In direct opposition to Russian president Vladimir Putin’s calling for a postponement of a succession vote by separatists in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian separatists voted unanimously to go ahead with a referendum of independence from Ukraine on May 11th. Many believe that Putin’s call for postponement was a staged event. According to Denis Pushilin, leader […]
After meeting with the Swiss president, Didier Burkhalter, who is also the head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, in Moscow on Wednesday, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin called on the separatists in Ukraine to postpone the referendum for autonomy in southeastern Ukraine that was scheduled for May 11th. Whether or not the […]
DONETSK, UKRAINE — There was heavy fighting Monday on the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk, as government security forces resumed operations aimed at wresting control of the town from pro-Russian militants. But the government lost another helicopter, and it isn’t winning the battle for hearts and minds. The Ukrainian government says its security forces […]
Another Ukraine government helicopter was shot down on Monday, this is the fourth helicopter in recent weeks to succumb to the gunfire of the pro-Russian separatists in the Eastern region of the Ukraine. The shootdown took place during the latest clash between pro-Russian militants and Ukrainian government forces in the separatist controlled eastern Ukrainian city […]