Since January 2014, EMPR twitter team operates 24/7 to provide in-time info, breaking news, analytics, video and photo reports about Ukraine for our readers from all over the World. Discover the latest updates from Ukraine for January 31, 2015 with EMPR twitter digest.
Minsk Meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group was planned for today. In the afternoon Ukrainian current President’s Channel reported that meeting has started. Later on, former president Leonid Kuchma said that consultations on Minsk protocol implementation derailed due to no-show of signatories-militants, ultimatum-style statements by their representatives. Diplomats and officials believed in this meeting as a chance to solve Ukraine-Russia issue. EMPR is deeply concerned…
Do you still believe in #Minsk meeting?E #Ukraine since Sep18 up to now.#Ceasefire in action. pic by @Undetermined_US pic.twitter.com/FSbR4sdASc
— Ukraine Front Line (@EuromaidanPR) January 31, 2015
Russian figure skater Dmitri Aliev skipped the awards ceremony at the XII European Olympic Youth Festival being held in Lichtenstein and Austria…
Losing to a #Ukrainian, #Russian figure skater refuses the bronze medal http://t.co/bLfvgyTW8S | EMPR pic.twitter.com/r93857RepW
— Ukraine Front Line (@EuromaidanPR) January 30, 2015
Morning updates from the conflict zone by ATO press center, Lugansk Governor G. Moskal and military expert D.Tymchuk: in Vuhlehirsk the situation remains tense, combat is ongoing; enemy keeps deploying reinforcement for its tact group fighting in Vuhlehirsk: 8 tanks, 14 BMPs & APCs, supplies; militants of so-called ‘Cossack’ units have suffered big losses at Debaltseve area; positions of Ukrainian forces near Pavlopil were fired upon with mortars; militants shelled Svitlychne and hit a water pump station; all occupied terrorists of Lugansk oblast got no central water supply…
This morning positions of Ukr forces near Pavlopil were fired upon w mortars, no losses http://t.co/v8ibT8HNiP |EMPR pic.twitter.com/cp9e9Etf3B
— Ukraine Front Line (@EuromaidanPR) January 31, 2015
Now official! Russia has been recognized as Aggressor and ‘DPR’ & ‘LPR’ as terrorist organizations by Mariupol City Council. Due to the latest report Mariupol Massacre (Jan 24,2015) list of victims is as follows: 31 civilians got killed, 117 were injured…
#Mariupol city council adopted resolution recogn #Russia aggressor, "DPR", "LPR" terrorist org http://t.co/F2crBCYlQe pic.twitter.com/EnAr6qzDpl
— Ukraine Front Line (@EuromaidanPR) January 31, 2015
Pantsir-S1 SAM, AA system was spotted on the move in Shakhtarsk. Another ‘humanitarian aid’ to the militants from Russia?…
Pantsir-S1 SAM, AA system was spotted on the move in Shakhtarsk. Bought in local store? http://t.co/KckxEvaNM9 |EMPR pic.twitter.com/KDgyzJU9a5
— Ukraine Front Line (@EuromaidanPR) January 31, 2015
Meanwhile, non-commercial transfers from US to Crimea are authorized by the US Treasury…
#US Treasury announced except-s to #Crimea sanctions: authorized to send non-commercial transfers from US to Crimea http://t.co/ApAXKe2ok0
— Ukraine Front Line (@EuromaidanPR) January 31, 2015
The latest NSC’s updates from the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine as of Jan 31,2015 is also available here…
15 Ukr servicemen were KIA in the last day, 33 got WIA – #NSDC daily report http://t.co/OGO1CcK1S6 |EMPR
— Ukraine Front Line (@EuromaidanPR) January 31, 2015
Heartbreaking video shows how Russian militants kill Ukrainian POWs. Among 12 Ukrainian soldiers 3 already dead, 2 wounded. Names of the four soldiers who were murdered while filming this footage are: Albert Sarukhonyan Georgiyevich, Kryvyi Rih; Sergey Slesarenko Stanislavovich, Dneprodzerzhinsk; Roman Svekh Nikolayevich, s.Pokrovka, Krivorozhskiy rayon; Andrey Kolesnik Vladimirovich, s.Chumaki, Krivorozhskiy rayon. RIP!…
#RUSSIAN WAR CRIME (+18): #Ukrainian POWs execution and other interrogated right after | EMPR Video with EN subtitles http://t.co/AVdyVOYwxO
— Ukraine Front Line (@EuromaidanPR) January 31, 2015
12 civilians were killed in Debaltseve today. Volunteers and police supported locals over evacuation under the fire. In the meantime, militants suffered heavy losses in the battle for the city. Despite of the fact that several Ukrainian media quoted top official from the Defense Ministry, who said the city is partly seized by the enemy, well-known volunteer Alex Mochanov reported Debaltseve is under Ukrainian forces control, but there are many enemy’s subversive groups operating in the area…
Video: Rebels Suffer Heavy Losses in Battle for Ukraine's Debaltseve http://t.co/VxPUR0QTZM |EMPR News #RussiainvadedUkraine
— Ukraine Front Line (@EuromaidanPR) January 31, 2015
Ukrainian forces de-blocked over 70 servicemen in Vuhlehirsk…
Ukr forces de-blocked over 70 servicemen in #Vuhlehirsk. There r no KIA, 2 w light injuries – Advisor to Interior Min http://t.co/Njh4A1ymAS
— Ukraine Front Line (@EuromaidanPR) January 31, 2015
EMPR analyzes why the original Minsk agreement wasn’t worth the paper it was written on until now and what needs to be done to deescalate Russian aggression against Ukraine…
The #Minsk Protocol lies in ruins | EMPR Opinion http://t.co/JSYffoXiDX #WorldWakeupRussiainvadedUkraine pic.twitter.com/6QYBptqHQz
— Ukraine Front Line (@EuromaidanPR) January 31, 2015
This morning Russia’s next illegal convoy of over 160 trucks with unknown content was crossing the border into Ukraine…
#Russia's next illegal convoy of over 160 trucks w unknown content is crossing into #Ukraine violating intl law http://t.co/HFiKQ3PwUW |EMPR
— Ukraine Front Line (@EuromaidanPR) January 31, 2015
In the afternoon it became clear that terrorists are receiving oil supply from their unofficial Kremlin brothers…
In the meantime, the #Russian military tankers' convoy arrives to #Donetsk, E #Ukraine http://t.co/7EEuVhtnHk | EMPR https://t.co/PRUQB76AqI
— Ukraine Front Line (@EuromaidanPR) January 31, 2015
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— Ukraine Front Line (@EuromaidanPR) January 31, 2015