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      Russian militants attacked Ukraine 48 times in last day, used mortars, grenade launchers and infantry fighting vehicles
      Nov24

      Russian militants attacked Ukraine 48 times in last day, used mortars, grenade launchers and infantry fighting vehicles

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 48 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size ”In the Mariupol sector, the occupiers fired mortars and rocket-propelled grenades on the towns of Maryinka and...

      Ukraine, the Netherlands working on compromise document for ratification of Association deal – media
      Nov24

      Ukraine, the Netherlands working on compromise document for ratification of Association deal – media

      The authorities of Ukraine and the Netherlands are developing a compromise document (an addendum to the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement), which will allow to complete the process of the deal`s ratification, the Segodnya newspaper reported citing its source in the Presidential Administration. The document will include five key provisions, the...

      Moscow attack on Ukraine Culture Center detailed
      Nov24

      Moscow attack on Ukraine Culture Center detailed

      A group of hooligans November 22 attacked the cultural center of Ukraine in Moscow, burning the Ukrainian flag and leaving a provocative graffiti on the building`s wall. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it was extremely disturbed over the fact, demanding an immediate investigation into the attack and insisting that all those who had committed...

      Finland reacts to Russia`s deployment of Iskander missiles near Kaliningrad
      Nov24

      Finland reacts to Russia`s deployment of Iskander missiles near Kaliningrad

      Finland`s Minster of Defense Jussi Niinisto says he sees no direct threat in the recent deployment of Russian missiles in the Baltics, according to the Associated Press. The minister noted that similar movements of missile launchers had already happened before with not so much attention drawn, AP reports. Mr Niinisto also said that a ”negative...

      UN Security Council holds Ukraine-offered meeting on anti-terrorist protection of infrastructure
      Nov24

      UN Security Council holds Ukraine-offered meeting on anti-terrorist protection of infrastructure

      Ukraine initiated the UN Security Council Arria-formula meeting on the protection of critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks, which was held November 21, 2016, according to the website of Ukraine`s Mission to the UN. ”Intensification of terrorist activities of organizations such as Al-Qaeda, ISIS, Boko Haram, Al-Shabab, Al-Nusra etc....

      Putin says Ukraine`s detention of Russian servicemen is `perfidy` – media
      Nov24

      Putin says Ukraine`s detention of Russian servicemen is `perfidy` – media

      Russian President Vladimir Putin says the detention of two Russian servicemen, who previously served in Ukraine`s army, on the administrative border between mainland Ukraine and occupied Crimea was an act of ”perfidy” by the Kyiv authorities, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”I believe this perfidy [detention of Russian military servicemen]...

      FSB detains former Russian military for ”spying for Ukraine” in Crimea`s Sevastopol
      Nov24

      FSB detains former Russian military for ”spying for Ukraine” in Crimea`s Sevastopol

      A former serviceman of the Black Sea Fleet HQ Leonid Parkhomenko was detained in the strategic port city of Sevastopol on the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula. FSB argues that man has allegedly been collecting intelligence on fleet operations on the instructions of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, RIA Novosti reported. ”November 22, the...

      Kyiv says further disengagement in Donbas possible after Debaltseve demilitarized
      Nov24

      Kyiv says further disengagement in Donbas possible after Debaltseve demilitarized

      Representatives of Ukraine at Minsk peace talks on Donbas insist that further disengagement of forces and military hardware in the east of Ukraine is possible after the demilitarization of the militant-held town of Debaltseve, which should be under Ukraine`s control in keeping with the Minsk agreements. ”During the security subgroup`s work...

      Financial investigation Service to be set up no later than 2017 – Danyliuk
      Nov24

      Financial investigation Service to be set up no later than 2017 – Danyliuk

      The Financial Investigation Service should be established in Ukraine no later than 2017, Minister of Finance Oleksandr Danyliuk said in his interview with Focus magazine. ”In order to eliminate the tax police and set up the financial investigation service, a special law should be adopted. We sought to get the new service operating as early as...

      Ukrainian Culture Center in Moscow attacked, Ukraine demands probe
      Nov24

      Ukrainian Culture Center in Moscow attacked, Ukraine demands probe

      Ukraine`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs demands an immediate investigation into an attack on the Ukrainian Culture Center in Moscow when, among other things, the Ukrainian national flag was burnt, insisting that all those who have committed the crime be held liable. ”The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is extremely disturbed by the fact of...