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      Russian militants attacked in Donbas 62 times in last day, one Ukrainian soldier killed, 4 wounded in action
      Jan12

      Russian militants attacked in Donbas 62 times in last day, one Ukrainian soldier killed, 4 wounded in action

      Russian Militants shell Ukrainian troop from mortar launchers and armor in all sectors, and used artillery in Luhansk and Donetsk sectors, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector Russian militants used 120mm and 82mm mortars to shell the towns of Krasnohorivka...

      More 4 Russian ground attack aircraft Su-25 arrived to Syria
      Jan12

      More 4 Russian ground attack aircraft Su-25 arrived to Syria

      The Russian Federation has deployed four Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft to Syria, Fox News reported, citing two U.S. officials. “[The Russians] say they are pulling out, but we have seen no evidence to support that. On the contrary, we have seen new things coming in,” the report said. See also: Russian behavior in Syria has made the ending...

      Big Japanese companies began economic activities in Ukraine – Japanese Ambassador
      Jan12

      Big Japanese companies began economic activities in Ukraine – Japanese Ambassador

      On January 11, 2017, Japanese Ambassador to Kyiv Shigeki Sumi held a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. A decree on celebrating the Year of Japan in Ukraine was signed and the President of Ukraine expressed his gratitude to Japan in support the independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine, according to the presidential press...

      Russian militants attacked in Donbas 49 times in last day, one Ukrainian killed in action, three wounded.
      Jan12

      Russian militants attacked in Donbas 49 times in last day, one Ukrainian killed in action, three wounded.

      Russian militants attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 49 times in last day in the past 24 hours, one Ukrainian troop killed in action, 3 troops wounded. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, Russian militants fired mortars on the villages of Talakivka and Vodiane. Grenade launchers of various calibers were used to shell the town...

      Additional 300 U.S. soldiers went to Poland as a part of NATO team
      Jan11

      Additional 300 U.S. soldiers went to Poland as a part of NATO team

      On January 11, 2017, additional three hundred American troops arrived in Poznan, Poland from Frankfurt, German. American soldiers joined close to one thousand other U.S. troops who are already in Poland as part of a NATO plan to strengthen the alliance’s presence in Eastern Europe. “This week, the number of US troops stationed in...

      All sides has to respect Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity – EU Council President Donald Tusk
      Jan11

      All sides has to respect Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity – EU Council President Donald Tusk

      European Council President Donald Tusk and Prime Minister of New Zealand Bill English held a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Leaders of the European Union and New Zealand have discussed a role New Zealand has played in the UN Security Council over the last two years, among others conflict in Syria and Ukraine, economic sanctions...

      Russian militants attacked Donbas using “Grad” multiple rocket launcher and heavy weapons in last day
      Jan10

      Russian militants attacked Donbas using “Grad” multiple rocket launcher and heavy weapons in last day

      Russian militants used multiple rocket launcher in the vicinity of Stanytsia Luhanska and organized new positions close to Luhanske and Novoluhanske in the Donetsk sector. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector Russian militants continue firing on Ukrainian forces. They violated ceasefire in Mariinka and Pavlopil-Shyrokyne area. Most of the...

      Ukrainian budget-funded structures are served by Russian accounting systems – Ministry of Finance of Ukraine
      Jan10

      Ukrainian budget-funded structures are served by Russian accounting systems – Ministry of Finance of Ukraine

      Ministry of Finance of Ukraine in its report of 2016 on facebook admitted the strange fact that 10% of e-cabinets on the official public finances portal of Ukraine E-Data are registered from Russian domains. “Russian capital, Russian IT solutions are actively presented on the Ukrainian market,” states the report. Ukraine’s...

      U.S. Senator McCain to join with Democrats in pushing for “comprehensive” sanctions on Russia
      Jan10

      U.S. Senator McCain to join with Democrats in pushing for “comprehensive” sanctions on Russia

      John McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senate Republican said on January 9, 2017, that he would join Democratic Senators Ben Cardin and Robert Menendez in introducing the legislation for “comprehensive” sanctions on Russia because of its alleged attempts to influence the 2016 Presidential election....

      The UN International Tribunal on Crimea maritime to begin in 2017, annexation of Crimea by Russia is not in question
      Jan10

      The UN International Tribunal on Crimea maritime to begin in 2017, annexation of Crimea by Russia is not in question

      Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine for European Integration Olena Zerkal states that the tribunal within the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, which will study the issues related to Crimea, to start work in the middle of 2017, and will announce their verdict in 2019-2021. “We have completed all the necessary pre-trial procedures. The...