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      Ukrainian village Maryinka after it was shelled by pro-Russian terrorists
      Jun08

      Ukrainian village Maryinka after it was shelled by pro-Russian terrorists

      Ukrainian village Maryinka near Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine was heavy shelled by Russian-terrorist troops on June 03-04, 2015. Up to 1,000 terrorists participated in attack on Maryinka. Ukrainian Army units entirely suppressed enemy resistance in the vicinity of Maryinka. The ATO press center published photos of the village of Maryinka after the...

      National Security and Defense Council: Militants keep firing at ATO forces using 120-mm mortars, 122-mm artillery and Grad multiple rocket launchers
      Jun08

      National Security and Defense Council: Militants keep firing at ATO forces using 120-mm mortars, 122-mm artillery and Grad multiple rocket launchers

      Kyiv, June 7, 2015 – Situation in ATO zone remains tense. Russia-backed militants shelled the ATO forces with 120-mm mortars nine times, 122-mm artillery five times and Grad multiple rocket launchers in the area of Hranitne (Donetsk Region) five times. View map in full size In the Luhansk area where the lowest intensity of militant assaults is...

      National Security and Defense Council:  Russia and its proxies use hostages to hide their defeat in Maryinka
      Jun07

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia and its proxies use hostages to hide their defeat in Maryinka

      Kyiv, June 6, 2015. Russia-backed militants in eastern Ukraine have captured a soldier of the 28th Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces Roman Mashchenko who made a series of announcements regarding the fighting near Maryinka on June 3-4, which reiterated messages of the Russian media. Mashchenko was talking “under extreme duress and...

      Canadian PM Stephen Harper arrived on a working visit to Ukraine
      Jun06

      Canadian PM Stephen Harper arrived on a working visit to Ukraine

      Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived on a working visit to Ukraine on Saturday, June 06,2015. PHOTO:MFA UA President Petro Poroshenko emphasized that his negotiations with Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper had reaffirmed powerful and efficient support of Canada for Ukraine. Press office of President reports that President of...

      No need to fear Russia – Putin

      Russia is not a threat to the West, President Vladimir Putin insisted in an interview published on Saturday, saying he was still committed to a Ukraine peace deal after a fresh flare-up in the country’s east. …read more Source:...

      Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has arrived in Ukraine to pay an official visit
      Jun06

      Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has arrived in Ukraine to pay an official visit

      Japanese PM Shinzo Abe came to visit Ukraine on the eve of G7 Summit for the first time in the history of Ukrainian-Japanese relations. Shinzo Abe planned to discuss with Ukrainian officials the situation in Crimea that was illegally annexed by the Russian Federation, the situation in Eastern Ukraine. In fact, Japan is ready to make efforts with...

      The Russian drone shot down near Donetsk was expensive and well equipped – SBU
      Jun06

      The Russian drone shot down near Donetsk was expensive and well equipped – SBU

      The Advisor to the SBU Head Markiyan Lubkivskyi writes on his official Facebook page about Russian Forpost tactical drone, which was shot down in the ATO area in Eastern Ukraine on May 20, 2015. PHOTO:Markian Lubkivskyi “As we reported earlier, on May 20 anti-terrorist operation (ATO) forces shot down an enemy drone that was performing...

      Dmitry Tymchuk: On the escalation of conflict in Donbas, 6/4
      Jun06

      Dmitry Tymchuk: On the escalation of conflict in Donbas, 6/4

      On the conflict escalation in Donbas: Yesterday’s offensive (June 3, 2015) by Russian-terrorist troops in Donbas (first and foremost – in the vicinity of Mar’inka) leads us to several conclusions: 1. The Minsk 2 Agreement, as expected, is nothing more than an illusion of “peaceful dialogue,” behind which Russia attempts to portray a...

      Ukraine’s Success Will Have ‘Huge Implications’ for Entire Region
      Jun06

      Ukraine’s Success Will Have ‘Huge Implications’ for Entire Region

      EU official: ‘Russia recognizes that we are not looking to gain territories’ Describing Ukraine as an “international issue,” a top European Union official said June 4 that turning the country into a success story will have “huge implications for the whole region.” “Russia recognizes we are not looking to gain territories. We are looking to...

      Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to visit Ukraine on the eve of G7 Summit
      Jun05

      Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to visit Ukraine on the eve of G7 Summit

      Embassy of Ukraine to Japan announces that on June 5-6, 2015, Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe will make an official visit to Ukraine for the first time in the history of Ukrainian-Japanese relations. “The visit of the Japanese Prime Minister to our state on the eve of the G7 Summit will become a powerful manifestation of firm and...