Friday, June 19, 2015 6:59 AM PDT
Lysenko warns of
possible radiation leak due to explosion at chemical products factory in
Donetsk
(UNIAN) --- The recent massive explosion
at a state factory of chemical products in Donetsk may result in a radiation leak from a
radioactive waste storage site located near the plant, the Ukrainian
presidential administration spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Friday.
"The explosion
occurred in the territory
of Donetsk
"Residents of
Donetsk region ha ve reasons to worry, because not far away from this plant
there is a storage of radioactive materials, and even before the Russian
aggression, there was a need for repairs, especially to the walls of the
storage," according to Lysenko.
"But after
start of the aggression, it is clear that the whole security of this facility
has been broken down, and there are speculations that powerful explosions at
the state plant may cause cracks in the walls and there may be leaking of
radioactive material into the environment," Lysenko said.
In addition,
Lysenko said that the militants had failed to verify the technical condition of
the radioactive materials storage, nor carried out radiation measurements.
"It is highly
advisable to pay attention to this, and let in there at least an international
group of specialists to measure background radiation and examine the
facilities," Lysenko said.
Friday, June 19, 2015 5:41 AM PDT
Russian-backed
militants flatten Luhansk café
(UNIAN) --- Russia-backed militants
crashed an armoured vehicle into a local café in Luhansk on Thursday, killing
three civilians and seriously injuring another three, as well as causing
substantial damage to the building.
Eyewitnesses claim that the vehicle was traveling at high
speed before the fatal accident, Ukraine Today reports.
Friday, June 19, 2015 5:29 AM PDT
Red Cross sends more
than one hundred tons of humanitarian aid to Luhansk
Spokesman for the
Presidential Administration on the anti-terrorist operation, Colonel Andriy
Lysenko said this at a briefing in Kiev
on Friday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
"The International
Committee of the Red Cross has sent seven trucks with humanitarian aid,
including nearly 110 tons of food and personal hygiene products for the
residents of Luhansk region," he said.
Friday, June 19, 2015 5:22 AM PDT
Russian mercenaries
totally destroyed resort village
of Shyrokyne
(Censor.NET) --- After hostilities in
the east of Ukraine were
resumed last month, the village of Shyrokyne near Mariupol, the Donetsk region, was completely ruined.
As reported by
Censor.NET, Shyrokyne used to be a small resort village at the Azov sea coast.
It was shelled from large-caliber weapons and mortars by the separatists many
times. Residents fled the village before the cease-fire in February, and looks
like they have nowhere to return to.
Friday, June 19, 2015 5:17 AM PDT
Sixty Russians ask
for asylum in Ukraine since beginning of 2015 – State Migration Service
(Interfax) --- Since the beginning of
2015, 60 Russian citizens have requested political asylum in Ukraine , Director of the Refugees
and Foreigners Department of the State Migration Service of Ukraine Natalia
Naumenko has said.
"There are 60
applications as of today," she said during a press conference at
Interfax-Ukraine of Friday.
According to her,
these were only applications, as the Migration Service hasn't reviewed every
case.
Deportment Director
also said that in 2014, 130 Russians were granted refugee status.
Naumenko added that
the Migration Service hadn't registered the considerable increase of
applications for political asylum, however the reasons for such applications
has changed. If earlier the majority of such applications were filed by
Russians arrested in Ukraine
who were awaiting extradition to Russia ,
the majority of the applications are now being filed due to the threat of
political persecution, as applicants participated in Euromaidan events or
actively supported Ukraine
while living in Russia .
Friday, June 19, 2015 5:16 AM PDT
Militants fire on
residential areas in Maryinka, woman wounded
(UTR-TV) --- Russian-backed militants
have fired on residential areas of the town of Maryinka ,
as a result of which one woman was injured, the press service of the Interior
Ministry of Ukraine in Donetsk
region has told an UNIAN correspondent.
