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"DPR" militants target OSCE monitors, seize UAV Terrorists have seized an OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) drone near Yasynuvata. 24.02.17 21:48 43 332 119 Incidents

“DPR” militants say Ukraine’s MP Savchenko, negotiator Ruban come to occupied territories "to visit Ukrainian POWs" The militants of the so-called "Donetsk People’s Republic" aka “DPR” say head of the Ukrainian center for liberation of prisoners Volodymyr Ruban and independent member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Nadiia Savchenko arrived at the occupied part of the Donetsk region. 24.02.17 17:41 117 448 272 Incidents

Governor Zhebrivskyi says Putin seeks to create as much mayhem in Avdiivka as possible, calls for resolute action over attack on filtering plant It is necessary to demilitarize the area adjacent to the Donetsk filtering station. 24.02.17 11:40 30 063 120 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Water supply in embattled Avdiivka cut off as Russian militants hit Donetsk filtering station, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister says Donetsk filtering station ceased operation as it had been damaged by the shelling. 24.02.17 10:46 16 406 105 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Russian militants attacked Ukraine’s Armed forces 83 times yesterday, used mortars, tanks, IFVs, AA guns, snipers, - Staff The Russian occupying forces committed 83 attacks on the Ukrainian troops’ positions in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area over the past 24-hour period. 24.02.17 09:07 6 803 11 Incidents

Militants breached truce 3,129 times in 2017, - Marchuk Ukraine's representative in the security subgroup of the Trilateral Contact Group on the Donbas Yevhen Marchuk claims militants have committed 3,129 cease-fire violations in the Donbas since the beginning of the year. 22.02.17 21:48 1 735 13 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russian militants opened fire upon Ukraine Army's positions 59 times yesterday, employed mortars, IFVs, tank, - Staff The Russian occupation troops continue unilaterally violating the cease-fire agreements. 22.02.17 09:27 4 135 13 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

"Revolution of Dignity continues. You need to pump up this bubble by making more calls for it," - FSB instructs Russian mercenary Dolgov. AUDIO The Kremlin instructed “DPR” terrorist and Kharkiv antimaidan leader Konstantin Dolgov to call on Ukrainians to take part in new riots against the government. 21.02.17 17:48 85 145 345 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Three Russian invaders planting minefield in occupied Donbas killed after triggering own mine, - Ukraine’s defense intelligence agency The number of non-combat losses continues growing in the ranks of the Russian occupation forces deployed in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. 21.02.17 14:11 13 369 58 Incidents

Russian militants committed 74 attacks on Ukrainian troops’ positions yesterday, used mortars, AT missiles, snipers, - Staff The militants attacked positions of the Ukrainian servicemen in the Donbas 74 times over the past 24-hour period. 21.02.17 09:48 4 518 14 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

No hardware withdrawal by "DPR" militants recorded, - ATO Staff The anti-terrorist operation (ATO) Staff press center can not confirm the information some media circulate stating that "DPR" representatives have allegedly started to withdraw heavy weapons from the contact line in the Donbas. 20.02.17 21:05 4 683 6 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

"France regrets this decision," - French foreign ministry on Russia's decision to temporarily recognize "DPR"/"LPR" IDs On Monday, Feb. 20, France denounced Russia's decision to temporarily recognize passports issued by the Russian-backed militants in Ukraine's east, saying it was not in line with the spirit of the Minsk peace accord. 20.02.17 17:17 11 993 31 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Putin's aide Surkov spotted with Russian terrorists Milchakov and Dubinsky. PHOTOS Fugitive ex-deputy of Russia's State Duma Denis Voronenkov is either incompetent, speaking about the role of Putin's aide Vladislav Surkov in the war against Ukraine, or intentionally shifts the responsibility for the events of the last three years only onto one person, Putin. 20.02.17 17:28 117 326 72 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17 Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Russian militants impact Ukraine Army's positions from IFV, anti-tank missiles, mortars; 62 cases of fire recorded yesterday, - Staff Over the past 24-hour period, Russian militants committed 62 cases of fire upon the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) forces in the Donbas. 20.02.17 09:56 6 629 22 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Militants hit Ukrainian lines with tanks, IFVs, anti-tank systems, 120 mm and 82 mm mortars. 66 attacks registered over past day, - ATO Staff Militants committed 66 attacks on Ukrainian positions over the past day. 17.02.17 10:45 13 030 88 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

