Putin invaded Ukraine to prevent ‘Ukrainian’ ideas from spreading into Russia, Shmelyev says
The main reason Vladimir Putin invaded Crimea and the Donbas, Aleksandr Shmelyev says, is that he feared that…
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Flight MH17: Why can’t the Kremlin tell the truth?
“New evidence proves the Kremlin’s innocence in the downing of MH17!” This sensational message has been communicated in different…
Donbas Buddhist monks settle in Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains after fleeing war
Serhey Filonenko, Buddhist monk: “Everything that happened is connected with the Donbas and with war. Everything has started from…
What do teens in occupied Donetsk want in life?
Kirill Second-year student at Donetsk National University “Leisure time or holidays? What’re you talking about?… Who’re you kidding?…
Russian troll factory expands its work space threefold in 2018
When the employees of the famous “troll factory” in St. Petersburg return to their desks after the Russian…
Germany, Norway deliver ilmenite ore to occupied Crimea in sanctions breach
Every month, ilmenite is delivered by sea to the Kerch port of Kamysh-Burun in the east of occupied…
New documentary: “A struggle for survival of the indigenous people of Crimea”
The Crimean Tatar Resource Center has released a new documentary dedicated to the history of the indigenous population…
“My spirit is not broken”: one Ukrainian soldier’s harrowing account of surviving in captivity
Three years in separatist captivity in eastern Ukraine have taken a toll on Mykola Herasymenko’s health. He has…
Torture and humiliation: freed Ukrainians talk about Donbas captivity
Ivan Tyrenko is a released hostage who is undergoing rehabilitation at Kyiv’s the Feofaniya Clinical Hospital. He says…
Things looking gouda again for Mariupol cheese maker
Before Russia’s war in the East, Oleksandr Shkatula worked in a restaurant in his native city of Makiivka.…
To the making of Russian fake news, there is no end
December is a month when news outlets routinely compile lists of the best or worst events of the…
Russia is preparing for big war and with each new conflict increases its capabilities, Shmulyevich says
The best explanation for Vladimir Putin’s intervention in Syria has been the improvement of the capabilities of the…
Moscow Patriarchate takes lead in prisoner exchange to its benefit in Ukraine
The Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, virtually “the last acceptable mediator between Moscow and Kyiv,” played…
Largest prisoner swap in Donbas: 73 Ukrainians released from captivity of Russian-run “republics”
Russia had effectively blocked the prisoner exchange process in the Donbas for 15 months from September 2016, when two Ukrainian…
What Ukraine can take from the “Croatian Scenario” of conflict resolution
Contents What do people mean by “the Croatian Scenario”? What time does it refer to?“Operation Storm”Who speaks about…
A year of Russian propaganda: 1310 cases of Russian fakes debunked by EU watchdog
During the year we have witnessed plenty of spectacular claims from pro-Kremlin mouthpieces, such as the imminent threat of…
Another ceasefire begins in Donbas after pullout of Russian observers followed by escalation
Contents Russia’s pullout from ceasefire monitoring teamAnother escalation in the DonbasThe US and Canada’s green light to the lethal aid can…
From combat to coding: how one IT company is helping Ukraine’s war veterans
Serhiy Koziuk is a web developer. He decided to enter the profession after being wounded in the war in…
Ukraine’s ‘Sparrow-LE’ drone soars to new heights
The drone is meant to be used for surveillance. It’s equipped with cameras, navigators, and antennas to transmit…
UGCC Major Archbishop Svyatoslav: “The war will stop when we stop pretending there’s no war!”
Such an opinion was recently expressed in a radio broadcast by the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic…