The shelling follows a day of intense fighting across the front line that left two Ukrainian soldiers dead.
Archives: January 2017
1 Ukrainian Soldier Killed; 31 Attacks on Ukrainian Positions; Brazilian Who Fought With Separatists Sentenced to 13 Years
Ukraine Day 1074: 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 1 Ukrainian Soldier Killed; 31 Attacks on Ukrainian Positions; Brazilian Who Fought With Separatists Sentenced to 13 Years 2017-01-27 05:47:00 Russia-backed […]
Russian Hackers and FSB Agents Arrested in Moscow for ‘Treason’ on Suspicion of Leaking to US Intelligence
The independent news site Novaya Gazeta reports that an FSB agent and a Kaspirsky Laboratory cybersecurity specialist were arrested for passing information to American intelligence about attempts to hack elections in Arizona and Illinois.
FSB Detain Lawyer Nikolai Polozov, Defending Tatar Representatives In Occupied Crimea
Polozov is defending Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chiygoz.
Top Manager of Kaspersky Laboratory and FSB Officer Arrested in ‘Treason Case,’ Kommersant Reports
A top manager of the Kaspersky Laboratory and an officer of the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) Center for Information were arrested and charged with treason, possibly for receiving payment from a middleman related to a foreign organization.
Ukraine Military Expert Says Chances Of Russian Invasion Remain High
Two Ukrainian soldiers have been wounded and the ceasefire has reportedly been broken 51 times.
Duma Vice Speaker Blames Jews for Return of St. Isaac’s Cathedral; Kremlin Doesn’t See Chinese Missiles As Threat
Pyotr Tolstoy, great grand-son of writer Leo Tolstoy and deputy speaker of parliament, blames the Jews for the campaign to prevent the return of St. Isaac’s Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church.
Is Russia Coordinating Airstrikes With The United States In Syria?
AP reported today that Russia had issued a statement that “its warplanes have flown the first combat mission in Syria with U.S.-led coalition aircraft.”
5 Ukrainian Soldiers Wounded in Last 2 Days; SBU Foils Assassination Attempt on MP Gerashchenko
Five Ukrainian soldiers have been wounded in the last 2 days. Ukrainian intelligence foiled an assassination attempt on MP Anton Gerashchenko.
Obama, Whom Moscow Placed Great Hopes In, Couldn’t Make a Deal with Putin – Because of Putin, Says Portnikov
Moscow officials and commentators have treated Barack Obama with “unconcealed hatred” at the end of his presidency, blaming him for the absence of an agreement between Washington and Moscow and forgetting how they welcomed him eight years ago and how he pursued “the reset”.