Contents tagged with Donbas
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US State Department: Russian-speaking population in most danger where Russia is 'protecting' it
State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert has claimed that the most dangerous place for Russian-speaking people to live is in eastern Ukraine, where Russia is "protecting" them.
"Russia has claimed it wants to protect Russian speakers, but as our Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, Kurt Volker has pointed out on numerous occasions, there’s nowhere in the world more dangerous for Russian speakers right now than in eastern Ukraine," she said.
According to Nauert, Russia has …
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Ukrainian soldiers explain how they captured pro-Russian militants in Donbas
On May 20, Ukrainian soldiers captured three separatists during a raid in the vicinity of Holmivskyi in the Donetsk province. The captured fighters claimed that in the “armed forces” of the so-called “people’s republics” when they join the “ranks” their documents are taken away, and they are paid meager wages, the TSN reports.
The Ukrainian soldiers were able to approach the sepratists’ positions towards evening; it says a lot that the fighters were able to come close without a single shot …
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Former DPR Minister of Culture deported from Russia
On May 19, when crossing the Russian border in Sochi, the former Minister of Culture of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic, Natalia Voronina was detained.
Quoting sources in the Sochi Adler Court, Kommersant reported that the "official" was transferred to the temporary detention center for illegal migrants in the city of Gulkevichi, Krasnodar Krai in Russia.
The court ruled on May 20 to deport Voronina with a five-year entry ban to Russia. However, the decision did not come into force …
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Ukrainian Armed Forces 'tightening the noose' around Donetsk
The purpose of the Ukrainian military attack on Horlivka is to "tighten the noose" around Donetsk, a source in the headquarters of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) told Strana.ua news outlet.
"Horlivka is surrounded by high hills, including the village of Yuzhny. The one who owns the strongholds at these hills in fact owns the town. From these hills, the whole town is easily exposed to fire. Therefore, if the territory around Horlivka is owned [by the Armed Forces of Ukraine], the separatists …
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Unknown saboteurs destroy one of the main bridges of LPR
According to Interfax, the Ministry of State Security (MSS) of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) claims that the road bridge on the 50th kilometer of the Khrustalny-Luhansk route has been blown up by saboteurs.
The press service of the MSS stated that the Ministry of State Security of the LPR, together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs is searching for subversive and terrorist groups responsible for the bridge explosion on the night of May 20. The report notes that …
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Ukrainian military advance 2 km into the Donbas
The Ukrainian military advanced more than 2 km into separatist territory and secured new positions, radically changing the situation at one stretch of the front line, volunteer Yuriy Mysyagin wrote on Facebook.
"Within the territory of the Joint Forces Operation, one of the infantry battalions of one of the brigades of the Armed Forces was simply forced to improve and secure its front line positions due to the systematic shelling by the separatists. By moving their footholds, the battalion …
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Amid rising tensions in Donbas DPR deploys Somali battalion to Horlivka
Against the backdrop of the escalating tension in the Donbas, numerous reports have been made detailing the redeployment of the Somali battalion to the Horlivka, which is held by pro-Russian militants. This has occurred amid attacks against Zaytseve (near Horlivka), which have lasted three days, the TSN program reports.
Last weekend, two residential buildings were destroyed in Zaytseve. On Monday afternoon, the settlement can under heavy artillery shelling. Fortunately, no one was injured by …
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Ukrainian intelligence: Russia delivers Grad missiles and ammunition to Donbas by rail
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported on Saturday, May 19 that Russia supplied ammunition to the Donbas, including artillery and rockets, by rail.
“Comprehensive supply for the occupying troops from Russia on the occupied territory [of Ukraine] continues. Ammunition for units and formations of the so-called Army Corps 1 (Donetsk) and 2 (Luhansk) is being replenished, [and] stocks of ammunition are being created at warehouses," the report said. …
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LPR and DPR residents to be banned from entering Russia during FIFA 2018 World Cup
Russia intends to ban residents of the separate regions of the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces from entering the country during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. A statement to this effect was made by Oleh Slobodyan, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS), on his Facebook page.
“As the SBGS has learned, as part of preparation for the FIFA-2018 football World Cup, security measures in Russia are being tightened. And so, in the period between June 1 and July 17, 2018, restrictions …
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DPR military commander Mamai killed in Donbas
Oleg Mamiev aka Mamai, Commander of the Donetsk People's Republic and head of Pyatnashka battalion, was killed during an exchange of fire in Donbas, RIA Novosti reports.
Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin, who fights on the side of the separatists, said in a Facebook post that Mamai was killed by a grenade explosion from the automatic grenade launcher.
Mamiev came to the Donbass from Ossetia in 2014. He fought in the Vostok battalion, later he became a commander of the battalion Pyatnashka. …