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Poroshenko, Obama speaking on phone
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko is speaking on the phone with U.S. President Barack Obama. The Presidential Administration wrote this on its Twitter page. As Ukrinform reported, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would send a “humanitarian convoy” to Ukraine. АМ 11.08.2014...
PUTIN SENDS HIS ‘HUMANITARIAN CONVOY’ TO UKRAINE
Russia at the second attempt has decided to send its “humanitarian convoy” to Ukraine. This is said in a statement by the press office of the Kremlin about a phone call of President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The President [Vladimir Putin – ed.] noted that Russia,...
Militants mine bridges in two districts of Donetsk – NSDC
Terrorists have mined bridges in two districts of Donetsk, Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) Information and Analysis Center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said at a press briefing in Kyiv on Monday. “The militants have mined bridges in the neighborhoods Prydorozhny and Larino in Donetsk,” he said. АМ 11.08.2014...
About 120 orphaned children, disabled prepared for evacuation from ATO area
119 pupils of Krasnodon Orphanage and children’s department of Rovenky home for the elderly and disabled in Donetsk region, which are directly in the area of active hostilities, are being prepared for the evacuation from the area of the anti-terrorist operation. Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) Information and Analysis...
Terrorists continue to destroy Donetsk
As a result of the fighting in Donetsk a city hospital and a Ukrtelecom office have been damaged, Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) Information and Analysis Center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said at a press briefing in Kyiv on Monday. “As a result of hostilities, Donetsk City Hospital No.18 and a Ukrtelecom office have...
1,135 people flee from Donbas via ‘green corridor’ over past 24 hours – NSDC
Over the past 24 hours 1,135 residents of Donbas used all transport corridors to leave the region, Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko told reporters on Monday. “752 people used additional corridors in the town of Shchastia in Luhansk region and the village of...
Terrorists use civilians as human shield – NSDC
Terrorists do not let the locals out of the captured localities to use unarmed people as a human shield, Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko told reporters on Monday. “In the town of Krasny Luch terrorists do not let civilians out of the town, making a human...
SBU again proves Russia sends mercenaries to Ukraine. Photo
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has received another evidence of the involvement of Russian servicemen in the fighting on the territory of Ukraine, the SBU press center reported on Monday. “As part of counter-intelligence measures the SBU received another evidence of the active participation of Russian servicemen in illegal...
EU to give Ukraine EUR 2.5 mln for humanitarian aid
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has said during a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that the EU is ready to allocate EUR 2.5 million for humanitarian aid to Ukraine, the press service of the head of state has reported. Barroso also called for the creation of a special coordination mechanism for the...
PM Yatseniuk: Some 50,000 military participate in ATO
For today, about 50,000 military have participated in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in Donbas, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said this while visiting the wounded servicemen at Kyiv’s main clinical hospital, the Governmental portal reported. “Already at the moment about 50,000 fighters are members of the anti-terrorist...