Contents tagged with LPR
-
Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada proposes banning use of names of separatist republics in media
A bill was submitted in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) calling to classify the names “DPR” (Donetsk People’s Republic) and “LPR” (Luhansk People’s Republic) as those which promote criminal organizations, which in turn would prohibit the use of the names in the media, 112.ua reported.
Instead of the abbreviations “DPR” and “LPR” the initiator of the bill proposes the terms “criminal organization, self-proclaimed in the territory of the Donetsk region” and “criminal organization, …
-
American MMA fighter Jeff Monson receives passport of self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic
The head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), Igor Plotnitsky, granted an LPR passport to the famous American MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter, Jeff Monson, who came to Luhansk for the opening of a children’s sports school, RIA Novosti reported. The presentation of the passport took place in the center of Luhansk during a concert dedicated to the 221st anniversary of the founding of Luhansk.
“A famous man came to us but he is well-known not due to his specific profession or …
-
So-called LPR plans to open representative office in Austria
Leaders from the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) announced their intention to open a “diplomatic office” in Austria.
This information was distributed by websites associated with the LPR.
According to the LPR, “the office” will be engaged in “outreach activities” and coordinate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the occupied Ukrainian territory.
The organization will be headed, according to them, by the Austrian social activist Alfred Almeder.
The Austrian edition of Die Presse …
-
OSCE notes use of artillery in Svitlodarsk-Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine
At a press briefing on Friday, Alexander Hug, the Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, said that monitors had recorded the use of artillery in the Svitlodarsk-Debaltseve area in the Donetsk region, RBC-Ukraine reported.
“We have registered that artillery was used in the last week. 48% of violations were in this region [Svitlodarsk],” Hug stated.
The Principal Deputy Chief Monitor said that the OSCE is concerned about the situation that has …
-
Ukrainian Prosecutor General accused former Party of Regions MP Yefremov of 'opening the doors to the war in the Donbas'
The Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Yuriy Lutsenko, accused the former head of the Party of Regions faction in the Verkhovna Rada, Oleksandr Yefremov, of initiating the war in the Donbas. Evidence gathered by the investigation has indicated that Yefremov is directly responsible, Lutsenko said at a press conference.
"According to the evidence, not emotions, not the past, but the evidence, this man opened the door to war in our country. I am convinced of this, and it's not my emotions. This is …
-
Ukrainian court summons separatists leader Igor Plotnitsky for questioning
The Podilskyi District Court of Kiev called for the Head of the unrecognized Luhansk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine, Igor Plotnitsky, to attend a hearing on the 31st of August, 2016. This announcement was published in the official newspaper of the central executive authorities, the "Uryadovy Courier" (the Governmental Courier) № 149 on the 10th of August, 2016.
"The Podilskyi District Court of Kyiv calls the accused, Plotnitsky Igor Venediktovich, born on 24 June 1964 (last known …
-
Assassination attempt carried out on separatist leader in eastern Ukraine
The leader of the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), Igor Plotnitsky, was wounded on Saturday as a result of the explosive device exploding near his car.
According to the report issued by OSCE SMM observers who visited the area shortly after, “the explosion had likely been caused by an improvised explosive device (assessed as approximately 1kg of high explosives) placed next to or in, a lamp post about two meters away from the vehicle, which was damaged and downed, at the side of the …
-
Lutsenko: Yefremov's arrest shows that Ukraine is recovering
Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko says that the decision of the Pechersky district court of Kyiv to keep Oleksandr Yefremov in custody demonstrates Ukraine’s recovery. “The decision of the court shows the recovery of Ukraine. Thank you all for supporting the legal decision,” Lutsenko wrote on his Facebook page on Monday.
Yefremov, the former Chairman of the Party of Regions faction in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, was arrested and detained on July 30th on suspicion of infringement on the …
-
Detained former head of Ukraine's 'Party of Regions' is suspected of helping to create so-called LPR
On Saturday, July 30, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Yuriy Lutsenko, announced at a press conference in Kiev that the former head of the Party of Regions faction in the Verkhovna Rada, Oleksandr Yefremov, is suspected of assisting in the establishment and activities of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.
“A week ago we received direct testimonies about the involvement of the citizen Yefremov in the organization of the LPR,” Lutsenko said. He added that Yefremov is suspected of …
-
Separatist from the so-called LPR is running for mayor in the Russian city of Ukhta
A separatist of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People`s Republic, Yegor Russian (Kozin), is running for Mayor of the Russian city of Ukhta in the Komi Republic. After the capture of Lutuhyne by separatists, he was commandant of the city.
As the Fourth Estate reports, he applied to the Competition Commission, which must determine the Head of the Municipal Administration of the urban district Ukhta (the mayor here is not elected, but appointed). On the 3rd of August, local deputies will make the …