Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Wednesday 21 September. [Ukrainian sources]

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The troops of Russia in Donbass riot 23 soldiers have written reports on releases.  Half of Russians believe that the West will forgive their war with Ukraine - poll.  In the Donetsk region remain missing nearly 1.5 thousand. People.  Russian political analyst told why Putin's political system is the most unstable

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Command of the Russian occupation troops thrown to the rebels cesspool

Setting the relative silence makes the command of Russian occupation troops mainly involve personnel to engineering and household work, in conditions of the early rains and sudden cooling chronic problem of providing necessities caused another wave of their mass release. It is reported by Ukrainian intelligence.

"During 18-19 September 23 soldiers of the 11th separate rifle battalion (Novosvitlivka) 2nd separate motorized rifle brigade (Lugansk) 2nd AK (Luhansk) Armed Forces refused to work on the conversion of positions and written reports to the dismissal, "- said in a statement Intelligence of defense of Ukraine.

According to the investigation, attempt representatives brigade command - chief of department staffing Armed Forces Major Alexei Bohakova (born 05/05/1987) and chief financial and economic department Armed Forces Major Andrei Frolov (born 30/03/1977) - calm "rebels" and persuaded to remain in the military, particularly threatened non-payment of salaries, ended the fact that they threw to the sump.

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The Russians believe that Putin should make peace with the United States

Only a quarter of residents (27%) expect to increase tensions with the West and a new round of "cold war", "after the current conflict over Ukraine and Crimea." These are the results of the September survey "Levada Center" .

Almost half of respondents (48%) believe that it will gradually be launched on the brakes, and the "relationship gradually return to those that were in the incident."



In addition, almost two thirds of respondents (62%) believe that Russia should establish relations with the US and other countries. The share of Russians concerned about the isolation of Russia, is still significantly lower than the proportion of respondents who do not care about such isolation of the country: 29% versus 62%, respectively.

The survey was conducted 9-12 September 2016 among 1,600 people in 137 settlements of Russia. Research carried out at respondent by personal interview. The error does not exceed 3.4%.

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Police stepped up work on finding people who have disappeared in the area ATO

Donetsk police stepped up work on finding people who have disappeared in the area ATO since the beginning of 2014. The press service of the Department Natspolitsiyi in Donetsk region.

According to police, is not yet rozshukanymy are about 1.5 thousand people, more than half of them - were gone in the occupied territories.

"In order to establish the fate of the people and if possible return them to the family by order of the chief HUNP in Donetsk oblast Vyacheslav Abroskin was raised all criminal proceedings in that period, they conducted additional investigative measures, examination etc. "- said in a statement.

Since the beginning of this year the police established the location of more than 350 missing.




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The worst question is what would happen if Putin ceases to be president or die - expert

Russian political analyst Mikhail Zyhar believes that the Russian political system is extremely unstable. He expressed this opinion in an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel .

"There are no other political institutions in addition to Putin - said Zyhar. - Because the worst question is what would happen if Putin ceases to be president or die. " Answers to this question, according to the analyst, "no one knows the system and therefore its most unstable."

"The second problem - it's economics. The stagnation began in 2013 to impose sanctions - continued the expert. - The old growth model has exhausted itself, and not simply new. "

Strong same side of the system - it is a political scientist said, "propaganda that reached a level that has no equal in the world": "It affects many aspects of modern cinema and serials. And it is very emotional, largely modeled on the American channel Fox News ».

Zyhar also explained the reasons for the popularity of Kremlin rate among Russians. "In simple terms, the relationship between the people and the Putin elite were based on tacit agreement: the population permanently abandons freedom and political participation, but instead received increasing prosperity and security. People buying a car, mobile phones, flat ".

"Now the pact slightly different - says Zyhar: - People familiar with the fruits of capitalism and petrodollars will not hit the key. Now, people continue to give up political freedoms in exchange for a sense of national pride. "

As reported, the French political scientist Tom Homar believes that Putin supports the illusion of influence which exceeds its real possibilities.

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Russian authorities relocate residents of the occupied Crimea to the Russian regions depopulated

Commission on Migration of the Council on International Relations of the Presidential prepared proposals for resettlement in sparsely populated areas of the Far East and Siberia inhabitants of southern regions, in particular - Russia occupied Crimea and Sevastopol. This writes the newspaper "Izvestia".

In the Commission need to implement the program associated with the lack of the working population in several Russian regions, complete scheduled due to the mass migration of residents from areas where there is a labor surplus. "We also need to handle their territory must settle depopulated areas by their own citizens," - commented the initiative committee its chairman Aslambek Paskachev.

