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'''The post-coup unrest in Eastern Ukraine escalated''' when anti-coup rebels took over civil administration buildings in a  number of town and cities in the Donetsk and Lugansk Oblasts in early April 2014. The civil war proper effectively began when the Kiev junta announced what it termed  an ''"[[Kiev Junta announces ATO|Anti-terrorist-operation (ATO)]]"'' on 15 April 2014 and began to deploy military forces in and around these Towns and cities.
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'''The post-coup unrest in Eastern [[Ukraine]] escalated''' when anti-coup rebels took over civil administration buildings in a  number of town and cities in the Donetsk and Lugansk Oblasts in early April [[2014]]. The civil war proper effectively began when the Kiev junta announced what it termed  an "[[Kiev Junta announces ATO|Anti-terrorist-operation (ATO)]]" on 15 April [[2014]] and began to deploy military forces in and around these towns and cities. The conflict has drawn in ex-military/[[mercenary]] types <ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2015/08/10/meet-the-former-neo-nazi-spokesman-who-now-fights-for-freedom-in-ukraine/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20230127044803/https://www.dailysignal.com/2015/08/10/meet-the-former-neo-nazi-spokesman-who-now-fights-for-freedom-in-ukraine/ Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/YCR8Q Archive.is]</ref> and neo-nazis from all over the world.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30414955</ref><ref>https://www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/46693/how-foreign-far-right-volunteers-are-arriving-to-fight-in-ukraine saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20230517155049/https://www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/46693/how-foreign-far-right-volunteers-are-arriving-to-fight-in-ukraine Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/0ZmNJ Archive.is]</ref>
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==Russian mobilization in early 2014==
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[[File:Feb2015_map_ukrainewar_5dates.svg|200px|thumb|right|separatist territory in eastern Ukraine]]
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Russia had mobilized an invasion force in early [[2014]] but choose not to move into the country at large. [[RUSI]] did an analysis of troop numbers/deployments and scenarios.<ref>https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/rusi-briefing-examines-possible-russian-military-strategies-against-ukraine</ref> It wrote at the time:<ref>https://static.rusi.org/ukranian-military-dispositions-rusibriefing-2014.pdf</ref>
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{{QB|'''Troops of the Ministry of Interior'''<br>
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"There are also reports that troops of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs attached to the Central Regional Command of Internal Troops have been ordered to increase their readiness. This is a worrying sign, as the war-time task of troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is to pacify populations in occupied territory. The raised readiness of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs troops could therefore indicate the Kremlin’s preparations to actually invade Ukraine – and to take measures to establish and maintain control of the occupied Ukrainian territories." (page 12)}}
  
 
==2015==
 
==2015==
 
===Donetsk Airport===
 
===Donetsk Airport===
The new terminal building at Donetsk International Airport, which had been a site of fighting between Ukrainian and separatist troops since May 2014, was captured by the DPR forces on 15 January.<ref>[http://vineyardsaker.blogspot.com/2015/01/novorussian-forces-take-control-of-most.html Novorussian forces take control of most of the new terminal of the Donetsk airport] Saker 15 Jan 2015</ref> One week later, the separatists had overrun the entre airport and Kiev forces had retreated in chaos.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/23/world/europe/ukraine-cedes-donetsk-airport-to-rebels-as-fighting-continues.html Chaotic Retreat Follows Ukrainians’ Withdrawal From Donetsk Airport] New York Times 22 Jan 2015</ref>
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The new terminal building at Donetsk International Airport, which had been a site of fighting between Ukrainian and separatist troops since May [[2014]], was captured by the DPR forces on 15 January.<ref>[http://vineyardsaker.blogspot.com/2015/01/novorussian-forces-take-control-of-most.html Novorussian forces take control of most of the new terminal of the Donetsk airport] Saker 15 Jan 2015</ref> One week later, the separatists had overrun the entre airport and Kiev forces had retreated in chaos.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/23/world/europe/ukraine-cedes-donetsk-airport-to-rebels-as-fighting-continues.html Chaotic Retreat Follows Ukrainians’ Withdrawal From Donetsk Airport] New York Times 22 Jan 2015</ref>
  
 
Separatist forces also increased the pressure on the Kiev-controlled town of Debaltseve in north-eastern Donetsk Oblast, barraging it with artillery fire.<ref>[http://www.france24.com/en/20150123-video-ukraine-military-defend-strategic-eastern-town-debaltseve-pro-russia-separatists/ The fight to defend Ukraine’s strategic Debaltseve] France 24 23 Jan 2015</ref> In addition, the DPR launched an attack on Mariupol during the morning of 24 January. A hail of Grad rockets killed at least thirty people, and wounded another eighty-three. <ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/24/us-ukraine-crisis-casualties-idUSKBN0KX08B20150124 Pro-Russian rebels attack key port; Ukraine says at least 30 dead] Reuters 24 Han 2015</ref>
 
