Contents tagged with Ukraine
-
Ukraine seeks expertise of NATO explosives experts in the wake of ammunition depo explosions
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko asked Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak and Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin to conclude negotiations with the North Atlantic Alliance on the implementation of a special trust fund that will ensure safe maintenance and effective protection of ammunition storage facilities, the Ministry of Defense’s press service reported on Tuesday, October 9.
The recent ammunition depot explosion in Ichnya, Chernihiv region that cost hundreds of millions of dollars in …
-
Russia: Sentsov working on new screenplay from prison
The Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, who is currently being held in a Russian prison, has begun work on the screenplay for an upcoming film, according to reports in the Russian media which cite Valery Maksimenko, head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN).
“He has already started writing the script for a future film. It will be a story about life in prison and the prisoners. Inspiration hasn’t left him,” Maksimenko reportedly said.
According to Maksimenko, Sentsov is currently …
-
Russian Foreign Minister claims sanctions harm the implementation of the Minsk agreements
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov stated that the European Union "invites Ukraine to sabotage the Minsk Agreements" and that Russia ends up paying for it. At a meeting with his Italian colleague, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, Lavrov accused Ukraine again of not implementing the Minsk Agreements, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated.
Lavrov still denies that the Russian Federation violates the Minsk agreements. He accused Ukraine of not conducting a dialogue with the Russian-backed DPR …
-
Clear Sky 2018 air force exercises have begun in Ukraine
On Monday, October 8, the multinational military exercise Clear Sky 2018 began in Ukraine. The press-service of the Ministry of Defense reports that 12 days of exercises will be held in the territory of the Khmelnitskyi and Vinnytsia regions.
The airfield in Starokostiantyniv in the Khmelnitskyi region will be the main base for air combat training. Representatives of the armed forces of Belgium, Great Britain, Denmark, Estonia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania and the USA will participate in the …
-
Volker: Kremlin delaying deployment of UN peacekeepers in Donbas
Russia still has not put forward any new proposals concerning the deployment of a UN peacekeeping mission in the Donbas, observed US State Department Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker in an interview with Public TV Donbas.
Volker is counting on their being another meeting with Russian presidential Aide Vladislav Surkov, but such a meeting is being hindered by the Kremlin’s lack of new offers. “We are corresponding with Surkov about the contents of this meeting. We submitted a …
-
Ukrainian Defense Ministry publishes map of mined areas in Donbas
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has published an interactive map of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions contaminated by mines and explosive remnants of war, Ministry's pressed service reported.
“The map can be used to find out the name, area, type, and status of the mined area, the type of threat, the type of marking, the organization that examined the area and the date of the examination,” the report says.
According to the Ministry, the military and civilians have been repeatedly targeted with …
-
Mayor of Paris dedicates the all-night art festival to Oleh Sentsov
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Twitter that the Nuit Blanche (White Night) night-time art festival is dedicated to the Ukrainian film director and the prisoner in the Russian penal colony, Oleh Sentsov.
“On this night of culture, creativity and freedom, how can we not think about Oleh Sentsov? This 17th annual f Nuit Blanche festival is dedicated to him,” wrote the mayor of Paris.
The annual contemporary all-night art festival “White Night” is held in Paris in early October. …
-
EU demands Sentsov’s release and medical treatment
The EU is demanding that Russia “not only provide Oleh Sentsov with quick and appropriate medical treatment, but also immediately release him, together with the other Ukrainians being held illegally in Russia and Crimea”.
A statement to this effect was made by Maja Kocijančič, spokeswoman for the European External Action Service, on the department’s official website on October 7.
“Oleg Sentsov has shown incredible courage, determination and selflessness during his 145 days of hunger strike. …
-
Ukrainian Security Service publishes names of 8 more Wagner mercenaries killed by US in Syria
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has published information on another eight mercenaries from the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) who were killed in Syria on February 7, 2018, in a clash with US forces, SBU spokesman Ihor Huskov told Ukrainsky Novyny ( Ukrainian News).
“Russia officially said their were five casualties, but we have constantly been publishing information confirming the deaths of 50 people. Today I can present you with information on another eight casualties, two of …
-
Ukraine plans to close part of the Azov Sea during the military exercises
Part of the Azov Sea near the Ukrainian city of Berdyansk and Yalta village in the Donetsk region will be closed from October 9 to 12 because of the exercises of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, journalist Andrei Klimenko announced on Facebook. He reported the exact coordinates of the closed area, as well as the time interval of the live fire exercises.
“Artillery fire [will be conducted] from 15:00 UTC October 9 to 12:00 UTC on October 10, 2018 and from 15:00 UTC October 11 to 12:00 UTC October 12, …