US/NATO/EU and the desperate subversion of Ukraine

[John Dolva]

Ukrainian soldiers to command - no one! Sent into battle like a flock, and what will happen to them, how many will die, how come - no one cares. The main problem to be solved. And if we defeat, so in general it is better that no one came, and then the defeat was not any. And people write off as deserters.

But only assume that the Ukrainian army given up stupid.
In it invested billions of dollars in the Ukrainian budget and foreign loans. Military aid to Ukraine comes from a dozen NATO countries, and its own defense industry begins to revive. Now Ukrainian army begun deliveries of modern Western intelligence and communications equipment. Ukrainians loss to Poland and Germany to be retrained on NATO weapons. And this means that it will soon appear. On the Ukrainian landfills and training centers provide courses NATO and American instructors. Re-organized logistics.

For the six - seven months APU will (if there is political will, aid from the West and even to certain conditions) to pass "reformatting, or, if you like - go to a different qualitative state. Draw conclusions from the lesions, a change of command, reorganize and then we will see another quality opponent. Therefore, to savor the last victory is just silly. About the enemy can be forgotten. We do not see it anymore. This is the past ...

About militias

The strong point of the militia, of course, is highly motivated. People are fighting for their homes, the volunteers for the idea. Fighting valiantly, with passion. Stojko. Losses are, as something due. Do not panic. Learn fast. Before entering, I organized the training of specialists, and so, I had could only dream of such soldiers! People literally learned fully. Artillery calculations, tank crews literally days grasped something that usually takes a week.

Absolute authority of commanders. For their commanders will go anywhere. Unlike DSR, where the nomination for any office is a complicated bureaucratic process often is not associated with any candidate's ability, but only with the proximity to the boss or being part of a political group to command positions militia nominated the most brave and capable men, regardless of rank and seniority. Natural selection, so to speak ...

For combat arms.

Infantry - well motivated, but the level of training is poor. However, this is offset by the courage and initiative.

Tank units distributed among the troops. Trained well, but, as well as tank units APU, used for fire support to infantry. In contrast to the APU militia cherish their tanks and infantry cover, so losses of military equipment is incomparable.

Artillery - highly trained, well-organized, which took a full course of training. Is responsible for this "northerners" and they did their job well.

Operational command of the militia also staffed by professionals who have special military education and experience of warfare in other hot spots. This headquarters is quite able to organize and carry out effective operations of scale division - the case, but here and start weaknesses militia.

The main weakness of the militia called in one word "Makhnovism."

At the time of my exit from the territory of the DNI is no unity of forces defending was not. And you have to give yourself a report that no "Army of New Russia" is not. Instead, it has dozens of units of varying sizes, weaponry and organization.

Ad Donetsk militia regular army in fact nothing has changed. At the same time, the number often is not only and not so much a measure of combat capability, as an indicator of the "weight" of a warlord in the controlled territory. As a consequence, each warlord independently solve the problem of supply of his squad. Everyone is looking for or builds its routes of exposure "humanitarian aid", and each builds its relations with the "PX".

And the "bigger" these channels than voluminous supply, the higher the "rank" field commander, and the greater the territory it controls. The saddest thing is that this access to the supply and control of the area are the main obstacles join forces. After all of the money on ammunition, food, communications, on salaries and bonuses militias - all this for the most part "fees" with "earth", like cars, homes, warehouses and so on. And the good when it is done at least "amicably" - the official fees for local businesses, but more often simply "spinning" - a rip-off, to put it simply.

When I was there, "dungeon" for stubborn "sponsors" were almost obligatory attribute of most large staffs militias. To unite under a single principle, it means losing weight, and losing supply channels and control over "the earth", which feeds almost all warlords. That is to lose a major source of contentment.

But even worse is the fact that under the guise of militias operating in the territory of New Russia "Indians" - dozens of ordinary gangs who literally terrorize the local population. Under the flags of the NPT, they are doing a complete mess - robbed, raped, murdered. There are whole villages that came under the control of "Indians" bespredelschik. And fight them too much is not conducted. Warlords not up to them, they are on their own territory share power and find out the relationship, and police and prosecutors in the DNI and LC are not.

Therefore, for a sufficiently large number of volunteers, and in August it was roughly about twenty thousand soldiers, their combat effectiveness is low. Militia good fight in the city, staunchly defend, but because of the "land of psychology" and the almost total incoordination to modern mobile warfare have little effect. Outside the towns and villages only militia led exploration and hold checkpoints on key roads, leaving no cover whole areas. Ukrainian command by the middle of July, found out this weakness, then razvedreydami their BTG groping such "gaps" in the defense of the local militia and conducted offensive, deeply wedging in defense militia. By mid-July, virtually the entire territory of the DNI and the LC was like chunks "incised" such attacks. Again, only the help of "northerners" turned these penetrations in "kettles" for APU themselves militia here only "cleaned out" after our work area, but smashed the retreating small detachments defeated APU.

North wind

It is often said that "northerners" saved from the destruction of the militia. Like, reinforcements arrived, when before winning APU remained almost a few hours. This svidomye bullxxxx! The situation in mid-August was heavy but not critical. At this point, the APU used almost all their reserves, and were bogged down heavy fighting in the northern suburbs of Donetsk, in the area of ​​Ilovaysk and on the outskirts of Lugansk in the area Novosvetlovka-Lutunino. Forces to cut the territory of New Russia at APU was gone, but the war is increasingly plunged into bloody chaos - in the combat zone were the most densely populated areas of the Donbas. Expense of civilians killed went to the hundreds. It was necessary to stop this massacre and force Ukraine to the cessation of hostilities and peace negotiations. For this operation has been developed and we have transgressed to its implementation.

Except for minor flaws, it all went like clockwork. The enemy could not just open our advancement and deployment, and found our presence only when we walked with him into direct contact. MAT have not been able to open our strength and therefore on Ukrainian reports still walk the most fantastic figures. Some Ukrainian military leaders agreed to the fact that the territory of Ukraine became as much a hundred thousand "northerners", that is complete nonsense!

No global challenges "to get to Kiev," we did not have. If you reduce everything to a single formula, the defeat and to create conditions for a cessation of hostilities and the start of negotiations.

On the "Northerners"

I am pleased with the actions of "northerners". I can say that they have demonstrated a high level of preparation and coordination. Worked fine intelligence, coped well with the tasks of the staffs at all levels,

In fact, the "northerners" demonstrated the type of warfare, which in the west is called "network-centric war." Constant movement, constant exploration, timely identification of goals and their timely fire damage. Suffice it to say that, despite the very limited area area of ​​combat operations, "northerners" almost never engage with the APU in direct interaction, were not fighting, they say, "face to face", defeating remotely. Only a few times, they say, were tied fights. The only case where a number of "northerners" were held captive by the APU, was the result of a violation of martial documents and sloppiness junior commanders.

