Eye Catchers
- “Major-General Andrei Taran: Trilateral talks on the eve of the contact group in Minsk militants continue firing intense provocation in Donetsk region” (UKR General Staff, in Ukrainian)
- “Heroes-paratroopers write their own heroic history today – President congratulated warriors-paratroopers on their professional holiday in Sloviansk” – “President awarded paratroopers” – “President conferred the rank of Brigadier General to commander of the Airborne Forces Mykhailo Zabrodskyi” – “Airborne Troops received dozens of APCs, Stuhna antiarmor systems, and Spartan vehicles over past year – Poroshenko” – “Congratulations from Minister of Defense of Ukraine Day highly mobile airborne troops” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
- “This year’s Independence Day on August 24 will see a military parade in Ukraine’s capital, as the National Guard has already started preparations ….”
Updates
- UKR govt ATO map, 2 August 2015
- “Summary MO DNR August 2, 2015” (in Russian)
- “Pro-Russian militants fired from residential areas – OSCE” (in Russian)
- “Ukrainian scientists managed to create 82mm Verba mortar within two months” – “In Ukraine, we created a new 82 mm mortar “Iva” “ (in Russian)
- “Enhanced combat capability of the army, says President” (in Ukrainian)
The Right Sector
Mariupol & Environs
- “ATO forces will not leave the strategic heights in Mariupol – President” (in Ukrainian) – “Poroshenko: armed forces will not leave the ruling heights near Mariupol” (in Ukrainian)
- “East Ukraine’s Donetsk Suspects Kiev of Plotting Violence in Mariupol”
Crimea
- “The Congress of the Crimean Tatars agreed on the development of Islamic troops in Ukraine”
- “Crimean Tatar Exodus: Thousands of Tatars flee occupied homeland” – “World Congress Of Crimean Tatars Calls On the World To Recognize Russia’s Actions Genocide” – “Crimean Tatars ask global community to recognize Russian policy as genocide”
- “Putin Federalizes Crimean Architectural Reserve After Priest Appointed Its Leader”
Other
- “Rebels in eastern Ukraine say radioactive waste cache safe — Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine have sought to assuage concerns that a cache of radioactive waste at a local chemical factory could pose a threat ….”
- “Ukraine in ‘Talks’ to Buy Coal From Lugansk People’s Republic”
Elsewhere In The Neighbourhood ….
- “Belarus announced the build-up of forces on the border line with Ukraine” – “Belarus has decided to reinforce its border with Ukraine” (in Russian)
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