mirhond===appears some unknown Ukrainian guerrilla group is killing Russian FSB.
#Tymchuk: 3 #FSB FSO (Федеральная служба охраны) opers were indeed ambushed & killed by unknown ppl in #Donetsk district
mirhond---question for you---just why did a Russian Lt. General of Ground forces try to get a "ceasefire" at the Donetsk airport on 1 December:Originally Posted by mirhond
ANSWER BELOW:--maybe you would care to comment or again maybe not
BY the way 27 Russian SF troops were killed in the failed assault on 30Nov/1Dec.
On Dec 1 #DonetskAirport assault participated a regional "B" #FSB #SOF unit. It was very fine & highest #SOF but definitely not ОМОН.
#Tymchuk: In #Donetsk he headed the field GS of quick response units taking direct part in battle activities. Body was claimed on ceasefire.
#Tymchuk: On Dec 1 #DonetskAiport attack deputy of General Staff of one of #Russian army SOF brigade was killed by shrapnel
4672 Russian troops killed in eastern Ukraine so far since Sept and that is what mirhond a really big "victory" for the Russian Army?
mirhond===appears some unknown Ukrainian guerrilla group is killing Russian FSB.
#Tymchuk: 3 #FSB FSO (Федеральная служба охраны) opers were indeed ambushed & killed by unknown ppl in #Donetsk district
mirhond---now how is that foreign vacation funding coming along these days? hope you were not travelling to the EU this year.
Russian central bank steps in again to slow ruble's drop, trader say, but doesn't give much relief now 53.80/$ and 66.35/euro
Photos say 1000s of words---this is the embodiment of the Russian info warfare.
Journalism at its best! From the left; Russian bomb in Ukraine, Ukrainian bomb in Russia and, Israeli bomb in Gaza!
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mirhond--care to comment?
Russia bans food supplies from Belarus.
Lukashenko: Russia breached all agreements of the Customs Union. http://interfax.com.ua/news/political/237656.html …
Seems as if the number of 27 which came from Russian side was in fact 300 and potentially 300 plus and all SF with some mercenaries thrown in and the "ceasefire" was all about Russia recovering their bodies.
BUT that is not how Interfax/Sputnik "sold it" to the press.
FSO is responsible for the protection of senior government officials(#Putin) So in #Ukraine is someone important - General.
Seems the Russian SF loses were actually very high in the Donetsk airport attacks starting 1 Dec.
Another Russian paratroopers makes no secret about his stay in Donetsk. Images are geo-tagged
https://vk.com/samyrai1992 pic.twitter.com/aSfh3Vlume
#Donetskairport Ru special forces suffered the biggest failure in its history +100 dead
http://uainfo.org/blognews/450515-po...-istoriyu.html …
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Russian Army extends full military air defense control over eastern Ukraine and the rest of the Ukraine. That is not de facto annexation?
#Russian AIr Defence in Ukraine Map via @Stratfor
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Russian SF/GRU teams and mercenaries are shifting to now sabotage attacks outside of their zones of occupation.
Bomb detected at Mariupol Train Station, defused and eliminated
https://www.facebook.com/mariupol.ob...type=1&theater … pic.twitter.com/DCX3utJ7ob
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More #Russia|n tanks cross border into #Ukraine
http://wp.me/p4mvgi-v4W
Photos via @sunnheat Dec 2nd
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Geneva Convention violation:
BBC News producer @BBCWillVernon snaps a photo of #Russia|n tanks parked next to residential buildings in #Donetsk
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.@BBCNews stopped from filming #Russia|n tanks next to a #Donetsk residential bldng, but @BBCWillVernon took a photo pic.twitter.com/xSNFOPu2Nj
The #Russian_Army delivered again!
AK-74 w/ GP-30 grenade launchers in #Donetsk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKC3mVRIt1I …
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Record amount of rocket system GRAD shelling intensity on UA positions registered yesterday - 71 attacks in all directions.
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Appears that again the OSCE is in hot water for apparently taken sides so much for being so called neutral observers.
They had been previously also called out for moving Russian fighters around in their vehicles.
Dear @OSCE @OSCE_SMM @mikeybbq please elaborate on the incident w an OSCE observer on Dec 1 next to Челюскинцев ventilation output.
The problem w wounded #OSCE observer he was embedded as #Russian terrorists mortar unit member.
https://informnapalm.org/3627-osce-terror-donetsk/ …
An #OSCE observer got wounded today in #Ukraine.
Ukraine military is claiming over 300 killed Russian elite troops in the Donetsk airport fighting due to SIGINT intercepts of the Russians.
Ukraine Says 300 Russian Regular Troops Killed In Fight For Donetsk Airport
14:40 (GMT)
Kyiv Post reports that according to Oleksandr Rozmaznin, the head of the Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel department, the Ukrainian military has intercepted communications from the Russian military which indicate that 299 Russian soldiers have been killed in the battle for Donetsk airport and nearly 200 others have been injured:
He said that southern units were involved in the clashes, in particular, the 16th special purpose brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff [GRU - The Interpreter], the 200th special purpose brigade of the Southern Military District (Rostov), a motorized infantry battalion and a tank company of the 4th Kantemirovskaya separate guards tank brigade, a battalion of the 22th separate brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff, and an assault company of the 106th guards airborne division.
The Ukrainian government has been saying for some time that Russian military units were directly involved in fighting at the airport. Censor.net.ua has released a picture of a leaked document which reportedly details Russian losses.
There are two general questions which need answering: are Russian troops involved in the fight for Donetsk airport, and if so are these numbers realistic?
US Secretary of State John Kerry made remarks today at a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Switzerland that the US believes Russian troops are fighting and dying in Ukraine. Associated Press reports:
In his opening remarks, Kerry publicly cited "hundreds of Russian soldiers who fight and die" in Ukraine - alluding to what the U.S. says is proof of Moscow's direct involvement in the fighting. U.S. officials believe an estimated 400 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine this year.
We've certainly seen evidence of an intensifying attack on Donetsk Airport, with substantial use of artillery and rockets. These weapons take training to use, and perhaps a substantial amount of the weapons used against the airport were supplied by the Russian military, so if anything the claim that Russian troops are assaulting the airport may be the least controversial of the claims Rozmaznin is making here.
But were 300 soldiers really killed in this battle? No Ukrainian combat unit is more feared by the separatists or honored by the pro-Ukrainians as the "cyborgs" who are defending the airport. Keep in mind that video feeds and press reports almost exclusively view this battle from the point of view of the separatists because it's easier, and far less dangerous, to get to their front lines than Ukrainian military positions in Donetsk. We know that attacks on the airport are relentless and intense, and we also know that they've been unsuccessful for months.
On the other hand, reporters who have been to the airport have seen a resilient and elite group of fighters who have weathered this storm. It's reasonable to guess, then, that separatist and/or Russian casualties may be significantly higher than Ukrainian casualties in this battle. And Ukraine has suffered many dozens of casualties since the siege of the airport began in September.
In other words, that number may be on the high side, but it may not be an unreasonable estimation of total anti-Ukrainian loses. But Russian forces are supporting separatist units, and this claim is specific -- 300 Russian soldiers have been killed. That strikes us as high, though if one counts all the fighting in the greater-Donetsk area, that may be a more realistic number. At this point, however, there's just no way for us to corroborate such a claim.
The Russian government continues to deny that any Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine, despite efforts of NGOs and journalists who have documented the funerals for fallen soldiers.
One thing is clear -- so far the cyborgs are winning decisively, and the Russian-backed militants appear to know it, which is one likely reason why there is a surge in artillery and rocket barrages in northwest Donetsk.
The #RF armed forces lost 198 troops in the battle for #Donetsk #airport, before Nov 30.
- Inercepted docs pic.twitter.com/pGruiXcAFG
Comparison of Russian uniforms used by 'rebels' in Ukraine and Spetsnaz in Grozny.
