Civil war in Ukraine: News & discussion

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https://www.unian.info/war/1945664-...r-avdiyivka-for-40-minutes-friday-ato-hq.html

Russian-terrorist forces on Friday, May 26, fired from 152 mm artillery at the positions of Ukrainian troops non-stop for 40 minutes, Colonel Andrei Lysenko, press secretary of the defense ministry for the ATO told a Saturday briefing in Kyiv, according to an UNIAN correspondent.

"In the Donetsk direction, the situation remains rather tense outside Novobakhmutivka. Near Avdiyivka the militants fired our positions from 152 mm artillery. They were shooting every 60 seconds for 40 minutes," Lysenko said.

In the Donetsk direction, militants attacked the positions of the ATO forces 19 times, including seven times with the use of heavy weapons. On the Mariupol line, terrorists used mortars in the vicinity of Chermalyk, Pavlopil, and Hnutove.

In total, the militants shelled the Ukrainian military in this direction 34 times, including 11 times from heavy weaponry.


As noted by Lysenko, in the Luhansk direction yesterday, sporadic violations of ceasefire were reported. Over the past day, the militants shelled Ukrainian troops eight times in this direction.

As UNIAN reported earlier, according to the press center of the ATO Headquarters, on May 26 the militants opened fire on the units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces 61 times, leaving two Ukrainian soldiers wounded.

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https://www.unian.info/war/1944026-...rs-in-militant-controlled-area-of-donbas.html

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has spotted banned 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers in the occupied territory of Donetsk region.

"The SMM continued to monitor the withdrawal of weapons, in implementation of the Memorandum, the Package of Measures and its Addendum," the SMM said in a report based on information received as of 19:30 local time on May 24, 2017.

"In violation of withdrawal lines, in non-government-controlled areas, the SMM saw two self-propelled howitzers (2S1 Gvozdika, 122mm) 2.5km north-east of Zaichenko (26km north-east of Mariupol) pointed in a south-westerly direction," the report says.


"On May 23, in non-government-controlled areas, the SMM saw an anti-aircraft gun (ZU-23) mounted on a military truck (Ural-type) in the western outskirts of Luhansk city heading east on road M04 and, in the same location on 24 May, five IFVs (BTR-type) heading north; and an armoured personnel carrier (APC) (MT-LB) in Zaichenko (93km south of Donetsk). Aerial imagery revealed on 23 May three ACVs (type unknown) near Sokilnyky (38km north-west of Luhansk)," the mission said.


In 'LPR'-controlled area south of Stanytsia Luhanska bridge, the SMM continued to observe, the remnants of a 82mm mortar and of a rocket of a multiple launch rocket system (BM-21 Grad, 122mm) on the tarmac road 250m north of the Prince Ihor monument," reads the report.
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Militants had shelled the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the ATO area 61 times over the past 24 hours, as a result two Ukrainian military men were wounded, the press center of the ATO headquarters has reported.

 

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https://www.unian.info/war/1946301-...rs-wounded-in-action-in-donbas-on-may-27.html

Eight Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in action in Donbas, the east of Ukraine, on Saturday, May 27, as a result of 49 attacks mounted by Russia's hybrid military forces, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters.


"The situation in the ATO zone has not changed in the past 24 hours: there is still escalation," the ATO HQ said on Facebook on Sunday morning. Twenty-four attacks on Ukrainian troops were reported in the Mariupol sector. In particular, the enemy used 122mm artillery systems, which are banned under the Minsk agreements, along with 82mm mortars to shell ATO positions near the village of Pavlopil in Donetsk region twice in the evening. Small arms and grenade launchers were used after dark to fire at Ukrainian troops near the villages of Shyrokyne, Vodiane, Lebedynske, Chermalyk, and Hnutove. Infantry fighting vehicles and large-caliber machine guns were engaged to attack Ukrainian positions near the village of Novotroyitske, which is to the north of the temporarily occupied town of Dokuchayevsk. Ukrainian troops stationed near the town of Maryinka came under grenade fire, which was opened from the outskirts of the occupied city of Donetsk

There were 16 attacks registered in the Donetsk sector on Saturday. As dusk fell, the Russian proxies twice mounted attacks on ATO forces near the village of Troyitske, engaging banned 122mm artillery systems. About 50 shells were lobbed into areas where the Ukrainian army is stationed in that sector. The enemy also used banned 120mm mortars to shell the outskirts of the town of Avdiyivka. The occupiers also fired 82mm mortars, machine guns and small arms at Ukrainian servicemen. Infantry fighting vehicles attacked ATO positions near the village of Zaitseve, close to the occupied town of Horlivka.

The least number of attacks was reported in the Luhansk sector. There were only nine instances of the violation of the ceasefire in that sector on Saturday, the ATO HQ said. Most of the attacks were reported after dark. Ukrainian troops stationed near the villages of Novozvanivka and Novo-Oleksandrivka came under 120mm mortar fire at about 22:00 local time on Saturday. Small arms and grenade launchers were used to shell Ukrainian positions near the villages of Krymske, Stanytsia Luhanske, Donets, and Lobacheve. What is more, Krymske came under 82mm mortar fire.
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https://www.unian.info/war/1946229-...sunday-hospital-school-buildings-damaged.html

Russia's hybrid military forces have been shelling residential areas of the Ukrainian-controlled town of Krasnohorivka in Donbas for two hours on Sunday, May 28, according to chief of the Main Police Department in Donetsk region Viacheslav Abroskin.

"Krasnohorivka. At 06:40 local time, militants started shelling the town. There are reports about a damaged building of a municipal hospital. Several shells have hit the residential area (near a plant)," he wrote on Facebook. "Information about damages and the injured is being verified.

Investigators from the police of the town of Maryinka are working on the spot," he wrote on Facebook. He reported in an update an hour later that the shelling was on.


"At 07:45, the shelling continued. Police officers started evacuating hospital workers and patients, mainly senior citizens, being under ongoing fire," he said.

