Donetsk, Dec 27 – DAN. A DPR militiaman was killed over the past 24 hours as Ukrainian forces shelled the Republic’s militia positions, DPR Operations Command deputy commander Eduard Basurin told a news briefing at Donetsk News Agency on Tuesday. “One DPR militiaman was killed as our positions were shelled,” Basurin said. Ukrainian forces violated […]
Donetsk, Dec 27 – DAN. Ukrainian President Petr Poroshenko deliberately protracts the Minsk process, DPR Head Aleksandr Zakharchenko said on Tuesday. “The ‘ all-for-all’ principle spelled out in the Minsk agreements does not work, because the Ukrainian president and his government are helpless in this issue and deliberately protract the Minsk process,” Zakharchenko said, according […]
Earlier, the Republics’ leaders said they were making the move in the hope to facilitate the release of DPR and LPR citizens held captive in Ukraine
Donetsk, Dec 26 – DAN. Ukrainian forces on Monday afternoon shelled Aleksandrovka checkpoint area west of Donetsk on the contact line between Ukraine and DPR, a Republican defense source told Donetsk News Agency. “At 3:35 p.m. Ukrainian side opened fire at Aleksandrovka crossing point area with 120mm mortars,” the DPR officer said. As of the […]
Donetsk, Dec 26 – DAN. Ukrainian forces violated the ceasefire 189 times over the past 24 hours, DPR Operations Command deputy commander Eduard Basurin told a news briefing at Donetsk News Agency on Monday. “Despite the effective “silence regime”, Ukrainian army violated the ceasefire 189 times over the past 24 hours,” Basurin said. Ukrainian forces […]
Donetsk, Dec 26 – DAN. Ukrainian army deployed 14 Akatsia self-propelled howitzers and three Osa air-defence systems to Lastochkino and Tonenkoye villages north-west of Donetsk, LPR Operations Command deputy commander Eduard Basurin told a news briefing at Donetsk News Agency on Monday. “Our intelligence keeps recording the strengthening of Ukrainian forces positions near the contact […]
The move is expected to facilitate the release of DPR and LPR citizens held captive in Ukraine
Zakharchenko declared a nation-wide mourning in DPR on December 26
Strikes continue despite recent ceasefire agreement
Donetsk, Dec 23 – DAN. Ukrainian armed forces deployed MLRS Smerch and Grad to Donetsk and Gorlovka areas, said Operations Command deputy commander Colonel Eduard Basurin. “On Gorlovka axis an MLRS Grad battalion was located, as well as two 120mm mortar firing sections, two mechanized companies and two tank companies.” MLRS Smerch, Grad firing section, […]
Donetsk, Dec 23 – DAN. Ukrainian armed forces opened fire on Debaltsevo residential areas using heavy weapons, a kindergarten, a school and at least five residential houses are damaged, the town administration press service said. “In the daytime Ukrainian armed forces opened fire on Debaltsevo residential areas using heavy weapons. Walls of a kindergarten that […]
25 households damaged as 18 towns and villages come under fire
Donetsk, Dec 23 – DAN. Ukrainian armed forces continue massive shelling of Debaltsevo area, said acting deputy town administration head. “In the night Kiev forces opened fire on Debaltsevo area, the shelling continues, the situation on Debaltsevo outskirts remains tense,” Alexander Reingold said. According to a military source, Ukrainian forces fired 150 152mm and 122mm […]
Donetsk, Dec 23 – DAN. Over 50 foreign delegations visited DPR in 2016, said the Republic’s acting Foreign Minister Natalia Nikonorova. “Compared to 2015 the number of foreign delegations, from former Soviet republics and from other countries, doubled this year. We received 53 delegations.” Among those visiting there were representatives of Russian Federation, South Ossetia, […]
Donetsk, Dec 23 – DAN. Ukrainian forces fired 109 artillery and mortar rounds since Thursday evening, targeting Donetsk western outskirts, Yasinovataya and Dokuchaevsk areas, and south DPR villages, a defense source told DAN. “From 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Ukrainian forces fired 109 152mm and 122mm artillery rounds and 82mm and 120 mm mortar rounds […]
The agreement was earlier announced by OSCE’s Martin Sajdik
Donetsk, Dec 22 – DAN. DPR Head Aleksander Zakharchenko congratulated Donetsk News Agency on the 2nd anniversary of its establishment, saying it is the Republic’s main media outlet. “Over these two years, you’ve been growing and evolving together with the Republic. DAN is the main source of news about Donbass for our citizens and many […]
Donetsk, Dec 22 – DAN. Ukraine’s prisoners-of-war exchange lists passed to the Republic’s representatives at 21 December Minsk talks contained 50 names of DPR supporters who have long been set free, DPR ombudswoman Darya Morozova said on Thursday. “Ukraine passed to us a list of 220 people. A cursory review of the list revealed that […]
More than 23,000 houses were damaged or destroyed during the Donbass war
Donetsk, Dec 22 – DAN. The 21 December Debaltsevo shelling by Ukrainian forces is a sign of failure to seize this sector on the contact line, DPR Operations Command deputy commander Eduard Basurin told a news briefing at Donetsk News Agency on Thursday. “After the disastrous Ukrainian army failure to seize a height in the […]
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