OSCE: The aggravation of the situation in the Donbas was not spontaneous
The Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Alexander Hug, said that the aggravation of the situation in the Donbas region near Avdiivka was not spontaneous.
"This escalation did not happen spontaneously. Somewhere, certain people consciously decided to start it. Before it's completely out of control, before even more people are involved, more lives get lost, more homes are destroyed, before a real humanitarian and ecological catastrophe starts, these …
Head of the so-called ‘People’s Militia’ killed in a car explosion in Luhansk
The head of the so-called ‘People’s Militia’ of the LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic), Oleg Anashchenko, was killed in a car explosion in Luhansk.
His Toyota SUV exploded on Saturday morning in the center of Luhansk killing him and the driver of the car.
This was reported by the separatist media source citing the press service of the People’s Militia of the LPR.
“On February 4, at 7:70 am, on Krasnoznamennaya street, as a result of a terrorist act – car explosion- the head of the directorate …
Yelchenko: Ukraine plans to highlight situation in Avdiivka at International Court of Justice
The Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, Volodymyr Yelchenko, stated that, when submitting evidence to the International Court of Justice, Kyiv plans on highlighting the situation in Avdiivka as evidence of Russia's violation of international law, Krym.Realii reported.
“This is the first but important step in bringing Russia to justice for its violation of the UN Charter and international law,” Yelchenko stated.
Despite calls for a ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy …
Ukraine will resume a program to create a new corvette for the Navy
Ukraine will resume a state sponsored defense program on the creation of a new corvette for the Navy. This was announced by Deputy Defense Minister Igor Pavlovsky, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
According to the Deputy Minister, in 2017, government funding for the ''Corvette'' program should amount to more than 1 billion hryvnia or $37 million.
According to Pavlovsky, currently the Defense Ministry is negotiating the re-assigning of the contract which was signed with the Chernomorsky Shipbuilding …
Ukrainian court seizes Yanukovych's floating restaurant in Mezhyhirya
The Pechersky District Court of Kyiv, at the request of the General Prosecutor’s Office, has seized floating crafts in Mezhyhirya which belong to Tantalit LLC. Moreover, the Court has ruled that former President Yanukovych should be detained in conjunction with the investigation of the illegal acquisition of property case against him. These judicial actions are available in the single register of court decisions, Interfax-Ukraine reports. According to the Court decision published on 1 February, …