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      Merkel’s visit to Kyiv is a unique fact – Klimkin
      Aug19

      Merkel’s visit to Kyiv is a unique fact – Klimkin

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Ukraine on August 23 this year is unusual. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said this at a briefing on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “As for the chancellor’s visit, it is an unusual visit, which is planned just before the national holiday. I want to emphasize that...

      Fighting underway near Novosvitlivka and Khriashchuvate in Luhansk region
      Aug19

      Fighting underway near Novosvitlivka and Khriashchuvate in Luhansk region

      Ukrainian government troops are continuing to fight terrorists near Novosvitlivka and Khriashchuvate in Luhansk region. The coordinator of the Information Resistance group, Dmytro Tymchuk, reported this on his Facebook page. “The ATO [anti-terrorist operation] forces (airmobile and mechanized units) continue defensive fighting near the...

      Poroshenko demands change in tactics in ATO zone
      Aug19

      Poroshenko demands change in tactics in ATO zone

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is insisting on a new content of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in eastern Ukraine. He said this at a meeting with the heads of law enforcement agencies on Monday, the presidential press office reported. “Today we must consider a new content of the military operation under new conditions. Today we...

      Ukrainian armored vehicles enter Ilovaisk
      Aug19

      Ukrainian armored vehicles enter Ilovaisk

      Armored vehicles of Ukrainian government forces have fought their way through to the town of Ilovaisk in Donetks region. Donbas battalion commander Semen Semenchenko, who is in the town along with his soldiers, as well as a separate company of the Dnipro battalion and the second platoon of the Azov battalion, reported this on his Facebook page...

      Klimkin: Russia not ready to assume obligations to control border
      Aug19

      Klimkin: Russia not ready to assume obligations to control border

      Russia is not ready to assume obligations regarding control over Ukrainian-Russian border and ensure the presence of OSCE observers. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said this at a briefing on Tuesday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “I understand that Russia is currently not ready to assume a full level of obligations on...

      Yasynuvata, Zhdanivka being cleared of militants
      Aug19

      Yasynuvata, Zhdanivka being cleared of militants

      The anti-terrorist operation (ATO) forces are conducting an operation to clear Yasynuvata and Zhdanivka in Donetsk region and Chornukhyne in Luhansk region of terrorists. The leader of the Information Resistance group, Dmytro Tymchuk, reported this on his Facebook page. “The ATO forces (mechanized and airborne units in interaction with the...

      Fighting going on in Ilovaisk, town blocked
      Aug19

      Fighting going on in Ilovaisk, town blocked

      Ukrainian government forces are continuing to fight terrorists in the town of Ilovaisk, Donetsk region. The leader of the Information Resistance group, Dmytro Tymchuk, reported this on his Facebook page. “Along with the blocking of Ilovaisk, fighting continues in this town,” Tymchuk wrote.

      Turchynov urges world to stop Russian threat
      Aug18

      Turchynov urges world to stop Russian threat

      Russian state terrorism endangers not only Ukraine or Ukrainian people, but poses a “threat to the entire world,” and people everywhere on the planet should realize that after the downing of the Malaysian Boeing passenger jet in eastern Ukraine. Verkhovna Rada Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov said this during a conference of parliamentary...

      Germany not to provide military assistance to Ukraine
      Aug18

      Germany not to provide military assistance to Ukraine

      The German government is not considering providing military assistance to Ukraine to fight separatists in the east of the country. A German Federal Foreign Office spokesperson said this in Berlin on Monday, while commenting on a respective request from Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin. “The fact that the Ukrainian leadership, given...

      Ukrainian tanks enter Stanytsia Luhanska – media
      Aug18

      Ukrainian tanks enter Stanytsia Luhanska – media

      Ukrainian government forces have entered the terrorist-occupied urban village of Stanytsia Luhanska in Luhansk region, Informator has reported. According to the report, eyewitnesses saw Ukrainian tanks in the village. “Fighters who fortified their positions on Zmiyina Hill (a monument to Prince Ihor) started shelling them. A kindergarten...