The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Alexander Zakharchenko, said that it was the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) that organized the assassination of Arseny Pavlov—call sign “Motorola”—one of the separatist military leaders, vesti.ru reports.

"Today I can state the following: this operation was worked out by the Ukrainian Security Service. I would even say that this is terrorism on a national scale,” Zakharchenko emphasized. According to him, an investigation of …

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has approved the resolution of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) to extend the sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities for one year. The corresponding document was published on Monday, October 17, on the website of the Ukrainian president state.

On September 16, 2016, the NSDC had decided to extend special personal, economic and other sanctions imposed by the National Security Council on September 2, 2015 (with …

The fate of more than 4,000 orphans and children deprived of parental care remains unknown after the annexation of the Crimea. Krym.Realii reported that this was said by Ukraine’s Deputy Director of the Department for Adoption and Protection of Children’s Rights of the Ministry of Social Policy, Vladimir Vovk. He said this at a round table meeting in Kyiv.

“On the 1st of January 2014, which is the beginning of the annexation of the Crimea, 4,323 orphans and children deprived of parental care …