Kiev reports 66 attacks across the front line, with a major battle near Debaltsevo.
Varying Reports Of Casualties On Both Sides After Day Of Intense Fighting
June 30, 2016
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How We Know Russia Shot Down MH17
July 17, 2015
The Interpreter‘s James Miller and Michael Weiss report today at The Daily Beast on the overwhelming body of evidence demonstrating that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down one year ago today by a Russian surface-to-air missile launched from separatist-held territory. It’s been a year since Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot out of […]
‘Managed Spring’: How Moscow Parted Easily with the ‘Novorossiya’ Leaders
December 9, 2014
Novaya Gazeta’s correspondent Pavel Kanygin, among the best chroniclers of the Russian-backed separatist leaders in the Donbass, published a good round up on December 8 on the fate of the Russian-backed separatists, titled “Managed Spring,” in a reference to the concept of the “managed democracy” of President Vladimir Putin. He covers Colonel Igor Strelkov (Girkin), […]
Russia This Week: 26,000 Protest War in Ukraine at Moscow Peace March (September 15-21)
September 21, 2014
Updated Daily. This week’s issue: – Further Peace March Arrests: 7 in St. Petersburg; 2 in Yekaterinburg; 2 in Barnaul – Peace March of 26,000 in Moscow Finishes Without Incident; A Few Arrests Reported – At Least 10,000 in Peace March in Moscow – AP – 5,000 March in St. Petersburg Despite Ban – ‘If […]
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Novorossiya Theory Meets Novorossiya Reality in Donetsk
July 8, 2014
A press conference in Donetsk today organized by Russian ultranationalist leftist Sergei Kurginyan, together with pro-Russian separatist fighters in southeast Ukraine turned into a shouting match as the fighters accused this Muscovite championing their cause, who has been finding them supposedly private channels of military aid, of being out of touch with their war and […]
Ukraine Liveblog Day 108: Is Ukraine Losing Control of the Lugansk Borderlands?
June 5, 2014
Yesterday’s liveblog 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. An interactive map of the situation: View Ukraine: April, 2014 in a larger map For links to individual […]
Ukraine Liveblog Day 95: Another Deadly Ambush Near Donetsk
May 23, 2014
Yesterday’s liveblog 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. An interactive map of the situation: View Ukraine: April, 2014 in a larger map For links to individual […]