The news comes out
after the ukrainian army position in the
east of the country once again come
under heavy attacks, russian-backed
forces and the dondas reportedly
attacked ukrainian troops with weapons
banned under the minsk agreement. Russia
ukraine tensions is now worse than ever, with more ukrainian citizens are now
joining the army.
in the past 24 hours, the russian
occupation forces three times violated
the ceasefire in eastern ukraine. including once with the use of weapons
prescribed by the minsk agreements, that's according to a morning update by
the ukrainian joint forces operation
headquarters.
near kateranica, russian mercenaries
fired at ukrainian positions with
grenade launchers of various systems and
small arms. the occupiers opened fire
using 120 millimeter and 82 millimeter
mortars at Kamyanka, the report said.
The report added that ukrainian
defenders returned fire without using
weapons proscribed by the minsk accords
and forced the enemy to cease shelling. Joint forces continued to monitor the
situation, remaining ready to deter and
repel russia's armed aggression. The Ukrainian side of jfo said in a
statement quoted by you conform.net.
Fighting between the ukrainian military
and russian-backed separatists in danvis
has continued sporadically since 2014, in
spite of numerous ceasefire agreements. Also-called line of contact a 240-mile
long barrier of trenches and
fortifications has remained largely
unchanged since the beginning of the
conflict. The UN estimates that more
than 13,000 people have died in the
fighting.
Over the past month russia has
significantly increased its military
presence along its border with ukraine, with Kremlin officials once again
warning that it will vigorously defend
its people many of whom have been issued
russian passport, in the separatist
enclaves.
The troop buildup in crimea and
near the eastern border, which is
believed to be the largest since 2014 is
raising concerns that the simmering
conflict could erupt into all-out war
between the two countries.
more and more ukrainians are now joining
the reserve army, fearing russia will
soon launch a large-scale invasion. an increasing number of ukrainians are
joining territorial defense groups
designed to support the regular armed
forces in the event of a russian
offensive, such as by protecting key
locations like council buildings and
bridges.
The instructor held up a drone fitted
with cameras to a classroom of cooks
architects and office workers who have
taken time out from civilian, life in
ukraine to gain soldiering skills.
A commander asked the group of about 50
army reservists who would like to learn
how to fly the small drone as part of
preparations to protect their city, Kiev
should russia invade. Several of the volunteers showed an
interest all keenly follow the tutorial.
According to sky news reports these
part-time soldiers spend each saturday
absorbing military skills, switching
between classroom training inside a
large hall and running around outdoors
with rifles.
The man in charge colonel Sarah Graham
an experienced military veteran said
there had been a rise in the number of
people wanting to join his battalion
over the past year as the threat of a
new russian offensive group. A big part of them are young people, the
50 year old colonel told sky news in an
interview.
The young blood are people who didn't
serve in the armed forces for different
reasons but they passed our combat
training, i must say to the young people
who come, it's a pleasure to work with
them because they understand why they
came, the colonel said.
His territorial defense group, 130
battalion comprises some 320 to 330
reservists, aged between 21 and 56, such units are designed to support the
regular armed forces in the event of a
russian attack by protecting key
locations like council buildings and
bridges.
It is a military threat that many fear
could become a reality if diplomatic
dialogue this week between russia and
the US as well as the rest of the nato
alliance fails.
Latvia to send weapons to ukraine to
fight russia. Latvian defense minister artist fabrics
has assured ukrainian ambassador Alexandre Mischenko that the baltic
country will provide assistance to
ukraine in the form of weapons and
military equipment.
According to the
latvian news site, the two men on january
5th and agreed on the content of the
humanitarian target to be sent to
ukraine, the report said.
There will be weapons and equipment, we
will do that and we call on our allies
in europe to do the same because ukraine
has the right and is able to defend
itself. Ukraine largely diffuses tensions
from our own borders, from our region. Although ukraine is not a member of NATO it is our ally. In fact, they are defending us, Fabric
said.
The media outlet reports that latvia has
previously provided broad support to
ukraine, including financial and
humanitarian assistance, rehabilitation
of the wounded and support for the
chaplaincy service.
Although the specific content of the
military aid is yet to be decided with
ukrainian defense officials, the Latvian military has reserves of
small arms and ammunition, anti-tank
weapons, portable air defense systems and
a variety of combat vehicles.
In addition to military weapons, Latvia
has reportedly provided military
training to ukrainian forces and
rehabilitated ukrainian soldiers injured
in the fighting with russian separatists.
Earlier this month, the estonian defense
ministry also stated that it is
considering supplying the Ukrainian
military with Javelin Anti-Tank missiles
and 122 millimeter howitzers amid
heightened tensions with russia.
