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Elections in Donbass. Ukrainian reporter: “All conditions for the polling process were provided.”
Roman Gnatyuk—a special correspondent of Ukrainian “112 channel”—reporting from the ground about the elections on November 2, 2014, in Donbass, which were held in a proper way against all expectations of the Ukrainian media. Ukrainian correspondent disproving Ukrainian stereotypes Translation from Russian and Ukrainian by Alexander Fedotov and O.C. / Subtitles by Marcel Sardo The transcript: Anchor: … Continue reading
Galician Assembly decided to join three regions to Europe
“National aspirations must be respected; people may now be dominated and governed only by their own consent. Self determination is not a mere phrase; it is an imperative principle of action.” Woodrow Wilson The goal is to bring Galicia back to Europe Original article on Vesti-ukr.com / Translated from Russian by Alexander Fedotov European Galician Assembly, which … Continue reading
Ex-Berkut Militiaman on the Front Line
Translated by Tatzhit Mihailovich / Edited by @GBabeuf Subtitles by Tatzhit Mihailovich & O.C. Transcript Reporter: Hold on. Start with your story. Ex-Berkut fighter: February 18, when it all started, when, you know, they started shooting at us, we didn’t know what was happening. There were Molotov cocktails, everything. I was burned more times that … Continue reading
“They are playing tennis—three sets every match to try and kill us.”
Preamble: What follows is a first-hand account of events that took place in the area of the MH17 crash site in August of this year, written by someone who was part of the team of OSCE inspectors and observers. The Slavyangrad team was approached by this individual with a view to publishing their account as … Continue reading
Andrey Stenin: I was trying to smile more…
“I was trying to smile more because of being frenzied by fear.” Source article by TV-Zvezda.ru Translated from Russian by Vera Van Horn / Edited by O.C. and @Gbabeuf Headpicture by Lena Danya (Art & Photo) A special correspondence of KP, Alexander Kots, published excerpts from a diary of the deceased frontline photojournalist of the INA “Russia Today.” His … Continue reading
The Tragic Anniversary of Talerhof
Original article Translation: ValLisitsa Editor: S. Naylor “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” ―William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun It is a hundred years since the very first concentration camp was created—in Galicia, intended for Russians and Eastern Orthodox believers. September 4, 2014 marks a hundred years since the tragedy of the … Continue reading
Statement by I. B. Ivanov, Chairman of the Russian General Military Union
Translated by Alexander Fedotov / Edited by @Gbabeuf Original article Statement of I. B. Ivanov, Chairman of the Russian General Military Union, the former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the of Donetsk People’s Republic 8 Sep 2014 The audience, for days on end, has been asking questions: where did … Continue reading
I realized that our state causes only harm…
Original: Rusmir.in.ua 04.09.2014 Translator Mariya Sch. Editor S. Naylor The interview between the correspondents of the DPR Committee for Social Communications and a Ukrainian soldier, who defected to the Donetsk People’s Republic. – My name is Nikita, I was born in 1993. I am from Makeevka, Donetsk region. I joined the Army a year and … Continue reading
The Holocaust in Dnepropetrovsk Style
This is the epistolary output of the very same Filatov who suggested—as the way of negotiating with Novorossiya: “Give them any promises now, we will hang them later”. A number of interesting details surface here regarding the so-called ATO and other shady dealings. The mailbox of Filatov hacked. The details of emails regarding “Holocaust in Dnepropetrovsk Style” … Continue reading
Military and Political Analysis of the Donbass Ceasefire Lines
What Could Happen From Here September 22nd, 2014 Author: Jeb Stuart Editor: Linda Sakadd The purpose of this analysis is to consider the present situation in Donbass between the opposing forces and what might take place from here. This evaluation is primarily based on the September 15th map of hostilities and may, therefore, be somewhat … Continue reading
On the eve of the decisive battle for Donbass.
