Section: War

      Russian troops attack Ukraine positions in all sectors last day: 1 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 9 wounded
      Dec20

      Russian troops attack Ukraine positions in all sectors last day: 1 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 9 wounded

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 47 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size One Ukrainian soldier was killed and nine were wounded , according to a Ukrainian defense ministry spokesman. ”There was one...

      Ukraine has launched criminal proceedings against Booking.com over Crimea
      Dec20

      Ukraine has launched criminal proceedings against Booking.com over Crimea

      The Prosecutors Office of Ukraine has launched criminal proceedings against Booking.com ”for selling stolen property”. Access to the website can be blocked on the territory of Ukraine, according to Member of Parliament Hryhoriy Lohvynskiy. ”Dutch-based Booking.com, selling accommodation for 1.2 million nights daily, in violation of national and...

      Merkel calls Berlin tragedy “terrorist attack”
      Dec20

      Merkel calls Berlin tragedy “terrorist attack”

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was ”horrified, shocked and saddened” on Tuesday about a truck attack that killed at least a dozen people at a Berlin Christmas market, according to Deutsche Welle. ”I want you to know that all of us, a whole country, is joined with you in mourning and sadness,” Merkel told reporters in the German capital,...

      Assassin of Russian ambassador screamed: ”We die in Aleppo, you die here!”
      Dec20

      Assassin of Russian ambassador screamed: ”We die in Aleppo, you die here!”

      A gunman is confirmed to be an off-duty Turkish police officer, according to The Daily Mail. Ambassador Andrei Karlov, 62, was shot several times from behind by a gunman shouting: ”Allahu Akbar (God is Great). We die in Aleppo, you die here!” He also screamed: ”Only death will take me out of here,” The Daily Mail reported. The shooter, who was...

      Armed man tried to get into U.S. Embassy in Turkey
      Dec20

      Armed man tried to get into U.S. Embassy in Turkey

      An armed individual has attempted to enter the building of the United States Embassy in Turkey, located in Ankara, according to Daily Sabah. It is noted that the police arrested the man who had shot in the air outside the embassy. The perpetrator`s photo was published by Daily Sabah as well as the footage of the incident. The U.S. Embassy in...

      Berlin carnage death toll rises to 12, circumstances of tragedy still unclear
      Dec20

      Berlin carnage death toll rises to 12, circumstances of tragedy still unclear

      The number of people killed in the Monday night incident in Berlin where a truck plowed into the festive crowd at a Breitscheidplatz Christmas fair raised to 12, according to the latest police reports. Another 48 people remain in local hospitals, some of them – in critical condition. The owner of a Polish logistics company from Gdansk Ariel...

      OSCE counts 2,900 ceasefire violations amid Svitlodarska Duha battles within one day
      Dec20

      OSCE counts 2,900 ceasefire violations amid Svitlodarska Duha battles within one day

      The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has reported almost 3,000 ceasefire violations on December 18 during battles near the so-called Svitlodarska Duha, a stretch between the militant-controlled town of Horlivka and the town of Svitlodarsk in Donetsk region. ”The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region on both...

      Situation on frontline on December, 19: battle on Svitlodarsk bulge, Russian attacks near Mariupol
      Dec20

      Situation on frontline on December, 19: battle on Svitlodarsk bulge, Russian attacks near Mariupol

      Militants tried to seize two Ukrainian strongholds near Luhanske at the Svitlodarsk bulge yesterday. The hostilities started about 6 a.m. from artillery and mortar attacks from residential quarters of temporarily occupied settlements, after that Russia-backed militants changed over to the offensive. Following six hours of fight, militants stopped...

      Russian ambassador gunned down in Ankara, Russian agency says killed
      Dec19

      Russian ambassador gunned down in Ankara, Russian agency says killed

      The Russian ambassador to Ankara was shot in an attack at an art gallery in the Turkish capital on Monday and the Russian RIA news agency said he had died of his wounds, according to Reuters. The Anadolu news agency said the gunman had been ”neutralized” soon after the attack, which appeared to mark one of the most serious spillovers of the Syria...

      ”Three fire raids”: Armed Forces of Ukraine reveal details of battle at Svitlodarska Duha
      Dec19

      ”Three fire raids”: Armed Forces of Ukraine reveal details of battle at Svitlodarska Duha

      Chief of the Joint Operations Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Lieutenant-General Oleksandr Sirskiy has said that during the Sunday`s attack at Svitlodarska Duha, Russian-occupation troops fired from artillery systems and mortars from residential areas, which is prohibited by the Minsk agreements, according to an UaPosition...