Ukrainian News Share this page with others:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Switch to Kyiv TimeApr 20, 2015Change Date11:15 PM EST - Mother of Ukraine pilot jailed in Russia seeks global help - Yahoo News10:00 PM EST - Cameraman for Silenced Crimean Tatar TV ATR Detained in Crimea - Human Rights in Ukraine8:30 PM EST - US to send Ukraine $18 million in food, health, shelter aid - Yahoo News8:15 PM EST - Almost half of Canadians support Ukraine military mission: new poll - Hill Times (subscription) - via Google News6:30 PM EST - US Forces Launch Ukraine Military Training - Voice of America6:15 PM EST - S&P lowers PrivatBank's long-term rating to 'CCC-' on increased economic and sovereign risks - Interfax Ukraine6:15 PM EST - S&P affirms Lviv's ratings at 'CCC-' and 'uaCCC-' on absence of direct debt - Interfax Ukraine6:15 PM EST - S&P affirms Dnipropetrovsk ratings at 'CCC-' and 'uaCCC-' - Interfax Ukraine6:15 PM EST - Ukreximbank proposes repayment of 50% of '15 LPNs in April 2019, another 50% in April 2022 in six equal 6-month installments with rate increased to 9.625% - Interfax Ukraine6:00 PM EST - Crimean rights activist detained - Human Rights in Ukraine6:00 PM EST - Court ACQUITS Roman Landik: he attacked a young woman ’in self-defence’ - Human Rights in Ukraine5:45 PM EST - President of Ukraine had a phone conversation with U.S. Vice President - President.gov.ua5:30 PM EST - As Ukraine rages next door, Moldova is building up arms - Deutsche Welle - via Google News5:30 PM EST - Crimea and the Crimean Tatars: A brief introduction - Euromaidan Press4:15 PM EST - Europe and Eurasia: Remarks With Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias - U.S. Dept of State4:00 PM EST - New York Times Coverage of Ukraine Conflict - New York Times3:45 PM EST - Military Exercises Begin in Ukraine, Philippines - Department of Defense - via Google News3:45 PM EST - Europe and Eurasia: Signing Ceremony of a Joint Declaration of U.S.-Albania Strategic Partnership - U.S. Dept of State3:45 PM EST - Ukraine Welcomes U.S. Trainers - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty3:30 PM EST - Crisis in Ukraine: Daily Briefing – 20 April 2015, 8 PM Kyiv time - Ukrainian Canadian Congress3:30 PM EST - Deutsche Welle: US paratroopers begin training Ukraine National Guard soldiers - Kyiv Post3:15 PM EST - OSCE to increase its staff in Donbas at least by 100 monitors - Secretary General - Kyiv Post3:15 PM EST - Bloomberg: Ukrexim offers seven-year maturity extension if vote passes - Kyiv Post3:00 PM EST - Russian-backed insurgents shell Azov regiment in Shyrokyne using tanks - Kyiv Post2:45 PM EST - Mortar skirmish underway near Donetsk - JCCC - Kyiv Post2:45 PM EST - Avakov says new Lviv patrol police service to start operating in next few months - Kyiv Post2:30 PM EST - Poroshenko hopes 24 hour OSCE SMM observation center will be set up in Shyrokyne soon - Kyiv Post2:15 PM EST - EU energy plan puts Kaliningrad at risk, Moscow paper says - Euromaidan Press12:45 PM EST - US paratroopers begin training national guard units in Ukraine - The Guardian12:30 PM EST - Poroshenko says corruption within Ukrainian military has fallen significantly - Kyiv Post12:30 PM EST - Prosecutor’s claim of receiving offer of $10 million monthly bribe ignites controversy - Kyiv Post12:15 PM EST - Schedule of press briefings in Ukraine Crisis Media Center for April 21, 2015 - Ukrainian Сrisis Media Center12:00 PM EST - Tongue-Tied on Ukraine's Front Lines - Newsweek - via Google News12:00 PM EST - Argentina's Kirchner heads to Russia to press nuclear, trade deals - Yahoo News12:00 PM EST - OSCE chief urges Ukraine rivals to seize 'good chance for peace' - Yahoo News12:00 PM EST - Russia's Lavrov says fighting in east Ukraine abating - Reuters11:45 AM EST - Andriy Lysenko: Ukrainian Armed Forces do not incur any losses in the last 24 hours - Ukrainian Сrisis Media Center11:30 AM EST - Letter From Europe: Competing Over World War II’s Memory - New York Times11:15 AM EST - US starts training