Section: News & Summaries

      Temporarily displaced persons from Donbas make up over 234,000
      Sep12

      Temporarily displaced persons from Donbas make up over 234,000

      More than 234,000 persons have already moved from the ATO area to other regions. At the same time, the number of temporarily displaced persons from Crimea, temporarily occupied by Russia , exceeded 17,000 persons. Head of the Interagency Coordination Staff Vasyl Stoyetsky said, the press service of the State Emergency Service informs....

      Fule asks Ukrainian authorities to support residents of Donbas
      Sep12

      Fule asks Ukrainian authorities to support residents of Donbas

      EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule has expressed support for all defenders of Ukraine’s sovereignty and asked the Ukrainian authorities to not lose contact with the people in eastern Ukraine and treat them with understanding. He said this during an informal opening of the 11th YES Annual Meeting in...

      Poroshenko says how Ukraine will return Crimea
      Sep12

      Poroshenko says how Ukraine will return Crimea

      Ukraine will return temporarily occupied Crimea by non-military methods. President Petro Poroshenko said during the 11th Annual Meeting of the Yalta Economic Strategy (YES), a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “They say we lost Crimea. No, we have an invasion of Crimea. But Crimea will be again with us. Not necessarily with the military means,”...

      New wave of aggression from Russia will be October 15 – Serhiy Bondarchuk
      Sep12

      New wave of aggression from Russia will be October 15 – Serhiy Bondarchuk

      A new wave of aggression on the part of the Russian Federation will be October 15, after the closure of the Kerch Strait Russia will not have access to Crimea. Former Director General of the Ukrspetsexport Serhiy Bondarchuk told on air of the Channel 5. “We have very little time. October 15 will be a new wave of aggression on the part of...

      EU sanctions against Russia come into force
      Sep12

      EU sanctions against Russia come into force

      New sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia have come into force, AFP has reported on its Twitter page. Restrictive measures will affect major Russian oil companies Rosneft, Gazpromneft, Transneft and defense companies Oboronprom, United Aircraft Corporation and Uralvagonzavodand. In addition, the new “black list” of persons...

      Hollande to Poroshenko: sanctions against Russia can be quickly cancelled
      Sep12

      Hollande to Poroshenko: sanctions against Russia can be quickly cancelled

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has spoken with French President Francois Hollande on the phone, the press service of the Ukrainian president has reported. Poroshenko thanked Hollande for his considerable efforts in support of Ukraine. “The demonstration of unity and solidarity of the European Union is now very important to...

      Terrorists shell Ukrainian army positions near four localities
      Sep12

      Terrorists shell Ukrainian army positions near four localities

      Russian-terrorist forces fired four times on the positions of the anti-terrorist operation forces near four populated localities in Donbas. Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk wrote this on Facebook. “A roadblock near the settlement of Maloorlivka and a stronghold near the settlement of Pisky came under mortar fire. Moreover,...

      Donetsk airport comes under Grad and artillery fire four times overnight
      Sep12

      Donetsk airport comes under Grad and artillery fire four times overnight

      Russian and terrorist forces shelled the Donetsk airport four times last night, including with Grad multiple rocket launchers and artillery. Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk wrote this on his Facebook page. “Russian-terrorist forces continue shelling the positions of Ukrainian troops. In particular, they shelled the...

      21 more servicemen released from captivity
      Sep12

      21 more servicemen released from captivity

      Russian-led militants have released from captivity 21 Ukrainian servicemen, including five officers. Deputy Chairman of Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration Borys Filatov reported this on his Facebook page. He said that the hostages had been released as part of the negotiation process organized at the initiative of the Ukrainian...

      US, Canada cancel joint military exercises with Russia over situation in Ukraine
      Sep12

      US, Canada cancel joint military exercises with Russia over situation in Ukraine

      The authorities of the United States and Canada have canceled the Vigilant Eagle joint military exercise with Russia due to the situation in Ukraine. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) spokesman Sgt. Charles Marsh told this to U.S. newspaper Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. He said that the decision to suspend the exercise, at least for...