Russian MoD: Ukraine kidnapped Russian military and his brother from Rostov region http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/13-sept...ssian-military …
Isolation taught Putin a lesson’, now he’s trying to roll back some of his decisions, @radeksikorski thinks pic.twitter.com/j2PtwhbOcL
Member of #Russia's parliament claims that Obama,not Putin, took away free public transport from Russian retirees. 😱
https://twitter.com/gniloywest/statu...48986849935360 …
Russian MoD: Ukraine kidnapped Russian military and his brother from Rostov region http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/13-sept...ssian-military …
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/09/1...gengauer-says/
In Ukraine, General Winter now working against Russia, Felgengauer says
Russia has often had General Winter as its ally against invaders with mud and cold working against them, but now Russia faces General Winter as an enemy in Ukraine – and it is the weather rather than any change in Kremlin policy that makes it unlikely Moscow will launch major new offensives there until 2016, Pavel Felgengauer says.
In a comment for “Novoye vremya,” the Moscow military analyst argues that “the present relative calm in the Donbas must be connected in the first instance with the fact that the real time for the conduct of massive offensive military operations in this region has ended.” Thus, no new offensives should be expected “before January at the earliest.”
That was the case last year, he points out, and stresses that “this of course does not mean that in October, November or December exchanges of fire will not be renewed,” only that “wide-scale maneuver military actions are improbable.”
In the Donbas, it is easiest to fight when the ground is dry as in the summer or completely frozen as in late winter because that allows for movement not just along highways but across open country, Felgengauer points out. When the ground is soft or muddy as now, it is difficult to conduct such operations.
There is an additional factor, the independent military analyst says. “On October 1, the fall draft begins.” The Russian military will be in some turmoil as approximately 130,000 draftees from a year ago are allowed to go home and 130,000 new ones take their place. The latter will not yet have the training for major operations.
At the same time, Felgengauer says that he does not agree with those who argue that Russia will withdraw from the Donbas anytime soon. Not only is the tank army still there but Moscow has orchestrated a change in leadership in the “DNR” so that body has a more compliant head.
Consequently, he suggests, the current relative quiet “will not last forever but only for a certain time.”
Ukraine armed forces will receive 400 more armored vehicles by year end https://translate.google.co.uk/trans...ml&prev=search … pic.twitter.com/t4Yc1K0gtB
22:17
From #Novoluhanske direction heard assault rifles and few explosions, sounds like there is a fight. https://twitter.com/parazit90f/statu...41486926823424 …
they fire on Ukr positions or in the air?
22:30
Towards #Sanzharivka shooting heard from smth large caliber. https://twitter.com/kmet7575/status/643144714301112320 …
OSCE: Aerial surveillance imagery revealed significant concentration of military equipment in the area of “LPR”-controlled #Alchevsk
80 military-type trucks, and 29 pieces of unidentified military equipment.
#Alchevsk
Six heavy artillery systems, seven (towed) battlefield guns, three main battle tanks (MBT), 43 armoured vehicles,
Kremlin-backed militants inadvertently acknowledge minimal public support :: http://khpg.org http://khpg.org/en/index.php?id=1442062097 …
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ATO spox: UA reconnaissance officers found & deactivated 14 hostile mines near Hnutove village in Mariupol region pic.twitter.com/New89wQ9Jf
ATO spox: Two UAF servicemen KIA, 2 WIA and 1 MIA in clashes yesterday | УКРІНФОРМ http://www.ukrinform.ua/ukr/news/dob...zvisti_2094974 …
BreakingNews
2 Ukrainian soldiers KIA, 2 WIA, 1 MIA on Sunday.
Decrease in attacks doesn't lead to decrease in Ukrainian casualties.
