Briefing on the Situation in the South-East of Ukraine ( 23 – 2 9 .0 9 .2016)

1. \ 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)

2. 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.

3. 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”

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

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

6. Russian AF units along the Ukrainian state border The number of Russian AF combat units in the border areas with Ukraine is as follows:

7. 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 systemsRS-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).

8. 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”

9. \ GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF MILITARY COOPERATION AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS OF THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE Thank You for Your attention