Section: War & conflict

      ICJ grants Ukraine`s request to impose measures against Russia to protect minorities in Crimea
      Apr19

      ICJ grants Ukraine`s request to impose measures against Russia to protect minorities in Crimea

      The UN International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled to apply provisional measures against Russia under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, to protect national minorities in Crimea. The court`s order was announced by ICJ President Ronny Abraham at the Peace Palace in The Hague Wednesday. ”The...

      Most Ukrainians want peace in Donbas, but not at any cost and consider elections in Donbas ”unacceptable”  – poll
      Apr18

      Most Ukrainians want peace in Donbas, but not at any cost and consider elections in Donbas ”unacceptable” – poll

      Some 43% of Ukrainians consider elections in Donbas ”unacceptable in principle,” according to the poll by Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation. ”People want peace, but not at any cost. Only about 20% of the population agree to peace at any price. The majority are ready to make compromises, but not all compromises,” director of the...

      Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs explains how Ukrainians from occupied Donbas will use visa-free regime with EU
      Apr18

      Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs explains how Ukrainians from occupied Donbas will use visa-free regime with EU

      The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (MFA) has noted that citizens of Ukraine who live in the territories of Russian-occupied Crimea and certain regions of Donetsk and Luhansk regions will be able to use the advantages of a visa-free regime with the European Union by obtaining Ukrainian biometric passports, the Department of Consular...

      6 private houses damaged in attack on Ukraine`s Avdiyivka on Monday
      Apr18

      6 private houses damaged in attack on Ukraine`s Avdiyivka on Monday

      Russia`s hybrid forces have attacked residential areas of the Ukrainian-controlled town of Avdiyivka in Donetsk region, six private houses have been damaged, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters. ”The Ukrainian members of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC) report ongoing attacks by...

      Normandy Four leaders discuss release of Donbas hostages
      Apr18

      Normandy Four leaders discuss release of Donbas hostages

      The leaders of the Normandy Four – Ukraine, Germany, France, and Russia – have discussed the release of Donbas hostages in the all-for-all format among other issues during their recent phone conversation, according to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko`s press service. ”The leaders urged to intensify efforts to liberate and exchange detained...

      RF Armed Forces command bans men without military registration from leaving Donetsk and Luhansk People`s Republics – Intel
      Apr17

      RF Armed Forces command bans men without military registration from leaving Donetsk and Luhansk People`s Republics – Intel

      Command of the Russian Armed Forces has banned men without military registration certificates from leaving the temporarily occupied territories in Donbas, the so-called ”DPR” and ”LPR” (the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People`s Republics), according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine`s Defense Ministry. ”The command of the RF...

      Pence warns North Korea of U.S. resolve shown in Syria, Afghan strikes
      Apr17

      Pence warns North Korea of U.S. resolve shown in Syria, Afghan strikes

      U.S. Vice President Mike Pence put North Korea on notice on Monday saying neither the United States nor South Korea would tolerate further missile and nuclear tests, with U.S. attacks in Syria and Afghanistan showing its resolve, according to Reuters. Pence and South Korean acting president Hwang Kyo-ahn, speaking a day after a failed missile...

      Militants forced to change Ukrainian passports for non-recognized IDs of so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People`s Republics before May
      Apr16

      Militants forced to change Ukrainian passports for non-recognized IDs of so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People`s Republics before May

      The leaders of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People`s Republics (”DPR” and ”LPR”) are forcing militants to change their Ukrainian passports for those ones of pseudo-republics before May, according to Information Resistance, a non-governmental project on information security. Upon instructions of Russian curators, ”DPR” and ”LPR” terrorist...

      Easter ”ceasefire” in Donbas: 29 Russian shellings in last day
      Apr16

      Easter ”ceasefire” in Donbas: 29 Russian shellings in last day

      Russia`s hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 29 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size ”In the Mariupol direction, the invaders fired 120mm and 82mm mortar, grenade launchers of various systems and heavy machine guns on the...

      Russia equips Donbas troops with Soviet weapons – OSINT experts
      Apr16

      Russia equips Donbas troops with Soviet weapons – OSINT experts

      The Russian military of the 291st Artillery Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces have received the Soviet-era 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortars, the activists from the international OSINT community InformNapalm said. It is noted that the 291st Artillery Brigade of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces passed through the...