Ukrainian Reporter Feared Captured By Donbass Rebels
A contract reporter for Radio Free Europe/Radio Free Liberty, an organization funded by the U.S. government has been captured by pro-Russian rebels in East Ukraine,...
Tag : Donetsk
South Ossetia – Banking Center For Kremlin-Backed Breakaway Republics?
South Ossetia’s role as a financial center for the Russian-backed separatists in Eastern Ukraine has been rising over the last two years – reports Eurasianet....
Ukraine Weaning Itself Off Russian Energy
Image by Andrew Butko Ukraine no longer wants to rely on Russian gas or coal from the pro-Russian separatist occupied areas of East Ukraine, Donetsk...
Trilateral Contact Group To Meet Again In Minsk
Image by Kremlin.ru The conflict in the Donbass region of East Ukraine has been simmering for months, with sporatic outbreaks of fighting and use of...
Four Civilians Killed In Artillery Strike East Ukraine
Four civilians were killed in East Ukraine, in the Donetsk region, in the Ukrainian government-controlled town of Avdiyivka on Saturday, stated the head of the...
Austrian Who Fought For Ukraine In Donbass Arrested In Poland For War Crimes
An Austrian man who fought alongside Ukrainian government forces against pro-Russian separatists, in the battle for Donetsk airport in Donbass, has been arrested in Poland...
Putin Quietly Detaches Ukraine’s Rebel Zones as U.S. Waffles
Putin Quietly Detaches Ukraine’s Rebel Zones as U.S. Waffles....
Ukrainian Counterintelligence Officer Murdered By Car Bomb In Mariupol
The port city of Mariupol, on the Sea of Azov in Ukraine, has been at the forefront of the conflict in the Donbass region between...
IMF Withholds Aid As Ukrainian Rail Blockade Continues
As the blockade in East Ukraine shuts down rail lines from Donetsk into the government-controlled regions of the country for another week, gravely impacting the...
Ukraine Steel Production May Grind To A Halt Over Blockade
Steel production in Ukraine could grind to a halt and severely impact economic growth if blockades against rail lines into rebel held territory by nationalists...