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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)

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ATO 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 and

along 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 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 forces

KRASNIY 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 district

KRASNIY 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 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 7,4

th. servicemen 810 separate marine infantry brigade of the Black Sea Fleet 3,5 th. servicemen

126 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 border

Siversk direction KLYNTSI,

POCHEP area

28 separate motor rifle brigade of the 20 Army Western MD

4 th. servicemen

Slobojansk direction VALYIKY area 23 separate motor rifle brigade of the 20 Army Western MD, 4 th. servicemen

BOHUCHAR 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 forces

Range “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. servicemen

Pivdennobuzskiy direction TYRASPOL composite BTG (82 and 113 separate motor rifle peacekeeping battalions of the

Russian force operational group)

up to 1 th. servicemen

IN 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 exercise of 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 SITUATION

WITHIN 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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