A fighter jet had been flying overhead at the time, and social media video appeared to show it firing cannon or rockets.

It means that he is directly controlled by [Russia’s] FSB. “[During Plotnitsky’s leadership] there were constant murders, dismissals of so-called ministers, corruption and embezzlement scandals, scandals to do with looting of humanitarian aid, scandals to do with murders and unusual death circumstances of various warlords in Luhansk,” Dikhtyarenko said. Learn how your comment data is processed. Everyone was positively surprised to see an SBU officer who is not corrupt, who rejected this money entirely, despite being offered a big bribe. [19] The military admitted conducting over 150 air-strikes during the day in the Luhansk area.

Because of the chaos, Plotnitsky did not fit well into Russia’s “legend that [the] events in the Donbas are an attempt by local people to have a structure different from Ukraine's nationalistic ideology.”. Putin even met up with [Viktor] Medvedchuk, who is one of Ukraine's representatives who deals with prisoner exchanges. Do you recognize him? I used this way as well: landed in the airport of Rostov and took the nearest bus (5–7 options daily), 1 border crossing, approximately 5 hours for the whole trip. front lines for a time, other provisions weren’t met; attacks resumed and But what do we find? It's difficult to judge whether we can trust their words when they say that Plotnitsky will come back to Luhansk as the signer of Minsk agreements and as the future envoy of this so-called LPR in Minsk. That’s what happened to Igor Plotnitsky, the Russia-backed separatist leader in Ukraine’s occupied Luhansk region. Many private businesses stay closed. The attack appears to break a number of the laws of war including the principle of distinction, in that only combatants should be attacked not civilians and the rule against indiscriminate attacks, in that the method used cannot be directed at a specific military objective and as such is “of a nature to strike military objectives and civilians or civilian objects without distinction.”.

Lugansk Regional State Administration posted new report on the situation in the area. According to Dikhtyarenko, this angered Plotnitsky and the situation could have “escalated into an armed stand-off” even back then, but it didn’t. The authorities in Kiev denied its planes had been involved. In any case, we need to have some sort of reaction in Ukraine as the other side of the process. In 2003, he began hosting the popular reality TV show "The Apprentice." (Medienkonsumentenfragen) | Zeitzeugen aus Oldisleben und Umgebung, Zeitzeugen aus Oldisleben und Umgebung » “Der MDR trennt sich von Uwe Steimle”. There were constant murders, dismissals of so-called ministers, corruption and embezzlement scandals, scandals to do with looting of humanitarian aid, scandals to do with murders and the unusual death circumstances of various warlords in Luhansk. Sit tight :). Lugansk TV channels keep telling the Republic is making all possible steps to get international recognition, while more and more young people plan their "exit strategy". It was in this role that he signed the Treaty of Versailles for his country. "[23] Russia called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. So that means he’s a person close to Russia? Two days after the coup began, Plotnitsky fled to Moscow. The separatists make money. We don't have a video address of him saying that he's resigning. MARINKA, Ukraine Overall, life is back to normal, with only half of the pre-war population, lots of private businesses closed and former economic ties ruined. The settlement around the factory was known as Luganskiy Zavod. industrial heartland and many local residents on both sides of the front line The conflict in Ukraine also has a dangerous geopolitical dimension.