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

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Pantsir in Luhansk.

http://militarizm.livejournal.com/67529.html

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Huge explosion rocks #Donetsk. Novorossiya social media pages claim it is a nuclear strike
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/02/0...ns-in-donetsk/ … pic.twitter.com/C4phwU4QnB

Last night "boom" in Donetsk could be explosion of garage with MLRS Grad & missiles https://www.facebook.com/dyastrub/po...67?pnref=story …

Another Russian fake exposed - thanks to @AthomSmasher !#propaganda pic.twitter.com/jHxbSyAGCU

'Russia's growing threat': Fears grow that Baltic states could be Putin's next targets http://ind.pn/16HAEyd pic.twitter.com/W5TFH0SvS7

While the West talks,latest #map (8Feb) of #Ukraine's fighting reveals combat on entire border w/ #Lugansk & #Donetsk pic.twitter.com/RUrXC1fdYG

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very heavy fighting around Debaltseve. Only Russian regular soldiers attack Ukrainians" pic.twitter.com/ulY2u4QWoj

Ukrainian artillery destroyed 3 Russian self-propelled howitzers 2s3 Akatsiya in Donetsk pic.twitter.com/2T17OVXdPM http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/9-febru...-selfpropelled …

There's A Renewed Effort To Stall The War In Ukraine http://n.pr/1yZGd2O Note that Putin says 'if' we can reach agreement.

The question of which came first, the egg or the chicken. Russian soldiers in #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/ECgJtbTv37

1500 #Russia|n troops & 300 milit.vehicles+hardware entered #Ukraine over week-end http://www.ukrinform.ua/ukr/news/v_u...radbez_2019417 …

1 hour ago: Attempt of Russian troops to block the road Artemivs'k-Debal'tseve was repulsed by Ukrainian military http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/9-febru...ivskdebaltseve …

#Footage from February 1.
Russian army T-64BV and T-64B in #Donbas.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzR22WjEHLo …
pic.twitter.com/1ykbmuc9HW

ATO spox: Ukrainian servicemen hijacked a T-72 tank that belonged to Rus-backed militants. T-72 isn’t produced in Ukraine

60 Russian T72s and T64s are concentrated in a spearhead in #Uglegorsk on offense to #Debaltseve.

Shuklinov: desperate, but unsuccessful RU attacks in #Debaltseve area. No encirclement. The situation is stable.https://www.facebook.com/Zlobyn/post...68?pnref=story …

Breaking: 1,500 #Russia|n troops, 300 pieces of military equipment enter #Ukraine: Kiev — @AFP
http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-1...#ixzz3RFhGU51K … pic.twitter.com/5VUJInqUpb

Rebels seem to be taking v high casualties in assault on #Debaltseve salient. Kiev claims 200 rebel fighters killed in past 24hrs

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Anne Applebaum: hard to see how even most high-tech US aid can prevent establishment of Novorossiya http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...6de_story.html …

Easy:
winter uniforms
counter battery radars
ATMs
drones
jammers
MRAPs

Then the Minsk demarcation line can be actually defended.

Alexander Pepeliaev, Fascist from Kazan/Russia.
Today "Antifascist Seperatist" in Ukraine
pic.twitter.com/oPRVhOtjT3

For those that do not think counter battery radars and ATMs are not urgently needed for the Ukraine think again after this video—seems somehow the West including the US --this video just depicts an “incursion”-not a full blown war with the Ukraine just trying to defend it’s own territory which every nation is allowed to do under the UN Charter.

Battle for #Debaltseve - Ukrainian soldiers fight Russian-backed militants near east #Ukraine hub town https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRUdA8YZsyw

Russian media reports forces took and hold #Lohvynove.
But footage is not from the area.
pic.twitter.com/PVIl6dM9VB

More Russian propaganda:
woman: I saw Amers & Poles fighting in Donbas w/own eyes—Not even speaking Russian [!] pic.twitter.com/e7XgKg79KI

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Parts of #Chernukhin controlled by #Russia|ns, intense street battles are ongoing
http://inforesist.org/luganskaya-oga...-ulichnye-boi/ …

Governor of #Lugansk Region Moskal brought humanitarian aid to Krymske with KRAZ armored truck http://lugansk-news.com/the-governor...armored-truck/ … pic.twitter.com/8Mt7CfrVjU


This photo reminds one of the many photos from WW2 of fleeing refugees:
What an epic mess ...
Thousands of inhabitants from #Vuhlehirsk flee the city by foot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIoHGdQbq1c … pic.twitter.com/1OZvLjc0F1

This is one of those was it or was it not?---were there in fact Russian SU 25 airstrikes on Ukrainian units during fighting today?