"Shells have hit school No. 2 [the school year ended last week]. The building is on fire," he said. The fire ceased at 08:40, he added in an update an hour later.

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The Ukrainian members of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) regarding the ceasefire in Donbas have reported that the number of civilians that were injured in an attack by Russian proxies on the Ukrainian-controlled town of Krasnohorivka in Donbas on Sunday morning has increased to eight people.

Read more on UNIAN: https://www.unian.info/war/1946359-...ck-grows-to-eight-civilians-photos-video.html

"Eight residents of Krasnohorivka have been injured," the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters said on Facebook, citing the Ukrainian monitors. According to earlier reports, two females and one male were reported to have been injured in the attack on Krasnohorivka.

"Such terrorist acts committed by illegal armed formations of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic against civilians have again demonstrated the gross violation of the Minsk agreements, the deliberate planning and execution of terrorist attacks on the civil population," they said.

 

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https://www.unian.info/war/1947171-...-soldiers-killed-in-donbas-in-2017-alone.html

Spokesman for the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Andriy Petrenko has reported that 98 Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in action in Donbas, the east of Ukraine, since the beginning of 2017, according to First Deputy Chairperson of Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada Iryna Gerashchenko.


"When speaking at a conference in Georgia, Andriy Petrenko, a spokesman for Ukraine's Defense Ministry [informed]: 98 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in Donbas in 2017 alone, over 800 were wounded in action. More than 1,100 instances of the violation of the ceasefire were registered," she wrote on Facebook.

As UNIAN reported earlier, eight soldiers were reported to have been wounded on Saturday, May 27.

Seven Ukrainian troops were wounded in action on Sunday, May 28, the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation headquarters said in an update on Monday morning.

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Russia's hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 48 times in the past 24 hours with seven Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.

http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/424694.html

The Russian Federation intends to deploy nuclear offensive weapons on the territory of the occupied Crimea, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy said at a meeting of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Tbilisi on Monday.

"Now Russia is carrying out an intensified militarization of the illegally occupied peninsula, placing new types of weapons and military equipment there, including plans to deploy, and according to some sources, have already placed nuclear deterrent weapons," he said.

He also noted that the Russian occupation regime persecutes representatives of the Crimean Tatar and Ukrainian ethnic communities on the peninsula. In addition, the speaker said that the Russian Federation is stepping up military operations on the collision line in Donbas.

At the same time, Parubiy said that it is important for Ukraine to settle the conflict in a peaceful way and to this end it is necessary to maintain political pressure on the Russian Federation and sanctions against it. "And if the escalation of Russia's aggressive actions continues, I am convinced that we must jointly come to strengthening sanctions against Russia," he said.

According to Parubiy, the refusal of the Russian Federation to observe the ceasefire regime, to quit the fire in Donbas, undermine the efforts of Ukraine and the international community aimed at de-escalation and stabilization of the situation in the region.

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http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/424776.html

Ukraine insists on deploying a peacekeeping mission to the territories of Donbas uncontrolled by Kyiv, a prominent Ukrainian parliamentarian said.

"We have drawn the attention of our partners in the OSCE to the Ukrainian administration's position that it is very difficult to achieve demilitarization and de-occupation without deploying a peacekeeping mission to the occupied territory," Iryna Gerashchenko, first deputy chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada and Kyiv's representative in the humanitarian subgroup of the trilateral contact group, said on Monday.

Ukraine believes it is necessary to make "a positive decision on the peacekeeping mission in Donbas, Gerashchenko told reporters after meeting with the ambassadors of the OSCE countries on Monday.

She accused Russia for blocking the matter.

The issue of Crimea was brought up in the meeting with the ambassadors of the OSCE countries, Gerashchenko said. "The OSCE SMM [Special Monitoring Mission] should have access to the entire Ukrainian territory, and Crimea is Ukraine. We raised the issue that [human] rights violations in Crimea and the Russian Federation's failure to grant monitoring missions and human rights missions access to the occupied territory are unacceptable," she said.

"We believe that the issue of Crimea should be more actively addressed by all international organizations," she said.

The delegation of the OSCE representatives currently visiting Ukraine comprises 27 ambassadors of OSCE countries, Gerashchenko said. "On these days, they will not only visit Kyiv, but the delegation will also visit Donbas," she said.

The delegation of OSCE representatives will leave for Donbas on Monday evening, she said.

 

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Ukrspyrt's ex-head shot dead in Kyiv on Tuesday

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Police in Kyiv on Tuesday are looking for the individual who shot dead a businessman in Kyiv's Dartnytsky District.

"At 08:16 a passerby called the precinct and said on Mykhailo Hryshko St. an individual got out of his Audi sedan and shot a man in the back several times. The individual got back into the car and headed toward Petro Hryhorenko Avenue. It has been preliminarily established that the victim received fatal gunshot wounds to the spine," Kyiv's National Police reported.

The shooter is driving a red Audi sedan. The "Intercept" action plan has been called by the police.

Police later said the identity of the dead individual had been established. He is a Kyiv resident, born in 1968. They did not release his name.

"Having examined the body, police experts identified four wounds. They collected four shells from a 9 mm pistol and began interviewing witnesses," said an updated police report, which identified the victim of the shooting as former acting head (2014) of the state-owned Ukrspyrt concern Viktor Pankov. Prior to his assassination, Pankov worked as an advisor to the Ukrspyrt director.

Chief of the Darnytsky District Police Station Serhiy Chernyshev told journalists four or five shots were fired, according to witnesses. He said evidence was being gathered at the scene of the assassination by detectives.

According to Chernyshev, the professional activities of the deceased man may have been the reason he was killed. He declined to identify the assassinated man as Pankov.

Pankov in 2008 and 2009 was a board member of the national joint-stock company Nadra Ukrainy. In 2012 he began working at Ukrspyrt as deputy general director in charge of legal issues, and later as acting Ukrspyrt general director and first deputy director in charge of production and financial issues. He left Ukrspyrt in December 2013.

