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Russia supplied new batch of military equipment, weapons, and ammunition to militants, - Defense Intelligence Russian occupation forces continue to supply weapons, military equipment, ammunition, and fuel and lubricants (POL) to terrorist-controlled territories in the Donbas. 17.02.16 12:20 15 742 30 Ukrainian Politics

Militants from Moscow brought their child to Donbas, train him to shoot and kill, - blogger. PHOTOS Terrorists in the Donbas engage children in their activities. 16.02.16 12:08 51 569 155 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russian Federation attempts creating 3rd army corps in Rostov region with Ukrainian citizens, - SBU Head The Russian Federation has been creating the 3rd army corps in the Rostov region, Russia, since December 2015, which is to be manned with citizens of Ukraine. 15.02.16 09:19 81 373 292 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russian curators ordered terrorists to intensify shelling of ATO forces' positions from large-caliber mortars, – ATO press center Terrorists keep mortaring positions of Ukrainian troops in Krasnohorivka and Talakivka with 82-mm mortars today, on Feb. 14. 14.02.16 11:37 12 052 42 Ukrainian Politics

“There are Russian soldiers in Donbas – that’s a given. Without them, Ukrainian Army would leave separatists in tatters in a few hours,” - Russian ‘DPR’ militant Raevskiy Russian militant Anton Raevskiy, who fought in the Donbas for the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic,’ gave up all hopes on the “People's Republics”. 13.02.16 15:01 111 042 167 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Klimkin furnished Lavrov with proofs of Russian military equipment movement across the border. Offensive might be expected Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin has stated that he had shown his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov photo evidence of Russian weapons crossing the Ukrainian border. 13.02.16 12:57 127 513 478 Ukrainian Politics

Donbas infrastructure intentionally destroyed, Russians leave scorched earth behind, - Governor Tuka Some Ukrainian enterprises in the territory occupied by terrorists are taken out and re-assembled in Russia; some are sold for scrap. 11.02.16 17:27 14 889 79 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

OSCE records Grad rocket launcher on terrorists-controlled "Luhansk People's Republic" OSCE's Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine has recorded a Grad multiple-launch rocket system on terrorists-controlled "LPR" territory. 11.02.16 14:18 4 244 23 Incidents

Russian war criminal Yevgeny Starkov fights in Donbas for contract with Russian MoD, - InformNapalm. PHOTOS Candidate to enlist as a contract soldier of the 74th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (Central Military District, Russia) Yevgeny Starkov fights as a mercenary in the ranks of pro-Russian militants in the Donbas. 10.02.16 18:40 29 087 40 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Ukrainian servicemen attacked terrorists’ rifle team spotted near Zaitseve village, - InfoResist Over the past 24 hours, most of the Russian-terrorist forces’ hostile activities in the Donbas was recorded near Donetsk and Horlivka, at several sections of the front between these cities as well as to the south of Donetsk and at Svitlodarsk salient. 09.02.16 12:59 26 839 21 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russian marines scouted out near Donetsk, four 100-mm guns in Dokuchaievsk vicinity, - InfoResist Militants continue building up force in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area. 08.02.16 11:30 11 713 29 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

“Zakharchenko is drunkard, huckster, thief, and clown. I am abandoning all his awards,” - terrorist Bezler Terrorist Igor Bezler called “DPR” militants' leader Alexander Zakharchenko a thug, drunkard, and huckster. 08.02.16 09:45 216 016 490 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Terrorists may not execute Ukrainian prisoners, – Tandit Statements by ‘DPR’ and ‘LPR’ representatives about possible ‘executions’ of captured Ukrainian soldiers are intended to blackmail Kyiv during the Minsk agreements and negotiations on prisoner exchange. 07.02.16 15:20 40 840 152 Ukrainian Politics

Militants are gathering in three sectors of Donbas, - General Staff speaker Groups of pro-Russian terrorists with armored vehicles and heavy weapons are accumulating near Mariupol, Kominternove (south-west of Donetsk), as well as at Marinka, Maiorsk, and Zaitseve. 06.02.16 10:25 23 103 91 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukrainian servicemen holding positions in Opytne under constant militants’ attacks. VIDEO The Russian militants are constantly firing at the Ukrainian soldiers’ positions in the village of Opytne near the Donetsk airport. 05.02.16 16:46 16 545 30 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Record number of enemy attacks registered since August 2015: Zaitseve and Maiorsk hit with more than 160 mortar rounds, - ATO spokesman. MAP Yesterday, the situation near the contact line aggravated. 05.02.16 14:00 11 963 45 Ukrainian Politics

