Contents tagged with Plotnitsky

  • Former LPR official doubts there was a coup attempt in the separatist republic

    One of the Russian coordinators in the occupied Donbas, Alexander Zhuchkovsky, has accused the leader of the so-called Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), Igor Plotnitsky, of lying and commented on the situation regarding an attempted “coup d’etat.” He made this statement on his page on Vkontakte [Russian social network].

    He noted that he has not dealt with the LPR for more than a year and does not interfere in what happens there, but has a view of the situation.

    According to Zhuchkovsky, there …

  • LPR politician says Plotnitskiy is purging the separatist republic of disloyal individuals

    Ex-chairman of the People’s Council of the People's Republic of Luhansk (LPR) Aleksey Karyakin is sure that the former Head of the LPR government, Gennady Tsypkalov, was killed. Karyakin told this to the URA.ru news agency, commenting on the latest developments taking place in Luhansk these days.

    "His body was found in the basement of the administration head building,” Karyakin said. “He was totally bruised and showed signs of strangulation. I am sure that he was tortured and killed because he …

  • Plotnitsky says separatist republics averted coups

    The head of the self-proclaimed LPR, Igor Plotnitsky, stated that the leadership of the DPR and the LPR could have averted the impending "revolution." According to him, as reported by DonPress, it is possible that such “revolutionary” preparations were managed not only in Ukraine but also in Russia.

    "It was another attempt at a coup. However, it's not so much the fact of the coup in the LPR. The main goal was to create a precedent for the alleged indignation of the Ukrainian people and the …

  • Ukrainian court summons separatists leader Igor Plotnitsky for questioning

    The Podilskyi District Court of Kiev called for the Head of the unrecognized Luhansk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine, Igor Plotnitsky, to attend a hearing on the 31st of August, 2016. This announcement was published in the official newspaper of the central executive authorities, the "Uryadovy Courier" (the Governmental Courier) № 149 on the 10th of August, 2016.

    "The Podilskyi District Court of Kyiv calls the accused, Plotnitsky Igor Venediktovich, born on 24 June 1964 (last known …

  • Assassination attempt carried out on separatist leader in eastern Ukraine

    The leader of the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), Igor Plotnitsky, was wounded on Saturday as a result of the explosive device exploding near his car.

    According to the report issued by OSCE SMM observers who visited the area shortly after, “the explosion had likely been caused by an improvised explosive device (assessed as approximately 1kg of high explosives) placed next to or in, a lamp post about two meters away from the vehicle, which was damaged and downed, at the side of the …

  • Plotnitsky orders creation of working group for negotiations with Savchenko

    Plotnitsky offered to hold a meeting in the occupied territory.

    The leader of the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR,) Igor Plotnitsky, ordered the establishment of a workgroup to hold negotiations with a member of the Ukrainian parliament, Nadiya Savchenko, as reported by the separatist website, Luhansk Information Center.

    "It’s not a secret that Savchenko asked and continues to ask for a meeting. I’ve already tried to explain that nobody is against talking about peace issues. But she …

  • Savchenko proposes holding direct talks with separatist leaders

    During an interview with Radio Era, Nadiya Savchenko proposed holding direct talks with the leaders of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic, RBC-Ukraine reported.

    Savchenko stressed that she wants “to find understanding with these people.”

    “We need to learn to forgive... not everything can be forgiven, but everything can be dealt with and backed up by the laws later,” Savchenko said.

    Savchenko outlined three steps to end the war in eastern Ukraine, including …

  • Another separatist official dismissed as the power struggle in the so-called LPR continues

    Last week, members of the People’s Council of the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic voted to dismiss Chairman Aleksey Kariakin, who was also one of the leaders of the “Army of the South-East”, which was instrumental in seizing parts of the Luhansk region in the beginning of the war, Radio Svoboda reported. Kariakin’s removal is the latest in a series of forced resignations of commanders of so-called LPR forces, the majority of whom were involved in the early battles of the war.

    Moreover, …

  • Security Service of Ukraine summons leader of so-called LPR for questioning

    The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has called in the head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), Igor Plotnitsky, for questioning. According to the official notice, issued on Friday, March 11th, Plotnitsky must appear before investigators on March 17th for interrogation as he is believed to be a suspect in a number of crimes.

    The document notes that Plotnitsky has been incriminated in several crimes, including illegal imprisonment or kidnapping, the illegal movement of …

  • Pyaterikova: Plotnitsky responsible for Cossack commander's murder

    Anastasia Pyaterikova, leader of the Luhansk Guard and famous for her fiery speeches given at separatist demonstrations in eastern Ukraine, blamed Igor Plotnitsky, the leader of the so-called Luhansk Peoples Republic (LPR), for the death of Pavel Dremov. Killed by an apparent car bomb on the way to a celebration of his wedding, Dremov was the commander of the Sixth Separate Motorized Rifle Cossack Regiment of the People's Militia of the LPR.

    As the "Fourth Authority" news outlet reported, a …