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The Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) in Ukraine continues to be a focal point as the region faces ongoing military conflicts and tensions. Recent reports highlight incidents including Russian proxy attacks, Ukrainian military responses, and key political developments. Notably, a Russian ship was destroyed in Odesa, emphasizing the escalating conflict. Furthermore, Ukrainian forces consistently face assaults in Donbas, with casualties reported. Despite numerous ceasefire attempts, violations persist, showcasing the complex and volatile nature of the conflict. Meanwhile, significant political moves, such as President Zelenskyi granting combatant status to volunteer soldiers, underscore efforts to support military personnel. Continuous updates from the ATO headquarters and international monitors like OSCE remain vital in understanding the evolving situation.

What is the current status of the ATO in Ukraine?

The Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) in Ukraine continues as the Ukrainian military addresses conflicts mainly in the Donbas region. Despite attempts at ceasefire, fighting with Russian proxies persists. Military updates frequently report on clashes, casualties, and strategic developments, reflecting ongoing tensions and efforts to stabilize the region.

Has the ATO been replaced or restructured in any way?

The ATO has been transitioning towards an Allied Forces Operation, as highlighted by Ukrainian military leaders. This change aims to involve broader cooperation and strategic military oversight by qualified personnel to better manage military efforts in eastern Ukraine amidst ongoing conflict.

What were the significant political actions related to the ATO recently?

Significant political actions include President Zelenskyi signing a law granting combatant status to volunteer soldiers, aimed at legitimizing and supporting those who've participated in the ATO. Other initiatives and reforms continue in efforts to strengthen Ukraine's military and political stance concerning the ongoing conflict in eastern regions and occupied territories.

Have there been any recent escalations in the ATO zone?

Recent escalations include increased attacks by Russian proxies in Donbas with heavy weaponry and artillery. Ukrainian forces report several casualties amidst these hostilities. The destruction of a Russian ship in Odesa suggests further region-wide tensions, indicating a potential for continued or heightened conflict activity.

What are the humanitarian impacts of the ATO in Ukraine?

The humanitarian impacts of the ATO are profound, with civilians facing displacement, loss of resources, and infrastructure devastation, especially in conflict-affected areas like Donbas. Efforts by Ukrainian government and international organisations aim to provide aid, though challenges remain due to ongoing military activities and unsafe conditions.

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Lavrov Believes that Ukraine Must Ask Terrorists for Flight Permission in Order They Do not Shoot Down Helicopters The conflicting parties should publicize the movement of military machines in terms of the truce in Ukraine. 91 805 869 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Poroshenko Accepted Merkel’s Proposal to Introduce Medvedchuk as Negotiator of Ceasefire Merkel offered to continue negotiations of the contact group under control of the OSCE during conversation with Poroshenko, Hollande, and Putin. 78 320 610 Ukrainian Politics

славянск Terrorists Fire at ATO Checkpoint near Sloviansk: "Six Salvo Shots from Five Large Calibre Guns". VIDEO After the declared truce, the terrorists continue shelling the positions of the ATO forces. 62 867 97 Incidents

армия донбасс Paratroopers Are Ready to Fight to Victory and Total Liberation of the Country from the Enemy. PHOTOS Today the paratroopers of the 95th airborne brigade of the Ukrainian Army are in the fore-guard. Paratroopers are traditionally the most prepared. Besides contract servicemen, the brigade consists of many mobilized reservists who served in Airborne Forces. So it was easy for them to recall their skills. 102 527 280 Ukrainian Politics

славянск озеро Several Hundred Bodies of Militants Found in a Lake in Sloviansk – Defense Ministry General. VIDEO The terrorists’ losses in Sloviansk in the Donetsk region are so heavy that they do not know what to do with militants’ dead bodies. The city morgues are full of dead militants. 326 984 911 Ukrainian Politics

Terrorists Shelling Three Checkpoints in Sloviansk Simultaneously - Tymchuk Terrorists are shelling three ATO forces checkpoints all at the same time in Sloviansk this Tuesday night. 27 392 137 Incidents

порошенко Poroshenko Leaves the Possibility of Early Ceasefire Termination Open President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko gave the order to open counter fire on terrorists without hesitations during a meeting with the heads of security agencies. 76 454 505 Ukrainian Politics

порошенко Reversing the Decree on Use of Russian Army in Ukraine is the First Practical Step by Putin - Poroshenko President of Ukraine considers Russian President’s proposal to cancel the decree on the use of Russian Armed Forces in the territory of Ukraine to be the first practical step. 72 601 662 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Terrorists Fired Mortars at Checkpoints of Ukrainian Soldiers near Sloviansk: Two People Were Injured On June 23-24, at least four checkpoints of the National Guard of Ukraine, located near Sloviansk (the Donetsk region) came under fire. 14 569 62 Ukrainian Politics

боевики Yesterday Terrorists Several Times Fired Grenade Launchers and Mortars at a Checkpoint near Sloviansk - ATO Speaker ATO forces comply with the requirements of the peace plan to resolve the situation in Eastern Ukraine. They do not not attack first, but they serve at checkpoints and provide protection and defense of certain sections of the state border of Ukraine. 19 841 129 Incidents

