{"id":5993,"date":"2015-11-03T10:51:34","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T10:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/?p=5993"},"modified":"2015-12-24T14:21:57","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T14:21:57","slug":"russian-mercenaries-from-expodonbas-to-a-barn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-mercenaries-from-expodonbas-to-a-barn\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Mercenaries: From Expodonbas to a Barn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The international team of InformNapalm volunteers conducting another OSINT investigation found pictures showing a concentration of the military equipment of the Russian occupation army in Donetsk at the premises of &#8216;Expodonbas&#8217;, one of Ukraine&#8217;s largest exhibition centers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0About &#8216;Expodonbas&#8217; exhibition center<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Expodonbas&#8217;\u00a0<em><strong>used to<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0hold 20-30 trade fairs annually, including international ones, and provided a full range of exhibition services: legal paperwork and formalities, transportation, customs brokerage, etc.<\/p>\n<p>It has 32,000 sq.m. of exhibition space, <strong><em>including 18,000 sq.m. of closed area <\/em><\/strong>(<em>photos or videos of which are not available<\/em>). Showrooms are located on three levels. The pavilion was designed to host several fairs simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>The room height of the first level is 4 meters, of the second level &#8211; 11 meters, and of the third level &#8211; 3 meters. The floors of the first and second levels are <strong><em>designed to carry the total load of up to 3 t\/sq.m, and of the third level of 1 t\/sq.m.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On October 17-18, <em>2013, <\/em>this venue hosted the 6th International Investment Summit (DIIS), the country&#8217;s largest business forum dedicated to energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly business in Ukraine and the issues such as &#8216;green&#8217; economy, energy efficiency of municipal services and production sectors, alternative and renewable energy, and environmental investments. The event was attended by the country&#8217;s top officials.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5993 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-mercenaries-from-expodonbas-to-a-barn\/61-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/61-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/61-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/61-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/61-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-mercenaries-from-expodonbas-to-a-barn\/1424526_565497790197893_111451837_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/1424526_565497790197893_111451837_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/1424526_565497790197893_111451837_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/1424526_565497790197893_111451837_n-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/1424526_565497790197893_111451837_n-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>On the picture (<a href=\"https:\/\/pp.vk.me\/c624826\/v624826573\/2adbf\/zQwK8TZXjXw.jpg\">source<\/a>) published on March 21, 2015, we can see military covered trucks and ammunition.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-5993 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-mercenaries-from-expodonbas-to-a-barn\/2015-10-28_163648\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-28_163648-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-28_163648-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-28_163648-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-28_163648-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-mercenaries-from-expodonbas-to-a-barn\/1978446_625708064176865_1920432429_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/1978446_625708064176865_1920432429_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/1978446_625708064176865_1920432429_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/1978446_625708064176865_1920432429_o-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/1978446_625708064176865_1920432429_o-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>On August 15, 2015, satellite images were posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/finriswolf\/status\/632324502484029441\">twitter<\/a> showing various military equipment of the Russian occupation troops outside of the exposition center walls.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_163455.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14298\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_163455.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_163455\" width=\"305\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_163427.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14299\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_163427.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_163427\" width=\"346\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recent picture provided by Yandex.Maps show traces of tracked vehicles near the &#8216;Expodonbas&#8217; building. So many heavy vehicles moved there that the traces they left can be seen from the satellite. The <a href=\"http:\/\/wikimapia.org\/#lang=en&amp;lat=48.024907&amp;lon=37.807088&amp;z=19&amp;m=yh\">spot<\/a>\u00a0where tracked vehicles made an U-turn is especially clearly visible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_201432-map.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14300\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_201432-map.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_201432-map\" width=\"1678\" height=\"1013\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pictures of the <strong><em>closed areas never filmed\u00a0before were made by <\/em><\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/psb4ukr.ninja\/criminal\/fomenko-igor\/\">Igor Fomenko<\/a> who, before going to the war in Donbas, served in the Interior Troops of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus District in the Republic of Chechnya. <\/em><\/strong>Below are some of his photos from those days.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-5993 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-mercenaries-from-expodonbas-to-a-barn\/2015-10-29_090844\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-29_090844-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-29_090844-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-29_090844-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-29_090844-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-mercenaries-from-expodonbas-to-a-barn\/2015-10-29_091242\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-29_091242-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-29_091242-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-29_091242-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-29_091242-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-mercenaries-from-expodonbas-to-a-barn\/2015-10-29_091021\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-29_091021-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-29_091021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-29_091021-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-29_091021-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-mercenaries-from-expodonbas-to-a-barn\/2015-10-29_090941\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-29_090941-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-29_090941-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-29_090941-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-29_090941-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-mercenaries-from-expodonbas-to-a-barn\/2015-10-28_2152091\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-28_2152091-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-28_2152091-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-28_2152091-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/2015-10-28_2152091-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_214123.