At the start of 2014 Pankov was an advisor to the chairman of the board of Chornomornaftogaz. In March 2014 he returned to Ukrspyrt as deputy director in charge of legal issues. In December 2014 the Agriculture and Food Ministry sacked Mykhaylo Labutyna as Ukrspyrt general director, naming Pankov as acting director.

Pankov in 2016 was put in charge of Ukrspyrt's main office.

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https://www.unian.info/war/1949269-...-last-day-luhansk-sector-sees-escalation.html
Russia's hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 50 times in the past 24 hours with three Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.

The Russian occupation forces opened fire on Ukrainian positions in the Mariupol sector 18 times. Having engaged heavy artillery systems against Ukrainian troops stationed near the town of Krasnohorivka the night before, the Russian proxies used lighter weapons for the rest of the day. In the evening, the enemy repeatedly fired grenade launchers and small arms at the Ukrainian fortified positions near the villages of Pavlopil, Hnutove, Chermalyk, Novotroyitske, Taramchuk, Berezove, and Talakivka. What is more, Ukrainian troops near Pavlopil came under 82mm mortar fire, while Talakivka was attacked by infantry fighting vehicles.

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https://www.unian.info/war/1949686-...ed-in-booby-trap-blast-in-luhansk-region.html

Three civilians have been injured in a booby-trap blast in a Ukrainian-controlled area in Luhansk region, according to Luhansk Regional State Administration's press service.

"On May 29, three villagers from Kryakivka in Novoaydarsky district hit a booby trap set by the enemy," the administration wrote on Facebook on Tuesday, May 30.

The scene was cordoned off by servicemen before the arrival of doctors. Military doctors provided first aid to the victims, who later were taken to the military hospital of the town of Sievierodonetsk.

https://www.unian.info/politics/194...nsk-all-dpr-lpr-sites-need-to-be-blocked.html
Ukraine's humanitarian envoy to the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk for the peaceful settlement in Donbas, First Deputy Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Gerashchenko says it is necessary to block all websites of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic ("DPR") and Luhansk People's Republic ("LPR").


"The next stage [in fighting against Russian propaganda] is to block all websites of the "DPR" and "LPR" as such that violate Ukrainian law, spread ethnic hatred, damage the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine," she wrote on Facebook.

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http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/424997.html

Three Ukrainian servicemen were injured in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone in Donbas on Monday, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, has confirmed.

"Last day, no Ukrainian servicemen were killed, three were injured as a result of the shelling," he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday.

 

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Shoot-out in Vinnytsia region

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Three civilians were injured in a projectile explosion in Avdiyivka, Donetsk region, as reported by the press-secretary of the region’s police department, Natalia Shiman.

Two men and a woman were at a commuter transport stop on Nekrasov Street, when a shell exploded nearby. People sustained shrapnel wounds and were later admitted to hospital. The police are working at the scene," Shiman wrote on Facebook. All three victims are local residents: the man and the woman are both born in 1994, while the third victim has not been clearly identified yet.

In addition, the spokeswoman noted another shell hit the garden of a private household located on Lermontova Street. No casualties were reported in the said incident. In turn, head of the Donetsk regional military-civil administration Pavlo Zhebrivsky said that the explosion occurred during the shelling by Russian-terrorist forces. "At about 19:40, Russian occupiers shelled the residential areas of Avdiyivka. A mine exploded near a bus stop on Nekrasov Street, wounding three residents. One of the wounded remains in a critical condition. Another mine landed in the backyard of a civilian house. Windows, walls, and roof are damaged," said Zhebrivsky.

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https://www.unian.info/war/1951156-...wias-amid-44-attacks-in-donbas-on-may-30.html
Russia's hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 44 times in the past 24 hours, with one Ukrainian soldier reported as killed in action (KIA) and five as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters

Illegal armed groups were most active in the Mariupol sector, where they mounted 24 attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Late in the evening, they were firing banned 120mm mortar shells at Ukrainian troops stationed near the village of Novotroyitske for one hour. After dark, the enemy also carried out armed provocations with the use of small arms and grenade launchers near the villages of Shyrokyne, Hnutove, Berezove, Bohdanivka, and Pavlopil, and the towns of Maryinka and Krasnohorivka. In addition, the Ukrainian fortified positions near Krasnohorivka and Bohdanivka were attacked by infantry fighting vehicles. Furthermore, enemy snipers were active near Shyrokyne, Pavlopil, and Maryinka.

Having attacked an agri-business near the village of Novoluhanske in the Donetsk sector on Tuesday morning, the Russian occupation forces continued shelling residential areas and infrastructure facilities in that zone. Thus, at about 19:45 Kyiv time, they once again mounted mortar attacks on the town of Avdiyivka. As a result, three civilians who were standing at a bus stop amid the shelling were wounded. They were taken to hospital. One of them is in serious condition. Additionally, one of the mortar shells exploded in the courtyard of a private house. Fortunately, no one was injured there.

Avdiyivka and its outskirts remain the hottest spot on the map of the Donbas war. Last evening alone, the enemy used banned 120mm mortars along that section of the demarcation line, as well as repeatedly shelled the Ukrainian fortified positions, using grenade launchers of various modifications and different small arms. Moreover, the villages of Pisky and Zaitseve defended by the Ukrainian army in that sector were attacked by the enemy's infantry fighting vehicles.

In the Luhansk sector, there were six instances of shelling by Russian-terrorist groups in the past day. In particular, from 18:00 and until midnight, the occupiers were firing grenades along with small arms on the Ukrainian fortified positions near the villages of Krymske, Luhanske, Syze, and Donetskiy.

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Ukrainian military journalist and blogger Yuriy Butusov claims that Russian artillery systems used against the Ukrainian army in Donbas have begun shelling at longer distances.


According to him, two instances of shelling of the rear of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at a distance of about 20 km from the front line have recently been recorded.


In addition, the Russian occupation forces have more actively involved unmanned aerial vehicles for air reconnaissance; the number of flights reaching the front line has increased.

Moreover, the enemy has stepped up measures to jam Ukrainian drones, Butusov said.

