Ukraine
Russian proxies fire small arms on ATO forces near Pisky overnight
The situation was tense in the Donbas conflict zone in the last day as the combined Russian-separatist forces opened fire thrice on the Ukrainian army positions, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. "From 23:15 to 23:50 local time on Monday, the militants were firing small...
Ukraine, Italy sign memo on SMB cooperation
Ukrainian Deputy Economic Development and Trade Minister and Ukraine's Trade Representative Nataliya Mykolska announces that Ukraine and Italy have signed a memorandum on cooperation of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). "A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Economic Development and...
Russian soldiers refuse Donbas deployment, face prosecution – Ukraine Intelligence
Numerous cases recorded of the Russian troops disobeying orders in defiance of deployment in Ukrainian Donbas, according to the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. "The Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation opened 80 criminal cases under Art. 337 of the Criminal Code of Russia...
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...
War-torn Pisky near Donetsk airport sees new fights
Russian proxies have resumed fighting in Donbas, having shelled the positions of Ukrainian troops near the village of Pisky, close to the ruined Donetsk airport, on Friday, according to Ukrainian journalist Oleksandr Rudomanov. "A battle in Pisky is over. Small arms, GP-25 grenade launchers, heavy rocket launchers. Two...
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...
Lviv local throws grenade into mayor’s house
A Lviv resident threw a hand grenade into Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovy's house late on Thursday, according to a police report. The police that are guarding the area around the mayor's house have already detained a man who has reportedly thrown the grenade into the Sadovys' house, the press service of the Interior...
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...