Contents tagged with Donbas
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Ukrainian journalist detained by separatists in the Donbas
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) confirmed that the Ukrainian blogger and journalist, Stanislav Aseyev (Vasin), who disappeared in Donetsk in early June, was detained and is being held captive by them, according to the former People's Deputy of the 8th convocation of the Verkhovna Rada, Yegor Firsov, Interfax reports.
"The MGB (Ministry of State Security) of the DPR officially confirmed that he was detained, Stas's mother was given written confirmation and he has been …
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Media: Russia closed its skies near Donbas 24h before the MH17 tragedy
“24 hours before the tragedy with the MH17 plane, Russia placed a ban on flights in the airspace neighboring the Donbas,” Russian Forbes reported, citing the Dutch Safety Board (DSB).
The ban came into force from midnight on July 17, that is, the day when the passenger plane flying the MH17 flight was shot down. “Russia suddenly, on the night of the 17th of July 2014, by issuing the document NOTAM UUUUV6158/14, placed a restriction on commercial flights to the Russian airspace neighboring with …
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US drone conducts reconnaissance flight over the Donbas
The strategic American unmanned surveillance aircraft RQ-4A Global Hawk made a reconnaissance flight along the line of demarcation in the Donbas on Sunday, July 16, reported Interfax news agency with reference to websites that monitor flights of military aircraft.
It was noted that during the flight, a long-distance drone with the call sign UAVGH000 flew from north to south along the line of demarcation in the Donbas for hours without crossing it. The drone flew at an altitude of 16,700 meters. …
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Ukrainian Prime Minister calls for peacekeepers in the Donbas
In his speech for the Day of Ukrainian Peacekeepers, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman called for a peacekeeping mission to be brought to the Donbas.
“It is already the fourth year of the Russian aggression in Ukrainian territory, from which our soldiers and civilians die on a daily basis, from which the country is bearing unprecedented human, infrastructural and economic losses. Under such circumstances, our state as a reliable partner of the international peacekeeping mission calls …
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Ukrainian media: In the new bill on de-occupation of Donbas Russia is called an aggressor
The online publication Hromadske published the text of the bill “on the characteristics of state policy on the restoration of state sovereignty over the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces of Ukraine”.
Russia is called the aggressor for the first time in the document which will bring an end to the anti-terrorist operation.
“The Russian Federation is carrying out armed aggression against Ukraine and the temporary occupation of parts of its territory by means …
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Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine: 84 foreigners are investigated for participation in separatist groups
Since 2014, in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, 84 foreigners have participated in illegally armed groups with 64 of them being citizens of the Russian Federation, as reported on the website of the Prosecutor General's Office.
It was established that the foreigners were registered as part of Prizrak (Ghost) battalion of the separatist LPR.
"These foreigners are mercenaries under the auspices of the organization, United Continentale, which professes, among other things, a pro-Russian policy. …
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The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine postponed consideration of the bill on restoring sovereignty in the Donbas
The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) postponed consideration of the draft bill on the restoration of sovereignty in the Donbas because of the necessity for additional consultations, reported the Deputy Chairman of the People's Front faction in the Verkhovna Rada, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defense, Serhiy Pashynsky.
"The consideration of the draft bill has been postponed. It requires additional consultations," he said. NSDC Secretary …
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Russian detained by Ukrainian military during battle in Donbas confirms that he is on contract with Russian Army
Viktor Ageyev, who has been captured in Donbass, confirmed that he was sent to the east of Ukraine after signing a contract for service in the Armed Forces of Russia, TSN reports.
“I am a serviceman, part 65246 (located in the city of Novocherkassk, the communications regiment and the training center of the Russian Aerospace Forces - Ed.),” Ageyev said.
He also confirmed that in March 2017 he came to the Rostov region and signed a contract for service in the Armed Forces of the Russian …
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Russian colonel who took part in Donbas war arrested in Ukraine
The State Border Guard Service (SBGS) of Ukraine arrested Russian Colonel Valery Gratov, whom Russian intelligence planned to make the “deputy minister of state security of Transnistria”.
This was reported on July 9 by Oleh Slobodyan, assistant to the head of the SBGS. According to him, the arrest took place early in June.
“The Ukrainian citizen Valery Georgievich Voytenko, born in 1954, arrived to exit Ukraine, and showed general civil control a Ukrainian citizen’s passport. He presented a …
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Lavrov: Trump and Putin have agreed to create a 'special channel' for settlement in eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump agreed to create a joint channel for the settlement of the situation in the Donbas, based on the Minsk agreements, stated Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press briefing.
"It has been agreed to create a channel between a representative of the Russian Federation and a representative of the United States, in order to take advantage of this opportunity, as well as opportunities the US has to advance a resolution based on …