Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Ukrainian Intelligence does not exclude threat of possible offensive by Russia
Ukrainian Intelligence is taking all necessary measures to detect the possible preparation of an offensive by Russia. The representative from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Vadim Skibitsky, stated that the Intelligence Office isn’t excluding the threat of an open offensive from the Russian Federation.
“We are not excluding such a threat. Nevertheless, we are implementing all measures to detect the movement and possible preparation for large-scale …
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Wounded Ukrainian soldiers arrive in Estonia for treatment
Five injured Ukrainian soldiers arrived in Estonia for medical rehabilitation, Postimees reported.
The servicemen had been wounded fighting against pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
This is the fifth group of servicemen from the Ukrainian Army undergoing treatment in Estonia. Since last year, 28 soldiers have undergone medical rehabilitation in Estonia at the expense of Tallinn.
Similarly, Lithuania is planning on hosting 50 wounded Ukrainian soldiers this year while they undergo …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Russia deployed anti-aircraft missile battalion to the Donbas
The Russian Command deployed an anti-aircraft missile battalion from the 60th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 5th Combined Army of the Eastern Military District under the command of Major Yuri Korchinskiy to Ukraine. According to the press service of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, the anti-aircrarft battalion is intended to ensure air defense for the future deployment of a new motorized rifle brigade.
It was noted that the anti-missile …
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Former separatist leader criticizes Russia's nationalization of industry in the Donbas
The former leader of separatists in eastern Ukraine, Alexander Borodai, who led the separatists in the Donbas region at the beginning of the war and now heads Russia's "Union of Volunteers of Donbas", was interviewed by the Russian Free Press portal. During his interview he criticized the idea of the nationalization of Ukrainian businesses in the Donbas region. He has also recognized that the separatist republic exists thanks to the Ukrainian oligarchs and also said that Russia does not need …
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Norway: Russia is responsible for peace in the Crimea
In response to the Russian accusations that Ukraine has prepared sabotage actions in the Crimea, the Norwegian minister of foreign affairs, Børge Brende, stated that Russia bears special responsibility for avoiding further escalation of the situation around the Crimea, the press service of the Embassy of Ukraine in Norway reported on Sunday.
“Norway stands in solidarity with the rest of the global community concerning the international legal status of the Crimea. The Crimea is and will be a …
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German MEP Michael Gahler: Ukraine should be given defensive weapons
MEP of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU), Michael Gahler, has said that Ukraine needs to be provided with intelligence equipment and defensive weapons due to the deteriorating situation in the Donbas, Radio Polsha reported.
A similar opinion was expressed by the Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs Elmar Brok. However, he warned that the supply of defensive weapons should be implemented in such a way that Russia would not consider it to be a violation …
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Political analyst Andrey Piontkovsky: Russia's provocations in Crimea are just the beginning
Well-known Russian political analyst Andrey Piontkovsky believes that Russia’s provocations against Ukraine are just the beginning of the campaign, as stated in an interview with Obozrevatel.com.
"There have been lots of surprises already. They will be seen at least within a month before elections in Russia,” Piontkovsky stated. The State Duma elections are scheduled for September 18, 2016. He also reminded readers that threats—like “the death of our servicemen will not be unavenged”—against …
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Russian military has been tasked with developing appropriate response to Ukraine's alleged terror plot in Crimea
At the Russian Security Council Meeting on the incident in the Crimea on Thursday, August 11th, the relevant ministries and agencies were tasked to develop and propose specific steps regarding Ukraine in response to alleged actions of "Ukrainian saboteurs" on the peninsula, as reported by Vedomosti, quoting a source close to the Ministry of Defense.The newspaper’s informant reported that the Security Council of the Russian Federation has identified measures to strengthen security on the …
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Ukrainian who was charged with organizing terror attack in Crimea rejected the accusations
Volodymyr Serdyuk, a Ukrainian citizen suspected of organizing sabotage in the Crimea by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), has rejected all accusations against him.
On the 14th of August, an interview with Serdyuk was released on the website of the Ukrainian public TV channel, Hromadske.tv. During this discussion, Serdyuk said that the only true information given about him was his name, surname and place of military service.
He went on to confirm that he served in the 37th battalion. …
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Ukrainian headquarters: Russia provided separatists with Tavolga anti-tank grenade launchers
The headquarters of the Ukrained Armed Forces reported on their Facebook page that a new, more powerful handheld antitank grenade launcher, RPG-27 Tavolga, is now being used by the separatists in the Donbas region.
"Separatists of the illegally armed groups have begun to use a wider range of anti-tank weapons, in particular ones that are more powerful," stated the message.
The staff noted that this weapon is a far more powerful and dangerous modification of the famous RPG-7B and is used to …