Donbas
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...
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...
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...
Russian-backed militants expel Médecins sans Frontières from region
Self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic blacklists international medical aid charity without giving reasons Rebels in Ukraine have ousted an international task force of doctors in the country's wartorn east, denying thousands of civilians urgent medical care. The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic has...
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 completes withdrawal of tanks on all fronts
The forces of Anti-Terrorist Operations have completed removal tanks from the demarcation line in Donbas, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation. "Today the Ukrainian military completed the pullback of tanks on all fronts. Combat vehicles are moving at a 15-km distance from the contact line....
Another Russian «aid» convoy crosses Ukrainian border
Another convoy of trucks that Moscow says is carrying humanitarian aid to Ukrainians in Donbas has crossed the border of Ukraine, the National Center for Crisis Management of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry reported on Thursday. The convoy was divided into two parts en route: some trucks went to the Donetsk border...
Pullback of Ukrainian army’s small-caliber weapons under way
The situation was calm in the Donbas conflict zone overnight, which enabled the Ukrainian military to continue withdrawing small-caliber weapons from the demarcation line, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Thursday. "On Wednesday, the Ukrainian troops were pulling back...
President: There is no need in mobilization at the moment
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko emphasizes that there is no need in mobilization in Ukraine, according to the presidential press service. Answering the questions of journalists in Ivano-Frankivsk, the President reminded that the last wave of mobilization had been completed in September. “We have finally managed...
OSCE recorded 25 tanks of “DPR” militants 60 km away from Mariupol
The Pentagon said Tuesday that the U.S. and Russia had signed a memorandum of understanding over safety procedures for aircraft flying over Syria, according to CBS News. The memo includes specific protocols for air crews to follow over Syria, and establishes of ground communications link, CBS News reports. Late last week, as...
Russia was stalling opening of «Ilovaisk corridor» to organize ambush of Ukrainian troops – Defense Ministry
The Russians were delaying the time for providing a corridor for the withdrawal of Ukrainian military from Ilovaysk to organize ambush of the Ukrainian military convoys, that’s according to the "Analysis of hostilities in the Ilovaisk area after the invasion of Russian troops on August 24-29, 2014," published on...
Ukraine may return to issue of UN peacekeepers in Donbas: Poroshenko
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko does not exclude returning the next year to the proposal for deployment of the UN peacekeeping force, if the Minsk Agreement are not implemented according to the agreed schedule, that’s according to President’s Sunday night interview with major Ukrainian TV channels....