ATO
Russian proxies attack ATO forces 39 times overnight: aimed fire on Shyrokyne, Grads near Zoriane
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 39 times overnight, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation wrote on Facebook early Wednesday. "The pro-Russian gangs once again violated the Minsk agreements in the last day. The militants fired small arms, heavy machine...
ATO HQ reports Donbas militants continue provocative attacks
Russian proxies continued provocative attacks on Ukrainian army positions in the Donetsk and Artemivsk sectors in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, according to press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). "Using grenade launchers, large-caliber machine guns and small arms, mercenaries were shelling the villages of...
One Ukrainian soldier killed in Donbas in last day
One Ukrainian soldier was killed in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone in Donbas in the last day, according to Press Secretary of the Ukrainian Presidential Administration for ATO issues Oleksandr Motuzianyk. "In the past 24 hours, one Ukrainian soldier died in hostilities. This happened in the village of...
Militants intensify attacks on ATO forces overnight, fire 82mm mortars
The combined Russian-separatist forces significantly increased attacks on Ukrainian army positions in the Donetsk, Artemivsk and Luhansk sectors from 18:00 to 06:00 on December 7, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Monday. The militants fired 82mm mortars in the direction of the villages...
One Ukrainian soldier killed, three wounded in Donbas in last day
One Ukrainian soldier was killed and another three were wounded in the Donbas conflict zone in the last 24 hours, presidential administration spokesman for the Anti-Terrorist Operation Colonel Andriy Lysenko said at a briefing in Kyiv on Saturday, according to an UNIAN correspondent. "In the last day, we lost one Ukrainian...
Full Ukrainian control of Russian border would trigger collapse of militant ‘republics’
The Kremlin's opportunistic tactics to conquer and hold land in Ukraine has remained unchanged since Russian troops began their 2014 invasion, according to Euan MacDonald, the editor of the English-language newspaper The Kyiv Post, Ukraine Today reports. The journalist argues that the worst-case but unlikely scenario, the...
Tymchuk: Russian proxies beefing up task forces near Horlivka, Yasynuvata
Head of the Information Resistance Group and MP Dmytro Tymchuk reports that the combined Russian-separatist forces are actively strengthening their tactical groups "Trucks with ammunition – 10-15 vehicles per day – arrive in Horlivka. Armored vehicles (four BMP-1, BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles and two...
20 militants ATTACK NEAR Ukrainian forses Avdiyivka it Tuesday evening
A group of 20 terrorists approached a Ukrainian fortified position near the town of Avdiyivka in Donbas and started firing on the ATO forces at 19:10 Kyiv time on Tuesday, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Wednesday. "The Ukrainian military immediately opened fire in response. The...
20 militants attack Ukrainian forces near Avdiyivka on Tuesday evening
A group of 20 terrorists approached a Ukrainian fortified position near the town of Avdiyivka in Donbas and started firing on the ATO forces at 19:10 Kyiv time on Tuesday, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Wednesday. "The Ukrainian military immediately opened fire in response. The...
Forward Patrol Bases enhance monitoring along Contact Line: OSCE Chief Monitor
During a visit to Luhansk region on 29 November 2015, the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Ertugrul Apakan, said Forward Patrol Bases established by the Mission greatly enhance monitoring along the Contact Line in eastern Ukraine. He visited the SMM’s Forward Patrol Base in Novoaidar...
One soldier reported wounded in ATO in last day
One Ukrainian soldier was wounded in the zone of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) on November 28, Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a briefing today. As reported, militants fired Ukrainian positions 35 times in the past day. In Luhansk direction, the situation was calm yesterday, except for two incidents when...
Ukraine releases two Russian military detained in Luhansk region
Two servicemen of the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation, who had crossed the state border with Ukraine, were released and handed over to the Russian border guards, the spokesperson of the Russian Interior Ministry Vasily Panchenko said on Friday, according to Russian news agency TASS. "They were tried in...