My Ukrainian Donetsk

Donetsk. What is Donetsk? What an ambiguous and complex question. A similar question, a more important question should be asked: why and for whom is it advantageous to describe the citizens of Donetsk as losers, cowards, and separatists?

Mar 19, 2015

Ukraine warfront and Minsk II negotiation table symbolic image

Minsk II – just a break between the Russian Empire battles

Minsk II is no better than Minsk I. Ask anyone whether ‘Minsk agreements’ holds or it’s main articles are in place and you will get a conversation along these lines: Is Minsk II holding? Yes. Was Debaltseve a breach of Minsk II? Well,…

Mar 17, 2015

‘Another Putsch?’ sounds more logical than ‘Where is Mr Putin’?

Is it a strange Putsch in Russia that's lasting 9 days already, taking place in a completely closed regime - and no information even from the Western Media?

Mar 15, 2015

Illustration of force and deterrence symbols with Russian flag in the background

Force is the only thing that the Russian regime respects

What Russia’s real objectives are in Ukraine? And how to stop Russian neo imperialism on Ukraine’s bloodstained land? I would actually go back a stage in this otherwise coherent thought process and argue that ‘what Russia’s objectives are?’ is only…

Mar 8, 2015

The mysterious Debaltseve railway hub: handed over or captured?

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has maintained that Debaltseve is a vital transportation hub and that keeping it under Ukrainian government control was important. Due to President Poroshenko's goal "to save lives" and in accordance with…

Mar 7, 2015

Russia’s proxy war in Ukraine: Testimony from Debaltseve

For EMPR readers who would like to learn more about the withdrawal of Ukraine's Armed Forces from the encircled railway hub of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine. Earlier, we published a report from one of the Vega squadron fighters, who are part…

Mar 4, 2015

Nemtsov’s last interview – hours before he was killed

Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot dead in Moscow on 27 February. A few hours before his death he gave an interview to Echo Moskvy radio station. On the eve of the anti-crisis Vesna rally scheduled for 1 March…

Feb 28, 2015

Russia’s last chance

Today, a few dozen meters from the Kremlin, Boris Nemtsov was killed. He was one of the last of the remaining oppositionists. He was killed point blank. In the back. At night, on the 27th of February.

Feb 27, 2015

Symbolic image of Russian political network as a crime syndicate, Putin in center

Vladimir Putin’s mafia summary

At the opening of the inquiry into the murder (in 2006) of former FSB Officer ‘Sasha’ Litvinenko Mr Ben Emmerson QC, representing Mr Litvinenko’s widow said the following: Alexander Litvinenko was murdered for trying to “expose the corruption” at the…

Feb 25, 2015

“Information panic” and Ukraine’s brave armed forces

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…

Feb 24, 2015

ukrainian organized withdrawal from debaltsevo is questionable a report from Ukrainian soldier who was sent to Debaltsevo where he fought in battles and broke out of debaltsevo in the organized withdrawal

Ukrainian organized withdrawal from Debaltseve is questionable

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…

Feb 24, 2015

Donbas Pampas: Russian journalist tells about Russian soldiers in eastern Ukraine

Special correspondent of kommersant.ru Ilya Barabanov tells about how Russian servicemen fight in eastern Ukraine.

Feb 20, 2015

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