Showing posts with label Donetsk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Donetsk. Show all posts

Saturday, 22 December 2018

War is imminent?: President of Ukraine announces "The liberation of Donbass is imminent."

Poroshenko Announces Troop Deployments To Azov Sea To Face Off Against Russia

21 December, 2018

KIEV, Ukraine – Kiev is moving parachute units to the sea coast of Azov and the Black Sea, stated Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko during his visit to the part of the Donetsk region controlled by Ukrainian authorities.

According to the Ukrainian president, among others who will be dispatched by air include detachments of the 95th brigade, which will also strengthen the defense of the coast, a Ukrainian TV channel said.

Poroshenko added that after the imposition of martial law, the short-term training of the brigades that defended the most dangerous flank was carried out.

The Ukrainian leader pointed out that the army was put in combat readiness. In addition, the Border Service, the National Guard and the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) were activated, adding that the protection of the national border was strengthened.

Russian Deputy Aleksandr Sherin believes that Poroshenko’s statement is one more way of raising his popularity and a pretext for prolonging martial law. According to him, the decision is not appropriate from the military point of view, nor from the point of view of military tactical or strategic actions.

What he announces resembles a computer game of a person who has never served in the army,” said the Russian politician.

Black Sea Provocations

The situation in the region worsened after three Ukrainian navy ships crossed the Russian maritime border, thus violating maritime law. On November 25, the vessels entered temporarily closed waters and carried out dangerous maneuvers, ignoring the demands of the Russian Coast Guard.

The Russian Coast Guard was forced to use guns. Then the three Ukrainian ships were seized and the crews were detained. The Russian side has opened a criminal case for breach of the border.

After the incident, the Ukrainian parliament approved the imposition of martial law in 10 regions of Ukraine for 30 days.

According to the Russian leader, the hostile Ukrainian action in the Black Sea is associated with the low popularity of the president of Ukraine, Pyotr Poroshenko, on the eve of the elections.


Very Serious Developments in Ukraine; New Military Gear arrives - Russian Troops, armor and Ships now on the move

Ukraine-Russia Tensions: Poroshenko Wants NATO to deploy Naval Ships in Sea of Azov | LatestLY 
21 December, 2018

This morning, the President of Ukraine gleefully announced "The liberation of Donbass is imminent."  He was referring to the Ukrainian government in Kiev preparing to launch an all-out military offensive to regain control over the breakaway province which now calls itself the "Donestsk People's Republic (DPR)."

The DPR broke away from Kiev after the US and Europe fomented the violent overthrow of Ukraine's President, Victor Yanukovich, and installed a puppet government beholden to Europe.  Almost 100% of the population in Donetsk and Luhansk are Russian speaking with families tracing their heritage to Russia for generations. 

Russia has made clear that if Kiev launches an attack upon Donetsk, or it's neighbor to the north, Luhansk, Russia will intervene.   It now appears Kiev is going to do exactly that.

"The territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions that are not under the Ukrainian’ control will soon be returned to Ukrainian jurisdiction" stated Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko during a meeting with students.

I thank those who have come and who continue to be engaged in science and education even when their homes are occupied by the aggressor country. Yes, they are now doing this in Vinnytsia, Lviv and Kharkiv where we moved the educational institutions. They are the anchor that holds the Ukrainian Donbas and ensures the return of Ukraine and Ukraine’s sovereignty after liberation, which will happen very soon,” he said.

Poroshenko spoke about agreements with EU countries to help the restoration and development of infrastructure of the Donbas. Such programs, the President believes, are a symbol of unity between Ukrainians and other Europeans.

The unity about which Porochenko speaks is an illusion.  The citizenry of Donetsk and Luhansk want nothing to do with Kiev.  In fact, they are actively engaged in militia-style combat against the forces controlled by Kiev.  It is clear from all reasonable observation that Donetsk and Luhansk are getting military assistance from Russia.

But without the population of those areas favoring Russia, the military assistance would be useless.  So the Unity about which Porochenko speaks is apparently a creation of his own imagination - or mere propaganda.

SERIOUS DEVELOPMENTS

 

There are now very serious developments militarily in the area, and ALL of these developments point to the outbreak of actual war, very soon.  Some say December 24/25
Earlier this week, the British warship "HMS Echo" arrived at the Ukrainian port of Odessa.

This is a hydrographic vessel whose primary function is undersea surveys to find Mines and ultra-quiet, Diesel-powered submarines, of the exact type Russia is presently deploying into the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.


