The Ukrainian army claims that today it shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber in the Donetsk region, and Russia confirmed the downing of a plane and added that "the two pilots ejected", but did not specify whose plane it was or what model it was . As the Ukrainian Air Force announced, a Russian fighter jet crashed in the east of Donetsk, hit...
A strong artillery attack took place tonight in Donetsk, the capital of the Ukrainian region of Donbas, which Russia considers its territory, Russian media reported. According to the local authorities, the attack was carried out by the Ukrainian army, and a dozen people were killed and injured in the short and fierce shelling. Donetsk a few minutes ago. According to some reports, lighting rockets. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/o2lE9NQx4f — …
The vice-president of the parliament of the unrecognized pro-Russian Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), 29-year-old Maria Pirogova, died today in shelling of Donetsk by the Ukrainian army, local authorities said. According to Russian state news agency TASS, DPR leader Denis Pushilin announced that Pirogov, a member of the People's Council, was "killed in combat." "I just found out that Maria Pirogova, a member of the People's Council, ...
The Kremlin said today that the military operation in Ukraine should continue until Russia takes full control of the eastern Donetsk region. Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that the campaign in Ukraine will continue "at least until the liberation" of the "Donetsk People's Republic". Peskov also pointed out that the USA is getting closer to becoming a party in...
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The pro-Russian authorities in the four Ukrainian regions announced that according to the initial results of the referendum, after counting 20 to 27 percent of the votes, voters overwhelmingly decided to join Russia, Russian agencies report. In all four regions - Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhia, between 96 and 98 percent of voters voted "for" joining Russia...
