Ukraine Crisis Update: August 20, 2015
August 20, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Russian-backed separatists launched a rare artillery barrage on the northeastern outskirts of the strategic government-held port city of Mariupol on August 16.
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Ukraine Crisis Update: August 12, 2015
August 12, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
On August 10, Russian-backed separatist forces launched their largest combined arms assault against Ukrainian forces in the past two months.
Ukraine Crisis Update: April 9, 2015
April 9, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Ukraine took steps to integrate the remaining independent Ukrainian paramilitary units in accordance with the February 12 Minsk ceasefire agreement, while avoiding an armed confrontation between regular and irregular forces.
Ukraine Crisis Update: April 30, 2015
April 30, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Russian-backed separatists intensified attacks on Ukrainian forces for the third week in a row, signaling their complete abandonment of the February 12 ceasefire agreement.
Ukraine Crisis Update: April 23, 2015
April 23, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Russian-backed separatists appear to have abandoned the February 12 ceasefire agreement after redeploying banned heavy weapons to the front line and intensifying their attacks on Ukrainian positions.
Ukraine Crisis Update: April 2, 2015
April 2, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Pro-Russian forces may be positioning themselves to launch surprise offensive maneuvers. An indication from international monitors that Ukrainian forces no longer occupy the southern village of Shyrokyne suggests that the Russian-backed separatists have made gains in the Mariupol area despite the ceasefire.
Ukraine Crisis Update: April 16, 2015
April 16, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Russian-backed separatists intensified attacks this week possibly in preparation of launching offensive maneuvers and rupturing the framework of the ceasefire agreement.
Ukraine Crisis Update: July 29, 2015
August 24, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Russian-backed separatists launched a rare artillery barrage on the northeastern outskirts of the strategic government-held port city of Mariupol on August 16.
Ukraine Crisis Update: August 5, 2015
August 24, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine continued to launch indirect fire and probing infantry attacks against Ukrainian forces in a similar pattern to recent weeks as negotiators from Kyiv, Moscow and the separatist “republics” convened in Minsk to discuss the failing February 2015 ‘Minsk II’ ceasefire agreement.
Ukraine Crisis Update: August 12, 2015
August 24, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
On August 10, Russian-backed separatist forces launched their largest combined arms assault against Ukrainian forces in the past two months.