Section: News & Summaries
First details of Russian-Ukrainian clash near Kruta Balka in Donbas: 1 Ukrainian soldier killed, several wounded
As a result of a military clash with the pro-Russian militants in the area of Kruta Balka, a Ukrainian soldier was killed, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation HQ. ”Yesterday, around 15:00, near the village of Kruta Balka, located in the Donetsk direction, a clash occurred between one of the units of the ATO forces and...
Monetization of subsidies to allow launching gas market for households – Naftogaz CEO
Monetization of subsidies that Ukraine`s population gets from the state to cover the utility costs will allow launching the natural gas market for the population, which will result in consumers being able to choose their gas supplier, Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolev said at a meeting with journalists December 28. ”The key to the launch of the gas...
Trump says investigation should go on over possible Russian hacking, scoffs at idea of sanctions for cyberattacks
On the continuing federal investigations into Russian hacking during the U.S. election, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, during his Florida visit, said intelligence officials ”should do the best they can, figure it all out,” Business Insider reports. That comment is a departure from the president-elect`s claims that the allegations against...
Gazprom continues to violate contractual obligations on gas transit – Ukrtransgaz
Russian energy giant Gazprom, which transits its gas to the EU via Ukraine, continues to violate the agreements on gas pressure values, decreasing the pressure on the entry to the Ukrainian gas transport system at the eastern border, according to Ukrtransgaz spokesman Maksym Beliavskiy. ”Gazprom continues to violate contractual pressure values:...
Ukraine reports battle with Russian militant forces near Kruta Balka in Donbas
The press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation reported 50 ceasefire violations and a direct clash with militants in the past day. In Mariupol direction, the invaders shelled Maryinka and Vodiane from 120mm mortars. They also shelled Krasnohorivka, Talakivka and Shyrokine from 82mm mortars, and Talakivka, Pavlopil, Starohnativka, Shyrokine,...
Visa liberalisation postponed due to position of individual member states – Presidential Administration
The European Union has postponed the decision on granting Ukraine a visa-free regime across the Schengen zone because of the position of individual member states, Deputy Head of Presidential Administration of Ukraine Kostyantyn Yeliseyev has told Obozrevatel. ”The delay was due to the position of individual Member States, for whom it is very...
OSCE security monitors targeted by Russian hackers
An international monitoring body has said its IT systems were hit by cyber attackers in a ”major security incident” that compromised its network, according to the BBC. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) refused to speculate on reports that Russian hackers were behind the attack, the BBC reported. It has observers in...
Russia`s embassy in Damascus comes under shelling twice today
The Russian embassy in Damascus has been shelled twice over the day, Russia`s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”At 13:00 and 13:19 [Moscow time] on December 28, the Russian embassy in Syria was shelled by terrorists. One mine, which, fortunately, did not explode, fell in the courtyard of the compound of...
Russian troops shell Ukraine positions in Donbas 44 times in past 24 hours, massing Grads near Svitlodarska Duha
Positions of the Ukrainian military in the zone of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) in Donbas were fired on by pro-Russian militants 44 times over the past day. View map in full size It is noted that the occupying forces continue shelling the Ukrainian positions in all directions. In particular, in the Mariupol direction, the village of...
Sanctions will hit Russia hard after cyber attacks – U.S. Senator Graham
A U.S. senator said on Wednesday that Russia and President Vladimir Putin could expect sanctions after cyber attacks during the U.S. presidential election in November, Reuters reported. ”You can expect that the Congress will investigate the Russian involvement in our elections and […] there will be bipartisan sanctions coming that will hit...