31.7 billion hryvnia paid to budget by Ukrainian companies in occupied areas of Donbas, - Tandit Adviser to the head of the Security Service of Ukraine Yurii Tandt says Ukrainian companies operating in occupied areas paid 31.7 billion hryvnina ($1.17 billion) to the state budget in 2016. 16.02.17 14:31 69 707 267 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Eight houses damaged in last night attack on Avdiivka, no casualties reported, - National Police. PHOTOS Last night, enemy artillery struck a residential area in the so-called “old Avdiivka” (a part of the town closer to the front line). The attack damaged civilian homes; one house has been completely obliterated by fire. So far, no casualties have been reported. 16.02.17 12:32 7 381 14 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

"We would lie in the snow for five hours. Now we know how to fight," - Ukrainian scouts near Avdiivka. VIDEO Ukrainian scouts - the eyes and ears of the strong point outside Avdiivka - say they can lie in the snow for hours to get useful reconnaissance data. 16.02.17 15:02 97 735 170 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

"DPR" militants confirmed 41 mercenaries dead since Feb. 3, - journalist Several sources say up to 70 "DPR" militants were killed in fighting in 2017, most of them in Avdiivka area. 15.02.17 13:09 77 933 65 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Russian militant, call sign 'Yakut,' sentenced to eight years in prison Kostiantynivka city district court (the Donetsk region) has sentenced a 50-year-old citizen of the Russian Federation (Yakutiya area) to eight years in prison for participation in a "DPR" terrorist organization. 13.02.17 13:52 32 372 71 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

"Kremlin is eliminating everyone. You will celebrate my death soon," - terrorist Girkin The Russians military killed or excluded all independent players from the city of Donetsk. That’s why Girkin isn't rule out the possibility of his assassination. 12.02.17 10:04 259 706 470 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

“Russian militants cynically shelled Krasnohorivka all night," - head of Krasnohorivka CMA. PHOTOS The pro-Russian militants shelled the town of Krasnohorivka in the Donetsk region with Grads and mortars all night long. 11.02.17 16:31 23 810 95 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

‘DPR’ sniper apprehended by SBU. VIDEO The SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) officers have detained the ‘DPR’ sniper in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area. 11.02.17 14:29 106 058 125 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

"No one even asked their names over two weeks," - terrorist Khodakovsky confirms Russian invaders’ reluctance to retrieve bodies of killed militants The authorities of the so-called "DPR" refuse to retrieve the bodies of two killed militants, who have been lying on the battlefield near Avdiivka for two weeks after recent clashes. 10.02.17 17:21 249 428 391 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

"They fire from a vehicle in a residential area so that we won't retaliate," - militants mortar Ukrainian positions near Donetsk. VIDEO Russian militants have mortared Ukrainian positions in the vicinity of Donetsk. 10.02.17 18:18 16 252 20 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Donetsk, Makiivka, Horlivka residents driven outside in frost for Givi's funeral. PHOTOS Local residents in Donetsk, Makiivka and Horlivka have been herded outside to take part in the funeral of assassinated militant chieftain Givi. 10.02.17 17:15 150 428 320 Previously in trend: Terrorist Givi elimination

Russian mercenary Dmitry Stankevich eliminated in battle near Avdiivka. PHOTO Dmitry Stankevich, 24, a drug addict Russian mercenary eliminated in the Donbas, was buried in the town of Verkhnyaya Pyshma (Sverdlovsk Oblast of the Russian Federation). He was survived by his three-year-old daughter. 10.02.17 12:51 198 931 148 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

"This is a fight for which Russia and separatists had prepared," - US Mission to OSCE on recent escalation in Avdiivka OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine gathered clear evidence of a military buildup by combined Russian-separatist forces near Avdiivka in advance of the recent offensive. 10.02.17 11:24 81 608 80 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Russian command urges Ukrainian military to halt offensive in Donbas and call truce "DPR" militants offered the Ukrainian military to cease fire at midnight, Feb 9. According to "DPR's operations command" representative Eduard Basurin, not a single shot has been fired since 3 a.m. 09.02.17 23:58 361 272 558 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Givi's comrades claim responsibility for his death: "That's for guys killed around Avdiivka!" The elimination of militant warlord Mikhail "Givi" Tolstykh was organized by fighters of his own Somalia battalion. 09.02.17 18:38 286 698 315 Previously in trend: Terrorist Givi elimination

No records of Russian mercenary Vagner's visit to Ukraine found, State Border Guard Service says The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has got no data that Dmitry Utkin aka Vagner, born in 1970, has ever crossed Ukraine’s border. 09.02.17 17:26 14 977 36 Incidents

