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Sun Aug 02, 2015 12:58 am
SUNDAY

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News -
Reading of many attacks by Putin again. Now reading of 83 attacks by his terrorists during the past day.
No thought of peace. He uses his war for blackmail for political consessions, control.
But the Ukrainian nation is united in hate towards Putin; and this hate he has created himself.
ATO Update -
0 soldiers killed; 8 injured yesterday.

Weather -
A beautiful morning. About 15C at 0800. Blue sky. A light breeze.
Like Upstate New York! High in the mid-20s again. 70s.

Fishing -
a lovely day to go fishing in the Adirondacks.
Hopefully Admin has caught some good fish.
I love the scenery upstate.


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Sun Aug 02, 2015 1:01 am
Day in the ATO, near Donetsk - hot (Ukrinform)
http://www.ukrinform.ua/ukr/news/doba_v_ato_poblizu_donetska___naygaryachishe_2080836
During yesterday night the situation in the area remains tense ATO, despite the fact that in Lugansk, Donetsk and Mariupol directions substantially reduced the enemy armed provocations near Donetsk continue to combat an ongoing confrontation....
In general, over the past day Russian-terrorist forces 83 times violated the ceasefire. Of these, 51 shelling is recorded in Donetsk area.
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 1:21 am
8:11
Chernivtsi University Dean demanded a thousand dollars from an applicant (368.media)
http://368.media/2015/08/02/4ern-zv9tka/
[I've heard of people paying money to get degrees. Or paying people to write their dissertations.
But paying to get in - I suppose people can avoid mobilisation if they are on a university course... ]
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 1:30 am
8:19
Zakharchenko and Plotnitski changed plans again (Kriminal.TV)
http://kriminal.tv/news/zaharwchenko-i-plotnitskij-opjat-pomenjali-plani.html
Earlier, leaders of the DNR and LNR, Zakharchenko and Plotnitski, claimed that on August 3 in Minsk will sign a document on the withdrawal from the line of demarcation weapons caliber of less than 100 millimeters. Now this is not so simple ...
Frankly, few people now understand how such an agreement in the event of his achievements will be realized in practice when fighting only grow, and terrorists have no masking is used tanks and artillery over 100 mm.
Meanwhile, the terrorists and then start to play up. Yesterday representative of the LNR, Dana, said that Zakharchenko and Plotnitski will go to Minsk to sign only when the final text of the document [is ready] and they are convinced that this will be the previously agreed text. Simply just go to Minsk and sit there and wait, they do not intend to. And what the text was agreed upon? Nobody knows, and the terrorists at any time be able to say that it changed ...

[i.e. Putin has no plans to stop the war, his stupid games, the deaths]


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Sun Aug 02, 2015 1:36 am
8:08
Sunday in the Ukraine will be warm with no rain (MFN)
http://nbnews.com.ua/ru/news/156874/
[for example]
In western Ukraine, partly cloudy weather, no precipitations, and southeastern wind of 5-10 m / s. Air temperature at night +8 ... + 14 degrees in the daytime +23 ... + 31 degrees. In the Carpathians, no precipitations at night the temperature +8 ... + 13 degrees in the daytime +18 ... + 23 degrees.
[25C = 77F]
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 1:46 am
8:37
Amnesty International calls on the Russian Federation to release Sentsova and Kol'chenko (LIGABusinessInform)
http://news.liga.net/news/politics/6314365-amnesty_international_trebuet_ot_rf_otpustit_sentsova_i_kolchenko.htm
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:28 am
Ukraine calls on Russia to negotiate end to war in east [ in English]
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e1f7a265e0ba4afcbe51fc53cd0f30af/ukraine-calls-russia-negotiate-end-war-east
[rather boring article, to be honest. Interview with Klimkin, from AP. Sitting on the fence stuff. "Russia denies this, Russia denies that.." ]
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:39 am
Russian Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate But Warns on Economy
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/russian-central-bank-cuts-interest-rate-but-warns-on-economy/526569.html
Inflation, meanwhile, accelerated to 15.8 percent as of July 27, up from 15.3 percent in June. The bank said that was temporary result of utility tariff increases and inflation would fall to 7 percent in July 2016 and to 4 percent in 2017, meeting the bank's target.
The bank appeared much more worried about economic growth. An unexpectedly severe contraction in domestic demand in the first half of 2015, it said, meant that it may lower its output forecast for a 3.2 percent GDP contraction in 2015.
"The scenario with oil prices remaining below $60 per barrel for a long time is more probable than it was in June," the bank said.

