Foreign media digest for June 13, 2014

Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has announced the beginning of an active phase of the anti-terrorist operation in Mariupol.
“The operation starts successfully. All terrorists key bases are taken under control. BRDM was shot down, terrorists sniper posts have been destroyed. Minister claimed heavy losses of separatists in the battle, only 2 soldiers of Ukrainian army were injured.”
interfax.com.ua
According to operations control center, the minivan belonging to self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk (DNR) leader Denis Pushilin was blown up late on Thursday not far from Donetsk regional administration. Four people were injured in the blast, one remains in critical condition.
zadonbass.org
Deputy Mayor of Luhansk Aleksander Tkachenko has signed a letter of resignation. Therefore, mayor of the city Sergey Kravchenko has one first deputy Manolis Pilavov and deputies Marina Vorotnikova Zaza Zuhbaya and Antonina Kuzmenko.
nbnews.com.ua
Deputy Mayor Vladimir Lysyj has been arrested in Dnipropetrovsk. He is convinced of money laundering, Svyatoslav Oliynyk, deputy governor of Dnipropetrovsk regional administration, informs.
politrada.com
New civic organisation of Crimean unity was presented yesterday. The chairman of Genichesky regional council Sejtumer Nimetullaev has become the leader of the organisation, his associate chairman became Aziz Abdullayev, Previous Chairman of Republican Committees. New organisation is formed to take part in political life of the peninsula after Medzhlis refused to do it in protest of Crimea annexation.
news.allcrimea.net
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko instructed Head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration Serhii Taruta to temporarily relocate the RSA office to Mariupol, his press service reported.
cxid.info
The head of Dnipropetrovsk regional administration wants to extend his sphere of influence on Zaporizhzhya region. Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has met deputy governor of Dnipropetrovsk region Hennadiy Korban to discuss employment issues. No further details available.
z-city.com.ua
Igor Kolomoyskyi could promote Dmitriy Firtash in titanium industry. The State Property Fund suspended selling minority stake of Sumykhimprom after Business invest company, which is closed to Ihor Kolomoyskyi Privat group, and is one of the main stakeholders, made a complaint
hubs.com.ua
The Tatar Medzhlis won’t take part in the upcoming elections for the State Council of the Republic of Crimea which will be held this autumn.
www.sobytiya.info
The governor of the Dnepropetrovsk region, Igor Kolomoyskyi, has proposed constructing a wall along the Russian-Ukrainian border. These engineering constructions will have to be stretched over 1920 km on the territory of the Donetsk, Lugansk and Kharkov regions. Financing of this project would be provided at the expense of charitable foundation Dnepr-1.
www.DNEPR.com
Head of Donetsk Regional State Administration Serhii Taruta urged terrorists to return children who were abducted on one of the checkpoints.
zadonbass.org
Rinat Akhmetov Foundation for Development of Ukraine asks Arseniy Yatsenyuk to give the details about the evacuations process of civil people from ATO territories.
www.segodnya.ua
Self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic head Denys Pushilin confirmed he had received instructions from Russian politicians in Moscow and three tanks.
www.unian.net
DPR’s gunmen have committed an assault upon the terrorists from Luhansk People’s Republic. www.unian.net
Gorlivka city mayor Yevheni Klen, who was kidnapped by terrorists, gives directions to use only Russian language in the city. He also gives orders to rise Russian flags with “Russia is a mother, Putin is a father” slogan.
politrada.com
Government troops in eastern Ukraine have won back the port city of Mariupol from pro-Russian separatist rebels after heavy fighting. More than 30 terrorists have been suspended. Ukraininan army suffered no casualties.
www.segodnya.ua
Anti-terrorist operation will start in Snizhne city, Donetsk region, as the city has become a base form heavily armed DPR’s troops.
comments.ua
The head of Kharkiv regional administrations Igor Baluta has made several appointments in the regional administration office. Olena Denysyuk will be an adviser to maintain the work of the head and deputy head of Kharkiv RA instead of Oksana Malysheva. Oleh Yatsyn starts a probation period as the head of the Department for Culture and Tourism. Hennadiy Bondarchuk, who was the deputy head of the Department of health, becomes the head of Logistic and Pharmacy department. Tetyana Yefimenko receives a notice to quit the position of the deputy head of the Department of health.
novosti.kh.ua
The question whether the President change the current head of Kharkiv region Ihor Baluta is the subject of wide speculation. The closest rivals are the head of Turboatom Viktor Subbotin, city mayor Hennadiy Kernes, MP Anatoliy Girshfeld, the previous governor Yuri Sapronov, and deputy mayor Igor Terekhov.
kh.vgorode.ua