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MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – July 11, 2019
- HMCS Chicoutimi Health Report Out
- “Results of HMCS Chicoutimi Health Surveillance Study shared at Town Hall” (RCN info-machine)
- “Navy commander apologizes to HMCS Chicoutimi sailors for health study delay”
- “60 per cent of sailors who battled HMCS Chicoutimi fire developed PTSD, asthma and depression: report”
- “Rates of PTSD, asthma significantly higher in crew after navy sub fire: survey”
- Big Honkin’ Ship Document Leak Case
- “The search for a new top soldier should start immediately, Conservatives say”
- “Tories and NDP fault Liberals for high turnover among senior military officials”
- “Wynnyk in damage control after resignation notice leak”
- “Canadian military’s second-in-command defends boss after resignation leaks”
- “To lose one VCDS may be regarded as misfortune; to lose five looks like horrific leadership failure” (Quotulatiousness blog)
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “Edmonton-based Canadian soldiers deploy for Latvia”
- “HMCS Halifax back to sea” (Shipfax blog)
- “Pentagon Will Raid F-35 Spare Parts Budget To Help Pay For Kicking Turkey Out Of The Program”
- “U.S. Permanent Military Base in Poland: Favorable Solution For the NATO Alliance” (Warsaw Institute)
- ” ‘Losharik’ Submersible Disaster Handicaps Russian Naval Operations”
- “The Ogarkov Reforms: The Soviet Inheritance Behind Russia’s Military Transformation” (Russia Military Analysis blog)
- “Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania summoned Russian envoys this week to protest plans by Moscow to celebrate the Soviet Union’s World War II occupation of the three Baltic nations, underscoring persisting tensions …”
- “Latvia expresses protest to Russia over efforts to exonerate crimes by Stalin and Hitler” (LVA Foreign Ministry info-machine)
- #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
- “”We take into account the experience of the US Armed Forces, Canada, Great Britain, Poland and Lithuania in the process of reforming the Armed Forces of Ukraine”, – Lieutenant-General Ruslan Khomchak” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
- “The United States and Canada are rendering support to the Ukrainian authorities in stepping up snipers’ activity in the Donbass region, which has allowed Ukraine’s military to unleash terror against civilians in the frontline area, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday …” (RUS state media)
- “About 600 NATO experts train Ukrainian military officers, says Russia’s envoy to OSCE — The diplomat said the delivery of munitions from Lithuania to Kiev or Canada’s inclusion of Ukraine in the list of states permitting arms sale won’t contribute to the improvement of the situation …” (RUS state media)
- “The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has officially ruled activities of the international non-governmental organization Ukrainian World Congress based in Canada to be unwelcome in Russian territory, the office told Interfax …” (UKR media)
- “More than a week later, Zelensky’s trip to Toronto hailed as success” (UKR media)
- UKR MoD summary, 0700 11 July 2019 (in Ukrainian)
- JFO: МAP – 11.07.2019 (UKR NSDC)
- “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 10 July 2019”
- “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 9 July 2019”
- “Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 9 July 2019”
- Essence of Time summary, 8-10 July 2019 (with maps, in Russian)
- “Kiev forces fire over 100 rounds of ammunition at DPR frontline areas on Thursday morning” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “One Ukrainian serviceman wounded in Donbas over day” (UKR media)
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire three times over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Donbas update: occupiers open fire 11 times, 1 WIA reported” (UKR media)
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire twice over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with President of Russia Vladimir Putin” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “Telephone conversation with President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky” (RUS Pres info-machine)
- “Putin and Zelensky hold first phone conversation on de-escalation” (UKR media)
- “Putin ready to discuss Normandy format extension after Ukraine’s parliamentary elections” (UKR media)
- “Russia’s Putin Says He’s Ready for Talks With Ukraine” (Associated Press wire svc via USA govt funded media)
- “Putin and Ukraine’s new leader discuss east Ukraine conflict” (Associated Press, USA based wire service)
- “Putin, Zelensky discuss east Ukraine conflict in first phone call: Kremlin” (Agence France-Presse wire service)
- “Russia backs fresh talks on eastern Ukraine conflict” (DEU state media)
- “Putin and Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Discuss Ending Conflict in Eastern Ukraine” (RUS independent media)
- “Russia’s Putin, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy discuss ending conflict in eastern Ukraine” (Reuters wire service)
- “Ukraine’s position in seeking peace with Russia “weak” – Ohryzko” (UKR media)
