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In 2025, Ukraine continues to witness significant developments concerning separatism, highlighted by actions and policies that have shaped the nation's struggle with internal and external separatist movements. Key events include President Zelenskyy’s implementation of policies in 2022 that halted direct talks with Russia, substantially curtailing separatism. This strategy indicated a critical pivot in Ukraine’s approach to national integrity.

Furthermore, continuous monitoring and legal actions against separatists remain vigorous. Recent cases involve high-profile figures and public servants with prior separatist links, underscoring a sustained governmental crackdown. For instance, officials from the early 2000s connected to separatist movements still hold positions in state offices, revealing the complexities of fully eradicating pro-separatist sentiments within governmental structures.

Another concerning issue is the involvement of external influences, such as reported activities by certain regional politicians and foreign consulates aiding separatist ideologies, which challenge Ukraine’s sovereignty. The government's response included stringent legal repercussions against identified separatists and consistent international diplomacy to counteract unauthorized foreign involvement.

This tag page offers a focused stream of news related to separatism, providing insights into the ongoing legal cases, security operations, and political maneuvers aimed at maintaining Ukraine's territorial integrity and national security. As this situation continues to evolve, it remains a pivotal element of Ukraine's political and social dynamics.
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16 Terrorists are Conducting Mine Warfare contrary to the Ottawa Convention - Ministry of Defense. PHOTOS Advance units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine encountered direct signs of a large-scale mine warfare that the militants are conducting in the surrendered cities. 83 046 311 Incidents

Lavrov: Russia is the only party standing for keeping Donbas part of Ukraine Moscow is the only force for the preservation of Donbas within Ukraine in resolving the crisis. 60 044 311 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Terrorist Girkin Resigned as “DPR Minister of Defense" The commander of the militants, "Defense Minister" of the Donetsk People’s Republic terrorist organization Igor Girkin a.k.a Strelok (Shooter) resigned in connection with his “transfer to another job”. The post of the "Minister of Defense" was taken by Kononov and Strelkov was announced as his deputy. 99 961 311 Ukrainian Politics

Russian Defense Ministry Says They will not Help Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu assured the lawmakers of the State Duma that Russia's armed forces do not intervene and will not intervene in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. 68 981 309 Ukrainian Politics

стрелков DPR Militants Fighting between Themselves. Part of the Vostok Batallion went under Girkin's Command - Russian Media Commander of the separatist DPR Vostok (East) Batallion Oleksander Khodakovskyi on Wednesday evening relocated to Makiivka. 135 739 309 Ukrainian Politics

Cancelling of "Special Status for Donbas" Law Does Not Mean New Fighting - Poroshenko's Adviser Possible cancellation of the law of Ukraine which introduced special status in several areas of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions that are under control of pro-Russian militants will not mean transition to resumption of hostilities by the ATO forces. 31 219 309 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Kerry Says Sanctions Have Not Stopped Russia But Damaged Its Economy U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that Western sanctions have not halted Russia's support for separatists in Ukraine but have damaged the Russian economy, which is now projected to slide into recession next year. 36 026 309 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

береза Terrorist from 'Vostok' battalion exchanged for four Ukrainian soldiers Four more Ukrainian soldiers were freed from the terrorists' captivity on Friday, Jan.2. They include three soldiers from the Ukrainian Army and one from the 'Donbas' battalion. 66 437 309 Ukrainian Politics

террористы Russian convoy of armored vehicles in Luhansk: two air defense missile systems Strela-10, six IFVs, six 120-mm mortar launchers, two anti-tank cannons, two AA mounts (23), one APC, five MLATVs.. VIDEO Locals captured the movement of pro-Russian terrorists’ convoy in the city of Rovenky yesterday. 107 904 309 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

карловка Fighting Is Finished near Karlivka. About 25 Terrorists Are Killed, Bunkers and Strongholds of Militants Are Destroyed - Semenchenko. PHOTOS A battle near Karlivka between the Ukrainian Army and volunteer battalions against terrorists is over. 166 149 307 Ukrainian Politics

лнр Cossack Separatists from Luhansk flee to Russia before the Ukrainian Troops’ Offensive: "No One is Ready to Face Certain Death" Panic spreads In Stanichno-Luhansk district of Luhansk region, which is densely populated with Don Cossacks sharing separatist sentiments due to the strong influence of the Russian factor. 162 671 307 Ukrainian Politics

война Six Ukrainian Soldiers Killed Over Past 24 Hours, 23 Terrorists Destroyed - ATO Press Center 39 firings, two assaults, and one ambush were carried out by the terrorists over the past day, disrupting the process of peaceful settlement of the conflict in the east of Ukraine. 58 920 307 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