Original article by Denis Seleznev Translation: Daniel Mihailovich Editors: S. Naylor and O.C. What will the final offensive of the junta look like? The situation in Donbass is in limbo. On one hand, the signed truce has halted large-scale military operations; on the other, exchange of fire did not stop for a single day. There have … Continue reading
The Battles for the Donetsk Airport – September 25-26, 2014
00:56 – September 26, 2014 – El Murid LiveJournal Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov In the last hour information is coming in from Donetsk. In the area of the airport, there are artillery strikes and intense shooting. It is not exactly clear whether this has to do with the latest (the second in the past twenty … Continue reading
The Russia They Lost
Original article by Dmitry Sokolov-Mitrich: http://www.pravoslavie.ru/jurnal/73443.htm September 8, 2014 Translated by: Daniil Mihailovich Edited by: S. Naylor We loved America. I remember, we did. When we were teens, growing up in the early 90s; most of my friends the same age did not even question their attitude toward Western civilization. It was great, how could … Continue reading
Memorandum of the Trilateral Contact Group – Minsk, Sept 19, 2014
CORRECTED (Entirely inadvertently, an error was made in the translation of the document below. Our apologies for any inconvenience caused) Memorandum of September 19, 2014 outlining the parameters for the implementation of commitments of the Minsk Protocol of September 5, 2014 (1) Minsk Memorandum, September 19, 2014 (Original) – (2) Link to OSCE Document Repository MEMORANDUM with respect … Continue reading
The Arithmetics of Diplomatic Theatre
Original Opinion – written by Gleb Bazov Caveat: the views expressed herein do not necessarily match those of Slavyangrad.ORG It is impossible to prove or disprove the existence of the divine plan. Russia’s cunning plan in Ukraine belongs to the same category. In analyzing the statements made by Sergei Lavrov in his interview with Russia Beyond … Continue reading
The First POW Exchange in the Dead of Night—Video Report
Information taken from: Комсомольская Правда Translation by O.C. Video Report: Exchange of 37 Militiamen with 37 Ukrainian POWs Film by Alexandr Kots and Dmitry Steshin (“Komsomolskaya Pravda”) Subtitles by Marcel Sardo and O.C. Alexander Kots and Dmitry Steshin—the special correspondents of “Komsomolskaya Pravda”—tell about the first captives exchange in the format of “37 for 37”, that took place “in … Continue reading
The New Ukrainian Sanctions Act
Original article: http://varjag-2007.livejournal.com/6710678.html Translated by Nataly Edited by S. Naylor The Junta abrogates even the appearance of justice… Today Poroshenko signed the Act on sanctions. What a glorious law! Now Ukraine does not need courts. All decisions will be made by the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine and will be approved by the … Continue reading
The Nuclear Answer to Chamberlain
Original Article: http://el-murid.livejournal.com/1997411.html Translated by: Gleb Bazov Edited by S. Naylor The Ukrainian Minister of Defence, Geletei, has announced that Ukraine will choose to drop its nuclear-free status and arm its army with nuclear weapons in the event that “the world does not help [the country].” In Russia this announcement prompted a not-so-polite proposal that … Continue reading
Ukraine’s Punitive Battalions
Original: http://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/1767943.html Sept 5th, 2014 Translated by Daniel Mihailovich Edited by S. Naylor An industrious comrade began to collect statistics on the assorted punitive and territorial battalions of the Junta, where the structure is very confusing. Below is only a skeleton for a large database of the whole punitive organization, but eventually, the blanks in … Continue reading
Does the Kiev Government have a plan?
