Contents tagged with Minsk agreement
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Ukraine Tells UN That Situation in Donbas Is Deteriorating
According to the website of the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations, the UN Security Council has been officially informed about the deterioration of the situation in the Donbas region.
The press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry posed the information in such a way that the government plainly intended to "draw the attention of the international community to Russia’s neglect of the Minsk Agreement and to its full responsibility for the situation in some districts of …
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Piontkovsky: More countries should participate in the Ukrainian peace process
In an interview with espresso.tv, Russian historian and opposition leader Andrei Piontkovsky said that Ukraine should invite not only the heads of Germany and France to take part in the negotiations to find a solution to the war in the Donbass region, but also representatives of other Western countries.
"Merkel and Hollande have already acquired some kind of Stockholm syndrome in relations with Russia and the Donetsk bandits… The Minsk Agreement is their child. They, as a father and a mother …
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German Foreign Minister calls for full implementation of Minsk Agreements
The German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, wrote on his Facebook page that Berlin favors the full implementation of the Minsk Agreements, the holding of local elections in the occupied territories of eastern Ukraine, and the release of all prisoners.
Steinmeir made it clear that the increase in the number of skirmishes in the Donbas region during the winter holidays is cause for concern. The Minister noted that he asked the Special Representative of the OSCE in Ukraine, …
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Soldier Killed and Three Others Injured In Eastern Ukraine
A Ukrainian soldier was killed while three others were injured in the latest conflict in the Anti-Terrorist Operations zone. This was reported at a press briefing on Sunday by the representative of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine concerning the ATO, Colonel Alexander Motuzyanik.
Militants opened fire on positions of the ATO forces 66 times. Near Zaitsev in particular, weapons prohibited by the Minsk Agreement were used for shelling ATO positions, resulting in one civilian death.
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Commander of Azov: There cannot be any celebrations while we are surrendering our territory.
The Defender of Ukraine Day was celebrated on October 14th.
A "March of Heroes” took place in Kharkiv.
The event was organized by a civic branch of the Azov battalion and joined by the activists of Pravy Sektor, Shidniy Corps special unit and the residents of Kharkiv.
Almost 1500 people took part in the event. The national anthem was sung and patriotic songs were chanted. The soldiers of 92th brigade displayed their battle flag.
Andriy Biletskiy,the founder of Azov battalion, now a …
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Uncertain situation in Eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian Army Press Center reports multiple cease fire violations from the areas controlled by pro-Kremlin separatists.
There have been reports of heavy artillery barrages hitting residential areas in the township of Prohorovka.
During the previous day, eight Ukrainian army personnel were wounded.
The escalations took place in the areas of Mariupol, Donetsk and Lugansk.
Ukrainian army officials also accused pro-kremlin separatists of attempting to seize the territory in the buffer zones. …