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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources]

Sun Jan 03, 2016 2:10 am
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News -
Russians fire 20 times yesterday at the Ukrainian people.
Update - no dead or injured Ukrainian soldiers today. Slava Bogu.

Weather -

-19 this morning. But should be the last really cold day. I went out for a walk, and I can tell you that -19 is quite cold.
By Tuesday it should be a little better. Maybe single figures. But today, lovely sunshine, and blue sky again.


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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty Terrorists try to provoke return fire 20 times yesterday

Sun Jan 03, 2016 2:22 am
http://news.liga.net/news/politics/8152381-za_sutki_boeviki_20_raz_pytalis_sprovotsirovat_otvetnyy_ogon.htm
During the day, 20 times the militants were trying to provoke return fire
01/03/2016 07: 28
On Saturday, January 2, militants of illegal armed formations opened fire 20 times on positions of ATU forces. It is reported by the press center of Staff ATO on his page on Facebook.
The shelling in the area of ​​fixed Mironovskiy and Troitskoi on the border of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions. Also, the terrorists opened fire in the direction of Lugansk.
"Around the occupied Donetsk, using small arms, was wounded in the side of the invaders strongholds of forces near the ATO Kamianka and heavy machine guns and antitank hand grenades - near Opitnoe" - specified in the message.
The headquarters also note that after midnight was recorded chaotic shelling positions of Ukrainian troops near Novgorod north of Gorlovka.
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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty In Ukraine, renamed "Soviet champagne" (KP.ua)

Sun Jan 03, 2016 2:38 am
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http://kp.ua/life/525135-v-ukrayne-pereymenovaly-sovetskoe-shampanskoe
The well-known "Soviet champagne" is now called differently. The press service of the company said that they had to be renamed in connection with the law on de-communization.
- November 21, 2015 TM "Soviet Champagne" fell under the law "On the condemnation of the Communist and National Socialist (Nazi) totalitarian regimes in Ukraine and prohibit the promotion of their symbols" and became a taboo. Henceforth, brand awareness is called - "SOVETOVSKOE champagne", - the report says.
The company argued that the changes affected only the name, the quality remains the same.

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Joke of the day ))
Советское to СоветОВское ...
Made in Kiev, I think. Very very cheap champagne. Basically saying... in my opinion -
Nothing has changed. We were "Soviet" and we are still "Sovietov". )) Despite the revolution et al, nothing has changed. )

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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty In the Crimea because of the lack of electricity boilers are switched off (RBC-Ukraine)

Sun Jan 03, 2016 2:43 am
http://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/krymu-nehvatki-elektroenergii-otklyuchayut-1451774826.html
In the Crimea because of the lack of electricity in the area of ​​Yevpatoriya and Kerch disconnected boiler. It is reported "Crimea. Real."
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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty Another fake from RIA Novosti - Sevastopol Christmas lights

Sun Jan 03, 2016 3:13 am
This in RIA Novosti.

Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Crim_mos

They say, "Sevastopol met the New Year with illumination". But...
apparently this is a photo taken a few doors down from the TASS news agency in Moscow. A cafe.
Another lie from Putin propaganda machine.
N.B. Shaun Walker works or worked for RIA. Say no more.
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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty Top Russian war reporter back in east Ukraine [Engl; bbc]

Sun Jan 03, 2016 3:19 am
http://www.bbc.co.uk/monitoring/top-russian-war-reporter-back-in-east-ukraine
The reappearance of a top Russian war reporter in the conflict zone in east Ukraine could indicate that a serious escalation in the fighting there may be in the offing.
The edition of official channel Rossiya 1's flagship current affairs programme Vesti Nedeli on 27 December included a report by the channel's star war correspondent Yevgeniy Poddubnyy from the Russian-backed self-proclaimed separatist republic of Donetsk in east Ukraine....


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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty Russian anti-tank mine near Svetlodarsk

Sun Jan 03, 2016 3:37 am
http://news.liga.net/news/politics/8152396-okolo_svetlodarska_sapery_nashli_rossiyskuyu_kassetnuyu_minu.htm
About Svetlodarsk sappers found Russian mine tape
01/03/2016 09:
Mina could explode remote when next drove to the car. In service of the APU minutes there - they are forbidden Minsk Agreement
Military engineers in the field of mine clearance near Svetlodarsk found Ming prohibited agreements Russian cluster antitank mine PTM-3. We managed to capture its labeling, press center of the ATO headquarters on his page on Facebook.


