‘Putin’s aggression in Ukraine: 35,000 killed and wounded’ and other neglected Russian stories
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Donbas war (2014-present)
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Donbas residents increasingly want to return to being part of Ukraine, Bekeshkina says
Iryna Bekeshkina, director of the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, says that those who initially supported the Russian…
Putin’s “peacekeepers” — a ploy to legitimize the Donbas “republics”
Vladimir Putin is not interested in having UN peacekeepers in the Donbas but in preventing Ukrainian proposals on…
Moscow’s private military companies continue to be a serious threat in Ukraine
Well-paid private military companies are an increasingly important component of Moscow’s strategy in the Donbas and elsewhere providing…
US “seriously considers” lethal weapons for Ukraine. Will it happen this time?
Provision of lethal weapons to Ukraine by the US has been a hot topic since the very beginning…
‘Donbas in Gorky Park’ – Moscow’s violence in Ukraine is coming back to haunt Russia
The violence Moscow “exported” to Ukraine and other parts of what the Kremlin claims are parts of “the…
Donetsk separatist referendum organizer: “Return to Ukraine is inevitable, Donbas is Ukraine”
First, the Ukrainian online newspaper Segodnya.ua published a recent Facebook comment by Roman Lyagin in which he calls the…
Battle of Ilovaisk: Honoring Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Bloodiest Battle
The mother of Yevhen Kharchenko, a killed volunteer fighter in the Donbas Battalion, shows a photo of a…
Three years after deadliest battle in Donbas, official investigation skims over guilt of Ukrainian command
The investigation into the responsibility of Ukrainian commanders is highly important not only for the sake of historical…
New Chain of Bakery Cafes Employs Ukrainian War Veterans
“We are developing the idea that a veteran is a successful person, a person who has ideas, who…
Relatives of soldiers killed in Donbas war march in alternative “parade” for Ukraine’s independence
/Photos: Olena Makarenko Read more: Ukrainians celebrate 26th anniversary of Independence | Photos Pentagon chief in Kyiv: defensive…
Ukraine’s ATO veterans go from protecting their country to protecting its cats
They don’t only protect their country. In their regular lives, some veterans of the conflict in eastern Ukraine…
The Kremlin’s new preoccupation: how to get out of the Donbas
“Military force will not solve the problems of the Donbas.” These words by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey…
Why Ukraine needs lethal weapons
The Pentagon’s recommendation to supply lethal weapons to Ukraine is a serious turning point in the US approach…
Japanese go crazy over Ukrainian anime-style soldiers
The artist works under the nickname @msc_nm and posts many of his drawings on Twitter. The Ukrainian heroes…
Yulia and Roman: Brownies prove that life can be beautiful!
Musician and former intelligence officer Roman Nabozhnyak and his wife Yulia Kochetova live on the 15th floor of…
Luhansk militants tortured disabled Ukrainian woman to make her “confess” she is a spy
Abduction of Liudmyla Surzhenko On 16 July, Donbas activists shared urgent calls about the suspected abduction of Liudmyla…
Shmulyevich: Putin to reprise Stalin’s Winter War in Finland strategy against Ukraine
One of the most important features of Moscow’s behavior but one that at the same time Western leaders…
The Kremlin changes its Donbas war narrative
The Russian president’s personal advisor Vladislav Surkov has stated that the insane declaration by the chieftain of the…
Ukrainian attitudes harden against Kremlin’s positions on Donbas
According to new polls, 60 percent of Ukrainians favor the introduction of international peacekeepers in the Donbas; and…