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      U.S. Ambassador to NATO claims Russian militians have been serving in Ukraine since beginning of conflict
      Feb05

      U.S. Ambassador to NATO claims Russian militians have been serving in Ukraine since beginning of conflict

      The U.S. ambassador to NATO said that Russian soldiers were present in Eastern Ukraine since beginning of conflict nine month ago. Russian operatives and soldiers were in a command role and operated advanced military equipment. “Back in August, we saw a spike in direct Russian intervention in the form of Russian military units. We saw...

      Poroshenko and Kerry will hold a meeting in Kyiv
      Feb05

      Poroshenko and Kerry will hold a meeting in Kyiv

      On February 5, in Kyiv the United States Secretary of State John Kerry will hold a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. He plans also to meet with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk, Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and members of the Ukrainian parliament. “The visit will become another attestation of U.S. support for Ukraine....

      Poland defends Russia consulate

      Poland opposes as unlawful a Russian court’s order to vacate the country’s consulate building in St. Petersburg. ||| Warsaw – Poland opposes as unlawful a Russian court’s order to vacate the country’s consulate building in St. Petersburg.Tension is growing between Poland and Russia over Moscow’s role in the...

      Biden to meet Merkel, Poroshenko

      Additional sanctions against Russia on agenda when US Vice President meets with Ukrainian President and German Chancellor ||| Washington – Additional sanctions against Russia will be discussed when US Vice President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the weekend in...

      Ukraine rebels capture frontline town

      Pro-Russian rebels appear to be in full control of one of the towns that has been a principal target of their advance. ||| Vuhlehirsk, Ukraine – Pro-Russian rebels appeared to be in full control on Wednesday of one of the towns that has been a principal target of their advance, as they attempt to surround a nearby garrison of Ukrainian...

      National Security and Defense Council: Evacuation is underway for residents of frontline towns
      Feb04

      National Security and Defense Council: Evacuation is underway for residents of frontline towns

      Kyiv, 4 February 2015 – On 3 February, Ukraine’s Emergency Service evacuated 188 people, including 8 children, from the towns of Debaltseve and Svitlodarsk in Donetsk region. Those who stayed in Avdiivka could not be evacuated due to constant shelling yesterday. On 2 February, Ukrainian Railways provided free transportation for 235 internally...

      SBU declares that Russian militants responsible for Mariupol attack are eliminated
      Feb04

      SBU declares that Russian militants responsible for Mariupol attack are eliminated

      On Wednesday, February 4, 2015, SBU Chairman Valentyn Nalyvaichenko said that the special operation to kill the militants was conducted by a counterintelligence unit of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service near the village of Bezimyane in Novoazovskiy district, Donetsk region. In this operation was killed a group of 11 people led by a Russian...

      Pentagon states that Russia plans to provide a  military activity in Ukraine for a long time
      Feb04

      Pentagon states that Russia plans to provide a military activity in Ukraine for a long time

      The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency director Lieutenant General Vincent R. Stewart states in the report on worldwide threat assessment  that Russia is trying to create a long-term conflict in Eastern Ukraine: “Russia will continue to employ a mix of military and nonmilitary pressure against Kyiv. Moscow’s actions towards Ukraine are...

      NATO reports that Russian armed forces take part in the conflict in Eastern Ukraine
      Feb04

      NATO reports that Russian armed forces take part in the conflict in Eastern Ukraine

      The official representatives of NATO report that Russia sends its armed forces to help the terrorists in Donbas and is increasing its participation in the conflict. The Alliance also expects a deterioration of the situation in the area of the anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine. NATO official representative said: “Russia is ready to...

      OSCE reported that Luhansk was shelled from north-west with Smerch rockets
      Feb04

      OSCE reported that Luhansk was shelled from north-west with Smerch rockets

      On February 3 was published a special report of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in which was stated that shelling of Luhansk residential areas on January 27 was conducted from the north-west. There were found metal fragments of bomblets cases, typical for cluster munition that were identified as parts consistent with 9M55K model...