing Russian forces on the territory of Ukraine (facebook.com/oksana.syroyid/posts/1016331355058693?hc_location=ufi).

That international legitimation of the presence of Russian forces on Ukrainian territory taken without any involvement of the Ukrainian state and Ukrainian people, the members of the Verkhovna Rada say, is “the end not only of European prospects for Ukraine” but also represents “the success of the Kremlin’s plan and the end of the Ukrainian state.”

Having quoted that declaration in full, Illarionov observes that Poroshenko has “fulfilled the first point of Putin’s demands on Ukraine” by changing that country’s constitution and that in his effort to do so, the Moscow leader has enjoyed the support of Obama. Now, the question is, will Kyiv meet all the rest of Putin’s demands? And will Obama help with that as well?

These other demands, the Russian analyst says, include a Ukrainian amnesty for all those who fought for Moscow in eastern Ukraine, the implementation of the law on special status for the Donbas and the holding of elections, the adoption by Ukraine of a law on local administration, and the lifting of the Ukrainian economic blockade from these territories.

Illarionov says in conclusion that “there is no doubt that these demands from Putin will be fulfilled.”

Not everyone in Moscow, Washington, or Kyiv agrees with this analysis, of course, and one of the most pointed critiques of it has been provided by Petr Oleshchuk, a political scientist at Shevchenko State University in Kyiv (nv.ua/opinion/oleschuk/kak-putin-prevratilsya-v-amerikanskuyu-marionetku-59600.html).

He argues that “everything is not so simple” as Illarionov supposes and that the suggestion of a simple deal of the kind the Russian analyst does is “too primitive and one-dimensional.”

What does it mean that Obama has “thanked” Putin for his support on the Iranian deal? According to Oleshchuk, only that “the administration of the US president still views Putin as a partner, a difficult one but a partner nonetheless who is needed for the resolution of certain problems.” It doesn’t necessarily signal a deal on anything else.

“Having trapped himself in Ukraine,” the Ukrainian political scientist say, “Putin has made an expensive gift to the American White House.” On the one hand, having condemned himself to international isolation, he has little room for maneuver. And on the other, he has opened the way for sanctions that the West can employ for more than just Ukraine.

Indeed, in Oleshchuk’s view, “having tied himself hand and foot, Putin cannot simply leave, cannot move forward, but cannot be forced either. He now is completely in the hands of the US which has received as a result yet another bonus in the form of the rebirth of NATO as a factor in world politics.”

Oleshchuk’s conclusion: “As long as Putin is ‘in Ukraine,’ he is dependent on others. [And] this dependence can be used. The clearest example is the Iranian issue.” For the US, he continues, there are benefits from ensuring that neither Ukraine nor Russia achieve any advantages” and that the conflict continues.

“Any attempts by Russia to go further will be stopped, because both a victory and a defeat of the Russian Federation would not be “profitable” for the United States. A Russian “victory would mean an imperial passionate explosive and the prospects for a new expansion. Defeat would be the end of the Putin regime and the collapse of the largest country in the world.”

But regardless of whether Illarionov or Oleshchuk is correct, it is certain, Liliya Shevtsov writes, that Putin “will expect gratitude” from Obama for his “assistance” in allowing the US president to achieve his “dream.” And she suggests that such gratitude could take a variety of forms (kasparov.ru/material.php?id=55A7D24BEE92C).

Among them are such issues as missile defense in Europe, a possible international tribunal on the downing of the Malaysian jetliner, and “finally on the war in Ukraine.” Consequently, “we shall see [in the near future] whether interests or principles predominate in American policy.”

Shevtsova does not say, but one could add the ancient observation that gratitude is often not a powerful motivating force but the expectation of gratitude is – and if Putin believes he has a right to that, he may act in ways now that he would not have before Obama gave his interview to the New York Times.

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AFTER Russian FM delete THEN this via the same Russian FM

Lavrov, Steinmeier stress on phone need for soonest Ukrainian army withdrawal from Shyrokyne - Russian Foreign Ministry -- IFX

AND there was no direct threat to the Germans--clear as a bell there was--and the Russians slipped up on their social media side of the house and forgot tweets can be tracked.

This fully indicates hat the Russian FM threatened the Germans---notice how suddenly this announcement is bland and in FM style--vs the deleted tweet.

Russian FM Lavrov held phone talks with #Ukraine, US, German counterparts demanding 'demilitarization' of Shyrokyne http://www.rferl.mobi/a/27136521.html



Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has held talks with his counterparts from Ukraine, Germany, and the United States about the situation in eastern Ukraine.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Lavrov held separate talks via phone on July 18 with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, Germany's Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, calling for Ukrainian forces to "to begin the demilitarization" of the southeastern village of Shyrokyne, near the strategic port city of Mariupol.

Lavrov said he told his three counterparts that Russian-backed separatists had already withdrawn from the area, which is near the Azov Sea.

Lavrov also reportedly called on Klimkin to "resolve questions concerning the constitutional reform project," aimed at offering more autonomy to the rebel-controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

More than 6,500 people have been killed in the fighting between Ukrainian and separatist forces since April 2014.

The Ukrainian military said on July 18 that "the situation has deteriorated sharply" in eastern Ukraine.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Lavrov and Kerry also discussed the situation in Syria.

NOTE:

The true core question is why is this DMZ evidently so important to the Russians when they have not in fact fully withdrawn as they claim and are still shelling it?????


On July 1, Russian-backed rebel forces announced their withdrawal from the empty, war-torn village of Shyrokyne on the Azov Sea, about 40kilometers from the Russian border. The rebels called the retreat an “act of good will” and declared the heavily mined town a demilitarized zone. But the gesture seems to have been fleeting: pro-Russian forces repositioned themselves a mere 1.5 kilometers away on higher ground. On July 8, separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko called Shyrokyne a “trap” for Ukrainian troops and said that his forces repositioned themselves at a “commanding point.” Ukrainian volunteer battalions continue to hold their positions in Shyrokyne, just east of Mariupol, a symbolically important Ukrainian-held port city of over 400,000 people.

Why--because if the UA has to withdraw then they are virtually in the city of Mariupol and Russian tanks can cover the distance from Shyrokyne to Mariupol in under 30 minutes. Plus it frees them up to take the northern flank of Mariupol with ease especially since the Russians are tank heavy and the weather and terrain are perfect for a fast tank assault.

Then the dash to Odessa is a breeze for them thus the land corridor to the Crimea becomes reality especially since RUMINT has it the Kerch bridge will not be built due to having no money.

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16:49 #Maryinka @Donetsk_Live Battle nearby - tanks, mortars, GLs

Hell in yday's #Avdiivka: a residential building being shelled over & over again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0OgfAxvbl4 … pic.twitter.com/vpRlS0E1EV

TBG-7V thermobaric grenades in #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/ifvjirgdSs

Various #MANPADS in #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/tZ4vxmkgw1

@GrahamWP_UK @BBCWillVernon I am a Luhansk local who is not at home for a year as the result of 'work' by such alien invaders like you.
@GrahamWP_UK @BBCWillVernon Go home.

PG-7VR warheads and what looks like RShG-1 or RPG-27, any one can ID?
pic.twitter.com/tJfaxEmS8s

Russia (proxies) deliberately shelled #Donetsk to provoke #Ukrainian troops. RADIO INTERCEPTION http://en.censor.net.ua/n344488 @censor_net

Russia (proxies) threaten to demolish #Avdiivka – #Ukraine Major General Taran. VIDEO http://en.censor.net.ua/n344493 @censor_net

'If another shell hits #Donetsk, we will wipe #Avdiivka off the face of the earth together with the Coke Plant'https://twitter.com/MikkoLaaksonen1/status/622790497115996162 …

Avdeevka station, Jul18 shelling aftermath @666_mancer @zinkoviy more photos at http://vk.com/wall-1206792_495129 … pic.twitter.com/4FJTi9V6n8

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youtube.com/watch?v=6i81cgkXkGY … #Luhansk: Below-100mm caliber 'unilateral' #Russian pullback. So they say. pic.twitter.com/35319sZzEM

REALITYCHECK
LEFT: 24.2.2015
RIGHT: 19.7.2015
Is (most) GER / Western media really that useless ?!
pic.twitter.com/Ej8eJ5gJbp

#Ukraine shelling of central #Donetsk "barbarity" - #DPR defense ministry

DPR defense ministry threatens to move weapons back if #Kiev tries to launch offensive

Over 120 weapons with caliber under 100 mm removed from frontline - #DPR defense ministry

So all those weapons pulled back means evidently no more shellings--check below.

Militants also shelled Ukrainian positions in Optyne, Avdiivka Kirov, Berezove, Yasnobrodivka, Kurdyumivka, Pervomaisk, Pisky Stanytsia Luhanska, Krasnohorivka, Lozove, Mykolaivka & Novotroits'ke – ATO

youtube.com/watch?v=MXsmIUm340c … Does reactive armor grow on trees in #Russia-held #Luhansk? Shd #Ukraine call Monsanto maybe? pic.twitter.com/HegMN4MlbB

There is another one !!
What kind of newly brought in T-64 / T-72 mix is this ?!?! pic.twitter.com/FQEmgeyVwR

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Reference Georgian events with armed troops who crossed into Georgia-----

Georgian Minister of Defense says Russia's attempting to provoke another conflict with Georgia http://top.rbc.ru/politics/19/07/2015/55ab91129a794707b3ca6e9a … pic.twitter.com/nU8lQ5smxN

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First clear indication that the Russian General assigned to the JCCC works hand in hand with the Russian mercenaries.

http://www.unian.info/war/1102436-ato-headquarters-avdiyivka-at-risk-of-devastating-attack.html

ATO Headquarters: Avdiyivka at risk of devastating attack

19.07.2015 | 18:44


Militants threaten a devastating attack on Avdiyivka in Donetsk region, as reported by head of the Ukrainian side of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC), Major-General Andriy Taran at a briefing in Kramatorsk today, according to local news website Novosti Donbasa at novosti.dn.ua.

The JCCC made special appeal to the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to take all measures to stop further escalation of the conflict due to shelling of Donetsk and the surrounding area at night on July 19, according to Taran.

"Therefore, yesterday a statement was made to stop further escalation of the conflict and deliberate destruction of the town of Avdiyivka and the Avdiyivka coke plant. Moreover, after this provocation my colleague General Romanchuk, from the Russian side, told me literally what was said in Donetsk – in case of a single missile launch at Donetsk, Avdiyivka with its coke plant will be wiped out. That is why I had to appeal to the OSCE requesting them to immediately take all measures to stop further escalation of the conflict," Taran said.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Major-General Andriy Taran reported at a briefing today that night shelling of Avdiyivka with 122-mm guns was stopped after Ukrainian military threatened to return heavy weapons to the front line and the intervention of the OSCE representatives.
This last sentence is telling--in spite of heavy Russian shellings the Ukrainian Army is in fact attempting to hold to Minsk 2 by not returning fire and not returning heavy weapons to the front line.

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First clear indication that the Russian General assigned to the JCCC works hand in hand with the Russian mercenaries.

http://www.unian.info/war/1102436-ato-headquarters-avdiyivka-at-risk-of-devastating-attack.html

ATO Headquarters: Avdiyivka at risk of devastating attack

19.07.2015 | 18:44

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This last sentence is telling--in spite of heavy Russian shellings the Ukrainian Army is in fact attempting to hold to Minsk 2 by not returning fire and not returning heavy weapons to the front line.

Further evidence that the shelling yesterday was a Russian "false flag attack" in order to provoke a Ukrainian response.

1 hour BEFORE shelling of #Donetsk city began (18 Jul), DPR stooge Zakharchenko gave "strict orders" to retaliate... pic.twitter.com/yvtDqfVgHs

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Worth reading.......

http://www.imrussia.org/en/analysis/world/2352-is-russia-planning-a-summer-offensive-in-ukraine

Is Russia Planning a Summer Offensive in Ukraine?

17 July 2015 Luke Johnson


The conflict in eastern Ukraine has been simmering for months, but speculation has risen that the Kremlin could order a major attack on Ukrainian positions in the coming weeks. Independent journalist Luke Johnson interprets the mixed signals coming from Moscow and the separatist “people’s republics,” finding that there may be strategic logic behind the rebels’ current holding pattern.

KIEV — On July 1, Russian-backed rebel forces announced their withdrawal from the empty, war-torn village of Shyrokyne on the Azov Sea, about 40 kilometers from the Russian border. The rebels called the retreat an “act of good will” and declared the heavily mined town a demilitarized zone. But the gesture seems to have been fleeting: pro-Russian forces repositioned themselves a mere 1.5 kilometers away on higher ground. On July 8, separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko called Shyrokyne a “trap” for Ukrainian troops and said that his forces repositioned themselves at a “commanding point.” Ukrainian volunteer battalions continue to hold their positions in Shyrokyne, just east of Mariupol, a symbolically important Ukrainian-held port city of over 400,000 people.

This contradictory sequence of events is in many ways a microcosm of all the recent fighting and political maneuvering in eastern Ukraine. Russia and its proxies have been intensifying their military efforts in some cases and halting them in others, not opting for either a real pullback or a dramatic escalation. A significant retreat would grant a victory to Ukraine and its Western-leaning government in Kiev, while an all-out escalation could provoke Western powers into slapping more sanctions on Russia and make Russia’s involvement in Ukraine all but impossible to deny. The stakes are therefore high—Russia could suffer significantly if it chooses one or the other path outright.

As a result, the Kremlin appears to have decided that something in the middle is ideal, while it continues to use non-military means to weaken the Ukrainian regime as much as possible. It has been exactly a year since the crash of MH17, an incident in which Russian-backed rebels are strongly implicated, but neither that tragedy nor continued fighting has led Moscow to back down. The West and Ukraine have chosen not to confront Russia more aggressively either in recent months, instead allowing the Kremlin to keep the situation low-key but unstable.

This kind of managed instability—or, for Russia, the Goldilocks (“just right”) principle—has been on display in recent military and political moves by Moscow and its proxies in Donetsk and Luhansk. Russian-backed separatist forces have continued to fight the Ukrainian Army and volunteer battalions in several hotspots in the East, but there have been few signs that a full-scale offensive is on the horizon. In the political arena, separatist authorities have announced their own local elections in an attempt to move the territories further away from Kiev, but without making them a part of Russia.

While the fighting has not involved much territory changing hands, it has been bloody and near-constant, despite the Minsk-2 ceasefire agreement signed in February between Ukraine and the separatists. Daily reports by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe detail shelling, artillery, and weapons fire coming from both sides. According to the United Nations, at least 400 more casualties have occurred since the agreement was signed, and a July 11 report by the OSCE listed 617 cease-fire violations just in the area of the Donetsk Airport, which rebel forces took from Ukrainians in January after four-and-a-half months of heavy combat.

At least one prominent military analyst has predicted that Russia will launch an offensive this summer, arguing that July-August is the perfect time for it because Russian draftees with a year of service under their belts, including many stationed near the Ukraine border, are scheduled to demobilize in the fall. But if the Kremlin does order an attack, it appears unlikely that it would target a major city. The most obvious symbolic choice for separatists would be Mariupol, with its port, two large steel factories, and its location as a possible link to the isolated Crimean peninsula. Speculation that separatists were planning to invade the city increased when the pro-Ukrainian Dnipro-1 Battalion found what it said was a Russian military encampment north of the city in June. An assault on Mariupol would require troops and tanks far beyond what was observed at that base, however, and it would blatantly expose Russia’s denied involvement in the East.

“If there was an attempt on Mariupol, [Russian President Vladimir] Putin would lose many of his soldiers,” said Roman Sokolov, head of the civic organization Defense of Mariupol, in a recent interview. “You need to use airpower, possibly use the sea. If you use airpower, it’s already open aggression against the territory of Ukraine, and there you will not be able to say that it’s just ’rebels.’”

Ukraine is perhaps most vulnerable to Russian aggression in the areas of economy and finance. Kiev faces an economic crisis that is at least partially Russia’s making: it has imposed trade sanctions on Ukraine, even while denying that they are political, and helped wage the destructive conflict in the country’s east.

Putin may be willing to sacrifice Russian lives in such a battle, but first he has to convince his soldiers to fight, which is apparently becoming more of a challenge. Earlier this month, news website Gazeta.ru quoted a junior sergeant in a contract unit in southern Russia as saying that he saw people dressed in camouflage with no insignia trying to convince enlisted men to fight in the Donbass. The soldiers were offered 8,000 rubles ($142) per day to fight, according to a lawyer representing some of them, an amount that on a monthly basis would be far above the average salary in Russia of 30,620 rubles ($537). Even this pitch of impressive pay did not garner great results—some soldiers still didn’t want to go, partly due to miserable field conditions. After recruiters tried to force them to “volunteer,” they deserted their units. This has become a trend: there were 62 desertion cases prosecuted by a military tribunal court in southern Russia in the first half of 2015 alone, compared to 35 in all of 2010-2014.

On the political front, the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics have announced their own local elections, moving them away from Ukraine but not necessarily joining them with Russia as Crimea has. This step came after Ukraine announced constitutional amendments on July 1 that did not include “special status” for the regions. Moscow criticized this move as not granting the republics their rightful autonomy, and the Russian-backed Donetsk and Luhansk governments said they would conduct their own elections on October 18 and November 1, sandwiching Ukraine’s local elections on October 25. This week, Ukraine’s parliament approved constitutional changes allowing for more self-government of the regions, but so far the separatist elections remain on schedule. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said explicitly that the government would not decentralize authority more via federalization, as Russia has called for, while separatist negotiator Denis Pushilin said they would continue to demand “special rights.”

Continued......................................... ........

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What the heck have the Russian mercenary leaders of the DNR been smoking lately??????

A true altered state of reality.

BREAKING: DNR CLAIMS UKRAINE ATTACKED TRANSNISTRIA WITH MORTARS
http://dnr24.su/ukrainskie-novosti/5561-srochno-ukraina-obstrelyala-pridnestrove-iz-minometov.html …

This time even Transnistria media denies the stupidity.
http://dniester.ru/node/12986

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Ukrainian drones ONE Russia Army ZERO--Previously drone videoed major Russia tank base has now disappeared—was the Russian Army actually caught on drone video????? Cover blown it seems.

VIDEO: Reg Dnipro-1 drone footage showing Rus military equipment previously recorded, now gonehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VYoxgRPQ4U&sns=tw … pic.twitter.com/jEhlrZAlmK

Russian military abandoned #Sontseve base after being discovered by @Aero_Dnipro1 aerial recon http://inforesist.org/voennye-rf-brosili-svoyu-bazu-posle-togo-kak-ix-obnaruzhila-aviarazvedka-videofakt/?_utl_t=tw … pic.twitter.com/G2Uh9PmpBX

But gone where? There's plenty of woodland and sheds in area between Komsomolske and Telmanove. Base infrastructure intact

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Are we fooled? No. 18 July in #Donetsk city: Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) with DPR insignia https://vk.com/5btgr?w=wall-90856856_2022 … pic.twitter.com/bd7VRExoDo

Mercenary weapon potentially used to shell their own town.
82 mm Vasilek mortar: 4 rounds cassete, relatively small crater, 4.2km range. EXACTLY what we saw on yesterdays vid from the bridge.

more pix surfaced of DNR "travelling mortars", which probably hit donetsk yesterday https://twitter.com/vladicvp/status/622756129970475008 …

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AND the war is back into high gear—continuous shellings and ground attacks all along the eastern front line.

Looks like we have a Russian attack on the entire Donbas line: Stanitsa Luhanska, Mariinka, Donetsk, Avdiivka, Alchevsk. Is this the moment?

21:10 #Dzerzhynsk @dimetros7776 At Mayorsk intense battle started, everything flashes in that direction

21:00 #Horlivka @tgorlovka They say at 20:34 one could hear Grad shots, but out of distance

Horlivka
20:58 @Julia_Twinkle Now loudly, very much, smth heavy lands
21:09 @Lana_mem Ground convulses, truce in high gear

Horlivka: voltage drops, electricity down in places

21:19 #Horlivka @sau152mm Today #Maorsk and 6-7 mine area are fighting

Horlivka
21:07 @77bot1 Shumy, 6-7 mine - battle
21:10 @xy_gorlov4an They shell. Incoming and outgoing.Heavy ones

22:00 #Horlivka @77bot1 Hard to get anything. Seems to be calmed down, but there's some movement at frontlines

21:57 #Horlivka @tgorlovka After 1/2hr lull they fire again

21:35 #Donetsk @nixer79 All day was quiet... after sunset they started over: several volleys fr/Putilovka groove/bridge

Russian attacks currently in Horlivka, Mariinka and Dzerzhinsk. Looks like it will be another heated night.

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Russia's VDV (airborne) special forces were everywhere in #Donetsk on July 18th
https://youtu.be/QeJopKyIznY?t=33s … pic.twitter.com/qJTJsZOmo6

Russia's VDV (airborne) special forces / spetsnaz ID'd in #Donetsk on July 18th
https://pp.vk.me/c621829/v621829724/2ef1f/EFFthb7rrI4.jpg …

Close-up of the #Russia|n special forces / spetsnaz insignia at monument ceremony in Donetsk, July 18
pic.twitter.com/uN0TkmeGlw

youtube.com/watch?v=RlGxddl-yME … Irony: #Russia's LTG Romanchuk+#OSCE oversee masked #Russians/#Donetsk 'pullback.' pic.twitter.com/ElmI0DYJGt

Russia|n forces on the move in #Kirovske, towards #Ukraine frontline.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i81cgkXkGY … pic.twitter.com/RhqnOS1yXB

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More information on the hack of the Italian software company The Hacking Company which was involved in heavy cyber warfare and cyber crime.


hackteam #hackingteam I am off see you tomorrow but here are the files - have fun https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6HScC5EJIbefk40TDBOZ0VXclVSOEtSRjR XVWdpLXBzektzaEZuUm9zUGowV2lHRlJtYlE&usp=sharing … the best selection

hackteam #hackingteam tomorrow the 100+ most important leaked documents in 1 box

hackingteam #cloudflare is like a fastflux network changing Ip addresses quickly or once every so many weeks or days pic.twitter.com/WxwXP0VLay

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Russia's VDV (airborne) special forces were everywhere in #Donetsk on July 18th
https://youtu.be/QeJopKyIznY?t=33s … pic.twitter.com/qJTJsZOmo6

Russia's VDV (airborne) special forces / spetsnaz ID'd in #Donetsk on July 18th
https://pp.vk.me/c621829/v621829724/2ef1f/EFFthb7rrI4.jpg …

Close-up of the #Russia|n special forces / spetsnaz insignia at monument ceremony in Donetsk, July 18
pic.twitter.com/uN0TkmeGlw

youtube.com/watch?v=RlGxddl-yME … Irony: #Russia's LTG Romanchuk+#OSCE oversee masked #Russians/#Donetsk 'pullback.' pic.twitter.com/ElmI0DYJGt

Russia|n forces on the move in #Kirovske, towards #Ukraine frontline.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i81cgkXkGY … pic.twitter.com/RhqnOS1yXB

Excellent find! Romanchuk is Russian Army (Southern MD) JCCC rep - He's a tank warfare specialist, reorganising DPR/LPR units.

