Good afternoon,
today, I will once again sum up the results of the activities of the LPR People’s Militia units for the past week, and also inform you of the situation on the contact line.
During the week, the LPR People’s Militia units carried out planned combat training exercises.
The main efforts were focused on improving the skills of commanders in the command of units in a counter-offensive battle.
The training objectives were achieved. In addition, the LPR People’s Militia units made preparations for tactical exercises scheduled for October 11.
In addition, engineering and de-mining units carried out mine clearance work of ​​power lines in the area of Zimogorye-Frunze.
As you already know, this week the Ukrainian side has not fulfilled the conditions for the implementation of the framework decision on the separation of forces and means, adopted by the trilateral Contact group on the settlement of the situation in Donbass.
On September 21st, 2016, according to this decision, in the period until October 5, the sides were supposed to withdraw their forces and means from the contact line in three designated areas:
in the locality of Petrovskoye of the DPR, and in the areas of the localities Zolotoye and Stanitsa Luganskaya of the LPR.
I want to state with full responsibility that our side had made all preparations and the LPR People’s Militia was ready to carry out a timely withdrawal of its units
from the contact line in the region of the locality Stanytsa Luganskaya and Zolotoye.
However, the Ukrainian side refused to withdraw its units from the locality of Stanytsa Luganskaya, thus disrupting the implementation of the conditions of the framework decision.
Thus, the withdrawal of forces and means has taken place only in the area near the locality of Zolotoye.
But, the work in this direction continues.
On October 5, the trilateral Contact group agreed in Minsk on another attempt to withdraw the forces
and means of the sides in the area of ​​the locality of Stanytsa Luganskaya on October 9.
We are ready to fulfil the conditions adopted by the framework decision,
and we hope that this time the Ukrainian side will fulfil its obligations on the withdrawal of their units.
At the same time, in order to aggravate the situation, the Ukrainian side has chosen the tactic of provocative actions, like shelling areas
in the rear of their troops by specially trained sabotage and reconnaissance groups or units placed at the front.
In particular, on October 7, 2016, in the area of the locality of Stanitsa Luganskaya,
a subversive UAF group was discovered,
which shelled their own positions with small arms and a homemade mortar.
Furthermore, near the area of ​​this subversive group’s activities,
the militia forces discovered caches with the aforementioned weapons.
After that, the back of the UAF units was shelled.
After this provocation, the militia positions were shelled with mortars,
and the ATO headquarters presented this information as a "forced return of fire".
There are other facts of similar provocations.
The situation on the contact line remains tense.
In the period from 2-8 October, the Ukrainian military violated the ceasefire 24 times.
The enemy opened fire from 120mm and 82mm mortars, infantry fighting vehicles, anti-aircraft systems,
an anti-tank missile complex, automatic grenade launchers and small arms. They launched 217 shells on the territory of the Republic.
As a result of the shelling of the locality of Sokolniki on October 2,
the LPR People’s Militia units suffered losses - one soldier killed and another three wounded with various severity.
In addition, the Ukrainian punishers shelled the LPR People’s Militia positions in the following regions:
Prince Igor monument in the Stanichno-Lugansky region, the localities of Kalinovo and Kalinovo-Borschevatoye, the localities of Logvinovo and Lozovoye.
The orders to open fire on the LPR People’s Militia positions were given to their units by the following war criminals:
the commander of the 93rd separate mechanized brigade of the UAF, Colonel Klochkov,
the commander of the 28th separate mechanized brigade of the UAF, Colonel Zubovsky,
the commander of the 54th separate mechanized brigade of the UAF, Colonel Lieutenant Gorbatyuk,
and the commander of the 9th battalion of the 59 separate mechanized infantry brigade of the UAF, Colonel Ivanov.
The Ukrainian military continue to actively conduct reconnaissance of our units positions, using UAVs, which is prohibited by the Minsk Agreements.
In particular, on October 3, in the locality of Vesyolaya Gora,
the OSCE mission observers documented a UAV of the UAF, the presence of which in this area is a violation of the Minsk Memorandum.
The UAV was flying at low altitude from the Kiev-controlled locality of Schastye,
then flew off in the direction of the locality of Tryokhizbenka.
UAF UAV flights were also recorded in the region of the localities Kalinovo and Lozovoye.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to violate the terms of placement of weapons and equipment at the sites of withdrawal,
as well as they use the ceasefire to build up the military potential of their units in the area of the so-called ATO.
These violations are documented daily by the OSCE mission international observers in their reports.
During the inspections of the sites of the UAF weapons and equipment storage,
the mission's representatives documented the withdrawal from them of the following equipment:
1 x MLRS BM-21 "Grad", 12 x towed D-30 howitzers, and 6 x towed 2B11 mortars "Sani".
In addition, at one of the storage sites, the UAF did not allow the observers
to record individual serial numbers of weapons and military equipment which,
apparently, the Ukrainian punishers intend to use for attacks on the territory of the LPR.
In the course of monitoring the compliance with the withdrawal of heavy weapons according to the Minsk Agreements, on October 2,
in the UAF-controlled locality of Stanytsa Luganskaya, in the vicinity of the contact line,
the OSCE representatives documented an infantry combat vehicle equipped with a "Konkurs" anti-missile system.
Trying to hide the buildup of forces and means,
the Ukrainian military deny the international observers the access to UAF military facilities.
In particular, on October 2, without any explanation, the UAF soldiers did not allow the OSCE observers to the area of ​​the bridge in the locality of Schastye.
This fact was reported by the OSCE representatives to the Joint Center for Coordination and Control.
On October 3, the UAF military, without any explanation,
did not allow the OSCE mission observers to the railway bridge in the locality of Stanytsa Luganskaya where,
according to our information, there is a camouflaged tank in a ditch.
According to our intelligence, weapons and equipment, not found in the storage sites,
are amassed and camouflaged on the UAF positions along the contact line.
In particular, in the zone of responsibility of the 59th separate mechanized infantry brigade of the UAF,
in the area of ​​the locality of Zolotaryovka, the Popasnyansky region,
there was detected a grouping of UAF equipment, namely, 3 x MLRS "Uragan", 9 x tanks, 2 x infantry fighting vehicles, and 10 x motor vehicles.
The ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to occur non-combat deaths of military personnel.
Over the past week, 10 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded.
The increased number of non-combat losses is associated with alcohol consumption among the UAF,
against the background of the planned postponement of mobilization in the conflict zone,
as well as the inability of ATO participants to obtain privileges promised by the Ukrainian President.
An example of non-combat losses in the ranks of the UAF is an incident that occurred this week in the locality of Schastye where,
from the explosion of an anti-personnel mine,
there were 2 seriously wounded soldiers of the 28th separate mechanized brigade, who were intoxicated by alcohol.
In the locality of Stanytsa Luganskaya, after drinking alcohol, soldiers of the UAF 28th separate mechanized brigade unloaded crates with grenades,
As a result of carelessness, one of the grenades exploded and 4 soldiers received injuries of varying severity.
In addition, in the area of the locality of Petrovka, as a result of hitting a mine,
there were 3 soldiers wounded from the UAF 28th separate mechanized brigade.
On October 2, as a result of a drunken fight, one soldier of the UAF 10th battalion of the 59th separate mechanized infantry brigade was stabbed.
On this occasion, I urge the Ukrainian military to refrain from participating in the fratricidal war waged by Ukraine's power, which is steeped in corruption.
The junta in Kiev that seized power in an armed coup, will never give up great profits that this war brings to them via the blood of ordinary Ukrainians.
Thank you for listening.