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Kyiv: Russia has 500 military planes on Ukrainian border
Russia has amassed roughly 500 tactical military planes and 340 helicopters along its border with Ukraine, Ukrinform reports, citing Vadym Skibitsky, spokesperson for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. He presented this data at a briefing titled “A military and strategic appraisal of the threat of the Russian Armed Forces invading Ukraine”.
According to Skibitsky, since 2013, Russia has been upgrading its airfield network along the border with Ukraine, and has …
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Ukrainian intelligence: DPR and LPR armies have increased their combat readiness
The representative for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Vadim Skibitsky stated that military units of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics have been put in a high readiness state.
“Currently, all units of the 1st and 2nd Army Corps have increased the level of their combat readiness” reports 112 Ukraine, quoting Skibitsky.
The representative for the Main Intelligence Directorate also stated that the Russian Armed Forces moved into …
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Ukrainian bank wins $1.3 billion legal case against Russia
On November 26, the arbitral tribunal in Paris approved the compensation claim of the State Savings Bank of Ukraine (Oschadbank) for assets losses during Russia's annexation of the Crimea. The press service of Oschadbank reported that the compensation amount is $ 1.3 billion plus interest that will accrue before the actual compensation.
"Today we received an official victory notice! It is difficult to imagine an announcement that now we would need more than this. Given how our relations with …
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Ukrainian Army Commander: Russia used military aircraft to attack Ukrainian ships in Kerch Strait
Chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Viktor Muzhenko stated during a speech in the Verkhovna Rada that Russia used combat aircraft and electronic warfare systems against Ukrainian ships.
According to Dzerkalo Tyzhnia (The Weekly Mirror) on Monday, November 26, Muzhenko presented data showing that Ukrainian armored boats were attacked by a Su-30 fighter. The plane launched two missiles. Ukrainian Naval Command lost contact with the other ships because the Russian military …
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Ukraine and NATO consider possibility of joint operations in the Black Sea
At the meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission, Kyiv intends to discuss new decisions regarding the cooperation on the security of the Black Sea, including the possibility of a joint presence in the Black Sea, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin on Monday.
"We must find new solutions in the context of cooperation regarding the Black Sea security. It may be a joint presence. We are talking about such a presence. It may be other measures as well. Today, a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO …
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NATO countries to demand the release of Ukrainian sailors from Russia through own channels
The main results of the Ukraine-NATO Commission meeting, convened on an emergency basis at the Kyiv’s request are the release of Ukrainian warships’ crew members, the requirement to unblock sea traffic through the Kerch Strait and the achievement of de-escalation of tensions, reports Radio Liberty.
"Ukraine presented all the evidence of Russia's aggression in the Kerch Strait, and everyone in the NATO understood what is happening. It has been decided to demand the release of all the sailors, …
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EU working on ‘more extensive’ response to Russia’s aggression in Kerch Strait
The situation surrounding the seizure of Ukrainian military vessels in the Kerch Strait and the wounding of sailors is completely unacceptable, and the EU is working on a “more extensive” international response to Russia’s aggression in the Kerch Strait. A statement to this effect was made today by Maja Kocijančič, official spokesperson of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini.
“We demand that Russia immediately release the ships and the personnel on board who are in …
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Ukrainian President discusses with US Secretary of State Pompeo Russia’s use of force in the Sea of Azov
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko conducted a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, reported the Ukrainian President’s press service. The President informed the USA of Russia’s act of armed aggression against Ukraine in the waters of the Kerch Strait and Ukraine’s response steps, especially the introduction of martial law.
Poroshenko noted that Russia’s unlawful acts are absolutely unacceptable and require a strong response from the international community, …
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Czech Republic wants to reduce the number of Russian diplomats
Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček said that Prague would like to reduce the number of employees of the Russian Embassy so that it would correspond to the number of the Czech diplomats working in Russian, Novinky.cz reported.
“We are having a dialogue with the Russian side on the total number of diplomats in Prague,” said Petříček. He added that another topic of their talks with Russia is the need to reduce the 'excessive' number of cars registered by the Russian Embassy.
“We can only …
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Ukraine institutes martial law
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has introduced martial law in several regions of Ukraine. 276 of Ukrainian lawmakers supported the bill prepared by the Ukrainian President.
Martial law is introduced for 30 days from November 28 to December 27.
The special status is introduced in 10 regions of Ukraine, which border the Russian Federation: Vinnytsia region, Luhansk region, Mykolaiv region, Odessa region, Sumy region, Kharkov region, Chernihiv region, Kherson region and of the internal waters of …