Another members of Russian-led forces eliminated in Donbas (Photo)

The man was born in 1994, Evgeny Sergienko aka Seryi [Gray], has been eliminated in Donbas, eastern Ukraine. The photo of the terrorist was posted on Facebook by officer of the 53rd separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Anatoliy Shtefan. It is noted the man was born in 1994. He was killed near the Russian-occupied town of Horlivka, Donetsk region, on October 6. Other details of his death are unknown. One of the occupiers' media published only brief and mourning information of that killed terrorist.

Another member of the Russian-led forces, Denis Bykov, was killed in Donbas on September 30.

The militant was a native of the town of Zolote.

The photo of the militant was posted on Facebook by officer of the 53rd separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Anatoliy Shtefan.

Source:unian.info

"LPR" postpones "elections" of its chief

The elections will not be held not to violate the Minsk agreements, a local resident said.

The so-called elections of the "Luhansk People's Republic" ("LPR") terrorist organization in temporarily occupied Donbas, which were originally scheduled for autumn this year, have been postponed.

"The elections will not be held not to violate the Minsk agreements," a local resident Sergey said, whose name was changed for security reasons, the Ukrainian news outlet LIGA.net reports. 

Another source added there were no pre-election billboards in the city.

 "There is nothing like that. They will do as they are told by Russia. Nothing depends on us here," he said. 

As UNIAN reported earlier, military columnist Yuriy Karin said the Kremlin would likely appoint someone more convenient for further negotiations with Ukraine instead of head of the "Donetsk People's Republic" ("DPR") terrorist organization Alexander Zakharchenko in September. UNIAN note.

 Two self-proclaimed republics – the "Donetsk People's Republic" ("DPR") and the "Luhansk People's Republic" ("LPR") – were created as a result of Russian occupation of Ukraine's east, Donbas, since spring 2014. The Minsk peace agreements on Donbas, brokered by France and Germany, were signed by representatives of Ukraine, Russia, the "DPR" and "LPR" in two stages – in September 2014 and in February 2015. They are designed to halt hostilities between the Ukrainian army and Russian-led forces in the east of Ukraine.

The ownerless property in "LPR" (PHOTOS)

The ownerless property in "LPR"

There are no ATMs in the city, trams disappeared from the streets, and most of the shelling damaged buildings no one even tried to restore. Even with equipped facilities and ready the device model supermarkets, the hitmans can not to build a working business. Photos of  the several supermarkets, which were popular until 2014, but with the advent of the "russian world" are abandoned and looted. 

This photos show the real face of the leaders  "LPR"

In Lugansk problems with medicines

Medicines bought in Ukrainian-controlled territory are much more effective and cheaper.  

Ukrainian-made medicines have disappeared in pharmacies of the Russian-occupied city of Luhansk. "If earlier, as they say, it was necessary to know where and when it was possible to buy them, now nearly none of them is available," local residents told.

A local citizen who introduced herself as Maryna said she asked her relatives to buy Ukrainian medicines in the Ukrainian-controlled village of Stanytsia Luhanska, which is located 12 kilometers from the city. "Stanytsia saves us. The relatives buy at least [pills] for the flu and cold for my child. The price and quality are not comparable, Ukrainian ones are much more effective and cheaper [if bought in Ukrainian-controlled territory]," Maryna explained. Residents of the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk claim one can still find some Ukrainian-made medicines in the city, but they are much more expensive than others and are sold at a double price or even higher.

"Citramonum-Darnitsa [a painkiller produced by Kyiv's Darnitsa pharmaceutical plant] is available, for sure. But even this medicine is overpriced. A lot of Russian and Bulgarian [medications are available]," a resident of Donetsk, Iryna, said.

Two members of Russia-led forces eliminated by Ukraine's army in Donbas (Photo)

One of them was from Russia, and the other was from Moldova.

Officer of the 53rd separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Anatoliy Shtefan, has reported that two members of the Russian-led forces in Donbas were eliminated on July 17-18.

"On July 17, Andrei Borishpolets from Russia was killed near the town of Horlivka. The occupiers have reported about a successful shot by a sniper of [Ukraine's] Joint Forces plus the death of another militant of the illegal armed forces," Shtefan wrote on Facebook on July 19.

On July 18, a citizen of Moldova, Oleg Betian, was killed. "A terrorist from the so-called '15th international brigade' ('Pyatnashka') of Russian-led fighters. Head of the Briceni territorial organization of the Patriots of Moldova Party. Candidate to the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova," he said.

Photos of the destroyed infrastructure occupied city

The photos depict piles of scorched rubble. Earlier unpublished photos of the ruined Donetsk airport have been shared on social media. 

