Section: News & Summaries
Russia pulling troops and equipment to northern Crimea
Russia is continuing to pull troops and equipment to the north of the occupied Crimea, to the border with mainland Ukraine. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Saturday. “The Russian side continues the concentration of its forces in the north of...
Militants shell Ukrainian army positions ten times after ceasefire
Militants have shelled the positions of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) forces 28 times over the last 24 hours, including ten after a bilateral ceasefire was declared in Minsk. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Saturday, Ukrinform’s...
Wizz Air to open flights from Lviv to Naples
Low-cost airline Wizz Air Ukraine will replace the Lviv-Dortmund flight, which is to be cancelled on October 26, with the Lviv-Naples route, avianews.com has reported. “On December 23, the low-cost airline changes the schedule of the Kyiv-Naples flight. There will be a span of many hours between the flights, which helps conduct flights from...
NATO supports international sanctions against Russia – summit decision
NATO countries have expressed support for the international efforts to introduce restrictive measures against Russia due to its military aggression with regard to Ukraine. This is stated in a joint declaration of the NATO summit, which ended in Wales on Friday, Ukrinform’s correspondent reported. “While Russia continues to intervene...
Barroso, Rompuy confirm urgent sanctions against Russia
The European Union has agreed on new sanctions against Russia, which will be approved on Monday through written procedure. This is stated in a joint letter of European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, which was published on the website of the European Council. “We would like to...
Poroshenko: Ukrainian troops will remain in their positions
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) forces will not withdraw troops from the positions taken earlier. He said this in an interview with the BBC. When asked by HARDtalk presenter Stephen Sackur whether the Ukrainian leadership is ready to withdraw troops from their positions in accordance with...
Poroshenko: I am ready to fight for my country, like most Ukrainians
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has given an interview to the BBC’s HARDtalk television program. According to the BBC, the head of state talked with presenter Stephen Sackur on Friday afternoon, before the signing of a ceasefire agreement in Minsk. “I am ready to fight for my country and even to die for it. And I assure you that...
New EU sanctions against Russia to take effect on Monday
The European Union has approved further strengthened restrictive measures against Russia, which will take effect on Monday, a senior EU official has told Ukrinform’s reporter in Brussels. He said that given the situation in Ukraine, the permanent representatives of the member countries of the Council of the EU approved a package of...
Ukrinform journalist Oleh Zadoyanchuk killed in Donbas
Ukrinform journalist Oleh Zadoyanchuk died early on September 4 as a result of artillery shelling near Luhansk. He was mobilized on August 29. On September 2, he and 16 other soldiers took the oath in the 12th Kyiv territorial defense battalion. In the early hours of September 4, the enemy’s artillery destroyed their camp in the village of...
Obama ‘skeptical’ about ceasefire in Donbas
The United States and the European Union are finalizing measures to deepen their sanctions against the Russian economy. U.S. President Barack Obama said this in his speech in Newport on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Today, the United States and Europe are finalizing measures to deepen and broaden our sanctions across...