The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe recorded mass ceasefire violations, including shelling and 41 explosions, over the weekend of 4-6 June. In particular, the OSCE SMM spotted 148 ceasefire violations, including 72 violations in […]
08.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The hearing on the merits in the criminal proceedings over the downing of Flight MH17 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur over Donbas started at the Schiphol Judicial Complex in the Netherlands. Judges, prosecutors, lawyers […]
07.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The “Russian world” poses a threat not only to countries with a Russian-speaking population but also to Russia itself. A corresponding statement was made by participants in an expert discussion on the topic of “Russian […]
07.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Cyberexperts of the Security Service of Ukraine exposed the facts of purposeful dissemination of malicious software by the special services of the Russian Federation. The customers planned to damage the computer networks of public authorities, […]
07.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Ukrainian authorities have launched a process of vaccination against COVID-19 for those citizens of Ukraine who live in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and in Crimea and who belong […]
05.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the creation of 20 new formations and units in the Western Military District. According to Shoigu, 2,000 units of new military equipment are to be delivered in this district. […]
05.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
At present, there are no conditions for the Trilateral Contact Group talks on the settlement of the situation in Donbas to be resumed in Minsk. "We understand that Russia will play on this story. In […]
04.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Residents of the temporarily occupied town of Alchevsk, Luhansk region, held a rally over non-payment of wages for five months. Denys Kazansky, a journalist, representative of Donetsk in the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas, shared details about the rally […]
03.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The new format of negotiations should address not only the settlement of the situation in Donbas but also the restoration of Ukraine’s sovereignty over the temporarily occupied Crimea and the construction of Nord Stream 2 gas […]
01.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Since 2019, militants of “Donetsk People’s Republic” have been holding Olena Zaitseva and Vladyslav Zaitsev captive. The mother and the son were accused of plotting sabotage. Their story was told by the Media Initiative for […]
31.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Civilians on both sides of the line of contact in Donbas are killed and injured in explosions of various munitions during their daily activities, reads the thematic report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission. "Civilians have been […]
30.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution allowing Ukraine’s security and defence forces to purchase the necessary goods and services through specialised international organisations, in particular, through NATO and United States agencies. Defence Minister of […]
28.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The leaders of the United States and Russia agreed to meet during a summit in Geneva, Switzerland, on 16 June. Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin have to discuss a number of issues they consider problematic […]
27.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) exposed a cache of weapons and ammunition in the Pechersk district in the capital. The means of destruction were hidden in one of the drainage and tunnel systems of […]
26.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Vladyslav, 27, was injured in January 2015 when he went to a store in his hometown of Horlivka. Fighting was ongoing in the town, and a shell dropped a hundred metres from him. Since then, Vladyslav […]
24.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Since 2004, the total amount of financial resources provided by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to Ukraine, both in public and private sectors, has reached more than EUR 7.5 billion. To date, the EIB’s public sector […]
21.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukraine will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its independence for three days – from 22-24 August, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced at a press conference, assuring that the country will remember this holiday forever. On 22 August, […]
20.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to enact the decision of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) of 14 April, which proposes that the Cabinet of Ministers should provide budget funding for national […]
19.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Ukrainian Institute presented the results of the research within the framework of a comprehensive project to study the perception of Ukraine abroad. The project for the first time explores the attitude and expectations of foreign […]
19.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Russia continues to keep about 80,000 troops and a significant amount of weapons and military equipment stationed near various sections of the border with Ukraine. "Russia does not give up attempts to return our state […]
19.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak