Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

"We put trade embargo on Ukraine from now on. We will give them no more coal, not a single lump,” – ‘DPR’ terrorists’ leader Zakharchenko. AUDIO (in Russian) ‘DPR’ leader Alexander Zakharchenko voiced true intentions of the Donetsk terrorists regarding trade blockade of the occupied Donbas in a conversation with ‘chief of internal and foreign policy department of the ‘DPR administration’ Trapeznikov, which was wiretapped by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU). 28.02.17 20:46 281 259 760 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Donbas blockade supporters put up tent near Presidential Administration. PHOTOS+VIDEO The activists of the occupied Donbas blockade put up a tent near the presidential administration building, at the crossing of Bankova and Instytutska Streets in Kyiv. 19.02.17 17:59 242 281 1 360 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Blockade in Donbas: titushky arrive in Bakhmut under police protection, - MP Parasiuk. VIDEO As soon as MPs and members of the blockade of the temporarily occupied territories left Bakhmut, mercenary thugs, also known as titushky, emerged accompanied by the police. 06.02.17 23:32 240 106 945 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

If blockade not lifted, Ukraine-registered companies in occupied Donbas will be taken over, - terrorist leaders Heads of terrorist organizations "DPR" and "LPR" Alexander Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitsky have demanded to lift the transport blockade of the occupied Donbas by spring. 27.02.17 14:03 216 460 802 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Conflict between MP Parasiuk and police at Sloviansk checkpoint. VIDEO A video of the conflict between Donbas blockade participants, led by MP Volodymyr Parasiuk, and the police at a Sloviansk checkpoint has been released online. 15.03.17 10:28 189 773 610 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Law enforcers storm checkpoint blocking trade with occupied Donbas, detain activists One of the blockade checkpoints to prevent trade with the so-called “DPR”/“LPR” established by the activists at Kryvyi Torets railroad station was bashed by the law enforcers. The activists are preparing to fight off new attacks. 13.03.17 19:33 181 312 956 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

37 attackers upon Donbas blockaders detained at Kryvyi Torets railway station, - Donetsk police head Abroskin (updated) A conflict occurred at Kryvyi Torets railway station, where participants of the Donbas transport blockade are stationed. 28.02.17 15:37 175 447 353 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

One of Donbas blockade redoubt defenders injured as attackers make two storm attempts, - trade embargo HQ A group of unidentified persons tried to storm the redoubt established by the 16th Volunteer Battalion in order to prevent trade with the occupied Donbas. 28.02.17 16:59 171 438 431 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Authorities respond to Ukrainian soldiers’ address on Donbas blockade: servicemen sent to forefront, internal investigation underway, - journalist The members of the 16th Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the 58th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who requested President of Ukraine, Supreme Commander Petro Poroshenko to stop trade with the occupied territories faced consequences. 10.02.17 10:18 171 384 463 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Interior Minister Avakov posted video of Kryvyi Torets conflict, calls participants 'idiots'. VIDEO The National Police has detained 37 attackers in the Kryvyi Torets railway station and will continue doing so regardless of attackers' affiliation. 01.03.17 11:49 169 472 291 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Members of Ukrainian Armed Forces’ 58th Brigade support “DPR”/“LPR” blockade: "Each hryvnia transferred there is spent on terrorism" The servicemen of the 16th Battalion of the 58th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine requested the country’s top leadership and, first of all, President Petro Poroshenko to cease all trade and financial transactions with the separatists in the temporarily occupied territory of the Donbas. 09.02.17 10:51 158 355 559 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Activists shut down Yasynuvata-Kostiantynivka highway, - Donbas trade blockade HQ The headquarters of the blockade of railway connection with "DPR/LPR" reports barring Yasynuvata-Kostiantynivka highway. 11.02.17 00:05 156 669 640 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Donbas blockade participants show attack on their checkpoint. VIDEO The activists involved in trade blockade of the occupied Donbas posted the footage of crackdown on the checkpoint of the 16th Volunteer Battalion at Kryvyi Torets railroad crossing. 14.03.17 00:05 154 158 402 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