The ATO claims not due to bad weather but Russia has upgraded the avionics on their SU25s and they are now all weather capable SO?????????

BUT ground units are arguing otherwise????

Parallels between this & Aug. 31 are uncanny. Russia has motivation for conducting airstrikes, Kiev for denying them http://bit.ly/1ESu5Yf

@NSDC_ua not denying jets "ATO press center **does not confirm** information about 2 Russian fighter jets over #Debaltseve

This is a serious confirmation of the airstrikes... https://www.facebook.com/butusov.yur...21?pnref=story …

#Russia planes entering #Ukraine airspace just disappear- turning off transponder? http://planefinder.net/ #Debaltseve pic.twitter.com/xfMoeT0n2z

Ukrainian Soldiers Claim Russian Jets Conducted Strike Near Debaltsevo, Kiev Does Not Confirm. http://www.interpretermag.com/ukrain...st-night/#6746 …

If #Russia'n air attack is true, it means that Kremlin & its proxies are extremely desperate. I hope UAF has evidence

Kryvbas Battalion Commander Nikolay Kolesnik reports that 40th #Ukrainian battalion was under attack of four #Russian SU-25 near #Debaltseve

ATO speaker Lysenko denies reports of air-strikes http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/9-febru...-of-airstrikes …

ATO spox refutes reports of #Russian aviation used near #Debaltseve http://gordonua.com/news/war/V-shtab...evo-65576.html …

BUT THEN:
ATO speaker Lysenko asserts #Russia|n Su-25 attack reports was a fake
http://m.gordonua.com/news/war/V-sht...evo-65576.html …

Meanwhile, #Ukraine #NSC doesn't confirm yet the fact of #Russian aviation attack near #Debaltseve, Ukrainians can wait to know the truth

#Ukraine fighters in #Debaltseve report #Russia airstrikes. Kiev doesn't confirm, says weather too poor for aviation: http://news.liga.net/news/politics/5...debaltsevo.htm …

There are several #confirmations+an official #denial of Russian air strikes around #Debaltseve.
Troops from 40 inf. batt. and 92 brig conf.

#Statement
"We need cover from air strikes. This is the second raid of the day."
- Dep. Comm. of the 40th mechanized infantry batt. Lamaka

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCtS8cE1C50 … In #Russia's "Fatherland has no borders" narrative, "fmr #Ukraine" "liberated" by "militias" pic.twitter.com/4gbRjO25ye

Luhansk Goveurner " Russians fired GRAD missiles from Russia on village Kamizhnoe" http://novosti.dn.ua/details/244690/

Russians used cluster bombs near Mariupol pic.twitter.com/nX8A7tOhbM http://goo.gl/1iB0qC

Terrorists were preparing explosions near a military enlistment office and cafe in Kharkiv pic.twitter.com/rnqDvcXBIp http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/9-febru...ear-a-military …

The impact of the Russian "Hurricane" in the district of Mariupol' pic.twitter.com/Lz495h8lOV http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/9-febru...n-the-district …

Russian Army Facing Big Problems in #Ukraine http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinio...ne/515636.html … Trained manpower a big issue for Russian army

Another confirmation from Russian expert that Putin seeks Molotov-Ribbentrop-2 pact over Ukraine

https://openrussia.org/post/view/2561/

By Debaltseve meanwhile fighting goes on. Semenchenko wrote that Ukrainian artillery laying fire on Russian positions pic.twitter.com/WQGSqLM89j

Russian military used increased energy cluster rockets TORNADO-G of GRAD MRLS against villages near #Mariopol pic.twitter.com/Q6Kv5Qkwlz

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This is what you might get for 700M USDs.
Russia demanded from twitter to block all Info about Ukraine http://fb.me/1wRjM9hSr

Alexander Golts: "By concentrating on the war in #Ukraine, Russia risks losing control over Central Asia"
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinio...ne/515636.html …

Bill Browder @Billbrowder
Putin winning hearts and minds all over the world w/massive disapproval ratings. @RichardWike http://pewrsr.ch/1kDUTgF pic.twitter.com/RILQ95TrEN

Ukrainian military has killed 200 Russians and destroyed 15 weapons units today| Ukrinform http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/news/ukr...ast_day_328929 …

At the moment there is a battle in Logvinovo. #Debaltseve
Heavy fighting in Lohvynove between Russian & Ukrainian forces. Unless Ukraine recaptures it, its forces in Debaltseve will be encircled

