MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 262030UTC June 2019

• “Zelensky to visit Canada next week” (UKR media)
• “Secretary of the NSDC of Ukraine met with the Canadian delegation and representatives of the Democratic Initiatives Foundation” (UKR NSDC)
• “Why does Canada buy Mosin rifles in huge quantities in Ukraine?” (pro-RUS site)

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• JFO: МAP – 26.06.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• “Summary at 07:00 on June 26, 2019” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 25 June 2019”

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• “Ukrainian forces abandon some positions” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Russian-led forces launch 32 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas, seven soldiers wounded” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces shell Dontesk and Yasinovataya with mortars” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire once over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)

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• “Troop Pullback Starts At Eastern Ukrainian Flashpoint Town” (USA govt funded media)
• “OSCE SMM Chief Monitor Çevik welcomes willingness to disengage from Stanytsia Luhanska” (OSCE info-machine)
• “Deputy Commander of the Joint Forces Operation on the implementation of measures 1 of the stage of the breeding of forces and means at the site number 1 “Stanitsa Lugansk” ” (UKR MoD JFO via FB, in Ukrainian)
• “Disengagement in action: Ukrainian troops pulling back near Stanytsia Luhanska in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Disengagement of forces starts in Stanytsia Luhanska” (UKR media)
• “JFO forces withdrew from one of the positions in Stanitsa Luhanska. The first stage of disengagement took place under the supervision of the OSCE Mission.” (pro-UKR media)
• “JFO staff reports on first disengagement of Ukrainian units in Stanytsia Luhanska under OSCE observation” (UKR media)
• “Disengagement of forces begins outside Stanitsa Luganskaya, June 26, 2019” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Disengagement in Stanitsa takes up to three days – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Disengagement in Donbas: U.S. expects from Russia pullback of heavy weapons, disarming of militants” (UKR media)
• “DPR hopes that Kiev fulfils obligations on disengagement in Stanitsa” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)

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• “Zelensky orders introduction of NATO standards in Ukrainian armed forces from 2020”
• “NATO PA president assures that Alliance stands with Ukraine” (UKR media)

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• “Ukraine ready to deepen cooperation with United States – Groysman” (UKR media)
• “United States allocates $4 mln for Ukraine to construct six explosive storehouses”
• “US allocates $4 bln to build six storehouses for explosives in Ukraine” (RUS state media)
• “U.S. Signs New Conventional Weapons Destruction Memorandum With Ukraine” (USA State Dep’t info-machine)
• “NATO Parliamentary Assembly delegation ready to visit demarcation line in Donbas” (UKR media)

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• “On June 26, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reviewed and agreed the documents establishing the procedure for the use of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other components of the defense forces. In particular, these documents determine the strategic objectives, tasks, composition of the Armed Forces, other components of the defense forces involved in the defense of the state, their demand for personnel, armaments and military equipment, material and technical means, financial and other resources necessary for the execution of the tasks …” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• “Zelensky urges General Staff to boost defense reform” (UKR media)

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• “President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with relatives of the AFU and National Guard servicemen killed under suspicious circumstances in the years of war and recognized suiciders by the investigative agencies. The relatives of the deceased stressed that the investigative bodies were trying to misrepresent death of their relatives as suicide despite the fact that in some cases traces of beating and gunshot wounds had been found on the bodies …” (UKR Pres info-machine)

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• “Russia demands Ukraine guarantee its sailors will be punished under Russian law” (UKR media)

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• “Ukrainian doctors participate in International Military Rehabilitation Symposium in Estonia” (UKR media)

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• “DPR Interior Ministry names accessories to Zakharchenko’s murder” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Donetsk People’s Republic security services report on search for Zakharchenko murder organizers” (pro-RUS site)
• “DPR apprehends Ukrainian agents plotting murders of top officials” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)

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• Son of owner of Luhansk distillery plant, who fought in Donbas, detained in Kyiv” (UKR media) ”
• “DNR” militants detain Ukrainians” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian law enforcement detained the sponsor of “LPR” – Lutsenko” (pro-UKR media)

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• “Compromised MH17 Airline Crash Investigation: Ukrainians Desperate to Find Scapegoat” (pro-RUS site)

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• “In the territory of the temporarily uncontrolled Ukrainian government, new violations of the placement of military equipment and the arming of armed units of the Russian Federation” (UKR MoD JFO FB, in Ukrainian)
• “Russian Paratroopers Drown in Crimea After Failed Parachute Landing” (RUS independent media)

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• “Psychologists use dogs to help Ukrainians traumatized by armed conflict in east” (UN Development Programme)

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• “Ukrainian residents are ready to provide autonomy to Donbass” (Essence of Time, pro-RUS site)