“LPR”/“DPR” terrorists make efforts to counter trade blockade, - MP Semenchenko The “LPR”/“DPR” members organize movement to counter trade blockade of the occupied Donbas launched by Ukrainian activists. 06.02.17 13:43 147 800 405 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Activists seeking to stop trade with occupied Donbas start closing highways, - Civil blockade HQ. PHOTOS The participants of the civil action to stop trade with the occupied parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions started closing highways in addition to previously blocked railroads. 16.02.17 19:20 135 987 369 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Poroshenko on incident with Parasiuk: "I watched this shameful video" According to President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, the police demonstrated extreme tolerance in the incident at a Sloviansk checkpoint, involving MP Parasiuk and Donbas blockaders. 15.03.17 12:26 135 773 644 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Police show weapons seized from blockade participants in Kryvyi Torets. PHOTOS+VIDEO Ukraine’s Interior Ministry Communications Department Chief Artem Shevchenko showed weapons seized from the Donbas blockade participants. 13.03.17 21:33 133 645 439 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

NSDC rules to stop freight movement across demarcation line, - Secretary Turchynov The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has been instructed to urgently develop and implement an action plan to ensure safe and reliable operations of Ukraine's fuel, energy and steel industries, analyze the negative effect on the country’s economy and budget, and take measures to minimize it. 15.03.17 13:27 133 458 570 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Minister Avakov calls Anti-Terrorist Center generalship to take decision on lifting Donbas blockade, promises to enforce it Ukraine’s Interior Minister Arsen Avakov requests the Anti-Terrorist Center (ATC) authorities to take measures against the activists preventing trade with the Russian-occupied Donbas. 28.02.17 19:48 132 720 596 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

PM Hroisman: Ukraine to purchase coal from US, Australia or South Africa, pay foreign currency for it Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Hroisman does not rule out that Ukraine will acquire coal from the U.S., Australia or South Africa. 21.03.17 09:35 126 985 711 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Security forces bar all roads and railways at front line in Donbas. PHOTOS Following the decision of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), the National Guard, the National Police and the State Border Guard Service have blocked all roads and railways running across the demarcation line in the Donbas to prevent the illegal movement of goods. 16.03.17 10:50 118 907 342 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Emergency regime in energy sector takes effect The state of emergency in Ukraine's energy sector introduced by the Cabinet on Feb. 16 has taken effect and will stay in force for at least one month, until March 17. 16.02.17 10:30 116 501 270 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

"DPR" terrorist leader orders to hold football match at Donetsk stadium taken over from Akhmetov. PHOTOS Leader of the "DPR" militants Alexander Zakharchenko ordered to hold a football match at Donbas Arena, recently taken over from FC Shakhtar owned by Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov. 03.03.17 17:03 110 660 172 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Blockade crackdown: several people hospitalized, personal belongings disappeared, - Semenchenko. PHOTOS Several people have been taken to hospital after the dispersal of the blockade checkpoint at the Kryvyi Torets railway crossing. 14.03.17 11:35 103 739 703 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Poroshenko voices conditions for lifting Donbas trade blockade The Ukrainian authorities are ready to unblock trade with Russia-held areas in the Donbas if terrorists return seized enterprises to their Ukrainian owners. 16.03.17 09:38 102 175 446 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Ukarine’s PM again slams Donbas blockade: "This subversive action against Ukraine has a name and a face" The trade blockade of the occupied Donbas is another challenge for Ukraine. 20.03.17 09:19 97 034 576 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Female police officer injured in yesterday’s clashes has her fingers broken, - National Police The female police officer who was injured during clashes with supporters of trade embargo against the Donbas in downtown Kyiv on Feb. 19 has suffered a fracture of her fingers. 20.02.17 11:31 90 213 686 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Donbas blockade may entail growth of tariffs, - Vice Premier Rozenko Further blocking of coal supplies from the Donbas occupied territories may lead to an increase in utility tariffs for housing and communal services as well as to an economic downturn. 17.02.17 12:28 89 315 668 Previously in trend: Rates for housing services and utilities Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Cabinet approves regulations on circulation of goods between government-controlled territory and occupied Donbas The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved procedure for movement of goods into or from the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area. 01.03.17 22:51 88 032 173 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Donbas blockade destabilizes situation in Ukraine, - Poroshenko President Petro Poroshenko says the politicians who publicly support the railway blockade near the demarcation line in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions are irresponsible. 16.02.17 12:58 87 637 729 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

No trade with enterprises grasped by militants in occupied Donbas, Ukraine’s Poroshenko says President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with Minister for European and Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn. 14.03.17 17:33 86 746 442 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

