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Conference on Donbas Resulted in No Decisions, as Kiev Took Destructive Position - Gryzlov

Breakaway Donetsk Region Reports Ceasefire Breach by Ukrainian Forces at Horlivka Mine

Ukrainian forces shelled a mine located in the Horlivka town of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) while 20 workers where on shift, the DPR Ministry of Coal and Energy said in a press release on Wednesday

DPR People's Militia Says Weapons, Equipment Brought to Combat Readiness

The People's Militia of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) announced on Wednesday that weapons and military equipment on the DPR territory were brought to combat readiness

Zelenskyy Says Never Ordered Ukrainian Military to Avoid Responding to Attacks in Donbas

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the had never instructed the Armed Forces to avoid responding to attacks in the embattled Donbas region, saying the military would never initiate an attack there but would respond to any offensive

US Sends $25Mln Worth of Military Aid to Ukraine for Operation in Donbas

The United States has supplied Ukraine with $25 million worth of military and medical equipment to be used in the operation against self-proclaimed republics in the country's east, the US embassy said Friday

Ukraine's Refusal to Grant Donbas 'Special Status' Risks Escalating Conflict - Lawmaker

Ukraine's refusal to give a special status to the eastern Donbas region will only escalate the conflict, a member of parliament from the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic said Friday

Dutch Prosecution Aware of Arrest Reports of Key MH17 Suspect in Donetsk, Has No Details

The National Public Prosecutor's Office of the Netherlands is aware of a media report saying that one of the key suspects in the 2014 MH17 crash case Ukrainian national Leonid Kharchenko was arrested on unrelated charges in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, but it does not have information on its reliability, spokeswoman Brechtje van de Moosdijk told Sputnik on Friday

Ukraine Ruling Out Anchoring Special Status of Donbas in Constitution - President's Office

Kiev Should Refrain From Forceful Scenarios of Donbas Conflict Resolution - Russian Envoy

Control Over Ceasefire in Donbas Must Be Tightened - Russian Envoy to Contact Group

Ukraine's Naftogaz Executive Officer Says Will Be Fired in 2 Months Due to Downsizing

Executive Officer of Naftogaz Group Yuriy Vitrenko said on Wednesday that he had been notified of upcoming dismissal from Ukraine's national oil company in two months due to the reduction of his position

Kiev Seeks to Return Donbas by End of 2020 But Has 'Plan B' - Presidential Office

Ukraine intends to bring the breakaway area in the eastern Donbas region back under its control by the end of the year, but has worked on various scenarios, Andriy Yermak, the head of the office of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Thursday

Russia's Solidarity in Pandemic Shows Commitment to Peace, Cooperation - German Lawmaker

Russia's display of solidarity with the European nations during the coronavirus crisis highlights Moscow's commitment to cooperation, rather than sanctions, German Lawmaker Robby Schlund told Sputnik on Thursday

Zelenskyy Reshuffles Ukraine's Delegation to Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas Settlement

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on Tuesday updating the composition of his country's delegation to the so-called Trilateral Contact Group for the peace process in Ukraine's conflict-torn region of Donbas, to include, among others, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Reznikov, who also serves as the minister for what Kiev considers temporarily occupied territories

Donetsk Republic Hands Prison Sentences to 26 Ukrainian Soldiers Since 2014 - Prosecutors

Courts of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have handed prison sentences to a total of 26 Ukrainian service members on charges of serious or particularly serious crimes against the residents of the breakaway region since the start of the conflict, the prosecutor general's office said on Tuesday