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      Secret warehouse of Russian demining unit near Donetsk kindergarten revealed
      Dec05

      Secret warehouse of Russian demining unit near Donetsk kindergarten revealed

      Ukrainian volunteer intel community InformNapalm reported on its latest discovery as a result of OSINT efforts. InformNapalm published pictures showing a demining system UR-77 Meteorite, BKT RK2 or TMK-2 vehicle and charges for the UZP demining system, which contain 725 kg of PVV-7 explosive each. ”It is assumed that the warehouse is used for...

      Russia is ”threat No.1” – U.S. Air Force Secretary
      Dec05

      Russia is ”threat No.1” – U.S. Air Force Secretary

      Russia`s increasing military activities around the world have unsettled top U.S. military officials, who say they are reshaping their budget plans to better address what they now consider to be the most pressing threat to U.S. security, Reuters reports. ”Russia is the No. 1 threat to the United States,” Air Force Secretary Deborah James told...

      Ukrainian  local budgets` receipts in 11 months estimated at US$ 5 bln in equivalent
      Dec05

      Ukrainian local budgets` receipts in 11 months estimated at US$ 5 bln in equivalent

      Receipts of the Ukrainian local budgets` general fund January through November 2016, excluding inter-budget transfers, were estimated at UAH 131.9 billion, or $5 billion in the equivalent, according to Ukraine`s Finance Ministry. This was 49.6%, or UAH 43.7 billion, up year-over-year, the ministry said. The receipts in the 11 months accounted for...

      There’s More to DC Fashion than Gray Suits and More to Ukraine than War
      Dec05

      There’s More to DC Fashion than Gray Suits and More to Ukraine than War

      Vogue cannot get enough of Ukraine’s new designers and eye-catching traditional designs. Since the Euromaidan, the magazine has covered the country’s hot fashion scene half a dozen times.On November 30, seven of Ukraine’s designers were on display at a fashion show in Washington, DC, “to celebrate Ukraine’s creative...

      Yet another anti-Ukraine treaty group enters national politics
      Dec05

      Yet another anti-Ukraine treaty group enters national politics

      A third grouping involved in April`s referendum on the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement has decided to enter the mainstream political arena, according to DutchNews.nl. GeenPeil, the initial driver behind the campaign to collect signatures and force the vote, is launching its political wing on Monday, Dutch media said at the weekend, DutchNews.nl...

      Euro drops to 20-month low as Renzi concedes referendum defeat
      Dec05

      Euro drops to 20-month low as Renzi concedes referendum defeat

      The euro fell to the weakest level since March 2015 as Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he would resign after conceding defeat in the nation`s constitutional referendum, according to Bloomberg. The single currency dropped against all its 16 major counterparts as the referendum on Renzi`s plans to rein in the power of the Senate was...

      Russian militants use mortars near Shyrokyne, anti-aircraft guns in Luhansk sector
      Dec05

      Russian militants use mortars near Shyrokyne, anti-aircraft guns in Luhansk sector

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 26 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. In the Mariupol sector, the occupiers started firing mortars on the Ukrainian positions near the village of Shyrokyne. View map in full size...

      ”DPR” on hunt for distributors of SBU leaflets
      Dec05

      ”DPR” on hunt for distributors of SBU leaflets

      Security officials of the so-called ”Donetsk People`s Republic” (”DPR”) terrorist organization have been strenuously looking for distributors of leaflets with information about the campaign launched by the SBU Security Service of Ukraine ”They wait for you back home,” aimed at the militants, military analyst and MP Dmytro Tymchuk wrote on...

      Antonov needs about $700 mln for serial production of aircraft
      Dec05

      Antonov needs about $700 mln for serial production of aircraft

      Ukraine`s state-owned enterprise Antonov, the only Ukrainian designer and manufacturer of cargo and passenger planes, needs to raise $703.2 million to launch full-scale production of aircraft, according to news portal LІGA.net. This issue was on the agenda of a meeting on the aviation industry, which was chaired by Ukrainian Prime Minister...

      Stoltenberg comments on upcoming Ukraine-NATO meeting in Brussels
      Dec05

      Stoltenberg comments on upcoming Ukraine-NATO meeting in Brussels

      A meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission will take place on Wednesday, December 7, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference in Brussels. ”On Wednesday we will hold a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission. The security situation in eastern Ukraine remains extremely serious. The ceasefire is being violated every day,...