Conservative St. Petersburg legislator is reported to have been caught with a machine gun on a trip recently to the Donbass. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here. Special features: – âI Was […]
Archives: August 2015
Ukraine Live Day 560: Rally In Kiev Turns Deadly After Rada Votes On Decentralisation
Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. An archive of our liveblogs can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. For links to individual […]
Ukraine Live Day 559: Lowest Level of Fighting In Months, Two Days Before Ceasfire
Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. An archive of our liveblogs can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. For links to individual […]
Ukraine Live Day 558: Western Leaders Urge Putin to Ensure Elections under Ukrainian Law
Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. An archive of our liveblogs can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. For links to individual […]
Russia Update: Blogger Critical of War in Ukraine Says Article on “2,000 Soldiers Killed” is Fake
A report from an obscure Russian web site that claimed to reveal 2,000 Russian soldiers killed in the war in Ukraine is believed to be a fake by a Russian blogger critical of the war. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s […]
Russia’s ‘Secret Army’ in Ukraine
Today the office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko released via Twitter important details about the organization and structure of Russia’s occupying army in Southeastern Ukraine. The order of battle (ORBAT) information is clearly derived from a lot of intelligence, especially SIGINT (I say this as someone who used to do ORBAT intelligence for a living: […]
Ukraine Live Day 557: Ukraine Reports 109 Attacks Over Past Day
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Ukraine Live Day 556: 7 Ukrainian Soldiers Killer, 13 Wounded, As ‘Ceasefire’ Deadline Approaches
Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. An archive of our liveblogs can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. For links to individual […]
Russia Update: Duma Deputy Urges Penalties for Officials Who Use Google, WhatsApp
State Duma members have concluded that there is no need to block the use of the mobile communications app WhatsApp , but agreed about the need to punish officials for using foreign Internet services. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign […]
Despite Pro-Russian Attitudes Now, Crimea is Not Lost to Ukraine
Staunton, August 19 – An increasingly common theme in many commentaries about Crimea and the Donbass is that Ukrainians should not want them back. Pro-Russian attitudes in the those regions would, if they were again included within the borders of the Ukrainian state, make them a classic “fifth column.” But that is “yet another lie […]