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Terrorists fire roadblock near Bakhmutka highway
Terrorists fired a roadblock near the Bakhmutka highway. The ATO press center informs on its Facebook page. “A roadblock not far from the Bakhmutka highway was fired from small arms,” a statement reads. In addition, militants shelled subunits, dislocated at settlements of Triokhizbenka and Kriakivka with MLRS BM-21...
Truskavets hotel refuses to host Russian citizens
The Truskavets hotel “Club pH” refused to accommodate Russian citizens. This was reported by the newspaper Truskavetska Gazette, a Ukrinform correspondent wrote. “The “Club pH” does not host citizens from the neighbor aggressor country. There is a sign at its door with the inscription: “Occupiers not accommodated.” The owner of the...
MH17: Dutch victims remembered
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will speak at a memorial service in Amsterdam for the victims of Flight MH17. ||| Amsterdam – The Netherlands was on Monday to hold a national memorial ceremony for the 298 people who died when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was downed over war-torn eastern Ukraine in July.Flags flew at half mast across the...
There will not be fixed hryvnia rate any more, get accustomed – NBU governor
Ukraine should get accustomed to the fact that it will not live with the fixed hryvnia rate any more. NBU Governor Valeria Hontareva told in an interview to the TSN.Tyzhden. “Our country will not live any more with the fixed rate. Unfortunately, it lived so for the whole its life,” she said. “This does not lead our country either to economic...
Explosion in Kharkiv pub qualified as terrorist attack
Criminal proceedings on the grounds of a terrorist attack have been launched due to an explosion that ripped through the Stina rock pub in Kharkiv, the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office has reported. “The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office oversees a pre-trial investigation into the explosion at a cafe...
Ukraine does not count on revenues from Donbas enterprises in budget 2015
In the draft budget for 2015 Ukraine does not count on revenues from enterprises, which are on the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Finance Minister Oleksandr Shlapak told on air of the TV channel “1+1.” “In the draft budget 2015, Ukraine does not count on the occupied territories,” he noted. The Minister...
Militants shell Ukrainian military 65 times
Over the previous day, firing of Ukrainian forces’ positions was fixed 65 times over 24 hours. Head of the Information Resistance group Dmytro Tymchuk wrote on Facebook. “Out of these, 32 times shelling was held on the Debaltseve direction. On the Donetsk and Luhansk directions respectively 13 and six fire blows were fixed, inflicted by...
U.S. concerned about intensification of fighting in east Ukraine – statement
Washington has expressed serious concern over increasing military activity in the militant-occupied eastern regions of Ukraine. National Security Council Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan said this in a statement on Sunday, Ukrinform’s correspondent reported. “We are very concerned by intensified fighting in eastern Ukraine, as well as...
Balloons, music on Berlin Wall anniversary
Thousands of helium balloons traced the course of the Berlin Wall as Germany marked the 25th anniversary of the barrier’s fall. ||| Berlin – More than a million Germans and people from around the world on Sunday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the event that more than any other marked the end of the...
Fears over full-scale Ukraine conflict
Concerns of a return to full-scale fighting in Ukraine mounted as rebels bolstered positions and shelling hit Donetsk. …read more Source:...