Section: Special sections

      Ukraine`s defense ministry names three reasons for escalation in Donbas
      Mar01

      Ukraine`s defense ministry names three reasons for escalation in Donbas

      Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman for Anti-Terrorist Operation Andriy Lysenko has said that the escalation of fighting in Donbas was connected with the so-called ”ultimatum” by militants, the arrival of units of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces into the occupied territory, and the arrival of...

      Russian militants declare ”nationalization” of Ukrainian enterprises located in occupied areas
      Mar01

      Russian militants declare ”nationalization” of Ukrainian enterprises located in occupied areas

      The self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk ”people`s republics” from March 1 are introducing the so-called external control at all Ukrainian enterprises operating in the temporarily occupied areas of Donbas as a response to the trading blockade of the militant-held territory, according to TASS. ”We are forced to declare that if the blockade is not...

      Johnson says Britain fully support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression
      Mar01

      Johnson says Britain fully support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression

      British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has wrote on Twitter that Britain and Poland fully support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. ”In Kyiv on joint visit with Polish FM #Waszczykowski to show Ukraine we are 100% behind them against Russian aggression,” he tweeted. On March 1, Foreign Ministers of Britain and Poland Boris Johnson...

      Hacked correspondence shows Kremlin`s efforts to promote ”Russian world” in Poland by funding radicals
      Mar01

      Hacked correspondence shows Kremlin`s efforts to promote ”Russian world” in Poland by funding radicals

      Ukrainian ”hacktivists” have gained access to the correspondence of one of the Kremlin`s coordinators Alexander Usovsky, who had been promoting the ideas of the ”Russian world” in Poland. According to the leaked data, back in 2014, Usovsky pitched his ideas to promote ”Russian world” to the team of the Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeev, who is...

      Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approves rules for goods transportation in ATO zone
      Mar01

      Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approves rules for goods transportation in ATO zone

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the framework of resolving the situation with the blockade of coal supplies from the occupied areas of Donbas set up in January by several political forces has adopted the rules of goods transportation across the demarcation line, submitted by the SBU Security Service of Ukraine. The list of goods allowed to...

      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,...

      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...

      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....