Section: War & conflict

      Ukrainian-held Avdiyivka without water as filtration station hit by shell
      Feb24

      Ukrainian-held Avdiyivka without water as filtration station hit by shell

      Deputy Prime Minister Hennadiy Zubko says the water supply in the Ukrainian-controlled town of Avdiyivka has been disrupted after the Russian occupation forces have once again shelled a local filtration station. ”A direct hit of a shell on the filtration station. Work has been halted. People are hiding in a bomb shelter. The town has once again...

      Ukraine reports 54 attacks in Donbas in last day
      Feb24

      Ukraine reports 54 attacks in Donbas in last day

      Russia`s hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 54 times in the past 24 hours with 1 Ukrainian soldier reported as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. ”In the Mariupol sector, the occupiers fired portable Grad rocket launchers, 122mm artillery...

      Cyber-espionage group uses malware, hacked microphones and Dropbox accounts to spy on Ukrainian targets
      Feb23

      Cyber-espionage group uses malware, hacked microphones and Dropbox accounts to spy on Ukrainian targets

      A well-organized cyber-espionage group is infecting computers at selected targets in Ukraine, turning on their microphone to record nearby audio, stealing documents, and storing exfiltrated data inside Dropbox accounts, according to security firm CyberX, who recently came across the malware used in these attacks, according to Bleeping Computer, a...

      U.S. Senator, Congressman call for lethal weapons for Ukraine
      Feb23

      U.S. Senator, Congressman call for lethal weapons for Ukraine

      U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (Democrat-Illinois) and U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (Democrat-Illinois) have called on the United States to supply lethal weapons to Ukraine so it can better defend itself against Russia-backed separatists in the east of the country, according to the Ukrainian Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)....

      Russia`s war against Ukraine step in preparation for ”big war” – National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
      Feb23

      Russia`s war against Ukraine step in preparation for ”big war” – National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

      Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov believes that Russia`s war against Ukraine is an important step in its preparation for the ”big war,” an UNIAN news agency correspondent reported from an operational meeting with commanders of Ukrainian armed forces, combat units and formations February 22....

      ”No time for freelancing” in Ukraine-Russia settlement behind Kyiv back
      Feb23

      ”No time for freelancing” in Ukraine-Russia settlement behind Kyiv back

      The latest Russia-related questions President Trump urgently needs to address involve the president`s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, and his work with an obscure Ukrainian opposition legislator and a Russian-born New Yorker who has done business deals with Mr. Trump, reads the New York Times editorial titled ”Ukraine and the Shadowy Freelancers”...

      UN envoy doubts “breakthrough” at Syria peace talks – Deutsche Welle
      Feb23

      UN envoy doubts “breakthrough” at Syria peace talks – Deutsche Welle

      The UN-brokered Syria peace talks are set to resume in Geneva on Thursday. But with a fragmented opposition, Staffan de Mistura questioned how much progress could be made in the initial talks, according to Deutsche Welle (DW). Talks to end Syria`s six-year conflict restart in Geneva on Thursday. They will be the first United Nations-mediated...

      Russia resorts to political pressure, blackmail, military provocations – Ukraine`s Envoy to UN
      Feb23

      Russia resorts to political pressure, blackmail, military provocations – Ukraine`s Envoy to UN

      Russia`s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and its severe consequences remain among the top threats to the European security, Ukraine`s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko said, addressing the UN Security Council meeting in New York on Austria`s OSCE chairmanship February 22. ”Instead of full and good-faith...

      Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions in all sectors of Donbas in the past 24 hours
      Feb22

      Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions in all sectors of Donbas in the past 24 hours

      Russian troops shelled at Ukrainian territories in Donbas 59 times massively using heavy weapons during the last day, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in action near the Donetsk airport, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Donetsk sector Russian troops used 120mm and...

      Russian support for separatists sparked off hostilities in Donbas – French FM
      Feb22

      Russian support for separatists sparked off hostilities in Donbas – French FM

      Russia is talking on behalf of the separatists, thus confirming it is involved in the Donbas conflict, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has told TV5 Monde. Asked whether Russia acknowledges a behind-the-scenes intervention in Ukraine or denies it, Ayrault said that Moscow ”can`t be in denial because they`re around the table to implement...