Contents tagged with War in the Donbas

  • 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 …

  • OSCE witnessed a significant increase in violence in eastern Ukraine

    OSCE observers witnessed fierce fighting in the Donbas. In the three days from November 7 to November 9, more than 4,000 violations of the ceasefire were recorded, and over the past week, more than 7,000, as stated by the principal deputy chief monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Alexander Hug, at a briefing in Kyiv, UNIAN reported.

    “The security situation along the line of contact in eastern Ukraine remains unstable. Over the past few days SMM observers witnessed …