Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Russian FSB claims to have thwarted terrorist attack in Crimea prepared by Ukrainian intelligence
The Russian FSB claims to have thwarted a terrorist attack in the Crimea prepared by Ukrainian military intelligence, TV Dozhd reported. The Russian intelligence service reported that one of its agents was killed in a raid on a premises where homemade bombs, guns, ammunition, mines, and grenades were found.
“As a result of search operations on the night from August 6 to August 7, 2016, a group of saboteurs was discovered near the town of Armyansk in the Crimean Republic. An FSB officer died as …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Separatists received radio-electronic warfare systems from Russia
On August 9, R-330 Zhitel and Leer-3 radio-electronic jamming systems from the Separate Military Unit of Electronic Warfare (Donetsk) of the 1st Army Corps were deployed from Donetsk towards the line of contact in the Donbas, the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported. In addition, a deployment of weapons, military equipment, oil and lubricants was recorded from Russian territory.
According to intelligence, between August 5 and August 7, four rail cars …
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OSCE refuses to say if it will send observers to elections in Crimea
The head of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Jan Petersen, has refused to answer the question of whether the observers will be sent to the occupied Crimea.
As a UNIAN correspondent in Russia reported, at a press conference in Moscow, Petersen said, “We are currently working on where our observers will be sent, so at the moment I'm not going to answer this question... We can't say anything specific about where the observers will be sent," …
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Lavrov: Russia would be open to holding 'Normandy Format' talks on sidelines of G20
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed that Ukraine offered to hold a regular summit of the “Normandy Four” on the sidelines of the G20 summit, which will be held in Hangzhou, China, in early September.
According to Lavrov, the “Normandy Four” should be responsible for implementing decisions agreed on within the framework of the Normandy format.
“If our German and French partners, as well as the Chinese hosts, agree with Kiev’s proposal to hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 …
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Passengers at Kerch crossing complain of long lines and wait times
Passengers complain that the waiting time in a queue on the Kerch ferry crossing takes up to 7-10 hours. People are actively discussing the collapse on the Kerch crossing in social media, posting photos of car queues on the ferry crossing. According to them, they have to wait for several hours in collector. Huge traffic jams were reported in front of collectors.
“We drove a car into the first collector at 1:00 PM, waiting fifth in line. We were informed that it would take 1.5 to 2 hours to …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: The military is aware of Russian troop movements and will respond to all threats
Ukraine increased its threat level because of Russia’s actions in the occupied peninsula, but the general staff is ready to respond to potential threats, Vadym Skibitsky, a representative of the Main Intelligence Department of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, told Ukrayinska Pravda.
“The movement of troops and equipment appeared to be related to an upcoming major Russian military exercise called Kavkaz 2016, which will be carried out by Russia in the southern district and involves groups …
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Human rights activists reported presence of men with rifles at checkpoints near Kerch crossing
The activists of the Crimean Human Rights Group believe that armed checkpoints appeared on the road to Kerch crossing on the 8th of August. The employees of the Russian Main Directorate for Road Traffic Safety and OMON (Special Purpose Mobility Unit) were checking motorists, Krym.Realii reported. According to eyewitnesses, traffic inspectors would stop cars at random and check documents without explanation. Kerch residents said that a queue 5 kilometers long formed in front of the crossing. …
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Ukrainian MFA: Russia attacked Ukraine because it was not punished for invasion of Georgia in 2008
Upon the commemoration of the eighth anniversary of Russian aggression in Georgia, the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that Ukraine was targeted by Russia because it has not received a firm and clear response from the international community following its aggression against Georgia. The lack of response led to the Russian occupation of a significant part of the sovereign country’s territory.
“Not having received a firm and clear response from the international community …
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Ukraine has become a main source of weapons for arms traffickers
Ukraine has become a source of contraband arms, which are then shipped to Western European countries. This was indicated in an investigation program of Sky News.
The report states that while in Romania, journalists met one of the local groups engaged in arms smuggling.
The British journalists reported that there were weapons available for purchase in the trunk of the smugglers’ car. The smugglers said that they “could supply thousands of weapons and ammunition”.
“We will bring as much …
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Ukrainian MP Syroyid: Ukraine should recognize Russian occupation of its territories
The deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Oksana Syroyid, stated on-air with 112 Ukraine news channel that Ukraine should legally recognize the occupation of its territories by Russia. “There is only one way out – to make the legal decision to recognize Russian occupation of that part of the Ukrainian territory and to name the occupant,” Syroyid noted.
According to her, if Ukraine fulfills the requirements of the Russian Federation (providing special status to part of the Donbas, granting …