Separatist forces also increased the pressure on the Kiev-controlled town of Debaltseve in north-eastern Donetsk Oblast, barraging it with artillery fire.<ref>[http://www.france24.com/en/20150123-video-ukraine-military-defend-strategic-eastern-town-debaltseve-pro-russia-separatists/ The fight to defend Ukraine’s strategic Debaltseve] France 24 23 Jan 2015</ref> In addition, the DPR launched an attack on Mariupol during the morning of 24 January. A hail of Grad rockets killed at least thirty people, and wounded another eighty-three. <ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/24/us-ukraine-crisis-casualties-idUSKBN0KX08B20150124 Pro-Russian rebels attack key port; Ukraine says at least 30 dead] Reuters 24 Han 2015</ref>
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<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/world/europe/divisions-on-display-over-western-response-to-ukraine-at-security-conference.html Western Nations Split on Arming Kiev Forces] New York Times 7 Feb 2015</ref>
 
<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/world/europe/divisions-on-display-over-western-response-to-ukraine-at-security-conference.html Western Nations Split on Arming Kiev Forces] New York Times 7 Feb 2015</ref>
  
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[[File:2014 Ukraine Mariupol..jpg|right|thumb|430px|A comment about the "Mariupol betrayal" early into the war from the separatists side.<ref>http://archive.today/2022.03.16-002530/https://nitter.net/Peter_Nimitz/status/1501432097302482954</ref>]]
 
===February ceasefire: Minsk II===
 
===February ceasefire: Minsk II===
A summit at Minsk on 11 February resulted in the signing of a new package of peacemaking measures, called Minsk II, on 12 February which was similar in content to the failed Minsk Protocol, and called for an unconditional ceasefire, to begin on 15 February, amongst many other measures.<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31435812 Ukraine crisis: Leaders agree peace roadmap] BBC News 12 Feb 2015</ref>  Fighting continued around Debaltseve until 18 February, when Ukraine forces were forced to retreat, leaving separatist forces in control of the town.<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31519000 Ukraine troops retreat from key town of Debaltseve] BBC News 18 Feb 2015</ref>
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A summit at Minsk on 11 February resulted in the signing of a new package of peacemaking measures, called [[Minsk II]], on 12 February which was similar in content to the failed Minsk Protocol, and called for an unconditional ceasefire, to begin on 15 February, amongst many other measures.<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31435812 Ukraine crisis: Leaders agree peace roadmap] BBC News 12 Feb 2015</ref>  Fighting continued around Debaltseve until 18 February, when Ukraine forces were forced to retreat, leaving separatist forces in control of the town.<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31519000 Ukraine troops retreat from key town of Debaltseve] BBC News 18 Feb 2015</ref>
  
[[File:Feb2015_map_ukrainewar_5dates.svg|200px|thumb|right|separatist territory in eastern Ukraine]]
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[[File:2014 Ukraine Mariupol-2.jpg|thumb|right|430px]]
 
