MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 190125UTC January 2019

• “Top Russian news host takes aim at Ukrainian Canadians” (cbc.ca)

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  “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 17 January 2019”

• UKR MoD public battle map, 18 Jan 2019
• “Summary of the situation in the area of ​​operation of the United forces as of 18:00 January 18, 2019” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
  

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• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire twice over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Russian-led forces violate ceasefire in Donbas twice since Friday morning” (UKR media)
• “OSCE records significant decrease in number of civilian casualties by more than half compared with 2017” (UKR media)
• “Two Ukrainian soldiers found killed in Donetsk region” (UKR media)
• “Militants used Minsk-banned weapons in Donbas again” (UKR media)
• “Day in Donbas: Two attacks by pro-Russian militants during the day” (UKR media)
  
• ” 13 attacks against Ukraine army in past day: one Ukrainian soldier wounded, three terrorists destroyed, – JFO center” (UKR media)
• “Three invaders killed in Donbas over past 24 hours, Joint Forces report” (UKR media)
• “Provocations in JFO zone in Donbas. Three militants destroyed” (pro-UKR site)
  

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• “Russia deploys nuclear-capable ballistic missile launchers near Ukraine border, satellite photos show” (FOX News US news network)
  

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• “Klimkin: Concept of UN-OSCE peacekeepers in Donbas still under discussion” (UKR media)

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  “Ukraine army tests Pion self-propelled howitzers in Donbas” (UKR media)

• “Ukraine foreign minister says arms talks with U.S. ongoing” (Reuters UK wire service)
• “Ukraine arranging new military goods supplies from US, – Klimkin” (UKR media)
  

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• “German minister: Kerch Strait is now open for shipping – media” (UKR media)
• “Putin agrees to allow access of French, German experts to Kerch Strait area” (UKR media)
• “Putin agrees to let German, French specialists in Kerch Strait – Lavrov” (UKR media)
• “Russia agrees for Germany, France to monitor Kerch Strait: Lavrov” (Agence France Presse FRA wire service via France 24)
• “Kyiv endorses international commission in Kerch Strait if Russia not to manipulate it” (UKR media)
• “Kremlin agreed on admission specialists from Europe to the Kerch Strait, however is reluctant to coordinate it with Kyiv” (pro-UKR site)
• “Russia Says Putin Has Allowed German Experts to Monitor Kerch Strait” (independent RUS media)
• “Russia to assess German initiatives concerning Kerch Strait — Russian top diplomat Sergey Lavrov noted that Moscow did not believe it was appropriate to include Ukraine in any group discussing the Kerch Strait situation …” (RUS state media)
  

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• “Ukraine asks (UN SecGen) Guterres to apply pressure on Russia amidst detention of Ukrainian sailors” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine’s Foreign Minister to discuss Donbas, release of Ukrainian POWs, Azov Crisis in Davos” (UKR media)
  

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• “Pushilin: DPR military drills are basis for stronger defense in light of Kiev’s aggression” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “LPR Head’s statement on military drills” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “In the LC, they will conduct defensive military exercises” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine, in Russian)
  

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• “Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine negotiates audit of Voda Donbasa water company” (BLR state media)
• “Political subgroup talks in Minsk end in a deadlock again” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “LPR Minsk Envoy Vladislav Deynego’s Report on the First Contact Group Meeting of 2019” (pro-RUS site)
• “Germany’s Foreign Minister says new dynamics needed in Minsk peace talks” (UKR media)

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• “Crimea and DPR sign inter-parliamentary cooperation agreement” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “LPR, DPR and Crimea sign inter-parliamentary cooperation agreement” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• ” ‘Russian world’ supporters in shock as Moscow deports ‘Donbas republic’ propagandist to face trial in Ukraine” (Human Rights in Ukraine)
  

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• “Lukashenko warns against crisis in Ukraine spilling over into Belarus” (BLR state media)
• “Lukashenko responds to complaints about Belarusian fuel for Ukrainian tanks” (BLR state media)
• “Poroshenko promises to preserve religious peace in Ukraine” (UKR media)
• “Russian clergy blasts Kiev’s ‘politically motivated’ religious communities law” (RUS state media)
• “Poroshenko says Moscow pursues provocations against autocephaly of Ukrainian church” (UKR media)
  

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• “OSCE offers Russia to send its observes to Ukrainian elections, – Russian Foreign Minister” (UKR media)
• “Experts: Presidential race still ‘wide open’ before March 31 vote” (Ukrainian Weekly, UKR expat community in CAN media)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – January 17, 2019

