In memoriam: The Defense of Donetsk Airport (25 May 2014 – 22 January 2015)
On 25 May 2014 Ukrainian airborne troops landed on the runway of Donetsk Airport and took control of…
First oyster farm in mainland Ukraine plans to ramp up production
Skifian Oyster, the first oyster farm in mainland Ukraine, appeared in 2014. The name refers to Scythia, the…
Vyshyvanka Day: Ukrainians celebrate the day of the national embroidered shirt
On 18 May 2017, Ukrainians all over the world celebrated the day of the national embroidered shirt, or…
Ukraine extends sanctions, blocks popular Russian web services and software companies
President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree dated 15 May 2017 enacting the decision of the NSDC (National…
Russian-hybrid forces kill four civilians in Donbas amid Eurovision grand final
On 13 May, the Eurovision song contest grand final in Kyiv was accompanied by Russian artillery attacks in…
First Ukrainian city stops using gas heating, switches to wood waste
In 2017, raion center Zhovkva became the first gas-free city in Ukraine. The European Union funded the project…
Three years after sham referendums in Donbas, no Russian Spring
Three years ago, on 11 May 2014, illegal "referendums" were held in occupied cities of Donetsk and Luhansk…
Hybrid warfare: stages of Russian occupation in frozen conflicts in a nutshell
The frozen conflicts Russia controls in the territory of the neighboring states are: Transnistrian conflict in Moldova (also…
Russian troops unconstitutionally occupy Moldovan territory – Constitutional Court
On 2 May 2017, the Constitutional Court of Moldova delivered the judgment on the interpretation of an article…
Poll: How will Russia interfere with the final round of the French presidential elections?
On April 23, independent centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right National Front candidate Marine Le Pen won the first round of the French…
Biogas plant opens in frontline Volnovakha this year
The first biogas plant in Eastern Ukraine is set to open this year in Volnovakha, a government-controlled half-way…
First casualties of OSCE mission in Donbas: land mine blast kills one, injures another
Today, on April 23, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine reported its first casualties in the Donbas…
Policy shift shows Russia preparing to recognize its puppet republics in Donbas
On February 18, President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed a decree on recognition of “passports” issued by so-called…
Poll results: Our readers think Belarus will face next Maidan
In the wake of the mass rallies in Belarus, Russia and Kyrgyzstan at the end of March, we…