Section: News & Summaries
PGO confirms Akhmetov’s questioning
The Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) of Ukraine has confirmed that Ukrainian tycoon Rinat Akhmetov was questioned by investigators yesterday. A senior employee of the PGO has told this in commentary to an Ukrinform correspondent. “January 22, Akhmetov was summoned to the central investigation department to participate in...
Ukrainian forces fight off attacks by pro-Moscow gunmen and Russian troops on Bakhmutka highway and Troitske
On Thursday, Ukrainian troops fought off the terrorists’ assaults on the Bakhmutka highway, near Krymske village 55 kilometers northwest of Luhansk, and near the village of Troitske, 90 kilometers northwest of Luhansk. Dmytro Tymchuk head of the Center for Military and Political Studies reported the news on his Facebook page with reference...
Russian military in Donetsk on photo near terrorist Zakharchenko
Another proof of presence of the Russian army in Donbas has become photographs, which depict leader of the local terrorists Zakharchenko near the soldiers with service stripes of the Russian army, removing weapons from a car, censor.net.ua reports. Meanwhile, the official Kremlin constantly repeats there are no Russian military in the east of...
ATO forces shelled 115 times for past 24 hours
The past 24 hours in the area of ATO were tense. Military clashes were observed in three operational directions, the ATO press center reports. “In general, 115 attacks were launched against the units of ATO forces using MLRS BM-21, artillery, mortars, anti-tank systems, self-propelled guns and small arms. The bulk of the shelling and...
Konoplyanko stays to play soccer at FC Dnipro
A midfielder of FC Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk, and Ukrainian national soccer team Yevhen Konoplyanka whose contract with the club expires this summer will go on playing for the Dnipropetrovsk club. Executive director of FC Dnipro Andriy Rusol announced the news in his comments to Footboom.com. “No one sells Konoplyanka. He stays in our...
McCain pays tribute to Ukrainian “cyborgs” and calls on Obama to act decisively on Ukraine
US Senator John McCain who now chairs the Senate Committee on Armed Services made the statement in support of Ukraine because of escalation in violence and aggression in the Donbas conflict zone and the Russian buildup of military forces in the Donbas region. The text was published on his personal web page, the Ukrinform own correspondent in...
Ukraine to ask EU to increase gas imports
Ukraine is going to solve the problem of gas supply in 2015 by increasing the share of gas supplied from Europe up to 60 %, that is why the state asks Europe to increase gas imports. This was stated by CEO of the state gas company NAK Naftogaz Ukrainy Andriy Kobolev. According to Kobolev, Ukraine plans to purchase from Russia no more than 40% of...
Ukraine surrenders airport to rebels
Ukrainian forces on Thursday ceded a long-disputed airport to Russian-backed rebels as an upsurge in clashes killed nearly 50 people. …read more Source:...
Fighting intensifies in Horlivka, people leave town
Dynamics of fighting increased near Horlivka, Donetsk region, for the past 24 hours, Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk posted on Facebook. “The enemy launched artillery attacks against Ukrainian forces, acting from village Korolenko. People massively leave the town and neighborhood,” Tymchuk wrote. According to the...
OSCE to monitor Ukraine’s border only under appropriate security situation
Monitoring of the Russian-Ukrainian border is possible only under appropriate security situation, OSCE SMM deputy chief Alexander Hug said in commentary to an Ukrinform correspondent. “The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has a mandate to monitor the border, which is possible only if the security situation allows us to go to the...