Contents tagged with Donbas
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Ukrainian Armed Forces: The army repelled another attack from Yasinovataya near Avdiivka
The press center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that the army repelled another separatist attack near the city of Avdiivka.
According to the report, Russian-supported separatists opened fire near Avdiivka. The weapons they used included 82-millimeter and 120-millimeter mortars, and tanks. These weapons are strictly prohibited under the Minks Agreements. “The separatists came from the direction of Yasinovataya. They tried to attack one of the Ukrainian military positions but this …
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Dutch investigators to determine launch site of missile that brought down MH17
The Dutch Prosecutor, who is leading the investigation into the people responsible for the downing of flight MH17, stated that the Netherlands has received all necessary information from the U.S.A. concerning the investigation of the Boeing-777 crash over The Donbas, Deutsche Welle reported.
Fred Westerbeke stated that it is impossible to predict the completion date of the investigation. However, he promised to report the exact site of the anti-aircraft missile launch and its model this summer. …
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Ukrainian Justice Minister: Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada is ready to sue Russia over Crimea
The Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Pavlo Petrenko, claims that lawyers among the Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada have expressed readiness to support Ukraine in litigation efforts against Russia for the annexation of the Crimea, as discussed by Petrenko with UKRINFORM at the end of his visit to Canada.
"The topic of Crimea was raised by our community. They have created the Association of Ukrainian Lawyers, including leading experts and lawyers from both Canada and the United States. They were …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Russia deployed additional military equipment to Khartsyzk and Ilovaisk
Russia has transported weapons, military equipment, ammunition and fuel to pro-Russian militants in the occupied Donbas region, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
The Ministry had recorded the arrival of these supplies to Khartsyzk and Ilovaisk.
Khartsyzk had received three T-72 tanks, five BMP infantry fighting vehicles, two 152-mm self-propelled howitzers, six 122-mm D-30 howitzers, 120 tons of fuel and two cars carrying uniforms.
This …
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State Emergency Service of Ukraine counts more than 1 million internally displaced persons in the country
As of March 6, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) has counted over 1 million internally displaced persons in Ukraine, including the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine and Crimea, according to the message of the state agency.
"Since the start of anti-terrorist operations on the East of Ukraine, 1,018,484 people including 996,553 from Donetsk and Luhansk regions, 21,931 people from Crimea and Sevastopol have been resettled," the ESS reported. Those registered among displaced people from …
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Checkpoint Marinka resumes operations
Border guard officers have resumed operations at the Marinka checkpoint which was temporarily closed yesterday due to a sniper attack by pro-Russian separatists, according to the Ukrainian State Border Service's website.
"It was due to a situation in this direction; in particular, because of provocative attacks by militants and risks to lives and health of civilians crossing the border", the statement said.
According to border guard officers, yesterday in the morning there were 10 vehicles …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: 15 bodies of Russian soldiers were sent from Donetsk to Russia
The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that the bodies of 15 Russian servicemen who were killed in the Donbas were delivered from Donetsk to Russia.
Ukrayinska Pravda cited the Directorate on March 6th as claiming that the bodies were removed from the morgue of the Donetsk Regional Hospital on March 4th. Ukrainian intelligence also reported that in the occupied Donbas, the Commander of the 3rd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (Horlivka) is actually …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: More Russian servicemen have arrived in the Donbas
The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that Russian servicemen arrived in the the self-proclaimed republics of the Donbas.
The Ministry asserts that a subdivision of the 22nd Separate Special Mission Brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces has been redeployed to the Southeast of Ukraine from the Rostov region.
In addition, the Main Directorate of Intelligence reports that on the 3rd of March, …
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Marinka checkpoint in eastern Ukraine closed due to sniper fire
The Marinka checkpoint was temporarily shut down on the 5th March due to a sniper attack at a Ukrainian roadblock on Saturday morning, the Ukrainian Armed Force’s press center stated.
The leaders of the Ukrainian forces in the Donbas region declared that the attack was a “reckless violation of the Minsk Agreements by fighters of the so-called DPR”.
Separatists attacked a roadblock of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at about 9:45 am. The defense borderline of the Marinka checkpoint was also …
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Ukrainian Ministry of Defense: The threat of an amphibious invasion of the Azov coast in growing
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has reported that there is an increasing threat of the Russian military invading the country from the Azov Sea coast.
This was reported by the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Vadim Skibitskiy, during a briefing held on the 4th of March.
“The level of danger in the direction of Donetsk and Mariupol is increasing,” he said.
“The military is continuing with the creation of the so-called Azov fleet. It …