Kominternove

"It was relatively quiet for two weeks. Yesterday, recon and sabotage group aprroached. It left after battle. One militant killed," - Ukrainian soldiers near Kominternove. VIDEO After two weeks of relative lull, Russian militants became more active near Kominternove, the Donetsk region. 29.03.16 14:03 17 384 17 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

"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 21 412 55 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers near Kominternove: “Militants approach, attack us, and retreat. We are prohibited to fire back. Our machine gun was employed back before Christmas". VIDEO The Russian militants fire at the Ukrainian soldiers’ positions near Kominternove at least once per day, despite the agreement on the complete cease-fire. 15.01.16 11:56 13 924 68 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

"I saw two tanks, men wearing Russian Uniform without insignia; road blocked by APC," - Ukrainian soldiers near Kominternove. VIDEO Militants continue to reinforce their positions in Kominternove, building concrete bunkers and strongholds and digging trenches. 24.12.15 10:40 58 690 118 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

"I see no other way to liberate Kominternove except by force," - Donetsk Governor Zhebrivskyi Head of the Donetsk regional military and civil administration Pavlo Zhebrivskyi believes militants seized neutral zone Kominternove village out of revenge for taking control of Pavlopil and Pyshchevyk by the Ukrainian military earlier this month. 23.12.15 17:56 36 708 158 Ukrainian Politics