Ukrainians to fight pro-Russia forces - Yahoo News11:15 AM EST - Corruption within Ukrainian military has fallen significantly – Poroshenko - Interfax Ukraine11:00 AM EST - Ukrainian Railways Bond Jumps as Better Terms Seen in Debt Talks - Bloomberg - via Google News11:00 AM EST - U.S., Kyiv Launch Joint Training Exercises In Western Ukraine - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty11:00 AM EST - Some two tonnes of Malaysian Boeing debris removed from crash site in past few days - Kyiv Post11:00 AM EST - PACE President calls again on Russian authorities to free Savchenko - Interfax Ukraine10:45 AM EST - Inability to Monitor Eastern Ukraine Is Concerning, Hodges Says - NBC News10:45 AM EST - OSCE SMM expects security guarantees from DPR, LPR - Interfax Ukraine10:45 AM EST - Ukrainian-U.S. Fearless Guardian 2015 military exercise begins in Ukraine - Interfax Ukraine10:30 AM EST - Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Doctor who studied in Pittsburgh aids people in embattled eastern Ukraine - Kyiv Post10:30 AM EST - Lawyer Nikolai Polozov: Savchenko not on hunger strike, but eating little - Kyiv Post10:15 AM EST - Despite Russian Aggression, US Apache Helicopters Removed From Germany - Kyiv Post10:15 AM EST - Newsweek: Tongue-Tied on Ukraine’s Front Lines - Kyiv Post10:15 AM EST - Ukraine controls only 35 out of 95 mines in Donbas - UNIAN.info10:00 AM EST - President Poroshenko: Joint exercise with the U.S. should facilitate the establishment of peace - President.gov.ua10:00 AM EST - OSCE SMM expects security guarantees from "DPR", "LPR" - Kyiv Post10:00 AM EST - Savchenko urges PACE to protect democratic values, security in Europe - Interfax Ukraine9:45 AM EST - Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister: Payment for electricity from Russia ceased since April 10 - Kyiv Post9:45 AM EST - Ukrainian police: Woman injured in Avdiyivka shelling - Kyiv Post9:45 AM EST - Ukraine and US reboot meetings of Council on Trade and Investment - UNIAN.info9:45 AM EST - Zakharchenko rejects demilitarization of Shyrokyne - UNIAN.info9:30 AM EST - Russia and America: Stumbling to War - The National Interest Online - via Google News9:30 AM EST - Ukrainian military report return of OSCE observers to Shyrokyne - Kyiv Post9:30 AM EST - Avakov on Ukrainian-US military exercises: ‘Wars won not with weapons, but with skills’ - UNIAN.info9:30 AM EST - Russian Human Rights Council: Savchenko in good spirits - UNIAN.info9:30 AM EST - Payment for electricity from Russia ceased since April 10 – Demchyshyn - Interfax Ukraine9:30 AM EST - Woman injured in Avdiyivka shelling – Ukrainian police - Interfax Ukraine9:15 AM EST - Georgian Killed Helping Ukrainian Forces Battle Separatists - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty9:15 AM EST - Two Ukrainian border guards injured in car explosion - Kyiv Post9:15 AM EST - Ukrainian military report return of OSCE observers to Shyrokyne - Interfax Ukraine9:00 AM EST - US, Ukraine Start Military Training, Defying Russian Fury - The Epoch Times8:45 AM EST - Kremlin Says Putin Does Not Plan To Raise Warship Issue With Hollande - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty8:45 AM EST - Lysenko: Ukraine planning to set up additional observation post in Pisky - UNIAN.info8:45 AM EST - Ukrainian refugees in Russia worse off than they were in Ukraine, Russian official says - Euromaidan Press8:45 AM EST - OSCE Secretary General: Shyrokyne truce good chance for peace in Ukraine - Interfax Ukraine8:45 AM EST - Finance ministry stirs up talks on attracting EBRD, World Bank to Ukrgasbank's capital - Interfax Ukraine8:45 AM EST - PACE session to open in Strasbourg, Ukrainian security on agenda - Interfax Ukraine8:45 AM EST - Regulating of financial service market to be distributed between securities commission and NBU - Interfax Ukraine8:45 AM EST - Over 6,000 people killed in one year of Donbas conflict, almost 15,500 wounded – UN - Interfax Ukraine8:30 AM EST - Poroshenko: Donbas war is battle for freedom, democracy in