Russian Lt-Gen Romanchuk (JCCC rep) & #OSCE_SMM oversee tank redeployment from contact line 19 Jul https://youtu.be/RlGxddl-yME?t=1s …

Romanchuk 19 July pic.twitter.com/avn2Mkwxgd

Russian forces DPR tank unit "withdrawing" (ie being redployed out of sight) in front of OSCE SMM pic.twitter.com/NNisf8EpZx

Instead of moving the Minsk 2 required 25kms they only moved 3kms

NOTICE--exactly the Russian JCCC General is supporting the mercenary claimed withdrawal of 100mm weapons BUT yet the "withdrawn" weapons are only driven a couple of kms and then hidden from the OSCE.

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18:55 #Donetsk @PVB40 [fb] Opposite central entrance to Botanic gardens a covered trucks column was sitting at 6pm

Donetsk @gnzh2 [fb] "Some w/corpses, the rest with ammo. It headed Makeevka"
19:15 "They've got a regular assembly point there"

Footage
Strange explosions in N #Donetsk tonight.
Looks a bit like firework and flares.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSZfY7sUH4g … pic.twitter.com/KOhTJOSCnA

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Appears a book written by a number of writers claiming to have been in the Donbass and supporting the separatists never were.

Gazeta.ru tracks down author of "Honest Donbass" book project to a Putin PR functionary from the 2012 elections http://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2015/07/17_a_7644157.shtml …

When I visited Donbas, what struck me most was the absence of any RU forces", writes @JonHellevig, while he admitted he never was in Donbas

Bulgarian journalist @OGeorgiev says he had no clue he was featured in the [fake]-book "The Honest Donbas" http://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2015/07/17_a_7644157.shtml …

indeed, @OGeorgiev, can you confirm you did not know you were featured in "Honest Donbass" until Gazeta.ru asked you about it?

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Will be interesting to see if the OSCE actually defines in their report that this is clearly a Russian Army only MBT not ever delivered to the UA.

If they do not then you know they are no longer neutral in the Ukraine.

Footage
@OSCE_SMM staff on 100% Russian Army T-72B1
I bet 100$,they will not name it as such
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlGxddl-yME …
pic.twitter.com/M0CMDpfEru

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The Ukraine has implemented the special status process AND while it is not the from Russia demanded “Bosnian solution”—the mercenaries are openly threatening war AND what is the Obama/Kerry response---nothing.

The US demanded from the Ukraine an unilateral response AND they get THIS-----

Zakharchenko: "If on Monday in Minsk nothing will be solved, and i think it won't, then there will be war..." https://twitter.com/AkaDON12/status/622986743151742977 …

07:51 [#Maryinka] @arthurnkua Fresh morning SMS for UKR: "Donbas cannot be brought back. Further bloodshed is vain. DNR"

AND from the “supposedly withdrawn 100mmm weapons announced by the mercenaries “seems” to have not occurred even though they claim it---

At 4:30AM russians began shelling Ukr positions in #Luhanske, #Rozsadky, #Sanzharivka, #Lozove area. https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/photos/a.820671234610351.1073741828.820651001279041/1034948469849292/?type=1 …

If it is not apparent to DoS Kerry---"actions are speaking far more for Russian attitudes than their words".

At some point it has to become apparent even to Kerry that the Russians will annex eastern Ukraine.

AND that there is a war ongoing.

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Inside his state tv bubble, #Russia's chief propagandist is a fearless firebrand. Outside, he can't take the heat. https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/622277357429256192 …

Antratsyt @noyabriov "According to locals troops from Chuvashia are hosted in the area"

00:41 #Kirovsk @kish_fish Today at Donetsky settlement I've heard as a train was going fr/Ukraine to 'LNR'

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A civil war is an armed conflict that meets the following criteria:
a) the war has caused more than 1,000 battle deaths
b) the war represented a challenge to the sovereignty of an internationally
recognized state
c) the war occurred within the recognized boundary of that state
d) the war involved the state as one of the principal combatants
e) the rebels were able to mount an organized military opposition to the
state and to inflict significant casualties on the state.

All of the criteria must be meet in order for it to be defined a “civil war”.

Insurrection:
An act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.

Invasion:
Entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer.
Conquer can be also defined—to force a change ie political change upon a government that the government does not want.

Does any of the three above items forbid a government from reacting to these actions—no it does not especially after the last Ukrainian election which was deemed one of the freest and fairest since it’s freedom from the Soviet Union.

What mirhond was attempting to push via agitprop was the theory of a "Ukrainian civil war" which has been the constant propaganda drumbeat by the Russian government. Why --then Russia can and does state--ie Putin's Duma speech that they are "protecting ethnic Russian speakers from an evil Nazi junta". That seems to then to not sound like the term "invasion".

Seems they do not quite understand the definition of a "civil war".

WHAT we have from the Russian side is a Russian supported, funded and fueled with mercenaries "insurrection" that in August 2014 transitioned to an "armed invasion" WHICH has now transitioned a full blown Ukrainian Russo war being fought along a 200 mile front with a width of 50kms.

Notice all western leaders to include Putin are running from the use of the term "war".

As they are still running from the term "invasion" ie the US actually stopped using the term "incursion" and are saying now nothing.

IF we look at the figures of the so called first --"independence fighters then separatists, and now Russian proxies" they really are all "mercenaries".

Paid for by Russia, armed by Russia, trained by Russia and feed by Russia--the furthest thing from being a so called "local".

Out of the current figure of 34K fighters of the DNR/LNR only approximately 4-6K are actually locals. Even the first Russian former or maybe not so former FSB officer mercenary Strelkov aka Girkin to arrive in the Donbass from Crimea --openly and often complained that the locals did not want to join and were poor fighters.

So is what mirhond calls a "civil war" really a "civil war" when the majority of the fighters are Russian mercenaries and Russian troops physically located inside eastern Ukraine? --BTW an eastern Ukraine with a clearly defined international recognized border with Russia that one has to illegally cross to get to the Ukraine in the first place since they did not have a visa issued by the Ukraine????

No----

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As Russia has now "weaponized information" --words take on serious meanings-and one of those Russian "weaponized words" is "civil war".

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Terrorists shelled Ukrainian army positions 75 times with Marinka being the hottest, - АТО press http://en.censor.net.ua/n344530

Militants using mortars against Novotroitske near Mariupol http://24today.net/open/476716 pic.twitter.com/4f5U9B592e

Somehow the civilian loss numbers do not match reality in the local hospitals and local morgue.
Another set of Russian propaganda lies.
News
According to occupation media, 6 civilians were killed and 13 wounded in "Ukrainian shelling" over the last week.

2 civilians killed, 6 wounded over past day in the Donetsk region, regional administration informs http://en.censor.net.ua/n344572

'Local residents say tens of thousands of [Russian] soldiers are now garrisoned at Kuzminka, sleeping in tents.' READ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/20/world/europe/russian-town-near-ukraine-once-quiet-now-buzzes-with-military-activity.html?_r=1 …

Incredible detail in this piece on Russian border village where Putin has amassed his troops http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/07/20/world/europe/russian-town-near-ukraine-once-quiet-now-buzzes-with-military-activity.html?referrer= … pic.twitter.com/LiQBcm0aUH

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Reference Moldavia--Transnistria

Transnistria to begin call up for reserve officers and 18-27 year-olds for military service https://translate.google.ie/translate?sl=ro&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.realitatea.md%2Fevciuk-a-semnat-decretele-tinerii-din-transnistria-chema-i-sa-satisfaca-serviciul-militar_24106.html&edit-text= … via @RealitateaMD

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During the last 24 hours 5 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded, no deaths - ATO spox

SBU seizes Russian FSB equipment used to eavesdrop opposition leaders and activists on Maidan. http://en.censor.net.ua/n344537

What the heck was he thinking??????
SBU detained a militant who decided have a rest in Berdyansk sea resort after fighting Ukrainian troops pic.twitter.com/wjJ0JyklCx

UA Security Service prevented terrorist act in Shchastya. Operatives deactivated 2 anti-tank landlines

Police seized over 20 grenades, small arms produced in Austria, US, Ukraine and 40,000 in Kyiv region pic.twitter.com/pnGjaNDIpX

ATO Staff has convincing evidence that militants conducted false flag op, shelling Donetsk to discredit Ukrainian Army

ATO spox: Mariupol sector: brief armed incidents near Dokuchayevsk, Telmanove, Mariupol. Enemy snipers active in the vicinity of Hranitne

ATO spokesperson: Other hotspots: Incessant fighting on western outskirts of Donetsk, Maryinka, female civilian wounded in Berezove

Well so much for that so called 100mm weapons withdrawal by the mercenaries-----
Donetsk sector: Militants used heavy artillery by Svitlodarsk, Horlivka from 4 spots. Shelled Lozove from 152mm howitzers

Col. Andriy Lysenko: Ceasefire was holding in the area stretching west of Shchastya to Popasna

Col. Andriy Lysenko: Luhansk sector: fighting continued near Shchastya & Stanytsia Luhanska. 3 resident houses, infrastructure damaged

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New Spetsnaz camo uniform---
Desert/summer variant of Flectar-D pattern? pic.twitter.com/jGadfoTsF7

PESKI- AVDIIVKA sector: 26 howitzers, 22 artillery units, 8 MRLS of militants.

New footage from yesterday's "troop withdrawal" shows Russian forces with the SA-16 Gimlet.
pic.twitter.com/nNDooxBGck

UA intel reports Russian forces have created system of bases (staging areas) for holding hardware along entire front http://inforesist.org/razvedka-soobshhaet-o-sozdanii-moshhnyx-baz-texniki-i-o-podgotovke-boevikov-k-atake/?_utl_t=tw …

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AND this after repeated statements by the DNR/LNR that they had wihtdrawn their 100mm and under weapons—notice the 122s and 152s AND tanks which are a violation of Minsk 2 just keep on shelling.

JCCC managed to stop shelling of Luhanske today. Also took video of the bombardment
Video →https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1035026349841504&id=820651001279041&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1035026349841504&__tn__=%2As … pic.twitter.com/kBt9ECXMzq

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Latitude 67N SIGINT @uascan
Increased activity on the russian military sw strategic networks incl WEGI, MDV, Baltic Sea Navy

Air Policing jets on 20 JUL in international airspace above the Baltic Sea near LV border identified RU AF 1X Il-20.

Ukrainian artillery unit commander: "Every night our positions near Donetsk are shelled http://24today.net/open/476857

Pro-Rus propaganda has been advertising heavy weapons removal while Avdiivka shelled. Trying to provole Ukrainian response?

Situation tense as #Russian militants fire artillery and tanks in #Ukraine
http://www.unian.info/war/1102525-ato-situation-tense-as-militants-fire-artillery-and-tanks.html … pic.twitter.com/gbfjTj5zfp

NO insignia on #Russia|n soldiers fleeing #Kuzminka mil. base nr #Ukraine's border after fire
https://youtu.be/oRZL_4PqSoY pic.twitter.com/Zb0O8r8cbI

East #Ukraine Fronline: Sniper fire, rocket shelling continues near #Avdiivka http://uatoday.tv/politics/east-ukraine-fronline-sniper-fire-rocket-shelling-continues-near-avdiivka-459104.html … pic.twitter.com/O5o2vTG994

Kornet Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) in Ukraine Point to Russian Presence – Reuters. http://24today.net/open/185788 pic.twitter.com/NGgULngROC

VIDEO 18+ #Russia(ns) say destroyd #Ukraine column #Bakhmutivka w foreignrs use 9K129"Kornet" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nZB7PbNERU&list=UU4Trp-soC7ooEg58h4aqgbA … pic.twitter.com/qzzlkolWV4

Kornet #missile tube found in #Ukraine. #defense http://bit.ly/1blvRoG pic.twitter.com/F4cofDpkPj

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Russian response to the 1 km land grab of Georgina territory and then having masked armed men in Spetsnaz uniforms crossing into Georgian territory.

Land grab and armed troops is the new Russian term "developing border infrastructure"----guess they mean the BP pipeline that was not on the South Ossetia territory.

Interfax: 14:57
South Ossetia set to continue developing border infrastructure despite Georgian actions - Tibilov

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Under the rules of Russian "weaponization of information" if we take my definitions of;

civil war
insurrection
invasion

THEN where does in fact reality on the ground fit in??

This is verified ground reality;

OSCE
Between Sept. 1 and June 1, monitors counted 20,021 Russians in military uniforms crossing to and from rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine.

So is this an example of a;

civil war
insurrection
invasion

Clearly not "a civil war" if 20K plus Russians in military uniforms are coming and going from Russian into eastern Ukraine--that smacks more of an "invasion".

BUT wait under the Russian rules of "weaponization of information" these are fighters who volunteered, were voluntold, are vacationing and got lost because they had no GPS and maps, vacationing and took their own tanks and artillery with them while on vacation, former Russian military service members, Russian military retirees, Russian military contractors, plain Russian citizens defending fellow Russians from murdering Nazi's, Russian neo Nazi's fighting Ukrainian Nazi's, local miners AND truck drivers.

BUT definitely not part and parcel of the Russian military--that simply cannot be the case--"absolutely no Russian troops in the Ukraine" is the mantra from Moscow since August 2014--but wait what about those 10 Russian airborne troops who were POWS in august 2014 and the two Russian GRU Spetsnaz POWs in 2015??

That is "weaponization of information".

Dismay, distract, distort, deflect, doubt, distrust--the 6Ds of the Russian "weaponization of information".

Now if we look at the word--"plundering" which I think everyone assumes means "taking everything not nailed down, is not yours and you will not pay for it" because it belongs to the "enemy" and is the 'spoils of war".

So is the massive theft of Ukrainian coal being shipped via Russia railway coal carriers to Russia, the complete dismantling of five Ukrainian factories and shipping them to Russia, the taking of anything that is scrape metal then shipping it to Russia and the recent taking of the Ukrainian grain harvest--150 truck loads of grain to Russia "plundering"??

It definitely fulfills the definition of "plundering."

So how does that fit into the term "civil war" where supposedly the local population is attempting to defend itself--not steal and ship everything to another country.

THEN if we take the concept of the destruction of the entire critical infrastructure and civilian housing infrastructure by one's own defenders ie Russian Army how does that fit into the concept of a "civil war" vs say an "invasion" where that is expected to occur??

Core question----Why does one destroy one's own house if I am in a "civil war" to defend myself??

That is the "Russian weaponization of information".

Once one understands "the game" it is quite easy to discern truth from fiction.

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Russian "weaponization of information" moment of truth.--"we do not use the civilian population as human shields". BUT why does that then happen?? Which by the way is normal for an "invasion"---- but wait I though we are in a "civil war".....??

Cognitive dissonance at work.

VIDEO: RUSSIANS FIRING FROM ARTILLERY ON AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN AVDEEVKA
http://www.publika.md/te-iau-fiorii-rebelii-prorusi-lanseaza-proiectile-intr-un-bloc-de-locuit-video-_2360011.html …

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OSCE
Between Sept. 1 and June 1, monitors counted 20,021 Russians in military uniforms crossing to and from rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine.

Shelling at a Volnovakha checkpoint, Sun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiPETqGhfyc&feature=youtu.be …

Ukraine @ServiceSsu captured 3 sets of Russian intel equipment for cell phone interceptions. http://www.sbu.gov.ua/sbu/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=150677&cat_id=39574 … pic.twitter.com/CzHM5e1OQe

As the war in Ukraine simmers, some of those newly-experienced bomb-expert vets are getting arrested back in Russia. https://meduza.io/en/news/2015/07/20/police-outside-st-petersburg-apprehend-a-former-separatist-from-ukraine-with-a-grenade-and-a-stash-of-tnt …

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There is an increasing shrillness in the tone from the Russian FM in trying to ram through their version of the Minsk 2 agreement which is the "Bosnian solution" and they are trying to wrap up the Ukrainian adventure because there is apparently serious damage to their economy and it is getting worse--far worse--Ukraine is costing them an estimated 30-40M USDs per day. AND they are virtually swimming in red ink in Crimea.

International analysts forecast #Russia #default in 2-3 yearshttp://www.unian.info/economics/1102707-international-analysts-forecast-russias-default-in-2-3-years.html … pic.twitter.com/ZRd0w845ZV

Debt load of Russia’s more than 80 regions amounted to $42 billion over the last five years http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-19/the-42-billion-debt-trap-that-putin-has-three-years-to-escape … pic.twitter.com/BVbOJYvZ5u

Russia's state lender, Sberbank, says ruble shocks & spending cuts are coming, again. https://meduza.io/en/news/2015/07/20/russian-state-bank-says-currency-shocks-and-spending-cuts-are-coming … Welcome back to the bad days?

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OSCE
Between Sept. 1 and June 1, monitors counted 20,021 Russians in military uniforms crossing to and from rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine.
Humanitarian aid should be delivered via Ukraine controlled border with complete customs control @poroshenko https://twitter.com/APUkraine/status/623146379905531904 …

Near Donetsk, Ukrainian troops see no signs of shelling coming to a stop http://uatoday.tv/politics/east-ukraine-fronline-sniper-fire-rocket-shelling-continues-near-avdiivka-459104.html … pic.twitter.com/a5ue6TM6Yf

Interfax

July 20, 2015 14:12

Karasin, Nuland due to speak on Minsk agreements' fulfillment on phone on Monday (Part 2)


MOSCOW. July 20 (Interfax) - Russian State Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin has said he will discuss the progress of the fulfillment of the Minsk agreements with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland on the phone later on Monday.

"Yes, the contact will take place. We plan to get in touch with her on the phone tonight," Karasin told Interfax, answering a question as to when he was due to have contact with Nuland.

The senior Russian diplomat said that the implementation of the Minsk agreements would be discussed in the telephone conversation.

"Whatever field we take there are problems which are so far being resolved with great difficulty," Karasin said.

"These are constitutional reform, a whole set of political issues, demilitarization of Shyrokyne, which is another problem, the state of affairs along the contact line, which is also a problem directly related to security, humanitarian affairs, delivery and distribution of humanitarian aid, and economic rehabilitation of southeastern Ukraine. All of this is very important," the Russian deputy foreign minister said.

"These are a set of issues on which a lot can and should be said," he said. "Yet in addition to speaking one should also be acting."

After the unilateral pressure placed on the Ukraine to pass a "special status" bill which they did we got a massive "false flag" shelling of multiple cities and towns across the front lines.

notice the unilateral move was not reciprocal.

Then we get the mercenaries announcing they are withdrawing all 100mm weapons are less from the front lines--WHY they want the UA to unilateral disarm --right now the US has largely no responded with heavy artillery when massively fired on and their heavy weapons are for the most part still in storage areas.

Right now the UA has been actually successful in fending off Russian ground attacks with their 100mm or less weapons using 82mm mortars, RPGs and AGL. They call when necessary for artillery strikes when the shellings get to intense.

BUT the 100mm weapons that were pulled back only went 1.5kms still within their maximum effective ranges.

So the UA has not disarmed much to the anger of the Russian and her mercenaries.

BTW--there is still ongoing heavy artillery shelling the UA positions--so the loudly announced withdrawal by both Russia and her mercenaries was simply a bold lie.

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OSCE
Between Sept. 1 and June 1, monitors counted 20,021 Russians in military uniforms crossing to and from rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine.
Humanitarian aid should be delivered via Ukraine controlled border with complete customs control @poroshenko https://twitter.com/APUkraine/status/623146379905531904 …

Near Donetsk, Ukrainian troops see no signs of shelling coming to a stop http://uatoday.tv/politics/east-ukraine-fronline-sniper-fire-rocket-shelling-continues-near-avdiivka-459104.html … pic.twitter.com/a5ue6TM6Yf

Interfax

July 20, 2015 14:12

Karasin, Nuland due to speak on Minsk agreements' fulfillment on phone on Monday (Part 2)



After the unilateral pressure placed on the Ukraine to pass a "special status" bill which they did we got a massive "false flag" shelling of multiple cities and towns across the front lines.

Notice the unilateral move was not reciprocal.

Then we get the mercenaries announcing they are withdrawing all 100mm weapons are less from the front lines--WHY they want the UA to unilateral disarm --right now the US has largely no responded with heavy artillery when massively fired on and their heavy weapons are for the most part still in storage areas.

Right now the UA has been actually successful in fending off Russian ground attacks with their 100mm or less weapons using 82mm mortars, RPGs and AGL. They call when necessary for artillery strikes when the shellings get to intense.

BUT the 100mm weapons that were pulled back only went 1.5kms still within their maximum effective ranges.

So the UA has not disarmed much to the anger of the Russian and her mercenaries.

BTW--there is still ongoing heavy artillery shelling the UA positions--so the loudly announced withdrawal by both Russia and her mercenaries was simply a bold lie.

Did anyone miss the full compliance by the Russians on fulfilling all points of Minsk 2--I did not see a single implementation and yet they demand all points to be implemented by the Ukrainians.

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Kiev says "Demon" Bezler returned to Horlivka. B/c rebel leadership wasn't quite crazy enough http://nv.ua/ukraine/events/odioznyy-glavar-terroristov-bezler-vernulsya-v-gorlovku--60010.html … pic.twitter.com/ewJQnDfEEX

SG: NATO "will never accept” Russia's efforts to create “spheres of influence along its borders" http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/20-july-sg-nato-supports-ukraine-georgia-moldova-and-will …

Russian foreign Ministry has denounced the joint military exercises of NATO and Ukraine pic.twitter.com/LfxZsS1fjS http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/20-july-russian-foreign-ministry-has-denounced-the-joint …

Russian GRU intell unit on the ground ? Russian Orlan-10 variant crashed near Kassab, Lattakia. pic.twitter.com/8TOOmoU6nN

Same advanced Israeli drone series which was shot down over the Ukraine and recovered by the Ukrainians--each cost the Russians 6M USDs so now they are in the hole for 12M USDs.

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http://maidantranslations.com/2015/07/20/dmitry-tymchuk-military-update-7-20-freesavchenko/

Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 7.20

July 20, 2015 by chervonaruta


Operational data from Information Resistance:

Russian-terrorist troops in Donbas continue actively using artillery and heavy armaments to shell the positions of Ukrainian troops as well as settlements, including those controlled by the terrorists themselves.

