Ukraine
In course of disengagement of troops in the war zone in eastern Ukraine both the towns controlled by Russia-backed militants and the ones controlled by Ukrainian troops may enter the “grey zone”. It results from what the Deputy Commander of Staff within the Joint Forces’ Operation Bohdan Bondar told Radio Liberty during the radio show “Vasha Svoboda” (Your Freedom). Earlier […]
The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch was recalled from Kyiv in May 2019 as Giuliani pushed Ukrainian officials to investigate baseless corruption allegations against the Bidens. In a July 25 call, Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Yovanovitch was “bad news,” according to a partial transcript released by the White House. Yovanovitch is scheduled to speak to […]
Ukraine People’s Deputy Derkach discloses information about the US Embassy’s impact on NABU MP Andriy Derkach, the initiator of a criminal case on interference in US elections, has disclosed documents proving that Gizo Uhlava, First Deputy Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, for several years provided the US Embassy in Kyiv with information that adversely affected the course of events […]
Russia – Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of October 11, 2019 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights.
Special representative of the OSCE Chairperson in the TCG Martin Sajdik refusedto express his position on the occupation of Crimea by Russia at the Salzburg Europe Summit.
Russia provided the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea with false information about a return of three Ukrainian warships captured in the Kerch Strait.
Italian law enforcement uncovered an organization that was recruiting mercenaries to fight in Donbas alongside Russia-backed militants. Several people were arrested in Italy, a few more arrest warrants were issued. Some of the suspects stay in the uncontrolled part of Donbas. Ukrainian project “Donbas.Realii” by Radio Liberty digs into the case. According to the investigation in Italy potential mercenaries […]
Russia – Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of October 9, 2019 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights.
Russia – Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of October 8, 2019 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights.
Residents of the near-front village Zolote-4 in Luhansk region appealed to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi calling not to withdraw the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their actual positions nearby.
Russia shows ability to field a large force of unmanned aerial vehicles in the war zone in eastern Ukraine despite of sanctions. Ukrainian forces must contend with two to three drone sorties a day by Russian or Russian-allied militants in the Donbass. On some occasions as many as 10 UAVs are launched in a single day if weather conditions are […]
Simferopol’s detention center in occupied Crimea contains three times as many people as are allowed under the construction project. This was told by the Alushta “ex-deputy” Pavel Stepanchenko, who was released from prison after three years of detention. According to Stepanchenko, in 2016 the Simferopol detention center held 2,500 prisoners. Later their number grew a little less. He also says […]