The images were posted by NGO Ukrainian Military Portal on Facebook.

The photos show the structures of a completely destroyed airport, broken military hardware, trip wires, an ammunition depot, remains of defensive barriers, and a church near the airport.

The airport, which was once a modern transportation hub, was destroyed in fierce battles after Russian-led forces' attempts to seize it on May 26, 2014. Ukraine's government completely lost control of the airport on January 21, 2015, after the so-called second battle of Donetsk Airport, when it was besieged for three months, three weeks and two days.

International observers spotted at "LPR" terrorists' wedding in 2016 still at work

Spirin says local interpreter Yevhenia Zimych works as a consultant to OSCE SMM Duty Officer in Luhansk region Drina Milfold.

Hromandske TV journalist Yevhen Spirin has said two members of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine who attended a wedding party organized by members of the Russian-backed "Luhansk People's Republic" ("LPR") terrorist organization in 2016 still work as part of the mission in Russian-occupied Donbas, eastern Ukraine.

"Two years ago, the OSCE said the monitors who had been spotted at the wedding of a terrorist leader's daughter were no longer working for the mission," the journalist wrote on Facebook on June 30. Spirin insists the OSCE lied because the two members of the OSCE mission still cooperate with the international organization. In particular, local interpreter Yevhenia Zimych is a consultant to OSCE SMM Duty Officer in Luhansk region Drina Milfold, he wrote.

Russian landmine blast injures civilian in Luhansk region

The local man with shrapnel injuries to his legs was rushed to the Novoaidar regional hospital. 

Chairman of Luhansk Regional Military and Civil Administration Yuriy Harbuz says one civilian has been wounded in explosion due to triggering a trip-wire actuating device planted by the Russian-backed militants between the villages of Trokhizbenka and Lopaskine in Luhansk region. The local man, who suffered from shrapnel injuries to his legs, was rushed to the Novoaidar regional hospital, Harbuz wrote on Facebook on June 19.

The official added that this had been the fourth case with civilians blown up on landmines in Luhansk region since the beginning of the year. "Over these six months, we have lost five local civilians here and buried another three of our compatriots who serve in the army," he wrote.

Donbas may face "various kinds of changes" for Russia

The situation will be held back by Moscow until the football tournament finishes, General Romanenko believes. 

A Ukrainian military expert, Candidate of Military Sciences, Doctor of Technical Sciences, professor, former deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lt. Gen. (Rtd) Ihor Romanenko says the situation in temporarily occupied Donbas will remain stable until mid-summer. The Ukrainian General says the Kremlin is not interested in escalating the conflict in Donbas ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2018 Russia is hosting, according to Apostrophe. "At the same time, the other side constantly claims we are willing to use this period to start a full-scale operation or some other kept restrained  activity," the General said. "That is, the situation will be held back by Moscow until the tournament finishes, while once it's over, there can be various kinds of changes. And this will depend on what will have been worked out on a peacekeeping mission by that time," Gen. Romanenko said.

Russian-backed forces blow up bridge on Khrustalniy–Luhansk route (Photo)

Russian-backed forces have blown up a bridge on the Khrustalniy-Luhansk route near the village of Ivanivka. 

However, there is no official confirmation yet. 

Local residents wrote in social networks the transport bypassed through the village of Sofiyivskiy or the 21st coal mine.

Thus, there is no direct road from Khrustalniy to Luhansk.

Teenager fighting for Russian-led militants in Donbas (Photo)

He has fallen "victim to psychological violence.

A 13-year-old teenager, Maksym Hlusenko, is fighting for Russian-led militants in the occupied territory of Donbas, eastern Ukraine. He has been included in Ukraine's Myrotvorets (Peacekeeper) Center database, which lists individuals who pose a threat to the country's security. It is reported he has fallen "victim to psychological violence." 

"He was turned into a non-adult militant under the influence of Russian propaganda," the website said. It is known his father, Oleksandr Hlusenko, serves as a militant in the 1st assault group of the so-called "Zarya People's Liberation Battalion."

"DPR" platoon commander killed in Donbas (Photo)

The death of the militant is proved by condolences expressed to his relatives in social networks.

Platoon commander of a militant unit of the so-called "Donetsk People's Republic" ("DPR"), Alexander Novikov, aka "Tolstiy," has been killed in Donbas. "Novikov Alexander Alexandrovich, aka 'Tolstiy,' (born in Donetsk, 07/01/81) became 'Cargo 200' 04/04/18," blogger Necro Mancer wrote on Twitter. The death of the militant is proved by condolences expressed to his relatives in social networks.

The terrorist's information was in Ukraine's Myrotvorets (Peacekeeper) Center database, which lists individuals who pose a threat to the country's security.

