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Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map
The situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense. Despite the declared ceasefire, terrorists continue to shell Ukrainian army positions.
South African coal brought to Ukraine
A ship carrying coal from South Africa arrived at the Illichivsk port last night, Illichivsk Sea Commercial Port captain Stanislav Nezavitin has said. “The vessel arrived as expected tonight. It left the berth this morning, at 08.45,” Nezavitin said. The captain added that there were no problems during the arrival of the ship. As...
Almost half of displaced persons to vote in Ukraine elections
Only 190,000 of the 400,000 internally displaced persons in Ukraine will take part in early parliamentary elections. Deputy Director General of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine Natalia Lynnyk said this at a press conference at Ukrinform on Wednesday. “It is regrettable that only 190,000 people have changed their polling place. Moreover,...
Russia blocks extension of OSCE mission on border with Ukraine
Russia has blocked the OSCE’s decision on the extension of the mandate of this organization’s mission on the Ukrainian-Russian border. Thus, observers will work for a month only at two checkpoints that are located at a one-kilometer section of the border. The United States Mission to the OSCE said this in a press release on October...
Militants resume shelling of Ukrainian positions in southern direction
Terrorists continue shelling the positions of Ukrainian security forces near Debaltseve, Mykolaivka, Shchastia and Smile and again began to fire in the southern direction, the press center for the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) has reported. “The shelling of our positions in the south of the ATO zone, particularly near Pavlopil and...
Ukraine should serve as a ‘bridge’ between Europe and Russia – Kerry
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said that the United States wants to see Ukraine as a “bridge” between Europe and Russia. He said this at a meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin on Wednesday, Deutsche Welle reported. “He said that Russia’s participation was crucial to jointly tackle...
Ukrainian president signs anti-corruption laws
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed anti-corruption laws – on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, on preventing corruption, on the principles of state anti-corruption policy in Ukraine (Anti-Corruption Strategy) for 2014-2017, and on the introduction of amendments to some legislative acts on determining the final...
Map of Russian invasion – 22.10.2014
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Putin wants to annex Donbas – ex-Pentagon chief
Russian President Vladimir Putin has seized Crimea using military force and aims to do the same in the east of Ukraine. This was stated by former U.S. Secretary of Defense and former CIA Chief Leon Panetta, Radio Liberty reported. Panetta said that at the very beginning of the conflict Putin had to show that he cannot use aggression to seize...
Steinmeier calls for preservation of Ukraine’s unity
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called for “every effort” to be made to preserve Ukraine’s unity. He said this at a press conference in Berlin on Wednesday after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Now we must make every effort to ensure that the...