The Ukrainian Security Service conducted a series of arrests today of persons that it claimed were supporting the Russia-backed forces, including journalist Yuriy Lukashin.
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One Ukrainian Soldier Killed from Mine, One Wounded; Mogherini Calls for Total Access for OSCE Monitors
One Ukrainian soldier was killed from a mine, and another was wounded in battle.
One Ukrainian Soldier Wounded
One Ukrainian soldier was wounded.
Ukrainian National Guardsman Killed by Sniper; Ukrainian Soldier Killed in Battle
One Ukrainian National Guardsman was killed and one Ukrainian soldier was killed.
POW Negotiator Vladimir Ruban Arrested with Weapons; One Ukrainian Soldier Wounded in Battle
Vladimir Ruban, head of the Officer Corps Center to Release POWs was arrested at the Mayorsk checkpoint and arms in his vehicle were seized
One Ukrainian Soldier Killed, One Wounded in Last 2 Days; Ukrainian NGO Returns Body of Russian Soldier
In the previous reporting period, one Ukrainian soldier was killed, and there were three violations of the ceasefire,
State Department Says US Has No Plans to Contact Rybka Re: Possible Revelations on Russian Interference in US Elections
A Russian escort featured in Russian opposition Alexey Navalny’s recent expose of possible connections between former Trump aide Paul Manafort through Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska to the Kremlin has been arrested in Thailand and has asked for political asylum in the US.
OSCE Monitors Report Damaged Homes in Pikuzy, Schastye; Patrol Falls Under Fire
Russia-backed forces fired on Luganskoye. There were no casualties reported.
Costs of Putin’s Syrian Campaign Beggaring Russia
Moscow’s spending on Vladimir Putin’s much-ballyhooed military campaign in defense of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is leading to enormous cutbacks in its spending on health, education and welfare for the Russian people.
Putin’s Phony ‘Humanitarian Pause’ in Syria: Russian and Western Media Coverage of the ‘Hell’ in Eastern Ghouta
Russian media has provided only one-sided coverage of the war in Eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, Syria. Western media coverage has revealed the terrible toll on civilians from attacks by Syrian government forces backed by Russia.