Ukraine
SEVERODONETSK, Ukraine – When three Russian-backed separatists with Kalashnikovs turned up at Yuliy Krasiuk’s shop last month, he told them he didn’t want their protection. “There’s no-one I need prot
Jul. 25, 2014
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and his government resigned on July 24 after the collapse of the ruling coalition in parliament, paving the way to early parliamentary elections this falls.
Jul. 25, 2014
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Regional Development, Construction,
Housing and Utilities Economy Volodymyr Hroisman has been appointed to
the post of acting prime minister of Ukraine, Interior Min
Jul. 24, 2014
The leader of the self-proclaimed “Luhansk People’s Republic” (LPR),
Valeriy Bolotov, has announced total mobilization of the population, the
“LPR” said on its official website on July 24.
Jul. 24, 2014
The Ukrainian military continue advancement in the north of Luhansk:
troops entered Lysychansk and rounded up the rebels, spokesman for the
National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Andriy Lysenko
Jul. 24, 2014
Russian military aggression towards Ukraine has persisted unabated since Kremlin-backed guerillas shot down a commercial airliner on July 17, killing all 298 people on board, including more than 80 ch
Jul. 24, 2014
Subdivisions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and other special forces
involved in the forceful operation in eastern Ukraine have freed the
villages of Karlivka, Netailove and Pervomaiske in Donetsk regi
Jul. 23, 2014
Additional reservists
will be called up to reinforce servicemen fighting Kremlin-backed mercenaries
and their proxies in eastern Ukraine after parliament on July 22 passed a bill
on “partial military
Jul. 22, 2014
DONETSK, Ukraine – It took nearly five days and hours of negotiations late into the night, but Russia-backed rebels ceded some ground and turned over the flight recorder devices from Malaysia Airlines
Jul. 22, 2014
Donetsk railroad station has stopped operating due to clashes in the
city outskirts, South-Eastern Front information center head Konstantin
Knyrik told Interfax.
Jul. 21, 2014
DONETSK, Ukraine – Heavy fighting broke out in this regional capital on July 21, with Ukrainian government forces and Kremlin-backed rebels exchanging artillery fire within city limits.
Jul. 21, 2014
Russian troops are not only refusing to draw back from their positions along the border with Ukraine but their numbers continue to grow, Andriy Lysenko, spokesman for Ukraine’s National Security
Jul. 21, 2014
Ukrainian law enforcement has taken control over Dzerzhynsk located 55
km north of Donetsk and the pro-Russian insurgents are forced to
retreat, South-East Front information center head Konstantin Kny
Jul. 21, 2014
A forward detachment of
the Ukrainian Armed Forces has entered Mayorsk, a suburb of Horlivka
(Donetsk region), according to the locally-based 62.ua news Web site.
Jul. 21, 2014
The Ukrainian army has
captured 23 militants of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic
who were trying to escape from besieged Lysychansk, Luhansk region, the
Ukrainian presidential press cente
Jul. 21, 2014
SHCHASTYA, Ukraine – Dozens
of tanks are driving at a high speed past the road sign “Shchastya” or
“Happiness” in Ukrainian on the way to Luhansk, a new stronghold of armed
Kremlin-backed separatists.
Jul. 20, 2014