Seventeen Russian terrorists’ leaders eliminated in Donbas over two years in operation similar to Mossad’s ‘Wrath of God’. PHOTOS 17 high-ranking Russian terrorists were eliminated or mysteriously died in Russia or in the Donbas over the two years of the war in Ukraine’s east. 09.02.17 09:54 168 753 260 Incidents

Another case of militants' shelling of Donetsk residential areas unveiled. PHOTOS Based on open information sources, InformNapalm volunteers have discovered another example of provocative shelling of a residential building in Donetsk, intended to create newsworthy images for Kremlin's propaganda media and accuse Ukrainian troops of killing civilians in the Donbas. 08.02.17 18:26 37 322 18 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Avdiivka fighting

Burnt corpse found inside scorched office of terrorist chieftain Givi. VIDEO+PHOTOS Footage of interior of the office of Givi, the “DPR” terrorist Somalia battalion commander eliminated this morning, was posted on the Internet. 08.02.17 14:19 250 228 363 Previously in trend: Terrorist Givi elimination

Russia’s Peskov on terrorist Givi elimination: “We unequivocally reject allegations of Russia’s possible involvement” The Russian authorities have nothing to do with the elimination of Somalia chieftain Mikhail Tolstykh aka Givi in occupied Donetsk. 08.02.17 13:22 153 072 286 Previously in trend: Terrorist Givi elimination

Donbas terrorists’ Somalia battalion leader Givi killed by explosion Terrorist Mikhail Tolstykh, also known as Givi, was killed by a blast in his office in the occupied Donetsk. 08.02.17 09:18 774 078 1 685 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Pro-Russian militants opened fire 89 times yesterday, employed 152 mm and 122 mm artillery, mortars, tank, IFV weapon, - Staff Over the past 24-hour period, Russian mercenaries opened fire upon Ukrainian Armed Forces in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area 89 times. 08.02.17 10:11 4 424 11 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukrainian troops under fire around Avdiivka, despite ease in fighting. VIDEO On Feb. 6, a clash took place on the outskirts of Ukraine's eastern town of Avdiivka between government soldiers and "Donetsk People's Republic" militants. 07.02.17 21:52 71 297 23 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Terrorists refuse to pick up dead fighters near Avdiivka, - ATO Staff Following the fierce fighting near Avdiivka, many dead militants were left lying on the battlefield. 06.02.17 21:58 69 853 172 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Escalation near Avdiivka set to wane, Governor Zhebrivskyi says Donetsk military and civil state administration Chairman Pavlo Zhebrivskyi says 10 construction gangs start restoring houses in embattled Avdiivka. 06.02.17 15:44 13 222 35 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Militant Konsul killed; Givi wounded near Avdiivka, - militants' websites. PHOTO The militant Mikhail Tolstoy, also known as "Givi", suffered a concussion and got a thigh wound in the battle near Avdiivka. 05.02.17 12:56 124 633 142 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Militants shelled Sartana and Shyrokyne with Grads yesterday, – Zhebrivskyi The pro-Russian terrorists used Grads, artillery and tanks in the vicinity of Mariupol. About 20 houses, gas pipeline and transformer were damaged in Sartana. 05.02.17 09:31 17 682 62 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, five wounded as Russian militants commit 66 attacks today, - Staff The Russian terrorist forces commit 66 assaults on the Ukrainian troops’ positions in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone as at 6 p.m. today. Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and five were wounded as a result. 03.02.17 20:39 12 268 58 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

"All commanders either Russians or locals distinguished in events of 2014," - SBU detains “DPR” militant repeatedly awarded by terrorist leaders. PHOTOS+VIDEO Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) detained a member of the “DPR” terrorist organization in the anti-terrorist operation area. 03.02.17 19:08 74 486 56 Incidents

Terrorist Givi admits to being wounded: his four fighters eliminated Mikhail "Givi" Tolstykh claims having been wounded near Avdiivka. 03.02.17 18:20 88 372 102 Ukrainian Politics

Two Ukrainian soldiers killed today, one wounded, - Staff As of 8 a.m. Feb. 3, two Ukrainian military have been killed, one was wounded in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area in the east of Ukraine. 03.02.17 09:38 15 538 1 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

"This thing came today. It was rattling as it flew. Still hot," – Ukrainian soldier Masi Nayyem shows militants’ ordnance impacting Avdiivka. PHOTOS Ukrainian military deployed on the outskirts of Avdiivka showed fragments of the militants’ projectiles hitting the town and their positions. 02.02.17 17:15 125 146 112 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Russian militants fire Grad missiles from Donetsk neighborhoods. VIDEO A footage of a Grad missiles volley that was fired from a residential neighborhood of occupied Donetsk has been uploaded online. 02.02.17 12:54 92 249 87 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War