Original article: http://liva.com.ua/kiev-plan.html Author: Sergiy Kirichuk Translated from Russian by Ivan Skoblin Edited by S. Naylor Editor’s: note: Sergei Kirichuk is a leading member of the Ukrainian socialist movement “Borotba” (Struggle) For many years he fought against the oligarchic regime of Viktor Yanukovych. But today Kirichuk and his comrades are organizing resistance to the new … Continue reading
The New Round of Sanctions—The Pre-War Period
Original: El Murid (Anatoliy Nesmeyan) LiveJournal Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov The latest round of sanctions imposed by the European Union has essentially put an end to any discussion about the possibility of an agreement with the West. Notwithstanding all the concessions and betrayal. The very fact that Russia faltered in Ukraine and did … Continue reading
We Will Not Allow for Russia to be Ripped Asunder and Ruined
Address by Igor Ivanovich Strelkov, September 11, 2014 Translated from Russian by Gleb Bazov (Subheadings by the Translator) Edited by S. Naylor It has been a month since the moment when I had to resign from my position as the Donetsk Peoples’ Republic (“DPR”) Minister of Defence and the Commander-in-Chief of the Militia. I will … Continue reading
Vladimir Suchan: the Minsk Sabotage & the Mozgovoi Manifesto
The Minsk “Ceasefire” Protocol and Russian Diplomacy’s Masterful “Sabotage” If Flaubert achieved for me his acme with three or four simple words “She pretended to think,” Saker reached his peak with this marvellous description of the politically and diplomatically atrocious “Minsk ceasefire protocol“: “Knowing the degree to which Russian diplomats are normally maniacally fastidious and … Continue reading
The Twelve Clauses of Betrayal
Original: Mikhail Belyayev LiveJournal Translation Gleb Bazov / Edited by @GBabeuf Have you ever wondered how complete and unconditional betrayal looks? How a knife looks when it is stuck by a steady hand right between the shoulder blades during a friendly embrace? How poison looks when it is mixed into a glass of water given … Continue reading
Statistics tell the tale: Irreplaceable losses for the Ukrainian economy
Author: Olga SHELKOVA | 27.08.2014 Translated from Russian, by Maria Razdiak Edited by Ken Griffith and S. Naylor Original article: http://odnarodyna.com.ua/node/24311 [Olga Shelkova is an independent economic journalist, primarily analysing, the events of the CIS (The Commonwealth of Independent States).] The published results by the Goskomstat (Federal Bureau of Statistics) of changes to the Ukrainian economy during the first … Continue reading
Kiev—Going on the Defensive…
[Translator’s note: The new mayor of Kiev, Vitaly Klichko, is a lot better boxer than public speaker. His latest gaffe was saying, roughly, the following: “The residents of Kiev should get ready for timber (coffins)” instead of “get ready for winter”, when talking about lack of gas for winter heating.] Translator: Daniil Mihailovich Editor: S. … Continue reading
What Does Russia Want?
Original article: RussEurope—Que veut la Russie? Translated & Edited by @GBabeuf Photo Credit: RussEurope & A. Chalguine An important round-table discussion was held yesterday evening (Monday, September 1st), in Paris, under the auspices of the Franco-Russian Dialogue Association, to attempt to assess the political solutions to the Ukrainian crisis, and to exit from the spiral of … Continue reading
When Anti-Maidan was destroyed I fled from Kiev…
Translated from German by Joerg Braun Edited by S. Naylor Original article: here. [Preamble: The third part of the interview series by Ilja Degtjarov features a young woman associated with the Anti-Maidan movement. She gives us a glimpse “behind the scenes” into that what was never addressed by Western mass media, much less reported. In addition to … Continue reading
Journalist from Urals—…about a few weeks spent in the DPR…
“I decided to breach the obligation of non-disclosure …” 25/08/2014 19:49 By Nicholas Mokrousov Translated by Alexei Kuznetsoff Edited by S. Naylor A freelance reporter for Znak.com, Kurgan resident, Nicholas Mokrousov, spent several weeks in the South-East of Ukraine. He worked at the headquarters of the DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic), talked with the leaders of the … Continue reading
Ukraine: Putting Politics back in the Driving Seat
Original: RussEurope – Ukraine : mettre la politique au poste de commande Translated by @GBabeuf / Edited by Jacques Sapir August 29th, 2014 @ 12:40—Jacques Sapir It is now high time that Politics resumes its rights in the Ukrainian crisis. However, this requires in the first instance, that a cease-fire should be speedily arranged between the governments … Continue reading
Latest map of hostilities (25/01)
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