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6 Canadians, 4 Ukrainians, American among 28 killed in Burkina Faso attack aimed at ‘white people’
Several of 18 countries whose citizens were killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in Burkina Faso, including the US, Canada, and Ukraine, have released lists of victims. Details reveal “white people” were targeted, including a 9-year-old girl. At least 28 people died as a result of the brutal attack and hostage...
Militants deploy prohibited weapons in Sloviansk and Mariupol direction – intelligence data
Representatives of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission operating in the Anti-Terrorist Operation Zone (ATO) have informed about the presence of weapons, which are prohibited according to the Minsk agreements, in areas near Debaltseve and Mospyne, the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported....
OSCE reports Donbas militants still deny access to occupied Kominternove
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine reports that militants from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) still deny access to the buffer-zone village of Kominternove, which was reportedly occupied by the combined Russian-separatist forces late in December 2015. "Armed 'DPR' members...
Post-Soviet Holiday Camp in Artek: You do not expect to see THAT! (35 photos)
Claudine Doury is a French photographer living in Paris. She chose two main themes for her reports: exploring the changes in Eastern Europe, as well as the metamorphosis of juvenile period of life. In Paris in 2004, the book called: Artek, un été en Crimée (Artek, a summer in Crimea,...
As Vitalyi Kozlovskyi turned to Conchita Wurst (PHOTO)
Singer Vitaliy Kozlovsky try on women's image, becoming virtually double winner of "Eurovision-2014" Conchita Wurst The actor appeared in a dress, corset, heels, makeup and manicure on one of the New Year TV show. Later in his "Facebook" Vitalyi showed photos of his reincarnation. "Do not be...
Poroshenko greets Orthodox church members with Christmas
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has greeted Ukrainians and Orthodox church members abroad with Orthodox Christmas and wished everyone warmth, comfort and happiness. "I wish every family warmth and comfort, blessing of the Christmas star and delicious kutia ," he said in his greetings. "For centuries,...
OSCE reports increased presence of armed men in occupied Debaltseve
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has reported an increased presence of armed men in the militant-controlled town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine. "In 'Donetsk People's Republic' ('DPR')-controlled Debaltseve (57km north-east of Donetsk) the SMM observed a calm situation, but an...
«Bitter Harvest»: trailer of Canadian movie on Holodomor released
The first trailer has been released of the feature film about Stalin's repressions in Ukraine, which led to the politically engineered Holodomor famine. A film by Canadian director Ian Ignatovich titled "Bitter Harvest" tells the story of love in the midst of violent events. The main roles in the film are played...
Militants fire 20 times at Ukrainian positions overnight
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...
Intensity of Russian proxies’ attacks on Ukraine goes down to 10 per day
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...
Ukraine intel spots militant MBTs, self-propelled guns near Makyivka, Mospine
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...
Holiday «ceasefire» breached again as militants fire rocket-propelled grenades, small arms
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...