Tag: donetsk

A Dutch court of The Hague has found three pro-Russian separatists of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) guilty for their involvement in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which killed 298 civilians, and have sentenced them to life in prison. The verdict, however, is more symbolic than...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops on Sunday successfully pressed their swift counteroffensive in the northeastern part of the country, even as a nuclear power plant in the Russia-occupied south completely shut down in a bid to prevent a radiation disaster as fighting raged nearby. But Russia struck back...

Over the past several days, there have been reports suggesting that North Korea (DPRK) will send some 100,000 volunteers to aid in Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine, specifically in the Donbas region. While prospects of cooperation in regards to infrastructure repair have been brought up, there is no indication...

North Korea announced on Wednesday that it will now recognize the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, two Russian-backed separatist states that broke away from Ukraine in 2014. "North Korean Ambassador Sin Hong-chol has presented a document on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's decision to recognize the independence...

Donetsk Peoples Republic Leader Denis Pushilin announced today that a prisoner exchange, at an unspecified location traded 144 Ukrainian soldiers, most taken at Mariupol, for 144 Donetsk Militia and Russian Federation Armed Forces members, captured at various locations. He said this: “Today, we are returning home 144 fighters of the...

Donetsk Peoples Republic Leader Denys Pushilin has approved one year contract terms for foreign volunteers in the DPR Militias. The document , released on June 3rd outlines that foreign fighters may volunteer and or be conscripted for a period of up to one year. These foreigners are designated to be...