Tag: Luhansk People's Republic

Ukrainians began the week with a stronger counteroffensive in efforts to liberate Russian-occupied territories.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Russia recognized the independence and sovereignty of Ukraine’s breakaway states in the eastern Donbas region on Monday, February 20th, at 10 pm local time, during an emotional address on Russia’s state-run television seemingly undeterred by threats made by President Biden and the West that this may lead to […]

Russian-backed separatists in Donbas are accused of shelling and hitting a kindergarten. Officials say it can be used as a pretext for a Russian invasion.

 Ukraine Conflict: Dzerzhynske (Donetsk Oblast) Background:  The War in Donbass is an armed conflict in the Donbass region of Ukraine. From the beginning of March 2014, protests by pro-Russian and anti-government groups took place in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine–together commonly known as the “Donbass,” in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and the Euromaidan movement. These demonstrations, which followed the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, were part […]

The commander of the “DNR” (Russian-backed Donetsk People’s Republic) “Somali” Mikhail Tolstoy, known as “Givi” was killed in Donetsk DNR leader Somali, better know as Givi, a 35-year-old commander died in his office in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Reports claim that he was killed by a portable rocket system, this was fired directly into […]

Ukrainian Forces successfully engaged a Russian armored vehicle with an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), as it passed through the Russian-backed separatists zone of control and into Ukrainian territory. The engagement occurred in-between the towns of Shchastya and Vesela Hora, Luhans’ka oblast, Ukraine on 11 April 2016. The encounter was anticipated, thanks to an OPSEC-SNAFU, turned public announcement that was leaked […]