Eye Catchers
- “Ukraine Live Day 598: Ukraine Insists Withdrawal Will Continue As Planned Despite Reports Of Fighting” – “As A Result Of Militants’ Provocation Gunmen Wounded One Soldier Of The Armed Forces And Three Military Of Transport Service – Presidential Administration” – “Decision to suspend Minsk accords implementation after incident in Luhansk region not made” – “Attack on Ukrainian troops’ strong point near Troitske not interrupted weapons withdrawal. Artillery to be pulled back next, – ATO speaker Tkachuk” – “OSCE SMM Collected Evidence Of Militants’ Attack In Troitske” – “Emergency meeting of Tripartite Contact Group under consideration over recent violation of peace agreements by terrorists – ATO HQ” – “Kyiv says about violation of ‘silence regime’ in Donbas, four Ukrainian servicemen wounded” – “Contact Group may hold emergency meeting in Minsk on recent militant attack” – “Ukrainian General Staff speaks with air of finality about urgent Contact Group meeting”
- “DNR does not plan to send a statement to Kiev on the exchange of prisoners – source — Meanwhile, LNR today will send request to Kiev for exchange ….” (DNR News Agency, in Russian) – “LNR tomorrow send an official statement to Kiev on the exchange of prisoners – a representative of the Republic” (LNR, in Russian) –
- “Lethal Aid From The US May Come Soon – (UKR envoy to USA) Chalyi”
Updates
- UKR govt ATO map, 8 October 2015
- “The situation in the eastern regions of Ukraine as of 8 Oct 2015 [infographics]”
- “Illegal armed formations violate ceasefire” (UKR MoD)
- “OSCE SMM observed several explosions in Donbas this week – report”
- “No shelling of Donetsk overnight, say local administrations”
- “Poland started to train Ukrainian military instructors under NATO program”
- “On the topic of the day – discipline in military units” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
- “Withdrawal of weapons from the frontline to be completed November 8 – Representative LNR” (LNR, in Russian)
- “Ukrainian side handed over the body of the deceased volunteer DNR – Rodionova” (DNR News Agency, in Russian)
- “Republican Guard on military training ground exercises have been 100 th separate motorized rifle brigade of the Republican Guard DNR” (DNR, in Russian)
Minsk/Other Talks
- “Kiev has already begun attempts to revise the decisions of the summit “Norman Quartet” – Pushilin” (DNR News Agency, in Russian)
- “Normandy Four Leaders May Meet Again This Year – Ukraine Foreign Ministry”
MH-17 Shootdown
- “British Group Presents Evidence Russian Buk Shot Down MH17” – bellingcat: “MH17 – The Open Source Evidence”
- “Dutch media escalate anti-Russian propaganda ahead of MH17 report — expert”
Mariupol & Environs
Crimea
- “State Border Guard Service denies importation of goods into occupied Crimea by sea”
- “USS Porter located near Crimea, heads in direction of Odessa — source”
- “Crimean rescuers dispose of Great Patriotic War ground mine (video)” (RUS EMERCOM news release)
The Humanitarian Crisis
- “Blockade of Kiev complicate preparations for the winter – DNR Ministry of Construction” (DNR News Agency, in Russian)
- “The name must conform to the standard bread recipes – Goskomstandart” (LNR, in Russian) – “More than 18 thousand tons of bread produced in the Republic since the beginning of the year – Ministry of Agriculture” (LNR, in Russian)
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