• Crimean provider: Internet was shut down on the peninsula by order of the FSB

    Access to the internet in the northern part of Crimea was blocked at the demand of Russian security forces. As reported by SkyLine, the internet connection was shut down because of an emergency state imposed during an operation to intercept criminals. The state of emergency was imposed at the demand of State officials in order to conduct an operation to intercept the criminals who attacked employees of the Border Guard Service.

    “In the night between Sunday and Monday, access to the internet …

  • Ukrainian Military: Russia does not have enough troops on the border to launch offensive

    Ukrainian Military intelligence has not observed any powerful offensive groups in the Russian Federation that would be able to operate effectively in the hinterland of Ukraine, the head of the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Vladislav Seleznev, told Radio Liberty.

    According to him, the enemy only has a tactical force whose task is to intimidate the Ukrainian military. "In fact, today we do not expect an eastern offensive from the Russian federation. However, …

  • Ukrainian court summons separatists leader Igor Plotnitsky for questioning

    The Podilskyi District Court of Kiev called for the Head of the unrecognized Luhansk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine, Igor Plotnitsky, to attend a hearing on the 31st of August, 2016. This announcement was published in the official newspaper of the central executive authorities, the "Uryadovy Courier" (the Governmental Courier) № 149 on the 10th of August, 2016.

    "The Podilskyi District Court of Kyiv calls the accused, Plotnitsky Igor Venediktovich, born on 24 June 1964 (last known …

  • Yelchenko: Kiev may convene UN Security Council because of the situation in Crimea

    Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko held an urgent briefing on the situation in Crimea after the actions of Russian security forces and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statements.

    This was reported by Hromadske radio.

    “The question of convening the UN Security Council is being considered ... As soon as it is necessary, we will do it immediately,” Yelchenko said.

    “We are ready to convene the Security Council even at night, if necessary,” he …

  • US State Department: We do not want to be distracted from Russia's annexation of the Crimea and aggression in eastern Ukraine

    Commenting on Russia’s accusation that Ukrainian military intelligence organized a terrorist attack in the Crimea, the US State Department said that it is currently requesting more detailed information, but it does not want to be distracted from the real problem of Russia’s annexation of the Crimea and role in the war in eastern Ukraine.

    “We don’t want to be distracted from the real issue here, which is not only Russia’s occupation and attempted annexation of Crimea, but their continued …