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Four Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas in last day
No Ukrainian soldiers were killed but four were wounded in the Donbas conflict zone over the last 24 hours, presidential administration spokesman for the Anti-Terrorist Operation Colonel Andriy Lysenko said at a briefing in Kyiv on Thursday, according to an UNIAN correspondent. "Yesterday, the enemy made a...
U.S. Senate passes bill allowing supply of weapons to Ukraine
A bill on defense expenditures in 2016 fiscal year which started October 1 was amended with provisions regarding military assistance to Ukraine. $300,000,000 may be available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide appropriate security assistance and intelligence support, including...
Klimkin asks parliament to stop misusing «Donbas’ special status» term
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin insists that Ukrainian lawmakers stop speculating about terminology related to "special status of Donbas." "There is no special status. There is a law on the peculiarities of local self-government , which was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada. The law which respective...
Ukrainian journalists address world leaders about the war in Ukraine (VIDEO)
Seven journalists and hosts of TSN news agency have recorded a video address to the most influential world leaders, where they talk about the war in Ukraine and invite the global community to find out more about it with the help of the book ‘Ukraine's War as Viewed by TSN journalists,' Ukraine Today reports....
Forbes: Poker player Putin raises stakes on Syria, Ukraine. Can European Union call his bluff?
Russian President Vladimir Putin is strengthening his negotiating power with the European Union, and the United States, in the standoff around Ukraine by backing Bashar al-Assad in Syria and bombing rebel militants there, even if they do not belong to Islamic State. Not only is Russia now setting the pace in the conflict in...
Foreigners allowed to serve in Ukrainian army
Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada has amended some legislative acts on military service in the Ukrainian Armed Forces by allowing foreign citizens and stateless persons to serve in the Ukrainian army, and at the same time it has toughened the responsibility for mercenary-related activity. The draft law on the amendments registered...
Ukraine continues pulling back tanks in Luhansk region
There were no cases of the violation of the ceasefire by illegal armed groups in the Donbas conflict zone in the last day, which allows Ukrainian troops to continue pulling back military hardware from the contact line, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). "The long-awaited ceasefire allows...
Video. «Hopak». The State Dance Ensemble of Ukraine p. Virsky «Hopak» — 14,000,000 views
P. Virsky Ukrainian National Folk Dance Ensemble — is a world-renowned Ukrainian dance company based out of Ukraine, well known for its innovative approach to the art form. The ensemble was created in 1937 by Pavlo Virsky and Mykola Bolotov, and guided by Pavlo Virsky until his death in 1975. During World War II,...
OSCE: «LPR» militants pull back 30 tanks from contact line
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine says “LPR” militants withdraw 30 tanks away from the contact line, according to the SMM report. “The SMM monitored the process of withdrawal of tanks in accordance with the Addendum to the Package of measures”. “The SMM observed the removal of 30 main...
Ukraine defies Russia’s demands to pardon militants prior to Donbas elections
During the Normandy Four talks, Russia insisted on the adoption of a new amnesty law, providing for pardon to Russian-backed militants before the elections are held in Donbas, but Ukraine has successfully defended its position, deputy chief of Ukraine’s Presidential Administration Kostiantyn Yeliseiev said at a Kyiv...
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, five wounded in landmine blast in Donbas
Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and another five were wounded in a landmine blast on Sunday evening while patrolling their sector in the Donbas conflict zone, representative of the Donbas Battalion Yevhen Shevchenko said on Monday, according to Ukrainian TV Channel 112. "The soldiers who came to their rescue also got...
100 years ago: amazing Ukrainian embroidered suits, luxurious necklaces and wreaths (PHOTOS)
“Only Little Russians and Parisian women know how to dress tastefully! You will not believe how charmingly the girls dress, the young men as well. It is a really national, comfortable and graceful costume, despite the huge boots. And the ducats, the beads!!! Headbands, flowers!! And the faces!!! Oh, what...