Section: News & Summaries

      ATO forces foil plan by terrorists to take control of important highways
      Aug16

      ATO forces foil plan by terrorists to take control of important highways

      Fierce fighting is going on in the area of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in eastern Ukraine for control of strategically important highways – M04 and H21. Ukrainian subdivisions thwarted attempts by militants to regain control of their supply routes. Director of the Center for Military and Political Studies and coordinator of the...

      Russian ‘humanitarian aid’ escorted by 1,000 disguised military – SBU
      Aug16

      Russian ‘humanitarian aid’ escorted by 1,000 disguised military – SBU

      The drivers of half-empty trucks carrying the so-called humanitarian aid from Russia and their assistants are disguised servicemen, Deputy Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Viktor Yahun has said, according to UNN. “They have a special ministry on emergency situations that has white special machinery, white helicopters,...

      President open to dialogue with leaders of Customs Union countries – Foreign Ministry
      Aug16

      President open to dialogue with leaders of Customs Union countries – Foreign Ministry

      The head of the information policy department of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Yevhen Perebyinis, has said on the Ukraina television channel that the Foreign Ministry and President Petro Poroshenko are open to dialogue with the leaders of the Customs Union countries, UNN has reported. “Different options, different dates and venues for...

      65 military wounded during this day – NSDC
      Aug15

      65 military wounded during this day – NSDC

      In the ATO area??, 65 military were injured during the last day. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “For the last 24 hours, as of 12:00, we had five persons killed and 65 wounded. Very active hostilities are underway,” Lysenko said. lk 15.08.2014...

      Artillery destroys part of Russian military equipment that broke border
      Aug15

      Artillery destroys part of Russian military equipment that broke border

      Some Russian military equipment was destroyed by the artillery almost immediately after the invasion of Ukraine. President Petro Poroshenko said in a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister David Cameron, the press service of the President informs. “Much of this equipment was destroyed by the Ukrainian artillery at night,”...

      Law enforcers surround terrorists near Mospino, fight for Pavlivka continues
      Aug15

      Law enforcers surround terrorists near Mospino, fight for Pavlivka continues

      Military clashes continue in the ATO area near the cities of Donetsk, Luhansk, Horlivka, Pervomaisk, Shakhtarsk (Molodetske), Torez, Popasna, Krasny Luch, Ilovaisk. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing. . “As a result of an offensive, the ATO troops surrounded militants near Mospino, Donetsk...

      Terrorists shelling Khartsyzsk from Grad rocket launchers
      Aug15

      Terrorists shelling Khartsyzsk from Grad rocket launchers

      Militants are firing Khartsyzsk from MLRS Grad. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “According to current information, now the terrorists are shelling the territory of Khartsyzsk area with Grad rocket launchers,” Lysenko said. lk 15.08.2014...

      Putin’s “convoy” slowed by absence of documents
      Aug15

      Putin’s “convoy” slowed by absence of documents

      Ukrainian customs officers and border guards still have not started working with the Russian “humanitarian convoy” because they have not received documentation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent...

      Ukrainian humanitarian aid arrives in Luhansk region
      Aug15

      Ukrainian humanitarian aid arrives in Luhansk region

      All Ukrainian humanitarian aid arrived in Luhansk region and handed over to the Red Cross. Iryna Herashchenko, Presidential Commissioner for peaceful settlement of the conflict in eastern Ukraine wrote on her Facebook page. She said that humanitarian aid from Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk arrived in Lysychansk, Starobilsk and Severodonetsk...

      More than 100 Ukrainian law enforcers in captivity – Poroshenko
      Aug15

      More than 100 Ukrainian law enforcers in captivity – Poroshenko

      More than 100 Ukrainian law enforcers are still in the terrorist captivity. President Petro Poroshenko said at a meeting with 25 Ukrainian military, released from captivity in Donetsk region. “We in any case will not stop fighting for the liberation of our people, because each of them is Ukrainian and each of them should be free …...