#CAN National Killed in Burkina Faso

• “Canadian kidnapped in Burkina Faso found dead”
• “Canadian geologist kidnapped in Burkina Faso found dead”
• “Canadian Kirk Woodman found dead in Burkina Faso”
• “Le Canadien Kirk Woodman retrouvé mort au Burkina Faso”
• “Le Canadien enlevé mardi au Burkina Faso retrouvé mort”
• “Death of Kirk Woodman highlights growing instability in Sahel region of West Africa”
• “Burkina Faso killing highlights increasing security threat for mining companies”
• “Canada working with Burkina Faso to apprehend those who killed kidnapped Canadian: Freeland”
• “Canada appalled by death of Canadian in Burkina Faso” (Global Affairs Canada info-machine)
• “Insecurity in Southwestern Burkina Faso in the Context of an Expanding Insurgency” (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project Data)

#MLI – Op PRESENCE/Africa

• “Mali of ‘grave concern’ to UN”
• “Conseil de sécurité: des progrès et des retards dans la mise en œuvre de l’Accord pour la paix au Mali, dans un contexte sécuritaire préoccupant” (UN info-machine)
• “Sahel: Attack near Mali-Niger border leaves scores dead”
• “Laurent Gbagbo: Last-ditch appeal keeps Ivory Coast ex-president behind bars”
• “ICC Orders Ex-Ivory Coast President to Remain in Custody”
• “Lawyers Again Urge ICC to Release Ex-Ivory Coast President”
• “Kenya attack: Nine arrests over bloody DusitD2 hotel siege”

Internal Security

• “An Interview with Abu Huzaifa, Canadian ISIS Fighter — “I guess the title of having been a Mujahideen,” said Abu Huzaifa al-Kanadi, the infamous ISIS fighter at the center of the “Caliphate” podcast, “it’s just not something you want to give up so easily.” …”
• “Captured Canadian could be long-sought narrator of ISIS propaganda”
• “Detention video shows another purported ISIS fighter saying he’s from Canada — Mohammed Abdullah Mohammed says he was detained during a gunfight in Syria …”
• “Today in Ontario Superior Court a jury convicted Ms. Rehab Dughmosh of the offences of leaving Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group, namely ISIS, contrary to section 83.181 of the Criminal Code, two counts of assault with a weapon, and carrying a weapon for a dangerous purpose, all for the benefit of a terrorist group, namely ISIS, contrary to s. 83.2 of the Criminal Code. The PPSC withdrew the remaining charges. Sentencing has been adjourned to a later date …” (Public Prosecution Service of Canada info-machine)
• “Her brother told police she wanted to join ISIS. They dropped the case. Then she attacked a Canadian Tire — Rehab Dughmosh, 34, admits in court she attacked in the name of ISIS, but doesn’t enter a guilty plea …”
• “Woman who admitted to attack at Canadian Tire found guilty on terror charges”

#CHN/#CAN “Guests”

• “Chinese ambassador Lu Shaye warns ‘back-stabbing’ Canada to stop rallying allies in row over detainees”
• “Canada’s arrest of Huawei executive was an act of ‘backstabbing’, Chinese ambassador says”
• “Sarcasm is China’s latest weapon in battle with Canada over detainees: ‘I think your foreign minister may be in a hurry’ “
• “China temporarily detains Canadian family as Huawei spat escalates”
• “Former Liberal minister accuses China of using ‘hostage diplomacy’ “
• “Polish Interior Minister urges NATO and EU to reach a unified decision on Huawei”
• “Michael Kovrig’s detention has ushered in a disturbing new reality for diplomats working in China”
• “Schellenberg case illustrates the cruelty and injustice of China’s death penalty”

#CHN/Pacific Rim

• “Taiwan live-fire military drills go ahead in face of growing pressure from Beijing”
• “Taiwan holds live-fire exercises following China threats”
• “China Likely Developing Long-Range Nuclear Bomber, DoD Says”
• “China slams Pentagon‘s PLA report, said it disregards facts, uses Cold War mentality” (CHN military media)
• “Philippine defence chief urges review of US treaty amid South China Sea tensions”
• “Chinese naval escort fleet pays friendly visit to Philippines” (CHN military media)
• “PLA South China Sea Fleet sets sail for far-sea drill” (CHN military media)
• “India bolsters defence on border with China by building 44 new roads”
• “U.S. Universities Shut Down Confucius Institutes” – Confucius Institute (Wikipedia) – About Us (Confucious Institute info-machine)