On the "pot" under Ilovaiskaya.

The blame for this defeat and a huge loss lies entirely on the command ATO and the Southern Sector - first they are literally in the "hole" drove the whole group, not covering the flanks. Then, bogged down in urban combat, instead of getting around the city, began to pull off under a new BTG, so, apparently, wanted to raise a flag over it. Well, when you got hit in the flank, and the bill went to the clock, just confused, began to wait for instructions "from above", while the "pot" is not slammed.

After that, no distinct command we have not seen before. Inside the "pot" metal, suffering losses, the National Guard battalions and MAT, and outside the command did not even try to organize the blockade of its troops. And it was weird! We honestly were preparing for what will keep the external front, but they do not even twitched. Giving the impression that there struggling pretend that under Ilovaiskaya nothing happens and all by itself somehow will resolve.

Well resorbed ...

We had an order - as far as possible to avoid more victims. Therefore, almost immediately to the commanders surrounded by pieces brought our ultimatum - to all who lay down their arms and leave the equipment, guaranteed life in and out of the boiler to the.

Who is "encircled" everywhere voice that de, they were deceived, they were promised a corridor, but instead gouging artillery. This is again, nonsense! There was a specific ultimatum - leave in place all heavy weapons and equipment, and motor vehicles in a certain order leave. Instead, they started playing in the coolest Rangers. Build columns for a breakthrough - with tanks, armored personnel carriers, self-propelled guns. Everything that could not take, began to burn and disabling. We are behind all of this closely watched. Exploration constantly report. Again came to them - not tricky! Do you want to live, follow the conditions, leave, as defined - in the afternoon, without heavy machinery, in agreement and under control. All release! They again, "Yes! - Yes! "But as dusk, rushed to the mess, well, in fact, received. Almost no one left. Such a senseless loss of life, I could not imagine. Road death of some sort ...

Why was not taken Mariupol?

Most likely, just not enough time. But for me personally, one of the main problems was that it would take us "northerners", with all the problems - loss of full "flare" of our involvement, and all the "charms" assault on the city - the destruction of peaceful death residents. At the Ukrainian side in Mariupol Mariupol and under were up to a thousand of every kind "siloviki". Militias also at the time was barely enough for placing roadblocks and organizing front-line offensive - in fact intelligence, in which, moving forward militia "groping" centers of resistance, and then we moved up artillery picks open these sites. In the open field, this tactic was effective, but in a large city already could hardly work.

Therefore, for me personally, a truce was, to some extent, relieved. Yes, take the city wanted, but objectively assessing the strength, I realize that it will be very easy. Even on the environment and effective blockade forces lacked.

Time or a bad time?

It's hard to make such an assessment. Of course, we could still significantly expand the territory controlled by the host. At the time of the stoppage of active hostilities almost all the available command ATO either side were heavy fighting, or were defeated, and to cover the gap formed after the defeat of the boiler, it was just nothing. I think that will last fights for another week, and in front of Kiev would have stood up to his full height the prospect of military disaster and have only Ukrainian military commanders and political leaders know the real situation and to adequately assess risk.

But still, I think that most of the responsibility for the current state of affairs lies with those who held talks in Minsk. Position negotiators Donbass were much more prosperous and powerful than that of Kiev. Kiev, in fact, was forced to the world and beat them to it at that time was nothing. It was necessary to take on any conditions, otherwise you could lose a lot more. On the other hand, Russia has been under tremendous pressure from the West, and every day of the war only intensified it. It is clear that there is also put pressure on the negotiators.

As a result, signed what was signed. Oh, and carry a signed, the Ukrainian side almost immediately did not hurry.


What's next?

In my opinion, today there was a "provocative" Kyiv situation. Russia completes the withdrawal of its troops from the border regions in the RPE. And the threat that hung over Kiev seven months, ceases to be such. Fighting capacity of groups more or less restored. Defeated part again staffed with personnel and equipment. A reform of the rear. Been established combat training. Held engineering equipment assembly areas and key components of defense. And now to the political leadership of Ukraine and the command ATO dilemma - leave in the winter, to accept defeat in the spring and summer of the company, or try the last warm weeks to achieve at least some local victory but to balance its August rout. Plans such local operations indicates a sharp increase in group hanging over Lugansk, which now according to intelligence focused not less than six BTG, up to fifty to sixty tanks and guns and MLRS.

Another group concentrated in the Donetsk airport. It revealed to thirty to sixty tanks guns and MLRS, and up to two thousand infantry in different formats - from the "special forces" APU to "the National Guard." Shooting and constant attempts to squeeze the Ukrainian militia unit of area of ​​the airport may well be used as an excuse for the local occurrence in the area.

In my opinion, the most appropriate time - before the election day. So as a result of the onset can be easily converted into a political "public relations", or just after them - to distract people from the results. But the limiting factor is although formal, but compliance with the cease-fire, as well as the fear that is offensive, as well as the previous ones, will be destroyed and will end in defeat, as in Kiev there is no certainty in overcoming the consequences of the war crisis August to September .

If, however, until the second decade of November exacerbation does not happen, then we can expect the care of the conflict in "hibernation" - positional confrontation with artillery duels and active work of reconnaissance and sabotage units. This period - until April next year, each of the parties will use to strengthen its armed forces and prepare for the new spring - summer company. But this is a very distant prospect.
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Update1. Novorossia Sun: Voentorg earned, again went to the aid of relatively large volumes

Threatening configuration strike groups junta and their quantitative and qualitative superiority over the forces of BCH in the area of ​​potential sites breakout forces to take appropriate action.

As already stated earlier, Russia can not afford the military defeat of New Russia, and her death, that will be fraught with serious internal turmoil in Russia. Therefore, with the increasing threat, albeit with some delay, after a month's break Voentorg again involved in the work.

Plus you should not rule out a political factor - the negotiation deadlock in Milan, where the West was not able to persuade Putin to further concessions, strengthened the position of hardliners, so further overlap cranes PX could be considered unwise. At this stage, Voyentorg work from both sides.

Colonel Cassad

Alexander Nikishin
Central News Agency Novorossia
Novorus.info

[John Dolva]

The HRW's deputy director for the Europe and central Asia division has told RIA Novosti that the body will continue to press the Ukrainian government to join the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, banning the use, production or transfer of this kind of weapons.

