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Ukrainian troops awarded about UAH 3.5 mln for successful combat missions
About UAH 3.5 million has been already paid to Ukrainian soldiers for the successful execution of combat missions, Head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Communications and Press Department Oksana Havryliuk said at a briefing in Kyiv on Friday. "Families of the dead soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces have already...
Five countries may establish their own tribunal on MH17
Blocked by Russia at the United Nations, members seeking criminal accountability for the Malaysian jetliner destroyed in eastern Ukraine last year may create their own prosecution tribunal, Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Wednesday. The minister said such a tribunal was among the narrowed options now under...
Sector «M»: Booby-trapped bodies found outside Donetsk
Booby-trapped bodies have been revealed in the village of Sopyne in Donetsk region, the press officer of the Mariupol "M" sector Ihor Biriukov said on Thursday. "According to our informants, residents of the village of Sopyne invite to explore a certain site, as they suspect there are boxes of ammunition and...
Ukrainian inventor constructed «smart» energy-efficient house (Photo/Video)
Ukrainian Valeriy Samoylov built a home that saves energy. This idea he has borrowed from the Americans, but to realized was not easy work. The uniqueness of the building — energy savings. For warming used pure cellulose, and the floor is heated by wood-burning oven. So winter is quite warm. Heated...
3 prosecuted in China over killing of giant panda and sale of its meat
The pelt of a panda killed by poachers in China. Authorities are prosecuting three people over the poaching of a female giant panda in Yunnan province. Three people are being prosecuted in China over the killing of a giant panda in the wild and the sale of its meat, state media reported. Giant pandas are an endangered...
Russia’s ‘Rokot’ carrier launches 3 military satellites into orbit
Three Russian military communication satellites were successfully guided into orbit early Thursday morning, the Russian Defense Ministry has reported. The satellites were launched via a Rokot carrier. At 1 am Moscow time on Thursday (22 GMT Wednesday), Russia’s Aerospace Forces successfully launched a Rokot space launcher...
Russia plans another big military base near Ukraine border
Russia is planning a second major military base near the border with Ukraine, where NATO accuses Russian troops of helping pro-Moscow separatists fight Kyiv's forces, according to Reuters. The bases are part of a Russian military buildup along a new line of confrontation with the West, running from the Black Sea in the...
Russia risks confrontation with US over Syrian military build up
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Russia's military support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "could provoke a further escalation of the conflict", as well claiming more lives and increasing the flow of refugees. "If they are there to shore up Assad and to certainly provide Assad with the continued...
Leader of US war effort against Islamic State stepping down
The retired Marine general chosen by President Barack Obama to head military efforts against Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS/ISIL) is leaving the position, according to a new report. John R. Allen, the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, will leave the job in November, according to...
Poroshenko administration explains why no response to firearm petition yet
President Petro Poroshenko's Administration has not yet responded to the most popular petition on legalizing possession of firearms in Ukraine, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Dmytro Shymkiv wrote on Facebook on Wednesday. According to Shymkiv, a response to the first petition, which met the 25,000 signature...
Migrant crisis: EU splits exposed as summit looms
Splits within the EU on the relocation of 120,000 migrants have been further exposed as leaders gather for an emergency meeting in Brussels. Slovakia is launching a legal challenge to mandatory quotas that were passed in a majority vote on Tuesday. Hungary's PM defended its "democratic rights" and proposed a...
Over 200 men in balaclavas brawl at Kharkiv town hall, clash with police
Unknown persons dressed in camouflage and wearing balaclavas, who had reportedly picketed the house of former Kharkiv Governor Mykhailo Dobkin, have come to the Kharkiv town hall, Ukrainian TV Channel 112 Ukraina has reported. "We're at Kharkiv City Council where a session is taking place now. Prior to that, more than...
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