MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update – 131455UTC September 2015

• More of the latest from Ukraine here and here

Eye Catchers

• ” ‘Progress made’ towards resolving Ukraine conflict” – “OSCE head says Sept. 1 cease-fire in eastern Ukraine holding” – “Time has come for a sustained cease-fire and meaningful progress in implementation of Minsk Agreements, says OSCE Secretary General on to Ukraine” (OSCE statement) – “Top officials hail ‘progress’ on Ukraine deal” – ” ‘Normandy Quartet’ leaders hope for consolidation of ceasefire in Donbas”
  
• “For the past day (UKR forces) seven times violated the ceasefire – Eduard Basurin” (DNR, in Russian) – “(UKR forces) continues to bombard the territory of the Republic – Eduard Basurin” (DNR, in Russian) – “Three cases of violations of the silence on the part of illegal armed groups recorded during the last day” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
  
• “Russia proposes to exchange Sentsov and Kolchenko for detained GRU commandoes”
• “Lavrov: Putin in speech at UN to touch upon Ukrainian crisis, situation in Syria”

Updates

• UKR govt ATO map, 13 September 2015 – Minimalist ATO map, 13 September 2015
• “Poltorak awarded soldiers of the 1st and 17th Tank Brigades on Tank Corps Day” – ” “Congratulations,” Iron Knights “Armed Forces of Ukraine!” “ (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
• “(UKR DefMin) Colonel-General Stephen Poltorak: “By the end of the year expected to flow to the troops more than 400 pieces of military equipment” “ (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
• “Armed Forces DNR conduct routine exercises” (DNR, in Russian)
• “Foreign ministers favor early withdrawal of weapons with caliber under 100 mm in Donbass”
• “Russia refuses to return border control to Ukraine – Klimkin”

Oh, those Russians ….

• “Valeriy Gerasimov, Chief of General Staff of the Russian Federation, reported on military operations in Ukraine to Kremlin – (UKR mil prosecutor) Matios”

The Info-Fight

• “Ukrainian Media in a Frenzy Over Botched Donetsk Poll Results”
• “Provocations by (UKR) National Guard and mercenaries can mask plotting a coup in Kiev – Eduard Basurin” (DNR News Agency, in Russian)

Minsk/Other Talks

• “Ukrainian minister: Work of Contact Group should involve OSCE’s ODIHR”
• “Winter is coming to Ukraine: ‘Normandy Four’ vows to speed up ‘less confrontational’ crisis talks”

The Humanitarian Crisis

• “Subgroup agreed to restore the economy of power lines in front-line areas – Pushilin” (DPR News Agency, in Russian)

Other

• “Authorities DNR will develop a procedure for legalization of transactions recorded by notaries in Ukraine in 2014” (DNR News Agency, in Russian)

Elsewhere In The Neighbourhood ….

• “Moldova: Huge anti-corruption protest in Chisinau” – “At Least 20,000 Call On Government To Resign In Moldova”
• “Moldova: Examining the Russian Media Factor in Protests”

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