Section: News & Summaries
Law enforcers defeat recon team of Russians near Mariupol
Reconnaissance by fire, staged by Putin’s mercenaries from Novoazovsk, was repelled on Thursday. Deputy Chairman of the Donetsk Regional State Administration Konstiantyn Batozsky wrote on Facebook. “The situation in Mariupol. The border troops and the special battalion Azov repelled reconnaissance by fire, made ??by the enemy from the...
NSDC announces Ukraine’s peace proposals at talks in Minsk
The Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) has explained which proposals will be made by Ukraine at a meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on Friday. The details of the Ukrainian president’s “peace plan” were announced at a briefing by NSDC information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko, a...
Ukraine loses 3.4 million tonnes of coal because of terrorists – Energy Ministry
Many coalmines have been destroyed as a result of fighting in Ukraine’s eastern regions, and the losses of coal needed for the country’s energy security have already reached 3.4 million tonnes. First Deputy Minister for Energy and Coal Industry Yuriy Ziukov said this on Thursday at a meeting of the coordinating council for the...
Commission on Ilovaisk was set up in Rada
MPs created the Interim Investigation Commission on recent events in the suburbs of Ilovaisk. Deputy Andriy Senchenko told a briefing, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “A decision was taken about creation of the Interim Investigation Commission of the parliament on investigation into the circumstances of tragic events, which led to deaths and...
Militants hand out Russian passports in Torez
Russian mercenaries offer UAH 1,000 to residents of Torez who will agree to exchange Ukrainian citizenship for Russian citizenship. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Thursday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “According to current reports, in...
Russian invaders preparing attack – Lysenko
The situation remains tense in the area of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in eastern Ukraine, as Russian army units may launch an attack at any moment. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Thursday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The...
Poroshenko meets with leaders of United States, Britain, France, Germany and Italy. Photo
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko within the NATO summit holds a joint meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron, President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and French President Francois Hollande, according to Poroshenko’s Twitter page. “I started participating in the NATO...
NSDC informs about battles near 16 settlements
Over the past day, antiterrorist operation forces conducted fighting with terrorists in the area of 16 inhabited localities. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing Thursday, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In total, over the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine 22 times were in a fire contact with...
Security and Defense Council: 837 servicemen killed in east Ukraine hostilities
Not taking into account loss of life during the withdrawal from the encirclement near Ilovaisk, the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in eastern Ukraine has already claimed the lives of 837 Ukrainian servicemen and inflicted wounds on over 3,000. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman...
Poroshenko, Putin responsible for whole of Europe – Steinmeier
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called on Russia and Ukraine to cease the hostilities. He told this to Spiegel Online, Deutsche Welle reported. “The presidents of Ukraine and, first and foremost, Russia bear the greatest responsibility in this situation – not only for their people, but also for the whole of...