град вооружение Heavy Military Equipment from Russian Will no Longer be Able to Cross the Ukrainian Border - Parubii Shutting down the border has changed psychological and military-strategic situation in the east of Ukraine. 146 070 585 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Kuchma and OSCE Representatives to Negotiate Zurabov, Tsariov, Medvedchuk and Borodai In Donetsk The negotiations on implementation of the peace plan to resolve the conflict in the east of Ukraine started in Donetsk. 78 140 496 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

боевики Donbas Terrorists Ignore the Truce and Prepare to Transfer New Weapons and Mercenaries from Russia - NSDC Militants in eastern Ukraine are violating ceasefire and preparing to transfer arms and people from the Russian camps. 42 022 173 Incidents

Terrorists Provoke ATO Forces to Open Fire on Russian Border - Selezniov Recently there has been an increasing number of the militants' actions aimed at provocation near the border with the Russian Federation. 20 176 75 Ukrainian Politics

Terrorists are Shooting up Schools, Kindergartens, and Hospitals, and Attack Security Forces from Ambushes - Selezniov In some areas of Kramatorsk the militants continue to fire at social facilities, schools, kindergartens and hospitals. 14 620 65 Ukrainian Politics

Truce Violated: at Night Terrorists Shot at 11 Positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine In response to the initiative of the Ukrainian government to restore peace throughout the country, the terrorists continued armed attacks, boldly breaking the truce. In just one night on June 22 the illegal armed groups shelled the Army of Ukraine for eleven times in the area of ​​Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Artemovsk, and other cities. 29 438 92 Incidents

террористы Terrorists Violate Ceasefire Again: ATO Positions Under Fire at Night. There are Wounded According to a situation report of the Information Resistance group, last night the militants fired mortars at the ATO positions near the village of Kreminna in the Donbas. 37 277 170 Incidents

ATO Cargo Helicopter Crashed in the Kharkiv Region. Three Pilots Found Dead - Channel 5 Mi-8 helicopter of the Nizhyn Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine crashed yesterday on its way back from the ATO zone. 51 696 248 Ukrainian Politics

ато Last Night Terrorists Attacked ATO Positions all over Eastern Ukraine. Terrorists continue to attack ATO forces. Kramatorsk's airfield and roadblocks near Sloviansk and Chervonopartyzansk were fired by militants. 47 058 316 Ukrainian Politics

порошенко President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko Addressed Ukrainians: We Have Enough Power to Deliver the Final Blow to Illegal Armed Formations. VIDEO The Armed Forces completed the largest military operation in the modern history of the country. The army took under fire control and established the defense regime on almost the whole line of the state border with Russia in Luhansk and Donetsk regions. The CTO forces liberated a great number of inhabited localities from terrorists and encircled extremist groups 178 182 793 Ukrainian Politics

лавров Lavrov Blamed Poroshenko's Peace Plan for Being an Ultimatum Most of the points of the peace plan, proposed by President Poroshenko, look like an ultimatum, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. 42 661 323 Ukrainian Politics

EU Calls on the Russian Federation to Support Poroshenko's Peace Plan Publicly and Through Concrete Actions ЕU welcomes the announcement by President Poroshenko of a ceasefire and a 15-point plan for the peaceful settlement of the crisis in Eastern Ukraine and calls on Russia to support this initiative through concrete actions. 14 904 136 Ukrainian Politics

Sloviansk Terrorists Leader Shooter Refuses Residents of the City to Leave, ATO Head of the Soviandk terrorists Ihor Gyrkin (Strelok/Shooter) rejected the collective appeal of residents to leave the city together with his gang. 103 321 263 Ukrainian Politics

порошенко ато Poroshenko Arrived at the Anti-Terrorist Camp. The President will soon Sign a Decree on Temporary Cease-Fire. PHOTOS President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko arrived at the camp of Anti-Terrorist Centre of the National Guard. 35 061 135 Ukrainian Politics

наемник Russian Security Officers Instructed about Pricing: Killed Ukrainian Officer - $1,000, Soldier - $300" - Captured Mercenary. VIDEO Near Sloviansk the ATO forces detained a mercenary who is a citizen of the Russian Federation. 55 402 226 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

чеповой Terrorists’ Battalion Zaria was Almost Entirely Destroyed in a Battle near Metalist - NSDC. VIDEO The ATO forces have almost entirely destroyed terrorists’ battalion Zaria in the battle near the village of Metalist in the Luhansk region. 114 826 272 Incidents

Operation to Shut Down the Border Actually Completed - Turchynov The military and border guards have completed an operation to shut down the border with Russia. 85 386 192 Ukrainian Politics

селезнев ATO Forces Killed 300 Terrorists and Captured Equipment and Weapons Made in Russia. 7 Dead on Our Side - Selezniov. PHOTO Over the last day about 300 militants were killed during fighting near Yampil and Zakitne. 183 000 692 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

селезнев Third Phase of ATO Has Begun: Troops Do Not Negotiate with Terrorists and Present an Ultimatum. Terrorists Begin to Panic. VIDEO The militants has begun to panic. 224 968 700 Ukrainian Politics

порошенко Poroshenko Presented his Peace Plan to Legitimate Authorities of Donbas President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with representatives of the legitimate government of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. 180 457 351 Ukrainian Politics

Four Ukrainian Soldiers Killed During Liberation of Yampil. Over 200 Militants Killed – ATO Spokesman Anti-terrorist forces continue to carry out tasks in the area of Yampil and Zakitne villages which are strategically important for the militants because it is through these places that arms and ammunition were delivered to Sloviansk. 124 811 502 Incidents

луганщина ато Ukrainian Forces Cleared Yampil Village from Terrorists in Donbas - the Ministry of Defense. MAP Ukrainian military and the National Guard freed Yampil and Kirovsk villages (the Donetsk region) from terrorists. 100 865 201 Incidents

Terrorist Leader Strelok: We Suffered Big Losses of Vehicles and Weaponry One of the terrorist leaders Ihor Hyrkin (Strelok/Shooter) acknowledges that the situation in the Donbas is deteriorating by the day. 106 840 229 Incidents

армия мариуполь азов How Azov Battalion Freed Mariupol from Terrorists. PHOTOS On June 13, there was a battle in Mariupol – the ATO forces (namely, volunteer special battalion "Azov" as an assault division as well as a battalion of "Dnipro" and the National Guard with the Ukrainian Army) against the militants of DPR. As a result, Mariupol was completely liberated from the "separatists" 143 999 204 Photo News

боец "Locals Support Us. Tрey are Fed Up with DPR and LPR Militants" - ATO Forces Fighter. VIDEO One of the soldiers in the zone of the ATO tells about real attitude of the locals to the Ukrainian army. 70 142 271 Ukrainian Politics

беркут ато In Krasnyi Lyman the ATO Forces Continue Fighting: Militants Refused to Surrender According to the Information Resistance group, fighting continues in Krasnyi Lyman. 112 046 496 Incidents

Bodies of Killed Paratroopers from IL-76 Delivered to Dnipropetrovsk - Selezniov Bodies of the killed soldiers who were on board of the Il-76, shot down by the terrorists near the Luhansk airport were delivered to Dnipropetrovsk. 16 209 51 Incidents

сша Biden: USA Will Work with Its Partners to "Impose Further Costs" on Russia The United States will keep working with the US partners to "impose further costs" on Russia if it doesn't use its influnce on the separatists and stop the flow of weapons across the border 32 451 157 Ukrainian Politics

бтр Firing Continues Near Sloviansk: Militants Use Mortars, Rocket Launchers and Sharpshooters. VIDEO The confrontation continues despite President Petro Poroshenko's plans to unilaterally ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. 93 230 218 Incidents

ато наемник Detained Russian Journalists Confessed They Lied in Reports and Apologized to the People Of Ukraine. VIDEO The journalists of the Russian Ministry of Defense TV channel Zvezda (The Star) admitted that they distorted information about the events in the east of Ukraine. 137 481 410 Incidents

свадьба Mykolaiv Paratrooper Wounded in Fighting Married During Treatment in Hospital. PHOTOS The wedding ceremony was held recently in Irpen where a wounded soldier of the separate airmobile brigade of highly mobile paratroopers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr is being treated. 80 816 241 Ukrainian Politics

Each Soldier Involved in ATO will Gain the Status of Military Actions Participant - President All military personnel who have been or will be involved in the Anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, will receive the status of military actions participant, the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said. 6 677 40 Ukrainian Politics

147 Servicemen Killed During ATO in Donbas 147 Ukrainian soldiers killed and 267 wounded during the Anti-terrorist operation (ATO). 11 896 161 Incidents

завод Nobody Sleeps in the Support Area: Maintenance Servicemen Can Reinstall Tank Engine in 24 Hours in the Field. VIDEO All necessary parts and components for ATO forces’ vehicles and their equipment are being shipped from Kharkiv day-and-night. About a hundred tank engines have been sent over the past three months. 35 339 53 Incidents

Ukrainian Armed Forces to Purchase a Thousand Armored Vehicles for Anti-Terrorist Operation - NSDC The Ukrainian armed forces will buy about a thousand APCs. 51 541 171 Ukrainian Politics

Fourth Branch of the Army to Perform Special Operations is being Created - Defense Ministry Acting Defense Minister Mykhailo Koval says that there will be the fourth branch of the armed forces established in the Ukrainian army - the forces of special operations. 67 985 149 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

боевики Near Shchastia Village 30 Terrorists Are Killed and Wounded - Selezniov Over the past a few days the ATO forces continued to carry out certain tasks for the protection and defense of the state border, narrowing a circle to block areas, controlled by the terrorists. 53 691 259 Incidents

минобороны армия ато ATO Forces are Fighting in the Suburbs of Luhansk. Four Soldiers Killed. VIDEO The ATO forces are located on the outskirts of Luhansk storming the entrances near the Metalist plant. 146 298 451 Ukrainian Politics