The Russian court has ordered to extend MP Nadiya Savchenko's detention till September 30, MP Ivan Kurlko posted on Twitter from the courtroom. According to his report, "the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has filed a new petition for an extension of her detention for three more months. The previous term expires on June 30, so the investigators decided to extend it in advance... Forward>>

According to the Minister of Defence of Ukraine, approximately 42,500 Russian soldiers and insurgents are fighting in Donbass at present, with Russia being the main supporter of the armed conflict in the east of Ukraine. He also added that Moscow continues to supply weapons and train rebel groups. It should be recalled that all foreign armed forces were to leave eastern Ukraine in accordance with the Minsk... Forward>>

U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), co-chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, announced that he has filed two amendments to the National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016 to help Ukraine as they continue to face Russian aggression. The first amendment authorizes funds to provide a number of critical capabilities the Ukrainians need to defend themselves... Forward>>

The West has yet to absorb the full implications of Russia’s descent into authoritarian nationalism. Western governments need to think much more deeply about the level of support that should be provided to Ukraine; how to respond to future crises; and above all, how Russia can be managed over the long term for the greater security of Europe. Summary of recommendations: The root cause... Forward>>

Rebels began shelling Krasnogorivka and Maryinka on the morning of June 3, an MP and the facilitator of the Kyiv-1 battalion, Yevgeny Dedey, posted on Facebook. "A heavy bombardment began at 4.50 AM. There are casualties. Krasnogorivka and Maryinka are on fire," he said. "Fierce battles are raging along front lines. Rebels are on the offensive," he added... Forward>>

A total of 16 health workers have been murdered and 60 others wounded in the course of the Anti-Terrorist Operation in Donbass, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Health, and Advisor to the President Olga Bohomolets announced on Tuesday at a meeting of the Health, as reported by an UNIAN reporter. "As of today, 16 of our colleagues have been killed, while 60 others have sustained wounds... Forward>>

A rebel tank platoon has demonstratively drawn up over against ATO forces in Troizke, Lugansk region, Head of Lugansk Regional State Administration, Gennady Moskal, reported on his official page on Monday. According to him, a rebel tank platoon drew up against support points of Ukrainian troops from the side of rebel-held Kalynove at around 11.30 am, April 27. Hostilities are not going on... Forward>>

A column of trucks of the Russian Emergency Ministry has set off for Donbass carrying "humanitarian aid", the National Emergency Management Centre of the REM told journalists, as reported by RIA Novosti. "Over 100 trucks have left the Donskoy Rescue Centre of the REM and are on their way to the state border, an agency's collocutor said. "After having passed through all the necessary... Forward>>

Great Britain will maintain pressure on Russia aiming at the full implementation of the Minsk agreements. The Queen Elizabeth II said when delivering her speech to both Houses of Parliament at the State Opening of Parliament 2015, The Telegraph reported. "My government will maintain pressure on Russia to respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, and will insist... Forward>>

Pro-Russian rebels shot at an UAZ military ambulance near Stanitsa Luganska on Monday, killing one soldier as a result, the press centre of the Head of the Lugansk Regional State Administration, Gennady Moskal, reported. The attack occurred in the government-held territory near the border with Russia, the press service reported. The ambulance with two service members was heading from Komyshne... Forward>>

Serhiy Scheglov, a volunteer of the Aidar battalion, who was kept hostage by separatists for almost seven months, has told reporters about the cruel treatments and tortures, he underwent in captivity. Terrorists detained him in the notorious office of the former Security Service of Ukraine, and took to Lugansk. They also blamed Serhiy for being a scout and artillery controller... Forward>>

Captured Russian soldier Alexandr Alexandrov says he did not leave the service, and was executing a given command, according to his statement announced during an interview with the Russian newspaper "Novaya Gazeta". He also confirmed the presence of the Russian army in Donbass. Aleksandrov said that he would like to have the status of a prisoner of war, for he was ordered to go to Donbass... Forward>>

The Russian Investigative Committee has officially finished its inquiry regarding a Ukrainian pilot and MP, Nadiya Savchenko, the Russian Interfax news agency reported with a reference to Savchenko's lawyer Mark Feigin. "The preliminary investigation has been completed, the next step would be the familiarization with materials of the case,” he said. According to the lawyer... Forward>>