#LVA/Europe – Op REASSURANCE

• Meandering, poorly-written dig @ CAN tps in LVA “Canadian soldiers’ nightmare in Latvia”
• “Russia in Review: December 12, 2018 – January 16, 2019” (ISW Blog)
• “Russia starts production of a new-generation strategic bomber”
• “Russian nuclear-powered missile cruiser to enter trials in 2020 after heavy upgrade”
• “Gerasimov Highlights the Need to Sharpen Russia’s Military ‘Dagger’ “
• “Canada trials integrated project delivery for military base”
• “Watchdog stops Defense Ministry from buying €200m worth of 4×4 vehicles”
• “Russian Politician Says Russia Never Killed Dissidents, Later Apologizes” (polygraph.info fact-checking site)

#CANinIRQ/Mid East – Op IMPACT

• “How Strong Is The Islamic State In Syria?”
• “Islamic State Planning To Reemerge, Regain Power In Iraq – Report”

Way Up North

• “The (US) Navy Is Gearing Up for ‘Leaner, Agile’ Operations in Arctic, North Atlantic”
• “Alaska’s Cold War radars face new threat from climate change”

What’s Canada Buying?

• Big Honkin’ Ships Document Case
• “Canadian military claimed a report didn’t exist — even though it ‘clearly’ did — Details of the incident emerged shortly after a court heard about alleged attempts by officers to hide records needed by Vice Admiral Mark Norman …”
• “Defence chief Vance slated to testify this month in Vice-Admiral Norman case”
• “Tangled webs, tarnished brass, etc … My guess is that this tangled web is more about bad judgement than bad intent; I do not think that General Vance is in league with Gerald Butts in some plot to make Vice Admiral a Norman a scapegoat … tangled web? Yes. Tarnished brass? No.” (Col. Ted)

Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)

• “Veterans Affairs $165M gaffe headed to Federal Court in proposed class-action lawsuit”
• ” ‘Homes for Heroes’ program wants to help homeless veterans in Halifax”

Other Military News

• “Defence chief admits slower-than-expected growth in female representation”

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MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 172315UTC January 2019

• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 16 January 2019”
• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 11 January 2019”
• UKR MoD public battle map, 17 Jan 2019
• “A summary of the situation in the area of ​​the operation of the United forces as of 07:00 January 17, 2019” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
• “Summary of the squad “The Essence of Time” for January 14-16″ (with maps, pro-RUS site, in Russian)
  

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• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire five times over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Donbas war update: Russian-led forces mount 11 attacks, five Ukraine soldiers wounded in truck blast” (UKR media)
• “One Ukrainian soldier wounded in action in Donbas over 24 hours” (UKR media)
• “Donbas conflict: ten Ukrainian soldiers sustained injuries” (UKR media)
• “11 attacks against Ukraine army in past day: five Ukrainian soldiers wounded, five injured, 10 terrorists destroyed, – JFO center” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian servicemen to be trained at US centre in Europe – Bezsonov” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Donbas was: Ten Ukrainian soldiers injured” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian army brigades at Donbass contact line understaffed – DPR intelligence” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “OSCE monitors report nearly 300 explosions in Donbas – report”
  

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• “Ukrainian forces shell Donetsk outskirts several hours before Contact Group talks” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák calls for political solution to crisis in and around Ukraine and for urgent improvements in the lives of people”
• “Contact Group begins first meeting in Minsk this year” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Russia refuses to hold joint TCG, humanitarian subgroup meetings on release of Kremlin’s hostages, political prisoners – Gerashchenko” (UKR media)
• “Kiev representative in humanitarian subgroup tries to derail Contact Group talks – Deinego” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Security subgroup meeting in Minsk addresses demining issues” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Russian Foreign Minister rules out possibility of UN peacekeeping mission in Donbas” (UKR media)
  

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• “Army corps of the Black Sea Fleet began military exercise in the occupied Crimea” (pro-UKR site)
• “FSB caught an “agent of the Ukrainian special services” in the Crimea. He turned out to be a Kyiv – Simferopol bus driver. SBU called it fake” (pro-UKR site)
  

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• “No mockery trial would help Russia hide its act of open aggression against Ukraine in the neutral waters of the Black sea – President” (UKR pres info-machine)
• “NATO to maintain presence in Black Sea region, continue cooperation with Ukraine” (UKR media)
• “Baltic States, Poland in favor of “Azov package” of sanctions on Russia – Estonian Foreign Minister” (UKR media)
• “Estonian foreign minister says situation in Azov region pose threat to security” (UKR media)
• “Russia continues creeping offensive in Azov and Black Seas, – Poltorak” (UKR media)
  