Europe and worldwide - Kyiv Post8:30 AM EST - ATO: Russia sends 50 trucks, 20 APCs, and 40 wagons of military equipment into Donbas - UNIAN.info8:15 AM EST - President launched Ukrainian-American military training “Fearless Guardian – 2015”: A new face of Ukrainian army is being formed here today - President.gov.ua8:15 AM EST - Poroshenko: Donbas war is battle for freedom, democracy in Europe and worldwide - Interfax Ukraine8:00 AM EST - Truce tenuous as Ukraine leader tackles economy, oligarchs - Reuters8:00 AM EST - Leonid Bershidsky: Controversies in a number of European countries make it seem as though WWII never ended - Kyiv Post8:00 AM EST - Israeli prime minister refuses to attend Victory Day parade in Moscow - UNIAN.info8:00 AM EST - Ceasefire violations continue in east Ukraine - UNIAN.info8:00 AM EST - The victory of Alexander Usik - Interfax Ukraine7:45 AM EST - US, Ukraine kick off joint military exercises in defiance of indignation from Russia - Fox News7:45 AM EST - US, Ukraine Start Military Training, Defying Russian Fury - ABC News7:45 AM EST - Agence France-Presse: OSCE chief says 'good chance for peace' in Ukraine - Kyiv Post7:45 AM EST - OSCE Secretary General: Shyrokyne truce good chance for peace in Ukraine - Kyiv Post7:45 AM EST - Shenderovich: Putin has to live until his trial in Hague - UNIAN.info7:45 AM EST - Ukrainians view the people as sovereign; Russians think Putin is - Euromaidan Press7:30 AM EST - OSCE chief says 'good chance for peace' in Ukraine - Business Insider - via Google News7:30 AM EST - Russia defends visit to Norwegian island despite sanctions - Reuters7:30 AM EST - Households to pay for only 27 percent of gas used for households' needs under full tariff - Kyiv Post7:30 AM EST - The week in numbers - UNIAN.info7:30 AM EST - Atlasjet Ukraine won't face problems getting permits for charter flights – official - Interfax Ukraine7:30 AM EST - Ukraine exports 27.7 mln tonnes of grain since early 2014/15 agri-year - Interfax Ukraine7:15 AM EST - Russian Siberia, Five Years Later: Still Neglected, Still Burning - Global Voices Online7:15 AM EST - Poroshenko arrives in Lviv region for opening of Ukrainian - US training - Kyiv Post7:00 AM EST - Lithuanian defense minister NATO ready to assist Ukraine in military reform - Kyiv Post7:00 AM EST - Poroshenko arrives in Lviv region for opening of Ukrainian-U.S. training - Interfax Ukraine6:45 AM EST - Ukraine's $32 Billion Eurobond Pile Means Restructure or Go Bust - Bloomberg - via Google News6:45 AM EST - Ivan Sukhov: Kremlin is clutching at straws on Victory Day - Kyiv Post6:45 AM EST - Reforms plan for Ukraine oil, gas sector confirmed - Interfax Ukraine6:30 AM EST - Andriy Kliuyev no longer suspected of organizing Maidan murders – media reports - Interfax Ukraine6:15 AM EST - Killed Ukrainian Journalist Laid To Rest - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty6:15 AM EST - Yatsenyuk says subsidies per family a year to total some Hr 8,000 - Kyiv Post6:15 AM EST - Lithuanian defense minister urges European countries to recognize Russia as aggressor state - Interfax Ukraine6:15 AM EST - IMF head Lagarde welcomes progress made in realizing EFF by Ukraine - Interfax Ukraine6:00 AM EST - President is on a working trip to Lviv region - President.gov.ua6:00 AM EST - Bloomberg: Ukraine’s $32 billion Eurobond pile means restructure or go bust - Kyiv Post6:00 AM EST - Tymchuk: Militants redeploy tactical group of up to 120 people to Shyrokino - UNIAN.info6:00 AM EST - Moskal: No militant attacks in Luhansk region in last day - UNIAN.info6:00 AM EST - Ukraine is global leader in exports of sunflower seeds, oil – minister - Interfax Ukraine6:00 AM EST - Subsidies per family a year to total some UAH 8,000 - Yatseniuk - Interfax Ukraine5:45 AM EST - Deutsche Welle: Norway angry with Russia over visit by Dmitry Rogozin despite travel ban - Kyiv Post5:15 AM EST - The UK Government Takes No Nonsense from Putin - Ukrainian Сrisis Media Center5:15 AM EST - Crimea ‘Pseudo-Consultation’ Should Not Redraw