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Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas conflict zone in last day
Декабрь 18, 2015
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Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas conflict zone in last day

No Ukrainian soldiers were killed but two 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. "Over the last day, we haven't lost any Ukrainian soldiers, but two were...

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Reuters: Ukraine says Russia looted two Crimean oil rigs
Декабрь 17, 2015
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Reuters: Ukraine says Russia looted two Crimean oil rigs

Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of looting two of its oil rigs after Crimea-based oil and gas firm Chornomornaftogaz moved the equipment off the coast of the annexed peninsula into Russian waters, according to Reuters.       Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine last year and the loss of the peninsula's...

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Ukraine ready to pay price for freedom, European choice: Poroshenko
Декабрь 17, 2015
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Ukraine ready to pay price for freedom, European choice: Poroshenko

President Poroshenko commented on Vladimir Putin's decree on the withdrawal of preference regime of the CIS FTA during his Brussels visit on Wednesday. "Last year we made a very difficult and sensitive decision to postpone the launch of the DCFTA for a year. We hoped that this additional time would be used to find the...

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Court rules complete ban of Communist Party of Ukraine
Декабрь 17, 2015
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Court rules complete ban of Communist Party of Ukraine

Kyiv’s District Administrative Court satisfied the claim of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine in full, banning the activities of the Communist Party of Ukraine, according to the court’s official website. It is noted that the District Administrative Court of Kyiv has completed consideration of the lawsuit by the...

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Russia deploys nuclear weapons in occupied Crimea: Dzhemilev
Декабрь 17, 2015
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Russia deploys nuclear weapons in occupied Crimea: Dzhemilev

As of today, the military option to return the annexed territory of Crimea is excluded, Ukrainian presidential envoy for Crimean Tatar People's affairs, and Ukrainian MP from the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko Mustafa Dzhemilev (Cemilev) said in an interview with Ukrainian weekly news magazine Focus. "Russia has depoyed...

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Ukraine to halt all trade with occupied Crimea
Декабрь 16, 2015
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Ukraine to halt all trade with occupied Crimea

The Ukrainian government has banned movement of goods and services to and from the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, except for the transportation of personal belongings of citizens and humanitarian aid, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said at a government meeting. "I want to start with the most important decision. The...

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Russia violates Ukraine marine economic zone by setting drilling rig there
Декабрь 16, 2015
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Russia violates Ukraine marine economic zone by setting drilling rig there

The Ukrainian State Border Guard Service reports that Russia has deployed its Tavrida floating drilling platform in Ukraine's marine economic zone, spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service Oleh Slobodian told Radio Krym.Realii. He said all the crew members on the rig had been notified that they had violated the...

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One Ukrainian soldier killed, another wounded in Donbas in last day
Декабрь 16, 2015
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One Ukrainian soldier killed, another wounded in Donbas in last day

One Ukrainian soldier was killed and another one was wounded in the Donbas conflict zone in the last day, presidential administration press secretary for Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) issues Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday. "Over the last day, one Ukrainian soldier was killed and...

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Donbas militants continue shelling, Krasnohorivka under 82mm mortar fire
Декабрь 16, 2015
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Donbas militants continue shelling, Krasnohorivka under 82mm mortar fire

Russian-backed illegal armed groups continued provocative shelling of the Ukrainian positions in the Donbas conflict zone overnight, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook early Monday. In particular, "at night, mercenaries from pro-Russian hybrid gangs used 82mm mortars, which are banned...

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New Russia/Ukraine chief takes over at Pentagon
Декабрь 15, 2015
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New Russia/Ukraine chief takes over at Pentagon

Monday is the first day at the Defense Department for Dr. Michael Carpenter, who takes over as deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia, the Western Balkans, and Conventional Arms Control, according to Foreign Policy.   He's replacing Evelyn Farkas, who quit rather abruptly in October amid...

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Week’s Milestones. Ambiguous Biden, annoying Barna, and BPP teambuilding
Декабрь 15, 2015
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Week’s Milestones. Ambiguous Biden, annoying Barna, and BPP teambuilding

U.S. Vice President encouraged the Ukrainian authorities to build a successful country. MP Oleh Barna decided not limit himself with collecting signatures for the dismissal of PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk, deciding to drag him out of the parliament’s podium during speech. The winners of the local elections held party conferences....

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Ukraine’s PM says unity with President, Rada preserved
Декабрь 15, 2015
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Ukraine’s PM says unity with President, Rada preserved

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that despite the enemy's hopes and all the difficuties, the PM, the President and the Rada preserved unity, and the reforms would be prolonged, according to the Cabinet's press service. "Our enemies hoped that the new Ukrainian government would not be able to overcome...

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