- “President commissioned the Chief of the General Staff to intensify the activity of the AFU on the elimination of subversive groups due to the shelling in Hranitne” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “Today, July 11, Ukraine commemorates the 5th anniversary of one of the most tragic events in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. On the night of July 10-11, a unit of Russian artillery equipped with jet-propelled missiles opened fire on the Ukrainian troops near the village of Zelenopillia in the Luhansk region. The fire was opened treacherously, from the Russian territory, and caused a heavy damage to the Ukrainian troops …” (UKR OSINT group)
- “Militants in Donbas misuse UR-83P mine-sweeping system” (UKR OSINT site)
- “IR summary: Occupants strengthen advanced positions with additional firepower” (Information Resistance, pro-UKR OSINT)
- “Ukraine-Russia Tensions Spark Human Rights Debate” (USA govt funded media)
- “Update on Ukraine under item 10, 41st Session to the Human Rights Council” (OHCHR)
- “5,000 residents of Ukraine’s East suffer from armed conflict, – UN” (UKR media)
- “SBU catches National Guard officer with Russian citizenship gathering secret ATO info” (UKR Media)
- “The SBU “solved” the MH17 case by confusing a BUK with a dick” (Donbass Insider, pro-RUS site)
- “Russian Ex-Cosmonaut Claims to Have Seen from Space with ‘Naked Eye’ Ukrainian Shelling of Unarmed Citizens” (polygraph.info, fact checking site)
- “Ukrainian armed formations’ criminal actions must be stopped – DPR Head” (pro_RUS rebel info-machine)
- “EU-Ukraine Summit: EU provides additional €17.7 million (CAN $ 26 million) in humanitarian funding along the line of conflict” (European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations)
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “Canada’s foreign minister rips ex-ambassador to China for ‘advising’ Beijing on election”
- “McCallum tells Chinese that punishing Canada will help elect Conservatives”
- “John McCallum puts Liberals on the defensive again with advice to China”
- “John McCallum invite l’ingérence chinoise, dit Andrew Scheer”
- “McCallum is enlisting China’s aid in re-electing the Liberals — and coaching them how to do it”
- “China wants U.S. to scrap $2 billion dollar tank deal with Taiwan”
- “ASEAN Defense Ministers Call for Peace, Stability in South China Sea”
- “China poses top threat for decades ahead, says General Mark Milley, Donald Trump’s pick to head Joint Chiefs of Staff”
- “China’s new aircraft carrier set to miss 70th anniversary parade as sea trials continue”
- “China to launch 100 additional satellites by 2025: official” (CHN Communist Party media)
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “North Korea Vows to Respond to South’s Deployment of F-35 Stealth Fighters”
- “N. Korea calls S. Korea’s F-35 jet purchases ‘extremely dangerous action’ “
- “High-profile defector linked to February raid on North Korean embassy in Madrid”
- #MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE
- “MINUSMA Deployment, July 2019” (UN info-machine)
- “At least 10 United Nations peacekeepers were wounded when their vehicle hit a mine in northern Mali, UN Deputy spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters on Thursday …”
- “Seven civilians killed in attacks in northeast Mali”
- “Gunmen kill seven civilians in Mali attacks”
- “Probable attempted talks with jihadists following Russia-Mali military deal likely to create splits weakening operational capacity”
- “Improved Cooperation Between UN And Troop-providing Countries Crucial For Peacekeeping Operations: Peacekeeping Chief … Lacroix’s sentiments were echoed by Lieutenant-General Dennis Gyllenspore, Force Commander of the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, whose troops have suffered many losses due to “frequent, direct and complex attacks on our bases.” Lt. Gen Gyllenspore said that he and his forces need to find different and new ways to operate, become more agile and unpredictable, and react faster. “In my opinion”, he said, “it calls for strengthening cooperation and consultation mechanisms between the field and UN Headquarters” … “
- “Conseil de sécurité: appels à « systématiser l’informel » pour améliorer le dialogue avec les pays fournisseurs de contingents aux opérations de maintien de la paix … Sur le terrain, les forces doivent être plus agiles, plus imprévisibles, plus réactives et plus mobiles, le tout en utilisant tout l’arsenal des règles d’engagement, a expliqué Dennis Gyllensporre, commandant de la force de la Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation au Mali (MINUSMA). Les pays contributeurs de troupes doivent être soutenus dès le début et être en mesure de bien comprendre ce que l’ONU attend d’eux …” (UN info-machine)
- “Greater response needed to West African violence – UN”
- “EU pledges €138m (CAN $203 million) more to G5 Sahel Force”
- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “Canada to Lead NATO Mission Iraq for Another Year” (Lawfare blog)
- “Canada holds talks on Iran escalation with Nato allies in London”
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “F-35s vs. the World: Who Will Win Canada’s Big Fighter Jet Deal?”
