26.08.2015

16:10

Justice Minister of Ukraine: fourth lawsuit against Russia already sent to ECHR

Ukraine's Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko has said that the fourth lawsuit against Russia has already been sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

14:58

Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, ten injured in conflict area

Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed, ten were wounded in the ATO area in past 24 hours, spokesman for the Presidential Administration on counterterrorism operation Andriy Lysenko said at a briefing in Kyiv, Ukrinform reports.

14:56

Pre-trial investigation into Russian military officers Yerofeyev, Alexandrov complete – chief military prosecutor

Law enforcement agencies have completed the pre-trial inquiry into the officers of the Main Investigative Department of the General Command of the Russian Armed Forces, Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Alexandrov, were captured near the village of Shchastia while attempting to seize a strategic bridge on May 16.

14:15

Russian Army General Staff Chief called in for questioning by Ukrainian military prosecutor

A mail company has delivered summons for questioning at the Ukrainian Main Military Prosecutor's Office to Chief of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff Valery Gerasimov.

13:20

Russia's veto power may be restricted at UN General Assembly - Klimkin

The veto power may be restricted at the next meeting of the UN General Assembly to be held in September, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin said on the air of Ukrainian Inter TV channel, RBC reports.

12:45

Illegal coal deliveries from Ukraine to Russia continue - OSCE

The Russian-backed terrorists transferred at least 120 trucks of stolen coal to Russia on the Independence Day of Ukraine, the daily report of the OSCE SMM said.

12:30

EU: Russia's Sentsov & Kolchenko sentencing breach of international law

High Representative and Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini said that Russian court's sentencing of Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov to twenty years imprisonment on charges of terrorism, and his co-defendant Oleksandr Kolchenko to ten years imprisonment, is in breach of international law.

12:10

Militants shell Ukrainian positions 92 times over past 24 hours

The situation in the eastern Ukraine war zone remained tense on August 25, Ukrainian army operation press centre reports.

11:35

World Bank to allocate $500 mln to Ukraine

The World Bank has decided to issue $500 mln loan to Ukraine, TSN Ukraine’s news service reports.

11:05

Turchynov: Russian military preparing channels for rapid redeployment of units in Donbas

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksandr Turchynov has said that Russian troops have become more active in Donbas and are preparing routes to be used to attack Ukraine.

10:40

Agriculture Ministry forecasts grain exports will reach record-breaking 36.8 mln tonnes in 2015/2016 MY

Ukraine's Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food has estimated that grain exports in the 2015/2016 marketing year (MY, July-June) will reach 36.8 million tonnes, Minister Oleksiy Pavlenko said on Twitter.

10:15

Ukrainian Education Ministry strips academic ranks from 12 people for separatism – Deputy Minister

The Ukrainian Education and Science Ministry has started to deprive persons of their academic ranks for separatism, Deputy Education Minister Pavlo Poliansky has said.

25.08.2015

16:56

Russia's attempt to change Europe's map will fail just like Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact – Klimkin

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has said that Russia's aggression and its attempts to change the map of Europe will fail, just like the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.

16:35

Poroshenko: Sentsov trial's organizers will appear before court themselves

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has urged Oleh Sentsov, the Ukrainian filmmaker who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Russia, to hold on and keep his spirits up, adding that the organizers of his trial will appear before court themselves.

15:58

Sentsov sentenced to 20 years, Kolchenko to ten years in high-security prison

A Russian court has sentenced an acclaimed Ukrainian film director to 20 years in a maximum-security prison on multiple terrorism charges; the sentence was handed down after the North Caucasus District Military Court, located in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, on August 25 found Oleh Sentsov guilty of establishing a terrorist group, organization of two terrorist attacks and an attempted terrorist act, as well as an attempt to illegally acquire explosives, Radio Liberty reports.