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

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    http://maidantranslations.com/2015/0...freesavchenko/

    Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 9.15

    Posted on September 18, 2015

    Operational data from Information Resistance:

    The situation in the ATO [anti-terrorist operation] zone remains tense. Russian-terrorist troops continue shelling and armed provocations, and using sabotage and reconnaissance groups to conduct raids into the rear of the Ukrainian troops.

    In the area between the settlements of Travneve and Zaitseve, an infantry terrorist group of 15-20 militants dispersed throughout the “greenery” fired small arms on the ATO control and supervisory point and stronghold.

    On the Artemivsk direction of operations, namely, in the area of Lozove, Ukrainian positions were shelled from heavy machine guns. The ATO forces’ positions near Mayorsk, Sanzharivka, and Krymske were also fired on.

    A group of enemy snipers continue to operate in the area of the settlement of Luhanske.

    Between the settlements of Trokhizbenka and Shchastya, activity by an enemy sabotage and intelligence unit was observed.

    In some areas near the contact line, Russian-terrorist troops are combing the area, in search of sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the ATO forces, and conduct “preventive” shelling of the “greenery” located in the neutral zone.

    [The enemy] continues engineering and earthworks to equip a battalion defense region east of Makiivka. Between the towns of Chermalyk and Mykolaivka, the terrorists continue laying minefields.

    The regrouping of enemy forces continues, as does the supply of material and technical resources to the positions of Russian occupation forces:

    – Near the towns of Mar’inka and south of Avdiivka, terrorists are regrouping at the front line, and 3 IFVs [infantry fighting vehicles] were withdrawn from their positions;

    – South of Starobesheve (in the direction of Komsomolske), terrorist positions were reinforced with four armored combat vehicles [ACVs];

    – 5 IFV [infantry fighting vehicles] were deployed to the area of Novoazovsk;

    – A tank unit, withdrawn from Horlivka, was redeployed to the Vuhlehirsk area;

    – A terrorist mechanized infantry unit on board of APCs [armored personnel carriers], up to one company in strength, was transferred to the area of Mykolaivka (east of Luhansk).

    Representatives of the so-called”Prosecutor’s Office” of the “DNR” started work in the so-called “motorized infantry regiment” of the “1st Army Corps” (of the “DNR” [Donetsk Peoples Republic]), whose militaries had previously shot several residents of the Novoazovsk district while drunk. According to some reports, the gang is to be disbanded.

    According to sources in the “LNR” [Luhansk Peoples Republic], the Russian Federation is planning a delivery of large volumes of rubles [Russian currency] to Luhansk in late September.

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    ATO spox: In Poltava, SBU blocked another Internet communication channel of militants with their Russian curators pic.twitter.com/mfAiM4EgzI

    Russia is still not in compliance with Minsk 2 and OSCE monitoring----
    Col. Lysenko: Members of the so-called “LPR” continue to prevent the SMM from monitoring areas close to UA-RU border pic.twitter.com/fxGZgCZGTr

    U.S. outraged by Russia's decision to once again block expansion of the OSCE SMM on the Russian-Ukrainian border.
    http://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-poli...ne_334446.html

    ATO spokesperson: 1 flight of enemy UAV was recorded within the military operation area near Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region

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    Russian Spetsnaz has now turned to a mine booby trap campaign against the UAF with results BTW---

    The two Spetsnaz Ukrainian POWs were in fact on a similar mine laying mission set when ambushed
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    2 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 5 wounded by Russian mines yesterday

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    Here we go again with another Russian attempt to get the missile defense system removed from Europe--all the while in full violation of the INF on a particular cruise missile that can with this system be defended against AND was it not just Iran that stated they have tested a longer range missile to does in fact threaten Europe?????


    MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
    Head of the FM ’s Department on Arms ControlI Mikhail Ulyanov: Iran’s missile program is not a threat to Europe

    http://sputniknews.com/politics/2015...#ixzz3m4zvWYLf

    This is the same Russian FM that states repeatedly they are not in violation of the INF.

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    Technically speaking while nothing to do with the Ukraine and Syria--actually quite interesting nevertheless.

    OTH--over the horizon radars are design for anti missile/long range aircraft defense

    Growing Volume of Russian Military Radio Traffic and OTH Radar Signals Interfering With Ham Radio Signals

    September 18, 2015
    IARU Monitoring System Reports Russian Military Traffic on Ham Bands

    ARRL Letter

    September 17, 2015

    The September edition of the IARU Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS http://www.iarums-r1.org/) newsletter has reported that Russian Military traffic in the Amateur Radio 7 and 14 MHz bands increased during August. At least some of these intruders were likely to be audible in other parts of the world. Monitors in Europe reported a Russian over-the-horizon (OTH) radar in Gorodezh on 14.108 MHz, causing strong interference daily and often exhibiting splatter. In addition the Russian Navy was reported active frequently on 14.192.0 MHz using FM CW. Other monitoring stations in Germany reported numerous Chinese OTH radars in other bands, including on 75 meters.

