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Russo-Ukrainian War (2014-present)
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‘Russia has begun the integration of the Donbas’ – at the regional level
In the best Putinite tradition, Russia has begun to take steps to integrate and absorb the Donbas into…
US non-recognition policy and Crimea – Russian misrepresentations and Baltic truths
Three US senators, Marco Rubio, Bob Menendez and Rob Portman, have called for Washington to promulgate a policy…
Trump’s challenging of broad consensus on Crimea will lead to a broader war, Skobov says
Even if Donald Trump doesn’t recognize as legitimate Vladimir Putin’s Anschluss of Crimea, the US president’s hints that…
Moscow planning provocation in occupied Crimea to discredit Ukraine, general says
Likely with an eye on the Helsinki summit, the Russian authorities are preparing some sort of provocation in…
Kremlin-linked Russian commentators step up calls for ‘destruction’ of Ukraine
While most coverage of Russia has been focusing on the FIFA World Cup and Russians’ obsession about a…
Moscow boosting tensions in Sea of Azov but can’t change strategic situation there, senior Ukrainian intelligence officer says
Ukrainian forces long anticipated what Russian ships are doing in the Sea of Azov and have taken measures…
War against Ukraine is part of Russian policy to break EU apart, says historian Timothy Snyder
Ukraine took part in all stages of European history The history of Ukraine makes no sense outside the…
Russian cemeteries now feature real headstones for regular troops KIA in Ukraine
Even though the Russian media are providing ever less coverage of Ukraine and Russia’s involvement there than only…
New footage shows Russian PMC Wagner involved in crucial 2015 Debaltseve battle in Ukraine
PMC Wagner is a Russian private military company that has been recruiting and sending its soldiers, who are mostly…
Three largest Russian militant training facilities identified
After the Wagner disaster in Syria, Russian and Western journalists reported about its training facility near Molkino where…
Despite rumors of resignation, Putin’s gray cardinal Surkov keeps job
Who is Mr. Surkov? Vladislav Surkov has been one of the top brass in the Kremlin since 1999. He…
Putin seized Crimea with regular army but outsourced action in Donbas
There are many differences between the Russian seizure of Crimea and Russian actions in the Donbas, but perhaps…
Kyiv will resist any Russian naval attack on Azov littoral despite imbalance of forces
Kyiv will use all the power at its disposal to resist a Russian naval attack on Ukrainian targets…
Moscow blocking maritime shipping to Ukrainian ports on Sea of Azov
There is now another “front in the Russian-Ukrainian war,” Mykhailo Zhirokhov says. “It is the Sea of Azov…
From Donbas to Syria: investigation reveals Ukrainians fighting in Russian PMC Wagner
Read more on PMC Wagner: Wagner mercenaries: what we know about Putin’s private army in Donbas Ukraine names…
Russia positioning to attack Ukraine from Sea of Azov, Ukrainian general says
Moscow’s harassment of Ukrainian shipping in the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Straits may have a more…
Hacked military docs reveal how the Russian 18th motorized brigade invaded Crimea
The Russian occupation of Crimea started back in 2014, four years ago, following the three-month long Euromaidan protests…
What we know about Russian troops in eastern Ukraine
Even if all the information related to the relocation of Russian agents, volunteer soldiers, and military hardware in…
Hot war still on in Ukraine’s Donbas, and it’s far from frozen conflict
There are no significant territorial gains in the Donbas since early 2015 when the second direct invasion of…
Poroshenko redefines Donbas fighting so Kyiv can call things by their proper names
Moscow commentators have noticed what few in the West have: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s decision to change the…