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

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ATO HQ: the Attack on Popasnaya is directed by Russian general-mayor Kuzovlev
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http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/25-janu...is-directed-by …

Commander of "rebels" advancing into #Ukraine is GenMaj Sergei Yuryevich KUZOVLYEV, CoS of RF 58th Army since 2012 & a 1-star RU general
KUZOVLYEV born 1967 in Tambov, 1990 graduate of Ryazan Abn Academy, served as "peacekeeper" in Georgia & Chechnya; GenMaj since Feb 2014
NOTE: the 58th is one of the elite Russian Army units

This is Strelkov a) self-aggrandizing & exaggerating his own role b) taking heat from Putin. That's his job.
http://uatoday.tv/news/moscow-agent-...um-404995.html …

Statnitsa Luhanska is once again under heavy Russian artillery shelling this afternoon.
Also #Krymske was shelled the whole day.

#Uglegorsk / Vuhlehirs'k 7 pm - controlled by Ukraine forces. Under moderate recurrent shelling.
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#Ukraine jets hit #Russia base near #Novoazovsk #Mariupol http://zik.ua/en/news/2015/01/25/ukr...er_says_559010 … #Donetsk #Luhansk #Putinhulyo
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Russian troops support rebel offensive in Ukraine, NATO says http://mobile.reuters.com/article/id...50125?irpc=932 …
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Motorola in Chechnya
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Video: Fighting in #Debaltseve from inside the #Ukraine trenches.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvnK3jcmSLc

Russian forces have their base in Rozdolne https://www.google.de/maps/place/Roz...c00f794cb223ae …
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Ukrainian troops going offensive on Olenivka
http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/25-janu...ve-on-olenivka …

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#Popasnaya - Ukraine-held, 5 days shelled, 20 houses destr, 2 killed - city Mayor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-k2HhOFnlA …

ATO fighters destroyed squad Kadyrovites who had organized dances on the ruins of the airporthttp://ukraineenglishnewsforum.creat...g1508/#msg1508 …"

Kremlin UK "journo" Graham Phillips helped stage mass hatred at #Ukraine POW's marched to #Donetsk bus attack location
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SBU: 30 terrorists involved in #Mariupol shelling were destroyed http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/25

Kadyrov's dogs come to plunder #Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRBNcEG9S3c …

Ukrainian checkpoint in #Debaltseve, 40th battalion, tank attack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvnK3...ature=youtu.be …

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24 Jan #Zakharchenko said he would order DPR militia to "take no prisoners". Today video of executed Ukrainian POWs

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Zakharchenko: "We'll take no prisoners"
#Russia|n troops executed 11 POWs in Krasnyi Partyzan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6of0JZ4_PbA&sns … pic.twitter.com/IKTeIUVsfz

Moments before these captured Ukrainian troops where murdered by the Putin's Russian forces.
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Europe is heading for a Balkans-type War. In Ukraine. On your watch. Time to get tough on Russia.
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It is pretty difficult to see a diplomatic solution to this war if one country invading and occupying another is denying it is doing so at all despite over 5000 estimated deaths and over a million refugees. Sadly I fear, as I have written months ago, that this might go one for several years. The Ukrainian forces, formed out of a hollow shell not even a year ago are still ridden with difficulties but certainly they can no longer be pushed aside or defeated without considerable effort and price in blood by the Russian military. Quite a change from the early days.

On a strategic level the blood spilled on both sides will make it quite difficult to talk about a slavic brotherhood anytime soon. Russia lost almost all of Ukraine with significant effort on Putin's side.

