Archives: February 2017

The plant has been the site of three major explosions over the course of the war.

A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 70 2017-02-12 20:01:41 The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often appears to be is far too large for anyone to keep up with. But there needs to be a way to mark those which can’t […]

Opposition journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza, Jr., believed to have been poisoned again for his work, has been moved out of intensive care and is on the mend, his lawyer reports.

Ukraine Day 1092: LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Ministry of Defense spokesman Colonel Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said that a Ukrainian soldier was wounded near Avdeyevka, to the north of Donetsk, which has seen intense fighting in the last two weeks. A separatist fighter was also killed today. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. […]

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported 2 Ukrainian soldiers wounded, with 33 attacks from Russia-backed militants during the day and 52 in the previous day.

If Putin were really a nationalist, he would be attacking the revival of Sovietisms in Russian life rather than promoting their ever more rapid restoration.

Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in battle today and two scouts went missing, Ukrainian military authorities reported.

Mikhail Tolstykh, aka Givi, was killed by a blast at his office on Wednesday in Donetsk

Supporters of opposition leader Alexey Navalny have debated the Constitutional interpretation of Russian law that might allow him to run for president despite his recent criminal conviction. But federal law is not on his side.

Three Turkish soldiers were killed as a result of a strike by Russian fighter jets in the area of the Syria city of Al-Bab during a joint mission. President Vladimir Putin has expressed condolences to Prime Minister Recep Erdogan.