Protests in Ukraine escalate

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Dec 24 Militants withdrew from Kominternove w equipment & heavy weapons. Planned provocations against civilians - ATO Staff

5 Ukr generals to be dismissed for recent explosion at Svatovo arms depot including Gen Anatoly Pushnyakov

Euromaidan PR ‏@EuromaidanPR 18h18 hours ago Militants fired upon Ukr troops 35 times over last day. 2 combat engagements reported: near Mayorsk and Maryinka

13h13 hours ago Ukraine Ukr troops incurred no fatalities over the last day, no servicemen were wounded in action

11h11 hours ago
BREAKING: Shelling of #Vodyane ongoing from #Kominternove.

Merry Christmas from Ukraine

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Militants fired 61 time upon Ukr troops over the last day, violated ceasefire 25 times between 6pm / 6am - ATO Staff

Militants returned back to Kominternove, brought back weapons, equipment. Shelled nearby Vodyane w 82, 120mm mortars

Russian 122mm howitzers movement in Makiivka toward Yasynuvata near #Donetsk in war zone of eastern #Ukraine

#Ukraine's Defense Ministry reports prevention of sabotage at ammo depot in #Kharkiv.

7h7 hours ago Ukraine ATO Press Center advises fighting near #Zaitseve w/ Ru forces using grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, mortars

Reports of GRAD attack in the Donetsk area

6h6 hours ago Ukraine Reports of fighting in Sectors B & C #Horlivka #Avdiivka #Mariinka #Krasnohorivka #pisky #Optyne #Petrovka

Ukr troops incurred no casualties over the last day, 3 servicemen were wounded in action

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Dec 25 #PopeFrancis @Pontifex calls for true peace in #Ukraine during Christmas message & Apostolic Blessing "Urbi et Orbi"

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UA servicemen in ATO area attended kindergartens near the frontline with presents for kids

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#Ukrainian national #Christmas pilgrimage to the St. Peter's Basilica in #Vatican.

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Euromaidan PR ‏@EuromaidanPR 8h8 hours ago Ukraine Militants fired 66 times upon Ukr troops over last day. Preliminary info on civilian casualties as militants shelled Zaitseve - ATO Staff

7h7 hours ago Ukraine Militants fired upon a Ukr stronghold nr Talakivka from re-occupied Kominternove, using mortars and AA systems

3h3 hours ago Ukraine 1 Ukr soldier KIA, 3 WIA and one civilian killed in #Zaitsevein 66 attacks by Ru forces yesterday

1h1 hour ago Ukraine ATO Press Center advise Ukr prevented an attempt to ambush @OSCE_SMM and blame Ukr forces

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Zbarazh, Ternopil region:memorial to locals - Heaven's Hundred hero Ustym Holodnyuk & servicemen fallen in E Ukraine

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Liberator Graffiti for #Mariupol - Юлія Коріняка

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Trench cats

ATO soldiers love their battalion cats, share food with them, give them shelter and even dedicate poems to their feline friends, whose soft purring echoes among the ruined buildings of the Donbas.
Cats can be seen in every trench, at every checkpoint and on the front lines. There are homeless cats, cats abandoned by civilians fleeing the war, cats that were born during ATO, and cats running from sadistic mercenaries.

Ukrainian soldiers treat their feline friends with great love and respect as cats provide both affection, comfort and warmth.








Dogs are rarely seen on the front lines as they tend to bark and make more noise. They must be specially trained and are used mainly for particular assignments. Army cats don’t make much noise and stick close to their masters…

The terrorists capture stray cats and use them to disable tripwires. The terrorists spray the tails of the cats with turpentine or gasoline and point the unfortunate animals towards mined fields. To make sure these operations work, the terrorists tie a burning stick to the tails of the cats and force them to run into the fields.
Ukrainian soldiers and volunteers find it more difficult to understand violence towards animals than violence towards humans because people, unlike animals, can resist and defend themselves.

http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/12/2...-photo-report/

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Euromaidan PR ‏@EuromaidanPR Dec 29 Ukr troops incurred no casualties over the last day, one serviceman was wounded in action

18h18 hours ago Ukraine
ATO Press Center report a downturn of activity: heavy machine gun fire in Novotroitsk & small arms and grenades in Marinka, Pisky, Novgorod

15h15 hours ago Russia-backed militants fired upon Ukrainian troops 22 times over the last day. Most attacks used non-precision fire

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Ukr troops incurred no casualties over the last day, no servicemen were wounded in action

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Lenin monument removed in Primorsk

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UA serviceman Dmitry Polyakov liberated from captivity, held captive for 9 months

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Euromaidan PR ‏@EuromaidanPR 2h2 hours ago Militants fired 22 times at Ukr troops over last day w/ 120mm mortars, large caliber machine guns, grenade launchers

Militants have fired 15 times since am nr Opytne, Pisky, Avdiivka, Novhorodske, Luhanske, Troyitske. Intense, non-precision fire - ATO Staff

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Drone-shot video of New Year celebration at Sofiyska and Mykhailivska squares in #Kyiv



http://www.radiosvoboda.org/media/video/27461364.html

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ARMY SOS Volunteers and Piano Extremist greet the New Year with Ukrainian ATO servicemen. The piano performance was delivered with the help of volunteers from ARMY SOS Dnipro.