Section: News & Summaries

      Donbas seeing considerable escalation along entire contact line in last day
      Mar23

      Donbas seeing considerable escalation along entire contact line in last day

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 44 times in the past 24 hours, violating the Minsk agreements and using banned weapons, according to press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). The enemy fired grenade launchers of various systems and small arms 38 times on the Ukrainian fortified...

      Mother found covered in blood, kids dead

      The estranged wife of a celebrated pianist is suspected of having smothered their children with pillows before attempting suicide. ||| Dallas – The estranged wife of celebrated Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko is suspected of having smothered her children with pillows before attempting suicide inside their suburban Fort Worth home,...

      ISIS vow `black days` ahead for West after Brussels attacks
      Mar23

      ISIS vow `black days` ahead for West after Brussels attacks

      ISIS is boasting it is behind the bloodbath in Brussels in revenge for ”aggression” against it – and is promising more atrocities including on the UK, according to The Daily Star.In a statement released through one of its propaganda outlets, the so-called Islamic State said: ”Explosive belts and devices” were used to massacre passengers checking...

      NBU strengthens official exchange rate to UAH 26.10 to dollar
      Mar23

      NBU strengthens official exchange rate to UAH 26.10 to dollar

      The National Bank of Ukraine on Tuesday evening strengthened the official hryvnia exchange rate by 50 kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 26.10 to the dollar.The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for March 23:$100 costs UAH 2,610.2487 (on March 22, it was UAH...

      Dairy war: Moldova mulling import duties, Ukraine promises retaliation
      Mar22

      Dairy war: Moldova mulling import duties, Ukraine promises retaliation

      If the Moldovan authorities introduce import duties on Ukrainian dairy products to satisfy demands by that country`s dairy producers, Ukraine will have to address the World Trade Organization (WTO) with a complaint, and may also impose similar trade restrictions, according to the Ukrainian agriculture ministry.”We, in turn, will take all steps...

      Body of Ukrainian journalist Gongadze finally buried
      Mar22

      Body of Ukrainian journalist Gongadze finally buried

      The body of Ukrainian journalist Georgy Gongadze was buried in Kyiv on March 22, almost 16 years after he was killed, according to Radio Liberty.Gongadze, who exposed high-level political corruption, was kidnapped in September 2000 and his decapitated body was later found outside Kyiv, RFE/RL reported.Then-President Leonid Kuchma was accused of...

      Ukrainian pilot found guilty in Russia

      A Russian court sentenced Nadezhda Savchenko to 22 years in jail after finding her guilty of complicity in the killing of two journalists. ||| Donetsk, Russia – A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko to 22 years in jail after finding her guilty of complicity in the killing of two Russian journalists during...

      Russia tells WTO about concern over gas transport system reform in Ukraine
      Mar22

      Russia tells WTO about concern over gas transport system reform in Ukraine

      Russia has addressed the World Trade Organization (WTO), expressing concerns about the reform of management of Ukraine`s gas transportation system (GTS) and its compliance with the WTO rules, according to the Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Ministry`s press service.None of the WTO member states has supported Russia`s position, the...

      Russian Court Finds Ukraine’s Defiant Pilot Savchenko Guilty
      Mar22

      Russian Court Finds Ukraine’s Defiant Pilot Savchenko Guilty

      Nothing in the Nadiya Savchenko case has been easy or fast. The famed Ukrainian pilot whom Russia has charged with complicity in the deaths of two Russian journalists can’t even get a quick verdict at the end of a trial that has lasted nine months.On March 22, the court found Savchenko guilty of all charges and sentenced her to twenty-two...

      Russian court sentences Savchenko to 22 years in prison
      Mar22

      Russian court sentences Savchenko to 22 years in prison

      The Donetsk City Court of Russia`s Rostov region has sentenced Ukrainian pilot, MP and member of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE Nadia Savchenko to 22 years` imprisonment in a penal colony. In addition, the Russian court fined up Savchenko to RUB 30,000 for illegally crossing the Russian border.In particular, the court sentenced Savchenko to 18...