Novorossia/Ukraine update 1/8/2015..neither holiday nor weather prevented Ukrainian forces from shelling Donbass

Battling Narratives

Ukraine News Jan 7, 2015

- Donbass hardly uses Ukrainian fuel – In the morning, the Nazis bombarded militia positions at Mariupol – An original gift for Christmas presented to residents of Kiev utilities: January 6 in the 27 houses in the west of the city turned off the hot water and heating – In the news release channel “third digital” Russian hero-city of Odessa broke though. Natsgvardeytsev who arrived in the city was named militants – Kharkov occupants are afraid offensive defenders Novorossia and increase the number of checkpoints

War in Ukraine / Donbass News 8 Jan2015 / Current Situation around Novorossia

Donetsk Marks Orthodox Christmas: East Ukraine residents hope for peace as they celebrate holiday

Ukraine Soldiers Request New Wave of Mobilisation: Troops defending east Ukraine city for months

АТО / Donetsk airport

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Summary by military correspondent with the call sign “Steppe” on the situation in Donetsk. “AFU shelled Donetsk mercilessly. Houses are burning in Azotny and Oktyabrsky, there are victims. On January 7, on holy Christmas holiday, the Ukrainian army destroyed peaceful neighborhoods in Donetsk, firing at them with their usual anger, cynicism and ruthlessness. The number of victims is still to be confirmed, “ambulances” carry the wounded to city hospitals, Emergency Services are busy fire-fighting and clearance of munitions in houses of neighborhoods Oktyabrsky and Azotny which underwent artillery attack from the standpoint of Ukrainian fighters in Peski – Tonenkoye. The situation aggravated in the area of Donetsk airport, where there is the constant hum of an acting enemy heavy artillery and suppressing back of their fire positions by the militia. In the village Gornyak of Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk houses tremble because of close breaks and howitzers’ sounds, people go down into shelters because of the fierce cannonade and the threat of unexpected hits of enemy artillery. In areas of the CPP and Motorcade there are sounds of flying mines and fierce fighting in the north-west, including counterbattery fire.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian fighters themselves are now openly mocking on the air, saying: “Artillery is a Goddess of War. Especially if it is reactive. Separatists, let’s get small presents for Christmas.”

11th humanitarian convoy for Donbass of Ministry of Emergency Situations is formed in the Rostov region and it is ready to be shipped. Deputy chief of the National Center for Crisis Management of Emergency Situations Ministry Oleg Voronov reported Tass about this. The formation of the column is completed on the territory of the Don Rescue Emergency Center in the Rostov region, it includes more than 120 vehicles loaded with humanitarian aid totaling more than 1.4 thousand tons

MP of Ukraine Semyon Semyonchenko told the TV channel “Espresso TV ” that Ukrainian terrorists are operating in the liberated from Kiev occupiers territories of DPR and LP. According to him, terrorist acts, which he calls “guerrilla war” will continue not only in Donbass, but also in Crimea. Now we are launching a guerrilla war. We spent the New Year under the bombings – an ICV, several machine-gun detachments were destroyed, and shooting from the other side does not always mean clashes between fighters. Pro-Ukrainian holdout begins to work. I am often asked, what about Crimea. Well, guerrilla war did not unfold at once as during World War II, but a year later after the population was tired of waiting its army,

Evening message from Novorossia militia News office January 7, 2015. During the last day the situation has not changed significantly. Punitive troops, despite the agreements reached earlier and today’s holiday, violated the ceasefire traditionally.

The day marked ten cases of firing by Banderites. From 11.00 to 11.30 a mortar attack on positions of DPR AF in the area of the mine Oktyabrskaya (northern outskirts of Donetsk) was carried out from Peski, and at 11.35 punishers were firing with heavy machine antitank grenade launchers from the same direction. At 12.30 Nazis opened fire at the positions of the DPR AF near Spartak (8 km north of Donetsk) with tanks from Avdeyevka.

Situation in the area of Donetsk airport remained tense, the positions of DPR AF were shelled seven times during the day: at 08.45 and 12.15 the small arms fire was conducted from the new terminal; at 12.10 there was launching of anti-tank rockets from radar station; at 12.10 mortar attack at the old terminal, and at 12.20 at “Volvo-center” was carried out from the village Opytnoye; at 12:35 there was a mortar attack on the monastery from Peski; from 13.25 to 13.45 small arms fire was conducted at the old terminal and hotel “Polyot” from the new terminal

Head of the National Council (parliament) of the People’s Republic of Lugansk (LPR) Alexey Karyakin is sure that Kiev is ready to give up the territories that are under the control of LPR. Ukraine has already announced that it has two crossing points on the line of contact with the LPR. There are border services already working. This suggests that they are ready to part with territories controlled by the LPR at the moment,

United Nations observers do not interact with the authorities of the DPR in collecting data on those killed and injured during the ongoing ATO. This was stated by the official representative of the People’s Republic of Donetsk Denis Pushilin. According to him, the UN observers do not cooperate with the authorities of the People’s Republic of Donetsk and are basing on data provided by Kiev, when it comes to compiling the statistics. The authorities themselves are willing to cooperate with international human rights organizations.

The authorities of the People’s Republic of Donetsk are ready to provide the OSCE and the International Committee of the Red Cross the opportunity to repeat medical examination of persons released from Ukrainian captivity. This was reported today by the representative of the DPR in the negotiations for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donbas Denis Pushilin. “We have sent letters to the OSCE and the Red Cross to record medical examination, which we performed in relation to the people released from Ukrainian captivity. We are also ready to give international human rights defenders the opportunity to carry out the re-examination of people – said Pushilin. – Now we are waiting for a response to our letter. No reaction has followed yet. ”

Morning message from News office of Novorossia militia. “For the last night the situation has not changed significantly. Punitive divisions continued to carry out attacks in some areas violating the ceasefire.

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On January 7, on Christmas Day, there was a heavy frost throughout Novorossia, but neither holiday nor weather prevented the Ukrainian security forces from shelling the cities of Donbass. Gunfire did not cease in Donetsk and suburbs most of the day, Ukrainian military shelled Gorlovka at night and in the evening on January 7, artillery duel was observed between Yenakiyevo and Uglegorsk.

11th humanitarian convoy of Emergencies Ministry for Donbass is formed in the Rostov region, and it is ready to be shipped. The column came from Don rescue center at 04:00 on January 8, and it is expected to arrive in Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics by 10:00.