"Obviously, there is a correlation between these obvious measures and the deployment of a new 8th combined arms army on the Ukrainian border, which includes the 1st and 2nd Army Corps of the occupation forces, as well as the support forces on the border of Donetsk region, namely the 150th motorized rifle division. This evidence has nothing to do with the ceasefire," the journalist wrote on Facebook.

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http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/425235.html

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has confirmed 178 civilian casualties (35 killed and 143 wounded) in eastern Ukraine from March until May 14, 2017.

The total number of casualties among civilians in the period from April 14, 2014 until May 14, 2017 is more than 2,000 people and the number of civilians who were wounded is 7,000-9,000 people.

"The reason for the majority of victims is shelling, explosions on mines and explosive remnants of war," the humanitarian bulletin of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for March-April says.

The risk of death and injuries inflicted by blasts of dud mines and munitions remains high, accidents are reported almost daily, the OCHA also said.

These incidents caused 70 civilian casualties (22 killed and 48 injured) in March-April that is 94% higher than the data for the same period in 2016, when four were killed and 32 injured, the OHCHR said. Some 74.3% of these casualties were reported in the territories outside the Ukrainian government's control, where humanitarian access is limited (66.6% in 2016).

At the same time, shell attacks caused major damage to residential houses and vitally important infrastructure, in particular, electric power and water supply facilities, hospitals and schools, the document indicated.

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NSDC chief Turchynov visits Maryinka, Krasnohorivka

https://www.unian.info/war/1953254-ukraine-reports-2-wias-amid-35-enemy-attacks-in-last-day.html

Russia's hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 35 times in the past 24 hours with two Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.

The Russian proxies in the Mariupol sector mounted 15 attacks and were more active after dark.

"The Russian occupation forces used 120mm and 82mm mortars and small arms to fire on our fortified positions near the town of Krasnohorivka. In addition, 82mm mortars and grenade launchers were used near the town of Maryinka. An enemy sniper was also active there," the report says.

The Russian-backed mercenaries fired small arms and grenade launchers of various modifications near the villages of Shyrokyne, Vodiane, Pavlopil, Berezove, and Chermalyk. Additionally, they opened fire from guns of infantry fighting vehicles and 82mm mortars near Vodiane and Shyrokyne.

In the Donetsk sector, the enemy was most active near the town of Avdiyivka.


In its southern and eastern outskirts, the invaders attacked our positions, using small arms and grenade launchers. Late in the evening, one of the Ukrainian fortified positions came under mortar fire, including from 120mm ones," the headquarters said.

Furthermore, the enemy used small arms, machine guns and grenade launchers near the villages of Verkhniotoretske, Zaitseve, and Troyitske.

Eight militant attacks were recorded in the Luhansk sector.

"From 18:00 and until midnight, the enemy fired grenade launchers and small arms on the Ukrainian fortified positions near the villages of Krymske, Novozvanivka and Donetskiy. Moreover, an enemy infantry fighting vehicle attacked positions near Krymske," the press service said.

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http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/425572.html

Vasyl Hrytsak, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), believes it is reasonable to restrict entry into the territory of Ukraine for Russian citizens by limiting the right to visa-free entry to holders of biometric passports.

"We are able to de facto visit Europe [without visas] on biometric passports starting from June 11. Why not introduce a requirement requiring citizens of the Russian Federation to hold at least similar documents to enter here [...] Such a measure could be taken at this point," Hrytsak told reporters in Kyiv on Thursday.

He spoke about the threats posed by the Russian special services to citizens of Ukraine who visit Russia for personal purposes or for the purpose of employment in that country.

Hrytsak said the Russian special services frequently make attempts to recruit Ukrainians visiting Russia, and Ukrainians are recruited by using both psychological and physical pressure.

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http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/425718.html

Participants of the Anti-Terrorist Operation, who served in the Kyiv-2 police battalion, Adam Osmayev and Amina Okuyeva, were attacked in Podil residential area in Kyiv, director of the communication department of the Interior Ministry, Artem Shevchenko, said.

"In Podil in Kyiv, there was an audacious and insidious enemy attack on the patriots of Ukraine, ATO participants, volunteers who in 2014 defended their country in the ranks of the Kyiv-2 police battalion, Adam Osmayev and Amina Okuyeva. The attacker introduced himself as a foreign journalist and approached them with a request for an interview. Then he opened fire from a gun, and wounded Adam," Shevchenko wrote on his Facebook page

Omayev's wife, Okuyeva, opened fire in self-defense and seriously wounded the assassin, the spokesman said.

 

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https://www.unian.info/war/1954736-...y-gaining-more-ground-in-donbas-official.html

The Ukrainian forces in Donbas are gradually advancing deeper into the militant-occupied territory, forcing terrorists to retreat from the so-called "grey zone," Deputy Minister for Occupied Territories George Tuka has told 112 TV channel.

The territories being taken under the control of the government forces belong to Ukraine according to the Minsk agreements, said George Tuka, according to 112 Ukraine, which earlier reported that the government forces advanced some 50 km in Donbas in a process of "crawling de-occupation."

"It's about the Ukrainian Armed Forces taking control of the territories referred to as "grey zones." In terms of expanding the territory controlled by the central government, indeed, such territory is increasing. Gradually. But we must bear in mind that all of these areas of which we have gained control are envisaged in Minsk agreements,” Tuka said.

He added that “to the deepest regret, we have immediately lost some areas envisaged there, like Debaltseve. Neither the separatists nor their Kremlin masters felt any remorse in this regard. I believe that we are doing everything exactly right. I look forward to more success," the deputy minister for the occupied territories said.

As reported earlier, on May 22, a Ukrainian volunteer Yuriy Misyahin said that that the Ukrainian army had advanced at the Svitlodarsk Arc bulge in Donetsk region, taking new positions.

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https://www.unian.info/war/1955321-...8-times-in-last-day-despite-june-1-truce.html

Russia's hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 28 times in the past 24 hours despite a new agreement on a truce as of June 1; no casualties were reported, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.