Russian TV shows Russian special forces cutting off main route to #Debaltseve where Ukrainian forces are encircled pic.twitter.com/Hq8fQWvIW0

Ukrainian soldiers attempt breaching entrapment near Debaltseve. The enemy brought up massive manpower - Semenchenko http://en.censor.net.ua/n323878

The Russian tank with number "429" from #Uglegorsk is now surfaced in #Logvinova. #Debaltseve pic.twitter.com/uMhI9W48JO

Footage of artillery firing near Debaltseve in eastern #Ukraine today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukpUOIlwvaw … pic.twitter.com/BYs17E3VMF

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More #footage
Russian ground forces close the pocket of #Debaltseve.
http://youtu.be/CdLpsfzuqDg pic.twitter.com/fM7hdXHR05

yeah, there are already couple of videos from there. They are now sitting on M03, urgent countermeasures needed

#Ukraine has 8000-10000 soldiers in #Debaltseve. There were around 2000 in #Ilovaisk. Ukrainian officials better have a plan if encircled

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
Russian #UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin: Peacekeepers’ deployment in east #Ukraine possible — http://tass.ru/en/russia/776482 … @RussiaUN

#Debaltseve-Artemivsk road is controlled by Ukr forces at all its parts - ATO spox Stelmakh |

Russian humanitarian aid in Makiivka pic.twitter.com/sX66tOdRSA

"Polish president killed in Russia in a plane crash in Russia, was very vocal that Ukraine belongs in NATO

Russian forces are in #Myronivka N of Luhanske,possibly cutting the M04 also at this location + stopping Ukrainian reinforcements

Latest from @OSCE_SMM 8 Feb: "significant" movement of military vehicles in Donetsk, Luhansk regions observed by SMM http://bit.ly/1DYH3Qo

Extremely interesting development if accurate--as the Chechen irregulars have been heavily involved on the mercenary front AND OR they have sustained heavy loses and this is just an excuse to indicate a pullout--OR maybe a full transition to Russian troops as the only fighting force in the Ukraine which then means "annexation".

UA intel: RU controlled Chechnya leader recalling all "volunteer" fighters from #Donbas only regular RU army Chechens remain in

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Who says open source social media types cannot beat the work done by the US IC.

Gen. Breedlove with a shout-out to @bellingcat https://twitter.com/PMBreedlove/stat...627018242?s=09 …

[davidbfpo]

Anne Applebaum: hard to see how even most high-tech US aid can prevent establishment of Novorossiya http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...6de_story.html …

Easy:
winter uniforms
counter battery radars
ATMs
drones
jammers
MRAPs

Then the Minsk demarcation line can be actually defended.

Her article was starkly helpful, if only as a reminder here that:

The “civil war” that ensued is an artificial conflict, run by Russian security and enhanced by a sophisticated pan-European disinformation campaign. It will last as long as the Russians want it to last.

What is interesting is that the vast majority of residents in the Eastern Ukraine are fleeing to the Ukraine, not Russia. It would be strange if the areas seized did not have a civilian population if a ceasefire really happens.

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Her article was starkly helpful, if only as a reminder here that:

What is interesting is that the vast majority of residents in the Eastern Ukraine are fleeing to the Ukraine, not Russia. It would be strange if the areas seized did not have a civilian population if a ceasefire really happens.

David--you have a very valid point and the Russians tried to play the propaganda card when they gave a two day ceasefire for the civilians inside the current pocket that is in serious danger of encirclement.

On the last push over sixty busloads of "so called" Russians opted to be taken to the Ukraine--ONE single bus with 30 civilians went to mercenary held territory---they played their disinformation video twice and then no more when countered in the social media by that simple fact.

What is amazing is that right now the Russian disinformation campaign is being to a large degree countered by social media and open source analysts with no support from any western country--these countries talk a great line about having to do something but are simply so disorganized nothing gets done.

THEN such media and other orgs such as Newsweek and the HRW walk right into Russian propaganda and even continue to pass it on knowing that it is fake.

Reference the weapons discussion---it is not about giving weapons and the Ukraine charging off to Moscow---it is simply about being able to adequately defend your own sovereign territory from an invading force which is the right of every sovereign nation under the UN Charter.

The problem is the west used the term "incursion" and not "invasion".

Then it is even harder to justify weapons.