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Amazing that inflation is still increasing in Russia.
Normally in the summer goods become much cheaper, particularly food.
But then Putin has cut off all food from abroad. And things will only get worse in the winter.
But I am sure in the Russia press, and the Shaun Walker Kremlin articles Putin is more popular than ever ever...
And if things get even worse for the Russians, then Putin will be even more popular. - in the press.
In most countries, conditions for a revolution. But the Russians are too scared to do anything.
And the propaganda has brainwashed a good half of the population.
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:46 am
The current state of the oil market, from www.bloomberg.com/energy/

Crude Oil & Natural Gas
INDEX UNITS PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE CONTRACT TIME ET 2 DAY
WTI Crude Oil (Nymex)
USD/bbl. 47.12 -1.40 -2.89% SEP 15 17:14:59
Brent Crude (ICE)
USD/bbl. 52.21 -1.10 -2.06% SEP 15 17:59:58

Will Brent go below 50? Russian oil is priced slightly below Brent.
Remember that the original Russian budget was based on an oil price of 120.
At 70 they might be ok. But below 60, they are struggling.
Putin probably has one more year before he faces financial meltdown, unless he makes some changes.
Or if the oil price rises. But world markets are very static currenly, China included.
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This article in Reuters - English - from january this year. Relevant, as that was last when the price was this low...

Putin's defence fixation deepens Russian budget problems
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/15/russia-crisis-budget-idUSL6N0US25520150115
Budget faces $46 billion shortfall at $50 oil price...
"For Putin the priority is the army, the secret service and the bureaucracy. And also financing pensioners, the main supporters of the regime," Boris Nemtsov, an opposition leader and former deputy prime minister, wrote on his Facebook page...
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 3:03 am
The "Pravi Sektor" have told about the fate of fighters who took part in the shootout in Mukachevo (Hvilya)
http://hvylya.net/news/digest/v-pravom-sektore-rasskazali-o-sudbe-boytsov-uchastvovavshih-v-perestrelke-v-mukachevo.html
Soldiers of the "Right Sector", which took part in the events in Mukachevo, are in a safe place.
This was the TV channel "112 Ukraine" said a spokesman for the 13th Battalion of the "Right Sector" Alex Bull.
"With regard to our children, who participated in the events in Mukachevo: they are in a safe place. They are fine. Their lives are in danger, so any information on this subject may harm them, we do not make public, "- he said.
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 10:59 am
16:15
A deputy of the State Duma of the veto by Churkin on MH17: Russian diplomacy is at the bottom (Columnist)
http://obozrevatel.com/politics/34016-deputat-gosdumyi-o-veto-churkina-po-mh17-rossijskaya-diplomatiya-nahoditsya-u-dna.htm
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:01 am
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Since the beginning of the Russian annexation of the Crimea have left 10 thousand Crimean Tatars - Cemil (Business)
http://delo.ua/ukraine/s-nachala-rossijskoj-anneksii-krym-pokinuli-10-tysjach-krymskih-tat-301359/
[Ethnic cleansing; and the world stands by and does nothing]
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:06 am
During the day, eight soldiers were wounded ATO, there were no losses - Staff
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/08/2/7076464/
The day that passed, as a result of fighting in the area ATO no Ukrainian soldier killed, 8 wounded soldiers received.
This was at the briefing on August 2 AP spokesman for ATO Alexander Motuzyanyk.
The militants are active aerial reconnaissance, a day 3 enemy flying drones.
According to staff, compared to previous days the intensity of attacks by militants over the past day has slightly decreased.
"The difficult situation is near Donetsk and in the western and northern suburbs Gorlovka. In Lugansk area concentrated fire on enemy positions ATU forces near the village Lugansk - fired mortar shells and anti-tank grenades at nighttime," - said Motuzyanyk.
 Day attacks with mortars exposed position ATO forces nearby towns Orehovo and Zolotoi Popasnaja district, near the village...
In Mariupol observed towards the resumption of hostilities, tank shelling during Volnovaha, ATO forces firing position near Shyrokyno sniper and anti-aircraft installations and heavy machine gun.
During the day the enemy led attacks near towns Chermalyk Volnovakha area with grenades and small arms.
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:10 am
ATO map for 02 August
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:21 am
There were photos and videos of the crash of a Russian helicopter Mi-28 (New Times)
http://nv.ua/ukraine/events/pojavilis-foto-i-video-krushenija-rossijskogo-vertoleta-mi-28-62105.html
The network has photos and videos from the wreck of the Russian Mi-28, which fell during the air show in the Ryazan region of the Russian Federation...
"In carrying out the program of aerobatics, helicopter went into a spin and crash landed. One pilot was killed and another state - satisfactory", - commented on the incident in the Russian Defense Ministry.


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Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:23 am
17:12
New meeting in " Norman format " may be held in September (Pulse of Kiev)
http://politics.puls.kiev.ua/country_policy/342196.html
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:52 am
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Marines under Mariupol suffered the first injuries (Pulse of Kiev)
http://politics.puls.kiev.ua/country_policy/342210.html
Marines defending the Mariupol, suffered the first losses. Two soldiers were wounded.
  One of them was wounded in Shirokino.
This was reported by the press officer of the sector "M" Yaroslav Chepurnoy, reports 0629.
Both Marines moderately wounded, they are taken to the emergency hospital, their life is not threatened.

[Putin testing out the replacements for the volunteer batallion near Mariupol]
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:56 am
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In eastern Ukraine declared a storm warning (Hronika.info)
http://hronika.info/obwestvo/75110-na-vostoke-ukrainy-obyavleno-shtormovoe-preduprezhdenie.html
"August 2 in the eastern regions, the Crimea and the Sea of Azov some gusts of 15-18 m / s," - the forecasters, reports Hronika.info with reference to UNIAN.
Earlier, forecasters promised a warm and sunny early August. Kiev predicted dry air mass. Air temperature at night 14-16 degrees, 24-26 degrees during the day.

