Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Monday 11 July. [Ukrainian sources]

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News:
94 attacks by Putin's Russians on the Ukrainian nation yesterday. Another new high.
Putin stepping up the war.
Sadly - 1 soldier killed, 10 wounded yesterday.

Weather:
Could be quite warm again this week. Pleasant now. About 20 at 10am.
High today in the upper 20s. But tomorrow it will be back into the 30s.
Hopefully cooler again by the weekend.

The situation in the ATO zone escalated with 94 attacks, the militants use 152-mm artillery
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2016/07/11/7114340/
Russian occupation forces opened fire 94 times on positions forces ATO units, using banned Minsk II artillery, self-propelled guns, mortars.
The press center ATO headquarters.
Most 48 attacks, registered in the Donetsk area. The forbidden Minsk II 152-mm artillery hit by enemy fortifications Armed Forces in Novgorod, and 122-mm self-propelled - Second in Mykolayiv. 120-mm mortar occupation forces ATO covered positions in Mayorsku, sand, Avdeevka, Novgorod and Trinity.
In Mariupol direction the enemy 29 times violated the ceasefire. In particular, with 120mm mortars fired Ukrainian bases in Talakivtsi, Vodnaya, and Novohryhorivtsi Mar'yintsi. Mortars 82 mm caliber opponent used near Shyrokynoho, Krasnogorivka, Hnutovoho and Marinka. Also, in the Donetsk region Russian occupants fired from grenade launchers, armored vehicles, heavy machine guns and small arms.
In Luhansk enemy 17 times led a chaotic and aimed fire from various weapons. 16 rounds of banned 122-mm artillery enemy positions issued by the Armed Forces in Novooleksandrivtsi and 14 in Novozvanivtsi.

10:43
EU will adopt a "visa-free" [regime] with Ukraine in the autumn - Commissioner
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2016/07/11/7114355/
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No details.
I was guessing September 01. But now it looks like it will be later. November??
It seems they want to wait for the winter - fewer people likely to travel then.

Soldiers repelled terrorist attack, killed a Russian fighter; two captured
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2016/07/11/7114352/
In the Donetsk region, near Troitskoi at night there was a battle between the forces of the Armed Forces and militias subversive groups.
It is reported by the Ministry of Defense on his Facebook Monday.
"Tonight settlement near Trinity in the Donetsk region hostile subversive group of more than 20 people tried to quietly sneak into the rear of our troops," - said in a statement.
"Ukrainian soldiers gave a fitting rebuff saboteurs who panic at the retreat left their wounded. One of them, a citizen of Russia, Private Nathan L. Tsakirov - a native of Omsk, died from severe wounds," - said in a statement.
"The other two attackers were arrested. The wounded were given the necessary medical assistance. Currently, they are in a medical facility. Among the detainees company commander and platoon commander of Russian occupation forces", - the Ministry of Defence.



More photos at link. 40 year old idiot from Omsk. Really old Soviet type passport.

Gravely injured 20-year-old ATO soldier Oleksandr Pastushchak died in Odesa military hospital
http://en.censor.net.ua/news/396839/gravely_injured_20yearold_ato_soldier_oleksandr_pastushchak_died_in_odesa_military_hospital
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So sad.
Several soldiers dying every day now. Putin's humanitarian aid. Shaun Walker's "DNR" guys at work. Scum.

Canadian PM Trudeau arrived in Ukraine. PHOTOS
http://en.censor.net.ua/photo_news/396850/canadian_pm_trudeau_arrived_in_ukraine_photos
....As reported, an official meeting of Canadian PM with Ukrainian President Poroshenko is to take place on Monday, July 11, at 10:45 a.m. Kyiv time. After the meeting, a free-trade area agreement between Canada and Ukraine will be signed.

Trudeau also intends to lay flowers at the memorial of the Heavenly Hundred, killed in EuroMaidan protests in January-February 2014 in Kyiv ....

UN: Increase in fighting [in Ukraine] results in highest number of civilian casualties in June since August 2015
http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/355980.html
June has been characterized by intense fighting in the conflict area in eastern Ukraine, resulting in the highest number of civilian casualties in a month since August 2015, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said in a report.

OCHA recorded 69 conflict-related civilian casualties in June (12 fatalities and 57 injuries)....
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Shaun Walker's "DNR guys" doing Putin's bidding.

Russia's Internet Watchdog Blocks Sites Calling for Election Boycott
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/russias-internet-watchdog-blocks-sites-calling-for-election-boycott/574627.html
...Roskomnadzor said that it received a request to block the sites from the Prosecutor General’s Office.
“Reasons [for blocking the websites] include the publication of propaganda material intended to promote among the Russian people the idea of boycotting the State Duma elections.”
In addition, Roskomnadzor believes these sites attempted “to coordinate the actions of citizens by organizing protest actions in violation of the established laws.”...
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"actions of citizens .. organizing protest .. violation of... laws".
Only in Russia.
Next year, maybe a law that if you fail to vote for Putin, you get shot. That's the way Russia is going.
But you won't read this story from Shaun Walker in Stalin loving Seamus Milne's Guardian!
No freedom at all in Russia now. The road to North Korea.

