Ukraine Crisis Update: August 12, 2015
Aug 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.
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Ukraine Crisis Update: August 5, 2015
Aug 5, 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: July 29, 2015
Jul 29, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Russian-backed separatists have intensified the scale of attacks on Ukrainian positions along the front line in Donbas undermining their recent efforts to advertise their “peaceful intentions.”
Ukraine Crisis Update: July 22, 2015
Jul 22, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Civilian areas in both government and separatist-held areas came under increased fire this week despite a breakthrough in negotiations over the withdrawal of weapons from the front line.
Ukraine Crisis Update: July 15, 2015
Jul 15, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Separatists continued to target Ukrainian forces with heavy weapons and small reconnaissance units across the front line in Donbas as both Ukrainian and separatist leaders combatted new internal security threats.
Ukraine Crisis Update: July 9, 2015
Jul 9, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Russian-backed separatists continued to launch indirect fire and small probing attacks along the front line in eastern Ukraine against the backdrop of a restart in ceasefire negotiations in Minsk, Belarus on July 7.
Ukraine Crisis Update: July 2, 2015
Jul 2, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
The rapid deterioration of political negotiations between the separatist “republics” and Kyiv may trigger a military escalation by the Russian-backed forces, which continue to conduct heavy indirect fire strikes against frontline Ukrainian positions.
Ukraine Crisis Update: June 25, 2015
Jun 25, 2015 - Institute for t...
Russian backed Separatist forces have launched multiple unsuccessful assaults on Marinka, a Ukrainian held town near Donetsk.
Ukraine Crisis Update: June 10, 2015
Jun 10, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Russian-backed separatists maintained heightened offensive operations along the front line in the week following the June 3 assault on Ukrainian forces west of Donetsk. Attacks intensified near the H20 and T1303 highways which respectively link the separatist-held capitals of Donetsk and Luhansk to the major government-controlled cities of Mariupol and Sievierodonetsk.
Ukraine Crisis Update: June 5, 2015
Jun 5, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Russian-backed separatists launched an offensive maneuver on June 3 after several weeks of military buildup and an expansion from concentrated shelling to attacks across a coordinated front. Separatist combined arms forces stormed Ukrainian military positions bordering the western city districts of Donetsk.