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Russia imposes sanctions against Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the application of special economic measures against Turkey from January 01, 2016. The text of the presidential decree was published by the Kremlin’s press service on Saturday. According to the decree, the Russian president imposed a ban or restriction for organizations...
Russian proxies open fire in Donbas ten times overnight – ATO Staff
Between 18:00 on Friday and 06:00 on Saturday the terrorists opened unsighted fire near Avdiyivka, Maryinka, Zaytseve and Luhanske, according to the ATO press center. Firing from infantry fighting vehicles and small arms, the militants provoked the Ukrainian troops to return fire near Avdiyivka. The Russian prosies also used...
The Interpreter: Russia continues airstrikes in Syria, 9 civilians reportedly dead
Russian jets are reported to have continued to strike rebel-held areas along Syria's border with Turkey on Friday, according to The Interpreter. The Interpreter cites the Syrian Local Coordination Committees (LCC), which reported that nine civilians, amongst them children, were killed and dozens wounded after air strikes on...
Poroshenko: 6,000 civilians killed in Donbas over 18 months of hostilities
A total of 8,000 people, including 6,000 civilians, were killed in the Donbas conflict zone for a year and a half, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said at the "2,000 Ukrainian military and 6,000 civilians, including women and children, were killed by the Russian aggression in Donbas in the last 18 months,"...
Barack Obama plan to defeat Isil dismissed by US intelligence experts
Former and serving diplomats and intelligence officials tell the Telegraph that President Obama's hopes of defeating Islamic State are based on "smoke and mirrors" President Barack Obama's attempts to destroy Isil have been derided by Western diplomats and his own former intelligence officials. Mr Obama has...
DW: Germany joins fight against ISIS
Germany's foreign minister and defense minister defended the decision to join the military campaign against ISIS in Syria, according to Deutsche Welle. Germany's Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen (CDU) and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) told reporters at a shared press conference that in addition to...
ATO HQ reports skirmish between Russian proxies and Ukrainian troops today
Areas near the village of Kamyanka in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine saw a face-to-face combat between Russian-backed militants and Ukrainian troops on Thursday, according to the ATO press center. During the fighting, the enemy was forced to retreat to the starting position, the press center said....
Poland wants NATO-Russia deal scrapped
Poland wants a 1997 deal on NATO-Russia ties to be scrapped to let the alliance install permanent military bases in Polish soil, something that Moscow insists the agreement rules out, according to Defense News. Poland's new right-wing Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski insisted in an interview published Wednesday that...
Russian proxies continue using banned weapons in Donbas
Russian-backed militants in Donbas continued shelling Ukrainian troops on Wednesday with the use of banned, large-caliber weapons, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). "As was the case before, the terrorists have focused fire on areas near the city of Donetsk in the ATO zone today," the...
Russian Senator counterattacks ‘Charlie Hebdo’ with stolen Ukrainian caricature
On November 11, Russian Senator Valentina Petrenko, known abroad for her unusual hairstyle, unveiled a caricature mocking the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The cartoon depicts people in a pot roasting over an open flame. The caption reads, "Charlie Hebdo isn't people—it's freaks!" followed by...
ATO HQ reports serious escalation in Donbas, intelligence detects enemy drills
The situation in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, was tense the whole day on Tuesday with almost all the sectors being under militant fire, according to the ATO Headquarters press center. "Terrorists continued firing almost in all the directions," the press center wrote in an update...
Militants use banned anti-aircraft systems, continue attacks on ATO forces
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 30 times overnight, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. "The situation in the Donbas conflict zone remains tense. Terrorists continue to resort to provocative fire in all directions. They...