We keep forgetting in all the discussions the three core Putin geo political goals that he uses in his smokescreen called the Ukraine---and now we see his moves being telegraphed for the Baltics and Hungary :

1. disconnect the US from Europe
2. discredit NATO
3. discredit the EU

Marine Le Pen spreading RF propaganda: "US wants to start a war in Europe to push the NATO to the Russian border." pic.twitter.com/1zyEtSBNLx

#Kremlin warns the West not to issue ultimatums to #Putin as #Ukraine accuses Moscow of deploying more troops http://dailym.ai/1ESIC69

#Lugansk, just a yard with some vehicles parked, nothing unusual...
pic.twitter.com/bsaVdBqFhN

The most troubling part of Lavrov's speech was not his normal BS, but his new hint, saying Hungarian minority in UA being mistreated.

Same BMP-2 in Rostov,Russia and Uglegorsk,Ukraine
Video http://youtu.be/CJm5bjM3Z5c
http://youtu.be/7g05kXeULis
via @stabilizec pic.twitter.com/zHXrA9nqIq

Kremlin defines "anti-corruption" as "anti-government", which is perhaps more telling than it intended http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/515640.html …

Russians Advance In Ukraine, Leaving Death & Destructionhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/maxseddon/re...erm=.xyEkOZrgM … Rebels don't destroy their own towns.They're Russians!

While the West talks and talks and talks and talks and yet have not figured out diplomacy has utterly failed.

Sanctions while great missed the chance to use SWIFT and now will not use it based on Russian threats.

The pocket of Debaltseve closes, trapping thousands of Ukrainian troops: http://wp.me/p5sx0x-9ipic.twitter.com/F122L4yhOF

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Info from 95 brigade - route Artiomovsk-Debaltseve fully deblocked.

Defense Ministry: Ukr forces unblocked #Debaltseve-Artemivsk road, reinforcem in men, equip is being deployed to site http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2015/02/1...vczyami-zsu--/ …

Unconfirmed: Ukraine's Volunteer Azov Battalion reports shooting down Russian SU-25 jet
http://uatoday.tv/news/live-blog-eas...ct-408102.html …

Breaking, unconfirmed #Azov: a Russian Su-25 shot down near #Kuibysheve http://nv.ua/ukraine/azov-vblizi-kuy...-25-33665.html …

There were 2 Aviation fuel trucks with fuel in the 13th Russian aid convoy. Russians have kept UA marking on the captured in Crimea airctaft - ATO

DNR: Ukrainian security forces are going offensive near Mariupol http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/10-febr...oing-offensive … pic.twitter.com/FIgSYwICsH

Not only Azov on offensive near #Mariupol, several other regiments of Ukrainian army and MIA are employed

Ukraine beefs up checks coming in and going out of conflict zones and Russian-occupied Crimea
http://uatoday.tv/society/ukraine-be...ea-408294.html …

Roland Oliphant @RolandOliphant
Meanwhile, Russian-backed separatists say Debaltsevo is finally encircled (Ukraine denies). And Surkov is rumoured to be attending Minsk.

Azov battalion advancing near Mariupol, both sides trying to make gains ahead of Minsk talks. And reports of Surkov flying to Minsk...

Shyrokyne, Kominternove, Pavlopil have been re-taken by Ukr troops this morning - #Azov https://www.facebook.com/azov.batali...95725697124219 … |EMPR pic.twitter.com/CphaRdXy9h

Turchynov is near #Mariupol now where #Azov is on offensive, "coordinates military actions". #Minsk talks are dead i think!

Roland Oliphant @RolandOliphant
Oleksander Turchynov, chair of Ukr security council, is apparently running this Mariupol show. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/0...0LD15D20150210 …

AZOV UPDATE:
#Russia|ns shelling #Kominternovo with rockets now as retaliation, wounded civilians reported. Ongoing battle for Sakhanka. facebook.com/azov.batalion/posts/995725697124219 …

Border guards in Sumy region detained a Russian citizen in uniform of the Ru armed forces http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/10-febr...ined-a-russian …

Pro russian fighters in Uglegorsk 6 kilometers south west from Debaltseve. Photos: Dominique Faget #AFP pic.twitter.com/ocb80upzB9

#Mironovsky is the last CP in Ukrainian hands. Closer to Debalsteve there is only fighting and "enemy manpower and armored vehicles."

#Chornukhyne, #Troitske near #Debaltseve completely blocked, not possible to evacuate people.
http://www.moskal.in.ua/?categoty=news&news_id=1474 … pic.twitter.com/9ba7536trh

"Ukrtelecom" switched off phone connection in Crimea this night http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/10-febr...tion-in-crimea …

An American is indeed fighting in Donbas . He liberated Pavlopil with Regiment Azov today pic.twitter.com/5DouMF2sUd

#Breaking
Regiment #Azov's Andrej Bielecki leads the push on #Novoazovsk.
Increasingly heavy Russian counteroffensives reported!