Russia's hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 28 times in the past 24 hours despite a new agreement on a truce as of June 1; no casualties were reported, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.

The Donetsk sector saw de-escalation in the past day. Yet, two violations of the ceasefire by the Russian-backed militants were recorded. In the evening, the enemy fired hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers and heavy machine guns on the Ukrainian defenders of the village of Zaitseve. Around midnight, the occupiers used 82mm mortars, automatic grenade launchers and heavy machine guns amid shelling of a Ukrainian fortified position on the southern outskirts of the town of Avdiyivka.

In the Luhansk sector, there were eight recorded instances of militant shelling in the past day. In particular, from 18:00 and until midnight, the invaders opened fire from grenade launchers and small arms on the Ukrainian fortified positions near the villages of Novozvanivka and Novo-Oleksandrivka. And at the end of the day, the enemy fired 120mm mortars on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the village of Krymske, as well as 82mm mortars near the village of Kriakivka.

There were no killed and wounded in action in the past day, the ATO HQ said.

 

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https://www.unian.info/war/1961766-...8-wias-amid-85-enemy-attacks-in-last-day.html

Russia's hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 85 times in the past 24 hours with eight Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.

In the Mariupol sector, the militants used weapons against the Ukrainian soldiers 25 times, mostly near the village of Chermalyk, where the enemy repeatedly fired 120mm mortars and once used a multiple rocket launcher. Additionally, the Ukrainian fortified positions near the villages of Vodiane, Shyrokyne, Hnutove, Taramchuk, Pavlopol and Novotroyitske, and the town of Maryinka were attacked with small arms, grenade launchers, as well as 82mm mortars and infantry fighting vehicles in some areas.

In the Donetsk sector, the illegal armed groups opened fire on the fortified positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 28 times. It is emphasized that the geography of enemy shelling remains constant: last night such facts were recorded near the town of Avdiyivka, and the villages of Kamianka, Verkhniotoretske, Novhorodske, Zaitseve, Novoluhanske and Troyitske. The enemy also actively used small arms, grenade launchers of various modifications, 82mm mortars, and less often 120mm mortars.


"However, in the evening, the occupiers carried out two powerful shelling of the Ukrainian positions near the village of Troyitske, using 122mm artillery systems, 120mm mortars, tank shells and less powerful weapons. Moreover, yesterday, the militants once again shelled the residential area of one of the front-line settlements on the Svitlodarska Duha bulge," the report says.

The largest number of violations yesterday was recorded in the Luhansk sector, namely 32 militant attacks. More instances of the use of heavy artillery weapons by the Russian occupation forces were also recorded there. In particular, the militants carried out several powerful attacks near the villages of Krymske and Novotoshkivske, using 120mm mortars and 122mm and 152mm artillery systems.

"The defenders of the villages of Novo-Oleksandrivka, Triokhizbenka, Troyitske, Katerynivka and Novozvanivka, and the town of Popasna also came under mortar fire. Furthermore, using light weapons, the invaders resorted to provocations near the villages of Donetskiy and Stanytsia Luhanska," the press service said.


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http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/426896.html

One Ukrainian soldier has been killed, seven injured as a result of enemy shelling of the positions of the ATO forces in Krymske area of Luhansk region, the ATO headquarters has reported.

"In the Luhansk sector, the number of shelling of ATO forces has significantly grown. Starting at 6:00 a.m., Russian-occupation troops, violating the Minsk accords, are firing on ATO forces, including 152 mm heavy artillery, 120 and 82 mm mortars," the press centre of the ATO headquarters said on its Facebook page on Wednesday.

At the same time, it is reported that the Ukrainian military in Krymske region "do not react to provocations, do not open fire in response, continue holding positions along the line of demarcation and are ready for rapid changes in the situation."

"As a result of the fighting, seven defenders of Krymske were wounded, one was killed," the headquarters of the ATO said.

A report says that the intensity of fire on the Ukrainian positions is enhanced by automatic grenade launchers of 17 model and the grenade launchers SPG9 (more than 120 grenades), anti-tank guided missile systems, large-caliber machine guns and small arms.

"The enemy actively uses unmanned aerial vehicles to correct artillery fire, one of which has been shot down by the Ukrainian military today," the report says.

As a result of shelling in Novotoshkivske village, water supply was damaged, civil buildings were damaged by shrapnel, the evacuation of children is being considered, acting head of civil-military administration of Novotoshkovskivske settlement and the village of Zhelobok of Popasniansky district of Luhansk region Dmytro Kondratiev said.

"According to the available information, the enemy actively accumulates reserves and conducts other events that can be regarded as preparations for the offensive of terrorist forces. In addition, the activity of enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups has increased," the headquarters of the ATO said.

As the headquarters reports with reference to eyewitnesses, the militants intentionally undermine the apartments of local residents to accuse the forces of the ATO of violating the Minsk accords.

"In addition, according to the available information, propaganda channels are used in these war crimes against humanity, which record such destruction for the sake of creating their next "fake news," the headquarters of the ATO said.

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[Hindustani78]

https://www.unian.info/war/1963481-...ukraine-reports-2-kias-11-wias-on-june-7.html

The Ukrainian Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters has reported 34 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas since the beginning of Wednesday, June 7, as a result of which two Ukrainian soldiers were killed in action (KIA) and 11 were wounded in action (WIA).

"The current situation in the ATO zone remains tough ... The most difficult situation today is in the Luhansk direction, as this part of the front has become the epicenter of the enemy's fire," the ATO HQ's press center wrote on Facebook on Wednesday evening.

The Ukrainian soldiers who are defending the villages of Novotoshkivske and Krymske are under intensive fire, as Russia's hybrid military forces have been using proscribed 152mm, 122mm, 120mm artillery systems and 82mm mortars. From time to time, they use grenade launchers, large-caliber machine guns and infantry fighting vehicles' weaponry.

