Ukrainian people support their army - Міністерство оборони України
January 29. UKRAINE — The representatives of the
Country Defense Fund passed to the ATO region spare parts for
Volkswagen minibus which had been seriously damaged during fighting near a checkpoint.
Patriots of Kryvyi Rig presented the truck for Ukrainian servicemen. They loaded it with warm clothes, essentials, child’s drawings and letters.
Servicemen thanked people for their support and aid.
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Five Ukrainian soldiers killed, 29 wounded in Donbas conflict zone in last day| Ukrinform
Five Ukrainian soldiers killed, 29 wounded in Donbas conflict zone in last day
KYIV, January 29 /Ukrinform/. Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and another 29 wounded in the Donbas conflict zone over the last 24 hours, National Security and Defense Council spokesman Andriy Lysenko said at a briefing in Kyiv.
"Over the last day, we have lost five Ukrainian soldiers, and another 29 were injured as a result of military clashes," he said.
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France provides humanitarian aid to Ukraine| Ukrinform
KYIV, January 29 /Ukrinform/.France has contributed to the EU's humanitarian operation in Ukraine by providing blankets, sleeping bags, generators and other equipment.
This was reported to an Ukrinform correspondent by the press service of the French Foreign Ministry.
"France has joined the European humanitarian operation, which began earlier in Ukraine, in order to improve the situation of the civilian population," the press service reported.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, and the Crisis Centre of France provided equipment with a total weight of 6 tonnes. The humanitarian aid comprises more than 200 sleeping bags, 1,000 blankets, 15 thermal heating systems, two food containers with a capacity of 5,000 liters, 15 generators and 15 projectors. The French representative, who will coordinate the distribution of humanitarian aid, accompanied it on the way to Ukraine.
French Foreign Ministry recalled that this assistance is an addition to the measures taken by the Ukrainian government.
The diplomats noted that the EU and its partners in the United Nations will continue to provide such assistance in accordance with humanitarian principles.
"Humanitarian aid is intended for all population groups in need, especially for internally displaced persons within Ukraine," the press service reported.
Ukraine has evidence of Russian military presence in Donbas| Ukrinform
KYIV, January 29 /Ukrinform/.Ukraine has documentary evidence of the participation of Russian military and citizens in the Donbas conflict.
Chief of the General Staff Viktor Muzhenko said this at a briefing on Thursday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.
"Currently, we have documentary evidence of the Russian military participation in the conflict on the separatist's side. They are documented," he said.
Muzhenko also said that Ukraine is not engaged in combat operations against the regular Russian army.
"We have some evidence about individual members of the Russian Armed Forces and citizens of the Russian Federation being a part of the illegal armed groups in combat activities. Currently, we are not engaged in combat operations against the units of the regular Russian army."
Odesa police detain group of recent bombings suspects| Ukrinform
"On Tuesday, police discovered explosives in the trunk of a car parked near the entrance to the Malinovsky market during a police special operation in the market around 14.00 and detained a group of persons who may have been involved in carrying out a series of explosions in the city," Shablyienko said.
Now the crime scene investigation team of Malinovsky police district department probes the scene and files a report on removal of explosives possessed by suspects. Afterwards, criminal charges will be brought on the basis of a qualifying legal decision, the official said.
Odesa police detain fourth foreigner suspect involved in criminal group activities| Ukrinform
KYIV, January 29 /Ukrinform/. As a result of special search operations conducted by Odesa police to detain three armed foreigners in the Malyinovsky market in Odesa, the fourth member of the criminal group was detained.
Head of the public relations at Odesa regional police Volodymyr Shabliyenko told Ukrinform on Thursday.
He said that "a Russian citizen was detained and he also possessed grenades. He is suspected to participate in the crimes committed by three self-proclaimed Transnistrian residents who were arrested on January 27."
"Investigators are probing two criminal cases for murder and attempt to commit a crime, according to art. 115 and art. 15 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. They also try to clarify the perpetrator's intent on using two kilograms of explosives and remotely controlled devices to set off explosives which they found in suspects' possession," the official said.
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Ukrainian Azov battalion volunteers train at an abandoned quarry outside Mariupol, Donetsk oblast on Jan. 27.
Members of the Azov battalion assemble for training outside Mariupol.
Ukrainian Azov battalion volunteers shoot at targets during a training exercise outside Mariupol, Donetsk oblast on Jan. 27.
A soldier of the Azov battalion shoots at a target across the lake during training outside Mariupol.
A soldier of Azov battalion shoots at a target during training outside Mariupol, Donetsk oblast on Jan. 27.
A female volunteer from the Azov battalion sits in an APC while soldiers conduct training exercises outside Mariupol, Donetsk oblast on Jan. 27.
Russian woman charged with treason for reporting to Ukrainian embassy on troop movements : UNIAN news
Svetlana Davydova, a resident of Smolensk region, was arrested in September and a criminal case on charges of treason in favor of Ukraine opened against her. In April 2014, Davydova reported to the Ukrainian embassy that the military base located near her house was virtually empty, and that the soldiers could have been sent to Donetsk. Currently she in the Lefortovo pretrial detention center.
Davydova was detained and her house searched. After several hours of investigations the security officers took away all notebooks, PCs and laptops.
Poroshenko: 45,000 mobilized already sent for training : UNIAN news
Nearly 45,000 mobilized Ukrainians have already undergone medical examinations and been sent to training centers and military educational institutions of the armed forces, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Kruty Heroes Memorial on Thursday.
"The mobilization is running according to a plan and without violations. More than 73,000 sets of draft papers have already been sent since January 20," he said.
"In addition, more than 2,500 Ukrainian patriots have voluntarily registered for service in one week without being drafted," Poroshenko said.