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      Russian militants return seized UAV to OSCE, delete surveillance data
      Mar01

      Russian militants return seized UAV to OSCE, delete surveillance data

      Russian militants of the so-called ”DPR” (self-proclaimed Donetsk People`s Republic) have returned to the OSCE observers a drone they had earlier seized, according to LIGA.net. All surveillance data have been deleted, LIGA.net reports citing the OSCE SMM press service. The terrorists told the OSCE that they would supposedly conduct an...

      Militants charge Donetsk woman with ”espionage” for Ukraine
      Mar01

      Militants charge Donetsk woman with ”espionage” for Ukraine

      The militants of the so-called ”Donetsk People`s Republic” terrorist organization have abducted a local woman Valentyna Buchok, accusing her of ”collaboration with the SBU Security Service of Ukraine.” She has been detained according to a `who-knows-what-kind-of` a code,” the adviser to the head of the Security Service of Ukraine Yuriy Tandit...

      Ukrainian government raised electricity price by 30% from March 1, 2017, Russia-occupied Donbas continues to receive electricity for free
      Mar01

      Ukrainian government raised electricity price by 30% from March 1, 2017, Russia-occupied Donbas continues to receive electricity for free

      This is the fifth planned increase in electricity tariffs for the households. Compared with April 2015, the electricity tariffs increased by 3.5 times. Earlier, in February 2015, The National Energy and Utilities Regulation Commission (NEURC) approved a two-year schedule of raising electricity tariffs for the households.According to the plan,...

      Ukraine signs IMF memo to unlock next loan tranche
      Mar01

      Ukraine signs IMF memo to unlock next loan tranche

      Ukraine has signed an International Monetary Fund memorandum, paving the way for the disbursement of the next tranche of loans under its $17.5 billion bailout program, a source in the central bank said on Wednesday, according to Reuters. ”The Ukrainian side has signed the updated memorandum on cooperation,” the source told Reuters. Disbursements...

      Russia must be sat down at negotiating table to discuss its pullback from Crimea – Chubarov
      Mar01

      Russia must be sat down at negotiating table to discuss its pullback from Crimea – Chubarov

      Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Member of Parliament of Ukraine Refat Chubarov says Russia must be forced to sit down at the negotiating table to discuss its withdrawal from the Crimean peninsula, according to Censor.net. ”We should not waste time in creating an international platform for the de-occupation of Crimea and the...

      Trump intelligence nominee sees Russia one of maing challenges
      Mar01

      Trump intelligence nominee sees Russia one of maing challenges

      President Donald Trump`s nominee to be the director of national intelligence pledged on Tuesday to support thorough investigation of any Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election, Reuters reports. ”I think this is something that needs to be investigated and addressed,” former Republican Senator Dan Coats told the Senate...

      Russia needs war in Donbas – MFA Ukraine
      Mar01

      Russia needs war in Donbas – MFA Ukraine

      The number of attacks on the Ukrainian positions by the Russian-backed militants in Donbas has sharply increased over the past day, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Mariana Betsa wrote on Twitter. ”Ukraine wants peace, Russia needs war. 117 attacks by Russian militants, 2 UA servicemen KIA, 2 WIA, heavy weaponry used,” she tweeted....

      Trialogue on EU visa waivers for Ukraine ends successfully
      Mar01

      Trialogue on EU visa waivers for Ukraine ends successfully

      Interinstitutional talks between the Council of the European Union, the European Commission and the European Parliament on EU visa liberalization for Ukraine have ended successfully, according to an UNIAN correspondent in Brussels. ”The Council of the EU, the European Parliament, and the European Commission have made a decision to grant a...

      Ukraine reports 84 enemy attacks in Donbas with using heavy artillery, mortars and tanks
      Feb28

      Ukraine reports 84 enemy attacks in Donbas with using heavy artillery, mortars and tanks

      Russia`s hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 84 times in the past 24 hours with one Ukrainian soldier reported as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size ”In the Mariupol sector, the invaders fired 122mm artillery systems on...

      Russia, China block U.N. sanctions on Syria over gas attacks
      Feb28

      Russia, China block U.N. sanctions on Syria over gas attacks

      Russia on Tuesday cast its seventh veto to protect the Syrian government from United Nations Security Council action, blocking a bid by Western powers to impose sanctions over accusations of chemical weapons attacks during the six-year Syrian conflict, according to Reuters. China backed Russia and cast its sixth veto on Syria, Reuters said....