Tag: Donetsk

Ukraine Liveblog Day 204: Dutch Safety Board Publish MH17 Preliminary Findings

September 9, 2014

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Ukraine Liveblog Day 203: Poroshenko Heads To Mariupol

September 8, 2014

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Ukraine Liveblog Day 199: NATO, Divided, Meets To Discuss Ukraine

September 4, 2014

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Ukraine Liveblog Day 197: Ukraine Reportedly Loses Control Of Telmanovo, North Of Mariupol

September 2, 2014

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Russian Neo-Nazis Fighting for Moscow in Ukraine, Ukrainian Jewish Leader Says

August 31, 2014

Staunton, August 30 – Iosif Zisels, the head of Vaad Ukrainy, the Association of Jewish Organizations and Communities of Ukraine, says that neo-Nazi organizations from Russia” are taking an active role in the pro-Moscow forces in eastern Ukraine, a reflection of the fact that “Russia is infected with the ideas of revanchism, which is very […]

Moscow Military Review Lists Seven ‘Probable’ Targets in ‘Novorossiya’

August 29, 2014

Staunton, August 29 – Voyennoye Obozreniye, an online Moscow journal directed at the Russian military and military analysts, has published a list of seven targets Russian forces are likely to attack in the course of what it describes as “the probable future of the war for Novorossiya.” Of course, which ones the Kremlin and Russian commanders […]

Putin Commits Himself to ‘Novorossiya’

Staunton, August 29 – Given how often Vladimir Putin lies, it may be a mistake to make too much of any of his statements as an indication of where he is heading. But his use of the term “Novorossiya” in his statement yesterday, the first time he has talked about that space within Ukraine as […]

Russian Invasion Underscores Putin’s Failure in Ukraine, MGIMO Professor Says

Staunton, August 29 – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights a reality many do not want to talk about: Vladimir Putin failed to be able to deal with Ukraine “via softer measures” because of the steadfastness and resistance of the Ukrainians. Putin was consequently forced to send in regular Russian army units, according to Andrei Zubov. […]

Moscow ‘Evacuates’ Factory from Ukraine to Chuvashia

August 28, 2014

Staunton, August 27 – The Russian Spring portal has proudly declared that “the Luhansk machine-building factory is being evacuated to Russian Chuvashia,” an operation it said was taking place “as a result of extreme circumstances.” The factory supposedly was under fire from Ukrainian forces and much of it had been “destroyed.” It is likely that […]

Ukraine Liveblog Day 191: Fighting In Ilovaisk, Amvrosievka and Novoazovsk

August 27, 2014

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