Giant cemetery of mostly unidentified "mercenaries" found by Russian blogger in Donetsk
http://zyalt.livejournal.com/1279745.html pic.twitter.com/eUaQdSjB9c
Artemivsk became a city on the frontline. I have just heard artillery.Many soldiers in the city, a lot of heavy military equipment.
#Ukraine A pro Russian rebel tank heading towards #Debaltseve today - ceasefire called for heavy weapon withdrawal... pic.twitter.com/s3fumqE6J5
Mod's Note: copied here from the Syrian SOF raid thread and edited:These events today out of the Ukraine and one comment out of Syria from yesterday in fact shows an indication that the rag tag Ukrainian Army on their own are actually holding on well and are starting to use their version of our TOW--all without US assistance as we stand on the sidelines trying to "rescue Putin's image because we think it is the right thing to do"??Originally Posted by OUTLAW 09
AND the comment out of Syria is indicating that the current fighting is decimating IRGC and Hezbollah--both incidents are getting absolutely no US news media coverage.
Ukrainian fired ATGM is actually filmed by Russian mercenaries as it is inbound and hits their bunker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pupp2pkyfRA
UA is improving in their AT skill sets and are now firing their own version developed themselves and allegedly better than our TOW.
Ukraine border guard patrol attacked by saboteurs who retreat to #Russia.http://lugansk-news.com/ukraine-bord...eat-to-russia/ … pic.twitter.com/o83gYPyONA
Rumint has it that it was a Russian spetznaz team crossing into the Ukraine from physical Russia--when they were ambushed they fled back into Russian territory.
Aidar captures two Russian special operations officers in ATO zone (Photos)
http://www.unian.info/politics/10788...ne-photos.html … pic.twitter.com/zLeQKoXcsv
Russians captured after attack on central positions. Aidar soldr says both were injured, one w broken hip — "had no choice but to speak" (2)
Oliver Carroll @olliecarroll
More info (in Russ) regarding R special forces said to have been captured in Schastya yday. via @olivkaoliva https://www.facebook.com/grigory.max...69709399835357 …
Two Russian soldiers were captured near #Shchastya yesterday.
Here is one of them, being treated by Ukr mil doctors. https://twitter.com/HetmanAndrij/sta...34960628310018 …
#Map
What we know so far about Russian army soldier Alexander Alexandrov, captured in #Shchastya,#Ukraine, yesterday. pic.twitter.com/XVcBYMfwzZ
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#News
#Stanytsia_Luhanska was shelled by small arms, grenades, mortars and even #Grad missiles last night.
Bus station, many buildings hit.
#Rifle #SVD after tuning for snipers from 79th Brigade #Army of #Ukraine. via @antmrufka pic.twitter.com/65Ou2VrlZk
BLOG Russian military base and trainingscamp at Komsomolske
http://ukraineatwar.blogspot.co.uk/2...ningscamp.html …
@GorseFires pic.twitter.com/PjuR0Dkgqh
The BMP-97 Vystrel is ONLY used by Russian commanders even INSIDE Ukraine. Very remarkable to see a destroyed one. pic.twitter.com/bT6rfkjVWP
Ah......the speed of social media----one has to like it----wonder if the US IC is this fast--concerning Russian Spetnaz POWs and the Assad Army taking a beating. Wait long enough and social media will have their entire life histories if they placed it into the net.
The other Russian POW is badly wounded and gets medical help. (Russia tortures and executes Ukrainian POWS!).
pic.twitter.com/HeCr2Z2ONh
VK-page of Alexander Russian Spetnaz captured near Shchastya
http://vk.com/id66695424
via @tombreadley
Alexander Alexandrov from Togliatti is one of these 2 Russian POWs pic.twitter.com/xwKpESJoKO
Facebook page reporting about the two captured Russian GRU officers near Schastya.
https://www.facebook.com/mil.in.ua/p...514378/?type=1 … pic.twitter.com/MUBZ4xkoim
Kremlin again denies that Russian soldiers were taken POWhttp://goo.gl/X3ifXl
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So called Russian mercenary training center identified as a regular Russian Army training center using regular Russian Army personnel.