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• “SOF officials receive new and upgraded samples of weapons and equipment – President in Zhytomyr region” (UKR pres info-machine)
• “70 soldiers of Special Operations Forces died since beginning of Donbas Conflict” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine’s Security Service exposed 40 people holding subversive activity against Ukraine” (UKR media)
  

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• “Russia fine-tunes new technologies of hybrid war in Ukraine – Poroshenko”
• “There have never been any Russian forces in Ukraine!?” (EU Disinformation Review)
  

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• “Ukraine is confidently heading for membership in the EU and NATO – President” (UKR pres info-machine)
• “Ukrainian army’s reforms, transition to NATO standards very costly – Poltorak” (UKR media)
• “Former US Ambassador to Ukraine: Sanctions will make Russia leave Donbas” (UKR media)
  

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• “Erdogan’s Wrath Stretches To Ukraine, Leaving Turks In Fear Of Kyiv-Assisted ‘Kidnapping'” (US govt funded media)
  

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• “Russian region to sign first inter-parliament agreement with LPR and DPR” (pro-RUS site)
• “Occupation authorities of Crimea intend to sign “inter-parliamentary agreement” with self-proclaimed republics” (pro-UKR site)
  

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• “As Church of Ukraine sets off, parliament allows parishes to switch allegiance by majority vote” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine’s Parliament approves hierarchy of religious organizations” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine OKs property law that could affect 12,000 churches” (Associated Press, US wire service)
• “Ukrainian Parliament Adopts Law On Religious Communities’ Affiliation” (US govt funded media)
• “The State Duma Proposed to Grant Russian Citizenship to Persecuted Believers of the Canonical Church in Ukraine” (pro-RUS site)
• “Legalising Schism: The Verkhovna Rada Adopted a Law on Church Raiding” (pro_RUS site)
• “Georgian Orthodox Church Opts for Caution Regarding Ukrainian Autocephaly”
• “Radicals seize another church in Ukraine” (pro-RUS site)
• “Patriarch of Antioch expresses support for (RUS Orthodox Church) in Ukrainian church issue” (RUS state media)
• “After Gaining Independent Church, Church Attendance in Ukraine Soars, Then Plummets” (Russia Without BS blog)
  

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• “OSCE Chairman-in-Office hopes that elections in Ukraine to be held without foreign interference” (UKR media)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – January 16, 2019

#CAN National #2 Nabbed in Burkina Faso

• “Canadian kidnapped in northern Burkina Faso”
• “Canadian kidnapped in Burkina Faso identified by local official”
• “Burkina Faso says Canadian abducted by suspected extremists”
• “Second Canadian national feared kidnapped in Burkina Faso”
• “Un employé canadien d’une société minière enlevé au Burkina Faso”
• “Un Canadien aurait été kidnappé au Burkina Faso”
• “Un responsable canadien d’une société minière enlevé au Burkina Faso”
• “La France va fournir des véhicules à l’armée burkinabè”

#MLI – Op PRESENCE/Africa

• “Mali: ‘Dire’ humanitarian situation, ‘grave’ security concerns challenge fragile peace” (UN info-machine)
• “Amid Continuing Violence, Efforts to Implement Mali Peace Agreement Must Be Intensified, Assistant Secretary-General Tells Security Council” (UN info-machine)
• “Security Council Press Statement on Mali” (UN info-machine)
• “France at UN threatens more sanctions on Mali”
• “Gunmen attack villages in central Mali, kill 20 people”
• “Mali: au moins 10 morts dans une attaque près de la frontière nigérienne”
• “Atrocity Alert No. 138: Sudan, South Sudan, Central African Republic and Côte d’Ivoire” (Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect)
• “ICC halts release of Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo”
• “Implications of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Ble Goude’s ICC acquittals” (Justice Hub)
• “Statement of the ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, following today’s decision by Trial Chamber I in the case of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé” (ICC info-machine)

#CHN/#CAN “Guests”

• “China’s death sentence for Canadian prompts protest, warnings”
• “Affaire Huawei: Washington et Ottawa promettent un traitement «impartial» “
• “US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says China’s death sentence against Canadian Robert Schellenberg is ‘politically motivated’ “
• “China brushes off global outrage over death sentence for Canadian”
• “Canada’s protests test China’s reform … We must clarify that China won’t compromise even if Western public opinion and officials from particular countries are backing Canada. The truth is not defined by a particular Western country. The West is speaking louder, but that does not mean it can represent the whole world. Unreasonable pressure from outside public opinion means nothing to China. We must force every Western country to talk with China in a reasonable way, not to play as vexatiously as Canada. Reasonable talk means mutual respect and coping with disputes on the basis of values and the rules of both sides. It is not easy to make countries like Canada aware of it, and so we need to help them get it gradually, one event at a time …” (CHN Communist Party media) http://bit.ly/2RwzEte
• “Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei on why he joined China’s Communist Party and the People’s Liberation Army”
• “Canadians Are Cancelling Their Trips To Communist China” (Spencer Fernando blog)