MOSCOW, October 21. /TASS/. Russia’s State Duma has passed a bill banning the proliferation or public display of symbols and emblems of the organizations that have cooperated with the Nazis in the past or deny the results of the Nuremberg Trials.

The bill that was adopted in the second reading also introduces sanctions against those who encroach on its provisions. “Our objective is to become the center of an international antifascist movement that is called upon to rebuff in a most powerful manner the revenge-seeking forces, neo-Nazis and radical nationalists who are rising their heads now not in Ukraine only,” Duma’s deputy speaker Sergey Zheleznyak said.

“The events taking place in Ukraine are unfolding at the connivance of the governments and public quarters of many Western countries and big a number international organizations, including the ones that ascribe themselves to the sphere of human rights protection,” he said.

Zheleznyak called attention to the endorsement of ideology of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UIA), a paramilitary force of the World War II era, notorious for the extermination of Jews and ethnic Poles, as the state ideology of the nation, which lost more than 5 million peaceful civilians during the war. “The UIA had 139 types of execution of civilians and its masterminds took pride in it,” he said.

Zheleznyak recalled that October 14, the date of foundation of the UIA, has been declared Fatherland Defender Day, a national holiday.

[John Dolva]

Today turned out to contact the person of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, which supports our struggle. Had a long talk.

EdinoUkraina plans to continue fighting immediately after the elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine VIII convocation on October 26th.

Already formed three armored fist aimed at Donetsk. Two of them: Avdiyivka-Sands, Debalcevo. Impact will be inflicted only in Donetsk. The purpose of Kiev - to capture a significant portion of Donetsk swift blow in three directions. That Russia did not have time to respond and help New Russia. Such impact will dissipate a lot of armor and eliminate disparate militias within 2-3 days.

Kiev bet on surprise. And of meanness - to unilaterally terminate "truce." Today's brutal shelling of Donetsk, as well as the work of subversive groups enemy confirmation.

Without the existence of Donetsk Novorossia impossible. And Army Novorossia never, under any circumstances, be shelling residential areas of Donetsk, as do the punitive troops edinoUkrainy. Thus, our soldiers will be limited to a set of means of destruction edinoukrainskih punitive if they gain a foothold in the residential areas of Donetsk.

Because if edinoukrainskim troops will be able to log in Donetsk, at the New Russia remains very little chance of survival.

The situation is severe, I will not hide.

Re-post Vicky Top
Central News Agency Novorossia
Novorus.info

Brigade Commander "Ghost" Alex Brain spent on-line chat on Skype with several commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

On the Ukrainian side in the studio were the commanders of the armed units of the Ukrainian army - Camille Jacks, Alex Tsypko Vladimir Shilov.

As noted by the interlocutors themselves this dialogue - the first, at least, became public knowledge.

Discussion went on, not only in a peaceful way, but with a significant understanding. And, most importantly - the same understanding of several important positions.

Alexei Brain and commanders agreed on the fact that the war in the New Russia - the result of the policy, as one of the Ukrainian komnadirov "a handful of scoundrels", under which the sides have a common understanding of Ukrainian politicians and oligarchs.

The question - what should be done to stop the war, Brain said in plain text - clean Kiev.

"By and large, on the one hand, that the other side - the people of the common people. From the simple people that used gentlemen oligarchs as the home of the Colosseum, "- he said.

"Ideas Maidana not really disagree with our", - said Brain.

"We are not fighting with the Ukrainian people, not with the government, we are fighting for justice, honesty. We oppose the oligarchy in power. Media somehow say that we Chechens and all the rest, - he said, refuting this statement, pointing out that, in general, fighting locals. - Firstly, there are the French, the Spaniards, there are Ukrainians. It's not mercenaries. Are volunteers. Over the entire period of hostilities our militia has not received a dime, "- he said.

"It (the civil war) may stop after clearing the Verkhovna Rada and the government offices. Sitting as g ... a. Not only is drinking juice from the people, but also destroys the left and right. If Ukraine is really popular that laws are respected in it, that everything was in honor, conscience and justice. If we can do it, then do not need any LC or DNR, and let it be a single Ukraine, but it should be clear from the xxxx ... "- said Brain.

Curiously, the commanders of Ukrainian him not objected in fact, but it is not able to identify - and how to do it?

For all the military actions in the dialogue between Novorossia the real representatives of the military opponents. And not at the level of "bosses", but at the level if I may say so, mid-level managers. That is, those who actually fight and those who make up the majority of the warring camps.



Sergey Volodin
Central News Agency Novorossia
Novorus.info

[John Dolva]

Igor Ivanovich told about the impending attack on the Ukrainian punitive Donetsk and appealed to the representatives of all the Russian services, regulatory conditions under which the Minsk Agreement.

Igor Gunmen requests to bring his statement to the widest possible public.



At the moment to me continued supply information on the preparation of the offensive of the armed forces of Ukraine and gangs of so-called "National Guard" in Donetsk. In recent days, the enemy sharply intensified activities of their intelligence groups, as well as artillery strikes against militias, residential areas and industrial enterprises.

Massively used heavy multiple rocket launchers, heavy artillery and tactical missiles "Tochka-U". Victims of the population during the so-called "truce" higher than those in the period of active hostilities month ago. Two striking forces of the enemy, having clearly offensive configuration, aimed at DNR capital from the north-west and south-west.

Third, concentrated in the area Debalcevo, can strike at the miners or deeper - at Red Ray and anthracite to go to the border with Russia through the least covered by the host of the DNI and LC areas and immediately bring it under control, cutting off all supplies from the militia.

If all data collected by the Ukrainian side will force simultaneously and aggressively thrown into battle, the numerically small, poorly armed and poorly managed part of the militia without direct Russian assistance would be quickly defeated and the New Russia will cease to exist as soon as the people.

Based on available data at my disposal, as well as information and analysis of competent experts predict that the attack of Ukrainian troops will be primarily aimed at the capture of the city of Donetsk and directly MAKEEVKA agglomeration which is the largest and most important in the region.

The reason for the attack can be any provocation, to arrange that Kiev junta learned masterful. The attack can only be swift and decisive, designed to achieve results quickly, because otherwise it loses all meaning. The Ukrainian side is well aware that if the operation will slow down, there is a high likelihood of Russian intervention.

Grab Donetsk or at least part of it before the Russian government decides to intervene - that is the APU. And then it will be possible to declare a unilateral ceasefire and access to the United States and Europe with a statement of commitment to resolve the conflict by peaceful means.

