Thursday 7 August 2014

Russia must be in a "state of constant battle readiness"

Russian Defense Minister Tells Troops "To Be In State Of Constant Battle Readiness"
Министр обороны уверен, что российские миротворцы в нынешней ситуации должны находиться в постоянной боевой готовности.


7 August, 2014

Having discussed his view that the Ukraine government is at fault for worsening the conflict, Russia's Putin explained to Angela Merkel that a "rising civilian toll has created a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine." However, it was Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu's comments that "the world has changed and changed dramatically," demanding that his troops "must be in constant combat readiness," are the most disconcerting as his strong tone in the following clip appears to confirm Poland and NATO's fears.

Putin's conversation with Merkel...







Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by phone,exchanged views on “intensifying crisis situation” in Ukraine, Kremlin says in e-mailed statement.
*PUTIN TELLS MERKEL UKRAINE GOVT AT FAULT FOR WORSENING CONFLICT
Putin says “real political dialogue” needed between authorities in Kiev and representatives of rebels
Offensive by Ukrainian forces in southeast leads to mounting civilian toll, humanitarian problems: Putin

Shoigu starts talking (in Russian) at around 30 second mark, clip includes coverage of the military drills that are under way...



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Sergey Shoigu, Russia's Defense Minister said that "Peacekeeping units should be in a state of constant battle readiness."
He added: "The world has changed, and has changed dramatically. As you know from previous examples, including in the brigade, peacekeeping units can be activated without warning."
After checking the 15th motorized rifle brigade of peacekeeping forces, the defense minister said that now all peacekeeping brigades are staffed exclusively by contractors, reported "Interfax".
Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis in eastern Ukraine is getting worse by the day.Today the problems of those who are located in the eastern Ukraine zone where the Ukrainian army has been dispatched was discussed at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.
According to recent reports, the casualties of the conflict now amount to 1,400 people, with more than four thousand injured. In addition, about 300,000 people have fled their homes.

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"Prepare for the unexpected," Shoigu concludes...

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Сергей Шойгу заявил, что российские миротворческие подразделения должны находиться в постоянной боевой готовности.

Сергей Шойгу, министр обороны России: «Мир поменялся, поменялся кардинально. Как вы знаете по прошлым примерам, в том числе и этой бригады, миротворческие подразделения могут быть востребованы неожиданно».

Также после проверки 15-й отдельной мотострелковой бригады миротворческих сил министр обороны отметил, что сейчас все миротворческие бригады укомплектованы исключительно контрактниками, передает «Интерфакс».

Между тем гуманитарная ситуация на востоке Украины с каждым днем становится все хуже. Сегодня ночью проблемы тех, кто оказался в зоне операции украинских силовиков, обсуждали на экстренном заседании Совбеза ООН. По последним данным, жертвами конфликта стали почти 1 400 человек, более 4 тысяч были ранены. Кроме того, около 300 тысяч человек покинули свои дома.


Translation via Yandex


Sergey Shoigu said that Russian peacekeepers should be in permanent readiness.

Sergei Shoigu, Minister of defense of Russia: "the World has changed, changed dramatically. As you know from previous examples, including the brigade, peacekeeping unit can be demanded suddenly."

Also after checking the 15th separate motorized rifle brigade of the peacekeeping forces, defense Minister noted that now all peacekeeping brigade equipped exclusively with contract servicemen, Interfax reports.

Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in the East of Ukraine is getting worse. Tonight the problem of those who were in the zone of operations of the Ukrainian security forces, discussed at an emergency meeting of the UN security Council. According to the latest data, the victims of the conflict have become almost 1 400 people, more than 4 thousand were wounded. In addition, about 300 thousand people have fled their homes.



Reports of Russia’s military build-up on Ukraine border groundless - Moscow


7 August, 2014

Moscow slammed NATO and Pentagon claims that Russia is amassing military near the border with Ukraine calling them unsubstantiated, according to a statement made by a Ministry of Defense spokesman.

"In Russia’s Ministry of Defense such statements only raise sympathy for the speakers of the Pentagon, the US State Department and NATO. It seems the people are serious, but they have to constantly improvise during their speeches to somehow add seriousness to their statements," said Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the ministry Major General, on Wednesday.

Pentagon spokesman, Rear Admiral John Kirby, told reporters on Tuesday that Russia has at least 10,000 troops on Ukraine's border.
Following this, on Wednesday, NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu stated that Russia has already amassed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on the border.
Konashenkov said that we would like to explain to the Pentagon and NATO officials that it is impossible to perform such a manoeuver with thousands of soldiers with weapons and military equipment in such a short time, all the more to keep it secret from OSCE observers now in the region.”

In late July, the OSCE deployed sixteen observers to two border-crossings in Russia - Gukovo and Donetsk, following a request to the organization by the Russian government.
The regular tales” of Russian troops amassing near the border with Ukraine are reminiscent of an auction selling soap bubbles, where the main goal is to set the price higher before the bubble bursts.”

This is the reason Pentagon and NATO figures vary so much, he explained.
Russia has conducted a series of war games since the start of the crisis in Ukraine. The latest five-day military exercise started on Monday in Russia’s south at the Ashuluk test site near Astrakhan, more than 700 kilometers away from the Ukrainian conflict zone.

The tests were scheduled last year, according to Russia’s Ministry of Defense.
The Major General pointed out that the representatives of the US and NATO, which have been inspecting the border under the ‘Open Skies’ 
mission, consistently cannot find” any evidence of a military build-up.
At the same time, a grouping of 25,000 Ukrainian military forces leading military actions near the border with Russia, for some reason, does not cause any concern in Europe or the United States.”

Earlier, Russia’s Defense Ministry accused the US of releasing “fake” satellite images allegedly proving Russia had shelled Ukraine territory. The images were posted by the US ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt on his Twitter account on July 27. Moscow said that because of “extremely low resolution” and “due to the absence of any attribution to the exact area” the images’ authenticity is impossible to prove.”




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