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Will anyone be brought to account for spreading "information panic"? Of provoking a continuous chorus of laments: treason! treason! treason!..our troops are surrounded! our soldiers have been captured! Well-known contemporary Ukrainian poet, writer and essayist Oksana Zabuzhko expresses her view on current information enviroment towards warfare in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine.

For those EMPR readers who would like to learn more about Ukrainian armed forces withdrawal from the encircled town of Debaltseve in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine. Yuriy Butusov published a report from one of the "Vega" squadron fighters (part of the Special Forces of the National Guard) who was sent to Debaltseve where he fought in battles and broke out of Debaltseve in the organized withdrawal. This story is differ of those presented by Ukrainian officials. Make your own conclusions.

EMPR continues its exclusive series “Notes of an old warrior in the kitchen” by military expert Ukrop Bobrovsky in which he shares his opinion and analysis of the situation in eastern Ukraine.  The author is a military man, an officer (there are no “former” officers” but he left service long ago) who served in various regions of the RSFSR for more than 20 years and has experience in several armed conflicts.

This is what the 'authorities' of the DPR believe: to fight fascism you must be a rabid Russian nationalist but sort of a monarchist, too, with an unclear perception of progressivism that is complicated with an uncertainty about whether you should be for it or against it. This is how a letter from occupied Donetsk starts. It was written by Donbas citizen, who would like to share his view on what is going on in his hometown over the period from March 2014 up to now. Discover a real story of a witness, free of propaganda, double meaning or censorship.

The Trilateral Contact Group has started a meeting in Minsk to deal with the situation in Eastern Ukraine. Diplomats and officials from around the world are pinning theirs hope on positive results. However, as the saying goes, 'An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.' EMPR analyzes why the original Minsk agreement wasn’t worth the paper it was written on until now and what needs to be done to deescalate Russian agression against Ukraine.

Recent gravest crimes against humanity of the Russian Donbas terrorists which could be judged in the International Court of Justice in the Hague.

Boris Sokolov: The tragedy in Mariupol has demonstrated yet again that the people who live in the Donbas in whose defense the separatists are purportedly fighting are but trifling expendable objects the separatists and their supporters, the Moscow leadership like to use for their PR objectives. For Zakharchenko and Pushilin & Co. the lives of those people aren't worth a cent. 

Vitaliy Portnikov: Three years ago when new airport terminals were being built in Ukraine in preparation for the forthcoming European Championship soccer games I, unlike many of my compatriots, was not too excited.

EMPR introduces a new series "Notes of an old warrior in the kitchen", aiming to raise awareness on the real events in eastern Ukraine. The first article is prepared exclusively for EMPR readers by our military expert Ukrop Bobrowski (a military man, an officer, who served in various regions of USSR for more than 20 years and has experience in several armed conflicts).

Film director, screen writer, producer and army veteran Oliver Stone interviewed Viktor Yanukovych in Moscow for a new documentary that will be produced by Ukrainians. After the interview, on his Facebook page. Mr. Stone gave his views on what happened during the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine.

“Ukraynska Pravda” [an internet publication] has invited some of the activists and volunteers who participated in what has come to be known as the Maidan to reminisce about what they consider to be the most significant events in the ninety-four days of protests and to share with us how the events have changed them. We will go along as we listen and reminisce while reminding ourselves of the chronology of what happened.

Ukraine realities after Euromaidan revolution. Inna Nychyporuk summarizes results after nine months of “kamikaze management” and five months of governance under President Poroshenko.