In addition to this British Vessel, the US previously notified Turkey of its intent to send "a warship" thru the Bosporous and into the Black Sea within a week.  That was over a week ago.

Turkey is also sending vessels into the Black Sea.

RUSSIA PREPARING – BIG


Russia says after the November Kerch Strait incident, the Southern Military District has developed a “crisis response plan” for the Black Sea Fleet & that units of the 4th Army, Air Force & Air Defense Forces will be involved in any future incident.
Russia has moved missile frigates into the Sea of Azov to await the troubles they know are coming:

Russian submarines have been ordered to undertake Drills off Crimea, in precisely the area of the Kerch Strait where all the troubles are set to begin:
Local media and eyewitness report columns of Russian military equipment seen moving north in Crimea and deploying towards the border with the Kherson region of Ukraine:

UKRAINE GETS MORE WEAPONS

"Ukrainian forces continue to prepare for an offensive reinforcing troops with artillery on the northern stretch of the contact line in Donbass"- Donetsk People’s Republic People’s Militia spokesman Daniil Bezsonov said on Thursday

DPR intelligence assessed it as 20,000-strong force with hundreds of tanks, multiple launch rocket systems and artillery pieces.


BRITISH SAS CAUSING TROUBLE

 

British special forces begin operation by Gorlovka to capture DPR officers – Bezsonov

Britain’s Special Air Service plans to capture Donetsk People’s Republic People’s Militia commanders and fighters.

SAS servicemen have arrived to carry out a special operation in the Republic’s territory to abduct People’s Militia Command representatives and militiamen.”

New Military Gear

 

Ukraine President Porochencko inspects new and refurbished military gear "provided to" Ukraine.  They did not say by whom:






COVERT INTELLIGENCE


The following information has come to me from my former colleagues in the Intelligence Community with whom I worked in my years with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.  This is information that is circulating within the halls of government power and was not intended for public distribution. 
These are the actual vessels that will be used to start the coming war by trying to unlawfully transit the Kerch Strait within days . . .

 
Intel suggests these vessels will NOT seek prior permits to transit the strait, and will NOT notify Russia of their transit.  This will undoubtedly trigger the same Russian naval interception as took place weeks ago.

Only this time, when the Russians Order the Ukrainian to stop, and fire the traditional warning shots across the bow, Ukraine is said to be planning to totally "open-up" on the Russians with the intent of SINKING the Russian ships.
Russia has already publicly made clear they have a "Rapid Response Plan" in-place via their Southern Military District, which would likely mean the Ukrainians will be immediately smashed to death by a full Russian response.
That, my friends, is the start of this war. 
Intel believes it begins on December 24 or 25.
In Russian Orthodox Religion, Christmas is not December 25 but rather on January 6 / 7.   Much of the communications intercepts dealing with the planning mention "Christmas" but it is not yet known if they mean Dec, 25 or January 6/7.
Either way, this is about as bad as it gets, and the folks on both sides are absolutely not backing down.  
Ukraine's 93rd Brigade’s 2nd self-propelled howitzer battalion armed with 12 howitzer 2C3 Akatsiya, 152mm, are now concentrated in the northern outskirts of Ocheretino, 16 kilometers from the contact line of Donetsk.

Simultaneously, 93rd Brigade’s 1st motorized battalion concentrated one kilometer west of Novoselovka Vtoraya, four kilometers from the contact line. 93rd Brigade’s 2nd mechanized battalion reinforced 1st and 2nd Battalions of 92nd Brigade in the Avdeyevka area.

93rd Brigade’s 3rd Battalion is deployed in the Verkhnetoretskoye area, four kilometers from the contact line.
It is likely now that the ships above will be used to provoke an incident, and when THAT takes place and fighting breaks out, Ukraine will unleash a major offensive into Donetsk and Luhansk, perhaps believing Russia would be somehow overwhelmed.  That belief is erroneous.
Russia is a super-power which literally borders Ukraine.  The Ukrainians are heading into suicide.
It is clear that Ukraine is being goaded-into this war by elements of NATO.  Which means it is NATO that actually WANTS this war.
I have repeatedly told you to have emergency supplies of food, water, fuel, electricity generation, heat and medicines.  If this war breaks out in Europe, we can, and likely WILL get hit HERE, in the continental US.  How badly, I don't know.  But you have precious little time to prepare.
In the event donations do not come in and this web site has to go dark in January (just as war breaks out) I wish all of you the best.  God will-it, folks will help with a special Christmas Donation and this bastion of cutting-edge news can continue.

