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      2 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 9 wounded during 37 Russian attacks in Donbas
      Mar31

      2 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 9 wounded during 37 Russian attacks in Donbas

      Intensity of attacks on the Ukrainian military positions along the entire line of contact in Donbas has considerably increased after the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk announced another (the 7th) “full ceasefire” had been agreed from Saturday, April 1, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO)...

      Russia`s hybrid warfare arsenal battle-tested in Ukraine
      Mar31

      Russia`s hybrid warfare arsenal battle-tested in Ukraine

      The combined use of propaganda and cyberwarfare to support military operations on the ground are hallmarks of Russian ”hybrid warfare,” Nolan Peterson wrote in an article titled ”In Ukraine, Russia Weaponizes Fake News to Fight a Real War”, published by The Daily Signal. ”Three years into the Russian aggression, we have experienced every Kremlin...

      2 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 3 wounded in Donbas in over 80 Russian shellings in past day
      Mar30

      2 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 3 wounded in Donbas in over 80 Russian shellings in past day

      The situation remains tense in the zone of the Anti-Terrorist Operation, with 83 enemy shellings of positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces recorded over the past day, according to the ATO Headquarters. View map in full size Russian occupation forces use weaponry of over 10mm caliber, in violation of the existing agreements, the Ukrainian...

      Russia interfering in French, German elections – U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee
      Mar30

      Russia interfering in French, German elections – U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee

      The American Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr warned Russia is ”actively involved” in the upcoming French and German elections, Politico.eu reported Thursday citing AFP. ”What … was a very covert effort [to interfere] in 2016 in the United States, is a very overt effort, as well as covert, in Germany and France,” he told a...

      Oleg Sentsov, Ukrainian writer and filmmaker, imprisoned in Russia, wins Freedom to Write Award
      Mar29

      Oleg Sentsov, Ukrainian writer and filmmaker, imprisoned in Russia, wins Freedom to Write Award

      PEN America, the membership association of prominent literary writers and editors, just awarded its Freedom to Write Award to the acclaimed Ukrainian writer and filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, imprisoned in Russia, according to The Washington Post. Sentsov, a filmmaker, has been an outspoken critic of Russia`s intervention in Ukraine. He joins...

      Russia spied on Latvian politicians, journalists and state institutions – Latvia`s national security service
      Mar29

      Russia spied on Latvian politicians, journalists and state institutions – Latvia`s national security service

      Last year, Russia engaged in cyber espionage against certain Latvian politicians, journalists, and government agencies, according to Janis Maizitis, Head of the Constitution Protection Bureau, Latvia`s national security authority, Delfi reports. See also: Polish lawyer charged with spying for Russia convicted to 4 years in prison At the same...

      NATO`s Supreme Commander Scaparrotti calls on U.S. to provide lethal aid to Ukraine
      Mar29

      NATO`s Supreme Commander Scaparrotti calls on U.S. to provide lethal aid to Ukraine

      U.S. Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, who is both the U.S. European Commander and NATO`s Supreme Commander, told a House of Representatives Armed Services Committee Tuesday that Washington should consider granting Ukraine lethal aid to deter Russian-backed militants, Washington Examiner reports. ”I personally believe that we need to consider lethal...

      Donetsk militants open fire as OSCE monitors try to enter occupied village of Kozatske
      Mar29

      Donetsk militants open fire as OSCE monitors try to enter occupied village of Kozatske

      Russian-controlled militants of the ”DPR” terrorist organization have opened fire to force the Special Monitoring Mission`s patrol out of the eastern part of the occupied Kozatske in Donetsk region, according to the OSCE spot report. ”At 11:07 on 28 March, an SMM patrol composed of six members and two armored vehicles approached a compound where...

      Ukrainian army Geneneral Nazarov sentenced to 7 years in prison in Il-76 case
      Mar28

      Ukrainian army Geneneral Nazarov sentenced to 7 years in prison in Il-76 case

      Ukrainian army Gen. Viktor Nazarov has been sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of neglect of duty and inaction in the case of an Il-76 transport aircraft downed in Luhansk in 2014, which resulted in the death of 40 Ukrainian paratroopers, according to the media outlet InfoResist. ”Viktor Mykolayovych Nazarov is found guilty and...

      Chornobyl 2: conflict in the eastern Ukraine can cause to chemical disaster, warn experts
      Mar28

      Chornobyl 2: conflict in the eastern Ukraine can cause to chemical disaster, warn experts

      A whole host of experts on eastern Europe have lined up to warn that the conflict in the eastern Ukraine could spark a widespread chemical disaster if industrial storage units of chlorine gas are damaged and the contents released into the environment, according to express.co.uk. The threat is not just hypothetical. On February 24 a stray...