Russian-backed fighters from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic were said to have provoked a fight near the militant-controlled village of Zholobok after they mounted a heavy attack on Ukrainian troops at 05:30 local time on June 7. They used weapons of different calibers – from machine guns and grenade launchers to 152mm artillery systems. Acting chairman of Novotoshkivske village administration Dmytro Kondratyev reported that the water supply system and civilian houses had been damaged, and the local authorities were considering the evacuation of children from that area.

In the same sector, illegal armed formations used grenade launchers to shell the town of Zolote and the village of Stanytsia Luhanska. Large-caliber machine guns were fired not far from the village of Novo-Oleksandrivka.

The Mariupol sector also saw escalation when the Ukrainian positions near the village of Chermalyk came under fire from multiple rocket launchers at about 14:00 local time on Wednesday. The enemy also used banned 120mm mortars near the village of Shyrokyne, which is some 23 km from the Ukrainian-controlled strategic port city of Mariupol. In addition, the occupiers used grenade launchers and small arms to fire on ATO forces stationed not far from the villages of Pavlopil, Vodiane and the town of Maryinka.

Violations of the ceasefire were also reported in the Donetsk sector when attacks on Ukrainian troops deployed near the town of Avdiyivka started at dawn as the Russian proxies opened fire from proscribed 122mm artillery systems. The enemy also used small arms, grenade launchers, and 82mm mortars in that area, as well as near the villages of Luhanske and Zaitseve.

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https://www.unian.info/war/1963966-militant-shells-hit-school-in-eastern-ukraines-krasnohorivka.html

Russia's hybrid military forces have shelled the secondary school in the town of Krasnohorivka, using the weapons banned under the Minsk Agreements, according to the Ukrainian delegation to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC).

The illegal armed groups continue their attacks on civilian infrastructure along the demarcation line, employing weaponry proscribed by the Minsk deal. At about 22:30 on June 7, several shells exploded outside School No. 1 in Krasnohorivka.

There were no students or staff in or near the school at the time of the blasts. Information is being clarified on the damage inflicted.

"Acting this way, the militants once again prove they are brazenly and cynically neglecting the Minsk agreements," the JCCC said.
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https://www.unian.info/war/1964411-...nes-maryinka-some-40-explosions-recorded.html

The situation is escalating in the area between the villages of Kamianka and Kruta Balka in Donetsk region, Chairman of the Donetsk Military and Civil Administration Pavlo Zhebrivskiy wrote on Facebook.

As of 10:00 Kyiv time, we have such a picture according to the operational information: there is an escalation on the Kamianka-Kruta Balka line. About 40 explosions were heard near pumping station No. 1 (the area of the town of Maryinka, near the village of Vasylivka). According to the field data, the fighting continues, the station's equipment has failed, and there is still no possibility to carry out the evacuation," Zhebrivskiy said.

He also said that the Voda Donbasu [Water of Donbas] municipal utility company had suspended water supplies from the Siverskiy Donets-Donbas channel to five filtration stations, namely in Krasnoarmiysk, Velykoanadolska, two stations in Mariupol, and another one in Donetsk. "If water is supplied from the Starokrymske water reservoir to the Mariupol filtration stations, accordingly, Mariupol does not remain without water.

At the same time, water supplies to the Krasnoarmiyska and Velykoanadolska filtration stations have been cut off completely since they have no backup source of water supply," he added.

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http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/427341.html

Since the beginning of the day, militants have violated the ceasefire regime in Donbas 18 times, repeatedly using 120-mm mortars banned by the Minsk agreements, as a result of which one soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was killed and six more were wounded, the ATO press center headquarters said on Thursday.

"Since the beginning of the day, one soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been killed, six more have been wounded," the ATO headquarters' press center said in a report as of 18.00 on Thursday published on their Facebook page.

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[victor07]

Ukrainian army now. Fighting for a spoon....

https://twitter.com/x/status/866665068242636800

Ukrainian army now. Firing brand new Ukrainian mortar "Molot".

https://twitter.com/x/status/866162051063918592

 

[Hindustani78]

https://www.unian.info/war/1966274-ukraine-reports-45-enemy-attacks-1-kia-6-wias-in-last-day.html

Russia's hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 45 times in the past 24 hours, with one Ukrainian soldier reported as killed in action (KIA) and six as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.


Although the number of enemy shellings has decreased compared to previous days, the militants more often open fire at front-line settlements, not only on the Ukrainian fortified positions," the headquarters said. In the Mariupol sector, the Russian occupation forces used 120mm mortars near the villages of Shyrokyne and Vodiane. In the evening, they fired 152mm artillery systems near the village of Sartana.

Moreover, they opened fire from 82mm mortars from the western outskirts of the occupied city of Donetsk on the Ukrainian fortified positions near the towns of Maryinka and Krasnohorivka.


The residential areas of Maryinka fell under militant shelling during the day, resulting in a 50-year-old woman being injured. At about 18:30 Kyiv time, the occupiers started firing artillery systems on the outskirts of Sartana. Artillery shells exploded in the residential area, where the commandant's office of the State Border Guard Service is located. According to the State Border Guard Service, from 18:30 to 19:00, more than 40 artillery shells were launched on its border units. As a result of shelling, buildings and equipment were partially damaged.

"There were no casualties among the military personnel; however, eight border guards suffered concussions," the report says.


In addition, the building and machinery of the local agricultural firm, a gas pipeline and a gas distribution station, where the fire occurred, were damaged as a result of the shelling. Local residents were not injured. In the Donetsk sector, the enemy used weapons against the Ukrainian Armed Forces 19 times.

During the day, the invaders fired 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers and small arms of various calibers on Ukrainian fortified positions in the vicinity of the town of Avdiyivka. In the evening, they opened fire from tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. Furthermore, the mercenaries used 82mm mortars near the villages of Zaitseve, Verkhniotoretske and Kamianka.

During the shelling of the Ukrainian fortified positions near Kamianka, several mines hit a part of the village where civilians live. As a result of the shelling, a 15-year-old boy was injured and hospitalized. In the Luhansk sector, the situation has relatively stabilized, as there were recorded eight militant attacks.

