Introduction LPR Power Transition: The Dark Side and the Light Side By Kennedy Applebaum Quemado Institute November 26, 2017 Assessing all the various reports on startling developments in the Lugansk People’s Republic, in which former LPR President Igor Plotnitsky has resigned and Leonid Pasechnik has become acting head, there is a stark contrast between positive … Continue reading
Grey Zone Seizure a Consequence of Kremlin Betrayal Introduction By Kennedy Applebaum Quemado Institute June 9, 2017 Revised November 29, 2017 As confirmed by the News Front article posted below, the Ukrainian Armed Forces [UAF] continue daily to invade the Donetsk and Lugansk Peoples Republics [DPR/LPR]. Over the past few weeks, Kiev forces have stepped … Continue reading
Introduction by Donovan Kiersten Quemado Institute May 5, 2017 Updated May 12, 2017 [See end of post.] On April 23, 2017, an American OSCE observer was killed when his vehicle hit a recently planted landmine on a little used dirt road near the village of Prishib in the Lugansk People’s Republic. The explosion took place … Continue reading
Graham Phillips in Donbass: What Lugansk Residents Think of Donald Trump Video by Graham Phillips English Subtitles by Sergey Yermolenko November 10, 2016 Lugansk, LPR. Click for VIDEO (If subtitles don’t appear, click cc and select English) Well-known British video journalist Graham Phillips interviews passersby in the city of Lugansk, Lugansk People’s Republic, Novorossiya, asking … Continue reading
Assassination Attempt on East Ukrainian Leader Raises Tensions and Provokes Questions By Alexander Mercouris NewColdWar.org (from The Duran) Aug 6, 2016 Posted Quemado Institute Aug 7, 2016 Attempted assassination of Igor Plotnitsky, leader of the breakaway Lugansk People’s Republic, provokes fears of infighting and of a possible Ukrainian summer offensive. News of the assassination attempt … Continue reading
Murder of Pavel Dremov: Unofficial Version. View from Lugansk Guest Article by Anna Dolgareva RusNext-Russkaya Vesna Edited autotranslation by Quemado Institute December 16, 2015 Introduction by Karl Pomeroy Quemado Institute Pavel Dremov, Novorossiya Armed Forces commander of the Cossack Battalion, was tragically murdered on Saturday, December 12, 2015 in the Lugansk People’s Republic. The incident … Continue reading
Anonymous Russian Volunteer Describes Uncertain Status Introduction by Quemado Institute October 1, 2015 We have wanted to report on the frontline conditions experienced by the fighters in Novorossiya for some time, but have been faced with a dearth of information. This is not like the old days, when combat reports were abundant. The following article … Continue reading
More Western Leaders Urge US-Russian Cooperation Introduction by Quemado Institute September 19, 2015 A US alliance with Russia would mark a positive turning point for the people of Donbass. As Washington’s suspicions of Moscow subside, Western recognition of the two young Republics becomes a more realistic possibility. There is a growing sense among many observers … Continue reading
by Kennedy Applebaum Quemado Institute July 9, 2015 Well-known political analyst and Donbass expert Vladimir Suchan said today on his Facebook page: “What is … notable and so striking is that when Lavrov, the Russian government, or the Russian state media refer to the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, they hardly ever forget to add … Continue reading
by Kennedy Applebaum Quemado Institute July 6, 2015 There has to be an alternative to the Minsk 2.0 Agreements. The prospect for success is zero percent. Short of regime change in the Ukraine capital, there is not even the faintest chance the Kiev government will comply with Minsk, and especially not with the Package of … Continue reading