13/10-19/10/2014 Weekly Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency
Week marked by several significant events.
A summit was convened in Milan for solving burning issues for Europe - natural gas supplies from Russia and the crisis in eastern Ukraine. No significant progress was achieved on any of the issues. Moreover, Putin attempted to intimidate Europe with reduction of gas supplies if reverse supplies to Ukraine continue.
Despite the appearance of the withdrawal of troops from the Donbas, numbers of Russian servicemen, "volunteers" and military equipment continues to grow. Shelling of the Ukrainian army positions and attacks on the Donetsk airport do not for a single day. Russian army units carried out a reconnaissance in force in most sectors of the front.