Section: News & Summaries
Humanitarian aid delivered to ten towns in Donbas
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that the humanitarian aid sent by the Ukrainian government has already been delivered to ten towns in the Donbas, according to the official Twitter page of the ICRC. “Since yesterday, w/ #Ukrainian #Red Cross we’ve delivered 100 tonnes of Ukrainian-donated aid to 10 towns in...
ATO forces break through to Luhansk airport
The Ukrainian Army completed the encirclement of Horlivka and cut the highway M-04, providing access to the locked units at the airport in Luhansk. Director of the Center of Military and Political Studies, coordinator of the Information Resistance group Dmytro Tymchuk writes on his Facebook page. “Finally, Horlivka was encircled. Success...
Steinmeier: Some progress achieved after difficult conversation
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said after a meeting of the foreign ministers of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France, who discussed the ways of resolving the situation in eastern Ukraine for nearly five hours, that the sides have achieved some progress after a difficult conversation. “I think and hope that we have...
Government forces liberate Chornukhyne, enter Khriashchuvate
The anti-terrorist operation (ATO) forces continue to liberate populated localities in Luhansk region from terrorists, the ATO press center has reported. As of the morning of August 18, government troops released the urban village of Chornukhyne. “The ATO forces have entered and are holding the settlement of Khriashchuvate. Active...
Slovakia launches test pumping of gas for Ukraine
Slovakia on Saturday started the test pumping of natural gas in the reverse direction at the compressor station in the town of VelkeKapusany and at the reconstructed Uzhgorod-Vojany gas pipeline, RIA Novosti has reported, citing a representative of Slovak company Eustream. The operator of the Slovakian gas transportation system, Eustream, and the...
Most terrorists planning to leave Donetsk region by August 18 – NSDC
Most militants will try to leave Donetsk region by August 18. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing in Kyiv on Saturday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Representatives of the DPR terrorist group produce false documents on blank passports of...
Over half of Ukrainians support Poroshenko
Fifty-seven percent of Ukrainians support the actions of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, according to a survey conducted by Research & Branding Group July 28 through August 7. The results of the survey were released by the group’s director, Yevhen Kopatko, at a press conference on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported....
Europe wants Russia not to cover military aggression with humanitarian situation
The European Union has said that the humanitarian situation cannot serve as a reason for Russian military action against Ukraine. This is stated in the conclusions of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, which met in Brussels on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Any unilateral military actions on the part of the Russian Federation in...
Media: Poroshenko speaks with Putin by phone for one-and-a-half hours
Russian President Vladimir Putin, with his operation “Humanitarian convoy,” is conducting reconnaissance, learning how the Ukrainian side will behave, journalist Serhiy Rakhmanin has reported on the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia (Mirror Weekly) online newspaper. “The Kremlin is testing the boundaries of acceptable. Try, give up. Try not to...
SBU to check Yefremov’s and Akhmetov’s involvement in financing separatism
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is checking the involvement of the leader of the Party of Regions faction in the Verkhovna Rada, MP Oleksandr Yefremov, and Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov in financing terrorists in eastern Ukraine, SBU Deputy Head Viktor Yahun has said on Channel 5, according to RBC-Ukraine. Yahun said that the reason...