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Facebook to Remove Several Russian Accounts Networks

Facebook to Remove Several Russian Accounts Networks

September 25, 2020

Facebook announced the removal of three groups of interconnected accounts that violated the social network’s ban on foreign interference. The company’s press service informed, that “these networks had been of Russian origin.” One notes that…

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SBU Exposed the Russian Fake News "Bot Farm"

SBU Exposed the Russian Fake News "Bot Farm"

September 22, 2020

Cyber specialists of the Security Service of Ukraine blocked the activities of a powerful “bot farm,” which was used by Russia to spread destructive information. The operatives of the secret service established that the curators…

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UN Peacekeepers Postpone Donbas Peacekeeping Mission

UN Peacekeepers Postpone Donbas Peacekeeping Mission

September 21, 2020

The United Nations peacekeeping mission issue for the end of the war in Donbas has been postponed, but not removed from the plan. Alexei Reznikov, the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of the Occupied Territories, stated this….

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Ukraine on a Minefield

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Ukraine on a Minefield

September 21, 2020

Mined areas are a real danger to both the military and the civilian population. 2,202 people were killed and wounded by mines and explosives left in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts during the military conflict, according…

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Ukrainian Military to Conduct Large-Scale Exercises Together with Western Partners

Ukrainian Military to Conduct Large-Scale Exercises Together with Western Partners

September 20, 2020

The Ukrainian and British military conducted the first stage of the “Joint Efforts-2020” exercise, which began with a joint landing in Mykolaiv region. The Armed Forces of Ukraine General Staff announced this on its Facebook page….

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Ukraine-OSCE: Pro-Russian Militants to Strength Their Positions in Donbas

Ukraine-OSCE: Pro-Russian Militants to Strength Their Positions in Donbas

September 18, 2020

Pro-Russian militants in Donbas committed 70 violations of the “silence” regime, using banned drones 16 times from 27 July to 6 September. In addition, 17 cases of engineering updating and strengthening the positions were fixed….

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Russian Militants Continue to Fire on Ukraine’s Positions

Russian Militants Continue to Fire on Ukraine’s Positions

September 16, 2020

The Russian Federation occupying troops violated the “cease-fire regime” in the Donbas once again. The Joint Forces Operation press service reports this. In particular, in the Vodiane settlement area, in the Pryazovia, the flight of…

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Ukraine's President Approved National Security Strategy

Ukraine's President Approved National Security Strategy

September 16, 2020

The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi signed a decree “On the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine decision on 14 September 2020 “On the National Security Strategy of Ukraine,” the President’s Office reports. “The…

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SSU Prevented Sabotage by FSB agent

SSU Prevented Sabotage by FSB agent

September 14, 2020

The security Service of Ukraine counterintelligence has exposed an enemy secret service agent. The Odesa region resident established contacts with an FSB staff member in May 2020. The attacker offered his services to the enemy…

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Donbas: No Militants "Inspection" of Ukraine's Positions to Happen

Donbas: No Militants "Inspection" of Ukraine's Positions to Happen

September 11, 2020

Agreed by the Tripartite Contact Group, a “one-time inspection” of the Armed Forces of Ukraine positions near the village of Shumy in Donbas will not take place. As the Office of the President of Ukraine…

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Alexey Navalny: G7 Demands that Russia Bring Perpetrators to Justice

Alexey Navalny: G7 Demands that Russia Bring Perpetrators to Justice

September 9, 2020

The G7 countries called for Russia to urgently clarify who is responsible for the poisoning of opposition politician Alexei Navalny, and bring the perpetrators to justice. The G7 foreign ministers’ statement declares this. “We, the…

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Mercenaries from More than 30 Countries to Fight against Ukraine in Donbas

Mercenaries from More than 30 Countries to Fight against Ukraine in Donbas

September 8, 2020

The Russian Federation uses foreign mercenaries from more than 30 countries in the war in Donbas. Today, Ukrainian law enforcement agencies investigate about 100 such foreigners. The Deputy General Prosecutor of Ukraine Gunduz Mammedov reports…

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FSB Agent Planned an Attack in 35 settlements in Ukraine

FSB Agent Planned an Attack in 35 settlements in Ukraine

September 8, 2020

Ukraine’s Security Service counterintelligence officers detained an agent of the enemy classified service who prepared for a terrorist attack. On his Russian curators’ request, the agent planned to fire RPG-22 grenade launchers with ammonia at…

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The Ukrainian Military to Prepare for Militants Provocation on 7 September

The Ukrainian Military to Prepare for Militants Provocation on 7 September

September 6, 2020

The Ukrainian military is prepared to give an adequate response by all available capabilities and means in the case of opening fire by pro-Russian militants in the Donbas. The Joint Forces Operation (JFO) commander Volodymyr Kravchenko…

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Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry: Kremlin to Stop Massacre of Opposition Leaders

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry: Kremlin to Stop Massacre of Opposition Leaders

September 3, 2020

The German government has released evidence of chemical traces from the group “Novichok” in the samples taken from Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine announced in a statement. “We strongly condemn…

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Russia to Block Detainees' Exchange

Russia to Block Detainees' Exchange

September 3, 2020

Ukraine has been waiting for more than a month now for the Russian Federation response regarding the conditions and location of persons detained in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, whose release Kyiv demands. As the…

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Soldiers Break the Regime of Silence in Donbas

Soldiers Break the Regime of Silence in Donbas

August 31, 2020

The Russian armed forces again carried out several provocations in Donbas. This was reported by the press headquarters of the Joint Forces Operation. In particular, soldiers fired several small arms near Mariinka, contrary to peace…

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Vladimir Putin: US and Ukraine are Responsible for Wagner Group Detention in Belarus

Vladimir Putin: US and Ukraine are Responsible for Wagner Group Detention in Belarus

August 27, 2020

The detention of 33 members from the private Russian military company “Wagner” in Belarus in July was a joint operation by Ukrainian and American intelligence services. The Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin stated this. “This…

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SBU Blocked Network of Propagandist Foe

SBU Blocked Network of Propagandist Foe

August 27, 2020

The Security Service of Ukraine cyber specialists stopped the activity of an online separatist agitator’s network coordinated by the so-called “DPR Ministry of Information” in the Joint Forces operation area. The SBU website announced this….

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Austria Expels a Russian Diplomat Suspected of Espionage

Austria Expels a Russian Diplomat Suspected of Espionage

August 24, 2020

For the first time, Austrian authorities have decided to declare a Russian diplomat a persona non grata and expel him from the country by 1 September. This was announced on Monday, 24 August, by the…

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