"As a result
of the night shelling of the town of Maryinka ,
a 38-year-old woman was injured. She was hospitalized with multiple shrapnel
wounds," the report says.
The reports of
casualties and damage from the militant attack are being verified, according to
the Interior Ministry.
Friday, June 19, 2015 4:00 AM PDT
No one killed, one
Ukrainian soldier wounded over past days, - ATO speaker
(Censor.NET) --- One Ukrainian soldier
was wounded, no one was killed over the past day in the anti-terrorist
operation area.
As reported by
Censor.NET, this was announced by the Presidential Administration
representative on the ATO matters Andrii Lysenko at a traditional briefing on
Friday.
"Over the past
day, no one was killed in combat activities, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded
near Avdiivka," Lysenko said.
He also noted that eight enemy's drones were recorded in the ATO area by border service and army units yesterday.
He also noted that eight enemy's drones were recorded in the ATO area by border service and army units yesterday.
Friday, June 19, 2015 3:11 AM PDT
ATO: Militants attack
Ukrainian troops 90 times overnight
(UTR-TV) --- Russian-backed militants in
the Donbas attacked Ukrainian army positions
90 times from Thursday evening to Friday morning, the press center of the
Anti-Terrorist Operation said on its Facebook page on Friday.
"The militants fired Grad multiple rocket launchers, artillery, combat vehicles, small arms and rocket-propelled grenades on the positions of the Ukrainian armed forces along the demarcation line," the report says.
"The militants fired Grad multiple rocket launchers, artillery, combat vehicles, small arms and rocket-propelled grenades on the positions of the Ukrainian armed forces along the demarcation line," the report says.
The level of
attacks reported by the Ukrainian military in recent days has been similar to
that which it reported during the heavy fighting ahead of, and after, a
ceasefire was supposed to have come into effect in eastern Ukraine on
February 15.
According to the
report, the militants intensified their attacks in the evening. In total, they
attacked Ukrainian army positions and residential areas 55 times during the
night.
The militants fired
powerful 152mm howitzers on the villages of Shyroka Balka near Artemivsk and
Shyrokyne. In the area of Mariupol, the militants fired 120mm mortars on the village of Chermalyk
According to the Minsk peace agreements of
February 12, both sides were supposed to have moved weapons of caliber greater
than 100mm out of range of the front line. However, the OSCE, the organization
charged with monitoring the weapons pullback, has noted numerous violations of
this provision of the peace deal. In addition, OSCE monitors are prevented by
the Russian-backed militants from accessing large swathes of the Ukrainian
territory they control, including areas up to the front line.
"Not far from Donetsk , the militants
fired small arms and 82mm mortars on the villages of Pisky and Opytne, as well
as the towns of Krasnohorivka and Maryinka. After midnight, they fired on the
town of Zolote and the village of Sokilnyky
However, the
Russian-backed militants were most active in the town of Maryinka . They attacked Ukrainian army
positions at least ten times, using 120mm mortars, infantry fighting vehicles,
rocket-propelled grenades and small arms.
Under the cover of
their assault groups, the militants tried twice to oust the Ukrainian armed
forced from their positions. However, the enemy suffered losses and had to
retreat, the headquarters said.
Friday, June 19, 2015 2:54 AM PDT
US to provide Ukraine
with antitank weapons, - Presidential Administration
(Censor.NET) --- U.S. authorities are keen to support Ukraine
and provide it with antitank weapons.
As reported by
Censor.NET, this was announced by deputy head of the Presidential Administration
Andrii Taranov, who is quoted at the official PA Twitter account.
"U.S.
authorities are keen to support Ukraine
and provide it with antitank weapons," Taranov said adding that Ukraine
expects counter-battery and radio-electronic devices, as well as systems of
communications.
The official also confirmed information about the U.S. Senate having made a decision on grantingUkraine $300
million for military needs.
"
The official also confirmed information about the U.S. Senate having made a decision on granting
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