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      Budget of OSCE police mission in Donbas may reach about $1 bln
      Jun18

      Budget of OSCE police mission in Donbas may reach about $1 bln

      The budget of the police mission of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe? to be deployed in Donbas may reach about $1 billion, Ukraine`s representative in security subgroup of the Trilateral Contact Group Yevhen Marchuk told Hromadske TV.”I`ve been told about the approximate budget of the mission. I do not know when the funds...

      Russia possibly behind ISIS hacker attacks
      Jun18

      Russia possibly behind ISIS hacker attacks

      German investigation reveals the so-called ”Cyber Caliphate” can be a Russian invention, Ukraine Today reported referring to the information obtained by Der Spiegel newspaper. The Islamic State is not yet capable of launching complex computer attacks, and the so-called ”Cyber Caliphate” could be a project of the Kremlin hackers, according to...

      EU to extend anti-Russia sanctions for 6 more months at least – German MEP
      Jun18

      EU to extend anti-Russia sanctions for 6 more months at least – German MEP

      Elmar Brok, Chairman the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the European Parliament, rules out the possibility of anti-Russian sanctions being eased in the near-term outlook, Deutsche Welle Ukrainian news service reported referring to Brok`s interview with Neue Osnabr?cker Zeitung.German MEP stressed that the extension of sanctions for another six...

      Mass poisoning in Izmail, police start investigation
      Jun18

      Mass poisoning in Izmail, police start investigation

      The police in Izmail, a historic city on the Danube river in Odesa region, have initiated a criminal investigation into the fact of violation of sanitary regulations, which has caused acute intestinal infection among many citizens of the city, the local police reported.As of June 18, a total of 200 people, including 134 children, have been...

      Rio declares `state of calamity` amid cash crisis ahead of Olympics
      Jun18

      Rio declares `state of calamity` amid cash crisis ahead of Olympics

      The state government of Rio de Janeiro has announced a ”state of public calamity” over its financial crisis with less than 50 days until the capital city hosts the Olympics, The Telegraph reported.A decree published late on Friday said that a fall in public revenue – mainly a result of the oil crash – could stop the government from ”honouring its...

      Man charged with murder in killing of British lawmaker Jo Cox
      Jun18

      Man charged with murder in killing of British lawmaker Jo Cox

      A man has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting and stabbing of Labour MP Jo Cox, BBC has reported. West Yorkshire Police said Thomas Mair, 52, has been charged with the murder of the 41-year-old, BBC wrote.She was fatally injured outside her constituency surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire, on Thursday, according to the...

      Situation calm in Luhansk sector, still intensive attacks near Maryinka- ATO HQ
      Jun18

      Situation calm in Luhansk sector, still intensive attacks near Maryinka- ATO HQ

      The intensity of attacks of the combined Russian-separatist forces declined considerably on June 17, however, ten attacks have been reported near Maryinka in Donetsk region over the past 24 hours, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters wrote on Facebook.The Russian gangs opened fire 30 times over the past day, of...

      Naftogaz ex-deputy chairman Katsuba arrested
      Jun18

      Naftogaz ex-deputy chairman Katsuba arrested

      The Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv ordered on the night of June 18 the arrest of former deputy chairman of National Joint-Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine Oleksandr Katsuba who had been earlier detained, according to Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko.”Katsuba was arrested by the Holosiivskyi District Court, the sum of bail was...

      Patrol of fisheries officers begins work in Kyiv
      Jun17

      Patrol of fisheries officers begins work in Kyiv

      A pilot patrol of fisheries officers was launched on June 16 to replace the fishery inspectorate in the city of Kyiv and Kyiv region, according to an UNIAN correspondent.The patrol, which was created using the example of the National Police of Ukraine, consists of 44 patrol officers and one senior officer (42 male officers and three female...

      Activists published video evidence of Russian invasion in Donbas (photos, video, maps)
      Jun17

      Activists published video evidence of Russian invasion in Donbas (photos, video, maps)

      The Ukrainian activists of InformNapalm online project have presented on its website some irrefutable video evidence of the invasion of Russian Armed Forces in the territory of Ukraine in the summer of 2014. Comprehensive analysis was has been conducted of a unique footage obtained by the activists revealing that the BTR-80 armored personnel...