Ex-"LPR" leader Plotnitsky enjoying "quiet life" outside Moscow

Plotnitsky is residing in his own comfortable mansion in an elite gated community.

Ukrainian Member of Parliament and leader of the Information Resistance information community Dmytro Tymchuk has dismissed media reports about the arrest of former leader of the self-proclaimed "Luhansk People's Republic" ("LPR") Igor Plotnitsky by the Russian security forces, claiming the latter is enjoying a "quiet life" in Moscow region now.

"According to our information, Igor Plotnitsky is enjoying a quiet life in the village of Barvikha, Odintsovo district, Moscow region, from time to time leaving for Moscow on a visit to his supervisors and on business," he wrote on Facebook. Plotnitsky is residing not in a shared apartment – he has got his own comfortable mansion in an elite gated community, Tymchuk said. "At the moment, Mr. Plotnitsky is busy with elite repairs and landscaping of his 'ancestral estate,' the value of which, according to our information, varies from US$20 million to US$30 million. So, unlike other 'LPR' residents, who are surviving in the 'Russian world' realities, Plotnitsky made it in life. Yet, the only question is how long it will last so," Tymchuk said. 

About Russian militant in Donbas (Photo)

The man is said to have joined the illegal armed formation in late May 2014, becoming a commander of a reconnaissance and sabotage group.

The Ukrainian military in Donbas have captured Russian citizen Alexander Zayats who fought for the so-called "Donetsk People's Republic". The man is said to have joined the illegal armed formation in late May 2014, becoming a commander of a reconnaissance and sabotage group, Ukraine's Myrotvorets (Peacekeeper) Center wrote on Twitter. "He took part in the battles of Vuhlehirsk, later deployed in Horlivka, in Bezymianne near Shyrokyne. In 2016, he was stationed in the Novoazovskiy district. In January, he sustained an explosive shrapnel wound to his legs... He is an alcohol addict," reads the report.

Ukrainian cell service blackout in Donbas: Options for the civilians

January 11, mobile communication from MTS was stopped. It soon became clear that the reason for this was the damage to the fiber optic cable near Yelenivka village, in the so-called "gray zone". The repair teams of mobile operators or public utilities, when visiting the gray zone, are often subjected to shelling and human losses, so they did not hurry to go there without security guarantees.

Donbas side claims that Ukrainian military have shelled the wires, so that they do not work. Ukrainian experts and journalists say about planned disconnection of mobile communications in the self-proclaimed DPR as a step to remove the competitor to the Republican operator Phoenix and to close the revenues from mobile communications on one company.

The last assumption was in general indirectly confirmed by the statement of the "Ministry of Communications of Donetsk People's Republic" that in just a few days, about 50 thousand Phoenix mobile cards were bought out, and this despite the fact that the price of one card was 506 hryvnia ($ 18), although its usual cost is 101 hryvnia ($ 3,6). The total number of subscribers of the company since April 2015 was about 630 thousand people.

January 15, leader of the self-proclaimed DPR Zakharchenko announced about possible "nationalization" of Vodafone on the territory of the republic. Actually, this is how "Phoenix" appeared (on the basis of the "nationalized" "Kyivstar" operator).

The operator stated that it has satisfied its application for access to the accident site to repair the cable with the mediation of the OSCE and SCCC. Work should begin on January 18.

In the meantime, residents of the self-proclaimed "DPR" have two options:

1.     They might wait for the return of the MTS. Strangely enough, but in some areas the mobile connection from MTS was available, however, the company explained that this was due the capacity of base stations located on the Ukrainian territory.

2.     They might call from "Phoenix" to MTS. As it turned out, this is still possible, however, there are a number of nuances:

a) it is necessary to start dialing from the international standard "+38";

b) the call is charged as an international one, the cost is 5 hryvnia (17 cents) per 1 minute;

c) the quality of communication is often poor;

d) usually the conversation lasts only a few minutes;

e) MTS subscribers cannot call Phoenix.

As a result, people who were outraged by Vodafone’s growth of tariffs, have lost their money. The alternative in the form of calls via "Phoenix" is much more expensive than Vodafone services. Subscribers have a dilemma: pay the Ukrainian operator UAH 90 ($ 3) and unlimitedly talk with Ukraine or limit their communication with relatives through Phoenix to some 10-15 minutes a month.

