• EU allocated an additional 4 million euro for humanitarian assistance in eastern Ukraine

    The European Commission has allocated 4 million euro of additional immediate assistance in response to urgent humanitarian needs in eastern Ukraine, as was stated by the press service of the EU representative in Ukraine.

    Thus, the total amount of humanitarian assistance provided by the EU in 2016 in response to the crisis, will reach 26.4 million euro.

    "The humanitarian aspects of the crisis in eastern Ukraine remain a priority issue for our program," Christos Stylianides, Commissioner for …

  • Experts from California are ready to held remove landmines in Ukrainian territories

    The Head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Mykola Chechetkin, and the Commander of the California National Guard, David Baldwin, have discussed further cooperation and partnership in the protection of civilians, particularly mine clearance matters, at a meeting in Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

    “Currently, the reform process of the system of State Emergency Service of Ukraine is ongoing. An extensive network of local fire brigades and volunteers will be created during this process. …

  • The 32nd Army Corps has been revived in Crimea under Russian jurisdiction

    The 32nd Army Corps located on the Crimean peninsula has been revived as part of the ground forces of the Black Sea Fleet, a source familiar with the situation told Interfax on November 12.

    The Directorate of the 32nd Army Corps became operational as of December 1 when the new training year started in the Russian Armed Forces, the Agency’s interlocutor clarified. The source did not specify the composition of the re-established Army Corps.

    According to available data, the Army Corps could …

  • Savchenko spoke of her meeting with Zakharchenko and Plotnitsky

    The Deputy of Verkhovna Rada, Nadiya Savchenko, said that she met with the leadership of the self-proclaimed Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republic (LPR and DPR), Igor Plotnitsky and Alexander Zakharchenko, and "the Russian side" was also present. On Monday, December 12, she said this in her speech at the Sofia Square in Kyiv, 112 Ukraine TV channel reports.

    "Yes, there was a meeting in trilateral Minsk format where 'the Russian side', Zakharchenko and Plotnitsky were present. The meeting aimed …

  • Groysman: Decentralization has been one of the most successful system reforms in Ukraine

    The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman, discussed the implementation of decentralization in Ukraine as one of the most important reforms needed for the development of the country, on Sunday at a conference with members of the Association of Cities of Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

    "Decentralization is a step towards the development of the regions because the people have the resources and they will start to resolve the existing problems … only through decentralization and the …