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Syrian militia: «Russians are burning and flattening everything»
A Syrian U.S.-backed secular militia compares the ground offensive by the Russian armed forces near Aleppo, Syria, to a Russian military operation in the Chechen capital Grozny in 1994, saying that "the Russians are burning everything," according to Voice of America (VOA). "The ground offensive is the biggest we...
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...
Officially, the 20-year-old student become the most beautiful fat girl in Russia (Photo)
20-year-old student Irina Cheremnyh won the beauty contest for girls plus size «North Aurora-2015", which took place in St. Petersburg. A prerequisite for participation was the size of clothes not less than 50. The young woman admitted that the fullness of helps her with a nice communication. Irina has...
Syria poses challenges for Putin
In the mountains above Sochi in southern Russia, the marble halls and panoramic terraces of the Krasnaya Polyana hotel were almost empty. Built for a G8 summit in 2014 that was called off because of the Ukraine crisis, and still weeks away from this winter's ski season, the resort had the look of an extravagant white...
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...
Mutual ban on flight between Russia and Ukraine takes effect
Airline ban, effecting Aeroflot and Transaero, is part of sanctions against 105 Russian companies Today a mutual ban on direct flight between Russia and Ukraine comes into force. Kyiv earlier decided to close its airspace to 25 Russian airlines, including the flagship carriers Aeroflot and Transaero. The airline ban is...
Russian stars who are over 40 and don’t age (Photo)
Celebrities may have access to the best skin and hair pros—not to mention just about every pricey winkle cream, injectable filler, and skin-tightening surgery—but none of these guarantee they will age gracefully. In fact, many celebs who've searched for the fountain of youth at their plastic surgeon's office...
No country in world to wage war against Russia — Klimkin
No country in the world will go to war with Russia, said Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin in an interview with the Ukrainian newspaper Segodnia. "No one would resort to military action against a nuclear power like Russia. I mean, not only Ukraine wouldn’t," Klimkin said. Minister of Foreign Affairs...
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...
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...
No elections under muzzles of Russian guns: Yatsenyuk names conditions for Donbas elections
Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk named four conditions for the holding of local elections eastern Ukrainian Donbas on a Ten Minutes with Prime Minister TV show on Sunday, October 18. "The first condition – no one will hold elections under the muzzles of Russian machine guns. They have to withdraw from the...