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      Ukrainian ATO troops under gunmen’s evening fire 11 times
      Jan06

      Ukrainian ATO troops under gunmen’s evening fire 11 times

      Ukrainian anti-terrorist operation troops dislocations were shelled 11 times by gunmen using all types of weapons, including artillery fire thrice, last evening. The ATO press center reports the news on its Facebook page. “New terminal at Donetsk airport and our positions on the outskirts of Maryinka were under gunmen’s small arms...

      12 National Guard soldiers killed, 22 injured in road accident
      Jan06

      12 National Guard soldiers killed, 22 injured in road accident

      Twelve National Guard soldiers that were traveling for rotation were killed and 22 more were injured in a road accident in Donetsk region late on Monday, January 5. The public liaisons department of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry’s main office in Donetsk region reported this on Tuesday, January 6. “Twelve soldiers were killed and 22...

      National Security and Defense Council: Units of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service are seizing munitions, mines and combat grenades
      Jan05

      National Security and Defense Council: Units of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service are seizing munitions, mines and combat grenades

      Kyiv, 5 January 2015 – Within the last day the number of armed provocation and shots fired by militants has increased in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone. In addition to small arms terrorists are using tanks and artillery against the ATO forces. Ukrainian servicemen do not respond to provocations however in case of a direct threat to life...

      Berlin doubts Astana meeting to take place on January 15
      Jan05

      Berlin doubts Astana meeting to take place on January 15

      Official Berlin is not certain whether the “Normandy Four” meeting scheduled for January 15 in Astana takes place. The official Bundestag representative, Steffen Seibert, expressed his doubts, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “I cannot say yet whether the meeting occurs and if it does occur, when such a meeting will be held....

      Foreign Ministry confirms ministers could meet in ‘Normandy format’
      Jan05

      Foreign Ministry confirms ministers could meet in ‘Normandy format’

      The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that a meeting in the “Normandy format” could be held at the ministerial level. Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevhen Perebyinis said this in comments to Ukrinform. “The possibility of a ministerial meeting is being considered, but now I cannot name the date yet. It depends on...

      Several dozen prisoners could be released this week – SBU
      Jan05

      Several dozen prisoners could be released this week – SBU

      Several more dozen people could be released from terrorist captivity in Donbas this week. The head of the central investigation department of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Vasyl Vovk, told this to the Ukrainska Pravda online newspaper. “This week, at least, we are planning to release several more dozen people. We know that they...

      PrivatBank restricts certain card transactions
      Jan05

      PrivatBank restricts certain card transactions

      PrivatBank has imposed temporary restrictions on certain transactions where the hryvnia is being converted because of the official and market exchange rate discrepancy for the national currency. Dmytro Dubilet, PrivatBank’s chief of information technologies, wrote the announcement on his Facebook page. “Some foreign stores while...

      Volodymyr Polevyi: No Ukrainian servicemen were killed in action within the last day
      Jan05

      Volodymyr Polevyi: No Ukrainian servicemen were killed in action within the last day

      Kyiv, 4 January 2015 – Within the last day the situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions did not change considerably. It was not calm at the Donetsk, Luhansk and Mariupol directions. Ukrainian servicemen strictly adhere to the silence regime and adequately respond to militants’ provocations. “Russian military presence and its further increase on...

      Merkel to meet with Yatseniuk after Orthodox Christmas
      Jan05

      Merkel to meet with Yatseniuk after Orthodox Christmas

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk this week. German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said this on Monday, according to a statement posted on the chancellor’s website. Merkel plans to meet with Yatseniuk at noon on Thursday, January 8. The main topic of their talks will be bilateral...

      More than third of Ukrainians support shooting of corrupt officials
      Jan05

      More than third of Ukrainians support shooting of corrupt officials

      About 80% of Ukrainians believe that the level of corruption in the country has not decreased over the last year, according to a poll conducted by Kyiv International Institute of Sociology at the request of ZN.ua news website. In particular, 47.3% of respondents believe that the level of corruption has remained unchanged, 31.8% of respondents...