Ukraine

After dark terrorists return heavy weapons to previous positions – Tymchuk Russian-terrorist troops continue to regroup their forces and military equipment, simultaneously restoring combat capability of a number of groups who have suffered losses in previous battles. 28.02.15 13:32 25 843 84 Ukrainian Politics

Terrorists shelled Avdiivka, Tonenke and Opytne with Grad rocket systems The militants cut down their attacks and followed the cease-fire in some sectors of the ATO zone during last night. 28.02.15 11:05 11 568 32 Ukrainian Politics

Putin is waging a war of symbols to humiliate Ukrainians - Washington Post Russian President Vladimir Putin handed out medals in a special ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of World War II Feb. 20. It is also striking for the contrast to Ukrainian celebrations on the same day. Ukrainians commemorated a completely different day, the moment the Maidan protests turned bloody. 27.02.15 22:05 147 437 875 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Poroshenko and Merkel discussed peacekeeping effort in Donbas President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has held a phone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel. 27.02.15 20:58 20 018 174 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Terrorists deescalate attacks. Shelling recorded at Donetsk direction only - ATO press center Significant decrease in enemy attacks on Ukrainian forces’ positions has been observed for several days in a row in the ATO area. 27.02.15 22:52 6 378 78 Incidents

There is no menace to food security - Yatseniuk Ukraine is not at the teeth of starvation: the state reserves are sufficient to meet all needs. 27.02.15 20:30 22 343 293 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainian troops continue withdrawing heavy artillery - ATO press center. PHOTOS The Ukrainian Army continues disengagement of heavy weapons envisaged by the Minsk agreement. 27.02.15 19:48 36 169 169 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Story of life and death of a Russian militant from Orsk, killed in Donbas: "Every second man here is because of a loan or hiding from justice". VIDEO The story of a terrorist mercenary from the Russian city of Orsk, who went to fight in the Donbas because of unpaid loans. 27.02.15 18:01 83 960 154 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Terrorists shelled Ukrainian positions near Avdiivka, Opytne and Vodiane and attempted several assaults – ATO speaker. MAP The situation in the anti-terrorist operation area is stabilizing. Over the past day intense fighting was recorded only at the Donetsk direction. 27.02.15 16:42 17 073 30 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Casualty statistics: three soldiers killed and three wounded over past day Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and seven were wounded in the course of the anti-terrorist operation on Feb. 26th. 27.02.15 13:37 25 209 162 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainian army will continue withdrawal of heavy weapons. There are enough forces along the contact line to repel attacks – Defense Ministry Today the armed forces of Ukraine will continue withdrawal of heavy weapons from the demarcation line in the Donbas. 27.02.15 11:06 24 565 225 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Kerry and Lavrov to meet in Geneva on Monday, Mar. 2 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to discuss the situation in Ukraine in Geneva early next week. 26.02.15 23:44 13 327 173 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ministry of Foreign Affairs sees no evidence that militants are withdrawing Russian weapons There is still no evidence that the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR are pulling out heavy weapons from the demarcation line. 26.02.15 22:32 16 242 195 Incidents

“You are the example I will follow - you went on a 303-day hunger strike. I will continue mine as long as I must” - Savchenko replied to Dzhemilev’s letter. LETTER Nadiya Savchenko gave her reply to Mustafa Dzhemilev’s call to end the strike, but is not going to stop it. 26.02.15 20:18 82 327 281 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

"MT-12 guns should be withdrawn first" - Ukrainian detachments started pulling out heavy weapons from Mariupol. VIDEO The Ukrainian units deployed near Mariupol started withdrawal of heavy weapons according to Minsk agreements. 26.02.15 16:56 74 596 428 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russia deployed more than a thousand units of military equipment to the Donbas in recent months - NATO Secretary General Russia has deployed more than one thousand units of military equipment on the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as of Feb. 26. 26.02.15 16:34 18 184 165 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukraine to start withdrawal of heavy weapons from the demarcation line - Joint Staff In compliance with the Minsk agreements of Feb. 12, Ukraine will start to withdraw 100-mm canons from the demarcation line Thursday. 26.02.15 14:42 86 982 662 Ukrainian Politics