Russian #LittleGreenMen wait in woods for Col-Gen Lentsov's orders. Bila Kamyanka, Donetsk region, Ukraine 15 May pic.twitter.com/GTyWUjlIE7
Russian ground forces masquerade as "DPR armed forces" at Bila Kamyanka, Donetsk region, Ukraine 15 May pic.twitter.com/kedv6txsoY
Russian ground forces ("Vikings" Infantry Battalion, DPR) exercises, Donetsk region 15 Mayhttps://vk.com/album-93369497_215703572 … pic.twitter.com/MYxFH8ApX1
Occupation: Russian Ground Forces training ground/staging post at Bila Kamyanka, Donetsk region, Ukraine 15 May pic.twitter.com/Z9jDfxr1Fv
NOT "separatists", "militants" or "rebels" BUT highly skilled Russian army trainers. Donetsk region Ukraine 15 May pic.twitter.com/Ej3e6ZPtK0
Accomodation units (behind trees) for Lentsov's #LittleGreenMen. Bila Kamyanka, Donetsk region, Ukraine 15 May pic.twitter.com/aVZxoZr1uR
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#UAF black humor. #Lavrov says he got lost trying to find his lost friends. pic.twitter.com/XASxgCmGar
This is his unit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Gu...etsnaz_Brigade … He called his colonel Щепин Schepin which has been in charge of the unit since 2010
Wounded captain of the 3rd brigade of GRU SoF Erofeev and Sergeant Alexandrovpic.twitter.com/yQVkPO0zu2
Sgt.Aleksandrov also says
-his group of 14, goal:surveillance
-he wasn't tortured
-he is a contract soldier
-there's another 1 Rus group
A bit more than a claim! Here's another GRU in Novoazovsk districthttps://twitter.com/GorseFires/statu...78369164603392 …
Russian GRU 2nd Independent Spetsnaz Brigade: Nikolay Semenov (VDV) in #Novoazovsk district Ukraine (11 May photo up) pic.twitter.com/GHF9TGhO8s
People's army of the LNR has announced that two of their fighters have been captured by UA army. https://twitter.com/rianru/status/599980698368356352
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Perfect example of ethnic Russian Ukrainian proRussian supporters calling the kettle blacker than black--what a turn of events.
#Luhansk #communists complain about oppression, call LNR leaders fascist, oligarchic http://vlada.io/vlada_news/kommunist...nr-fashistami/ … pic.twitter.com/SyqLpq8tmr
Come on Russian mercenaries you have got to get a far better cover story going here—they were captured long before you basically admitted they were captured.
At 19:01 "LNR" reported, UKR group intruded their territory and captured 2 POWs. Poor fantasy @LUGANSK_TODAY pic.twitter.com/G7wmP5OSua
Just what the heck of a propaganda story are they selling to well trained Spetnaz personnel OR there has been some rumors the Russia has been organ harvesting of wounded Ukrainian POWs before executing them so maybe Spetnaz believes the same will happen to them.
Captured officers asked doctors to operate without anesthesia, cause they afraid their organs will be cut for sale pic.twitter.com/QepZoSgEps
We used to avoid publishing faces of POWs. But scum from Russian GRU killed two of our colleagues recently. So... pic.twitter.com/euVDy3AN4e
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhRUb6JTD50 … Meet 1 of 2 'rebels' fr 3rd Guards Spetsnaz Bde (#Tolyatti, #Russia) captured in #Shchastia, #Luhansk Obl
From his interview:
The"6-8" refers t # groups working fr Luhansk->as he says they work "autonomously",he may not be sure they r Russian, rats out only 1 group!
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Clashes today indicate tht Russians are clearly increasing their activity in new spots on th frontline.It's not only Shyrokyne&Pisky anymore
2 wounded fighters of batallion #Azov in #Shyrokyne
#BREAKINGNEWS
#Russia|n Forces fire with GRAD-MLRS on #Ukraine positions today
#donetsk #luhansk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbAhNCONQ8Y … …
@14720Maro Track traces point out, they crossed Kuprina and along Pukhova went fr/there. 10-12 troops on each armour.
#Donetsk @14720Maro Abt 5pm 4 BMD (1st 'Sparta' marked), Ural trucks, fuel truck along Ivan Tkachenko St tow/center
FYI, @EgoRZemtsoV is photographer with Russian main intel directorate (yes, GRU) been assigned for months in Donbas.
Remember recently when the Russian FM and the Russian MoD basically called the US statement that there were Russian AD systems close to and in the contact line a "lie".
Both stated there were absolutely NO Russian AD systems inside the Ukraine THEN this:
#Breaking
Ukrainian drone films #RussianArmy 9K35 Strela-10 in #Oktyabr, 25 km from #Mariupol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbXWMTLIXiQ … pic.twitter.com/PDqBFcZXPl
So who is actually lying these days?????
Ongoing battle near #Troitske with enemy sabotage and recon group http://www.ukrinform.ua/ukr/news/pid...de_biy_2054115 …
VIDEO (with Engl subs) Interrogation with wounded Russian Spetsnaz captured at Shchastyahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fSP6-Ldg3Q …
via @ReggaeMortis1
Putin's spokesman denies Russian soldiers captured by the Ukrainians are Russian soldiers http://m.ria.ru/world/20150518/1065103068.html …
Majority of recon group that engaged in combat w/ Ukr infantry near Shchastia was killed, both detained Rus servicemen r injured - #ATO spox
Tomorrow 2 #Russian servicemen detained in combat near Shchastia will meet mass media, #ATO spox says there will b an announcement - presser
Russia has long insisted any soldiers in ukraine are 'volunteers' on leave. Russian military not previously renowned for generous holidays..