130 people stay in captivity, journalist Maria Varfolomeieva among them, - SBU head adviser Tandit To date, 2,998 captives have been released in the the east of Ukraine. 04.02.16 15:34 2 630 3 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

"DPR" militants' cemetery in Donetsk: plate numbers on unmarked graves reach 3,500. VIDEO + PHOTOS Reporters have found more graves at a "DPR" militants' cemetery in Donetsk. 04.02.16 17:20 87 127 295 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Terrorists use mortar groups for shelling civilians in Donbas, - ATO press center. PHOTOS Militants continue shelling towns of Zaitseve and Maiorsk from 120-mm mortars. 03.02.16 14:43 7 899 21 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Zakharchenko's thugs eliminate Troya unit as 92 militants gone missing Troya militants, unlucky to sustain massive losses in a conflict with the infamous "DPR" leader, claim 92 unit fighters are gone missing after Zakharchenko's people attacked their base in Ozerianivka. The captives are said to have been packed in black bags, loaded onto trucks, and taken away in an unknown direction. 02.02.16 17:52 56 468 149 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Militants deployed banned tanks, self-propelled howitzers, and Grads near Donetsk and Makiivka, - Defense Intelligence The Ukrainian side provided the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission with information about the deployment of tanks, self-propelled howitzers, and Grad rocket systems prohibited by the Minsk agreements in the area of Donetsk and Makiivka. 02.02.16 15:20 2 964 26 Ukrainian Politics

Militant Vladislav Pyatykh from ‘Sparta’ gang signed contract for service in Russian Northern Fleet. PHOTOS An interesting trend has been noticed recently regarding contract soldiers of the Russian Federation Army – those who had participated in the Donbas war as members of the so-called ‘novorossia’’s terrorist gangs are preferred for admittance. 02.02.16 12:28 44 410 34 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

"Chief driver d#ckhead!" - "DPR" militants drowned tank in mud. VIDEO Russian terrorists drowned a tank in mud. 01.02.16 17:25 76 792 99 Previously in trend: War

"We are treated like cattle," - Donbas militants seek to get combatant status in Russia Russian mercenaries who fought in the Donbas try to get official combatant status. 01.02.16 14:52 71 243 205 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

28 people apprehended in special operation in Shchastia, - SBU head adviser Tandit 28 people were seized by the SBU in a special operation in Shchastia, the Luhansk region, on Jan. 31. 01.02.16 10:44 16 473 43 Incidents

28 militants arrested in Donetsk region in 2016, – National Police Over the past month, the police prosecuted 28 militants of terrorist units in the Donetsk region. 31.01.16 11:34 3 098 47 Incidents

Terrorists and Russian curators were shocked by extermination of Rosichi saboteur group. VIDEO The Security Service of Ukraine declassified terrorists' phone conversations. They were desperate after extermination of Rosichi (aka Rusich) saboteur group. 30.01.16 16:46 422 215 342 Incidents

Terrorists committed 71 attacks over past day, forced Ukrainian soldiers to return fire near Marinka, - ATO press center The pro-Russian militants kept assaulting the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ positions. The gangs of the breakaway republics violated “complete cease-fire” agreed to be observed in the Donbas 71 times over the past day. 29.01.16 09:50 5 539 24 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

"Militants are aggressive. Attack at night. But we nightmarize them with machine gun," Ukrainian soldiers near Kominternove. VIDEO Soldiers of the 23rd mechanized infantry battalion have entrenched near Kominternove village, which had been illegally seized by pro-Russian terrorists in December 2015, and successfully repulse their attacks. 28.01.16 14:39 21 413 55 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukraine and "DPR" fail to agree on POWs' release On Wednesday, Jan. 27, at a meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine in Minsk, "DPR" representatives came up with a proposal on POWs exchange, which was unacceptable to the Ukrainian side. 27.01.16 21:15 8 090 57 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

SBU releases documentary on elimination of militants’ subversive group planning attacks on Independence Day in 2015. VIDEO The Security Service of Ukraine has made a documentary about a subversive and reconnaissance group of the “Luhansk People’s Republic” headed by militant with call sign Voron (the crow), which was destroyed in the summer of 2015. 27.01.16 18:02 131 338 138 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Three Ukrainian soldiers wounded in clash near Marinka, - District Administration Head One Ukrainian soldier was wounded in Marinka, two others in Dalnie village. 27.01.16 13:51 17 055 33 Incidents

