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Poland issued an ultimatum demanding an immediate lift the ban for the Polish Mayor of Przemyśl to enter Ukraine
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland Jan Dziedziczak states that if the ban to enter Ukraine for the Polish Mayor of Przemyśl Robert Choma isn’t cancelled immediately, Poland will not cooperate with Ukraine. “Without clarifying this situation, without the cancellation of this decision, it is difficult to imagine further...
Russian militants attacked Ukrainian troops’ positions 55 times in all sectors in Donbas in the past 24 hours
Russian militants increased number of attacks and are actively using heavy weapons. One Ukrainian soldier reported as wounded in action, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, Russian militants violated the ceasefire in the Mariupol sector most frequently....
Russian aggression against Ukraine isn’t in Europe’s agenda in 2017 – PACE
Thorbjørn Jagland, the 13th Secretary General of the Council of Europe, addressing the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg, France, with thirty minutes speech, didn’t point the Russian aggression against Ukraine in the list of problems. Populism, fake news, migration, Turkey, terrorism…my look ahead to...
U.S. 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will train Ukrainian soldiers
The USA Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team arrived in Ukraine last week to begin their deployment in support of Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine (JMTG-U), reports DVIDS. Approximately 250 soldiers from the U.S Army will train Ukrainian troops at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center near...
Russia secretly formed a motor rifle division near the border with Ukraine – international inspection
The Russian Federation has violated the Vienna Document-2011 (VD-2011) on confidence-building measures and security by formation of a new motor rifle division near the border with Ukraine without the informing the OSCE about military actions, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Head of the Public Relations Department of the...
Russian militants attacked Ukrainian positions 51 times in Donbas in past 24 hours
Russia is massing its troops on the border with Ukraine. Russian militants continue violating the ceasefire in Donbas, opening fire in all sectors. 2 Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Luhansk sector Russian militants...
The President of PACE calls for the lifting sanctions against Russia
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Pedro Agramunt, stated that all political sanctions against Russia imposed as a result of the illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation should be lifted and the Assembly should make everything possible to return Russian delegation. During his visit to Moscow...
Memorial plaque of Ukrainian Nationalists leader Konovalets unveiled in Kyiv
The opening ceremony of a commemorative plaque to the military commander of the Ukrainian National Republic (UNR) army and the founder of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) Yevhen Konovalets took place on January 22, 2017, on the Day of Unity and 98th anniversary of signing Unification Act, reports the Ukrainian Institute of...
Ukraine has celebrated the Day of Unity and 98th anniversary of signing Unification Act
Ukraine marked the 98th anniversary of signing Unification Act (“Act Zluky”) and celebrated Unity Day (Day of Unification) on January 22, 2017. “Act Zluky” was signed by the Ukrainian People’s Republic (UNR) and the West Ukrainian People’s Republic (ZUNR) on 22 Jan 1919 at Sofia square in Kyiv and symbolized the unity of two separate republics...
World Congress of the Crimean Tatars appeals to recognize the Stalin`s deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944 as genocide
World Congress of the Crimean Tatars (WCCT) has sent an appeal to three hundred various government agencies around the world to recognize the deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944 as genocide. “Mass deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944 with the purpose of the complete destruction of this people was classified as a crime in WCCT...