
Peter Dutczyn
43 posts
Peter Dutczyn is an independent Ukraine journalist and writer
Ukraine holds early parliamentary election today
It was called in response to popular demand for a legislature that would form a pro-European coalition and…
26/10/2014
Ukraine denies using cluster munitions in East
The headquarters of the anti-terrorist operation has denied using cluster munitions, Inter TV reported at midday Kyiv time…
21/10/2014
Parliamentary report blames Ukrainian Defence Ministry, General Staff for horrific losses in August in Ilovaisk at hands of Russian forces
The main reasons that led to the defeat of Ukrainian troops near Ilovaisk tragedy within the fundamental problems…
20/10/2014
Russian soldiers rights activist who probed troop deaths in Ukraine released on bail
Lyudmila Bogatenkova, head of the Budennovsk committee for the mothers of soldiers in Russia‘s Stavropol Territory who was…
20/10/2014
Ukrainian security service detains Russian from Omsk in Donetsk Region, prevents terrorist acts in Zaporizhzhia
The Security Service of Ukraine has detained a group of saboteurs who had been plotting a series of…
18/10/2014
Ukrainian battalion commanders demand President to stop airing Russian TV shows glorifying Russian army and police
The commanders of three Ukrainian volunteer battalions have asked President Petro Poroshenko to ensure that Ukrainian TV stops…
18/10/2014
Security Service detains pro-Russia ‘separatist’ scouts, mercenaries, recruiter
The counter-intelligence unit of the Security Service of Ukraine has detained a former officer of the Druzhkivka district…
15/10/2014
Russian watchdog threatens full ban on fruit, vegetable imports from Ukraine starting next week
Rosselkhoznadzor, the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision, may from 21 October impose restrictions on the…
15/10/2014
New Ukrainian defence minister tasked to ensure proper army supply
Petro Poroshenko has introduced new Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak to the General Staff, 5 Kanal TV reported at…
15/10/2014
Ukrainian battalion says Russian general killed in operation in Donetsk
The Ukrainian Interior Ministry’s Dnipro-1 battalion has eliminated a Russian subversive group, a terrorist nicknamed Chechen and a…
14/10/2014
Ukrainian army denies demarcation deal with separatists, shelling continues
Reports by rebels about agreed separation lines between Ukraine and the separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk people’s republic are premature…
12/10/2014
Akhmetov channel Ukrayina details law on vetting of officials
The president has signed the law on vetting on the last possible day, Ukrayina TV reported on 9…
09/10/2014
Pro-Russia terrorists in east Ukraine violate cease-fire regime 1,300 times in a month
Militants have violated the cease-fire regime 1,300 times over the period of the latest truce declared on 5…
09/10/2014
Foreign Ministry: Ten Ukrainians held in Russia on political grounds
Around 10 Ukrainian citizens have been detained in Russia on political grounds and are being kept in several…
09/10/2014
Red Cross to continue mission in east Ukraine despite killing of employee
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) does not intend to curtail its presence in Ukraine. It…
09/10/2014
Sole Crimean Tatar TV channel accuses Russian authorities of witch-hunt
The Crimean Tatar television channel ATR has said it has become the target of “witch-hunt” after the Crimean…
09/10/2014
Army expert: Russia supports “third force” to continue hostilities in Donbas
The terrorist groups in Donbas, which are supposedly not controlled by anybody, are really a Kremlin project, the…
06/10/2014
Hottest spots in East Ukraine: Mariupol and Donetsk Airport
Photo by Reuters shows Ukrainian flag still on top of Donetsk airport for which fighting rages in East…
06/10/2014
October 4: Russia deploys troops and hardware, militants shell Ukrainian positions and attempt sabotage
Ukrainian border guards report movement of military hardware in Crimea on October 4. More Russian troops, hardware spotted near…
04/10/2014
Ukraine plans to overhaul aircraft fleet by end of 2014, is buying precision weapons
The Ukrainian Armed Forces will overhaul their aircraft fleet. By the end of the year, the military will…
04/10/2014