OSCE recorded large clusters of banned weapons in terrorist-controlled Ternove The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission has registered a concentration of banned weapons in militant-held Ternove village. 26.01.16 23:54 7 786 23 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Talking with militants' representatives makes no sense. Our proposals remain unaddressed, - Kuchma Cooperation with representatives of militants is counterproductive. 26.01.16 19:20 9 120 44 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

24 attacks on Ukrainian army positions registered Jan. 25, - ATO press center Militants continue to fire on Ukrainian forces positions in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area, disregarding all the agreements to resolve the conflict. 25.01.16 20:00 1 566 7 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russian Deputy PM Rogozin was in charge of sending Russian nationalists to war in Donbas: "Kremlin planned to slaughter large number of people" One of the leaders of Russian nationalists and organizers of "Russian march" rallies Dmitry Demushkin claims his victimization and repressive crackdowns by the authorities of the Russian Federation following his refusal to support annexation of Crimea and war in the Donbas. 25.01.16 17:00 95 328 140 Incidents

Plant belonging to Hero of Ukraine Yankovskyi sponsors 'DPR' militants, - media. PHOTOS Stirolbiofarm Enterprise,which produces medicine and belongs to Hero of Ukraine Mykola Yankovskyi, continues to operate in militant-controlled Horlivka, the Donetsk region, and pays taxes to the so-called 'DPR budget.' 25.01.16 13:46 75 760 142 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Militants committed 17 attacks on ATO troops today, - ATO HQ press center The pro-Russian militants continue violating the terms of armistice in Donbas. 22.01.16 19:20 1 688 10 Incidents

Ukraine should not make laws on elections in Donbas and amend Constitution before Russia withdraws its troops, - Kuchma Second President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma representing Ukraine in the Tripartite Contact Group stressed unacceptability of holding local elections in the territory of Donbas uncontrolled by Kyiv authorities without fulfillment of all conditions of the Minsk accords. 22.01.16 18:50 14 660 82 Ukrainian Politics

Minsk process to be terminated if attacks on OSCE observers continue, - OSCE's Hug Militants put in jeopardy OSCE monitors’ trust in them, which may result in termination of the Minsk process. 21.01.16 16:31 30 552 68 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

"Militants laid down unacceptable conditions," - SBU Head Adviser Tandit on failure of prisoners exchange The release of Ukrainian captives is currently discussed at the highest level. 21.01.16 12:27 37 934 74 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainian soldiers near Marinka say terrorists regularly shell them with aimed fire. VIDEO Russian militants regularly shell Ukrainian positions near Marinka using small arms and grenade launchers. 21.01.16 14:58 14 019 23 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

29 attacks on ATO forces registered yesterday, most of them near Donetsk airport, - HQ The situation in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area remains tense while militants continue to violate the cease-fire. 21.01.16 10:35 2 828 8 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Militants tip toe around subjects at Minsk talks, give no definite response to Ukrainian proposals, - MP Iryna Herashchenko Verkhovna Rada deputy, Commissioner of the president of Ukraine on the peaceful settlement of the situation in the Donbas Iryna Herashchenko released information about today’s talks in Minsk. 21.01.16 00:03 19 215 129 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Former Russian insurgent: “Militants from Donbas will flood to Russia, where various surprises could be expected from them” Former Russian mercenary, who used to fight in the Donbas, told about decadent moods among “LPR/DPR” militants and their future prospects. 19.02.16 13:40 53 259 113 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Russian militant commented on mercenaries’ blow-up in Syria: “They could have been eliminated by friends so that they didn’t talk of ‘novorossia’” Russian mercenaries who wanted to fight in Syria were sent there via Luhansk. 22.01.16 17:52 54 545 22 Previously in trend: War in Syria Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Russian militant comments on killings of terrorist warlords: “Clean-up of those connected with the Kremlin is underway” A Russian militant who fought in the Donbas told why he believed the elimination of rebels’ leaders had started. 22.01.16 15:40 52 317 182 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Terrorists committed 17 provocative attacks over past day, used RPGs and mortars, - ATO press center At night, terrorists again opened fire on the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) forces strongholds to provoke Ukrainian soldiers into combat. 20.01.16 09:32 2 261 13 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine