• Russian Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation denies sending equipment to the Crimea

    State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom states that the company did not supply equipment for thermal power plants under construction in Crimea because the contract for the construction of thermal plants on the occupied peninsula was not completed.

    “All-Russia Research Institute of Automatics (VNIIA), named after N.L. Dukhov and a part of Rosatom, diversifies export markets and takes part in all competitions. And the fact that we win with our technology APCS (Automatic Process Control System) …

  • Ethnic Ukrainian becomes head of the Canadian Army

    Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine Roman Washchuk wrote on Twitter that ethnic Ukrainian Paul Wynnyk has become the new commander of the Canadian Ground Forces.

    “Lt. Gen. Wynnyk, the grandson of Ukrainian immigrants from Stryi, took command of the Canadian Army,” the Ambassador wrote.

    The appointment was approved on July 14. The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, reported this on Twitter and congratulated Wynnyk on the appointment.

    Paul Wynnyk has been the head of the military …

  • OSCE: Tensions in the Donetsk region remain high

    The level of tension in the Donbas region remains high. The observers of the Special Monitoring Mission of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) note the increase in violations of the ceasefire near the Donetsk region, the Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Alexander Hug, said at a press conference on Friday, July 15, 2016 in Kiev, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

    “The level of violence remains high. The number of attacks …

  • Russia Today organizes tour to the Crimea for foreign journalists

    Russian state-run TV channel Russia Today is organizing a trip for foreign journalists to visit the annexed Crimea. The visit is scheduled for the 16 of July. This was reported by a representative of the Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine (from 2011 to 2016) Yuriy Lukanov, in his blog for the online edition of Detector Medіa.

    Lukanov says he has a list of journalists who are planning to visit the occupied peninsula. It consists of 15 names. Among them are representatives of Radio Zones ( …

  • Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reaffirms its support for the Turkish government

    The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement in which it reaffirmed its support for the democratically elected government in the Turkish Republic following an attempted coup in the country on Friday night, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported.

    "We hope that the President and the government quickly restore social peace and stability based on respect for democratic values ​​and the laws of Turkey," the statement read.

    Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin also expressed his condolences for …