The situation continues to be the most tense in the Donetsk sector. Terrorist fire is virtually uninterrupted on the stretch spanning Krasnohorivka – north-west outskirts of Horlivka – Pisky – northern outskirts of Avdiivka. Four militant artillery groups are active along the Pisky-Avdiivka line (26 cannon artillery units: mainly D-30 howitzers plus Msta-B howitzers; twenty-two 122 mm Gvozdika 2S1 and 150 mm Akatsiya 2S3 self-propelled guns deployed as several batteries; as well as six to eight Grad BM-21 122 mm MLRS systems constantly maneuvering along this sector of the front). Additionally, four militant armored vehicle groups have been reported on the front line(16 tanks operating across the entire sector, and 22-24 armored combat vehicles of various types, while the bulk of the heavy armaments has been slightly withdrawn to the rear and collected in several “armored vehicle parking lots” on the premises of local businesses, logistics centers, and warehouses). These armored vehicle groups are constantly firing on the ATO forces strongholds from camouflaged positions prepared in advance. The arrival of armored vehicles to their firing positions and subsequent retreat after shelling is always carried out under the cover of fire by advanced enemy infantry groups using heavy machine guns, 82-mm and 120-mm mortars, AGS-17 grenade launders and ZU-23-2 auto-cannons. The crews and armored vehicles comprising the “advanced” enemy armored groups are continuously rotating.

In the past 24 hours, militants in this sector repeatedly used cannon artillery, shooting mainly from the area of Spartak, from firing positions east of Panteleimonivka and in Donetsk – between Voronykhina and Yurjeva streets (near Shcheglovske cemetery). Over the past 24 hours, shelling was carried out by a total of four militant cannon artillery batteries and at least six self-propelled artillery guns. Fire strikes were made on advanced positions of Ukrainian troops as well as on objects and targets in the tactical midst of the ATO forces (up to 10 km inward from the separation line). The enemy is clearly trying to disrupt the ATO forces’ command and control systems in this sector.
In the Luhanske, Troitske and Zaitseve areas of the Svitlodarsk bridgehead, the enemy opened fire several times, using small arms and grenade launchers (AGS-17 and SPG-9). The fire strikes were brief, intended more to harass our troop units than to engage any targets.

The “war in the greenery” continues, with sabotage and reconnaissance missions, patrols and raids by “small groups” on both sides. In the past 24 hours, several skirmishes were observed between sabotage-reconnaissance and infantry units of both sides: between the settlements of Zolote and Orikhove (a militant sabotage-reconnaissance group stumbled upon the concealed combat security of the ATO forces); near Schastya (firefight between patrols), and near Krymske (a militant group stealthily entered the “neutral strip,” but was spotted by Ukrainian troop look-outs, and was forced to retreat after a short skirmish involving grenade launchers).

The “sniper war” is gaining momentum. Both sides make use of individual snipers as well as specially trained sniper groups. Snipers are the most actively used in the areas of Mar’inka, Pisky, Shumy-Kirovske, Chermalyk-Shyrokyne, Novotoshkivka-Krymske, Schastya and Stanytsia Luhanska.

Militant artillery and mortar units are stepping up their activity south of Donetsk, near Hranitne and Starohnativka. The enemy is using both 82 mm and 120 mm mortars and cannon artillery. In the past 24 hours, shelling was carried out by one battery of Gvozdika 2S1 122 mm self-propelled guns (rotating with an Akatsiya 2S3 battery positioned west of Starobesheve) and one battery of 122 mm D-30 howitzers.

Militants are transferring engineering and sapper equipment to the areas of Mospyne (Prydorozhnje), Oleksandrivka and Horbatenko, to clear minefield installations. Three IMR-2 (combat engineering vehicles) and one BAT-2 (armored track layer) units have been identified in the areas. Some of the terrorist tanks deployed south of Mospyne (Byryuky – Mikhaylivka – Svitle) are being equipped with detachable mine-clearing implements and practicing traversing passageways through minefields.

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Russian official needs to fully reread the ICAO regulations--he is totally wrong.

http://tass.ru/en/world/809699

Russian senator: MH17 flight crash probe under international law should be done by Ukraine

World
July 20, 19:58 UTC+3

Russian senator Andrey Klishas believes the probe should be done by Ukraine on whose territory the Malaysian passenger airliner was shot down


MOSCOW, July 20. /TASS/. The investigation, which the Dutch authorities are carrying out into the MH17 flight crash above east Ukraine last year, contradicts international legislation, a senior Russian senator said on Monday.

Andrey Klishas, chairman of the Committee for Constitutional Legislation and State Development at the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s parliament, said the probe should be done by Ukraine on whose territory the Malaysian passenger airliner was shot down.

The Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation of December 7, 1944 "does not stipulate the right of another state to investigate the circumstances of an accident, except for the state on whose territory the tragedy occurred. In this regard, a question arises: what are the grounds, on which the authorities of The Netherlands are investigating the crash of the Malaysian Boeing airliner?" the senator wrote in his blog on the Federation Council’s official website.

Article 26 of the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation reads that "the State, in which the accident occurs, will institute an inquiry into the circumstances of the accident, in accordance, so far as its laws permit, with the procedure which may be recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organization," the senator said.

"Let us note that the Ukrainian authorities have not used this right and have not taken any specific steps towards investigating the circumstances of the accident," the senator added.

"Any agreements between the Ukrainian authorities and the authorities of The Netherlands (if such agreements exist), including those relating to the investigation of the circumstances of the Malaysian passenger airliner crash in the Ukrainian air space, contradict the provisions of the 1944 Chicago Convention," the senator said.

"Moreover, even upon the existence of some secret agreement between the Ukrainian and Dutch authorities, the latter do not have the right to investigate the circumstances of the tragedy," he added.

The head of the Federation Council’s Constitutional Committee said that "with the idleness of the Ukrainian authorities to investigate the circumstances of the tragedy, the Malaysian authorities have been deprived of the possibility to appoint their observers to be present during the investigation."

At the same time, Article 26 of the Convention stipulates that "the State in which the aircraft is registered shall be given the opportunity to appoint observers to be present at the inquiry and the State holding the inquiry shall communicate the report and findings in the matter to that State," the senator said.

The Malaysia Airlines Boeing-777 passenger airliner on a flight from the Dutch city of Amsterdam to the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur crashed in the area of hostilities between local militias and Ukrainian governmental troops in east Ukraine’s Donetsk region in July last year. All 298 people aboard the airliner died in the air crash.

Most of the air crash’s victims were Dutch nationals.

There is a globally endorsed @UN draft MH17 resolution, brought in by Malaysia. http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/20-july-there-is-a-globally-endorsed-un-draft-mh17-resolution …

We have submitted our own draft resolution." – UN Russian Ambassador Churkin

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Russians still shelling even after stating their were withdrawing all weapons 100mm and less--seems they forgot the 122, 152mm artillery that was suppose to have been withdrawn under Minsk 2.

Donetsk: russians are shelling from self-propelled howitzers https://twitter.com/NeilRem/status/623177121507229696 …

Kremlin’s main “tongue” pass terrorists’ shelling of Avdiivka as attack of Donetsk PHOTOS+VIDEO http://en.censor.net.ua/n344626

OSCE also say they could not confirm JCCC reports about shelling in Avdiivka due to security reasons..

20:10 #Yasynuvata @GirkinGirkin Rumble.

20:10 #Avdeevka @JuZolyshkaLia Closer small arms burst

nearby Avdeevka shells are landing... artillery pullout by DNR was just a joke.

20:05 #Avdeevka @JuZolyshkaLia I think in #Opytne direction there's ongoing battle. Both small arms and explosions are heard.

20:04 #Avdeevka @bamr69 "So let's wait promised shelling? Explosions are becoming more frequent and closer. Damn withdrawal"

20:01 @666_mancer [zello] "#Makeevka, Chaykine mine area: distant booms" "#Yasynuvata: rumble in the airport"

20:22 #Staromykhaylivka @papandopoolo Intense small arms fire joined the sporadic artillery shots.

20:22 @Al_Pod Small arms fire in #Staromykhaylivka for more than an hour already

20:22 #Horlivka @vladicvp Single booms in #Shyroka_Balka for now, calm in general.

OSCE report on #Donetsk shelling. Says 125 mm tank rounds. Tanks dont't have 10 km range if I remember right. http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=b11aceda364f8f9afa6cadbbb&id=17e27157fe&e=7e51c3b9d7 …

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OSCE
Between Sept. 1 and June 1, monitors counted 20,021 Russians in military uniforms crossing to and from rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine.
Humanitarian aid should be delivered via Ukraine controlled border with complete customs control @poroshenko https://twitter.com/APUkraine/status/623146379905531904 …

Near Donetsk, Ukrainian troops see no signs of shelling coming to a stop http://uatoday.tv/politics/east-ukraine-fronline-sniper-fire-rocket-shelling-continues-near-avdiivka-459104.html … pic.twitter.com/a5ue6TM6Yf

Interfax

July 20, 2015 14:12

Karasin, Nuland due to speak on Minsk agreements' fulfillment on phone on Monday (Part 2)



After the unilateral pressure placed on the Ukraine to pass a "special status" bill which they did we got a massive "false flag" shelling of multiple cities and towns across the front lines.

notice the unilateral move was not reciprocal.

Then we get the mercenaries announcing they are withdrawing all 100mm weapons are less from the front lines--WHY they want the UA to unilateral disarm --right now the US has largely no responded with heavy artillery when massively fired on and their heavy weapons are for the most part still in storage areas.

Right now the UA has been actually successful in fending off Russian ground attacks with their 100mm or less weapons using 82mm mortars, RPGs and AGL. They call when necessary for artillery strikes when the shellings get to intense.

BUT the 100mm weapons that were pulled back only went 1.5kms still within their maximum effective ranges.

So the UA has not disarmed much to the anger of the Russian and her mercenaries.

BTW--there is still ongoing heavy artillery shelling the UA positions--so the loudly announced withdrawal by both Russia and her mercenaries was simply a bold lie.

Video Shows Russian-Backed Spotters Directing Shelling Of Apartment Buildings in UA Avdeyevka
http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-518-heavy-fighting-across-front-with-civilian-casualties/#9220 … pic.twitter.com/7OItv1DNky

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Russian "weaponization of information" moment of truth.--"we do not use the civilian population as human shields". BUT why does that then happen?? Which by the way is normal for an "invasion"---- but wait I though we are in a "civil war".....??

Cognitive dissonance at work.

VIDEO: RUSSIANS FIRING FROM ARTILLERY ON AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN AVDEEVKA
http://www.publika.md/te-iau-fiorii-rebelii-prorusi-lanseaza-proiectile-intr-un-bloc-de-locuit-video-_2360011.html …

Pro-Russian rebels pointing out civilian apartment buildings to shell in Avdeyevka. Obvious war crime: http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-518-heavy-fighting-across-front-with-civilian-casualties/#9220 …

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Kiev says "Demon" Bezler returned to Horlivka. B/c rebel leadership wasn't quite crazy enough http://nv.ua/ukraine/events/odioznyy-glavar-terroristov-bezler-vernulsya-v-gorlovku--60010.html … pic.twitter.com/ewJQnDfEEX

SG: NATO "will never accept” Russia's efforts to create “spheres of influence along its borders" http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/20-july-sg-nato-supports-ukraine-georgia-moldova-and-will …

Russian foreign Ministry has denounced the joint military exercises of NATO and Ukraine pic.twitter.com/LfxZsS1fjS http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/20-july-russian-foreign-ministry-has-denounced-the-joint …

Russian GRU intell unit on the ground ? Russian Orlan-10 variant crashed near Kassab, Lattakia. pic.twitter.com/8TOOmoU6nN

Same advanced Israeli drone series which was shot down over the Ukraine and recovered by the Ukrainians--each cost the Russians 6M USDs so now they are in the hole for 12M USDs.

Russia purchased 34 Aileron 3SV drones from Enix for RUB 100million in December 2013. #Syria use is interesting. pic.twitter.com/YeSAUFdWfE

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Russians still shelling even after stating their were withdrawing all weapons 100mm and less--seems they forgot the 122, 152mm artillery that was suppose to have been withdrawn under Minsk 2.

Donetsk: russians are shelling from self-propelled howitzers https://twitter.com/NeilRem/status/623177121507229696 …

Kremlin’s main “tongue” pass terrorists’ shelling of Avdiivka as attack of Donetsk PHOTOS+VIDEO http://en.censor.net.ua/n344626

OSCE also say they could not confirm JCCC reports about shelling in Avdiivka due to security reasons..

20:10 #Yasynuvata @GirkinGirkin Rumble.

20:10 #Avdeevka @JuZolyshkaLia Closer small arms burst

nearby Avdeevka shells are landing... artillery pullout by DNR was just a joke.

20:05 #Avdeevka @JuZolyshkaLia I think in #Opytne direction there's ongoing battle. Both small arms and explosions are heard.

20:04 #Avdeevka @bamr69 "So let's wait promised shelling? Explosions are becoming more frequent and closer. Damn withdrawal"

20:01 @666_mancer [zello] "#Makeevka, Chaykine mine area: distant booms" "#Yasynuvata: rumble in the airport"

20:22 #Staromykhaylivka @papandopoolo Intense small arms fire joined the sporadic artillery shots.

20:22 @Al_Pod Small arms fire in #Staromykhaylivka for more than an hour already

20:22 #Horlivka @vladicvp Single booms in #Shyroka_Balka for now, calm in general.

OSCE report on #Donetsk shelling. Says 125 mm tank rounds. Tanks dont't have 10 km range if I remember right. http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=b11aceda364f8f9afa6cadbbb&id=17e27157fe&e=7e51c3b9d7 …

Zakharchenko: "If on Monday in #Minsk nothing will be solved, and i think it won't, then there will be war..." https://twitter.com/Guderian_Xaba/status/622995715162251265 …

Russia|ns shelling #Avdeevka from #Donetsk right now. So much about weapons withdrawal.

Together with yesterdays threat to level #Avdeevka this is a bit worrying..
https://twitter.com/xuilolala/status/623178428045467648 …

20:55 #Makeevka @VasyaMakeevskiy Freq gunnery in #Spartak direction like tow/the airport (?), ~2sec volley-explosion interval

20:56 #Donetsk @HeleneHelene5 Evening volleys started in the north of Donetsk

20:56 #Makeevka @Palchakkk Strong outgoing from #Hryhorivka

20:50 #Donetsk @nixer79 Massive volleys from Putilovka groove & Spartak again, some double ones - "booboom-boom"

21:00 #Donetsk Kalinovka @OldHistoric 152mm outgoing like from Gvardeyka by sound

20:54 #Donetsk @NeilRem "Again RUS are pounding w/ 152mm SPG. Circus show 2 shots at Donetsk 10 at Avdeevka is starting"

20:49 #Krasnohorivka @arthurnkua 120mm mortaring at UKR positions

21:02 #Donetsk @nixer79 Shelled a bit and go away - armoured vehicles roar in Tochmash area

21:02 #Donetsk Schetinina @DoneckiiPatriot One heard double gunshots, one loud and in 3-4 sec softer,

21:02 #Donetsk @DoneckiiPatriot ...repeating after 10-13 sec, I counted at least 70 shots

21:06 #Dzerzhynsk @blessmaster AGL

21:06 #Avdeevka @JuZolyshkaLia Here it goes - volley, hiss and landing [heard]

21:05 #Donetsk @nixer79 They've changed position and are shelling again with withdrawn [cannons]

21:10 #Avdeevka @JuZolyshkaLia They became further, only volleys are now heard

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Basically, full blown war action all around Donetsk—shelling and ground attacks are literally streaming in to fast to translate them all.

This is a serious attack all along the eastern front lines----AND from Obama, Kerry, Nuland, Hollande and Merkel—total absolute silence.

MLRSs use are in full violation of Minsk 2 and are not being fired at all by the UA.


21:29 #Donetsk @14720Maro And it's hell. Damn Grads?

21:29 #Avdeevka @JuZolyshkaLia Full Grad sound

21:29 #Makeevka @jackson_villi [Outgoing] MLRS just now

21:20 #Avdeevka @bamr69 It's party here! Non-stop incoming

21:20 #Donetsk @PVB40 [fb] Zapadny bus station: Mortars approx fr/Hrabari tow/#Pisky

21:20 #Donetsk @hauzenmynh Putilovka groove: an SPG shells very loudly

In #Maryinka district a car with civilians leaving the occupied territory came unde RU terrorists fire, 3 wounded http://www.62.ua/news/895212

21:10 #Donetsk @DoneckiiPatriot Again train goes passing Chumakivska

21:19 #Donetsk @relictDon From the northwest sporadic single volleys are heard

21:17 #Avdeevka @owl_ok Rumble

21:16 #Donetsk @jackson_villi Moving ambulance cars are audible

21:16 #Donetsk @anna031195 At Proletarka in Khraschevka [5-storey brick house] on the 3rd floor floor vibrates to volleys

Donetsk Azotniy d-t area mortars are shelling Peski.

Multiple reports of GRAD launches around #Donetsk (#Makeevka, #Avdeevka)

21:29 #Donetsk Proletarka @levzeja What's the brattle in the sky? Grad? Uragan?

21:29 #Makeevka @Don_esoteric Grad from Makeevka

21:31 #Donetsk @relictDon Rumbles in the west in #Staromykhaylivka-#Krasnohorivka direction

21:33 #Donetsk @AlfaNubovsky For around 40min we can hear artillery volleys w/short pauses fr/the city center direction

21:30 #Donetsk @ropogckou Fr/#Makeevka outskirts 2 full loads of Grad were fired

[OUTLAW 09]

HEADS UP--this is the so called reciprocal actions of Russia after the US forced the Ukraine into a unilateral move that should not have been made.

BREAKING: US StratCom Joint Space Operations Center Alarmed With Russia’s Military Satellite 'Maneuvering Too Much'http://spacenews.com/maneuvering-russian-satellite-has-everyones-attention/ …

Kosmos 2504, launched in March, is possible an on-orbit anti-satellite weapon

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OSCE doesn't confirm the "militants" heavy arms withdrawal, but sees "more intensive" movement of weapons in Donbas http://inforesist.org/obse-ne-podtverzhdaet-otvod-texniki-boevikami/?_utl_t=tw …

[OUTLAW 09]

OSCE doesn't confirm the "militants" heavy arms withdrawal, but sees "more intensive" movement of weapons in Donbas http://inforesist.org/obse-ne-podtverzhdaet-otvod-texniki-boevikami/?_utl_t=tw …

Now: infantry clash between #Krasnohorivka and #Staromihailivka
Explosion in Kostyantynivka

Staromykhailivka - incoming shelling.

Now: very strong response of UKR forces to attack of Russian terrorists on #Shumy, very hot in western parts of #Horlivka

Now. UKROP units entered deep into the southern part #Zaitseve try to eliminate terrorists russian artillery positions

NOTICE just how hard it is to restrain the return of fire when one is constantly being shelled—because to return fire would immediately cause Russia to demand a new Minsk 3 and accuse the UA of returning fire—SOMETHING that DoS Kerry, Obama and Nuland seem to have forgotten in their drive to “save Putin’s face”.

Avdiivka 22:14
Again a volley in our blockpost area. Our artillery is silent. https://twitter.com/bamr69/status/623209351021465601 …

Avdiivka 22:31
At this moment calmed down https://twitter.com/Garik_Youmar/status/623213658563321857 …

Footage
#Donetsk city tonight: OUTGOING fire is so heavy, car sirens start yelling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo_GstL9xz0 …

Donetsk 21:57
Kalinovka - full load of GRADs left #Makeevka https://twitter.com/chopsrighconvie/status/623205044259823616 …

Makeevka 21:50
MRLS GRAD fire outgoing in direction of #Avdiivka https://twitter.com/nativesss1/status/623203459781783552 …

Makeevka 21:48
Heavy single volleys towards #Spartak-#Yakovlevka https://twitter.com/VasyaMakeevskiy/status/623204197241126913 …

21:48 #Makeevka @VasyaMakeevskiy Single salvos in #Spartak-#Yakovlivka direction

Avdiivka 21:53
"Normal situation. Sit near checkpoint. Somewhere far away hear volleys"

22:18 #Avdeevka @Garik_Youmar Electricity down in almost all old part of the town. Hiss and landings are heard

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Reference Georgia---now Russia is threatening Georgia as the new treaty between Russia and South Ossetia gives Russia military rights to protect South Ossetia

http://tass.ru/en/world/809723

South Ossetia not to leave Georgia’s border provocations unanswered — representative

World
July 20, 20:57 UTC+3

The situation on the border started aggravating since mid-February when unidentified persons opened fire at the South Ossetian territory and wrenched out South Ossetia’s border marks.

SEEMS Russia "forgot" the armed crossing by Russian Spetsnaz last week into Georgian territory.



TSKHINVAL, July 20 /TASS/. The Republic of South Ossetia will respond to any new Georgian provocations on the border with South Ossetia, Kokh Gogloity, the deputy envoy for the post-conflict settlement who heads the South Ossetian delegation at negotiations within the framework of Mechanisms of Prevention and Reaction to incidents, said on Monday.

"In case of repeated provocations…along the state border with Georgia’s adjacent territory, the South Ossetian side will react accordingly if the incidents continue," he said.

The situation on South Ossetia’s border with Georgia was a subject for discussion at an extraordinary session held within the framework of the Mechanisms for Prevention and Reaction to Incidents. It was held at the Ergnet populated locality in Georgia at the request of the South Ossetian side. It was attended by representatives of South Ossetia, Russia, Georgia, the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

It was noted that the situation on the border started aggravating since mid-February when unidentified persons opened fire at the South Ossetian territory and wrenched out South Ossetia’s border marks. The South Ossetian side has reported the incidents to the international monitors and co-chairmen of international organizations at the Geneva discussions for Security in South Caucasus many times.

According to Gagloity, the co-chairmen of international organizations said they were ready to work for the sake of preserving peace in the region adding that any provocations did not contribute to regional stability.

Earlier, the Georgian side accused the South Ossetian border guards of violating Georgia’s state border and alleged attempts to move the border marks deeper into the Georgian territory.

[OUTLAW 09]

Latest data from Donetsk Ukraine shows Russia's proxies have stolen/destroyed billions of dollars worth of industry

http://pravda.dn.ua/details/255497/

[OUTLAW 09]

Now: infantry clash between #Krasnohorivka and #Staromihailivka
Explosion in Kostyantynivka

Staromykhailivka - incoming shelling.

Now: very strong response of UKR forces to attack of Russian terrorists on #Shumy, very hot in western parts of #Horlivka

Now. UKROP units entered deep into the southern part #Zaitseve try to eliminate terrorists russian artillery positions

NOTICE just how hard it is to restrain the return of fire when one is constantly being shelled—because to return fire would immediately cause Russia to demand a new Minsk 3 and accuse the UA of returning fire—SOMETHING that DoS Kerry, Obama and Nuland seem to have forgotten in their drive to “save Putin’s face”.

Avdiivka 22:14
Again a volley in our blockpost area. Our artillery is silent. https://twitter.com/bamr69/status/623209351021465601 …

Avdiivka 22:31
At this moment calmed down https://twitter.com/Garik_Youmar/status/623213658563321857 …

Footage
#Donetsk city tonight: OUTGOING fire is so heavy, car sirens start yelling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo_GstL9xz0 …

Donetsk 21:57
Kalinovka - full load of GRADs left #Makeevka https://twitter.com/chopsrighconvie/status/623205044259823616 …

Makeevka 21:50
MRLS GRAD fire outgoing in direction of #Avdiivka https://twitter.com/nativesss1/status/623203459781783552 …

Makeevka 21:48
Heavy single volleys towards #Spartak-#Yakovlevka https://twitter.com/VasyaMakeevskiy/status/623204197241126913 …

21:48 #Makeevka @VasyaMakeevskiy Single salvos in #Spartak-#Yakovlivka direction

Avdiivka 21:53
"Normal situation. Sit near checkpoint. Somewhere far away hear volleys"

22:18 #Avdeevka @Garik_Youmar Electricity down in almost all old part of the town. Hiss and landings are heard

Footage
The Russian Army "withdraws" (in your dream!) a T-72BM tank & BMP-1 from #Horlivka.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ5q9AyxiMk … pic.twitter.com/s0RqJYVyEG

Russian proxies use 120mm mortars to shell Ukraine troops over 40 times on Monday
http://www.unian.info/war/1102922-russian-proxies-use-120mm-mortars-to-shell-ukraine-troops-over-40-times-on-monday.html … pic.twitter.com/KeXKnU5K1P
Clear non compliance by Russia and her mercenaries in fulfilling Minsk 2.

For the last four days the Russian mercenaries have stated over and over and together with OSCE --that they had pulled all weapons of 100mm and less off the front line---and they demanded the UA do the same--repeated their demands again this morning pointing to their withdrawals. Even the Russian FM also stated that the UA should do the same.

BUT what is this-----???? Appears that Russia and her mercenaries were basically lying again and yet the US forces the Ukraine to do a unilateral move without a reciprocal move by the Russia all to "save Putin's face".

Seems the OSCE was completely fooled by the mercenaries and or working with them--they definitely did not withdraw their tanks forces off the front lines. The OSCE did not in their reporting today even mention the fact that one of the tanks they stood on was a T72B1 only used by the Russian Army and never in the UA--and a SAM 18 also not used by the UA--not a single word in their daily reporting.

Somewhere in the area of #Pisky intense battle with tanks.
21:17 https://twitter.com/Buzzing_Rook/status/623225269550247936 …

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Russian official needs to fully reread the ICAO regulations--he is totally wrong.

http://tass.ru/en/world/809699

Russian senator: MH17 flight crash probe under international law should be done by Ukraine

World
July 20, 19:58 UTC+3

Russian senator Andrey Klishas believes the probe should be done by Ukraine on whose territory the Malaysian passenger airliner was shot down


There is a globally endorsed @UN draft MH17 resolution, brought in by Malaysia. http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/20-july-there-is-a-globally-endorsed-un-draft-mh17-resolution …

We have submitted our own draft resolution." – UN Russian Ambassador Churkin

Russia makes rival U.N. move on MH17 probe after dismissing tribunal bid http://reut.rs/1MDK7Gb via @Reuters
THIS after standing up in the UNSC and demanding an investigation--and blaming the Ukrainians AND NOW?????

VIDEO #Russia "CREATES" an INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR to discredit #MH17 findings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8i8aALxpBY … WOW pic.twitter.com/EO9jruLRKv

Russia wants to merge its #MH17 UN proposal with Malaysia's. (Sounds like Moscow wants to redo the investigation.) https://slon.ru/posts/54258
All Russia wants to do is delay the final outcome for as long as they can delay, distract, distort and deflect.

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Footage
The Russian Army "withdraws" (in your dream!) a T-72BM tank & BMP-1 from #Horlivka.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ5q9AyxiMk … pic.twitter.com/s0RqJYVyEG

Russian proxies use 120mm mortars to shell Ukraine troops over 40 times on Monday
http://www.unian.info/war/1102922-russian-proxies-use-120mm-mortars-to-shell-ukraine-troops-over-40-times-on-monday.html … pic.twitter.com/KeXKnU5K1P
Clear non compliance by Russia and her mercenaries in fulfilling Minsk 2.

For the last four days the Russian mercenaries have stated over and over and together with OSCE --that they had pulled all weapons of 100mm and less off the front line---and they demanded the UA do the same--repeated their demands again this morning pointing to their withdrawals. Even the Russian FM also stated that the UA should do the same.

BUT what is this-----???? Appears that Russia and her mercenaries were basically lying again and yet the US forces the Ukraine to do a unilateral move without a reciprocal move by the Russia all to "save Putin's face".

Seems the OSCE was completely fooled by the mercenaries and or working with them--they definitely did not withdraw their tanks forces off the front lines. The OSCE did not in their reporting today even mention the fact that one of the tanks they stood on was a T72B1 only used by the Russian Army and never in the UA--and a SAM 18 also not used by the UA--not a single word in their daily reporting.

Somewhere in the area of #Pisky intense battle with tanks.
21:17 https://twitter.com/Buzzing_Rook/status/623225269550247936 …

Shellings are still ongoing as are several of the ground attacks----

23:26 #Donetsk @AkaDON12 Awful things can be heard fr/airport!Now as if they shell with alive frogs - croaking, then like fr/PK but w/bursts

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Footage
The Russian Army "withdraws" (in your dream!) a T-72BM tank & BMP-1 from #Horlivka.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ5q9AyxiMk … pic.twitter.com/s0RqJYVyEG

Russian proxies use 120mm mortars to shell Ukraine troops over 40 times on Monday
http://www.unian.info/war/1102922-russian-proxies-use-120mm-mortars-to-shell-ukraine-troops-over-40-times-on-monday.html … pic.twitter.com/KeXKnU5K1P
Clear non compliance by Russia and her mercenaries in fulfilling Minsk 2.

For the last four days the Russian mercenaries have stated over and over and together with OSCE --that they had pulled all weapons of 100mm and less off the front line---and they demanded the UA do the same--repeated their demands again this morning pointing to their withdrawals. Even the Russian FM also stated that the UA should do the same.

BUT what is this-----???? Appears that Russia and her mercenaries were basically lying again and yet the US forces the Ukraine to do a unilateral move without a reciprocal move by the Russia all to "save Putin's face".

Seems the OSCE was completely fooled by the mercenaries and or working with them--they definitely did not withdraw their tanks forces off the front lines. The OSCE did not in their reporting today even mention the fact that one of the tanks they stood on was a T72B1 only used by the Russian Army and never in the UA--and a SAM 18 also not used by the UA--not a single word in their daily reporting.

Somewhere in the area of #Pisky intense battle with tanks.
21:17 https://twitter.com/Buzzing_Rook/status/623225269550247936 …

Appears the Russian FM and his mercenaries are outright lying when it comes to their supposedly "withdrawal" which even OSCE now agrees they could not monitor as they were not allowed to follow the "withdrawal".

I mapped the Russian "troop withdrawal" for u as it was recorded by @OSCE_SMM
If you can't see it, you are a fascist. pic.twitter.com/7SUnAP9Lv8

[OUTLAW 09]

Obama, Kerry, Nuland, Hollande and Merkel MUST seriously ask themselves JUST WHY they conducted a unilateral appeasement political move with no reciprocal requirements that truly endangered what was left of Minsk 2 in order to “save Putin’s face” and to ensure the Germans can do business as usual ie Siemens selling “unknowingly” a power turbine to Russia that was then diverted to the Crimea in the face of the sanctions embargo. ALL the while claiming they are in massive support of the Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Below has a direct relationship to their “unilateral appeasement” moves and to argue otherwise is not being honest with themselves.

Have they forgotten the concept of “cause and effect” in the realm of international relations—seems so.

Remember Obama clearly stated "we will judge Putin on his actions not words" well below is his actions and where are the western leaders--silence.

You will notice that the UA rarely returns fire as they are desperately trying to hold to Minsk 2 in spite of Obama.

Horlivka 8:20
Artillery fire still ongoing

Svitlodarsk, 6.10AM
Hearing heavy singles, incoming in the area of #Semyhirya https://twitter.com/hu_svetlodarsk/status/623327150100357120 …

#Staromikhailivka 5:52AM
Instead of alarm clock sound like incoming shelling, it's unclear where https://twitter.com/papandopoolo/status/623324725071212544 …

Donetsk 5:50AM
Kyivsky ds - loud! https://twitter.com/GirkinGirkin/status/623323918045212673 …

#Donetsk 5:51AM
The morning begins with powerful explosions at the airport. https://twitter.com/idinmor/status/623324269108416512 …

05:34 #Horlivka @DobryShubin They went silent

05:36 And started over

05:37 @blessmaster UKR arty replies

4 incoming in Maryinka http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/21-july-4-incoming-in-maryinka …

Volleys somewhere in Horlivka http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/21-july-volleys-somewhere-in-horlivka …

05:00 Svitlodarsk @GirkinGirkin Rumble

05:11 #Horlivka Kalinovka @UA_Gorlivka Tanks or SPGs, singles fr/Bayrak cemetery dir'n

#Horlivka 7:06AM
After a brief lull artillery works again https://twitter.com/DobryShubin/status/623343383231266817 …

05:03 #Horlivka @DobryShubin Rumble started

05:08 #Horlivka Kalinovka @UA_Gorlivka 40 volleys for 5 min, from slag heap?

@Guderian_Xaba 6:43AM
Return fire from #Holmivskyi

04:39 #Svitlodarsk @hu_svetlodarsk Since 4:30 to 4:35 shell landings in #Luhanske area

04:30 #Horlivka @Xykalinovka Volleys somewhere [far away]

04:20 #Maryinka @jeckantroling 4 incoming "over the school"

#Horlivka 6:41AM
Thought it went silent, now bitches shooting again, powerfully. https://twitter.com/Xykalinovka/status/623336914435895296 …

[B]#Donetsk
From 5:45 to 6AM from Gvardeyka shelled Putilovka with howitzers, 10-11sec. from salvo to hit https://twitter.com/AkaDON12/status/623338184802439169 …

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And the shellings are still heavy and ongoing----

Donetsk 12:40
Kyivskyi ds - "at #Spartak battle. Perfectly audible" https://twitter.com/GirkinGirkin/status/623427896472915970 …

12:32 #Avdeevka @JuZolyshkaLia Boom and landing in Avdeevka

12:27 #Donetsk @liliya44514215 Again from the northwest one can hear shooting and outgoing [gunshots]

12:19 #Donetsk @Buzzing_Rook Howitzers/SPG are shelling from Azotny

12:19 #Donetsk @g_org_e They are shelling from Durna_Balka for around 10 minutes

Shchastya "We were usually in the cellar. Three nights we did not sleep at home but instead we sat in the cellar" http://uatoday.tv/politics/rubble-and-rockets-ukrainian-village-destroyed-after-intense-militant-shelling-459600.html …

12:19 #Donetsk Schetinina @DoneckiiPatriot Sporadic distant volleys of a heavy cannon are heard

Donetsk 12:17
Periodical volleys to north-west. https://twitter.com/BylByleva_/status/623421464537116673 …

Militants for the 3rd day shelled Stanytsia Luhanska. Damaged shop. No gas, electricity - RSA
http://www.loga.gov.ua/oda/press/news/2015/07/21/news_66899.html … pic.twitter.com/SezauczKdt

Ukrainian village destroyed after intense Russian militant shelling
http://24today.net/open/477831

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Pro-Russian rebels pointing out civilian apartment buildings to shell in Avdeyevka. Obvious war crime: http://www.interpretermag.com/ukraine-live-day-518-heavy-fighting-across-front-with-civilian-casualties/#9220 …

Russian mercenary war crimes again--using civilians human shields to protect their bases.

Breaking: @Aero_Dnipro1 uses drone footage and Google Streetvieew to expose terrorist base behind apartment block. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mas5p8OAULs …

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OSCE
Between Sept. 1 and June 1, monitors counted 20,021 Russians in military uniforms crossing to and from rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine.
Humanitarian aid should be delivered via Ukraine controlled border with complete customs control @poroshenko https://twitter.com/APUkraine/status/623146379905531904 …

Near Donetsk, Ukrainian troops see no signs of shelling coming to a stop http://uatoday.tv/politics/east-ukraine-fronline-sniper-fire-rocket-shelling-continues-near-avdiivka-459104.html … pic.twitter.com/a5ue6TM6Yf

Interfax

July 20, 2015 14:12

Karasin, Nuland due to speak on Minsk agreements' fulfillment on phone on Monday (Part 2)



After the unilateral pressure placed on the Ukraine to pass a "special status" bill which they did we got a massive "false flag" shelling of multiple cities and towns across the front lines.

notice the unilateral move was not reciprocal.

Then we get the mercenaries announcing they are withdrawing all 100mm weapons are less from the front lines--WHY they want the UA to unilateral disarm --right now the US has largely no responded with heavy artillery when massively fired on and their heavy weapons are for the most part still in storage areas.

Right now the UA has been actually successful in fending off Russian ground attacks with their 100mm or less weapons using 82mm mortars, RPGs and AGL. They call when necessary for artillery strikes when the shellings get to intense.

BUT the 100mm weapons that were pulled back only went 1.5kms still within their maximum effective ranges.

So the UA has not disarmed much to the anger of the Russian and her mercenaries.

BTW--there is still ongoing heavy artillery shelling the UA positions--so the loudly announced withdrawal by both Russia and her mercenaries was simply a bold lie.

The Russian press release indicated they wanted to talk about the lack of humanitarian aid getting to the Donbass as a critical issue that the US was suppose to help by pressuring the Ukrainians to "allow".

So if in fact the Russians are so "concerned about humanitarian aid" THEN they need to explain this.......???????????

Russia Militants do not allow Red Cross humanitarian aid entering #Donetsk, occupied east #Ukraine http://www.unian.info/war/1103068-militants-do-not-allow-red-cross-humanitarian-aid-entering-donetsk.html …

So for (pro-)Russians, the Red Cross now is a fascist organization, too, why they can't let Red Cross help in Donetsk after shelling it ?

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Well so much for the Russian FM and her mercenaries constant recent statements about them withdrawing heavy weapons from the eastern front lines.

OSCE Doesn't Confirm Russia-Backed Militants Withdrew Heavy Weapons
http://ukraineunderattack.org/en/24484-osce-doesn-t-confirm-militants-alleged-wihdrawal-of-heavy-weapons.html … pic.twitter.com/9xegvG99LJ

IF they had in fact withdrawn as they so state--THEN who in the heck is conducting all of the heavy shellings for the last 12 hours??????

Guess it is some "unnamed third party" ie the CIA.

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Cyber warfare and cyber crime are part and parcel of non linear warfare or what many call "hybrid" warfare.

There was a massive hack on an Italian software company "The Hacking Team"
which was 400G in size. This company had both a "white face" as well as a "dark face" and their "dark face" malware work can defeat virtually 95 to 98% of all available cheap to expensive AV software packages. A lot of their work is not detectable at all by any AV product.

The following individual has spent a massive amount of time literally taking apart their emails, code and malware and had major surprises along the way.

He was the first to warn Adobe after discovering it in the files about an extremely serious backdoor Zeroday in their Adobe Flash Player which Adobe knew nothing about but the dark side had known about it and had used for a long time.--Adobe immediately patched it.

This single hack has provided far more details into the dark side of the internet and it is worth following his work to fully understand what he has discovered.

It has changed the way I consult my customers in the area of critical infrastructure security. It has taught an "old dog in this business since 1993"--honestly some totally new tricks.

mailforlen @mailforlen

#hackingteam for the first time we have the real PRE-infect files and don't have to reverse engineer - but the big AV's are sleeping

#hackingteam all the malware coders have to do is to find the destroy-after-infect line to re-use the same file over and over agan

#hackingteam I always used to have several licenses for several small efficient AV in my work to double check - again and again

#hackingteam and there is only one small Italian av that can protect you for now .... wow... this will lteach the biggies a lesson . ...

hackingteam the security industry should understand that all that zeroday code and attack infrastructure is being downloaded wholescale

hackingteam there will be a before and an after, this is a watershed moment, anybody can set now a profes. attack infrastructure up FREE

hackteam needs volunteers doing a bit of the work, have lists of searchterms, checks and so on https://twitter.com/cryptostorm_is/status/623417334775042048 …

hackingteam another advantage of .rar files, anubis can't analyze them, need file inside but than you are infected pic.twitter.com/W7es67huvC

hackingteam all my links favourites or work done (some got distracted by adware and malware on the same servers) https://www.diigo.com/outliner/68bdod/hackingteam# …

hackingteam than we have to publish all the MD5 of the found infected files online so the other AV's start waking up

hackingteam if we want to clean the web we should upload all the HT files to https://www.metascan-online.com they seem to find them - all of them

hackingteam as I said every day we find new things .. biggest thing today... an antivirus that works against their files...

hackingteam feel like the little Belgian with his very cheap computer taking on bad guys again pic.twitter.com/lrqu2B8RbR

hackingteam we don't have to find their servers, have to understand how they worked and why our security didn't work and didn't protect us

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Sometimes I wonder if Obama and his NSC seriously understand what it means when an entire civil society stands up and declares we are tired of corruption, oligarchs and Russia and want our own civil society based on the rule of law, good governance and transparency and we want to define our future--- not have another country define it for us.

Especially when this civil society has supported the Maidan and it's loses, has massively supported their Army and held one of the fairest elections in years of Ukrainian history. The Ukrainian Army is fighting so well now they have virtually stopped the Russian Army AND many to include Obama have repeatedly stated there is no military solution --but the UA needs ATMs--recently their fired 12 times using RPGs and AGLs to kill one tank.

Yet the UA has boxed in the Russian Army and her mercenaries into a 200 mile front and it has not grown much since Feb 2015--SO in effect there has been a military solution so they seem to be doing something right while growing the force from 6K in August 2014 to over 65K in 2015.

I know of no other country in the last 100 years that has passed major reforms in the middle of a war, has recreated and rebuild their Army all the while in continuous fighting now for over a year and who have been invaded by 700 tanks, 27K Russian mercenaries and 12K Russian troops and whose army gets shelled with 150 tons of munitions almost daily now and they are still very much in the fight.

Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle calls on Pres. Obama to visit Ukraine http://politi.co/1JduoyP pic.twitter.com/A0kXqwO50D

He will never do this as it would require him to have the courage to directly confront Putin and this President is not about confrontation—BUT on the other hand neither has his concept of “soft power and talking” worked with Putin.

Faces of people that maintain peace of our country on their shoulders: .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otx8gClwV1M&feature=youtu.be … pic.twitter.com/1h1OKv814z

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Russian mercenary war crimes again--using civilians human shields to protect their bases.

Breaking: @Aero_Dnipro1 uses drone footage and Google Streetvieew to expose terrorist base behind apartment block. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mas5p8OAULs …

DNR militia is hiding tanks amid residential area, only 5 km from front line - VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mas5p8OAULs … pic.twitter.com/NnV4594304

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Donetsk, #Spartak, #Avdeevka - Shelling continues, again GRAD MLRS used

AND all those responses from western leaders who threatened more sanctions if things got worse and Russia did not implement Minsk 2.

WELL they are worse AND yet still no responses from Obama, Nuland, Kerry, Hollande and Merkel--why is that???

Simple--words to do not require any actions on their parts but sound nice for the 24 hour news cycle.

GRAD MLRS shellings are in full violation of Minsk 2 and yet not a single comment come from DC, Paris or Berlin.

They appear to be tone deaf to artillery and rocket shellings and blind to the killing of soldiers/civilians and the destruction of infrastructure.

That a war is ongoing in Central Europe in the 21st century is a testament to the failure of US/NATO/EU politicians.

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What was that OSCE SMM mission in the Ukraine to be...????

They are definitely having some serious issues in trying to be "neutral" as is required.

An supposedly “withdrawn” T72B1 ---OSCE did not even recognize that it was from the Russian Army as the Ukraine does not have this model in their entire tank inventory.

From this angle we observe clearly- faded Russian army tactical marking & RF rail transport markings on this T72 tank pic.twitter.com/BI73AY2tTH

Here the @OSCE_SMM rep is stood behind the #Russia|n T72 tank taking close-up photos
Still did not recognize it as a Russian Army issued tank
pic.twitter.com/mQBn0m4j3p

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DNR militia is hiding tanks amid residential area, only 5 km from front line - VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mas5p8OAULs … pic.twitter.com/NnV4594304

More Russian mercenary war crimes--firing on unprotected civilians in built up areas.

Donetsk. Russians shelling UA positions, turn around and fire at city48.038236, 37.749115
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooDsPYTpKs8 … pic.twitter.com/sMwNnc93AH

LUGANSK_TODAY touchdown at Kuibysheva St, 169 - 48.027874, 37.752952. Luckily it didn't explode. pic.twitter.com/adtPfkKBVU

IMPORTANT could be evidence of self shelling angle low. https://twitter.com/sterion75/status/623458762284777472 …

Flight of a projectile caught on vid in Donetsk https://twitter.com/666_mancer/status/623455682117959680 …

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In the last day Mariinka checkpoint twice came under sniper fire. 12 drones recorded in the ATO zone - Border guards
http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_7939.htm …

News
Russian forces fired the artillery "it withdrew from #Horlivka on Sunday" from the city at #Mayorsk this morning, injuring 2 women.

Nolan Peterson (@nolanwpeterson) talking about his experience on the frontline at the America House in Kyiv. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI07UHAvFRc&feature=youtu.be …

Russian Self-Propelled Howitzer 'Msta-S' from Ural at the Border of Ukraine: https://en.informnapalm.org/russian-self-propelled-howitzer-msta-s-from-ural-at-the-border-of-ukraine/ … pic.twitter.com/6uMgeWvC3o

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Russian mercenary for DNR sells Russian/Ukrainian humanitarian aid in his “own store:--full-scale corruption never ends on the Russian side even in war.

Zakharchenko's market selling Russia's "aid" exclusively. RU's salt and UA's sugar on pics.
@DN__UA @Donetsk_Ukraine pic.twitter.com/12veBMPTS0

YET the Russian FM is "complaining of a humanitarian crisis"--maybe he needs to speak to Zakharchenko personnaly.

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Donetsk, #Spartak, #Avdeevka - Shelling continues, again GRAD MLRS used

AND all those responses from western leaders who threatened more sanctions if things got worse and Russia did not implement Minsk 2.

WELL they are worse AND yet still no responses from Obama, Nuland, Kerry, Hollande and Merkel--why is that???

Simple--words to do not require any actions on their parts but sound nice for the 24 hour news cycle.

GRAD MLRS shellings are in full violation of Minsk 2 and yet not a single comment come from DC, Paris or Berlin.

They appear to be tone deaf to artillery and rocket shellings and blind to the killing of soldiers/civilians and the destruction of infrastructure.

That a war is ongoing in Central Europe in the 21st century is a testament to the failure of US/NATO/EU politicians.

ATO Staff Chief: Russia-backed militants fired 320 times at Ukrainian military positions over the last four days

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Reference ongoing Facebook vs Russia saga-------

The Kremlin's Favorite Pundit Is Waging War on Facebook https://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/07/21/russia-the-kremlins-favorite-pundit-is-waging-war-on-facebook/ … Dmitry Kiselyov gets no love. pic.twitter.com/BBLnz2jQTL

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From the world of truly altered states of reality--Russia has six different times with five different stories attempted to blame the Ukraine for the shot down of MH17----

Russia's draft UN resolution on #MH17 : Russia officials and media did not ever blame an Ukraine missile in downing.
http://top.rbc.ru/politics/21/07/2015/55adda6f9a7947fc6b111c36 …

On today's Daily Vertical @PowerVertical looks at why the honeymoon is over in Crimea http://www.rferl.org/content/daily-vertical-honeymoon-is-over-in-crimea/27140723.html …

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Reference the recent Georgian/Russian illegal border expansion incident.

BREAKING: U.S. Congress will soon start deliberating on supplying weapons to Georgia – Former U.S. Ambassador
http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/politicss/70775-us-congress-will-soon-start-deliberating-on-supplying-weapons-to-georgia--former-us-ambassador.html …

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Sometimes I wonder if Obama and his NSC seriously understand what it means when an entire civil society stands up and declares we are tired of corruption, oligarchs and Russia and want our own civil society based on the rule of law, good governance and transparency and we want to define our future--- not have another country define it for us.

Especially when this civil society has supported the Maidan and it's loses, has massively supported their Army and held one of the fairest elections in years of Ukrainian history. The Ukrainian Army is fighting so well now they have virtually stopped the Russian Army AND many to include Obama have repeatedly stated there is no military solution --but the UA needs ATMs--recently their fired 12 times using RPGs and AGLs to kill one tank.

Yet the UA has boxed in the Russian Army and her mercenaries into a 200 mile front and it has not grown much since Feb 2015--SO in effect there has been a military solution so they seem to be doing something right while growing the force from 6K in August 2014 to over 65K in 2015.

I know of no other country in the last 100 years that has passed major reforms in the middle of a war, has recreated and rebuild their Army all the while in continuous fighting now for over a year and who have been invaded by 700 tanks, 27K Russian mercenaries and 12K Russian troops and whose army gets shelled with 150 tons of munitions almost daily now and they are still very much in the fight.

Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle calls on Pres. Obama to visit Ukraine http://politi.co/1JduoyP pic.twitter.com/A0kXqwO50D

He will never do this as it would require him to have the courage to directly confront Putin and this President is not about confrontation—BUT on the other hand neither has his concept of “soft power and talking” worked with Putin.

Faces of people that maintain peace of our country on their shoulders: .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otx8gClwV1M&feature=youtu.be … pic.twitter.com/1h1OKv814z

Between 1 Sept 2014 and 1 Jun 2015----
OSCE counted more than 20.000 people in Russian military uniform, who crossed the border betw RU and #Ukraine in the Donbass http://novosti.dn.ua/details/255599/

The OSCE has declared Russian actions in the Ukraine to be aggression.

PACE has declared Russian actions in the Ukraine to be aggression.

Russia is a member of both the OSCE and PACE.

There are over 700 tanks, and over 1000 IFVs and literally hundreds of artillery pieces and SPGs and MRLSs from Russia in the Ukraine.

Obama during the Ukraine PM visit openly stated the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Ukraine must be protected.

THEN we naturally have the 1994 Budapest Memorandum.

Look's like to me Obama can easily visit the Ukraine if he wanted to---the core question is --has he in fact --thrown the Ukraine under the bus--by not going the answer is YES even if he says nothing.

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OCSE fails again--not sure exactly what they are good for outside of earning extra salaries via TDY.

Right after the intense shellings of Donetsk city they released their report stating the UA had started the shellings not the mercnearies and that the mercenaries were just retunrning fire.

Naturally jumped on by both Russian FM and her mercenaries as the "truth" and used as part of their propaganda about the shellings an killing of civilians.

Social media open source analysis had within minutes of the first volley of mortars that hit the center called it a "false flag" operation as at that point in the shellings absolutely no UA mortar was anywhere close to being able to reach that area.

THEN social media has now gone back and virtually proven it was a Russian led "false flag shelling attack" attempting to blame the UA.

SILENCE on the part of the OSCE to the reports--BTW the OSCE never did any crater analysis, video analysis and or went to the impact sites to determine if artillery and or mortar impacts--AND in the meantime the mercenaries had filled all the impacts on the roads.

Analysis #Map
Direct trajectory.
#Confirm., Russian forces are shelling #Donetsk themselves.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooDsPYTpKs8 … pic.twitter.com/itmmvzSvTi

Analysis:
Angle of incoming fire on the residential block in #Donetskhttps://youtu.be/ooDsPYTpKs8?t=1m36s …
@666_mancer @sterion75 pic.twitter.com/xQK7INMfJw

UPDATE: 169B Kuibyshev tank shell hits in direct fire mode. Evidence of self shelling https://twitter.com/666_mancer/status/623466130393448448 …

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OSCE confirms over 20K Russian uniformed personnel crossed back and forth into the Donbass from Russia in the period 1 Sept 2014 to 1 Jun 2015 AND the Russian FM and her mercenaries are now whinning...come on.....it is not as if the UA is actually invading the DNR--Mariupol is Ukrainian held not mercenary held and is not part of the Minsk 2 agreement in any form.

3,2,1 Lavrov/Zacharchenko/who else: "Ukrainian push of weapons to Mariupol is hostile act against DNR!" https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/623466878074265600 …

Poroshenko: 3 Naval Infantry Battalions will go to Mariupol (with Humvees) https://twitter.com/rbc_ukraine/status/623469105983660032 …

All the while Russian claims to have no troops whatsoever in the Ukraine??????

Where did all those 20K come from if not from Russia???

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One would expect this type of analysis from the OSCE for the money they are making.

Russia's army shelled #Donetsk residents from positions nr airport
https://youtu.be/ooDsPYTpKs8?t=1m36s …
@666_mancer @EuromaidanPR pic.twitter.com/bI6dDyh6H4

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Ah...finally someone in the US “awakens to the Russian Bosnian model for the Ukraine”.

Core question –has Obama thrown the Ukraine under the bus with the Nuland driven unilateral appeasement with no reciprocal requirement on the part of Russia with the “special status” change to the Ukrainian Constitution SHOULD be the question the NYTs asks.

Next question should be—is via this unilateral appeasement Obama “attempting to save Putin’s face” in exchange of the Iranian deal????

RUplan:dnr/lnr are autonomous but retain seats in UA Rada,allowing them to derail UA aspirations for @NATO or #EU http://nyti.ms/1976hTP

Independent: #Putin 'obsessed with the idea of testing NATO', says Odesa governor Saakashvili http://uatoday.tv/news/independent-putin-obsessed-with-the-idea-of-testing-nato-says-odesa-governor-459838.html …

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OSCE: Russian GRU brings own people to Ukraine for 'certain tasks'

http://www.unian.info/war/1103333-osce-russian-gru-brings-own-people-to-ukraine-for-certain-tasks.html … pic.twitter.com/Kil9iOHqcD

Just what the heck is OSCE stating....???????? AND Russia still states there are no Russian troops in the eastern Ukraine--since when is the GRU not part of the Russian military???

http://www.unian.info/war/1103333-osce-russian-gru-brings-own-people-to-ukraine-for-certain-tasks.html

OSCE: Russian GRU brings own people to Ukraine for 'certain tasks'

21.07.2015 | 19:55

Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Alexander Hug claims he has met in person with representatives of Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate, or GRU, who have arrived in Donbas to perform "certain tasks," according to Ukrainian news service tsn.ua.


"
We have recently reported about the Vostok Battalion, which has crossed the Ukrainian-Russian border. We have reported about the location of a large arsenal of weapons in territory that is not controlled by the government. I have spoken in person with two members of the Russian GRU service, who have confirmed that they arrived in Ukraine from Russia," he told tsn.ua in an exclusive interview.

According to him, the GRU service confirmed they had brought "their own" people to perform "certain tasks."


Does Hug fully realize that the Russian Spetsnaz have currently two Brigades in the Ukraine and are constantly leading ground attacks and Spetsnaz does in fact work directly for the GRU????

MAYBE those they brought in for "special tasks" are in fact Spetsnaz.

Hate to say this but just how stupid can OSCE be.

Vostok BN is headed by the former Ukrainian SBU Alpha unit commander and is a major mercenary fighting unit--he is acting as if this is new information but in fact social media has been tracking Vostok from the very beginning--this commander actually just after the shot down of MH17 openly condemned the mercenaries for their shot down and then back tracked when he saw which way the wind was blowing out of Moscow.

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This hybrid warfare thing is getting out of control on the Russian side. Here comes the blame benig placed on the Ukrainians and the CIA.

BREAKING: Reports that Azerbaijan has been intensively shelling Karabakh positions since 2pm local time

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Latest data from Donetsk Ukraine shows Russia's proxies have stolen/destroyed billions of dollars worth of industry

http://pravda.dn.ua/details/255497/

Ukraine demands $350 billion compensation from Russia for destroyed Donets Basin https://lnkd.in/e_wtseh

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There is another one !!
What kind of newly brought in T-64 / T-72 mix is this ?!?! pic.twitter.com/FQEmgeyVwR

It is T-64A-visible stereoscopic rangefinder,small wheel and track T-64.
Very weird DIY variant of ERA Kontakt-1.

Lacking basic Equipment-IR Illum for gunner,heavy machine gun NSVT(standard since 1973) and grenade launchers(standard since 1979).
Sideskirt is not original,but provisionally fixed from T-64BV.
Reserve stock east of the Ural moutain???




Footage
The Russian Army "withdraws" (in your dream!) a T-72BM tank & BMP-1 from #Horlivka.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ5q9AyxiMk … pic.twitter.com/s0RqJYVyEG



Sky blue beret and blue striped T-shirt.
Russian paratroopers,replaced BMD-1(expensive and very thin armor) for low profile BMP-1.
T-72BM VDV was promised reinforced with tank units.
http://sputniknews.com/russia/20150506/1021765727.html

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OSCE: Russian GRU brings own people to Ukraine for 'certain tasks'

http://www.unian.info/war/1103333-osce-russian-gru-brings-own-people-to-ukraine-for-certain-tasks.html … pic.twitter.com/Kil9iOHqcD

Just what the heck is OSCE stating....???????? AND Russia still states there are no Russian troops in the eastern Ukraine--since when is the GRU not part of the Russian military???

http://www.unian.info/war/1103333-osce-russian-gru-brings-own-people-to-ukraine-for-certain-tasks.html

OSCE: Russian GRU brings own people to Ukraine for 'certain tasks'

21.07.2015 | 19:55

Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Alexander Hug claims he has met in person with representatives of Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate, or GRU, who have arrived in Donbas to perform "certain tasks," according to Ukrainian news service tsn.ua.


Does Hug fully realize that the Russian Spetsnaz have currently two Brigades in the Ukraine and are constantly leading ground attacks and Spetsnaz does in fact work directly for the GRU????

MAYBE those they brought in for "special tasks" are in fact Spetsnaz.

Hate to say this but just how stupid can OSCE be.

Vostok BN is headed by the former Ukrainian SBU Alpha unit commander and is a major mercenary fighting unit--he is acting as if this is new information but in fact social media has been tracking Vostok from the very beginning--this commander actually just after the shot down of MH17 openly condemned the mercenaries for their shot down and then back tracked when he saw which way the wind was blowing out of Moscow.

Another utter failure by OSCE--in their report about this so called "withdrawal" they did not mention that particular Russian tank model.

Picture
An @OSCE_SMM SMM member takes a picture of another "withdrawing" #RussianArmy T-72BM.
pic.twitter.com/X3PPqLr9mi

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Today (as of 18:30) militants attacked positions of Ukrainian troops 40 times - ATO press centerhttps://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1035648413112631&substory_index=0&id=820651001279041&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1035648413112631&__tn__=%2As …
AND the number just keeps climbing.

19:46 #Makeevka Gvardeyka @Serzzze [fb] Distant booms

Donetsk@Serzzze [fb]
19:06 And Vetka can hear
19:35 Since 18:45 ongoing single massive volleys in Putilovka, SA sometimes

19:50 #Izvaryne @MedicNiko 12 Ural trucks, half of them w/#26 on doors, moved tow/Izvaryne fr/#Krasnodon

19:00 #Maryinka @hyeva_maryinka [vk] Again booms in horse stables direction

19:23 #Avdeevka @rechnikato In the old [part of town] there are incoming

19:16 #Donetsk @Serzzze [fb] Massive explosions in Putilovka for 20 min already

18:59 #Donetsk @relictDon It already rumbles in the northwest

Minsk breakthrough: smaller weapons to be withdrawn from Donbas
http://www.unian.info/politics/1103347-minsk-breakthrough-smaller-weapons-to-be-withdrawn-from-donbas.html … pic.twitter.com/qFcC5yoE7I

What a major nothingness--currently the damage is being done by 122mm artillery, 120mm mortars, 152mm SPGs and lots of GRADS WHICH were suppose to have been already withdrawn or so says Russia and her mercenaries but if withdrawn just where is all the artillery and nGRAD fire coming from????.

By removing 100mm and below denies the UA from returning fire as that is what they have been largely using since they return artillery fire only when seriously threatened.
ANOTHER win for Putin as this was not in the Minsk 2 Agreement--slowly but steadily Putin is hallowing out the original Minsk 2 document and the West says absolutely nothing.

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OSCE: Russian GRU brings own people to Ukraine for 'certain tasks'

http://www.unian.info/war/1103333-osce-russian-gru-brings-own-people-to-ukraine-for-certain-tasks.html … pic.twitter.com/Kil9iOHqcD

Just what the heck is OSCE stating....???????? AND Russia still states there are no Russian troops in the eastern Ukraine--since when is the GRU not part of the Russian military???

http://www.unian.info/war/1103333-osce-russian-gru-brings-own-people-to-ukraine-for-certain-tasks.html

OSCE: Russian GRU brings own people to Ukraine for 'certain tasks'

21.07.2015 | 19:55

Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Alexander Hug claims he has met in person with representatives of Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate, or GRU, who have arrived in Donbas to perform "certain tasks," according to Ukrainian news service tsn.ua.

Does Hug fully realize that the Russian Spetsnaz have currently two Brigades in the Ukraine and are constantly leading ground attacks and Spetsnaz does in fact work directly for the GRU????

MAYBE those they brought in for "special tasks" are in fact Spetsnaz.

Hate to say this but just how stupid can OSCE be.

Vostok BN is headed by the former Ukrainian SBU Alpha unit commander and is a major mercenary fighting unit--he is acting as if this is new information but in fact social media has been tracking Vostok from the very beginning--this commander actually just after the shot down of MH17 openly condemned the mercenaries for their shot down and then back tracked when he saw which way the wind was blowing out of Moscow.

Some of those GRU "special task guys" that the OSCE talked about that the GRU openly admitted to bringing into the Ukraine.

That is what happens when the SMM is strictly civilian--they tend to know nothing about Russian weapon systems nor about the Russian army and it's various units.

Selfies of 10th Special Purpose Brigade of the #Russia|n GRU Geolocated in #Luhansk https://en.informnapalm.org/selfies-of-the-10th-special-purpose-brigade-of-the-russian-gru-geolocated-in-luhansk/ … pic.twitter.com/uMbVVy03ii #Ukraine

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Today (as of 18:30) militants attacked positions of Ukrainian troops 40 times - ATO press centerhttps://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1035648413112631&substory_index=0&id=820651001279041&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1035648413112631&__tn__=%2As …
AND the number just keeps climbing.

19:46 #Makeevka Gvardeyka @Serzzze [fb] Distant booms

Donetsk@Serzzze [fb]
19:06 And Vetka can hear
19:35 Since 18:45 ongoing single massive volleys in Putilovka, SA sometimes

19:50 #Izvaryne @MedicNiko 12 Ural trucks, half of them w/#26 on doors, moved tow/Izvaryne fr/#Krasnodon

19:00 #Maryinka @hyeva_maryinka [vk] Again booms in horse stables direction

19:23 #Avdeevka @rechnikato In the old [part of town] there are incoming

19:16 #Donetsk @Serzzze [fb] Massive explosions in Putilovka for 20 min already

18:59 #Donetsk @relictDon It already rumbles in the northwest

Minsk breakthrough: smaller weapons to be withdrawn from Donbas
http://www.unian.info/politics/1103347-minsk-breakthrough-smaller-weapons-to-be-withdrawn-from-donbas.html … pic.twitter.com/qFcC5yoE7I

What a major nothingness--currently the damage is being done by 122mm artillery, 120mm mortars, 152mm SPGs and lots of GRADS WHICH were suppose to have been already withdrawn or so says Russia and her mercenaries but if withdrawn just where is all the artillery and nGRAD fire coming from????.

By removing 100mm and below denies the UA from returning fire as that is what they have been largely using since they return artillery fire only when seriously threatened.
ANOTHER win for Putin as this was not in the Minsk 2 Agreement--slowly but steadily Putin is hallowing out the original Minsk 2 document and the West says absolutely nothing.

Usual evening in Donetsk. Booms, artillery, both directions. So far Peski-Spartak area. https://twitter.com/LeonidSysenko/status/623553342569086976 …

More Russian artillery strikes on critical infrastructure.

Results of militant artillery attack on Vuhlehirsk thermal power plant this morning
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1035672776443528&id=820651001279041&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1035672776443528&__tn__=%2As … pic.twitter.com/dfnu3dVzdO

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Kharkiv factory provides rehabilitated tanks to Ukrainian army

http://uatoday.tv/politics/kharkiv-factory-provides-rehabilitated-tanks-to-ukrainian-army-460078.html

Manager of the Kharkiv armour plant, Viktor Kozonak, says the work his mechanics perform can be a big challenge, with some of the military hardware not seeing any use for over 30 years.

"The hardware that is brought to us for repair - some of them have been standing without any movement for more than 30 years. Therefore, for many of the tanks we have to change all rubber parts, in many tanks we have to change all electrical wiring and all electrical mechanisms. Moreover, we have to change all the motors, because over time they have gone completely out of order,"
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Maybe some "rebel" tanks are not from local depot.
OSCE must verify.

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http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/07/ukraine-cant-survive-on-its-own-120383.html#ixzz3gYKw8ix6

Ukraine Can’t Survive On Its Own

By TOM DASCHLE
July 20, 2015


Something extraordinary is happening in Ukraine. I just returned from a three-day trip there in my capacity as vice chair of the National Democratic Institute — an organization created by Congress to help developing countries build stronger democratic institutions — and I was truly inspired by the spirit I witnessed in a people who have been through so much turmoil in the past two years.

Since declaring its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine has struggled mightily with major challenges both in and outside the country. While corruption, poor political leadership and economic fragility significantly hampered domestic progress, Russian military intervention has caused enormous upheaval and even the loss of Crimea, long part of Ukraine, just last year.

Russia continues to provide significant military and economic assistance to pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk provinces along the eastern Ukrainian border. Yet thus far, the West has failed to meaningfully reciprocate. Ukrainian pleas to the European Union and the United States for significant military and economic assistance have largely been ignored. However, the poorly funded and outmanned Ukrainian military forces have surprised the international community with their success and demonstrated impressive resolve in containing Russian military efforts.

I met determined, courageous reformers in government, parliament and civil society who are starting to lay the foundations of a modern democracy. This would be difficult enough even if there were no conflict in the East and the economy was performing well. The regime of former President Viktor Yanukovych, which was toppled by a popular revolution in 2014, left a pitiful legacy. The people of Ukraine were left with hollowed-out institutions, a dysfunctional military and a society demoralized and impoverished by systemic corruption.

Yet almost miraculously, the Ukrainian people are coming together to rebuild their country from scratch. The latest research, sponsored by NDI, confirms what I heard from young leaders like Hanna Hopko, the new chair of the Foreign Relations Committee; Sergii Leshchenko, a member of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc; and Andriy Sadovyi, the mayor of Lviv. They emphasized that the same expectations and demands that underpinned the “Revolution of Dignity” in 2014 remain unifying demands in Ukraine today.

Overwhelmingly, they told me, the Ukrainian people are not willing to give up their right to determine their own future. Every leader with whom I spoke emphasized that they — and a clear majority of the country’s people — want to join the European Union. The meetings also confirm the results of NDI’s research about Russia: These young parliamentarians forcefully articulated what nearly 80 percent of their citizens regard as Russia’s highly negative influence on the country. Virtually all of the leaders in civil society with whom I met are impatient to see political parties respond to the needs of society as a whole and challenge — rather than protect — the interests of a small clique of oligarchs.

In large measure because of this new generation of leaders, elected just last October, entirely new parties have emerged. Against the odds, some important pieces of legislation have already been passed, including police and energy policy reform. Much more is now under consideration, although the key will be not only enactment but implementation.

So far, the five-party ruling coalition has largely managed to work together in the national interest — even though this dynamic has required tough decisions. The successes achieved to date would not have been possible without the emergence of a more energized and vigilant civil society. During my visit, I learned that, somewhat counterintuitively, the pressure Russia continues to put on the country has motivated the Ukrainian people to work together for change. They know there is no going back. There is little nostalgia for the Yanukovych era, even among those who voted for the opposition last year.

Volodymyr Groysman, the newly elected speaker, reminded me that the Ukrainian people are paying a huge price for daring to pursue the future they want. More than 170 soldiers have been killed, and more than 900 wounded, just since the so-called cease-fire was signed in February. Many people, he explained, are worse off economically than they were a year ago. Around 1.3 million have been internally displaced, more than 20 times the number in Georgia following Russia’s invasion in 2008.

In almost every conversation, Ukrainians argued that there are few places in the world where American assistance is more needed or more deserved and would have more impact. The United States provided more than a billion dollars to help Georgians during their time of need — money that had a great effect. Thus far, U.S. assistance to Ukraine has been a mere fraction of that.

What is needed is a comprehensive set of initiatives that would help Ukrainians address the wide range of humanitarian, economic, security and political challenges that they face.

There are five specific actions the United States could take that might actually mean the difference between success and failure at this critical time.

First, I believe President Barack Obama should visit Ukraine. While vitally important symbolically, as Ukrainians fight for and work at the construction of their democratic republic, it would be enormously catalytic in encouraging and strengthening the reform leadership both in government and civil society.

