Russia has announced sending on Tuesday its fourth convoy carrying "humanitarian aid" to Ukraine, the Russian Emergency Ministry reports according to Interfax. "A REM column of trucks (up to 50 trucks) is due to set off for Donbas on 28 October 2014, at 15:00 from Noginsk carrying aid to residents of Donetsk and Lugansk regions", a statement reads. The Ministry also says that the International... Forward>>

CEC has published information on the turnout in the country's parliamentary elections. The voter turnout in the early parliamentary elections stands at 52.42 % according to data received from 198 constituencies, the CEC webpage reports. According to them, the most active voters were in Lviv (70 %), Ternopil (68, 28 %) and Volyn (64, 85 %) regions. The lowest voter turnout... Forward>>

President Petro Poroshenko’s bloc is campaigning on a message of peace and unity ahead of Sunday’s election. But with the country so bitterly divided, parliament is likely to become another battlefield, writes Balázs Jarábik for Eurasia Outlook. October in Kiev has brought a gorgeous Indian summer. The reprieve from autumn’s slow creep towards winter gives the city a feeling of hope as it prepares... Forward>>

The militants carried out two artillery attacks on the Donetsk airport despite the truce agreement, the leader of the ATO press-centre Vladislav Seleznyov told "Ukrainska Pravda". "No casualties on our part," he added. "As for the elections, we are ready to safeguard them and secure safety of district election commissions", he said. "We expect provocations, but we are ready to respond promptly... Forward>>

Europe is facing a challenge from Russia to its very existence. Neither the European leaders nor their citizens are fully aware of this challenge or know how best to deal with it. I attribute this mainly to the fact that the European Union in general and the eurozone in particular lost their way after the financial crisis of 2008. The fiscal rules that currently prevail in Europe have aroused a lot of popular... Forward>>

There are no active Russian servicemen in Ukraine – or so the Kremlin has been insisting for months. Yet a recent encounter in the only functioning restaurant in war-torn Lugansk belied that claim. As the sounds of Celine Dion wafted from the sound system of the Weeping Willow café on a recent evening, half a dozen Russian soldiers sat down to a vodka-soaked dinner. The men, dressed... Forward>>

OSCE: A large number of service members cross the Russian border. A considerable number of soldiers cross the Russia-Ukraine border through the Gukovo and Donetsk checkpoints in both directions, OBSE reports read. "The monitoring mission has been observing a significant number of people wearing military uniform, who cross the border in both directions; some of them belong to Cossack formations... Forward>>

Rebels attack less: 30 times on Debaltseve, Avdiivka and not only. The intensity of attacks on positions of ATO forces has decreased, the ATO press centre and the organizer of the "Information Resistance" Dmytro Tymchuk report in Facebook on the morning of October 22. "The Night in Lugansk region and in the South of the ATO area including the city of Mariupol passed peacefully, no shelling at positions... Forward>>

Russia has been fiercely opposing integration of the former Soviet Union republics of Eastern Europe into the “western” blocs, such as NATO and the EU. Moscow has demonstrated readiness to use military means to avert this process. In August 2008, Russia invaded Georgia as punishment for its active pursuit of NATO membership and gravitation towards the West. Six years later, the... Forward>>

Volunteers found 150 more dead bodies near the town of Illovaysk. In their opinion, the majority of these perished people have not been listed yet, Yaroslav Zhylkin, the leader of the group investigating casualties, said as reported by Kyiv Post. According to Zhylkin, most dead bodies were found near the town of Starobeshevo, where a column of Ukrainian military got under fire of the Russian... Forward>>

"Russian and terrorist troops violated the truce more than 40 times in the past 24 hours", the head of the "Information Resistance" group Dmytro Tymchuk posted on his Facebook. Wall on September 16. "The situation near the village of Smile remains dynamic, ATO forces conduct activities aimed at ensuring a safe environment for personnel who serves at roadblocks situated in the district mentioned... Forward>>

Moskal: A critical situation near Bakhmutka, 112 fighters have been surrounded. More than a hundred soldiers were surrounded near Bakhmutka. Armoured vehicles were damaged. A number of soldiers were wounded, killed and captured. The overall situation remains critical, Chairman of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Gennady Moskal reported on his webpage. Forward>>

Moskal: 2 soldiers killed, and 6 others wounded on October 13 in Lugansk region. Several mortar strikes were carried out on positions of our service members on October 14 at 6.00 o’clock from Perevalsk district. The gunmen of the gang leader Kozicyn are suspected. There is no information on possible casualties at the moment, Chairman of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Gennady... Forward>>

