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Russian strike groups ready to act, militants announcing offensive
Russian strike groups recently formed in Donbas are ready for action, Director of the Center for Military and Political Studies Dmytro Tymchuk has said. “The strike tactical groups of the Russian-terrorist forces are deployed in the areas of operational purpose and are ready for action. The reserves and other echelons are being...
Ukraine’s Need for Fast Reform Means Government Has No Time for Infighting
Poroshenko and Yatsenyuk Must Cut Short Their Recent Signs of Rivalry As Ukraine’s new leading political parties renew their talks today, they can waste no time in forming the government that now must grapple with a financial emergency, economic crisis, and war in the east. They must avoid acrimony or drawn-out negotiations, yet some signs...
Summary information and map from National Security and Defense Council – 06.11.2014
Increase in quantity of Russian troops is observed on the occupied territories in the east of Ukraine and on the border with the Russian Federation. According to intelligence data, about 60 units of armor were shifted from towards Rostov-na-Donu to the areas bordering with Ukraine over past 24 hours. A troop train arrived to Kamensk-Shakhtynskyi...
Three military killed in battles with terrorists
In today’s battles with terrorists in Donbas, three Ukrainian military were killed, seven – wounded. The ATO press center informs on its Facebook page. “Over a day, seven Ukrainian military suffered in 26 firing collisions with militants, three military received fatal wounds,” a statement reads.
Russia snubs US on nuclear summit
Russia confirmed it will not attend the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, accusing the US of seeking to play first fiddle on matters of nuclear safety. ||| Moscow – Russia has confirmed it will not attend the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, a gathering championed by President Barack Obama, accusing Washington of seeking to play first fiddle on...
Kyiv will get rid of Frunze, Dzerzhinsky
The Commission of the Kyiv City Council on renaming will recommend to the Kyiv Council to return historical names to Frunze Street in Podilsky district and Dzerzhinsky Square in Pechersky district. 13 members of the Commission, who attended the meeting, voted for this decision at the meeting on Thursday, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. In...
NSDC proves stadium in Donetsk shelled by militants (photos)
Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) has provided photo evidence confirming that a shell, which killed two teenagers and injured four others at a stadium in Donetsk, was fired from the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants. According to photos and maps posted on the website of the council’s information and...
Fighting continues at Donetsk airport since morning
The roar of the fighting does not stop in Donetsk since this morning. A Ukrinform correspondent reports. An intense battle is waged at the airport and surrounding areas. Sounds of volleys from heavy weapons (tanks and artillery) are heard with intervals from a few seconds to several minutes. The City Council recognized that the situation in the...
President demands more rapid counting of votes
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has held a meeting on the situation with the counting of votes after parliamentary elections on October 26 and urged the Central Election Commission (CEC) not to delay the official announcement of the election results, the presidential press service has reported. “The delay in the vote count has a...
Pensioners on liberated territories receive payments for October
October pension payments on the territories, liberated from terrorists, are completely funded. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Mailing departments of Ukraine on the territories, released from terrorists, are now provided with the necessary funds for payment of...