Read More 6 minute read More War in Donbas Ukraine imposes official blockade on occupied territories demanding stolen assets back On March 15, President Petro Poroshenko called an emergency meeting of the NSDC (National Security and Defense Council… byYuri Zoria
Read More 5 minute read More War in Donbas Ukrainian police detain 45 amid crackdown on trade blockade with Russian-backed “republics” On March 13, the "Headquarters of the trade blockade with the invaders" posted statements claiming the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)… byYuri Zoria
Read More 3 minute read More War in Donbas What assets did Russia’s puppet republics seize from Ukraine? Full list On March 1, so-called LNR ("Luhansk People's republic") grabbed 3 coal companies owned by Ukrainian tycoon Rinat Akmetov:… byYuri Zoria
Read More 7 minute read More War in Donbas Donbas “republics” seize Ukrainian assets blaming blockade On February 27, Alexander Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitsky, terrorist leaders of the uncontrolled territories in the Donbas, delivered… byYuri Zoria
Read More 10 minute read More War in Donbas Donbas anti-“bloody trade” blockade exposes Ukraine’s energy woes The blockade participants insist that trade with the occupied territories sponsors the terrorists from the so-called republics which… byOlena Makarenko
Read More 8 minute read More War in Donbas Avdiivka again without electricity amid shelling. Donbas blockade continues #DonbasReports February 25 was mostly quiet in Luhansk and Mariupol. According to reports by local residents on social networks,… byYuri Zoria
Read More 2 minute read More War in Donbas Oligarch Akmetov’s plants in occupied Donbas stop production amid trade blockade Activists have been blocking several railway lines connecting the Donbas with its occupied parts since January. The blockade… byYuri Zoria
Read More 4 minute read More Donbas coal blockade: 5 things you need to know The blockade of coal supply from the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions is a hot… byUkrainian Crisis Media Center
Read More 10 minute read More War in Donbas Avdiivka under attack, 1 civilian killed. 3 soldiers KIA, 10 WIA. Poroshenko urges to end blockade #DonbasReports After the spike in hostilities at the turn of January and February, there was a comparative lull in… byYuri Zoria
Read More 7 minute read War in Donbas 1 soldier KIA, general linked to downing of MH17 identified, state of emergency in energy sector February 15 was a relatively quiet day in the Donbas except for Donetsk city where a harassing shelling… byYuri Zoria
Read More 8 minute read More War in Donbas Donbas report: explosion in Donetsk, 52 attacks, no military casualties, Alchevsk stops iron production Overnight into February 15, north Donetsk could hear sporadic sounds of the cannonade, it was also heard in Yasynuvata… byYuri Zoria
Read More 5 minute read More War in Donbas Donbas report: 67 attacks, one Ukrainian soldier wounded, Russian writer turns mercenary February 13 was another relatively quiet day in the Donbas according to reports by residents of the frontline… byYuri Zoria
Read More 4 minute read More War in Donbas Donbas Report: relatively quiet day, 2 soldiers wounded, PM Groysman against blockade February 12 has been a relatively inactive day at the frontlines of the Donbas according to reports by… byYuri Zoria
Read More 6 minute read More War in Donbas Krasnohorivka shelling aftermath, blockade continues, Kremlin denies Russian tanks in Donbas February 11 was another relatively quiet day in the Donbas after the recent sharp escalation according to reports… byYuri Zoria
Read More 7 minute read More War in Donbas Will the makeshift blockade in Donbas hit the Russian-backed enclaves’ economy? A group of veterans attempt to block trade between Ukraine and the occupied Donbas; activists accuse authorities of… byYuri Zoria
Read More 4 minute read More War in Donbas Ukrainian blockade of occupied Donbas to hit law enforcement agencies hardest — military expert On January 25, demobilized soldiers and veterans of Ukrainian volunteer battalions launched a trade blockade of the occupied parts of… byGazetaUA
Read More 4 minute read More War in Donbas Ukrainian soldiers initiate trade blockade with occupied Donbas territories Demobilized soldiers and veterans of Ukrainian volunteer battalions have launched a trade blockade of the occupied parts of… byOlena Makarenko
Read More 1 minute read International More Ukrainian activists launch blockade of Russian trucks, following Poland and Turkey An termless blockade of Russian trucks heading to the EU starts in Zakarpattia Oblast, Western Ukraine. The action was… byVarious internet sources
Read More 5 minute read More Russia prepares for a Crimean blockade at sea The Ukrainian law banning almost all trade with Russian-occupied Crimea is now in force. Activists began taking down… byAlex Leonor
Read More 3 minute read Crimea More Crimean Tatars form new organization to de-occupy Crimea Discouraged by what they see as Kyiv’s indifference to their plight and failure to come up with an… byPaul A. Goble