Dmitry Tymchuk’s Military Blog: Summary – August 19, 2014

February 22 – 1 Ukrainian military was killed and 3 were wounded in the last 24 hours, NSDC spokesman Andriy Lysenko.

February 22 – Putin's military actions against Ukraine have cost Russian society and the state 123 billion USD, – said the president of the Institute of Economic Analysis Andrei Illarionov: "Last year, Russia's gold reserves have decreased by 123 billion dollars".

February 22 – Pro-Russian terrorists have carried out a tank attack on the positions of Ukrainian Army 23 kilometres from Mariupol near the village of Shyrokyne, whereas Russian Air Force planes again appeared in the skies (two spy planes).

February 22 – From today, heavy weapons will start to be removed as scheduled under a control plan for coordination and implementation of Minsk agreements. This plan was agreed upon with the leaders of so-called "People's Republic of Donetsk" and "People's Republic of Luhansk", said NDSC spokesman Andriy Lysenko.

February 22 – A many thousands strong March of Dignity commemorating events at Maidan 2014 has taken place in Kyiv. Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite, President of Slovakia Andrej Kiska, European Council President Donald Tusk have participated in the March.

February 22 – An explosion which killed 2 and injured 8 citizens has happened during a rally for peace in downtown Kharkiv. The explosion occurred when a procession was formed at Sports Palace to start moving to Constitution Square, where a public service for soldiers killed in the ATO was supposed to be held. Security Service of Ukraine has detained four individuals suspected of involvement in the preparation and implementation of this explosion in Kharkiv, where the highest level of terrorist threat was declared and counterterrorist operation has begun.

February 22 – The decision on whether to give Ukraine arms, U.S. President Barck Obama will make within the nearest days. This was stated on Saturday by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during a joint press conference with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain, Phillip Hammondom, reported Reuters. "In the next few days, I expect, that President Obama will make a decision as to what further means will be used," said Kerry. He added that USA together with their European partners is deliberating also on the strengthening of sanctions against Russia for violating the Minsk agreements of February 12th. "We are not planning to sit with folded hands and to permit this kind of cynical behavior of threatening and ecroaching on the sovereignity of another country," said Kerry. USA Secretary of State emphasized that, in spite of the powerful propaganda, Russia will not be able to hide its actions.

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March 25 – On Monday Pechersky District Court (Kyiv) arrested a ship Kanton flying the flag of Island of Tuvalu, which in July 2014 has attended the port of Sevastopol (occupied by Russia and closed for ships) and in March visited the port of Kherson to load the cargo.

March 25 – The Head of State Emergency Service Sergiy Bochkovskyi and his deputy Vasyl Stoyetskyi were arrested at cabinet of ministers of Ukraine meeting, broadcasted live. Officials were read the charges, handcuffed and led out of the room. They were accused of corruption.

March 25 – 20 railcars with ammunition has arrived at the railway station Krasnodon from Russian Federation, – informs NSDC spokesman Andriy Lysenko.

March 25 – 10 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles arrived in Ukraine as part of military aid from the United States for Ukrainian army, – informs NSDC spokesman Andriy Lysenko.

March 25 – Germany is ready to discuss sending a peacekeeping mission to Ukraine, stated today Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier during a meeting with Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Groysman.

March 25 – OSCE monitoring mission hasn't received detailed information from the parties to the conflict in Donbas on withdrawal of heavy weapons, stated Deputy Head of the OSCE's mission Alexander Huh.

March 25 – Passenger bus blew up as a result of hitting a mine in the area of Donbas occupied by Russia near the checkpoint on the way from Horlivka to Artemivsk, killing 4 people.

March 25 – European Parliament has voted to grant Ukraine an assistance package amounting to 1.8 billion Euro.

March 25 – President Petro Poroshenko signed the request of Ihor Kolomyiskyj to leave his position as the Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration.

The Parliament Deputy, Anton Herashchenko commented thus on this event: "This night that happened which was due to happen sooner or later. Kolomyiskyj and his team – Hennadiy Korban, Bpris Filatov, Sviatoslav Oliynyk and many other Dnipropetrovsk patriots, whom they united, and made a real feat in the spring and summer of last year, when they did not permit the pro-Russian forces to arrange a riot not only in Dnipropetrovsk but also in Zaporizhzhia regions."

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