After a bloody week, the Ukrainian government reports more than 50 attacks over the previous 24 hours
Archives: June 2016
Putin Using Western Values to Destroy Those Values and the West, Moscow Analyst Says
Vladimir Putin will use Western values like direct democracy (referenda), freedom of speech and assembly and all the rest for the destruction of the West.
2 Ukrainian Soldiers Wounded; 3 Russian Soldiers Killed, 2 Wounded in Fighting in Donbass
The situation remains “tense but under control” on the front line, the Ukrainian ATO reported; 2 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 3 Russian soldiers were killed and 2 wounded, said the Ukrainian presidential spokesman
Ukrainians’ Strong Horizontal Ties a Serious Weakness When It Comes to Their Attitudes about Russians
One of the greatest advantages Ukrainians have relative to Russians is the strength of horizontal ties in Ukrainian society, ties that allow them to cooperate with each other in ways that Russians rarely can.
A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 37
Vladimir Putin’s dismissive remarks that a few Russian fans were able to defeat much more numerous British ones suggests he thinks he won the football wars in Europe.
Savchenko’s Russian Lawyer Investigated for ‘Extremism’; Ruble Value, Brent Crude Fall at Brexit News
Police are investigating Mark Feygin, the Russian lawyer of former Ukrainian political prisoner and MP Nadiya Savchenko.
Ukraine Reports 50 Attacks – Heavy Shelling Throughout Night
Russian Defense Ministry Denies ISIS Reports of Russian Military Killed This Week; CIT Comments
The Russian Defense Ministry has denied that three Russian soldiers were killed in an explosion on the road to Raqqa; the Citizen Intelligence Team has commented.
Russians, Reduced to Infantilism Four Times in a Century, Must Now Grow Up, Biryukov Says
Four times in the last 100 years, Russians have been deprived of a usable past and thus reduced to the status of children who accept anything new without asking questions,
Major Surge In Shelling Leaves 11 Ukrainian Soldiers Wounded, 1 Dead
Kiev reports 46 attacks, with heavy artillery used across the front line.