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      In the ATO area was shut off the trafficking channel of oil products from the territory of the RF to Ukraine – SBU
      Jul21

      In the ATO area was shut off the trafficking channel of oil products from the territory of the RF to Ukraine – SBU

      On July 21, 2015, the SSU (the Security Service of Ukraine, SBU) Press-Center informs that in the ATO area was shut off the trafficking channel of oil products from the territory of the Russian Federation to Ukraine. “The pipeline 1 km long was illegally lined through the state border near Pantyuhine of Novopskovskyi district of Luhansk...

      The largest multinational exercise Rapid Trident has started in Ukraine -US Army Europe
      Jul21

      The largest multinational exercise Rapid Trident has started in Ukraine -US Army Europe

      United States Army Europe (USAREUR) informs on the official homepage that the largest multinational exercise held in Ukraine, Rapid Trident, will be conducted July 20-31, 2015 at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center (IPSC) in Yavoriv, Ukraine. Rapid Trident is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise...

      One Year After MH17 Shootdown, Brazen Act Over Ukraine Still Poisons Atmosphere
      Jul21

      One Year After MH17 Shootdown, Brazen Act Over Ukraine Still Poisons Atmosphere

      Simon Ostrovsky will never forget the moment he learned that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 had fallen from the sky, with 298 passengers and crew aboard.”I was on a train from Kyiv to Kharkiv reading my Twitter feed, and something came down about a plane crash. Somebody said it was a Malaysian plane,” the Soviet-born US journalist...

      Russian Disinformation Alienates the West from Russian Periphery
      Jul20

      Russian Disinformation Alienates the West from Russian Periphery

      The Russian Army has released a photo of a Ukrainian tank decorated with a swastika, yet the original Reuters photograph shows no such emblem. Russia also released a photo of a Ukrainian soldier covered in Nazi tattoos, but that picture was actually taken in 2005, inside a Russian prison. Europe is revolted by any reminders of its Nazi past,...

      No One Feels Safe in the New Crimea
      Jul20

      No One Feels Safe in the New Crimea

      Sixteen months after Russia’s March 2014 annexation of Crimea, the peninsula’s human rights situation is getting progressively worse. The first wave of repression targeted mainly pro-Ukrainian activists and Crimean Tatars, while in 2015 the Kremlin’s victims have been Slavs: Ukrainians and Russians. Since early this year,...

      Last major Soviet statues come down

      Workers started dismantling the last major Soviet artworks in a city now on the eastern frontier of the European Union and NATO. ||| Vilnius – Workers started dismantling monumental statues of soldiers, students, labourers and farmers in Lithuania’s capital early on Monday, the last major Soviet artworks in a city now on the eastern...

      Ukraine, rebels trade shelling blame

      The Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists accused each other of shelling residential districts of separatist-held Donetsk. ||| Donetsk, Ukraine – The Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Sunday of shelling residential districts of separatist-held Donetsk overnight, the first attack on central parts...

      Russian terrorists shelled Vodiane village and killed civilians – ATO Press Center
      Jul19

      Russian terrorists shelled Vodiane village and killed civilians – ATO Press Center

      On July 19, 2015, the ATO press center informs that the situation in Eastern Ukraine remained tense. Terrorists shelled Vodiane village with heavy artillery on July 18, 2015: “The Russian terrorist forces have been shelling Vodiane village for an hour and a half with 152-mm guns, 122-mm mortars, and tanks. According to preliminary data,...

      MH17: Calls grow for justice one year on

      Relatives of those killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine exactly a year ago joined emotional memorials on Friday. …read more Source:...

      Germans heed Merkel’s warning

      German lawmakers clear the way for talks on a third Greek bailout after Chancellor Angela Merkel warnings. ||| Berline – German lawmakers cleared the way for talks on a third Greek bailout after Chancellor Angela Merkel warned failing to try would be reckless and sow chaos. With Europe’s currency union under threat, Merkel faced down...