Section: News & Summaries

      ATO HQ reports 53 attacks on Ukraine troops in last day
      Mar24

      ATO HQ reports 53 attacks on Ukraine troops in last day

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 53 times in the past 24 hours, including 48 times in the Donetsk sector, according to press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).The militants fired 82mm and 120mm mortars on the Ukrainian positions in the villages of Yakovlivka, Staromykhailivka,...

      Yemen warring parties agree to April 10 ceasefire – UN
      Mar24

      Yemen warring parties agree to April 10 ceasefire – UN

      Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the UN`s special envoy to Yemen, announced on Wednesday that a cease fire between warring parties in Yemen will begin on April 10, ahead of a new round of peace talks eight days later in Kuwait, according to Deutsche Welle.”The talks aim to reach a comprehensive agreement, which will end the conflict and allow the...

      U.S. oil falls after big jump in stockpiles
      Mar24

      U.S. oil falls after big jump in stockpiles

      Oil prices fell in Asian trading on Thursday, adding to a slump in the previous session, after U.S. stockpiles rose for the sixth week to another record, sapping the strength of a two-month rally in prices, Reuters reported. U.S. crude futures CLc1 were down 47 cents at $39.32 a barrel at 0700 GMT, trading further below the important $40 level,...

      Russian 50th `humanitarian convoy` sets off for Donbas
      Mar24

      Russian 50th `humanitarian convoy` sets off for Donbas

      The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations has sent yet another, 50th, humanitarian convoy to Donbas, the ministry`s press service said on Thursday, according to Russian news agency TASS.”About 90 trucks with more than 1,100 tonnes of humanitarian cargoes set off at 04:00 Moscow time from the Russian emergencies ministry`s Don rescue center [in...

      Brussels airport bombing may have targeted Americans: U.S. lawmaker
      Mar24

      Brussels airport bombing may have targeted Americans: U.S. lawmaker

      The suicide bombers behind the Brussels attacks may have attempted to target Americans, the top lawmaker on the intelligence committee in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.Representative Devin Nunes of California said the explosion at Brussels airport on Tuesday was close to U.S. airline counters and the...

      NBU strengthens official exchange rate to UAH 26.01 to dollar
      Mar24

      NBU strengthens official exchange rate to UAH 26.01 to dollar

      The National Bank of Ukraine on Wednesday evening strengthened the official hryvnia exchange rate by nine kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 26.01 to the dollar.The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for March 24:$100 costs UAH 2,601.5065 (on March 23, it was UAH...

      Ukraine and Turkey’s Newly Strengthened Relationship
      Mar23

      Ukraine and Turkey’s Newly Strengthened Relationship

      Turkey and Ukraine, including Crimea, control 71 percent of the Black Sea coast between the two of them. With Ukraine to the north and Turkey directly to the south, the two nations have long been collegial when working together on regional problems, but their reasonably friendly relationship has generally been subordinated to more pressing...

      Ukraine sees 7.6% rise in industrial output in Feb, first time in three years
      Mar23

      Ukraine sees 7.6% rise in industrial output in Feb, first time in three years

      Industrial output in Ukraine grew by 7.6% in February 2016 year-over-year, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine reported.Industrial output growth as compared to the same period in 2015 was recorded for the first time in the last three years.Industrial output in February grew by 8.2% as compared to January 2016. Growth by 2.9% has been recorded...

      U.S. envoy surprised at Russian OSCE monitors` access to Ukraine after Russian aggression
      Mar23

      U.S. envoy surprised at Russian OSCE monitors` access to Ukraine after Russian aggression

      U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Daniel Baer says he is surprised by Ukraine`s position as for Russian OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) personnel`s access to Ukrainian territory after Crimea and Donbas were occupied by Russia.”Given the Russian invasion [of Ukraine], it is striking that...

      Separatists Launch New “Passportization” Strategy in Eastern Ukraine
      Mar23

      Separatists Launch New “Passportization” Strategy in Eastern Ukraine

      On March 16, the separatist leaders of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) began issuing their own passports in eastern Ukraine. The territory’s militant leader Aleksander Zakharchenko called the move “a very important step toward building statehood” that will serve to solidify and formalize the territory’s...