боевики "Ukrainians Shot and Damaged Civilian Homes" - Militants Firing on Residential Areas in Miusynsk. VIDEO A group of terrorists of the Motorola gang (one of the terrorists) can be seen shooting mortars and grenade launchers, and then conducting a sweep in the residential areas of Miusynsk. 111 385 307 Ukrainian Politics

"Regular Russian Soldiers and Officers Are Invited to Leave their Jobs and Go to Fight in the Donbas for a Higher Salary" - Advisor to the Ministry of Internal Affairs The soldiers and officers of the Russian Army are offered to resign and go fight to the Donbas for a higher salary. 68 394 306 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

оружие террористы ATO Soldiers Managed to Capture the Terrorists' Arsenal Yesterday, militants attacked a convoy of Ukrainian troops near the village Diakove. Terrorist attack was repulsed. 97 976 306 Ukrainian Politics

террористы Russian special services to eliminate seven terrorists - NSDC. AUDIO Russian secret services are planning to eliminate leaders of several terrorist units. 194 447 306 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

сша U.S. State Department: Russia is to blame in deteriorating situation in Donbas Russia is responsible for the worsening of the situation in the Donbas. 54 452 305 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

самолет Ukrainian Aviation Conducted Several Successful Strikes Against Terrorists Destroying Militants and Machinery In the evening of August 4 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force conducted air strikes and destroyed clusters of terrorists and their military vehicles. 142 569 305 Ukrainian Politics

1 Heroic Special Forces Captain Oleksandr Petrakivskyi Needs 150 Thousand Euros to Save His Life. PHOTO The captain gave his helmet to a wounded soldier, and after a few minutes he got hit with a frag. 114 792 305 Ukrainian Politics

ахметов Prosecutor General's Office interrogated Akhmetov for six hours in the case of financing terrorism - media The General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine investigators interrogated billionaire Rinat Akhmetov as a witness in a criminal case on financing terrorism and illegal armed groups. 90 715 304 Incidents

россия танк Three Donbas Battalion Fighters Destroyed 2 Tanks and 2 IFVs while Breaking Out of Ilovaisk. PHOTOS Three soldiers of the Donbas battalion with call signs Usach, Brest, and Buhor managed to destroy several units of the enemy's equipment while breaking out of the terrorist encirclement in Ilovaisk. 172 390 304 Incidents

память 10 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 16 wounded over the past 24 hours in the Donbas 10 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 16 wounded in the course of the anti-terrorist operation on Jan. 21. 41 404 304 Ukrainian Politics

боевик Russian Neo-fascist Escaped from Sloviansk Begs Tsar for Russia, While Killing Ukrainians. VIDEO The Russian terrorist taking part in the conflict in eastern Ukraine waits for the coming of the new tsar for Russia. 146 734 303 Oddities

бук Two Spotters from the Russian Military Detained in Ukraine - Security Service of Ukraine Two Russian citizens were detained on the part of Ukrainian-Russian border in the Donetsk region. 90 927 303 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

госдеп department of state US Department of State disturbed by uptick in cease-fire violations in Donbas The U.S. authorities have expressed concern about the bursts of military activity in the Donbas on the part of the Russia-backed separatists and called on Moscow to observe the Minsk agreements. 28 358 303 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

град ATO Forces Seized 4 Armored Vehicles, 3 tanks, and 3 rocket systems Grad that Belonged to Terrorists - Ministry of Defense Liberating Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Donetsk and other places, ATO force seized and confiscated from hidden stores large amounts of weapons and military equipment, arms, and ammunition that belonged to terrorist gangs. 119 970 302 Ukrainian Politics

оружие боеприпасы Russia Destroys Ukrainian Tanks and Aircrafts Using the Latest Pantsyr and Hermes Missiles. PHOTOS A lot of different military equipment was used in fighting in eastern Ukraine. These were all relishes of the Soviet Union age equipment. But, like any war, it also became a testing ground for modern weapons. 241 299 302 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

взрыв мост In the Donetsk Region, Terrorists Blew up a Railway Bridge. PHOTO Around 1 p.m., terrorists blew up a railway bridge in the Donetsk region near Novobakhmutivka village. 116 388 302 Incidents

корсунский Separatist Korsunskyi apprehended in Poltava region, - Security Service of Ukraine Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has apprehended one of organizers of separatist movement in the Luhansk region Serhii Korsunskyi. 123 351 302 Ukrainian Politics

смерть The Dead Are Collected by Parts – Result of Yesterday's Terrorist Strike on Funeral Procession Near Mariupol. VIDEO +18 The consequences of yesterday's shelling of a funeral procession near Mariupol. Warning! Graphic images! 174 342 301 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

свеча Three Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in ​​ATO Area in the Last 24 Hours During the last 24 hours of fighting three Ukrainian troops were killed in the anti-terrorist operation area. 27 349 301 Ukrainian Politics

гуськов "I Was Fighting for the DPR to Pay Off 6000 Hryvnia Loan" - Azov Battalion Interrogated Terrorist Who Is an Ally of Girkin. VIDEO "Azov" battalion detained pro-Russian Cossacks Berdiansk sotnyk (centurion or head of regiment) Ihor Huskov who was one of the closest associates of terrorist leader of Sloviansk Igor Girkin. 116 183 301 Ukrainian Politics

десантники Eternal Glory to the Soldiers who Died in IL-76 Plane Shot down by Terrorists. PHOTOS Eternal memory to the heroes of the 25th Dnipropetrovsk Airborne Brigade and members of the crew. 100 205 301 Incidents

Only 11% of Russians Want to Accept Terrorist Republics of Donbas to Russian Federation, Poll Shows Only 3% of Russians believe that Russia should help Ukraine to regain control of the territories occupied by the terrorists of the Donetsk and Luhansk "People's Republics". 48 196 301 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Kremlin Clarified its Position Concerning Terrorists’ Pseudo Elections: "We Respect Them but Do Not Recognize" Moscow's position on pseudo elections in the DPR and LPR was expressed by the word ‘respect’ voiced by the Russian Foreign Ministry, but it does not mean ‘recognize’. 78 163 300 Oddities

перепечаенко Security Service detained Moscow’s courier of the Sloviansk terrorists: "I was delivering money to Strelkov". VIDEO The Ukrainian Security Service arrested the deputy of the self-proclaimed mayor of Sloviansk. 128 979 300 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

ополченец "Strelkov Came and Said that We Are Deserters. Three Were Shot Down" - "Separatists" - Fugitives Seek Protection from the ATO Forces. VIDEO After the three months of the conflict many supporters of the DPR became disappointed in "ideals" of the self-proclaimed republic. 210 816 300 Ukrainian Politics

граница Russia Continues to Supply Militants and Weapons to Eastern Ukraine Through sections of the border with the Russian Federation, controlled by the terrorists, supply of arms and personnel continues. 52 289 300 Ukrainian Politics

Terrorists in Ilovaisk Get Reinforcements from Vostok and Oplot Gangs As of the morning of August 20thб the Donbas battalion continues its heroic fight at Ilovaisk. 79 666 300 Ukrainian Politics

беженцы A Refugee from Luhansk Told Insurgents Shell the City with Mortars: "Millitants are Shelling Each Other". VIDEO According to the refugee, there are internal squabbles among the pro-Russian militants taking place already. 125 928 299 Society

"Prime Minister" of the "DPR" Boroday Fled to Russia The so-called "prime minister" of the self-proclaimed "People's Republic of Donetsk" Russian political expert Aleksander Boroday left for Russia. 152 178 299 Ukrainian Politics

армия российская Russia's 76th Air Assault Division Entered Stakhanov City, 27 Russian Tanks Came in Debaltseve - Tymchuk During the last day, units of the 76th Airborne Division of the Russian Armed Forces were redeployed in the area of Stakhanov city. 102 177 298 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

минобороны терроризм обсе вооружение техника аташе Ministry of Defense demonstrated captured Russian weapon and military equipment to OSCE and military attachés. PHOTOS Ukraine's Defense Ministry showed the OSCE and the Kyiv Association of Military Attaches the arms and military equipment, which were seized during the ATO and do not belong to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 232 097 298 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

SU 24 Front-Line Bomber Destroyed Terrorists’ Antiaircraft Mount with its Engine Burning. Damaged Jet Landed, Crew Survived - ATO Press Officer Ukrainian jet bomber was hit by terrorists this morning near Semenivka. The pilot managed to bring the aircraft to a designated landing site. 116 456 298 Incidents

армия ато Over the Last 24 Hours, the Ukrainian Army Killed 247 Terrorists and Destroyed 2 Tanks, 8 Armoured Vehicles and 2 Grads Over the past day, Ukrainian troops killed two hundred and fifty fighters and destroyed about 20 pieces of military equipment and weapons. 70 586 297 Incidents

сша обама New US Sanctions Against Russian State-Controlled Banks: Sberbank, VTB, the Bank of Moscow, and the Russian Agriculture Bank (Rosselkhozbank). US President Barack Obama has announced new economic sanctions against Russia, saying they will make Russia's "weak economy even weaker". 71 480 297 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

карта ато Russia Shelled Ukrainian Territory Once Again. MAP The ATO forces registered that Ukrainian territory was shelled from the Russian Federation. 40 939 296 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Number of Terrorists in Snizhne, Torez and Shahtarsk Significantly Increased According to intelligence reports, there is a significant increase in the number of the militants in Snizhne, Torez and Shahtarsk cities of the Donetsk region. 76 989 295 Ukrainian Politics