UNIAN
January 27, 2015
Nine Ukrainian soldiers killed, 29 wounded in Donbas conflict zone in last day
Nine Ukrainian soldiers were killed and another 29 were wounded in the Donbas conflict zone over the last 24 hours, Acting Speaker of the General Staff of Ukraine Vladyslav Selezniov said at a briefing on Tuesday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
“Over the last day, we have lost nine Ukrainian soldiers, and another 29 were injured as a result of military clashes,” he said.
The fighting in eastern Ukraine has worsened significantly in the last few weeks, with the Russian-backed militants launching fresh attacks on Donetsk airport, areas north of the city of Luhansk, and the town of Debaltseve.
The government-held town of Mariupol was attacked with rockets on Saturday, and 30 civilians were killed. The OSCE and other experts determined that the rockets were fired from militant-controlled areas.
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Ukrinform
January 27, 2015
VERKHOVNA RADA DECLARES RUSSIA AGGRESSOR
KYIV: The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has declared Russia an aggressor country.
A total of 271 MPs voted for this decision at a parliament meeting on Tuesday.
Thus, the Verkhovna Rada adopted an appeal to the United Nations, the European Parliament, PACE, NATO Parliamentary Assembly, GUAM Parliamentary Assembly and the national parliaments, on the recognition of the Russian Federation as an aggressor country and the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) as terrorist organizations.
“The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine declares the Russian Federation an aggressor country and encourages Ukraine’s international partners to prevent impunity of those guilty for crimes against humanity committed since the beginning of aggression against Ukraine,” Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Hanna Hopko quoted the text of the appeal.
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In this appeal the Verkhovna Rada has also called on international partners to provide Ukraine with military and humanitarian assistance.
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