Footage
Regiment #Azov training + epic rifle dance behind the correspondent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDOkQP5A-VE …
#Ukraine pic.twitter.com/VNR3MjWrKX
Russian proxies attack ATO forces eight times overnight http://uatoday.tv/news/russian-proxi...ht-492913.html …
ATO spokesperson: Donetsk sector: 1-hour-long shootout between militants and UA Army took place yesterday near Luhanske village
Col. Lysenko: In the evening, several hostile armed provocations occurred near Lozove and Luhanske villages
Col. Lysenko: In the evening, several hostile armed provocations occurred near Lozove and Luhanske villages
ATO spokesperson: Enemy sniper attacked UA servicemen near Maryinka
Col. Andriy Lysenko: Militants were inactive at the frontline stretching from Dzerzhynsk to the Donetsk airport
Col. Lysenko: Cease-fire truce was fully observed yesterday in the Mariupol sector
Russian EMERCOM now tweet "Donetsk and Luhansk oblasti(regions)". Forget DNR LNR pic.twitter.com/qZwpYxHohp
Varios mines found in Gnutove (NE of Mariupol) via @DefenceU PMN-2 and TM-62M with the "2" slightly erased? pic.twitter.com/UaFfl6NWPr
Russian 8th Brigade Servicemen Return From Donbas as Cargo '200'or Disabled https://en.informnapalm.org/the-russ...0-or-disabled/ … pic.twitter.com/Nt1vvNq2Yb
New Russian tactics being used in Ukraine—instead of artillery they are now conducting Spetsnaz style raiding parties for hit and run attacks.
Artillery ceasefire simply a change of tactics? Two #Ukraine soldiers killed, 2 wounded, 1 missing after rebel raid and firefight, says Kiev
Ukraine’s border guards detain deputy commander of Russian platoon
http://www.unian.info/society/112302...n-platoon.html … pic.twitter.com/rbIqEeRvRJ
Public executions held in militant-occupied #Ukraine: Tymchuk http://uatoday.tv/politics/public-ex...uk-493273.html … pic.twitter.com/Wf0GFX6b0Z
SBU neutralized "DPR" information group.
http://goo.gl/Zcs8sv pic.twitter.com/0HBL8R9ufo
Russian artillery at work again against UAF positions---
Krasnogorivka outskirts shelled by ruscists, as of 20 minutes ago.
multiple confirming reports, locals report the same
Krasnohorivka @hyeva_maryinka [vk]
17:37 Booms, strong ones
17:40 Artillery - #Borysivka, Mayak cafe
Drunk #DNR #terrorists shoot civilians in occupied areas of #Donbass https://plus.google.com/104010886469...ts/8EseB4GTbwT … pic.twitter.com/Rxvd5C1Sqv
SBU neutralizes militant informers (Photo)
http://www.unian.info/society/112318...ers-photo.html … pic.twitter.com/z4XPICwPwY
Can any #Russia military watchers explain the purpose of single/double wire fences around 3 tents in this imagery? pic.twitter.com/zyzknoPJWn
13:59 @felixsteal Constant drills in that area - #Komsomolske area, #Dokuchaevsk, #Amvrosievka, #Donetsk, #Makiivka. Almost everywhere there
20:01 #Maryinka @hyeva_maryinka [vk] About an hour ago they started to shell. Now all together - now shooting, then booms, then quiet
19:25 #Khartsyzk @natroso 9-10 tanks thru the center tow/OstrovskogoSt&2 Ural trucks w/escort. Allegedly fr/#Zhdanivka tow/#Zuhres-#Ilovaysk
19:10 #Donetsk @JRijJyY08AkRzL8 Wind from the east brings faint armoured hardware roar from the line #Khanzhonkove-#Ilovaysk-#Kuteynikove
Russia Duma dep stuck in tank, threatens to shoot witnesses if he can’t get out. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/530560.html … pic.twitter.com/bslTsHONDZ
http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/09/1...aine-analysts/
Russia may concede on Syria for free hand in Ukraine — analysts
First Deputy Speaker of Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy reports that Russia is building two military bases in the Belgorod Oblast and significantly expanding its military presence on the border with Ukraine in preparation for further aggression. The former Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council discussed these developments on the Inter TV channel, September 13
According to Parubiy, a new military base is being build near the town of Valuyki in the Belgorod region, 25 km from the Ukrainian border, and an old Soviet base in Boguchar is being restored.
“Aside from Valuyki, a base is being prepared –actually restored — in Boguchar, Belgorod Region, right next to the Ukrainian border. An entire army… is being transferred there from Nizhny Novgorod,” he said.