- “418 Squadron flies again — 418 Squadron has been re-established as 418 Search and Rescue Operational Training Squadron to train aircrew and maintainers for the RCAF’s new CC-295 fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft. The squadron commanding officer was appointed on July 11, 2019 …” (RCAF info-machine)
- Internal Security
- “The Government of Canada remains committed to a strong, secure, and efficient border with the United States (U.S.), while protecting individual privacy and rights. Beginning July 11, 2019, Canada and the U.S. will exchange basic biographic entry information (such as full names and date of birth) on all travellers at the land border, so that entry into one country serves as an exit record from the other …” (CBSA info-machine)
- Other Military News
- “Canadian Armed Forces reservists to receive more compensation following pay restructuring”
- “Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction, on behalf of the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, visited with members of The Queen’s York Rangers to highlight steps the government is taking to strengthen the Canadian Army Reserves …” (DND info-machine)
- “With Canada’s military justice system in limbo, cases are being dropped or reduced”
- “La Flotte canadienne de l’Atlantique (FLTCANANT) a accueilli un nouveau commandant aujourd’hui au cours d’une cérémonie tenue à l’arsenal canadien de Sa Majesté Halifax, lorsque le commodore Craig Skjerpen a passé le commandement au commodore Rich Feltham …”
- “The Canadian Forces Detachment at the Rome-based Eastern Air Defense Sector changed commanders in a ceremony Monday, according to an EADS announcement. Lt. Col. Josh Klemen assumed command from Lt. Col. Bruce MacLean, who finished his three-year tour of duty as Canadian Detachment Commanding Officer. Klemen’s responsibilities will include leading the 15-member Canadian Detachment and serving as part of the EADS staff …”
- “Partner of man killed in ATV crash on Base Gagetown wants to know why ambulance was delayed”
- “It’s time for Canada to rebuild our Armed Forces”
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – June 11, 2019
Domestic Operations/#OpLENTUS
#IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
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- “4 Wing Cold Lake continues to contribute to Op Impact with engineering, imagery, maintenance, logistics, transport, administration, intelligence, communications, and command and control skills and competencies …” (RCAF info-machine)
- “ISIS ‘alive and well’ in Iraq and other regions, Canadian general warns” (Kurdish media)
- “Canada continue’s to support Iraq” (funding graphic, via The Global Coalition Against Daesh)
- “Farming project helps Yazidi refugees return to roots — A Manitoba farming initiative aims to unite the Yazidi refugee community and meet their food needs …”
- “Iraq denies reports of deal with France for commute of death sentences”
- “Displaced Yezidis in Kurdistan Region camps call for long-term solutions”
- “Parliament names Masrour Barzani as new Prime Minister of Kurdistan”
- “Iraqi PM to visit Kurdistan Region ‘in the coming days:’ Baghdad”
- “En Syrie, la bataille du blé entre le régime et les autorités kurdes”
#MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE
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- “Why are peacekeepers leaving Mali? — Canada and Netherlands to pull peacekeepers out as violence spreads …”
- “More than 100 villagers safe despite Mali attack”
- “Communiqué de Presse – Attaque de Sobanou-Kou : un sursaut national s’impose” (MINUSMA info-machine)
- “Mali: une centaine de morts dans un nouveau “carnage”, le gouvernement appelé à agir”
- “Mali premier visits massacre site as survivors recount ordeal”
- “Mali left reeling after village killings underscore security woes”
- “Mali : vive émotion et de nombreuses questions après le massacre de Sobane”
- “Secretary-General Outraged by Reports of Deadly Attack on Civilians in Mali” (UN info-machine)
- “Scores killed in ‘barbaric’ attack on Mali village, UN chief urges restraint, calls for ‘dialogue’ to resolve tensions” (UN info-machine)
- “Mali: le Secrétaire général condamne avec la plus grande fermeté l’attaque qui aurait fait 95 morts parmi les civils à Sobanou-Kou” (UN info-machine)
- “(IRL) Army Ranger Wing set for two-year UN mission to Mali”
- “Exploiting Borders in the Sahel: The Islamic State in the Greater Sahara” (Africa Center for Strategic Studies)
- “Nineteen killed in attack in Burkina Faso: government”
- “Déclaration de la porte-parole sur les attaques au Mali et Burkina Faso” (EU info-machine)
- “Burkina Faso: How a weakened state is fuelling terrorism”
- “Al Qaeda Islamic State Australians in danger from new terror frontline in Africa”
- “Institute blames west Africa terror spread on rivalries”
#CHN/Pacific Rim
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- “Michael Kovrig’s boss says jailed Canadian holding up well, is a ‘fighter’ “
- “To reduce reliance on China, US will team up with Canada and Australia to boost output of key minerals”
