Contents tagged with DPR
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DPR accuses the USA of involvement in Zakharchenko's murder
The USA is involved in the murder of the Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Alexander Zakharchenko, stated the Deputy Commander of Operational Command of the DPR, Eduard Basurin on the TV Channel Russia 1. According to Basurin, the murder happened "with the involvement of the supervisor from the United States of America.”
On Friday, August 31, an explosion in a restaurant in Donetsk, killed Zakharchenko and at least three other people. Soon after, separatists announced the arrest of …
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Media: Ukrainian Intelligence Service recruited and brought to Ukraine former DPR Minister
One of the pro-Russian separatist leaders, Minister of Culture Yuri Lekstutes was evacuated from the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DRP). Ukrainian intelligence had reportedly recruited and brought to the controlled territory the man that should have replaced Alexander Zakharchenko as Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed state, TSN news program reports.
Lekstutes said that a real war is happening between various Kremlin influence centers—the FSB, GRU, military intelligence—for the …
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Media: Hundreds of Russians found in DPR prisons
In the prisons, penal colonies and pre-trial detention centers in the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), there are hundreds of Russians who took part in the armed conflict in the Donbas on the militia’s side, according to an article in Novaya Gazeta.
The news outlet cites various estimates of the number of Russian citizens being held in prisons. A DPR armed forces officer told Novaya that in four years, more than 480 Russians have been arrested. Some of them are even charged with …
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Italian authorities expose organization recruiting mercenaries for Donbas
As result of a special operation by Italian authorities, six people were arrested after an investigation revealed that they were recruiting mercenaries to participate in military operations in Donbas on the side of the pro-Russian militants. The Ukrainian embassy in Italy reported that among the arrested there are citizens of Moldova and Albania.
“On the night of August 1st, Italian law enforcement authorities exposed an organized criminal group, which recruited and financed persons to …
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Ukraine demands that DPR return 85 rail wagons
At the Minsk contact group meeting in the Donbas, Ukraine’s representatives demanded the return of 85 rail wagons belonging to Ukrainian Railways that are currently being kept in Donetsk, as announced by the subgroup representative of Ukraine, First Deputy Chairwoman of the Verkhovna Rada, Iryna Herashchenko.
“In the economic group, the Ukrainians raised an issue of the Ukrainian property including the theft of 85 rail wagons belonging to the Ukrainian Railways, which were purchased using the …
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Russian region decides to integrate with DPR and LPR
Authorities of the Russian Oryol oblast (region) decided to create a working group to facilitate integration and cooperation with the so-called Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics, as stated in the decree by acting governor of the region Andrey Klychkov.
The working group includes officials from provincial and municipal administrations, as well as region representatives. According to the decree, the main task of the group is to coordinate the cooperation of the region with the separatist …
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Separatist Commander Bezler returns to Donbas
The former commander of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Igor Bezler, known as “Bes,” returned to the uncontrolled part of Donbas, as shown in a photo he posted on VKontakte social network.
The Novosti Donbasa (News of Donbas) news outlet reported that the photo was posted on the page of Bezler’s wife Angelika. Bezler himself also posts on her account. In one of the photos, Bezler is standing next to a sign that says “Debaltseve.” The other photos show the Gorlovsky Machine Building Plant. …
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Head of DPR Zakharchenko threatens to open fire on the UN mission
If the UN mission is deployed in the Donbas without consent of the DPR authorities, the DPR military will have to open fire on the UN peacekeepers , said the head of Donetsk People’s Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko.
“The UN mission will not enter here without the consent of the DPR. Otherwise… they will become targets. We will just have one more enemy. The more enemies we have, the easier it is to shoot; no need to aim,” he stated.
During recent meetings in the Normandy format, consensus …
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DPR head Zakharchenko ready to negotiate with Ukraine after elections
The head of the DPR, Aleksandr Zakharchenko, is ready to enter into negotiations with Ukraine, but only after the elections. He made this statement during a “Direct Line” with residents of the territories of the Donetsk region that are not controlled by the Ukrainian authorities, reported dnr-online news outlet.
“Despite the rhetoric of our opponents and allies that negotiations with Kyiv are impossible, even if tomorrow Poroshenko, Turchinov and others are gone, even if Ukraine as a state …
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Donetsk Region Court releases a Russian sniper who fought for the Donetsk People’s Republic
On May 18, Krasnoarmiisky City District Court of the Donetsk region released a man charged with unleashing and waging aggressive war, involvement in a separatist organization, violating the procedure of entry into and exit from the temporarily annexed territory, illegal handling of weapons and infringement of territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.
The Court’s ruling was published on May 24 in the Single Registry of the Court’s Decisions.
The prosecutor sought an extension of …