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• “Darth Vader stands for elections in Ukraine again” (RUS state media)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – June 26, 2019

#IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT

• “Canada to command NATO Mission in Iraq for a second year” (DND info-machine)
• “Jennie Carignan à la tête de la mission de l’OTAN en Irak cet automne”
• NATO Mission Iraq (NATO info-machine)
• (New commander) Biography – Brigadier-General Carignan (DND info-machine)
• “President Trump says he will ‘obliterate’ Iran if the country attacks anything American”
• “Iran’s supreme leader said Wednesday that Iranians will not budge or change their stand following new U.S. sanctions targeting Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his associates, the latest in a torrent of sharp verbal responses from Tehran in the wake of the measures …”
• “Tomorrow, on Thursday, Europe will miss the deadline set by Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi who had said last Monday that Tehran’s uranium production would have surpassed 300 kilograms by June 27 …” (“semi-official” IRN state news agency)

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Afghanistan

• “Afghan war memorial to be rededicated — this time with soldiers’ families present”
• “Updated: Kandahar memorial to be rededicated Aug. 17, this time with families of the fallen present”
• “The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will rededicate the Kandahar Cenotaph in the Afghanistan Memorial Hall at National Defence Headquarters Carling in Ottawa during a ceremony on Saturday, August 17, 2019. The ceremony will recognize and pay tribute to the sacrifices of Canada’s Afghanistan fallen. Families of Canada’s fallen in Afghanistan have been invited to attend the ceremony as guests of the CAF. The ceremony will not be open to the public …” (DND info-machine)

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Internal Security

• “Man who attacked military personnel should be deemed terrorist: Crown”
• “Canada adds neo-Nazi groups Blood & Honour, Combat 18 to list of terror organizations”
• “For the first time, Canada adds white supremacist neo-Nazi groups to its list of terrorist organizations”
• “Government of Canada Announces Initiatives to Address Violent Extremist and Terrorist Content Online” (Public Safety Canada info-machine)
• Currently listed entities (Public Safety Canada info-machine)
• Newest adds:  Al-Ashtar Brigades (AAB)  – Blood & Honour (B&H)  – Combat 18 (C18) – Fatemiyoun Division (FD)  – Harakat al-Sabireen (HaS)
• “Goodale pledges $1M to UN extremism fund but mum on forcing content removal … while the $1 million will focus on helping smaller tech firms move to identify the content faster, it contained no new measures to place new legal requirements on big companies like Facebook and Twitter, often accused of doing too little to stop extremist content from circulating among their users …”

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#CHN/Pacific Rim

• “Meng’s lawyers make case against U.S. extradition to Canadian public”
• “Ex-ambassador McCallum says Trump could fix Canada-China impasse by dropping Meng’s extradition — The man Trudeau fired for commenting on Meng’s case in front of reporters says the PM has few options …”
• “Malgré la controverse, John McCallum commente encore le dossier Huawei”
• ” ‘Crazy person’: Chinese tabloid Global Times aims vitriol at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo”
• “Pompeo’s role as troublemaker runs counter to diplomacy” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “Pompeo’s diplomacy unsettles the world” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “China warns of Pompeo’s wrongdoings on diplomacy” (CHN Communist Party media)

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The Koreas/#OpNEON

• “Trump and Kim Exchange Letters, But Will They Meet at DMZ?”
• “Another North Korean Provocation Ahead of the G20 Summit? Don’t Count On It”
• “Experts: Step-by-Step Approach Needed in Denuclearization Deal With North Korea”
• “China reasserts its interests in North Korea”
• “China’s role paramount in resolving NK issue” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Condemns U.S. Hostile Acts … Recently, the U.S. viciously slandered the DPRK in its “Trafficking in Persons Report” and “International Religious Freedom Report”, both of which are based on all kinds of falsehoods and fabrications, and it also decided to continue for another one year the “National Emergency” that calls for defining us as its enemy and imposing further sanctions …” (via Anglo-Peoples Korea/Songun blog)

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#RUS-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE

• “US Protests Spying Suspect’s Treatment in Russian Jail … (Paul) Whelan, who also holds British, Irish and Canadian citizenship, was arrested in a hotel room in Moscow at the end of December and charged with espionage, which carries up to 20 years in prison …”
• “Russia jails Polish citizen on espionage charges”
• “U.S. allies upping their NATO spending for fifth consecutive year”
• “Près de 1000 milliards $ en Défense pour les pays membres de l’OTAN”
• “Kremlin Confirms Putin-Trump Meeting During G20 Summit In Japan”
• “Putin and Trump Will Meet on June 28, Kremlin Says”
• “Russian Senate Rules to Leave Nuclear Arms Treaty in Unanimous Vote”
• “Russian Flotilla in Caspian Sea placed on alert” – “The Caspian Flotilla of the Southern Military District is alarmed as part of a surprise check of alert” (RUS MoD, in Russian)
• “The Royal Navy and Royal Marines are set to train with armed forces from former USSR countries as part of its commitment to protecting the Baltic states from a perceived threat from Russia. The training is the latest stage of Baltic Protector, a two-month deployment that sends a message to President Putin about the UK’s commitment to keeping the Baltic sea safe …”
• “Lithuania received first two newest Vilkas infantry fighting vehicles”
• “U.S.: Turkey may lose F-35 on arms deal with Russia”
• “Turkey will lose F-35 warplane if Russia arms deal goes ahead, U.S. says”
• “US Envoy to NATO Says Turkey Will Lose F-35 Jets If S-400 Deal with Russia Goes Ahead”
• “Russian arms exporter: S-400s delivery measures to Turkey completed” (TUR media)
• “Erdogan: No backtrack from S-400 deal with Russia”
• “Russia Will Respond to Any NATO Steps Over Missiles, Minister Says”
• “This New Russian Spy Drone Looks a Lot Like an Owl”

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#MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE

• “French Gazelle that force-landed in Mali was hit by enemy fire”
• “French Gazelle down in North Africa, crew rescued”
• ” Russia is continuing its attempts at geopolitical expansion in Africa amid an impasse in its relations with the West and unclear prospects of cooperation with China. The list of African countries receiving Russian arms shipments now includes Mali …”
• “West Africa coastal countries and threat from jihadists … The coastal countries of the West African region under these threats are Nigeria, Cape Verde, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Benin, Guinea Bissau, Ghana, the Gambia, Cote d’Ivoire, Sao Tome, Principe and Mauritania …” (NG media)
• “Two Burkina gendarmes killed”
• “Midyear update: Militancy in Africa”

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Way Up North

• “It’s time for Canada to act like the northern nation it proclaims to be”
• “Small town in Arctic Russia to become Northern Sea Route shipping hub”

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What’s Canada Buying?

• “(Big Honkin Ship) Costs Continue to Climb” (Col. Ted)

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Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)

• Letter to the editor: “Veterans’ support for Conservatives not guaranteed without pension promise”
• “Veteran with PTSD says B.C. rules are a barrier for the service dog he depends on”
• “Court ruling reveals grim details of (veteran) Lionel Desmond suicide and murders”

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Other Military News

• “Minister Sajjan to Travel to Europe for NATO Defence Ministerial and Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Meetings” (DND info-machine)
• “A New Phase in the Evolution of ISIS”
• “Trudeau Slammed For Taking ‘Personal Day’ Instead Of Attending Return Of Fallen Canadian Soldier’s Body” (Spencer Fernando blog)
• “PM skips ceremony for soldier killed during overseas training”
• “(1 Service Battalion) gets new commanding officer”
• “New Dallaire Centre aims to prevent ‘morally repugnant’ use of child soldiers”
• “Mise sur pied du Centre d’excellence Dallaire pour la paix et la sécurité”
• “Debate over armoured vehicle stems from lack of education, historian says”
• “Canadian Armed Forces bhangra video shows ‘beautiful side’ of multiculturalism”
• “Ottawa recognizes stateless refugee who fell in WWII”

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MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 252005UTC June 2019

• “Zelensky to visit Canada on July 1-3” (UKR media)
• “Zelensky to visit Canada on July 1-3” (UKR media)

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• “Facebook to Review Election Adds in Ukraine, Canada to Ensure Transparency” (RUS state media)
• “Facebook expands rules on political ads to Canada and Ukraine” (Reuters, wire service)

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• “Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 25 June 2019”
• “Summary at 07:00 on June 25, 2019” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
• JFO: МAP – 25.06.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 24 June 2019”

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• “Donbas conflict: Militants violate ceasefire five times” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire twice over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Russian-led forces violated ceasefire in Donbas 44 times in last day” (UKR media)
• “DPR militia shows Ukrainian drone downed on Gorlovka axis” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Donbas war: Two Ukrainian soldiers sustain wounds” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian forces fire 323 rounds at DPR over 24 hours – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Two servicemen wounded, two have battlefield injuries amid 44 enemy attacks of in past 24 hours – JFO HQ” (UKR media)
• “Donbas warzone update: Four Ukrainian soldiers injured amid 44 attacks on June 24” (UKR media)

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• “Teenager wounded during training at firing range in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region” (UKR media)

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• “Russian citizen attempting to join militants was detained in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “DPR militant detained by the SBU in Donetsk Oblast” (InformNapalm.org)
• “Participation of 758th Material Supply Center’s servicemen of Russian Black Sea Fleet in aggression against Ukraine” (InformNapalm.org, pro-UKR OSINT)

