Contents tagged with Luhanks Republic

  • US expands sanctions against Russia because of Crimea and Donbas

    The United States Treasury Department reports that the U.S. introduced additional sanctions against three individuals and nine Russian legal entities in connection with the annexation of the Crimea and occupation of parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

    In particular, the sanctions were imposed on the ex-SBU (Ukrainian Security Service) officer Alexander Basov, who now holds the position of the so-called "Deputy Minister of State Security" of the Luhansk People's Republic, the officer of …

  • DPR finds a replacement for fugitive Minister of Revenues and Duties

    Authorities of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) found a replacement for Alexander Timofeev aka Tashkent, the minister of Revenues and Duties who fled to Russia.

    According to Russian media and separatist sources, Evgeny Lavrenov from Nikopol City has become the Donetsk People’s Republic’s new Minister of Revenues and Duties.

    Lavrenov resides in Donetsk but is a registered resident of Pervomaiskaya street in the city of Nikopol. Ukrainian Myrotvorets website states that Lavrenov …

  • Ukrainian Intelligence: Separatists in Luhansk are at full combat readiness

    In response to the assassination attempt against the head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People`s Republic (LPR), Igor Plotnitsky, the separatists are at the highest degree of combat readiness, according to reports by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.

    "In connection with an assassination attempt against Igor Plotnitsky, the separatists held counter-subversive activities and the 2AK units in Lugansk of the Center of the Territorial Army (Novocherkassk) …

  • Senator McCain is not coming to Luhansk Republic.

    Senator John McCain declined the invitation of the leader of Pro-Kremlin Luhansk Republic,Igor Plotnitsky, to come to the elections as an observer.

    The Communication Director of the Senator, Brian Rogers, confirmed this on Monday.

    "Although I don’t usually deal with elections monitoring I am grateful for this unique invitation" - said McCain.

    “If the so called Luhansk Republic is interested in democratic elections I suggest their proponents to surrender their weapons and take part in the …