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#Comparison
"Separatists" occupy a state building. What is the state's reaction?
Left: #Ukraine
Right: #Russia pic.twitter.com/cqTnJ63BXH
Russian GRU is so focused in the Ukraine that they blew it in securing the motherland.
Losses of Russian occupants during the night in Groznyi-Dzokhar reached more than 100 ppl. Kremlin didn't expct this
https://twitter.com/ChechenCenter/st...06390737870849 …
Impressive---we the US Army complain if there is no funding and or OCO funds are not available or there is no 25K credit card prior to deployment.
This is an excellent example of the ongoing Ukrainian crowd funding for military equipment badly needed by the Ukrainian Army to provide night time opsec for their fighters when the US refuses to provide night vision devices.
With help fr Wings of Phoenix 10 such IR cameras were installed around #DonetskAirport w 32x zoom.1500m max, 800m man
pic.twitter.com/mq9HtQoizf
On Dec 3 the Russia-led terrorists 31 times opened fire at #Ukraine forces' positions & 20 times got devastating return fire - #ATO press
Suddenly many Donetsk citizens start filming Russian invaders firing GRADs: yet ANOTHER video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r0B7LktWFo …
pic.twitter.com/qhOdon2ARZ
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A top separatist commander in eastern Ukraine admitted Thursday that rebels have mounted rocket attacks against government troops from within residential areas but says the practice is being halted.
Vostok Battalion commander Alexander Khodakovsky said fighters using residential neighborhoods as for cover for shelling attacks will now face arrest, but he denied that the practice was commonplace.
"If there are one-off instances, believe me when I say that we will tackle this very strongly," Khodakovsky said.
A large number of homes in the eastern city of Donetsk, a main rebel stronghold, have been hit by rockets believed to be fired by government troops responding to attacks by pro-Russian rebels. Separatists have accused government forces of attacking civilians indiscriminately.
A video surfaced online this week showing rebels firing an intense barrage from a Grad multiple rocket launcher parked next to several high-rise apartment buildings. Ukrainian officials cited the amateur footage as evidence that separatists were using civilians as human shields.
Outgoing rocket fire is heard daily in the center of Donetsk, a city that once held 1 million people before hundreds of thousands fled the fighting. Those attacks were especially intense Wednesday.
A cease-fire took effect in September but it has not halted daily fighting in some key areas. The U.N. says more than 4,300 people have been killed in eastern Ukraine since the conflict began in mid-April. Ukraine has accused Russia of supplying the rebels, a charge Russia denies.
Ukrainian security officials said Monday that a truce had been forged in the bitter fight for Donetsk airport, which remains under partial government control. Explosions can still heard from that area, however.
Khodakovsky accused the government of failing to keep its side of the bargain by constantly resupplying the airport troops.
"For all combat operations to end, the garrison there should abandon the positions that they hold," he said.
Separately, international monitors said Ukrainian troops and separatists in the neighboring Luhansk region had agreed to a new cease-fire beginning Friday along the line of contact.
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More details on the evident OSCE violation (second open violation) of their neutrality in the Ukraine Observer Mission.
Notice the OSCE never actually did report the wounding of one of their members nor immediately reported the incident in their evening statements.
#BREAKING -Evidence that OSCE may be co-operating with Terrorists
https://burkonews.info/osce-observer...ainian-forces/ …
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#Russian army advancing army suffered significant losses & were forced to withdraw from #Opytne, #Donetsk region.
pic.twitter.com/Dm1pknOmAr
Really really well worth the watching as it goes over Russian Spetnaz TTPs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrPcFH4tvVs … Bat Spetsnaz
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Heads up--first indications that something is serious in Chechnya ----Suddenly today the Russian government suddenly posted that 14 police officers had been also added to the numbers previously reported yesterday of killed which was between 70 to 100 in the attacks.
BREAKING #Kremlin calls back all its #Chechnya forces in #Ukraine to their dislocation to curb the uprising in Grozny
"When the cat is away the mice will play"
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