Ukraine Revolt/Civil War News, Reports, Data, etc.

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yesterday, says the source which is
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reported: "In violation of the respective withdrawal lines, in government-controlled areas the SMM observed: ... tanks (T-64) parked behind a building in Avdiivka."
Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 1 February 2017
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Looks like the fighting will continue.
from what I figured, recently it's been just Artillery (up to and including 9" MLRSs)
(I don't mean to be cynical, what I mean is there haven't occurred large scale Infantry attacks at/around checkpoints; the defense lines of both sides are ready, I guess)

now a post popped up above, so I'll briefly comment on the Ukrainian defenses: I've read they've established three layers, so that they can theoretically mount counter-strikes before the first; second layers are breached (operational reserves on the third), and have strategic reserves placed fairly close, like in
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area, to be be able to pluck the hole(s)

now ... let's wait
 

delft

Brigadier
My Dutch newspaper
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writes today that the cause of the violence near Avdiivka is occupation by Ukrainian forces of the village Novoloehanske. by the 46 battallion, and a nearby hill, by the 154th Brigade, in the demilitarized zone.
 

Equation

Lieutenant General
Presumably to test the new American administrations reaction

Full assault or just artillery fire at some designated site? Even with just an artillery fire would be more than enough for the media to get the Trump's administration attention.
 
updating "small beer series" from
Oct 17, 2016
based on


I updated the collection originating with
Jan 11, 2015


Separatists' Field Commander "Batman" and his bodyguard ambushed, killed:
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/uk...ws-reports-data-etc.t7103/page-35#post-321295

Separatists' Field Commander Mozgovoy survived the assassination attempt:
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/uk...ws-reports-data-etc.t7103/page-95#post-330503

Separatists' Field Commander Mozgovoy assassinated:
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/uk...s-reports-data-etc.t7103/page-110#post-342798

Dec 12, 2015

... and Dryomov assassinated:
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/uk...s-reports-data-etc.t7103/page-128#post-379284

Separatists' Field Commander "Cat" killed by a sniper in downtown Donetsk, so Ukrainians were blamed:
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/uk...s-reports-data-etc.t7103/page-129#post-383359

former Prime Minister of
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hanged himself after he had been accused of organizing a coup:
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/uk...s-reports-data-etc.t7103/page-135#post-416937

Separatists' Field Commander "Motorola" killed in the lift taking him towards his apartment in downtown Donetsk, so "a Ukrainian sabotage unit" again:
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/uk...s-reports-data-etc.t7103/page-137#post-420021

those Ukrainian special units, they must be James-Bond-good!
the Head of National Security Corps of
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Oleg Anaschenko killed today in the morning in Luhansk after the car with him exploded;
main-stream:
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"Cassad":
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