Posts Tagged
Russian invasion

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  2018/08/10 - 13:36 • International, More

  Russia’s private military companies a more toxic form of Latin American death...

  Many countries have private military companies, Vladimir Pastukhov says; and there is no reason that Russia should not as well, especially in a world where many military tasks are outsourced and where there are some tasks states do not...

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  2018/03/25 - 18:38 • International, More, Op-ed

  Putin may soon make ‘veterans of hybrid wars’ new symbol of Russia’s...

  With the passing of the World War II generation, few of whom now remain, Vladimir Putin appears ready to make “veterans of hybrid wars” a new symbol of the idea that Russia today is “a besieged fortress” and that it must restore...

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  2018/01/21 - 01:13 • International, More, War in the Donbas

  Moscow preparing to replace its forces in Donbas with ‘private’ military ones,...

  The Russian State Duma will soon be taking up draft legislation regularizing the status of nominally “private” military companies, even though such mercenaries are banned by Russian law. And among the first places they may be deployed...

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  2017/10/26 - 04:57 • War in the Donbas

  “Donetsk People’s Republic” ex-PM inadvertently admits he carried out Kremlin plans

  As Crimea was occupied by Russia at the end of February 2014, Russia established several training camps in Crimea for its militants who were later used to instigate and wage war in the Donbas. After training in one of such camps, an...

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  2017/10/19 - 02:54 • More

  Wagner mercenaries: what we know about Putin’s private army in Donbas

  The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) recently unveiled a sensational report – the operation in Crimea, the shooting down of an IL-76 above Luhansk Airport, and the capture of Debaltseve, a crucial railway hub that Russian-separatist...

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  2017/09/21 - 03:46 • More

  Lithuania’s President: UN must rise up against Russia’s abuse or face irrelevance

  Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, The topic of this year’s debate invites to focus on people and our responsibility to ensure their peaceful and sustainable future. However, in today’s world such peaceful future is...

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  2017/08/23 - 03:29 • War in the Donbas

  Probe into Ukraine’s largest military defeat at Ilovaisk pins blame on Russian...

  On 14 August 2017, Ukraine’s General Prosecutor’s Office (GPO) released the results of a probe into Ukraine’s largest military defeat – the battle for Ilovaisk. They not only shed light on the responsibility of the Ukrainian...

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  2017/07/17 - 09:52 • Archive

  The forgotten war in Donbas. Ceaseless fighting in eastern Ukraine, explained

  For the fourth year in a row, Ukraine is fighting an undeclared war with Putin’s Russia. But it seems that Ukrainian media are more interested in the colors of Justin Trudeau’s socks, Trump and Putin’s body language at the G-20...

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  2017/07/13 - 02:33 • More

  Ukraine’s draft law on reintegrating Donbas finally says it’s under Russian occupation

  The bill was published by the Ukrainian media outlet hromadske.ua. The first news of the preparation of such a bill appeared on 13 June, when NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov stated that Ukraine needs to move to a new format for...

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  2017/07/11 - 05:22 • War in the Donbas

  Russian contract soldier captured in Donbas confirms he was on active duty

  Viktor Ageyev, the 22-year old Russian soldier detained in eastern Ukraine on 24 June 2017, confirmed that he was in active service with the Russian army, having been sent to eastern Ukraine after signing a contract for service in the...

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