[I went for a long long walk today. It was warmer and more humid than I expected.
But still dry and sunny in the centre of Ukraine. ]
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 12:00 pm
18:52
In Mariupol started a rally against demilitarization Shyrokyno (UNN)
http://www.unn.com.ua/uk/news/1487843-v-mariupoli-rozpochavsya-miting-proti-demilitarizatsiyi-shirokinogo
Activists oppose the creation of a 30-kilometer buffer zone because they believe that such actions threaten the security of the city.
It is reported that residents come from Ukraine flags and national symbols. In addition, at a meeting attended by battalions "Donbass", "Azov" and "Pravi Sector".

[They know they will be next in the firing line from Putin.
And Putin will lay waste to any town he wants. ]

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Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:23 pm
Today, walking around, I noticed a lot of people in army fatigues. And now I realise it is Dyen Desantniki - Descent... parachute regiment day.. something like this - not sure how to translate it.
Warm evening. Still mid 20s. Tomorrow will be warmer, nearing 30C.
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Militants have intensified dramatically in two areas - a summary of ATO (Hvilya)
http://hvylya.net/news/digest/boeviki-rezko-aktivizirovalis-na-dvuh-napravleniya-svodka-ato.html
In addition, twelve-thirty the night from the airport of Donetsk Avdeevka enemy hit the 152-mm artillery ", - stated in the headquarters of the ATO....
In general, from midnight to 18.00 the enemy fired the position of the Ukrainian army 51 times.


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Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:28 pm
In case of further escalation of elections in Donbass impossible - Poroshenko (Zik.ua)
http://zik.ua/ua/news/2015/08/02/u_razi_podalshoi_eskalatsii_vybory_na_donbasi_nemozhlyvi__poroshenko_612546
"This issue - a joint decision Kyiv military and civil administration. If it is possible to ensure the free will of citizens, my position - the election will be. If we see escalation of hostilities as the last two days, then physically elections can not be conducted.
[Correct.
I think Poro realises now, he can wait.
Russia is in decline, and Putin will have more and more problems. The Russian people will begin to look away from the Shaun Walker propaganda, and think more about their own problems at home, rather than the "fascists" in Ukraine, or Europe, or USA.
Lies can only work for a certain period of time. ]
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:30 pm
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Last day gunmen fired from tanks at ATO forces near Krasnogorovka (Socportal.info)
http://socportal.info/2015/08/02/minuloyi-dobi-bojoviki-obstrilyali-z-tankiv-sili-ato-u-rajoni-krasnogorivki.html
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:33 pm
"Dnepr" tied with "Vorskla" (Telegraph)
http://telegraf.com.ua/sport-cat/futbol/2003819-dnepr-syigral-vnichyu-s-vorskloy.html
[At first I thought this was about the Dnepr I regiment. But no... The Ukrainian football season has started Very Happy ]
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:38 pm
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Poroshenko: The military have not withdrawn from the heights near Mariupol (Telegraph)
http://telegraf.com.ua/ukraina/mestnyiy/2003828-poroshenko-voennyie-ne-budut-otvedenyi-s-vyisot-v-rayone-mariupolya.html
According to the President of Ukraine, Mariupol security is now much improved.
Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be discharged from the commanding heights in the area of ​​Mariupol. This August 2 during a visit to Slavyansk president said Poroshenko.
According to the President, diversion of heavy weapons and artillery on a harmonized areas. We talked about the withdrawal of forces from Shirokino but in Berdyansk on commanding heights remain Ukrainian units.

[Correct also. The military have withdrawn too many times, and each time Putin takes new territory. ]
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:44 pm
Admin sent me out this evening to the mall to check out the exchange rates.
Hryvnia to one dollar, 22.20 / 23.00 . So the hryvnia is a little stronger than last week. Say 5% stronger.

Very little I can find of interest in the English language today. Just this..
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Rebels in eastern Ukraine say radioactive waste cache safe
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11490976&ref=rss
[Would you trust a failed electrician called Zacharchenko with your daughter, or nuclear waste? ]
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 3:01 pm
This I missed a couple of days ago from the bbc
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'Black Tulip' volunteers face uncertain future
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33728522
So far Black Tulip has found and identified 613 bodies of dead soldiers. It says that between 300 and 1,500 are still missing.
[video at link]
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Sun Aug 02, 2015 10:29 pm
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Qatar to discuss Iran, Syria, and the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.

The meeting will take place on the sidelines of Kerry's discussions with Gulf Arab foreign ministers on August 2-3, in which he will try to ease Arab concerns about the nuclear deal agreed between world powers and Iran in July.

Kerry arrived in Cairo on August 1 for the first leg of his Middle East tour to discuss the resumption of a U.S.-Egypt strategic dialogue that was suspended in 2009 amid political unrest in Egypt.              

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