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      Fighting continues near airport in morning in Donetsk
      Sep29

      Fighting continues near airport in morning in Donetsk

      Volley of heavy guns shake Donetsk from the morning. Fights are near the airport. According to a Ukrinform correspondent, intensity of fire is one artillerist shell per minute. Grad rocket launchers worked in the evening. Yesterday, during shelling in Donetsk, several people were killed (their exact number is specified), buildings of the Kyiv...

      Map of Russian invasion – 28.09.2014
      Sep28

      Map of Russian invasion – 28.09.2014

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      Map of Russian invasion – 27.09.2014
      Sep27

      Map of Russian invasion – 27.09.2014

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      NSDC names condition for withdrawal of heavy equipment from ATO area
      Sep27

      NSDC names condition for withdrawal of heavy equipment from ATO area

      The Ukrainian side will begin a gradual withdrawal of heavy equipment from the ATO area of Donbas only after complete cessation of shelling by militants at least for 24 hours. Deputy Head of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Volodymyr Polievy told a briefing on Saturday, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The Ukrainian side agreed on...

      Militants shell hospital, housing office, and vocational school in Shchastia – NSDC
      Sep27

      Militants shell hospital, housing office, and vocational school in Shchastia – NSDC

      Illegal armed groups have carried out attacks yesterday the city hospital, military commandant’s office, municipal office and vocational training school No. 50, as a result, one civilian was killed and 16 – injured. This was announced at a press briefing on Saturday by Deputy Head of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Volodymyr...

      State Duma deputy says which region of Ukraine to be “next target of Putin”
      Sep27

      State Duma deputy says which region of Ukraine to be “next target of Putin”

      Russia plans to aggravate the situation in Odesa – to this end, special services of Russia are preparing a series of provocations in the city. This was stated by State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev (the only one, who voted against the annexation of Crimea), Radio Free Europe/RadioLiberty reports. According to him, the next target of Vladimir...

      Сontact group on Ukraine’s east says about reduction of violence level
      Sep27

      Сontact group on Ukraine’s east says about reduction of violence level

      Members of the tripartite contact group (Ukraine – Russia – OSCE) to resolve the conflict in the east ofUkraine held a video conference. BelTA reports, citing the OSCE press service. “The discussion was held in a constructive atmosphere,” a statement reads. According to the agency, the video conference was attended by...

      Border guards send modernized technique to ATO area
      Sep27

      Border guards send modernized technique to ATO area

      Saturday, six armoured vehicles, eight trucks KrAZ and three vans were sent from one of the units the State Border Guard Service in Kyiv to the ATO area. The press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported. The State Border Guard Service noted that this is the first part of the vehicles, which will soon go to the...

      Secretary General of Council of Europe supports strategy of Poroshenko’s reform
      Sep27

      Secretary General of Council of Europe supports strategy of Poroshenko’s reform

      Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland expressed support for the strategy of reforms in Ukraine, announced recently by President Petro Poroshenko. Spokesman of the Secretary General Daniel Holtgen told a Ukrinform correspondent about this. . Jagland said that the Council of Europe and his Special Adviser on Ukraine declare...

      Terrorists continue attacks: ATO forces do not surrender positions
      Sep27

      Terrorists continue attacks: ATO forces do not surrender positions

      Yesterday evening, terrorists repeatedly fired on Ukrainian roadblocks and positions of the ATO forces. The ATOPressCenter informed. “The night before, uncontrolled armed groups fired on positions of Ukrainian troops in the vicinity of settlements of Frunze, Bohdanivka and Pisky. The most tense situation developed near Debaltseve,” a...