Parubiy said Russia’s actions are designed to frighten and pressure the Ukrainian government while preparing the groundwork for a possible full-scale invasion of Ukraine. He pointed out that the most combat-ready units of the Russian army have already been transferred to the Ukrainian border.
Furthermore, according to Parubiy, Russia intends to carry out extremely large military exercises, involving about 100,000 soldiers, in the Central district in late September-early October.
Paribiy predicted that relative calm would prevail in the ATO zone until the end of September, before Putin’s trip to New York on September 28-29 for the UN General Assembly meeting. He also discounted any notion that Russia is expanding its military presence near the Ukrainian border only to have a bargaining chip with the West. Putin will be willing to bargain with the West, he believes, but it will be only to offer some concessions on Syria in exchange for a free hand in Ukraine.
“I can confidently say that on September 28-29 in New York Putin will be bargaining with the West over Syria. He will offer some concessions if they close their eyes on what is happening in Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea,” he said
As previously reported, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has determined that there are 50,500 Russian troops and militants in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts and that some 200 Russian military training camps for Russian soldiers and militants have been deployed to Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Crimea and the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.
The pessimistic view of Russia’s intentions is seconded by Russian military expert Pavel Felgenhauer , who believes the huge Russian tank army that Putin has been supporting for more than two years indicates that Russia is preparing for war in Ukraine.
“Preparations for war are taking place on the border in Ukraine. Very large military forces have been concentrated there. Moreover they have been supported for more than two years. In Donbas alone there is an entire tank army consisting of Russian troops and local militants and two companies. The number of Russian mercenaries is reaching 40,000 and there are about 60 tank units. And of course this is serious and for the long-term, since the crisis in Ukraine has not been resolved and it is not clear if it will be resolved at all,” he said.
Felgenhauer also thinks any assumptions that Russia will now concentrate on Syria are mistaken since Ukraine is many times more important than Syria for the Russian Federation.
Ukraine's LNR invites @SenJohnMcCain to monitor vote. Response: "I don't monitor elections in imaginary countries" http://zn.ua/POLITICS/makkeyn-otklon...r-188690_.html …
How important are night vision devices on #Ukraine's front-lines? Read first-hand accounts http://www.peoplesproject.com/en/rep...-72nd-brigade/ … pic.twitter.com/1pFguFoNbP
In Odessa, six members of the communist party have been arrested for allegedly trying to murder a Euromaidan leader http://lb.ua/news/2015/09/15/315985_..._ubiystvo.html …
'Pantsir-S1' And 'Ural-43206' in Ukraine: https://en.informnapalm.org/pantsir-...06-in-ukraine/ … pic.twitter.com/WNnyXiQGsq
Members of terrorist group coordinated by #Russian secret service were detained in #Odessa http://lugansk-news.com/members-of-t...ned-in-odessa/ … pic.twitter.com/M0A8COciqL
Russia's proxies continued chaotic attacks upon Ukr troops in Artemivsk sector. Fired a total of 7 times on 14 Sep https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/po...67450829932389 …
Michael Weiss ✔ @michaeldweiss
Dropping Thursday. pic.twitter.com/DPjToRPvGq
Article titled---“An invasion by any other name”
Battle at #Spartak, near #Donetsk. "Ceasefire? No, not heard." https://youtu.be/VDaOFlUQNHI via @YouTube
Dokuchajevsk 22:45
3 (RU) tanks, 10 BMP, 2 MTLB, 5 cars out of the city towards #Olenivka https://twitter.com/shuttle1907/stat...10797264646146 …
Donetsk oblast today.
Because why not! ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xS8UtfBLKs …
Col. Motuzyanyk: UA servicemen prevented a terrorist attack near Mariupol by locating specially equipped cache pic.twitter.com/7Ueza4BmaU
Weapons, explosives discovered in #Putin's 'humanitarian aid' http://uatoday.tv/politics/weapons-e...id-493498.html … Photo http://facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua pic.twitter.com/IJn0Obpskk
ATO spokesperson: No single flight of enemy UAV was recorded within the military operation area in the last 24 hours
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It's not the first Russian invader, who got lost in this area, while traveling from #Donetsk to #Novoazovsk. pic.twitter.com/aGazvvBqud
plus the two brothers who were lost while looking to buy cattle in their brand new RuArmy uniforms
News
Ukrainian state border service detained another Russian invader (from #Yakutsia), who got lost near #Berezove. pic.twitter.com/wd17dKvUTm
CSTO Summit: Putin makes overtures to West as he urges resumption in conversations on building Euro-Atlantic security partnership.
