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Right now Ukraine is in the middle of the clash of titans - the conflict between the most powerful and influential figures is snowballing. On one side of the ring there is Poroshenko, on the other - Kolomoysky. The conflict came out in the surface too quickly , but it is expected and understandable. They are both active, vain men, so the conflict is developing rapidly. The events in the Donbass only add fuel to the fire.
The Independence Square in central Kiev had 158 crimes committed since end of February, stated Prosecutor General of Ukraine Vitaly Yarema. According to him, during this time the following crimes were recorded: four citizens suffered infliction of bodily harm leading to death, more than 14 armed robbery assaults, 73 burglaries, 18 cases of bodily injury took place.
Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Donetsk Alexander Boroday arrived to Moscow. His visit comes at the time of retreat of Slavyansk units led by Igor Strelkov to Donetsk and tightening of the circle of punitive action around Donetsk and Luhansk. The head of DNR talked to "Gazeta.ru" on the vertical of power in the country and consultations with Moscow, the retreat from Slavyansk and accusations thrown against Strelkov by Sergey Kurginyan.
Defense Minister of DNR Igor Strelkov gave an interview revising the events as of 6th July.
The legendary strategic high point, Mt Saur Mogila after two weeks of bloody fighting, with huge losses by Kiev forces still remains in the hands of the Resistance militia.
On July 6th, volunteer fighters of Donetsk's Republic implemented redeployment of units and ammunition, from the almost ruined Slavyansk, to Kramatorsk, and almost immediately - to Donetsk and Gorlovka. They broke through the encirclement, taking along about 20 units of equipment and other weapons and ammunition. According to reports, almost all Resistance fighters made it to Donetsk, with a small group ostensibly remaining as a source of "surprises" for Ukrainian soldiers. An armored unit covered the deployment by fire.
A major breakthrough took place in the Ukrainian civil war, which is changing the geopolitical situation around the Southeast. The Analytical Department of ANNA-NEWS is exploring the motives of the Russian leadership and the policy of nonintervention in the events in Ukraine.
Oligarch Igor Kolomoisky openly declared during Poroshenko working trip to the Donbass, that he would not obey the President's decree of achieving a peaceful settlement
On Sunday, June 22, at 11.30, near the entrance to Kiev-Pecherska Lavra, near the monument to soldiers in Afghanistan will be held on a non-political performance "Kiev against fratricide" , announced the press service of the movement "Anti-war."
"We were under fire till the middle of the night. Bullets were flying over our yards and homes, one guy was shot in the chest,"
On Friday Poroshenko announced the suspension of a special operation in the south-eastern regions for a week, until June 27. Usually such informational gimmicks unleash next big wave of violent attacks and all sorts of crimes by Ukrainian forces.
Fighting began at 18:40 MSK near Ukrainian checkpoint "Dolzhansky". It was a clash between Resistance fighters who carried out border control, and Ukrainian aggressors. Mortar fire by Ukrainians damaged buildings and engineering constructions and left one of the officers of the Russian customs injured.
During his first official trip to Donbass, Petr Poroshenko, Ukrainian President, has presented his peace plan about adjustment of a situation in the Eastern regions
Lugansk People's Republic is forming a special unit "Smersh", which will counter spies and saboteurs, according to the chief of counterintelligence Vladimir Gromov.
June 17: The information center "South-Eastern Front" held a Skype conference with Oleg Tyazhkorob from Slavyansk.
The head of the People's Republic of Lugansk Valery Bolotov said at a press conference that Republic's army soldiers captured five Ukrainian soldiers, including a female sniper
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine released more information about the June 16 arrest of two men with explosives at the intersection of Posmitnogo and Genuezska streets - a few hundred meters from the Russian Consulate General in Odessa, where riots by Ukrainian nationalists took place.
Information center "South-Eastern Front" held mobile conference with Kramatorsk activist Ilya
Head of Department of the Interior in Ukraine; Ihor Kolomoyskiy. Dnepropetrovsk governor, an oligarch sponsoring Ukrainian nazists).
As reported by President's Porohsenko press office, he has opened the meeting attended by the Ambassador of Ukraine in Germany Klimkin, special representative of the OSCE Secretary General, Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini and Mikhail Zurabov
8 young soldiers from Melitopol were supposed to be sent to the borders of Lugansk and Donetsk regions but parents interfered, fearing their children will be killed
We have totally retaliated on the GRAD batteries for yesterday's attacks
Thus, residents of the western part of the country will take over possession of the houses and land belonging to locals who either were murdered by junta or chased out of their land for standing up against the illegitimate and criminal government of Ukraine. According to the Resistance fighters, a 25 000 UAH incentive (about $3000) will be given to every West Ukrainian family who decide to relocate.
There are new updates on wounded and casualties every hour. Another shell killed an elderly man as he was walking down the street. Ambulance services are not able to keep up with the amount of call they get, factories are on fire, and a church in the center of the city has been partially destroyed
The inaugural speech of the new President ought to have had announce the termination of the war against Donbass. But instead, he started with shelling of Slavyansk, abduction of Russian journalists and other criminal actions
15 armed people have entered the underground storage in the Skochinsky coal mine
PM and President of Donestk Republic, Alexander Borodai and Denis Pushilin have attended a press conference
They are aiming specifically at the power plants. As a result, few industrial plants had to shut down, and the city railway station and city council remain without electricity.