The main thing - do not give the Russian government time to make adequate decisions. And the fact that until recently deter a military response to the Ukrainian aggression must ensure the same person who had recently stopped the attack on the already left the Ukrainian part of Mariupol.

Simply put, Kiev has decided to take a risk - quick hit and then again "make peace", but on their own terms (because without Donetsk, or with capital divided the front line of any sovereignty Novorossia out of the question in principle). If the plan is successfully implemented, it will be the largest military-political defeat of the Russian Federation since 1991 and will cause serious internal political turmoil.

In this regard, I appeal to all members of the Russian services, regulatory conditions under which the Minsk Agreement: pay attention to the plans of Ukrainian punitive and inform the President about the likely consequences of their implementation for the Russian people of Donbass and Russia.

Alexander Nikishin
Central News Agency Novorossia
Novorus.info

VIENNA, October 22. /TASS/. Observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) failed to establish what weapons were used to deliver a strike on the Donetsk chemical plant because of the risk of coming under artillery fire, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission said in a report.

The Mission’s report of October 20 was put on the website on Wednesday.

Observers confirm that “at 12:08hrs the SMM heard a loud explosion originating from the Kuibyshev district (7km west of Donetsk airport).”

MOSCOW, October 22. /TASS/. A Human Rights Watch report on Ukrainian army’ use of cluster bombs in the country's troubled south-east proves "the real nature" of Kiev's military activity, Russian Foreign Ministry human rights commissioner Konstantin Dolgov told TASS on Wednesday.

“This is one more alarming sign that deserves most serious attention,” he said. “(This is) further evidence of the real nature of a punitive Kiev operation that has deliberately claimed many civilians' lives". Russia's Investigative Committee was continuing its investigation, he said.

[John Dolva]

Luhansk, October 22. /TASS/. Self-proclaimed unrecognized Luhansk People’s Republic, which is located on the territory of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, changes over to Moscow time on the night from Saturday, October 25, to Sunday, October 26, says a decree that was signed on Wednesday by the acting head of the republic, Igor Plotnitsky.

“Moscow Standard Time (UTC plus 3 hours) shall be introduced on the territory of the Luhansk People’s Republic as of 03:00 hours October 26, 2014,” the document says.

On Tuesday, parliament speaker of another East-Ukrainian self-declared unrecognized state entity, Donetsk People’s Republic, said it was about to change over to enter the Moscow time zone shortly. As the main reason for a transition to the Moscow time zone, Boris Litvinov, the legislature speaker named the fact that Moscow and Donetsk are really located in the same time zone geographically.

Alexander Zakharchenko, the Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic, said earlier this week in the city of Novoazovsk: "We'll move into a time zone of our own and will live accordingly, and we'll meet the New Year (2015) living by the Moscow time."

At present, the two republics are living by the East-European Daylight Saving Time, which is officially adopted as Ukraine’s time and is one hour behind Moscow time.

[John Dolva]

People's Republic of Lugansk started full replacement Ukrainian state symbols on their own.

"On October 22, in the People's Republic of Lugansk begins campaign for the complete replacement of Ukrainian state symbols ... this work has already started spontaneously, and now gets nationwide scale. Planned to start the action on the repainting of public infrastructure of the" yellow-Blakitnogo "colors in the colors of the flag LC" - According to the press center.

The action will be carried out by volunteers. Approve new symbol will have a new People's Council, which will choose the November 2nd.
Central News Agency Novorossia
Novorus.info

[John Dolva]

British journalist Graham Phillips visited the training base of the brigade "East" Army of Donetsk National Republic.

Journalist captured by militiamen under the guidance of instructors learn quickly bring weapons to combat readiness, to take the correct body position for shooting and more.

Also instructor militia conducted a session on shooting from machine especially for Graham Phillips.

Anton Karamazov
Central News Agency Novorossia
Novorus.info

[John Dolva]

British journalist Graham Phillips visited the brigade positions "East" Army Donetsk People's Republic.

500 meters from the front line militia with the callsign "Scorpion" talked about a combat situation.

It is reported that Ukrainian soldiers are afraid to go to the assault positions militia DNR, but are constantly shelling out "castles" and artillery.

"Scorpion" said that the volunteer army against the People's Republic in the vicinity of the airport (Avdiyivka, Sands) Polish mercenaries fighting battalion "Donbass" and paratroopers from Nikolaev and Zhitomir.

Anton Karamazov
Central News Agency Novorossia
Novorus.info

[John Dolva]

WARSAW, October 23 /TASS/. Dozens of Poles rallied outside the Ukrainian embassy in Kiev in protest against the Kiev authorities’ policy of glorification of fascists and fascist ideology in Ukraine.

“We, representatives of the families of about 200,000 Poles killed by the OUN-UPA (the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists-the Ukrainian Insurgent Army) and the Galicia SS division during WWII, as well as representatives of public and religious organizations are staging this all-Polish action to protest against the policy of the Ukraine authorities to glorify criminal gangs that committed genocide,” the protesters said in their address to Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko.

The OUN-UPA fighters massively killed Polish citizens, Jews, Armenians, Czechs, gypsies and Ukrainian anti-fascists as well as representatives of other peoples during WWII.

“The glorification of those criminals is humiliating the memory of the dead and is giving rise to protest moods among the living relatives of the victims and all people of conscience. It is impossible that in the 21st century state bodies and other organizations in Ukraine, a country that wants to establish closer ties with the European Union, are admiring these fascist groups and are spreading their criminal thoughts in schools and universities,” the Polish activists said. They added that it was impossible to build a Ukrainian state or good relations in Central and Eastern Europe on the cult of ideology based on fanaticism and terror that had led to the death of hundreds of thousands of people.

DONETSK, October 23. /TASS/. The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic suffers from an acute drug shortage and expects Russia’s help in supplying them.

“Supplies of medications from Ukraine have been suspended or even cancelled,” DPR deputy chairman of the Supreme Council Alexander Karaman told reporters on Thursday.

DPR Health Minister Viktor Kuchkovoy said that the republic’s government submitted a request to Russia for delivering another batch of humanitarian aid, specifying that supplies of medications are of crucial importance.

“We have held talks with our counterparts from Russia,” the minister said. “We are listing a bid for needed drugs and next week we are awaiting a first batch of medicine from Russia.”

MOSCOW, October 23 /TASS/. The use of cluster munitions in Ukraine is a crime, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday.

Lukashevich said the Human Rights Watch report on the use of cluster bombs by government forces in Ukraine reveals the barbaric nature of the military operation in eastern Ukraine.

