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ATO Headquarters tells how much Russian mercenaries are paid in Syria
Mercenaries in Syria are paid ten times more then they receive while serving in the army of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Deputy Chief of Staff Colonel Konstantyn Sokolov said at a press conference in Kramatorsk, according to 112 Ukraine...
Russia’s Syria intervention: One month in
The deployment of a Russian strike force of 34 combat jets and 21 helicopters showed how billions invested in the armed forces by President Vladimir Putin had paid off. Within days of arriving they were flying attack missions, and have now clocked up something like 1,000 of them. President Putin wanted to show the world that he...
Freedom closer than seems: Lawyer on Savchenko’s prospects to return
Ukrainian pilot and Member of Parliament, held in Russian prison, Nadia Savchenko, will return to Ukraine in 2016, according to her lawyer, Mark Feygin. "I’m out of the prison in Novocherkassk. Nadia sends greetings to everyone. Freedom is closer than it seems. In the new year, Savchenko will leave for home," he...
Iran to be invited to key Syria talks, U.S. says: media
Iran is likely to be invited for the first time to international talks with the U.S. and Russia in Vienna this week over the Syrian conflict, according to the U.S. State Department, BBC News reports. "Whether they come or not is up to Iranian leaders," said U.S. state department spokesman John Kirby, according to BBC...
Syrian opposition: Russian airstrikes kill over 200 civilians
Most of the deaths of civilians in Syria lately have been caused by indiscriminate Russian aerial attacks, the National Coalition of Opposition and the Revolutionary Forces (NCORF) claims. The data are reported by The Associated Press quoting the Syrian opposition's UN representative Najib Ghadban, according to Ukrainian...
Pullback of light artillery to begin on Oct 28
The situation was calm in the Donbas conflict zone overnight, which allowed the Ukrainian military to continue reinforcing their outposts, train and prepare military equipment for the coming winter, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. "The military continue reinforcing their...
Syrian militia: «Russians are burning and flattening everything»
A Syrian U.S.-backed secular militia compares the ground offensive by the Russian armed forces near Aleppo, Syria, to a Russian military operation in the Chechen capital Grozny in 1994, saying that "the Russians are burning everything," according to Voice of America (VOA). "The ground offensive is the biggest we...
Syrian rebels to Russia: Stop bombing us – Reuters
An alliance of Free Syrian Army-related groups in southern Syria said on Monday Russia must stop bombing rebels before they could talk about cooperating with it, saying they hadn't turned down an offer of support but Moscow must first halt its attacks, according to Reuters. "We didn't turn down the offer. We just...
Militants shell ATO forces near Donetsk airport on Monday, kill one soldier
Russian-backed militants have shelled the positions of Ukrainian forces near the ruined Donetsk airport, having killed one Ukrainian soldier, according to the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) press center. The militants were firing from the area near Donetsk airport from 17:25 to 18:10 local time on Monday to attack the ATO...
Russian missile plants working 24/7 due to Syrian campaign — media
The employees of JSC Tactical Missiles Corporation were forced to work in three shifts due to the growing demand in the supply of Russian weapons to Syria, according to the Russian newspaper Kommersant. "In order to deliver weapons to Tartous, the Russian Navy has urgently bought eight Turkish transport ships and very...
ATO Headquarters: Vuhlehirska power station to be demined on Oct 26
The situation was calm in the Donbas conflict zone overnight, which enabled the Ukrainian military to begin demining of Vuhlehirska thermal power station, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Monday. "The Ukrainian military are helping to rebuild the infrastructure of Donbas. Mine...
One Ukrainian soldier wounded in country’s east conflict zone
Several ceasefire violations recorded in Donbas over past 24 hours One Ukrainian serviceman has been wounded in Donetsk region over the past 24 hours, according to the country's military spokesman. "One of our servicemen was wounded. The injury is not life-threatening," Oleksandr Motuzianyk, Ukrainian presidential...