Original: Kotych Translated by Alya & Alan Bailey / Edited by @GBabeuf Briefly on the military situation (based on personal analysis of the available data): Currently, Ukrainian troops have almost completed their concentration of forces for the planned offensive. In the areas selected as the direction of the main strike (to the south of Donetsk) … Continue reading
Briefings Combined for July 24-25, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov July 24, 2014 – Report from a Local Resident of Mariupol Gasoline A92 is 15 hryvnia 85 kopecks. Many companies and small factories only work to 50% of their capacity, many have sent their staff on unpaid vacation. The large factories are holding, … Continue reading
Combined for July 16, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov Graphic: Marinovka has been taken by the Militia. The punitive forces have been totally encircled. The southern cauldron has been firmly sealed (courtesy of The Saker at The Vineyard of the Saker) Graphic: Junta Defeat on LPR Territory – by Colonel Cassad @ Colonel Cassad in English July 16, 2014 – … Continue reading
Briefings Combined for end of July 14, July 15 and beginning of July 16, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov July 14, 2014 – Notes from a Lugansk Militiaman Over the past two weeks (starting with the 1st of July) LPR [Lugansk People’s Republic] militiamen inflicted substantial losses on the enemy, eliminating over 800 … Continue reading
NOTE: Partial Briefings; To Be Supplemented; More to Come (Check Later) Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov 00:23 – July 16, 2014 – Briefing from Igor Strelkov Enormous columns of retreating Ukie forces are withdrawing across the dam in the area of Kozhevnya (south of Dmitrievka). They are attempting to escape the “cauldron.” There are tanks, SAU-Nonas, … Continue reading
Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov Note: This Is a Partial Briefing; Additions to Follow July 13, 2014 – LPR Militia Briefing for Second Half of July 13, 2014 In the second half of the day, saboteur groups of the Ukrainian army continued to operate on the territory of Lugansk. At approximately 15:00, a mortar … Continue reading
Prepared on the Basis of Igor Strelkov & Militia Briefings – Original: Strelkov Info (Note: Map Will be Translated & Explained In the Near Future) “The battle is not to the strong alone. It is to the vigilant, the active, and the brave. A small, disciplined militia can not only hold out against a larger … Continue reading
Combined for July 5, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov / Edited by S. Naylor 00:30 – July 5, 2014 – Briefing from Alexander Mozgovoi Today a column of the enemy, armed with heavy weaponry, was moving from Artyomovsk and was repelled by the Popasnyanskiy checkpoint. At the same time, near the Varvarovka settlement, … Continue reading
Combined for July 3, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov July 2, 2014 – Interview with Fyodor Berezin, July 2, 2014 The ceasefire was used by the Junta troops to regroup, resupply, re-staff the army with reserves, and so on. The war continues. It is directed at forcing the Donbass people to completely exit … Continue reading
Combined for July 2, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov Edited by S. Naylor 18:00 – July 1, 2014 – Briefing from Igor Strelkov In the course of the night from June 30 – July 1, the enemy conducted a series of artillery strikes against Slavyansk, Semyonovka, Nikolayevka, and Kramatorsk, using howitzer, mortars and … Continue reading
#1 –Direct Information from Igor Strelkov & the Militia, July 1, 2014
#1 – Direct Information from Igor Strelkov & the Militia, June 30, 2014
Combined for June 29-30, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov #1 – Information from DPR Press Service, June 29, 2014 Original: Strelkov Info Members of the special detachment of the Donetsk People’s Republic’s army took control of the military garrison of [Ukrainian] missile defence forces, to wit, anti-aircraft regiment No. A-1402. #2 – Militiaman’s Report on … Continue reading
Combined for June 28, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov #1 – Morning Briefing from the Militia, June 29, 2014, 8:35 Original: Strelkov Info The ceasefire is progressing at full strength – at night the Ukie forces shelled Slavyansk and Semyonovka. In response, they got a massive shelling of Karachun and the Kramatorsk airfield (including with … Continue reading
Combined for June 27-28, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov / Edited by S. Naylor #1 – Commentary from Igor Strelkov, June 27, 2014, 14:56 Original: Strelkov Info Regarding a Militia tank allegedly taken out by the Ukrainian army – Igor Ivanovich, what is this photography that the Ukies are posting all over the place … Continue reading
Combined for June 27, 2014 (cont’d from here) Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov Commentary from Igor Strelkov, June 27, 2014, 18:30 Original: Strelkov Info We collected these documents on the battlefield – there was no opportunity to determine which belonged to those alive, and which – to the dead. Photographs of the trophy documents … Continue reading
UPDATED FROM EARLIER POST: Starting With Post #3. NOTE 1: Apologies for any grammatical/spelling errors – the hurdles inherent in simultaneously thinking in two languages and in trying to get these translations out in close to real time cause articles to go haywire. NOTE 2: The only briefing from Igor Strelkov today is at Post #8. Combined for … Continue reading
