Ukraine crisis. News in Brief. Monday 29 June [Ukrainian sources]

MONDAY

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News -
I read of over 100 attacks by the Russian forces yesterday on the Ukrainian troops. 100+ .
Update at 1400. I watched the Kanal 5 news. They said 5 Ukrainian soldiers injured. None killed in the past 24 hours.

It seems now that Putin is starting his next "game". Increasing the number of attacks on Ukraine, presumably until Europe and US react.
Which will probably be never.

The long weekend continues, but I just went out for a drive. And the roads were quite busy.
And also quite a number of police cars about - probably looking for drunks.
How the Greece crisis will affect Ukraine is hard to say. All the banks are closed now in Greece.
And when or if they will open again is hard to say.
I expect that the Greeks and Russians have some plan to destabilize the situation in Europe.
Putin gives the Greek PM a bonus of say 500 million dollars for causing chaos.
And then Putin invades further.

Weather -
Similar to yesterday. 24. But windy. Ok. Some sun, some white bubbly cloud where I am near Kiev.

Militants stepped up attacks Ukrainian border (Tyzhden.ua)
http://tyzhden.ua/News/139635
Recall for the whole day 101 militants again fired power ATO, most again near Donetsk.

In the case of greater aggression, sanctions against Russia will grow, - Biden (Tsenzor.Net)
http://censor.net.ua/news/341886/v_sluchae_primeneniya_bolsheyi_agressii_sanktsii_protiv_rossii_vozrastut_bayiden
[Of course, this begs the question, that Putin will ask - what is "greater aggression"??
100 attacks a day, 200? 500? Or when Putin reaches Lviv?
And then what - more socks for Ukraine?]

12:56
Director of Stratfor talked about Putin's plans for a large-scale invasion of the Ukraine (Charter'97)
http://www.charter97.org/ru/news/2015/6/29/157582/
In the conflict against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin seriously overestimated his chances....
So now he has to act more cautiously, refusing the outbreak of open war. ..., Russia today is a very vulnerable country, which failed for 15 years to use its oil dollars to modernize the economy....
The situation on the world markets indicates that its energy revenues will continue to fall. This means that Russia can become unstable and unpredictable. "My prediction is that the war will not be, but there will be a significant level of non-military tensions and confrontations - information, propaganda, economic, and so on.

12:47
Lyashko told, who finances the Radical Party (Tsenzor.Net)
http://censor.net.ua/news/341892/lyashko_rasskazal_kto_finansiruet_radikalnuyu_partiyu
Финансовые расходы Радикальной партии оплачивают члены партии, народные депутаты Сергей Скуратовский, Валерий Вощевский и Сергей Рыбалка.
[3 business men - Deputies also, of course. Sergei Skyatovski, Valeri Voschchevski and Sergei Ribalka. ]

13:17
Poroshenko and Komorowski will meet in Lviv (24 channel)
http://24tv.ua/news/showNews.do?poroshenko_i_komorovskiy_zustrinutsya_u_lvovi&objectId=588852
Former Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski will visit Lviv on Wednesday, July 2, 2015, to meet with Ukrainian head of state Peter Poroshenko.
[of course, Komorowski is no longer President of Poland, following his defeat in the elections.
But I expect him to stay as an influential figure in Poland for a while yet.]

13:31
Gorlovka terrorists rebelling against Zakharchenko (Svidok.ua)
http://svidok.ua/ua/news/article/16597-u-gorlivtsi-teroristi-buntujut-proti-zaharchenka
According to intelligence Gorlovka vast majority of local fighters are considering leaving the "DNR" through which any lack of remuneration for the last three months, the humiliating attitude of the Russian military and so-called "vacationers".

13:36
Militants are fleeing en masse from the Donbass (Charter'97)
http://www.charter97.org/ru/news/2015/6/29/157592/
The outflow of the gangs of insurgents in the Donbas is gaining more mass character due to non-payment of money, and degrading treatment by the Russian military.
This was at the briefing said the speaker of the Presidential Administration on ATO Andrei Lysenko, reports Tsenzor.NET.
[Actually, the same story as the one above about Gorlovka terrorists.]

