Novorossia/Ukraine update 1/6/2015 ..”unquiet” silent mode continues

Ukraine’s Puppet Government Denounced for Nazism and War Push

https://larouchepac.com/20150105-3

Czech President Milos Zeman denounced Ukraine’s drive for war in a Jan. 3 interview with Pravo daily, in which he zeroed in on the NATO-U.S. installed Prime Minister, Arseny Yatsenyuk, reported Iran’s Fars News Agency (FNA).

“Yats” is famous for being “our boy,” as described in a phone conversation between Obama’s neo-con Victoria Nuland and the U.S. Ambassador to Kiev, just before the putsch that ousted the elected government of Ukraine.

Zeman said: “Judging by some statements made by Prime Minister (Arseny) Yatsenyuk, I think he is, most likely, the prime minister of war as he does not want a peaceful solution, when the whole European Commission recommends seeking and achieving it…He wishes to solve the problem by force.”

“Maidan was nowhere close to a democratic revolution. A civil war is underway in Ukraine,” added Zeman, who contrasted Yatsenyuk’s war push to talks and conferences that involve Ukraine President Poroshenko talking to Putin among others.

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Life of Battalion Vostok | Fighter “Abakum” cooking borsch!

http://vineyardsaker.blogspot.com/2015/01/about-murder-of-batman.html

About the murder of Batman

Dear friends, I want to remind you all that WE DO NOT HAVE ALL THE FACTS!! (sorry for the “screaming” CAPS). I will be the first to admit to this about myself. Colonel Cassad is doing some stellar reporting about this on his blog, and he also is very very cautious (I don’t share Cassad’s political views, but I have learned to admire his intellectual honesty and his excellent reporting).

I would even dare say that this type of “slow moving caution” is what separates the responsible blogger from the incendiary reckless type who immediately points fingers, knows it all, knows who done it, on whose orders and why. Personally, I stay away from this kind of “faith based blogging”.

Batman was a skilled and charismatic leader, that is sure. Which proves nothing. He had some, shall we say, “interesting” followers. That also proves nothing. In fact, nothing of what we know so far proves anything. But I will say that things look awfully bad for Plotnitskii and the LNR authorities because even if they did not do it, they look guilty and they mismanaged it all. But to those who might suspect me of blaming the authorities let me share a small exculpatory item of information: it took them a very long time to come up with a (poorly prepared) statement about what happened. If they had planned the hit, I would have thought they would have also planned a nice, “pre-packaged” cover for it while instead they all have that “deer in the headlights” look. Again, that proves nothing either, just that one should be willing to look to *ALL* the facts before jumping to any conclusion.

The idea of Putin sending some Spetsnaz team to do that is also highly unlikely. First, Putin does not need that kind of turmoil in the LNR. Second, when Putin (or other powerful Russians) wanted to remove Strelkov and Bezler, they did not need that kind of “fireworks”. Finally, according to the information of a Batman aide, the tactics used in the attack were not the kind used by a professional team (the attackers almost shot each other). There is a long record of Spetsnaz assassinations of Chechen Wahabi leaders, and none of them looked anything like what happened near Krasnyi Luch.

So, friends, let’s wait. The key thing for me is this: what will the LNR authorities do? If they are really not guilty, then they need to launch a massive investigation into what happened and considering the size and nature of the attack, this investigation should yield some clarity. The Russian special services can help with their own intelligence. Now if they try hard to forget it all and bury it, then that would look very bad to me. At that point I expect the Russians themselves to get rid of those responsible. Unless, of course, the Russians are really behind it all, at which point the cover-up will be total from the local cop to the Kremlin. But now, let’s wait and see what happens.

And stay away from those “faith-based bloggers” who already know it all before nothing anything.

Kind regards, The Saker

http://en.voicesevas.ru/news/yugo-vostok/3323-the-war-in-novorossia-online-01052015-chronicle.html

Up to 30 Ukrainian military prisoners left in the DPR. At the same time, some prisoners yield themselves voluntary, because of the winter cold. This was reported today in an interview with Human Rights Commissioner of DPR Daria Morozova. “There are not so much Ukrainian military on the territory of the DPR – up to 30 people. Some of them surrendered. Before the cold Ukrainian soldiers have been living in temporary shelters. With the onset of cold weather, their shelters became uninhabitable and they began to surrender ” – Said Morozova.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled neighborhoods in Donetsk at least 7 times on January 5, as well as other settlements of the republic. It is reported by the press center of the Government of the DPR. According to data received from the Political Department of the Ministry of Defence:

Message from military correspondent “Borisych” from positions in Nikishino, “Last day in Nikishino: morning and the first half of the day passed quietly, and in the afternoon AFU intensified. In the course they used RPG-7 and AGLs, after which they joined automatic weapons, quite cheerfully shootout began. As a result, the AFU caught the same dignified welcome symphony with several AGLs and RPG-7, as well as machine guns and other things. A small shelling took place just now. Judging by the sound, AFU blanket positions, most likely in Kamenka . ”

Ukraine will receive two more aircraft with military gear from Canada. “What we were promised by our partners from Lithuania – armament – we’ve already got it. We received the first batch of warm clothes, ankle boots, equipment from Canada – and now we are waiting for another 2 aircraft. We got a batch-convoy from Poland, from our other partners ” – Said Poroshenko.

Around 13.00 (MSK) smoke was observed in the area of the new terminal (Donetsk airport). 12:12 Night in Donetsk was troubled, by 07.00 am (MSK) AFU were conducting periodic shelling towards Oktyabrsky from the direction of Peski. In Peski rifle shooting subsided, then resumed.

Message from military correspondent “Borisych”: Night and morning of January 5 passed quietly in Nikishino. In the neighboring locality Kamenka (under the control of the AFU) mines fell in the night, how and where – is unknown.

Report from journalists: 120 cars from the Russian Emergencies Ministry carry food and baby food to Donbass.

http://en.voicesevas.ru/news/yugo-vostok/3324-summary-of-hostilities-in-novorossia-on-january-5.html

On January 5 “unquiet” silent mode continues in Novorossia. In Donetsk and the surrounding areas sounds of artillery and periodic skirmishes are heard. On the southern borders of the DPR there is increased activity of artillery and mortar shelling by the AFU. There is more or less peaceful environment in Lugansk People’s Republic, especially on the western borders, in Pervomaysk, Stakhanov, Kirovsk.

It was noisy in the Donetsk airport throughout the day. AFU were firing hotel with small arms at 10:55, militia positions at the airport were fired with mortars from Peski at 14:15. At 15:25 Ukrainian security forces fired on the positions of the Armed Forces of DPR in the old terminal of Donetsk airport with automatic grenade launcher from radar station. At 17:00 firing with machine gun resumed at the airport, and at 17:30 AFU opened artillery fire on the new terminal from Peski. In Peski rifle shooting abated and resumed now and then in the night of January 5.

60 cars of Noginsk Rescue Emergency Center of Russia, which will join the 11th humanitarian convoy, continued to move from Voronezh to Rostov region at 8:30 am of January 5 and arrived at their destination in the evening. In total, the next column will include more than 120 cars, which are already coming to the place of formation, including those from other regions of the country.