Ukraine eliminates Russian commander responsible for deaths of 366 country’s defenders in 2014
Ukraine has liquidated Russian commander Dmitry Lysitsky, who ordered the killing of Ukrainian defenders who tried to break…
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Rada committee blames Ukraine’s top brass for deadly Ilovaisk battle preceding Minsk deal
Ilovaisk became one of the most bloody pages of the contemporary Russo-Ukrainian war. Ukrainian forces were surrounded by…
Ukraine provides evidence of Russian aggression in Ilovaisk, but Ukrainian command’s responsibility hushed up
On 29 August 2014, Ukrainian forces found themselves entrapped by Russian-separatist forces.These Russian-separatist forces on the request of…
Documentary “My Father” tells story of fallen war hero and helps heal wounds of war
Larysa Artiugina, one of the directors of My Father, did not choose a hero. Rather the hero chose…
Yuriy Stasovsky: selections from “My War”
August 9 My Ilovaisk began five years ago… From the very start of the day, there’s been a…
Commemorating Ilovaisk, bloody August battle that changed world’s view of war in Ukraine
29 August is now officially recognized as the Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine. President Volodymyr…
Remembering Ilovaisk – August 29, 2014
Yuri was at the Battle of Ilovaisk in 2014, or as he says, “a full participant and eye-witness…
Four years after Ilovaisk, deadliest battle of Donbas, truth is nowhere near
In August 2018, Ukraine marks the fourth anniversary of the Ilovaisk battle, the deadliest episode in the country’s…
The “golden hands” saving lives on the front lines
Vladyslav Horbovets (vascular surgeon): Military medicine has always been at a high level in Ukraine. In the USSR,…
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…
Probe into Ukraine’s largest military defeat at Ilovaisk pins blame on Russian invasion, admits mistakes
On 14 August 2017, Ukraine’s General Prosecutor’s Office (GPO) released the results of a probe into Ukraine’s largest…
Two years after the Ilovaisk tragedy, guilty not found
August 29 is a day of commemoration of the victims of the Ilovaisk tragedy in Ukraine. Two years…
Ilovaisk and the Russian invasion
When Putin loses he turn from a “legitimist” to an ordinary local thug. The anniversary of the Ilovaisk…
War, illness, and losing home. The story of unconditional love of one Donetsk couple
The war in eastern Ukraine created a new reality for hundreds of thousands of people in Ukraine. Around…
Google Earth imagery reveals major Russian invasion in summer 2014
It was the summer 2014 and the war with Russia was in full swing. Ukraine was putting together its…
Two stories from the Azov battalion
Levko is a 19-year-old student who joined the Maidan movement after the student beatings in November 2013. He…
Entire army command must take responsibility for Ilovaisk tragedy – Maidan Sotnyk
Everyone is looking for answers to the question of who is to blame for the tragedy at Ilovaisk.…
Parliamentary report blames Ukrainian Defence Ministry, General Staff for horrific losses in August in Ilovaisk at hands of Russian forces
The main reasons that led to the defeat of Ukrainian troops near Ilovaisk tragedy within the fundamental problems…
22-year-old tank commander crawls two days to escape Ilovaisk hell
This is just another incredible story of a young commander from Volyn oblast who escaped from one hell…