Staunton, February 21 — The admission by a Moscow newspaper of what the whole world knows even if its leaders sometimes won’t say — that Moscow has deployed units of its own army in Ukraine – attracted attention around the world, but one part of that acknowledgement has not, although ultimately this may be the […]
Tag: Debaltsevo Kettle
Russia Update: Russian Lt. Gen. Lentsov and His Body Double in the LNR at Debaltsevo
Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here, and see also our Russia This Week stories Ultranationalists Angry over âCapitulationâ of Minsk Agreement, âAnti-Maidanâ Launched by Nationalists, Cossacks, Veterans, Bikers, The Guild War â […]
Six Lessons from the Debaltsevo Debacle
Staunton, February 18 – The Debaltsevo kettle is coming to an end, Nikolay Mitrokhin says, and Ukraine is going to lose. Several thousand Ukrainian soldiers will “in the best case” become prisoners, enormous stockpiles of military equipment will be lost, and “the moral spirit will suffer from the strongest possible attack.” At the same time, […]
Russia Update: Russian Journalists Caught Laughing at Battle of Debaltsevo Refuse to Apologize
Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here, and see also our Russia This Week stories Ultranationalists Angry over âCapitulationâ of Minsk Agreement, âAnti-Maidanâ Launched by Nationalists, Cossacks, Veterans, Bikers, The Guild War â […]
Ukraine Live Day 364: Reports from Inside the Debaltsevo Kettle: ‘There is No Ceasefire Here’
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Ukraine Live Day 363: Ukrainian Commander Reports Ultimatum from Russian-Backed Separatists
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Day 362: US Releases Satellite Photos Showing Russian Armor Used to Surround Debaltsevo
Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. An archive of our liveblogs can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. For links to individual […]