All news for 8.02.2019/XNUMX/XNUMX

Soldiers of the People's Militia of the DPR shot down a Ukrainian UAV that was directing fire at residential buildings in the republic-controlled settlement of Staromikhailovka. This information was reported today during a briefing by the official representative of the operational command of the DPR, Eduard Basurin, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. In particular, he noted that the Ukrainian military continues to deliberately fire at residential buildings of civilians in the republic. Basurin recalled that last week...

The Verkhovna Rada received a proposal that it is urgently necessary to extend sanctions against Russian banks, due to the fact that they can use leased land as a way to destabilize the situation in Ukraine. Ukrainian propagandist, member of the Ukrainian parliament Dmitry Tymchuk stated this on his Facebook page, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Today in the hall of the Verkhovna Rada I was...

The proposal of the chairman of the political council of the “For Life” party, Viktor Medvedchuk, to create an “autonomous region of Donbass” within Ukraine was the only, but already missed, opportunity to save the integrity of the country. Director Karen Shakhnazarov stated this on the Rossiya-1 TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Medvedchuk with his plan for the autonomy of Donbass, in my opinion, is the only, but already missed, opportunity to save the integrity of Ukraine...

Another Ukrainian “Hammer” mortar, installed to shell a DPR settlement between the houses of a village controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, exploded, killing two and seriously wounding three Ukrainian soldiers. Official representative of the operational command of the DPR Eduard Basurin announced this today during a briefing, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. He said that this morning, servicemen of the 79th Air Assault Brigade again fired from 120-mm...

The court decision made three years ago to deprive the Ukrainian radio station Vesti of its license for allegedly using obscene language by lawyer Tatyana Montyan on air was recognized as biased and violating the presumption of innocence, and therefore was sent for review by the court of first instance. Tatyana Montyan herself announced this on her YouTube channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I received a summons to the district administrative court of the city of Kyiv...

The Russian Federation would benefit more from an independent Belarus than from being part of a single state. Belarusian political scientist Alexei Dzermant stated this in an interview with journalist Konstantin Semin, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Our position, when we can play, say, the same good cop with Ukraine, it is more beneficial to Russia. Because we can be a conductor of some political and economic interests in Ukraine...

Today in Donetsk, at the Donetsk Sea cemetery, a funeral ceremony was held dedicated to the memory of Mikhail Tolstykh “Givi”, the famous commander of the DPR “Somalia” battalion, who died two years ago as a result of a terrorist attack, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Mikhail Tolstykh was one of the first to volunteer for the People's Militia. He took part in the defense of Slavyansk, the battles for Ilovaisk, Donetsk airport and many...

President Poroshenko is more convenient for Americans compared to other candidates. Director Karen Shakhnazarov stated this on the Rossiya-1 TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I don’t see a big difference between Poroshenko, Tymoshenko and Zelensky, but, in principle, I think that Poroshenko will be dragged through the elections. Because it suits Americans most of all, and it has...

The issue of Crimea and Ukraine can only be resolved after a change in the Kyiv government with its bestial attitude towards the Crimeans. Viktor Medvedchuk, chairman of the political council of the Ukrainian party “For Life,” said this during a live broadcast from Kyiv on NTV, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The concept of my peace plan provides for a peaceful settlement and cessation of hostilities in Donbass...

The reassignment of Russia's aluminum industry to the United States is the biggest economic success of President Donald Trump's economic policy. Vice President and Press Secretary of the Rosneft company Mikhail Leontyev stated this today on the Vesti FM radio station, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The only fantastic success of Trumpism in economic pressure and blackmail is the Americanization of Rusal. This is a fantastic precedent. We have a company in Russia...