Propaganda Victims: Russian troops caught in Ukraine say commanders told them Ukrainians might harvest their organs. http://apne.ws/1QWuOLz
More details about the two captured men purported to be Russian officers: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ed716...ir-way-capital …
VIDEO 11/05/15 Large column of US supplied #Ukraine HUMVEES being deployed to the frontline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KK5pHO6Rwc … pic.twitter.com/aBv5Jz6qBj
J#BREAKING
New maps reveal further evidence of the Russian army's invasion last year. https://maps.yandex.com/?ll=38.29913...16&l=sat%2Cskl …
pic.twitter.com/Ow9iF2jrLv
The large volume of photos/video of Russian ground forces (incl DPR/LPR) training in May means only one thing: preparations.
Pushkov: Ukraine has nothing to offer West except confrontation with Russia
http://www.unian.info/politics/10790...th-russia.html … pic.twitter.com/A4HXQPgZ7E
The NSDC of Ukraine reported 2 KIA and 4 WIA in battles yesterday.
There is a fight near Troitske in the Donetsk region pic.twitter.com/v2PYxrOd2V http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/18-may-...donetsk-region …
Professional guerrilla rail cut on rail lines being used by Russian rail resupply in the Ukraine.
pic.twitter.com/9547xr7d9P
Captured Russian soldiers to be prosecuted for terrorism
http://www.unian.info/society/107916...terrorism.html … pic.twitter.com/acuUUTbGeV
Detained #Russian servicemen are not to be exchanged but charged w/ committing terrorist activities in #Ukraine - SBU http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/05/18/7068249/ …
Here is the bind Russia is now in—by constantly stating they have no Russian troops in the Ukraine—technically now the “captured Russian Spetsnaz” are actually terrorists as they illegally entered the Ukraine and were killing Ukrainians as "civilians" or worse yet "mercenaries".
AND since Russia restated via Putin’s spokesperson they are not Russian soldiers Putin technically put them in front of a court of law as terrorists.
One should be able to argue that the Geneva Convention applies but in fact by Putin declaring the captured Spetsnaz to be not Russian soldiers they can only be then civilians thus not covered by the GC nor IIRC visits.
One could stretch the GC and say they had a common uniform, carried weapons on the outside for all to see and had a common ID --that would then make them "guerrillas" covered under the GC, BUT again Russia has repeatedly stated it is not involved in the Ukraine in any way and that those fighting are "miners and truck drivers".
Will be interesting to see how Russia spins the trial of these Spetsnaz.
Captured Russian soldiers, the captain of the 3rd Brigade and Special Forces Sergeant Alexander Yerofeyev, testified how their team is fighting against Ukraine.
They belonged to the 3rd separate Guards brigade of special purpose GRU of the General Staff (3rd separate Guards Warsaw-Berlin Red Banner Order of Suvorov III level team of special purpose / h 21208, city Togliatti, the brigade commander - Colonel Guard Schepin SA).
Interesting military unit honorifics
They arrived at the territory controlled by the rebels in March 2015 as part of its brigades and divisions to carry out combat reconnaissance and sabotage missions against the forces of ATU.
May 16 it was tasked to reconnoitre the Lugansk TES for future operations.
Reconnaissance group commander, Captain Evgeny Erofeev (18.01.1985 GN, a native of Kuibyshev, Russia, callsign "Dolphin")
Senior intelligence officer, Sergeant service contract Alexander A. Alexandrov (07.01.1987 GN, a native of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russian Federation, callsign "Alex").
RU media are in denial that captured RU soldiers confessed on tape to being regular Spetznaz. Here's the RU version > http://ria.ru/world/20150517/1065013925.html …
So, the captured #Russia|n soldiers admit they are Spetsnaz but Trolls still claim it's 'militia fighters'? Can't stop laughing..
LNR "government" says two of its "rebel fighters" were captured by Ukraine. Same rebel fighters who admitted they are RU regular soldiers
I am Russian soldier, says this man, captured by Ukrainian forces near Shchastya, while his country abandoned him... pic.twitter.com/xS6fhiWAjn
Russian POW: Well, Alexander Alexandrov won't be seeing his girlfriends for a long time... pic.twitter.com/oIK1NVyrKW
Vadim Pugachev, killed by Russian GRU Spetsnaz (fr. Tolliatti) in #Schastya.
Russian defending his land #Ukraine RIP pic.twitter.com/KfxwT8LpKK
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Appears that the recent Russian mercenary loses are actually quite high.
The Ukrainian Army must be doing something right.