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Moscow based security expert: "The Donbas warloards are considered scum" by Russian military in Ukraine https://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukr...st-378372.html …

Motorola served in Russian anti-terror op in Chechnya. Now he's fighting against Ukraine anti-terrorist op @sashakots pic.twitter.com/s1JPUhPLEd

Russian lieutenant colonel from the Spetsnaz Interior Troops of RF in Styla, Donetsk Region pic.twitter.com/N76WgLvaBy
http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/25-janu...tsnaz-interior …

#Marinka, #Krasnogorovka under severe GRAD, artillery fire by militants, can't evacuate children http://bit.ly/1uQ2SSR

Over the last day militants fired 115 times at east Ukraine residential areashttp://uatoday.tv/politics/over-the-...as-405110.html …
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Column of #Russia|n military vehicles passed #Bryanka towards #Alchevsk this morning http://twitter.com/LUGANSK_TODAY/sta...com/YiPM5y9Lsa http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/26-janu...ed-bryanka-one …

#Debaltseve received large reinforcements, means it's not completely encircled! pic.twitter.com/9wmdgWU7r7
http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/26-janu...reinforcements …

#Russian_Army units controlling "Mikhailovka" (can not say which one).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpC5a_MEptA …
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Lugansk News Today @LUGANSK_TODAY
Just now convoy of #Russian Army trucks moving through #Bryanka to #Alchevsk direction. One truck stuck, smth broken
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FREE! Red Alert Update: At the Heart of the #Mariupol Crisis
http://social.stratfor.com/tdr
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#Footage
Nightly routine in #Donetsk. Controls by the pro-Russian terrorist regime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B95pYYSWD7M …
#Ukraine pic.twitter.com/n8KYyKsxDd

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The following concerning the execution of Ukrainian POWs goes to the heart of the article I recently posted titled "Is Russia a State Sponsor of Terrorism".

Now the second question would be--is that anything difference in IS beheading prisoners and Russia executing POWs.

@DajeyPetros Here 'Dushman' seen with Russian actress/scammer Maria #Tsipko http://instagram.com/p/uVe5XbOTgz/
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This man is commander 'Dushman' of brigade 'Vostok' that ordered executing of POWs. Anybody know more about him? pic.twitter.com/Bz5eJduvys

'Dedouka' has filmed the POW-movie that killed four Ukrainians http://ukraineatwar.blogspot.co.uk/2...ans-shoot.html …
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POW still alive when filmed after shot by Russians at Krasnyi Partizan. Later he was dead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5J-9xJLe48 …
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Heavy fighting reported in Popasnaya & Mironovskiy as rebel forces push forward towards #Debaltseve #Ukraine
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#Donetsk militant leader calls for new east #Ukraine offensive
http://uatoday.tv/news/donetsk-milit...ve-405169.html … pic.twitter.com/FDCR1tn7bh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-gJ46pVLMo … #Russia's TV networks film #Ukrainian POWs abused by"#Somalia" in #Ukraine.EXTREMELY GRAPHIC.pic.twitter.com/P9vBcLqHMJ

Numerous IL-76 "with an unknown cargo" landed in #Rostov region - Russian VDV?http://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2015/01/26/7056394/ …

Russian air force increased activity reported near Ukrainian airspace http://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2015/01/26/7056394/ …

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SBU published complete chronology of the attacks on Mariupol. Attacks led by an officer from the Russian Federation @liveuamap.com reports.
Ukrainian security services: Russian officer commanded Mariupol artillery attackhttp://uatoday.tv/news/ukrainian-sec...ck-405175.html …
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VIDEO Russian column 10 tanks, 4 trucks, 1 BMP, 2 vans at #Stakhanov #Debaltseve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh_PpNkt-Qk …
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Russian terrorists are pulverized by mortar of the Ukrainian army. Video depicts mortar round landing on a Russian patrol all filmed by Russian press
https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-t...yt-cl=84503534 …
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25jan #Bryanka, Russian #tank convoy
http://youtu.be/mh_PpNkt-Qk

Russians fighting in Ukraine. Evidence presented Ukraine's Security Service. Full presentation:
http://www.sbu.gov.ua/sbu/control/uk...1&cat_id=39574 …
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FSB raids offices of Crimean Tatar channel ATR looking for February footage of Russians seizing Crimean govt offices. http://www.hromadske.tv/society/u-si...na-krimskotat/ …