13:29
Ukrainian tourism: the top 10 countries, where Ukrainians often go for holidays (Native Country)
http://ks.ridna.ua/2015/06/29/ukrajinskyj-turyzm-top-10-krajin-do-yakyh-najchastishe-jizdyat-vidpochyvaty-ukrajintsi/
[Tourism massively down. Most people seem to be staying at home. Some big falls.
50% less to Russia, 70% less to the Czech Republic. Only Georgia up. 3%. ]

13:59
Businessmen close to Putin cashing in on the war against Ukraine - Lysenko (Channel 5)
http://www.5.ua/ato-na-shodi/Blyzki-do-Putina-biznesmeny-nazhyvaiutsia-na-viini-proty-Ukrainy--Lysenko-85597.html

14:15
For the past day in the Donbas no victims among the military, 5 injured - Lysenko (RL)
http://www.radiosvoboda.org/content/news/27100068.html
[Basically good news.
when I read of 100 attacks by Putin yesterday I feared the worst. ]

14:14
Border guards have recorded three enemy drones yesterday (Gazeta.ua)
http://gazeta.ua/articles/regions/_prikordonniki-zafiksuvali-tri-vorozhi-droni-za-dobu/634304
[remember, this is just the Border guard]

14:28
Militants have increased the intensity of the shelling with prohibited weapons, - the speaker of the ATO. Map (Tsenzor.Net)
http://censor.net.ua/photo_news/341908/boeviki_uvelichili_intensivnost_obstrelov_iz_zapreschennogo_orujiya_spiker_ato_karta

ATO map for midnight from radio svoboda
Slightly better map than at the link in the above post
http://www.radiosvoboda.org/

An interesting post on youtube -
Deputy chief of the SBU of Ukraine - voting against Ukraine in the Sevastopol Rada.
Apparently people at the SBU deny it, but the Ukrainian SBU is for sure pretty much controlled by Russia ...
The guy - Malikov - is the traitor in the pink shirt in the video after about one and a half minutes....
He turns round and talks to somebody.



According to this posting, he is a general. Also a photo of him here (with kids)
http://glavcom.ua/articles/30328.html

Another photo here
http://zn.ua/POLITICS/poroshenko-naznachil-rukovoditelem-antiterroristicheskogo-centra-zamglavy-sbu-malikova-180400_.html

15:32
In Kherson unknown set fire to the office of the party "Svoboda» (Hronika.info)
http://hronika.info/kriminal/66827-v-hersone-neizvestnye-podozhgli-ofis-partii-svoboda.html

Kanal 5 news at 1400.
Kychurgan school - Odessa - wearing terrorist ribbons in School

I can't find this story anywhere else at the moment.
A town in Odessa oblast. About 50 km, nw from Odessa, кучурган Kychurgan.
Some videos appearing of 09 May celebrations there. At the school, no Ukrainian flag, no picture of Poroshenko.
Instead the people wearing St George ribbons, like the terrorists.
Lots of Soviet memorabilia there, old babushkas, pining for the Soviet Union.
One teacher was pro-Ukrainian. She was threatened a lot, had a heart attack.
Her neighbour, also threatened. She is pro-Ukrainian. Son fighting in the ATO zone.
Her younger child not allowed to attend school.
Many many Russian areas - villages - in Odessa area. It will take time for Sakeshvilli to sort this out.

Found this now on 24 kanal



Patriots' from Odesa take offense at story "24" channel
is the heading - but in jest - sarcasm.
The lady teacher at the start of the video holds up a poster of the front of her house  -
the villagers had painted a swastika on her fence, and called her a fascist. Putin nutcases in Odessa.
Basically the headteacher and others were trying to remove "Ukrainians" from the school.
Now - suddenly - - with the appearance of journalists - an Ukrainian flag has appeared. And even a photo of Poroshenko. Progress at least )
The headteacher is obviously not happy with the "attention" her school is getting.

ADMIN: This video/article above is troubling. This has to be looked into. This can't be allowed in Odessa, or else there will be big issues in the near future. Any movement like that has to be stopped ASAP

I noticed the face on that video (she appears at 5:15 in the video), before you start the video that looks like the woman used in the past in eastern Ukraine on propaganda. She'd show-up bandaged up and injured, which was all propaganda. I believe some of you will remember.