#CHN/Pacific Rim

• “US and British navies carry out first joint drill in disputed South China Sea”
• “PLA Navy commissions amphibious assault ship, destroyer”
• “US assessment raises concerns over China attacking Taiwan”
• “US defence agency says PLA ‘on verge of fielding some of the most modern weapon systems in the world’ “
• “China says US claims it uses forced technology transfer to boost military are ‘absurd’ “

Internal Security

• “A person of “national security concern” was granted permanent residency “due to a series of failures” by the Canadian border agency and immigration department. In light of the incident, both departments have had to introduce changes in what the public safety minister’s office is calling a “completely unacceptable” mistake …”
• “REPORT: Amid Border Breaches, Conservatives Call For Investigation Into National Security Screening” (Spencer Fernando blog)
• “Right-wing, neo-Nazi, white supremacist groups an increasing concern: Goodale”

Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)

• No changes from the last one, apparently … “Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence’s Mandate Letter”

What’s Canada Buying?

• Colonel Ted on the (Possible) Need for an RCN Amphibious Chopper Carrier
• “Defence invests in Canada’s Innovation Community for Defence and Security Solutions” (DND info-machine)
• “Government completes new armoury at Saint-Hubert Garrison” (DND info-machine)

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MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 161915UTC January 2019

• “The GSP Training Center was visited by a group of military law enforcement officers from Canada — In Lviv, on the basis of the Training Center of the Military Service of Law Enforcement, a preparatory visit of the representatives of the next rotation of the training mission “Operation UNIFIER” in Ukraine took place …” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
• “Canada calls on Russia to immediately release Ukrainian sailors” (UKR media)
• “US calls on Russia to release Ukrainian sailors” (UKR media)
• “Moscow extended arrest for another four Ukrainian sailors – QHA media” (pro-UKR site)
• “Russia Decides to Hold Jailed Ukrainian Sailors Until April 24” (RUS independent media)
• “Russian court rules to keep all Ukrainian sailors in detention until April 24” (UKR media)
• “Russia court extends arrest for all captive Ukraine sailors and SBU officers” (UKR media)
• “Russian Court Leaves Jailed Ukrainian Sailors In Pretrial Detention” (US govt funded media)
• “Moscow court extends detention term for all 24 captive Ukrainian sailors until April 24” (UKR media)
• “Detained Ukrainian sailors refuse to answer questions in Moscow Court” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian consul visits sailors at Moscow’s detention center” (RUS state media)
• “Morozova said POW swap to dominate Minsk talks 2019 agenda” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Lawyers of Ukrainian POWs to turn to ECHR” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian ombudsman says Ukraine open to any way to exchange sailors” (UKR media)
• “Statement by the MFA of Ukraine on the illegal decision of the Lefortovo District Court of Moscow to prolong the pre-trial detention of 24 Ukrainian Servicemen taken as Prisoners of War by the Russian Federation” (UKR MFA info-machine)
• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 15 January 2019”
• “Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 15 January 2019”
• “A summary of the situation in the area of ​​the operation of the Joint Forces as of 07:00 January 16, 2019” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
• UKR MoD public battle map, 16 Jan 2019
• “Summary of the squad “The Essence of Time” for January 10-13″ (incl. maps — pro-RUS site, in Russian)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire three times in 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Kiev forces fire mortar shells on Telmanovo district this morning” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “JFO forces in Donbas destroyed four militants” (pro-UKR site)
• “Russia proxies employed 120-mm mortars near Krymske: one Ukrainian soldier wounded, four terrorists destroyed, – JFO center” (UKR media)
• “Lugansk People’s Republic reports mortar shelling by Ukrainian army over past 24 hours” (pro-RUS site)
• “Four Russian mercenaries killed, three wounded in Donbas on Tuesday, – Ukrainian intelligence” (UKR media)
• “JFO: One Ukrainian soldier wounded in Donbas in past day” (UKR media)
• “One Ukrainian serviceman wounded in Donbas over 24 hours” (UKR media)
• “U.S. drone makes recon flight over contact line near occupied territories of Donbas”
• “Kiev plots massive terrorist attack against LPR civilians” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Kiev forces plot to engage Donbass-born citizens in terrorist attacks” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Oleksandr Turchynov: The work of snipers of the Department of the State Guard in the ATO zone gave rise to a myth about the American Special Forces near Sloviansk” (Natl Secur & Def Council info-machine)