Fresh graves with wooden crosses stretching to horizon in rebel military cemetery photographed in #Donetsk https://twitter.com/PierreCrom/statu...91315703685121 …
Plenty more photos of Russian Ground Forces training in Donetsk region, Ukraine May 2015 https://vk.com/album-93369497_215422239 … pic.twitter.com/u5DpvhOSaW
E #Ukraine was artificially resettled by Russians/Belarusians after 1932/33 Holodomor genocide
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/05/1...in-the-donbas/ … pic.twitter.com/A6Pm1MJFCg
ISIS Militants Use Popular Russian Web Payment System To Raise Cash http://www.rferl.org/content/islamic.../27021379.html … prin @RFERL
Russians used mortars to try to kill their own captured officers!!
http://www.unian.ua/war/1078873-rech...i-vchinki.html … pic.twitter.com/tAFajvB7kE
Talk about the length Russia will go to ---to have plausible deniably
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Russia is attempting to open a new front.
The "people's republic of Besarabia" just held its second conference
http://maidantranslations.com/2015/0...freesavchenko/
Dmitry Tymchuk: Regarding the “national-cultural autonomy of Bessarabia”
Posted on May 17, 2015 by chervonaruta
Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine
Regarding the “national-cultural autonomy of Bessarabia:”
Yesterday, on May 16th in Odesa, the so-called “People’s Council of Bessarabia” held its second conference, at which they presented some “draft law on the national and cultural autonomy of the Bessarabian Region.”
This is a new round of the Russian special service’s activities on the territory of Ukraine. While preparing a large-scale offensive in Donbas, the Kremlin is also trying to ignite a “second front,” so as to destabilize the situation in the South as much as possible, and divert our defense forces and equipment from the ATO zone. At the same time [the Kremlin] is testing the waters for further splitting Ukraine and stealing its territories using a third scenario (after the first two: the bloodless “Crimean scenario” and the bloody “Donbas” one). The proximity of a Russian military springboard in the form of Transnistria makes this scenario not at all unrealistic.
The newly-minted “Bessarabians” are not trying very hard to conceal the fact that they are controlled by Russia. The conference participants received a greeting from Moscow, by Alik Vetrov, one of the founders of the “People’s Council” and a Russian anti-Ukrainian activist known in Odesa, who stated, “Together with you, I will continue fighting for the bright future of Bessarabia!” There were several more infamous Russian lapdogs on the video call, including the former “Foreign Minister” of Transnistria Vladimir Yastrebchak. (It should be noted that Yastrebchak and Vetrov had long been proclaimed personae non grata by other states in the region that are conscious of their national security – for example, Azerbaijan.)
The “Bessarabians” also did not bother to hide the fact that the “draft law on the national and cultural autonomy of the Bessarabian Region” was written by people whose relation to Ukraine was tenuous at best. That paper slip is chock full of borrowed Russian words (e.g. the phrase listed in this Law translated as перелічені в цьому Законі [an amalgam of Russian and Ukrainian words] instead of перераховані в цьому Законі [correct Ukrainian translation]; the term aimed translated as направлених [Russian] instead of спрямованих [Ukrainian], etc.). If the Russian FSB [Security Service] lacks the wits and finances to pay a Ukrainian-speaking editor $10 to proofread their masterpiece – then I feel sorry for the degenerate agents of this Russian special services that operate under cover of freak shows like the “People’s Council of Bessarabia.”
No-one should let themselves be fooled by “camouflage” stunts such as spreading the statement about a “purely cultural autonomy of Bessarabia as part of Ukraine.” The purpose of this project is to use the cover of language- and culture-related messages to carve a whole region out of our state, and subsequently turn it into a quasi-state formation, much like the neighboring Transnistria. And it’s painfully obvious whose rule it will be under.
The fact that the “Bessarabians” (whose relation with another Russian project, the “LNR” [Luhansk People’s Republic] has been proven by the SBU [Security Service of Ukraine]) are listing tasks for the Verkhovna Rada [Parliament] of Ukraine in their “draft law” and are essentially trying to change the Constitution of Ukraine – that is, of course, a joke. But the real problem lies in the fact that this Russian initiative can actually receive support from certain demographics in the districts of the Odesa oblast listed in the “draft law” (areas that, according to Moscow’s design, should make up “Bessarabia”). The reason for that is simple – those districts are either partially or entirely outside the Ukrainian media field, and have no Ukrainian digital TV coverage (while the TV is the main source of information for the local residents), as the IR group has reported earlier. Instead, the locals spend years being brainwashed by Russian TV, broadcast from Transnistria, even though there is a technical capacity to rectify the situation (without significant costs to the state budget!). The IR group has access to relevant estimates made by professionals. But those are issues for the attention of our Ministry of Information Policy (I have already addressed a relevant query to Yuriy Stets [Minister of Information]).
Thus, seeds of hatred and separatism sowed by the FSB may fall on very fertile soil in the Odesa oblast. With all ensuing consequences…
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