16:32
"Ural" militants "DNR" rammed a car into the center of Donetsk, one person was killed. PHOTO (Tsenzor.Net)
http://censor.net.ua/photo_news/341924/ural_s_boevikami_dnr_protaranil_avtomobil_v_tsentre_donetska_odin_chelovek_pogib_foto
Today, on June 29 in Donetsk, at the intersection of Universitetskaya and ul.Panfilova "Ural" with terrorists he collided with a car.
This 62.ua eyewitnesses. According to them, the collision was head-on, reports Tsenzor.NET.
"The passenger was killed. The left side of the machine boiled", - informed the witnesses.
[Now - Shaun Walker is in Donetsk... Can we expect a report from the Russiaprofile - Guardian "journalist" on this? Just joking..
The "photo" I can't see much.. big truck blocks off the view. And closes the road also. On purpose, no doubt.
Probably the terrorist driving was high on drugs, or drunk, or most likely both. ]

[Apparently Shaun Walker, the Moscow resident Kremlin propagandist for The Guardian is in Lviv, preparing an article on how all Ukrainians and Europeans are fascists.
Presumably at the request of Guardian nutcase editor Shameus Milne, Stalin butt-kisser, pining for a Soviet world ruled by dictator Putin. ]

Russian soldier, one of the drivers of a platform on which an AA Buk missile launcher that downed the Malaysian passenger jet was transported to Donbas, posted his video footage on the internet, gogetnews.info reports June 29.

The footage was placed on the “In Contact” networks by a Russian army driver belonging to 147th haulage battalion.

The Malaysian jet, carrying 298 passengers and crew, was shot down over Donbas by an AA missile, investigators proved. The only weapon available in Donbas and capable of downing a plane flying at the height of 10 km is the Buk missile system.

zik.ua

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says natural-gas prices for Ukraine will be reduced to $247 per 1,000 cubic meters.

Medvedev said during a meeting with Gazprom head Aleksei Miller and Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak in Moscow on June 29 that the price for gas will be reduced by $40 because of falling global energy prices.

Further decisions on pricing will depend on fluctuations in global prices, Medvedev added. He said the price charged to Ukraine is "comparable" to rates paid by neighboring countries such as Poland.

Medvedev stressed that the reduction comes at the request of Kyiv. "Despite the complications in our relations, we are ready to help out our partners," Medvedev said................



rferl.org

A US warship arrived Sunday in Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi on a training mission, the US embassy said, sending a message of support to the NATO aspirant amid the conflict in Ukraine.The US 6th Fleet's guided missile destroyer USS Laboon "will conduct routine combined training with the Georgian Coast Guard," the US embassy in Tbilisi said.

The port call "reaffirms the United States' commitment to strengthening ties with NATO allies and partners like Georgia, while working toward mutual goals of promoting security and stability in the Black Sea region," the embassy said in a statement.............

uatoday.tv

The leader of the Radical Party and the People's Deputy Oleg Lyashko said that President Poroshenko invited him to take the post of Attorney General. According to policy, the proposal has been formulated in the course of the conversation about the resignation of Attorney General Victor Shokina.

"The debate on this issue was: When running Klyuyev, I had a meeting with the president, where I demanded the resignation of Attorney General Shokina (and we are now collecting signatures for the resignation). He tells me that the prosecutor efficient that conducted the investigation and etc. ", - said the MP.

Lyashko said that when Shokina not investigated the case of the former associates prezilenta Viktor Yanukovych, to which the president allegedly said to him: "So go and Attorney General!" - Said the MP.

According to the leader of the Radical Party, the examination of his candidature for the post Poroshenko proposed to move in the fall.

"He thought that I refuse. And I say," Without question, make! "And it was on the eve of voting on Nalyvaychenko. I say:" submits the resignation Nalyvaychenko and for my appointment. "" No, - said - come on autumn, when will reformat government ", - said the MP.

glavcom.ua: In Russian

Ukraine complains of intensifying fire as rebels launch '540 attacks in a week' [in English]
http://europe.newsweek.com/ukraine-complains-intensifying-fire-rebels-launch-540-attacks-week-329494
according to Ukrainian online daily Ukrainskaya Pravda
[Interesting that Newsweek are quoting pravda.com.ua ..
But also - I would say, in my humble opinion, that they are the best Ukrainian news source. Some very good reporting there. ]

I'm currently watching ictv news.
Odessa - Sakeshvilli sacks many corrupt officials, police

He's dismissing lots of corrupt officials. But they are simply going to other towns, Nikolaev, for example, and getting work there!
But an interesting report.

