MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 221640UTC March 2019
- “A summary of the situation in the area of the United Nations forces operation as at 07:00 March 22, 2019” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
- “JFO: МAP – 22.03.2019” (UKR NSDC)
- “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 20 March 2019”
- “Three DPR service members died, two injured over the week” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “JFO: One Ukrainian soldier killed, two wounded in Donbas in past day” (UKR media)
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire nearly 70 times over the week” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Kyiv Says Ukrainian Soldier Killed In Conflict In East” (USA govt funded media)
- “Five Ukrainian soldiers die since beginning of spring ceasefire” (UKR media)
- “One Ukrainian serviceman killed, one wounded in action in Donbas over 24 hours” (UKR media)
- “Nearly two dozen attacks on water supply systems in Donbas recorded since year’s start – UNICEF” (UKR media)
- “Five Ukrainian servicemen killed, 15 wounded in Donbas since truce announcement on March 8 – Ukraine’s TCG rep” (UKR media)
- “Russian-led armed formations violate ceasefire seven times in eastern Ukraine” (UKR media)
- “Five Ukrainian servicemen killed since start of ‘spring truce’” (UKR media)
- “UNICEF: Nearly 2 dozen attacks on water supply systems in Donbas recorded since year’s start” (UKR media)
- “Report on Needs Assessment “Improving resilience of communities through support to decentralized water system and providing access to safe water in Novoaidarsky, Popasniansky and Stanychno-Luhanskyi rayons of Lugansk Oblast GCA” – 2018” ( Government of Germany, UN Children’s Fund)
- “Needs Assessment Report, ‘Support to decentralized water systems and WASH in social institutions in Kostiantynivskyi, Pokrovskyi and Yasynuvatskyi raions of Donetsk oblast’ – 2018” ( Government of Germany, UN Children’s Fund)English Assessment on Ukraine about Water Sanitation Hygiene; published on 30 Sep 2018 by Govt. Germany and UNICEF
- “Most Ukrainians think Russia, separatists started war, one in six blames Ukrainian officials, oligarchs” (UKR media)
- “Ex-president of Crimea released in occupied Simferopol” (UKR media)
- “The Crimea – unwanted topic in the political campaign” (Warsaw Institute, anti-RUS think tank)
- “Ukraine’s Security Service prevents over 300 terrorist attacks, – Poroshenko” (UKR media)
- “SBU blocks several Russian intelligence networks in 2018 – Poroshenko” (UKR media)
- ” ‘We will go to kill Ukrainians as soon as our war will be over,’ Assad’s army fighters say in Syria … Pro-government Syrian Facebook groups often publish texts or pictures, blaming Ukraine for supporting jihadist groups. Anyone can find cartoons with two figures hugging, one of whom impersonates Ukraine and the other – ISIS or al-Qaeda. Or people can read articles about rebel training camps somewhere near Lviv or Kharkiv, with combatants aimed at overthrowing Assad. These propaganda products are usually poorly made and contain many unsubstantiated or even conflicting facts. But they are, nonetheless, working …” (UKR media)
- “It is important that our military and Ukrainians from the occupied territories can listen to the true news from the free Ukraine – President on the air of the Army FM” (UKR Pres info-machine)“President about his trips to the military on the frontline: The Supreme Commander-in-Chief cannot carry out his functions if he does not know what is happening on the frontline” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “Mission of OSCE PA observers at Ukraine elections to be headed by Ilkka Kanerva, Doris Barnett” (UKR media)
- “Resolution condemning Russia’s attempts to meddle into Ukrainian elections submitted to U.S. Congress” (UKR media)
- “U.S. Ambassador stresses need to prevent violence by extremist groups during presidential election in Ukraine” (UKR media)
- “Too much power in one man’s hands? Ukrainian opposition suggests abolishing presidency” (RUS state media)
- “Canadians to build renewable energy facilities in Luhansk region” (UKR media)
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MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 211740UTC March 2019
- “A summary of the situation in the area of the operation of the United forces as of 18:00 on March 21, 2019” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
