Security Service of Ukraine released new evidence that proves involvement of Russian officers of Joint Centre for Control and Coordination (JCCC) in training militant’s of so-called Donetsk People’s Republics. Russian officers were going in and out of occupied territory of Donbass as members of a group that monitors cease-fire violations in the area and helps to stop fire from both sides of the conflict. Border control found books with military instructions on various subjects, DPR insignia of different pro-Russian militants units and medals given to Russian offices by DPR for their “fight against Ukrainian aggression”.

During rotation of Russian part of JCCC mission on January 27 at border control Ukrainian officers found 14 books on military affairs with limited access “For official use only” that Russian officers captain Sergey Kutsenko and major Aleksandr Kornik had with them, the books were on these subjects:

installation of machine guns on vehicles;

blasting operations and mine clearance;

building fortifications and defensive structures;

Russian officer Andrey Akimov had different patronymic name that didn’t match his ID. Captain Sergey Kutsenko was not in the lists and border guards made a decision to send both back to Russian Federation.

On February 2 2016 border guards at “Hoptivka” border control checkpoint in Kharkiv Region looked through the luggage of Russian officers and found materials that confirm that they provide support for members of terrorist organizations of DPR and LPR.

Lieutenant colonel Elizar Popov, major Sergey Trofimenko and Yuriy Frolov had original certificates issued by so-called Minister of Defense of DPR that confirmed they got medals, certificates said “Given to internationalist soldiers and commanders of Armed Forces of Donetsk People’s Republic who are rewarded for special courage, feat of arms and for support provided to Donetsk People’s Republic in a fight to stop aggression of Ukraine”. The text on the medal says “Internationalist soldier”.

Col. Igor Kirsanov, the Deputy head of Russian side of JCCC, coordination officer Eduard Anisimov, major Damir Shangareev, major Aleksandr Andryushkin had teaching materials and lectures on these subjects:

using modern tank units in special circumstances;

using hand grenades, mines, explosive charges and devices while undermining bridges, buildings and other structures;

books on training specialists to use multiple rocker launching systems “Smerch”, “Uragan”, “Grad” and so on;

notebook with notes describing ways to obtain intelligence information on the ground and numerous handwritten notes with signs of cryptography.

Col. Igor Kirsanov had teaching materials on these subjects:

Recommendations on combat operations in populated areas

Forcing the water barrier

Additional manual for training program for snipers at the training camp

Manuals on different modifications of booby traps (ML-7, MS-3, the ML-8, etc.)

Reconnaissance combat missions and demining of paths to secure troops movement during military conflicts

Basics on fire damage of the enemy during combat operations

The defense of combined arms units and formations

Basics of troops movement

Tank (mechanized infantry) brigade’s or regiment assault operations at night

The forces and means of combined arms combat

Weapons of tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers

The program of combat training of educational divisions of ground troops, book #5 “For intelligence units”

The performance characteristics and diagrams of various shells (cumulative, explosive, incendiary, trench, etc.)

The performance characteristics and schemes of different fusing devices (anti-train, antipersonnel, etc.)

Lectures on the mechanism, equipment and operation of BM 9A52-2 (to fire rockets), MLRS “Smerch” (9K58), 9A52

Manuals for rocket and artillery weapons

The head of Security Service of Ukraine said that those materials are directly related to military operations on occupied territories of Ukraine.

Russians also had different military insignia, flags of illegal armed groups of DPR and LPR and souvenirs that promotes terrorist groups and so-called “Novorossiya”.

Security Service of Ukraine also posted video of Russian officer from JCCC who was stopped by Ukrainian border guards.

Reported by Security Service of Ukraine at www.sbu.gov.ua