• Video of statement (in Ukrainian)
• “To the attention of the media. An anniversary of the 242-day heroic defense of Donetsk airport will host a thematic artistic event with the participation of the Armed Forces orchestras in 9 regional centers” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
• “OSCE envoys to TCG suggest creating joint UN, OSCE mission in Donbas — Klimkin” (UKR media)
• “Russia almost lifted Azov Sea and Kerch Strait blockade after tough reaction by Ukraine and its Western partners, – Omelian” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine never requested Turkey to close Bosporus for Russia” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine’s border guard boosts defense in Sea of Azov” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine can load Turkish combat drones with missiles, – Poroshenko” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine Defense Ministry elaborates on upcoming joint exercises” (UKR media)
• “Poroshenko speaks of “Javelin effect” in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian General: Kyiv has a plan for liberation of Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Russia’s threats to destroy Ukrainian Army are propaganda, – General Staff Chief”
• “Russia’s ‘Counter-Navy’ Hands It the Total Dominance of the Black Sea” (pro-RUS site)
• “Russia tests experimental weapons in Donbas, intelligence reports” (UKR media)
• “… the aggressor-RF continues to use the temporarily occupied territories of Donbass as a testing ground for its new weapons. According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the latest developments of technical means of reconnaissance and experimental samples of weapons were introduced from the Russian territory for the reconnaissance units of the Russian occupation troops. to increase the effectiveness of the fight against unmanned aerial vehicles …” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
• “Poroshenko thanks Estonian, Lithuanian, Polish FMs for support of Ukraine” (Middle East North Africa Financial Network, Jordan-based media)
• “Russia strengthens air defense in Crimea with a division of Pantsir-S systems” (UKR media)
• “The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine obtained another proof of funding by the Russian Federation in the territory of the Luhansk region” (UKR prosecutor’s office info-machine, in Ukrainian)
• “Promises of Russian passports to “LPR,” “DPR” residents: What’s Russia’s plan?” (UKR media)
• “LPR has enough food grain to keep bread prices at bay – Kozlov” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Russia came up with procedure to simplify the recruitment of Crimea residents to the civil service” (pro-UKR site)
• “37,500 people cross checkpoints in Donbas over day” (UKR media)
• “Pursuing compensation for properties damaged or destroyed as a result of hostilities in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine: gaps and opportunities” (Norwegian Refugee Council)
• “OSCE to send 850 observers to monitor Ukraine elections” (UKR media)
• ” ‘Orthodox Church of Ukraine’ project is purely political — Putin” (RUS state media)
• “Tomos intended to divide Russia and Ukraine people, Putin says” (UKR media)
• “Neo-Nazis From “C14″ and Schismatic Priests Captured a Canonical Temple in the Chernigov Region” (pro-RUS site)
• “RT Misleads about Church Fire in Kyiv” (polygraph.info fact checking site)
• “Russia Says Ukraine May No Longer Be a Country Soon” (Newsweek)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – January 15, 2019

#MLI – Op PRESENCE/Africa

• “Distance a challenge for Cdn peacekeeping mission in Mali, commander says”
• “Midway through Canada’s involvement, security in Mali worsens”
• “Non, 200 soldats maliens ne se sont pas “volatilisés dans la nature” au Canada”
• “Briefing sur le Mali : le Conseil de sécurité sera informé de la situation au Mali”
• “In eastern Burkina Faso, local grievances help militancy take root”
• “International Criminal Court acquits former president Gbagbo of war crimes in Côte d’Ivoire” (UN info-machine)
• “Laurent Gbagbo case: Ivory Coast leader’s acquittal rattles ICC foundations”
• “Kenya Official: Deadly Nairobi Hotel Attack Under Control”
• “Top UN officials strongly condemn ‘horrible terrorist act’ in Nairobi” (UN info-machine)
• “Somali Islamist Extremists Claim Responsibility For Attack In Nairobi”

Internal Security

• “Canadian caught in Syria was commander of ISIS unit, according to U.S.-backed forces”
• “Toronto man allegedly fighting for ISIL captured in Syria”
• Amarnath Amarasingam on Twitter: “… Public Safety Minister @RalphGoodale spoke in Regina today and provided some much detail to the foreign fighter and returnee issue. Some of his quotes below. And thanks much to @janicedickson for sharing the transcript …”

