KYIV, Feb 15 - Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which together make up the industrial Donbas region bordering Russia, continue to bear the brunt of Russia’s bombardments as Moscow reportedly moves more troops into the area.

KYIV, Feb 14 - Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin has assured Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov of the absence of threats to Ukraine from Belarus, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reported.

KYIV, Feb 14 - Ukraine faces systemic panic attacks, the spread of fake information and the distortion of the real state of affairs, which is another powerful wave of hybrid warfare, the Security Service of Ukraine said in a statement published on its website on Monday morning.

KYIV, Feb 14 – Parliamentary Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk asked the relevant committee to prepare a draft resolution on the Parliament's Appeal to the UN, the OSCE Parliamentary Assemblies, NATO in connection with the escalation of the situation near the borders of Ukraine from the Russian Federation.

KYIV, Feb 14 - Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrsky said that all structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are fulfilling their tasks to ensure the internal security of Ukraine, and Ukrainians should remain calm and continue their daily work.

KYIV, Feb 14 - The adoption of resolutions in the State Duma of the Russian Federation for recognizing Donetsk and Luhansk separatist authorities would mean Russia's explicit rejection of the Minsk agreement, adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak said in a comment to Interfax-Ukraine on Monday.

KYIV, Feb 15 – Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has met with Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib and Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, who arrived in Kyiv to express their support and solidarity with Ukraine, as well as discuss Kyiv's accession to the Pact of Free Cities with Klitschko, press service of the Kyiv City State Administration has reported.

PARIS, Feb 15 - France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that if Moscow recognized two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent it would be an "attack without weapons,” Reuters reported.

WASHINGTON, Feb 15 - U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday the U.S. had not verified Russia’s claim that its army had been pulling back some of its troops near Ukraine, and that an invasion was still a distinct possibility, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, Feb 15 - A series of cyberattacks on Tuesday knocked the websites of the Ukrainian army, the defense ministry and major banks offline, Ukrainian authorities said, as tensions persisted over the threat of a possible Russian invasion, The Associated Press reported.