Section: News & Summaries

      Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map
      Jan30

      Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map

      The situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense. Despite the declared ceasefire, terrorists continue to fire at Ukrainian army positions. The map reflecting the situation in Donbas as of 12.00 on January 30 has been released by the information and analytical center of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council.

      Debaltseve shelled with Grad five times
      Jan30

      Debaltseve shelled with Grad five times

      Since yesterday evening terrorists have shelled Debaltseve with Grad multiple rocket launchers five times, the ATO press center wrote on its Facebook page. “Debaltseve was shelled with Grad multiple rocket launchers five times,” reads the statement. In addition, the militants fired at Debaltseve with mortars four times. The settlement...

      Ukraine wants Russian officials to face Hague trial
      Jan30

      Ukraine wants Russian officials to face Hague trial

      Ukraine will ask the Hague Tribunal to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Russian officials. The corresponding draft law has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada. “In the current situation, it is appropriate to accept the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court to investigate these crimes and bring...

      MH370: Malaysia continues search

      Search teams have scoured a third of the underwater target area for signs of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. ||| Kuala Lumpur – The undersea search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has covered almost a third of its target area, Malaysian authorities said on Friday, adding that they were confident the aircraft is in the zone. The...

      Five Ukrainian soldiers killed, 23 wounded in Donbas conflict zone
      Jan30

      Five Ukrainian soldiers killed, 23 wounded in Donbas conflict zone

      Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and another 23 wounded over the last 24 hours due to the armed hostilities in the Donbas conflict zone. Acting Armed Forces General Staff spokesman Vladyslav Selezniov has announced this at a press briefing on Friday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “During the shelling and clashes Ukraine has...

      Kerry might visit Moscow for talks on the Ukraine crisis
      Jan30

      Kerry might visit Moscow for talks on the Ukraine crisis

      Moscow and Washington are discussing a possible visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry to Russia to hold talks about the Ukraine crisis. The news was reported by Reuters citing its own sources in diplomatic circles. “Talks (on arranging a Kerry visit) have been going on for weeks”. It can happen “in the coming days or...

      US to increase its support of NATO allies in Eastern Europe
      Jan30

      US to increase its support of NATO allies in Eastern Europe

      The United States vows to continue actions on “renewal of its commitment”, regarding the security of NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid Russian aggression in the region. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said this during a meeting with his Latvian counterpart Edgars Rinkevics in Washington on Thursday, an Ukrinform correspondent...

      U.S. Department of State: No mistake about Russia’s role in violence escalation in Debaltseve
      Jan30

      U.S. Department of State: No mistake about Russia’s role in violence escalation in Debaltseve

      The U.S. Department of State blames the Russian-backed separatists and Russia for intensifying attacks near Debaltseve. This has been stated by spokesperson of the U.S. Department of State Jen Psaki at a daily press briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We strongly condemn the intensifying attacks over the last week by...

      Ukrainian striker Andriy Voronin can consider offers from Ukrainian soccer clubs
      Jan30

      Ukrainian striker Andriy Voronin can consider offers from Ukrainian soccer clubs

      A 35-year-old former striker of Ukraine’s national soccer team Andriy Voronin is ready to consider offers by Ukrainian clubs. His last soccer team was Moscow’s Dynamo and the soccer player didn’t prolong his contract with the Russian club last year. Online edition of Sport-Express in Ukraine reported the news. “I plan to...

      Blogger may have ‘outed’ Putin’s daughter

      Russian leader Vladimir Putin is fiercely private about his family – but his daughter’s pseudonym may have been revealed by an opponent. ||| Moscow – One of Vladimir Putin’s main opponents may have broken a taboo by publishing what he says is the pseudonym used by one of the Russian president’s daughters to stay out...