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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty Ukraine's gas stocks 2.35 bcm higher than in early 2015 [Engl]

Sun Jan 03, 2016 5:27 am
http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/economic/315304.html
Ukraine's natural gas reserves at the beginning of 2016 totaled 13.995 billion cubic meters, whereas a year earlier gas stocks in underground storage facilities amounted to 11.463 billion cubic meters.
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Good news. At the moment it is cold. But the forecast for the middle of next week is near normal for this time of year.
So I expect gas consumption for the past week to be high, but hopefully next week it will moderate. About -15 where I am now. Normal might be -4.
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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty Zhytomyr airport to resume operation after 4-year break – city mayor

Sun Jan 03, 2016 5:33 am
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http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/economic/315305.html
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Very run down area. Needs work. There was some talk about a budget airline working this place. Frankly the road links to Kiev are excellent. New road.
I would say about 75 minutes smooth bus ride to the metro - Zhitomirska - in Kiev. Also not a bad place to land if you are going to Vinnitsa, Berdichev, Xmelnitsky and other areas west of Kiev.
Supposedly Yanair want to set up here. Time will tell if the project "takes off" or not ))

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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty The situation in the combat zone in the Donbas Jan. 3 (map) (RFE)

Sun Jan 03, 2016 5:39 am
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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty No dead or wounded on Saturday in the ATO zone - Motuzyanyk

Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:21 am
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2016/01/3/7094372/
Sunday, 3 January 2016, 12:48
On Saturday, none of the Ukrainian military was killed nor injured in the area ATO.
Told the spokesman for the presidential administration Alexander ATO Motuzyanyk a briefing
According to him, day in the area of ​​ATU passed somewhat calmer than the previous.
In particular, in Lugansk and Mariupol directions militants did not violate the regime of silence.
Heavy arms of the NFP also not used.
At the same time Svetlodarsk arc militants made a few minor provocations on various fronts - from the Trinity and Luhansk. However, they are used only small arms, including machine guns.
In addition, the snipers Novgorod active militants. During the three days was recorded sniper shootings Ukrainian military positions.
A series of provocations on Saturday also recorded near Opitnoe and Pisky.

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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty Ukraine bans Russian foods as trade war escalates [Engl]

Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:45 am
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/12078921/Ukraine-bans-Russian-foods-as-trade-war-escalates.html
...The ban on imports including beef, tobacco, chocolate, and alcohol products ...
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Not a bad report by the Telegraph Moscow correspondent, and former RIA Novosti reporter, Oliphant.
Remember his boss, David Blair, is a complete nutcase when it comes to knowledge about eastern Europe. He described Ukraine as being "heavy-handed" fighting against Putin's 30,000 tanks. Blair - prathead brought up in Africa. Good on Africa. But absolutely cr@p on anywhere else.

Banned products. I would think that there is very little Russian beef or chocolate sold in Ukraine. Same with cheese, which is also banned.
Ukraine would do better to ban products that would hurt Russian trade.
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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty Putin tired and without clear agenda on Crimea – political expert

Sun Jan 03, 2016 11:19 am
Crimea, no longer a place of Putin’s victories, looks more like the venue of his defeats, Taras Berezovets, a renowned political expert, writes in Facebook Jan. 2.

Faced with the electricity cut-offs when Crimean Tatar and Ukrainian activists started blowing up electricity grid supports in mainland Ukraine leading to the peninsula, Vladimir Putin came up with yet another of his smart moves.

He generously offered Crimean residents to have a referendum on whether they want electricity supplies resumed on the Ukrainian terms (specifying that the electricity is sold to a temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine) or go without electricity for three months until Russia lays the electric cable across the Kerch straight.

Several hours after Putin voiced his offer, a puppet sociological service came up with the figure – 93% of Crimean residents are in favor of staying without electricity.

Why did Putin need the opinion survey? It looks, the Kremlin is tired of resolving Crimea’s problems. That is why Putin steps aside and hypocritically as usual passes the buck to Crimean residents.

Now, nobody can blame the dictator for dodging electricity negotiations with Ukraine and being tough on the Crimeans.

