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      Lithuanian Foreign Minister arrives in Kyiv
      Aug22

      Lithuanian Foreign Minister arrives in Kyiv

      Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius is on a visit to Kiev. The press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry told Ukrinform. “(Linas Linkevicius – Ed.) is now in Ukraine,” the agency interlocutor said. The Lithuanian Foreign Minister will meet with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Arseniy...

      ATO soldiers cleaning six settlements of terrorists
      Aug22

      ATO soldiers cleaning six settlements of terrorists

      The ATO forces are cleaning settlements of terrorist groups, which left in a panic. The ATO press center reported on its Facebook page. “Mopping up of settlements continues in Illiria, Malomykolayivka, Ilovaisk, Stanytsia Luhanska, Uspenka, Lysyche,” a statement reads. In addition, the ATO forces are fighting to retain Novosvitlivka,...

      Sixty-four police officers killed in east Ukraine conflict – Interior Ministry
      Aug22

      Sixty-four police officers killed in east Ukraine conflict – Interior Ministry

      Sixty-four police officers have been killed in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine. Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said this at a ceremony to honor the deceased police officers in Kyiv on Friday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Sixty-four brave warriors of the National Guard, special Interior Ministry battalions and regular police...

      20 tanks with oil products burn in Cherkasy region
      Aug22

      20 tanks with oil products burn in Cherkasy region

      At the railway station Horodyshche, Cherkasy region, 20 tanks of petroleum products derailed this morning, 11 of them took fire jointly with the locomotive. The train consisted of 35 tanks. According to the press service of State Emergency Service, the accident occurred at 6:35 a.m. Currently, gathering of the total fire and rescue service...

      Poroshenko to raise Ukraine’s state flag on Sofiyska Square on August 23
      Aug22

      Poroshenko to raise Ukraine’s state flag on Sofiyska Square on August 23

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will attend a ceremony to hoist the national flag of Ukraine on Saturday, the press service of the head of state has reported. “On Saturday, August 23, at 09.00, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will take part in the ceremony of raising the national flag of Ukraine (Sofiyska Square),” reads the...

      Ukraine will not agree to “frozen conflict” with Russia – Chaly
      Aug22

      Ukraine will not agree to “frozen conflict” with Russia – Chaly

      Ukraine will not agree to a “frozen conflict” with Russia and counts on military-technical cooperation with the European Union. Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Valeriy Chaly told on air of the TV channel “Ukraine.” “A “frozen conflict” does not suit us. It can quickly lead to a new escalation. We...

      UN to help resolve situation in eastern Ukraine
      Aug22

      UN to help resolve situation in eastern Ukraine

      Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin on Thursday received UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos. During the meeting the sides discussed practical ways of using UN opportunities for a peaceful settlement of the situation in eastern Ukraine, provoked...

      Russian “humanitarian aid” may be allowed to Ukraine today
      Aug22

      Russian “humanitarian aid” may be allowed to Ukraine today

      First trucks with Russian humanitarian aid will arrive in Ukraine on August 22. A statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross reads on Twitter, UNN reports. “We observe. Trucks have to go tomorrow,” a statement reads. Now, the border guards check the first trucks of the Russian column with humanitarian aid. The International...

      Government forces destroy group of mercenaries and armored vehicles near Snizhne
      Aug22

      Government forces destroy group of mercenaries and armored vehicles near Snizhne

      The Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed 11 BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers, three tanks and five infantry fighting vehicles of terrorists near Snizhne, Donetsk region, the press center for the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) has reported on its Facebook page. “The ATO forces continue the attack. The enemy sustained considerable...

      President makes adjustments to mobilization
      Aug21

      President makes adjustments to mobilization

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has approved the schedule of rotation and made adjustments to mobilization. The issue concerns the draft of regular officers during the third wave of mobilization. He told this to reporters in Mykolaiv on Thursday, the presidential press service reported. “Those who have military specialties, including...