In the evening of Tuesday, December 26, from Kiev in the Donbass flew the plane with the Ukrainian government, which will organize and escort the exchange of hostages in the format of the 74 Ukrainian militants 306. It will be the largest exchange in all the years of anti-terrorist operation in the East of Ukraine. “With the Ombudsman Lutkovska and representatives of the state office of public Prosecutor, experts of the Minsk humanitarian groups, representatives of SBU and the Ministry […]

For 26 December in the area ATO in the Donbas the militants four times opened fire on positions of Ukrainian soldiers. “Despite the Minsk agreements on the Christmas truce, the Russian occupation troops did not stop shelling positions of the Armed forces of Ukraine”, – stated in the press center of staff ATO. On Lugansk the direction fighters more than an hour fired on Ukrainian defensive fortifications of the 82-mm mortars, different types of grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and […]

The leader of an armed formation “DNR” Alexander Zakharchenko said that he decided to “pardon” Ukrainian hostages, which are going to exchange on December 27, reports “up” with reference to telegram-channel publishing, controlled by the separatists. “Today I signed a decree to pardon those people who tomorrow will change,” – said Zakharchenko. And added that according to preliminary arrangements, the procedure for the exchange of prisoners will take place on Wednesday, 27 December at 13:00. Where exactly this happens has […]

In the past day militants violated the silence regime in Donbas. In both cases, the Ukrainian military return fire was not opened. As a result of shelling none of the Ukrainian military was not injured. See also: Cynical attacks on positions of the APU and the death of the Ukrainian soldier: how was the first day of “Christmas” truce In the direction of Donetsk around 19: 00 fighters fired at the fortifications of the ATO forces near the settlement Pavlopol […]

Russia’s representative in the Trilateral contact group in Minsk Boris Gryzlov said that the Russian side in 2018 to seek the introduction of the special status of Donbass. Reports, Gryzlov told journalists on Monday, RIA Novosti reported. Video of prisoners and festive truce: as agreed by the contact group in Minsk The truce plan from December 23. Regarding the exchange of prisoners, agreed that it took place at Christmas and new year holidays, according to the agreements reached earlier. Ukraine […]