World Cup offensive on Donbass
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There is much speculation that Ukraine will launch a large offensive on Donbass during World Cup 2018.
Sources
- Загострення на Донбасі: "Такого не було з 2015 року" - BBC Ukraine, May 23, 2018
- "All this testifies to the preparation of Russian military-political leaders for large-scale provocations and offensive actions that can actually begin in July after the completion of the World Cup in the Russian Federation," said Mr. Turchinov.
- Kiev May Launch Offensive in Donbass During FIFA World Cup - Reports - Sputnik, May 24, 2018
- NATO instructors training Ukrainian servicemen for offensive in Donbass - agency - TASS, June 2, 2018
- Direct Line with Vladimir Putin - Kremlin, June 7, 2018
- Putin: If Ukraine attacks in Donbass, that will have 'very heavy consequences for Ukrainian statehood as a whole' (answering a question from DPR officer and admin member, as reported by Rusvesna)
- Zakharchenko’s Warns of Three-Pronged Attack: Plans to Retake All of Donbass if Pushed - Vesti News, June 10, 2018 (video)
- 2018 World Cup kicks off in Russia while the fighting intensifies in Ukraine’s Civil War - SouthFront, June 20, 2018
- MEDIA WAR: Ukrainian Military Discloses Donbass INVASION Plans On Live TV - Joaquin Flores, Fort Russ, August 17, 2018
Analysis
- Implications of the Military Capabilities of Ukraine and Novorussia - Russell Bentley, February 7, 2018
- Ukraine's Military Is Back - Mykola Bielieskov, The National Interest, February 27, 2018
- Russia Insider: If Ukrainian Army Attacks Donbass Again It Will Take Russia Crossing the Border to Stop It
- The World Cup in Russia and the "Large-Scale Offensive" in Donbass - Ollie Richardson, StalkerZone, May 26, 2018
- The Battle For Gorlovka: Is Ukraine Pounding Donbass For A Blitzkrieg? - Eduard Popov, Fort Russ, May 29, 2018
- Babchenko - xymphora, May 31, 2018
- No Blitzkrieg On World Cup: Russian War Games Warn Ukraine - Eduard Popov, Fort Russ, June 8, 2018
- Усталый фронт: ситуация в Донбассе перед Чемпионатом мира (The situation in Donbass before the World Cup) - Sputnik i Pogrom, June 8, 2018
- Noted: в Донбассе vs на Донбассе; generally в a country , на a territory; but there is also a subtle point as Donbass is abbreviation of Donetskii bassein, a (в).
- Desperate Poroshenko Calls Putin As War Stakes Escalate - Eduard Popov, Fort Russ, June 9, 2018
- Donbass Drama: Poroshenko And OSCE “Wake Up” After Putin Warns Of WAR - Eduard Popov, Fort Russ, June 21, 2018
2021
- Moved to 2021 Donbass Crisis