Tag: Lugansk

Ukraine Liveblog Day 165: 21 Ukrainian Soldiers Reported Dead in Ambush In Shakhtyorsk

August 1, 2014

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Ukraine Liveblog Day 164: Rada Rejects Yatsenyuk Resignation

July 31, 2014

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Russian Nationalist Says Ukraine is Finished Even If It Defeats Militants

July 30, 2014

Staunton, July 30 –Some Russian nationalists are already looking beyond the defeat of the militants in eastern Ukraine by the Ukrainian military and arguing that “even if the revolt in Novorossiya is suppressed, Ukraine will no longer exist,” an assessment now less about pushing Moscow to intervene than about trying to put the best face […]

Ukraine Liveblog Day 163: Belarus To Host Talks Between Ukraine and Russia

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Why People in Eastern Ukraine Haven’t Flocked to Secessionist Banners

July 29, 2014

Staunton, July 29 – As the Ukrainian military closes in on Moscow-backed forces in southeastern Ukraine, Russian commentators are scrambling to explain why the Russian-speaking population in that region have not flocked to the banners of the secessionists in Donetsk and Lugansk. Not surprisingly, these commentators have not focused on the fact that the population […]

Ukraine Liveblog Day 162: Separatists Make Counter-Attacks Following Losses

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Ukraine Liveblog Day 160: The Battle For The Donbass Intensifies

July 27, 2014

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Evidence of Separatists’ Possession of Buk System Before Downing of MH17

The Russian Foreign Ministry complained today that allegations about the responsibility of the Russian-backed separatists in southeastern Ukraine for the downing of MH17 is merely taken “from social media,” AP reports. “In other words, the Washington regime is basing its contentions on anti-Russian speculation gathered from the Internet that does not correspond to reality,” said […]

Ukraine Liveblog Day 158: Savchenko Refused Bail by Russian Court

July 25, 2014

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Ukraine Liveblog Day 157: Fighting Continues in Donetsk

July 24, 2014

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