• Fighting continues in town of Marinka in eastern Ukraine

    Militants are preparing to capture the city of Marinka, which is located on the Western outskirts of the Donetsk region.  This was reported by the headquarters of the Anti-terrorist Operation (ATO) on the 18th of February.

    Due to the increasing number of attacks and the danger to the lives of civilians, the military has stopped working at the Marinka checkpoint.  More than 5 000 people pass this checkpoint every day.  The militants have accumulated military equipment and personnel in the …

  • Ukraine and NATO agree to cooperate in the sphere of special operations

    NATO and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have signed a letter of intent to cooperate in the sphere of special operations.  This was reported by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Viktor Murzenko.  The Head of the delegation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Commander of the Special Operations Forces of NATO, Marshall Webb, and Murzenko signed the letter in Kiev.

    Earlier this month, the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, …

  • German Intelligence investigates methods of Russian propaganda

    The German intelligence service, BND, is checking whether Russia is using the old KGB methods in order to weaken the position of Angela Merkel. The investigation is being conducted on behalf of the German government.BND and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, on behalf of the German government, are investigating whether Russia has resorted to the methods of the Soviet KGB, aiming to influence political debate and public opinion in Germany. The investigation is about the …

  • Ten Ukrainian IT companies make list of top 100 outsourcing companies in the world

    Ten Ukrainian IT companies have been ranked as the best outsourcing companies in the world. Four Ukrainian companies, including two with central offices in Lviv, are included in the list published by the International Association of Outsourcers in its annual rating of the best outsourcing companies – The 2016 Global Outsourcing 100.

    The following companies were included on the list: Softserve, Eleks, Sigma, Miratech, EPAM, Ciklum, Luxoft, Intetics, Softjourn and TEAM international Services. …

  • Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada calls on foreign governments to continue pressuring Russia

    The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted an appeal to the parliaments of foreign countries with regard to Russia and the threats of pro-Russian separatists to execute prisoners held in the Donbas region.  This was stated in two resolutions, which were approved by 236 out of 239 deputies on the 18th of February.

    The Ukrainian parliament has called on foreign countries to “use all available mechanisms at governmental, parliament and non-governmental levels.  They should also give a clear signal …