A judge in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) was shot Friday. Alexander Nikulin, a self-declared Supreme Court of the DPR, convicted three foreign fighters in June. The group was freed as part of a prisoner exchange. A Russia-appointed judge in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) has been hospitalized in “serious condition” after getting … Read more
A South Korean fighter kidnapped by pro-Russian forces in Ukraine will be tried in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in the east. It comes after Britons Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner were condemned to death. They were arrested in Mariupol in April amid the heated battle for control of the port city. According to … Read more
Ukrainian officials have reacted to what appears to be a lacklustre Victory Day observance in occupied Mariupol. There was no procession, according to an adviser to Mariupol Mayor Petro Andriushchenko. But, flowers were left at a memorial recently restored by Russian-backed separatists. Denis Pushilin, the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), ignited the eternal flame in … Read more
The Russian army said Tuesday its forces and pro-Moscow separatists have been the usage of artillery and planes to goal Azovstal, the metallic plant within the town of Mariupol wherein Ukrainian warring parties are making their closing stand. The Russian defence ministry accused contributors of the Azov battalion and other Ukrainian troops of the use … Read more
DONETSK, Ukraine – Ruslan Chebotayev was just 10-years-old when pro-Russian separatists seized his hometown in eastern Ukraine, sparking fighting that he and other teenagers say has robbed them of hope and prospects. The sounds of shelling punctuate life around the industrial city of Donetsk, where younger residents are used to tanks rumbling down their streets … Read more
