Section: Main news
Russian militants massively used mortars near Mariupol, attacked in all sectors
Main events in the Mariupol sector took place in the evening of January 1. The enemy massively used mortar launchers in Pavlopil – Shyrokyne frontline area. Over 70 mortar shells were launched at Ukrainian positions. Militants were firing from light weapons almost all day long. Moreover, two hostile attacks took place in Mariinka and Novotroitske...
Ministers of Ukraine and Austria to discuss deployment of armed OSCE police mission in Donbas
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reports that on January 3-4, 2017, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin, and the OSCE Chairman, Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria Sebastian Kurz to provide working visit to Donetsk Region. The head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry at the beginning of the...
In 2016 Ukraine reduced gas import and there are 11.993 billion cubic meters reserves of natural gas – PJSC Ukrtransgaz
PJSC Ukrtransgaz reports that import of gas in 2016 was reduced by 5.4 billion cubic meters. In the end of 2016 gas was imported from Slovakia(1.3 billion cubic meters), Hungary (227 million cubic meters), Poland (129.7 million cubic meters). In the beginning of 2017 reserves of natural gas in underground storage facilities are in the amount of...
Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy named Ukraine among twelve things to guide the work in 2017
Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, wrote about Ukraine in her article “Twelve things to bring with us in 2017”. On her official website High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy wrote “In Easter Europe, on the side of...
A rally in support of imprisoned in Russia Ukrainian director Oleh Sentsov was held in New York
In US, near the the Russian Consulate in New York, on December 31 activists held a rally in support of Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov who is sentenced in Russia for 20 years. On Free Oleg Sentsov Facebook page activist Andriy Zagdansky wrote: “Our small but friendly flashmob in support of illegally imprisoned Oleg Sentsov near the...
1st Deputy Rada Speaker suggests Normandy format could be expanded, but US Ambassador states US participation is not on the agenda
Ukraine`s representative in the humanitarian subgroup of the Trilateral contact group on Donbas settlement and First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Gerashchenko believes the extension of the existing Normandy format is possible, TV Channel 5 reports. The Ukrainian official suggests that another country could join the negotiation...
Ukrainian Billionaire, media mogul and founder of Yalta European Strategy calls to give up Crimea for peace in Donbas
Billionaire oligarch Victor Pinchuk has supported Ukraine`s integration with Europe through his Yalta European Strategy Conference, but he`s now promoting a different line, writing in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that Ukraine should give up Crimea and medium-term hopes of European Union and NATO membership in exchange for peace in Donbas, Kyiv...
Austria has assumed Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2017
Austria has assumed Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2017. OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austria`s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, highlighted three key challenges facing the Organization and its participating States as Austria took over as the 2017 OSCE Chairmanship: deplorable and complex crises...
EU expresses condolences over Istanbul attack
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn have expressed condolences over the deadly terror attack in Istanbul. ”Another deadly attack hit Istanbul overnight, killing at least 39 men and women...
Russia attacked Ukraine in Donbas 44 times in December 31, 22 times January 1
Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 44 times in December 31, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, Russia`s hybrid military force fired 122mm artillery systems on the Ukrainian positions near the village...