Four Ukrainian soldiers wounded, no one killed over the past 24 hours - NSDC Over the past day, four Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in the ATO area. 26.02.15 13:01 9 868 48 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukraine has been in recession for nine quarters. After the crisis, the economy will still grow by only 3% per year – Finance Minister Natalia Jaresko is convinced that the main thing now is to receive the IMF tranche and stop panic among the Ukrainians. 26.02.15 12:28 23 458 183 Kyiv News

Ukraine to receive ‘significant initial disbursement’ upon bailout approval by the IMF Ukraine might receive the first significant cash payments by the IMF if the fund's four-year loan program is approved on March 11, the fund announced Wednesday. 26.02.15 10:52 73 331 156 Economics

Terrorists' heavy weapons stay put - OSCE Representatives of Ukraine's and Russia's Army told OSCE observers that no withdrawal of the terrorists' heavy weapons was noted as of Feb. 24. 26.02.15 09:57 46 469 274 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russia continues supplying manpower and weapons to Donbas – NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe The Commander of U.S. European Command says that just this month Russian troops were fighting in order to change the situation in the Donbas in favor of the militants. 26.02.15 14:08 20 818 185 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

SBU detained four Russian militants and their agents The SBU counterintelligence officers detained four persons involved in terrorist activities of the self-proclaimed 'DPR' and 'LPR.' 26.02.15 00:12 14 838 42 Incidents

More Russia sanctions 'teed up' if necessary, Kerry says U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that additional sanctions against Russia are "teed up" should events in eastern Ukraine require a significant response. 25.02.15 22:30 110 502 517 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia

Lawyer: Investigation Committee preparing to file new charges against Savchenko. PHOTOS The Russian Investigation Committee prepares new charges against Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian aviatrix illegally kidnapped and held in a Moscow jail. 25.02.15 19:36 36 678 191 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

IMF decision on new program for Ukraine may be postponed - Finance Ministry The Finance Ministry said that the IMF may delay the decision to start the new program of cooperation with Ukraine, as the main IMF’s precondition - the adoption of several already agreed laws by the Verkhovna Rada was not fulfilled. 25.02.15 21:21 34 278 143 Ukrainian Politics

Two Russian propaganda journalists detained in downtown Kyiv to be deported to Russia with further ban on entry to Ukraine - SBU Two Russian journalists were detained in the capital of Ukraine. Today they will deported from the country. 25.02.15 18:59 39 627 225 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

American and British military parade near Russian border. PHOTOS U.S. armored vehicles and British soldiers held a parade through Narva, the Estonian border city, amid increasing tensions between Russia and the West. 25.02.15 17:20 148 609 313 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russia redeployed large batch of military equipment and weapons to Donbas terrorists – ATO speaker Russia continues to supply weapons to the terrorists in the Donbas. 25.02.15 15:28 21 826 84 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

No one killed, one soldier wounded in the ATO area Tuesday - NSDC One Ukrainian soldier was wounded over the past 24 hours in the ATO area, no one was killed. 25.02.15 12:54 26 341 33 Incidents

Three missing Kyiv-1 battalion soldiers found alive - Interior Ministry People's Front MP and Kyiv-1 battalion coordinator Yevhen Deidei and two Kyiv-1 battalion soldiers, who all had gone missing in the Donbas on Tuesday, were found alive. 25.02.15 12:20 197 603 159 Ukrainian Politics

