Dmitry Tymchuk, Head of the Center for Military and Political Research, Coordinator of the Information Resistance group, Member of Parliament (People’s Front)
11.06.2015
Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine
Operational data from Information Resistance:
High levels of activity by Russian-terrorist forces in the anti-terrorist operation [ATO] zone have been noted. In addition to small arms (heavy machine guns included), miltants over the past 24 hours used AGS-17 and AGS-21 automatic stand-mounted grenade launchers, SPG-9 “Kopye” heavy antitank grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars and ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft systems. At the same time, there was a dramatic increase across several sectors in the number of attempts by enemy forces’ sabotage and reconnaissance groups [DRG] to infiltrate the ATO forces’ rear.
Militants opened fire on Ukrainian troop positions near Krasnohorivka, Opytne, Vodyane, Pisky, Mar’inka, Avdiivka and further north (near Novhorodske). Enemy sniper groups were active as observed in the Avdiivka area.
The strongholds and advanced positions of the ATO forces near Shchastya and Trokhizbenka came under fire several times (four mortars and three AGS-17s were used).
In coastal regions, militants fired high-explosive shells from SPG-9s in several localities (Hranitne, north of Sakhanka, Chermalyk, Mykolaivka). The same weaponry was used by terrorists near Shumy and Novhorodske.
The presence of heavy armor was observed in the Kyivskyi district of Donetsk, despite militants’ assertions that it had been withdrawn. The IR group’s network
recorded four terrorist tanks near the “Tochmash” plant, and two more tanks near the “Monolith” stadium.
North of Staromykhailivka (Donetsk), militants are using construction equipment to equip positions for armored vehicles and mortar troop units. Four BTR-80 armored personnel carriers and six MT-LB light-armored multi-purpose transporter trucks were seen transferring to the area.
A Russian-terrorist forces “back-up battalion,” part of the so-called “Horlivka garrison,” was deployed at the front line north of Horlivka (between the Maiorske automobile market and Holmivskyi). The battalion’s sub-units (“motorised infantry companies”) have been deployed in a double-echelon configuration (two companies in front, one company behind). These forces have twenty eight armored vehicles at their disposal.
A Russian Spetsnaz DRG group (up to 15 personnel) set out on a “raid” in the direction of Pisky from its permanent place of deployment (Rozy Lyuksemburh [Rosa Luxemburg] St., Donetsk). A DRG unit from the “Vostok” battalion (up to 20 men) left Mospyne (where it is deployed in Secondary School No. 154), bound for Mar’inka. Two DRG units (up to 25 men in each) departed from Debaltseve to penetrate the ATO forces’ operational and tactical rear, disguised as refugees and holding documents identifying them as Ukrainian citizens.
As directed by the leadership of the Russian Federation Armed Forces, dead militants from the “Donetsk People’s Republic [DNR] Army” are being “dismissed” retroactively to try to conceal troop losses.
Official units of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces [GRU] of the Russian Federation operating in Donbas have joined forces to co-ordinate their operations in the ATO zone (to gather intelligence), and in other oblasts of Ukraine (to prepare and execute terrorist attacks and sabotage). The two intelligence services have set up a joint coordination center in Donetsk.
The “DNR” ringleaders are planning to “rehabilitate” members of illegal armed gangs from among the so-called “Cossack units” disbanded in May 2015. Some of these “Cossacks” are still held in detention facility no. 5, in occupied Donetsk. Special commissions are expected to be set up to review the cases of arrested Cossack militants.
“Food rations” from Rinat Akhmetov’s “We Will Help” (“Pomozhem”) foundation are being distributed in occupied areas of Donetsk oblast to employees of the so-called “DNR Ministry of State Security.”
Mural in Kyiv. (via @kievtypical)
Source: Dmitry Tymchuk FB
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Voices of Ukraine 
It appears like the proxy forces of the Kremlin of Russia are not interested in the so-called “Minsk truce” despite the much advertised diplomatic talks held by four foreign ministers recently in Berlin. The German FM Steinmeier now advertises that the Minsk truce has been a success. However, his talks are very cheap and means almost nothing in reality.
The economic difficulty the country of Steinmeier has been experiencing now includes the international scandal of the VW corporation not only the crisis of immigrants from the Middle East. And these economic burdens will not go away for a long time. If so, the well-known selfish German politicians like Steinmeier and his company will continue to undermine the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Ukraine in all possible ways in the coming days. No matter how it may appear ridiculous, these politicians will try to push further to “lift sanction” for the benefit of the Kremlin in the near future.
Basically, Germany is the country which will benefit from a free trade with Russia (including the free trade of military products and techniques like before). After the “collapse” of the former E-Germany, the German industry managed to inherit the profitable trade between the Kremlin and the East Germans. So, Steinmeier and his company will do whatever they want to lift the sanction against Russia.
Unfortunately, the US and its NATO allies in the EU could not do anything to contain the Russian bombing campaign in Syria since it started about five weeks ago. The utter incompetence these countries presented in front of the eyes of the Kremlin as well as the international community naturally fuels the aggressive attitude of the Kremlin further.
On the other hand, the US, the UK and other NATO member countries did not try to supply Ukraine the much needed advanced weapons, either, unfortunately. Deterrence assures victory but the modern “leaders” of these countries appear to be too incompetent to deter and dissuade the aggressive Kremlin, unfortunately.
Therefore, the Russian guerilla forces in Donbas will even grow more and more aggressive in the coming days. Hopefully, the Ukrainian leadership understands such a problematic reality of today and will try to acquire the needed advanced weapons in any possible ways.