    Region 1 IARUMS Coordinator and veteran monitor Wolf Hadel, DK2OM, recently told https://youtu.be/Hu5OdwBZwYE the Rusk County Amateur Radio Club http://www.RuskCountyARC.com in East Texas that some of the worst offenders are OTH facilities in Russia and Iran. The signals can result in broad swaths of noise in the 20 meter band, he said. During his VoIP talk, Hadel pointed out that recruiting volunteer monitors with the “right equipment” is difficult, and he encouraged club members to join the hunt for ham band intruders.

    According to Region 1 monitors, intruding signals said to be coming from Spanish fishing vessels have now been reported on all amateur bands – shared and exclusive. A beacon, reported to be in Kazakhstan, has been transmitting “V” on 7027.5 kHz continuously. Apparent North Korean diplomatic traffic from the DPRK embassy in Moscow has been heard r1.org/iarums/sound/10133dprk.wav on 14.109.5 MHz.

    Mario Taeubel, DG0JBJ, observed 31 OTH radars on 20 meters, 28 OTH radars on 15 meters, and 11 OTH radars on 10 meters during August. In addition, a Chinese OTH radar has often appeared on 80 meters in IARU Region 3.

    Monitors in Europe also have monitored transmissions between taxi drivers and dispatchers on Amateur Radio frequencies, primarily on 10 meters.

    The ARRL recently forwarded reports from IARU Region 2 and Hawaii to R2 Monitoring System Coordinator Jorge Del Valle, TG9ADV. These included so-called drift net beacons on 10 meters (28.281 and 28.226 MHz), as well as digital, radar, and phone intruders heard on 20 meters in Hawaii.

    Authorized by the IARU Administrative Council, IARU Monitoring System http://www.iaru.org/uploads/1/3/0/7/...lution11-1.pdf volunteers work under the guidance of the IARU International Monitoring System Coordinator and regional coordinators. The IARU Monitoring System operations are coordinated under the Monitoring System Committee.

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    Russian sanctions optimism -----
    We'll kill the dollar with our bread!" Meet some of the true believers of #Russia's import substitution http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-.../27252333.html

    Cheese destruction statistics are out! This week Russia destroyed 736 tons of sanctioned European, American products http://ria.ru/economy/20150918/1260164427.html

    In official stmt @MFA_Ukraine confirms that they helped gathering info on people 'sharing anti-Ukraine propaganda' https://www.facebook.com/UkraineMFA/...90363184350936

    Ukrainian Defense Ministry launches operation against "saboteurs" and smuggling in ATO area http://www.capital.ua/ru/news/52971-...tov-v-zone-ato

    Now @rosbaltru has picked up the Bloomberg story about the gradual "freezing" of the conflict in the Donbas. Waiting for Peskov's rebuttal.

    Upcoming issue: Russia's Black Sea Fleet will not accept Ukraine's Navy as a regional competitor. Recipe for war. https://twitter.com/UnianInfo/status/644813423117795328

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    Ukrainian reconnaissance unit operating behind enemy lines http://uatoday.tv/politics/ukrainian...es-496117.html … pic.twitter.com/Al2O8JH8Ix

    A Ukrainian reconnaissance unit watching the enemy ahead.
    They operate on the edge of government controlled territory in the Donetsk region.

    Some shrubbery and fields of grass separate these men and militants backed and supported by Russia.

    Ever since the newly agreed ceasefire several weeks ago shelling has stopped in the region but these men say the militants are scouting the area.

    Vadym Dimoglo, Ukrainian military personnel: "We keep watch because now they walk in groups of five men, they're obviously professionals. I think a regular worker would not be able to do this."

    During the day it's quiet in the area but at night the soldiers say it's a different story. One of the newly arrived soldiers tells us,

    Sasha Trutko, Ukrainian military personnel: "At first it's pretty hard to get used to the falling mortars and you're shaking and praying even though before you didn't know how to pray."

    One serviceman told us he traded his life in a fast paced city for these barricades.

    Oleksiy Kravets, Ukrainian military personnel: "I turned 60 on July 4th and I thought these young guys are fighting and I already have grown up children. So I thought that I'll go help those young guys and protect my country."

    After more than a year of war hundreds of ordinary Ukrainian men have joined the army and received military experience but there is still a long way to go. It's a belief even the soldiers carry.

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    https://de.informnapalm.org/mark-gal...inearer-krieg/

    While this is in German—highly recommend reading it as Mark is one of the leading global SMEs on the Russian military and his blog In the Shadows of Moscow” is worth following----and he has just released a thorough book on the Russian Spetsnaz.

