18.08.2017, Ukraine.
Ukrainian cities are now free of all Lenin memorials, Director of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, Vladimir Vyatrovich, said on August 17, RIA Novosti reports. Continue reading
News from Ukraine
SBU detains DPR’s blogger-informant
17.08.2017, Ukraine.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) press centre informed that a DPR informant was detained in the Zaporozhzhiye oblast, RIA Novosti news agency reports on August 17. Continue reading
Essence of Time unit in Donbass report. August 16
17.08.2017, DPR.
The situation is calm on the Gorlovka part of the front. The enemy does not utilize the heavy artillery. However, the Ukrainian military does not give the residents of the Donetsk People’s Republic (the DPR) rest. For example, a Ukrainian sniper opened fire on utility crew who were doing site improvement at the “Mayorsk” checkpoint in the north of Gorlovka. The utility crew was repairing the roof on one of the administrative buildings of the checkpoint. It was fortunate that none of six workers was injured, all civilians managed to find the shelter in time. Continue reading
Ukrainian police detains retiree distributing St. George ribbons
17.08.2017, Ukraine.
Ukrainian police detained a 66 year old retiree who laid St. George ribbons and leaflets on shelves with Roshen products in a supermarket, and they brought him to a police station in the city of Dnepropetrovsk (now Dnipro), the Ukrainian publication Vesti reported on August 16. Continue reading
Utility crew came under Ukrainian sniper fire
16.08.2017, DPR.
Ukrainian military’s sniper opened fire on utility crew who were doing site improvement at the Mayorsk checkpoint, said Ivan Prikhodko, the acting head of Gorlovka administration, Donetsk News Agency reported on August 16. Continue reading
Ukrainian army provokes escalation in the south of DPR
Despite the relative lull in fighting on the Gorlovka part of the front, the Ukrainian army is provoking escalation of the situation in the south of the Donetsk People’s Republic (the DPR), a source in the Donetsk People’s Republic People’s Militia (DPR PM) informed a Rossa Primavera News Agency reporter on August 15. Continue reading
DPR: Fire outbreak in Donetsk residential area caused by the Ukrainian army’s shelling
The Ukrainian army is provoking combat on the outskirts of Gorlovka, the enemy is shelling the residential quarters on the northern outskirts of Donetsk, in Dokuchaevsk, and of the villages in the south of the Donetsk People’s Republic (the DPR), a source in the Donetsk People’s Republic People’s Militia (DPR PM) informed a Rossa Primavera News Agency reporter on August 13. Continue reading
Russia’s Investigation Committee opens three new cases over shelling in Donbass
15.08.2017, Russia.
The Investigation Committee of Russia opened three new criminal cases to investigate incidents of shelling against civilians in Donbass, an IC spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko reported on August 14.
The cases were opened according to the article of “the use of prohibited means of warfare” of the Russian Criminal Code. According to the Committee, on July 28th, August 3rd, and 4th, Kiev’s military shelled civilian infrastructure using heavy weapons. Continue reading
Essence of Time unit in Donbass suffered losses
14.08.2017, DPR.
We have grievous news. Alfonso, our comrade, was severely wounded while carrying out a combat assignment in the area of Gorlovka. Domovoy, his commander, was killed. Continue reading
Ukrainian military opens fire on the Donetsk water filtration plant employees
14.08.2017, DPR.
The Ukrainian army’s militants opened fire on the Donetsk water filtration plant employees, who were driving from their work in the direction of Yasinovataya, at around 4 PM local time on August 14. Continue reading