Russian colonel wallowing in debt leads Donbas terrorists to pay off a bank loan. PHOTOS Readers of Russia's Novaya Gazeta helped to identify a militant from the video made in the area of Debaltseve where he says that the Ukrainian security forces are hiding from the separatists’ artillery by tying local residents to fences with barbed wire. The man known by his call sign "Yustas" turned out to be 53-year-old Nail Nurullin, a retired colonel who came to the Donbas from Busuluk of the Orenburg region (Russia) to hide from his problems. 25.02.15 12:57 213 358 335 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Terrorists attacked Ukrainian army's positions near Shyrokyne again and shelled Popasna from mortars - ATO press center The volume of terrorists' shelling of the Ukrainian army positions continues to decrease but remains significant. Attempts to take the ATO forces' positions by storm continue. 25.02.15 11:18 21 136 47 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russian troops’ buildup recorded near Novoazovsk - Minister of Internal Affairs adviser The Russian Federation keeps concentrating troops in the vicinity of Novoazovsk city in the Donetsk region. 25.02.15 00:11 39 489 274 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Four more Ukrainian soldiers released from terrorists’ captivity. PHOTOS Four Ukrainian soldiers were released from the pro-Russian terrorists’ captivity today. 24.02.15 23:38 63 995 98 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Intensity of terrorists’ attacks significantly decreased today. Cease-fire was violated 14 times - ATO press center A significant decrease of the militants’ attacks on the ATO forces’ positions and peaceful cities and villages was observed today, Feb. 24. 14 cases of cease-fire violation were recorded from 5 a.m. until now. 24.02.15 23:18 5 451 66 Incidents

UK military experts to train Ukrainian army - Cameron Cameron said that up to 75 British soldiers divided into four teams would go to an area well away from the conflict zone to provide medical, logistics, intelligence and infantry skills. 24.02.15 22:29 35 293 130 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Withdrawal of heavy weapons impossible as militants do not observe cease-fire - General Staff The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stressed that the withdrawal of the Ukrainian troops’ heavy weapons from the ATO area is out of question as of Tuesday because the enemy does not observe the cease-fire. 24.02.15 20:36 12 088 108 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Poroshenko: Agreements with the UAE will allow increasing defense capacity of the Ukrainian army. PHOTOS President Petro Poroshenko calls his working visit to the United Arab Emirates successful stressing the importance of contracts signed by the Ukrainian enterprises in the course of the IDEX-2015. 24.02.15 19:29 141 488 479 Ukrainian Politics

"Normandy Four" did not agree on Debaltseve situation - Klimkin The meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Normandy Four countries, which include Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany, ended in Paris. 24.02.15 18:22 62 793 110 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukraine will withdraw military equipment if terrorists comply with cease-fire for at least two days - ATO speaker Ukraine will withdraw its heavy weapons only after the cease-fire is complied with in full for at least two days. 24.02.15 15:24 30 937 200 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

NSDC: Terrorists switched to tactics of local clashes. The tensest situation in the area of Svitlodarsk and Shyrokyne. MAP The terrorists do not stop attacks and attempts to storm the positions of the Ukrainian army. 24.02.15 15:15 36 672 101 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russia continues to supply weapons to terrorists redeploying military equipment to the demarcation line - NSDC Russia continues to supply military equipment to the Donbas terrorists. The enemy is conducting covert regrouping of the equipment and manpower. 24.02.15 14:24 14 344 85 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

One Ukrainian soldier killed and seven wounded on Monday - ATO speaker One soldier was killed and seven wounded in the course of the anti-terrorist operation on Feb. 23. 24.02.15 13:30 9 922 87 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russia concentrates troops at the border with Kharkiv region and steps up efforts at Mariupol direction - Blogger. PHOTOS Information on concentration of the Russian troops at the north-eastern border of Ukraine in the Voronezh and Belgorod regions of Russia is receiving more and more confirmation. 24.02.15 16:23 151 766 374 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Capture of Mariupol will mean supplying weapons to Ukraine - Sikorski The West needs to see the capture of Mariupol to be certain the Putin does not want the truce. 24.02.15 12:36 97 387 729 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

War in the Donbas.PHOTOS by The Atlantic American magazine The Atlantic published a set of images from the Donbas war. 24.02.15 11:23 70 477 44 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

In case of no de-escalation of violence in Donbas, Russia will be faced with complete international isolation – Merkel’s adviser Commissioner of the German government for cooperation with the Russian Federation Gernot Erler warned the Russian Federation against establishing a "buffer state" in the Eastern Ukraine, and threatened the Kremlin with isolation. 24.02.15 12:01 26 328 144 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia