EMBASSY OF

PRESS RELEASE OF THE EMBASSY OF UKRAINE IN VIETNAM №17 DATE : 9 of December, 2014

Evidence of the direct intrusion of the Russian military forces into Ukraine

І. Weapons and military equipment of the Russian Federation Armed Forces in the territory of Ukraine Near NOVOSVITLIVKA, Luhansk region, Ukrainian military destroyed a Russian APC-82 which was registered in Southern Military Command of the (Pictures 1-2). For reference: pilot models of APC-82 and APC-82A were made in December 2009 at Arzamas machine-building plant. In 2010, these military machines were taken in service in the Russian Armed Forces. In 2011, APC-82A were taken in service in Southern Military Command of the Russian Armed Forces.

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Ukrainians forces seized a Russian-made APC. It was registered in the 23rd guards motor rifle division 65 349, the city of SAMARA, Russia (Pictures 3-5).

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In Lutuhyne area, Luhansk region, Ukrainian military captured an airborne fighting vehicle BMD-2, number 275, registered in the 1st paratroopers company 74 268, Pskov Airborne Division (Pictures 6-9).

For reference: the action took place near the village of HEORHIYIVKA. At the following pictures there are a fighting vehicle and a machine gun, with the name of the machine-gunner of the Russian Armed Forces SURNACHEV.

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Ukrainian forces also captured an airborne fighting vehicle BMD registered at the 76th airborne division of the Russian Armed Forces, the city of Pskov (Pictures 10-12).

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ІІ. The chronology of illegal transfer of weapons and military equipment from the Russian Federation into Ukraine

Number of Number of equipment № Date Border crossing point Destination columns (personnel) 11 – 17 November 2014 2 “KrAZ” trucks with personnel; a bus with personnel and 3 3 columns SUVs; 17.11 Izvaryne Luhansk of military 3 trucks with Smerch, 5 equipment armored reconnaissance patrol vehicles (BMRD), 5 APCs, 3 “KrAZ” trucks with personnel Izvaryne (Luhansk Up to 74 trucks with so Luhansk region) 1 column called humanitarian aid

of military (electrical equipment and

Uspenka ( equipment building materials) Donetsk region) 16.11 1 column 9 refuelers of the Russian Izvaryne of military Ministry of Emergency equipment Situations 1 column 10 infantry fighting Izvaryne Krasnodon of military vehicles BMP-2 equipment 10 tanks (T-90), 2 "Ural" 2 columns trucks with personnel, 35 Izvaryne Krasnodon of military canvas trucks, 4 trucks equipment with personnel, 2 infantry fighting vehicles, 4 APCs 15.11 Multifunctional complexes Military Tambov (Russia) Donetsk of electronic warfare REB train “Rtut-BM” Krasnodon-Luhansk- 1 column 10 infantry fighting Izvaryne Shchastya of military vehicles BMP-2 equipment Tahanroh (Russia) railway station Ilovaysk Military 12 coaches with (Donetsk region) train ammunition 1 column Ves'olo- Novoazovsk of military MLRS BM-21 Grad Voznesenka equipment 00.10 a.m. 18 "Ural" trucks 14.11 with ammunition, 1 Krasnodon ambulance car Izvaryne 2 00.15 a.m. 12 "Ural" trucks Luhansk with ammunition and cannons

No crossings 13.11 12.11 Izvaryne 1 column 7 ‘KamAZ’ trucks, 1 APC Krasnodon of military equipment 4 vehicles with personnel, 24 1 column vehicles with ammunition, 1 vehicle with anti-aircraft Izvaryne Krasnodon of military twin-barreled autocannon equipment ZU-23-2

32 tanks, 34 APCs, 22 infantry fighting vehicles, 20 MLRS BM-21 Grad, 34 11- From the Russian Sverdlovsk 1 "Ural" trucks with 12.11 territory howitzers D-30, 5 BUK missile systems and a lot of personnel 1 column Nearly 30 canvas trucks with Diakove Antratsyt of military trailer field artillery equipment 4 tanks, 11 infantry fighting 11.11 2 columns vehicles; 4 tanks, 5 infantry Izvaryne Krasnodon of military fighting vehicles, 2 ‘KamAZ’ trucks, 2 "Ural" equipment trucks

Since September 5 till November 17, over 140 columns and over 6 military trains, including more than 350 trucks and 12 coaches with ammunition, have been illegally transferred from Russia into Ukraine.