Many wonder why Ukraine left Skies open at Time of MH17 Plane Crash over the Donbas Conflict Zone

Many people want to know why Ukraine did not close the sky over the Donbas conflict zone at the time of the 2014 MH17 plane crash, which killed 298 people, Dutch lawyer Boudewijn van Eyck, representing interests of defendant Oleg Pulatov said.

Russian forces attacked more than 50 settlements in Ukraine: Zelenskyy

Russian forces struck more than 50 settlements in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday.

Putin approves ratification of treaties to admit new regions to Russia – Syrian Arab News Agency

 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed four laws ratifying the treaties on the accession of the Donetsk and the Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as the Kherson and the Zaporozhye Regions to Russia.

Putin to residents of new regions: "Welcome home!"

 

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Treaties on accession of Donbass and other liberated territories to Russia signed

Russian President Vladimir Putin and the heads of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions have signed treaties on uniting these territories with Russia.

UN Chiefs Statement On Referenda Another Example Of Double Standards

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' statement on the referenda held in the Donetsk and Luhansk people' republics (DNR and LNR) and in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions are an assault on the right to self determination and an example of double standards, the Russian mission to the United Nations said.

Referendum on joining Russia starts. Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions begin vote

 

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Medvedev warns "hypersonic" response to follow, should NATO try to hit Crimea

 Nobody should try to scare Russia with speculations about NATO’s strikes at Crimea, because hypersonic weapons will be able to reach their targets in Europe and the United States much faster, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, said on his Telegram channel on Thursday.

Kremlin urges EU top diplomat to take note of Kiev’s crimes before talking about tribunals

The European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell needs to take cognizance of the crimes that the Kiev regime has committed in Donbass since 2014 before talking about tribunals against war criminals, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Putin announces partial mobilization, assures Russia’s security in nationwide address

 

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 Two key elements from the TV address and updates:

Russia on Donbass Referendums: DPR, LPR Want to Be 'Masters of Their Own Destiny' | Farsnews Agency

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that the fact that the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) decided to hold referendums to join Russia demonstrates that the Donbass republics want to be "masters of their own destiny".

MoD Ru: Russian Troops Regrouping Near Balakliya, Izyum To Push Donetsk Offensive

 

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Kyiv claims ‘astonishing’ advances in east Ukraine

Kyiv has said its forces are making lightning gains in the east of the country in a shock counteroffensive to recapture territory that fell to Russia.

People evacuated to LPR, Russia from Kharkov Region due to shelling by Ukraine — official - TASS

Maxim Gubin, head of the military-civilian administration of the Kupyansk District, on Friday said people that live in the liberated areas of the Kharkov Region are being evacuated to Russia and the Lugansk People’s Republic due to shelling by the armed forces of Ukraine.

Nebenzya: NATO confrontation with Russia increases the risk of a direct clash

The risk of a direct clash between Russia and NATO countries objectively increases due to an indirect confrontation between the alliance and our country. This was stated at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vasily Nebenzya.

The moment of the explosions: Berdyansk city commander hospitalised after car bomb

 

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 In Berdyansk, a car belonging to the city commandant, Artem Bardin was blown up, said the chairman of the movement “We are together with Russia”, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporizhzhia region Vladimir Rogov.

1200 Ukrainian servicemen were eliminated during the so-called counter offensive: MoD Ru | EL ETOS UT

 

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Donbass: The complicity of the West in the crimes of Kyiv against the civilian population

Western countries, including the United States, are becoming accomplices and co-perpetrators of Kyiv's crimes against civilians, Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, said on August 24.

100 militants of the "Kraken" nationalist formation including 20 American mercenaries eliminated

 

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 The Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed more than 100 militants of the Kraken nationalist formation, including 20 American mercenaries, in the village of Andreevka, Kharkiv region,on August 20, the representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov said.

West’s massive military aid to Kiev won’t impede Russia’s special operation — diplomat - TASS

The goals of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine will be implemented and the West’s military aid to the Kiev regime worth billions of US dollars won’t impede this process, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s North American Department Alexander Darchiev told TASS on Saturday.