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• “JFO commander, OSCE SMM chief monitor discuss ceasefire in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “OSCE SMM chief monitor Yasar Halit Cevik makes first visit to LPR” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)

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• “Ukraine, Sweden intensify cooperation to combat hybrid threats from Russia” (UKR media)

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• “Kremlin says Kerch Strait incident does not fall under UN tribunal’s jurisdiction” (RUS state media)
• “Russia not intends to comply with International Tribunal’s order on Ukrainian sailors” (UKR media)

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• “Wage delays prompt Ukrainian nationalists to leave Donbass to join ISIS – LPR militia” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)

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• “Ukraine fields updated Spectator-M UAV” (janes.com)
• “Kyiv tank factory denies making money on obsolete spare parts for combat ” (UKR media)
• “Ukroboronprom to continue consultations with candidates for international audit when financing issue settled – source” (UKR media)

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• “Trump supports Zelensky’s idea of 10 on 10 exchange to start de-escalation in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Russia not supporting various formats of swapping Ukrainian captives for Russians – U.S. Chargé d’Affaires” (UKR media)
• “Over 70 cases of illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by Russian occupation forces recorded since year-start” (UKR media)

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• “About half of Ukrainians wants (occupied areas) to have autonomy status, – survey” (UKR media)
• “Some 40% of Ukrainians support idea to provide (occupied areas) with special status, – survey” (UKR media)
• “Almost half Ukrainians would vote for NATO accession, 56.7% for joining EU – survey” (UKR media)
• “Almost half of Ukrainians ready to support autonomy for Russia-occupied areas of Donbas within Ukraine – survey” (UKR media)
• “Almost half of Ukrainians agree to autonomy of Donbas for sake of ceasefire” (UKR media)

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• “Trump’s administration confirms discussion of Ukraine with Putin at G20” (UKR media)

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• “Transnistria’s leader calls for Russian peacekeepers’ continued presence in the region” (RUS state media)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – June 25, 2019

What’s Canada Buying?

• “Les forces spéciales canadiennes auront trois nouveaux avions de surveillance” – “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Canada of three (3) King Air 350ER (extended range) aircraft with customer unique post-modifications for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations for an estimated cost of $300 million …” (USA Def Security Co-op Agency, 4 Oct 2018) – More on the concept @ MILNEWS.ca

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#RUS-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE

• “Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2012-2019), 25-Jun.-2019” (NATO info-machine)
• “NATO Defence Ministers to address key security challenges” (NATO info-machine) – “Programme of the meetings with links to transcripts, photos, audio and video” (NATO info-machine)
• “Wild East: Russian and US formations in Eastern Europe” (janes.com, 2 pg PDF)
• “The U.S. Army has announced on Monday the Battle Group Poland participated in the week-long, multinational Exercise PUMA 19, alongside Polish and Czech Republic units, at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Jun. 21 …”
• “Baltic Protector: first anniversary of the Joint Expeditionary Force to be marked in Lithuania” (LTU MoD)
• “Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States’ borders June 17 –23, 2019” (LTU MoD)
• “Today, our partners from Slovakia 🇸🇰 said goodbye to us in their transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Ādaži. We have received the new Slovakian contingent ready to join our team! …” (NATO EfP BG Latvia FB page)
• “Kaljulaid on Estonian Victory Day: Natural calamity more likely than warfare — Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid has said in a speech on Estonia’s Victory Day remembering the hundred-year-old War of Independence that despite natural calamities being more likely than warfare in the country, everyone should be informed and prepared …”
• “Serbia’s Defense Chief Crows About Russian Military Allies”
• “Russia may start S-500 deliveries to troops ahead of schedule after successful trials”
• “Russia Resurrects Mass Mobilization”
• “What’s an Advanced Russian Warship Doing in Havana Harbor?”

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#CHN/Pacific Rim

• “Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers say Canada should end extradition for ‘national interests’ “ – “Les avocats de Meng Wanzhou demandent la fin des procédures dans « l’intérêt national » “
• “China’s military demotes over 70 senior officers ‘for bribing Fang Fenghui’ “
• “Chinese military put large cargo drone to test” (CHN mil media)
• “China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier passes through Taiwan Strait”

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#IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT

• “UK F-35 Fighters Fly Missions From Cyprus Over Syria, Iraq”
• “Australia Rescues Children of Dead Islamic State Fighters”
• “Iran, Iraq to Expand Tourism Ties”
• “U.S. cyber attacks on Iranian targets not successful, Iran minister says”
• “Iran Dismisses US Sanctions, Says Calls for Dialogue Not Serious”
• “Iran’s Rouhani: The White House is ‘mentally retarded’ “
• “Christopher Krebs, director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and 2019 Wash100 Award recipient, announced that the government has seen an increase in cyber attacks by state-backed Iranian hackers, who targeted federal agencies and private companies in the U.S. …“
• “US-led cyberattacks signal new ‘unrestricted warfare’ ” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “La Russie affirme que le drone américain abattu l’a été dans l’espace aérien iranien”
• “Trump Chooses To Hit Iran Economically Rather Than Militarily”
• “Lavrov warns against ‘very bad scenario’ unfolding around Iran”
• “US should think where Iran pressure could lead, says Russian Foreign Ministry”
• “Russian security chief slams attempts to put Iran on par with IS as inadmissible”

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#MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE

• “Alberta reservist helps keep peace in Mali”
• “Crash au Mali : comment 3 soldats français ont échappé à la mort après des tirs terroristes”

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Way Up North

• “Canadian Coast Guard embarks on longer Arctic season this year”
• “Russian radiosonde to monitor situation in Arctic”
• “Experiences from Syria important for (RUS) Northern Fleet, says new head commander”

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Internal Security

• “Report: Hackers using telecoms like ‘global spy system'”

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Afghanistan

• “Afghan war memorial to be re-dedicated – this time with soldiers’ families present”

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Other Military News

• “U.S. combat ship hits freighter in Canada — As it got underway, an advanced U.S. Navy combat ship struck a berthed freighter in Montreal, leaving both ships damaged, but their crews uninjured. The Freedom-class littoral combat ship, slated to be commissioned as the U.S.S. Billings, hit the M/V Rosaire A. Desgagnés about 2:00 p.m., said Lt. Cmdr. Courtney Hillson, a Navy spokesperson …”
• “Le major-général Paul, cède les rênes de la 4e Division du Canada”
• “Minister Sajjan announces the establishment of the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security and funding for the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative”
• “Commissionaires picket in front of Royal Military College”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – June 24, 2019

#IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT

• “Iraqi Kurds seek Canadian military help again after being frozen out”
• “UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday that 55,000 captured Islamic State fighters, including foreigners, and their families detained in Syria and Iraq should face fair trials or be freed. States “must assume responsibility for their nationals” and should not inflict statelessness on fighters’ children who have already suffered so much, Bachelet also told the UN Human Rights Council as it opened a three-week session in Geneva …”
• “ISIS Fighters In Syria And Iraq Must Be Tried Or Let Go, U.N. Rights Chief Says”
• “Opening statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet” (UN info-machine)
• “UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet urges states to repatriate families of ISIS fighters”
•  “La cheffe de l’ONU pour les droits humains réclame le rapatriement des familles de l’EI”
• “New US Sanctions Target Iran’s Supreme Leader”
• “Subject: Executive Order on Imposing Sanctions with Respect to Iran” (whitehouse.gov)
• “Subject: President Donald J. Trump Is Imposing Sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran and the Worst Elements of the Iranian Regime” (whitehouse.gov)
• “Subject: Message to the Congress on Imposing Sanctions with Respect to Iran” (whitehouse.gov)
• “Russia Will Counter New U.S. Sanctions on Iran – Reports”

#MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE

• “Canada withdrawing from UN mission in Mali” (South African defence media)

#RUS-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE

• “Royal Navy completes mission impossible on Russia’s doorstep against odds”
• “Eight British soldiers arrested over ‘drunken brawl in Lithuania’ “
• “Russia Warns of Repeat of Cuban Missile Crisis – Reports”
• “US missiles near Russian borders to trigger crisis equal in scale to Caribbean — diplomat”
• “Turkey has bought Russian S-400 systems despite US’ threats, says Turkish top diplomat”
• “Kremlin says flights to Georgia to resume once anti-Russian hysteria ends”
• “Expert links Russian troops’ combat readiness check with tensions near state borders”
• “Russia’s new amphibious assault ships to differ radically from Ivan Gren-class warships”
• “Russian Defense Minister Shoygu urges Russian military to fight in a new way”
• “(DefMin) Shoigu said that Russia should develop a new theory of warfare.” (TASS, RUS state media, in Russian)
• “New strategy of military technical cooperation to be developed in Russia, says Putin”
• “Russian Church Seeks to Ban Blessings of Weapons of Mass Destruction”

