My overview of the DPR referendum to join Russia. It’s mainly the people themselves talking, over the course of 5 days, including door-to-door voting (no, not at gunpoint) and voting in voting stations on the 5th day. Western commentators would do well to listen to them (but we know they won’t). Summary: -they waited 8… Read More DPR Civilians On Why They Wanted A Referendum To Join Russia
MEP Nathalie Loiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-backed war against Syria’s government. A French Member of European Parliament (MEP), Natalie Loiseau, has delivered a letter to EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrell, demanding the European Union place personal sanctions on all international observers […]
Interview I did on RT yesterday, after observing the DPR referendum (from September 23-27) on whether to join Russia. UPDATE: Censortube removed the video, but it’s still on my Odysee and on my Telegram. During that time, I visited areas where voting was occurring in homes/apartments to lessen the opportunity for Ukraine to shell large… Read More My interview from Donetsk on the people’s eagerness to vote to join Russia
Sep 23, 2022, RT.com -by Eva K Bartlett On Monday, Ukraine slaughtered 16 civilians, including two children, with 155mm NATO shells, according to the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin. The projectiles hit two adjacent neighborhoods, decimating residential and commercial areas – including a market that had previously suffered fatal attacks.
The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal speaks to Faina Savenkova, a 13-year-old resident of the Lugansk Republic who was placed on the Myrotvorets (Peacemaker) “kill list” of the Ukrainian government after she issued a call to the United Nations for an end to the war she has lived through since 2014. Meera Terada also joins to provide background on the role of Myrotvorets in the killing of many journalists and doxxing of hundreds of children, and to identify the Ukrainian officials and […]
September 10, 2022, RT.com -by Eva K Bartlett *Blog version slightly longer than originally published The Myrotvorets list is an issue trending in independent and Russian media, but not in the mainstream international press This week, a number of international and Russian journalists convened in Moscow – with more joining by video link – to… Read More Western media continues to ignore Ukraine’s public ‘kill list’ aimed at those who questi
August 23, 2022, Covert Action Magazine -Eva K Bartlett Ukraine continues to fire internationally-banned anti-personnel mines on civilian areas of Donetsk and other cities in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), in violation of international law and of the mine ban convention Ukraine signed in 1999 and ratified in 2005.
Aug 7, 2022, RT.com -Eva K Bartlett On Saturday, July 30, just after 9pm, thunderous explosions rocked central Donetsk. Shortly after, there were announcements that air defense had shot down Ukrainian-fired missiles containing ‘petal‘ mines.
I haven’t “blogged” consistently for many years, since my Gaza days really, and use this site as a place to re-post my writings and interviews, generally. Today, because I’m strapped for time, still in the Donetsk People’s Republic, I’m doing a short blog post, to share this: If you’re not on Twitter, the thread is… Read More What I’ve seen of Ukraine’s war crimes against civilians in the Donbass over the past few months
Another attack from Kiev has hit central Donetsk, targeting a funeral and a hotel where numerous reporters stay and work Aug 4, 2022, RT.com (*blog version longer than originally published at RT) -Eva K Bartlett At 10:13 am Thursday, Ukraine began shelling central Donetsk. There were five powerful blasts in the space of ten minutes.
