At least two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and three wounded yesterday.
Brutal Fighting Continues Near Debaltsevo, While Another Attempted Assault Reported Near Mariupol
December 23, 2016
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December 22, 2016
Russian cyber warriors in Ukraine linked to hack of Democratic National Committee in US; House Reports Snowden is still in touch with Russian intelligence.
Fighting And Shelling Continues Near Debaltsevo; Officials Report 11 Ukrainian Soldiers WIA Yesterday
Fighting has raged since Sunday morning.
Battle Near Debaltsevo Enters Fourth Day With Casualties Continuing To Mount
December 21, 2016
12 Ukrainian soldiers are reported to have been killed, with dozens more, in addition to two civilians, wounded.
How Many Russians Are Fighting for ISIS? A Brief History of The Kremlin’s Arbitrary Numbers
December 20, 2016
Reports of precise numbers and accounts of tracking Islamist fighters as they leave Russia and return open up the question of how much the FSB controls these fighters, not only to gather intelligence but to perform missions.
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Fighting Near Debaltsevo, Ukraine, Rages For Third Day
Seven Ukrainian soldiers are reported to have been killed in the battle, with dozens injured and one still missing.
Heavy Casualties After What Might Be Ukraine’s Fiercest Battle Of The Year
December 19, 2016
At least 5 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and possibly as many as 26 wounded yesterday.
Assassin Who Killed Russian Ambassador To Turkey May Be Turkish Police Officer, Cites Syria & Aleppo As Motivation
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Ukraine Sees Its Heaviest Fighting In Many Months; Ukraine’s Largest Bank Nationalized
December 18, 2016
Alarming Escalation As Five Killed On Ukraine’s Battlefields; Largest Private Bank To Be Nationalized
Levada Center Admits Error While Kremlin Continues to Hide Its Own
After releasing figures showing Vladimir Putin’s standing had declined by 29 percent, the Levada Center admitted it made a mistake and that support for the Kremlin leader had declined by only 14 percent.