- “JFO: МAP – 21.03.2019” (UKR NSDC)
- “Summary of the squad “The Essence of Time” for March 18-20″ (pro-RUS site, with maps, in Russian)
- “Status Reports of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine” (OSCE, 11 March 2019)
- “Russian-led forces launch eleven attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas” (UKR media)
- “New Ukrainian army losses in Donbass: two dead, one wounded – DPR militia” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Three Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas in past day” (UKR media)
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire 13 times over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Donbas war: Three Ukrainian soldiers injured” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian forces violate ceasefire seven times over 24 hours, fire 44 rounds at DPR – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Day in Donbas: Russia violates ceasefire regime seven times, three Ukrainian soldiers wounded” (UKR media)
- “DPR militiaman killed in Ukrainian strike – Bezsonov” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Ukrainian officer posts raw video of another strike on positions of Russian proxies” (UKR media)
- “One Ukrainian soldier killed, two wounded as their car hits landmine near Avdiyivka in Donbas” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian Armed Forces Fire On Each Other in Donbass – Fort Russ” (pro-RUS site)
- “One KIA, one WIA in Donbas on Thursday – JFO HQ” (UKR media)
- “Canada to allocate over $100 mln for military support to Ukraine” (UKR media)
- “The servicemen of the mechanized brigade named Chernykh Zaporozhets, together with their foreign counterparts, learn to resist hostile aggression … During two months, foreign instructors from the United States, Canada, Lithuania, Poland, Great Britain, Denmark and Sweden help Ukrainian servicemen to gain military experience in terms of the North Atlantic Alliance standards …” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
- “U.S. Intelligence Community will Continue to Support the Military Intelligence of Ukraine” (UKR DefInt info-machine)
- “Latvian colleagues highly appreciated the Ukrainian military intelligence training center” (UKR DefInt info-machine, in Ukrainian)
- “Oleksandr Turchynov: Ukrainian unmanned aircraft reaches a new quality level” (UKR NSDC)
- “President Poroshenko instructs Defense Minister to accelerate talks on new Javelin procurement” (UKR media)
- “14 years demanded for Brazilian Donbas fighter and star of Russian propaganda films” (Human Rights in Ukraine NGO)
- “Ukrainian Prosecutor insists on 14 years imprisonment for Brazilian citizen suspected of fighting on DPR side” (UKR media)
- “The Stillborn Western Naval Convoy to the Sea of Azov: Lessons Learned” (Jamestown Foundation)
- “Russian Kalibr-equipped Stary Oskol submarine enters Black Sea” (UKR media)
- “Russian Lawmakers to Assess Damages From Ukraine’s ‘Annexation’ of Crimea” (RUS independent media)
“Ukrainian sanctions cannot affect Crimea’s development anymore, authorities say” (RUS state media) - “Ukraine introduced sanctions against hundreds of Russians involved in the aggression in Crimea, Donbas and the Kerch Strait” (pro-UKR site)
- “The President of Ukraine by his Decree № 82/2019 enacted the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine of 19.03.2019 “On the Application, Lifting and Amendment of Personal Special Economic and Other Restrictive Measures (Sanctions)” ” (UKR NSDC)
- “The Wooden Anniversary of Crimean Annexation — Five Years of Lies, Deception and Abuse …” (EU vs DISINFORMATION)
- “Red Cross sends humanitarian aid to occupied territories – Border Guard Service” (UKR media)
- “ICRC sends 140 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Donbas” (UKR media)
- “General Staff of Armed Forces: 93 special polling stations created for military” (UKR media)
- “Poroshenko can’t win Ukrainian presidential election fairly, says Russian Duma speaker” (RUS state media)
- “Volker: there is personal animosity between Putin and Poroshenko” (UKR media)
- “… they want to see Poroshenko defeated, and that’s simply a fact. I think that there has just been a development of personal animosity between President Putin and President Poroshenko, and so he’s just looking for a change. I’m not sure, however, that Russia identifies any particular candidate in saying, “This is our candidate that will win and we get something from that,” …” (USA State Dept transcript)
MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 210005UTC March 2019
- “Diaspora welcomes renewal of Canada’s military training mission in Ukraine” (UKR media)
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- “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 18 March 2019”
- “JFO: МAP – 20.03.2019” (UKR NSDC)
- “A summary of the situation in the area of the operation of the United forces as of 18:00 on March 20, 2019” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
- “Day in Donbas: Russia violates ceasefire regime seven times, three Ukrainian soldiers wounded” (UKR media)
- “DPR service member killed by Ukrainian attack” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “OSCE spots Grad projectiles in residential areas of Ilovaisk” (UKR media)
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire 16 times, fire 170-plus rounds” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Ukraine’s Joint Forces show video of MiG-29 fighters, Su-25 attack aircraft in combat training flight over Sea of Azov” (UKR media)
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire 689 times since September, fire 10 thousand rounds” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Ukraine reports seven enemy attacks in Donbas in past 24 hours” (UKR media)
- “Two LPR soldiers killed by Ukrainian fire, two wounded” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “OSCE monitors spot about 30 howitzers in Russia-occupied areas in Donbas” (UKR media)
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire 12 times over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “24 hours in Donbas: Four attacks on Ukrainian positions” (UKR media)
- “Makeshift Munitions Found at the Scene of UAF Shelling in The LPR” (pro-RUS site)
- “Ukrainian military down enemy’s drone near Avdyivka” (UKR media)
- “Head of State: We will not allow anyone to disorganize and destroy the army and will not go off the path to victory” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “Turkish combat UAVs, American Javelin systems and other weapons raise the price of Russian aggression against Ukraine – President in Khmelnytskyi region” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “President handed over Bayraktar TB2 UAVs and over 420 additional items of military equipment and armament to the AFU in Khmelnytskyi region” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “Ukrainian unmanned aviation reaches new level – Turchynov” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine Army testing Turkish strike drones – Poroshenko” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian Armed Forces receive over 400 weapons and military equipment” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian defense minister meets with strategic advisers from NATO member countries” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian prosecutors insist on 14-year imprisonment for Brazilian mercenary from Donbas” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine Imposes Sanctions On Russians Over Kerch Bridge, Seizure Of Naval Vessels” (USA govt funded media)
- “Ukraine introduces sanctions against Russian majors” (RUS state media)
- “Poroshenko enacts NSDC decision on sanctions against legal entities, individuals involved in Russian aggression in relation to Crimea and Donbas” (UKR media)
- “Eight Russian entities taken off Ukraine sanctions list” (RUS state media)
- “Ukraine slaps sanctions on hundreds of Russian citizens” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine extends sanctions against banks with Russian capital” (RUS state media)
- “Poroshenko enacts decision of National Security and Defense Council on sanctions against Russia” (UKR media)
- “Kiev slaps sanctions over Crimean bridge, elections in Donbass” (RUS state media)
- “Ukraine imposes sanctions against 848 individuals and 294 legal entities, involved in Russian aggression in Crimea and Donbas” (UKR media)
- “Australia lobbies US interests with sanctions against DPR,LPR policymakers – Bidyovka” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Crimean Limbo: How Low Can You Go?” (EU vs DISINFORMATION)
- “Russia creates task group to estimate loss inflicted to Crimea by Ukraine” (UKR media)
