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Ukrainian intelligence: Russia delivers Grad missiles and ammunition to Donbas by rail
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported on Saturday, May 19 that Russia supplied ammunition to the Donbas, including artillery and rockets, by rail.
“Comprehensive supply for the occupying troops from Russia on the occupied territory [of Ukraine] continues. Ammunition for units and formations of the so-called Army Corps 1 (Donetsk) and 2 (Luhansk) is being replenished, [and] stocks of ammunition are being created at warehouses," the report said. …
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Poroshenko: Ukraine to withdraw from treaties that do not comply with its national interests
Kyiv will conduct an audit of all international treaties concluded with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and will withdraw from those that do not correspond to Ukraine’s national interests, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said, as reported by his press service. Poroshenko spoke during the ceremony commemorating the victims of political repression on the territory of the National Historic Memorial "Bykivnia Graves" near Kyiv on Sunday, May 20.
"Currently we are carefully …
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Russia blocks part of the Azov Sea for Ukrainian vessels due to navy exercises
Russia has started firing exercises in the Azov Sea, closing two thousand square kilometers of the sea for Ukrainian vessels as an ultimatum, military reporter Andriy Tsaplienko stated on Facebook, noting that this distance to the Ukrainian coast violates the convention on the Law of the Sea.
“The threat is approaching our shores,” the statement reads. “Russia is closing two thousand square kilometers of the Azov Sea for Ukrainian vessels as an ultimatum. Firing exercises are said to be …
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Ukraine asks Russia to release more than 60 political prisoners
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has asked Russia to release more than 60 Ukrainian political prisoners, official Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mariana Betsa said on Twitter.
“At least 24 Ukrainians who were convicted for political reasons are imprisoned in Russia, and more than 40 in Russian-annexed Crimea. We once again demand that Russia release the prisoners,” Betsa tweeted.
Earlier in April Iryna Herashchenko, First Deputy Chairwoman of the Verkhovna Rada and President’s Humanitarian Envoy …
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister says he will watch 2018 World Cup in Russia
Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin announced that he would undoubtedly be watching the world soccer tournament that will be held in Russia, but that he would not view it on Russian TV channels.
"I will be watching World Cup broadcast because I believe that sport is sport. It is not soccer's fault that in 2018, Russia hosts the World Cup. There are teams and there are players to cheer for. For me, soccer is not only soccer but also art," the Minister said.
"At the same time, I …