Contents tagged with Armed Forces of Ukraine
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Russia accuses Ukrainian military of opening fire at a bus carrying civilians in the Donbas
The Investigative Committee of Russia accused the Ukrainian military of opening fire on a bus near Olenivka in the Donbass on January 21.
The committee website stated, “The investigation has every reason to believe that this was a targeted shooting of the bus full of civilians, by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard of Ukraine using automatic firearms, carrying out orders of senior officials in violation of the protocol on the ceasefire in the southeast of Ukraine."
The Russian …
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Ukrainian largest brigade completely withdrawn from Donbas
One of the largest brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been completely withdrawn from the zone where Kyiv is conducting the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) in the Donbas, RIA Novosti Ukrayina reports. The brigade in question is the 128th Mountain Infantry Brigade of the Ukraine’s Armed Forces, stationed in the Zakarpattia province and with its headquarters in Mukachevo. The local online news portal Mukachevo.net also reported on the return of the fighters to Zakarpattia. The brigade is …
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Poroshenko: Ukrainian Armed Forces to receive 4 times more anti-tank systems in 2018
The National Security and Defense Council under the representatives from the office of the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, held a session during which the state defense order for 2018 was discussed, as reported on the president’s official website.
According to Poroshenko, this year the number of anti-tank missile systems will grow by a factor of four.
“I had the opportunity to communicate directly with the ATO (Anti-Terrorist Operation) commanders, with the brigade commanders, and I …
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Ukraine tests new air defense missile system
The Ukrainian scientific-production company, Radionix, and state-run Luch Design Bureau, both of which are part of the Oboronprom military industrial concern, have conducted test missile launches from the upgraded S-125M Pechora surface-to-air defense system, according to a Facebook statement published by Luch.
The tests were run with an upgraded 5V27D-М2 missile equipped with a dynamic radar self-guidance module. According to the statement, “on the first segment of the route after the launch …
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Russia has placed 72 Ukrainian soldiers under investigation over the past three years
In an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the Head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin said that since 2014, agents of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation have initiated 146 criminal cases against 72 officials of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including 20 persons from ranks of Ukraine’s highest military leadership.
"For three years, Ukrainian military personnel have repeatedly fired at civilian objects, including houses, schools, and hospitals in the …
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Georgian Legion Commander: we moved to another brigade within Ukrainian Armed Forces
The "Georgian Legion" taking part in the military operation of the Ukrainian Army in the Donbas did not leave the Ukrainian Armed Forces; rather, the unit moved to another brigade, said the Legion’s commander, Mamuka Mamulashvili, RBC news agency reports.
"[The issue] was an internal conflict with the leadership of the 54th brigade, which we left. We moved to another brigade with a more competent commander. The ‘Georgian Legion’ will not leave Ukraine until the war is won and until the …
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Media: Ukrainian Armed Forces getting ready to train operators of Javelin anti-tank missile systems
This January, the Armed Forces of Ukraine intend to start selecting military personnel to work with the Javelin, the American portable antitank surface-to-air missile, according to the information published on the Ukrainian Military Pages website.
“Preparation of the candidates will start on January 15 at the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy. It will include language training so candidates can build the necessary level of English,” the website writes.
Upon acquiring …
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Non-combat losses of Ukrainian Army in 2017 amount to 98 people
Last year, irreversible non-battle casualties of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbas amounted to 98 dead servicemen, according to the response of the Ministry of Defense to an inquiry from 112.ua news channel. In addition, 178 servicemen were injured under non-combat circumstances in the ATO (Anti-Terrorist Operation- acronym used for Ukrainian military operation in the Donbas) zone in 2017.
As of December 18, the irreversible losses of the Ukrainian army since the beginning of 2017 …
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Ukrainian military command denies existence of 'Georgian Legion'
A statement on Facebook by the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces claims that there was never a "Georgian Legion" division serving as part of the Ukrainian Army.
"We note that a separate unit under the name ‘Georgian Legion’ does not exist within 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade. Dozens of citizens of other countries voluntarily signed contracts for military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and have conscientiously served as part of active units at military …
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‘Georgian Legion’ leaves Ukrainian Armed Forces
The Georgian National Legion, which is fighting in the Donbas as part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, declared they were withdrawing from the 54th brigade because of the "incompetence and illegal actions of its command", as stated in a Facebook post of the military the unit.
"On December 20, 2017, the entire Georgian Legion left the 54th Brigade because of the incompetence of commander Oleksiy Maystrenko and his entourage, as well as illegal orders issued by him. We will relay the details of …