Dear friends!

Russia has carried out an act of aggression towards Ukraine. Russian troops have entered Crimea. Thus we take it upon ourselves to inform you about the events in Ukraine. We will provide you with yet another viewpoint regarding this conflict. We will do our best to remain fair and objective.

April 21 – In Sloviansk separatists abducted two Italian journalists Pol Gogo and Cosimo Attanasio, as well as Belarusian journalist Dmitri Halko (newspaper “Novy Chas”). Later kidnappers released the journalists but took their money, documents and cameras. The day before separatists abducted other journalists – Irma Krat, Artem Deynega and Segey Lefter.

April 21 – Counter-intelligence of Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has uncovered and stopped intelligence and subversive activities of Russia’s secret services, aimed to harm international image of Ukraine: “In 2012 a FSB colonel Alexei Chepik recruited a citizen of Ukraine “O”. In January-February 2014 Chepik gave the recruited an assignment to establish a contact with activists and leaders of UNA-UNSO (Ukrainian National Assembly-Ukrainian People's Self-Defense) and to carry out trafficking of small arms to Russian Federation under a control of the FSB, thus discrediting Ukraine.

April 21 – US Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Kyiv, confirming Washington’s support of current Ukrainian government.

April 21 – City militia precinct was seized in Kramatorsk, Donetsk oblast by people carrying machine guns and wearing camouflage clothing.

Maidan Community Sector, Lviv: Dear friends!

Russia has carried out an act of aggression towards Ukraine. Russian troops have entered Crimea. Thus we take it upon ourselves to inform you about the events in Ukraine. We will provide you with yet another viewpoint regarding this conflict. We will do our best to remain fair and objective.

P.S.: Please spread this appeal as much as possible.