#UKR/#OpUNIFIER

• “Briefing of the English spokesman of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine” (UKR MoD, 24 June 2019, video)
• “The summary at 07:00 on June 24, 2019” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
• JFO: МAP – 24.06.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 23 June 2019”
• Essence of Time summary, 20-23 June 2019 (pro-RUS site, with maps, in Russian)
• “Body of Ukrainian soldier found in Donbas region” (UKR media)
• “Three Ukrainian troops killed, five injured as vehicle hits landmine” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian soldier Oleksiy Karlash dies after combat injury in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire once over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “OSCE SMM records five-fold increase in shelling in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces deploy Grad rocket launchers to Schastye power station” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Russian-led forces launch 34 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Eight houses across DPR damaged by Ukrainian fire in 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Donbas: Three Ukrainian servicemen wounded over day” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces fire 1,000 round on DPR in a week” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukraine reports 34 violations of ceasefire by enemy in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire 14 times in 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Three Ukrainian soldiers wounded amid 34 enemy attacks in past 24 hours – JFO HQ” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine poses threat to Russia’s security both at sea and on land, says envoy” (RUS state media)
• “Kremlin uses for e-warfare drilling rigs seized in Black Sea: OSINT group” (UKR media)
• “Kremlin uses for e-warfare drilling rigs seized in Black Sea” (Information Resistance, pro-UKR OSINT site)
• “Crimea invaders actually threaten mainland Ukraine with bacteriological weapons – expert” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine’s Armed Forces unit completes NATO certification — This was the first time in history when the unit of the state which is not a NATO member completed certification as a SOF unit …” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian Special Operations Forces Center gains NATO certification” (UKR media)
• “900 people signed contracts with Ukrainian Navy since year-start – Defense Ministry” (UKR media)
• “Kyiv tank factory charged with embezzling USD 350,000” (UKR media)
• “Russia disposes of Ukrainian submarine seized during annexation of Crimea” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine’s Social Policy Ministry: Number of IDPs from Donbas, Crimea almost 1.39 mln people” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian law enforcers reveal Russian hackers” (UKR media)
• “Malaysian PM’s statement on MH17 probe could be price to pay for Russian defense contracts” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine’s Security Service shut down illegal supply route used to bring food to occupied Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Zelensky dismisses chief of SBU Main Directorate in Crimea” (UKR media) “Zelensky dismisses Head of Crimea’s Security Service department Shmytko” (UKR media)
• “Major (power plant) in occupied Donbas on verge of strike over wage arrears – OSINT group” (UKR media)

#CHN/Pacific Rim

• “Lawyers urge Canada to stop Chinese exec’s extradition to U.S. on fraud charges”
• “Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers urge Canada’s justice minister to halt extradition case in name of ‘human decency’ “
• “Speculation rife about DF-17 after video shows hypersonic vehicle” (CHN mil media)
• “Beijing on Monday ruled out any international discussion of recent mass protests of millions of people in Hong Kong against plans to allow extradition to mainland China. Assistant foreign affairs minister Zhang Jun said the ruling Chinese Communist Party would “not allow” the topic to be discussed at the forthcoming Group of 20 (G20) nations summit this week …”

Way Up North

• “(USA) Defense bill calls for military port on Arctic Ocean” – “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (H.R. 2500)” (GovTrack.us)

Internal Security

• “A man with schizophrenia who was found not criminally responsible after he attacked soldiers at a military recruitment centre in Toronto should be considered his own ‘lone wolf terrorist group,’ argued crown prosecutors at the Ontario Court of Appeal Monday …”
• “Canada’s national security architecture is about to undergo a major demolition and rebuild this summer, now that C-59 has received royal assent. The bill — which, after two years, passed through both houses of Parliament this week — gives Canada’s signals intelligence agency new powers, although most of its new authority will come into force down the road. Once the prime minister and cabinet issue an order, the Communications Security Establishment will be permitted under C-59 to launch cyberattacks (also called “active cyber operations”) for the first time in Canadian history …” – House Government Bill C-59 ” An Act respecting national security matters” (LEGISinfo)

What’s Canada Buying?

• Wanted:  “Parka and Trousers, Snow Camouflage”
• Wanted: “… The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will be holding Third Location Decompression (TLD) in Cologne, Germany for CAF personnel who are undergoing Decompression prior to continuation of their travel to Canada …”

Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)

• “Six Canadians recognized for their dedication to Veterans” (VAC info-machine)

Other Military News

• “Canada’s military feeling the strain responding to climate change”
• “Stéphane Bouchard a côtoyé la menace en Libye et en Irak”
• “Monument to Canada’s war in Afghanistan gets a home after years of bickering”
• “NATO aims to make space new frontier in defense”
• “Minister Sajjan to make announcement related to the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative and the Vancouver Principles (tomorrow in Toronto) …” (DND info-machine)

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MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 221600UTC June 2019

• “Summary at 07:00 on June 23, 2019” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
• JFO: МAP – 23.06.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• “Summary at 07:00 on June 22, 2019” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
• JFO: МAP – 22.06.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 21 June 2019”
• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 20 June 2019”
• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 19 June 2019”

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• “One Ukraine soldier killed, eight wounded as number of Russia-led forces’ attacks grows to 31 on Saturday” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire 7 times in 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian trooper dies in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “LPR downs three Ukrainian UAVs in week” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Day in Donbas, June 22: 31 shelling, one KIA, another eight wounded” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire 100 times over the week” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Donbas invaders violate silence 25 times in past day, Ukraine reports” (UKR media)
• “Day in Donbas: One Ukrainian soldier wounded” (UKR media)
• “One Ukrainian soldier wounded amid 9 enemy attacks in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Russian-led forces launch 25 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Russian-led forces launched 18 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day” (UKR media)
• “OSCE SMM discovers 30 Grads placed in violation of withdrawal lines in Donbas” (UKR media)

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• “NATO strengthens cooperation with Ukraine’s military intelligence” (UKR media)
• “Intelligence agencies of Ukraine and NATO members sign memorandum to counter Russian aggression” (UKR media)
• “The intelligence agencies of the NATO member states will intensify cooperation with the military intelligence of Ukraine” (UKR DefInt info-machine, in Ukrainian)

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• “Verkhovna Rada Chairman Andriy Parubiy thanked U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. in Ukraine William Taylor for the US assistance provided to the Ukrainian army and navy …” (UKR media)

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• “Ukraine’s Defense Minister refuses to stop returning fire in Donbas” (UKR media)

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• “Ukraine intel assesses size of Russia’s military force amassed in occupied Crimea” (UKR media)

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• “Ukrainian President Zelensky: Restoration of Donbas will cost more than $11 billion” (UKR media)
• “Vakarchuk opposes privatization of Donbas by tycoons” (UKR media)

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• “EU military delegation visits Joint Forces Operation zone in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “EU delegation shown evidence of Russian troops’ presence in Donbas” (UKR media)

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• “Failed sensationalism: Russian propaganda caught lying about “masterminds” beyond warlord assassination in Donbas” (UKR media)

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• “Kremlin: Process of mutual release of prisoners cannot be quick” (UKR media)
• “Kremlin comments on possible prisoner swap” (UKR media)
• “POW swap might take place in autumn – Morozova” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)

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• “Lack of political will in Ukraine explains its failure at Minsk talks – Morozova” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)

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• “Kyiv promises to arrest Ukrainian MH17 catastrophe suspect” (UKR media)
• “Russia’s leaders could face charges in MH17 murder case” (UKR media)
• “Moscow Faces Trial in The Hague Next Year Over Downed MH17 Airliner” (Jamestown Foundation)

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• “Ukrainian Police to Kyiv Pride Parade organizers: Russian flags and calls for peace with Russia are unacceptable” (UKR media)

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• “President’s appeal on Sorrow and Remembrance Day: We must do everything so that war doesn’t become common thing for next generations” (UKR media)
• “Day of Sorrow and Remembrance of Victims of War marked in Ukraine” (UKR media)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – June 23, 2019

Big Honkin’ Ships

• “PBO pushes up cost estimate for Canada’s frigate build by $8 billion”
• “Canada will shell out almost $70 billion for its new warships, PBO report says”
• “Canada’s new warships to cost up to $14B more than projected, says PBO”
• “The Cost of Canada’s Surface Combatants: 2019 Update … Our estimate of the total cost of the CSC program is $69.8 billion over 26 years, consisting of: $5.3 billion in pre-production costs; $53.2 billion in production costs; and, $11.4 billion in project-wide costs (all in nominal dollars) …” (Parliamentary Budget Officer)
• “Statement by the Department of National Defence on the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s Report on the Canadian Surface Combatant” (DND info-machine)

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#RUS-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE

• “La dépouille du bombardier Patrick Labrie est arrivée au Canada samedi soir”
• “Soldier’s remains return to Canada after fatal parachute accident in Bulgaria”
• “The remains of the Canadian soldier killed in a parachute-training exercise in Bulgaria returned to Canada Saturday, where his grieving parents asked for a thorough investigation to prevent a similar tragedy in the future …”
• “Canadian soldier killed in overseas training exercise remembered as ‘a ray of sunshine’ “
• “The remains of Bombardier Patrick Labrie have arrived back in Canada” (DND info-machine)
• “Canada’s Relationship to NATO Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS)”
• “Eighteen-nation BALTOPS exercise wraps up in Germany”
• “New U.K.-Led Maritime First Responder Force Takes to Sea at BALTOPS”
• “Rejected as unconstitutional by the Estonian President, Kersti Kaljulaid, the plan to expand military surveillance in the country will reach the Estonian Supreme Court in autumn … ERR explained that the draft amendments to the bill would grant the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) the right to secretly gain access to data of the state, municipalities, and legal as well as private persons. The amendments would also allow the military to clandestinely follow individuals, and perform other surveillance activities against persons in urgent cases, and where necessary in the interest of the protection of the security of the EDF …”
• “Two people convicted of spying for Russia in Lithuania”
• “Why is Turkey so Insistent on Buying Russian Missiles (And Missing Out on the F-35)?”
• “Shoygu promises Russian army completely new laser energy weapon”
• “Belarus: Standing out From the Post-Soviet Crowd”
• “Russia marks Day of Memory and Sorrow commemorating start of 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War”

