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      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 25.16 to dollar
      May31

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 25.16 to dollar

      The National Bank of Ukraine on Monday evening lowered the official hryvnia exchange rate by three kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 25.16 to the dollar.The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for May 31:$100 costs UAH 2,516.6002 (on May 30, it was UAH...

      TASS: Russian NATO envoy says Black Sea will never be ”NATO`s lake”
      May31

      TASS: Russian NATO envoy says Black Sea will never be ”NATO`s lake”

      Brussels understands it perfectly well that the Black Sea will never be a ”NATO lake,” Russia`s Permanent Representative to NATO Alexander Grushko said in an interview with the Rossiiskaya Gazeta daily to be published on Tuesday, according to Russian news agency TASS.”Today, NATO is seeking to transfer confrontational schemes into the Black Sea...

      Kyiv aircraft repair plant ready to apply NATO AQAP 2120 standard
      May30

      Kyiv aircraft repair plant ready to apply NATO AQAP 2120 standard

      State enterprise Civil Aviation Plant 410 has been certified based on the NATO AQAP 2120 standard to conduct modernization of the An-26 aircraft, the Dilova Stolytsia business newspaper writes.The certificate enables the company to upgrade Ukrainian transport aircraft according to NATO standards, according to the report.Last year, the company...

      German officials see no obstacles for Ukraine`s visa-free regime with EU – Envoy
      May30

      German officials see no obstacles for Ukraine`s visa-free regime with EU – Envoy

      President of Germany`s Federal Criminal Police Office Holger Muench supports the introduction of a visa-free regime between Ukraine and the European Union, Ukraine`s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, Andriy Melnyk, wrote on Twitter.”The Important talks with the president of Germany`s Federal Criminal Office Holger Muench. Chief of...

      Russian troops preparing offensive to create land corridor to Crimea – NSDC
      May30

      Russian troops preparing offensive to create land corridor to Crimea – NSDC

      Russia is now preparing an offensive in order to create a land corridor through mainland Ukraine to the Russian-occupied Crimea, according to Deputy Secretary of National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Mykhailo Koval who addressed the participants of the meeting of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the...

      Biotechnology puts Ukrainian soldiers back on their feet
      May30

      Biotechnology puts Ukrainian soldiers back on their feet

      Thanks to a newly-developed treatment, the Ukrainian heroes injured during combat in eastern Ukraine are now able to take part in the annual veterans run despite sustaining wounds that usually lead to an amputation, according to Ukraine Today.For now, nearly 150 people are on the waiting list to be treated by doctors specializing in growing new...

      Three reasons things heating up in Donbas – The Washington Post
      May30

      Three reasons things heating up in Donbas – The Washington Post

      Despite severe budgetary constraints, and the UN`s pressure on both sides of the Donbas conflict to respect the peace settlement, Moscow is now reheating the frozen conflict in Ukraine, reads an article written for The Washington Post by Samuel Ramani, an expert specializing in post-1991 Russian foreign policy, who suggests three reasons for such...

      Antonov showcases restored An-22 Antey cargo plane
      May30

      Antonov showcases restored An-22 Antey cargo plane

      The State Enterprise Antonov has restored the world`s first wide-body aircraft An-22 Antey, manufactured in 1964, presenting its first demo flight on Monday, ,May 30, according to an UNIAN correspondent.The airplane was rolled out from hangars to the company airfield in grand livery of Antonov Airlines. The plane was piloted to the nearby...

      Ukraine offers U.S. joint production of rocket engines to replace Russian models
      May30

      Ukraine offers U.S. joint production of rocket engines to replace Russian models

      The United States are interested in joint manufacturing and development of a rocket engine together with Ukraine to replace the Russian models on which the U.S. space industry is totally dependent at the moment, that`s according to the head of the National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU), Lyubomyr Sabadosh, who spoke at a press conference Monday...

      Updated death toll of Ukraine troops in Donbas: 42 KIAs, 350 WIAs since year start – NSDC
      May30

      Updated death toll of Ukraine troops in Donbas: 42 KIAs, 350 WIAs since year start – NSDC

      According to the First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Mykhailo Koval, who spoke at a meeting of the interparliamentary assembly of the Verkhovna Rada, the Seimas of Lithuania and the Sejm and Senate of Poland, 42 soldiers have been killed and another 350 wounded in eastern Ukraine since the beginning of...