19 - 26 January 2016

MAIN Andrey Knyazev, an expert: US planning to reformat Ukraine Jan 24, 2016 According to my information, somewhere in the middle of spring the Americans are planning to completely reformat what we call Ukraine today. In their plans there is a change of government, as well as the statehood itself. There are several options of how it will develop. Let me explain. DPR's Victory depends on the Patriotism and skills of the younger generation - Zakharchenko Jan 25, 2016 Aleksandr Zakharchenko, the Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic, congratulated the students of the State’s universities on the Tatyana’s Day having highlighted the importance of the Patriotism of the younger generation to the victories of the State. The congratulations of the Head of the Republic were voiced at the youth-socio-political forum of the USSR in Makeevka.   DPR forms governmental institutions and has no intention to return to Ukraine Jan 20, 2016 It is the second day since the DPR dealt with the issue of the Border Guard Service and the Customs, writes the “Moscovsky Komsomolets”. The publication reports that from now on the data of everyone entering and leaving the country are entered into the electronic database where there is also recorded the registration certificate of each vehicle crossing the border. Sensational statement by Hug: Residents of the DPR and LPR do not want peace Jan 23, 2016 On January 21 the first deputy Head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine Alexander Hug held a briefing in Kiev where he explained his vision of the situation in Donbass. According to him, residents of the DPR and LPR do not want peace.   Kiev started a game to disrupt Minsk process Jan 21, 2016 In Minsk there took place a scheduled meeting of the Contact Group, in which the Ukrainian side stated that it was not ready for the elections on the territory of the Republics until the state border passed under the control of Kiev. DEFENCE Bloc Poroshenko again threatens Donbass with a new war Jan 20, 2016 Ivan Vinnyk, the Secretary of the Verkhovnaya Rada committee on the National Security and Defense and an MP from the “Bloc of Petro Poroshenko”, stated that the priority was not the search for a compromise on Donbass but the military seizure of the territories lost to Kiev. Kiev deployed a group of Polish mercenaries to the contact line with LPR Jan 23, 2016 The Ukrainian party deployed to the contact line with the LPR in the Novoaydarsky area a group of the Polish mercenaries, numbering up to 40 people. It was reported today by the Deputy Chief of the LPR People’s Militia Corps Igor Yashchenko.   Ukrainian military shelled a suburb of Donetsk at night Jan 24, 2016 The shelling of the airport of Donetsk, the locality Zhabunky and the Volvo-Centre was carried out from the positions of the AFU in Pesky and Opytnoye; mortars, grenade launchers and small arms were used, informed a source in the security agencies of the DPR. Ukrainian forces deployed 13 tanks on the line contact with LPR near Popasnaya Jan 25, 2016 The Ukrainian military concentrated 13 tanks on the line contact to the northwest from Popasnaya, allegedly from the 17th armoured brigade of the AFU. It was claimed by the Deputy Chief of the LPR People’s Militia Corps Colonel Igor Yashchenko.   Donbass: exchange of prisoners thwarted, increased attacks instead of silence mode Jan 21, 2016 The next Minsk meeting of the contact group to resolve the situation in the east of Ukraine has not brought any breakthrough solutions and high hopes. However, plans for mine clearance of key facilities sounded rather hopeful. Donbass Life Russian investors are to invest in the DPR mines Jan 20, 2016 ‘The Russian investors are to invest in several top mines as in “Bulavinskay”, “Olchovatskuy”, the mine named after Karl Marks and “Poltavskay”,’ said an interlocutor of agency. DPR authorities will restore a village in Schakhtersky area destroyed during hostilities Jan 25, 2016 The Head of the Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Zakharchenko claimed that the village of Kozhevnya in the Schakhtersky area destroyed within the hostilities in 2014 would be restored.   Russian experts conducted a therapy session for Donetsk children Jan 21, 2016 The Russian volunteer psychologists as part of the action ‘Help the Heroic Donbass" carried out in Donetsk a therapy session for the children affected by military aggression of Kiev. The action took place in the Centre for Social and Psychological Rehabilitation of the DPR’s capital.   The first youth forum devoted to construction of the Republic opened in DPR Jan 24, 2016 Several hundred students and activists of the Donetsk People's Republic participated in the first youth political forum under the name SSSR (Freedom, Conscience, Justice, Equality) which was devoted to plans for development of the Republic. The event takes place in the Donbass National Academy of Construction and Architecture in the town of Makeyevka.   Ex-CIA official in Donetsk: 'US business is to export death and destruction here' - DONi Video (Part 1) Jan 23, 2016 The new and interesting international volunteer in Donbass is a former CIA official from Seattle, United States. David "Dave" Simpson gave two exclusive interviews to DONi News Agency on Saturday. He told us about the reasons why he had overcome to the side of the Donetsk People's Republic, and what he saw behind and around the war in Donbass. The first video interview was recorded in the DONi News office, the second one near the Donetsk Airport. Other UN Assessment Mission for Donbass begins its work in Ukraine Jan 23, 2016 The Assessment Mission of the UN the task of which is to assess the situation in Donbass, in particular humanitarian mine clearing, goes ahead with its work in Ukraine on Saturday. Voting for constitutional amendment on status of Donbass scheduled for February 2 in Kiev Jan 20, 2016 Voting for the amendment of the Constitution in terms of decentralisation and the norm of the "special status" of Donbass is scheduled for the morning of 2 February. It was announced by a MP from the Bloc Poroshenko who wished to remain anonymous.   By setting new conditions, Kiev tries to skirt elections in Donbass – Deynego Jan 25, 2016 Kiev set forth the next conditions of holding elections in Donbass which aren't provided by the Package of measures for implementation of the Minsk Agreement. It was reported by the LPR’s plenipotentiary at negotiations in Minsk Vladislav Deynego. ‘Azov’ admitted the European integration's having been a screen for coup in Kiev Jan 21, 2016 ‘It was not the European integration Ukrainian nationalists came out to Maidan for,’ claimed Andrey Biletskiy, the creator and ex-commander of the volunteer unit 'Azov' and the current People’s MP of Ukraine, on air of the Channel “Gromadske TV”.   Poroshenko swears to prevent conflict in Donbass from freezing and fight for every scrap of his native land Jan 24, 2016 Poroshenko says that he will not allow the conflict in Donbass to freeze. He stated this at a meeting of the Association of Ukrainian Cities.