Contents tagged with Donbas
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Kyiv investigating the supply of coal from separatist-held territories to Ukraine's state-run Centrenergo
The Chervonozavodskiy District Court of Kharkiv granted the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office access to documents and contracts from the state-owned Centrenergo company regarding the import of Donbas contraband coal from Russia under the guise of South African coal, as reported by the news website Liga.net, citing the court's decisions on October 2nd – 5th.
Criminal proceedings regarding the illegal coal operations began in April 2017 in accordance with the "Abuse of power or official …
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Member of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights admits that Russia has annexed the Donbas and is unwilling to withdraw its forces
Ilya Shablinskiy, a member of Russia’s Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, admitted that Russia has effectively annexed and is controlling a part of the Donbas. Shablinsky made a statement to this effect in a broadcast of the “60 Minute” talk show on the Russian TV Channel “Russia 1”.
“These territories are controlled by our [Russian] armed forces. The ruble circulates, the territory is controlled by the Russian Federation, the leaders of these republics implement our …
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Kremlin: participants of Normandy talks will not change situation in Ukraine
The Kremlin said that members of the Normandy format and the US cannot provide a change in the situation in eastern Ukraine, as stated on October 9th at a briefing held by the Press Secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov.
"Changes ‘on the ground’ cannot be achieved by the efforts of the countries participating in the Normandy process or other countries, in particular the United States," Peskov said.
At the same time, the representative of the Kremlin said that the changes "on the …
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Military expert: Ukrainian army is three times stronger that its opponent in the Donbas
A statement made by the General Staff Chief, Viktor Muzhenko, about the numerous losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine should the Donbas be liberated by force is more political than military. Its goal is to confirm the opinion in the minds and souls of Ukrainians that there is no alternative to Poroshenko's peaceful plan, military expert Oleg Zhdanov stated in an interview with 24 TV.
According to the expert, Muzhenko can’t make comments about the other option since he supports Poroshenko's …
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Herashchenko: the issues of the reintegration of the Crimea and the Donbas should be considered separately
The First Deputy Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Iryna Herashchenko, has said that the bill on the reintegration of the Crimea and the Donbas is divided, "as the methodology for the return of these territories will be different."
"Why is the issue of the Crimea and Donbas divided within the bill? We are still fighting for the return of the Donbas and Crimea, but even in international law the situations with these stolen Ukrainian territories has been determined by different …
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Media: Armed Forces of Ukraine gained control over the runway and the ruins of the Donetsk airport
The Ukrainian military took full control of the runway and the outskirts of the Donetsk airport along the demarcation line in eastern Ukraine. They also installed the Ukrainian flag a few meters from the destroyed terminal, TSN news program reports.
"The Ukrainian language on this side is heard everywhere, in commands, orders and conversations. And this annoys the separatists, who are positioned some hundreds of meters away, a lot, “ the report says.
The Ukrainian military know when to open …
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Separatist LPR introduces criminal liability for failure to pay social security tax
Authorities of the so-called LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic) have introduced criminal liability for non-payment of unified social contribution to compulsory state insurance, also known as the Unified Social Tax or UST, reported the terrorist-controlled online-resource LIC.
The corresponding decision was made by "the deputies of the People's Council of the LPR", adopting the so-called law “On Introducing Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the LPR."
The so-called legislative act amends " …
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US representative for Ukraine Volker and Putin’s aide Surkov held talks in Belgrade
Negotiations between Russian Presidential Assistant Vladislav Surkov and US State Department Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker were constructive, RBC news agency reports quoting Surkov as saying.
"We discussed the draft resolution of the UN on the Donbas proposed by Russia, and understanding was found on a number of positions. Most of which were recognized as surmountable," Surkov said.
He added that both sides stressed the need to carry out the Minsk deals, with the Normandy …
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Ukraine accuses Russian private military company Wagner of involvement in Donbas conflict
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said that the Wagner Group, a Russian private military company, participated in conflicts in the Donbas in 2014, and subsequently in Syria.
“An evidence base has been collected on the activity of Russian soldiers in the Donbas and in Syria, the activity of the Wagner Group. The campaign’s leader is Dmitry Utkin. This project makes it possible for the Kremlin to tell the international community that there are none of its soldiers there [in Eastern Ukraine],” …
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Poroshenko: new law on the Donbas will allow Ukraine to receive Western weapons
A bill on the reintegration of the Donbas, which was adopted on its first reading, will provide an additional argument for the provision of Western weapons to Kyiv, as stated in the message of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko published on website of the presidential administration.
"This [draft law] further strengthens the legal framework for the use of the Armed Forces, expands their capabilities in the region. This strengthens the arguments in favor of providing Ukraine with defensive …