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

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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.

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Remember Eduard Volodin's plan for Russia 25 years ago? pic.twitter.com/OfOqebj7eH

Kremlin's SURKOV in Minsk Talks, who is behind Georgia's break-aways,indicates strategy to be pursued by RU on Donbas http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/515687.html

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#Pisky under complete control of #Ukraine army - ATO press center
Militants have attempted to storm #Debaltseve police station, killing the commander. That’s right in the centre of town”

Russians admit they suffer over 1000 losses per month pic.twitter.com/GlpEPuXCtl

Not as bad as it may seem | Russia lost all its early-warning satellites http://russianforces.org/blog/2015/0...rly-warn.shtml …
Column of #Russia|n Smerch driving through #Makiivka yesterday #ukraine http://maps.yandex.ru/-/CVC~NIpn https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=

Today in #Bryanka. #Russian Army trucks brought more supply for #LNR(#Russia) terrorists artillery. pic.twitter.com/uc0saoCwrl