• EU allocates 25 million euro to the UN development program in Donbas

    The European Union will allocate €25 million to the United Nations development program in Ukraine to support the Donbas. The European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn signed an agreement in Kyiv with the Permanent Representative of the UN Development Program in Ukraine, Osnat Lubrani.

    In 2017, the EU decided to allocate 50 million euro for the reconstruction of the Ukrainian conflict-stricken regions. These funds will be distributed to four …

  • Ukraine: Russia already prepared the outcome of forthcoming elections in LPR and DPR

    Chairperson of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Hrytsak stated at a press briefing that the Ukrainian Security Service of Ukraine has the information that Russia already prepared the results of the so-called elections to be held on November 11 in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions controlled by pro-Russian militants.

     “Based on the data we have, Russia has faked 55% for Pushilin in DPR and 63% for Pasechnik in LPR. The “turnout” is going to be 70%," he said.

    Earlier, Oleksandr Turchynov,  …

  • Ukraine’s Representative to UN: Russia is preparing to deploy nuclear weapons in Crimea

    The permanent representative of Ukraine to the UN, Volodymyr Yelchenko, stated that Russian Federation has doubled its military forces on the peninsula and continues preparation of the Crimean military infrastructure for deployment of nuclear weapons. According to him, the UN Security Council should meet to discuss the situation in the occupied Donbas, and the escalation in the Sea of Azov reports TSN.

    “For example, Crimea is often used as the headquarters and a supply base for military …

  • Pro-Russian LPR authorities begin early voting in Donbas 'elections'

    Authorities of the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic began early voting in the elections for the leader of the republic, reports Ostrov news outlet, citing the separatists’ media. 

    Elections sites opened at 8:00 AM. LPR authorities encouraged residents to come to the polling stations where voting would last for three days. "Residents of the region who cannot come to the polling stations on November 11 can get absentee voter certificates to vote at other polling stations,” the LPR statemen …

  • Moldova condemns upcoming elections in DPR and LPR

    In a statement published on its website, the Moldovan Foreign Ministry condemned the forthcoming elections in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics.

    “The Republic of Moldova reaffirms its strong support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within internationally recognized borders and joins the United States, EU countries, Canada, and UN member states, condemning the intention of the so-called DPR and LPR to organize “elections” on …