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      NATO releases video of U.S. Marines` first ever amphibious landing in Ukraine
      Sep01

      NATO releases video of U.S. Marines` first ever amphibious landing in Ukraine

      NATO has released footage showing how the U.S. Marines performed their first ever amphibious landing in Ukraine alongside their Ukrainian allies in the Black Sea. ”Fifteen Amphibious Assault Vehicles, packed with both U.S. and Ukrainian marines, secured a beach south of the port city of Odesa before heading inland as part of the annual...

      Kyiv mayor, Chinese ambassador discuss investment, tourism
      Sep01

      Kyiv mayor, Chinese ambassador discuss investment, tourism

      Kyiv City Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko and Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine Du Wei have discussed prospects for cooperation in tourism and technologies and ways to attract new investments. ”We are looking forward to fruitful cooperation for our countries` mutual benefit,” Klitschko told the Chinese ambassador, congratulating him on his appointment as...

      OSCE SMM evacuates forward patrol base in Schastia due to shelling
      Sep01

      OSCE SMM evacuates forward patrol base in Schastia due to shelling

      The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has announced it has evacuated forward its patrol base in the town of Schastia in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, due to mortar shelling and moved to Sievierodonetsk. ”Between 20:55 and 21:00 on August 30, whilst at the SMM forward patrol base in government-controlled Schastia (20km north of Luhansk),...

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 26.08 to dollar
      Sep01

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 26.08 to dollar

      The National Bank of Ukraine on Wednesday evening lowered the official hryvnia exchange rate by 43 kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 26.08 to the dollar. The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for September 1: $100 costs UAH 2,608.1250 (on August 31, it was UAH...

      Anti-Corruption Cases Are Finally Moving Forward
      Aug31

      Anti-Corruption Cases Are Finally Moving Forward

      Something is stirring in Ukraine’s war on corruption. …read more Source: Atlantic...

      E-declaration system in Ukraine certified, ready to go
      Aug31

      E-declaration system in Ukraine certified, ready to go

      Chairman of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection Leonid Yevdochenko has announced that his agency has certified an integrated information protection system as part of the e-declaration platform. ”Let me inform that the flaws introduced by the developer in the register data protection system have been eliminated....

      Government outlines priority areas for 2017 state budget
      Aug31

      Government outlines priority areas for 2017 state budget

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has identified priority areas for state development and the estimated funding of key sectors of the national economy within the framework of drafting the 2017 state budget, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said at a cabinet meeting. Groysman stated high priority has been placed on financing the...

      Ukraine reports one wounded in actions in past 24 hours
      Aug31

      Ukraine reports one wounded in actions in past 24 hours

      One Ukrainian soldier was wounded in fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, according to a spokesman for the Ukrainian Presidential Administration. ”There was one wounded in action (WIA) as a result of militant shelling in the village of Pisky,” Andriy Lysenko, administration spokesman for Anti-Terrorist Operation issues, stated during...

      NBU liquidates KSG Bank because of money-laundering activities
      Aug31

      NBU liquidates KSG Bank because of money-laundering activities

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on August 30 decided to revoke KSG Bank`s license and liquidate it following the discovery of systematic violations of the anti-money-laundering legislation, particularly in the performance of risky activity related to financial monitoring, according to a post on the NBU website. The bank is being liquidated...

      Ukraine convenes Contact Group video conference due to militant violations of ceasefire
      Aug31

      Ukraine convenes Contact Group video conference due to militant violations of ceasefire

      Ukraine will host an emergency video conference with the Tripartite Contact Group in response to militants not complying with the ceasefire, beginning on August 31 at midnight, Darka Olifer, the press-secretary of Ukraine`s envoy to the Contact Group on Donbas settlement and former president of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma wrote on Facebook. Olifer said...