The left in Ukraine and the origins of Borotba

By Greg Butterfield on October 22, 2014

Interview with Borotba leader Victor Shapinov, Part 2

Borotba leader Victor Shapinov
WW photo: Greg Butterfield

Simferopol, Crimea — On Sept. 22, Workers World conducted an extensive interview with Victor Shapinov, a coordinator and leading theoretician of the Marxist organization Union Borotba (Struggle) of Ukraine. Shapinov currently lives in exile with other Borotba activists in Crimea, under threat of arrest from the U.S.-backed coup regime in Kiev. Additional installments of the interview will appear in coming weeks.

Workers World: Tell us about your background and the founding of Union Borotba.

Victor Shapinov: I was born in Russia near Moscow, where I also went to school and university. At age 18 I joined the communist movement and the Russian Communist Workers Party (RKRP), which still exists.

For several years, I communicated with Ukrainian leftist and communist militants. In Russia, it was not the best time for left activities. There was a lot of repression. So in 2005, I moved to Kiev and began to organize there, mostly with former members of the Communist Party of Ukraine (KPU). In this way I began to work with Sergei Kirichuk and others who later participated in founding our movement.

In the late 1990s, the Communist Party was very popular. Many people believed that its chairperson, Peter Simonenko, could win the presidency. But the party leadership was very passive and always wanted to make deals with the bourgeois camp of Ukrainian politics. Grassroots activists were very upset, especially the young members, and there were a lot of splits from the KPU at this time.

We always tried to bring these forces together in some way. So we formed the Che Guevara Youth Movement, which became famous for organizing a rally against privatization and for renationalization of big factories. It was the biggest anti-capitalist mobilization ever held in Kiev [since the breakup of the Soviet Union — WW].

Afterward, we set up the Organization of Marxists of Ukraine. It was the result of the merger of several groups. It turned out to be very broad and academic, and not very revolutionary.

After assessing the development of this organization, and following further splits in the Communist Party, we were able to found the Borotba movement. We began this work in 2011 and held our founding congress in May 2012.

It’s important to explain about the Communist Party of Ukraine. At that time, its leadership was always seeking alliances in parliament with whichever capitalist party was strongest. Not many people in the West know this, but before allying with the Party of Regions of [deposed President Victor] Yanukovich, they were partners with the party of Yulia Timoshenko [far-right politician associated with the 2004 “Orange Revolution” and today part of the Kiev junta].

It was an unprincipled position by the KPU leadership, and for us, it meant we couldn’t just be the left wing of the Communist Party. Besides, comrades who wanted to be the left wing of the party were always swept out. Every year groups of good communists were expelled.

Alexei Albu, one of our comrades, was a left-wing leader of the Communist Party and Komsomol, the communist youth organization, in Odessa. He resigned and joined in organizing Borotba. Other militants in Odessa followed his example.

We focused on organizing within the labor movement. But by late 2012 and early 2013, the issue of fascism and radical nationalism came to the fore. Borotba was the first party to organize a protest against the fascist Svoboda Party entering parliament. We held a rally of 500 people in Kiev.

We never supported the Yanukovich regime, though, because we knew it was one of the reasons for the rise of the far right. Its politics were directed only to the interests of the biggest businesses, the so-called oligarchy. It bestowed money and power on the oligarchic groups, and these in turn supported the neo-Nazis. We could see that the fascists were an instrument that they used in politics.

WW: Borotba seems unique in the post-Soviet left in bringing Marxists from many backgrounds and historical currents into a united communist organization. How were you able to achieve that?

VS: We worked hard on it. It involved both theoretical and organizational work.

From the theoretical side, we tried to focus on the contradictions that exist in society now and analyze them from the point of view of Marxism.

We see that the splits that were part of the communist movement in the past are not so important now, or we see them in a very different way. We saw that there were some groups that are like reconstructors [this term refers to people who re-enact historic military battles, like Civil War re-enactors in the U.S.]. They want to refight the old battles.

We don’t want to be like this. We want to make real politics for the working class and oppressed peoples, and not play at being Stalin, or Trotsky, or Mao Zedong, or whatever. Because those people did not play at being Marx or the Jacobins. They made revolutionary politics for their times.

From the organizational side, when we started to create Borotba, we decided to try and look upon ourselves and what we were doing through the eyes of the people, not through the eyes of competing leftist groups.

How do the common people see us? That is a practical criterion for our work, not the opinions of some publications that spend all their time critiquing other leftists. If you don’t waste a lot of time on that, you have more time to observe how the people see you and how to reach them.

Even how bourgeois journalists see us is more important. How will they try to show our activities? Because the majority of people watch television or read the bourgeois press, it is important how we are represented to them.

Even if they write that we are “communist bastards,” it will be very good. Many people who are our potential supporters don’t believe in the capitalist media. But they see only the capitalist media because they don’t have any alternative. So if they read that we are bad, maybe they will think we are good!

It’s a question of how to use the possibilities offered by bourgeois politics and the bourgeois media to promote our work. Don’t be a sectarian who only goes to a picket line with their own newspaper to sell and tune everything else out.

I can’t say that we were so successful in these things, because the situation in Ukraine gave us very little time to realize our plans.

Next: Part 3 — After the coup: Borotba and the AntiMaidan movement

[John Dolva]

The network has a message from volunteer Prokhorov that "last night to the north-east of Mariupol covered group punitive battalion" Hail Mary "- destroyed several militants. At the head of department - D. Korchinskiy who voluntarily left Shakhtyorsk connection with his accomplices to the regiment "Azov".

Reported fighting in the brewery and on the outskirts. By note of militias intensified guerrillas who hold punitive in constant tension.

Punitive battalion commander "Holy Mary" Dmitry Lynko reports on his page on Facebook: «began intensive shelling from two directions in the direction of Mariupol. At the same time beating near Pavlopolya (dam reservoir) and Kominternovo.

Beating actively and accurately. No casualties and injuries has no information. Such activity was not long. Ready to break through the reservoir. It can pass the tanks. "

In the city of the panic. Among the collaborators are rapidly spreading rumors that the city has a group avengers disguised as occupiers.

According to experts, more active reconnaissance militias that act intensively in the city. It seems that there is a preparation for the assault.

Sergey Volodin
Central News Agency Novorossia
Novorus.info

Ukrainian army recovered from the summer losses in the coming days and is ready to begin a large-scale offensive in Donetsk.

This was reported by Igor Fusiliers and Prime Minister Alexander Zaharchenko DNR. A selection of Ukrainian security forces have soldiers and military equipment. Military waiting for the order.

According to radio intercepts and operational information intelligence forces DNR Ukrainian military can begin to storm Donetsk from four directions simultaneously.

Just Ukrainian security forces try to cut Novoazovsk and block the road Donetsk Shahtersk, they will have to strike out Debalcevo.

Now the big question - will decide whether the headquarters of the so-called anti-terrorist operation to give the order the military to storm the city.

A preparation for a possible assault really underway. As part of the combined battalion tactical groups of Ukrainian law enforcers, they are about the city more than a decade, there are motorized infantry, there are militants of the radical organization "Right sector" and territorial volunteer battalions.

Radicals, according to experts, the most motivated to continue the war, but poorly trained.


Independent expert Alexander Zapolskis believes that the total number of forces and means that Kiev could use the expected "big and decisive offensive" is 38.250 soldiers and officers.

Plus a certain amount of logistics structures, such as the individual's mouth communication, staff officers, engineer battalions, field repair centers, medical mouth, etc., which do not participate in the battle.

On their arms, there are about 220 tanks, 600 light armored all kinds and types (including non-working frankly rubbish), and up to 350 pieces, mortars and multiple rocket launchers. With virtually no strategic reserves.

In this attack, probably not as before, on all fronts. Only one site. Because there is a greater force.

Sergey Volodin
Central News Agency Novorossia
Novorus.info

Ukrainian army recovered from the summer losses in the coming days and is ready to begin a large-scale offensive in Donetsk.

This was reported by Igor Fusiliers and Prime Minister Alexander Zaharchenko DNR. A selection of Ukrainian security forces have soldiers and military equipment. Military waiting for the order.

According to radio intercepts and operational information intelligence forces DNR Ukrainian military can begin to storm Donetsk from four directions simultaneously.

Just Ukrainian security forces try to cut Novoazovsk and block the road Donetsk Shahtersk, they will have to strike out Debalcevo.

Now the big question - will decide whether the headquarters of the so-called anti-terrorist operation to give the order the military to storm the city.

A preparation for a possible assault really underway. As part of the combined battalion tactical groups of Ukrainian law enforcers, they are about the city more than a decade, there are motorized infantry, there are militants of the radical organization "Right sector" and territorial volunteer battalions.

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Independent expert Alexander Zapolskis believes that the total number of forces and means that Kiev could use the expected "big and decisive offensive" is 38.250 soldiers and officers.

Plus a certain amount of logistics structures, such as the individual's mouth communication, staff officers, engineer battalions, field repair centers, medical mouth, etc., which do not participate in the battle.

On their arms, there are about 220 tanks, 600 light armored all kinds and types (including non-working frankly rubbish), and up to 350 pieces, mortars and multiple rocket launchers. With virtually no strategic reserves.

In this attack, probably not as before, on all fronts. Only one site. Because there is a greater force.

Sergey Volodin
Central News Agency Novorossia
Novorus.info

[John Dolva]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c1hukeJfLM#t=66

First Minister of Defence of People's Republic of Donetsk Igor Gunmen spoke in response to criticism about his video.

"In response to all the comments say briefly:

1) The movie itself is not pleasant, but it is recorded it on video with a single purpose - to demonstrate that the text belongs to me and not Dugin or El Murid, or anyone else. He wrote himself;

2) is not in the form of speaking, because of the FSB discharged as "no uniform" (as not to curry favor in the Armed Forces 20 "calendars" - a total of 18) and the Russian military uniforms in stock have no right to wear, and the shape of the sun, too, wearing a DNR I can not, because he was not enrolled in the order of them, and also dismissed - kind of like they did not serve at all. But it was a joke. In fact, I'm absolutely a civilian, unrelated to military action. And if A.Mozgovoy has every right in any circumstances to be in uniform, as he commanded the warring connection, I have no such right;

3) "auditions" for the speaker or politician is going to not take part. Perfectly understand that my performance in any given time is subject to "review under a magnifying glass," and criticized the hurricane in a wide range - from shirts and shifty eyes, to "memories of the flight from the Slavic" and "downing Boeing." Accordingly, as many believe, I am with every performance of "losing credibility and charisma." The answer is: I do not care and popularity, and "charisma" and all the other "image" thing.

I write and speak not to "get" out (save) popularity, and to draw attention to the dangerous situation in which there is the New Russia and my comrades. In this case, I think his own head, because of information-analytical departments behind me does not work. Accordingly, I can do something and make mistakes. "

Anton Karamazov
Central News Agency Novorossia
Novorus.info

In social networks, there are reports that the People's Republic of Donetsk militia began to take a defensive perimeter on Kiev Avenue in Donetsk.

"The drive from the area Miner Avenue Kiev closed. Concentration of people in camouflage with items like weapons "- write in social networks donchane.

"On the" Vilnius "block the way. Who knows why? "- According to local residents.

"In the North and near the" Oobzhory "on w / d put anti-aircraft guns in a kindergarten near the station teachers call parents to children taken away" - note donchane.

In turn, representatives of the militia reported that Kiev Donetsk Avenue towards the airport proceeded column of tanks.

Militias preparing for street fighting in the city. Tanks and anti-aircraft guns on the streets have already taken up positions.

Here's a new message that the junta is preparing the remaining aircraft for combat operations in the Donbass.

Sergey Volodin
Central News Agency Novorossia
Novorus.info

[John Dolva]

Greetings from Kiev, the city where the past year has been sent a lot of orders for crimes against humanity and genocide of our people.

I have never been particularly interested in history, I prefer funny comedy historical films, especially war. But today, looking at your videos of the New Russia, reading the news about the war in Donetsk and Luhansk, all the more eager to read about the exploits of our grandparents in distant 40-ies of XX century, to know the history, understand cause and effect. Read and draw the parallels.

Today I read a story of a girl Anne Frank. She was born in Germany and was an ethnic Jew. When it came to power, Hitler, her parents fled to the Netherlands, where lived quietly for some time. But then, in 1940, the Nazis occupied the Netherlands, and began cleaning: all Jews were ordered to assemble, and to go to the death camps. When Anna was 13 years old, the family had to give up, but they decided to flee. They took refuge in a house in Amsterdam at Prinsengracht, 263 Today, this house is a museum named Anne Frank became a symbol of brutality and crimes of the Nazis.