#BreakingNews / #Confirmation
The Russian invasion command: "Battalion Azov attacks #Shyrokyne but the militia holds it. Battle continues."

Russian ethno imperialistic nationalism article:
The "dog whistle" politics of Eurasianism: Mackinder, Dugin and Putin. Fascinating piece by @charles_clover http://shar.es/1oKvBq

Explosions in the Kramatorsk airport area. There is smoke http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/10-febr...ort-area-there …
Russians attacked Kramatorsk with Smerch rockets
#Kramatorsk is shelled (failed attempt to destroy an army airfield from #Grad)
via @eksarevskiy pic.twitter.com/5QbrbF3jRs

Notice the Russia info war in progress ---even using the Moscow Times---core question to Putin and it is not answered in the article---there is already a proxy war ongoing supported with Russian troops, heavy weapons and money and what the West is “not allowed to do the same”?
The Moscow Times ✔ @MoscowTimes
U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine Would Be Declaration of Proxy War � #Russian
Defense Analysts http://tmt-go.ru/515654

By the way the Russian mercenaries have already actually "declared war" on the Ukraine in their own formal statements and it was not reputed by Russia last week.

Battle since morning in #Svitlodarsk http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/10-febr...in-svitlodarsk … pic.twitter.com/mcxsia4T9A

NSDC of Ukraine ✔ @NSDC_ua
Pro-Russian militants repeatedly attempted to storm Ukrainian positions. All attacks were repelled.

For those that feel that the US should not be sending "defensive arms" to the Ukraine ie counter battery radars, ATMs, drones --especially drones for artillery support take a look and replay this video a number of times.

Both Russia and their mercenaries had denied over and over they shell with MLRSs civilian targets and population centers ALL the while fully blaming the Ukrainians.

The video is blatant proof that Russia shells civilian targets with MLRSs which can be considered a "war crime".

Kramatorsk, Ukrainian city 100 km away from war-torn Debaltseve, was shelled today. No comments. Only tears and fear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc9K...ature=youtu.be …

Reports are coming it the rockets had cluster munitions --also a war crime against civilians. where is HRW when they claimed the Ukrainians were "supposedly" using them which was disproved even by the OSCE.

The West just keeps on talking and talking and talking as if there is not a full blown war ongoing in Central Europe.

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This is the second such report over the last three months and the previous mention never made it into US mainstream media for discussion until this Wapo article.

Is this President indeed swapping 45M Ukrainians for his own “legacy” all the while ignoring the deep drive by Iran to be the supreme regional hegemon of the ME?

#Obama's hesitancy on #Ukraine could stem from the high priority of Iran deal and #Russia's role.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...y.html?hpid=z4 …

Would in fact explain the utter lack of a US Ukraine/Russian strategy which is still not apparent.

Lysenko: Counteroffensive near #Mariupol is a move to return to September 5 contact line

11.30 - Battle going on for #Sakhanka and #Oktyabr https://www.facebook.com/zoryan.zory...38?pnref=story … pic.twitter.com/ZdvPfGalyB

At Artemivsk-Debaltseve direction fightings continue, Ukr forces keep defense, reserves deployed, enemy's forces of big number - ATO spox

PHOTO: A shell in #Kramatorsk, where there are reports of apartment blocks struck by shelling. Via @ASLuhn pic.twitter.com/kwPFSSKOcx

Why Putin is lying about Ukraine?
http://www.bloombergview.com/article...-about-ukraine …

ATO Staff does not confirm strikes and downing of Rus aviation reported by #Azov. No info on possible strike at #Kramatorsk airdrome - spox

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For those that feel that the US should not be sending "defensive arms" to the Ukraine ie counter battery radars, ATMs, drones --especially drones for artillery support take a look and replay this video a number of times.

Both Russia and their mercenaries had denied over and over they shell with MLRSs civilian targets and population centers ALL the while fully blaming the Ukrainians.

The video is blatant proof that Russia shells civilian targets with MLRSs which can be considered a "war crime".

Kramatorsk, Ukrainian city 100 km away from war-torn Debaltseve, was shelled today. No comments. Only tears and fear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc9K...ature=youtu.be …

Reports are coming it the rockets had cluster munitions --also a war crime against civilians. where is HRW when they claimed the Ukrainians were "supposedly" using them which was disproved even by the OSCE.

The West just keeps on talking and talking and talking as if there is not a full blown war ongoing in Central Europe.

Russian regulars wage the contactless war to - the range of MRLS Tornado with cluster munition is 120 km.
Smerch/Tornado is a 300mm MLRS not of the standard UA equipment strictly Russian Army
@DajeyPetros 48.728907, 37.600916
it came from south-east. I was watching it fall pic.twitter.com/LXglY7mfCE

2 soldiers dead, 9 injured in #Kramatorsk shelling ATO staff via @SputnikATO pic.twitter.com/sreNJeJqB8

Geolocating vid of attack on Kramatorsk airport, #Ukraine. Camera (red), house & water tower (yellow), strikes (blue) pic.twitter.com/H9EiEKZ2vS

Everyone re. #Kramatorsk: Tornado is NOT a missile, but a launch system. Missiles used were 9M55K.
Smerch/Tornado same as M270 MLRS/HIMARS.

Yes. At least two duds, and shell with empty chamber for submunitions.

116 countries have joined treaty banning cluster munitions. Ukraine and Russia should do the same. http://www.clusterconvention.org/ #Kramatorsk

For those that think it is only the West that is confused about what is going on inside the Ukraine---even the mercenaries are having a hard time as well.

SSU SIGINT intercepted cell call-in Russian


DNR commander in downtown Donetsk discovers he is being shelled by other DNR "rebels" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBnx4YLVB7E … pic.twitter.com/nrEG3SYxA0

Maybe this should be on the list reading of those that do not support providing defensive weapons to the Ukraine who is in the middle of a massive tank and artillery assault as the result of an actual invasion.

We have heard three or four different reasons why not to provide defensive weapons to the Ukraine BUT we seem to have missed the disappearance of over 400M USD in military equipment sent to Yemen which is now controlled by Shia.

But let's arm Kiev? @tnr U.S. gave Yemen $400-million worth of military equipment...Now we have no idea who has them. http://on.tnr.com/1M9b1Ha

West does not understand, is losing #Putin's media war:
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/02/1...nus-democracy/ …

Just a side note---it seems the Russian troll world has now totally focused on social media as there is nothing coming in the form of push back from western media and the social media is scoring point after point is proving what is fake and what is disinformation.

For a rag tag army in dire need of ATMs and especially drones and counter battery radars they are actually hanging on by sheer will power which testifies to the massive support in the background of a civil society.

Russian troops and their mercenaries have been caught off guard and on their back foot on two offensives that caught them sleeping at the wheel.

Russian-backed militants 'fleeing' as Ukrainian forces advance on #Azov Sea fronthttp://uatoday.tv/news/russian-backe...nt-408399.html … pic.twitter.com/rvBYp4akLz

Ukrainian soldiers from Debaltseve frontline:"We don't have enough anti-tank weapons. Help needed as soon as possible!"
#Statement by the Russian invasion command
"The situation around #Lohvynove is difficult with Ukrainian forces attacking, but we hold it."
If Russians report that "situation around #Lohvynove is difficult" then they're already losing it. Experience

From social media today concerning the first real Ukrainian counter push to regain the Minsk demarcation line.

A glimmer of hope – the Azov counteroffensive

Posted on February 10, 2015

Surprise attack

This morning, the Ukrainian national guard force “Regiment Azov” surprised virtually the whole world when it claimed, it started a counteroffensive east and north east of Mariupol mostly along the coastline of the Azov sea. Within hours, it pierced the thin Russian line of defense some 2-5 km east of the city and retook important towns like Pavlopil, Shyronkyne and Kominternove. At the same time it took the smaller settlements of Lebedynske and Berdyanske, which over the last month were more than once the launching pads for Russian tank, mortar and artillery attacks on the Ukrainian front east of Mariupol.

The liberated areas

First evidence pictures came from Pavlopil, which fell to Russian forces in early December last year, breaking the Minsk agreement. Geolocable footage shows, Regiment Azov indeed regained control over the town on the eastern bank of the river Kalmius, which was often used to attack nearby Orlivske and Hnutove since then. The picture shows that the “Novorossiya” flag was replaced by an Ukrainian one early on February 10.

—Liberated Pavlopil

But Regiment Azov did not limit its push to the northern countryside of Mariupol. Instead, it also attacked right eastward, not halting at the pragmatically agreed on “Minsk demarcation line”, but – rightly – crossing it to recapture what Russia had stolen from Ukraine in late September last year, when it invaded Novoazovsk and the surrounding areas from the direction of Taganrog. Simultaniously to Pavlopil in the north, Ukrainian forces captured Shyrokyne, the coastal town which was captured by Russian army forces on October 17 last year and for instance the origin of a deadly Grad attack (geolocated by me) on Talakivka 10 days later. The Ukrainian push reached further inland, with Regiment Azov reporting, they had attacked the first checkpoints of the Russian stronghold Sakhanka. However, this town could not be taken immediately, but fighting rages on. The local Russian invasion command in Donetsk confirmed the offensive shortly after, however denying that Ukrainian forces had indeed overrun Shyrokyne and claiming that fightin was still ongoing in the area.

