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Escalation in Donbas: 169 Russian shellings, 3 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 16 wounded in past 48 hours
The situation in the zone of the Anti-Terrorist Operation has become more intense as Russian-terrorist forces have attacked 88 times the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the past day, according to the ATO Headquarters. The shelling was most intensive on the Mariupol line, the ATO HA wrote on Facebook. View map in full size The...
Italian company ready to invest $2 bln in Ukraine`s new gas transportation system operator
National oil and gas holding company NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine plans to complete negotiations with a potential investor for establishing PJSC Trunk Gas Pipelines of Ukraine in the next three months, according to the online newspaper ZN.UA. See also: Large gas field discovered in Ukraine on Black Sea shelf Participants in the negotiation process...
EU ”will die” – French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen after Russia visit
The European Union will disappear, French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen told a rally on Sunday, promising to shield France from globalization as she sought to fire up her supporters in the final four weeks before voting gets underway, according to Reuters. ”The European Union will die because the people do not want it anymore …...
Putin`s desire for new Russian empire not to stop with Ukraine – Ukraine`s Foreign Minister
Against the background of Kremlin`s obsession with restoring Soviet hegemony, but the security of the entire Europe and the west, not only Ukraine, is at stake, Ukraine`s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin wrote in his op-ed for The Guardian. The postwar order that provided peace and stability across the continent appears to be breaking up, while...
U.S. agents have obtained documents on Paul Manafort in eastern Europe inquiry
Treasury department agents received information about the former Trump campaign chairman`s offshore transactions, a source tells the AP. U.S. treasury department agents have recently obtained information about offshore financial transactions involving Donald Trump`s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, as part of a federal anti-corruption...
U.S. imposes sanctions against eight Russian companies
The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on eight other Russian companies accusing them of violating U.S. non-proliferation law regarding Iran, North Korea and Syria since 2009, according to U.S. official. The following companies were included in the black list: Rosoboronexport, 150th Aircraft Repair Plant, Aviaexport foreign economic trade...
A large number of Russian tanks, rocket systems and military technics deployed near Ukrainian border. Video
During March 22-25, Russia has concentrated a large number of Russian tanks, rocket systems and military technics near Ukrainian border. Some of technics probably was delivered in Donetsk and Luhansk region under the guise of humanitarian convoy. The amateur video with modern tanks arriving at a railroad station in Pokrovskoye in the country`s...
Ukrainian agricultural boom: Why it matters to Irish farmers
Ukraine has officially reported yet another record grain harvest for 2016, exceeding 66 million tonnes in the process, according to AgriLand. Of this, wheat accounted for 26.8 million tonnes, maize came in at 28 million tonnes and the barley harvest amounted to 9.9 million tonnes. Aside, 4.3 million tonnes of soy bean were also harvested,...
Russian troops attacked Ukraine’s position 178 times in past 48 hours: 2 soldiers killed, 5 wounded
Russia`s hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 94 times on March 24. 1 Ukrainian soldier has been killed and 3 Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Donetsk sector, Ukrainian positions near...
Full video how former Russian MP Denis Voronenkov was shot dead in Kyiv (Update)
Chief of the Ukrainian National Police department for Kyiv Andriy Kryshchenko officially stated that former deputy of the Russian State Duma Denis Voronenkov has been shot dead downtown Kyiv. Unknown man (perhaps a killer) shot dead by Voronenkov’s bodygard. Former Russian State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomaryov says Denis Voronenkov, also a...