Section: Main news
President expands rights of prosecutors in ??ATO area
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed the Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code of Ukraine regarding the special regime of pre-trial investigation in a state of war, state of emergency or in the ATO area. The Presidential press service informs. “The document entitles the regions (administrative territories), which have the legal...
14 terrorists of “DPR” arrested in Donetsk region
The Security Service bodies detained 14 people in Donetsk, suspected of terrorism and belonging to the so-called “DPR” – “Donetsk People’s Republic.” The press service of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Donetsk region informs. “This August, the Security Service had arrested 14 people, who were notified of suspicion...
Poland to help Ukrainian army
The Polish Ministry of National Defense will transfer humanitarian aid to Ukrainian military. The first part of the planned 320 tonnes will be passed next week. The ministry’s press spokesman, Jacek Sonta, said this in a statement posted on the ministry’s website. “Ukrainian soldiers will get, among other things, food,...
Makiyivka colony shelled by militants, four dead
As a result of shelling of the Makiyivka Penitentiary No.32, four prisoners were killed. Spokesperson of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine Kateryna Denysiuk told a Ukrinform correspondent. “During the firing with artillery shells of the territory of the Makiyivka Penitentiary, two prisoners were killed, eight were wounded. Two of...
Poroshenko will dissolve Rada next week – Advisor to President
Next week, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will sign a decree to dissolve the Parliament and on early elections to the Ukrainian parliament. Advisor to the President Oleh Medvedev told on air of the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. “Some of these days, 30 days expire to form a new coalition and the President of Ukraine has a legal...
Sheremeta confirms his resignation
Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Minister Pavlo Sheremeta has confirmed his resignation. He wrote this on his Facebook page while answering many questions in this regard. “Instead of continuing to fight yesterday’s system, I decided to focus on working with tomorrow’s people who will create tomorrow’s...
Heletei describes how volunteers can overcome bureaucrats
In response to numerous complaints of volunteers, who cannot get to the Armed Forces of Ukraine because of bureaucratic hurdles, the Defense Ministry on behalf of Minister Valeriy Heletei opened a hotline. During the first day of the line’s test work, more than 70 volunteers agreed to join the Armed Forces, the official said on his Facebook...
Poroshenko: Situation in Donbas cannot be solved by military methods alone
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has met with UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, the presidential press service has reported. The president thanked the UN secretary general for supporting peace and de-escalation of the situation in the Donbas. He said that there was no internal conflict in Ukraine. “People...
Herashchenko: All schools will start working in Sloviansk from September 1
All schools will start operating in Sloviansk from September 1. President’s Commissioner for peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donetsk and Luhansk regions Iryna Herashchenko wrote on her Facebook page. “All 24 schools of the city will receive children on September 1 – repairs are in full swing now. The problem of textbooks is...
Ukrainian soldiers to be reinforced in Ilovaisk
Reinforcements and heavy weapons are arriving to help soldiers of the Donbas battalion, leading the fighting in Ilovaisk. The press service of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU) told Ukrinform. ” Reinforcements from other regions of Ukraine are coming to the soldiers of the battalion of quick response Donbas of the National Guard of...