25-31.08.2014 Weekly Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency
War in Ukraine
- Completion of the negotiations in Minsk was marked by direct Russian military aggression against Ukraine. The fact that the invasion of the Russian Federation was confirmed by NATO and the EU. USA stated that Russia will pay a heavy price for the invasion. Russian troops strikes were directed toward of Mariupol, Starobeshevo, Ilovaysk, Snezhnoe and Lugansk. The Russian army is using heavy armor and artillery, unmanned drones. Documented cases of attacks from the air of the Ukrainian units and vessels. Russian soldiers and military vehicles appeared in Lugansk and Donetsk. According to some reports, in Ukraine are fighting about 10 thousand Russian soldiers and officers, twice as much concentrated in the border areas. President Poroshenko canceled his official visit to Turkey for the inauguration of