Combined for June 26, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov / Edited by S. Naylor Information from the Slavyansk Militia, June 26, 2014, 00:31 Original: Strelkov Info At this time, the [artillery] battery on Karachun Mount is hitting our eastern checkpoint in Kramatorsk. In response, our [fighters] “groomed-up” the Kramatorsk airport with 3 mortars. … Continue reading
UPDATE #2: SEE TOP POST. Combined for June 25, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov / Edited by S. Naylor Interview with Igor Strelkov, June 25, 2015 Original: Lifenews.ru We are able to enunciate the conditions, which, in my opinion, we are prepared to offer [to Ukrainian armed force] and, on the basis of … Continue reading
Combined for June 24, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov / Edited by S. Naylor UPDATE #2: See first two posts below. Situation Report from the Militia, June 25, 2014, 00:15 Original: Strelkov Info Latest Hourly Briefings from Location 18:25 (MSK) – In the vicinity of the Putilovsk bridge (Donetsk) there is a skirmish. … Continue reading
UPDATED POST: See Last Two Briefings Combined for June 23, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov / Edited by S. Naylor Igor Strelkov’s Briefing, June 23, 2014, 12:40 Original: Icorpus.ru In the course of the night from June 22-23, the enemy continued to build up its forces in the area of the river crossing … Continue reading
Combined for June 22, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov / Edited by S. Naylor UPDATE – Information from Igor Strelkov, June 22, 2014 Original: Summer65 Igor Strelkov commented about the penal system used by the Slavyansk militia. In particular, this concerns the so-called “engineering penal battalion.” Thus: “A three-day “sentence” is imposed on those … Continue reading
Combined for June 21, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov / Edited by S. Naylor Briefing from Igor Strelkov, June 21, 2014, 16:21 Original: http://rusvesna.su/news/1403353267 I cannot offer any commentary about Izvarino [Note: a Russian checkpoint on the Ukrainian border that came under artillery shelling by the Ukrainian troops]. All night and day we have … Continue reading
Combined for June 20, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov / Edited by S. Naylor Briefing from Igor Strelkov, June 20, 2006, 11:19 Original: http://icorpus.ru/svodka-ot-strelkova-20-06-2014-1119/ In the course of the night, the Slavyansk garrison continued to receive detachments and individual fighters that broke through the encirclement in the region of Yampol. As of this moment, … Continue reading
Translated From Russian by Gleb Bazov / Edited by S. Naylor Original: http://icorpus.ru/svodka-ot-strelkova-19-06-2014-1717/ The Yampol detachment has been routed. Militia fighters, 3/4 of which had not tasted gunpowder yet, could not withstand the barrage of artillery fire and the tank attack and haphazardly retreated in different directions. The handful that remained counter-attacked, flanked the enemy, took … Continue reading
Marked Urgent Translated From Russian by Gleb Bazov / Edited by S. Naylor Original: http://icorpus.ru/svodka-ot-strelkova-19-06-2014-2019-s-pometkoj-srochno/ In the course of the night from 18th to 19th [of June], the enemy implemented a large-scale transfer of troops from the vicinity of Dolgenkoye village, where they have their stronghold and encampment, to the region of Krasniy Liman. Altogether, over … Continue reading
Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov / Edited by S. Naylor Original: http://icorpus.ru/svodka-ot-strelkova-18-05-2014-1308/ Around 19:00 I was told that some sort of agreement involving a temporary ceasefire and the removal of the dead (over 120 men) from the Lugansk airport apparently has been reached. I smirked skeptically – knowing already when (at 23:00 local time) [these agreements] … Continue reading
Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov / Edited by S. Naylor & @GBabeuf Original: http://summer56.livejournal.com/156414.html Until approximately 2:00 am in the morning, mortar fire on Slavyansk continued. They were hitting Sol’zavod [Note: Salt Plant] and Semyonovka. The Militia’s casualties include two wounded; among the civilians: five wounded, including one very serious case. According to our preliminary … Continue reading
Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov / Edited by S. Naylor & @GBabeuf Original: http://icorpus.ru/svodka-ot-strelkova-16-05-2014-1416/ Yesterday’s evening artillery strikes caused multiple fires in Cherevkovka; luckily, though, there are no victims—the civilian population has by now learned to hide well. Moreover, around half have already left. One of our “remote” saboteur-intelligence groups (“DRG”) reported a successful ambush—they … Continue reading
Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov / Edited by S. Naylor & @GBabeuf Original: http://vk.com/strelkov_info?w=wall-57424472_2850%2F065e5083442552bc9b A short briefing for evening/night [of June 14, 2014]. Yesterday evening [there was] a severe, and fairly accurate, artillery barrage against our position in Cherevkova. One fighter died; two were wounded. In Semyonovka, three private houses were burned down [by the … Continue reading