Bridge Linking Crimea to Russia Pushed Back Another Year
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/bridge-linking-crimea-to-russia-pushed-back-another-year/574523.html
Construction on a state-funded railway bridge linking the Crimean peninsula with the Russian mainland has been delayed a year until December 2019, the Meduza news website reported Thursday.....
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What is the point? Nobody goes to Crimea now. Just like Transdiestr. A "Soviet" pensioners camp with military bases. Destroyed by Putin.

The leaders of the "DNR" suspect militants of deliberately damaging equipment, so as not to participate in the fighting - Intel
http://nv.ua/ukraine/events/glavari-dnr-podozrevajut-boevikov-v-umyshlennom-povrezhdenii-tehniki-chtoby-ne-uchastvovat-v-bojah-is-168990.html
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Are they beginning to realise that they are simply "cannon fodder" for Putin?

Yesterday in the ATO zone, 1 soldier killed, 10 injured - Staff
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2016/07/11/7114381/
Monday, July 11, 2016, 12:49

One day in the area of ​​anti-terrorist operations 1 soldier killed, another 10 were injured.
This was announced on Monday a spokesman for the Presidential Administration on ATO Andrei Lysenko.
"For the past day because of fighting one Ukrainian soldier was killed and 10 were injured," - he said.
"Another two wounded, one was seriously injured as a result of undermining the explosive devices near the rear" - said Lysenko.
According to the Colonel, the enemy attacks increased significantly with heavy weapons, including - in the daytime. He noted that the last time such activity was observed insurgents in April.

Information that the street is the bloodied body of a man came to the Shevchenko police department in Kharkiv.

Workers investigative team previously found that the office tonight, which specializes in the repair of computer equipment, an unknown man entered and inexplicably opened fired from unidentified weapons. At this time in the room were two workers of the institution. One of them hit the floor, the other managed to hide in a closet and call the police.

Actual events included in the Unified Register of pre-trial investigations Part 1 st.115 (murder) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Currently working at the scene investigative team.

The collected evidence submitted for examination.

As deputy chief of investigation department of State of emergency in Kharkiv region Andriy Sharnin already have probable identity of the attacker. He was 37 years old, resident of Kyiv, temporarily residing in Ukraine, a citizen of Georgia. If you know the person or the place of its information please call 70-59-300, 102, or another convenient way for you.





glavcom.ua In Ukrainian/український

Security services confiscated documents mercenaries and their personal weapons.

Military and special groups of staff SBU repelled the attack militants " FSC " to position forces anti-terrorist operation near the village of Trinity Popasnaja region Lugansk region.
During combat clashes in the night from 10 to 11 July was arrested two militants from the third died of wounds. One of them was a platoon commander of illegal armed formations, a national of, a native Syevyerodvinska Arkhangelsk region. The victim was also a Russian fighter, a native of Omsk.

Security services confiscated documents mercenaries and their personal weapons.

The presence of members of at least two Russians once again proves splanovanist Russian aggression against our country and the reluctance of Russia to promote de-escalation of the conflict.

Detained Russian Ukrainian military thanks for providing medical care and the opportunity to stay alive. Russian fighter is judged by the Ukrainian legislation.

The issue on opening of criminal proceedings under Art. 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.



glavcom.ua In Ukrainian/український

On a bribe detained chief state inspector of the customs post "Belgorod-Dniester" Odessa customs.

This was reported in the press center of the SBU, employees who participated in the arrest of the official.

Law enforcers have found that customs systematically demanded money from the carriers for the smooth passage control checkpoint on the Moldovan border. Inspectors took on the job in the preparation of the regular amount of two thousand hryvnia.

Open criminal proceedings in h. 3 tbsp. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Pre-trial investigation is continuing.

dumskaya.net In Russian/русский

The document signed by the head of "Ukrzaliznytsia" Balchun.

Within Ukraine and Canada signed a memorandum of cooperation, planned to create a joint production with the Canadian Bombardier locomotives in Ukraine. It is reported "Interfax-Ukraine".

The memorandum was signed by the head of "Ukrzaliznytsia" Wojciech Balchun, its board member Alexander Bujor, as well as representatives of the Bombardier Erwin Gerber and Flavio Canetti in the presence of First Deputy Prime Minister Stephen cubes Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Volodymyr Omelian, sales representative of Ukraine Natalia Mykolska and Canadian representatives .

Also signed two agreements - in education and IT.

glavcom.ua In Ukrainian/український