The new Crimea-tested technology of a “democratic” public opinion survey (with the results assured by the puppet think tank) can be disseminated, if need be, to Russia’s regions when pensioners will be asked to agree/ disagree with their pensions frozen because of increased military spending in Syria.

The hybrid war waged by Russia continues. Only now its technologies will be targeted inside Russia on its population.

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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty Ukraine’s blockade of Transnistria administered blow to Russian budget

Sun Jan 03, 2016 11:33 am
Moscow is concerned by the lack of progress in the negotiations on the Transnistrian settlement - the position of the Ukrainian authorities on this issue has a negative impact on the situation in the region.

Russia's State Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin told Interfax, Censor.NET reports.

"The evolution of Kyiv's position on the Transnistrian settlement has also been featured by delaying of appointment of the new political representative of the Ukrainian side in the negotiations in the "5+2" format since May 2015. The concern is also raised by the fact that not a single meeting has been held within the negotiation process in 2015," Karasin said.

He accused Kyiv of deviation from "impartial mediation in the dialogue between Chisinau and Tiraspol," "intimidation of the international community by the alleged military threat posed by Transnistria, explicit economic and transport "smothering" of the Transnistrian region".

"This pressure has substantially aggravated the already difficult socio-economic situation in Transnistria," the Russian diplomat said.

According to Grigory Karasin, the tension may escalate "after the implementation of plans of Moldova and Ukraine on the organization of the joint customs and border control in relation to Transnistria".

"In particular, this means that the decision of the Ukrainian and Moldovan parties will change the procedure of delivery of goods imported in Transnistria from Jan. 1, 2016. According to Tiraspol, the additional tax burden on the Transnistrian enterprises will exceed $4 million," Deputy Foreign Minister said.

Censor.NET Chief Editor Yurii Butusov noted: "Ukraine has administered the first blow to the economy of Transnistria Jan. 1. That's the way to go!"

"The Ukrainian authorities have made an essential step in 2016, and it is worth of public attention: it is necessary to support the initiative of the president, prime minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ukraine has made a first step towards restoring order in the territory of Transnistria occupied by the Russian troops. I have repeatedly stressed why this is of strategic importance. The most important thing is that Ukraine is able to completely block Transnistria, in contrast to Crimea and Donbas. This is the front where Ukraine can and must win in the first place. This region is fully subsidized by the Russian Federation, and any increase in spending in Transnistria will inflict damage to the Russian budget. So it is necessary to act decisively there - we have all the trumps in our hands," he stressed.

"Ukraine will actually benefit from the blockade of Transnistria since this region controlled by the Russian special services is the major source of contraband in our country. The Russian military base in Tiraspol distracts Ukrainian forces. There will be disorder there until Ukraine does not hand over all contacts of Transnistria with the outside world to the authorities of Moldova. Ukraine should introduce Moldovan border guards in its border-crossing points and thus restore the control of Moldova over the movement of goods and people across the Moldovan state border. The strategy of Ukraine should involve the "tactics of small cuts". The cost of war for Russia should be as high as possible. It should incur increasingly great economic, military, material losses and losses in manpower in its terrorist detachments every day," Butusov wrote.

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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty Drone Footage Of New Year's Celebrations In Kyiv

Sun Jan 03, 2016 12:50 pm
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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty Putin passes east of Russia: Russian army leaves Siberia

Sun Jan 03, 2016 4:29 pm
The conservation law states that if something somewhere is coming, it is certainly somewhere decreases. Now there are reports that the borders of Ukraine and in general, the European part of Russia, moving troops from Siberia, mainly - from the Baikal region. In soviet times, the Trans-Baikal was stuffed troops and fortified military bases. This was due to the proximity of the Chinese border, and bitter experience, when the Chinese are very quick transition from the category of "brothers" in the category of "enemies."

Tellingly, the Soviet army was opposed by the PLA, which had a much worse equipped exclusively advantage in manpower. Absolutely all arms SA ahead of more than a generation Chinese. However, the scoop was very serious about the possibility of a conflict on this site. Such attention was due to the fact that from the lake and to the Far East, there is only one railway line, on which it is possible to throw military supplies. Later it was built the Baikal-Amur Mainline, but it was put under the veil of a scoop and did not work as planned, because its track was a lot of temporary structures, which required many years bringing to mind. In fact, China is sufficient to cut the two lines of iron roads and everything to the east - by itself will fall into their hands. According to common understanding, re-sophisticated weapons of the PLA, which should cause more concern on the part of the Russian Federation. Besides the Army, China has reversed its border infrastructure. Now, near the border with the Russian Federation - an extensive network of roads and railways. Any military will say that part of the road have a pronounced rokadny character. That is, China already has the army, equipped with the best Russian, more numerous, and cross-border communication prepared for the possibility of a war of maneuver. In this situation, the Russian Federation simply must have something adequate for its side of the border.........................

