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13.12.16
Farewell ceremony for three dead mortarmen of 92nd Mechanized Brigade held in Kharkiv region
On Dec. 10, a mortar crew of the 92nd Brigade came under artillery fire in the Donetsk region. The attack claimed lives of three servicemen - senior soldier Viktor Klymenko (1978), soldier Volodymyr Sholominskyi (1983) and senior soldier Andrii Leliakin (1982).
According to deputy commander of the 3rd Mechanized Battalion of the 92nd Brigade Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Solovian, the dead soldiers were to return home in just a couple of months. All of them served under a six-month contract.
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Another Ukrainian soldier was laid to rest on December 17, 2016.
Volodymyr Martenko, born August 20, 1969, was buried in his hometown Myronivka, Kyiv Oblast.
Volodymyr served as senior lieutenant, commander of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade. Volodymyr died from severe bullet wounds on December 13 in Avdiyivka PromZona.
He was drafted into the army in 2014 during the third wave of mobilization. He served in the 8th Battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine, commander of the 30th Infantry Company. He went through the battles of Slavyansk, Severodonetsk, and the Debaltseve hellhole.
Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!
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(I cannot find a good translation of the lyrics, but it's beautiful to watch/listen to)
Prayer for Christmas
Words and music by this modern Carol about the ATO is Ukrainian warrior and bard Зиновий Medyukh, also known as zenyk from the soul.
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Euromaidan Press
4 hrs ·
Six Ukrainian soldiers killed and more than 20 wounded on December 18 in a battle near Svetlodarsk, Donetsk Oblast.
In the early morning haze, Russian mercenaries tried to dislodge Ukrainian troops from their positions. Important enemy units attempted to circle the advanced positions of the Ukrainian army. However, their strategy was intercepted in time, and after a fierce battle of over two hours and many losses they retreated to their positions.
short video
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Euromaidan PR @EuromaidanPR 22h22 hours ago
Ukrainian #Cyborg w/ 80th Airborne Brigade, Taras Kolodiy has been released per @poroshenko after two yrs captivity
Taras Kolodiy was mobilized in August 2014. At first, paratrooper of the 80th airmobile brigade served in Kostiantynivka, then defended the Donetsk airport. Year ago he fell into the hands of militants of the so-called "DPR" there. Kolodiy is the last of the "cyborgs" who were held captive by the militants.
Kolodiy will soon arrive in Kyiv, which he will undergo the rehabilitation after the captivity.
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Today is Saint Nicholas day in Ukraine (Sv. Mykolaya)
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Letter to Saint Nicholas!
Hi! My name is Masha. I’m 8 years old. Please give these clothes to children who live in the war zone. They can’t get good clothes over there. Please give the sweets to our soldiers. I don’t want them to be sad or think too much of home and family. I wish they would all come home soon victorious! Mommy and I light candles every week and pray for them when we go to church. Glory to Ukraine! Please use the money to buy whatever is needed.
Masha
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Journalists and volunteers have identified four Ukrainian soldiers who were killed during fierce combat at Svitlodarsk Arc, Donetsk Oblast on December 18-19, 2016.
Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!
Roman Radyvilov, call sign “Hyurza” (Viper) was born on February 14, 1984 in Derhachi, Kharkiv Oblast.
In October 2014, he arrived in the village of Pisky as part of the 4th Platoon of the Pravy Sektor Second Assault Company, which took part in the fighting in February 2015. Then, Pravy Sektor withdrew from Pisky, and Roman attended military training at the Sokil training base.
He returned to the... war zone in July 2015 in the Pravy Sektor First Reconnaissance Company in Novohnativtsi, and took part in battles at Starohnativka on August 10. After returning home, Roman took an active part in the NGO “Derkachivska Alternative” and the “Vilni Liudy” (Free People) movement.
He returned to the war zone again in autumn, 2016. Roman was a brave artilleryman serving in the 3rd Division of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
He died on December 18 at Svitlodarsk Arc during the last fierce enemy attacks on our positions.
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49-year-old Serhiy Stepanenko, call sign “Pashtet” (Pâté), soldier in the 25th Separate Infantry Battalion Kyivan Rus, died heroically in combat with the enemy on December 18, 2016 at Svitlodarsk Arc, when enemy troops tried to break through our lines towards the town of Luhansk.
Serhiy was born on April 7, 1967 in Boryspil, Kyiv Oblast.
He graduated from high school No.5 in Boryspil, continued te...chnical training in radio communications. He worked at various jobs: a taxi driver, concrete worker, and private entrepreneur.
Serhiy joined the Kyivan Rus Battalion on February 9, 2015. He was demobilized in May 2016, but on December 6, he returned to his battalion. He was strong and self-assured, a true warrior and respected by all his comrades.
Serhiy leaves behind his wife Iryna and son Pavlo.
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47-year-old Volodymyr Andreshkiv, call sign “Zhara” (Heat), soldier in the 25th Infantry Battalion Kyivan Rus of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade was killed at Svitlodarsk Arc on December 19, 2016 during an enemy attack near the town of Luhansk. Volodymyr was from the village of Bortnyky, Lviv Oblast.
He was born October 16, 1969, finished school and began working. He participated actively in... the Revolution of Dignity. During that terrible night of February 18-19, 2014, he was among the handful of men that remained to defend the Maidan.
Volodymyr signed up as a volunteer when the war started. He joined the Kyivan Rus Battalion and fought in Debaltseve. He was discharged, but recently signed a new contract with the Armed Forces and returned to protect Ukraine from the enemy. He was a trusted friend and a good man.
Volodymyr leaves behind four children.
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Dmytro Klymenko was killed at Svitlodarsk Arc on December 18. He was a Pravy Sektor soldier who long fought in the ranks of the volunteer company.
