It has been established, that former member of Ukraine’s Security Serivce in Donetsk region has led the militants into the terminals of the airport. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and to the website of a foreign media outlet. Other sparsely populated countries have faced this choice: such as Australia whose defense planners in World War II were alleged to have developed similar strategies of sacrificing the interior in order to preserve population centers. During this period, special forces of the 3rd separate regiment, fighters of the 79th, 80th, 81st, 95th separate airmobile brigades and the 93d separate mechanized brigade, the 57th separate mechanized infantry brigade, the 90th separate airborne battalion and the 74th separate reconnaissance battalion, fighters of the Dnipro-1 regiment, the Volunteer Ukrainian Corps and others were fighting in Donetsk International Airport and the village of Pisky in the Donetsk region. However, it may also benefit Baltic defense commentators to take special note of non-Western examples, such as the Marawi campaign. The Forest Brothers-ideal presents a more palatable and more emotionally acceptable prospect, than taking lessons from the Islamic State as defenders in an asymmetric conflict.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. All rights reserved. More than 200 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and over 500 were injured in the battle for the Donetsk airport. It should be noted that such an information war would not be waged by those physically fighting in the urban environment. In the evening of May 26, Ukrainian armed forces took full control of the airport to hold in long 242 days, longer than the duration of the defense of most “hero cities” of the USSR during WWII, like Stalingrad. It is generally accepted that NATO troops based in the Baltic states, in the form of the Enhanced Forward Presence, are essentially a tripwire element, forming a NATO statement of intent, rather than a substantial military deterrent. Overall, at least 1,000 Ukrainian military took part in the defense operation. Under peace agreements, Donetsk airport is a demilitarized area, however, numerous attacks are constantly being reported in the area. A key lesson for the Baltics to consider from this campaign is the struggle between the Philippine government and the Islamic State for control of the narrative. The Donetsk airport defenders were called "cyborgs" for their resilience and persistence. The event was also attended by the families of fallen servicemen, the leadership of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, representatives of the public, servicemen of the Kyiv garrison, cadets and lyceum students of military educational establishments of the Ukrainian capital. To reprint anything longer, written permission must be acquired from [email protected], EuromaidanPress.com - Spirit of the Revolution. _g1 = document.getElementById('g1-logo-inverted-img'); It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Day in Donbas: Two attacks, no casualties among Ukrainian forces, Italian govt decision to boost quarantine measures provokes riots, clashes with police, Curious news on Ukraine's local elections 2020, Five key conclusions regarding 2020 Ukraine's local elections, Almost 200 airports may face bankruptcy due to Covid-19 pandemic, NASA spacecraft finds water on Moon's sunlit surface, Putin’s ‘strong state’ fails the coronavirus test, 581 people detained during protests in Belarus on October 26, Ukraine opens its first honorary consulate in Azerbaijan, Ukraine's MFA hands note of protest to Ambassador of Hungary, Ukraine bans entry to two Hungarian officials due to campaigning in Zakarpattya, Lukashenko orders to dismiss students who participate in protests, Anti-flu vaccination campaign in Ukraine began, - Chief Sanitary Doctor, 2020 local elections: Votes counted at over 91% of district election committees, Hungarian Foreign Minister calls ban of Ukraine for entrance for Ukrainian officials ‘pathetic’, Ukraine assigns funds to purchase Remdesivir to treat Covid-19, Lukashenko accuses Ukraine of interference in Belarus’ affairs, Lukashenko states to intercept secret talks of Merkel about Navalny. For example, all transport links run through Riga, the Latvian capital. More than 200 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and over 500 were injured in the battle for the Donetsk airport. The Soviet Red Army occupied the independent Baltic states in 1940 and 1941, and, after a period of German occupation, again in 1944 and 1945. Examples include the Second Battle of Fallujah in the Iraq War, the Syrian siege of Aleppo, the American siege of Mosul, and the campaign by the Armed Forces of the Philippines to retake Marawi in the Southern Philippines from the Islamic State and its associates in 2017. The… Photo: twitter kazarin13, ‘Cyborg’ Ivan Trembovetskyi with his brothers in arms in the old terminal of Donetsk Airport. Now he is an IDP. This website uses cookies to improve your experience.
The perception of the Baltic forests and their utility as a defensive barrier is as flawed as allied assessments of the Ardennes Forest in both 1940 and 1944.