Section: News & Summaries

      Psychological, physical pressure imposed on Ukrainians at Russian border checkpoints – State Border Guard Service
      Dec22

      Psychological, physical pressure imposed on Ukrainians at Russian border checkpoints – State Border Guard Service

      Citizens of Ukraine, who under various circumstances are compelled to make frequent trips to Russia, complain of psychological and even physical pressure from the law enforcement agencies of the aggressor state, according to the press secretary of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Oleh Slobodian. He noted that the Russian special...

      Court arrests $600,000 in case of large-scale embezzlement in Ukrgasbank
      Dec22

      Court arrests $600,000 in case of large-scale embezzlement in Ukrgasbank

      In mid-December, the PGO, the SBU, and the National Police conducted a series of searches in a pre-trial investigation regarding the facts of embezzlement by Ukrgasbank officials of credit funds in the amount of UAH 140 million. Pechersk District Court in Kyiv ruled to arrest $600,000 that had been seized during the searches within a probe into...

      Ukrainian Foreign Minister announces preparations for visa regime with Russia
      Dec22

      Ukrainian Foreign Minister announces preparations for visa regime with Russia

      Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has said Ukraine is to prepare for the introduction of a visa regime with the Russian Federation. ”First of all, we have to move in the direction of monitoring, who is coming from Russia to Ukraine. But let`s be honest with ourselves: we are at war with Russia today. What is more, the war is both classic...

      U.S. drones used by Ukraine army at Donbas was ineffective against Russian jamming and hacking
      Dec22

      U.S. drones used by Ukraine army at Donbas was ineffective against Russian jamming and hacking

      Millions of dollars` worth of U.S.-supplied drones that Kiev had hoped would help in its war against Russian-backed separatists have proven ineffective against jamming and hacking, Ukrainian officials say, according to Reuters. The 72 Raven RQ-11B Analog mini-drones were so disappointing following their arrival this summer that Natan Chazin, an...

      Gazprom suggests exchanging letters of guarantee with Naftogaz instead of additional accords
      Dec22

      Gazprom suggests exchanging letters of guarantee with Naftogaz instead of additional accords

      Russian gas monopoly Gazprom has offered the National energy holding Naftogaz of Ukraine to exchange letters of guarantee, as well as to resolve the issues of prepayment for gas deliveries, said Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak, Prime business news agency reported. ”Gazprom is proposing Naftogaz an exchange of letters, which would answer...

      Russian hackers tracked Ukrainian artillery units using Android application – Reuters report
      Dec22

      Russian hackers tracked Ukrainian artillery units using Android application – Reuters report

      A hacking group linked to the Russian government and high-profile cyber attacks against Democrats during the U.S. presidential election likely used a malware implant on Android devices to track and target Ukrainian artillery units from late 2014 through 2016, according to a new report released Thursday, Reuters reports. The malware was able to...

      Ukraine strikes deal with world`s leading port network to develop container facilities at Chornomorsk port
      Dec22

      Ukraine strikes deal with world`s leading port network to develop container facilities at Chornomorsk port

      Hong Kong`s Hutchison Ports has made greater inroads into the Black Sea region, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the government of Ukraine for the development of container terminal facilities at the key Chornomorsk Port, one of the largest ports in the Black Sea, according to Seatrade Maritime. The port handles a range of cargo...

      Finance Ministry gains control over 100% shares of PrivatBank
      Dec22

      Finance Ministry gains control over 100% shares of PrivatBank

      On December 21, 2016, an agreement for the sale of 100% of the shares in PJSC PrivatBank was signed between the Deposit Guarantee Fund (DGF) and the Ministry of Finance. From the date of transfer, the owner of a 100% stake in the bank is the State represented by the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, according to a press release of the DGF. ”Such...

      Ukrainian troops take new positions after counter-attack during battles near Svitlodarsk
      Dec22

      Ukrainian troops take new positions after counter-attack during battles near Svitlodarsk

      Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov has announced that during recent battles near the town of Svitlodarsk the Armed Forces of Ukraine counter-attacked enemy troops, moved forward and took new positions. The new positions ”have become an additional advantage over the enemy in that defense sector,”...

      OSCE Special Representative Sajdik says when ”all-for-all” POW swaps in Donbas possible
      Dec22

      OSCE Special Representative Sajdik says when ”all-for-all” POW swaps in Donbas possible

      Ambassador Martin Sajdik, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on the implementation of the peace plan in the east of Ukraine, says that before prisoners of war (POW) in Donbas are swapped with the use of the ”all-for-all” formula, both sides should verify their POW...