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      Search for black box could take a week

      Divers waiting to inspect the possible wreck of an AirAsia Indonesia jet were unable to resume operations because of heavy seas. ||| Surabaya – Divers waiting to inspect the possible wreck of an AirAsia Indonesia jet off Borneo were unable to resume operations because of heavy seas on Thursday and an aviation official said it could take a...

      National Security and Defense Council: New units of the Russian Federation Armed Forces are being deployed to Donetsk
      Dec31

      National Security and Defense Council: New units of the Russian Federation Armed Forces are being deployed to Donetsk

      Kyiv, 31 December 2014 – Within the last day the situation in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone has not considerably changed. Terrorists were seen using heavy equipment. At the same time militants are amassing forces by deploying new units to the delimitation line in the area of Donetsk, Debaltseve, Pervomaysk, Stakhanov and Severodonetsk....

      First AirAsia victims arrive in Indonesia

      The first two bodies from the ill-fated AirAsia plane arrived in Surabaya, where relatives have gathered. ||| Pangkalan Bun/ Surabaya, Indonesia – The first two bodies from the AirAsia plane that crashed off the coast of Borneo arrived on Wednesday in the Indonesian city of Surabaya, where relatives have gathered to await news of their...

      Sydney starts new year celebrations

      A dazzling display of fireworks lit up Sydney Harbour as Australia’s biggest city welcomed the New Year in spectacular style. ||| Sydney – A dazzling display of fireworks lit up Sydney Harbour on Thursday as Australia’s biggest city welcomed the New Year in spectacular style, defying terrorist fears days after a deadly...

      Meeting in Luhansk ends, no statements made – media
      Dec31

      Meeting in Luhansk ends, no statements made – media

      A meeting between the participants in a working group including representatives of the terrorist Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), the Ukrainian armed forces and the OSCE has ended in Luhansk, according to TASS. “The meeting participants declined to comment on its results and make any statements for the press,” reads the report....

      Yatseniuk sure it will be better tomorrow
      Dec31

      Yatseniuk sure it will be better tomorrow

      Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has said he is optimistic about the situation in Ukraine next year. In his New Year and Orthodox Christmas congratulations to Ukrainians, he expressed confidence that “it will be better tomorrow,” the government portal reported. “Everyone now thinks what will happen tomorrow, and this...

      Foreign Ministry demands Russia immediately disclose location of kidnapped Ukrainians
      Dec31

      Foreign Ministry demands Russia immediately disclose location of kidnapped Ukrainians

      The Main Investigation Department of the Russian Investigative Committee for the North Caucasian Federal District has rejected the request by a consul of the Ukrainian Consulate General in Rostov-on-Don to meet with Ukrainian citizens Mykola Karpiuk and Stanislav Klykh, who are held in Russia. It is a gross violation of the human rights of...

      Ukraine mines part of Azov Sea coast
      Dec31

      Ukraine mines part of Azov Sea coast

      Combat engineers in southern Donetsk region have worked out the task of countering enemy landing from the sea and protecting the coastline near an important facility, anti-terrorist operation (ATO) spokesman Leonid Matiukhin has said. “Combat engineers, in the composition of two mobile obstacle detachments, have laid dozens of anti-landing...

      Merkel speaks about Ukraine and Europe’s unity in her New Year’s address
      Dec31

      Merkel speaks about Ukraine and Europe’s unity in her New Year’s address

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said in her New Year’s address that the unity of Europe is the key to resolving the Ukrainian crisis. “We strive to achieve the security in Europe together with Russia, not against Russia,” she said, speaking on Wednesday, December 31. But there is also no doubt that “Europe could not...

      NATO extends contract for use of Antonov aircraft
      Dec31

      NATO extends contract for use of Antonov aircraft

      The NATO Support Agency has extended a contract with Ruslan SALIS GmbH for strategic transportation in the interests of NATO and EU countries until the end of 2016, the press service of the Antonov State Enterprise has reported. “The customer’s decision is based on eight years of experience of effective work on the Antonov-124-100...