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      Russian troops attacked Ukraine forces 34 times in last day, Mariupol sector remains hot spot
      Oct26

      Russian troops attacked Ukraine forces 34 times in last day, Mariupol sector remains hot spot

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 34 times in the past 24 hours, including 24 in the Mariupol sector, five barrages in the Luhansk sector, and five in the Donetsk sector, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol...

      Maidan cases may be sent to Hague court – Ukrainian Prosecutor General
      Oct25

      Maidan cases may be sent to Hague court – Ukrainian Prosecutor General

      Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko says he does not rule out that the cases related to Maidan events when over a hundred people were killed downtown Kyiv between the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014 could be transferred to the International Criminal Court. ”I think the public also wants those who committed [these crimes], especially...

      Russia may use “Admiral Kuznetsov” carrier group for airstrikes against Aleppo – Stoltenberg
      Oct25

      Russia may use “Admiral Kuznetsov” carrier group for airstrikes against Aleppo – Stoltenberg

      NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg does not rule out that the Russian battle group of warships heading toward the Mediterranean can be used as a platform for more airstrikes against war-torn Aleppo, an UaPosition correspondent in Brussels reported from a press conference ahead of the Alliance`s ministerial meeting. Having noted that any...

      Moldovan presidential race leader says “Crimea is Russia”
      Oct25

      Moldovan presidential race leader says “Crimea is Russia”

      The leader of the presidential race of Moldova, Chairman of the Party of Socialists, Igor Dodon, on the eve of elections to be held on October 30, has said that Crimea belongs to Russia, Europeiska Pravda reports with reference to RTR Moldova TV Channel. Dodon made such a statement on air during a joint meeting with the presidential candidate of...

      MH17 downing: The Netherlands to consider two options for trial
      Oct25

      MH17 downing: The Netherlands to consider two options for trial

      The Dutch Government considers two options for bringing to justice those responsible for the shooting down of a passenger jet of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 from the skies over Donbas in the summer of 2014, according to the Dutch newspaper Trouw. No decision has been taken yet while the current focus in on international tribunal or national...

      5 countries align with anti-Russia sanctions of European Union until mid-March
      Oct24

      5 countries align with anti-Russia sanctions of European Union until mid-March

      Ukraine, Montenegro, Albania, Liechtenstein, and Norway have aligned themselves with the sanctions extended by the Council of the European Union against Russia as restrictive measures for undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. ”The Candidate Countries Montenegro and Albania, and the EFTA...

      Russia ready for “asymmetric response” to tougher U.S. sanctions
      Oct24

      Russia ready for “asymmetric response” to tougher U.S. sanctions

      Russia has devised a series of asymmetric measures to be taken should the United States tighten up sanctions, Deputy Foreign Minister Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Monday, according to Russian news agency TASS. See also: Putin admits impact of anti-Russian sanctions The diplomat was speaking at a meeting of the Federation...

      Russian troops launched about 100 shells on Ukrainian Army near Donetsk in last day
      Oct24

      Russian troops launched about 100 shells on Ukrainian Army near Donetsk in last day

      Combined Russian-separatist forces launched about 100 shells on the Ukrainian positions in the Donetsk sector in the last day, according to Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman for the Anti-Terrorist Operation Andriy Lysenko. ”In the Donetsk sector, the fighting took place in two areas yesterday – Luhanske and Avdiyivka. The occupiers used heavy...

      Kremlin: Deployment of OSCE armed mission on Ukrainian-Russian border not discussed in Berlin
      Oct24

      Kremlin: Deployment of OSCE armed mission on Ukrainian-Russian border not discussed in Berlin

      The Normandy Four leaders did not discuss the deployment of the OSCE armed mission at the uncontrolled section of the Ukrainian-Russian border, and Russian President Vladimir Putin gave only a ”potential agreement,” press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov said, answering a question of an UaPosition correspondent in Russia. ”As for...

      6 Ukrainians arrested by KGB of Transnistria on alleged ”recon mission”
      Oct24

      6 Ukrainians arrested by KGB of Transnistria on alleged ”recon mission”

      The so-called ”State Security Committee” (or KGB – in Russian) of unrecognized Transnistria reported on the detention of six Ukrainian citizens for alleged spying, among them an employee of Ukraine`s State Border Guard Service ”The operatives of the border unit have arrested six citizens of Ukraine who had been conducting surveillance in...