===US/NATO contributions===
 
===US/NATO contributions===
The day after Minsk II, [[James Inhofe|James Mountain "Jim" Inhofe]], the senior US senator from Oklahoma, was caught out trying to pass off fake photographs of [[Russian]] involvement in [[Ukraine]] to boost support for his bill, which would enable the US to provide lethal military aid to the Ukrainians.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/14/world/europe/sifting-ukrainian-fact-from-ukrainian-fiction.html?referrer=&_r=1 Sifting Ukrainian Fact From Ukrainian Fiction] New York Times 13 Feb 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/inhofe-helps-set-falsehood-motion Inhofe helps set a falsehood in motion] MSNBC 13 Feb 2015</ref><ref>[http://freebeacon.com/national-security/exclusive-photos-show-russian-military-in-ukraine-arming-separatists/ freebeacon] [http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/heres-the-ukrainian-delegation-that-gave-misleading-photos-t Here’s The Ukrainian Delegation That Gave Misleading Photos To Senator’s Office] BuzzFeed 13 Feb 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-02-13/thirst-war-sen-inhofe-releases-fake-photos-russian-troops-ukraine In Thirst For War, Sen. Inhofe Releases Fake Photos Of Russian Troops In Ukraine] ZeroHedge 14 Feb 2015</ref>
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The day after [[Minsk II]], [[James Inhofe|James Mountain "Jim" Inhofe]], the senior US senator from Oklahoma, was caught out trying to pass off fake photographs of [[Russian]] involvement in [[Ukraine]] to boost support for his bill, which would enable the US to provide lethal military aid to the Ukrainians.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/14/world/europe/sifting-ukrainian-fact-from-ukrainian-fiction.html?referrer=&_r=1 Sifting Ukrainian Fact From Ukrainian Fiction] New York Times 13 Feb 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/inhofe-helps-set-falsehood-motion Inhofe helps set a falsehood in motion] MSNBC 13 Feb 2015</ref><ref>[http://freebeacon.com/national-security/exclusive-photos-show-russian-military-in-ukraine-arming-separatists/ freebeacon] [http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/heres-the-ukrainian-delegation-that-gave-misleading-photos-t Here’s The Ukrainian Delegation That Gave Misleading Photos To Senator’s Office] BuzzFeed 13 Feb 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-02-13/thirst-war-sen-inhofe-releases-fake-photos-russian-troops-ukraine In Thirst For War, Sen. Inhofe Releases Fake Photos Of Russian Troops In Ukraine] ZeroHedge 14 Feb 2015</ref>
  
 
The USAF announced that it would be sending 12 A-10 ground-attack aircraft to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, by the end of February. This was described as being part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, set up following Russia's "''intervention in Ukraine''". Apart from operating in Germany, the A-10s will be forward deployed to other partner nations in Eastern Europe. US forces have operated out of bases in Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia and Poland, among others, in the past year.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/12/world/a-10-jets-to-europe/index.html Air Force sending 'tankbuster' jets back to Europe] CNN 13 Feb 2015</ref>
 
The USAF announced that it would be sending 12 A-10 ground-attack aircraft to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, by the end of February. This was described as being part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, set up following Russia's "''intervention in Ukraine''". Apart from operating in Germany, the A-10s will be forward deployed to other partner nations in Eastern Europe. US forces have operated out of bases in Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia and Poland, among others, in the past year.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/12/world/a-10-jets-to-europe/index.html Air Force sending 'tankbuster' jets back to Europe] CNN 13 Feb 2015</ref>
  
Canada, which had been helping the the government of Ukraine for ten years, was called on by Ukraine's deputy foreign minister, Vadym Prystaiko, to start supplying lethal weapons and training on how to use them. Prystaiko, whose father was once the vice-chairman of the SBU (Security service of Ukraine),  said that Kiev is preparing for "full-scale war" against Russia and that "the world must not be afraid of joining Ukraine in the fight against a nuclear power."<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ukraine-preparing-for-full-scale-war-says-former-envoy-to-canada-1.2964887 Ukraine preparing for 'full-scale war,' says former envoy to Canada] CBC 21 Feb 2015</ref><ref>[http://cis-legislation.com/document.fwx?rgn=23381 Supreme Court of Ukraine] May 1999</ref> In 2007, Prystaiko was part of Ukraine’s NATO negotiating team, and served as the Deputy Director General for NATO in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. <ref>[http://www.empireclub.org/events/mr-vadym-prystaiko-ukrainian-ambassador-to-canada/ His Excellency Vadym Prystaiko, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada] The Empire Club of Canada 4 Apr 2014</ref>
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Canada, which had been helping the the government of Ukraine for ten years, was called on by Ukraine's deputy foreign minister, Vadym Prystaiko, to start supplying lethal weapons and training on how to use them. Prystaiko, whose father was once the vice-chairman of the [[SBU]] (Security service of Ukraine),  said that Kiev is preparing for "full-scale war" against Russia and that "the world must not be afraid of joining Ukraine in the fight against a nuclear power."<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ukraine-preparing-for-full-scale-war-says-former-envoy-to-canada-1.2964887 Ukraine preparing for 'full-scale war,' says former envoy to Canada] CBC 21 Feb 2015</ref><ref>[http://cis-legislation.com/document.fwx?rgn=23381 Supreme Court of Ukraine] May 1999</ref> In 2007, Prystaiko was part of Ukraine’s NATO negotiating team, and was made Deputy Director General for NATO in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. <ref>[http://www.empireclub.org/events/mr-vadym-prystaiko-ukrainian-ambassador-to-canada/ His Excellency Vadym Prystaiko, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada] The Empire Club of Canada 4 Apr 2014</ref>
  
