Meet One of the Female Soldiers Fighting in Eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian servicewoman with the call sign “Manul” (translates to ‘wild cat’) only served in the army for several months…
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Canada and US condemn attack on OSCE. 2 soldiers killed in 62 attacks on Ukrainian positions #DonbasReports
February 26 was not a quiet day in the Donbas, most the of reports by local residents on…
Putin’s Russia pursuing ‘survival by paradox,’ Shevtsova says
Putin’s Russia is “a unique case” in which a country is surviving by paradox, Brookings Institution analyst Lilia…
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,…
OSCE under fire. Savchenko in Donetsk. 92 attacks on Ukrainian positions, 16 WIA #DonbasReports
On February 24, Avdiivka came under shelling from Donetsk again. As usual, it was mostly quiet in Luhansk…
83 attacks on Ukrainian positions, 1 KIA. Austria Calls for Russian sanctions rethink #DonbasReports
On February 23, the Russian “Defender of the Fatherland Day” has been marked by the Russia’s hybrid army in…
#DonbasReports: 54 attacks. 2,608 soldiers killed since 2014. Yanukovych denies he asked Putin for troops
February 22 was mostly quiet in the Donbas according to reports by local residents on social networks. All their…
Russia sends 60th illegal convoy to occupied Donbas. 59 attacks on Ukrainian positions, 1 WIA #DonbasReports
According to reports by local residents on social networks, February 21 was mostly a quiet day in the…
In Ukraine, incessant fears of a Russian advance on Mariupol
The conflict in the Donbas has escalated yet again. The city of Avdiivka fell under heavy fire, resulting…
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…
#DonbasReports: 74 attacks, 9 WIA, rescue worker dies of wounds
On February 20 the ceasefire announced earlier by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov did not bring quiet to the Donbas.…
#DonbasReports: EU guests visit war-torn Donbas
A Polish delegation headed by lawmaker Malgorzata Gosiewska visited the frontline town of Avdiivka on February 18. Two days later…
Moscow to start distributing Russian passports in the occupied Donbas
Even as Vladimir Putin decreed that Moscow recognizes documents issued by its clients the “Donetsk Peoples Republic” and…
#DonbasReports: 62 attacks, 1 KIA, 1 WIA. Blockade campaigners detained in Kyiv
The reports by residents of Donbas on social media sites are not exhaustive since we cannot collect all such…
105 attacks, 6 WIA, another ceasefire, Russia recognizes “LDNR passports”
Residents of the frontline cities in the Donbas report, February 18 was not a quiet day at all.…
73 attacks, Avdiivka under shelling again, OSCE reports more ceasefire violations
February 17 was déjà vu of February 16 for the residents of Avdiivka and Donetsk. It was almost…
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…
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…
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…
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…