    Mark Galeotti: Die „Gerassimow-Doktrin“ und Russlands nicht-linearer Krieg

    Der Autor, Dr. Mark Galeotti erforscht russischen Geschichte und Sicherheitsfragen seit den späten 1980er Jahren. Seine Ausbildung absolvierte er an der Universität Cambridge und der LSE. Heute ist er Professor für Global Affairs am „Center for Global Affairs“ der „School of Professional Studies“ an der New York University und ein assoziiertes Mitglied der NYU für Geschichte, Russisch und Slawistik. Bis 2008 war er Leiter der „History in the UK“ sowie Leiter der Abteilung für die Erforschung der „Organisierten Kriminalität in Russland und Eurasien“ an der Keele Universität.

    Wie auch immer Sie es nennen, ob „nicht-linearer Krieg“ (was ich bevorzuge), „hybrider Krieg“ oder „spezieller Krieg“, die russischen Operationen, zunächst auf der Krim und im Osten der Ukraine, haben gezeigt, dass Moskau sich in Zukunft verstärkt auf neue Formen der Politik konzentriert. In vielerlei Hinsicht ist dies eine Erweiterung dessen, was ich an anderer Stelle als Russlands „Guerilla- Geopolitik“ bezeichnet habe. Sie geht von der Anerkennung der Tatsache aus, dass neue Taktiken benötigt werden, die sich auf die Schwächen des Gegners konzentrieren und direkte und offene Konfrontationen vermeiden. Um in einer Welt bestehen zu können, deren internationale Ordnung vom Kreml zunehmend als lästig empfunden wird und in Anbetracht der Mächte und Allianzen mit größerer rein militärischer, politischer und wirtschaftlicher Stärke. Um ehrlich zu sein, sind dies Taktiken, gegen welche die NATO – noch immer in letzter Konsequenz eine Allianz zur Bekämpfung und Abschreckung einer mit massenhaftem Panzereinsatz geführten sowjetischen Invasion – weder Wissen noch Erfahrung hat, damit umzugehen. (In der Tat könnte man den Standpunkt vertreten, dass das gar nicht Aufgabe der NATO ist, was allerdings auf einem anderen Blatt steht.)

    Wie so oft weist uns die späte Einsicht eines raffiniert-scharfzüngigen Besserwissers dringend darauf hin, dass wir das hätten erwarten können wegen eines zu seiner Zeit unbemerkten Artikels des russischen Chefs des Generalstabs Valery Gerassimow. Der Fairness halber sei angemerkt, dass er in der Zeitschrift „Wojenno-promyshlenny kurier“, also dem Kriegsindustrie-Kurier erschien, den zu lesen nur wenige Menschen in der Welt das Vergnügen haben. Nichtsdestotrotz, stellt er die beste und am höchsten autorisierte Aussage dessen dar, was wir, zumindest als Arbeitsbegriff, die „Gerassimow Doktrin“ nennen (was nicht heißen soll, dass es notwendigerweise seine Erfindung war). Ich und jeder andere an diesen Entwicklungen Interessierte verdanken es Rob Coalson von RFE/RL, der diesen Artikel bemerkte und in Umlauf gebracht hat. Die folgende Übersetzung stammt von ihm (Dank an Rob für seine Erlaubnis, es zu benutzen) versehen mit meinen verschiedenen Kommentaren und Interpretationen.

    Military-Industrial Kurier, 27. Februar 2013

    (Die Kommentare des Autors sind eingerückt. Die Hervorhebung durch Fettschrift im Gerassimov-Text stammt ebenfalls vom Autor)

    Die Bedeutung der Wissenschaft für die Vorhersage

    General Valery Gerasimov, Chef des Generalstabs der Russischen Föderation

    Continued……..

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    While there is a so called Russian ceasefire in eastern Ukraine—HERE is the reality----

    Horlivka: not a single armor unit removed, only repaired. reinforced and reloaded with ammo. https://twitter.com/nativesss1/statu...07989262712833

    Here we go again—NOW Russia wants to defend all religions in the Ukraine------altered state of Russian reality----

    RussianMissionGeneva @mission_russian
    Different religious & ethnic groups, incl. Muslims and Russian Orthodox, are under threat by rising #Ukrainian nationalism -NGOs at #HRC30

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    Appears the Russian statements at this meeting have been contradicted by the OSCE and the UNHRC---especially in the Crimea----

    RussianMissionGeneva @mission_russian
    Russian NGOs briefs #HRC30 on serious violations of #humanrights in #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/H4BzbyIZnP

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    Quote Originally Posted by OUTLAW 09 View Post
    Appears the Russian statements at this meeting have been contradicted by the OSCE and the UNHRC---especially in the Crimea----

    RussianMissionGeneva @mission_russian
    Russian NGOs briefs #HRC30 on serious violations of #humanrights in #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/H4BzbyIZnP
    Ah...when the shoe fits wear it--appears Russia is super sensitive about the accusations of Russian human rights violations in Crimea and eastern Ukraine.

