Thursday, March 5, 2015
9:02 AM PST
"I will fight!
Together with you!" – Savchenko’s lawyer confirms partial cessation of her
hunger strike |
| Letter from Nadiya |
(Censor.NET) --- Lawyer of Ukrainian
pilot, MP Nadiya Savchenko Mark Feigin confirms that she partially terminated
the hunger strike.
According to
Censor.NET, he wrote about it on his Twitter page.
"I came from
Nadiya Savchenko. I confirm the words of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FPS)
of Russia
on her partial termination of the hunger strike," he wrote.
Earlier today, the
Russian FPS stated that Nadiya Savchenko agreed to end the strike.
"Today, the
accused Nadiya Savchenko agreed to implement the recommendations of physicians
to maintain her health and has agreed to accept the chicken broth," the
FPS stated.
The lawyer also
issued a letter of Nadiya Savchenko in which she confirmed that she decided to
drink the broth in order to have power to fight together with Ukrainians.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
7:37 AM PST
Militants’ attempt to
expand occupied territory will be regarded as a violation of the Minsk
agreements - NATO Secretary General
(Censor.NET) --- Any attempt by the
terrorists to expand the territory they occupied in the East of Ukraine will be
regarded by the international community as a violation of the Minsk agreements.
This was announced
on Thursday by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Censor.NET reports
citing Interfax-Ukraine.
At a joint press
conference in Helsinki with Finnish Prime
Minister Alexander Stubb Stoltenberg stated that an attempt to expand the
territory by the separatists will be in direct violation of the Minsk agreements and
would be unacceptable in the eyes of the international community.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
7:19 AM PST
63 border guards were
killed and 372 wounded in the course of ATO – State Border Service
(Censor.NET) --- In the course of
carrying out ATO combat missions in in eastern Ukraine 63 border guards lost their
lives.
372 border guards
were wounded and 10 are missing in action. This was stated at the briefing of
Assistant Chairman of the State Border Service, head of the press service Oleh Slobodian,
Censor.NET reports citing Ukrainian News.
"Since the
early deterioration of the situation in Eastern Ukraine
63 border guards were killed, 372 were wounded and another 10 are still
missing," he said.
The latest death of
the border guard was reported on Feb. 10 when an ATO checkpoint near Fashchivka
of the Donetsk
region came under fire.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
6:45 AM PST
Russia's aggression
not to stop Ukraine's integration into NATO - Turchynov
Secretary of
National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said this
at a media briefing in Warsaw , an Ukrinform correspondent
in Poland
reported.
"There is no
alternative to European and Euro-Atlantic integration for Ukraine and we are very grateful for Poland 's
support in this direction. Russian aggression in Crimea and eastern Ukraine will not stop the process of Ukraine 's
European and Euro-Atlantic integration," Turchynov said.
He stressed that Ukraine
"in any case, would return the temporarily occupied territories."
According to him, Kiev today counters a
very strong aggressor, and therefore the support of partners from the EU is
"very important."
"Russian
aggression against Ukraine
should be considered in the context of aggression against the European security
and therefore cooperation [with the West] in the field of security and defense
is very important," he said.
Turchynov also
expressed his gratitude "to the Polish government and people for their
support to Ukraine .
Thursday, March 5, 2015 5:40 AM PST
Russian Foreign
Ministry to oppose UN peacekeepers’ introduction to the east of Ukraine
(Censor.NET) --- Russian Deputy Foreign
Minister Gennady Gatilov said that Moscow will
not support the introduction of peacekeeping forces on the territory of Ukraine
Censor.NET reports
citing BBC Russian service.
He explained that
according to Moscow 's
position, Minsk Agreements are sufficient at this stage of the settlement of
the Ukrainian crisis.
"We believe
that Minsk
arrangements clearly define the role of the OSCE within its monitoring mission.
And now we need to do our best for this monitoring mission to work efficiently
observing the implementation of the Minsk
agreements. This would be enough for now," Gatilov said.
The Ukrainian
authorities had previously offered to introduce the UN or the EU peacekeepers
into the conflict zone in the Donbas .
Thursday, March 5, 2015 4:46 AM PST
Ukrainian troops
start to withdraw Grads rockets
This has been reported by the ATO press center.
"In particular, BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket
systems are redeployed at the prepared frontiers along the demarcation
line," press center notes.
The ATO press center has earlier stated that Ukrainian
military are ready to start the third stage of withdrawal of heavy artillery,
if the militants abide by the peace agreements.
Thursday, March 5, 2015 4:25 AM PST
More than 50 towns in
Donetsk region disconnected from Ukraine
The press service
of Donetsk Regional State Administration has reported the news.
The officials said
that in February the Cabinet had decided to expand the list of towns where the
government does not exercise or does not completely exercise its powers.
According to Donetsk region governor Oleksandr Kikhtenko, "this has meant
that today the Ukrainian towns of Avdiyivka, Dzerzhynsk, Svitlodarsk and other
towns and villages have completely stopped obtaining financing. Thus, the towns
controlled by Ukrainian government have to function in fact without
money."
In addition, Donetsk regional state
administration asks the Cabinet to resolve the issue by adopting legislation to
count internally displaced persons from residential areas controlled by
Ukrainian authorities where fighting is still raging and there is an existing
threat to their lives.
Thursday, March 5, 2015 4:23 AM PST
Terrorists conduct
active redeployment of forces: buildup of militant groups recorded in all major
areas - NSDC.
(Censor.NET) --- Terrorists are actively
switching their forces. Militant groups are enhanced in all major areas of
confrontation. Strengthening of the enemy positions is underway.