A total of 1,800 Ukrainian soldiers and 7,000 civilians have been killed since the outbreak of the Donbass military conflict, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in an interview with the BBC Ukraine on Tuesday. According to Poroshenko, the situation in the Donbas conflict zone has recently deteriorated significantly. "When we were on the Maidan [Square], we did not expect our country to be involved... Forward>>

Separatists and Russia informally backing them have deployed thousands units of heavy weapons to the occupied territories of Eastern Ukraine; therefore, military operations in Donbass may be resumed any time, Linas Linkevičius, Lithuanian Foreign Minister, asserted after a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin, as reported by Delfi. According to Mr Linkevičius... Forward>>

According to ascertained data, two servicemen and two volunteers from the Lviv region were killed as a result of the landmine explosion near Popasna on May 17. According to sources, a military vehicle UAZ Hunter was blown up by a mine on a dirt road near Popasna very close to the demarcation line on Sunday at about 11.20 am. The road may have been mined by a rebel sabotage and reconnaissance group... Forward>>

About 11 thousand Russian soldiers fight in Donbass, Ukrainian President Poroshenko said in an interview with the German channel ZDF on Thursday. He also added that peace is only possible in Donbas after the occupied territories have been reintegrated. "I can see no military solution to the conflict in the east of Ukraine," he said. Furthermore, Poroshenko asserted that a total of 83 Ukrainian soldiers... Forward>>

A railway bridge in the Slobodka district of Odessa has been blown up, a spokeswoman for the "Right Sector", Varvara Chernoivanenko wrote on her Facebook page. The explosion occurred on a railway bridge crossing Malovskogo Street just before midnight, damaging railway, but causing no further harm. The amount of damage done to rails is currently unknown, a correspondent reported... Forward>>

Nemtsov's report: At least 220 Russian servicemen arrived home in coffins. At least 220 Russian servicemen returned to Russia in coffins after two waves of massive losses among Russian military in Donbass, according to the report "Putin. War", received by "Ukrainska Pravda". The report was prepared by colleagues of the murdered member of the Russian opposition, Boris Nemtsov... Forward>>

PRD gunmen shoot to death two local residents in Snizhne. Two residents of Snizhne, Donetsk region, Svetlana Harkava and Maria Tereshchenko were killed by so-called "insurgents" of PRD commandant's office on the evening of May 9, UKRINFORM announced with a reference to the internet site "Chetverta Vlada" [Fourth Estate]. The car driven by young people was machine gunned... Forward>>

Russia's aggressive policy against Ukraine has cost the lives of nearly 7 thousand Ukrainian citizens, with more than a thousand people missing, and 1675 soldiers killed, the president of Ukraine said at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada dedicated to 70 years of the victory over fascism in Europe and in commemoration of all those perished in the Second World War. Addressing the veterans, Petro Poroshenko... Forward>>

Donbas rebels have practiced attacking drills aimed at capturing defensive fortifications, a spokesman for the Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council, Andriy Lysenko, reported at a briefing on Thursday. According to him, the situation in the ATO area remains tense. Rebels actively drill, and carry out measures to improve characteristics of existing units of the so-called Novorossiya... Forward>>

Most EU leaders say they hope the ceasefire can be shored up but Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite said: "The ceasefire no longer exists." "The situation is changing of course every day, but we are relying on NATO information, and NATO information is such that, really, the Minsk agreement is over," she said in an interview in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius... Forward>>

According to estimates by Ukrainian volunteers, about one thousand people are still held in rebels' captivity, a volunteer, Viktor Maystrenko, announced during a live radio broadcast of "Hromadske Radio". The volunteer added that he meant both servicemen and civilians. "Both servicemen, and civilians, which are held in captivity at the moment, are Ukrainian citizens... Forward>>

Over 100 servicemen killed in Donbass since the beginning of the ceasefire. More than a hundred Ukrainian servicemen have perished in Donbass since the ceasefire deal was agreed, the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman, announced during a speech at the European College in Natolin, Poland, on Wednesday, as reported by ZN.UA. "Ukrainian positions have been attacked... Forward>>