EU Traders Betting on Ukraine Deal as Winter Gas at Record Low [in English]
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-29/eu-traders-betting-on-ukraine-deal-as-winter-gas-at-record-low
European Union traders are betting Ukraine will reach a deal to keep natural gas supplies flowing from Russia when the nations meet EU representatives Tuesday.
Gas for delivery this winter in the U.K., Europe’s most traded market, fell to the lowest on record on the ICE Futures Europe exchange, signaling traders aren’t worried about supplies when the heating season starts in October.
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Really - everything is against Putin. Even his gas war. Prices very cheap now. And the cost of extracting from Siberia has not gone down...
The oil and gas price - what keeps Putin in check. And potentially, what will destroy Russia itself, given continued suicidal help from Putin.

And more bad news for Putin.
The oil price has fallen today - down over a dollar to below 60 a barrel
www.bloomberg.com/energy/

Crude Oil & Natural Gas
INDEX UNITS PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE CONTRACT TIME ET 2 DAY
CL1:COM
WTI Crude Oil (Nymex)
USD/bbl. 58.38 -1.25 -2.10% AUG 15 14:10:56
CO1:COM
Brent Crude (ICE)
USD/bbl. 62.04 -1.22 -1.93% AUG 15 14:11:05

American political scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski called for the delivery of defensive weapons Ukraine and its approach to Europe in this way, both in Finland - not to irritate Russia, reports "Deutche Welle" .

Speaking about the decision of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict, the expert called for the provision of weapons Ukraine West. "It would be appropriate to grant Ukraine a defensive weapon to protect major cities, such as anti-tank weapons and mortars, because we had to raise the price of Russian violence. To capture the city, whose population is set on defense, requires extremely high cost, "- the analyst argued.

Resolution of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia could happen Finnish scenario, says Brzezinski.

"Ukraine should have the right to freely choose their political identity and be more connected with Europe. At the same time it is necessary to assure Russia that Ukraine will not accept NATO. This is the formula of the solution (to the conflict. - Ed.) ", - He said.

glavcom.ua: In Russian

On Monday, June 29th, some media reported that the Ukrainian military fired mortars representatives of OSCE observation mission near the village Nameless, which is now under the temporary occupation of the Russian-terrorist forces.

This was reported in the press center of the ATO. On the page in Facebook .

The report notes: "The shelling of representatives of the OSCE mission really took about three o'clock in the afternoon near the settlement anonymous. However, this brute military provocations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of Ukraine and NG have no otnosheniya.Rukovodstvo sector" M "with the responsibility claims that the shelling of the OSCE representatives have carried out the militants opened fire from 120-mm mortars on observers of international organizations, when they were sent out of the city through settlement Novoazovsk Nameless about three o'clock in the afternoon. At the same time at the same time were fired at the positions of our troops NP . Shirokino."

"Ukrainian troops could not participate in this criminal incident due to the fact that the settlement of the Nameless separates the positions of our troops about ten kilometers, and 82-mm mortars at a distance physically can not shoot. A 120-mm mortars armed forces Ukraine was taken from the front edge at a distance due to the Minsk agreements. Therefore, such statements is another cynical attempt to pro-Russian militants to turn everything upside down. It's another attempt on their part to find the reasons for the beginning of the revitalization of active hostilities ", - the report says.

obozrevatel.com: In Russian

On the night of June 29 to the morgue of the Donetsk Regional Clinical Hospital of the central car arrived with the corpses of the terrorists.

The truck was about three hours, according to informator.lg.ua.

On the source media personnel unloaded the corpses mortuary banned.

"It has been said that they are prepared to be burned in the" Inca "(Mobile crematorium IN-50.1K - approx. Ed.).

As reported by the "Observer", the Russian military in order to hide the real number of their dead, and dead among the civilian population in the occupied territory of Donbass actively using mobile crematorium IN-50.1K.

obozrevatel.com: In Russian

The Kremlin commented on Western media reports about the use of the Russian military in the Donbas mobile crematoria.

This was announced by press secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, said RIA Novosti.

"I, frankly, I doubt the veracity of these statements. Such statements, of course, raise doubts as to the adequacy of those who published them, I'm not talking about those who could potentially do," - said Peskov.

As reported by the "Observer", on the eve of Bloomberg reporter Josh Rogin wrote in his article that the Russian Federation, at all costs trying to hide the presence of its troops in Ukraine, using mobile crematorium to destroy their corpses.

