• Ukrainian hackers intercepted SMS between separatist commander Motorola and his wife on the eve of his murder

    Ukrainian hackers have gained access to the mobile devices of the deceased separatists commander Arsen Pavlov, known by his call sign “Motorola,” and his wife, Elena Pavlova. Among the intercepted data included Viber correspondence between Motorola and his wife on the day before his murder, reports the InformNapalm project.

    “A cursory analysis of the information indicates that Motorola was concerned over his safety in the last weeks before his death. It seemed to him that he was unnecessary,” …

  • Separatist known as Vokha will become new commander of the Sparta Battalion

    The First Deputy Commander of the Sparta Battalion, call sign Vokha, stated in his commentary to RIA Novosti that he will serve as the Commander of the battalion after the death of Arsen Pavlov, known as Motorola. Vokha noted that the Sparta battalion will continue to perform combat missions.

    “It will be me, his First Deputy Commander. Motorola always introduced me as his Deputy that is why we unanimously decided to continue his work together, but under my leadership,” Vokha said in response …

  • Poroshenko: Before elections in the Donbas, OSCE armed mission must gain control of border

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated that before the local elections in the Donbas, the OSCE armed mission should gain control over the border area with the Russian Federation in the eastern part of Ukraine that is currently not under Kyiv’s control.

    “I noted that a number of weapons and military equipment which Russia continues to supply through the uncontrolled area of the Russian-Ukrainian border reached the limit today when the number of tanks, artillery systems, armored personnel …

  • Ukraine sees strong justification for extending sanctions against Russia

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko believes that Kyiv currently has "every reason" to extend sanctions against Moscow, since it does not fulfill its obligations under the Minsk agreements.

    According to him, Ukraine behaves responsibly with regard to safety issues and demonstrates the fulfillment of its obligations "in contrast to Russia." He also stressed that Kyiv is always ready for negotiations in the Normandy format.

    "Back at the beginning of August, I already clearly stated that we are …

  • Ukraine protests Syria's recognition of the Crimea as part of Russia

    Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has submitted an official note of protest to Syria’s representative in Kyiv over Damascus’ recognition of the Crimea as part of the Russian Federation, as stated by the ministry’s spokesperson Maryana Betsa, TASS reported.

    "On October 20th, the Foreign Ministry summoned Syria’s Charge d’Affaires to lodge a strong protest against Syria’s recognition of the Crimea as part of Russia and demand an explanation concerning the statements of the Syrian parliament speaker on …