Novorossia/Ukraine update 1/20/2015 fighting had positional nature, without significant progress by the parties

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President of International Center of Geopolitic Analysis colonel general Leonid Ivashov believes that Ukrainian army prepares a big provocation against Russia. According to military expert 300 or more units of Ukrainian military equipment (MLRS “Grads”, RS “Tochka U”) are deployed on Arabatskaya Strelka, Kherson region. South Front comment: Arabatskaya Strelka is around Crimea, on the border with Russia. Further Right Sector’s militants started sabotage and intelligence activities in Crimea. “They know that Crimea is Russia. They have another task – to provoke conflict” said Ivashov. General is not exclude that war in Crimea will be provoked in next month. NATO’s country will join to this conflict. The military preparations are started not only for pressure on Russia. “The scenario is perfected in Iraq, Libia, Siria and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It’s going demonisation of Russian country and Russian leader, we are claimed the world threat. I don’t believe in Euromaidan by a chance. I get into the way to operate geopolitic. It’s the geopolitic plan and it’s working.” added Ivashov.

http://en.voicesevas.ru/news/yugo-vostok/3382-the-war-in-novorossia-online-01192015-chronicle.html

Forced march of Novorossia SPGs “Gvozdika” column:

Summary from militiaman Yan: The night passed relatively quietly, artduels began in the area of Yasinovataya checkpoint at about 5 am of January 19. In the morning relative calm observed only in some areas, the fighting continued in the direction of Avdeyevka and Peski. Around one o’clock the AFU SRG conducted mortar shelling of the third district city hospital, there is the destruction of the facade and windows of Department of Cardiology, one person was injured. Airport suffered shelling with MLRS from the direction of Avdeyevka, There are fights on the western outskirts of Peski. In the area of Mariupol fighting and artduels also intensified. UPD: During the day Oktyabrsky, md. Tikhy were shelled (one of the shells from Krasnogorovka exploded in the kindergarten “Antoshka”). Zasyadko mine suffered bombardment (out of order), the district Gornyak, Putilovka, the AFU used MLRS and howitzer artillery. UPD 1: 17:35 (NR) Enemy was shelling Gorlovka using SPGs from Novobakhmutovka. UPD 2: 18:35 (NR) AFU RSG acted in the area of Azotny, it conducted mortar shelling of the area of chemical plant. UPD 3: 18:40 (NR) Mortar breaks are heard in Petrovka, there is fire in the area of Economic College; activities continue to search and neutralize AFU RSGs. UPD 4: 19:00 (NR) In Gorlovka howitzer artillery worked from Dzerzhinsk. UPD 6 20:30 (NR) There was fighting of high intensity at Alexandrovka, KPVT work was heard in addition to small arms. UPD 8: 20:40 (NR) There was a fierce battle with tanks at Alexandrovka-Maryinka, according to preliminary data 4 AFU tanks were destroyed. UPD 9: Artduels and fighting continued in the northern and south-western direction. UPD 10: 23:20 (NR) The AFU conducted strike at the airport area with MLRS from Vodyanoye, there was also heavy mortar strike (“Tulpan”), howitzers worked. Novorossia Army Artillery struck back at the AFU fire positions. UPD 11: 23:35 (NR) The AFU opened artillery fire at the northern outskirts of Donetsk, Gorlovka also suffered strikes. UPD 12: 23:40 (NR) Small arms work was heard in the area of Panfilovka crossover. UPD 13: 23:45 (NR) sluggish artillery work was heard in Gorlovka.

Video of shelling of Petrovsky district of Donetsk on January19.

In Mariupol gunfire was heard from the northeast about 22-30 (MSK). 22:17 The Ukrainian side stated that militia opened fire on the Ukrainian military with artillery, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank missile systems 11 times in the area of Mariupol on January 19. The AFU positions near Nikolayevka, Gnutovo and Chermalyk were bombarded mostly.

Video of clashes with a tank. Recorded on January 18 near the settlement Schastye.

Video shot by the Ukrainian side in the locality Peski (it is stated that is was filmed on January 18).

http://en.voicesevas.ru/news/yugo-vostok/3383-summary-of-hostilities-in-novorossia-on-january-19.html

On January 19 active fighting at the front of Novorossia continued in the Donetsk direction where the militia advances to Peski and Avdeyevka, and at Mariupol, where the onslaught of DPR artillery forces the AFU to leave their positions and retreat to the city. In other parts of the front there was relative calm, fighting had positional nature, without significant progress by the parties.