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      ”We do not feel guilty” – Putin comments on Crimea annexation, Donbas war
      Dec23

      ”We do not feel guilty” – Putin comments on Crimea annexation, Donbas war

      Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that Russia is not to blame for the war in Donbas and other tragedies that have taken place in Ukraine over the past three years. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, he said that Russia had not been the initiator of ”what has happened,” according to the Ukrainska Pravda online newspaper. ”We do not...

      OSCE reports 300% increase in use of banned weapon in Donbas last week
      Dec23

      OSCE reports 300% increase in use of banned weapon in Donbas last week

      Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug has reported about a 300% spike in the use of weapons banned under the Minsk peace agreements on Donbas. ”Last week the use of Minsk-proscribed weapons increased by approximately 300%,” he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Thursday. He also reported...

      Russian troops attacked Ukraine 24 times in last day: 2 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 11 wounded
      Dec23

      Russian troops attacked Ukraine 24 times in last day: 2 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 11 wounded

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 24 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 sector, the enemy fired 122mm artillery systems on the village of Novohryhorivka, as well as mortars on the...

      Russia plans to boost military presence at Ukraine borders – Russian Ministry of Defense
      Dec22

      Russia plans to boost military presence at Ukraine borders – Russian Ministry of Defense

      Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has announced that Russia will take measures to strengthen its military grouping at the borders of Ukraine, according to an UNIAN correspondent in Russia. ”In 2017, the Ministry of Defense will have to deal with a number of priorities. First of all, to continue strengthening combat capabilities of the armed...

      After assassination of the Russian ambassador, Turkey and Russia are only getting closer
      Dec22

      After assassination of the Russian ambassador, Turkey and Russia are only getting closer

      The assassination of Russia`s ambassador to Turkey on Monday might have been expected to derail a fragile detente between the regimes of Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Instead, it has served to underline a budding alliance that could have the effect of excluding the United States from the endgame of Syria`s civil war and critically...

      U.S. drones used by Ukraine army at Donbas was ineffective against Russian jamming and hacking
      Dec22

      U.S. drones used by Ukraine army at Donbas was ineffective against Russian jamming and hacking

      Millions of dollars` worth of U.S.-supplied drones that Kiev had hoped would help in its war against Russian-backed separatists have proven ineffective against jamming and hacking, Ukrainian officials say, according to Reuters. The 72 Raven RQ-11B Analog mini-drones were so disappointing following their arrival this summer that Natan Chazin, an...

      Ukrainian troops take new positions after counter-attack during battles near Svitlodarsk
      Dec22

      Ukrainian troops take new positions after counter-attack during battles near Svitlodarsk

      Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov has announced that during recent battles near the town of Svitlodarsk the Armed Forces of Ukraine counter-attacked enemy troops, moved forward and took new positions. The new positions ”have become an additional advantage over the enemy in that defense sector,”...

      Bellingcat presents interactive data map of Russia artillery attacs on Ukraine
      Dec21

      Bellingcat presents interactive data map of Russia artillery attacs on Ukraine

      Bellingcat, an international OSINT community, has presented an interactive data map of Russian artillery attacs on Ukraine in summer 2014. Bellingcat experts have used available satellite images and open sources to analyze hundreds of impact craters left after Russian artillery strikes in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, and spotted hundreds of firing...

      Why Moscow seeks more security cooperation with Eurasian neighbors – Stratfor
      Dec21

      Why Moscow seeks more security cooperation with Eurasian neighbors – Stratfor

      Stratfor, the U.S.-based geopolitical intelligence and consulting firm, notes that Moscow`s military and diplomatic standoffs with the West continue, therefore Russia is renewing its efforts to boost security cooperation with its Eurasian neighbors. ”Moscow seeks opportunities to increase its presence throughout the region,” Stratfor said in the...

      Trump administration`s top ”defense priorities” does not include any mention of Russia – Pentagon
      Dec21

      Trump administration`s top ”defense priorities” does not include any mention of Russia – Pentagon

      A Pentagon memo outlining the incoming Trump administration`s top ”defense priorities” does not include any mention of Russia, which has been identified by senior military officials as the No. 1 threat to the United States, according to Foreign Policy. ”People there [in Pentagon] now would be pretty concerned to see Russia not on the list,” said...