10 minute agoDrunk man blown up fountain in Bibrka with grenade
12 minute agoAgain heavy chemical pollution at checkpoints in North Crimea
17 minute agoBig military convoy on the way to Magas
8 arrested in attempt to seize Kyiv apartment of Maria Maksakova, widow of ex-Russian MP Denis Voronenkov, assassinated in central Kyiv in March 2017. The couple fled Moscow for Ukraine in 2016. Maksakova says she receives periodic threats from Russia.
The second vehicle has been identified, and officers from the Staffordshire and West Midlands Serious Collision @cmpg_ciu Investigation Unit have spoken to the driver. The investigation is on-going, and any witnesses are asked to contact Staffordshire Police on 101.
Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry: Armenian armed units violated ceasefire 26 times
Turkey to host Istanbul summit on Syria that includes Russia, Germany, and France - but excludes US
Kyiv Patriarchate says Ukrainian Orthodox lavras should belong to Ukrainian church
Private aircraft of Ukrainian Tycoon Medvedchuk Dassault Falcon 900EX P4-GEM
LX-N90459 - NATO Boeing E-3A Sentry AWACS
NATO E3 Sentry AWACS LX-N90453 NATO07
3 hour ago16 attacks on Ukrainian positions yesterday, no casualties
Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 16 times.
Turchynov: statement by Russian State Duma on Ukraine is sign of poor mental health, aggression and cowardice of its members
PM Šarec says EU solutions on migrations, eurozone cannot come overnight
15 hour agoOSCE SMM Report 17 Oct: An SMM mid-range UAV temporarily lost its GPS signal, assessed as due to jamming, near Chermalyk.
L-39 crash: TASS reports that both pilots alive
RuAF L-39 crashed in Krasnodar Krai of Russia
The USS Iwo Jima arrives in Reykjavik harbor as part of NATO military exercises
19 hour agoTurkey president Erdogan brings his political campaign song to Moldova's Gagauzia region where ethnic Turks live during his official visit to the country. The song lyrics describe Erdogan as years long awaited leader who is the nightmare of oppressors.
The US has increased the pressure it is putting on Russia in order to get them to negotiate towards a solution, says @SpecRepUkraine, including: Increasing US sanctions; Working with EU allies to keep sanctions in place; Lifting arms embargo on Ukraine
19 hour agoLifting the arms embargo on Ukraine "isn't about ramping up the war," says @SpecRepUkraine. "This is about deterring further aggression" " I can say with great confidence that the Ukrainians have no illusions about retaking the territory they have lost by force."
Russian FM Lavrov criticizes US development of low-yield nuclear weapons.
19 hour agoKurt Volker:The move towards autocephaly by Ukraine is a clear example of how Russia's invasion and occupation of parts of Ukraine has actually reinforced Ukraine's drive for independence and deepened divide between Ukraine and Russia.
Ukrainian Media watchdog hold decision on NewsOne channel
Greece deployed a fregate to observe the movements of the Turkish exploration ship Hayreddin Barbaros, which searches for gas reserves on the shores of Cyprus.
19 hour agoPutin: We're ready to use nuclear weapons only if we're certain that we're under attack. Aggressor will go to hell, and we, as victim, will go to heaven.
Putin : our nuclear weapons are defensive. We don't strike first. But if we confirm a nuke attack we will hit back. It will be a catastrophe. But we will be the victims - and go to paradise. They will be destroyed .
Dodik calls for Serbian unity
We agreed on exchanging intelligence to combat terrorism: Al-Sisi from Russia
A Finnish judge has exceeded the prosecutor's request in punishing two men for defaming and harassing a journalist for her work exposing Russian propaganda and trolls. @JessikkaAro will also receive amends of €136,000 for their four years of hellish stalking.
Hug: 205 civiliancasualties (39 dead/ 166 injured) in 2018. 486 (87 dead/399 injured) in 2017. No end in sight so long as those responsible are not held to account; more dead and injured until weapons withdrawn, forcesandformations disengaged, mines and UXO removed, and guns are silent.
Hug: An inescapable fact and uncomfortable truth – responsibility lies with those who are non-compliant – both those firing weapons/planting mines and MinskAgreements signatories.
Hug: A direct correlation between non-compliance with Minsk and deaths/injuries of civilians. Mother and daughter in Zolote would still be alive if weapon had been removed beyond withdrawal line. Man in Lutuhyne would be uninjured if mines had been removed Zero Civilian Casualties
Hug: A direct correlation between the presence of mines/UXO and civiliancasualties. Last week, in Lutuhyne, a man was injured after stepping on a mine Ukraineconflict
Hug: A direct correlation between violence and civiliancasualty rates; as sides fire more weapons more often, more civilians die and are injured. Last week in Zolote, a mother and daughter were killed, and boy was injured near town in shelling Ukraine
Hug: Security situation largely unchanged; heavy weapons present and sides dug in along 500km line, with trenches, roadblocks and mines snaking through the country-side, creating divisions and danger for civilians where none existed before Ukraine conflict
22 hour agoBulgarian PM Borissov says EPP representatives apologised to him for reactions to Marinova murder
Kosovo parliament voted to create Kosovo army
Kosovo 's Serb lawmakers quit parliament's session over army
Government of Scotland announces the discovery of mad cow virus in the country
Russia's security service FSB called for an increased government control of the internet following the Kerch shooting incident
In Azerbaijan detained suspected foreign spy
22 hour agoUnknown device exploded in Kyiv and wounded a man
Russian parliament Duma in joint statement of it's members warns about military threat at Donbas, accuses Ukraine in "Russophobia"
Kosovo Parliament in session today, Three bills: on "Ministry of Defense", on "Kosovo Security Force" and on "Serving in KSF", will be put for vote in the first reading. If passed, it will mark the beginning of 10-year process of establishing Kosovo military/army named KSF.
