22 July 2014

Due to warfare many energy facilities of systemic importance damaged in Donetsk region

Interfax Ukraine: 22. July 2014


Smoke rises from a factory hit by rockets during clashes between Ukrainian forces and rebels, Donetsk, east of Ukraine, July 21.


Due to armed hostilities on the territory of Donetsk region several important facilities that belong to the Donbas energy system of national energy company Ukrenergo were damaged and cut off from power, and normal power supply to the facilities of DTEK Power Grid LLC and public joint-stock company DTEK Donetskoblenergo was disrupted, the press service of DTEK has reported.

Unknown persons have blown up supports under a car bridge over the Borova River along a motorway that links the towns of Severodonetsk and Rubizhne in eastern Ukraine.


Another bridge, this time between Lisichansk and Rubizhne, is blown up by pro-Russian insurgents

Last night was far from being quiet in Horlivka, Donetsk region. Gunfire was heard in every district and the hostilities continued in the Mayorsk and Dzerzhynsk suburbs, the City Council press service said on Tuesday, July 22.




Moving slowly but steadily ahead from several directions Ukrainian soldiers reached positions some 5 km from the city of Donetsk and entered southwestern suburbs of Luhansk, July 21, 2014

Five civilians have been killed and another 16 have been injured as a result of fighting in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, over the past 24 hours, the Luhansk city administration said on its Web site.
The situation in the eastern regions of Ukraine remains complicated and may continue to worsen, the press center of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) has said.



Situation on the ground. Picture above shows efforts made by Ukrainian security forces during previous day (July 21st 2014), and below can be seen progress they achieved during past two months.



The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada has passed a bill endorsing the "Partial Mobilization" decree of President Petro Poroshenko by 232 votes.
A pending presidential decree on partial mobilization does not stipulate a rotation of forces engaged in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine, but their reinforcement, Ukrainian Presidential Administration First Deputy Head Hennadiy Zubko said.

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