Day: November 26, 2018

The army of Ukraine given in full combat readiness Units of the Armed forces of Ukraine given in full combat readiness. It is reported the country’s defense Ministry. Upstairs Units of the Armed forces of Ukraine given in full combat readiness. It is reported the country’s defense Ministry. “Based on the decision of the Council of national security and defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine on introduction of the legal regime of martial law the chief of the General staff — chief of the Armed forces of Ukraine has ordered the enforcement of connections and parts of Armed forces of Ukraine in combat readiness “full”, — stated in the message. Due to the collision of Ukrainian and Russian ships off the coast of the Crimea Ukrainian authorities plan to enter the country under martial law. This question on Monday will consider the Verkhovna Rada. Poroshenko stressed that the military situation does

Ukraine has demanded from Russia to return sailors and to compensate for the losses The foreign Ministry of Ukraine has demanded from Russia to return the sailors of the ships of the Ukrainian naval forces detained for violation of the Russian border. This was reported on the website of the foreign Ministry. Upstairs “Ukraine needs to urgently render medical aid to the wounded soldiers, to secure their immediate safe return to their Homeland, and to return captured military equipment and to compensate the Ukrainian side caused her damage,” — said in Kiev. Also, Ukraine does not recognize the Russian status of Crimea and its surrounding waters, put all the responsibility for the further escalation of the situation in the black sea to Russia. Official Kiev appealed to the allies and partners to provide military assistance to Ukraine and to take measures to deter Russia, including due to the use of

Russia has requested an urgent meeting of the UN security Council on the situation in the Azov sea UN, November 26 — RIA Novosti. Russia requested an emergency meeting of the members of the UN security Council at 11 a.m. Monday (19.00 GMT) on the situation in the Azov sea, reported to journalists the Deputy permanent representative of the Russian Federation at the world organization’s Dmitry Polyanskiy. Upstairs “Due to the dangerous development of the situation in the Azov sea and the ensuing events Russia has requested the urgent convening of an open meeting of the security Council on the morning of 26 November, on the agenda item “Maintenance of international peace and security,” said Polyansky. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for 19: 00 Moscow time, he added. Read also: Poroshenko announced the transition of Ukraine to the military situation

NATO spokesman called for de-escalation in the Azov sea The EU, in turn, recommended that all parties to maximum restraint. Upstairs NATO spokesman Oana Lungescu said that the Alliance is closely following the developments around the sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait, is in contact with the Ukrainian authorities and calls for restraint and de-escalation, RIA Novosti reported. “NATO fully supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, including the rights of navigation in its territorial waters. We call upon Russia to ensure unhindered access of Ukrainian ports in Azov sea in accordance with international law”, — reads the statement of the Alliance. In turn, the EU called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint in the sea of Azov, noting that “tensions dangerously increased” after the incident, which occurred on the morning of 25 November. “We hope that Russia will restore freedom of passage through the Kerch Strait,

Poroshenko announced the transition of Ukraine to the military situation President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a question of the introduction of martial law. He declared it during meeting of Council of national security and defense Council (NSDC) broadcast led the TV channel “112 Ukraine”. Upstairs According to the Chairman of the national security Council Alexander Turchinov, the war Cabinet convened on the eve of the President, “stated that the attack by the Russian military on Navy ships is nothing more than an act of military aggression”. Martial law means that the military command is vested with extraordinary powers, restricting the rights and freedoms of the population. In particular, it is possible to introduce labor conscription for all able-bodied citizens, to use the premises and equipment of the enterprises for needs of defence, to introduce a normalized provision of food and medicines, as well as to