Section: News & Summaries
Pashynsky says militants in Donbas outnumber Ukrainian troops
Last week alone the number of units of terrorist groups and Russian servicemen has for the first time exceeded the number of Ukrainian servicemen fighting in the area of the anti-terrorist operation. People’s Front faction deputy Serhiy Pashynsky said this at a meeting of the parliament’s conciliatory council on Monday, an Ukrinform...
Two servicemen injured in Donbas conflict zone in past 24 hours
Two Ukrainian servicemen have been wounded in the area of the anti-terrorist operation in Donbas over the past 24 hours. Anti-terrorist operation spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Monday. “None of the Ukrainian servicemen have been killed over the past 24 hours. Two military have been injured,” he...
Interpol places Yanukovych, Azarov, other former Ukrainian officials on wanted list
Interpol has placed fugitive Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and a number of other former Ukrainian officials on the international wanted list. Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov reported this on his Facebook page. “Those placed on the international wanted list of Interpol (red notice –...
European Parliament to prepare resolution on Ukraine this week
The European Parliament will hold a plenary debate and adopt a resolution on the situation in Ukraine this week. This issue is on the agenda of the plenary session of the EU legislative body, which is held on January 12-15 in Strasbourg, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. In the Wednesday afternoon, the deputies together with the EU High...
Yanukovych’s house in Kyiv sold to new owner
A private Kyiv house of fugitive ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych in the expensive villa neighborhood built on the Dnipro river embankment received a new owner last autumn. The new owner’s name is Arthur Khachaturovich Rostomyan, Nashi Groshi [our money] news site reports according to records supplied by the state register office...
IMF mission to work in Kyiv by end of January
The mission of the International Monetary Fund {IMF) is expected to work in Kyiv until January 29, the National Bank of Ukraine has reported on its official Facebook page. “It is expected that the IMF mission will work in Kyiv until January 29,” reads the statement. As reported, the third stage of the work of the mission of the IMF...
Ukraine begins receiving documents for production of biometric passports
The State Migration Service of Ukraine has started receiving documents for the production of biometric passports for traveling abroad. The spokesperson for the State Migration Service, Serhiy Hunko, told this to Ukrinform on Monday. “Today the points for processing biometric passports began to work,” he said. He recalled that 30...
Entry into Donbas conflict zone possible only with special permit
From now on entering and leaving the parts of the Donbas conflict zone is only possible through seven corridors by obtaining special permits, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense reported, with reference to the press center of the antiterrorist operation. According to the press center, effective from January 11, 2015 a person can get into the...
European leaders support idea of pan-European TV channel – Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that European leaders, whom he met in Paris, supported Ukraine’s idea of launching a pan-European Russian-language television channel to counter Russia’s propaganda. The president said during a meeting with the Ukrainian community in Paris that the channel could be launched in May 2015....
Gunmen shell Ukrainian positions 63 times in past 24 hours
Russian-backed militants continue to violate the ceasefire regime by firing at the positions of Ukrainian military. Terrorists have carried out 63 attacks over the past 24 hours, including 22 since 18.00 on Sunday, the press center for the anti-terrorist operation has reported on Facebook. “Near Donetsk, terrorists fired with mortars at the...