NEWSLETTER #65. 24 February – 2 March 2015
CIVIC SECTOR OF EUROMAIDAN GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT EuroMaidan Newsletter # 65 Poroshenko: Nemtsov Killed Over Plan to Reveal Moscow Links to Ukraine Conflict Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Russian opposition politician and Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov was killed because he was going to reveal evidence of Moscow's involvement in the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine. http://goo.gl/Xb2CWP Boris Nemtsov’s last Facebook post: “Crimea annexed unlawfully”. http://goo.gl/oH2Gbi; Boris Nemtsov was murdered two weeks after he told a Russian newspaper that, like his mother, he was afraid that Vladimir Putin would have him killed. His was one of the few public voices of sanity in Russia, unafraid to speak out and even to make a film about the war Putin has launched against Ukraine. http://goo.gl/9zSC6R Ukrainian model missing after witnessing Nemtsov’s murder. (Video) http://goo.gl/zCqKyh Mar. 1: Ukraine parliament member is arrested in Moscow for participating in Nemtsov Memory March. (photos, Ukr) http://goo.gl/VhpKhx Slowly, the West is realizing that Ukraine needs help to prevail in Russia's war against the nation. Several countries are now sending military personnel to train the Ukrainian army. While not weapons, better training is also a crucial
element of warfare. http://goo.gl/LimDr0 Moscow preparing revolts in major Ukrainian cities, Poroshenko ally says. http://goo.gl/Q3RJHm Mykhailo Chechetov, former deputy head of the Party of Regions parliament faction, was found dead after committing suicide in Kyiv on the night of Feb. 27. http://goo.gl/nsHV69; His apparent suicide occurred a few hours after the Prosecutor General of Ukraine announced intentions to start criminal prosecution against him. http://goo.gl/gL8Aoe Russian “separatist” proxies in the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DNR) have announced that they consider Mariopol “their ” territory. http://goo.gl/Vybo8K Ukrainian authorities on Feb. 27 took conciliatory steps towards demonstrators protesting the central bank's policy after police cracked down on their camp the previous day. http://goo.gl/w521V0 Officers from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) have detained five more suspects involved in the deaths of four citizens as a result of the Sunday, Feb.22 terrorist attack in Kharkiv. http://goo.gl/Im2dP6 ; http://goo.gl/R0271V
Left: Defenders of the freedom of speech, victims of Russia. Centre and Right: Mar 1, Moscow. At least 10,000 people participated in Nemtsov memory march. “Leviafan killed Nemtsov and wants to eat Nadia” http://goo.gl/gSV1BQ; http://goo.gl/dDPKYh
‘Instead of a Maidan, the Donbas has come to Moscow’ Kyiv analyst: Putin will likely attack a NATO country next Mikheil Saakashvili: “Ukraine’s younger generation is amazing and fearless. It has brought lively debate and an open political system, and finally there is more or less consensus among the political class that business as usual cannot continue. Drastic reform — to tackle corruption, advance deregulation, attract foreign investment and liberate the country from the stranglehold of oligarchs and kleptocrats — is unavoidable”. http://goo.gl/vVKDY6
The March 1 protest represented an effort by Boris Nemtsov and others to “prepare a Russian Maidan … Only instead of a ‘Maidan,’ the Donbas came to Moscow,” in the form of bullets in his back, “the last political argument in the Russian Federation.” http://goo.gl/LrxXN9
In Defense of the NBU’s Capital Controls. http://goo.gl/NPG0b1
Ukraine 2015: “Putin’s plan” or a “Marshall plan”? Ukraine is at war against two enemies: external and internal, Putin and corruption. It may be tough, but it has a chance to win both. E.Dykyj. (Ukr, Ita) http://goo.gl/3p23Rp
Russia against Europe. Why is Russia so persistently
1aggressive toward Ukraine? http://goo.gl/20a5h8
Kyiv analyst: Putin will likely attack a NATO country next. http://goo.gl/idgnXd
NEWSLETTER #65. 24 February – 2 March 2015
Monitors see advancement, not withdrawal Silent advances – the Russian offensive towards Mariupol has already begun UN: death toll surpasses 6,000 people in Donbas war. Nearly 15,000 have been wounded during the conflict. http://goo.gl/C2k0mS Mar.1: Ukraine military says militants using truce to regroup. http://goo.gl/a2dHLB Russia concentrates its army around Mariupol and Pisky - Ukraine’s General Staff. http://goo.gl/wlK5CT Silent advances – the Russian offensive towards Mariupol already began. http://goo.gl/Et9g84 Russian generals run conflict in Donbas - U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt. http://goo.gl/WODm9d Feb.28: Monitors see movement, not withdrawal, by Kremlin-backed separatists as scattered fighting continues. http://goo.gl/ykIrtt ; Andriy Lysenko: Russiabacked militants deceive observers, imitating heavy weapons withdrawal. http://goo.gl/JxPXoQ Feb.28: Operational data from Information Resistance. In the conflict zone in the Donbas, Russian-terrorist forces continue to grossly violate the ceasefire, firing at Ukrainian troop positions in the ATO area and
attempting offensive actions. In particular, over a 24 hour period (Feb 27), two tactical units of insurgents and Russian mercenaries attempted to attack the positions of the ATO forces with the support of armored vehicles in the vicinity of Opytne. http://goo.gl/yr6FqL Feb 28: Ukrainian photographer Serhiy Nikolayev died by shelling in Donetsk region. http://goo.gl/38Ocpc Security experts believe that Ukraine will face more terror attacks after a blast in Kharkiv ripped through a EuroMaidan Revolution anniversary march on Feb. 22, killing four people. http://goo.gl/s2fpt9 The Donetsk terrorist gangs are using artillery to execute Russian mercenaries who are owed back pay for several months of “service,” reports Liga.net, citing the Russian TV journalist Timur Olevsky. http://goo.gl/5vqN2M Story of life and death of a Russian militant from Orsk who was killed in Donbas: "Every second man is here because of a loan or is hiding from justice". (Video) http://goo.gl/4M5QUl What life is like in the self-proclaimed separatist republics. http://goo.gl/hNa1PB
Left: A mercenary from Russia's Far East fighting in Ukraine. http://goo.gl/ol9Grx Right: Vladimir Putin already has a theory about who killed one of his biggest critics. http://goo.gl/i1DYRO
Moscow court leaves Ukrainian POW Savchenko facing death by starvation Nadiya Savchenko: “I won’t see the spring, nor the Sun” .