A number of polling stations located in the premises of educational institutions in Nikolaev suspended their work after bomb threats (news by NikVesti)
Representatives of Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics have signed a document declaring a union of the two Republics
Growing vehement denunciation of Kiev politics spearheaded formation of South-East support groups in Germany, which consist mostly of Soviet expatriates and descendants of German anti-fascists
Rebellion is brewing in the Ukrainian army: soldiers complaining of intolerable conditions in which they serve. The information was given in the Ukrainian TV channel Inter (one of the major news channels) on 24/05/2014
Journalists working in Slavyansk are under fatal fire again. An international photographer team came under mortar near the village Andreevka (Slavyansk) on May 24. French freelance photographer William Roguelon was injured, an Italian photographer and accompanying him interpreter reported as dead
On May 23 commander of the Army of the Republic of Donetsk Igor Strelkov urged people to evacuate
Torez town, 2 killed and several wounded. The Nazis came in cars and shot people in the headquarters of the DPR in the regional executive office
51 airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was encircled in the suburbs of Slavyansk
Demographic crisis that struck the peoples of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus as a result of the first phase of "European integration" - a widely known fact. However, the majority of compatriots has no idea of the scale of this disaster
Demographic crisis that struck the peoples of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus as a result of the first phase of "European integration" - a widely known fact. However, the majority of compatriots has no idea of the scale of this disaster
Defeated in Novonikolaevka checkpoint. Destroyed 2 BMD hit T-64 tank, destroyed 11 enemy combatants, many wounded. Our losses - two "300-x
In the area of punitive campaign of Kiev in the South East went stream of officers and generals, to obtain the status of combatants
Appointed ruler of Kiev defunct Donetsk region Sergey Taruta accused created by Igor Kolomoisky battalion "Dnepr" in destabilizing the situation in the Donbass. He stated this in an interview with Financial Times
Our fellow soldier from the battalion "East" informed "Russian Spring" that few of their fighters were killed and injured during a battle with the radicals from "Donetsk" battalion. Right now there is a large column of Ukrainian troops pulling up to the battlefield
Ukrainian contractor POW captured in the battles Novodruzhesk (Lugansk region) May 22, talks about the events of yesterday
Igor Strelkov has commented on his recent video where he addressed all citizens of Donetsk Republic and South urged them to stand up and fight, instead of polishing their pants in front of computers
Leader of the punitive battalion "Donbass", formed by radical-extremist Right Sector, has put up an ultimatum in Facebook. Semen Semenchenko was leading the paramilitaries to eliminate "separatists" as battallion was ambushed and attacked at, suffering huge losses
Most of those who died in the House of Trade Unions were killed not by carbon monoxide. A crowd of thousands blocking the building for a long time made it impossible for firefighters to help. Head of the regional department of the State Service for Emergency Situations of Ukraine Volodymyr Bodelan told about the actions of the fire brigades on May 2 in Odessa
DPR Army acquired two combat mobility vehicles (CMV) from Kramatorsk. The machinery has been expropriated and taken from the plant NKMZ to the unknown destination, allegedly it can be Slavyansk right now
Recent leaks have probably shed new light on the tragic events in Ukraine. One of them, a taped conversation between Oleg Noginsky (president of the Suppliers Customs Union) and Yakov Epstein, an Israel Honorary Consul in Ukraine, revolves around oligarch Kolomoisky and his involvement into recent massacres in Ukraine
Women of South East give a warning to the supporters of Maidan. Wearing masks and holding onto the guns, they say they are ready to fight side by side with their men
The first photo of the reporters captured at 18th of the May by the Ukrainian militaries near Kramatorsk appeared
On May, 18, people's militia reported that they was attacked by some groups of Ukrainian military, which was feint in order to snipers can get in the checkpoint. Snipers tried to sit down at the cemetery, but the militia prevented their actions and didn't give them to consolidate the position
Following up on the publicly announced results of 11 May 2014 democratic referendum at Donetsk oblast and Lugansk oblast, the civil rights protection movement «Yugo-Vostok» Co-ordination Committee consulted all representatives of all relevant organisations to agree a roadmap ensuring protection of democracy and civil liberties
Ex-deputy of PSPU (Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine) Yuri Medzhidov has delivered a speech during a Skype con call in the "South-East Front" information center
May, 14 a group of "men in black" from National squad pumped bullets and then burnt down a house in Dnepropetrovsk - as they have thought, one belonging to the deputy and a leader of the "South-East" movement Oleg Tsarev
A scanned copy of a document with TOP SECRET mark on it, containing orders of cooking up evidence against innocent Russian citizens and making them into terrorist figures, shows the lowest low of Kiev junta
"Army's involvement into the East operation is illegal"- deputy of Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (Parliament)
Government funding of Ukrainian industry will be discontinued, according to the minister of Economic Development and Trade of junta, Pavel Sheremet. Next 6 months will see zero funding in the industrial sector of Ukraine - in order to preserve at least minimal welfare payments (although majority of social support programs will be cut short, as well)
Valeriy Bolotov, leader of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), was shot by a sniper today at 11 am. Bolotov was in a car, headed for unification negotiations with representatives of Donetsk Republic. He suffered wounds in the left upper part of the body which resulted in a serious blood loss. LPR chief was admitted to a private clinic, his life declared out of danger
People have been gathering from morning to get a place in the long queue, which stretches from one metro station to another. Those who come are totally elated, some bring the flags of People's Republic , chanting "Hail Donbass! Hail coal miners of Donbass!"
The big day in the history of People's republic has started with crowds pouring in right from the morning. Smiling and happy, people kept coming non-stop, ready to decide their own fate and showing probably the highest attendance in the past 23 years
The day of referendum was marked by few hot spots, but the events that took place in Krasnoarmeysk turned into another tragedy.
We hereby report on the details of self-determination referendum that took place on 11 May 2014 in Donetsk Oblast (DNR)
We bring to your attention a video digest for the past 10 days
The way they have executed participants of a peaceful procession on May 9 is yet another example of horrible cynicism and atrocity. No one will ever forget how people were shot on the Victory day - people who did not hide their faces, who had no weapons, not even a stick with them
