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      Ukraine on Olenivka shelling: range too long for Ukrainian mortars to hit checkpoint
      Apr29

      Ukraine on Olenivka shelling: range too long for Ukrainian mortars to hit checkpoint

      The range from the forefront positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the site of the incident is 6.6 km, said the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation commenting on the tragic events in Olenivka,Volnovakha district, in Donetsk region on April 27.”Based on the tactical and technical characteristics of the 82-mm mortars, we see that...

      Russia to take military-technical steps if Sweden joins NATO – Lavrov
      Apr29

      Russia to take military-technical steps if Sweden joins NATO – Lavrov

      Russia will take military-technical measures if Sweden decides to join the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance, that`s according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov who was interviewed by the Swedish publication Dagens Nyheter, Ukrainska Pravda reports.”If Sweden decides to join NATO, we will not think that the Swedes will move to attack us....

      MFA Ukraine on Russian aggression: Ukraine lost 20% of GDP
      Apr29

      MFA Ukraine on Russian aggression: Ukraine lost 20% of GDP

      As a result of Russian aggression Ukraine has lost 20% of its gross domestic product, according to Vadym Prystaiko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine who spoke at the meeting of the UN Security Council in New York April 28.”Russian proxies destroy the social and economic infrastructure of Donbas,” said Prystaiko.”Indeed, the whole...

      Donbas lacks conditions necessary  for holding elections – Power
      Apr29

      Donbas lacks conditions necessary for holding elections – Power

      Current conditions in Donbas do not meet the necessary requirements for the conduct of elections, U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Samantha Power said at the UN Security Council meeting in New York April 28.Power noted critical importance of holding local elections in Donbas ”under Ukrainian law and in accordance with OSCE standards.””To...

      Apakan: OSCE sees intense escalation in Donbas, expands presence on both sides
      Apr29

      Apakan: OSCE sees intense escalation in Donbas, expands presence on both sides

      OSCE`s Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) Chief Monitor in Ukraine Apakan says that the OSCE SMM to Ukraine has observed intense escalation in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, in recent weeks and it has further expanded its presence on both sides of the contact line.”Fighting takes place in hotspots. The fighting there varies in intensity over time. Days...

      Shakhtar Donetsk and Sevilla draw 2–2 in 1st leg of Europa League semi-final in Lviv
      Apr29

      Shakhtar Donetsk and Sevilla draw 2–2 in 1st leg of Europa League semi-final in Lviv

      Holders Sevilla came from behind to earn a 2–2 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final in Lviv, according to BBC Sport.Sevilla, winners of the tournament in 2014 and 2015, led early on through Vitolo`s close-range strike, BBC Sport reported.Marlos equalised with a composed finish from 18 yards before Taras...

      UN Assistant Secretary-General: 9,300 killed in Donbas
      Apr29

      UN Assistant Secretary-General: 9,300 killed in Donbas

      UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tayd-Brook Zerihoun reports 9,300 people have been killed in Donbas since the beginning of the conflict.”Positive steps forward [under the Minsk peace agreements] continue to be heavily undermined to some extent by an overall precarious and unsustainable situation in the conflict area. The...

      BBC: Arrests and police injuries in France labour law protests
      Apr29

      BBC: Arrests and police injuries in France labour law protests

      Twenty-four police officers have been injured, three of them seriously, during protests against a proposed labour law change in France, according to the BBC.More than 100 protesters were arrested as tens of thousands gathered on the streets of major cities, the BBC reported.Some burned tyres and threw bottles and stones at police.Interior...

      Six days of air strikes and rebel shelling in Syria`s Aleppo kill 200 people
      Apr28

      Six days of air strikes and rebel shelling in Syria`s Aleppo kill 200 people

      Six days of air strikes and rebel shelling in Aleppo, which is split between government and rebel forces, have killed 200 people, two-thirds of them on the opposition side, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says, according to Reuters.Air strikes destroyed a hospital and killed dozens of people in rebel-held areas of Syria`s Aleppo including...

      Reuters: Spooked by Russia, Lithuania spares no money for defense
      Apr28

      Reuters: Spooked by Russia, Lithuania spares no money for defense

      Worried by an increasingly militarist Russia next door, Lithuania is putting the finishing touches to a dummy settlement in the Pabrade training area so it can teach its soldiers how to fight in towns and villages, according to Reuters.The first such facility in the Baltic states, it is seen as a symbol of how seriously those countries now view...