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Russian army supplies to Donbas revealed by cargo trains. Video
A video published via a Glasnost Gone Twitter account shows developments of the Russian military supplies to the Ukrainian territory by cargo trains. Satellite imagery has been processed to create a video showing an ammo depot in the east of Ukraine where the equipment is being brought by cargo trains from the territory of Russia. ”Take a few...
Ukraine to sue Russia for illegal extraction of resources in Black Sea
The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine are preparing a lawsuit against the Russian Federation regarding illegal mining in Ukrainian territorial waters, Ukrainian Deputy Minister for temporarily occupied territory George Tuka told a press conference. See also: Ukraine releases evidence of Russia`s seizure of...
Latvia doesn`t allow its citizens to serve in Ukrainian army
Latvia`s parliament, Saeima, on November 10 voted down an initiative that could have allowed Latvian citizens to lawfully be enlisted in the Ukrainian army. The motion was put forth by lawmakers of Latvia`s National Union Edvins Snore and Janis Dombrava, who submitted corresponding proposals for second reading of amendments to the National...
“Ceasefire” in Eastern Ukraine: Russian militants launch over 200 mortar shells last day
Russian militants were most active in the Mariupol sector. The enemy fired from small arms, grenade launchers, infantry fighting vehicles, as well as 82mm and 120mm mortars near the towns of Krasnohorivka and Maryinka, and the villages of Pavlopil, Novotroyitske, Shyrokyne, Vodiane, Bohdanivka and Hnutove. Active hostilities continued in Luhanske...
Bellingcat: Russia army commander liable for sending Buk to Donbas
Eliot Higgins, the founder of the Bellingcat investigative group, says that it is the commander of the Russian military who is responsible for sending military equipment into Ukraine, including the Buk surface-to-air missile system that downed flight MH17 in Donbas in July 2014. ”Ultimately, the responsibility for sending military equipment into...
U.S. sanctions on Russia to remain until Crimea returned to Ukraine – State Department
The State Department said Wednesday the U.S. stance regarding sanctions against Russia will not change following the election of Donald Trump to the presidency, Anadolu reports. ”Our stance was they have been and will certainly remain throughout this administration,” agency spokesman Mark Toner said during a press briefing, according to Anadolu....
EU airports allow landing for planes flying to Crimea – media
Despite the ban, airports across Europe allow landing to aircraft that also fly to the Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine Today reports. The planes that serve regular flights to Simferopil in Russian-occupied Crimea, also conduct transportations to Norway, Italy, German, Denmark, Greece, Austria and other EU countries, according to the...
Russian troops attacked Ukraine 54 times in last day, fired artillery in Luhansk region
Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 54 times in the past 24 hours, including 32 in the Mariupol sector, 16 barrages in the Luhansk sector, and eight in the Donetsk sector, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol...
Presidential Staff: Ukraine to cooperate with Trump
Ukraine will cooperate with Donald Trump, Deputy head of Presidential Administration of Ukraine, Secretary of the National Reform Council Dmytro Shymkiv said on 112 Ukraine TV Channel as news from the United States presidential election were coming in. According to him, there is a need to increase pro-Ukrainian coalition around the world. ”The...
Ukraine submits to UN draft resolution on Crimea, Russia expected to oppose
Ukraine`s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko during the Third Committee of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly submitted to the delegates the draft resolution ”Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol,” according to the UN News Center. ”I have the honor to submit the...