It is expected that explore the sparsely populated regions of Russia are residents of Central, North Caucasian and Southern Federal District, in particular - of the occupied Russia Crimea and Sevastopol. Stimulate offered resettlement by providing soft loans for housing, higher wages, and training people demanded specialties and the development of infrastructure in the region.

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Attorney General at a meeting of the parliamentary committee said that the war in the country is the main cause of the deterioration of the crime situation

The main factor deteriorating crime situation in Ukraine - the war in Donbas.

This Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko said at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legislative Support of Law Enforcement.

Another factor, according to the head of the GPU - excessive overload of paperwork law.

Lutsenko also said that the reduction of statistics on intentional homicide "achieved by the Donetsk region".

"Since the beginning of the year registered 410 thousand. Criminal offenses. This is 25% more than last year. We first signal - criminal situation worse. One of the most dangerous types of crime is premeditated murder. Interior Ministry says a decrease from 2100 last year to 1200 this year. At first glance the way it is. But if you look by region, we see that all the reduction achieved by the Donetsk region. Last year there were 1170 dead, this year - 229, thank God. But this affects the allegedly favorable rate. Meanwhile killings increased in Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kherson, Kiev and other areas. Overall analysis shows a clear trend dominance illegal actions selfish orientation, is that aimed at larceny. This is 70% of all reported crimes. This year we have a 38% increase in thefts. This is 221 thousand. People affected by the theft. Most thefts - Zhytomyr, Odesa, Mykolayiv, Volyn and Kyiv region. 40% more robberies. Among the leaders in growth Rivne region - 80%, Volyn - 72%, Odessa - 63%, Dnepropetrovsk - 57%, Kiev - 54%. Done robberies in 2400, a 30% increase. The largest increase - Cherkasy, Odesa, Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Rivne region "- said Lutsenko.

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Ukraine has stood up and won the war with Putin, Canadian lawmaker Borys Vzhesnevsky (Liberal party) says, Ukrinform reports Sept. 20.

 “Ukrainians are hardly the people who can be messed with,” he said.

 “During my summer visit to the Yavoriv training field I heard from Canadian officers involved in the training of Ukrainian servicemen that they are the best they had ever trained. Ukrainian servicemen can easily match Canadian ones,” the lawmaker said.

Since 2015, 200 Canadian instructors have been schooling Ukrainian servicemen at Yavoriv and Kamyanetsk-Podilsky military bases. Their tenure expires on March 31, 2017. Pres Poroshenko said he would request Canada’s Premier Justin Trudeau to extend their contract in Ukraine.

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In a video posted on YouTube on September 20, Aleksandr Sotnik said he had received threats in a telephone call.

“We are going to tolerate you until October and after that we will transfer you to a vegetable department," Sotnik quoted the unknown caller as telling him.

Sotnik said that he would temporarily stay in Georgia, from where he plans to continue his online video channel.

The channel, called Sotnik-TV, has been available on YouTube for five years.

He has criticized the Russian leadership, including President Vladimir Putin, and expressed support to Ukraine in its fight against Russia-backed separatists...........



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In Moscow, employees of the Cultural Centre of Ukraine from among Russian citizens captured Centre building

Moscow seized the building of the Cultural Center of Ukraine, do not let the CEO

General Director Vladimir Ionov appointed by Ukraine, are not allowed in the workplace, in his office changed the lock.

As explained by the representative of the Ombudsman of Ukraine Vladimir Shreydler doors blocked employees supporting militants in Donbas.

"This is the sepa who yelled that we should not speak Ukrainian at the Center, which required me to skip Ukrainian identity within the building," - said Shreydler.

According to him, the Ukrainian culture here longer remember - the cause of action, in fact, the very building of the center, which is located in the Russian capital on the old Arbat. Area 4 thousand sq. M. m, a quarter of them seem to businessmen in the sublease.

"The situation is simple - guide the center sitting here for over 15 years. To say that a corrupt, - think I'm silent. The whole point of this building in the center of Moscow, and the money goes through the rent, a rental is on paper, the other is rent from the top, the new director, normal, which was sent from Kyiv, they do not perceive they are threatened with physical violence. Yesterday, before he met me, he changed the lock in the cabinet so that he could not enter, "- said Shreydler.

In turn, General Director of Cultural center of Ukraine in Moscow Vladimir Ionov said that the citizens of Russia, who worked at the Centre for its purpose, to block its work. According to him, the fact that the Centre by bilateral agreement works by Russian law, it can not release them.

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Poroshenko meeting with Trump failed because of busy schedule both sides

The meeting of President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko US presidential candidate Donald Trump did not take place due to tight schedules both sides.
This was told Ukrainian head of state in New York, responding to journalists' questions, writes the news agency Interfax-Ukraine.

"We did not match schedules. There is no problem. You can see that I had more than twenty meetings and in these circumstances my calendar and Trump did not coincide, "- said Poroshenko.

