LAST UPDATE: 10:03 The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, which is at war with Ukraine’s government army, today declared a “general mobilization” amid concerns about a Russian invasion. “I call on my fellow citizens to report to the military. Today, I signed the general mobilization order,” Dennis Pushilin said in a recorded message. […]
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Ukraine: 25,000 people flee Lugansk by own means, local official claims
About 25,000 people have fled the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Lugansk by their own means, while about 10,000 will leave by organized motorcades, said Yevgeny Katsavalov, Minister of Emergency Situations of the pro-Russian separatist authorities. “About 25,000 people crossed the border (including Russia) in their own cars,” the official said, adding that “a convoy is […]
Ukrainian crisis: Recognition of separatists, Moscow’s last and most explosive paper
An “unarmed attack”. The threat of recognizing the independence of the separatist-held territories in eastern Ukraine that Moscow is wielding is a double-edged sword capable of blackmailing or destroying the resumption of the Minsk peace process. In the midst of the crisis between Russia and the West, Russian lawmakers on Tuesday called on Vladimir Putin […]
Ukraine: Exchange of fire in Lugansk – Dead Russian-speaking militant
An exchange of fire broke out in the Russian-speaking district of Lugansk on Tuesday afternoon, killing a Russian-speaking militant by Ukrainian forces. The news was transmitted by the OPEN correspondent in Moscow Thanasis Avgerinos, explaining that Lugansk is one of the two regions in Donbass that is de facto separated from Kiev and is not […]
Peskov: We observe ‘not small-scale’ troop mobility near Donetsk and Lugansk
Large-scale troop movements are observed in Ukraine near the territories of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), which only escalates tensions in the region, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peshko said on Monday. Commenting on Ukraine’s request for a meeting with Russia and other signatories to the Vienna Document to clarify the […]
Russia: The lower house of parliament is debating the recognition of separatists in Donbas
LAST UPDATE: 11:35 Russia’s lower house (State Duma) will begin talks on a proposal to formally recognize separatists in Ukraine’s Donbass, a move that, if approved, could hamper peace efforts and fuel tensions in the wider region. According to Bloomberg, its chairman, Vyacheslav Volodin, said that the State Duma council will decide on Monday how […]