Nadiya Savchenko: “I won’t see the spring, nor the Sun”. http://goo.gl/kx45aU A Moscow appeals court has rejected hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko's challenge against an extension of her pretrial detention period, upholding a ruling that she should remain in custody until May 13. http://goo.gl/n4O5qG
Ukrainian Pilot Jailed in Russia 'Could Die Within Days,' Says Rights Advocate. http://goo.gl/T8KLFZ Famous Russian writer and dissident Vladimir Voinovich to Putin: If Savchenko dies, you would do well not to appear in Western capitals. http://goo.gl/eJwyu3
NEWSLETTER #65. 24 February – 2 March 2015
Yatseniuk as Prime-Minister - one year in How many billions of dollars did Ukraine lose in 2014? It's been a year since Arseniy Yatseniuk became Prime Minister of Ukraine. In a Feb 27th summarizing interview, Yatsenyuk reiterated his commitment to deep and structural changes in public administration, energy sector, and other spheres. http://goo.gl/Q9XYNW The Finance Ministry will funnel the first tranche of a new IMF loan program into the replenishment of the central bank's forex reserves and for foreign debt repayments. http://goo.gl/9xPOcc The government plans to increase social spending by 12.5 billion UAH, or some $450 million, to outbalance the current 30 percent inflation rate. http://goo.gl/PO9VCc
60,900 ($2,794) bail on Feb. 25. http://goo.gl/9gX9NK To Sell Boryspil Airport. During the Yanukovych era, Boryspil International Airport went through at least two high-profile scandals associated with attempts to transfer it into private hands. Despite the change in officials, these attempts continue. http://goo.gl/0TiqN3 On the Track of the Fleeing Capital. How many billions of dollars has Ukraine lost in 2014? http://goo.gl/zJJu3J Deputy Education Minister Maksym Strikha: "Science is not a means of satisfying one's curiosity, but the guarantee of the national security". http://goo.gl/4sdu9n
Index for Monitoring Reforms (IMoRe) value for the fourth monitoring period (February 9th –22nd 2015) was at the lowest value since the start of monitoring. See article for detailed statistics and explanations. http://goo.gl/obi8Pa .
On the maladies afflicting Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences and its chances of recovery. http://goo.gl/s8x2sB The so-called "Luhansk People’s Republic" has switched entirely to electricity supplies from Russia. http://goo.gl/2aYMep
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine finalized a resolution to introduce an additional 5-10% import fee. http://goo.gl/xrjDe1 A local court in Kyiv released Oleksandr Yefremov, an ally of former President Viktor Yanukovych, on Hr
Ukrainian churches help Donbas refugees. http://goo.gl/XJylKX
Ukrainians welcome Tatar refugees from Russia-occupied Crimea. http://goo.gl/U qYhyx ; Photos of Crimean Tatar refugees in Lviv http://goo.gl/6x SyC2
Bitter Crimean Anniversary – Victims of Russian Annexation It has been exactly one year since Russian forces seized control of government buildings and airports in Crimea and organized the events leading swiftly to Russia’s annexation of Crimea. It was a year that saw murder and disappearances, Soviet-style bans and deportation, as well as persecution of all who oppose Russia’s occupation. http://goo.gl/cZFMSX Mustafa Dzhemilev: If Russia has occupied the Crimea, it shall bear full responsibility for the social and economic
situation in the peninsula. http://goo.gl/UKJ63M Ukrainian Churches are facing imminent ban in Crimea. http://goo.gl/9nXKft New Weapon against Dissent in Crimea: ‘Ideology of Terrorism’. http://goo.gl/ngRSo3 The West Is Ignoring Some Unpleasant Truths About Putin. http://goo.gl/ECsKdb
NEWSLETTER #65. 24 February – 2 March 2015
Left: “Other world” of Ukrainian Carpathian mountains. Photos of Ruslan Trach http://goo.gl/TibJjy Right: 10 picturesque villages of Western Ukraine (Photos, Ukr) http://goo.gl/yT3mgf
How recycling saves lives in Ukraine Aero intelligence training center opened in Kyiv How recycling saves lives in Ukraine. http://goo.gl/fxcp37 An aero intelligence support centre started working in Kyiv. Volunteer alumni from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA) and with support of the University aims to train the Ukrainian military in aero intelligence while also supplying them with drones. First battalion representatives have already passed their 3 week training course. (Ukr,
Video) http://goo.gl/ycqKso Those who never made it to last summer's grand show by the legendary Ukrainian rock band Okean Elzy have a chance to see what they missed. The show has been turned into a movie. http://goo.gl/8OD4vo Valentyn Sylvestrov: Composer of Freedom. http://goo.gl/2S4a2C
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