Contents tagged with Donbas
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Ukrainian military command: Ukrainian Armed Forces do not capture territories specified in the Minsk Agreements
Information about the alleged advancement of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbas is false, according to the statement of press center of the Ukrainian military command in the Donbass, posted on Facebook.
"In social networks, false information continues to be spread, alleging that the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are moving forward and occupying new positions along the front line," the press center noted.
Thus, the information has been circulated that the military …
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Ukrainian politician: visit of the US Secretary of Defense to Ukraine could affect the situation in the Donbas and the Crimea
President Petro Poroshenko and Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak’s meeting with the head of the Pentagon, James Mattis, could positively impact the future of sanctions against the Russian Federation, as well as the situation in the conflict zone in the Donbas and the Crimea, stated Deputy Minister for Temporary Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons George Tuka in a commentary to 112 Ukraine.
According to Tuka, Mattis's visit to Ukraine is of a political nature, but according to …
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UN: 400 000 of those living in conflict zone in eastern Ukraine have no access to drinking water
Tens of thousands of residents in eastern Ukraine can’t get access to safe drinking water, as pumping stations are increasingly targeted by the opposing armies, as reported by the press service of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O'Brien, reported that nearly 400,000 people on both sides of the demarcation line in the Donetsk region have been without …
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Russia exported $264 million worth of food and agriculture products to separatist-held territories of Ukraine
Despite sanctions, Russia exports significant amounts of meat to Ukraine, LIGA news website writes. For example, the "State Unitary Company" established in 2015 by the separatist LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic) is listed as a Ukrainian legal entity according to Russian documents, although there is no company with this name in the register of the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice.
In Russia, all operations with companies registered in Donetsk and Luhansk have the status of official export or import …
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German Foreign Minister: We do not need a debate on Crimea, we need to think about truce in Donbas
In an interview with the German daily newspaper Kolner Stadt-Anzeiger, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel claimed that Christian Lindner, a leader among German liberals, is just trying to get headlines when speaking of the temporary postponement of the issue of Crimea's annexation, and that the main task at present is to achieve an ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. European Pravda reported this.
"In my opinion, Mr. Lindner is only concerned with headlines. We do not need debates on Crimea. We …
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Russia’s Gazprom continues to supply gas to separatist-held territories and billing Ukraine for it
In the first half of 2017, Russian Gazprom delivered 1,389 billion cubic meters of gas to the separatist DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic) and LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic. The price of Russian gas as of the first quarter of 2017 was $306.6 per thousand cubic meters, as supported by the data from Gazprom’s report for the second quarter.
Ukraine has not been importing gas from Russia for more than 600 days, which means, all deliveries go to separatist-held territories of Ukraine.
According to …
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270,000 tons of Donbas coal exported from Russia in July
In July 2017, about 267,000 tons of coal mined in the separatist-held territories of eastern Ukraine were exported to European countries from Russia, reported LIGA.net citing Russian Railway and Russian Federal Customs Service data.
The largest exporter of Ukrainian coal was Gaz-Alyans, controlled by Serhiy Kurchenko. In July, more than 50,000 tons of anthracite were exported from the Russia’s ports. The entire quantity was exported by the South Ossetian company Vneshtorgservis JSC, and was …
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UN: almost 600 000 Ukrainians in conflict zone in Eastern Ukraine do not receive pensions and social assistance
About 586,000 Ukrainian citizens who live in the conflict zone haven’t received pensions and social benefits since the beginning of the previous year, as they haven’t been registered by the government, as reported by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
This includes 50,000 people with disabilities who are especially vulnerable as they are facing additional difficulties and frequent discrimination, reports the UNHCR.
"In eastern Ukraine, in the conflict zone, the cease- …
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A pro-Russian separatist agent detained in Mariupol
When trying to cross the border into Mariupol, an informant of the separatists of was detained, reported the press service of the Donetsk regional police.
It was noted that a 43-year-old resident of the village of Vesele, in the Volnovakhsky district, has been providing information on the rotation and movement of Ukrainian military personnel and equipment to the separatists for over a year and a half.
At the beginning of war in the Donbas, the detainee had a conflict with the Ukrainian Armed …
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Media: Subsidiary of Russia’s Ministry of Energy becomes a monopoly fuel supplier to separatist-held territories of Ukraine
Russian export company, Promsyrieimport, owned by the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation is a monopoly supplier of fuel to the uncontrolled territories of the Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts, as reported by Ukrainian Liga.net news website.
According to the publication, in 2016 Promsyrieimport supplied the separatist-held territories of Ukraine with more than 200,000 tons of gasoline, diesel fuel, and motor oils for $116 million. This is 86% of all the fuels and lubricants sent to the …