Contents tagged with War in Ukraine
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Srelkov confirms that Russian police opened investigation into his activities in the Donbas
Igor Strelkov (a.k.a. Igor Girkin) confirmed that the recent visit of two policemen to his mother's house was indeed part of a police investigation against him.
"It turns out that the visit of the two police representatives had very solid and lawful reasons. The Prosecutor’s office of St. Petersburg has started a preliminary investigation," Strelkov wrote on his LiveJournal page.
The investigation was initiated by lawyer Arkadiy Chapligin, who filed a report after Strelkov publically admitted …
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Seperatist leader: An armed OSCE mission in the Donbas will be considered military aggression against us
The leaders of the so-called People's Donetsk Republic (DPR) stated that any armed OSCE mission in eastern Ukraine will be viewed as military aggression against the self-declared republic.
This position was stated by the leader of the so-called DPR, Aleksandr Zakharchenko, at a media briefing. It was later published by separatist media sources.
"If they dare to show up here armed, I will consider it to be a military invasion. They only have a mandate to be a monitory mission," he stated. …
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Russia allegedly opens investigation into Igor Strelkov
According to Igor Strelkov (a.k.a. Igor Girkin), two people, claiming to be representatives of the Russian police, came to his mother's home and inquired about him.
"Is there a limit to human idiocy? Today [April 22] two 'policemen' came to my mother and stated that I killed 2 people in Saint Petersburg and that a police report was filed against me. They made my mother sign a document stating that she hadn't seen me" he wrote on his VKontakte page (Russian social network).
Strelkov said that …
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Obama calls for a resolution to the war in Ukraine
During a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama called for a resolution to the war in Ukraine.
“We have to continue to invest in NATO so that we can meet our overseas commitments, from Afghanistan to the Aegean. We have to resolve the conflict in the Ukraine and reassure allies who are rightly concerned about Russian aggression,” the US President stated.
Obama also stressed that all NATO member states need to work towards contributing more of …
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Ukrainian Forces tighten their grip on Dokuchaievsk
The 72nd motorized bridge of the Ukrainian Forces has almost completely encircled the city of Dokuchaievsk.
Several weeks ago, reports began emerging on social media that the 72nd brigade took control of the strategic heights around the area and is now facing the city from three directions.
Some social media users reported that posters, supposedly issued by the Ukrainian Forces, started appearing around the city, calling on the separatist fighters to surrender.
Reports of the encirclement …
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Ukrainian journalist: The situation in Avdiivka is becoming more tense
In his interview to the Ukrainian Hromadske Radio, Journalist Roman Bochkala, who spent a significant amount of time with the Ukrainian armed forces near Avdiivka, described the situation on the front line.
He noted that the situation in Avdiivka is becoming more tense. "They [the separatists] are doing everything they can to take the territory back. They are absolutely reckless at sending their soldiers at our positions and this leads to numerous losses on their side. Hundreds of them have …
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Russian journalist: Putin's propaganda turned separatists into heroes
Russian journalist, Marina Ahmedova, wrote a blog which contains information on Russia’s support of the self-proclaimed LPR and DPR (Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics). Ahmedova stated that the separatists who captured the Donbas were made out to be heroes.
“Russian journalists were the ones who decided to make heroes of some militia members. They were with them all the time, went to the front lines with them and broadcasted their military and daily life. They actively glorified heroic …
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Russian MoD: Reports of Russian casualties in the Donbas are 'nonsense'
According to the Ukrainian Intelligence, 38 bodies of the Russian military were transported from the Donbas to the Russian Federation overnight. The Russian Defense Ministry called this information "nonsense."
According to the website of the Main Intelligence Directorate (MID) of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, 38 dead Russian soldiers were transported from the territory of Ukraine to Russia during the night on Saturday, April 16th. As stated by the Intelligence, the bodies were transported …
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Ukrainian forces came under fire 50 times on Saturday
Russian-backed separatists opened fire on Ukrainian positions more than 50 times on Saturday, as stated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces press center on Sunday morning, Interfax-Ukraine reported.
The separatists allegedly used rocket-propelled grenades, a variety of machine guns, anti-tank missiles, and 82mm and 120mm caliber artillery against Ukrainian positions, the press center announced on Facebook on Sunday morning.
The epicenter of the fighting remains in the area of Avdiivka, where …
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Ukrainian intelligence: The bodies of 38 Russian soldiers were transported across the border from Donetsk
According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the bodies of 38 Russian soldiers who fought near Avdiivka were transported across the border to Russia, Interfax-Ukraine reported.
"The Armed Forces [of Russia], engaged in sabotage and intelligence actions in the area around Avdiivka… On the night of April 15th-16th, at the former Russian checkpoint ‘Donetsk’ [Russia] transported 38 bodies of dead Russian soldiers,” a statement released by the Main …