In the morning, the militants fired 120mm mortars twice on the Ukrainian positions near the village of Triokhizbenka.

In the afternoon and in the evening, they used the same artillery systems against the Ukrainian defenders near the village of Katerynivka.
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https://www.unian.info/war/1967126-ukrainian-army-gains-ground-in-donbas.html

As a result of the battles for the village of Zholobok, the 93rd Brigade advancedin the area of Slovianoserbskiy Curve, Ukrainian military journalist and editor-in-chief of Censor.NET Yuriy Butusov wrote on Facebook.

The journalist said the outbreak of hostilities in the village of Zholobok of Luhansk region on June 6 caused panic in Russian propaganda media over the advance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Under the terms of the truce, this territory was supposed to remain under control of government forces. However, the Russian command repeatedly carried out attacks to cut off the curve, occupy the village of Krymske, and approach the Siverskiy Donets river.

"On June 1-6, 2017, the assault groups of the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 93rd Brigade occupied the height of 150.3 and the northern outskirts of the village of Zholobok," the journalist said.


He noted that the enemy had suffered serious losses and failed to hinder the advance of the Ukrainian army. "The enemy's artillery and reserves entered the battle after the Ukrainian combat groups had gained a foothold on new frontiers, but they failed to thwart the offensive of the 93rd Brigade or dislodge our troops from the retaken positions," Butusov said.

As of June 8, the shootings subsided and the situation has come to a standstill. Information on allegedly five KIAs among Ukrainian soldiers on June 7 turned out to be false.

On June 7, a soldier from the 93rd Brigade was killed in action. The enemy death toll is least seven mercenaries of the so-called "LPR"

 

[Hindustani78]

https://www.unian.info/war/1969186-...kraine-reports-4-kias-7-wias-in-last-day.html

Russia's hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 73 times in the past 24 hours with four Ukrainian soldiers reported as killed in action (KIA) and seven as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.

 

[Hindustani78]

https://www.unian.info/war/1969944-...as-in-almost-70-enemy-attacks-on-june-11.html

Russia's hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 67 times in the past 24 hours, with two Ukrainian soldiers reported as killed in action (KIA) and four as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.


The occupiers resorted to proscribed weapons in the Mariupol sector. In particular, 122mm artillery systems were used to shell the Ukrainian fortified positions near the villages of Pavlopil and Novohryhorivka. The village of Hnutove came under 120mm and 82mm mortar fire. Mortars of a smaller, 82mm, caliber were also fired on areas near the village of Novomykhailivka and the town of Krasnohorivka. In addition, the enemy used anti-tank missile systems near Pavlopil. Further, the illegal armed groups repeatedly opened fire from small arms, grenade launchers and guns of infantry fighting vehicles in the past day to attack Ukrainian defenders near the villages of Talakivka, Lebedynske, and Vodiane.

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https://www.unian.info/war/1970359-police-prosecute-man-who-joined-fighting-in-ukraine-media.html

Czech police have for the first time launched the prosecution of a Czech man who fought in eastern Ukraine on the side of the pro-Russian separatists, weekly Respekt writes in its issue to be out on Monday, adding that the man has been accused of preparing a terrorist attack, according to the Prague Daily Monitor.


Respekt writes that it is not clear what exactly the Czech man was doing in Ukraine, the Prague Daily Monitor reported. After returning from Ukraine, he served in the Czech military for some time. When recruiting him, the military did not uncover his previous controversial activities in Ukraine.

They surfaced only later when photos with him appeared on social networks, Respekt writes. The man was a member of the military paratrooper veterans' club, it writes.

Three years ago, media estimated the number of such Czech fighters at up to 30. The death of Ivo Stejskal, a Czech from Brno, who fell when fighting for the rebels, was confirmed to Czech Television by his sister some time ago.

Media speculated about the death of another Czech, coming from Zatec, north Bohemia, who reportedly also joined the rebels opposed to Kyiv. Secret services would not comment on the number of Czechs fighting in Ukraine.


It is not clear how many Czechs fought or have been fighting in the east of Ukraine, Respekt writes.

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http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/428128.html
Some 22 militants were killed and 60 wounded in Donbas last week, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, said.

"The confirmed losses of the enemy over the past week are 22 dead, and 60 wounded militants, more than half of the losses fall on the Bakhmutka highway and Avdiyivka," Lysenko said at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday.

According to him, there are cases of inter-ethnic clashes in the Russian units that gathered near the border with Ukraine. In particular, in the 150th mechanized infantry division a military man from Dagestan was injured. In total, several people were injured. Additional forces of military police were transferred to restore order in Novocherkassk, the Rostov region, Russia.

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http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/428058.html
A Ukrainian soldier was killed and four were injured in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine on Monday, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, said.

"I can say that today we again have losses. One serviceman has been killed and four have already been injured in the past 24 hours. We have also lost some weaponry," Lysenko said at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday.

 

[victor07]

https://www.unian.info/war/1966274-ukraine-reports-45-enemy-attacks-1-kia-6-wias-in-last-day.html

Russia's hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 45 times in the past 24 hours, with one Ukrainian soldier reported as killed in action (KIA) and six as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.


Although the number of enemy shellings has decreased compared to previous days, the militants more often open fire at front-line settlements, not only on the Ukrainian fortified positions," the headquarters said. In the Mariupol sector, the Russian occupation forces used 120mm mortars near the villages of Shyrokyne and Vodiane. In the evening, they fired 152mm artillery systems near the village of Sartana.

Moreover, they opened fire from 82mm mortars from the western outskirts of the occupied city of Donetsk on the Ukrainian fortified positions near the towns of Maryinka and Krasnohorivka.


The residential areas of Maryinka fell under militant shelling during the day, resulting in a 50-year-old woman being injured. At about 18:30 Kyiv time, the occupiers started firing artillery systems on the outskirts of Sartana. Artillery shells exploded in the residential area, where the commandant's office of the State Border Guard Service is located. According to the State Border Guard Service, from 18:30 to 19:00, more than 40 artillery shells were launched on its border units. As a result of shelling, buildings and equipment were partially damaged.

