5 Ukrainian civilians killed, 25 injured in Russian shelling over 24 hours
The Military Media Center has reported that five civilians were killed and 25 were injured on 25 March…
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Swedish conductor: Ukraine fights to be a free country with free art, not Russia
In war, the “frontline” generally refers to the combat zone. But, in any war, there are other “fronts”…
Ukrainian partisans destroy railway lines to disrupt supply of Russian arms
Serhii Haidai, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, has said that partisans of the occupied Luhansk…
Russians transferred 300 Luhansk, Donetsk children to Moscow for “medical treatment”
300 children from occupied parts of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts were sent to Moscow for "medical treatment," the…
100 Russian mercenaries may have been killed in Luhansk
Serhiy Haidai, the head of Luhansk Regional Military Administration confirmed the strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine…
Donbas “republics” urge Moscow to openly send mercenaries to Ukraine’s east: Ukrainian MoD
Since the beginning of the Russian aggression in Ukraine, Moscow has been pertinacious in its denial of the…
How IDPs fleeing Russian war became successful goat cheese farmers in central Ukraine
Oleksandr and Maryna Blonsky breed goats, make cheese from their milk, and welcome tourists to their farm. Up…
Ukraine’s New York: child of a tragic love story of European industrialists and Donbas
Wild Field Up until the late 17th century, the huge steppe of modern Ukraine’s southeast was the country’s…
Ukraine ready to send experts to Sarajevo to examine 300-year-old icon from Luhansk
During the meeting, Kyrylych underlined that Ukraine had never given official permission for the export of any icon.…
Ukrainian icon stolen from Luhansk and brought to Bosnia & Herzegovina by Serbian veterans, says Republika Srpska MP
The icon of St. Nicholas, presented to Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, was brought to Bosnia…
Bosnian Serb Chairman Dodik presents Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov with 300-year-old Ukrainian icon
During his two-day visit to Bosnia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov received a 300-year-old gilded icon originating from…
I narrowly escaped death in dungeons of the “Luhansk People’s Republic.” This is what saved me. Part 2
Communication with the outside world A very colorful type appeared in the cell. They tossed in a person…
I survived the basement prisons of the “Luhansk People’s Republic.” Here is what I saw. Part 1
Summer of 2014. At that time I worked as the deputy chief of the Luhansk Regional State Hospital…
Who is who in Russian-run “Luhansk People’s Republic”
The local authorities of ORDLO ("certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts", the official designation of the occupied…
Bellingcat publishes interactive map of Russian artillery strikes across Ukrainian border
In July 2014, Ukrainian armed forces launched an anti-terrorist operation (ATO) against pro-Russian forces which controlled large parts of…
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…
The dangerous life of pro-Ukrainian activists in occupied Donbas
As we reported earlier, the occupation authorities of the Luhansk People's Republic," a Russian-backed proxy statelet in Ukraine's east,…
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…
European Court of Human Rights hints Russia responsible for Donbas damages
The press release of the ECHR discloses the details of the case of Khlebik v. Ukraine. The case concerned…
Three years after sham referendums in Donbas, no Russian Spring
Three years ago, on 11 May 2014, illegal "referendums" were held in occupied cities of Donetsk and Luhansk…