Ukrinform
August 12, 2014
Ukrainian aircraft and artillery destroy reserves of terrorists near Shakhtarsk
KYIV: The Ukrainian Armed Forces have neutralized terrorists that were sent to help armed groups near the town of Shakhtarsk in Donetsk region.
Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Tuesday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported.
“Aircraft and artillery forces neutralized groups of terrorists that were put forward to strengthen the defense of militants near Shakhtarsk, Torez and Snizhne,” Lysenko said.
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National Radio Company of Ukraine
August 12, 2014
Operation to seize Donetsk, Luhansk to last for weeks
The commander of the Azov battalion, which took part in the Ukrainian military operation in south-eastern Ukraine, said the plan to seize control over Donetsk and Luhansk will take weeks to accomplish.”It’s going to be an extremely difficult and painful operation, which must not by any means be scheduled to mark Independence Day or any other date,” Andriy Beletsky said at a press conference in Kyiv on August 11.He said the operation would last “several weeks at minimum.”
He also said that the military operation was going to be difficult…Spokesman for the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Andriy Lysenko said at a press briefing earlier that the military operation in south-eastern Ukraine would not be suspended, while local residents are advised to leave Donetsk and Luhansk.
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Ukrinform
August 12, 2014
Policemen allowed shooting on sight in ATO zone
KYIV: Police officers in the area of the antiterrorist operation are allowed to use physical force, special means and weapons since now.
As a Ukrinform correspondent reports, relevant amendments were made to the law “On Police.”
This decision was supported by 288 MPs.
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Ukrinform
August 12, 2014
U.S., EU ready to join international humanitarian aid mission for Luhansk – Chaly
KYIV: The United States and the European Union are ready to participate in an international mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Luhansk, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Valeriy Chaly said on the Svoboda Slova talk show on Monday, the president’s press office reported.
“It should be not convoys but a humanitarian aid, which is delivered through controlled by Ukraine border crossings with safety measures, under the coordination of the International Committee of the Red Cross. We have coordinated all activities, agreed positions,” Chaly said.
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As referred to European integration, Chaly believes that the Verkhovna Rada will ratify the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union in September of this year. “The President of Ukraine has clearly discussed the schedules with the President of the European Commission. Today, there is an understanding – the ratification of the Agreement cannot be postponed, it should happen not until September,” the president’s aide said. He voiced hope that the ratification will be supported by over 300 MPs.
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