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FSB opens case against one of Crimea blockade coordinators
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has opened a case against one of Crimea's blockade coordinators, Lenur Islyamov, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported referring to the Investigative Department of Russia's FSB Office in Crimea and Sevastopol. "On October 22, 2015, the Investigative Department of...
ATO Headquarters: two Ukrainian servicemen blown on trip-wire
Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed on Saturday after an explosive device detonated in the forest between Avdiyivka and Donetsk bypass road, Head of the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters, Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a briefing, according to an UNIAN correspondent. At this, no Ukrainian...
Russian proxies fire mortars and rocket-propelled grenades in Shyrokyne
A provocative shelling of the village of Shyrokyne took place on the day of withdrawal of artillery systems from the demarcation line, Ukrainian Presidential Adviser Yuriy Biryukov said on Friday, Mariupol's city portal 0629 reported. "At about 12:00 on October 29, the illegal armed groups started firing 82mm mortars,...
Emergency evacuation under way amid multiple blasts at Svatove munitions depot
The emergency evacuation of local residents of the town of Svatove in Luhansk region with a population of about 18,000 people is under way amid ongoing explosions caused by a fire at a local munitions depot, according to hromadske.tv. "I'm now evacuating people as shells of Uragan, Grad, Smerch are exploding at...
ATO Headquarters tells how much Russian mercenaries are paid in Syria
Mercenaries in Syria are paid ten times more then they receive while serving in the army of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Deputy Chief of Staff Colonel Konstantyn Sokolov said at a press conference in Kramatorsk, according to 112 Ukraine...
Russian proxies violate ceasefire, attack ATO forces
The combined Russian-separatist forces were firing rocket-propelled grenades, heavy machine guns and small arms on the Ukrainian army positions south of Avdiyivka from 19:40 to 20:10 on October 28, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation wrote on Facebook on Thursday. After the attack, there were no violations of...
Freedom closer than seems: Lawyer on Savchenko’s prospects to return
Ukrainian pilot and Member of Parliament, held in Russian prison, Nadia Savchenko, will return to Ukraine in 2016, according to her lawyer, Mark Feygin. "I’m out of the prison in Novocherkassk. Nadia sends greetings to everyone. Freedom is closer than it seems. In the new year, Savchenko will leave for home," he...
Pullback of light artillery to begin on Oct 28
The situation was calm in the Donbas conflict zone overnight, which allowed the Ukrainian military to continue reinforcing their outposts, train and prepare military equipment for the coming winter, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. "The military continue reinforcing their...
Militants shell ATO forces near Donetsk airport on Monday, kill one soldier
Russian-backed militants have shelled the positions of Ukrainian forces near the ruined Donetsk airport, having killed one Ukrainian soldier, according to the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) press center. The militants were firing from the area near Donetsk airport from 17:25 to 18:10 local time on Monday to attack the ATO...
ATO Headquarters: Vuhlehirska power station to be demined on Oct 26
The situation was calm in the Donbas conflict zone overnight, which enabled the Ukrainian military to begin demining of Vuhlehirska thermal power station, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Monday. "The Ukrainian military are helping to rebuild the infrastructure of Donbas. Mine...
Donbas militants attack Ukrainian troops near Pisky at night
Russian-backed militants in Donbas attacked the Ukrainian troops in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone near the village of Pisky at night, using anti-aircraft systems and grenade launchers, according to the ATO press center. "It was quiet almost along the entire contact line, but the area near the village of Pisky...
Ukraine has no control along 409 km of border with Russia
As of today, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has no control along 409.3 km of the border with Russia in the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas, Chairman of the State Border Guard Service Viktor Nazarenko said during a visit to Kharkiv region on Friday. "The stretch is 409.3 kilometers long. We've got...