Ukraine temporarily cut off power supplies to Crimea on Wednesday after the Russian-controlled peninsula failed to curb consumption as required due to a power crisis, the Ukrainian energy ministry said. «Today electricity supplies to Crimea were shut off … just as would be done to any region of

A meeting of a so-called contact group aimed at ending violence in eastern Ukraine is planned for Wednesday, Russian state television quoted Denis Pushilin, vice speaker of the separatists’ «People’s Council» leadership body, as saying. The meeting was planned for 3 p.m. Moscow time in Minsk, the

Ukraine may stop supplying electricity to separatist-held eastern regions if the territories do not adhere to consumption limits imposed across the country due to an energy crisis, an energy ministry official said on Monday. Ukraine used to be self-sufficient in electricity, but months of fighting

Situation in the zone of the antiterrorist operation has not changed significantly over the past day. Starting from 18 hours yesterday to 6 am today, terrorists opened fire on positions of the Ukrainian military for 6 times. Militants shelled two new terminal of Donetsk airport by small arms. Also

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday an accident had occurred at the Zaporizhye nuclear power plant (NPP) in south-east Ukraine and called on the energy minister to hold a news conference. «I know that an accident has occurred at the Zaporizhye NPP,» Yatseniuk said, asking

A 12-year-old boy and a 55-year-old woman were killed by shelling in the eastern Ukrainian separatist stronghold of Donetsk on Thursday, the city administration reported, despite a Sept. 5 ceasefire deal. According to UN data an average of 13 soldiers, rebels, and civilians have died every day

Three Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in the past 24 hours in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the east despite a ceasefire in place since early September, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Monday. Ukraine lost four other serviceman on Saturday, and the death toll among Ukrainian

In Donbas, on the Russian-occupied territory, terrorist forces continue activities to create so-called «Army of New Russia». This was reported by the coordinator of the group «Information resistance» Dmitry Tymchuk on his page in the social network. The process of combining armed gangs, which takes

The death rate in the Ukraine conflict has increased in the past eight weeks despite the declaration of a ceasefire in September, the United Nations said on Thursday. In total, more than 4,300 combatants and civilians have been killed in eastern Ukraine since pro-Russian rebels seized border

Volunteer surgeon Armen Nikoghosyan told about his everyday work in the area of combat operations His bravery is legendary. Medic volunteer sneaks to the farthest outposts — across the field, in the rain. Sometimes his car can stuck so Armen pushes it and rides further. He won’t stop by bullets or

Local emergency services have recovered human remains, aircraft parts and personal belongings from the site where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine in July, Dutch authorities said on Sunday. Pieces of wreckage were taken to the train station in nearby Torez and have been

Fresh volleys of artillery fire were heard across many parts of the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, a Ukrainian government statement said, after Kiev warned again of rebel preparations for a fresh offensive. Shelling from both sides has repeatedly punctured a

Ukraine is preparing to conduct combat operations in order to prevent unplanned actions of rebels. Defense Minister of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak said about this during the government meeting. «The situation in the zone of combat operations is complex but stable. We know about the buildup of forces by

Ukrainian rocket artillery has launched a preemptive strike on congestion weapons and military equipment of Russian-terrorist troops near Mykolaivka (Dokuchaevsk district, Donetsk region). The coordinator of the group «Information Resistance» Dmitry Tymchuk said about this on his page on Facebook.