Section: News & Summaries

      New video and satellite photo of Russian shelling from residential area in Donetsk
      Feb03

      New video and satellite photo of Russian shelling from residential area in Donetsk

      Russian troops used residents of the occupied city Donetsk in Donbas as a human shield deliberately risking the lives of the civilians in the area while shelling Avdiivka town on Ukrainian territory, according to report of Bellingcat International investigative group in collaboration with the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT). Bellingcat...

      Massive explosion of Russian artillery ammunition in Donetsk, Russian press spreading rumors of a missile strike. Video
      Feb03

      Massive explosion of Russian artillery ammunition in Donetsk, Russian press spreading rumors of a missile strike. Video

      At about 9:15 p.m., Feb. 2, a massive explosion took place in Russian-controlled Donetsk. Video from security camera: Journalist Denys Kazanskyi wrote on Facebook: “Information is circulating online about a strong explosion near Motel [a hotel in Donetsk] not far from my house, where I lived before the war. “Militants initially...

      Russian troops continue mass shelling in Donbas – 2 Ukrainian troops and several civilians killed, British journalist injured
      Feb03

      Russian troops continue mass shelling in Donbas – 2 Ukrainian troops and several civilians killed, British journalist injured

      Russian troops fired at Ukrainian army positions and civil objects in Donbas in all sectors 67 times in the past 24 hours. 2 Ukrainian soldiers reported as killed in action (KIA) and 14 wounded in action (WIA), 2 civilians were killed and 6 injured, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. Russian troops...

      Hungarian government promises Putin to lift sanctions on Russia and hopes Trump won’t provide pressure
      Feb02

      Hungarian government promises Putin to lift sanctions on Russia and hopes Trump won’t provide pressure

      On February 2, 2017, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has come with the official visit to Hungary and met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. This is the second Putin’s official visit to Budapest in two years since the introduction of sanctions against the Russia Federation because of its illegal annexation of Crimea...

      Russian troops fired at Ukrainian transport plane in the Ukrainian maritime zone of the Black Sea
      Feb02

      Russian troops fired at Ukrainian transport plane in the Ukrainian maritime zone of the Black Sea

      The Ukrainian An-26 transport plane was fired by Russian troops in the exclusive (maritime) economic zone of Ukraine in the Black Sea. On February 1, 2017, the Ukrainian transport plane was attacked from the drilling rigs in the area of Odessa Gas field, the platforms of which were previously seized by Russian Federation, reports the Ukrainian...

      The Soviet Union’s Long Shadow
      Feb02

      The Soviet Union’s Long Shadow

      In the 25 years since the collapse of the USSR, the West’s relations with the largest nation on Earth have once again slowly grown sour. Looking back to the mistakes that spawned today’s Russia may hold the key to explaining and overcoming the most recent animosities. August 1991 was never going to be another lazy, summer month when...

      Russian militants attacked Ukrainian positions in Donbas 86 times in the past 24 hours, massively used heavy artillery and “Grad” rocket systems
      Feb01

      Russian militants attacked Ukrainian positions in Donbas 86 times in the past 24 hours, massively used heavy artillery and “Grad” rocket systems

      Russian troops reject any ceasefire agreement, continue attempts to start offensive and take control of new Ukrainian territories, and continue intense shelling from tanks and artillery. Russian militants fired from Donetsk on Tonenke village and Avdiivka. In Avdiivka 1 civilian wounded, 8 houses and a power line damaged. One Ukrainian troop was...

      Kremlin states the escalation in Donbas is the additional opportunity to improve relations with the U.S.
      Feb01

      Kremlin states the escalation in Donbas is the additional opportunity to improve relations with the U.S.

      The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov states that the escalation of the conflict on the contact line in Donbas can be cause for the immediate resumption of cooperation between Russia and the United States, according to Lenta.ru. Dmitry Peskov reminded that the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the USA President Donald Trump in a recent telephone...

      NATO issues dire Ukraine warning as death toll hits 19

      The head of NATO warned on Wednesday that Ukraine faced its worst violence “in a long time …read more Source:...

      Russian troops continue shelling from Donetsk residential areas on Avdiivka to provide more casualties among civilians. Video
      Feb01

      Russian troops continue shelling from Donetsk residential areas on Avdiivka to provide more casualties among civilians. Video

      Russian forces continue to shell Avdiivka in Donbas from Grad missile launchers, tanks and 152 mm artillery. Russian troops shelling Avdiivka civilian objects from Donetsk residental area: In the Donetsk sector, the Russian troops launched about 100 shells from Grad missile launchers, tanks and 152 mm artillery were used during today’s attacks to...