The militants of Donbas attacked ATO forces more than 50 times in the past 24 hours; Donetsk airport was assaulted more than 4 times, Dmytro Tymchuk wrote on his Facebook Wall on the morning of October 13. "In the past 24 hours, Russian and terrorist troops violated ceasefire more than 50 times", he writes. "At least 10 shell strikes were conducted by BM-21 Grad volley fire systems on positions... Forward>>

The situation in the east of Ukraine is very unstable and may seriously worsen in the next few days, Deputy Secretary General of NATO Alexander Vershbow said in an interview with Deutsche Welle. "This is a very unstable situation. The ceasefire has not been observed in certain areas, and there may be a serious deterioration of the situation there within the next few days", he said... Forward>>

A group of forty Russian mercenaries arrived in Gorlivka. "All the group members are former participants of military operations from the Russian Federation", Dmytro Tymchuk from the "Information Resistance" group states. "At least 40 buses with gunmen on board who had been trained in Russia came to the territory of Ukraine in the past two days", Tymchuk says. Terrorists continue... Forward>>

The Donbas militants continue fighting: positions of the Ukrainian Army were fired upon more than 50 times in the past 24 hours, 10 of which took place after the "quiet mode" had been announced, the head of the “Information Resistance" group Dmytro Tymchuk posted on his Facebook Wall on September 8. "Over 50 shell strikes on positions of Ukrainian troops carried out from the territory occupied... Forward>>

Several rebel factions are engaged in an armed clash between each other; the town of Gorlivka was shelled and Donetsk was mortared during last 24 hours, ATO Press Centre reported on the morning of 7 July. "ATO forces have been observing armed conflicts between different armed gangs. As a result of clashes, Gorlovka was assaulted yesterday from the side of Kondrativka district... Forward>>

The rebels attacked ATO forces more than 50 times on Sunday, October 5, and during the night, and stormed twice the Donetsk airport, the head of the "Information Resistance" group Dmitry Tymchuk writes in Facebook. "The insurgents tried to take the airport "Donetsk” by storm; fighting was detected near the settlements of Nikishyno and Popasna. All of the terrorists' attacks were successfully... Forward>>

ATO forces have countered attacks on the Donetsk airport. Bombardment of Donbas continues. The rebels fired at roadblocks and strongholds of ATO forces again near a number of settlements overnight, and tried without success to seize the Donetsk airport, the ATO press-centre posted on its Facebook wall. “The terrorists attempted to seize the Donetsk airport once again... Forward>>

Tymchuk: Russians establish rebels' air force and air defence. The insurgents and Russian military are establishing air defence near Donetsk, and gathering air defence equipment near Lugansk, Dmitry Timchuk of the Information Resistance Group posted on the Facebook. wall. "A confluence of Russian standing army divisions has been detected near the Donetsk airport. The enemy... Forward>>

Cegolko: 8 more service members have been freed from captivity. 8 more troopers were freed from rebel's captivity in Donetsk on Tuesday, Press Secretary of the President of Ukraine Svyatoslav Zeholko said in an interview with " Interfax-ukraine ". Insurgents shell Ukrainians even civic population more intensively these days. Insurgents' attacks and their reconnaissance and sabotage activities... Forward>>

Ukrainian Army abides by the truce agreements even though it is under fire/ Ukrainian servicemen are continuously fired upon in the Donbas area particulary near the settlements of Schastya, Pisky, Maloorlivka, Artem, as well as at the Donetsk airport, the head of the group "Information Resistance" Dmytro Tymchuk posted on his Facebook. wall. According to him, "Russian terrorist groups"... Forward>>

Militants continue to break the ceasefire, and the Ukrainian Army strengthens defence and increases its fighting ability, the head of the group "Information Resistance" Dmytro Tymchuk posted on his Facebook wall. "The situation in the area of conflict in Donbas remains difficult", he wrote on September 11. According to Tymchuk, positions of Ukrainian troops near the Lugansk airport... Forward>>

The fragile cease-fire in Ukraine appears to be holding, but President Vladimir Putin still has the upper hand. Increasingly, it looks like he intends to establish a Russian protectorate in eastern Ukraine. In the morning, when he drives from his apartment across from the German Embassy to his office in the Kiev city hall, everything seems normal. Outdoor cafés are humming with activity... Forward>>