Новости за 10.02.2017

The drone sighted in the sky over the combat zone, not far from the dividing line in Donbas was shot down after its identification, the Ukrainian military said. It said that an unmanned aerial vehicle was discovered in the sky near the conflict line on Feb. 8, at around 7 p.m. After identifying the object and obtaining proof […]

U.S. President Donald Trump has told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he will respect the “One China” policy, in a move that will ease tensions between the powers. In his first conversation with Mr Xi since entering the Oval Office, Mr Trump said the White House would honour the “One China” policy under which the […]

La Liga has taken legal action against 10 people who allegedly threatened Ukraine international Roman Zozulya following his move to Rayo Vallecano last week, the Spanish league said in a statement on Feb. 9. The 27-year-old striker, who was loaned to second division strugglers Rayo from La Liga side Real Betis, was insulted by fans […]

AVDIYIVKA, Ukraine – The war-ravaged city of Avdiyivka finally got some peace this week. As the guns fell silent, repair crews restored electricity to the strategically vital city of 20,000 residents, home to a giant coke plant that fuels Ukraine’s steel industry. Some residents patched roofs shattered by shell shrapnel. Others lined up for humanitarian […]

Nearly three years into Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Ukrainian government looks to be slowly preparing the public for a bitter compromise with the Kremlin. In December, billionaire oligarch Viktor Pinchuk suggested big concessions need to be made to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in exchange for reintegrating Russian-occupied areas of the Donbas back into Ukraine. […]

Nigara Hamrayeva of Turkmenistan, a law student at Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, had an unusual reason to come to study in Ukraine. “I really liked a poem by Taras Shevchenko, so I wanted to come to Ukraine,” the 25-year old student recalls. “The country has a very rich and interesting history.” Hamrayeva is one […]