- “Thousands across the world sign ‘Stop Fake Elections in Ukraine’ petition” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Ukraine denies registration to Russian citizens nominated as OSCE/ODIHR observers” (UKR media)
- “CEC refuses ODIR OSCE to register 24 Russian as official observers of presidential elections in Ukraine” (UKR media)
- “Presentation of OHCHR 25th Quarterly Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine and the thematic report on civic space and fundamental freedoms ahead of the presidential, parliamentary and local elections in Ukraine in 2019-2020” (UN info-machine)
- “Zubko: 11 territorial communities to be created in Luhansk region after de-occupation” (UKR media)
- “Luhansk militants transfer 60 Ukrainian prisoners to Ukraine, – Ukraine’s ombudsman” (UKR media)
- “LPR hands over 60 convicts to Ukraine, Schastye, March 20, 2019” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – March 19, 2019
#Budget2019
Big Honkin’ Ship Document Leak Case
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- “Mark Norman’s lawyer slams Justice Dept. for ‘inaccurate’ statements about case”
- “A reporter asked the government about a Navy ship — then got a call from an Irving president”
- “Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s defence team says Department of Justice tweeted ‘inaccurate’ information about case”
- “Vice-Admiral Norman’s lawyers still waiting on documents linked to Trudeau, senior staff”
- “Taxpayers cover cost of lawyers for Trudeau, others in SNC Lavalin affair but no help for Vice Adm. Norman”
#CANinIRQ/Mid East – Op IMPACT
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- “Canadian MPP hopes Kurds get ‘respect they deserve’ after historic flag raising in Toronto” (Kurdish media)
- “City of Toronto raises Kurdistan flag to honor Halabja genocide victims” (Kurdish media)
- “Never Again: Toronto City Councillor, Kurdish activists call for vigilance to end Kurdish genocide” (Kurdish media)
- ” ‘Time to recognize Kurdistan as nation,’ Toronto councillor says” (Kurdish media)
- “Toronto councillor promises local Kurdish group permanent location” (Kurdish media)
#LVA/Europe – Op REASSURANCE/Cold War 2.0
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- “Baltics cannot rely on Germany any more”
- “Finland is joining the Lithuanian-led project for developing EU cyber response teams” (LTU MoD)
- “Norway ‘has electronic proof’ that Russia jammed GPS signals between NATO troops during huge war games”
- “Norway proves Russian GPS interference during NATO exercises”
- “Norway Says it Proved Russian GPS Interference During NATO Exercises”
- “Russia Says it Won’t Destroy Missiles U.S. Claims Break INF Treaty”
- “Russian shipbuilders to improve Ivan Gren-class amphibious assault ships”
- “Russian Navy Shows Off Ships For Submarine Day”
- “Turkey Brief: January 23 – March 18, 2019” (ISW Blog)
#MLI – Op PRESENCE/Africa
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- “Mali : Un leader jihadiste tué lors d’une frappe française”
- “5th rotation of Lithuanian military personnel to be deployed to the UN operation in Mali, MINUSMA” (LTU MoD)
- “UN Peacekeepers Provide Free Clinic in Remote Village in Troubled Mali”
- “Au Mali, « les engins explosifs improvisés restent la menace majeure » “
- “Human Rights Council discusses the situation of human rights in Mali and hears update on the human rights situation in Ukraine” (UN info-machine)
- “Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali” (UN Human Rights Council)
#CHN/Pacific Rim
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- “US Navy Won’t Alter Sail-Bys at Sea Despite China Maneuver”
- “China and Russia to jointly develop heavy lift helicopters” (CHN mil media)
- “PLA Major general calls on Taiwan military to support “One Country, Two Systems” ” (CHN mil media)
- “PLA expert calls on Taiwan military to firmly oppose “Taiwan independence” ” (CHN mil media)
Afghanistan
Internal Security
Sexual Assault/Harassment in the CF
Other Military News
MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 191500UTC March 2019
- “Canada extends its military training mission in Ukraine” (DND info-machine)
- “Address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs at a press conference to announce Canada’s extension of its military training mission in Ukraine, as well as renewal of its military contribution to support stability in the Middle East” (Global Affairs Canada info-machine)
