Section: News & Summaries

      Russia to send 51st `humanitarian convoy` to Donbas
      Mar26

      Russia to send 51st `humanitarian convoy` to Donbas

      Russia`s Emergencies Ministry will send its 51st humanitarian aid convoy to the troubled Donbas region, the Minister Vladimir Puchkov said Saturday, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”Currently we are preparing the convoy, particularly at the territory of the Noginsk rescue center,” Puchkov said, adding that the date of dispatch has not been...

      Syrian army pushes into Palmyra amid heavy bombardment
      Mar26

      Syrian army pushes into Palmyra amid heavy bombardment

      Syrian government forces advanced into Palmyra on several fronts on Saturday with support from air strikes and artillery bombardment, state media and a monitoring group said, and live television showed waves of explosions inside the city, according to Reuters.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights described it as the heaviest assault yet in a...

      Putin takes no decisions on Savchenko case – Peskov
      Mar26

      Putin takes no decisions on Savchenko case – Peskov

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has not taken any decisions on the case of Ukrainian military servicewoman Nadiya Savchenko, Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with TVC channel, which will air on Saturday night, Russian news agency TASS reports. ”The situation with Savchenko is very simple and clear for us – Savchenko is...

      Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, 11 wounded in Donbas in last day
      Mar26

      Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, 11 wounded in Donbas in last day

      Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and another 11 were wounded in the Donbas conflict zone in the last 24 hours, presidential administration spokesman for Anti-Terrorist Operation issues, Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a briefing on Saturday, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”In the last day, we lost two Ukrainian soldiers, and...

      Pope Francis remembers victims of Brussels violence on Good Friday
      Mar26

      Pope Francis remembers victims of Brussels violence on Good Friday

      As Christians around the world commemorated the crucifixion of Christ, Pope Francis denounced terrorism and indifference to refugees, calling on people not to be overwhelmed by the ”apparent victory of evil,” according to Deutsche Welle.In his Good Friday prayers, Pope Francis condemned ”terrorist acts committed by followers of some religions...

      Ukraine MFA protests Savchenko`s detention due to deterioration of her health
      Mar26

      Ukraine MFA protests Savchenko`s detention due to deterioration of her health

      The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expresses strong protest with regard to the continuation of the illegal detention by the Russian authorities of illegally sentenced citizen of Ukraine – Nadiya Savchenko, which led to significant deterioration of her health and constitutes a danger to her life.”We are outraged by the unfounded refusal of...

      Poroshenko confers rank of Army General to SBU chief
      Mar26

      Poroshenko confers rank of Army General to SBU chief

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has conferred the rank of Army General to Head of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Hrytsak, the president`s press service reports.The relevant decree was signed on Friday, the report says.Poroshenko praised the work of Vasyl Hrytsak at the post of Head of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine and...

      Militants continue to use banned weapons, hot spot near Avdiyivka
      Mar26

      Militants continue to use banned weapons, hot spot near Avdiyivka

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 39 times in the past 24 hours, using banned weapons, according to press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). ”In the last day, the militants fired 39 times on the Ukrainian positions in Donbas, using 82mm and 120mm mortars, infantry fighting...

      Poroshenko signs decree on demobilization of fourth wave`s military
      Mar26

      Poroshenko signs decree on demobilization of fourth wave`s military

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree on demobilization of servicemen conscripted during the fourth wave of partial mobilization, the president`s press service reports.”I would like to begin with very good news for 45,000 servicemen who defend our state in difficult conditions. I mean soldiers of the so-called fourth wave of...

      NBU strengthens official exchange rate to UAH 26.07 to dollar
      Mar26

      NBU strengthens official exchange rate to UAH 26.07 to dollar

      The National Bank of Ukraine on Friday evening strengthened the official hryvnia exchange rate by 18 kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 26.07 to the dollar. The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for March 28: $100 costs UAH 2,607.0332 (on March 25, it was UAH...