After Pravy Sektor was incorporated into the Armed Forces of Ukraine, he joined the ranks of the 1st Assault Company “Wolves of Podillya” of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
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Farewell to some of these fighters
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Additional information on two more young Ukrainian soldiers killed near Svitlodarsk
Yaroslav Pavlyuk, born in 1988, fighter in the 54th brigade (Pravy Sektor) was killed at Svitlodarsk Arc (Bulge) on December 19. The 28-year-old was from Bila Tserkva, Kyiv Oblast.
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Vasyl Panasenko, born August 14, 1983, from the village of Polske, Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, perished at Svitlidarsk Arc (Bulge) on December 19.
His family moved to Irpen in 1987 where he finished School No.2 and studied at the technical university in Korosten.
Vasyl enlisted in May 2014, and served in the 25th Battalion Kyivan Rus from the very beginning of its creation. He took part in the fierce battles in Debaltseve.
He was demobilized, but in September 2016 signed a contract with the Armed Forces and returned to the front.
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Three Ukrainian soldiers captured, brutally tortured, then killed by Donbas militants
Three Ukrainian troops have died in militant captivity at Svitlodarsk Arc near the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve, according to Semen Kabakaev, an activist and coordinator of the StopTerror project.
"A tragic situation at Svitlodarsk Arc. Three of our guys are gone. Two of them were out in the field, and they were taken away either by local militants or Russian mercenaries – it’s not yet clear. The soldiers were wounded. They were videotaped and [the video was] handed over to our side, as confirmation that they were being held by the enemy…"
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they were transferred to Debaltseve, abused and tortured and eventually killed them. Brutal images showing torture and dead bodies was immediately sent to us a confirmation that they were KIA
He noted that another Ukrainian soldier, who had reportedly been missing, was also killed.
"The third one allegedly went missing. We filed a request and it turned out that according to their data, he was held captive, but we found no confirmation of this information. A few hours ago, the third one was returned. Several shots to the head,"
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A peek into what it was like there yesterday
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Euromaidan Press added 3 new photos.
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There is no respite....
Three more heroes have perished in ongoing combat in Eastern Ukraine
Christmas truce? Minsk?
Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!
Roman Mamasuyev, 33-year-old soldier serving in the 72nd Brigade will be buried on Saturday December 24 in the village of Verkhnya Krynytsya, Vasylivsky Raion, Zaporizhzhya Oblast.
An enemy bullet killed Roman on December 22 near Avdiyivka, Donetsk Oblast. Roman Mamasuyev, a brave fighter and true patriot was born on February 20, 1983 in Alushta, Crimea, but moved to Zaporizhzhya Oblast.
Roman enlisted in the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade on November 30, 2016. His comrades remember him as a very positive person, a man who loved his family and Ukraine.
Roman leaves behind his wife and two daughters.
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47-year-old Vsevolod Ratushny from Lviv Oblast, a soldier serving in the 24th Brigade, will also be laid to rest on December 24. Vsevolod was killed in combat near the town of Popasna, Luhansk Oblast.
Vsevolod Ratushny was born on September 30, 1969 in Lviv. He did his military service 1987 to 1989, and then studied at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lviv Institute of Forestry in the mechanical department.
On March 30, 2016, Vsevolod signed a military enlistment contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and served in the 24th Brigade as commander of the division.
Vsevolod leaves behind his grieving 70-year-old mother.
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Andriy Shyrokow, call sign “Simyanyn” (Family Man), was killed in combat on December 18 at Svitlodarsk.
Andriy was a soldier with the Wolves of Podillya, serving in the 54th Separate mechanized Brigade. He fought in many hotspots – Donetsk Airport, Pisky, Shyrokyne, Butivka, Mariupol and at Svitlodarsk Bulge.
Andriy was a fearless and fun-loving man with a brave and sincere heart.
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39-year-old Dmytro Neumyvakin, a Russian national, was born in 1977 in the North Caucasus. He moved to Vinnytsia, Ukraine in 1993. He had excellent military training, and was getting ready to leave for a peacekeeping mission in Iraq, but a son was born and he stayed in Ukraine.
When the war began, his former wife urged him to flee, but Dmyto replied that he had sworn allegiance to Ukraine and went to the recruiting office. He was one of many thousands of volunteers who, in the spring of 2014, joined the army to defend his adopted Homeland. He was demobilized in August 2015 and signed a military enlistment contract. He served in the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade.
On September 27, 2016, Dmytro set out on a combat mission near Horlivka and never returned. He was declared missing in action, but he was actually captured by the enemy and tortured to death.
His mutilated body lay in the Dnipro morgue for nearly a month. Only in early December was he identified by DNA, and his mother was finally able to take her son home and bury him...
Dmytro was laid to rest to rest in Vinnytsia on December 23, 2016.
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22-year-old Oleksandr Vinyarsky, soldier serving in the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
Oleksandr was killed by a bullet to the head on December 20, 2016 in the Donbas .
Oleksandr was born on May 20, 1994 in Khmilnyk, Vinnytsia Oblast. He signed a military enlistment contract in 2015 and joined the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade where he served as a gunner.
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Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!
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Euromaidan Press
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The Ukrainian flag has been hoisted 150 meters from enemy positions!
Risking their lives, soldiers of the 72nd Brigade have just raised our flag near Avdiyivka. This wasn’t an exercise, but an act of justice, they said.
The boys say that the next flag will be raised in Donetsk… on the highest building of the town
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Euromaidan PR @EuromaidanPR 2h2 hours ago
26 Ukr soldiers WIA in the #ATO flown from Dnipro & Kharkiv to Kyiv's military hospital for additional treatment
2h2 hours ago ATO HQ reports Russian forces opened fire 39 times on the Armed Forces of Ukraine in #ATO zone