Russia warns West not to blackmail it over Ukraine
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0KZ15J20150126 …

Yatseniuk: The government introduced a state of emergency in #Donetsk and #Luhansk oblasts

#Novozvanivka is under heavy fire from #Stakhanov, the village is nearly desolated, no dead as of yday's morning. #Popasna rgn

#Ukraine forces captured "LPR" tank driver - Russian who was sent to serve in exchance of imprisonment - ATO press
https://www.facebook.com/ato.news/posts/938378816172925 …

Gun spotter detained in #Mariupol testifies that city was shelled by Russian battery under command of Russian officer
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So-called volunteers. #mercenary
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Gorlovka police, complete with Russian flag pic.twitter.com/nPnv52O9PT

"#Alchevsk: since 3 am artillery from both sides does mot subside. Small 30 min pauses and the same over again"

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Comments by the Russian FM since the DNR declaration of war on the Ukraine.

Prefect example of the Russian “altered state of reality” meaning if I recall the Russian FMs own statement just after he learned that Russian troops had shelled Mariupol killing 30 and wounding over 100 “we will do any solution that it takes to stop the conflict” Quote/Unquote:

See anything that reflects that statement and his previous statement “the DNR through our influence will pull back to the Minsk demarcation lines”---see anything along those lines appearing lately? Right after
His statement the DNR “declared war” and stated they will take the entire Donbas.

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: We hope that our Western partners and the US refrain from any moves that could make Kiev think the West supports all of its actions

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: Confident that the peace process must be revived, we focus on steps to promote dialogue between Kiev and the self-defence fighters

NOTE: Notice how now the Russian “separatists” are now “self defense fighters---whatever the heck that is defined as---Russian troops executing POWs and shelling civilians I guess does make them “self defense fighters” which is though a big stretch in the English language.

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: As far as I know, contacts between them are expected to take place in the days to come. We seek to facilitate them

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: They announced that their actions are aimed at destroying positions Ukrainian forces use to fire at residential areas

NOTE: FM still does not recognize the fact that open source analysis has fully proven Russian troops and their mercenaries shelled two buses and civilians in Mariupol. This is called the Russian MH17 shuffle.

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: It would be naïve to expect the militia to do nothing while their communities are shelled at the orders of the Ukrainian president

NOTICE just how the Russian FM sidesteps the Russian supported shellings of two buses and civilians in Mariupol and NOTICE how he avoids the two statements by the DNR mercenary leader that he is in an offensive and that he declared “war” on the Ukraine? NOTICE how he provides absolutely no evidence of the Presidential "order".

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: In this situation, it would be naïve to expect any appeasing rhetoric from the other side #Ukraine

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: Unfortunately, Kiev put the Berlin arrangement into question the very next day #Ukraine

NOTE: another FM falsehood as their proposal to pull back 15kms was firmly anchored already in the Minsk Agreement PLUS the Ukrainians stated we will pull back when we see no shellings from the mercenaries and Russian troops as they had been in a previous unilateral ceasefire from Nov 2014 which initially had even a Russian signature that they then “recalled” whatever that means to them.

AND during the last unilateral ceasefire (there have been 3 total since Sept 2014) they were fired on over 600 times.

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Lost Russian “vacationers”? From today.

Passing a small, stalled military convoy outside Donetsk, notice soldiers referring to a map. Lost, perhaps?

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Comments by the Russian FM since the DNR declaration of war on the Ukraine.

Prefect example of the Russian “altered state of reality” meaning if I recall the Russian FMs own statement just after he learned that Russian troops had shelled Mariupol killing 30 and wounding over 100 “we will do any solution that it takes to stop the conflict” Quote/Unquote:

See anything that reflects that statement and his previous statement “the DNR through our influence will pull back to the Minsk demarcation lines”---see anything along those lines appearing lately? Right after
His statement the DNR “declared war” and stated they will take the entire Donbas.

