Ukraine News in brief. Monday 5 March. [Ukrainian sources]

MONDAY HEADLINES:
Russia is technically ready to refuse access to the global Internet.  report that the State Duma deputy Oleksiy Zhuravlev was shot under the occupied Donetsk.  The US Embassy in Turkey temporarily suspended work due to security threats.  Ukraine obtained 26.5 million cubic meters of gas from EU, - Energy Ministry.  Daily Russian aircraft carried out 20 sorties, despite a truce in Syria.  The dangerous trend: the traces of Russian hackers surfaced in Montenegro.  Germany and other EU members annoyed by Gazprom's decision to break gas contracts with Ukraine.  The United States has directly blamed Russia for the deaths of hundreds of civilians in Syria.  May and Trump call Russia and Asad responsible for humanitarian catastrophe in Eastern Guy.  A foreigner who recruited Ukrainian women for prostitution abroad was detained at the Metropolitan airport, the National Police.  Appellate Instance of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will consider the complaint Sobchak on the decision on the legality of Putin's registration as a presidential candidate. Russia continues to kill innocent civilians under cover of counterterrorist operations in Syria - White House.

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Russia is technically ready to refuse access to the global Internet.

According to Tsensor.NET, the adviser to the president of the Russian Federation on the Internet, Herman Klymenko, stated this.

"We already have a Russian segment, created by the President's decree, specially for officials, all officials, all state institutions are in the hands of a large Chinese firewall, what all scare, but they are all alive, technically, we are ready for any action. Of course, failures are always happening. when switching from one technology to another.Any system is characterized not by errors and crashes, but by the reaction to errors and failures.I do not know if our colleagues will turn off the switch tomorrow... Somewhere someone will turn off... Probably from the ' It seems that someone has kept theirs yes nobody else, although there is an order to save here, somebody has their domains hosted abroad, so they probably will feel some difficulties, but in itself the hardware-software has no contraindications that we would live well and normal, even if we will be declared such a war, approximately.

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The Russian media, as well as the propagandists of the "Dni" terrorists, report that the State Duma deputy Oleksiy Zhuravlev was shot under the occupied Donetsk.

According to Censor.NET, an assistant to a deputy told Interfax on Monday.

"Deputy Zhuravlev got under fire near Donetsk, he went to the position as a member of the group." Humanitarian aid was taken, "she said, clarifying that there is no connection with the deputy.

According to the media of militants, the group with the State Duma deputy traveled to the front line of the line of separation under Avdiyivka. The fire on the deputy Zhuravlev and the persons accompanying him were allegedly from 82 mm mortars, and also small arms were involved.

"Everyone who was in the car, had time to leave her and did not suffer, but the car caused irreparable harm," - said a source in the "DPR".

It should be noted that in the past, a Russian MP said on his trip to the occupied Donetsk.

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The United States Embassy in Turkey's capital, Ankara, will be closed to visitors on Monday, March 5th, due to security threats.

As informs Tsensor.NET with reference to the "New time", this is stated in a statement published by the press service of the American diplomatic mission.

"The US Embassy in Ankara will be closed to visitors on March 5, 2018 due to security threats. The embassy will announce its restoration later," the statement said.

It is noted that only emergency services will be provided at the time of closing an institution.

For US citizens who are in Turkey, diplomats have posted a personal security memoir. They are advised to avoid large crowds, do not approach the embassy, ​​be extremely careful when visiting tourist and shopping centers, and tell friends and relatives about their place of residence.

The specific reasons why the embassy suspends work is not reported at the American diplomatic mission in Ankara.

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As of March 4, Ukraine received 26.5 million cubic meters of gas from the countries of the European Union.

Ukrainian Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry told Ukrainski Novyvy news outlet, Censor.NET reports.

According to the ministry 17 million cubic meters was delivered from Slovakia, 7 million cubic meters - from Hungary, and 2.5 million cubic meters - from Poland.

On Feb. 28, 2018, Stockholm Arbitration Tribunal ruled that Naftohaz be paid $4.63 billion. Following two arbitration proceedings, Gazprom owes $2.56 billion.

Later on, Gazprom transferred Naftohaz Ukrainy the advanced payment it received for gas supplies in March. "Evidently, there will be no gas supplies to Naftohaz Ukrainy starting from March 1," Gazprom Deputy CEO Alexander Medvedev said.

