Section: News & Summaries

      Ukraine’s Krasnohorivka under Russian shelling on Sunday: Hospital, school buildings damaged
      May28

      Ukraine’s Krasnohorivka under Russian shelling on Sunday: Hospital, school buildings damaged

      Russia`s hybrid military forces have been shelling residential areas of the Ukrainian-controlled town of Krasnohorivka in Donbas for two hours on Sunday, May 28, according to chief of the Main Police Department in Donetsk region Viacheslav Abroskin. ”Krasnohorivka. At 06:40 local time, militants started shelling the town. There are reports about...

      Ukrainians appeal to Macron over Putin`s political prisoners
      May28

      Ukrainians appeal to Macron over Putin`s political prisoners

      Relatives of Ukrainians jailed by Russia in political cases have appealed to French President Emmanuel Macron to demand their release when he meets Vladimir Putin on Monday, according to The Local. In a letter published Friday, relatives and activists urged Macron to ”express to Vladimir Putin our demand to free all the political hostages of the...

      Another international gas trader enters Ukraine
      May28

      Another international gas trader enters Ukraine

      Gas trader DufEnergy (Switzerland) in late April established its subsidiary company in Ukraine for trade in natural gas and other energy resources, DufEnergy Ukraine (Kyiv), according to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, OilNews reports. The founders of DufEnergy Ukraine are DufEnergy Trading SA (Switzerland) and DufEnergy SA...

      Ukraine`s forex reserves expand to US$17.6 bln
      May28

      Ukraine`s forex reserves expand to US$17.6 bln

      The foreign currency reserves of Ukraine as of today are US$17.6 billion, according to Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Oleg Churiy. ”Our international reserves are actively growing, mainly due to the purchase of foreign currency. As of today they make up $17.6 billion,” Churiy said on Thursday, May 25. As UNIAN reported, Ukraine`s...

      G7 warns Russia sanctions can be strengthened
      May28

      G7 warns Russia sanctions can be strengthened

      The Great Seven (G7), that is the United States, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, are ready, if necessary, to boost Russia sanctions, according to a communique signed following a G7 summit in Italy`s Taormina. ”We also stand ready to take further restrictive measures in order to increase costs on Russia should its actions so...

      Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska asks for immunity to testify about Manafort
      May28

      Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska asks for immunity to testify about Manafort

      A highly influential Russian oligarch has offered to testify to the U.S. Congress about his relationship with ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort in exchange for immunity, according to New York Daily News. Oleg Deripaska, an aluminum kingpin who previously worked with Manafort, wants to speak with Congressional intelligence committees...

      Militants rained 152mm shells on Ukraine troops near Avdiyivka for 40 minutes Friday – ATO HQ
      May27

      Militants rained 152mm shells on Ukraine troops near Avdiyivka for 40 minutes Friday – ATO HQ

      Russian-terrorist forces on Friday, May 26, fired from 152 mm artillery at the positions of Ukrainian troops non-stop for 40 minutes, Colonel Andrei Lysenko, press secretary of the defense ministry for the ATO told a Saturday briefing in Kyiv, according to an UNIAN correspondent. ”In the Donetsk direction, the situation remains rather tense...

      Kremlin: Putin heading to Paris with ”well-known” position on Ukraine
      May27

      Kremlin: Putin heading to Paris with ”well-known” position on Ukraine

      The Kremlin claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is going to Paris for talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Monday, May 29, will reiterate a ”well-known” position on Ukraine there, according to an UNIAN correspondent in Russia. ”As for the possible discussion of the Ukrainian scenario at the upcoming meeting with...

      Kyiv to host next Ukraine-EU summit on July 13
      May27

      Kyiv to host next Ukraine-EU summit on July 13

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and President of the European Council Donald Tusk have agreed that the next Ukraine-EU summit will be held in Kyiv on July 13, according to the Ukrainian president`s administration. ”President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the President of the European Council have agreed to hold the next summit between...

      New batch of Oplot tanks to be delivered to Thailand next week – manufacturer
      May27

      New batch of Oplot tanks to be delivered to Thailand next week – manufacturer

      Another batch of the Ukrainian-made Oplot main battle tanks will be supplied under the contract to Thailand next week, chief engineer at Kharkiv-based Malyshev Plant Oleksandr Sheiko told journalists on May 25. ”We will ship another batch to Thailand next week. Information on the amount [of tanks] is confidential. We have fulfilled three quarters...