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Russia protests Ukraine's plans to conduct missile tests near the Crimea
The Russian Defense Ministry submitted a note of protest to the Ukrainian Defense Attaché over Ukraine’s plans to conduct missile tests near the Crimea.
Moscow claims that such tests would be “a violation of international law and Russian legislation.
"The document, handed to the defense attaché, expresses the Russian Defense Ministry’s protest against… [Ukraine’s use of] the airspace over the Black Sea to the west of the Crimean Peninsula coast for rocket firings", the Russian Defense …
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Ukrainian Minister of Interior: Ukraine is preparing for the 'de-occupation' of the Donbas
During the next two years, Ukraine will conduct the "de-occupation" of the Donbas, and is currently preparing for this process, as stated by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Arsen Avakov, the ministry’s press service reported.
On Friday, the Minister of Interior held an enlarged session of the Military Council of the National Guard of Ukraine, in which the Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov, participated.
"I am sure that …
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Russian journalist: Ukrainians are becoming the Kremlin's bargaining chip
Any Ukrainian living in the territory of Russia or the annexed Crimea may become a bargaining chip for the Kremlin, as expressed by the Russian journalist, Alexander Podrabinek, in the evening broadcast of Krym.Realii radio.
"A Ukrainian in the territory of Russia is subjected to Russian law enforcement agencies’ increased attention, and I generally would not advise Ukrainians to live in Russia; I’d rather advise them to run away like lightning, because they may be at risk of detention or …
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Russia sent another humanitarian convoy to separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine
Russia sent the 58th humanitarian convoy to the occupied part of the Donbas, as reported on the website of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation.
It was reported that the convoy of over 40 cars has already crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border. Cargo with a total weight of over 400 tons is heading to the unloading points in the territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations states that “the bulk …
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Lysenko: FSB is 'juggling with facts' to accuse former Crimean servicemen of espionage
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has been juggling the facts in order to accuse former servicemen in the annexed Crimea of espionage or subversive-investigative activities on behalf of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, as stated by a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on the ATO, Andriy Lysenko, to Krym.Realii on November 24th.
"As we had predicted, the Russian FSB is using the databases and personnel files of former servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine or the …