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War and Annexation. The “People’s Republics” of eastern Ukraine. Via @civicmonitor
Written by @niktwick

https://t.co/C9rBOmoiIZ

[Nikolaus von Twickel  🇪🇺 @niktwick]

In my annual report for @civicmonitor I argue that after eight years of “external control” of the „People’s Republics“, Russia got a propaganda dividend, a pretext for its war against Ukraine and lots of cannon fodder for its underperforming military
https://t.co/uA1P2fYi4N

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The heads of the “People’s Republics” for the first time got official personal meetings with Putin in the Kremlin, where they revealed how the war has made a bad situation worse.
Follow events in eastern Ukraine: 15 November - 22 December 2022 (NL 108) https://t.co/sf56rSPZDn

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Hasty Russian annexation

Follow events in eastern Ukraine: 31 August - 06 October 2022 (Newsletter 106) / by @niktwick

https://t.co/aMPVO6e00b

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More russification, and a high death toll among forced recruits.

Follow events in eastern Ukraine: 03 August - 30 August 2022 (Newsletter 105) / by @niktwick

https://t.co/oZ9XYTTH7y

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More appointments of Russian officials to Donetsk and Luhansk, and a campaign for a "referendum" indicate that Moscow has already decided to annex these territories.

Follow events in eastern Ukraine: 24.06. - 02.08. 22 (Newsletter 104) / by @niktwick

https://t.co/lslUcNz0uG

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While Russian officials are appointed to key "government" posts in Donetsk and Luhansk, recruits from the occupied region are used as "cannon fodder" against Ukraine.

Follow events in eastern Ukraine: 15 May - 23 June 2022 (Newsletter 103) / by @niktwick
https://t.co/duSpPsiV18

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A Trail of Death and Destruction. Russian War Crimes, Human Rights Violations and the Evolving Needs in Ukraine - Report of the VOSTOK SOS / DRA mission to Ukraine, via @civicmonitor
https://t.co/W3ebWbIxLq

[Nikolaus von Twickel  🇪🇺 @niktwick]

By 2021, some 700,000 Russian passports were issued - see my annual report for @civicmonitor, p 6:
https://t.co/WlliFTcVOV 2/2

[Nikolaus von Twickel  🇪🇺 @niktwick]

While everyone is (understandably) occupied with Russia's war, the Kremlin has quietly tapped a new "curator" for the "People's Republics" in e #Ukraine. And the guy is responsible for domestic politics.
More in my latest analysis for @civicmonitor https://t.co/kQHIykWD4D

[Nikolaus von Twickel  🇪🇺 @niktwick]

In which I try to explain why Kirienko is the new Surkov.

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While the Russian offensive in Donbas is extremely slow, the Kremlin overhauled its management of “DLNR” by replacing Kozak with domestic policy chief Kirienko.

Follow events in eastern Ukraine: 15 April - 14 Mai 2022 (Newsletter 102) / by @niktwick

https://t.co/4YCrWmI2JD

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Fears of a Russian military offensive were allayed by indications of manpower shortages, while Russia's proxies kidnapped local OSCE staff members.

Follow events in eastern Ukraine: 01 - 14 April 2022 via civicmonitoring (Newsletter 101) / by @niktwick

https://t.co/hAyjPphO6k

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"LNR" announces a referendum to be held soon about accession to Russia, while Russian-led military advances in eastern Ukraine have been slow

Follow events in "DNR" and "LNR": 09 - 28 March 2022 via civicmonitoring (Newsletter 100) / by @niktwick

https://t.co/uiRhLWI986

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February was accompanied by military advances from its proxies in eastern Ukraine.

Follow events in "DNR" and "LNR": 20 Dec. 2021 - 08 March 2022 via civicmonitoring (Newsletter 98) / by @niktwick
https://t.co/0r5s2z9ID3

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This new report might help to understand the current developments in the Donetsk and Luhansk region and in Kyiv better: https://t.co/v4oshQhTHL

[Michael Kofman @KofmanMichael]

Just going to leave this here.

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The separatists praised the Putin-Biden videocall as a failure for Ukraine, while saying little about the growing talk of a Russian invasion. Follow events in "DNR" and "LNR": 25 Nov. - 20 Dec. 2021 via civicmonitoring (Newsletter 98) / by @niktwick https://t.co/ZI55hjwg5Y

[Nikolaus von Twickel  🇪🇺 @niktwick]

I looked at the latest data on COVID deaths in the east Ukrainian regions controlled by Russia. The Donetsk "People's Republic" has reported 7,201 deaths per million people. That beats Peru's 6,023, the world's worst hit country...
https://t.co/w2ovnq1eFZ

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Record COVID-figures, an unprecedented campaign against the OSCE Mission, and military escalation. Follow current events in "DNR" and "LNR": 11 October - 01 November 2021 via civicmonitoring (Newsletter 96) / written by @niktwick https://t.co/fCim7VucMD