The USA threatens Ukraine by blocking its arms program, while Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, calling it a special military operation in Donbass and claiming to protect people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years. #Россия #Украина #война (translated)
It lasted less than a day. Many were individuals who had been in prison or had problems with alcohol and drugs. They were transported by a group of people who crossed the border from Russia on buses and urged them to occupy the building. Once they were inside, they turned towards Russia. There was Motorola [Arsen Pavlov, a Russian paramilitary leader who would later intervene in the war in Donbas]. Our investigation led us to talk to detainees, analyze the documents they had left when they retreated, and visit the places where they had stayed. The conclusion was indisputable, and my thesis is that the preparation for the occupation of Donbas did not begin in 2014, after the Maidan uprising [the popular uprising that led to the fleeing of pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych], but much earlier, perhaps after the Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008. Close to a hundred Russians crossed the border dressed as civilians, as if they were tourists. They had no weapons. They went straight to Villa María. That is where they had left the uniforms and weapons with which they appeared on the streets of Sloviansk. The church employees were involved in the preparation, including a priest, who later became one of the leaders of the armed groups. #GuerraEnUcrania #Rusia #Donbás (translated)
There are no Russian units in eastern Ukraine. Neither special forces nor instructors. They are all local citizens. On April 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin had denied any involvement of his forces in the conflict. #GuerraEnUcrania #Rusia #Donbás (translated)
The head of the team of Ukrainian police investigating the start of the war in Ukraine in 2014 reveals that the occupation of Donbas was planned by Russia long before, using tactics such as sending troops disguised as civilians. #GuerraEnUcrania #Rusia #Donbás (translated)
The author wrote that Putin has wanted the Donbas to be handed over to him for two years, although he cannot conquer the area militarily. Putin has repeatedly presented this demand to Trump, portraying it as his "deal." What the US President makes of it, the author described as Russian propaganda. https://t.co/2PZ8MNKHJ5 #Putin #Donbas #RussischePropaganda #RU #US #UA (translated)
The author cited a statement by Volodymyr Zelensky from 2014, in which he allegedly described Russians and Ukrainians as brotherly nations and advocated for the residents of Donbas and Crimea to be able to speak Russian legally and remain free from interference in this matter. #Ukraina #Rosja #Donbas #UA #RU (translated)
Jiří Pehe claimed that Donald Trump and his family wanted to buy the Russian Lukoil and trade with the Russians at the expense of Ukrainians. According to Pehe, Trump pressured Ukraine to abandon the Donbas and surrender so that his family could financially profit. According to him, Trump was focused on money for his family, while Vladimir Putin was focused on money for the war. #Trump #Ukrajina #Rusko #RU #UA (translated)
Ukraine’s counter-offensive on the Lyman axis collapsed the northern arm of a Russian pincer movement aimed at surrounding Ukrainian-held Donetsk, liberating up to 176 square kilometres and forcing Russian units onto the defensive, the Washington-based think tank said. #Ukraine #Donbas #OperationVivaldi
This was very important for the Russians because Putin has repeatedly promised to liberate Donbas, and this region borders the Dnipropetrovsk region. #OperacjaVivaldi #Donbas #Ukraina (translated)
Operation Vivaldi is changing the balance of power in the Donbas, where Ukrainians are effectively pushing back Russian forces and gaining strategic positions, forcing the Russians to retreat. #OperacjaVivaldi #Donbas #Ukraina (translated)
In Kramatorsk, a Russian airstrike on passenger buses resulted in the death of at least 18 people, while the bodies of the deceased remained lying in the street, further highlighting the tragedy of the war in Donbas. #RuskaInvasija #Kramatorsk #RatniZločin (translated)
Major Jānis Slaidiņš points out that although the Ukrainian army's successes in Donbas are encouraging, the war will be won by the country with the most resilient society, not by whoever temporarily occupies a village. #Ukraina #Karš #Donbass (translated)
Russian occupiers attacked public transport buses in Kramatorsk, killing at least 30 people and injuring another 18, and we must wait for an international response to this brutal attack. #Kramatorsk #Krievija #Donbas (translated)
In the Donbas, a Ukrainian region that is the theater of fighting between Ukrainians and Russians, journalists face the constant danger of Russian FPV drones, which pursue and attack vehicles and people on the road, forcing extreme security measures. #Donbas #Droni #Ucraina (translated)
Russian General Sergei Surovikin, nicknamed "Armageddon," has been appointed to implement a new tactic in Ukraine, which involves intense strikes on civilian infrastructure to break the will of the Ukrainian population and strengthen Russian military actions in the Donbas, as the Kremlin faces a shortage of troops and serious problems on the frontline. #Rusija #Ukraina #VladimirasPutinas (translated)
In the Russian attack on Kramatorsk, where two buses were shelled, 30 people were killed and 18 were injured, according to data from the Donbass prosecutor's office. #Краматорск #Россия #ВойнавУкраине (translated)
The author of the post, referencing ISW, wrote that Russian attacks according to this assessment did not lead to a breakthrough. The Ukrainian army, according to him, was conducting counterattacks near Sumy, Kupiansk, Lyman, and Kramatorsk, and was preventing Russia from further advance. He added that the Kremlin could not change the situation in Donbas and that time in the war of attrition, in his view, was working against Russia. https://t.co/u2CPdE9zoQ #Ukrajina #Rusko #Donbas #RU #UA (translated)
The Prime Minister of Chernihiv Oblast: There are already 20 dead in Priluki – Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, calling it a special operation in Donbass, aimed at protecting people who have been experiencing genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years, while Putin's claims of genocide have previously been refuted by both the European Union and the UN, and Western politicians have accused the Russian president of lying; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared the severing of diplomatic relations with Russia. #Россия #Украина #война (translated)
The Ukrainian operation Vivaldi, which utilizes innovative robotic technologies, successfully complicated Russia's plans to conquer Donbas and demonstrated the effectiveness of the active defense of the Ukrainian army. #UkrajinskáVojna #Drony #VojenskáTaktika (translated)
