Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Donetsk separatist leader Zakharchenko ended three weeks of silence this Monday when he issued a stern warning against “religious war”. His Luhansk counterpart Pasechnik issued the same warning the same day, pointing to an...

Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Despite the end of the Football World Cup in Russia and the US-Russian summit in Helsinki, the current “harvest ceasefire” is holding, prompting some separatists to praise the OSCE and even Ukraine. And a...

Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Last week, it emerged that the Donetsk Transport “Minister”, reportedly under arrest, has been quietly replaced. And a prominent Russian writer said that he is giving up his job as a battalion commander in...

Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Conflicts among the Donetsk separatists continued as their leader Zakharchenko lashed out against two MPs with links to his potential rivals. Meanwhile, the main medical university in Donetsk might soon issue Russian diplomas. And...