Second, the men and women in the Ukrainian military must be empowered to defend themselves. They have performed valiantly. Much like our own revolutionary forces two centuries ago, they continue to courageously defend their land and people against a determined foe in spite of being outnumbered and extremely underfunded. The United States simply cannot ignore their plea for help. Earlier this year, the Obama administration agreed to provide $75 million in nonlethal aid to Ukraine’s military in addition to several hundred Humvees. There have been calls by such reputable organizations as The Atlantic Council and the Brookings Institution to provide as much as $3 billion in lethal and nonlethal military assistance in order to give Ukraine “modern” defensive weapons to counter Russia’s “modern” offensive weapons.

Third, special emphasis should be placed on enabling Ukraine’s citizens to advocate effectively for the changes they want. Both the U.S. government and nongovernmental organizations can be enormously helpful in building political parties and governmental institutions capable of responding to those demands. Repeatedly, the leaders were very clear on one point. Because they have had such little experience with building a democratic republic, they need to be given guidance and far more assistance if they are going to do it right. That includes making their political and legislative process more transparent, creating a culture for respect for the rule of law, allowing more citizen participation and creating a legislative and executive infrastructure that provides for meaningful accountability.

Fourth, humanitarian assistance and economic support, including initiatives to augment the growth of small business and private enterprise, is essential. Ukraine has enormous economic potential. But reaching its goals for political and government reform is inextricably linked to developing that potential. It is heartening that Congress is now considering substantial aid to Ukraine for next year. The key will be to ensure that the assistance for military, democratic, humanitarian and economic purposes is dispersed quickly.

Finally, I was taken by something that I heard frequently. It is the victims — not the beneficiaries — of corruption who initiated Ukraine’s movement toward democracy and justice. For this reason, they told me, U.S. assistance should be conditional on progress toward a prescribed set of democratic goals, including the elimination of corruption, constitutional and political reforms and significant decentralization of governmental institutions.

There may be no place on the globe where the stakes for democracy and freedom are higher or more realizable than Ukraine. The United States shouldn’t let the opportunity pass.

Tom Daschle is founder and CEO of The Daschle Group and a former U.S. Senate majority leader.

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http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/07/ukraine-cant-survive-on-its-own-120383.html#ixzz3gYKw8ix6

Ukraine Can’t Survive On Its Own

By TOM DASCHLE
July 20, 2015

For those that did not pay attention to the Maidan.

pic.twitter.com/rx0cSxtVTW

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More accusations of poor quality OSCE reporting and analysis.

Sometimes, I'm simply stunned about the #OSCE investigation results ... pic.twitter.com/s2TNaCF2MR

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Kharkiv factory provides rehabilitated tanks to Ukrainian army

http://uatoday.tv/politics/kharkiv-factory-provides-rehabilitated-tanks-to-ukrainian-army-460078.html

Manager of the Kharkiv armour plant, Viktor Kozonak, says the work his mechanics perform can be a big challenge, with some of the military hardware not seeing any use for over 30 years.

"The hardware that is brought to us for repair - some of them have been standing without any movement for more than 30 years. Therefore, for many of the tanks we have to change all rubber parts, in many tanks we have to change all electrical wiring and all electrical mechanisms. Moreover, we have to change all the motors, because over time they have gone completely out of order,"
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Maybe some "rebel" tanks are not from local depot.
OSCE must verify.

BTW a good catch--what is interesting is that the entire Ukraine defense industries have rehabed over 4000 pieces of equipment and have funneled it to the troops in the forward areas.

THEN more interesting is that in August 2014 before the Russians actually invaded to protect their mercenaries a 6K man hallowed out Ukrainian Army had virtually defeated the mercenaries on their own.

Now that army has grown to over 65K--- is combat proven and has boxed in a 34K mercenary force and 12K Russians in a 200 mile long front line with little territory being lost--actually none. That is not quite what Putin has envisioned as being a "frozen" conflict.

AND have largely pulled back their heavy weapons and are defending their lines largely with ATMs, AGLs, RPGs and 84mm mortars AND aggressive recon, sniper and SF teams--using only heavy artillery when threatened with being overrun or the mercenary artillery is massive.

Estimates of 150 tons of munitions a day are being fired at them--thus the recent three Russian "aid convoys" ---excuse me munition resupplies.

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This writer fully understands "weaponization of information"--well worth reading IMHO the leading expert on Russian "weaponization of information" and how to counter it.

We’re all Putin’s ‘useful idiots’
Cold War comparisons play right into the Russian president's hands.

By Peter Pomerantsev
21/7/15, 5:30 AM CET


LONDON — Watching Russian TV recently is a disturbing business. As Stephen Ennis at BBC Monitoring has painstakingly recorded, Russian media has developed a habit of delivering death threats to opposition members, using anti-Semitic insinuations against its opponents, screaming about the threat of the “homosexual sodomite tsunami,” and recommending burning the hearts of homosexuals while indulging in “techniques of psychological conditioning designed to excite extreme emotions of aggression and hatred in the viewer.”

It has helped “hallucinate a war into reality in Ukraine” (the Economist’s phrase) with fabricated scare stories about Ukrainian militia crucifying ethnic Russian children, “fascist Juntas” taking power in Kiev and U.S. plots to engineer ethnic cleansing in Donbas, while launching targeted, untrue and vicious attacks on Western academics in Russia as “fifth columnists” (I could go on — but you get the idea).

Zhanna Nemtsova, the daughter of murdered politician Boris Nemtsov, blames Kremlin TV for the death of her father: “Russian propaganda kills,” writes Nemtsova, “it kills reason and common sense but it also kills human beings.”

But here’s the odd thing. In between the frothing rants against the evil West, Kremlin television is full of ads for IKEA, Procter and Gamble and Mercedes, while the rest of the TV schedule is rammed with Russian versions of Western reality shows licensed from British and American production companies. Kremlin TV’s anti-Western hate-speech is financially propped up by Western advertising, and relies on the success of TV formats bought from Western producers.

“If you really want to hurt Russian propaganda consider putting moral pressure on Western advertisers and production companies to stop cooperating with the Kremlin’s hate-channels,” advises USC Annenberg scholar Vasily Gatov.

Gatov was once head of development at the Russian version of Associated Press, RIA Novosti, and understands the system’s weaknesses and the mindset of the people who run it.

“Currently the EU has decided to concentrate on myth busting Kremlin disinformation,” Gatov says. “That means you’re always stuck inside the narratives the Kremlin sets, and is just the sort of game the Kremlin wants to play. What the people who run the Kremlin’s propaganda really worry about is their financial model — not bull#### PR battles. At the end of the day the West can’t say it fears Russian propaganda as a security threat — and then welcome Russian channel heads as clients of honor at TV fairs in Cannes.”

Rather than be shut off behind a Berlin Wall in some parallel socio-economic universe, this Russia is deeply integrated with the global financial system. The elite moves its money, both legal but often illicit, through the off-shore havens of the British Virgin Islands and Jersey and on to London and Geneva.

Vladimir Putin might like to posture about how Russia can divorce its finances from the West — but the reality is the amount of money flowing out of Russia is only increasing; the Kremlin is throwing all its efforts into stopping financial sanctions which cut Moscow off from global markets; there is a whole sub-culture of Western lawyers helping sanctioned Russian “patriots” in Putin’s entourage move their money from Mother Russia to Luxemburg or London.

“If you really want to hurt Russian propaganda consider putting moral pressure on Western advertisers and production companies” — Vasily Gatov

“Want to change something?” asks Gatov. “Then start enforcing your own laws on money laundering. Expand the list of sanctioned Putin cronies — while simultaneously offering easier visas, employment and education opportunities in the West for those many Russians who are not part of the kleptocracy but want to be part of the greater world.”

Gatov’s points underline how very 21st century the questions posed by the Putin regime are. Sometimes one hears the current troubles described as a “Cold War,” with a need for “Detente,” “Finlandization,” “Containment” or other labels plucked from the heyday of 20th century superpower confrontation. Some of these terms might be perfectly useful in their own right, but taken together they risk creating a narrative that clouds the real issues and only helps Putin.

The Kremlin isn’t some alien model on a messianic mission — it’s a very naughty 21st century regime surfing the worst trends of the West: media and market manipulations. But that doesn’t make the challenge it poses any less troubling — in fact, it makes it more so. If the Kremlin were the only actor out there mutating journalism into a weapon and using the global financial system as a huge money laundering machine then it would be easy to fend off: media and markets would be morally robust enough to handle one bad player. Sadly they’re not. It’s precisely because the Kremlin is going with the grain of all that is worst in the system that one should be alarmed.


This is not to say that the Putin problem could be magic-ed away with a few court cases and ethical sanctions campaigns. Thousands have died in Ukraine, in battles which sometimes resemble something out of World War I. There are real security threats, both hard and soft, to contend with in Russia’s near and not so near abroad (the Kremlin can be a little vague on where exactly its “zone of privileged interest” ends), which will take unity and diplomatic wiles.

But even the war the Kremlin is waging has a very 21st century flavor.

The Kremlin’s mix of covert military operations, disinformation onslaught and diplomatic denial has been nicknamed “hybrid war,” “special war” and “full-spectrum conflict.” Much of it is nothing new. A brief flick through Anne Applebaum’s “Iron Curtain” shows how many elements of Putin’s annexation of Crimea repeat the take-over of Eastern European states after World War II: mysterious forces hijack government buildings to defend the population from a dreamt up “fascist” threat; quickly followed by a pop-up, pre-determined, pro-Moscow referendum before the Kremlin takes complete control.

What has changed, in the perceptive phrasing of NYU Professor of Global Affairs Mark Galeotti, “is the world in which hybrid war happens.” In the 21st century the Kremlin can use all the levers of globally integrated economics: “The soldiers of this war are spies and criminals,” writes Galeotti, “cynical lobbyists and gullible commentators, businesses desperate to make a profit from Russia.”

Seen from this point of view, much of what has been termed “hybrid war” could be regarded as the dark flip side of globalization: Interconnectedness doesn’t instantly mean world harmony, it also means we can all mess with each other to an unprecedentedly insidious extent.

Whatever this is, it isn’t the Cold War — but by framing the issues in the old terms one ends up playing right into the Kremlin hands. Putin’s aim is to define today’s Russia as some sort of equal-sized “Other” to the West, as Communism was to Democracy, thus augmenting the optics of his own importance and making his regime seem greater than it is.

Domestically much of Putin’s rule rests on convincing Russians he is the biggest show in town, and the bigger he can look on the global stage the longer he can keep the domestic conversation away from social and economic realities. In foreign affairs his aim is to make Russia look like a gigantic superpower others have to bend their knee to. Thus his need to generate the posters and postures of global confrontation complete with demands for a new Yalta, Rejkjavik or, God-forbid, Cuban Missile Crisis. When top U.S. generals say they believe Russia is the biggest existential threat to the U.S., they risk doing Putin’s propaganda work for him.

But of course it’s not only Putin who enjoys this story.

Hawkish Western politicians get the chance to channel the “Ich bin ein Berliner”-era Kennedy or the early Reagan and make big speeches about being tough on Moscow. Dovish ones can cast themselves as reincarnations of a later Reagan or Brandt, whose insight stands between us and the next world war. Intellectuals pose as new George Kennans or George Bernard Shaws. Media get an easy story about a familiar bad guy — exactly the front page role the Kremlin is trying to fill. Generals get (at the very least) a sound-bite.

There’s something to gain for everyone by playing bit parts in Putin’s Cold War Soap Opera.

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Today (as of 18:30) militants attacked positions of Ukrainian troops 40 times - ATO press centerhttps://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1035648413112631&substory_index=0&id=820651001279041&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1035648413112631&__tn__=%2As …
AND the number just keeps climbing.

19:46 #Makeevka Gvardeyka @Serzzze [fb] Distant booms

Donetsk@Serzzze [fb]
19:06 And Vetka can hear
19:35 Since 18:45 ongoing single massive volleys in Putilovka, SA sometimes

19:50 #Izvaryne @MedicNiko 12 Ural trucks, half of them w/#26 on doors, moved tow/Izvaryne fr/#Krasnodon

19:00 #Maryinka @hyeva_maryinka [vk] Again booms in horse stables direction

19:23 #Avdeevka @rechnikato In the old [part of town] there are incoming

19:16 #Donetsk @Serzzze [fb] Massive explosions in Putilovka for 20 min already

18:59 #Donetsk @relictDon It already rumbles in the northwest

Minsk breakthrough: smaller weapons to be withdrawn from Donbas
http://www.unian.info/politics/1103347-minsk-breakthrough-smaller-weapons-to-be-withdrawn-from-donbas.html … pic.twitter.com/qFcC5yoE7I

What a major nothingness--currently the damage is being done by 122mm artillery, 120mm mortars, 152mm SPGs and lots of GRADS WHICH were suppose to have been already withdrawn or so says Russia and her mercenaries but if withdrawn just where is all the artillery and GRAD fire coming from????

By removing 100mm and below denies the UA from returning fire as that is what they have been largely using since they return artillery fire only when seriously threatened.
ANOTHER win for Putin as this was not in the Minsk 2 Agreement--slowly but steadily Putin is hallowing out the original Minsk 2 document and the West says absolutely nothing.

Interesting-----

OSCE: Agreement on the withdraw of weapons under 100 mm is not signed http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/21-july-osce-agreement-on-the-withdraw-of-weapons-to-100 … via @SputnikATO

THEN notice which way mass media takes the news----

Ukraine, rebels reach preliminary agreement to extend pull-back of weapons in east Ukraine: http://reut.rs/1GzBLKs pic.twitter.com/wB7GrgWkXu

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The Russian regime's major miscalculation > Ukrainians not willing to give up Donbas for peace. http://khpg.org/index.php?id=1437504890 …

Ukrainians not willing to give up Donbas for peace

21.07.15


According to a recent survey, only 15.3% of Ukrainians would be willing to hand Donbas over to Russia in exchange for peace. The figure willing to give up Crimea was higher – 33%, but still much lower than the 50.6% against.

The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology [KIIS] survey examined the socio-political situation in the country in July 2015, devoting most attention to people’s assessment of Ukraine’s leaders and political party preferences a few months before local elections are due. It also sought Ukrainians’ views as to potential ways of resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The survey was carried out throughout the country except in Crimea and in those areas of Donbas under Kremlin-backed militant control.

In the country as a whole 56.8% of the respondents supported continuation of the peace process and peaceful regulation on the basis of the Minsk Accords. The geographical divide here is telling. There were less supporters of this peaceful process in the West and Centre [49.0% and 49.9%, respectively] and not so dramatically many in the East . In the South support reached 79.5% and in Donbas itself – 74.8%.

28.3% were in favour of the Ukrainian army liberating the occupied area of Donbas by force. This overall figure is, however, based on an average between greater support in the West and Centre, and less elsewhere. Only 4.1% of people in Donbas were in favour.

Respondents were asked to give a response to the statement that “any agreement with the Russian Federation’s current leadership is deception and will still not be carried out. There was agreement with this from an absolute majority in the country as a whole (35.1% totally agreed, and 21.2% probably agreed). The figure for Donbas was, however, fairly markedly different, with only 22.8% agreeing, and 16.3% disagreeing (with another 6.5% probably disagreeing).

Ukrainians were asked whether they were prepared to make other changes or renounce other things for the sake of peace. Only 5.8% said that they would be willing to hand Russia all of Eastern and Southern Ukraine as divided by the Dnipro River. 33.9% would be prepared to renounce integration with the EU, against 48.8% who would not (the analogous figures for giving up membership of NATO: 40.7 would agree, vs. 41.0% would not).

24.7% would accept an amnesty for separatists (the term used); 55.4% would not find that acceptable.

47.7% said that for the sake of peace they would be prepared to accept Russian as a second State language, against 38.0% who considered this unacceptable.

KIIS points out that the survey was carried out before the events on July 14 in Mukacheve and before the new amendments to the Constitution were presented and sent to the Constitutional Court for assessment. Both these things might well have had impact on people’s response, KIIS stresses.

The results certainly indicate that a majority are against the changes most pushed by Russia. 26.4% said that they would be prepared to grant the so-called ‘Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics’ autonomy; 56.1% said that this was not admissible. 18.7% were prepared to recognize these same ‘republics’’ independence, with 63.8% - unwilling. 21% said that they would accept the federalization of all of Ukraine, against 59.!% who would not.

There were geographical differences, with the most marked being for residences of Donbas (the parts under Ukrainian control). Although there was much greater willingness to lose Crimea (58.5% would be willing to accept this for the sake of peace), only 13% said that they would be willing to hand Donbas over to Russia, against 39.0% who would not. 65% would be willing to renounce integration with the EU, 55% - an amnesty to the separatists and 77.2% would be willing to make Russian a second State language.

Such results must, obviously, be compared to those of surveys ascertaining the attitude in the country to the above issues. Surveys have always found that there is majority support for retaining Ukrainian as the only State language.

Two surveys reported here, which were also carried out by KIIS in cooperation with the Democratic Initiatives Foundation found very little support for independence of the ‘republics’ or for joining Russia. In the survey of people in two Luhansk oblast cities, and earlier in the Donetsk oblast cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, both liberated from the militants in July 2014, a majority wanted the Ukrainian military to remain in their cities. A majority considered Russia to be a party to the military conflict.

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Militants shelled Vuhlehirsk TPP from 152-mm artillery. PHOTOS http://en.censor.net.ua/n344786


Terrorists shelled ATO forces' positions 60 times over last day. Avdiivka and its coke plant sprayed from tank and artillery, - HQ

"The Russian terrorists shelled residential neighborhoods of Zaitseve village near Horlivka from the tank during half an hour from 7 a.m. 152-mm and 122-mm artillery, 120-mm mortars and tanks have been employed against the defenders of Ukraine since the beginning of the day," the statement reads.

"For example, the shelling of positions of the brave defenders of Ukraine takes place around the clock near the Donetsk airport: our positions near the villages of Rozsadky, Maiorsk, Roty, Krasnyi Pakhar, Zaitseve, Lozove, and Kurdiumivka came under 152-mm artillery strike today, 120-mm mortars were used near the villages of Sanzharivka and Avdiivka, a tank committed attacks in the vicinity of Bohdanivka, Mykolaivka, and Oprosne," the ATO HQ added.

"In addition, the Russian invaders were inviting the Ukrainian soldiers to open fire in return using small arms, RPGs and heavy machine guns almost along the entire demarcation line. The Ukrainian military are firmly holding their defensive positions despite everything and are ready for any scenario," the ATO HQ summed up.

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Two Russian Spetsnaz officers captured in the Ukraine NOW formally discharged by the Rusian MOD before they were captured—just usual citizens as claimed by Russian MOD—so much being “special” in the GRU.

Nothing like a great coverup. Russian MoD openly and clearly abandons its soldiers. Russian troops may not like this.

They were servicemen, but fired before "trip". Just Putin's tourists

Russian MoD: Alexandrov and Yerofeev traveled to Ukraine as usual citizens, not soldiers pic.twitter.com/VxaBwMAjLK http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/21-july-russian-mod-alexandrov-and-yerofeev-traveled-to-ukraine …

BUT as usual citizens they sure knew the complete break down of all members of their Spetsnaz company by name, rank and duty position—is that what usual citizens know???

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Russian Kredo-M1 portable radar http://warfare.be/db/lang/rus/catid/251/linkid/2347/ … https://vk.com/wall23430249_2919 … in #Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kX6y40gYq4&feature=youtu.be&t=493 … pic.twitter.com/9FepZvjydp

British blogger Graham Phillips in full military combats ID'd w/ #Russia|n Special forces / spetsnaz in east #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/W8rMRoJRdm

GWP has his own personal bot network working for him:
pic.twitter.com/WTI2xiAsXy

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Reference Georgia---South Ossetia border dispute where Russia simply moved the border markings to their advantage.

Bringing Tusk to the border was provocative – “President of South Ossetia”
http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/conflicts/70789-bringing-tusk-to-the-border-was-provocative--president-of-occupied-tskhinvali.html …

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http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/07/ukraine-cant-survive-on-its-own-120383.html#ixzz3gYKw8ix6

Ukraine Can’t Survive On Its Own

By TOM DASCHLE
July 20, 2015

Former US National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski:

"We should make it more costly for Russians to use force"

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/interview-with-zbigniew-brzezinski-on-russia-and-ukraine-a-1041795.html …

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Just a cross sample of the shellings that went on through the early evening into this morning--

Today in the early hours, militants have already attacked UKR positions near Optyne, Pisky, Krasnohorivka, Berezove and near DP – ATO

Donetsk 7:56AM
Intensive rumble in the northern part, like AGLs shooting https://twitter.com/funkermanjke/status/623718273490780160 …

Maryinka 7:45AM
Explosions in the boarding school area https://twitter.com/hyeva_maryinka/status/623716862380126208 …

Departure fr #Donetsk in #Volnovakha direction closed, shooting at #Olenivka"
"Shooting at #Yasne (#Dokuchajevsk)" https://twitter.com/Ykrainaponadyse/status/623701359016153088 …

07:10 #Horlivka @UA_Gorlivka A volley somewhere far away
@DobryShubin I didn't hear
@UA_Gorlivka The 3rd since 4am, north

06:23 #Donetsk Putilovka @idinmor The morning starts with blasts again

06:31 Nearby. Massive

06:33 Impacts within city limits

06:42 #Donetsk @AkaDON12 [Random tank shots] now at the airport direction, Bakiny then, Azotny, Shyroky

06:01 #Dokuchaevsk @shuttle1907 Late. 1 sluggish incoming

06:03 2nd RUS position w/2 SPG: old farm in Aleksandrinka

01:44 #Donetsk Kyivsky ds @Shymanovski Again something rocket-like flew over very loudly

01:21 #Luhansk @GeoVit72 Something has started fr/Luhansk and an explosion in 8-10 sec...
#donbasreports

00:16 #Donetsk @hunab_ku04 Just now a smallarms skirmish in Donbas shop area

23:38 #Makeevka @666_mancer [fb] "A single boom" "Zaleny also heard"

23:42 @makeevchanka On Kapitalna St it was also audible

23:38 #Donetsk Kalininsky @Donetsk_Ukraine [Massive rumble]
@666_mancer Heard once again a fly-over of something rocket-like

20:04 #Donetsk Abakumova @Serzzze [fb] An explosion at 8pm [sharp], one more in a minute. All day hasn't been calm

19:56 #Horlivka @ahab7822 Rumble in Shyroka_Balka

20:18 #Bayrak @tgorlovka Within earshot here

20:30 @ahab7822 Quiet for now

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Just a cross sample of the shellings that went on through the early evening into this morning--

Today in the early hours, militants have already attacked UKR positions near Optyne, Pisky, Krasnohorivka, Berezove and near DP – ATO

Donetsk 7:56AM
Intensive rumble in the northern part, like AGLs shooting https://twitter.com/funkermanjke/status/623718273490780160 …

Maryinka 7:45AM
Explosions in the boarding school area https://twitter.com/hyeva_maryinka/status/623716862380126208 …

Departure fr #Donetsk in #Volnovakha direction closed, shooting at #Olenivka"
"Shooting at #Yasne (#Dokuchajevsk)" https://twitter.com/Ykrainaponadyse/status/623701359016153088 …

07:10 #Horlivka @UA_Gorlivka A volley somewhere far away
@DobryShubin I didn't hear
@UA_Gorlivka The 3rd since 4am, north

06:23 #Donetsk Putilovka @idinmor The morning starts with blasts again

06:31 Nearby. Massive

06:33 Impacts within city limits

06:42 #Donetsk @AkaDON12 [Random tank shots] now at the airport direction, Bakiny then, Azotny, Shyroky

06:01 #Dokuchaevsk @shuttle1907 Late. 1 sluggish incoming

06:03 2nd RUS position w/2 SPG: old farm in Aleksandrinka

01:44 #Donetsk Kyivsky ds @Shymanovski Again something rocket-like flew over very loudly

01:21 #Luhansk @GeoVit72 Something has started fr/Luhansk and an explosion in 8-10 sec...
#donbasreports

00:16 #Donetsk @hunab_ku04 Just now a smallarms skirmish in Donbas shop area

23:38 #Makeevka @666_mancer [fb] "A single boom" "Zaleny also heard"

23:42 @makeevchanka On Kapitalna St it was also audible

23:38 #Donetsk Kalininsky @Donetsk_Ukraine [Massive rumble]
@666_mancer Heard once again a fly-over of something rocket-like

20:04 #Donetsk Abakumova @Serzzze [fb] An explosion at 8pm [sharp], one more in a minute. All day hasn't been calm

19:56 #Horlivka @ahab7822 Rumble in Shyroka_Balka

20:18 #Bayrak @tgorlovka Within earshot here

20:30 @ahab7822 Quiet for now

Yesterday Militants attacked positions of Ukrainian troops 80 times. Half of these at night (18:00-00:00) - ATOhttps://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1035905083086964&substory_index=0&id=820651001279041&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1035905083086964&__tn__=%2As …

BTW--attack numbers past 58 per day indicate full combat operations.