Further north, Ukrainian troops sped down the T0519 road, reaching the next Russian-held town around 11am, named Kominternove. Ukrainian forces liberated Kominternove, however Russian occupiers meanwhile adjusted to the “Blitzkrieg”-like surpirse offensive and began firing at the town from Zaichenko to its east, injuring several people. The frontline remains between the tow towns, according to the latest information around 4pm local time in the afternoon.

In conclusion, Ukrainian national guard forces shifted the frontline up to 11 km to the east, taking an area of more than 100km².

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#Ukraine forces unblocked the road #Debaltseve - #Artemovsk & are purging #Logvinovo areahttps://video.t30p.ru/post/VSU-razbl...pswwwface.aspx …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxxN2gu5HiI …

Regiment "Azov" in #Shyrokyne today. #Ukrainehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5YDhrtka2o …


Ukrainian forces regained #Pavlopol #Kominternove, #lebedinske, #Berdyanske, #Shyrokine - - Turchynovhttp://newsdaily.com.ua/post/728485

This is a video on the Chechen BN fighting along side the Ukrainian Army as a volunteer BN.

#Ukraine: on tour with the #Dudayev #Chechnya Battalion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZGHDlODo3Q …
Via - @vicenews


Uh-huh. #Serbia volunteers fighting for #Russia's separatists in #Ukraine: "Our country is occupied by the West." | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioHB9Os56Cc …

VIDEO #Russia artillery that entered #Ukraine over weekend heading for #Debaltseve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91CAsmwdPAQ#t=34 …

Russian army taking a break somewhere near #Debaltseve. pic.twitter.com/UMVBD91HXo

For those that think it is only the West that is confused about what is going on inside the Ukraine---even the mercenaries are having a hard time as well.

SSU SIGINT intercepted cell call-in Russian


DNR commander in downtown Donetsk discovers he is being shelled by other DNR "rebels" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBnx4YLVB7E … pic.twitter.com/nrEG3SYxA0

In case you need English subtitles to the SBU intercept of DNR rebels shelling each other & killing 9 civilians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhVIA8ChHdA …

Finally a US military option that strengthens diplomacy.

Europe and the Russian Army was they reason for the development of the A10.

US deploying a dozen A-10s + 300 airmen to Germany, Theater Security Package 4 Europe http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/story.a...zvqcvw.twitter … #Russia pic.twitter.com/53lnijBK3q

Seems to explain just why the Russian FM seemed to be in an altered state of reality at the Munich Security Conference 2015 last week with a number of his statements.

Really well worth the read.

Very strong analysis of why Lavrov's Munich speech was so disjointed. His audience was in the Kremlin http://carnegie.ru/eurasiaoutlook/?fa=59023 …

The scary thing is that this behavior is not a consequence of the Ukrainian crisis, but one of its major sources. Relying on this type of understanding and attitude, Moscow first overestimated the significance of the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative, then misunderstood the nature of the crisis in Kiev, and finally ended up overreacting to what it perceived as a coordinated effort by the West to steal Ukraine from Russia. A more engaged approach to venues like the MSC could have provided Moscow with a more balanced and accurate picture, and probably would have helped to prevent dangerous steps with grave consequences to Russia’s long-term interest. No less worrying is that, against this background, the frustrated Western foreign policy community may also be misguidedly leading both sides into a spiral of serious mistakes with grave consequences.

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Russian regulars wage the contactless war to - the range of MRLS Tornado with cluster munition is 120 km.
Smerch/Tornado is a 300mm MLRS not of the standard UA equipment strictly Russian Army
@DajeyPetros 48.728907, 37.600916
it came from south-east. I was watching it fall pic.twitter.com/LXglY7mfCE

2 soldiers dead, 9 injured in #Kramatorsk shelling ATO staff via @SputnikATO pic.twitter.com/sreNJeJqB8

Geolocating vid of attack on Kramatorsk airport, #Ukraine. Camera (red), house & water tower (yellow), strikes (blue) pic.twitter.com/H9EiEKZ2vS

Everyone re. #Kramatorsk: Tornado is NOT a missile, but a launch system. Missiles used were 9M55K.
Smerch/Tornado same as M270 MLRS/HIMARS.

