Section: News & Summaries

      Terrorists bombard settlement near Yenakiyevo with mortars
      Sep22

      Terrorists bombard settlement near Yenakiyevo with mortars

      Terrorists in Yenakiyevo made another attempt to discredit the ATO forces. On a night to Monday, they shelled from mortars the settlement of Novoorlivka, trying to imitate violation of the truce on the part of Ukrainian security forces. A Ukrainian officer, witness of the event, told Ukrinform about this. “Our intelligence registered shelling of...

      Poland ready to export weapons to Ukraine
      Sep22

      Poland ready to export weapons to Ukraine

      Poland is ready to sell weapons to Ukraine if necessary. Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said this in an interview with the Zet radio station. “I confirm that the Polish arms industry has an interest in this area,” Siemoniak said. He said that Poland manufacturers a “range of products” that may be of interest to...

      Two servicemen killed, two injured in Donbas in past 24 hours
      Sep22

      Two servicemen killed, two injured in Donbas in past 24 hours

      Two Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and two more have been wounded in the area of the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine over the past 24 hours. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Monday, Ukrinform’s correspondent...

      Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map
      Sep22

      Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map

      The situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense. Despite the declared ceasefire, terrorists continue to shell Ukrainian army positions.

      Poroshenko forms delegation for UN General Assembly
      Sep22

      Poroshenko forms delegation for UN General Assembly

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has formed a delegation for participation in the 69th UN General Assembly session, which takes place in New York. A respective order has been placed on the website of the head of state. The Ukrainian delegation will be headed by Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, whereas Ukraine’s Permanent Representative...

      MEP: Russian troops in Ukraine, Kremlin lies
      Sep22

      MEP: Russian troops in Ukraine, Kremlin lies

      The EU and NATO have evidence that regular Russian troops are involved in military operations in eastern Ukraine, although the Kremlin denies it. MEP Johannes Cornelis van Baalen said this in an interview with Deutsche Welle. “We have satellite images. We’ve already heard from the Kremlin that there are no Russian troops in Crimea and...

      Donbas not to influence Ukraine’s foreign policy – Poroshenko
      Sep22

      Donbas not to influence Ukraine’s foreign policy – Poroshenko

      Individual regions will not unilaterally determine the external or internal policy of the Ukrainian state, and this also applies to certain districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions that will be granted a special status. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said this in an interview with leading national television channels, Ukrinform reported....

      Up to 65% of Ukrainian military hardware destroyed in Donbas – Poroshenko
      Sep22

      Up to 65% of Ukrainian military hardware destroyed in Donbas – Poroshenko

      Up to 65% of Ukrainian military hardware has been destroyed since the beginning of the anti-terrorist operation in Donbas. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said this in an interview with Ukrainian television channels on Sunday. “I can tell you how many dozens of pieces of equipment come every day to military units to restore combat...

      The Economist calls postponement of free trade Kyiv’s defeat
      Sep22

      The Economist calls postponement of free trade Kyiv’s defeat

      The postponement of a free trade area between Ukraine and the EU is a defeat of Kyiv, Britain’s Economist magazine has reported. British journalists, in an article “Win some, lose more,” state that no one doubts the defeat of Ukraine. The only thing that can save the country is the creation of a strong political and economic...

      Ukrainian military in Debaltseve come under Grad and artillery fire
      Sep22

      Ukrainian military in Debaltseve come under Grad and artillery fire

      Ukrainian military positions near Debaltseve in Donetsk region have again come under artillery and Grad fire. Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk reported this on his Facebook page. “The positions of Ukrainian troops near the town of Debaltseve were shelled four times. The shelling was carried out with artillery, mortars and...