Section: News & Summaries

      Ukrainian positions come under fire three times in past 24 hours
      Oct04

      Ukrainian positions come under fire three times in past 24 hours

      Russian-supported militants stormed the positions of the Ukrainian anti-terrorist operation (ATO) forces three times in the past 24 hours, the ATO press center has reported on its page on Facebook. “In the past 24 hours militants stormed Ukrainian military positions at the Donetsk airport, in Pavlopil and Nikishyne,” the report...

      United States urges Russia to immediately calm its militants
      Oct04

      United States urges Russia to immediately calm its militants

      Washington has called on Moscow to immediately influence the militants so that they end their attacks in eastern Ukraine, and also warned it of the need to stop the flow of arms and manpower into sovereign Ukrainian territory. U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said this at a press briefing in Washington on Friday, Ukrinform’s...

      Donetsk airport under control of Ukrainian troops
      Oct04

      Donetsk airport under control of Ukrainian troops

      The Donetsk airport and the nearby area are under the control of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) forces, the ATO press center has reported on its Facebook page. “The situation near the Donetsk airport is under the control of the ATO forces,” the report says.

      White House condemns killing of Red Cross employee
      Oct04

      White House condemns killing of Red Cross employee

      The United States has condemned the murder of an employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), who was killed after a shell hit the ICRC office in Donetsk on October 2. The White House said this in a statement issued on Friday, Ukrinform’s correspondent reported. “The United States condemns the killing of Laurent...

      Ukraine has evidence ICRC staff member killed by separatists – Serheyev
      Oct04

      Ukraine has evidence ICRC staff member killed by separatists – Serheyev

      There is strong evidence that a shell that killed an employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Donetsk was launched from the territory controlled by separatists, and Ukraine promises to conduct a full and open investigation. Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Yuriy Serheyev said this at a...

      Poroshenko signs law on lustration
      Oct03

      Poroshenko signs law on lustration

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that he has decided to sign a law on the cleansing of power. The head of state wrote this on his Facebook page. “I have decided to sign an important law. There will be lustration! The state apparatus will be cleared of KGB agents and top Party of Regions officials!” Poroshenko...

      Government ready to allocate another billion for defense
      Oct03

      Government ready to allocate another billion for defense

      The Cabinet is ready to allocate additionally UAH 1 billion for repairs of military technology. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said Friday, following a meeting at the Defense Ministry, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “As concerns financing, all necessary volumes are already covered by the government – an additional billion, which may...

      Security forces detain about 30 Russian mercenaries in Donbas
      Oct03

      Security forces detain about 30 Russian mercenaries in Donbas

      Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have detained 26 Russian citizens involved in the terrorist activities of militants in Donbas. An advisor to the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) chief, Markiyan Lubkivsky, said this at a briefing on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “If we talk about the number of Russian citizens detained by...

      Not Russian, but Norvegian gas pumped by Slovak reverse – Ukrtransgas
      Oct03

      Not Russian, but Norvegian gas pumped by Slovak reverse – Ukrtransgas

      Gas, which comes to Ukraine from the Slovak reverse, is produced in Norway and is of high quality. As distinct from Russian, it does not contain nitrogen. Head of the Ukrtransgas press service Maksym Biliavsky told a Ukrinform correspondent about this. “Fuel, received from the Slovak reverse, is of high quality. Unlike Russian gas, it does...

      Two Ukrainian soldiers killed in Donbas over past day
      Oct03

      Two Ukrainian soldiers killed in Donbas over past day

      Two Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and nine more have been injured in the area of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in Donbas in the past 24 hours. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing in Kyiv on Friday.