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OSCE spots vehicle for dead Russian soldiers transportation on Ukraine-Russia border
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in its weekly report says the monitors have spotted a vehicle with a sign Gruz 200 [`Cargo 200`, or killed in action] and several ambulance vehicles at the checkpoint on the border with Russia. ”On 22 December at 16:09hrs the OT [observer team] in Donetsk BCP [border crossing point] observed a van with...
Ukraine introduced sanctions against Russia
The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) has introduced additional sanctions against individuals and legal entities of the Russian Federation, the NSDC`s press service said on Thursday. In particular, ”the sanctions have been imposed on Crimea residents who have been elected to the Russian State Duma, as well as against the...
New sanctions, expulsion of diplomats ”not the sum total” of response to Russia`s actions – Barack Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama has commented on the latest sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States, which were officially confirmed by the State Treasury December 29, according to the White House press service. ”These actions are not the sum total of our response to Russia`s aggressive activities. We will continue to taka a variety of...
U.S. has not said its last word on Donbas – Ukraine`s Presidential Administration
The United States has not said its last word in the process of Donbas settlement yet, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Kostyantyn Yeliseyev has said in an interview with Obozrevatel. ”We look forward to the U.S. joining the Normandy format. We believe that with the arrival of the new administration, the U.S. position to...
Ukraine unilaterally hands over 15 militants
Ukraine has unilaterally handed over 15 militants, previously detained for participating in illegal groups, to representatives of the so-called ”DPR”/”LPR,” according to a message on the website of the SBU Ukrainian Security Service. According to the agency, the Ukrainian government has taken such a goodwill gesture with the hope to finally...
Russian militants attacked Ukraine positions in all sectors in December 29
Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 25 times from 00:00 to 17:00 on Thursday, December 29, according to the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, the militants fired mortars on the town of Krasnohorivka, as well as rocket-propelled grenades...
“Liquidate Ukraine… main part should go to Russia, 5 western regions – to Poland” – former official of Russian Presidential Administration
Mikhail Khazin, an economist, a former official in the Russian Presidential Administration, and a member of an experts commission of the Moscow Patriarchate, outlines what he believes Moscow would want if the West acknowledged that Ukraine is in Russia`s sphere of influence. Once Ukraine is acknowledged as part of Russia`s sphere of influence,...
Lithuanian special unit will combat Kremlin trolls online
Elves against trolls sounds more than just something out of The Lord of the Rings to Lithuania`s 43-year-old business consultant and blogger Ricardas Savukynas as the battle he`s fighting is no fantasy. The man is part of an informal internet army of Lithuanians trying to counter what they describe as hate speech and pro-Russia propaganda, The...
Russia weaker than West but Putin has significant advantages – Edward Lucas
In terms of figures, Russia is much weaker than the West. However, Vladimir Putin has some serious advantages, which may well prove decisive, a British journalist and publicist Edward Lucas wrote for Tyzhden. According to him, the decisive Russian president is ready for the economic problems that may arise as a result of his actions, and he is...
Number of Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia increases – Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The number of Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia has increased to 17 people over the year, despite the fact that six Ukrainians have been released, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. “Though six prisoners have returned to Ukraine, their total number has not decreased but increased: now we have...
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General Staff operational report August 22, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine Tuesday, August 22, 2023 - 18:55 (EEST)
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