Section: News & Summaries
Coalition agreement could be completed by mid-November
Participants in talks on the creation of a parliamentary coalition are planning to prepare the final text of the agreement by November 16. On Saturday, they plan to discuss the sections of the document on social and humanitarian reform, as well as defense and national security, the Apostrophe news site reported. “The parties intend to...
Russian officers create battalion in Yenakiyevo
Russian officers deploy a battalion in Yenakiyevo. A group of Russian officers create organized military units, involving local terrorists in occupied Yenakiyevo. One of the “informed local residents” told Ukrinform by a phone. “We have, at least, two senior Russian officers, who actively recruit the locals to a new battalion....
For Putin, Ukraine’s Elections Backfired. So Now it’s Back to War
Analysts: Moscow Fights Now with Mercenaries and Local Trainees, But in 20 Weeks May Again Send Its Own Troops The Russian-Ukrainian conflict in southeastern Ukraine is sliding back quickly into all-out war. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said this morning that its forces have killed 200 separatist fighters and destroyed four tanks, plus...
Russia may again attack Ukraine this weekend – Gazeta Wyborcza
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday evening held an emergency meeting of the Russian Security Council before his visit to China and Australia. This may mean that Russia could resume the war in Ukraine this weekend, Gazeta Wyborcza has reported. “This information [about a meeting of the Russian Security Code Council] does not...
Hryvnia up to 15 UAH/USD on interbank. NBU continues to lower rate
The National Bank lowered the official hryvnia rate, established for November 7 since 14:00, by 5.5 kopecks to 14.4707 UAH/USD. The NBU statement reads. At the same time, on the interbank, the dollar is already sold at more than 15 UAH/USD. Thus, trading in the U.S. currency opened with quotations 14.2-14.7 UAH/USD, at 13:45 the rate jumped to...
SBU detains six spies
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained six Ukrainians who informed militants from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) about the movement of Ukrainian troops. SBU spokeswoman Olena Hitlianska said this at a briefing on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Six informants of the DPR terrorist...
Law enforcers destroy 200 terrorists at airport
Militants, who yesterday shelled positions of Ukrainian military on the territory of the Donetsk airport, were destroyed by the fire of the ATO forces’ artillery units. The ATO press center informs. “According to verified information, as a result of a fire raid, four tanks of separatists were destroyed or damaged, as well as two armored...
Ukraine loses nearly quarter of gold and forex reserves last month
Ukraine’s international reserves in October 2014 shrank by nearly $3.798 billion, or 23%, to $12.587 billion, due to Naftogaz’s payments for reverse gas supplies and NBU intervention to stabilize the exchange rate. This is stated in a press release of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). “According to preliminary figures, as of...
NSDC denies plans of terrorists to surround Debaltseve
Speaker of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko denied information that militants prepare surrounding of Debaltseve. He told a briefing, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Now, there is information about surrounding of all – this is the information sabotage,” Lysenko noted. He also stressed that Russian forces dislocated...
Russia moves over 80 military vehicles to Donbas over past 24 hours
Russia continues supplying military equipment and manpower to the area of the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Friday, Ukrinform’s correspondent reported. “In particular, military...