 
===Financial contributions===
 
===Financial contributions===
The IMF agreed, on 12 Feb 2015, to throw a $17.5 billion, four-year lifeline to Ukraine. Combined with the $4.6 billion from the previous package, this brings the total (so far) to over $22 billion,  which won't be enough. The EU is also to provide $2 billion in loans, while the US has pledged $2 billion in loan guarantees. But, as the NYT puts it "While the fund had demanded that Ukraine begin major changes and undertake some tough austerity measures in exchange for last April’s rescue, the country’s economic problems have outpaced the prescriptions." Ukraine’s new finance minister, Natalie Jaresko, has been negotiating with the I.M.F. and urging international creditors to view Ukraine as a long-term investment. Jaresko is a US citizen, ex-Harvard, ex-US State Dept and ex US Embassy in Kiev. She was granted Ukrainian citizenship on 2 December 2014.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/world/europe/imf-approves-17-5-billion-bailout-for-ukraine.html I.M.F. Announces $17.5 Billion Package to Help Kiev Stabilize Economy] New York Times, 13 Feb 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/14/world/europe/even-with-cease-fire-economy-in-ukraine-is-crumbling.html Even if Cease-Fire Holds, Money Woes Will Test Kiev] New York Times, 12 Feb 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30348945 Foreign-born ministers in Ukraine's new cabinet] BBC News 5 Dec 2014</ref> According to Robert Parry, she was once at the center of insider deals and other questionable activities when she ran a $150 million US-taxpayer-financed investment fund.<ref>[https://consortiumnews.com/2015/02/18/ukraine-finance-ministers-american-values/ Ukraine Finance Minister’s American ‘Values’] Consortium News, 18 Feb 2015</ref>
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The Ukrainian currency has lost about 50% in value since the start of the civil war. The IMF agreed, on 12 Feb [[2015]], to throw a $17.5 billion, four-year lifeline to Ukraine. Combined with the $4.6 billion from the previous package, this brings the total (so far) to over $22 billion,  which won't be enough. The EU is also to provide $2 billion in loans, while the US has pledged $2 billion in loan guarantees. Altogether, the package from the west is estimated at $40 billion over four years. But, as the NYT puts it "While the fund had demanded that Ukraine begin major changes and undertake some tough austerity measures in exchange for last April’s rescue, the country’s economic problems have outpaced the prescriptions." Ukraine’s new finance minister, Natalie Jaresko, has been negotiating with the [[I.M.F.]] and urging international creditors to view Ukraine as a long-term investment. Jaresko is a US citizen, ex-Harvard, ex-US [[State Dept]] and ex US Embassy in Kiev. She was granted Ukrainian citizenship on 2 December [[2014]].<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/world/europe/imf-approves-17-5-billion-bailout-for-ukraine.html I.M.F. Announces $17.5 Billion Package to Help Kiev Stabilize Economy] New York Times, 13 Feb 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/14/world/europe/even-with-cease-fire-economy-in-ukraine-is-crumbling.html Even if Cease-Fire Holds, Money Woes Will Test Kiev] New York Times, 12 Feb 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-to-receive-40-billion-in-international-assistance-imf-says-1423730531 Ukraine Bailout Set to Rise to Around $40 Billion Over Four Years] Wall Street Journal, 12 Feb 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30348945 Foreign-born ministers in Ukraine's new cabinet] BBC News 5 Dec 2014</ref> According to [[Robert Parry]], she was once at the center of insider deals and other questionable activities when she ran a $150 million US-taxpayer-financed investment fund.<ref>[https://consortiumnews.com/2015/02/18/ukraine-finance-ministers-american-values/ Ukraine Finance Minister’s American ‘Values’] Consortium News, 18 Feb 2015</ref>
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==2018==
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An American advisor to the Ukrainian military remarked that: "Since the latter end of 2018, [...] the West seems to be paying more attention to the Ukrainian conflict."<ref>https://sofrep.com/news/israeli-special-forces-to-teach-ukrainian-special-forces-how-to-combat-russia/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20200215024257/https://sofrep.com/news/israeli-special-forces-to-teach-ukrainian-special-forces-how-to-combat-russia/ Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/D2cDk Archive.is]</ref>
  
