Employees of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) in the Odesa region detained a Russian intelligence agent who planned to commit a series of terrorist attacks, reported the press service of the SBU.

According to SBU, the detained foreigner came to Ukraine on the instructions of the Russian special services. He was supervised by Russian military intelligence from the territory of the so-called Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

The suspect tried to undermine the socio-political situation in …

During the meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council, the parties discussed the introduction of a "painful" package of sanctions against Russia and de-escalation of the situation around Ukraine, said Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration Olga Stefanishyna on Twitter.

Moscow "threatens us with a new war," but does not make efforts for a peaceful settlement within the framework of the "Minsk" and "Normandy formats," Stefanishyna said. The Deputy Prime Minister …

Russia is launching a new series of military exercises in areas bordering Ukraine after the first round of security consultations with the United States, which ended on Monday and did not lead to concrete results.

About 3 thousand servicemen in the Voronezh, Belgorod, Bryansk and Smolensk regions will take part in firing drills that started on Tuesday, Interfax reports, citing the press service of the Western Military District.

About 300 units of equipment, including T-72B3 tanks, and BMP-2 …