• Separatist bombardment of Krasnohorivka in Eastern Ukraine causes massive destruction in the town

    On the morning of May 28, separatists fired on the city of Krasnohorivka in the Donetsk region. Pavlo Zhebrivskyi, head of the Donetsk civil-military administration, said on his Facebook page that separatists used fired with Grad multiple rocket launch systems, tanks and mortars. He reported that during the bombardment, a hospital was half destroyed, and two ambulances and a Niva hospital vehicle were smashed. According to him, several peaceful civilians received shrapnel wounds. However, the …

  • Chinese investors are interested in the construction of a tunnel in the annexed Crimea

    Investors from China are interested in the project of building a tunnel through the Kerch Strait to the Crimea, as stated by the Minister of Economic Development of the Crimea, Andrei Melnikov, during an interview with the radio station "Sputnik in the Crimea", RIA Novosti news agency reports,

    The agency notes that the Eurasian Business Council came forward with the proposal to build a tunnel together with the bridge across the Kerch Strait. The construction is supposed to be carried out at …

  • Ukrainian performer said that more than 100 Russian actors still act in films in Ukraine

    In an interview with Radio Liberty, the People’s Artist of Ukraine, Ostap Stupka, discussed a law introducing obligatory quotas for Ukrainian language on television, which was recently adopted by the Verkhovna Rada. Stupka indicated that on average, 120 Russian actors act in films in Ukraine these days.

    “If it concerns such a highly influential instrument as television, then this law should have been passed long time ago since it entails among other things the reduction, I would say, of the …

  • The Head of the Chechen Parliament denied allegations about his involvement in gay abuse

    The speaker of the Parliament of Chechnya called the Human Rights Watch report ‘cheap slander’ and stated he welcomed an investigation. Earlier, the human rights organization accused him of being involved in the prosecution of gays in the republic.

    The Speaker of the Parliament of Chechnya, Magomed Daudov, commented on the report by the human rights organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW), on his page on Instagram, accusing him of being involved in the prosecution of gays in Chechnya.

    "Yes, I …

  • Media: Russia postpones the launch of its new piloted spaceship

    The management of Roscosmos intends to revise the plans to launch the new Russian piloted spaceship Federation, to postpone it until 2022 and change the location to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, as reported by TASS news agency, with reference to a source in Russia’s space rocket industry.

    According to the news agency’s source, in addition to the scheduled date, the proposal for the launch itself will change: the ship will be taken into orbit by a new Phoenix medium-class carrier rocket, and not an …

  • Ukrainian-made nanosatellite successfully entered an orbit

    Nanosatellite PolyITAN-2, which was developed by a team of students, teachers, and scientists from Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute of the National Technical University of Ukraine, successfully entered the earth’s orbit from the International Space Station (ISS). The ATLAS-5 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral (Florida, USA) on April 18th delivered the nanosatellite to the ISS.

    According to the Press Centre of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the satellite vehicle was …

  • Ukrainian military will take part in multinational exercises in Germany

    According to the press service of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, the consolidated mechanized unit of the Operational Command South of the Ukrainian Armed Forces arrived at the Hohenfels test site in Germany to take part in the Combined Resolve 8multinational exercise.

    "During the next three weeks, Ukrainian soldiers will take part in the multinational exercises Combined Resolve 8. During the exercises they will learn about the specifics of inspecting terrain and buildings, and mine clearing," …

  • Turchynov: Ukrainian missile tests proved their effectiveness and high precision

    Ukrainian missiles are effective and high-precision weapons, as stated by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC), Oleksandr Turchynov, at the end of another stage of the missile testing.

    According to the Council’s press service, Turchynov explained that, during this stage of testing, the operation of the missile control system was conducted while engaging and striking targets at long range.

    Turchynov noted that the rocket successfully hit the target.

    " …

  • Ukrainian MP: U.S. and EU advised Ukraine not to fight against Russia during the annexation of Crimea

    Representatives of the United States and Europe recommended Ukraine not to enter armed conflict with Russia and not to declare martial law during the seizure of the Crimea by Russia in 2014.

    This was stated by the then-acting head of the presidential administration, Sergei Pashinsky, on channel "112 Ukraine" while answering a question about whether the EU and U.S. had really advised not to defend the Crimea.

    "The Americans and Europeans recommended our country not to engage in an armed …

  • Media: Germany gave Ankara two weeks to resolve the Incirlik military base conflict

    The German government has set a two week deadline for Ankara to resolve the conflict over the access of Bundestag deputies to the Incirlik NATO base in Turkey, as reported by Spiegel Online news website. If the matter is not resolved, Germany will withdraw its tanker aircraft and Tornado fighters from the base.

    According to Spiegel, the federal government intends to withdraw the planes from the Incirlik only after holding talks with the Turkish authorities. Neither the German Foreign Ministry …