He added that there are no reasons in this situation is not.

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The crew performed a training flight technology and working out salvation in especially difficult circumstances

In Lyuberetskiy district near Moscow in Russia crashed MI-8 helicopter of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
According to the source "Interfax", resulting in killing three crew members. Tass reported that the destruction of the earth, according to preliminary data, no.

"According to preliminary information, the helicopter performed a training flight in bad weather may have been on board emergency situation", - said the source "Interfax".

The press service of Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed that the crew performed a training flight technology and working out salvation in especially difficult circumstances.

According to Tass, witnesses also reported a fall of emergency services in the area Lyuberetskiy lehkomotornoho aircraft. Confirmation of this information is not.

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The foreign ministers drew attention to the request of the Security Council in resolution 2166, and the determination of their governments to bring to justice the perpetrators of the crime

September 21, 2016 in New York hosted a meeting of Foreign Ministers of Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, Ukraine and the Netherlands.

During the meeting the sides discussed the ongoing efforts of States to establish responsibility in the crash of the passenger plane "Malaysian Airlines' flight MN17, which killed 298 people. Ministers representing the state investigating agencies which cooperate in the criminal investigation in accordance with the provisions of UNSCR 2166 (2014).

The foreign ministers drew attention to the request of the Security Council in resolution 2166, and the determination of their governments to bring to justice the perpetrators of the crime. Ministers also stressed the call of the Security Council closely cooperate to establish those responsible for the crime.

In this regard, the Ministers once again expressed strong support international and independent investigation carried out by a joint group to investigate the accident, the presentation of results which interim report on 28 September

Ministers also discussed progress in the definition of jurisdiction investigation mechanism, due to the imposed veto in the UN Security Council in July 2015 to create a UN international tribunal.

The parties are still committed to the application of effective efforts to bring to justice those responsible for the disaster. Justice must be discovered in the name and memory of loved ones killed flight MN17.

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Recently in the occupied territories of Donbass pro illegal armed groups took hostage children.

President Petro Poroshenko urged UNICEF to intervene and prevent the torture of children in the occupied territories of Donbass. This povыdomyla press service of the President of Ukraine.

During his speech at the session of the UN General Assembly Ukrainian Head of State gave an example when terrorists in the occupied territories in the east of Ukraine took hostage adolescents.

"We were shocked to learn recently that the occupied territories of Donbass pro illegal armed groups took hostage children. They showed a video questioning teens who put forward the absurd allegations of preparation and implementation of sabotage. This situation is completely unacceptable in the 21st century. We urge UNICEF to intervene and prevent the torture of children, "- said Poroshenko.

He also noted that the ongoing aggression against Ukraine for the third year and continues to bear the pain and suffering of the citizens of Ukraine.

"Killed 2,430 people. Much of the - of the year. The total number of victims of this war imposed on us in the heart of Europe reached numbers 10 000 - 2.5 ths. And 7.5 thousand military. Civilians. Caught militants in the Donbas and in Russia continue unlawfully kept hundreds of hostages, "- said Poroshenko and urged the international community to influence the country-aggressor.

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Computer attack was carried out on the offices of several members of the German parliament and the regional branch of the Union of Christian Democrats, the party of Angela Merkel

Germany investigate a series of cyber attacks on German MPs and political parties. The government fears that Russia could namahayutysya influence the outcome of elections next year, reports the Telegraph.
Computer attack was carried out on the offices of several members of the German parliament and the regional branch of the Union of Christian Democrats, Angela Merkel's party, and the party's competitors.

The new attack was carried out a few months after the German secret service accused Russia of involvement in previous hacker attack on Bundestag last year.

The previous attack took place August 15 and 24 this year. MPs and party branch received a letter that allegedly came from the NATO Headquarters. It contained a link to information about a failed military coup in Turkey and the earthquake in Italy.

When recipients clicked on links in komp'y started installed spyware.

BSI believes that hackers can search for information that could be potentially harmful. They can release it a few weeks before the election to influence the outcome.

The German government agency responsible for cybersecurity believes that the attacks were committed from and may be associated with hacker attacks on private correspondence Hillary Clinton campaign team in the US earlier this year.

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President meets with President of Slovakia, Andrei pigtails

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with President of the Slovak Republic in the fields Andrei pigtail 71 UN General Assembly.

According to the press service of the Presidential Administration.

Poroshenko criticized the statement of the Prime Minister of Slovakia to assess the implementation by Ukraine of the Minsk agreements. In response Andrej Kiska assured rigidity position of Slovakia and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. He also stressed continued support for the continuation of the policy of sanctions against Russia, said in a statement.

President of Slovakia as a country presiding the EU Council assured the active position of Bratislava on granting visa-free regime for Ukraine.

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