Pro-Russian illegal armed groups opened fire 20 times in the direction of Ukrainian forces, twice the amount of attacks recorded the previous day, as reported by the press center of the ATO. From 18:00 yesterday until midnight, the militants were most active in the area of the Donetsk airport. "They opened chaotic fire...
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked positions of the Ukrainian army participating in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine 10 times in the past day, according to the ATO press center. "Since the beginning of Monday, militants tried 10 times to provoke ATO forces into violating the full...
The overall situation in the zone of the Anti-Terrorist Operation remains difficult, according to the Main Intelligence Division of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. "The enemy attacked 11 times using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades, of which five attacks were on Troitske, Luhanske, Novhorodske (Slaviansk...
The Head of State published the gallery of photographs shot in 2015 on his official Facebook page. President and the First Lady Maryna Poroshenko took their children to the Christmas Fair at the Sofia Square in Kyiv....
The Russian-backed militants attacked the Ukrainian positions eleven times in the past day, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). In the late hours of Sunday, the militants led aimed fire from small arms and rocket-propelled grenades on Ukrainian positions in the area of Shyrokyne, located not far...
European Commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management Christ Stylianides said that Brussels considers one of its priorities relief operations aimed at providing assistance to the population in the areas of Donbas controlled by the militants, according to Deutsche Welle. The Commissioner drew attention to the need to...
The occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine have ceased to be just a subject of Kremlin pressure on the official Kyiv. There are indications showing that this de facto no man's land, held by the Russian proxies, has turned into an industrial park and logistics center for the illegal production and smuggling...
Ukraine imposes preferential duty rates set by the Ukrainian Customs Tariff regarding all goods originating from Russia, while the preferential regime with the Russian Federation (free trade) is canceled from January 2, 2016, the governmental press service reported. According to the report, the measures are introduced for...
Representatives of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission have provided information on the presence in areas of Kominternove, Kalynivka, Perevalsk and Novoamvrosievske of weaponry banned under the Minsk agreements — mortars, main battle tanks, self-propelled guns and a 220mm MLRS Uragan, according to the report of...
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France on Wednesday had a telephone call in the so-called "Normandy format" to discuss the Donbas crisis and the implementation of the Minsk peace agreements in 2016, according to a statement by French President Francois Hollande's office, reports World.Corruption The...
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that Ukraine and Ukrainians owe the opportunity to celebrate this New Year and Christmas to the Ukrainian army, according to the presidential administration, reports Corruption.World "This is thanks to you who are in a cold fighting hole now instead of sitting at the table in the...
The OSCE monitors revisited Kominternove (23km north-east of Mariupol) to follow up on reports about the presence of armed “DPR” members in the village, according to the SMM report published on December 28. “In Kominternove, the SMM did not observe any armed persons or weaponry, with the exception of the...