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UNSC session on the situation in Ukraine: highlights
Today UNSC adopted resolution on the situation in Ukraine.
Feb 17, 2015

The frontline checkpoint
To find out what is going on at the frontline in eastern Ukraine, at the line of defence, what kind of guys are there and what their mood is like, military journalists of a leading information group went to one of the most distant Ukrainian checkpoints, Ministry of Defence informs.
Feb 15, 2015

The situation in the conflict zone is dynamic and challenging
Ministry of Defence informs that the militants have no more than six hours to put pressure on the position of ATO forces. In their motion forwards, the terrorists are stopping at nothing: they are using fire and rocket artillery on the civilian population of Donbass, killing children and the elderly, and…
Feb 14, 2015

The Minsk negotiations: how to disrupt Putin’s plans
''Putin wants to destabilize Ukraine politically and start the process of decentralization. Next step will be to declare Ukraine a loser country unable to negotiate or govern''. Former Georgia Embassy Press Attaché in Ukraine Bacho Korchylava expresses his view on needed measures right after the Minsk meeting.
Feb 12, 2015

Kramatorsk shelled with Russian missiles: 1 civilian killed, 6 wounded
February 10, at around 12:30 Russian terrorists shelled Kramatorsk Airdrome and residential areas with Tornado missiles launched from Horlivka, ATO Press-Centre reports.
Feb 10, 2015

Crimean Tatar Community in Turkey: the second occupation of Crimea by Russia is illegal
The second occupation of Crimea by the Russian Federation on 27 February 2014 is illegal and will be never recognized. This opinion was expressed by the representatives of Crimean Tatar community in Turkey on 8 February 2015 in Ankara, official site of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People reports…
Feb 10, 2015
“The Washington Post” survey reveals Eastern Ukraine chooses unity over separatism
The attitudinal survey "The Washington Post" conducted last December covered 900 respondents in Eastern and Southern regions of Ukraine outside of the militants-controlled areas. The survey facilitated by the Fell Fund of the University of Oxford resulted in figures that leave no doubt that Ukrainians favor unity of their country…
Feb 8, 2015

Over 700 civilians evacuated from Debaltseve area today, 30 opt to go to occupied territories
Local temporary ceasefire was reportedly agreed upon for 6 February to evacuate civilians from Debaltseve. In the afternoon the arrangement made at the Joint Coordination Control Center and to which Ukraine, Russia and Russian-backed militants presumably were parties, was re-confirmed by the ATO spokesman Lysenko;
Feb 6, 2015

Deputy Chairman of Crimean Tatar Mejlis to remain in detention
February 6, Crimean Supreme Court decided to leave Deputy Chairman of Crimean Tatar Mejlis Akhtem Chiygoz in pre-trial detention centre till 19 February, krymr.com reports.
Feb 6, 2015

More than 1,500 children evacuated from the conflict zone for the last 2 weeks
From 24 January to 5 February 1,529 children were evacuated from the conflict zone in Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine reports.
Feb 6, 2015

EMPR twitter digest: February 5, 2015
Today's EMPR twitter digest prepared with aim to pay last tribute to the prominent Ukrainian musician - contributor to Ukrainian culture and active volunteer who helped Ukrainian soldiers Andriy Kuzmenko (Kuzma) in the day of his funeral.
Feb 5, 2015

OSCE SMM spots DPR trucks with Grad ammunition in Donetsk Oblast
3 February, near "DPR"-controlled Makiivka OSCE SMM to Ukraine spotted 21 military trucks transporting Grad ammunition, OSCE SMM report as of 4 February 2015 says.
Feb 5, 2015