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Remembering Roman
Every Memorial Day, friends leave small bottles of Jack Daniel’s and an American flag on Roman Kupchinsky’s gravestone in Arlington National Cemetery.Kupchinsky was a warrior, both on and off the battlefield. A man of passion who fought for his ideals with a singular determination, he devoted his life to seeing Ukraine become free. He...
The USA signs $1 billion sovereign loan guarantee with Ukraine
USAID Press Office reports that the governments of Ukraine and the United States signed a $1 billion Loan Guarantee Agreement (LGA) on Monday, May 18, 2015. United States signs $1 billion sovereign loan guarantee with Ukraine: http://t.co/c2VAzNGPAn #UnitedforUkraine pic.twitter.com/LyqtJq7AUG — US Mission to NATO (@USNATO) 19 Травень 2015...
National Security and Defense Council: Pro-Russian militants still instigate isolated armed provocations along the frontline
Kyiv, May 18, 2015. Ukrainian forces registered the lowest number of ceasefire violations in the last month. Nevertheless, pro-Russian militants still instigate isolated armed provocations along the frontline. View map in full size Chermalyk was the epicenter of the conflict in the Mariupol sector. Militants also mortared the Ukrainian military...
Ukraine to prosecute Russian soldiers
Ukraine accused two captured Russian servicemen of having killed Ukrainian troops in fighting in its east and said they would be prosecuted for “terrorist acts”. ||| Kiev – Ukraine on Monday accused two captured Russian servicemen of having killed Ukrainian troops in fighting in its east and said they would be prosecuted for “terrorist...
The 71th Day of Remembrance of the Crimean Tatars forcible deportation from Crimea by Soviet Union
On Monday 18, 2015, Ukraine commemorates the 71th Day of Remembrance from the beginning of the mass forcible deportation of the Crimean Tatars from Crimea in 1944 organized by Soviet Union. Repressions against Crimean Tatars: in 1944 & since 2014 http://t.co/iibdHlaNUN #SaveCrimeanTatars #QirimSurgunu pic.twitter.com/mFUwq3WDKb...
National Security and Defense Council: Group of Russian subversives in Luhansk region detained
Kyiv, May 17, 2015. Ukrainian border guards engaged in combat with a pro-Russian subversive near the village of Herasymivka village, Luhansk region. The Ukrainian servicemen noted an unidentified person close to the state border. Ukrainian servicemen discovered a group of four persons wearing camouflage cloaks who have opened fire. The...
National Security and Defense Council: Pro-Russian militants deny OSCE observers access to Ukrainian-Russian border
Kyiv, May 16. 2015. Pro-Russian militants of the so-called “LPR” have denied access to the OSCE monitors to the 2-kilometer zone on the border with the Russian Federation. The “LPR Cossack” commander in Sverdlovsk has announced that all border checkpoints between Ukraine and Russia have been transferred to the hands of the “LPR” members, while...
US House despite Obama’s disagreement passed defense policy bill that called for arming Ukrainian forces against Russia
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday 15,2015, approved 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for next year that called for providing the lethal arms for Ukrainian soldiers fighting pro-Russian terrorists is Eastern Ukraine. The Bill was passed in a 269-151 vote despite objections from Democratic leaders, and the White House veto....
National Security and Defense Council: Militants increase the number of hotspots in Donetsk region
Kyiv, May 15, 2015. Militants widen the area of armed provocations in the Donetsk sector. In addition to the areas around the airport, a number of armed incidents have occurred in the area of Maryinka and Kamyanka. Militants have also violated ceasefire in the outskirts of Horlivka and Svitlodarsk. The enemy actively moves its heavy weapons –...
Zuckerberg refused to open a Ukrainian Facebook office and sees no need to take measures against Russian bots
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg answered round of questions on May 14, 2015 at 4:30pm pacific time during a Townhall at the company’s headquarters. Ukrainian question was first on the agenda, and according moderators it was the most popular question in the history of Q & A sessions, and had more than 40,000 likes. Ukrainian users of...