Ukrainian Borders – Congress of the Council of Europe - Ukrainian Сrisis Media Center5:15 AM EST - Tymchuk: Militants turn Luhansk into large military camp - UNIAN.info5:00 AM EST - Ukraine to rewrite Soviet history with controversial 'decommunisation' laws - The Guardian5:00 AM EST - Prominent environmentalist flees Russia, citing fears for her children and war with Ukraine - Fox News5:00 AM EST - Environmentalist Flees Russia, Citing Fears for Children - ABC News5:00 AM EST - International Business Times: US urged to counter Russia's 'weaponisation of information' amid Ukraine conflict - Kyiv Post5:00 AM EST - Militants fire ‘withdrawn weapons’ on Avdiivka and Donetsk area overnight - UNIAN.info5:00 AM EST - Cabinet extends Economic Ministry's powers - Interfax Ukraine5:00 AM EST - Two civilians wounded during militant attack in Triokhizbenka - Luhansk governor - Interfax Ukraine4:45 AM EST - Restructuring of Ukrzaliznytsia's eurobonds foresees only prolongation – Finance Ministry - Interfax Ukraine4:45 AM EST - Government approves laying fiber optic link through Ukraine-Romania border - Interfax Ukraine4:45 AM EST - Police captain dragged to death by horse cart in Lviv region - Interfax Ukraine4:30 AM EST - Senator Rob Portman - Ukrainian Сrisis Media Center4:30 AM EST - Bronislaw Komorowski - Ukrainian Сrisis Media Center4:30 AM EST - Lech Wałęsa - Ukrainian Сrisis Media Center4:30 AM EST - Aleksander Kwaśniewski - Ukrainian Сrisis Media Center4:30 AM EST - Pavlo Klimkin - Ukrainian Сrisis Media Center4:30 AM EST - Ukraine military says fortifications to be built for Mariupol by May 9 - Kyiv Post4:30 AM EST - Russia decides not to exhibit fragment from MH17 in Yeisk museum - UNIAN.info4:30 AM EST - Ukrainian-US military exercises launched in Lviv oblast of Ukraine - UNIAN.info4:15 AM EST - Petro Poroshenko - Ukrainian Сrisis Media Center4:00 AM EST - Hollande: Paris and Moscow in talks over Mistrals - UNIAN.info4:00 AM EST - PGO arrests houses and apartments of former health minister - UNIAN.info4:00 AM EST - Ukraine does not agree on certain creditors committee's proposals – finance ministry - Interfax Ukraine4:00 AM EST - Georgian ex-soldier killed in Donbas fighting alongside govt forces, Tbilisi says - Interfax Ukraine4:00 AM EST - Ukraine, Council of Europe will open regional advisory centers for decentralization - Interfax Ukraine4:00 AM EST - EU-Ukraine summit will allow new EU leaders to decide on support for Ukraine - Klimkin - Interfax Ukraine3:45 AM EST - UN says Ukraine's internally displaced population exceeds 1.2 million - Kyiv Post3:45 AM EST - Gazprom says gets another $20 mln from Ukraine's Naftogaz as advance payment - spokesman - Interfax Ukraine3:45 AM EST - Police to fill Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk ahead of May 9 holidays - Interfax Ukraine3:30 AM EST - ATO press center: Militants reduce military activity in Donbas conflict zone - UNIAN.info2:45 AM EST - Gazprom says gets another $20 million from Ukraine's Naftogaz as advance payment - Kyiv Post2:30 AM EST - Kharkiv's Derzhprom: Europe’s first skyscraper complex – a history of cities in 50 buildings, day 19 - The Guardian2:00 AM EST - Agence France-Presse: Lenin statues toppled in government-held eastern Ukraine - Kyiv Post2:00 AM EST - Zakharchenko: Minsk accords to fail unless Kyiv recognizes 'DPR' as independent territory - UNIAN.info1:45 AM EST - Deutsche Welle: Ukraine conflict colors 2015 Lev Kopelev Prize - Kyiv Post1:30 AM EST - Halya Coynash: Crimean show trial of Kyiv Maidan activist begins - Kyiv Post1:30 AM EST - Steinmeier warns Russia against recognizing self-proclaimed republics in Donbas - UNIAN.info12:30 AM EST - Ukrainian doctor who studied in Pittsburgh aids people in embattled eastern ... - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - via Google News12:30 AM EST - Vatican Radio: Ukraine pro-Russian rebels warn of all-out war - Kyiv PostApr 21, 2015Apr 20, 2015Apr 19, 2015 '; Share this page with others:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)