This is a timeline of the War in Donbass, from 1 January 2019. The timeline follows an ongoing conflict between Ukraine and anti-government pro-Russian separatists supported by Russian troops[1][2] in the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine.
January
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editAccording to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 4 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day[3] (including once in Donetsk region and on 3 occasions in Luhansk region[4][5]); the fire was returned once.[4] By morning of 1 January one ceasefire violation was registered, at Hnutove, where 82 mm mortar rounds landed at around 25 km NE from Mariupol; no casualties were reported on the Ukrainian side.[4] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in action in the Donbass region on the last day of December.[4][5]
The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that by 6:00 pm the second ceasefire violation had taken place, at Novotoshkivske (at around 52 km WNW from Luhansk), where positions of Ukrainian troops were engaged by pro-Russian BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles; one Ukrainian serviceman was killed in action.[6]
References
edit- ^ Anne Applebaum (23 September 2018). "Putin's war is transforming Ukraine". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Russian threat highest since 2014: Ukraine military chief". Reuters. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
Relations between Ukraine and Russia collapsed following the 2014 Crimea annexation and Russia's support for separatist rebels in the eastern Donbass region.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ "Зведення щодо обстановки в районі проведення операції Об'єднаних сил станом на 07:00 01 січня 2019 року" (in Ukrainian). MoD. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Брифінг речника Міністерства оборони України щодо обстановки в районі проведення операції Об'єднаних сил" (in Ukrainian). MoD. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ a b "ООС: сводные данные – 01 января 2019" [JFO – Summary information as of 1 January 2019]. mediarnbo.org (in Russian). NSDC. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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- ^ "Зведення станом на 18:00 01 січня 2019 року" (in Ukrainian). MoD. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
External links
edit- Information Analyses Center of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, provides daily updates, maps, etc., on the current situation (in Ukrainian, Russian, and English)
- OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Daily and spot reports from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
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