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OSCE reported on the escalation of the situation near Mariupol
On October 22, OSCE observers noted a deterioration of the security situation in the Donbas to the southeast of Mariupol. This was announced by the deputy chief monitor of the Special Monitoring Mission of the OSCE in Ukraine, Alexander Hug.
“According to our reports, you can see that, indeed, we have recorded the escalation of the situation in the south of the Donetsk region, namely in the areas to the southeast of Mariupol. We recorded the use of heavy weapons, which is prohibited by the …
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China donated 50 ambulances to Ukraine
The Chinese government donated 50 ambulance cars to Ukraine, the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine reported. The agreement was signed on Friday between Minister Stepan Kubiv and China's Ambassador, Du Wei.
"According to the intergovernmental agreement, Ukraine will receive 50 ambulances, fully outfitted with special medical equipment worth 25 million yuan [more than $ 3.7 million] in total," the report noted.
The cars will be delivered to Ukraine …
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Klimkin: Elections in the Donbas are a 'distant prospect'
Holding elections in the Donbas is a distanct prospect, as stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, to the Verkhovna Rada during an hour of questions to the government on Friday, October 21.
"As of today, we are very far from being able to move to the question of organizing elections since it is necessary to achieve all the required security needs. And the accomplishment of these conditions will be assessed both by us and the OSCE, in particular, by the Office for …
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Ukraine has relocated checkpoints in order to pull six settlements out of the grey zone
On Friday, in the Donetsk region, a new entry/exit checkpoint, Mayorsk, was opened. It will replace the Zaytseve checkpoint which was operating along the Horlivka-Artemivsk corridor.
The decision to relocate the Zaytseve checkpoint closer to the boundary was made two weeks earlier, as reported on the website of the State Border Service of Ukraine.
"The new location of the checkpoint will bring towns such as Zaytseve, Mayorsk, Kurdyumivka, Otradivka, Mykolaivka, and Kodema out of the grey zone, …
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Part of the Black Sea off the coast of the Crimea was allocated to the Russian military
The Russian government has allocated a part of the Black Sea in Crimea to military unit #28735. According to TASS news agency the transfer of marine area to the military was carried out “to provide national defense and state security.”
The corresponding decree from the Russian cabinet was published on its official website containing legal information.
The document says that 0.5 square kilometers was allocated “for separate use for 20 years.”
According to the governmental decree, the military …