The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine reports that impact craters at the scene of an incident yesterday morning in which four civilians were killed were the result of shelling from the direction of Ukrainian-held territory.
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Yury Chaika Claims Pravyi Sektor Attempted To Overthrow Russian State Using VKontakte
Russia’s Prosecutor General, Yury Chaika has made the rather risible claim that Ukraine’s Pravyi Sektor Group attempted to overthrow the Russian government by using social media.
Tabloids Revive Old And Debunked MH17 Conspiracies
With the upcoming broadcast of a BBC documentary on the conspiracy theories surrounding the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 17, 2014, several media outlets, both Western and Russian, have revived some old and debunked claims. This morning, Britain’s Daily Express ran, in a break from its usual staples of Princess Diana stories and […]
Two Ukrainian Soldiers Wounded As Kiev Reports 30 Attacks Yesterday
Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded yesterday as fighting in the Donbass continued to rumble along, albeit at a reduced pace compared to last week.
EU Ties Next Tranche Of Financial Aid To Reforms Within 100 Days
The EU Commission has proposed the immediate introduction of a visa-free regime for Ukrainian citizens, but has also made key reforms with 100 days a condition for €600 million of financial support.
3 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed, 5 Wounded, But Number Of Attacks Falls
The level of fighting has fallen for the second day in a row (which may be nothing more than part of a regular cycle), but Ukraine still suffered heavy military casualties yesterday.
Ukraine Reports Heaviest Fighting Across Front Since August
Ukraine reports 104 attacks yesterday, the highest number of attacks reported in one day since August 27th last year.
Volodymyr Groysman Replaces Yatsenyuk As Ukrainian Prime Minister
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada has voted to dismiss Arseniy Yatsenyuk and replace him with Volodymyr Groysman as prime minister.
Ukraine Is Fighting Three Wars, All Of Which Are Getting Hotter
It’s been nearly 900 days since ordinary Ukrainians first took to the streets to demand that their government sign an Association Agreement with the European Union. The Euromaidan Revolution is not over…
Groysman Proposes Candidates For New Cabinet, But Negotiations Continue
Rada Speaker Volodymyr Groysman has proposed a list of candidates for Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers as negotiations to make Groysman the new prime minister continue.