Why Russia started blockade of the Sea of Azov

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Report on Eastern Ukraine war developments.

In August 2018 Russia de facto started blockade of Ukrainian ports in the Sea of Azov:
- to spread panic in Mariupol (Donetsk Oblast);
- to gain support for occupation of land between Donetsk & the Crimea;
- to cut any possible NATO Navy support;
- to undermine Ukraine's trade.

Why Return of Medvedchuk to the Ukrainian politics is so dangerous?

In his memoires, François Hollande, former president of France, writes that in Russia's war against Ukraine, Putin applies strategy of weakening Ukraine and expecting pro-Russians coming to the power.
Under certain circumstances, it may happen sooner than anyone would predict.
Viktor Medvedchuk comes back to the Ukrainian political stage.

Digest and Analysis of the Major War Events, Tragedies and Prospects in Ukraine in May 2017

May 2017 was a very strange month in eastern Ukraine war. The shelling of the Ukrainian Army positions intensified every other day. But some days were incredibly quiet. Yet the situation distinctly worsened after President of the USA Donald Trump had phone talk with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. Due to the strange Russian tradition, the heaviest shelling took place May 9, 2017, when Russians celebrate their Victory in Europe Day.

Russian revenge: Why do Russians shell residential areas in Ukraine?

After 2013-2014 Euromaidan revolution, Russia occupied the Autonomous Republic of the Crimea and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine. Putin might have been told that Ukrainians would not be reluctant to accept hybrid Russian invasion. At least that would seem logical continuation of Yanukovych rule aimed at rising introduction of Russian influence on Ukraine. But Ukrainian nation united to resist Russian aggression. Instead of providing military assistance to Ukraine according to Budapest Memorandum, the Western countries managed only to start Minsk talks that ended in ambiguous agreements. Yet, even their terms are not abidden by Russia. Its regular army violates Minsk agreements shelling civilians with no clear purpose.