As Syrian troops advance on the Syrian city of Aleppo in a Russia-backed offensive, and 50,000 people pour out of the area, the United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency session today.
Archives: November 2016
Ukraine To Go Ahead With Missile Tests In Black Sea, Russia Puts Forces In Occupied Crimea On Alert
The tests are due to take place on Thursday and Friday.
A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 59
President Vladimir Putin has said he would raid the reserves fund to pay for military costs.
Ukraine Reports Five Soldiers Wounded As Foreign Ministers Meet In Minsk
The Ukrainian military claims that Russia-backed forces conducted 38 attacks yesterday; meanwhile the OSCE has announced the loss of a drone near Mariupol.
Russia Offers Freeze Only at OPEC; Putin Fires Officials with Academy of Science Seats
Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the Russian parliament, will travel to Cuba for Fidel Castro’s funeral in place of President Vladimir Putin.
Yanukovych To Give Evidence Today; Pravyi Sektor Will Not Prevent Accused Berkut Officers From Attending Court
The former president is due to appear in a Kiev courtroom via video link from Russia’s Rostov-on-Don.
3 Ukrainian Soldiers, 1 Civilian Injured; Russia-Backed Militants Resume Shelling on Stanitsa Luganskaya
Ukraine Day 1014: LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. READ OUR SPECIAL REPORT: An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlinâs Dirty War in Ukraine 3 Ukrainian Soldiers, 1 Civilian Injured; Russia-Backed Militants Resume Shelling on Stanitsa Luganskaya 2016-11-28 04:57:27 Attacks on the Mariupol line intensified […]
No Casualties Reported But Fighting Intense Around Mariupol; Ukrainians Mark Anniversary of Holodomor
There were no casualties reported today by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, but fighting remained intense particularly around Mariupol. Ukrainians marked the 82nd anniversary of Stalin’s terror-famine, known as the Holodomor.
It’s Long Past Time to Identify and Shame Holodomor Deniers
It’s Long Past Time to Identify and Shame Holodomor Deniers 2016-12-06 21:21:49 Staunton, VA – November 28, 2016 – One of the positive developments of recent decades has been the willingness of historians and those concerned with human rights to identify, shame and isolate those who deny the Holocaust. Today, it is long past time […]
Yanukovych Appears As Witness In Ukrainian Court Via Video Link, But Hearing Rescheduled Until Monday
Viktor Yanukovych is due to give evidence in the trial of five former Berkut riot police officers charged with killing Maidan protesters, but he has not himself been charged.