The Ukrainian Week

17 April	Breaking news	Ukraine returns from occupied territories 20 Citizens within exchange The Presidential Office states that the exchange of held persons has ended, and in its course Ukraine returned 20 citizens from the occupied territories
17 April	Society	A thriving ruin Despite many official pronouncements, industry in the liberated Donbas is in its death throes
14 June, 2019	Breaking news	Russia starts giving passports to Ukrainians from Donetsk and Luhansk Russian authorities have given out the first passports to residents of Ukraine's separatist regions, shrugging off international criticism. Kyiv said it would never recognize documents issued by the "aggressor country"
13 May, 2019	Breaking news	Russian proxy forces in Donbas "officially" seize homes of Ukrainians who fled from war Many locals who moved out of the occupied territories never return to challenge "court" decisions in fear of prosecution
17 April, 2019	Breaking news	SBU captures Russian-controlled terrorist group plotting hit jobs on Ukrainian politicians, security operatives Several autonomous subversive and terrorist units have been deployed in Ukraine from the Russian Federation and the so-called "Donetsk People's Republic" since the beginning of 2017
11 February, 2019	Breaking news	Ukraine embassy sees "opening of 'DPR' office" in Italy as act of provocation There are political outcasts in Italy, who are obviously ready to further step up provocations in favor of Moscow supervisors
26 January, 2019	Breaking news	Ukraine's SBU detains "DPR" fighter as he enjoys "rest" in Kharkiv He also tried to hire local residents for participation in illegal armed formations in Donbas
11 November, 2018	Breaking news	Ukraine separatists hold polls criticized by Kyiv Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine are holding elections considered by Kyiv and the West “illegal” and a “mockery”
29 September, 2018	Breaking news	Four people injured in Donetsk explosion This latest incident comes about a month after Donetsk separatist leader Aleksandr Zakharchenko was assassinated by a bomb blast at this cafe in Donetsk
16 October, 2014	Society	A month in captivity in the “Donetsk People’s Republic” Ruslan Petrenko (not his real name) from a small town near Donetsk was a pro-Ukrainian activist. This got him in trouble: he was taken hostage by the “DNR” terrorists and spent more than a month in captivity
3 June, 2014	News	Crimean self-defence kidnaps and beats editor and film director On June 2, the local “self-defence” kidnapped editor and journalist Serhiy Mokrushyn and director Vladlen Melnykov, both from the Center of Journalist Investigation, in Simferopol, Crimea