terrorism

A planned terrorist attack: Why did Russian army down MH17? As of early July 2014, the situation of Russian mercenaries in the Donbas was catastrophic. In Sloviansk, the most efficient detachments had been stuck. Proper supply from the Russian Federation could not be established since all major highways had been blocked by Ukrainian troops. The delivery was possible only by roundabout routes. 19.07.17 17:56 116 777 169 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Could terrorist Givi be killed by “Ukrainian secret subversive group”? This was announced by DPR leaders without hesitation and investigation. Although we would love to pronounce our victory, let’s take a look at the liquidation without emotions. 08.02.17 17:45 227 752 228 Previously in trend: Terrorist Givi elimination

Svitlodarsk: Scenario of the Future War The clashes at Svitlodarsk reminded the society that the war goes on, and only a thin line of strongpoints divides us from the bigger fighting. 25.12.16 18:19 154 002 106 Previously in trend: Svitlodarsk fighting

Fighting at Svitlodarsk. Situation report as of Dec. 21. Dec. 18 and 19 were two days of unstopping fighting. On the third day, Dec. 20, the combat continued but the situation got quieter. Shots still could be heard, but the booming abated. 21.12.16 13:01 183 600 142 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Svitlodarsk fighting

Mystery of Wagner’s identity unfolded: he is Russian officer and head of large private military company in Russia, who eliminated Mozgovoy, Dremov, and other terrorist leaders, and now is fighting in Syria I have been long gathering information on activities of the gang of Russian mercenaries of Wagner. It is one of the most combat-ready military units of the Russian occupational troops, organized as a private official military company, which enrolls soldiers of the Russian Federation. In other words, a legalized terrorist unit for dirty business. 31.03.16 14:19 225 376 61 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Terrorism. Hybrid war. Russia. Friday, November 13, 2015. This date became a black page in the European history. Having started at the stadium where the football match was held, the bloody wave of terrorist acts swept Paris. Fusillades in the city center at cozy restaurants have become a prelude to the takeover of concert hall, where 89 were killed. 01.12.15 12:00 49 187 76 Previously in trend: War

Europe's Walls Go Up, Shaping Politics After Paris Mass Murders The euro crisis decimated the notion of continent-wide prosperity; the Paris mass murders have done the same to the late 20th century European belief in open borders, within Europe and externally. 16.11.15 13:13 100 0

Events of Aug. 6-7, 2014. 72nd mechanized brigade commander Mykhailo Drapatyi headed breakthrough of Ukrainian troops from encirclement near Chervonopartyzansk A year ago, the Ukrainian army stationed at the far border with Russia, near Chervonopartyzansk, Dovzhanske, and Diakove conducted one of the first most desperate moves which proved that the Ukrainian army would fight and not give up. 11.08.15 10:59 80 360 155 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Denys "Klishch", gunfire spotter: "I was inside the watchtower when it crashed down, but the headquarters considers me a deserter" On weekends, the enemy arranged a sort of 'safari tour' to entertain their visitors from Russia to shoot at us. They just paid money to the ‘DPR’ separatists, or brought some humanitarian aid in exchange for permission to "shoot Ukrainians.” However, there were some losers among them who remained there forever because they thought we were poor fighters. 16.04.15 17:25 188 132 127 Previously in trend: Fighting for the Donetsk airport

The town of Shchastia is a lottery. Some win to live, some don’t I take a walk around Shchastia, a small town in the east of Ukraine, in the company of Maksym, a very young soldier. They say it is not safe to walk here alone with a camera. 09.04.15 18:07 67 063 124 Previously in trend: Anti-Terrorist Operation

“Effect from this assignment was significant; a kilo of TNT and a liter of good liquid emulated the effect of a vacuum bomb”. Odesa. A terrorist’s diary. On April 4, the Interior Ministry and the SBU detained several people suspected of organizing a series of explosions in Odesa this winter. Consecutive searches led to discovery of a completed improvised explosive device made of TNT blocks, clockworks, batteries and an electric detonator, all stuck together with a tape. Authorities also discovered components for further assembly of explosive devices, including yet more blocks of TNT, detonators, ammunition and other explosive materials. 09.04.15 12:11 208 0 Previously in trend: Terrorist attacks in Ukraine

Evidence proving that flight MH-17 was taken down by a BUK missile Evidence that flight MH-17 was taken down by a missile has been discovered by the Dutch journalist Jeroen Akkermans of RTL News. A forensic investigation into ammunition fragments from debris of the airplane, ordered by the medium, proved that MH-17 has been taken down by a BUK missile. 20.03.15 15:45 59 734 117 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Submunitions of Russian missile Buk-M1-2 (aka SA-17) which downed the Malaysian Boeing MH-17. Exclusive photo report The investigation of downing of the passenger Boeing MH-17 flight of Malaysian airlines in the sky near Torez, which killed 298 people, is coming to an end. The Prosecutor's Office of the Netherlands took journalists on a tour at the military base where the study of the evacuated wreckage is carried out in the hangar. 18.03.15 11:02 496 955 492 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Bus with civilians hit at Ukrainian checkpost near Volnovakha In-depth analysis of the terrorist act in Volnovakha, the Donetsk region, in which Russian terrorist shelled a bus with civilians, leading to 13 people dead and 15 wounded. 16.01.15 10:59 472 0

Chaplain Oleh Usatiuk: “There are no godless people at war. Everybody prays in a trench under Grad shelling.” On the Catholic Christmas Eve, Censor.NET posts interview about how courage and fear, drinking and God get along at the front line. 24.12.14 19:16 31 836 55 Previously in trend: Anti-Terrorist Operation

‘We Will Execute You’: The Survival of One Man Held by Pro-Russian Rebels in Ukraine DONETSK, Ukraine – At a corner table inside Donetsk’s Ramada hotel, Dmytro Potekhin takes a long sip from a glass of Jack Daniels before huffing down a bowl of hot carbonara. 02.10.14 10:40 212 0

An Orwellian nightmare for pro-Ukrainians in rebel-held east Khutor and Nika move briskly on the sidewalk, but not fast enough to draw attention. They have tried to memorize the “wrong streets” — the ones where they know the pro-Russian rebels who seized this city now regularly stand guard in camouflage, AK-47s poised. But sometimes the two of them get it wrong. Like now. 26.09.14 11:24 377 0 Previously in trend: War

Southern Front. Situation is Tough Military invasion of the Russian Federation is becoming more widespread. In an offensive on the southern front of the enemy used the units of 76th Air Assault and 98th Airborne Divisions, the 18th Motorized Rifle Brigade, one infantry brigade, one special forces brigade, three artillery regiments, which have not been identified yet. There are no more “militants” left at the front - except for some small gangs. Our troops are fighting with the regular forces of the Russian Federation. 27.08.14 15:05 384 185 326 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

On Ukraine, any bargain is a bad bargain Any negotiations that leave this blight festering in Ukraine must be avoided. The only acceptable solution is for Mr. Putin’s aggression to be reversed. 22.08.14 10:15 248 0 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Battle For Ilovaisk The Battle for Ilovaisk was the first battle of Ukrainian volunteer battalions. The battle is of strategic importance. Ilovaisk is the key to intercept communications of the Donetsk group of Russian mercenaries. Taking Ilovaisk endangers the Donetsk enemy forces and creates the conditions to close the encirclement of Donetsk. 20.08.14 15:21 160 964 161 Previously in trend: Battle for Donetsk

Plenty of Room at the Top of Ukraine’s Fading Rebellion In the real war in eastern Ukraine, it is an inauspicious time to hold a high command in the separatist forces. 20.08.14 13:00 227 0

A Ukraine City Under Siege, ‘Just Terrified of the Bombing’ Every night, as darkness falls over Luhansk, the focus now of intense humanitarian concern and geopolitical intrigue, a cat-and-mouse artillery duel begins. In a neighborhood of high-rise apartments, residents can readily identify the hollow pops of mortars as they echo among the buildings. After that, rebel fighters can be seen hastily dismantling the weapons and hauling them away. 15.08.14 16:54 253 0

Russian media is covering up Putin's complicity in the MH17 tragedy In Russia, errors like shooting down a Malaysia Airlines jet could not have happened, so they simply won't have happened. 20.07.14 11:53 357 0

Ukraine rebels destroying all links to MH17 air atrocity UN demands full inquiry but armed Russian separatists block access to crash site amid confusion over black boxes. 19.07.14 10:41 783 0

Whisked Away for Tea With a Rebel in Ukraine LUHANSK, Ukraine — The pro-Russian rebel with bad teeth and aviator sunglasses was trying to help me. 16.07.14 12:25 308 0

Ukraine orphans become pawns in civil conflict DONETSK, Ukraine — Tamara Popova and her fellow orphans are adamant: They don’t want to go to Russia. The separatist gunmen running this eastern Ukrainian city aren’t asking. They’re giving orders. 15.07.14 11:45 263 0

The Dark Side of the LPR: This Time Without Cakes I have read some interviews with the people who managed to get free from terrorists, for example, Nastia Stanko, the journalist of Hromadske TV. I must say that in our society right now we have some information disbalance. In the words of captured people, terrorists are not bad guys generally, they are just misinformed by the Russian propaganda, so we must understand and forgive them. 10.07.14 17:51 310 0

Patchwork Makeup of Rebels Fighting Ukraine Makes Peace Talks Elusive DONETSK, Ukraine — One rebel group, Oplot, comes from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Another, the Russian Orthodox Army, is composed of Russians and Ukrainians. A third, named for a river, Kalmius, is made up mainly of coal miners. This motley mix forms just part of the fighting force of Ukraine’s eastern uprising. It is more patchwork than united front: Some groups get along with others. Some do not. And their leaders seem to change with the weather. 10.07.14 11:51 193 0

Ukraine Military Finds Its Footing Against Pro-Russian Rebels KIEV, Ukraine — When pro-Russian rebels first fanned out across eastern Ukraine in April, seizing public buildings, ousting local officials and blockading streets and highways, the government’s security forces — a ragtag lot of poorly equipped and understaffed military and police units — were largely paralyzed by dysfunction and defection. They seemed to remain so for months. 07.07.14 11:10 415 0

Conflicting Gestures From Putin to Ukraine Leaders MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia proffered both a carrot and a stick to Ukraine on Saturday, issuing a qualified acceptance of a peace plan proposed by the Ukrainian leadership to quell a separatist uprising in the southeast, but simultaneously putting troops across central Russia on combat alert and mounting surprise military drills. 23.06.14 12:24 88 0