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Rada approves amendments to law on National Security and Defense Council
Ukrainian MPs have adopted presidential amendments to bill No. 1343 introducing amendments to the law of Ukraine on the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine. A total of 253 lawmakers supported the document at a parliament meeting on Thursday. The head of the parliamentary committee on national security and defense, Serhiy...
Deputies vote for appeal to international organizations on Savchenko
People’s deputies approved an appeal of the parliament to international organizations on the release of their counterpart Nadia Savchenko, who is kept in the Russian pretrial detention facility. 321 deputies voted for the resolution “On the appeal of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to international organizations and inter-parliamentary...
Cyborgs shelled twice a night
Over the last night, illegal armed groups in the ATO area continued single provocations, having shelled the settlements of Stanytsia Luhanska, Hranitne, Taramchuk and twice – the new terminal of the Donetsk airport. ATO Spokesman Leonid Matiukhin told a briefing at the Ukrainian Crisis media center by Skype, an Ukrinform correspondent...
Gazprom confirms receipt of $1.65 billion from Naftogaz
Russian monopoly OJSC Gazprom has received $1.65 billion from NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine. Spokesperson of the Russian gas holding company Sergei Kupriyanov announced this, RIA Novosti reported. “We have received $1.65 billion from Naftogaz on our account,” Kupriyanov said. At first, he said that Gazprom had not yet received this...
Russia continues to send militants and equipment to Donbas
Terrorists continue to build up their strength in the area of Triokhizbenka in Ukraine’s Luhansk region. Their forces are replenished, in particular, with Russian mercenaries. Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk reported this on his Facebook page. “The concentration of Russian-terrorist forces in the area of the...
Russian mercenaries brought to Donbas in humanitarian convoys – mass media
Russian mercenaries are sent to Donbas, including with humanitarian convoys. Head of the Sverdlovsk veterans’ foundation of special purpose troops Vladimir Yefimov said in an interview with the Russian publication Yekaterinburg online. “Starting with June, I sent six groups by 15-30 people to Donetsk and two groups by 30 persons to...
Yatseniuk demands Verkhovna Rada adopt government bills this year
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has stressed the importance of a number of bills tabled in the Verkhovna Rada, including budget bills. He urged the coalition to “find the courage” to approve them before the end of the year. He said this at a meeting of the National Reform Council on Wednesday, an Ukrinform correspondent...
Mercenaries in Crimea trained by ex-commander of Ukrainian Internal Forces – Tymchuk
Training of mercenaries for Donbas in Crimea is carried out by former commander of the Internal Forces of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine Lieutenant General Stanislav Shuliak. Head of the Information Resistance group Dmytro Tymchuk wrote on Facebook. “In Crimea, training of mercenaries for Donbas continues on the basis of training camps of the...
New fighters and Russian paratroopers pulled to Donetsk
Terrorists are conducting an active rotation of personnel near Donetsk, and Russian paratroopers are being pulled to this area. Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk reported this on his Facebook page. “In the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk the command of Russian-terrorist forces is actively conducting a rotation of personnel...
Russian military move freely on Ukrainian positions near Donetsk – Tymchuk
Russian army officers move freely on the positions taken by Ukrainian military near Donetsk. Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk reported this on his Facebook page. “The appearance of Russian Armed Forces officers has been recorded in the area between the localities of Krasnohorivka and Pisky. They describe themselves as...