Section: News & Summaries

      Epicenter of Donbas fighting shifts closer to Mariupol, with two skirmishes in past day
      Aug14

      Epicenter of Donbas fighting shifts closer to Mariupol, with two skirmishes in past day

      The epicenter of fighting in Donbas between the Ukrainian armed forces and the combined Russian-separatist forces has shifted closer to the Ukrainian controlled strategic port city of Mariupol, whose sector has seen 27 attacks in the past day, according to the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters. In all areas, the total number of enemy...

      Canada says no evidence to support Russian accusations against Ukraine
      Aug14

      Canada says no evidence to support Russian accusations against Ukraine

      Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Stephane Dion has issued a statement regarding the increasing tensions in relations between Ukraine and Russia over Crimea. ”I am concerned by the heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and by the actions and rhetoric that are contributing to these tensions. We have seen no evidence to support recent...

      No European concessions for Russia on Ukrainian issues – Kuleba
      Aug14

      No European concessions for Russia on Ukrainian issues – Kuleba

      While European countries have tended to normalize relations with Russia, this will not occur at the expense of concessions in matters of principle, in particular Russia`s aggression against Ukraine, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe Dmytro Kuleba said on Radio Liberty. ”I am convinced that there will be no concessions,”...

      Ukraine Defense Ministry says Crimean saboteurs not members of Ukrainian intelligence
      Aug13

      Ukraine Defense Ministry says Crimean saboteurs not members of Ukrainian intelligence

      The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has stated that those individuals who, according to the Russian security services, were part of so-called Crimean ”subversive groups,” had never been members of the Main Directorate of Intelligence. ”Regarding some allegations by the Russian special services, the Ministry of Defense reports that the 37th...

      U.S. General calls on Russia to allow observers at military drills in Crimea
      Aug13

      U.S. General calls on Russia to allow observers at military drills in Crimea

      Russia should allow observers, including Western journalists, to attend upcoming military drills that could again put Ukraine on edge, just as Russian President Vladimir Putin has sharpened his rhetoric, the commander of the U.S. Army in Europe told Reuters. The comments by Lieutenant General Ben Hodges came as Ukraine accuses Russia of amassing...

      Ukraine border guards spot Lynx aerostat, Mi-8 helicopters on border with Crimea
      Aug13

      Ukraine border guards spot Lynx aerostat, Mi-8 helicopters on border with Crimea

      Ukrainian border guards report seeing a stationary Lynx low volume aerostat and Mi-8 helicopters on the administrative border with occupied Crimea, the press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine told a UNIAN correspondent. ”The border guards have spotted a stationary Lynx low volume aerostat, and flights of five Mi-8 helicopters...

      Ukraine reports 61 attacks in Donbas in last 24 hours
      Aug13

      Ukraine reports 61 attacks in Donbas in last 24 hours

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 61 times in the past 24 hours, including 31 times in the Mariupol sector, 16 times in the Donetsk sector and 14 times in the Luhansk sector, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size The situation...

      Ukraine reports 1 KIA, 2 WIA in past 24 hours
      Aug13

      Ukraine reports 1 KIA, 2 WIA in past 24 hours

      One Ukrainian soldier was killed and two were wounded in fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, according to Oleksandr Motuzianyk, presidential spokesman for ATO issues. ”There was one killed in action (KIA) and two wounded in action (WIA),” he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Saturday, a UNIAN correspondent reported. As UNIAN reported...

      Cars still in queues on border with Poland – border guards
      Aug13

      Cars still in queues on border with Poland – border guards

      As of 12:00 on Saturday, queues of vehicles remain at checkpoints along the Ukrainian-Polish border, the Western Regional Department of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported on Facebook. Officials report there were 140 vehicles at the Yahodyn customs checkpoint, 100 cars at the Rava-Ruska checkpoint, 80 cars at the Uhryniv...

      Latvian FM expresses support for continued negotiations using Normandy format
      Aug13

      Latvian FM expresses support for continued negotiations using Normandy format

      On August 12, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgars Rinkevics, spoke by telephone with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, to discuss current developments on the Crimean Peninsula and issues concerning the settlement of the conflict in the eastern Ukraine. Further, Edgars Rinkevics reiterated Latvia`s unwavering support...