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14314 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_214151.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_214151\" width=\"922\" height=\"1023\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14315 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_214123.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_214123\" width=\"922\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In September 2015, a Russian mercenary\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/psb4ukr.ninja\/criminal\/karkishhenko-artur-gennadievich\/\">Artur Gennadievich Karkischenko<\/a> posted photos from the same place, but with another tank\u00a0in\u00a0background with &#8216;N2200&#8217; oversize cargo marking used for the transportation of the Russian military equipment by rail, and with &#8216;100 in a rhomb&#8217; sign &#8211; the marking of the Donetsk Corps of the Russian occupation army in Donbas.<\/p>\n<p>One of the photos was geotagged and pointed to the intersection of Mira ave. and Artema St., which is just one kilometer away from the exhibition center.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-5993 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-mercenaries-from-expodonbas-to-a-barn\/karkyshhenko-artur8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/karkyshhenko-artur8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/karkyshhenko-artur8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/karkyshhenko-artur8-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/karkyshhenko-artur8-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-mercenaries-from-expodonbas-to-a-barn\/karkyshhenko-artur7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/karkyshhenko-artur7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/karkyshhenko-artur7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/karkyshhenko-artur7-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/karkyshhenko-artur7-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-mercenaries-from-expodonbas-to-a-barn\/karkyshhenko-artur9\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/karkyshhenko-artur9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/karkyshhenko-artur9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/karkyshhenko-artur9-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/11\/karkyshhenko-artur9-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>A photo from this location provided by the Russian mercenary <a href=\"https:\/\/psb4ukr.ninja\/criminal\/gubko-viktor-valentinovich\/\">Victor Valentinovich Gubko<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_155419-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14438 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_155419-2.png\" alt=\"2015-10-27_155419-2\" width=\"696\" height=\"1020\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A photo provided by the Russian mercenary <a href=\"https:\/\/psb4ukr.ninja\/criminal\/yuzbashvili-sergej\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sergei Yuzbashvili<\/a> against the background of the tank with the inscription &#8216;For granddaughter Masha&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094701-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14441\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094701-2.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_094701-2\" width=\"310\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094643-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14442\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094643-2.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_094643-2\" width=\"306\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A photo of a Russian tank with various Russian marks (N2200, TsT, +).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094734.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14443\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094734.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_094734\" width=\"1224\" height=\"1016\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, a few days ago a Russian mercenary published photos in which we see the tanks of some &#8216;100th brigade&#8217; hidden in the ruined <a href=\"http:\/\/wikimapia.org\/#lang=de&amp;lat=47.947619&amp;lon=38.160903&amp;z=17&amp;m=yh\" target=\"_blank\">barns<\/a> in the village of Zelene near Ilovaysk.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid 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src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094237.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_094237\" width=\"137\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_173245.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14451\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_173245.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-27_173245\" width=\"180\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_173215.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14452\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_173215.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-27_173215\" width=\"102\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_164550.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14453\" 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pictures showing a concentration of the military equipment of the Russian occupation army in Donetsk at the premises of 'Expodonbas', one of Ukraine's largest exhibition centers.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>\u00a0About 'Expodonbas' exhibition center<\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\n'Expodonbas'\u00a0<em><strong>used to<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0hold 20-30 trade fairs annually, including international ones, and provided a full range of exhibition services: legal paperwork and formalities, transportation, customs brokerage, etc.\r\n\r\nIt has 32,000 sq.m. of exhibition space, <strong><em>including 18,000 sq.m. of closed area <\/em><\/strong>(<em>photos or videos of which are not available<\/em>). Showrooms are located on three levels. The pavilion was designed to host several fairs simultaneously.\r\n\r\nThe room height of the first level is 4 meters, of the second level - 11 meters, and of the third level - 3 meters. The floors of the first and second levels are <strong><em>designed to carry the total load of up to 3 t\/sq.m, and of the third level of 1 t\/sq.m.<\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\nOn October 17-18, <em>2013, <\/em>this venue hosted the 6th International Investment Summit (DIIS), the country's largest business forum dedicated to energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly business in Ukraine and the issues such as 'green' economy, energy efficiency of municipal services and production sectors, alternative and renewable energy, and environmental investments. The event was attended by the country's top officials.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"5996,5997\"]\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\nOn the picture (<a href=\"https:\/\/pp.vk.me\/c624826\/v624826573\/2adbf\/zQwK8TZXjXw.jpg\">source<\/a>) published on March 21, 2015, we can see military covered trucks and ammunition.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"5999,5998\"]\r\n\r\nOn August 15, 2015, satellite images were posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/finriswolf\/status\/632324502484029441\">twitter<\/a> showing various military equipment of the Russian occupation troops outside of the exposition center walls.