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Nine civilians killed, 20 injured in Donetsk within 24 hour period
Nine civilians were killed, 20 were injured as a result of artillery shelling in Donetsk in a 24 hour period on January 30. Information was reported by Donetsk city administration. “Nine civilians were killed and 20 were injured,” the statement said. A trolleybus was shelled in Donetsk injuring a driver and passengers. Damaged house...
Ukraine to ask UN to recognize Russia as terrorism sponsor – Sergeyev
Ukraine will soon call on the UN General Assembly to recognize Russia as a sponsor of terrorism. Ukrainian Permanent Representative to the UN Yuriy Sergeyev said this to reporters, RBC online news website reported. “The draft resolution that will be submitted to the UN echoes the declaration by the Ukrainian parliament on recognition of...
Ukraine’s Parliament member Semenchenko: Ukrainian counter offensive started in Debaltseve bridgehead. Pray for our boys
Ukrainian military mounted a counter attack in a Debaltseve bridgehead on Saturday, according to Ukraine’s Parliament member Semen Semenchenko who wrote about the news on his Facebook page. “Is town of Vuhlehirsk ours? ” Kettle in Debaltseve?” Marches of Ukrainian prisoners in Donetsk and “new Ilovaysk tragedy?” Now...
Ukraine, U.S. discussing $15 billion of financial assistance – Foreign Ministry
Ukrainian authorities are negotiating with international donors about getting at least $15 billion in a short time, in order to stabilize the national currency and balance the state budget. Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Vadym Prystaiko said this at the end of his visit to the U.S. in Washington on Friday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported....
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry tells about Kerry’s visit agenda next week
Issues on “full set of assistance” that the United States may provide to Ukraine in view of an ongoing Russian aggression are expected to be discussed during US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Kyiv next week. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Vadym Prystaiko told journalists at a meeting in Washington, D.C. on Friday,...
Contact Group expects to sign agreement in Minsk today
Trilateral Contact Group expects to sign a document, which will include a list of specific steps aimed at de-escalation of the situation in Donbas, in Minsk on January 31. The corresponding document was developed by the Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE, Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini, representative of Ukraine Leonid...
Seven dead civilians found under rubble in Debaltseve – Ukraine’s NSDC
Seven dead civilians were removed from the ruins in Debaltseve, 75 kilometers east of Donetsk, on Friday. Informational and analytical center of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) reported the news. “Seven dead civilians were taken out from the ruins today. Because of constant attacks by terrorists it’s...
Ukraine’s NSDC: Explosions in Donetsk provocation to disrupt Minsk talks
A series of explosions in Donetsk is a purposeful provocation to disrupt peace process and next meeting of Trilateral contact group talks in Minsk. Deputy Head of Information and Analytical Center of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Volodymyr Poliovy made the statement on Friday night at a briefing of Ukrainian crisis media...
Ukraine is ‘Bleeding Not Just Blood, But Money’
Kyiv official says US, EU financial support ‘crucial’ Ukraine is “bleeding not just blood, but money” as it fights Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country, according to a top Ukrainian official. Since Russia annexed Crimea in March of 2014, the Ukrainian government has been waging a war against separatists that risks...
National Security and Defense Council:Combats near Vuhlehirsk continue, ATO forces are repelling attacks
Kyiv, 30 January 2015 – Over the twenty-four hours, the situation in the anti-terrorist operation zone has remained tense. Russian troops and their proxies are redeploying a considerable number of forces to the direction of Debaltseve and Vuhlehirsk in the Donetsk region.Pro-Russian militants use reconnaissance to detect Ukrainian positions and...