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      Militants down OSCE SMM`s drone near Donetsk filtration plant
      Mar03

      Militants down OSCE SMM`s drone near Donetsk filtration plant

      OSCE`s Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine has reported on the downing of the organization`s unmanned aerial vehicle in close proximity to the Donetsk filtration plant. ”OSCE SMM UAV went down near Donetsk Filtration Station after SMM heard small-arms fire, despite sec guarantees. Unacceptable,” the OSCE SMM tweeted. Earlier, ”DPR” militants...

      MH17 investigation: Bellingcat elaborates on role of Russian Major General Dubinsky
      Mar03

      MH17 investigation: Bellingcat elaborates on role of Russian Major General Dubinsky

      The international team of investigative journalism, Bellingcat, in its latest update of its large-scale report on the circumstances of the shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines Boeing flight MH17 over Donbas focuses on a role in the incident of a retired Russian Major General Sergey Dubinsky aka ”Khmuryi.” Bellingcat experts have analyzed...

      U.S. senators call on Trump not to ease Russia sanctions
      Mar03

      U.S. senators call on Trump not to ease Russia sanctions

      On March 2, 2017, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez introduced a resolution marking three years since Russian government authorized military forces to illegally annex the Ukrainian Crimea. Sponsored by Senator Lindsey Graham, the Resolution (S.Res.78) expresses concern over Russia`s continuing aggression and Vladimir Putin`s continued illegal support to...

      Russia continues to destabilize Ukraine – Ukrainian Foreign Ministry
      Mar03

      Russia continues to destabilize Ukraine – Ukrainian Foreign Ministry

      The Russian Federation`s ongoing aggression in Ukraine continues killing Ukrainian citizens, speaker of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Mariana Betsa wrote on Twitter. ”Ru continues to destabilize Ukraine killing our people. 116 attacks on UA positions yesterday, 1 soldier KIA, 15 WIA,” she tweeted. Earlier, Russia`s hybrid military forces...

      So-called Donetsk People`s Republic publishes list of seized Ukrainian enterprises
      Mar03

      So-called Donetsk People`s Republic publishes list of seized Ukrainian enterprises

      The so-called ”Council of Ministers” of the ”DPR” (Donetsk People`s Republic terrorist organization) has published the list of Ukrainian companies and institutions, where the so-called interim administration was introduced. Among such industrial giants, there is PJSC Yenakiieve Iron and Steel Works as well as its Makiivka Branch, Khartsyzsk Pipe...

      Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to allocate UAH 200 mln for purchasing protective equipment for miners
      Mar03

      Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to allocate UAH 200 mln for purchasing protective equipment for miners

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will allocate UAH 200 million for the purchase of personal protective gear for miners working at Ukrainian mines. The relevant decision was announced by Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman after visiting mine No. 10 Stepova of JSC Lvivvuhillia in the village of Hlukhiv in Lviv region`s Sokalskiy...

      Russian military active in Crimea along admin. border with mainland Ukraine: border guards
      Mar03

      Russian military active in Crimea along admin. border with mainland Ukraine: border guards

      Over the past three days, Russian air forces boosted their activity over the occupied Crimean peninsula near the administrative border with mainland Ukraine, speaker of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Oleh Slobodyan told 112 Ukraine TV channel. ”It is not only the air force, but also Navy helicopters constantly patrolling the Black Sea....

      Anti-corruption Bureau detained chief taxman Nasirov
      Mar03

      Anti-corruption Bureau detained chief taxman Nasirov

      An operation by the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) is under way in Feofania, outside Kyiv, to detain Chairman of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov as part of the so-called Onyshchenko case, according to MP Serhiy Leshchenko. ”The NABU is in Feofania now to detain Nasirov. He is charged with `restructuring` for...

      Russia out of tune with Ukraine`s Eurovision show
      Mar03

      Russia out of tune with Ukraine`s Eurovision show

      Amid continuing violence in eastern Ukraine, there have been calls in Russia to boycott Kyiv`s Eurovision extravaganza in May. This week Russian MP Vitaly Milonov urged the head of Russia`s Channel One TV to pull out of the competition, BBC News reported. ”The reality is that we will be unwelcome guests in a country seized by fanatics, who dream...

      OSCE sees continued coal transportation despite of blockade of trade with Russia-occupied Donbas
      Mar03

      OSCE sees continued coal transportation despite of blockade of trade with Russia-occupied Donbas

      The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) has said that its observers noted coal being transported in the areas blocked by the Ukrainian activists in the zone near the demarcation line in Donbas. ”The SMM continued to monitor blockades at railway tracks, which cross the contact line. On 26 February, at the Kryvyi Torets station in...