Thursday, 20 December 2018

Ukraine is attacking Donetsk


Ukraine Attacking Donetsk with Mortar Fire!

19 December, 2018

About two hours ago, the government of Ukraine began attacking the area of Donetsk with 120mm Mortar fire.

I delayed reporting it to see where things went. Things are getting worse. The Ukraine military is now also attacking with Grenade launchers, armored vehicles and small arms fire.

According to numerous reports (Which I have NOT yet been able to confirm) the Kiev Government is blasting homes and commercial buildings, which has already killed numerous civilians. The attacks continue at this writing (6:02 PM EST Wednesday).

Donestsk and Luhansk are provinces (Oblasts) in Ukraine. When the US and NATO funded and fomented the violent overthrow of the duly elected Ukrainian president, Victor Yanukovich, and installed a puppet regime favorable to NATO, Donestsk and Luhansk "broke away" from Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.

Since that time, the puppet regime in Kiev has been trying to force Donestsk and Luhansk back under control. Armed conflict began and, since about 2015, the best that Kiev could accomplish was fighting to a stalemate.

Things are heating-up now, and it appears that Kiev intends to launch a MASSIVE military operation to force the issue.

Russia has previously warned that any massive attack against civilians in Donetsk and Luhansk would be a provocation for Russia. It seems that Kiev is bent on escalating things.

Stay tuned.



Saturday, 15 December 2018

UKRAINE GOVERNMENT OPENS FIRE ON DONETSK AIRPORT


Ukrainian government regular Army forces have just opened fire upon the Donetsk Airport and on the Gorlovka region, using Mortars, Armored Vehicles, heavy machine gun fire and small arms fire.

This is likely the beginning of the major offensive reported four days ago on this web site HERE

Social media is lighting up with reports from frightened citizens whose cities now seem to be under government attack.


 

UPDATE 3:13 PM EST --

 

Hundreds of U.S. Military Personnel in Europe THOUGHT they had Holiday Leave.  Today, the Army is helping them CANCEL their flight tickets home . . . . .

UPDATE 3:15 PM EST --


Very heavy clashes reported along the front in eastern Ukraine, particularly Donetsk, many locals saying the whole front is a lot more active today than it has been for a long time.

Locals report ‘tracked vehicles moving in Makiivka, not far from the airport where ‘extreme clashes’ are taking place now

UPDATE 3:23 PM EST --

 

The representative of the armed forces of the DPR, Eduard Basurin, said that the army of the self-proclaimed republic has been brought to full alert to reflect the possible attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the Donetsk News Agency, when the DPR learned about the preparation of a large-scale offensive from the Ukraine, the units of the republic’s armed forces were staffed. According to Basurin, they were also provided with the necessary weapons, equipment and ammunition.
In addition, the military carried out engineering work in their positions, and anti-tank barriers were also installed. Key objects were enhanced by air defense.

MORE:

 

Reports over the past week have indicated that Russia is deploying military forces near the Ukrainian border, and a new intelligence analysis indicates that Russia may be preparing to strike.

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) released a new weekly intelligence summary on Tuesday entitled “Russia in Review,” in which they assessed Russia’s recent mobilization of troops and military equipment, and concluded that Russia is preparing a strike against Ukraine.

“The Russian military is now preparing its forces for direct military involvement,” the ISW said. “The Kremlin is reinforcing ground, naval, and air elements in its Southern Military District – the command likely responsible for managing its ongoing war in Ukraine. Moscow may calculate that the international community will not meaningfully respond if the visibility of its role in the war now increases.”


The ISW also warned that Russia has mobilized troops and equipment under the guise of military exercises. However, the next exercise, Center-2019, is not scheduled to begin until September 2019.

“This early start to the exercises is atypical and may signal preparation for open conflict with Ukraine under the auspices of military exercises. Russia has previously used military exercises as cover to prepare for offensive operations,” the ISW warned.

3:29 PM EST -- INTEL

 

Two Ukrainian soldiers killed in Donbas SO FAR

Three DPR troops killed and another four wounded SO FAR, intelligence reports say.

Extreme clashes near Vodyane and northeast towards the airport. Haven't been this strong for some time.

US Embassy issues demonstration alert and warning to US citizens in Kiev due to possible confrontations

UPDATE 3:40 PM EST

 

--Ukrainian troops have just opened mortar fire near Mariupol.

INTEL 4:06 PM EST --

 

NINE HOURS AGO, the video below was taken in St. Petersburg, Russia.  It shows a major movement of tanks, Armored Personnel Carriers and other military hardware on railroad tracks heading SOUTH.
Baltics?  Ukraine?  Both?



UPDATE 4:11 PM EST --


 


Heavy clashes are taking place near the Donetsk Airport.

Reports say the Ukrainian Army is attacking the airfield from Pisky with Main Battle Tanks (MBT)


UPDATE 4:43 PM EST --


To clarify some local sources were referring to heavier fighting near the old airfield near Vodyane, not far from Mariupol. Not Donetsk International Airport as it turns out. No clashes at Donetsk airport.

UPDATE 5:50 PM EST --

Ukrainian assault teams dispersed along 50km frontline
120mm and 82mm mortar shells are reportedly being used.   AGS, RPGs and large-caliber machine guns also used.
From a position near Gnutovo, Ukrainian Armed Forces  (UAF) attacked Kominternovo: 29 grenades were fired from automatic grenade launchers (AGS), large-caliber machine guns and small arms were also used.
UH OH:
First Deputy Chairman of Duma Committee on CIS Affairs and Relations with Compatriots, Konstantin Zatulin, at a press conference in Moscow said that Russia will withdraw from the Minsk Agreement, if the Ukrainian military continues offensive.
"Code 200" heard occasionally now on Russian military radio frequencies.  (HT REMARK: My Russian radio coding is a bit rusty buts its along the lines of "put on your adult diapers and prepare to vomit with fear.")   
Cargo 200 is a military code word used in the former Soviet Union and the post-Soviet states referring to the transportation of casualties. Officially, the term Cargo 200 is military jargon to refer specifically to the corpses of soldiers contained in zinc-lined coffins for air transportation. Unofficially, Cargo 200 is used to refer to all bodies of the dead being transported away from the battlefield, and as a euphemism for irreversible losses of manpower in a conflict.

INTEL

 

intel says Russia deployed 100 additional fighter jets to Crimea over the course of this week.   This is another strong indication of planned military action by Russia if Ukraine attacks civilian areas in Donetsk and Luhansk (as they seem to be doing tonight.)
 MORE:
Reports of 6 Russian submarines in the black sea. Due to size restrictions I would assume most if not all are SSK. (Diesel electric) Thats the entire 4th independent Submarine Brigade

Alrosa (B-871) (Kilo)
Novorossiysk (B-261)
Rostov na donu (B-237)
Staryy Oskol (B-262)
Krasnodar (B-265)
Velikiy Novgorod (B-268)
Kolpino (B-271)

All except Alrosa -- improved Kilo
To give you better perspective of WHERE this action is taking place, first let me show you a map of the two Breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine; Donetsk (south) and Luhansk (to its north) -- both on the border of Russia:
Now a scalable Google Map of the area with city names and such so you can zoom in or out for better understanding:

 UPDATE 8:27 PM EST --
The ruins of Pikuzy airfield are 9.5 km away by road from the outskirts of Mariupol. DPR and Ukrainian trenches are approximately 700 meters apart at this point on the battlefront, as shown below:
United States deploying Global Hawk Surveillance Drone toward Ukraine Battle Zone:
Tactical groups Triton and Mariupol of Ukrainian Naval Forces are located off Mariupol port ready for action to support the occupational land force.”
Earlier DPR Intelligence reported Kiev is preparing a large-scale offensive against the DPR and concentrating large force along the contact line. Ukrainian tanks are dispersed in width along the contact line from Mariupol to Volnovakha.
ALSO BREAKING NOW:  LARGE SCALE ISRAELI INCURSION INTO RAMALLAH.  AT LEAST 400 GROUND TROOPS. HEAVY GUNFIRE - HAPPENING NOW 8:49 PM EST --- SEPARATE HEADLINE STORY TO FOLLOW ON MAIN NEWS PAGE OF HALTURNERRADIOSHOW.COM

UPDATE 9:17 PM EST --

The Russian Foreign Ministry has issued an unusual weekend statement on television regarding current events in Ukraine:



FINAL UPDATE 9:30 PM EST --

 

A US Global Hawk Drone has entered Ukrainian air space.  This is UNPRECEDENTED.  Such is the level of trouble taking place, and the implications for it to spin out of control very fast.

Ukraine Claims Russia Deploys 100 Aircraft to Crimea



Israeli News Live



Ukraine claimed that Russia has deployed 100 military aircraft five submarines to Crimea at the same time they launch a massive offensive against the Donetsk region near the airport with tanks and mortars machine gun fire etc.