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GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF MILITARY COOPERATION AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS OF THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE

Briefing on the Situation in the South-East of Ukraine

(23 – 29.09.2016) 1

ATO AREA SITUATIONATO AREA SITUATION

There were no changes in the manpower, combat strength as well as location of the 1 and 2 Army Corps units of the Russian AF South military region Center of the territorial troops.

There were no signs of the creation of attack formations.

Despite the cease-fire agreement, achieved in Minsk, the enemy continues shelling the ATO forces using small arms, IFV (BMP) armament and 82/120-mm mortars. There are up to 20 shellings per day.

Mainly, the strongpoints and the observation posts of the forward ATO units at Donetsk direction (area of “Svitlodarsk cusp”, AVDIIVKA) and at Mariupol direction (MARIINKA, SHYROKINE) were shelled. The sniper groups activity increased near VERKHNIOTORETSKE and PAVLOPIL.

Russian AF units on the occupied territories of Ukraine andRussian AF units on the occupied territories of Ukraine andalong the Ukrainian state borderalong the Ukrainian state border

Russian AF formation, which includes 12 BTG, 8 CTG and 3 moto rifle brigades (including the one, which is short-staffed), is deployed along the Ukrainian state border, on the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions as well as in Crimea and amounts to 42,3 thousands of servicemen.

They are equipped with: TMS “Tochka-U” – 4 pieces, main battle tanks – 298, ACV – 1566, artillery systems – 363, MLRS – 169.

ОТРК “Точка-У”

Russian AF units on the occupied territories of UkraineRussian AF units on the occupied territories of Ukraine

BTG which belong to:ANTRASYT 32 separate motor rifle brigade of the Central military region 41 Army

DONETSK 331 airborne regiment of the 98 airborne division of the airborne forcesKRASNIY LUCH 6 separate tank brigade of the 1 tank army of western military district

AMVROSIIVKA 6 separate tank brigade of the 1 tank army of western military district

33 separate motor rifle brigade of the 49 army of western military district

74 separate motor rifle brigade of the 42 army of central military district

SNIJNE 20 separate motor rifle brigade of the south military district

138 separate motor rifle brigade of the 6 army of western military district

CTG which belong to:KRASNODON 17 separate motor rifle brigade of the 58 army South military district

AMVROSIIVKA 17 separate motor rifle brigade of the 58 army South military district

DONETSK 18 separate motor rifle brigade of the 58 army South military district

18 separate motor rifle brigade of the 58 army South military districtKRASNIY LUCH 17 separate motor rifle brigade of the 58 army South military district

LUHANSK 7 air assault division of the Air mobile forces

In total: up to 6 thousands of servicemen

Location and affiliation of Russian AF combat units on the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions are as follows (presumably):

Russian AF units on the occupied territories of UkraineRussian AF units on the occupied territories of Ukraine

Deployed in the northern part of Crimea BTG which belong to:

DJANKOI 247 air-assault regiment of the Air mobile forces CTG which belong to:

KAMIANSKE 501 separate marine infantry battalion of the Black Sea Fleet

800 servicemen

Land force component of the Russian AF Crimean combined arms formation including

Up to 7,4th. servicemen

810 separate marine infantry brigade of the Black Sea Fleet 3,5 th. servicemen126 separate coastal defense brigade of the Black Sea Fleet 3,5 th. servicemen 501 separate marine infantry battalion of the Black Sea Fleet 400 servicemen

(without CTG)

Note: in total Russian AF Crimean combined arms formation (land, naval, air components) has up to 22,8 thousands servicemen

The composition of the Russian AF combat units on the temporarily occupied Crimea is as follows:

Russian AF units along the Ukrainian state borderRussian AF units along the Ukrainian state border

Siversk directionKLYNTSI,POCHEP area

28 separate motor rifle brigade of the 20 Army Western MD4 th. servicemen

Slobojansk directionVALYIKY area 23 separate motor rifle brigade of the 20 Army Western MD, 4 th. servicemenBOHUCHAR area 9 separate motor rifle brigade (short-staffed)

of the 20 Army Western MD (up to 2 th. servicemen)Donetsk direction

BTG which belong to:FEDORIVKA area 247 airborne-assault regiment of the 7 airborne-assault division

of the airborne forcesRange “Kuzminskiy” 7 military base of the 49 Army South MD

CTG which belong to:Range “Kadamovskiy” 18 separate motor rifle brigade of the 58 Army South MD

over 1,7 th. servicemenPivdennobuzskiy direction

TYRASPOL composite BTG (82 and 113 separate motor rifle peacekeeping battalions of theRussian force operational group)

up to 1 th. servicemenIN TOTAL up to 12,7 th. servicemen in the border area

The number of Russian AF combat units in the border areas with Ukraine is as follows:

Strategic command-staff exerciseof the Russian AF Strategic nuclear forces

Annual strategic command-staff exercise of the Russian AF Strategic nuclear forces is planned to take place on 4-11 October of 2016 with participation of land, aerial and naval components of nuclear triad. In order to be prepared to this event command-staff exercise of the 33 (OMSK) and 27 (VLADIMIR) rocket armies of the Russian AF Strategic purpose rocket troops was conducted. The following issues were worked out: ensuring of sustainability of the C3 in the condition of rocket-nuclear strike; training of the combat crew of movable rocket systems RS-12 “Topol” of the 14 rocket division (YOSHKAR-OLA) and RS-24 “Yars” of the 773 rocket regiment (TEIKOVO) of the 54 rocket division 27 rocket Army; redeployment of movable rocket systems RS-12M “Topol” of the 382 rocket regiment (NOVOSYBIRSK) of the 39 rocket division 33 rocket army to the new positional areas, training and simulated rocket-nuclear strike in response.

Joint crews of the Strategic purpose rocket troops and Space forces of the Russian AF Air-space forces conduct preparatory events for training-combat launch of two ICBM RS-12M “Topol” at the State testing launch site Plesetsk (Archangelsk region).

CONCLUSIONS RESULTING FROM THE SITUATIONCONCLUSIONS RESULTING FROM THE SITUATIONWITHIN THE CONTEXT OF RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN CONFLICTWITHIN THE CONTEXT OF RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN CONFLICT

The enemy continues to violate the cease-fire agreement by shelling ATO forces in order to provoke them and blame for the violation of the achieved agreement. The enemy increased the delivery of ammunitions, armament, equipment as well as petroleum, oil and lubrication from the territory of RF in order to be prepared for autumn-winter period and sustain the combat readiness at the necessary level.

РС-24 “Ярс” РС-12М “Тополь”

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GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF MILITARY COOPERATION AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS OF THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE

Thank You for Your attention

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