#CHN/#CAN “Guests”

• “Canadian Sentenced to Death in Drug Smuggling Retrial”
• “China’s Death Sentence For Canadian Prompts Protest, Warnings”
• “Canadien condamné à mort: la Chine ferme face à Trudeau”
• “‘Your country deserves much better’: B.C. judge warned Canadian (in 2012) sentenced to death in China”
• “Canada warns citizens about China’s ‘arbitrary enforcement of laws’ after drug smuggling death sentence”
• “Canada Issues Travel Advisory For China, Communists Retaliate With Warning Of Their Own” (Spencer Fernando blog)
• “Ottawa warns: travel to China at your own ‘arbitrary’ risk”
• “Exercise a high degree of caution in China due to the risk of arbitrary enforcement of local laws …” (Global Affairs Canada travel advisory)
• “China retaliates against the US and Canada, issuing its own travel warning for Chinese citizens”
• “China is not politicising Canadian drug smuggler it sentenced to death, state media claims”
• “Le ton monte entre Pékin et Ottawa après la condamnation d’un Canadien”
• “Analysis: China Pulling out All Stops in Canada Tensions”
• “China sends a message … Canada has done nothing wrong and there is nothing to be put right; we are a whipping boy and we need to take out lashes, now, manfully. There’s nothing much for Justin Trudeau to do and there is, equally, little point in chastising him for doing nothing.” (Col. Ted)
• “Ex-Canadian diplomat not qualified for immunity: FM” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “Huawei Founder Denies His Firm Spies For China”
• “Huawei founder says company would not share user secrets”
• “Huawei’s Mysterious Founder Denies Spying for China, Praises Trump”

#CHN/Pacific Rim

• “Senior Chinese military official meets with chief of US Naval Operations” (CHN military media)
• “DIA’s China Military Power Report Details Leaders’ Strategy” (US DoD info-machine)
• “Some Chinese military tech surpasses US, Pentagon admits, citing hypersonic weapons”
• “China won’t tolerate interference in Taiwan, military chief warns US”
• “Chinese companies have their eyes on what used to be the US Navy’s biggest base in the Pacific”
• “Senior (CHN) military official calls for new advances in anti-graft fight” (CHN mil media)
• “China’s Belt And Road Initiative Faces Obstacles in 2019”

The Koreas

• “Kim Jong-un’s Right-Hand Man ‘to Visit U.S.’ “
• “North Korea Could Have 100 Nuclear Warheads By 2020: Report”
• “S. Korea Removes ‘Enemy’ Reference to N. Korea in New Defense Report”
• “Four Problems on the Korean Peninsula: North Korea’s Expanding Nuclear Capabilities Drive a Complex Set of Problems — North Korea’s Expanding Nuclear Capabilities Drive a Complex Set of Problems …” (RAND)
• “Making the Korean Peninsula a lasting peace zone” (PRK info-machine)

#RUS/#CAN “Guest”

• “US, Irish diplomats soon to visit espionage suspect Paul Whelan”
• “Moscow court to consider complaint against arrest of suspected US spy Whelan January 22”

#LVA/Europe – Op REASSURANCE

• “Trump repeatedly mulled leaving NATO military alliance, report claims”
• “Faced with Trump’s wavering support for NATO, Nordic nations stick together”
• “Russian Military Increasingly Consists of Seriously Undermanned Units”
• “NATO Expansion in EU a Cold War Relic: Putin Says Russia Doesn’t Want Arms Race”
• “Russia not going to enter any arms race, says (RUS) security chief”
• “Belarus and Russia Dispute the Fundamentals of Their Relationship”
• “Belarus’s Sovereignty and Russia’s Brotherly Embrace”
• “Russia’s New Tool for Wielding Information” (ISW Blog)

What’s Canada Buying?

• “Airbus open to a fighter plane assembly plant in Quebec ahead of federal bids”

Sexual Assault/Harassment in the CF

• “Military court ruling to remain in place pending Supreme Court hearing”
• “Top court rejects Ottawa’s bid to stay Charter ruling that guts military justice system”

Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)

• “Is Veterans Affairs ‘political purgatory’? Jody Wilson-Raybould is about to find out — A department that’s seen seven ministers since 2010 could use some continuity, critics say …”
• “Calgary Military Museums honour forgotten Canadian Vietnam veterans”

Other Military News

• “New CTF 150 Commander conducts first official visit in Oman” (RCN info-machine)
• “Government of Canada launches pilot project to construct new facility for the Royal Canadian Dragoons” (DND info-machine)
• “Le gouvernement du Canada lance un projet pilote visant la construction de nouvelles installations pour le Royal Canadian Dragoons”

