Donbas
Logistics centers on Donbas demarcation line empty
The logistics centers, created for rest of the people waiting for their turn to cross the demarcation line in Donbas, are empty
45 cases of direct pressure on Crimean media recorded for two years
The human rights activists have recorded 45 cases of direct pressure on the media in Crimea for two years of the occupation
UNICEF: 200,000 children in Donbas need psychosocial support
The armed conflict in Donbas has greatly affected the lives of 580,000 children
Activists blocking Russian trucks in western regions
According to police, only the trucks with Russian number plates are being blocked
Parties to conflict in Donbas use schools for military purposes – Human Rights Watch
The human rights defenders interviewed 62 students, teachers, principals, and witnesses and visited 41 schools and kindergartens located on two sides of the demarcation line
Militants in Donbas threaten captives with death penalty – MP Herashchenko
The militants declare that they will apply the "Criminal Code of the USSR" against the captives
‘DPR’ hands over to Ukraine 18 prisoners more
This is yet fourth successful transfer of prisoners from the militant-controlled territory of Donbas
Parliament strengthens responsibility for obstructing journalists
The influence of any form exerted on journalists to obstruct the performance of their work shall be punished by a fine of up to 200 tax-exempt minimums or arrest for up to six months
Twenty-one underage fighters killed during ATO – Poroshenko
2,269 Ukrainian servicemen, including 21 minors, have been killed during the anti-terrorist operation in Donbas.
10,000 people cross demarcation line in Donbas every day
The number grows up to 10,000-15,000 on the weekend
President signs law on State Bureau of Investigation
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed the law on the State Bureau of Investigation in November last year
OSCE opens new patrol bases in Donbas
The SMM Head will visit Soledar, Donetsk, Kominternove, Shyrokyne, Dokuchaievsk, Svitlodarsk, Krasnoarmiisk, Luhansk, Stanytsia-Luhanska.
173 criminal cases handed over from uncontrolled territory
These people are in custody following the rulings of the courts of the first instance or the courts of appeal or the courts of cassation, which sent the case back for further investigation
OSCE shelled from occupied territory near Kominternove – OSCE SMM report
Earlier, the Defense Ministry of Ukraine warned that the pro-Russian militants had been preparing a provocation.
Orphans in boarding schools of grey zone in Donbas suffer from periodic shelling
During the shelling, the children are evacuated to the safe territory but later are returned back.
Violations of international law remain unpunished – human rights activists
The Ukrainian authorities are advised to pass the bill which allows ratification of the Rome Statute and to prevent the escape of suspects.
Putin tells journalists about exchange of Savchenko, children, sanctions against Ukraine
Almost half thousand Russian and foreign journalists talked to the Russian President no more than for three hours.
Savchenko goes on hunger strike
"I go on hunger strike starting from tomorrow till the end of trial!"
Columns
Ukrainian parliament appeals for NATO membership as foundation for lasting peace
Ukraine rejects “pacifying the aggressor” as a path to peace
“Appeasement never works”: Lessons from Bosnia’s post-war justice
Liberia demands Russia immediately halt aggression and restore Crimea to Ukraine
