Contents tagged with Donbas
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US State Department: Separatists in the Donbas use children as human shields and as soldiers
The residents of the war-torn Donbas most often become victims of human trafficking in Ukraine. Sexual exploitation is not the only concern. Experts are increasingly recording cases of children being used as informers and human shields by separatists in eastern Ukraine. This is stated in the annual “Trafficking in Persons” report of the US State Department.
In recent years, Ukraine remains the source, transit and destination place for men, women and children who are victims of trafficking, …
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Ukraine to convene 'Normandy Format' conference call
Ukraine intends to organize a telephone conference of the "Normandy format" member countries to resolve the situation in the Donbas.
Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin announced this on Tuesday in Rome, where he is on a two-day working visit, reported RFE/RL.
A telephone conference between the main representatives of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France should be held in the near future.
"We're talking about a matter of days," Klimkin said at a press conference in the Italian Foreign Ministry. …
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Russian soldier captured in the Donbas
One of the LPR militants who were captured on June 24 near to Zhelobok turned out to be the Russian soldier Viktor Ageyev, drafted in the Altai Krai, who served on a contract basis, writes BBC citing the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and the command of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
The mother and friends of Viktor Ageyev confirmed that after his compulsory service, Viktor served in the army on the basis of a contract which he signed in March 2017. …
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Warsaw: Poland cannot take any more refugees since it already accepted more than 1.4 million migrants from Ukraine
According to the Member of the European Parliament from Poland, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Poland accepted more than 1.4 million migrants from Ukraine, who left their homes because of the conflict in the Donbas.
“Poland has fulfilled its solidarity part with the European Union, having accepted more than 1.4 million Ukrainians, which EU leaders failed to notice. We want immigrants from [Ukraine in] the east to be counted along with immigrants from [Africa and the Middle East in] the south, but we …
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German Foreign Ministry: The conflict in Ukraine won’t be resolved quickly
Both the separatists and the Ukrainian military have violated the ceasefire agreement in the Donbas and it is not likely that the conflict will be resolved in the near future, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Germany, Sigmar Gabriel, as reported by Reuters.
“It is very difficult to find a way out after so many years. Of course, we are trying, but it does not seem that we will have a short-term resolution of the crisis in the region,” said the head of MFA of Germany at a …
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France proposes a plan for de-occupation of the Donbas
French President Emmanuel Macron has presented his de-occupation plan for the Donbas to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
Macron spoke about this on Monday in Paris at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Poroshenko held during the latter's working visit to France, reports Interfax-Ukraine.
"We are waiting for the result. The solution that I proposed to President Poroshenko, [I have shown] to all sides of the Normandy format and, in fact, already done for President Putin; I …
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Mercenary who fought for separatists in Donbas on trial in Czech Republic
The Czech police have brought the first charges against a Czech citizen for participating in the fight for the Donbas on the side of the pro-Russian separatists.
As reported by the local media, the former Czech soldier “participated in the preparation of terrorist attacks on the Donbas”. The court is currently considering the case which has been placed under an “information embargo”.
This is the first time that Czech prosecution authorities have begun considered a case with charges against a …
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Media reports indicate that there are more than 1,200 people in the DPR’s Marine Corps
More than 1,200 people serve in the 9th Separate Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Marine Corps of the DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic), as reported by Kommersant newspaper, quoting a source close to the military command of the DPR.
It was noted that the regiment is armed with T-72 tanks, BMP-2 armored vehicles and BTR-80 armored personnel carriers. According to Ukrainian forces, at the beginning of 2016, this regiment of the DPR Armed Forces was reinforced with Russian servicemen from the 810th …
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Media: Separatist republics in eastern Ukraine halt coal mine operations
Since July 2017 the work of coal enterprises in the DPR (Donetsk People's Republic) have been partially suspended, switching to a two-day work week, according to the Russian news agency, REGNUM, citing a source in the so-called ministry of coal and energy of the separatists, as well as an employee of the directorate of the state enterprise Torezantratsit.
As of July 1, 2017, all the enterprises of Torezantratsit, including the enterprises of Shakhterskantratsit and Snezhnoyeantratsit will …
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Ukrainian Government: the situation with water in the Donbas remains critical
Ukrainian Government: the situation with water in the Donbas remains critical
According to the Ministry for the temporary occupied territories of Ukraine, the situation with the water supply in the Donetsk region remains critical.
The Ministry noted that since February 2017, due to constant bombardments by the separatists, the South Donbass water conduit has operated under extremely difficult conditions.
Only one of two lines of the water conduit is currently in operation. According to the …