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MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 151850UTC January 2019

• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 14 January 2019”
• UKR MoD public battle map, 15 Jan 2019
• “Summary of the situation in the area of ​​the operation of the Joint Forces as of 18:00 on January 15, 2019” (UKR MoD info-machine, in Ukrainian)

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• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire five times over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Russia-led occupation forces violate truce twice since midnight in JFO area” (UKR media)
• “Russian-led forces in Donbas lose over two dozen people in December 2018 – blogger” (UKR media)
• “Donbas war update: One Ukrainian soldier killed, another two wounded in past day” (UKR media)
• “Fighter of Ukraine’s 72nd detached motorized brigade dies in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “12 attacks against Ukraine army in past day: one soldier killed, two wounded, four terrorists destroyed, – JFO center” (UKR media)
• “Donbas Conflict: one soldier died, another two wounded” (UKR media)
• “Donbas death toll rises as Ukraine reports 1 KIA, 2 WIAs on Monday” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian officer shoots at soldier unhappy with service conditions – DPR People’s Militia” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)

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• “OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajcak makes first visit to Ukraine” (UKR media)
• “Kiev plots provocations in Stanitsa Luganskaya as OSCE chairman due to arrive” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)

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• “Former Defense Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Salamatin: The Current Authorities in Kiev Are the Successors of the Nazi Ideology” (pro RUS site)
• “Ukraine’s ex-defense minister charged with treason – PGO — Dmytro Salamatin, who headed the ministry during the Yanukovych rule, is believed to have been working in Moscow’s interests to oust Ukraine from global arms markets …” (UKR media)

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• “Arrest of 8 Ukrainian sailors extended until Apr 24” (UKR media)
• “Moscow court extends arrest of eight Ukrainian sailors detained in Kerch Strait” (RUS state media)
• “Russia tries to impose secrecy on its illegal seizure of 24 Ukrainian POWs” (Human Rights in Ukraine site)
• “Moscow court extends detention term for 12 captive Ukrainian sailors until April 24” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian sailors left courtroom in Moscow amid shouts “Glory to Ukraine” ” (UKR media)
• “Azov crisis: Ukrainian sailors refuse to testify in court” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian embassy demands house arrest for sailors detained in Kerch Strait” (RUS state media)

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• “The NATO ships will not go into the basics without the consent of Russia — the Crimean authorities” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine, in Russian)
• “Pushilin calls (2015) Donetsk airport victory a symbol of fight for Republic’s independence” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “The interior Ministry had extended the period of registration of firearms” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine, in Russian)
• “The state Duma approved a bill on the adoption of the civil service of ex-citizens of Ukraine” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine, in Russian)

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• “Contact Group meeting in Minsk postponed to January 17 – DPR Foreign Ministry” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “L. Linkevičius on events in Ukraine: the Normandy Four is practically non-functioning” (LTU media)

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• “Rinkēvičs: Ukraine can count on the Baltic states” (LVA state media)

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• “The war in the Donbass against Russian occupation in the lens of the Italian photojournalist” (UKR MoD info-machine, in Ukrainian)

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• “How a Crimean Town Almost Turned into a NATO Base in 2006” (pro-RUS site)

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• “Establishment of peace in Donbas doesn’t depend on Ukrainian politicians – Poroshenko” (UKR media)
• “Kremlin: Donbass conflict may become frozen if party of war retains power” (RUS state media)
• “Kremlin assesses scenarios for “conflict” in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Russian security chief warns Ukraine could lose statehood” (RUS state media)
• “”The threats against Russia have a propaganda orientation”, – General of the Army of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko” (UKR MoD info-machine, in Ukrainian)
• “Forecast by Ukrainian General: There will be no war, but Kiev is preparing for Moscow’s aggression” (pro-RUS site)

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• “MH17 crash probe enters final stage: Ukrainian prosecutor” (CHN state media)

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• “About 70 parishes leave Moscow Patriarchate, join OCU — Iryna Lutsenko” (UKR media)
• “The Seizure of Canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church Shrines Continues” (pro RUS site)

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• “Ukraine–Nord Stream 2: Struggle Over Gas Transit” (Warsaw Institute, anti-RUS think tank)

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• “Ukraine’s Cult of Stepan Bandera: Not a Detail, but a Cornerstone” (pro-RUS think tank)
• Stepan Bandera (Wikipedia)
• Stepan Bandera (Britannica.com)

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