Ukrainian Intelligence: Pro-Russian separatists opened fire on a crowd in the Donbas

Three civilians in the occupied part of the Donbas region were shot by pro-Russian separatists. The dissatisfaction of the local population with the presence and actions of the separatists is growing within the occupied territories of the Donbas region, as reported by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine on Facebook.

According to Ukrainian Intelligence, three local residents were seriously wounded by gunshots during a spontaneous meeting against the …


Turkish authorities detained the airmen who shot down Russian Su-24

Turkish authorities detained the airmen who shot down a Russian Su-24 near the Syrian border in November 2015, Bloomberg reported, citing a high-level Turkish official as their source. Earlier, the Mayor of Ankara, Melih Gökçek, stated that one of the pilots who downed the Russian attack aircraft took part in the coup in Turkey. According to Gökçek, the pilot is a member of the opposition organization of the Islamic preacher, Fethullah Gulen, accused of anti-government activities, Kommersant …


Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in the Donbas

Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 14 were wounded on Monday in the deadliest day for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in two months, RBC-Ukraine reported.

"In the past 24 hours, as a result of military operations, seven Ukrainian servicemen died and 14 were injured," military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told reporters.

"Things have escalated for the simple reason that this is what [the separatists] want. They do not want to live in peace,” Lysenko added.

Monday had the highest death toll for …


Ukrainian representative in Minsk: There are 702 Russian tanks in the Donbas

There are more Russian tanks in the temporarily occupied territories than in Germany and the UK combined.

This was said on-air on Channel 5 by the representative of Ukraine in the Minsk talks, Yevhen Marchuk.

He assured that Ukrainian intelligence knows exactly through which railway crossing and border checkpoints trains come from the Russian side, how much and what kind of equipment is being transported, and where it is being unloaded.

“It is absolutely certain that on that side there are 70 …


Theresa May defends Trident nuclear program due to threats from North Korea and Russia

Before the vote on updating the Trident nuclear program, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, stated before parliament that the United Kingdom can’t turn away from the nuclear deterrence program because of real threats from Russia and North Korea. According to the Prime Minister, the nuclear program is a guarantee of national security and that is why it can’t be abandoned.

“Some people suggest to us that we should actually be removing our nuclear deterrent. This has been a …