Contents tagged with Donbas
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Ukrainian MoD: Separatists have increased attacks in the Donbas prior to NATO summit
The head of the public relations department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Bogdan Senik stated in his comment to Ukrainian Pravda that the increase in shelling in eastern Ukraine zone that has been observed in recent days can be explained by the desire to provoke Ukrainian servicemen before the NATO Summit.
“We connect the tendency towards increasing the amount of shelling over the recent period with holding of landmark meetings such as meeting in Minsk or other events, where the issue on de- …
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John Kerry: The US will allocate $23 million for victims of the war in the Donbas
The United States intends to provide Ukraine with $23 million worth of humanitarian aid for the victims of hostilities in the Donbas. US Secretary of State John Kerry said this on Thursday, July 7, at the joint briefing with the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, regarding the results of the bilateral meeting.
In addition, Kerry noted the progress in the development of the law on elections in the Donbas. “Ukraine has put great efforts in the implementation of the Minsk Agreements and …
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Survey shows there is a shortage of food and medicine in the Donbas
Sociologists have investigated the social well-being of the population of the Donetsk region.
Two years after the beginning of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, a quarter of the residents of the Donetsk region are still suffering from a shortage of medicines, one in five residents are in need of food products, and one in ten suffers from a lack of essential non-food items.
These shortages are reflected in the results of sociological research conducted in May-June 2016 in the Donetsk …
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Ukranian Intelligence: Eight Russian servicemen were killed and nine were wounded in the Donbas
Russian troops, waging war against Ukraine in the Donbas, continue to bear significant losses. According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, eight Russian servicemen were killed earlier this week.
“On the 5th of July, eight Russian servicemen of the 3rd Independent Motorized Rifle Brigade (Horlivka), the 11th Independent Motorized Rifle Regiment (Makiivka), the 9th Independent Assault Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Naval Infantry (Novoazovsk) and the …
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Herashchenko appeals to Russia to provide information on children illegally taken from Ukraine
The representative of Ukraine in the humanitarian sub-group in the Minsk negotiations and Vice-speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Iryna Herashchenko, said that Ukraine once again appealed to Russia to provide information on children illegally taken from the territory of Ukraine.
"We also expressed deep concern that international humanitarian organizations, including UNICEF, were not allowed access to children and special children's institutions in the occupied territories. We are ready to evacuate …
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Ukraine accuses separatists of blocking the release of prisoners
Another meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group on settling the security situation in the Donbas region has been concluded in Minsk as reported by the Press Secretary of the Ukrainian Representative Leonid Kuchma, Daria Olifer, on her Facebook page.
"The main issue for Ukraine is security. Attacks using weapons banned by the Minsk Agreements continues in the Donbas region. These attacks are also conducted in the areas designated for clearance. The full implementation of the safety conditions …
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Italian journalist creates news agency in the so-called Luhansk People's Republic
A separatist information agency, LNR Today-Italia, has begun work in the so-called Luhansk People's Republic (LPR).
The agency was created by the Italian journalist, Vittorio Nicola Rangeloni, the Ukrainian activist group, Stop Terror, reports.
"The newly created agency is aimed at reporting on events taking place in the ‘LPR/DPR’, and waging an information war against the government and armed forces of Ukraine,” LNR Today-Italia agency stated.
In addition to articles, the information …
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State Duma intends to simplify process of granting Russian citizenship to residents of the Donbas
On Tuesday, the deputies of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) again introduced a bill at the State Duma, which proposes a simplified procedure for granting Russian citizenship to residents of the Donbas, TASS reported.
"The initiative concerns the citizens of Ukraine and stateless persons who previously permanently resided or are residing now in the territory of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, and who, according to Russian law, are classified as compatriots; and, …
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Hug: Minsk agreements are violated 8000 times each week
The situation in eastern Ukraine has escalated since the beginning of the year with the Minsk Agreements being violated nearly 8,000 times in recent weeks.
Inosmi.ru reported that this was stated by the Deputy Head of the Special OSCE monitoring mission in Donbas, Alexander Hug, during an interview with the Bild newspaper.
“We started this year with a small number of violations of the ceasefire agreement. However, we have seen a steady increase in that number since that time. The largest …
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Verkhovna Rada Chairman: Bill on decentralization must be approved, but only after removing 'special status' for the Donbas
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Andriy Parubiy, expressed confidence that the draft bill on decentralization will be approved, but without the clause regarding the "special status" of the Donbas region.
As 112 Ukraine reports, the parliament speaker says that decentralization is one of the key reforms in Ukraine, receiving support both from the Parliament and the public, but it should not be approved together with the paragraph about the specifics of local self-government in the breakaway …