Contents tagged with Ukraine

  • The US to deliver drones and radar systems to Ukraine

    The US intends to supply Ukraine with drones and radar equipment this week. Ukrainski Novyny reported that this was said by the US Ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, at the “Open World” discussion club.

    “We have set $600 million aside for security assistance. We have a large delivery of UAVs and night vision devices scheduled for this week, and radar equipment will be delivered in a few days,” Pyatt said. However, he did not specify how much of the equipment will be sent to Ukrainian …

  • Ukraine and Lithuania lift air travel restrictions between the two countries

    The State Aviation Administration reports that as of now, there will be no restrictions on the number of designated airlines, points of departure and arrival, and flights between Ukraine and Lithuania.

    The State Aviation Administration of Ukraine has agreed with the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania on the complete removal of restrictions of air transportation between the two countries. This was also reported by the State Aviation Administration.

    Earlier …

  • Ukrainian Naval Forces put on high alert because of Russian ships in the Black Sea

    On July 26, Ukrainian Naval Forces’ coastal surveillance spotted two ships from the Russian Black Sea Fleet – the Pytliviy frigate and Ekvator medium reconnaissance ship – near Ukrainian territorial waters, the Navy headquarters reported. According to a representative from Navy headquarters, a Naval helicopter was immediately deployed to the area and identified the targets. Soon thereafter, the Russian warships left the area.

    As it turned out, the Pytliviy frigate and Ekvator medium …

  • Ukraine increases imports of European gas

    On the 23rd of July, Ukraine increased daily imports of gas from Europe to 27.957 million cubic meters compared to 22.243 million cubic meters the day before, PJSC Ukrtransgaz reported. The import from Slovakia alone accounted for 22.084 million cubic meters. According to Eustream, the request for gas imports on the 24th-25th of July also makes 22.1 million cubic meters per day. The import from Poland amounts to 3.61 million cubic meters while imports from Hungary make 2.263 million cubic …

  • Ukrainian Foreign Ministry tells foreigners not to visit the Crimea

    The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on foreigners to enter the Russian-annexed Crimea solely in accordance with the laws of Ukraine and international law, as was stated in an address posted on the Ministry’s website on 25 July.

    The MFA of Ukraine reminds that foreigners may enter and leave the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine through entry/exit border checkpoints only with special authorization of competent authorities.

    “Ukraine considers the disregard for Ukrainian …

  • Ukrainian Intelligence: The number of prisoners of war held by Ukraine is much lower than separatists claim

    The Advisor to the Head of Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), Yuri Tandit, stated on the 112 Ukraine TV Channel that more than 300 people from the list received from separatists have never been in Ukraine. According to him, the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) stated that Ukraine holds 602 prisoners. “We don’t understand where these figures came from,” Tandit said.

    Tandit clarified that Ukrainian officials received data on 1102 prisoners in Minsk in 2015. SSU analyzed this information. “I took …

  • State Border Guard Service: Russia installed drilling rigs in Ukraine

    Ukrainian State border guard officers recorded evidence of Russian gas drilling platforms in the Ukrainian maritime economic zone, the press service of the Agency reported.

    ”While monitoring the sea surface from the air, the employees of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine registered Russian self-elevating drilling offshore platforms, fixed platforms and supply vessels in the Odessa and Holitsynske gas fields,” the report says.

    The presence of supply vessels under the Russian flag on …

  • Turchynov: Russia is testing new weapons in the Donbas

    Russia is continuing to use the occupied territory of the Donbas to test new weapons during the ongoing conflict. The press service of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine reported that this was said by its Secretary, Oleksandr Turchynov.

    According to Turchynov, Russian forces in the Donbas are testing new models of weapons and military equipment.

    “In July, we witnessed the attacks on our troops with the new Russian mortar KM-8 Gran system, which has guided 120-millimeter …

  • Moldovan Defense Minister: Russia's hybrid war cannot be stopped without NATO support

    Moldova’s Minister of Defense, Anatol Șalaru, said that, without the support of NATO, Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova will not be able to defend against a “hybrid war” that attempts to destabilize the situation in Eastern Europe, the Defense Ministry of Moldova press service reported.

    According to the report, during the opening ceremony of the active phase of the Sea Breeze 2016 military exercises in Odessa, the Minister said that cooperation between the NATO member states and their Eastern …

  • Ukrainian Intelligence: Russia continues to send weapons and soldiers to the Donbas

    Russia continues to supply its troops in the Donbas with personnel and weapons, according to a report released by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

    According to the report, on the 24th of July, four trucks carrying 110 personnel and three guns were identified coming from Russia en route to Sverdlovsk in the Luhansk region.

    Ukraine has contacted representatives of the Special Monitoring Mission of the OSCE and reported on the presence of tanks, …