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      One Ukrainian soldier killed, seven wounded in Donbas in last day
      May20

      One Ukrainian soldier killed, seven wounded in Donbas in last day

      One Ukrainian soldier was killed and another seven were wounded in the Donbas conflict zone in the last 24 hours, presidential administration spokesman for the Anti-Terrorist Operation Colonel Andriy Lysenko said at a briefing in Kyiv on Friday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”In the last day, we lost one Ukrainian soldier, and another four...

      Hryvnia strengthens to UAH 25.23 to dollar on interbank market
      May20

      Hryvnia strengthens to UAH 25.23 to dollar on interbank market

      Hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market on Friday strengthened to UAH 25.19/25.23 to the dollar by the middle of trade, a broker at a commercial bank has told an UNIAN correspondent.Hryvnia quotes against the euro have settled at UAH 28.2650/28.3080, while those against the Russian ruble have settled at UAH...

      Myrotvorets OSINT website back to work, updates list of DPR-accredited media
      May20

      Myrotvorets OSINT website back to work, updates list of DPR-accredited media

      The Ukrainian Myrotvorets (Peacekeeper) OSINT website, which found itself in hot water over the publication of personal data of journalists accredited by the self-proclaimed Donetsk People`s Republic (DPR), is available again after a break and has published an updated press accreditation list for 2014-2016.What is more, the volunteers who...

      Ukraine intel spots enemy reconnaissance group near Avdiyivka
      May20

      Ukraine intel spots enemy reconnaissance group near Avdiyivka

      A sabotage and reconnaissance group of Russian proxies has been spotted near the industrial zone of the town of Avdiyivka, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry`s Main Intelligence Directorate.”The enemy has been intensively shelling of ATO [Anti-Terrorist Operation] forces near the industrial zone of Avdiyivka, using 82mm and 120mm...

      France`s Ayrault wants to lift Russia sanctions, needs results – Bloomberg
      May20

      France`s Ayrault wants to lift Russia sanctions, needs results – Bloomberg

      French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault sees Russia as ”a partner not an adversary” and wants to lift sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine if concrete results can be achieved, he told the France2 television station in an interview, according to Bloomberg.Ayrault said that change is needed in Ukraine but there is no sign of that now,...

      Kyiv mulls scrapping Ukraine-Russia 1654 reunion arch
      May20

      Kyiv mulls scrapping Ukraine-Russia 1654 reunion arch

      Ukrainian Culture Minister Yevhen Nyshchuk says that the Friendship of Nations Arch, a Soviet monument dedicated to the reunion of Ukraine and Russia under the 1654 Treaty of Pereyaslav, has to be dismantled, according to TV news service tsn.ua.”Now we are discussing the Friendship of Nations Arch… Under any circumstances, it has to be...

      Pentagon: `Revanchist` Russia seeking path of aggression
      May20

      Pentagon: `Revanchist` Russia seeking path of aggression

      The global security landscape is changing, with a ”revanchist” and ”resurgent” Russia posing a major concern, Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work said on Thursday, according to U.S. Department of Defense.Work spoke at the Norwegian-American Defense Conference at the National Press Club, where he hailed Norway`s commitment to global peace and...

      Groysman promises easier taxation, tax personnel lay-offs
      May20

      Groysman promises easier taxation, tax personnel lay-offs

      Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman says that the Ukrainian government should revisit tax system reform, while focusing on the simplification of tax administration, enhancement of tax authorities` responsibility, and a reduction in tax personnel at the State Fiscal Service (SFS).”There cannot be 58,000 men who, as they say, are busy with...

      Three French investigators arrive in Cairo – airport sources
      May20

      Three French investigators arrive in Cairo – airport sources

      Three French investigators and a technical expert from Airbus arrived at Cairo International Airport early Friday morning to help investigate the fate of a missing EgyptAir plane that disappeared on Thursday, airport sources said, according to Reuters.The French investigators are part of the French civil aviation ministry`s office of...

      Kerry says no business as usual between NATO and Russia until peace in Donbas. No mention of Crimea as a part of negotiations
      May20

      Kerry says no business as usual between NATO and Russia until peace in Donbas. No mention of Crimea as a part of negotiations

      U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says NATO will refrain from a business as usual with Russia until the Minsk agreement on a peaceful resolution of the Donbas conflict in eastern Ukraine has fully been implemented, according to an UNIAN correspondent from Brussels. ”NATO has been and has to be ready to and engaged in a willingness to be open to...