"In a number of locations in "DPR" –controlled areas northeast of Mariupol, an SMM UAV spotted, inter alia, 14 main battle tanks (MBT), 48 armoured personnel carriers, and two engineering vehicles," the OSCE SMM said in its update on June 12 based on the information received as of 1930 Kyiv time on June 11, 2015.
An SMM ground patrol observed an additional MBT in the same general area.
What is more, further north – around "DPR"-controlled Ilovaisk (30km east-south-east of Donetsk) – an SMM UAV saw 32 military-type trucks.
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***Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 11 June 2015...
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The SMM resumed monitoring activities the first time since 14 May 2015 at the observation points located at 1.5 and 3.5km west of Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol). The SMM observed newly damaged houses, newly mined areas and numerous impacts of artillery and mortar shells, which occurred since their last visit. The SMM heard sporadic sounds consistent with heavy-machine gun fire and two undetermined explosions 10km north-east of their position. The SMM unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) spotted one burning house in Shyrokyne and one burning house in Lebedynske (government-controlled, 4km north-west of Shyrokyne).
In the area of Berdianske (18km east of Mariupol) the SMM observed two 120mm mortars as well as a great amount of shrapnel spread in the area surrounding the observation point located at 1.5km west of Shyrokyne. In the SMM’s assessment, the shrapnel and the respective impacts were recent. The SMM performed crater analysis from which it assessed by the angle of the impacts that the fire originated from a north-easterly direction. The SMM also observed that a number of private houses had suffered severe damage; some of them from direct impact. While present, the SMM spoke with two members of the Azov battalion serving under the Ministry of Internal Affairs who said that a member of their unit was killed and another wounded during shelling on 10 June. When the SMM left the area, it observed that the observation point at 3.5km west of Shyrokyne continues to be occupied by what appeared to be military personnel and that mine awareness signs previously observed were still in place. Due to distance and security considerations the SMM could not ascertain any further details............http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/164126?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=oscelatestnews
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Ukraine, Russia protest over attacks on each other's diplomatic missions...
ReplyDeleteUkraine protested to Russia on Saturday after mobs vandalized its embassy in Moscow and its consulate in Rostov-on-Don overnight, a day after Russia made a similar protest to Ukraine over damage to the Russian consulate in Kharkiv.
The attacks on the diplomatic missions highlight the continuing tensions between the two countries, as fighting rages between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, despite a four-month-old ceasefire....Reuters...todayonline.com
13/6/15
Schwere Gefechte in Ostukraine: Der Krieg kehrt zurück...
ReplyDeleteSeit Monaten gilt eigentlich eine Waffenruhe in der Ostukraine, doch sowohl die prorussischen Kräfte im Osten des Landes als auch die Einheiten der Regierung in Kiew halten sich nicht daran. Im Gegenteil: Seit Tagen gibt es immer neue Meldungen über Gefechte, mit Toten und Verletzten.
Waren es in der Vergangenheit nur vereinzelte Scharmützel, wird nach Angaben der Organisation für Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa (OSZE) inzwischen an vielen Stellen offen gekämpft. "Wir zählen immer mehr Brennpunkte", sagte der Vizechef der OSZE-Beobachtermission in der Ukraine, Alexander Hug, der Nachrichtenagentur dpa in Wien: "Es gibt eine Eskalation."
Und noch eine Entwicklung beunruhigt die Experten vor Ort: Die Kämpfe zwischen prorussischen Separatisten und ukrainischen Regierungstruppen finden zunehmend in bewohnten Gebieten statt. Dadurch steigt natürlich das Risiko von Opfern unter der Zivilbevölkerung.
In einer aktuellen Meldung spricht die ukrainische Armee von sechs Soldaten, die in den vergangenen 24 Stunden bei Kampfhandlungen ums Leben gekommen sein sollen. Allerdings sind solche Angaben aus dem Kriegsgebiet stets mit Skepsis zu betrachten. Beide Konfliktseiten haben in der Vergangenheit Falschinformationen verbreitet..........http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/ukraine-neue-gefechte-auch-in-wohngebieten-a-1038685.html
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