CEO of the Russian gas giant Alexey Miller said March 2 that Gazprom had to immediately start the procedure for the termination of gas contracts with Naftohaz Ukrainy at the Stockholm Arbitration Institution.

The European Commission called on Ukraine and Russia to find immediate solutions in line with the decisions of the Stockholm Arbitration Tribunal.

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Russian military aircraft continue to carry out combat missions in the Damascus and Eastern Gut region, despite the UN Security Council resolution on armistice.

As informs Tsensor.NET with reference to the League, this is stated in the statement of the White House.

In the period from February 24 to February 28, Russian planes conducted at least 20 combat missions daily from the Khmeimim aerodrome.

"This is the same combination of lie and indiscriminate force used by Russia and the Syrian regime to isolate and destroy Aleppo in 2016, where thousands of people were killed," the statement said.

Bashar al-Assad said that the Allied troops of the regime will continue the offensive on East Huta in the suburbs of Damascus, despite the UN resolution on cease-fire.

East Guta is under siege of the Syrian Army since 2013. In the past two weeks, this area has been allegedly the most massive bombing for the entire wartime period in Syria, which has been going on for seven years. Over the past two weeks, more than 640 civilians, including 150 children, have been killed in eastern Houthi.

Donald Trump and Theresa May called the Russian Federation and Asad regime responsible for the humanitarian catastrophe in the region.

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The authorities of Montenegro recorded a sharp increase in cyberattacks on government agencies that are suspected of a certain group of hackers APT28 associated with Russian special services .

Balkaninsight reports referring to the Center for the Balkan journalistic investigations of Birn.

In 2013, there were only 22 incidents of attempted hacking attacks, and in the first nine months of 2017, there were almost 400 of them.

In January 2017, an e-mail by the representative of the Ministry of Defense of Montenegro came from a seemingly normal NATO letter entitled "NATO_secretary_meeting.doc".

However, experts argue that the message was sent not by NATO, but by the Russian hackers group who wanted to break the government's IT system and steal sensitive information. The government received two similar reports.

According to three international IT security companies, all of these letters came from the APT28 group, also known as Fancy Bear, which the US intelligence services associate with the Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff.

It is suspected that the increase in the number of attacks is due to Montenegro's decision to become a member of NATO, which was not in the interests of Russia.

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The German government is worried and annoyed by Gazprom's decision to terminate contracts for the supply and transit of gas to Naftogaz of Ukraine.

As informs Tsensor.NET with reference to Interfax-Ukraine, the agency reports Bloomberg.

"The fact that Gazprom (MOEX: GAZP) wants to finish contracts earlier has caused irritation not only here in Germany, but also to other members of the European Union and the European Commission," he said.

S. Saebert noted that it is in the interests of the European Union, as well as Russia and Ukraine, that the two countries be reliable partners in ensuring the supply of gas to Europe, and that these supplies were guaranteed.

Germany is in contact with all parties, supporting efforts to complete the dispute.

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US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Teresa May have expressed a unanimous opinion that Russia and Syria are responsible for the deaths of hundreds of civilians in rebel-held areas of the Eastern Huta region near Damascus.

This is reported by "Voice of America".

During a telephone conversation, Trump and May discussed a "terrible humanitarian situation" in the suburbs of the Syrian capital.

"They agreed with each other that it was a humanitarian catastrophe and that the main responsibility for the fierce human suffering was the Syrian regime and Russia, as the main supporter of the regime," said the Mayan apparatus.

Recall that the bombardment of the Eastern Ghuta with Russian and Syrian aircraft lasted from February 18. During this time more than 600 people died there.

Earlier, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, during a conversation with journalists, said that despite the cease-fire regime, the offensive operation of government troops and their allies against the rebels in the Eastern Guate would last.

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British Prime Minister Teresa May, on March 4, talked with US President Donald Trump about the situation in the Syrian Eastern Guate, where bombings are not stopped.

The Office of the British Prime Minister reported this.

"They agreed that this is a humanitarian catastrophe, and that the overwhelming responsibility for the fierce human suffering lies in the Syrian regime and in Russia, which is its main supporter. They are convinced that the RF and all others who may influence the Syrian regime must immediately act to stop the campaign of violence and to protect civilians, "the statement said.

It should be noted that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that the onset of the offensive by the government forces in East Ghuta despite the calls for a 30-day truce demanded by the UN resolution.

