Section: News & Summaries
Turchynov urges world to stop Russian threat
Russian state terrorism endangers not only Ukraine or Ukrainian people, but poses a “threat to the entire world,” and people everywhere on the planet should realize that after the downing of the Malaysian Boeing passenger jet in eastern Ukraine. Verkhovna Rada Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov said this during a conference of parliamentary...
Germany not to provide military assistance to Ukraine
The German government is not considering providing military assistance to Ukraine to fight separatists in the east of the country. A German Federal Foreign Office spokesperson said this in Berlin on Monday, while commenting on a respective request from Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin. “The fact that the Ukrainian leadership, given...
Ukrainian tanks enter Stanytsia Luhanska – media
Ukrainian government forces have entered the terrorist-occupied urban village of Stanytsia Luhanska in Luhansk region, Informator has reported. According to the report, eyewitnesses saw Ukrainian tanks in the village. “Fighters who fortified their positions on Zmiyina Hill (a monument to Prince Ihor) started shelling them. A kindergarten...
Poroshenko signs law on serving justice in ATO zone
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law that provides a mechanism to determine courts for considering cases and carrying out investigation of criminal offenses in the area of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO), the presidential press service has reported. “Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed the law on serving...
‘Putin’s convoy’ not cleared because of terrorists – NSDC
The border and customs clearance of a “humanitarian convoy” from Russia has not yet started, because no agreement was reached with militants on safety guarantees for the movement of the humanitarian column. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a...
Belarus receives almost 26,000 Ukrainians – ambassador
About 26,000 Ukrainian citizens have moved to Belarus over the past two months. Belarusian Ambassador to Ukraine Valentin Velichko said this at a press conference on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “In recent months (June-July) about 26,000 residents of Ukraine have moved to Belarus,” he said. According to Velichko, the...
Fighting underway on outskirts of Luhansk and Donetsk
The fighting on the liberation of Donetsk and Luhansk is going on in the area of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in eastern Ukraine. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Monday. “The hostilities are going on to liberate Donetsk and Luhansk, and...
Terrorists shot women and children near Luhansk – National Security and Defense Council
The Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council has confirmed reports of the shelling with mortars and Grad multiple rocket launchers of a column of displaced persons who tried to leave the settlements of Khriashchuvate and Novosvitlivka. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko...
Nine Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours
Nine Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 20 more injured during the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Monday. “Nine of our Ukrainian guys have been killed and 20...
Turchynov vows to ratify association agreement with EU soon
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will ratify the Association Agreement with the European Union in the near future. Verkhovna Rada Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov said this in an interview with Baltic news agency BNS, the press service of the Ukrainian parliament reported. “The Ukrainian people have made their choice – European and...