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      Russia violated ceasefire
      Sep07

      Russia violated ceasefire

      Pro-Russian terrorists and Russian army troops violated ceasefire in its first day. A part of volunteer battalion “Aydar” fell into an ambush of Russian mercenaries around 19.00 (2 hours after the ceasefire began) on the 5th of September near the area Vesela Gora. “In fact, the second cavity battalion was ambushed after the...

      Russian border guards hired to fight in Donbas for $5,500
      Sep06

      Russian border guards hired to fight in Donbas for $5,500

      Russian border guards are receiving offers from the leadership to participate in the fighting in Donbas. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Saturday. “According to the latest reports, Russian border guards are getting offers from the leadership...

      Russia pulling troops and equipment to northern Crimea
      Sep06

      Russia pulling troops and equipment to northern Crimea

      Russia is continuing to pull troops and equipment to the north of the occupied Crimea, to the border with mainland Ukraine. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Saturday. “The Russian side continues the concentration of its forces in the north of...

      Militants shell Ukrainian army positions ten times after ceasefire
      Sep06

      Militants shell Ukrainian army positions ten times after ceasefire

      Militants have shelled the positions of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) forces 28 times over the last 24 hours, including ten after a bilateral ceasefire was declared in Minsk. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Saturday, Ukrinform’s...

      Wizz Air to open flights from Lviv to Naples
      Sep06

      Wizz Air to open flights from Lviv to Naples

      Low-cost airline Wizz Air Ukraine will replace the Lviv-Dortmund flight, which is to be cancelled on October 26, with the Lviv-Naples route, avianews.com has reported. “On December 23, the low-cost airline changes the schedule of the Kyiv-Naples flight. There will be a span of many hours between the flights, which helps conduct flights from...

      NATO supports international sanctions against Russia – summit decision
      Sep06

      NATO supports international sanctions against Russia – summit decision

      NATO countries have expressed support for the international efforts to introduce restrictive measures against Russia due to its military aggression with regard to Ukraine. This is stated in a joint declaration of the NATO summit, which ended in Wales on Friday, Ukrinform’s correspondent reported. “While Russia continues to intervene...

      Barroso, Rompuy confirm urgent sanctions against Russia
      Sep06

      Barroso, Rompuy confirm urgent sanctions against Russia

      The European Union has agreed on new sanctions against Russia, which will be approved on Monday through written procedure. This is stated in a joint letter of European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, which was published on the website of the European Council. “We would like to...

      Poroshenko: Ukrainian troops will remain in their positions
      Sep06

      Poroshenko: Ukrainian troops will remain in their positions

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) forces will not withdraw troops from the positions taken earlier. He said this in an interview with the BBC. When asked by HARDtalk presenter Stephen Sackur whether the Ukrainian leadership is ready to withdraw troops from their positions in accordance with...

      Poroshenko: I am ready to fight for my country, like most Ukrainians
      Sep06

      Poroshenko: I am ready to fight for my country, like most Ukrainians

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has given an interview to the BBC’s HARDtalk television program. According to the BBC, the head of state talked with presenter Stephen Sackur on Friday afternoon, before the signing of a ceasefire agreement in Minsk. “I am ready to fight for my country and even to die for it. And I assure you that...

      New EU sanctions against Russia to take effect on Monday
      Sep06

      New EU sanctions against Russia to take effect on Monday

      The European Union has approved further strengthened restrictive measures against Russia, which will take effect on Monday, a senior EU official has told Ukrinform’s reporter in Brussels. He said that given the situation in Ukraine, the permanent representatives of the member countries of the Council of the EU approved a package of...