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GEO Unrest

• “Georgia’s parliament speaker resigns after violent unrest – media” “Russia suspends Georgia flights after violent clashes”
• “Georgia Stages Protests While Its Relations With Russia Are in a Tailspin”
• “Protests in Tbilisi are “Russophobic provocation” – Peskov”
• “We are seriously concerned over the aggravation of the internal political situation in Georgia. Our compatriots – members of the official delegation of the Russian Federation Federal Assembly that took part in the session of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy – were injured as a result of the actions of the radical Georgian opposition employing anti-Russian slogans …” (RUS MFA info-machine)
• “Moscow Demands That Tbilisi Ensure Safety of Russian Citizens, Journalists in Georgia”
• “Russian Foreign Ministry Slams Georgia Over Allegations of Moscow Involvement in Tbilisi Unrest”
• “Georgian authorities shift responsibility for Tbilisi events on Russia – senator”
• “Russian TV Reporters Attacked in Georgia Amid Heightened Tensions – Reports”
• ” ‘Russia Is Our Enemy’: The Reactions to Anti-Russian Protests in Georgia”
• “Importing provocateurs: Georgian ‘maidan’ leaders appointed by Yaitsenyuk” (pro-RUS site)

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#IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT

• “Operation IMPACT: A Sit-Down with Brigadier-General Colin Keiver”
• ” ‘Jihadi Jack’s’ Parents – Who Once Attacked Andrew Scheer – Found Guilty Of Funding Terrorism” (Spencer Fernando blog)
• “U.S. forces prepare to evacuate contractors from Iraqi base: Reuters”
• “Turkish war jets hit PKK terror targets in N. Iraq”
• “Trump approved cyber-strikes against Iran’s missile systems”
• “Les États-Unis ont lancé des cyberattaques contre l’Iran”
• “Trump Confirms The US Was 10 Minutes Away From Striking Iran” “US Warns Iran as Trump Says New Sanctions Begin Monday”
• “Iran Says Ready to Fulfil Iraq’s Air Defence Needs”
• “Putin acknowledges presence of Russian mercenaries in Syria”
• “Putin Calls Russian Mercenaries Private Contractors, Claims They Are Not ‘Engaged in Combat’” (polygraph.info, fact-checking site)

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#CHN/Pacific Rim

• “Canada ‘will join US’ in speaking out for rules-based global order against China”
• “China Removes Its Ambassador From Canada, Decides Canucks Are Too Nuts Under Technocrat Trudeau Regime” (Strategic Culture, pro-RUS site)
• “Chinese military tests long-range, heavy aerial delivery with unmanned transport aircraft” (CHN mil media)
• “Chinese top unmanned chopper completes night drills, military service eyed” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “Former Interpol Chief Confesses to Bribery (in CHN)”

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The Koreas/#OpNEON

• “Kim Jong Un Praises ‘Excellent’ Letter from Trump”
• “US Experts See Limited Denuclearization Progress From China-North Korea Summit”
• “Xi says China supports political settlement of Korean Peninsula issue” (CHN mil media)
• “China likely to tread carefully on North Korea as power dynamic shifts”
• “Was Xi Jinping’s state visit to North Korea a reminder to the US that ‘big brother’ is always watching?”
• “If Xi can matchmake Trump and Korea’s Kim, why not Iran’s Rowhani too?”

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#MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE

• “Du Mali au Burkina Faso, une spirale de violence”
• “Mapping armed groups in Mali and the Sahel” (European Council on Foreign Relations)

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Way Up North

• “From Crisis to Resilience in the Arctic”

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Afghanistan

• “Le Monument commémoratif national de la mission en Afghanistan sera situé à Ottawa aux plaines LeBreton”

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Internal Security

• “Hezbollah operative collected information on Toronto’s Pearson airport”
• “Hizballah Is Preparing Terror Attacks on U.S. Targets”

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Other Military News

• “Personnel on deployed naval missions to receive compensatory payment” (DND info-machine)
• “22 Wing North Bay Mission Training Centre officially opens” (RCAF info-machine)
• “Second woman in the Canadian Army to receive her door gunner badge”

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