Section: News & Summaries

      Association of battalion commanders and volunteers may appear in Rada
      Nov03

      Association of battalion commanders and volunteers may appear in Rada

      An inter-faction association of deputies may appear in the Verkhovna Rada that will include all, related to the war in the east, both military and volunteers. Candidate to people’s deputies from the People’s Front party, commander of the regiment Dnipro 1 Yuriy Bereza told a press conference, a Ukrinform correspondent reports....

      OSCE says its drone was attacked but landed safely
      Nov03

      OSCE says its drone was attacked but landed safely

      The OSCE has specified that an OSCE mission drone was subjected to GPS jamming, but the unmanned aerial vehicle landed safely, according to the Twitter page of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine. “OSCE UAV was subjected to GPS jamming on October 29, three kilometers west of Sartana, but left the area, landing safely,” the...

      Donbas not at war because nearly hundred soldiers are in captivity – Semenchenko
      Nov03

      Donbas not at war because nearly hundred soldiers are in captivity – Semenchenko

      Militants are holding 92 soldiers of the volunteer battalion Donbas as hostages to prevent the execution of its tasks in the ATO area. Donbas Commander Semen Semenchenko told a press conference in Kyiv, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Today, the Donbas battalion “for two months cannot perform its tasks in the ATO area, because of...

      Biometric passports will be issued to Ukrainians from January 1 – MFA
      Nov03

      Biometric passports will be issued to Ukrainians from January 1 – MFA

      The Ukrainian authority faces a task of arranging serial production of biometric passports from January 1, 2015. Deputy Foreign Minister Lana Zerkal told a press conference, Yevropeiska Pravda informs. According to her, the only flaw that must be corrected towards a visa-free regime with the EU is the issue of biometric passports. “In September,...

      Ukraine ups reverse gas supplies from Europe by 42%
      Nov03

      Ukraine ups reverse gas supplies from Europe by 42%

      Ukraine imported 3.1 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Europe in January-October 2014, which was 42% more than the same period last year, the press-service of PJSC Ukrtransgaz has reported. “In October this year, Ukraine imported 892.2 million cubic meters of natural gas. The whole volume of natural gas came from Slovakia and Poland,...

      NSDC does not confirm formation of four shock groups of militants in Donbas
      Nov03

      NSDC does not confirm formation of four shock groups of militants in Donbas

      Recently, a lot of mercenaries and Russian military came to Ukraine, but they are very scattered and there is no reason to talk about formation of four shock groups. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We do not have such data about the exact number of militants...

      EU may revise sanctions against Russia due to recognition of pseudo-elections
      Nov03

      EU may revise sanctions against Russia due to recognition of pseudo-elections

      EU member states will discuss this week possible changes to the regime of sanctions against Russia over Moscow’s recognition of the so-called elections in DPR and LPR. EU foreign policy chief spokesperson Maja Kocijancic said this on Monday, Ukrinform’s correspondent in Brussels reported. When asked whether the EU plans to tighten...

      NSDC has no idea about contents of fifth “humanitarian convoy” from Russia
      Nov03

      NSDC has no idea about contents of fifth “humanitarian convoy” from Russia

      The Ukrainian side did not receive any data about the contents of the fifth “humanitarian convoy,” which illegally crossed the Ukrainian border. Speaker of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “It is known that it (the fifth Russian “humanitarian convoy” – Ed.) illegally...

      OSCE drone crashes in Donbas
      Nov03

      OSCE drone crashes in Donbas

      One unmanned aerial vehicle of the OSCE monitoring mission crashed in Donbas on October 29 after terrorists used signal jammers. U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE Daniel Baer wrote this on his Twitter page. “OSCE SMM head Ambassador [Ertugrul] Apakan announces OSCE UAVs hit by jammers as Russia-backed fighters attacked a Ukrainian checkpoint on...

      Donetsk airport controlled by Ukrainian military
      Nov03

      Donetsk airport controlled by Ukrainian military

      Both terminals of the Donetsk airport are under control of Ukrainian law enforcers. Press Secretary of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing, commenting on the rumors about the alleged seizure of one of the terminals by militants, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “There are only two terminals at the Donetsk...