The suburbs of Damascus - East Guata are controlled by the opposition since 2013. For five years, the city is under siege.

In February 2018, a massive offensive and blockade began: on February 19, the region regularly bombard the regime and its allies - Russia.

As reported by the United Nations on March 4, in East Guy , nearly two hundred weeks ago , nearly 600 people died .

The UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution requiring an immediate 30-day ceasefire in Syria. The armistice was postponed several times , in particular, through Russia.

However, shortly after the United Nations decision, Eastern Guat attacked again. And on February 25, they reported a gas attack, which killed a child.

East Guta is one of the desertification zones in which the Syrian authorities and opposition groups with the participation of Russia, Iran and Turkey have agreed to end the regime of fire last spring

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US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Teresa May have expressed the unanimous opinion that Russia and Syria should be held accountable for the "fierce human suffering" of the insurgent-held region of East Guta near Damascus.

Tsensor.NET informs about this, citing the Voice of America.

It is reported that the leaders of the two countries during a telephone conversation on March 4 discussed a "terrible humanitarian situation" near the Syrian capital.

"They agreed with each other that it was a humanitarian catastrophe and that the main responsibility for the fierce human suffering was the Syrian regime and Russia as the main supporter of the regime," the Maya said.

Against this backdrop, a message from the human rights organization Syrian Observatory on Human Rights, based in the United Kingdom, that the Syrian troops took control of more than a quarter of the Eastern Guate territory appeared.

"Russia and other parties that have an impact on the Syrian regime should take immediate steps to stop the campaign of violence and protect civilians," Mae and Trump agreed, said the Prime Minister's Office further.

"The United States condemns the long military attack that the Assad regime, backed by Russia and Iran, has opened up against the population of East Ghuta," quotes the statement of the White House of the Voice of America on Sunday .

"After repeatedly delaying the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution calling for a 30-day cessation of hostilities throughout Syria (United Nations Security Council Resolution 2401), Russia continues to ignore its demands and kill innocent civilians under cover of counterterrorism operations. it is the combination of lies and indiscriminate use of force that Russia and the Syrian regime used to isolate and destroy Aleppo in 2016, when thousands of civilians perished, "the document said.

"Between February 24 and 28, Russian military aircraft carried out at Khmeimim airport ... at least twenty sorties for the bombing of Damascus and East Gut," read further in a statement by the White House.

"The civilized world should not tolerate the use of chemical weapons under the Assad regime. The regime of Assad and his patrons in Moscow and Tehran have to comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2401," the document emphasizes.

At the same time, the Syrian President Bashar Assad has promised that his troops will continue attacking the insurgents in the Eastern Guate.

"The operation against terrorism must continue, but at the same time, peaceful people will have the opportunity to [leave the fighting zone]," Assad told reporters.

"There is no controversy between truce and hostilities," he said. "The progress achieved by the Syrian Arab Army in Guti yesterday and yesterday was achieved during this armistice."

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the Syrian troops approached the Duma, the main city in the Eastern Gut, at a distance of three kilometers, seizing "more than 25 percent" of the region during operations that were mostly carried out on agricultural land.

Human rights activists report that at least 12 regime fighters were killed during night clashes. On Saturday, they reported that as a result of the bombing of the district, 18 peaceful residents, including three children, were killed by regime forces.

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Belarussian model Nastya Rybka (Anastasiya Vashkevich), said that she has audio recordings that refer to Russian interference in American elections.

As Tsensor.NET reports, The New York Times reports.

At an interview in the immigration center of Thailand, Rybka claimed that she had recorded between 16 and 18 hours talks between billionaire Oleg Deripaska with various interlocutors, during which the theme of the 2016 presidential election was heard.

The recordings featured three people who spoke fluent English, according to Ribka, they were Americans.

According to the model, Deripaska had a "plan" that was related to the election. However, Ribka refused to talk about the details, promising to transfer records to investigate only if the United States give her a political asylum.

In early February, the Russian Anti-Corruption Foundation and Alexei Navalny published an investigation on the Internet, which described how Vice Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko spent the holidays on the yacht of the oligarch Oleg Deripaska in the company of escort services. Among them was the model Anastasia Vashkevich (Nastya Rybka). Later Deripaska sued Ribka and her "mentor" Alex Leslie for the publication of materials about his private life without permission.

Later, the opposition bulk removed from his site navalny.com an investigation into a businessman Oleg Deripaska and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko.

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