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Russia This Week: How Many Refugees Are There from Ukraine?
Updated Daily. The Russian government’s numbers of “110,000” refugees from the armed conflict in Ukraine are clearly exaggerated, even if there are likely at least tens of thousands, but with reporters barred from the area and towns under declared states of emergency, it’s difficult to get the real story. The US government has added Chechen […]
Pro-Russian Separatists Say Their Fighters’ Death Toll Has Reached 1,000
Russian-backed separatists fighting in southeastern Ukraine have not always been willing to acknowledge the extent of casualties and mortalities in battle. Frequent gunfire and disruption in communications have made it difficult both to count and to bury the dead. But last week, a spokesman for the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DPR) held a press conference […]
Ukraine Liveblog Day 136: A New Chance For Ceasefire And A New Defense Minister
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Ukraine Liveblog Day 135: New Ukraine Offensive Yielding Results
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Kremlin Could Get Russian Backing ‘At Any Time’ for More Radical Moves in Ukraine, Says Nezavisimaya
Staunton, July 1 – Given the Kremlin’s ability to mobilize the population via Moscow television, Vladimir Putin could “at any time” refuse to cooperate” with the West on Ukraine “and receive the support of society,” according to a lead article today by the editors of Nezavisimaya gazeta. That reality, the editors say, dramatically increases the […]
Ukraine Liveblog Day 134: Poroshenko Vows To ‘Attack and Defend Our Land’
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FSB Preparing to Close Muslim Institutions in Occupied Crimea, Silantyev Says
Staunton, June 30 – Roman Silantyev, notorious for his attacks on Muslims in the Russian Federation but close to the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church and Russian security agencies, says that the FSB plans for “the liquidation of radical Islamic organizations in Crimea.” Silantyev told Rosbalt last week that the Russian security services […]
Autarchy Imposed or Chosen Would Seriously Harm Russians, Moscow Commentator Says
Staunton, June 30 – Western sanctions and Ukraine’s decision to end arms exports to Russia have already hurt some sectors of the economy and prompted some to call for making Russia completely independent of the international economy, but such moves, a Moscow commentator says, would only make Russia’s current problems even worse. Viktor Dyatlovich, a […]
Ukraine Liveblog Day 133: ‘A Bullet Through the Heart of Donetsk’
Yesterday’s liveblog can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. View Ukraine: April, 2014 in a larger map For links to individual updates click on the timestamps. Below […]