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: We hope that our Western partners and the US refrain from any moves that could make Kiev think the West supports all of its actions

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: Confident that the peace process must be revived, we focus on steps to promote dialogue between Kiev and the self-defence fighters

NOTE: Notice how now the Russian “separatists” are now “self defense fighters---whatever the heck that is defined as---Russian troops executing POWs and shelling civilians I guess does make them “self defense fighters” which is though a big stretch in the English language.

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: As far as I know, contacts between them are expected to take place in the days to come. We seek to facilitate them

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: They announced that their actions are aimed at destroying positions Ukrainian forces use to fire at residential areas

NOTE: FM still does not recognize the fact that open source analysis has fully proven Russian troops and their mercenaries shelled two buses and civilians in Mariupol. This is called the Russian MH17 shuffle.

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: It would be naïve to expect the militia to do nothing while their communities are shelled at the orders of the Ukrainian president

NOTICE just how the Russian FM sidesteps the Russian supported shellings of two buses and civilians in Mariupol and NOTICE how he avoids the two statements by the DNR mercenary leader that he is in an offensive and that he declared “war” on the Ukraine? NOTICE how he provides absolutely no evidence of the Presidential "order".

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: In this situation, it would be naïve to expect any appeasing rhetoric from the other side #Ukraine

MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
#Lavrov: Unfortunately, Kiev put the Berlin arrangement into question the very next day #Ukraine

NOTE: another FM falsehood as their proposal to pull back 15kms was firmly anchored already in the Minsk Agreement PLUS the Ukrainians stated we will pull back when we see no shellings from the mercenaries and Russian troops as they had been in a previous unilateral ceasefire from Nov 2014 which initially had even a Russian signature that they then “recalled” whatever that means to them.

AND during the last unilateral ceasefire (there have been 3 total since Sept 2014) they were fired on over 600 times.

Self evident--no need for comments:

Russia's rational leader? RT: PUTIN: #Ukraine's army is a legion of #NATO used to deter Russia
http://sputniknews.com
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Zakharchenko has announced that "DNR" and "LNR" "are working on creating joint front line". @uatodaytv Smoke screen for #Russia'n advance.

Tourist season in Donetsk. Part of the Chechen “Death” battalion, today guarding DNR leader Zakharchenko
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Who says politics can't be fashionable?! Chechen fighter in #Donetsk sports Ramzan Kadyrov baseball cap. pic.twitter.com/Q3U4tRYyBG

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In order to fully understand the Putin "altered state of reality" one just needs to read his own comments--posted here as well as another article alluding to "English speaking personnel in Mariupol posted next.

Reference the bus and Mariupol---the article as presented attempts to allude that it was the fault of the Ukraine and does not reflect mercenary and Russia troops being behind the shellings as open source analysis clearly shows.

AND absolutely nothing on the declaration of war by the DNR---

Ukrainian armed forces are in essence a 'NATO legion', which is not serving the country's national interests, Russian President Putin said.

ST.PETERSBURG, January 26 (Sputnik) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the Ukrainian army has been used by NATO as a deterrent against Russia.

"It, in essence, is not an army anymore but a foreign legion, a NATO-controlled foreign legion, which is not serving to protect Ukraine's national interests," Putin said at a meeting with university students in St. Petersburg.

"They are pursuing other goals linked with attaining geopolitical goals of deterring Russia contrary to the interests of the Ukrainian people," Putin said.

Kiev is refusing to search for peaceful solution in eastern Ukraine standoff and have used a brief ceasefire to regroup its forces, the Russian president said.

"Unfortunately, the Kiev authorities refuse to chose a peaceful path [in the Ukrainian conflict] through the use of political means," Putin said.

"They used a brief ceasefire only to regroup their forces, and started military operation again," the president said.