Putin doubles down on support for Syria's armed forces at CSTO summit. Urges Assad to negotiate with "reasonable" opposition.
Putin also talks up spectre of Islamic State in Afghanistan. He's worried about it,
Central Asian leaders at CSTO summit are all about Islamic State. Worry about recruitment among their citizens.
CSTO summit: Nazarbayev bemoans that citizens from alliance members are joining ranks of radical organisations #Tajikistan
VIDEO App 1 yr ago largest #Russia invasion convoy of 30+ vehicles entered #Luhansk #Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rDe9y5T2VI … pic.twitter.com/O1VgXDhjNC
Militants restrict access for OSCE observers
http://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ukrn...rs_334350.html … pic.twitter.com/FUKFdoNScf
Footage
(Pro-)Russian forces D-30 artillery training in occupied Eastern #Ukraine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jguu5_pvZWE … pic.twitter.com/BTxrp7S2Ge
Latest Russian soldier detained in #Ukraine says he was there to buy cattle. Also said T-72 tanks make good tractors pic.twitter.com/HxtZ7Db3mS
Appears Russian military is starting to slow step an offensive again--slow stepping menaing they start small SA attacks, then small mortar and auto grenade or RPG attacks all the while being ignored by the MSM as "nothing is really happening"--then when all are lulled then the shellings start again.
According to the military, Russian-backed forces have stepped up their attacks today, resuming attacks in the Mariupol area with mortars.
At around 10 am, Russian-backed forces shelled Ukrainian positions in Chermalyk with 82 mm mortars and fired on Gnutovo with grenade launchers.
At 16:30, the ATO Press Centre says that a Ukrainian defensive position in Marinka, west of Donetsk, was fired on with genade launchers, anti-aircraft artillery and small arms.
There were corresponding reports of fighting in the area on social media this afternoon---
Militants intensified fire in several ATO areas. https://twitter.com/zona_ato/status/643830314268127232 …
Maryinka @hyeva_maryinka [vk]
16:20 Quiet, black smoke over boarding school or further
pic.twitter.com/UpW60E1SrF
Maryinka @hyeva_maryinka [vk]
16:28 Fr/bus station bridge one can observe fire&smoke near Karavansky pond, like a tank or BMP downed
UA C/p at Debaltseve attacked: 2 KIA, 1 WIA, 2 captured by DNR... https://twitter.com/ryabtchuk_roman/...30999382663168 …
13:52 #Maryinka @faina_ukr Ongoing battle in bearding school area. Very loud one
14:40 #Shakhtarsk @spice4russia 5 tanks fr/Shakhtarsk to #Torez
@natroso They were moving along #Donetsk bypass fr/S coming round #Makiivka
Does this sound like a solid ceasefire in progress or slow stepping????
For the last week to Dnipropetrovsk were delivered 56 wounded and 6 dead from ATO zone http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/14-sept...were-delivered …
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OSCE Sec. General Zannier tells us that Russian-backed militants may have shot down OSCE drone
http://bit.ly/1isC9Xx pic.twitter.com/4llWpmw3yO
We're going to have to develop TTPs [tactics, techniques & procedures] to address" Russia's "long-range SAM array" http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs...-general-warns …
Gen. Gorenc warned last year: "1/3 of Poland is under Russian IADS [integrated air defense system] coverage" http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs...-general-warns …
Russia's "modern long-range SAM systems...are being layered in a way that makes access [in Europe]...more difficult" http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs...-general-warns …
Alarming" that Russia can create "anti-access/area denied [zones] that are very well defended" by SAM batteries http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs...-general-warns …
Gen. Gorenc on #Russia air power: Invested in "a very large modernization" & have improved both "quality & quantity" http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs...-general-warns …
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