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==Civilian casualties==
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A [[UN]] count of civilian casualties found that civilians on the side of the separatists areas are much more likely to get killed by 'hostilities' (most of the times by mortar/howitzer shelling).<ref>https://ukraine.un.org/sites/default/files/2022-02/Conflict-related%20civilian%20casualties%20as%20of%2031%20December%202021%20%28rev%2027%20January%202022%29%20corr%20EN_0.pdf saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20220210075757/https://ukraine.un.org/sites/default/files/2022-02/Conflict-related%20civilian%20casualties%20as%20of%2031%20December%202021%20%28rev%2027%20January%202022%29%20corr%20EN_0.pdf Archive.org]</ref>
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[[File:2014 Ukraine coup-civilian casualties.jpg|left|600px|thumb|The overall death-toll was estimated to be 13,000 in 2019,<ref>https://www.kyivpost.com/post/7169 saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20230223032231/https://www.kyivpost.com/post/7169 Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/wbUJf Archive.is]</ref><ref>https://www.rferl.org/a/death-toll-up-to-13-000-in-ukraine-conflict-says-un-rights-office/29791647.html saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20230223185406/https://www.rferl.org/a/death-toll-up-to-13-000-in-ukraine-conflict-says-un-rights-office/29791647.html Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/UwXsH Archive.is]</ref> other sources write of 14,000 in 2021.<ref>https://tass.com/world/1289095 saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20230216153035/https://tass.com/world/1289095 Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/DGCzU Archive.is]</ref>]]
  
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* [http://archive.today/2022.03.14-190038/http://www.daniellemagazine.ca/crimes-against-humanity-ukraine-president-poroshenko-keeps-his-word-weve-bombed-the-schools-donbass-children-dont-go-to-school/ Crimes against Humanity: Ukraine President Poroshenko Keeps his Word]
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* [https://wikispooks.com/wiki/File:My_Encounter_with_Ukrainian-American_Nazi_Mark_Paslawsky.pdf My Encounter with Ukrainian-American Nazi Mark Paslawsky]
  
 
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Event.png 2014 Ukraine coup/Civil war (War) Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
LocationUkraine
Type•  Proxy war
•  Civil war
Interest ofRussel Bentley, DONi News Agency, Jacob Dreizin, George Eliason, Joaquin Flores, Patrick Lancaster, Graham Phillips, Anatoly Shariy, Igor Strelkov

The post-coup unrest in Eastern Ukraine escalated when anti-coup rebels took over civil administration buildings in a number of town and cities in the Donetsk and Lugansk Oblasts in early April 2014. The civil war proper effectively began when the Kiev junta announced what it termed an "Anti-terrorist-operation (ATO)" on 15 April 2014 and began to deploy military forces in and around these towns and cities. The conflict has drawn in ex-military/mercenary types [1] and neo-nazis from all over the world.[2][3]

Russian mobilization in early 2014

separatist territory in eastern Ukraine

Russia had mobilized an invasion force in early 2014 but choose not to move into the country at large. RUSI did an analysis of troop numbers/deployments and scenarios.[4] It wrote at the time:[5]

Troops of the Ministry of Interior
"There are also reports that troops of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs attached to the Central Regional Command of Internal Troops have been ordered to increase their readiness. This is a worrying sign, as the war-time task of troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is to pacify populations in occupied territory. The raised readiness of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs troops could therefore indicate the Kremlin’s preparations to actually invade Ukraine – and to take measures to establish and maintain control of the occupied Ukrainian territories." (page 12)

2015

Donetsk Airport

The new terminal building at Donetsk International Airport, which had been a site of fighting between Ukrainian and separatist troops since May 2014, was captured by the DPR forces on 15 January.[6] One week later, the separatists had overrun the entre airport and Kiev forces had retreated in chaos.[7]

Separatist forces also increased the pressure on the Kiev-controlled town of Debaltseve in north-eastern Donetsk Oblast, barraging it with artillery fire.[8] In addition, the DPR launched an attack on Mariupol during the morning of 24 January. A hail of Grad rockets killed at least thirty people, and wounded another eighty-three. [9]

French president François Hollande and German chancellor Angela Merkel put forth a new peace plan on 7 February. The Franco-German plan, drawn up after talks with Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko and Russian president Vladimir Putin, was seen as a revival of the Minsk Protocol. President Hollande said that the plan was the "last chance" for resolution of the conflict. The plan was put forth in response to American proposals to send armaments to the Ukrainian government, something that Chancellor Merkel said would only result in a worsening of the crisis. [10] [11]

A comment about the "Mariupol betrayal" early into the war from the separatists side.[12]

