The Russian military continues to violate the ceasefire agreement in eastern Ukraine by shelling Ukrainian forces up to 20 times per day in order to provoke them. Russia maintains over 42,000 troops near Ukraine equipped with tanks, artillery, and missiles. These forces include 12 battalion tactical groups and 8 company tactical groups deployed along the border and in occupied parts of Donetsk and Luhansk. Russia is also preparing its nuclear forces for strategic exercises in October, demonstrating its military capabilities and readiness to use force.

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) 1

2. ATO AREA SITUATIONATO 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 andRussian AF units on the occupied territories of Ukraine and
along the Ukrainian state borderalong 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-
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4. Russian AF units on the occupied territories of UkraineRussian 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):

5. Russian AF units on the occupied territories of UkraineRussian 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:

6. Russian AF units along the Ukrainian state borderRussian 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:

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 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).

8. CONCLUSIONS RESULTING FROM THE SITUATIONCONCLUSIONS RESULTING FROM THE SITUATION
WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN CONFLICTWITHIN 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
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10. 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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