- “Chinese warship the Liaoning sails through Miyako Strait on way to Pacific Ocean for drills”
- “State Department Confirms US Drone Package for Southeast Asian Nations”
- “New radar system immune to ‘radar killer’ missiles” (CHN mil media)
- “China’s new high-frequency radar system could spot stealth aircraft from a long distance, creator says”
- “China, Russia come together to shield global strategic stability” (CHN mil media)
- “A Chinese report warned on Monday that most cyber attacks against Chinese networks in 2018 came from the US, which Chinese experts predicted that the latter is preparing to wage a large-scale “cyber war” but China is prepared to launch a strong counterattack …” (CHN Communist Party media)
The Koreas/#OpNEON
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- “Calling out Beijing: US ‘gift’ to China shows unenforced North Korea sanctions”
- “One year after Singapore summit, hope fades for U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks”
- “North Korea: Legislative Basis for U.S. Economic Sanctions” (USA Congressional Research Service, 6 June 2019)
- “WSJ Report: Kim Jong Un’s half-brother was a CIA informant”
- “North Korean Leader’s Murdered Half Brother Was CIA Informant – Reports”
- “Le demi-frère assassiné de Kim Jong Un avait un « lien » avec la CIA, selon le Wall Street Journal”
Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
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- “Officials: US to send about 1,000 more troops to Poland”
- “Poland’s Duda Seeking Military Base, Jets, Gas In U.S. Visit”
- “Russian Navy conducts exercise near NATO’s BALTOPS 2019 drills”
- “Russia sends A-50 ‘flying radars’ to Kuban amid NATO exercises”
- “Russian arms exports since the start of 2019 have totaled nearly $6 billion, according to Rosoboronexport chief executive Alexander Mikheyev …”
- “Russia’s state arms seller delivers military products worth $5.7 bln since early 2019”
- “Russia Says It Intercepted U.S., Swedish Spy Jets Over Baltic Sea”
- “Russia scrambled fighters to intercept U.S. and a Swedish reconnaissance aircraft”
- “Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States’ borders on June 03-09, 2019” (LTU MoD)
- “Russian Military Introduces New Automated Command-and-Control Systems”
- “Seaborne Assault 2019 finals complete in Kaliningrad region” (RUS MoD info-machine)
- “Seaborne Assault contest team relay races begin in Kaliningrad region” (RUS MoD info-machine)
- “Two Responses to Fears of Belarus’s Integration Into Russia”
Way Up North
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- “New Canadian satellites to improve data collection across the North”
- “Hydrographic surveys are required to produce nautical charts, and updated surveys allow for safer and more efficient marine transportation in Canada’s northern waters. At a recent Canadian Maritime Advisory Council meeting in Ottawa, I was disappointed to learn again that the Royal Canadian Navy still had no plan to install multi-beam echo sounders (MBES) on the Arctic offshore patrol ships (AOPS) which are under construction now …”
- “Ottawa ‘explores options’ to build Canada’s polar icebreaker”
- “U.S. and Russia Train Together in Arctic, Where They Both Want to Be Top Power”
- “Iceland rift over NATO membership sidelined in Arctic security talks — NATO’s top official in Iceland on Tuesday downplayed worries about a potential rift with the small Arctic Council nation, whose leader has expressed interest in quitting the alliance …”
- “Inside the Royal Marines’ sub-zero Arctic war preparations”
- “Russian elite troops train landing near border to Norway”
- “Russian troops hone landing skills near Norwegian border”
- “Finnish tech company joins development of Russian Arctic mine in militarized archipelago”
- “Here comes Russia’s next grand Arctic seaport”
Internal Security
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- “How the RCMP Dealt With the Media During a Suspected Terror Attack” – Google News “Aaron Driver”
- “Is your client covered from business interruption arising from terrorism?” (Canadian Underwriter)
- “Sécurité nationale: Ralph Goodale a rencontré son homologue américain”
- “Iran Uses Social Media to Target the US” (NJ DHS)
What’s Canada Buying?
Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
Other Military News
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- “Military’s internal prison in Edmonton ‘vastly underutilized,’ report says”
- “Canadian Armed Forces conclude Operation ARTEMIS”
- “Chief military judge tells court martial presiding judge was his ‘confidant’ “
- “Canada’s largest private sector union replaced one of its advertisements that ran during Monday night’s NBA Finals game after discovering a man portrayed as a Canadian soldier in the 30-second video is not a member of the Canadian Armed Forces …”
- “Adventurer dedicating plaque to historic Cold War jet crash (near Thunder Bay, Ontario)” – Plaque ready for crash site (Facebook post)
- “20 DND staff involved in writing letter after drunken junket article angers military leadership”
- “Opération TALENT, pour répondre au problème de pénurie de personnel à l’ARC”