Many in Ukraine have already realized that the country is caught in a civil war that had taken lives of thousands of people.

http://sputniknews.com/politics/2015...017361213.html

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English-Speaking Armed Men Filmed in Mariupol Following Shelling Attack
© AFP 2015/ STRINGER

Europe
11:47 26.01.2015(updated 15:52 26.01.2015)

Videos, depicting uniformed men fluently speaking English, sparked suggestions that foreign combatants might have been involved in the recent shelling attack on the city.

MOSCOW, January 26 (Sputnik) — Uniformed armed men speaking fluent English appeared in videos, one of which was recorded by Ukrainian journalists following Saturday’s shelling attack, raising questions about the alleged involvement of foreign military contractors in the Ukrainian conflict.

The heavy shelling attack took place in Mariupol, a city located in southeastern Ukraine, on Saturday. The city was attacked with Grad and Uragan multiple-rocket launchers, with Kiev troops and the Donbas militia trading blame for the incident. The attack claimed lives of 30 civilians.

The first man, accidently recorded on the video by the Mariupol News Service, refused to comment on the correspondent’s question and quickly went away with the words “Outta my face, outta my face, please.”

The other video depicts a uniformed man scouting the area for unexploded ordnance. The operator, holding the camera speaks English with accent, but the man on the video seems to be a native speaker.

In September 2014, the conflicting parties reached a ceasefire agreement in Minsk. However, violence came up to a head in January, with both parties blaming each other for violating the truce.

http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150126/1017344326.html

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More on the Putin "altered reality" statement about NATO/US: And this is not about Russian war aims towards the US?J

John Schindler @20committee
Yes, Putin called Ukraine's military a "NATO legion" aimed @ “achieving geopolitical goals of restraining Russia.”
http://rt.com/news/226319-putin-nato-russia-ukraine/

NATO General Secretary Stoltenberg: "The only foreign legions on Ukrainian territory are Russian"
http://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2015/01/26/7056434/ …

John Schindler @20committee
Key Putin talking points: it's a civil war, it's Ukraine's fault, NATO/US are really pulling the strings, and Russia's position is defensive

John Schindler @20committee
Putin is directing the #Ukraine war to win it. Nothing short of direct threats from NATO to halt -- which will not happen - will stop him.

John Schindler @20committee
Helpful ===> "US can’t cope" with Russian strategic nuclear missiles, Dep PM Rogozin says
http://www.unian.info/world/1036306-...ozin-says.html …

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Canada at NATO ✔ @CanadaNATO
#Russia began to send criminal-retsedivists in #Donbass
http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/26-janu...sts-in-donbass … pic.twitter.com/IjXY6LsKyH

#NATO Secretary General: #Russia has continued to abet violence with training, equipment and forces.

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#Mariupol ex-cop says he used Google maps, texted #Ukraine army positions to #Russia officer, who missed by 1 km: https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=CXpXmkBKubw …

Givi threatened the cyborg commander with a knife and sword. If everything is seen in the video.
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Battlefield #Ukraine: strategic city #Debaltseve not encircled. Ukraine army holding positions. Communications jammed
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Infamous Russian actress Maria #Tsipko spotted at POW parade in Donetsk, recording a 'crying local'? pic.twitter.com/BHGDRfOvLy

Obama Points to Russian Soldiers in Ukraine http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs...ers-in-ukraine …
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#US needs to spend USD348 bn on #nuclear weapons modernisation if triad of nuclear-capable ICBMs maintained
http://bit.ly/1zfWWV0

Russian forces near #Kirovsk again took #CP29 west of #Zholobok under heavy fire today.
No reports yet on the outcome yet.

#Russia's #Strelkov/#Girkin("I pulled the trigger of war")says he has "God's blessing"fr Rus Orthodox Church
http://youtu.be/vtvCRYcfUG0?t=

A Russian army tank force tried to break through the Ukrainian ring around #Debaltseve yesterday in #Sanzharovka.
It was repelled