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U.S. House of Representatives calls on Russia to free Savchenko
On September 22, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously adopted resolution H.Res.50 "Calling for the release of Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was captured by Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine and has been held illegally in a Russian prison since July 2014," according to MFA of Ukraine. The...
Russian proxies attack ATO forces nine times overnight
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine nine times overnight, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Wednesday. "From midnight to 18:00 on September 22, the illegal armed groups were adhering to the ceasefire, but in the evening they...
Russia deploys Ukraine-based militants to Syria — Tymchuk
Military analyst and MP Dmytro Tymchuk says Russia's 'Don' battalion, currently stationed in Ukraine's war-torn Donbas region, has been ordered to dispatch 190 of it's militant footsoldiers to Syria. According to Tymchuk, nearly 200 Russian mercenaries, who were fighting alongside with militants in the...
General Staff voiced official Ukrainian troops’ losses during ATO
The Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers’ death toll is 1,915 military since the beginning of the anti-terrorist operation. Head of Main Personnel Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ihor Voronchenko declared. "Our losses amount to 1,915 people since the beginning of the ATO and the occupation...
Poroshenko names condition for elections in Donetsk, Luhansk
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko noted that the OSCE ODIHR official who was present at the meeting of the Tripartite Liaison Group (TLG) in Minsk expressed his clear view that coincides with the Ukrainian position. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that elections in the Donetsk and Luhansk will only be held when...
Luhansk militant leader Plotnitsky announces pseudo-election on November
Leader of pro-Russian militants from the so-called Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) Igor Plotnitsky has announced plans to hold "local elections" on November 1, according to his statement posted on militant websites. "Today I have signed a decree on holding the first elections to the local administrations of...
Happening Now: Crimean Tatars blockade crossing to Russian-occupied Crimea (live updates)
The peninsula's minority Muslim population face persecution under the Kremlin-appointed authorities 21.09.2015 Economic blockade of Ukraine's Crimea enters second day Tatars and members of the nationalist Right Sector group, who are behind the "economic blockade" say their aim is to highlight discrimination...
Russian proxies attack ATO forces four times overnight
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine four times overnight, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Monday. "In general, the militants adhered to the ceasefire, but still there were some cases of the use of weapons by the enemy. From...
No casualties among Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day
No Ukrainian soldiers were killed or wounded in the Donbas conflict zone in the past day, presidential administration press secretary for Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) issues Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk said. "Over the last day, no Ukrainian soldiers were killed or injured as a result of military clashes,"...
Ukrainian interest. Long-awaited sanctions, bargaining Putin, and taming of Gazprom
Ukraine imposed sanctions against Russian businesses and individuals, as well as some foreigners, actively involved in the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea and in destabilization in Donbas. The Russian president is trying to sell to the world community the recipe of Syrian conflict settlement, for his own benefit. Gazprom...
Activists blocking traffic at Kalanchak checkpoint at border with Crimea (video)
Crimean Tatars and representatives of patriotic organizations of the city of Kherson and Kherson region have blocked roads in Kherson region near checkpoints at the administrative border with Russian-occupied Crimea to prevent trucks with commodities from entering the peninsula. Activists from the Samooborona pro-Ukrainian...
Militant leader Zakharchenko calls for readiness for new war in Donbas
Leader of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Oleksandr Zakharchenko has called on militants to get prepared for new war with Ukraine, according to a militant website. "I don't rule out new fights. Yes, most probably, we'll have to , and we should be prepared for that moment," Zakharchenko said...