Yes. At least two duds, and shell with empty chamber for submunitions.

116 countries have joined treaty banning cluster munitions. Ukraine and Russia should do the same. http://www.clusterconvention.org/ #Kramatorsk

Dash-cam footage of Russian forces shelling #Kramatorsk today. Death toll is still climbing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fre5FHYJ91c#t=30 …

Kyiv Post ✔ @KyivPost
#Ukrainian cyber warrior steps up effort to help in war with #Russia http://www.kyivpost.com/content/kyiv...ia-380184.html …

New video of #Russian BPM-97 Vystrel armored vehicles moving through #Lugansk today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oYT12idiO0 … pic.twitter.com/TLO0pQa2st

Lugansk Today has asked for geo location from social media analysts.

Igla-1 MANPADS seized by Ukr. military Launch tube markings obliterated https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWS1nJS-G2I … H/T @Travelingsoul77 pic.twitter.com/zqy5JI28el

One must truly pay attention to this comment made today by this Russian oligarch who is behind the funding of the Russian mercenaries in eastern Ukraine.

Potentially the end state that Putin wants.

K. Malofeev interviewed by Greek journalist: "Russia and Ukraine are like East and West Germany, a divided nation that must be united"

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#Ukraine shot down #Russia drone used for spotting #Kramatorsk attack http://translate.google.co.uk/transl...a/&prev=search … #Mariupol #Debaltseve pic.twitter.com/oLFjI3Mnev

Latest update on #Kramatorsk from @NSDC_ua: 15 killed, 63 wounded, incl. children. Russian proxies used cluster bombs http://www.rnbo.gov.ua/news/2017.html

Russia used deadly cluster munitions against civilian/military targets in #Kramatorsk Ukraine http://youtu.be/9_XlnGKYNYQ pic.twitter.com/nxC5bVVI2c

Novorossia accounts instruct that blame for #Kramatorsk shelling must be shifted to Ukraine.
Twits already deleted. pic.twitter.com/b98CA8NqBl

Fresh video of Smerch in Makeevka. Could be from #Kramatorsk attack going back to base.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ4AA6vp6AY …

VIDEO #Ukraine #Azov Battalion beginning offensive on #Shyrokyne nr #Mariupol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAqn3WB7g-g … #Debaltseve pic.twitter.com/1Pk7SQkfKP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uXznnG9Ou0 … Can u tell #Russia's media fr all the other #Russians advancing on #Ukraine's #Debaltseve? pic.twitter.com/WnLklFpN3n

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Militants have information #Kyiv is preparing attack on #Donetsk — DPR Defense Ministry
http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/10-febr...v-is-preparing …

#Ukraine's forces unblock HWY #Debaltseve-# Artemivsk, clean-up #Lohvinove: 5canal @Ale4kko http://m.censor.net.ua/video_news/32...otla_net_video … pic.twitter.com/G0UtjPIUl5

So, according to the #Russia|n mass media, this looks like the airfield:
#Kramatorsk #Краматорск pic.twitter.com/jNyJ3Pagf9

Just now #Russia fired cluster munitions on Hrodivka, south of Krasnoarmiisk. Prelim: 10 wounded.
TT @tombreadley
pic.twitter.com/6aWqInlpTz

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Dash-cam footage of Russian forces shelling #Kramatorsk today. Death toll is still climbing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fre5FHYJ91c#t=30 …

Kyiv Post ✔ @KyivPost
#Ukrainian cyber warrior steps up effort to help in war with #Russia http://www.kyivpost.com/content/kyiv...ia-380184.html …

New video of #Russian BPM-97 Vystrel armored vehicles moving through #Lugansk today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oYT12idiO0 … pic.twitter.com/TLO0pQa2st

Lugansk Today has asked for geo location from social media analysts.

Igla-1 MANPADS seized by Ukr. military Launch tube markings obliterated https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWS1nJS-G2I … H/T @Travelingsoul77 pic.twitter.com/zqy5JI28el

One must truly pay attention to this comment made today by this Russian oligarch who is behind the funding of the Russian mercenaries in eastern Ukraine.

Potentially the end state that Putin wants.

K. Malofeev interviewed by Greek journalist: "Russia and Ukraine are like East and West Germany, a divided nation that must be united"

@NYTimesCohen: "Putin’s Russia would be quite happy to absorb all of Ukraine" http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/op...ger-cohen&_r=0 …

[davidbfpo]

From Twitter, although unable to verify origin readily.