Militant with Russian passport captured in Donbas warzone

The 57th Brigade seeks to show to the international community that the Kremlin's assumption of "civil war" in Ukraine is wrong.
Troops from the 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade detained in the Donbas warzone a militant who turned out to be a Russian citizen, with a national passport on him. carried a passport of a Russian citizen. This is reported on the team's Facebook page.
"Servicemen from the 57th Brigade captured a militant, member of an illegal armed formation, who turned out to be a citizen of the Russian Federation. Thus the personnel of the brigade once again confirmed their high professionalism and readiness to carry out the tasks assigned. They have once again shown to the world community who is fighting on side of illegal entities, and what 'civil war' is ongoing in Ukraine," the message says.
Source:https://www.unian.info

Life in occupied Luhansk region: Sandwiches instead of wages (Photo)

The economy in occupied Donbas is seeing new lows.

The occupying authorities in the so-called "Luhansk People's Republic" ("LPR") have decided to give out sandwiches instead of wages to employees of enterprises due to the lack of cash. "The economy in the occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions (ORDLO) has hit rock bottom! A third millennium meme is a sandwich instead of a wage! This photo shows an extract from the instructions, but people on the other side of reality confirm it is actually the case," speaker for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Oleh Slobodyan wrote on Facebook and attached the copy of the document dated February 7, 2018. "For the period of a delay in December wages, Acting Director Igor Berezhnoy should arrange catering of personnel and distribute sandwiches at canteens," Director of JV Rovenkyantratsit, a Rovenky-based coal mine, Vladimir Shatokhin said in the instructions.

Two Donbas militants from Russia blown up by their own mine

On Sunday, near the Ukrainian armed forces positions in the Svitlodarska arc area in Donbas, two militants, citizens of Russia, were blown up by their own mine-blasting fences. This is reported by the press center of Ukrainian headquarters with reference to intelligence information.
According to the Ukrainian military, both deceased are related to the so-called. "7th separate motorized brigade" of militants.

"Both militants turned out to be citizens of the Russian Federation, one of them was Vladimir Lyubimov, a resident of the Krasnodar, born in 1988. The second one, Mikhaylov Sergey, born in 1972, a resident of the city of Astrakhan. Second militant received mine-explosive wounds," a statementsaid.
The headquarters does not rule out that media of militants will try to accuse the Armed Forces of violating the ceasefire, attributing the death and injury of members of the groups to the Ukrainian military.
"Another fact of the Russian presence in Donbas was discovered, and information about the militants' belonging to the regular troops of the Russian Federation is being found out," the Donbas conflict headquarters reported

Source:112.international

Russia continues its full-blown support of its proxy forces in eastern Ukraine

Press secretary of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Dmytro Hutsuliak has said Donbas militants have crossed into Russia to receive more motor and armored vehicles. According to the press secretary, "Russia continues its full-blown support of the occupation forces".

"It is established that on Feb 18-19, 2017, militants from the separate motorized rifle regiments of the so-called '1st Army Corps' of the Russian occupation forces were sent to the Russian town of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky of Rostov region to get motor and armored vehicles," he told a Tuesday briefing, referring to the information of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, an UNIAN correspondent reports.

LNR militants approve billl allowing to detain people for 60 days

The self-proclaimed administration of 'Luhansk People's Republic' passed the law that allows the local police to detain people for 60 days. This may occur if the particular individual is a suspect in a 'crime against LNR's state security.' The respective amendment was submitted to the bill about the martial law.

'A person may be put in preventive detention for up 30 days - in case he/she undergoes respective checks for involvement in a crime, which threatens the Republic's security. The term may be extended up to 60 days', the amendment says.  

'LNR' (LPR) is a breakaway non-recognized state in eastern Ukraine's Luhansk region. It appeared in April 2014, after the forceful seizure of power by local separatists. Intensive military actions between them and Ukrainian government troops have been going on ever since.

Source:https://112.international

Ukrainian medicines not available in Russian-occupied Luhansk

Medicines bought in Ukrainian-controlled territory are much more effective and cheaper.  

Ukrainian-made medicines have disappeared in pharmacies of the Russian-occupied city of Luhansk. "If earlier, as they say, it was necessary to know where and when it was possible to buy them, now nearly none of them is available," local residents told the Ukrainian news outlet LIGA.net.

A local citizen who introduced herself as Maryna said she asked her relatives to buy Ukrainian medicines in the Ukrainian-controlled village of Stanytsia Luhanska, which is located 12 kilometers from the city. "Stanytsia saves us. The relatives buy at least [pills] for the flu and cold for my child. The price and quality are not comparable, Ukrainian ones are much more effective and cheaper [if bought in Ukrainian-controlled territory]," Maryna explained. Residents of the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk claim one can still find some Ukrainian-made medicines in the city, but they are much more expensive than others and are sold at a double price or even higher.

"Citramonum-Darnitsa [a painkiller produced by Kyiv's Darnitsa pharmaceutical plant] is available, for sure. But even this medicine is overpriced. A lot of Russian and Bulgarian [medications are available]," a resident of Donetsk, Iryna, said.