Category Archives: South&Eastern Ukraine

Separatists force Ukrainian POWs to parade through downtown Donetsk (photos & video)

By Eugene Feldman, photojournalist for Novaya Gazeta 08/24/2014 Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine Today, Ukraine celebrated its Independence Day parade on Khreshchatyk Street in Kyiv: it was received by President Poroshenko. In the capital of Donbas, separatists who control part … Continue reading

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ATO Press Center: Changes in the operational environment as of 07:00 pm EEST on August 23

By ATO Press Center 08.23.2014 Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine Today, on August 23, at a border detachment near Bilovodsk of Luhansk Oblast [region] in the direction of the village of Derkulivske, there was an attempted breakthrough by … Continue reading

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Ukrainian Heroes: Vyshemirskiy Artem, wounded in Lysychansk

By Ksenia Padalko 08.23.2014 Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine I have long been forcing myself to write about Artem … I couldn’t find the words [to do it].You could teach anatomy just by looking at his arm. Muscles … Continue reading

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Ukraine News Bites

Ukrainian media and Twitter posts 08.23.2014 Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine The goal of the “humanitarian”convoy wasn’t bringing aid to civilians. It was robbery of Ukraine’s strategic defense equipment enterprises in Donetsk and Luhansk, specifically the “Topaz” company which produces modern radars … Continue reading

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OSCE: Details of the Russian “humanitarian cargo” that crossed into Ukraine

PRESS RELEASE Spot report UPDATE: Russian humanitarian aid trucks departed from the Donetsk Border Crossing Point without ICRC’s escort This update is for media and the general public. SUMMARY DONETSK CHECKPOINT, Russian Federation, 22 August 2014 – On 22 August (until … Continue reading

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