In this house, in small rooms, under the pressure of constant fear in inhuman conditions Frank family and a few Jews lived 25 (!!!) months. At the same time a small 13-year-old Anna began to keep a diary. Here is her account of the November 19, 1942: " The Germans call on every door and ask, not whether they live in the house of the Jews ... In the evening when it is dark, I can see the column of people with crying children. They come and go, showered blows and kicks that nearly knocked them off their feet. Nobody left - the elderly, infants, pregnant women, the sick - all set off in this deadly campaign . "

Anne Frank's story is not a happy ending. In 1944, after being denounced by some Dutch (and then for every Jew caught the Germans were given a reward - as much as 7.5 guilders) and found them all sent to the same death camp - Auschwitz. All children under 15 years immediately sent to the gas chambers, but at that time Anna had turned 15, and she was left to live, was the youngest inmate. She immediately fell seriously ill with scabies and suffered much.


We are always looking at the Second World War the same - as the winners, those who destroyed fascism. But today I am in Kiev every day from the window I hear "Glory to Ukraine - Glory to Heroes" and today I look at this story from the other side, ask another question. How life was then, in 1944, the Dutch? How they felt when riding on public transport, in which the Jews were forbidden to ride? As they looked at those columns with crying children who were driven to death camps? Normally, or with contempt? With sympathy or joy? How was it comfortable to sleep in beds, eat a hot meal, sit at tables with clean tablecloths, knowing that the next, almost around the corner, there is a terrible mockery of these same people, as they are just different nationality?

Today, when I go to the supermarket in Kiev, I look people in the eye. How they live, knowing that people are dying in Donetsk? Ordinary, good, funny people! As they buy cheese or foie gras, and then eat it for news from Lugansk, where my grandmother sat on the month a bomb shelter? How to choose the more expensive cognac or champagne to celebrate the anniversary, knowing that somewhere out there, just 500 km in children is not possible to get at least a piece of candy for a birthday? What they think, what they want? As they sleep on white sheets and bathed in a hot shower? How shall their conscience all this?

Pain and disappointment spread over my mind, when I look at the intellectuals of Kiev, managers and directors, lawyers and economists, teachers and doctors. Not all, but almost all. Because they have no shadow of compassion. For them, all the sacrifices and losses in the Donbas - this pattern. They see themselves as winners Evromaydana, do not feel guilty and do not even think about it. And for some, especially - "patriotic hit by" Donetsk people become a way of obstacles, which does not allow them to get to the great, beautiful European future. "You have to throw back a nuclear bomb - at the Donetsk, and be done with it," - I hear a guy's voice behind him. He speaks brand new IPhone: «Yes, all normal people have already gone out, and the rest - the terrorists have them right." How strange, how many years have passed, and I personally was able to see who is behind 7.5 guilders able to sell a person's life and did not even flinch. While there, try this free.

But you know what, the warriors of New Russia, is among the locals and other people. As they were, for sure, and in the Netherlands in 1944. I think a lot of them and in the winery, and in Kharkov and Poltava and Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy. The farther to the remote, the more of them. They are simple people, most ordinary hardworking, nice, quiet, complaisant. They're not, they're not hit by a head nationalism. This crap is not flowing in their blood, and they do not understand the meaning of all these words. When shouting "Glory to Ukraine - Glory to the Heroes," they lowered his head and move aside. They nod and agree, they are disoriented and hypnotized, but even so, they do not fully understand where and what they involve. If today explode all television and radio stations in Ukraine and to give these people at least a day of freedom, they would have come out of hypnosis and easily figured out to where the truth lies, and where - a lie.

And yet there are people like me - who knows the truth, who loves the Russian world, who considers himself a real Russian man in the shower, but is afraid to say. Who plugs her mouth so as not to become a victim of the attacks, because about Putin "or bad, either get it." Who does not climb into the throat even just a piece of bread from the realization that today someone died because of the genocide in this vile, wretched, nasty Ukraine. Who shame for their own can not escape the thought that the blood of the children of Donbass and on his hands, just because he is now silent and afraid to squeak. Who burns with remorse that he, the heir to the grandparents, the real heroes, who were not afraid to stand up out of the trench in full growth and give your life just to expel the Nazis from the ground, now kneeling in front of a bunch of nasty freaks who shout praise yourself and urge all to call them heroes.


Anne Frank hid 25 months and did not wait for rescue, she was tortured in the middle of March 1945. Before his death, 15-year-old girl is completely bald, suffered greatly and lost the will to live. She did not wait for some two months before the liberation from the fascist plague.

As a girl Anne Frank in Amsterdam wrote her diary 70 years ago, and I am now in Kiev write to you my letter. I understand that it will not kill me here and not be tortured, as Anne Frank, but today is a crime worse than physical death: we, the ordinary Russian people, tortured psychologically disorienting, instill hatred in the hearts to ourselves, instill shame in its history , stipulate the real heroes. And we are gradually turning into a very real fascists. And it seems that it never end!

Guys, warriors of New Russia, I pray you, do not abandon us, the rest of Ukraine. Do not let zazombirovat to the end, do not leave it for destruction. Please help !!!!!

I'll be waiting for you. And I believe that the wait.


Victoria, the hero-city Kyiv
Central News Agency Novorossia
Novorus.info

Head of Government self-proclaimed People's Republic of Donetsk Alexander Zaharchenko at Thursday, October 23, met with the staff of one of the Donetsk hospitals. During the meeting, it was a message that media interpreted as a statement on the resumption of the offensive militia forces on the position of Ukrainian law enforcers.

Controlled Kiev troops do not respect "silent mode", announced in September - said the politician. For some time the militia tried to follow the contract, but now patience fighters exhausted. "Silent Mode" is observed only by us, - said Zakharchenko. On the day before yesterday and we started to respond. Yesterday and today it was quieter. "

«It was our will and our» [/ b]

According to the Prime Minister of the DNI, the rebels south-east of the country are not going to leave in the hands of the Ukrainian military town, previously repulsed by security forces: Kramators'k, Mariupol, Slavic. And because of this it is possible that soon the territories of Donbass and Luhansk region again begin heavy fighting.

"Kramators'k, Mariupol and Slavic - they will be ours. We are going to pick them up, to regain. So it can not be excluded even heavy fighting "- quoted Zaharchenko" Interfax ".

Earlier, three days ago, Prime DNR in conversation with journalists regretted that the negotiations with the Ukrainian side is impossible to translate into civilian plane. Finally, the impossibility of dialogue became clear after the bombing of Donetsk.

October 20, at noon, in the urban plant chemicals rocket hit the security forces released, presumably because of the complex "Tochka-U".

"The explosion was of such power that, in homes, over a distance of a few kilometers away, windows were broken," - said the head of the Political Department of the Ministry of Defense DNI Edward Basurin. Zaharchenko just commenting on the situation, said: "For sure there is no talk about a truce, with the security forces, we, of course, to the negotiating table to sit down at all can not."