SBU detains 43 armed persons in counter-subversion operation in Donbas Members of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained 43 armed individuals in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area. 13.03.17 20:24 86 110 555 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Interior Minister Avakov critisizes "DPR/LPR" blockade: People will be left destitute The blockade of the occupied Donbas is a harm to Ukraine. 20.02.17 14:53 85 288 710 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Initiators of Donbas blockade sent billions from Ukrainian budget to Russian, - PM Hroisman Organizers of the Donbas blockade initiated in January 2017 were acting in coordination with Russians and in fact assisted in transferring industrial assets and mineral wealth from Ukrainian mine to the Russian party. 26.06.17 13:29 85 130 312 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Rada session closed after request to hear representatives of police and National Guard. VIDEO+PHOTOS Verkovna Rada Deputy Speaker Oksana Syroid closed today's meeting after the speech of People's Front MP Yurii Bereza. 15.03.17 12:52 83 190 260 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Turchynov: All roads and railways across contact line to be shut down by 1 p.m. today Following a decision by Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, all roads and rail tracks running towards the demarcation line will be blocked by the National Police and the National Guard. 15.03.17 13:31 80 846 371 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Expert says Ukraine failed to become independent of coal supplies from Donbas over three years, proposes alternative Former member of the National energy and utilities regulatory commission of Ukraine (NEURCU) Andrii Herus says the president, NEURCU Chairman Vovk, and Energy Minister Nasalyk have voiced many different (and often controversial) views regarding the power station coal supplies over the past year. 13.02.17 22:52 80 337 330 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Activists preventing trade with occupied Donbas refuse to comply with weapons ban, - blockade HQ Participants of the civic action aimed at blocking trade with the occupied Donbas are not going to comply with the ban on import of firearms, including those licensed, into the Donetsk region imposed under the order of region’s Police Chief Viacheslav Abroskin. 09.03.17 10:56 79 867 347 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

All detainees released, none suffered physical injuries, - Donetsk police chief The National Police has released activists of the Donbas trade blockade detained at the Kryvyi Torets crossing point. 14.03.17 13:13 78 450 395 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Poroshenko on Donbas blockade: "This scenario wasn’t written in Ukraine" President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko believes that the Donbas blockade was masterminded by the Kremlin. 15.03.17 22:06 75 678 467 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Yarosh on Donbas blockade: "We lend moral support to blockade participants although their methods seem to be wrong" Ukrainian authorities must provide the society with clear strategy regarding trade with the occupied Donbas. 14.03.17 21:50 72 437 361 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Donbas blockade hardliners set to shut down Bakhmutska highway The participants of the trade blockade are putting up a new observation post. 17.02.17 16:15 72 008 298 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Shock, not disaster, - German experts estimated losses to Ukraine’s economy caused by Donbas blockade The German advisory group working in Ukraine estimated losses incurred to the Ukrainian economy by the ban to transport goods across the demarcation line in the Donbas at 1.6 percent of the gross domestic product. 22.03.17 11:49 71 814 253 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

31.7 billion hryvnia paid to budget by Ukrainian companies in occupied areas of Donbas, - Tandit Adviser to the head of the Security Service of Ukraine Yurii Tandt says Ukrainian companies operating in occupied areas paid 31.7 billion hryvnina ($1.17 billion) to the state budget in 2016. 16.02.17 14:31 70 020 267 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Ukraine's government introduces emergency measures in country's energy sector The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has implemented exceptional measures in the national energy sector. 15.02.17 18:57 67 384 236 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

#BlokadaChallenge: 58th Brigade soldiers encourage SBU to ‘stop 22 profiteers’ trains’. VIDEO Members of the 16th Battalion of the 58th Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces filmed themselves doing 22 push-ups in front of the train they had blocked in the Donbas. They called on members of the Security Service of Ukraine to join the action they called #BlokadaChallenge encouraging the law enforcers to ‘stop 22 profiteers’ trains’. 10.02.17 14:19 67 355 185 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Abroskin announces criminal case over incident with blockaders: "They threatened to slaughter the families of police officers" A criminal proceeding has been launched on the fact of yesterday's conflict between the police and participants of the blockade led by people's deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Parasiuk. 15.03.17 11:52 67 346 369 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

"Another evidence that Russia occupied eastern Ukraine," - Poroshenko on Donbas enterprises taken over by militants President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko believes the seizure of enterprises by Russia-supported militants on the temporarily occupied territory is another proof that the Donbas is occupied by the Russian Federation. 01.03.17 22:18 64 497 379 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"