There is no "ceasefire" whatsoever under Minsk 2, the Russians have stopped POW exchanges and there are no heavy weapons withdrawal per Minsk 2 SO I am not sure just why Obama, Nuland, Hollande and Merkel are simply not saying a single word--utter silence.

Russia has not implemented a single point in Minsk 2 YET the West keeps pressuring the Ukraine to make unilateral concessions.

Munich 1938 all over again--simply stated the Western approach now is to "save Putin's face" via appeasement.

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Komsomolske @lukliketramp [Recently] "RUS in urban camuflage arrived, look like spec forces. Boot camp here, so draw your own conclusions"

RUMINT
01:53 #Alchevks @ua_ares #Rumours: "Tacit mass [food] poisoning of terrorists in the area"

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Reference Georgia---South Ossetia border dispute where Russia simply moved the border markings to their advantage.

Bringing Tusk to the border was provocative – “President of South Ossetia”
http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/conflicts/70789-bringing-tusk-to-the-border-was-provocative--president-of-occupied-tskhinvali.html …

#News
@eucopresident calls Russian expansion of occupied territory in #Georgia 's South Ossetia region a "clear provocation".

BTW--Russia and South Ossetia have recently signed a mutual defense agreement giving Russia total protection rights over South Ossetia--was basically a "hidden annexation". South Ossetia troops integrated into the RU Army structures.

BTW--there is currently a South Ossetia unit fighting in the eastern Ukraine with the Russian mercenaries.

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Numbers-Stations.com @Spy_Stations

The stable and consequent life of the Russian TU-95 Bomber pic.twitter.com/gGFgDHqX1R

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http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-russia-military-involvement-volunteer/27144747.html

Volunteer Rebel Sheds Light On Russian Military Involvement In Eastern Ukraine

By Nail Khisamiev and Merhat Sharipzhan

July 22, 2015


Russian troops regularly enter separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine and serve there on a rotational basis, according to a volunteer who has been fighting with the insurgents since October.

Rustam, a Russian citizen from Tatarstan's Saba district who gave only his first name, made the claims in a telephone interview with RFE/RL's Tatar-Bashkir Service on July 20.

He said that regular Russian troops enter Ukraine's Luhansk and Donetsk regions for a period of one week before they leave and are replaced by fresh forces. Russia also regularly sends military instructors to Ukraine's east to train pro-Russian separatists, according to Rustam.

Moscow has officially denied any involvement in fighting in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, the areas of conflict in which the United Nations estimates that more than 6,400 people have been killed.

Rustam, a 25-year-old Muslim, served a mandatory one-year military term in the Russian Army in 2009-10. Later, in 2011-14, he served on a contractual basis with a Russian military unit stationed in the North Caucasus region of Chechnya.

From there, after learning on the Internet how to link up with pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, he joined the separatists as a volunteer in 2014.

Once on the ground, Rustam learned that every separatist unit in eastern Ukraine has one military instructor sent from Russia. He claims that these instructors were sent under the guise of contractors.

Overall, he estimates that every unit "has some 15 volunteers from Russia" fighting for it. The other fighters, he says, "are local people."

Photo in article
"Hi to Shamardan," Rustam's hometown in Tatarstan, written in bullets

Asked why he wanted to join the separatists, Rustam echoed a line often used in Russian media.

“Well, it is about fascism here. Fascism. They have not fully eradicated followers of Hitler and Bandera here," he said. "I came here to fight against them."

Rustam said that his involvement was just, adding that many other Muslims -- including Azerbaijanis, Chechens, and others -- are among the separatist troops in eastern Ukraine.

He also says that he has never received any official payments for his service in Ukraine.

"I have never signed any documents related to payments. My name and surname has never been added officially to any form. There is no official information about me here as I came here just to help," Rustam said. "My commanders give me some money to buy clothes, food, and for some leisure. But officially, I have never been paid."

He added that the commanders give money in Russian rubles brought by armored cars on a daily basis. Rustam said that he does not know where the armored cars come from.

It has been estimated that the daily cost for Russia to support the eastern Ukraine and their forces sitting on the border is approximately 30-40M USDs per day or doing the math a low of 900M USD to 1.2B USDs per month.

AND that now since roughly August 2014.

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Ceasefire appears to suddenly to be holding--every now and then something but in general holding--no Ukrainian KIAs/WIAs to report from today.

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More Russian nuclear threats—seems that Putin and his FM had thought the US was going to take down the missile shield in exchange for their support in the Iranian deal and the Russian FM was somewhat dazed in a recent comment when he heard that Obama had stated that was not going to be the case—thus this “threat”.

Sputnik ✔ @SputnikInt
If attacked, Russia will knock out US #missile shield installations – General http://sptnkne.ws/48q pic.twitter.com/Du5F44eF59


Another Russian world of “an altered state of reality” statement---

Ha, ha LNR: we found US weapons in Luhansk airport including FIM-92 Stinger. But can't show it pic.twitter.com/PQUoYa9wJC http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/22-july-lnr-we-found-us-weapons-in-luhansk-airport-including …


Back to Brezhnev? Russia Braces for Longest Recession in Decades With Oil Near $50 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-22/russia-braces-for-longest-recession-in-decades-with-oil-near-50 … pic.twitter.com/V0d8fl0kjH

Russians hit w 152-mm artillery the Myronivsky dam, if they will destroy it, Myronivska and Troitske will be flooded http://ato.lisichansk.in.ua/na-luganskomu-napryamku-5-obstriliv.html?_utl_t=tw …

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http://en.censor.net.ua/p344691

Russian paratrooper Akylbek Kuvanov was caught red-handed in vehicle of Donbas battalion, blogger Pavlushko says. PHOTOS

Ukrainian team of investigative bloggers from InformNapalm was able to identify another Russian serviceman in the Donbas.


As reported by Censor.NET, the material below was prepared by investigative blogger Anton Pavlushko for InformNapalm.org.

"Wikipedia describes the battle of Ilovaisk as a fierce fighting in the area [eastern Ukraine] between Ukrainian troops (Armed Forces and the Ministry of Internal Affairs' troops) on one side and the armed groups of self-proclaimed "DPR" ["Donetsk People's Republic"] on the other side. It is worth mentioning that the Ukrainian version of the same article on Wiki refers to Russian occupation forces as combatants against the Ukrainian security forces. In another OSINT-investigation we'll show how each and every mistake, including taking of the most insignificant selfie, could serve as a piece of evidence to file for a future tribunal.

"We were able to identify another Russian military serviceman in the Donbas as paratrooper Akylbek Kuvanov from Orenburg, who has posted on his "VKontakte" page (archive here) a photo of himself at the wheel of a crashed military-style jeep.

Continued……………….Great open source analysis work

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http://en.censor.net.ua/n344890

Separatists beg Russia for more guns complaining of being abandoned, - The Times

InoPressa reports citing the article in The Times by Jack Losh, Censor.NET informs.


Jack Losh wrote: "A Russian separatist commander has accused Moscow of abandoning rebels in eastern Ukraine and called on it to supply more weapons.

The article reads: "Alexei Markov, of the Ghost Brigade in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, said that his fighters were eager to launch a summer offensive, but found themselves unable to respond to constant artillery attacks from the Ukrainian army.

"We want weapons from Moscow - we have very few and are running short of supplies. We need more troops, more artillery, more combat vehicles," - Markov said.

According to Jack Losh, the section of the front line, where the Ghost Brigade is deployed, is one of the forgotten corners of the conflict.

According to the author of the article, there are fighters from Chechnya, Siberia, Western Russia and Ukraine, as well as two volunteers neo-Stalinists from Italy in Markov's formation.

An unnamed source among the separatists told the newspaper that the offensive could be launched in the autumn after the elections in the government-controlled territory of Ukraine adding that there will presumably be a stand-off until that time.

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Ceasefire appears to suddenly to be holding--every now and then something but in general holding--no Ukrainian KIAs/WIAs to report from today.

Did not last long-----


Militant shelling on the outskirts of Luhanske
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1036083229735816&id=820651001279041&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1036083229735816&__tn__=%2As … pic.twitter.com/7vIM9KeMt3

2 civilians killed, 2 wounded in Russian shelling of Avdiivka http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/22-july-2-civilians-killed-2-wounded-in-russian-shelling …

A car with at least 2 civilians in it was destroyed as a result of terrorist mortar attack on Avdiivka today - MIA
http://www.mvs.gov.ua/mvs/control/donetsk/ru/publish/article/207749 …

18:30
Shells whistle could be heard in central #Avdiivka, possibly flying towards #Optyne.

19:35 #Horlivka @ahab7822 Loud rumble in cinnabarite pit area

21:08
#Krasnohorivka #Staromikhailivka - battle, with heavy arms support https://twitter.com/papandopoolo/status/623917638813679616 …

#Horlivka 20:57
In district 6-7 area there is a battle. https://twitter.com/audrius1977/status/623914864080232448 …

20:17 #Rovenki @ZlbRvnk Lately there are more RUS in mil uniform, including ones with Moscow accent

Avdiivka 20:40
Heavy incoming, you can not hear the shot, hitting from far away. Arrivals in the checkpoint area. https://twitter.com/bamr69/status/623910573617610752 …

20:37 #Donetsk @hauzenmynh Something heavy is shelling now from here pic.twitter.com/FCDEEux3zS

20:55 #Dokuchaevsk @GirkinGirkin Not calm in the town west [=rumble]

20:58 #Horlivka Stroitel @ahab7822 Small arms fire is audible

20:55
It is getting dark. #Staromykhailivka noisy. Assault rifles, and something bigger. https://twitter.com/Al_Pod/status/623914292568571904 …

20:36 #Avdeevka @bamr69 Serious [shelling] started, impacts within city limits

#Donetsk 20:34
Gvardeyka - hearing heavy volleys. https://twitter.com/Serzzze/status/623910464708300800 …

20:34 #Avdeevka @bamr69 Again [incoming gun]shots

20:31 #Donetsk Schetinina @DoneckiiPatriot Single dull distant volleys started

20:32 #Avdeevka @bamr69 Several volleys from Mineralne to water plantareanear the coking plant

Avdiivka 20:37
Again incoming! https://twitter.com/Marchcat_81/status/623909665185878016 …

Horlivka 20:53
In Kurganka area escalates. Mines falling very close to residential buildings. Very heavy fire. https://twitter.com/cuba_next/status/623917798054600706 …

Avdiivka 21:10
Towards #Yasynuvata pillar of black smoke https://twitter.com/GirkinGirkin/status/623917954929967109 …

21:10
#Krasnohorivka - assortment of small arms (shooting) https://twitter.com/Al_Pod/status/623918110991613952 …

Avdiivka 21:00
Battle in Tsarska Okhota area https://twitter.com/GirkinGirkin/status/623916122983825411 …

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SMS to Ukr soldiers from 'DNR':
'Soldier - you're dead.Go away - you'll live. DNR'
In original-no punctuation marks) https://twitter.com/newsdaily_ukr/status/623864516871327744 …

Dumb RU propaganda forgot a "-" on the Stinger crates they say they found at #Luhansk airport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJr7zUXwBx8 … pic.twitter.com/3pkszqxqie

youtube.com/watch?v=-qvkeJkqVOw … Barrett M82. Perhaps the only lethal thing a nuclear-disarmed #Ukraine got fr the West so far pic.twitter.com/6H6VPUODJW

Many so-called journalists are in fact Russian intelligence plants or other provocateurs"
https://euobserver.com/foreign/129582

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Oleksandr @Turchynov: Powerful and professionally trained special operations units are being created in Ukraine http://goo.gl/tni0nY

SBU detained spotter of militants http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/22-july-sbu-detained-gunner-of-militants …

In Krasnoarmiis'k at gas stations found explosives pic.twitter.com/U0ZT87lcKL http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/22-july-in-krasnoarmiisk-at-gas-stations-found-explosives …

OSCE: Militants have concentrated weapons in Bezimenne http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/22-july-osce-militants-have-concentrated-weapons-in-bezimenne …

Great open source analysis of a Russia base near the Ukrainian border--great photos
I identified russian soldiers operating this kind of drone more than one year ago https://medium.com/@antoine_sans/the-little-green-men-of-millerovo-5e2905c2c3d …

From the Ukraine to Syria, Russian Orlan-10 and Eleron-3SV drones in Syria's skies http://spioenkop.blogspot.com/2015/07/from-ukraine-to-syria-russian-orlan-10.html … pic.twitter.com/N1WIZwQEXj

Luhansk rgn @vitaliy00700 Today border guards shot down a Russian-manufactured UAV 'Zastava'
pic.twitter.com/ApPptsEKla

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More Russian nuclear threats—seems that Putin and his FM had thought the US was going to take down the missile shield in exchange for their support in the Iranian deal and the Russian FM was somewhat dazed in a recent comment when he heard that Obama had stated that was not going to be the case—thus this “threat”.

Sputnik ✔ @SputnikInt
If attacked, Russia will knock out US #missile shield installations – General http://sptnkne.ws/48q pic.twitter.com/Du5F44eF59


Another Russian world of “an altered state of reality” statement---

Ha, ha LNR: we found US weapons in Luhansk airport including FIM-92 Stinger. But can't show it pic.twitter.com/PQUoYa9wJC http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/22-july-lnr-we-found-us-weapons-in-luhansk-airport-including …


Back to Brezhnev? Russia Braces for Longest Recession in Decades With Oil Near $50 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-22/russia-braces-for-longest-recession-in-decades-with-oil-near-50 … pic.twitter.com/V0d8fl0kjH

Russians hit w 152-mm artillery the Myronivsky dam, if they will destroy it, Myronivska and Troitske will be flooded http://ato.lisichansk.in.ua/na-luganskomu-napryamku-5-obstriliv.html?_utl_t=tw …

this wooden box looks not even close to a real Stinger case ;) pic.twitter.com/cAvE8Dhtsn

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Pro-#Russian terrorists in #Donetsk shelled residential building by a tank. Video and map at http://lugansk-news.com/pro-russian-terrorists-in-donetsk-shelled-residential-building-by-a-tank-video/ … pic.twitter.com/L9o3uLK8op

3 seconds shot to blast. 125 mm tank round =905 m/s 2.5 kilometers. A match

Russian occupants from the 8th OMSBr of Russian Army as part of "people’s militia" in "LPR”. PHOTOS http://en.censor.net.ua/n344562

Russia concentrates massive forces on Ukraine’s border in Luhansk region, - Lysenko http://en.censor.net.ua/n344856

RussiaLies:
Official #MH17 report won't be "classified" - #Ukraine officials discussed separate criminal inquiry. pic.twitter.com/D9vP85aRvW

Soldiers from Maykop complained to Putin’s advisor about threat of sending to fight against Ukr http://en.censor.net.ua/n344471

Statement of UA #MFA regarding breach of the rules of entry to temp.occupied territory of Ukraine by foreign citizens pic.twitter.com/CyCKzz6zp5

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The 23rd Motorized Rifle Brigade Fights in Ukraine. Photo Proofs:

https://en.informnapalm.org/the-23rd-motorized-rifle-brigade-fights-in-ukraine-photo-proofs/ … pic.twitter.com/iJXkgv9wGT

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Reference Georgia---South Ossetia border dispute where Russia simply moved the border markings to their advantage.

Bringing Tusk to the border was provocative – “President of South Ossetia”
http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/conflicts/70789-bringing-tusk-to-the-border-was-provocative--president-of-occupied-tskhinvali.html …

Georgian President: "We will not tolerate occupation"
http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/politicss/70797-we-will-not-tolerate-occupation-giorgi-margvelashvili.html …

Russia denies it violates Georgian sovereignty with new border markers http://reut.rs/1LuvOXs

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Seriously bad tonight on the shellings and ground attacks may be over 100 attacks.

Tons of battle reports from eastern Ukraine in the last hours

Not good

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Seriously bad tonight on the shellings and ground attacks may be over 100 attacks.

Tons of battle reports from eastern Ukraine in the last hours

Not good

Nighttime tank battles is bad--------

Staromikhailovka/Krasnogorovka tank combat

sources from the ground: infantry clash in #Spartak

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Basurin: 82 tanks and 222 APCs deflected from frontline. Makes DNR comparable in size to Croatian Army. https://twitter.com/EvgenyFeldman/status/623924338744557568 …

OSCE UAV spotted militant concentration of 11 MBTs, 31 APCs, 4 towed artillery pieces & 31 trucks near Bezimennehttp://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/174071 …

BREAKING!
@OSCE_SMM confirmed that they saw T-72 tank on #Donetsk People's Republic territory http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=b11aceda364f8f9afa6cadbbb&id=c94f02d819&e=3612d1ad47 … pic.twitter.com/9NHRSkXrWA

Caught again: Lieutenant colonel from Russian Interior Troops Spetsnaz still active in #Donetsk. pic.twitter.com/QUG5nGVSLo

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this wooden box looks not even close to a real Stinger case ;) pic.twitter.com/cAvE8Dhtsn

Another mistake (via @Lexst1 ): "TRACKING RAINER" (or BAINER) instead of "TRACKING TRAINER": https://youtu.be/q0nuhI05QyA?t=128 … pic.twitter.com/jSPaW52GY8

7/10 for originality, but FIM-92s are not carried in wood boxes [/B]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJr7zUXwBx8 …

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Basurin: 82 tanks and 222 APCs deflected from frontline. Makes DNR comparable in size to Croatian Army. https://twitter.com/EvgenyFeldman/status/623924338744557568 …

OSCE UAV spotted militant concentration of 11 MBTs, 31 APCs, 4 towed artillery pieces & 31 trucks near Bezimennehttp://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/174071 …

BREAKING!
@OSCE_SMM confirmed that they saw T-72 tank on #Donetsk People's Republic territory http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=b11aceda364f8f9afa6cadbbb&id=c94f02d819&e=3612d1ad47 … pic.twitter.com/9NHRSkXrWA

Caught again: Lieutenant colonel from Russian Interior Troops Spetsnaz still active in #Donetsk. pic.twitter.com/QUG5nGVSLo

This GRU Spetsnaz officer was in the eastern Ukraine in January this year and was there in late 2014.

https://twitter.com/onlinemagazin/status/559459282228621313

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The #Tu95's were intercepted only 40 miles off the coast of California - 'In case they'd crash we'd have rescue boats nearby' pic.twitter.com/BaO8orUGGo

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Paid #Putin pawn Graham Phillips & a DNR child soldier - who was captured by #Ukraine & sits in prison awaiting trial pic.twitter.com/RqfsiVyjjz

The boy was 17 at the time of alleged training at Vostok's base in Donetsk. He is now 18 & was captured by Ukraine.

UPDATE! @OSCE_SMM says it came from NNE. There was terrorists tank recorded there at 48.062169, 37.759802 on Jul 20 pic.twitter.com/lRsT9dUb9k

Vehicle recognition.
02.09.2014 tank transport https://instagram.com/p/sb_qxfAu2a/
At this location: https://www.google.de/maps/@47.486444,39.970425,3a,75y,203.81h,75.22t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6NMXm6oi3K6rST9wwmDupg!2e0!7i1 3312!8i6656 … pic.twitter.com/KOYBByP1LP

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Another mistake (via @Lexst1 ): "TRACKING RAINER" (or BAINER) instead of "TRACKING TRAINER": https://youtu.be/q0nuhI05QyA?t=128 … pic.twitter.com/jSPaW52GY8

7/10 for originality, but FIM-92s are not carried in wood boxes [/B]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJr7zUXwBx8 …

What a nice welding seam those #Luhansk 'American stinger' w/ 'rainer' has got! pic.twitter.com/Gji4sIz6om https://twitter.com/loogunda/status/624072348925345792 …

RUS reports on fake stingers in #Luhansk airport
http://tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_mire/content/201507221729-9sef.htm …
http://russian.rt.com/article/104794
http://www.vz.ru/news/2015/7/22/757466.html …
http://lifenews.ru/news/157846

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From early yesterday evening until this morning--shellings continue

Terrorists shelled ATO positions 86 times yesterday; clash occurred near Opytne, - HQ http://24today.net/open/480070

Donetsk 7:59
Shchetinina - heard gunshots from something heavy

Horlivka 4:43AMTo north - mortar fire, most likely #Mayorsk or Holma https://twitter.com/Xykalinovka/status/624032092272361472 …

Avdiivka 2:03AM
Rumble towards #Optyne. https://twitter.com/rechnikato/status/623991876950061056 …

#Avdiivka 12AM
Kirova str 28,25,23,31,35,37,39,40 all buildings hit, windows and roofs damaged.

