Russian commander spills the beans on Russian presence in “LNR/DNR”
Today, Russians are not even hiding Russia’s participation in the war in Eastern Ukraine. In a recent interview,…
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Is Russia’s passport scheme in Donbas a harbinger of full-scale invasion like in 2008 Georgia?
The decision sparked international outrage and indignation. The Ukrainian Ministry of foreign affairs in its statement called Putin's…
Surkov seen remaining in charge of Kremlin policy on Donbas, Abkhazia and South Ossetia
After a media boomlet suggesting Mikhail Babich, the recently recalled Russian ambassador to Minsk, would replace Vladislav Surkov…
Human rights NGO reports on 119 known hostages behind bars in occupied Donbas
In 2018, the Ukrainian side of the Trilateral Contact Group on settlement of the conflict in Ukraine (TCG…
Russian celebrity tank commandress defects to Ukraine, leaks details on Russian involvement in occupied Donbas
Read also: Two “DNR ministers” surrender to Ukraine. Will the rest follow? In occupied Donetsk, Svitlana Driuk was a local…
Donbas occupiers doing to Ukrainian Church what they accuse Kyiv of doing to Moscow one
The so-called "Donetsk Peoples Republic" is preparing to liquidate all structures loyal to the autocephalous Orthodox Church of…
EU Council sanctions nine persons for sham “LDNR elections”: who they are
Read more on the sham elections: Phony “elections” in Russia’s phony “republics” in Ukraine: a legitimization of the…
With Donbas occupation, Russia brought religious persecution alien to Ukraine: report
Back in spring-summer 2014, Russian-backed forces took control of the territory which is now officially referred to as "certain…
Heavyweight megaphones of Russian disinformation in Eastern Ukraine
The solution, in Russia’s disinformation style: attack the opponent TV channel Rossiya 1 made bold false claims aiming…
Far right and left, conspiracy theorists among “foreign monitors” at Russia’s sham Donbas elections: Report
Since the international community considered the "general elections" in unrecognized "DNR" and "LNR" illegitimate, no real international monitors…
Phony “elections” in Russia’s phony “republics” in Ukraine: a legitimization of the occupation
"Election vegetables" A number of measures were announced and then taken to attract voters. Among them were "celebrations"…
Moscow increasingly acknowledges it controls Donbas regimes, Kirillova reports
Telling a lie is easy; to sustain one is hard, especially if those at whom it is directed…
“DNR’s” Pushilin consolidates power as OSCE critisize upcoming “elections”
Developments in “DNR“ and “LNR“: 11–20 September 2018 Pushilin announces leadership bid Almost two weeks after his election…
Russian puppet “LNR” opens “consulate” in Sicily and other overlooked stories from Donbas
Zakharchenko attacks political rivals The Donetsk “People’s Republic” was hit by fresh political infighting last week after separatist…
Traps of the Transnistrian conflict
Whenever the connection of Russian military personnel to events in Transnistria, the separatist-controlled territory of Moldova, or in…
Blacksmith, legionnaire, brother of fallen Cyborg: 3 soldiers of Donbas Battalion fighting close to home
The ground is still covered with snow, but the morning showers, which were replaced by a heavy fog…
Everything you wanted to know about the Minsk peace deal, but were afraid to ask
What are the Minsk Agreements? The Minsk Protocol (later known as Minsk-1) with the Minsk Memorandum of September…
“Visitors” from Russia pushing out Donbas locals and taking over housing
“I know several such newly arrived families. As a rule, the men are sent out to fight, while…
Russian participation in the war in Donbas: evidence from 2017
The regular Russian Army occupies a part of Donbas. What traces has Russia left in eastern Ukraine in…
“They said they would torture my son” – religious scholar released from occupied Donbas
Inna Kuznetsova: Mr. Kozlovskyi, by now you must hate that journalists are always posing unwelcome questions. They ask…