Section: News & Summaries

      Predicting Ukraine’s Crisis: Here Are the Changes to Watch For in 2015
      Jan06

      Predicting Ukraine’s Crisis: Here Are the Changes to Watch For in 2015

      Donbas War Will Last All Year; May Be Settled With Early Parliament Election, Mefford Writes How predictable is Ukraine’s coming year, given its financial crisis, its untested new government and, above all, its war against Russia and its proxy forces in the southeastern region of Donbas? Not very predictable, notes the Atlantic...

      Ukraine, EU hold talks on additional import duty
      Jan06

      Ukraine, EU hold talks on additional import duty

      Ukraine and the EU have held consultations on the planned introduction of an additional import duty, the Economy Ministry’s press service has reported. “On January 5, Ukraine and the EU conducted a technical consultation on the introduction of an additional import duty by Ukraine. The meeting was held in the form of a video...

      Donetsk gunmen steal 800 kilograms of explosives from factory
      Jan06

      Donetsk gunmen steal 800 kilograms of explosives from factory

      Gunmen have stolen 800 kilograms of explosives from the warehouse of the Donetskvybukhprom enterprise, the press service of the Interior Ministry’s main office in Donetsk region has reported. “Members of an illegal armed group arrived at the Amvrosiyivka section of the Donetskvybukhprom enterprise and took explosives with a total...

      Investigation looks into two versions of deadly crash involving National Guard soldiers
      Jan06

      Investigation looks into two versions of deadly crash involving National Guard soldiers

      An investigation team looks into two versions of the horrendous crash which occurred late on Monday in Ukraine’s Donbas conflict zone claiming the lives of 12 or 13 National Guard soldiers. Ukraine’s presidential press service reported the news on Tuesday. “Investigation is underway into the accident causes and versions are...

      Jaresko promises to deal with Kyiv Bank
      Jan06

      Jaresko promises to deal with Kyiv Bank

      The Finance Ministry and the National Bank of Ukraine are looking for a way to return depositor’s funds that have been frozen on the accounts of Kyiv Bank. Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko wrote this on her Facebook page. “The Finance Ministry of Ukraine is working with the National Bank in order to find adequate ways out of this...

      Ukraine’s transportation authority bans passenger traffic in ATO zone
      Jan06

      Ukraine’s transportation authority bans passenger traffic in ATO zone

      Ukraine’s ground transport safety authority Ukrtransinspektsiya banned passenger transportation in the areas where the counter-terrorist operation is being conducted. State authority for transport safety Ukrtransinspektsiya has ordered to suspend passenger transportation in the areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions where the...

      President sets up commission to probe road accident with Ukrainian servicemen
      Jan06

      President sets up commission to probe road accident with Ukrainian servicemen

      The military prosecutor’s office and a specially created presidential commission will investigate a road accident that killed 13 National Guard servicemen. Anti-terrorist operation (ATO) spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Tuesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The military prosecutor’s office is...

      Ministry of Social Policy says almost 840,000 persons displaced from Donbas and Crimea
      Jan06

      Ministry of Social Policy says almost 840,000 persons displaced from Donbas and Crimea

      The number of internally displaced persons from Donbas and Crimea has reached 838,300 people. Minister of Social Policy Pavlo Rozenko has said this, the Ministry of Social Policy’s press service reported. “According to the departments for social protection of population, 838,300 internally displaced persons from Donbas and Crimea have...

      Terrorists provided with convoys of ammunition through Donetsk
      Jan06

      Terrorists provided with convoys of ammunition through Donetsk

      Russian-terrorist troops are reinforcing their positions between the settlements of Dokuchayevsk and Olenivka near Donetsk and stocking up with ammunition and fuel. Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk reported this on his Facebook page. “Between the settlements of Dokuchayevsk and Olenivka Russian-terrorist troops are...

      Azov positions come under fire near Hranitne
      Jan06

      Azov positions come under fire near Hranitne

      Terrorists are shelling the positions of the Azov special purpose battalion near the village of Hranitne in Telmanove district of Donetsk region, reads a report posted on the Facebook page of the Azov battalion. “Right now there is a shelling of Azov battalion positions near Hranitne. [Terrorists] are shelling us with a 120-millimeter...