Ukrainian court sentences Russian proxy “republic” ex-leaders to life imprisonment in absentia for 2014 airplane downing
The judges were reading out their 130-page verdict over two days. In it, they found “LNR head” Igor…
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Who is who in the Kremlin proxy “Luhansk People’s Republic”
The local authorities of ORDLO (“certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts”, the official designation of the occupied…
Ukraine may swap its 74 hostages in occupied Donbas before New Year
The prisoner swap process had been de-facto blocked by Russia for 15 months. The last exchange took place on…
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…
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”…
“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…
Inside the booming smuggling business in the Donbas
The key players in the Donbas’ booming smuggling business are politicians, oligarchs, and the criminal underworld. Coal, gold,…
Alleged “military coup” followed by purge of “LNR” chieftains
Each day, the medias of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (“DNR” and “LNR”) try to persuade…