Section: This is Ukraine today

      This is Ukraine today – February 18: Ukrainian troops left the city of Debaltseve as a result of massed intense fire by the Russian Army and pro-Russian terrorists
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      This is Ukraine today – February 18: Ukrainian troops left the city of Debaltseve as a result of massed intense fire by the Russian Army and pro-Russian terrorists

      February 18 – Ukrainian troops left the city of Debaltseve as a result of massed intense fire by the Russian Army and pro-Russian terrorists – according to Minsk agreements Ukrainian military couldn’t fire back in order not to break “Putin’s ceasefire”. “This morning Armed Forces of Ukraine together with the National...

      This is Ukraine today – February 17: Pro-Russian separatists have seized parts of Debaltseve from government troops
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      This is Ukraine today – February 17: Pro-Russian separatists have seized parts of Debaltseve from government troops

      February 17 – Cabinet of Ministers states about the destruction of 20% of the economic potential of Ukraine as a result of the conflict in Donbas. Relevant data are presented in the report on the losses and damage suffered by Ukraine from Russian aggression, named as “The Black Book of Kremlin.” On the whole, the war, carried out by...

      This is Ukraine today – February 16: Pro-Russian separatists cannot “morally” stop fighting for the town of Debaltseve
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      This is Ukraine today – February 16: Pro-Russian separatists cannot “morally” stop fighting for the town of Debaltseve

      February 16 – Continued sanctions against Russia, crisis in Ukraine, and January terrorist acts in Paris have placed under threat the possibility of a peaceful life for more than 800 million Europeans. This was raised in the letter by the speaker of Derzhduma in Russia, Serhiy Naryshkin, addressed to the Parliaments of European countries, the...

      This is Ukraine today – February 15: Illegal armed groups have fired at the positions of ATO forces over 60 times
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      This is Ukraine today – February 15: Illegal armed groups have fired at the positions of ATO forces over 60 times

      February 15 – Representatives of illegal armed groups did not let the observers of OSCE’s special monitoring mission to visit Debaltseve (Donetsk oblast), – stated Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin. February 15 – Pro-Russian militants have said that they will not adhere to ceasefire in Debaltseve. “Of course, we can...

      This is Ukraine today – February 14: Russia’s aggression in Ukraine is part of a broader, and more dangerous, confrontation with the West
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      This is Ukraine today – February 14: Russia’s aggression in Ukraine is part of a broader, and more dangerous, confrontation with the West

      February 14 – Prosecutor General of Ukraine in cooperation with Security Service of Ukraine has detained a former Chief of the Party of Regions Oleksandr Yefremov, – said Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Shokin in his comment to Internet media “Ukrainska Pravda”. February 14 – At 0:00 the Armed Forces of Ukraine will cease fire...

      This is Ukraine today – February 12: ”Normandy Four” negotiations concluded in Minsk with a disappointing result for Ukraine
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      This is Ukraine today – February 12: ”Normandy Four” negotiations concluded in Minsk with a disappointing result for Ukraine

      February 12 – “Normandy Four” negotiations concluded in Minsk with a disappointing result for Ukraine. Putin did not give in on a single point – there will be no withdrawal of Russian troops (they are, of course, nowhere close to Ukraine), no immediate resumption of control over the border, no reinstatement of sovereignty over...

      This is Ukraine today – February 11: The Russian proposal at the Summit in Minsk is unacceptable – president of Ukraine Poroshenko
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      This is Ukraine today – February 11: The Russian proposal at the Summit in Minsk is unacceptable – president of Ukraine Poroshenko

      February 11 – The Russian proposal at the Summit in Minsk is unacceptable – president of Ukraine Poroshenko. Russia deliberately disrupts agreements. February 11 – 19 Ukrainian military were killed and 78 wounded as a result of shelling near the burial mound “Hostra Mogyla” close to Debaltseve and at other locations within ATO area, –...

      This is Ukraine today – February 10: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has put forward an ultimatum for Putin
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      This is Ukraine today – February 10: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has put forward an ultimatum for Putin

      February 10 – Ukrainian military are returning to demarcation line as stated in Minsk agreements, – said NSDC spokesman Andriy Lysenko. According to Lysenko, counteroffensive operation continues. He also emphasized that situation is difficult near the city of Debaltseve, fights in the direction of Artemivsk-Debaltseve continue. February 10 –...

      This is Ukraine today – February 8: Number of victims of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine could have reached 50 thousand people
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      This is Ukraine today – February 8: Number of victims of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine could have reached 50 thousand people

      February 8 – Number of victims of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine could have reached 50 thousand people – data stated by the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS), while referring to German secret service. Thus almost 10 times more people could have died in combat compared to official data. February 8 – A pro-Ukrainian...

      This is Ukraine today – February 7: The West should not rule out military resolution of the conflict in Ukraine
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      This is Ukraine today – February 7: The West should not rule out military resolution of the conflict in Ukraine

      February 7 – 5 Ukrainian military were killed and 26 injured in the conflict area in Donbas in the last 24 hours, – informedVolodymyr Polevyi, deputy head of the Information Center of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. February 7 – President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during...