Tag: separatists

Day 722: Ukraine Reports Mortar Attacks Near Donetsk, Troitskoye And Mariupol

February 9, 2016

The number of attacks reported over the last 24 hours has dropped somewhat, but mortar use continues across the front line. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. For links to individual updates […]

Day 721: Ukraine Reports 61 Attacks Over 24 Hours

February 8, 2016

Fighting continues in the Donbass, with Ukraine reporting heavy mortar shelling in the Marinka area, where one Ukrainian soldier has been wounded. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. For links to individual […]

Day 717: Situation Deteriorating With Shelling Across Front

February 4, 2016

Ukraine reports intense shelling across the front, with a massive attack on the village of Zaytsevo last night. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. For links to individual updates click on the […]

Day 709: Heavy Fighting In Donetsk Last Night

January 27, 2016

Last night saw heavy fighting with multiple reports of mortar and tank shelling. Meanwhile, a monument to Lenin was damaged by explosives in the separatist-held city of Donetsk. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards […]

Day 708: Tanks Reportedly Shell Ukrainian Positions Near Peski

January 26, 2016

Both sides report continued fighting around Donetsk and Gorlovka, with Ukraine accusing Russian-backed fighters of using tanks to shell the positions near Peski, and separatists claiming that Ukrainian forces have used heavy mortars. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service […]

How Alexander Dugin’s Neo-Eurasianists Geared Up for the Russian-Ukrainian War in 2005-2013

The Neo-Eurasianist perspective on Ukraine was formed already in the 1990s, when Russian fascist Alexander Dugin argued, in his Foundations of Geopolitics, that Ukraine was “an unnatural state” consisting of four major regions with allegedly different geopolitical loyalties, and that a sovereign and united Ukraine constituted a major threat to the geopolitical security of Russia […]

Day 707: Kiev And Separatists On Collision Course Over Local Election Plans

January 25, 2016

President Poroshenko and DNR leader Aleksandr Zakharchenko have reiterated their positions on holding local elections in the occupied territories. There seems little sign of a possible compromise. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our […]

Day 704: After A Brief Lull, Fighting Worsens In The Donbass

January 22, 2016

Fighting has escalated dramatically once again after a two-day lull. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. For links to individual updates click on the timestamps. For the latest summary of evidence surrounding […]

Ukraine Live Day 703: Six Ukrainian Soldiers Wounded Over Last 24 Hours

January 21, 2016

Six Ukrainian soldiers have been wounded over the last 24 hours, with fighting reported near Donetsk, Gorlovka and Mariupol. However the number of reported attacks has continued to decrease since peaking earlier in the week. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable […]

Ukraine Live Day 702: Fewer Reported Attacks, But Both Sides Claim Heavy Mortars Used

January 20, 2016

The number of attacks reported yesterday was significantly lower than on other days over the last week, however both sides continue to report the use of heavy mortars that should have been withdrawn in accordance with the Minsk agreement. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to […]