Contents tagged with Donbas
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Kyiv: Russia moved another battalion group to the Ukrainian border
The Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Stepan Poltorak, announced that Russia moved an additional battle group to the border of Ukraine after the first round of presidential elections.
According to the minister, the Russian Federation is increasing the number of military troops along the border with Ukraine. The battalion tactical group transfer took place after the first round of presidential elections in Ukraine.
Poltorak noted that the Russian forces changed their tactics in the Donbas. They …
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Russia to make it easier for Donbas residents to obtain Russian citizenship
The Russian government intends to make it easier for inhabitants of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) to obtain Russian citizenship, Kommersant reports, citing sources in the Russian government.
According to the sources, everything has been worked out, and all that remains is for Russian President Vladimir Putin to sign the relevant decree. This could be done immediately after the presidential elections in Ukraine.
“What other options are there? The people …
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Ukrainian President Poroshenko reveals plan to take back Donbas and Crimea
In an on-air interview with Novoye Vremya (New Time) radio station, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that, if reelected, he plans to win back Crimea and the Donbas using the Minsk agreements.
“Part of fulfilling the Minsk agreements is the formation of its security components. The security component will be broached by introducing the blue helmets issue to the UN Security Council... An absolutely traditional peacekeeping mission that must fulfill several tasks to create a secure …
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European Court of Human Rights informs Russia about lawsuits from 380 relatives of MH17 crash victims
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has informed Russian government about the lawsuits submitted by the 380 relatives of victims who were killed in the MH17 flight crash in eastern Ukraine, reads the document published on the ECHR website.
“They allege in particular that the Russian Federation was directly or indirectly responsible for the destruction of the plane and failed to investigate the disaster properly or cooperate with other investigations”, states the court document.
The …
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OSCE detects newest Russian weapons in Donbas
The representatives of the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the OSCE announced on Twitter that the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine recorded the newest Russian weapons systems in the territory of Donbas which is not under Ukraine’s control.
OSCE stated that these weapons are located in the Luhansk region.
"The newest Russian military equipment systems – the R-330Z Zhytel (Resident) automated jamming station and the Tirada-2 electronic warfare system were spotted by the OSCE Special …
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Ukrainian military: in recent days situation in Donbas has escalated significantly
Over the past 24 hours, pro-Russian militants have violated the ceasefire in the Donbas 19 times, while using weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements 16 times.
During the day, the militants used 100 artillery munitions of calibers 152, 122, 120 and 82 mm.
"The Russian-occupying forces shelled positions of the Ukrainian Joined Forces Operation using artillery systems, mortars, armament of infantry fighting vehicles, grenade launchers, large-caliber machine guns and small fire arms," reports …
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Kyiv confirms advance of Ukrainian Armed Forces near Horlivka
Former Head of Donetsk regional administration Pavlo Zhebrivskyi, speaking on Ukrainian Pryamiy TV, confirmed the advance of the Ukrainian military near the city of Horlivka.
According to him, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have captured the territory near Horlivka, which was not controlled by any side. The pro-Russian militants used to come there and shell the Ukrainian positions.
"Is it possible to take back Horlivka? I am convinced that three days is enough for our Armed forces to take it. …
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Tymoshenko claims that Donbas could be returned to Ukraine sooner than Crimea
The Ukrainian presidential candidate and leader of the Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party, Yulia Tymoshenko, believes that Ukraine can take back the uncontrolled areas of Donbas sooner than the annexed Crimea.
“As for the Donbas, we need to start the right negotiation process in the right format,” she said in an interview with journalist Dmitry Gordon.
The politician promised that in case of her victory in the presidential elections she would organize “Budapest format” negotiations, which would …
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Ukrainian President: Russia will be forced to consent to UN peacekeepers in Donbas
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is confident that Russia will be forced to support the deployment of an international UN peacekeeping contingent in the Donbas and to withdraw its own divisions from the occupied regions of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk provinces.
“The UN peacekeepers, when they come into the Donbas, will force Russia’s occupation forces out of the Ukrainian territories, disarm the illegal armed formations, and ensure the withdrawal of the heavy weaponry and safety for the …
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Ukrainian Security Service officer defects to Russia
A self-professed “renegade from the Security Service of Ukraine” (SBU) named Vasyl Prozorov has shown up in Moscow, speaking at a press conference organized by the government news agency Rossiya Segodnya on Monday 25 March, the date on which Ukraine honors its security service.
“My name is Prozorov Vasyl Nikolayevich. Between 1999 and 2018 I was an employee of the SBU. As of May 2014, I worked in the Central Apparatus, specifically in the headquarters of the SBU’s Anti-Terrorist Center. As of …