Contents tagged with Donbas
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Ukraine to start withdrawal of forces in Petrivske on November 8
The withdrawal of forces along the third, Petrivske-Bohdanivka stretch is scheduled to begin on November 8, as long as there are no ceasefire violations over the course of the week, said Volodymyr Kravchenko, Commander of Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation, at a press conference, as cited by Ukrinform.
“We have already submitted a letter to the OSCE. On the 7th (of November) we will begin, and on the 8th we will effectively withdraw, if there is no breach of the silence regime,” he said.
At the …
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Ukraine invents supersonic missile that ‘cannot be shot down’
Ukrainian engineers at the Dnipro-based Yuzhnoye Design Office have unveiled the Bliskavka (“lightning”) supersonic missile, which they claim is virtually “impossible to shoot down”, Dnipro Panorama reports.
The designers presented the missile at the Weaponry and Security 2019 exhibition. They claim that the missile has a speed of 2,000-2,500 km/h. It will be used by the Su-27 and Su24M aircraft in Ukraine’s Air Force. Only minimal equipment modifications will be required to install them. The …
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Finland promises Ukraine €600,000 for mine clearance in Donbas
“Eastern Ukraine is one of the most mine-polluted conflict zones in the world. We are preparing an additional €600,000 [assistance] package for mine clearance,” Interfax-Ukraine cites Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto as saying.
The minister promised to allocate the funds to Kyiv during a visit to the conflict region. A Finnish delegation led by Foreign Minister Haavisto visited disengagement section No. 1 in Stanytsia Luhanska, Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation headquarters announced on …
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Ukraine intends to demand reparations from Russia for war in Donbas
The Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure, Vladyslav Krykliy said in the program Right to Power on Ukrainian 1+1 TV channel that Kyiv intends to demand reparations from Russia in order to the restore the Donbas.
According to the Ukrainian Minister, after the conflict resolution in the Donbas and when the region comes under Kyiv's control, Ukraine will require the funds for its restoration, which, of course, must be paid in the form of "reparations" by the "aggressor country," which is Russia. …
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Kyiv: Russia strengthens troops in Donbas
Russia continues to reinforce its troops in the Donbas by supplying weapons, which is prohibited by the Minsk agreements, reports the press service of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, citing Ukrainian Intelligence Service.
"The Russian command continues to strengthen the occupation troops on the frontline with weapons, which are prohibited by the Minsk agreements. So, under the guise of preparation for large-scale joint military exercises, the opponent carries out the deployment of tanks and 122 …
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Russia transfers special forces and ‘Cossacks’ to Donbas
The Russian Armed Forces command has been transferring special forces and so-called “Cossack formations” to eastern Ukraine to rotate and reinforce the pro-Russian forces, said Ihor Lossovsky, Ukraine’s deputy envoy to international organizations in Vienna, during a session of the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation in Vienna on October 30, Ukrinform reports.
“Through the stretches of the Russian-Ukrainian border not controlled by Ukraine, special forces divisions and so-called ‘Cossack …
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Ukrainian Interior Minister: Veterans and volunteers are in Zolote legally
At the start of the “RE: Think. Invest in Ukraine” forum in Mariupol on Tuesday, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said that the veterans and volunteers in Zolote have not done anything illegal, reports LB.ua news outlet .
“They are citizens of Ukraine who have decided to be there, and they are there, without breaking any laws at this moment in time. There are no conflicts, as far as I know. I spoke about it this morning,” said Avakov.
He also said that he is wary of provocation, but “ …
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Ukrainian President announces launch of Donbas reconstruction Fund with support of World Bank
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine, with the support of the World Bank, is launching an International Partnership Support Fund for the reconstruction and future reintegration of the Donbas.
Zelensky spoke about the Donbas International Partnership Support Fund at the first investment forum on the restoration of the Donbas in Mariupol, where 12 memorandums were signed, and hundreds of prospective projects were presented to investors.
"Together with the World Bank, …
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Simultaneous withdrawal of forces started in Ukraine’s Luhansk region
The process of bilateral withdrawal of forces began at 12:00 local time near the Zolote-4 settlement in stretch No. 2 in the Luhansk region, Ukraine’s Joint Forces Command announced on Facebook on Tuesday.
“This was possible because the silence regime had been complied with for the last week,” the post states. The post emphasizes that the start of the disengagement has been confirmed by representatives of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission. However, “in no event will the government disregard …
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Ukrainian volunteer soldiers come under fire in Zolote
Volunteers in Zolote-4 in the Luhansk region who argued with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, opposing the armed forces’ withdrawal from important positions, came under fire on the evening of Monday October 28, Ukrayinska Pravda reports.
It is “not known” who fired at the volunteers’ positions. No one was injured in the shooting.
Aider Muzhdabaev, a journalist for the TV channel ATR, also reported on the shooting. He gave a live interview with the veteran Denis “Azova” Yantar, but was …