    From their propaganda outlet Sputnik today----

    Change of Mandate

    13:42 18.09.2015Get short URL

    If OSCE's humanitarian structures fail to stop basing their work on "gaining maximum situational benefits from Western patrons," Russia will be forced to raise the issue of transforming their mandates.

    Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly, Ilkka Kanerva.

    © AP Photo/ Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva

    MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian Foreign Ministry accused several institutions of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) of self-promotion on Friday.

    "Unfortunately, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media continue to exist in a virtual reality, completely isolated from the pressing problems of OSCE member states," the ministry said in a statement.

    "If OSCE's humanitarian structures fail to stop basing their work on self-promotion and gaining maximum situational benefits from Western patrons, and begin to focus on real humanitarian issues in the OSCE area, we will be forced to raise the issue of seriously transforming their mandates, organizational structure, and financing," the statement reads.
    Remember it is the OSCE that is to carry out the Minsk 2 elections in the Russian occupied zones--so is Russian trying to negate the OSCe so they cannot be used to monitor the elections that are to be held under Ukrainian elections laws????

    BTW--Russian cannot change anything in the OSCE without a majority vote----they make it sound like they control the OSCE which in fact they do not.

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    Militant leader #Zakharchenko calls for readiness for new war in Donbas

    http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/18-sept...-for-readiness … pic.twitter.com/Pkt3fjXC4X

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    Military equipment of occupying #Russia|n forces in #Donetsk
    Sept 18 - more photos & tactical signs

    TT @BuTaJIu4eK
    pic.twitter.com/LTI5rApn8C

    Confirmation: the tanks, armour seen cruising around #Donetsk lately are #Russia|n military
    pic.twitter.com/21EO8Cf7d9 https://twitter.com/Kateryna_Kruk/st...86021252321280

    More #photos of #Russia's occupying forces tanks, armor in #Donetsk, complete w/ tactical markings:
    MT @BuTaJIu4eK
    pic.twitter.com/Ib0TIIJw3w
    Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 09-18-2015 at 10:32 PM.

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    Italian mercenary reported detained in #Luhansk region, "looking for his mom".
    SBU helping him now.
    http://novosti.dn.ua/details/259928/

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    More evidence of Russian soft annexation of eastern Ukraine—this info flow points to Russia actual annexation and not a resolution.

    Maxim Tucker @MaxRTucker
    Moscow dispatching bureaucrats to govern #Ukraine's rebel regions - must read Bloomberg report
    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...onflict-on-ice … pic.twitter.com/Eca3CV0dTG

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    Last night 1 UA soldier was killed & 1 wounded after being blown up during a pursuit of unknown persons near Bolotene
    http://ato.lisichansk.in.ua/na-lugan...s-ukraini.html

    The @USArmy ran 16 scenarios of Russia invading the Baltics, and NATO lost every single time http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/18/...gainst-russia/ … pic.twitter.com/IFDUdl5bfi

    Putin to Saakashvili in 2004 "NATO can not defend Baltics" https://twitter.com/exen/status/645143528184655872

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    Ukrainian army starts special operation to find and destroy sabotage & reconnaissance groups in ATO zone http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/19-sept...nd-and-destroy

    Continuing Problems With Russia’s ICBM Force - September 19, 2015 Russia Struggles http://strategypage.com ... http://tmblr.co/ZC3D0x1uXTdmz

    Border Guard Service: Four enemy drone flights were recorded in the ATO zone during the past day
    http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_8667.htm

    (Pro-)Russians telling lies, looking for another pretext to attack Svitlodars'k power plant.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLPl-w63178

    Oliver Carroll @olliecarroll
    Dzhemilev tells me disappearance of Crimean Tatars continuing — "authorities pretend they die from fights or drugs"
    pic.twitter.com/JOQIHloe9W

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    Kremlin denies #Russia has been threatening Sweden, 'They are free to join #NATO if they want, we have nukes though' pic.twitter.com/qyaqzMuNJX

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    Valid critique on the western mainstream media coverage of both Syria and the Ukraine………

    We're also due for thoughtful criticism on how we the media covered Syria over the past year http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikegiglio/a...ees#.ka2rGaGre … pic.twitter.com/RYITgsIo5n

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    News
    1 Ukrainian soldier got killed and 1 injured by mines on Friday.
    Russian invaders new weapon of choice.

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