February ceasefire: Minsk II

A summit at Minsk on 11 February resulted in the signing of a new package of peacemaking measures, called Minsk II, on 12 February which was similar in content to the failed Minsk Protocol, and called for an unconditional ceasefire, to begin on 15 February, amongst many other measures.[13] Fighting continued around Debaltseve until 18 February, when Ukraine forces were forced to retreat, leaving separatist forces in control of the town.[14]

2014 Ukraine Mariupol-2.jpg

US/NATO contributions

Full article: NATO

The day after Minsk II, James Mountain "Jim" Inhofe, the senior US senator from Oklahoma, was caught out trying to pass off fake photographs of Russian involvement in Ukraine to boost support for his bill, which would enable the US to provide lethal military aid to the Ukrainians.[15][16][17][18]

The USAF announced that it would be sending 12 A-10 ground-attack aircraft to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, by the end of February. This was described as being part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, set up following Russia's "intervention in Ukraine". Apart from operating in Germany, the A-10s will be forward deployed to other partner nations in Eastern Europe. US forces have operated out of bases in Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia and Poland, among others, in the past year.[19]

Canada, which had been helping the the government of Ukraine for ten years, was called on by Ukraine's deputy foreign minister, Vadym Prystaiko, to start supplying lethal weapons and training on how to use them. Prystaiko, whose father was once the vice-chairman of the SBU (Security service of Ukraine), said that Kiev is preparing for "full-scale war" against Russia and that "the world must not be afraid of joining Ukraine in the fight against a nuclear power."[20][21] In 2007, Prystaiko was part of Ukraine’s NATO negotiating team, and was made Deputy Director General for NATO in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [22]

Financial contributions

The Ukrainian currency has lost about 50% in value since the start of the civil war. The IMF agreed, on 12 Feb 2015, to throw a $17.5 billion, four-year lifeline to Ukraine. Combined with the $4.6 billion from the previous package, this brings the total (so far) to over $22 billion, which won't be enough. The EU is also to provide $2 billion in loans, while the US has pledged $2 billion in loan guarantees. Altogether, the package from the west is estimated at $40 billion over four years. But, as the NYT puts it "While the fund had demanded that Ukraine begin major changes and undertake some tough austerity measures in exchange for last April’s rescue, the country’s economic problems have outpaced the prescriptions." Ukraine’s new finance minister, Natalie Jaresko, has been negotiating with the I.M.F. and urging international creditors to view Ukraine as a long-term investment. Jaresko is a US citizen, ex-Harvard, ex-US State Dept and ex US Embassy in Kiev. She was granted Ukrainian citizenship on 2 December 2014.[23][24][25][26] According to Robert Parry, she was once at the center of insider deals and other questionable activities when she ran a $150 million US-taxpayer-financed investment fund.[27]

2018

An American advisor to the Ukrainian military remarked that: "Since the latter end of 2018, [...] the West seems to be paying more attention to the Ukrainian conflict."[28]

Civilian casualties

A UN count of civilian casualties found that civilians on the side of the separatists areas are much more likely to get killed by 'hostilities' (most of the times by mortar/howitzer shelling).[29]

The overall death-toll was estimated to be 13,000 in 2019,[30][31] other sources write of 14,000 in 2021.[32]

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An example

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"2014 Ukraine coup/Anti-Terrorist-Operation"Olexander Turchynov, as acting President of Ukraine, announced the start of "anti-terrorist operation" against Donbas protestors in 2014.

 

Related Quotations

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Aleksey Mozgovoy“I'd like to appeal to everyone who is fighting—on both sides. People on both sides are fighting against the oligarchy. But somehow we only kill each other, ourselves. So we’re committing a slow suicide of sorts.

The “gladiators” need to break out from the “Colosseum”. Instead, a new Colosseum is being organized. We’re burying ourselves. Do we need it all? War for the sake of war? It’s stupid.

Does anyone remember why we have rebelled? Isn’t it clear that the ones we rose up against are ruling us now? For both sides. Isn’t it time for us to come to our senses, military gentlemen? Otherwise, there won’t be a single one of us left.

And the ones we should be fighting against…they will be living on. Without problems. And everything’s going to be as it was before.

So I appeal one more time: start thinking. Your brain should be working, not your grenade launcher. That’s when there will be order. While the guns are working, there will only be deaths.”
Aleksey Mozgovoy2015
Petro Poroshenko“we [in Ukraine] will have work they – [in the Donbas] won’t. We will have pensions – they won’t. We will care for our children and pensioners – they won’t. Our children will go to school, to kindergartens – their children will sit in cellars*. They don’t know how to organize or do anything. This, ultimately, is how we will win this war.”Petro PoroshenkoOctober 2014

 

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