After the coup in occupied Luhansk: a real junta and more Russian FSB control
Luhansk has been under the control of the Russian-hybrid forces since spring 2014. Moscow-installed local resident Igor Plotnitsky remained…
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Coup attempt underway in occupied Luhansk: what we know so far
The coup was triggered by a ruling of the so-called Luhansk city Leninskyi district court dismissing an "LNR"…
Ukrainian civil resistance to Russian occupation in Donbas
When his native city Donetsk was run over by Russian-militant forces in the summer of 2014 and severed…
Russia set to cut funding of proxy “republics” in Donbas in favor of Crimea – media
The Russian government intends to stop the "humanitarian assistance to certain territories" in favor of financing projects in…
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…
Ukraine has not “lost” uncontrolled Donbas yet, new poll shows
More than three years have passed since, in the aftermath of Euromaidan and occupation of Crimea, referendums under…
Slovyansk and Kharkiv key to understanding war in Ukraine
Hello and welcome to Head-to-Head. It’s Vivica Williams and today we're talking with Paul Niland, a political commentator…
Deception, Disinformation, and Doubt: Hybrid Warfare in Eastern Ukraine
Conflict Context To start, the Euromaidan—the initial flashpoint from which armed conflict became possible—was not simply a response…
Russian-backed leader Zakharchenko demands Ukraine recognize “Donetsk republic”
The leader of the Donetsk separatists, Alexander Zakharchenko, made it clear that his “people’s republic” wants to be…
Economic separation of Donbas “republics” from Ukraine likely to create more economic woes
The severing of economic links between the areas controlled by separatists and the government in Ukraine’s Donetsk and…
First casualties of OSCE mission in Donbas: land mine blast kills one, injures another
Today, on April 23, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine reported its first casualties in the Donbas…
Indoctrination campaign for kids reveals identity crisis of Kremlin’s proxy “republics” in Donbas
Since 2014, propaganda in the Russian-occupied territories of East Ukraine has been trying to ensure the obedience of…
Policy shift shows Russia preparing to recognize its puppet republics in Donbas
On February 18, President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed a decree on recognition of “passports” issued by so-called…
After two fails, Putin starts ‘third stage’ of war against Ukraine, Piontkovsky says
Vladimir Putin’s effort to create "Novorossiya" and his subsequent one to force Ukraine to accept Moscow-controlled bandit territories…
Mysterious deaths of chieftains in Russian-backed “republics” since 2015 in a nutshell – #Infographic
Since 2015, more than a half-score of the "Donbas warlords" and other "leaders" were killed or died under…
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…
“LNR” separatist field commander killed in car explosion: three versions why
The elimination of Oleg Anashchenko At 7:50 of 4 February 2017, a car explosion in the center of…
First head of Russian-backed “Luhansk People’s republic” Bolotov reported dead
Valery Bolotov, the first head of the self-proclaimed "Luhansk People's Republic" ("LNR"), died. Bolotov's associate Aleksandr Borodai, the…
Russian involvement in Ukraine’s Donbas “republics”: 10 things you should know
Despite Russian denials of their direct involvement into the secessionist "Donetsk People's Republic" ("DNR") and "Luhansk People's Republic"…
Blood coal: oligarchs, terrorists and POW labor in Russo-Ukrainian war
Ukraine’s Security Services (SBU) revealed one of numerous schemes by which the so-called republic's leaders receive money from…