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_163455.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-14298\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_163455.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_163455\" width=\"305\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_163427.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-14299\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_163427.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_163427\" width=\"346\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nRecent picture provided by Yandex.Maps show traces of tracked vehicles near the 'Expodonbas' building. So many heavy vehicles moved there that the traces they left can be seen from the satellite. The <a href=\"http:\/\/wikimapia.org\/#lang=en&amp;lat=48.024907&amp;lon=37.807088&amp;z=19&amp;m=yh\">spot<\/a>\u00a0where tracked vehicles made an U-turn is especially clearly visible.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_201432-map.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14300\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_201432-map.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_201432-map\" width=\"1678\" height=\"1013\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nPictures of the <strong><em>closed areas never filmed\u00a0before were made by <\/em><\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/psb4ukr.ninja\/criminal\/fomenko-igor\/\">Igor Fomenko<\/a> who, before going to the war in Donbas, served in the Interior Troops of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus District in the Republic of Chechnya. <\/em><\/strong>Below are some of his photos from those days.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"6005,6004,6003,6002,6001\"]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_214123.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-14314 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_214151.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_214151\" width=\"922\" height=\"1023\" \/><img class=\"size-full wp-image-14315 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_214123.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_214123\" width=\"922\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn September 2015, a Russian mercenary\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/psb4ukr.ninja\/criminal\/karkishhenko-artur-gennadievich\/\">Artur Gennadievich Karkischenko<\/a> posted photos from the same place, but with another tank\u00a0in\u00a0background with 'N2200' oversize cargo marking used for the transportation of the Russian military equipment by rail, and with '100 in a rhomb' sign - the marking of the Donetsk Corps of the Russian occupation army in Donbas.\r\n\r\nOne of the photos was geotagged and pointed to the intersection of Mira ave. and Artema St., which is just one kilometer away from the exhibition center.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"6008,6007,6006\"]\r\n\r\nA photo from this location provided by the Russian mercenary <a href=\"https:\/\/psb4ukr.ninja\/criminal\/gubko-viktor-valentinovich\/\">Victor Valentinovich Gubko<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_155419-2.png\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-14438 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_155419-2.png\" alt=\"2015-10-27_155419-2\" width=\"696\" height=\"1020\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nA photo provided by the Russian mercenary <a href=\"https:\/\/psb4ukr.ninja\/criminal\/yuzbashvili-sergej\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sergei Yuzbashvili<\/a> against the background of the tank with the inscription 'For granddaughter Masha'.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094701-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-14441\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094701-2.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_094701-2\" width=\"310\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094643-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-14442\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094643-2.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_094643-2\" width=\"306\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nA photo of a Russian tank with various Russian marks (N2200, TsT, +).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094734.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14443\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094734.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_094734\" width=\"1224\" height=\"1016\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nFinally, a few days ago a Russian mercenary published photos in which we see the tanks of some '100th brigade' hidden in the ruined <a href=\"http:\/\/wikimapia.org\/#lang=de&amp;lat=47.947619&amp;lon=38.160903&amp;z=17&amp;m=yh\" target=\"_blank\">barns<\/a> in the village of Zelene near Ilovaysk.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"6010,6009\"]\r\n\r\n<em>\u00a0<\/em>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_173323.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14446\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_173323.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-27_173323\" width=\"1221\" height=\"1016\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"6012,6011\"]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094237.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-14450\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094237.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_094237\" width=\"137\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_173245.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-14451\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_173245.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-27_173245\" width=\"180\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_173215.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-14452\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_173215.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-27_173215\" width=\"102\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_164550.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-14453\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_164550.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-27_164550\" width=\"160\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_173453.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-14454\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_173453.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-27_173453\" width=\"103\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_155513.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-14455\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-27_155513.png\" alt=\"2015-10-27_155513\" width=\"102\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094200.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14456\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-28_094200.jpg\" alt=\"2015-10-28_094200\" width=\"1219\" height=\"1007\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em>\r\nIn this way, we have traced the 'way' made by the Russian mercenaries from a national exhibition center to a barn.<\/em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/14289-ekspodonbass\">Original article<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuTaJIu4eK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@<span class=\"username js-action-profile-name\">BuTaJIu4eK<\/span><\/a>, <em>translation edited by\u00a0Stepan Grishin.<\/em><\/em>\r\n\r\n<em>Attribution International (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY 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