"There were no casualties among the military personnel; however, eight border guards suffered concussions," the report says.


In addition, the building and machinery of the local agricultural firm, a gas pipeline and a gas distribution station, where the fire occurred, were damaged as a result of the shelling. Local residents were not injured. In the Donetsk sector, the enemy used weapons against the Ukrainian Armed Forces 19 times.

During the day, the invaders fired 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers and small arms of various calibers on Ukrainian fortified positions in the vicinity of the town of Avdiyivka. In the evening, they opened fire from tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. Furthermore, the mercenaries used 82mm mortars near the villages of Zaitseve, Verkhniotoretske and Kamianka.

During the shelling of the Ukrainian fortified positions near Kamianka, several mines hit a part of the village where civilians live. As a result of the shelling, a 15-year-old boy was injured and hospitalized. In the Luhansk sector, the situation has relatively stabilized, as there were recorded eight militant attacks.

In the morning, the militants fired 120mm mortars twice on the Ukrainian positions near the village of Triokhizbenka.

In the afternoon and in the evening, they used the same artillery systems against the Ukrainian defenders near the village of Katerynivka.
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https://www.unian.info/war/1967126-ukrainian-army-gains-ground-in-donbas.html

As a result of the battles for the village of Zholobok, the 93rd Brigade advancedin the area of Slovianoserbskiy Curve, Ukrainian military journalist and editor-in-chief of Censor.NET Yuriy Butusov wrote on Facebook.

The journalist said the outbreak of hostilities in the village of Zholobok of Luhansk region on June 6 caused panic in Russian propaganda media over the advance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Under the terms of the truce, this territory was supposed to remain under control of government forces. However, the Russian command repeatedly carried out attacks to cut off the curve, occupy the village of Krymske, and approach the Siverskiy Donets river.

"On June 1-6, 2017, the assault groups of the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 93rd Brigade occupied the height of 150.3 and the northern outskirts of the village of Zholobok," the journalist said.


He noted that the enemy had suffered serious losses and failed to hinder the advance of the Ukrainian army. "The enemy's artillery and reserves entered the battle after the Ukrainian combat groups had gained a foothold on new frontiers, but they failed to thwart the offensive of the 93rd Brigade or dislodge our troops from the retaken positions," Butusov said.

As of June 8, the shootings subsided and the situation has come to a standstill. Information on allegedly five KIAs among Ukrainian soldiers on June 7 turned out to be false.

On June 7, a soldier from the 93rd Brigade was killed in action. The enemy death toll is least seven mercenaries of the so-called "LPR"

Just Ukrainian propaganda.
In reality Ukies took demilitarized zone and using heavy artillery and tanks tried to go forward and take Zhelobok and cut Bahmut road.

But their try has ended with an epic fail, as usual.
Lugansk militia reports that Ukies returned to their positions in demilitarized zone. Their losses were 8-10 killed, 16 wonded, 1 tank. Lugansk militia's losses officially were 3 wonded, inofficially 2-4 killed 11 wonded.

https://twitter.com/x/status/873467017856249857

Lugansk hybrid armed forces from Yakutia and Catalonia LOL )))).

Trophies of Lugansk Militia

Situation from OSCE observers point of view.

Meanwhile in Lugansk. Hybrid Russian army.

 

[Hindustani78]

https://www.unian.info/war/1972444-russian-proxies-attempt-to-down-osce-drone-in-donbas.html

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has reported that its mini unmanned aerial vehicle came under militant fire in an occupied area in Donetsk region on June 11.

The SMM heard shots and bursts near its mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)," the SMM said in a report based on information received as of 19:30 local time on June 11, 2017.

It is noted that "on 11 June, positioned 4km east of 'DPR'-controlled Mineralne (10km north-east of Donetsk), the SMM launched a mini-UAV. The SMM had co-ordinated the flight with the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC)."


At 11:13, while the UAV was flying about 900m north of the SMM's position, the SMM heard four-five shots of IFV (BMP-2) cannon fire and bursts of anti-aircraft cannon (ZU-23) 1km north of the SMM's position," the report says.

"The SMM recalled the UAV during which time it heard unaccountable shots and bursts of small-arms fire 300m north of the SMM's position, assessed as targeting the UAV. The SMM safely landed the UAV at 11:18 and left the area. The Mission informed the JCCC about the incident and requested that it follow up," the OSCE said.

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https://www.unian.info/war/1972704-...an-deaths-in-donbas-in-past-three-months.html
"The report covers the period from 16 February to 15 May 2017, during which the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) recorded 36 conflict-related civilian deaths and 157 injuries – a 48 per cent increase on the previous reporting period from 16 November 2016 to 15 February 2017," the UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine said in a statement, citing the report.


"There were daily ceasefire violations and routine use of small arms and light and heavy weapons in the conflict zone. Such attacks and the resulting damage to critical infrastructure, including schools, hospitals and water facilities, raise serious concerns for the protection of civilians, the report notes. The report warns that, as summer approaches, there is a risk of further escalation in hostilities, as in previous years," it said.

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http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/428442.html
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMU) has reported the death of 36 civilians and the injury of 157 civilians in the war in Donbas in the period from February 16 till May 15, 2017.

This is a 48% rise since the previous reporting period (from mid-November 2016 till mid-February 2017), and a 73% rise since the respective period of 2016, mission chief Fiona Frazer said at a press conference in Kyiv on Tuesday, as she was presenting the 18th human rights report on Ukraine.

Some 41% of the total 193 casualties were caused by dud munitions and explosives, she said.

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“There are 4 mobile hospitals and 12 teams in civil hospitals working in east of Ukraine,” said Acting Chief of Central Military Medical Directorate Col. Oleksandr Labunets during a briefing in Kyiv, “Primary task of medical system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is to protect the health and life of the personnel.”

According to him, the medical reforms are being implemented within the Ukrainian army and the military medical system will be harmonized with NATO standards. Some of NATO standards have been already implemented in the military medical system.