In the night from Wednesday to Thursday, Oct. 23, according to the press center of Ukrainian "anti-terrorist" operations, the militia tried to storm the control tower at the airport in Donetsk. There have also been clashes in the area of ​​the village Novolaspa.

tripped ahead of the curve? [/ B]

Noteworthy that just the day before, the day before the announcement of the resumption of hostilities by militias, appeared on the Internet a video message ex-chief of the armed forces of the DNI Igor Strelkov. It was a few months ago, he organized the defense Sloviansk, led troops fighting the DNI, and in mid-August, was dismissed in-chief of the breakaway republic.

In a message addressed including the highest levels of the Russian government, the Gunmen strongly warns the Russian leadership and President Vladimir Putin that Kiev and he controls the security forces preparing an operation to crush the New Russia.

According to the former chief, Ukrainian command engaged in the creation and preparation of the three army groups. Some time later, they hit simultaneously in two directions, to capture the most important outposts militias: Makeyevka and Donetsk. After that, I am convinced Gunmen Kyiv to announce a unilateral ceasefire and seek a truce already on its own terms.

If the Ukrainian military and leadership will be able to implement this plan, it will result in grave consequences "for the Russian people and Russia's Donbass," - said the Gunmen. "This will be the largest military and political defeat of the Russian Federation since 1991, and will cause serious internal political turmoil," - he stressed.

militias city, Russia sanctions [/ b]

The fact that the other party violates the ceasefire, the Kiev authorities and supporters of the self-proclaimed republics began to blame each other from the September 5, when the south-east of the country officially came into effect a truce. Despite this, international observers have noted that, in comparison with what was happening in the Luhansk region and in the Donbass in the spring and summer, the situation has greatly improved. Although the same UN admits that during the truce in problem areas continue to die people. Over the last month, - According to official sources, - the victims were no less than three hundred.

Control of Slavic and Kramatorsk Ukrainian military established in early July. Division militia then retreated to Donetsk. As for Mariupol, in April his supporters seized the breakaway republics, but in June recaptured Ukrainian troops. Since then, the situation in the vicinity of the city remains extremely troubled.

Observers Western media reported that the EU is ready to introduce additional sanctions against Russia if the militia again otvoyuyut city listed Zaharchenko, or control over the airport in Donetsk. But it seems that these threats do not scare nobody.

Source: Internet media prepared
Tatiana Dobrodeeva.
Central News Agency Novorossia
Novorus.info

[John Dolva]

MOSCOW, October 25. /TASS/. Russia speaks in favor of establishing contacts between the Kiev government and representatives of the East-Ukrainian self-proclaimed Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics for the purpose of national concord in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang.

© ITAR-TASS/Alexei Nikolsky

Implementation of Minsk agreements going uneasy — Lavrov

He said in particular that the main thing today is to eliminate the acutest crisis in Ukraine.

“Practical prerequisites exist for this today,” Lavrov went on.

“The accords reached in Minsk on September 5 and September 19 and the process of assuring a consistent ceasefire, disengagement of the warring sides, the pullout of heavy weaponry, and effectuation of monitoring under the auspices of the OSCE (a European security organization - TASS) play a crucial role in setting the scene for a durable peace settlement in Ukraine,” he said.

“As for now, it’s important to support the budding contacts between officials of the Kiev government and officials of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and to launch an all-embracing political dialogue to tap the ways of national concord and to hold a constitutional reform that would embrace all the regions and political forces in Ukraine in line with Kiev’s obligations under the April 17, 2014, Geneva statement,” Lavrov said.

He recalled that the decision by legitimate President Viktor Yanukovich to put off the signing of the economic chapter of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement last autumn was used for unleashing the anti-government demonstrations in Kiev.

On the face of it, Russia, the EU and Ukraine took an essentially identical decision “to postpone implementation of economic articles of the AA for more than a year.”

“A question arises then on why someone needed to support an anti-constitutional state coup in Kiev that relied on the support of ultranationalist and neo-Nazi forces, to destroy the fragile balance in Ukrainian society, and to push the country into the perils of a fratricidal conflict?” Lavrov said.

Moscow has never called into question Ukraine’s right to build relations of partnership with the EU but it believes this partnership should not do damage to Russia or its partners in the Customs Union and should not create bypass channels for an inflow of cheap European imports into Russia, he said.

“We hope the forthcoming talks will make it possible to find mutually acceptable clues to these dilemmas,” Lavrov said.

[John Dolva]

Expert of the National Center for Strategic Studies in Warsaw, the Polish Army lieutenant colonel Krzysztof Guy said that the conflict over Ukraine truth on the side of Vladimir Putin.

Commenting on the participation in the "anti-terrorist operation" (ATO) Ukrainian volunteer battalions, K. Guy said: "I am not a Russophile ... But Putin is absolutely right, they must be fought because of them to Europe in flames of fire. Today's volunteer battalions National Guard under - the ideological descendants of UPA and SS Division "Galicia". Both the first and the second makes great military successes in the fight against the civilian population.

Guy recalled that the SS Division "Galicia" 95% of the time spent in the rear, killing civilians and 5% of the time fought against the Red Army (was soundly defeated in the first battle under Brordami). Having become famous executions of civilians (the same burnt Poles Huta Penyatskoy) and struggle with Slovak partisans.

Speaking of the punishers of the battalion "Azov" with swastikas on their helmets, K. Guy said: "These people on their heads Polish helmets. These helmets are manufactured in Poland and quite legally granted to them. So much so, that on the elements of the Polish uniforms worn Nazi symbols ".

And it was not necessary to supply the Nazis legally helmets. And only if the helmet? Gay Warsaw to Ukrainian nationalist formations known to all. And, therefore, Poland is directly responsible for the revival of neo-Nazism in Europe, once the Polish politicians and the Maidan during the first 2004 and the second during 2014 are always on the side of Ukrainian neo-Nazis.

Sergey Volodin
Central News Agency Novorossia
Novorus.info

[John Dolva]

DONETSK, October 25 (RIA Novosti) - Authorities in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk said in a statement that a calm set in Saturday evening in the besieged city after a day of sporadic shelling.

"The situation so far has not changed. It is calm in the districts, there have been no reports of hostilities. The transport system, community services and shops are working as usual," a statement posted on the webpage of the Donetsk City administration said.

Earlier in the day, Donetsk authorities reported that several city districts were targeted by the Ukrainian Army for artillery attacks. The shelling wounded four residents and killed a 100-year-old woman in her house. The centennial died of a wound after being hit by shell fragments, Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti.