Contents tagged with DPR
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Chinese companies invest in occupied Ukrainian territories amid Russia’s financial struggles
Several private Chinese companies have begun operations in temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine, supplying essential equipment and helping rebuild destroyed factories, reports NV, suggesting that these business activities likely have the backing of the Chinese Communist Party. Chinese entrepreneurs from varying sectors such as energy, agriculture, and light industry are traveling to these regions to form joint Chinese-Russian companies and are actively seeking local workers.
"Currently, …
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Profiting from war: Yanukovych's son lucrative coal exports from occupied Ukrainian territories
An offshore scheme is allegedly allowing anthracite sales to bypass taxes, with the son of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych reportedly at the helm.
According to Russian outlet Important Stories, Oleksandr Yanukovych is profiting substantially by exporting coal from occupied areas of Ukraine to Turkey.
The outlet notes that Energorresurs, a company based in Rostov-on-Don, has shipped nearly half a million tonnes of coal abroad over the past two years. Coal deliveries are primarily …
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Russian lawmaker proposes relocating Assad family to Mariupol to aid Donbas recovery
In an interview with Russian outlet Gazeta.ru, Dmitry Kuznetsov, a member of Russia's State Duma and the International Affairs Committee, has proposed that Bashar al-Assad, the ousted Syrian president who fled to Russia following rebel capture of Syria's capital Damascus, could be relocated to occupied Mariupol
Kuznetsov argued that the former Syrian leader, along with his family, should settle in Mariupol, where they could "take it under their wing." For his "contribution to the restoration …
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Explosion in Donetsk kills ex-chief of Olenivka prison suspected of war crimes against Ukrainian POWs
A Toyota Land Cruiser blast in occupied Donetsk resulted in the death of Sergei Evsyukov, the former head of the Olenivka prison, who was suspected by Kyiv of involvement in crimes against Ukrainian prisoners of war held there.
The death of Evsyukov was reported on Monday, December 9, by Russian Telegram channel Mash. According to its information, an explosive device equivalent to about 100 grams of TNT was planted under the vehicle. Evsyukov's wife was in the car with him, and the explosion …
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Russian Investigative Committee concludes investigation into American war correspondent's murder, charges four soldiers
The Russian Investigative Committee has announced the completion of the preliminary investigation into the murder case of Russell Bentley, also known as the "war correspondent" holding both U.S. and Russian citizenships. Four Russian military personnel have been charged with brutal violence and attempts to cover up the murder.
An announcement highlighted that the investigation concerning Russian Armed Forces servicemen Vitaly Vansyatsky, Vladislav Agal’tsev, Vladimir Bazhin, and Andrey …
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Trapped and forced to fight: Donetsk men apprehended at border and sent to the front lines
Men from the occupied Donetsk region find themselves unable to leave as barrier troops block their path wherever they go, detain them, and send them to the front lines, said Alexander Vaskovskyi, the leader of the so-called 'DPR Miners' Union,'
According to him, Russia has established barrier troops on the border with the Donetsk region to prevent men from leaving the Donbas and to force them into the conflict against Ukraine.
"In 2022, many were mobilised in the DPR (Donetsk People’s …
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DPR court sentences OSCE assistant to 14 years for espionage
A court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) has sentenced Vadim Golda, an assistant for the security of the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of the OSCE in Ukraine, to 14 years in a high-security penal colony. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has confirmed his conviction for espionage (Article 276 of the Russian Criminal Code).
According to the Prosecutor General's statement, in 2021, Golda, while in the DPR, conducted reconnaissance activities on behalf of a foreign …
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Ukrainian Forces target DPR anniversary car rally in Donetsk with HIMARS strike
The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched strikes using HIMARS multiple rocket launch systems on the Lenin district of occupied Donetsk, targeting participants assembled for a car rally marking the 10th anniversary of the DPR independence, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported.
Preliminary reports indicate one person killed and another four injured, according to Russian investigative bodies. The Telegram channel Rybar described “five dead and six wounded.”
The Telegram channel Mash in Donbass …
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Russian troops are trying to withdraw from Lyman
The Russian troops are trying to get out of the Lyman "cauldron", said the Ukrainian journalism, Yuri Butusov.
According to him, the Russian troops are now withdrawing from Lyman as the city is being encircled by Ukrainian Forces. Russians realize that they cannot hold on to it any longer.
"Russian troops are fleeing from Lyman. Defensive barriers have been set up to cover the withdrawal," the journalist said.
He added that the Russian troops are moving to a new defensive line, along the R-66 …
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The Kremlin has decided to postpone official annexation of Ukrainian territories
The Kremlin decided not to rush with the official "annexation" of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, and the occupied territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, reports Meduza, citing sources in the Kremlin.
Earlier, State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin announced that meetings on the "annexation" of Ukrainian territories will be held on October 3 and 4.
"Volodin, as always, was ready to run ahead of the traing and get ahead of the agenda, when there was no clear …