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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty The actual loss of regular Russian troops in the war in the Donbas

Sun Jan 03, 2016 4:42 pm
Pentagon officer said the real losses of regular Russian troops in the war in the Donbas.

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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty "Putin will not be able to walk through Ukraine’s territory so easy. They will not avoid heavy losses," – Minister Poltorak

Sun Jan 03, 2016 5:16 pm
The Ukrainian army has become efficient one and it will become capable to discourage anyone to attack Ukraine in 2016.

Minister of Defense of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak said in an interview to Ukrainski Novyny commenting achievements during his tenure, Censor.NET reports.

"The most important thing that we have managed to achieve during this period of time was to stop the enemy. And trust me - they have stopped because, inter alia, they saw a match for them. Putin will not be able to walk through the territory of Ukraine so easy. They will no longer be able to avoid heavy losses. This is our success. We have created efficient army and we will make it capable to discourage anyone to attack us next year,"- the defense minister said.

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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty List of Russian military directly responsible for MH17 flight downing narrowed down to 20 persons, Deputy Infrastructure Minister says

Sun Jan 03, 2016 5:29 pm
According to Deputy Infrastructure Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Shulmeister, the Dutch media have narrowed down the list of those responsible for the crash of the Malaysian Boeing to 20 Russian military.

Volodymyr Shulmeister wrote on Facebook, Censor.NET reports.

He wrote: "Latest update by the Dutch media: the number of suspects in the case of destruction of MH17 flight has been narrowed down to about 20 particular Russian military. Their names have also been disclosed.

"Two weeks ago, the international team of investigators Bellingcat has submitted detailed report with the names and pictures to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) consisting of experts from Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Ukraine, who are carrying out criminal investigation into MH17 flight downing July 17."

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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty Poland 14 years to carry out the reforms that Ukraine has embodied for 22 months - Yatseniuk

Sun Jan 03, 2016 6:31 pm
The best example for Ukraine in the field of reforms and European integration is the neighboring Poland. This was during the traditional "10 minutes with Prime Minister" in a broadcast on Ukrainian television said the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk, said "112.ua".

"Fourteen years Poland held difficult reforms - such as we have spent the past 22 months. As a result of these reforms is not just Poland joined the European Union, as one of the most powerful members of the EU economies. This is our way, and we will go this way, "- said Yatsenyuk.

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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty Ukrainian military occupied the strategic high ground in the Donetsk region

Sun Jan 03, 2016 6:37 pm
Near the village Novotroitskoye Donetsk region Ukrainian troops occupied the strategic heights. Because of this, they are now able to follow the movements of militants "DNI", the closest checkpoint which is visible at a distance of 3-4 kilometers, reports "TSN".

All positions of militants from now - at a glance: you can see the movement of equipment and even the output of subversive groups.

The height of the soldiers took the 72-th brigade APU. It is noted that the terrorist groups that had previously come close to the Ukrainian position, are now forced to dig in the ground. They also had to leave their training ground at the foot of the employed waste heap.

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Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Sunday 03 January [Ukrainian sources] Empty General intelligence: the West is ready to make concessions to Russia

Mon Jan 04, 2016 12:07 am
In an informal conversation western politicians insist that Ukraine will fulfill Minsk or agreement, or go to a qualitatively new format of negotiations.

This was announced by Nikolai Malomuzh, former chairman of the Foreign Intelligence Service, reports Gazeta.ua.

"High-level players are ready to make concessions to Russia. Even France and Germany have agreed to this. US provides autonomy Donbass. Commissioners in an informal conversation saying that we need to accomplish or the Minsk Agreement, or go to some new format. For example, the level of the Group of Seven or twenty. In Europe, agree with this format. It is not only our problem, but the pan-European "- said the former head of foreign intelligence.

He believes that the negotiating team should include the defense ministers of the European countries, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the employees of special services of the United Nations.

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