March 1 – No attacks by the terrorists were recorded in the ATO area from midnight to 6 am, reports ATO press center.
March 1 – Starting on March 1st Russian citizens will have to use their foreign passports to enter Ukraine.
March 1 – A column of Russian military equipment was recorded moving towards Luhansk. Local residents believe that the vehicles might have entered Ukraine through border crossing point "Izvaryne", controlled by the Russians.
March 1 – "In order to mislead members of the OSCE mission, the militants are moving military equipment from the boundary to rear areas during the day, and at night – in the opposite direction", – said NSDC spokesman Andriy Lysenko. National Security and Defense Council has also issues a statement saying that the militants haven't yet submitted all the necessary information about their military vehicles, movement routes and its subsequent location to international observers. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has said that militants are carrying out a fake withdrawal of heavy weapons from the boundary in Donbas.
March 1 – In Moscow during a funeral procession in memory of slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, local police arrested Member of Ukrainian Parliament Oleksiy Goncharenko. He will be transferred to Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for undisclosed proceedings. It is possible that Goncharenko will become a defendant within some criminal case, for instance related to events in Odesa last year that led to fatalities. After that Goncharenko was released.
March 1 – On the territory of Donetsk region, there are three unlawful armed formations acting, which include specific groups and fighter detachments, whose total number of verified participants number close to 1,664 individuals. This information was provided by the Head of the Regional Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Donetsk Region, V'yacheslav Abroskin. "Their crimes do not have a long-term history," Abroskin emphasized. "In the past year there have been 785 individuals reported suspicious in committing crimes, of which 257 individuals were apprehended. During this year, there were reports of suspicion of 326 individuals, of which 68 individuals were apprehended and 258 individuals were placed on the search list," added Abroskin.
Additionally, Abroskin noted, that until now the names of all the managers of the terrorist organization "DNR", including the list of names of "DNR Police" and criminals from the number of former police collaborators of Donetsk region. "Some of the 'former' policeman were apprehended for treason," he added.
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January 26: Russia is trying to force Ukrainian authorities to negotiate with terrorists
January 26 – 7 Ukrainian military were killed and 24 injured in the ATO area in the last 24 hours, – informed the spokesman for the General Staff of Ukrainian Armed Forces Vladyslas Seleznyov
January 26 – During a meeting on Monday, PACE Bureau (governing body of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) has by a majority vote decided to recognize immunity of the member of Ukrainian parliament Nadiya Savchenko, -informed PACE President Anne Brasseur. Russia is now obligated to free Nadiya Savchenko. As usual, Russia is ignoring the whole thing and refuses to act.
January 26 – Artillery spotter who was involved in attack on Mariupol confirms that the shelling was done by Russian artillery battery.
Spotter's last name is Kirsanov and he is a citizen of Ukraine. He was detained and the video of his interrogation was shown to journalists at Security Service of Ukraine. Russian officer (aka "Pepel) was in command of the unit, which carried out the shelling."
January 26 – Russia has begun using its military aviation near the border with Ukraine more often, – informed Deputy Head of Information and Analytical Center of the National Security and Defense Council Volodymyr Polyovyi. Aviation is needed only if Russia plans for a large-scale offensive.
January 25 – Russia is trying to force Ukrainian authorities to negotiate with terrorists, – stated Andrei Illarionov, former Adviser to the Russian President, when commenting on latest events in Mariupol.
January 25 – Dnipropetrovsk oblast, which is neighboring Donbas, is going to operate according to a special regime in order to ensure safety against the backdrop of a worsening situation in the ATO area, – informed Deputy Head of the Administration Svyatoslav Oliynyk.
January 25 – Ukraine is initiating an urgent meeting of NATO-Ukraine Commission to discuss current situation and further actions – President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.
January 25 – Terrorists were planning to start a massive attack on Ukrainian forces on January 17th, but the actions of Ukrainian Armed Forces prevented this from happening – President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.
January 25 – More than 1200 terrorists were disabled (805 killed and 405 injured) since terrorist groups decided to attack ATO forces, – informed Minister of Defence Stepan Poltorak during the National Security and Defense Council meeting on Sunday, January 25th.
January 25 – National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine has instructed the government to start the appeal procedure at Hague Tribunal on crimes against humanity committed by terrorists against Ukrainian citizens in 2014-2015 and on recognizing "People's Republic of Donetsk" and "People's Republic of Luhansk" as terrorist organizations.
January 25 – Russian President Vladimir Putin urged former President Viktor Yanukovych to "very powerfully strike" Maidan in order to suppress mass protests in Kyiv, – said Marshal of the Polish Sejm and former Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski in his Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung interview (German newspaper).
January 25 – The Chief of Staff of the 58th Army of the Southern Military District of Russia, Major General Sergey Kuzovlov is himself leading pro-Russian militants and Russian soldiers in their offensive against Ukrainian Armed Forces near the rayon city of Popasna, – informs ATO press center. Moscow curators of "People's Republic of Donetsk" and "People's Republic of Luhansk" have observed the inability of these groups to withstand organized actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, decided to strengthen these groups with regular Russian troops.
January 25 – NATO Defense Ministers will meet in February to discuss possible nuclear threats on behalf of Russia, – reports Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.
January 25 – On Thursday January 29th, the EU Council will hold an extraordinary meeting concerning the escalating situation in eastern Ukraine, particularly in Mariupol, – informed EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Federica Mogherini.
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