- “Ministers of Defense of Ukraine and Canada discussed further cooperation during the telephone conversation” (UKR MoD)
- “Grateful to Canada for the extension of the UNIFIER mission for additional three years, – President” (UKR MoD)
- “Canada extends its military training mission in Ukraine till 2022″ (UKR media)
- “Canada announces dates for Ukraine Reform Conference” (Global Affairs Canada info-machine)
- “Poroshenko thanks Canada for extension of Operation UNIFIER” (UKR media)
- “Canada extends Operation UNIFIER until 2022″ (UKR media)
- “Canada extends its military training mission in Ukraine” (UKR media)
- “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 17 March 2019”
- “JFO: МAP – 19.03.2019” (UKR NSDC)
- “A summary of the situation in the area of the United Nations Operation on 07:00, 19 March 2019” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
- “One Ukrainian soldier killed in Donbas in hostile shelling” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian forces fire 250 rounds at DPR over 24 hours, damage recorded – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Ukrainian soldier dies in Pryazovia” (UKR media)
- “Bomb explodes in eastern Lugansk, damages car, houses – Emergencies Ministry” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “One Ukrainian soldier KIA, three reports of enemy shelling in Donbas over last 24 hours – JFO” (UKR media)
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire nine times over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “JFO: One Ukrainian soldier killed in Donbas in past day” (UKR media)
- “Poroshenko: 10th Mountain Assault Brigade destroys five enemy weapons with Stugna-P anti-tank system in 2019” (UKR media)
- “Officer uploads another video of JFO strike on terrorists’ positions in Donbas” (UKR media)
- “Russian-led forces launch three attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas” (UKR media)
- “Poroshenko: 2955 Ukrainian soldiers died in Donbas during war with Russia” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine could receive another batch of Javelins, – Kurt Volker” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine could receive another batch of Javelins – Volker” (UKR media)
- “Marine Priorities. The U.S. and NATO Support Ukraine” (Warsaw Institute, anti-RUS think tank)
- “Russia deploys Iskanders, long-range bombers in Crimea” (UKR media)
- “President: Liberation of Crimea should be the first priority of the Ukrainian government” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “Tymoshenko Defends Decision Not To Fight Over Crimea, Attacks Minsk Process” (USA govt funded media)
- “Volker: Return of Crimea by force to trigger military catastrophe” (UKR media)
- “Return of Crimea by force is completely excluded, – Volker” (UKR media)
- “Fifth Anniversary of the Land Grab That Cost Russia Its Future” (Jamestown Foundation think tank)
- “Crimea head lambasts Poroshenko’s ‘stupid’ remarks about ‘returning’ Crimea” (RUS state media)
- “Ukraine issues protest over Putin’s trip to Crimea” (RUS state media)
- “Siemens collaboration with Russia helps Putin to further militarize Crimea” (Human Rights in Ukraine NGO)
- “Ukrobonprom denies exporting ammunition to Russia since 2014” (UKR media)
- “Ukroboronprom: concern not exporting weapons, military equipment to Russia since 2014, SIPRI estimates incorrect” (UKR media)
- “Head of State: After the presidential elections, the implementation of the issue of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Donbas will be continued” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “Ukrainian President promises to begin missile program if reelected” (UKR media)
- “Incumbent Ukrainian president leads disapproval ratings” (RUS state media)
- “Putin hopes anti-Russian sentiment in Ukraine will subside after presidential election — Russian President Vladimir Putin is certain that it is impossible to come to terms with the current Ukrainian leadership, and Moscow will wait for the common sense to prevail in Kiev …” (RUS state media)
- “Central Election Commission registers 967 international observers” (UKR media)
- “Expert slams Kiev’s language law, would serve Poroshenko’s rating like ‘hole in the head’ ” (RUS state media)
- “Ukrainian soldiers in Donbas to vote in equipped tents” (UKR media)”
- “Unprecedented” number of observers registered for upcoming presidential election in Ukraine – CEC” (UKR media)
