The blockade of the Donbas: PR-campaign or a way to stop the war?
It has been one week since Ukrainian veterans blocked the Luhansk-Lysychansk-Popasna railway in order to curb trade with the territories of the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics, which are not under Ukraine’s control. Over time, the blockade gathered many supporters and opponents. Supporters consider the blockade as real way to stop the war in the Donbas, while opponents suspected Deputies of attempting to exploit it for PR purposes. One the main requirements of the blockade participants …
European Parliament calls for new sanctions against Russia because of the situation in Avdiivka
The European Parliament called for introducing news sanctions against Russia as a result of the aggravated situation in the Donbas and failure to implement the Minsk agreements.
This was stated in the European Parliament by the leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, Guy Verhofstadt, Ukrinform reports.
"The EU should maintain the existing sanctions and prepare new ones if Russia continues to ignore the international law," he said commenting on the with the escalation of …
Moscow students to be sent to help construct Kerch bridge
Students from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) will undertake the construction of the Kerch bridge, the press service of Rosavtodor reports.
The head of the road agency, Roman Starovoyt, launched the initiative to send students for summer work. According to him, the experience of working on the construction of the Kerch bridge will be useful for future specialists in this area.
“The unique practical skills gained from the specialists in this area by working on the construction of the …
Crimean authorities: 400,000 people suffer from a shortage of water on the peninsula
The Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Crimea, Gennady Narayev, states that there are 400,000 Crimeans on the peninsula suffering from a shortage of drinking water, as reported on 1 February by TASS. The overall deficit in drinking water in the Crimea is about 300 million cubic meters per day when 1.2 billion cubic meters are required.
It is noted that the Eastern district of the peninsula is in a difficult situation where three reservoirs have been filled with water from the …
Head of SBU Counterintelligence says that Russia has changed its strategy
Russia seeks to undermine stability in all regions of Ukraine, now with the involvement of criminals, according to Vitaly Naida, head of counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in response to a question about the main "enemy’s scenarios" during an interview with Liga.net."As of today, these are attempts to undermine the situation in all regions of Ukraine, including through the involvement of criminals: both our local ones and those brought from Russia. Everything will do, …