Representative of
the anti-terrorist operation staff Colonel Andrii Lysenko announced today at a
daily briefing, Censor.NET reports.
"The enemy is
carrying out active redeployment of its forces at Volnovakha direction in
particular as well as trying to disguise weapons and military equipment in the
hangars and depots. Militant groups' buildup is recorded in all major areas of
confrontation. Strengthening of the enemy positions is underway on the
territories under their control near the city of Donetsk ," he said.
The militants
opened fire on Ukrainian positions 35 times yesterday. The hottest spots were
the villages of Shchastia and Luhanske at the Artemivsk direction, the Donetsk airport vicinity, and the village of Shyrokyne
At the same time it
was relatively calm in the ATO area after midnight. Peaceful villages and towns
at the Donetsk
direction also came under enemy fire five times. In particular, a female State
Emergency Service employee was killed in Avdiivka as a result of a mortar
attack.
One Ukrainian
soldier was killed and one more was wounded over the past 24 hours.
Thursday, March 5, 2015 3:57 AM PST
43 terrorist acts
conducted in Kharkiv and the region over the year - Interior Ministry
(Censor.NET) --- 43 terrorist acts were
conducted in the city of Kharkiv
and the region, seven on them in 2015. 88 activists of the separatist movement
were detained.
Major-General of
the police Anatolii Dmytriev reported during Kharkiv regional council meeting
on how police protect citizens in this difficult situation in the country,
Kharkiv regional police press service informed, Censor.NET reports.
According to him,
the situation in the Kharkiv region remains difficult. Unfortunately, the
separatists do not abandon their attempts to destabilize the region. Starting
from spring 2014, 43 terrorist act were carried out in the region, seven of
them in 2015. Masterminds and performers of the celebrated explosion of Feb.
22, which killed four and wounded 15, have been detained. Last year, 88
activists of the separatist movement who provoked civil unrest were also
arrested. The majority of criminal proceedings against them have been
investigated and sent to court.
"Given the common border with theRussian Federation
and the proximity to the ATO area, the security agencies have increased
security and defense of the region," Dmytriev said. "32 checkpoints
operate in the region, with 320 police officers involved. About half a million
people have been checked at the checkpoints since they were set, 500 pieces of
weapons have been seized, including mortars, grenade launchers, guns, machine
guns, revolvers, hundreds of grenades, tens of thousands of other ammunition
supplies, 130 kg of triton, plastide, and other explosive materials," he
reported.
"Given the common border with the
The head of the
regional Interior Administration also announced that effective Jan. 22, heavy
police presence was implemented in the region. This allowed to decrease crime
rate in public places by two times, including thefts, robberies, and other
criminal offences.
Thursday, March 5, 2015 1:33 AM PST
Powerful explosion
rocked Odesa at night. The Interior Ministry said it was a terrorist attack.
(Censor.NET) --- A powerful explosion
hit the basement of the house situated on the Koblevska Str. in
Odesa at 12:30
a.m. Thursday.
Censor.NET reports citing the press service of the Interior
Ministry of Ukraine Main Directorate in Odesa region.
"The explosion
damaged two offices situated in the semi-basement floor of the three-storey house
on Koblevska Street ,
as well as nearby parked cars. Several apartments have their windows shattered.
There are no casualties as a result of the explosion," the statement
reads.
The agency also
noted that the report on the explosion on 40 Koblevska Street in Odesa was received
by police today, March 5 at 12:30 a.m.
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The bomb-disposal
experts, the investigative team of the Prymorskyi district police department,
and the police authorities promptly arrived at the scene.
"According to the preliminary examination of the crime scene, it was found that the explosion stroke premises in semi-basement of the three-storey residential building, rented by business entities. The explosion damaged two offices and several cars which belonged to the residents of the house and were parked in the courtyard," the Interior Ministry noted.
"According to the preliminary examination of the crime scene, it was found that the explosion stroke premises in semi-basement of the three-storey residential building, rented by business entities. The explosion damaged two offices and several cars which belonged to the residents of the house and were parked in the courtyard," the Interior Ministry noted.
Police officers are
currently working at the scene finding the circumstances of the incident. No
casualties were incurred.
The investigators
determined the incident as a terrorist attack (Article 258 of the Criminal Code
of Ukraine).
It should be noted
that the office of Pravyi Sector (Right Sector) is situated in the
semi-basement of the house on Koblevska
Street in Odesa, where the bomb exploded.
According to Pravyi
Sector press secretary Varvara Chornoivanenko, three people, who were in the
premises during the incident, received light injuries and were able to leave
the office by themselves, Hromadske reports. They received medical assistance
from the emergency team, which arrived at the scene.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
23:21 PST
IF US do not provide
weapons, Ukraine may lose its independence – Saakashvili
(Zik) --- Georgia ’s
ex-president and now head of the International Board on Reforms in Ukraine
Mikheil Saakashvili has again urged the United
States to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine .
Addressing hearing
in the Senate foreign relations committee, Saakashvili stressed the acute need
to supply defensive weapons, like the anti-tank missiles, to stop Russia ’s aggression,
Radio Svoboda reports March 4.
He waved aside the
argument that the US have to
coordinate their decision with the EU, reminding that Germany is unlikely to support the transfer of
weapons to Ukraine .
Saakashvili was Georgia ’s
president during the Russian attack on his country in 2008.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
23:09 PST
SBU catches activists
of revanchist group, finds explosives and grenades
(Zik) --- The Security Service of
Ukraine has netted a group of extremists in Kiev .
SBU found explosives and grenades after searching their
office.
A major problem is
to expose the masterminds of the terrorist group. They must be brought to
account for creating and monitoring the activities of such groups, SBU
spokesman said March 4.
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