Donbas
Bury the hatchet? Angry Moscow tenants block clearing company’s office with 3m of snow
Finding it hard to cope with all the snow that was supposed to be cleaned by a local service, tenants of a prestigious apartment block in Moscow Region found a “creative” way out of the plight by dumping a pile of snow at the contractor’s door. The snow pile blocking the door was about reportedly 3 meters...
Reports of major ISIS attack on pipeline near Ras Lanuf port in northern Libya
الله أكبر والعزة لله .. قريباً قريباً يا عملاء الصليب والله لتمرغن أنوفكم ولتسوؤ وجوهكم وليتبر المجاهدون ماعلو تتبيرا @jamalb150 @x_one45u — العُقاب (@oqaap149) 21 Січень 2016 Libya today:@wheelertweets:#ISIS...
Militants deploy prohibited weapons in Sloviansk and Mariupol direction – intelligence data
Representatives of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission operating in the Anti-Terrorist Operation Zone (ATO) have informed about the presence of weapons, which are prohibited according to the Minsk agreements, in areas near Debaltseve and Mospyne, the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported....
OSCE reports Donbas militants still deny access to occupied Kominternove
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine reports that militants from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) still deny access to the buffer-zone village of Kominternove, which was reportedly occupied by the combined Russian-separatist forces late in December 2015. "Armed 'DPR' members...
OSCE reports increased presence of armed men in occupied Debaltseve
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has reported an increased presence of armed men in the militant-controlled town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine. "In 'Donetsk People's Republic' ('DPR')-controlled Debaltseve (57km north-east of Donetsk) the SMM observed a calm situation, but an...
Militants fire 20 times at Ukrainian positions overnight
Pro-Russian illegal armed groups opened fire 20 times in the direction of Ukrainian forces, twice the amount of attacks recorded the previous day, as reported by the press center of the ATO. From 18:00 yesterday until midnight, the militants were most active in the area of the Donetsk airport. "They opened chaotic fire...
Intensity of Russian proxies’ attacks on Ukraine goes down to 10 per day
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked positions of the Ukrainian army participating in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine 10 times in the past day, according to the ATO press center. "Since the beginning of Monday, militants tried 10 times to provoke ATO forces into violating the full...
Ukraine intel spots militant MBTs, self-propelled guns near Makyivka, Mospine
The overall situation in the zone of the Anti-Terrorist Operation remains difficult, according to the Main Intelligence Division of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. "The enemy attacked 11 times using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades, of which five attacks were on Troitske, Luhanske, Novhorodske (Slaviansk...
Occupied Donbas arms Middle East
The occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine have ceased to be just a subject of Kremlin pressure on the official Kyiv. There are indications showing that this de facto no man's land, held by the Russian proxies, has turned into an industrial park and logistics center for the illegal production and smuggling...
OSCE confirms militants present in Kominternove
The OSCE monitors revisited Kominternove (23km north-east of Mariupol) to follow up on reports about the presence of armed “DPR” members in the village, according to the SMM report published on December 28. “In Kominternove, the SMM did not observe any armed persons or weaponry, with the exception of the...
OSCE SMM reports details about small-arms fire near Kominternove
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine reported about the single shots of small arms it heard while examining missile craters near the village of Kominternove, eastern Ukraine. "At 10:53 hrs on December 27, an SMM patrol comprised of six SMM members in two armoured vehicles arrived at 3.5km south-south-west...
No peace in Donbas at Christmas: over 35 attacks on Ukraine reported (Map)
Russian proxies have mounted more than 35 armed attacks on the Ukrainian forces participating in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, on Friday, according to the ATO Headquarters' press service. "Russian-backed gangs have violated all existing ceasefire agreements. The actions of their gang...