After releasing the Cossacks, who fought as part of the illegal armed groups of so-called Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR), to control of command of the Russian armed forces a similar action was started in DNR.
During May 6, 2015 year in Donetsk there was fighting between the private military company of Rinat Akhmetov and the Vostok battalion, representatives of the Russian armed forces and the Cossack’s units. In particular, the operations were noticed in the area of the Forum shopping centre, the 76th school, the Sokol market and etc.
The next stage of the work of the contact group was held in Minsk on May 6, after which the representative of the Russian Federation dropped a hint about the autonomy of the Donbass region in Ukraine. The leadership of the Russian armed forces continue of the elimination of uncooperative Cossacks and building the full-fledged armed forces on the occupied territory. In addition, we should mention the proclamation of martial law in Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts.
Donetsk:
The terrorists continue to exercise in operational coordination; the artillery salvos were heard in the area of Durna Balka settlement where the militant training centre is located. In addition, according to unverified data, there was the movement of the military equipment in Petrovskyi district of the city (the movement of column from 14:00 to 16:00), which may indicate the preparation of attack towards Mariinka.
Disturbing military activities continue in Pesky.
The analysis of the movement of the convoys on N21 route through towns of Shakhtarsk, Torez, Snizhne towards the East can indicate the possible rotation of units of the Russian armed forces based in Donetsk. This is most likely connected to mopping–up operation against militants. So, the movement of convoys of vehicles to a total of 30 units was seen in Shakhtarsk, the military equipment was preceded in an easterly direction. There is also the Strela-10 air missile system was seen. Delivery of the fuel and ammunition from Russia continues to the anchor station of Ilovaisk (on May 6 the arrival of new troop train was noted, as well as the sending of up to 154 fuel servicing units from Ilovaisk).
We should note that activity of terrorists on Dzershinsk’s direction. City is shelled by militants regularly. The rotation was held in Horlivka. Units of the local terroristic-militants were sent to the Mariupol area. Instead of them was noticed arrival of the Russian Armed Forces. Close to Mykytivka villiage militants demonstratively organize the fortified area. From the 7th of May there are excavators and cranes working.
The illegal armed groups in Lugansk oblast continue to acute situation in the Shchastya area by raids of artillery and shootings. Also they are trying to give false information to the Ukrainian Armed forces commandment. That is why they imitate gathering of the armoured vehicle and tank group. In Lysychansk direction terrorists are continuing to increase their forces: it was noticed in the area of Slovyanoserbsk.
Fighting in the area of Shyrokyne is continuing. Terroristic-militants are gaining new forces, including those from Horlivka, which were mentioned before. Also terrorists are more active in area of Hranitne shelled by artillery.
Event analysis shows that terrorists continue to keep tension by constant manoeuvres with forces and weaponry to cover their further intentions.
Increasing of the militant’s activity in Horlivka can be the sign of preparations to attack on direction Horlivka- Kostiantynivka and Horlivka-Artemivsk. It is confirmed by demonstrative building of the checkpoint and arrival of the new forces to the town.
Sending of the locals out of Horlivka to Shyrokyne is one more prove that attack from Novoazovsk to Mariupol has the second priority, unless the risk is still exists.
The attack on Pervomaisk -Artemivsk line is still actual, but imitation in Mykolaivka makes us to think that direction of Shchastya and Stanytsia Luhanska has no first priority. We should note the activation of the active resistance in the crisis area. During May 6 we have notes about explosions on the weapon storage in Stakhaniv, extermination of the vehicles in the Samsonove and Sakhanka areas. It can be the sign that partisan movement got under central command.
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