He notes that the use of such devices Russia - strictly speaking, is not news. Back in January, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine Valentyn Nalyvaychenko stated that seven of these crematoria moved to Ukraine for several days.

obozrevatel.com: In Russian

Known in the past footballer of Donetsk "Shakhtar" and the national team of USSR Viktor Zvyagintsev was seen in a football tournament a self-proclaimed "DNR." Zvyagintsev watched the final match of the championship of terrorists, and after the game gave the trophy to the winners of the tournament.

In addition to the ex-football player, "Miner" and Kiev "Dynamo" was watching the game in Donetsk known commentator Vyacheslav Sharafutdinov.

This Zvyagintsev spoke openly about the championship, "DNR", expressing support for the separatists.

Recall a few months ago on the Internet there was a picture goalkeeper, "Shakhtar" Andrew Palkina terrorists . But the goalkeeper immediately declared that he was for a united Ukraine.

obozrevatel.com: In Russian

During the friendly match between Russia and Belarus, which took place in Khimki, local fans to support terrorists. In one of the central bleachers fans hung out the flag, "DNR".

Crest terrorists "flaunted" paired with a Russian tricolor. Flags were tied together and hung right between the bench coaching both teams.

It should be noted that the fight to the "Arena Khimki" was won by the hosts. The Russian national team won the Belarusians with the score 4: 2. How to respond to the banned flag of rigorous international football organization - FIFA and UEFA - can only guess.

obozrevatel.com: In Russian

The Alliance is not going to invade the territory of the Russian Federation, for this reason, the Kremlin is not necessary to place on the western borders of anti-aircraft missile launchers.

This June 28, wrote in his Twitter former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul.

The diplomat also stressed that Moscow can not worry about the security of weapons of NATO near the borders of Russia as long as Russia itself has no plans to invade the country of the Alliance.

"There is no need to deploy S-400 on the borders of Russia. NATO will never invade Russia," - McFaul wrote.



obozrevatel.com: In Russian

Interpol announced an international arrest warrant two Russian citizens who volunteered for the Ukrainian battalion of "Azov".

It is a Roman Zheleznova (Zuhel) and Artem Shirobokova (Yesenin).

The International Organization for search made in their databases and information Zheleznova Shirobokova, information about them is also available on the website of Interpol. It is noted that both Russian citizen sought for mercenary activities at home.





On his page on VK Roman Zheleznov himself boasted that information:



As reported by the "Observer", the Ukrainian shelf "Azov" fighting several dozen Russian volunteers , mainly members of ultra-right movements opposed to the Putin regime. Some of them, such as Roman Zheleznov ("Zuhel") have been regular participants in the "Russian March".

obozrevatel.com: In Russian

The European Union and China supported the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. This was stated by President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, on the results of the 17th EU-China summit in Brussels on Monday, reports "Ukrinform" .

"We are focused on our neighbors, particularly Ukraine. It is important to reiterate that the conflict in the eastern part of Ukraine can be resolved only by peaceful means, through full compliance with international law, especially sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine ", - said Tusk.

He said that both China and the European Union are interested in a stable and prosperous Ukraine.

In turn, Prime Minister of the State Council Li Keqiang said that China and Europe were the participants of the international order after the Second World War.

"We must firmly uphold the principles of the UN Charter and to ensure peace and stability in the world", - said the head of government of the PRC.

glavcom.ua: In Russian

Russia should introduce retaliatory sanctions against Canada, none of the embargo should not go unanswered. This was stated by First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, Mikhail Yemelyanov, transfers "RIA Novosti"

"I think none of the sanctions must not go unanswered, otherwise Russia will lose face. It's time to introduce retaliatory sanctions against Canada, "- said Yemelyanov.

"And if we talk about economic sanctions, it is necessary to stop all joint projects with Bombardier (Canadian engineering company - Ed.). They are always in economic terms were questionable ... You should also ban the import of Bombardier aircraft in all their variants, "- he added.

According to him, joint projects with the Canadian company "was not so much the production as a form of evasion of customs duties, because there is, in fact, was a primitive assembly line."

"Russia from the closure of these projects does not lose anything. We had a good capacity for the production of locomotives, we have our short-haul aircraft, so their production we need to develop," - said the parliamentarian.

On Monday, the Government of Canada extended the sanctions list against Russia include the three Russian citizens and 14 entities. In a statement, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said that additional sanctions are connected with the situation inUkraine.

glavcom.ua: In Russian