One woman injured. https://twitter.com/audrius1977/status/623960805910949890 …

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Russian regulator vows to block YouTube pages over alleged copyright infringement | Russian Legal Information Agency http://www.rapsinews.com/news/20150722/274241078.html …

Russia Says Twitter Doesn’t Need to Comply With Its New Data-Localization Law · Global Voices https://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/07/23/russia-says-twitter-doesnt-need-to-comply-with-its-new-data-localization-law/ …

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Head of #Russia's #Orthodox Church Kirill tries to prove that there's no #Ukraine or #Belarus - just "Russian land" http://russialist.org/interfax-russian-world-not-political-wider-than-russia-includes-ukraine-church-head/ …

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Russia now moves into Economic Warfare--which is part and parcel in their non linear warfare strategy.

Russia strove to join multiple different international and European associations in a bid to attract foreign investment--meaning most investors demand at the minimum a set of legal business laws to be in place in order to conduct business.

By joining all of these various associations Russia committed itself to a set of legal principles in order to be a member.

Since 1991 that was not a problem but with the advent of the Yukos decision and the EU anti trust suit against Gazprom Russia is now feeling the "heat" of losing in recognized courts of law and being told they must pay damages.

Just as people tend to dodge bill collectors Russia basically did not fight much during the court disputes and then tended to ignore the actual awarded decisions with the simple statement--"it does not apply to us"---not fully realizing the ability to take a court decision and have a collector "collect".

Since Russia does not spend much time with the concept of rule of law now they are getting hit by the rule of law and do not like it.

NOW this major change--actually will result in far less foreign investment and new factories as international investors will now feel they have no legal protection of their investments if Russia chooses to ignore court decisions. Such legal protections are always built into international deals.

Right now Russia faces a 50B USDs demand on the Yukos decision, Gazprom and the Ukraine are in court for over 234B USDs which Ukraine will win, the Ukraine is going to file law suits for over 350B USDs in damages caused by the Russians in eastern Ukraine and untold billions for Crimea, and the EU has demands on Gazprom for over 80B Euros.

Taken all together this basically wipes out the Russian central Banks entire foreign currency holdings and forces Russia to default as it will have no foreign currency.


July 22, 2015


Justice Ministry drafts bill proposing legalization of seizure of foreign state assets


The Kommersant business daily writes that the Russian Justice Ministry has developed a bill according to which any state’s property in Russia can be seized in proportion to the volume of Russian assets frozen in that country. For now the bill has been approved by a dedicated government committee.

"The number of lawsuits against Russia in foreign courts is steadily rising," says the Justice Ministry, "and no one is asking Russia to agree to participate." The ministry remarks that in several countries Russian property has "limited juridical immunity," which is why a special law is needed to guarantee a "balance" on the basis of the "reciprocity principle."

"Currently, it is possible to seize foreign government assets when there is a court order," said Dmitry Matveyev, executive partner of the Dmitry Matveyev & Partners Law Firm. He does not see the special law as necessary, but notes that if the law is passed, it will not contradict international law.

"Any court or arbitration institute can ‘deprive’ a foreign government of immunity if it is guided by the applicable law," said Marat Davletbayev, partner from the Nektorov, Saveliev and Partners Law Firm. But Davletbayev also warns that the court of the country whose property was deprived of immunity can refuse to recognize and implement the decision of the Russian court.

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BREAKING: OSCE mission was attacked In Donetsk by crowd pic.twitter.com/zwk5cMDpLq http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/23-july-osce-mission-was-attacked-in-donetsk--by-crowd …

OSCE mission under pressure in Donetsk, vehicles damaged, performance is orchestrated by "Donetsk mayor" Igor Martynov. Escalation underway?

Donetsk: #OSCE cars today.They read 'Tell the truth' "Prick" "$ blind" pic.twitter.com/Gz1dqJMwSi

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Russian forces transferred tank company (7 MBTs) plus ammunition trucks from Komsomolske to Starohnativka, ie west to front line 23 Jul

Ukraine shot down 2 million worth #Russian drone #Zastava aka Israel Bird Eye 400 UAV.

READ http://lugansk-news.com/ukraine-shot-down-2-million-worth-russian-drone-zastava-aka-israel-bird-eye-400-uav/ … pic.twitter.com/jsd3TXxpkc

Ukraine shot down Russian drone that was gathering intel on 25km strategic front NE of Luhansk

Another diesel and ammunition resupply convoy from Russia—every time a convoy comes it the fighting takes an upswing.

Again. #Russia's convoy of over 100 trucks w/ unknown content illegally crossed into #Ukraine via uncontrolled border http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/07/23/7075373/ …

Russia's T-80 and TOR-M2 in Shakhtersk identification.
http://translate.google.com.ua/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=https://informnapalm.org/4925-ydentyfykatsyya-syl-protyvnyka-t-80-na-granytse-y-tor-m2-v-shahterske&prev=search … pic.twitter.com/V9mTp4FsZu

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ATO spokesperson: Ukrainian border guards spotted 8 flights of militant UAVs. One Russian UAV also registered in Ukraine’s Sumy region

Donetsk sector: Fighting around Svitlodarsk continues. Fired 122mm artillery at Novhorodske

One mortar attack near Krymske. Brief armed provocations by Stanytsia Luhanska, Shchastya, Zolote

Ukraine guerrillas eliminated a terrorist who shot a Ukr #journo Veremij (on pic) 19/02/2014 at #EuroMaidan protest. pic.twitter.com/XLXO4rOcUu

SBU detained recruiters of terrorists of "LNR" in Kharkiv region pic.twitter.com/L1DXOnOn5e http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/23-july-sbu-detained-recruiters-of-terrorists-of-lnr-in-kharkiv …

The car of a leader of Automaidan was shelled in Zaporizhya pic.twitter.com/escYgqDAx7 http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/23-july-the-car-of-the-leader-of-automaidan-was-shelled-in …

More stealing from the Ukraine by Russian mercenaries----
Border Service aircraft spots 6illegal amber extract/ sites in Zhytomyr,Rivne reg-s http://pravda.com.ua/news/2015/07/2 … pic.twitter.com/oafAUi3ekW

Ukrainian Military Report 86 Attacks Yesterday, With Heavy Fighting Around Gorlovka.

During the last 24 hours 7 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded, no deaths - ATO spokesperson

Spot the Russian Army instructors. (Spoiler: it's not that difficult) "LPR City Police" https://youtu.be/O3WSW9lgJlI?t=4m …

Better shots of the man watching over this staged 'training' in the background. pic.twitter.com/2uUGKTF5kl

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Reference the proposed 30km buffer zone----

Forget the Russian (hybrid DPR/LPR) army ruse about "withdrawing" weapons 30km: T-72 tank can cover that in 30-45mins pic.twitter.com/mNx1uFa6g5

OSCE monitor "not" Russian Army withdraw "column" of 3 tanks + 4 IFVs 1-4km into forest cover. That's a "withdrawal"? pic.twitter.com/DxSItVCQKs

NOTE:
Russian troops and her mercenaries never fulfilled the first pullback of all heavy weapons to include tanks as their 125mm cannons were also covered under that withdrawal.

SO why will they fulfill this withdrawal as well---AND we see that they view the withdrawal to be 1-4kms not the required 30kms.

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Reference the proposed 30km buffer zone----

Forget the Russian (hybrid DPR/LPR) army ruse about "withdrawing" weapons 30km: T-72 tank can cover that in 30-45mins pic.twitter.com/mNx1uFa6g5

OSCE monitor "not" Russian Army withdraw "column" of 3 tanks + 4 IFVs 1-4km into forest cover. That's a "withdrawal"? pic.twitter.com/DxSItVCQKs

NOTE:
Russian troops and her mercenaries never fulfilled the first pullback of all heavy weapons to include tanks as their 125mm cannons were also covered under that withdrawal.

SO why will they fulfill this withdrawal as well---AND we see that they view the withdrawal to be 1-4kms not the required 30kms.

Cognitive dissonance on the part of Russian mercenaries

They have not allowed the OSCE to confirm any pullback of anything under Minsk 2 and have constantly been in violation of the first heavy weapons pullback YET demand the UA to come to full compliance AND just keep on shelling from evidently “pulled back heavy weapons systems—can only be the explanation for their continued shellings.

#DPR does not see #Ukraine army's compliance with 30km buffer zone order of #Poroshenko in #Donbas

Only FIVE minutes would be needed to return weapons to the front line - says MoD DNR.

ONE HOUR is all it will take for Russians to return ALL withdrawn weapons to forward positions from 30km staging pts https://twitter.com/UKRinOSCE/status/624164400564436992 …

That's because 99% of those "withdrawn" Russian weapons (not seen by OSCE) are in sheds and tree cover!

Prokopchuk: We find greatly alarming regular .@OSCE_SMM reports on concentration of Rus & militants' military hardware close 2 contact line

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What a nice welding seam those #Luhansk 'American stinger' w/ 'rainer' has got! pic.twitter.com/Gji4sIz6om https://twitter.com/loogunda/status/624072348925345792 …

RUS reports on fake stingers in #Luhansk airport
http://tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_mire/content/201507221729-9sef.htm …
http://russian.rt.com/article/104794
http://www.vz.ru/news/2015/7/22/757466.html …
http://lifenews.ru/news/157846

That video of LNR rebels "finding" American Stingers? They were modeled after an incorrect version in Battlefield 3 http://alogvinov.com/2015/07/poddelyivaya-stingeryi-mvd-lnr-za-osnovu-vzyali-model-iz-battlefield-3/ …

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Reference the proposed 30km buffer zone----

Forget the Russian (hybrid DPR/LPR) army ruse about "withdrawing" weapons 30km: T-72 tank can cover that in 30-45mins pic.twitter.com/mNx1uFa6g5

OSCE monitor "not" Russian Army withdraw "column" of 3 tanks + 4 IFVs 1-4km into forest cover. That's a "withdrawal"? pic.twitter.com/DxSItVCQKs

NOTE:
Russian troops and her mercenaries never fulfilled the first pullback of all heavy weapons to include tanks as their 125mm cannons were also covered under that withdrawal.

SO why will they fulfill this withdrawal as well---AND we see that they view the withdrawal to be 1-4kms not the required 30kms.

Prokopchuk: Militants' show with withdrawal of couple of tanks&APCs was arranged 4RussianTV & couldn't deceive anyone, inc. local civilians

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UKR Mission to OSCE @UKRinOSCE

#Prokopchuk: Critical infrastructure&main industrial facilities in #Donbas continue 2be destroyed by militants, i.e. coke plant in Avdiyivka

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UPDATE! This is the 2nd #Zastava drone that #Russia lost! See more in the post http://lugansk-news.com/ukraine-shot-down-2-million-worth-russian-drone-zastava-aka-israel-bird-eye-400-uav/ … pic.twitter.com/7UKDQqsQTt

Another Spetsnaz POW—wounded during a shot out with the Spetsnaz recon team—evidently all members were killed outside of the wounded and captured commander.

SBU with 28th brigade tracked down and eliminated "DNR" commando group, wounded and captured the group commander http://inforesist.org/pod-krasnogorovkoj-likvidirovana-drg-boevikov/?_utl_t=tw …

Ukrainian artillery eliminated 4 Russian soldiers from Novosibirsk, 16 more wounded near occupied #Horlivka city. http://expres.ua/news/2015/07/23/144658-bilya-gorlivky-vynyshcheno-rosiyskyh-voyakiv-novosybirska …

Militant spies guised as foreign journalists spotted in ATO zone
http://www.unian.info/war/1104132-militant-spies-guised-as-foreign-journalists-spotted-in-ato-zone.html … pic.twitter.com/WyApwBqTvJ

Channel of delivery of goods to the terrorists of "DNR" was blocked by SBU in Mariupol http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/23-july-channel-of-delivery-of-goods-to-the-terrorists-of …

“Altered state of reality”-----
Russia says Ukraine (peacefully) annexed Crimea in 1991. Terminator 2 also hit theaters that year. Coincidence? https://meduza.io/en/news/2015/07/23/russia-says-ukraine-peacefully-annexed-crimea-in-1991 …

BreakingPictures
Russian invasion forces escalate shelling of Ukr cities, incl. occupied #Donetsk
pic.twitter.com/G5Ct8Fqt0j

Russian solider rewarded for his efforts in the Ukraine with a brand new BMW.
Yesterday in #Donetsk.
pic.twitter.com/rVQjpdU8qJ

Same Russian soldier as mentioned above-----
Neo-nazi. fascist & puppy eater in #Russia's armed forces, Milchakov, has been fighting hard in Ukraine.
pic.twitter.com/xbyhVXm7nr

New Tool Allows Users To See Exactly How Much Land Russia & Its Proxies Control in Ukraine http://bit.ly/1VAb83f pic.twitter.com/Lp2TcIUMrM

Dnipro-1 battalion in #Pisky https://youtu.be/3gNhkuNJ8bs via @YouTube

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So much for that Russian and her mercenaries heralded "30km withdrawal"

Kiev reports 'truce' violations northwest of #Donetsk after 'weapons withdrawal'
What a sentence.

Ukraine's 28th Brigade say during the last day they recorded 33 ceasefire violations by militants on their positions
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1122042831142942&substory_index=0&id=1060798357267390&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1122042831142942&__tn__=%2As …

International observers do not confirm the statement of militants about weapons withdrawal pic.twitter.com/DIfIzbiMig

ATO HQ: Russians are regroupping ; simulating pullout from front line.

Russia fakes withdrawal of troops from the border with Ukraine on camera - ATO pic.twitter.com/rlRRVp7nJt

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That video of LNR rebels "finding" American Stingers? They were modeled after an incorrect version in Battlefield 3 http://alogvinov.com/2015/07/poddelyivaya-stingeryi-mvd-lnr-za-osnovu-vzyali-model-iz-battlefield-3/ …

fake stingers, take two: serial numbers are from another video game: http://operationflashpointredriver.wikia.com/wiki/File:FIM-92A_Stinger_render.jpg … pic.twitter.com/EAku7RIu3U

The rebels in eastern Ukraine have uncovered damning evidence that the makers of Battlefield 3 are ####ty spellers. https://meduza.io/en/lion/2015/07/23/ukrainian-rebels-make-fake-video-using-weapons-from-the-game-battlefield-3 …

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Ah.......... the power of social media open source analysis---

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/07/23/internet-spots-luhansk-militants%e2%80%b2-battlefield-3-fakes/

Internet Spots Luhansk Militants′ ‘Battlefield 3’ Fakes

Posted 23 July 2015 14:17 GMT


On July 22, the self-declared Luhansk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine released what appeared to be a shocking video: a Stinger, an American-made Man-Portable Air-Defense System (MANPADS), was found in the Luhansk Airport. The video shows LNR militants inspecting what looks like a weapons cache, with close-up shots of the various arms and storage boxes with English-language inscriptions on them.

Russian state news agency RIA Novosti published an article on the same day declaring that a number of American weapons had been found at the airport (currently under insurgent control), quoting the Luhansk pro-Russian militants on their unexpected findings.

It would be a scandal of monumental proportions if not for the fact that, as revealed by keen-eyed Russian and Ukrainian bloggers and social media users, none of this was real.

Playing up the scandalous “discovery,” the self-declared republic’s chief investigator Leonid Tkachenko was so outraged he said LNR officials had immediately contacted representatives of the conflict watchdog group Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to inform them of the findings.

As the video started to make the rounds online, many users quickly noticed that the “Stinger” launcher had a few very basic errors—including the English words printed onto its arms.

Continued…………………………………..

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Shellings and ground attacks are starting early this evening……

Horlivka 5:25PM
Small arms fire began somewhere in the distance. https://twitter.com/Julia_Twinkle/status/624223714540974080 …

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http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.de/2015/07/having-launched-hybrid-war-russia-now.html

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Having Launched a ‘Hybrid’ War, Russia Now has a ‘Hybrid’ Army, Babchenko Says

Paul Goble


Staunton, July 23 – Having launched a “hybrid” war giving it plausible deniability for many, Russia now has a “hybrid” army, a development that Moscow may not understand the full implications of and one that should give everyone pause, according to Russian commentator Arkady Babchenko. (kasparov.ru/material.php?id=55AFB6162F549).

Babchenko notes that Moscow has insisted that between two-thirds and three-quarters of those fighting on the Russian side in Ukraine are local people, with the rest being Russian volunteers. Consequently, the Ukrainian conflict is “a civil war,” with “a certain people of the Donbas resisting colonization” by Kyiv (kasparov.ru/material.php?id=55AFB6162F549).

All right, the analyst says, “let’s consider one aspect of this assertion, leaving aside all the rest,” including the fact that Russia has a troop concentration on the Ukrainian border comparable in size to the entire Ukrainian military, that units of that force have gone into Ukraine on occasion, and that they have fired from Russian territory unto Ukrainian land.

And “let’s leave in peace even Crimea,” about which there are really “no more questions” because what is involved there is “annexation and occupation of the purest kind.”

Instead, Babchenko says, “let’s consider a single argument: the existence of a certain mythical ‘people of the Donbas.’” Let’s even allow that “such an ethno-cultural group exists. Let’s not carp: there is a people of the Moscow region, there is a people of Northern Butovo; there is a people of Kuusinen Street, and so there is a people of the Donbas.”

In that event and if we define “a people by its place of residence,” then there is no other possible conclusion except that “this is not a Ukrainian civil war.” Instead, “it is a Buryat-Ukrainian war, and also a Chechen-Ukrainian one, and also an Osetin-Ukrainian conflict; and yet again a Ekaterinburg-Ukrainian war.”

(Those who say that “the people of Ekaterinburg” are too few to count forget that the number of people fighting on Moscow’s side in the Donbas is much smaller than their total, he points out.)

But if one comes to the obvious conclusion that the definition of the sides in the war according to “a mythical people or more precisely the place of the recruiting of the combatants is not possible, then one is driven to the very simple conclusion: “Russian began this war. Russia occupied part of the territory of a neighboring country.”

Moreover, Babchenko continues, “Russia sent in diversionary groups and changed the governments, Russian formed the new institutions of power. Russia supplied arms.” Russia even provided uniforms and badges. Indeed, he writes, “having adopted the strategy of hybrid wars as its main principle, Russia itself has in effect transformed its own army into a hybrid one as well.
“The Donets militia is thus part of the hybrid Russian army which is distinguished from all the other parts of [Russia’s] hybrid army only by the fact that it is recruited on the territory of the Donbas,” something which has “exactly the same significance as if it were recruited in Buryatia or Kamyshlov or South Osetia.”

That is, precisely, “nothing” because the militants recruited on the territory of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts are “UNITS OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY.” And consequently, just as the recruiting of Russian soldiers in Buryatia doesn’t make this war a Buryat-Ukrainian one, so too, recruiting them in the Donbas doesn’t make it a Ukrainian civil war.

Consequently, Babchenko concludes, what is taking place, even if some won’t admit it, is nothing other than “a Russian-Ukrainian war.”

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compromised socialmedia accounts for sale are the ammunition in the @ukraine mediawar http://www.webroot.com/blog/2012/07/17/new-russian-service-sells-access-to-compromised-social-networking-accounts/ … pic.twitter.com/8dmjSsWDrE

Screenshots are in the article

July 17, 2012Dancho Danchev By Dancho Danchev

New Russian service sells access to compromised social networking accounts


On daily basis, hundreds of thousands of legitimate accounts across multiple social networks get compromised, to be later on abused as a platform for launching related cyber attacks and social engineering attempts.

Recently, I came across a new Russian service offering access to compromised accounts across multiple social networks such as Vkontakte, Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal, and last but not least, compromised email accounts. What’s particularly interesting about this service is the fact that it’s exclusively targeting Russian and Ukrainian users.

More details:

Screenshots of the service selling compromised accounts of social networking users:

Sample inventory of compromised accounts offered for sale by the service:

Sample prices for compromised Vkontakte.ru — Russia’s most popular social network — accounts:

As you can see in the attached screenshots, 50 Vkontakte.ru accounts go for 90 rubles ($2.75). According to details, 95% of the accounts belong to active Russian users. Next to Russia-based accounts, the service is also offering “verified over the phone” Vkontakte.ru accounts for Ukrainian users.

Sample prices for compromised Facebook accounts:

The price for 500 compromised Facebook accounts belonging to Russian users is 200 rubles ($6.11).

Sample prices for compromised Twitter accounts:

The prices for 500 compromised Twitter accounts belonging to Russian users is 250 rubles ($7.64).

Sample prices for compromised Russia-based email accounts:

Next to compromised social networking accounts, the service is also offering compromised email accounts for sale, targeting Mail.ru, Rambler.ru, Yandex.ru and qip.ru. According to the details, they managed to obtain access to these accounts through social engineering and brute-forcing. Not necessarily surprising given the fact that a huge percentage of Internet users continue using easy-to-guess passwords and easily recoverable Security Questions.

How is the service getting access to these compromised credentials in the first place? Next to social engineering attacks and brute-forcing, on a daily basis cybercriminals persistently data mine botnets for stolen email, social network, VPN, FTP and SSH accounting data in an attempt to further abuse it by launching additional attacks on the top of it.

What this service offers is an easy entry into the world of cybercrime for average cybercriminals looking for fresh platforms to further disseminate their social engineering campaigns attempting to trick users into interacting with their fraudulent scheme. Once a compromised accounts gets resold, the new owner will abuse the ‘chain of trust’ and attempt to serve malware and launch social engineering attacks such as, for instance, phishing knowing that users are more likely to trust a message or a Wall post from a trusted friend. That’s their way of achieving a positive ROI (return on investment) on their initial purchase.

Webroot will continue monitoring the development of this service.

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Ukr troops got ambushed near Syze, #Luhansk reg. Were attacked w RPG, small arms. Engaged in combat, repelled enemy https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/photos/a.820671234610351.1073741828.820651001279041/1036692266341579/?type=1 …

Almost Four Thousand Trucks In Illegal Russian Convoys Crossed Ukrainian Border Over the Year
http://ukraineunderattack.org/en/25297-four-thousand-trucks-in-the-illegal-russian-convoys-crossed-ukrainian-border.html … pic.twitter.com/mxm5slA9KP

SMM UAV sustained serious damage in hard landing today. Preliminary info indicates control lost due to heavy jamming - @OSCE_SMM @uacrisis

Attention Berezove, Stepne, Novotroitske - 5 mortars went to Alexandrinovka (Dokuchaevsk area), shelling due soon https://twitter.com/shuttle1907/status/624240607196749824 …

Putin's ceasefire: #Russian tanks, APCs & other military equipment is shipped toward #Ukraine http://empr.media/video/conflict-zone/russian-tanks-apcs-and-other-military-equipment-is-shipped-toward-ukraine … pic.twitter.com/Lk5s0QUZmx

Air Force Freak @AirForceFreak74
RUAF Transport Aviation transmitting 3-digit messages on SW