Section: News & Summaries

      Corporatization of five enterprises of Ukroboronprom, agreed, including Antonov
      Nov28

      Corporatization of five enterprises of Ukroboronprom, agreed, including Antonov

      Corporatization procedure is already underway in two companies of Ukroboronprom: 2nd Repair Plant of Communication Devices and Kherson Factory of Ship Equipment and Ship Fittings. State Concern Ukroboronprom, which unites Ukraine`s main defense enterprises, and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade agreed on a possibility of...

      Ukraine`s consolidated budget sees UAH 27 bln deficit in 10 months
      Nov28

      Ukraine`s consolidated budget sees UAH 27 bln deficit in 10 months

      The deficit of Ukraine`s consolidated budget in January-October 2016 amounted to UAH 26.866 billion (US$1.044 billion), against a surplus of UAH 26.792 billion ($1.042 billion) registered in the same period of 2015, according to Ukraine`s State Treasury Service. The deficit of the national budget in the ten months of 2016 was estimated at UAH...

      Lutsenko: Azarov next to be charged with high treason
      Nov28

      Lutsenko: Azarov next to be charged with high treason

      Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko does not rule out that former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov may soon be served with charges of high treason and encroachment on Ukraine`s territorial integrity and inviolability, according to an UNIAN correspondent. ”I do not rule out that former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov will be...

      Yanukovych`s testimony void, he was caught lying many times – prosecutor
      Nov28

      Yanukovych`s testimony void, he was caught lying many times – prosecutor

      Prosecution was not satisfied with the fact that, given the limited time of the interrogation, it was unable to ask Yanukovych most questions. PGO prosecutor Oleksiy Donskoy said that the questioning of ex-president Viktor Yanukovych has shown that his testimony was void and that he had lied repeatedly, an UNIAN correspondent reported from a...

      Ukraine reports 37 Russian attacks in Donbas in last day
      Nov28

      Ukraine reports 37 Russian attacks in Donbas in last day

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 37 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, the occupiers used banned 122mm artillery systems, mortars of various calibers, grenade launchers...

      Britain expects Donald Trump to `stand up` to Russia
      Nov28

      Britain expects Donald Trump to `stand up` to Russia

      Britain expects U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to ”stand up” to Russia, British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon has said, according to The Telegraph. The Defense Secretary insisted that Britain will not become internationally isolated by its tough stance towards the Russian President, as he called on Mr. Trump not to treat Russia as an ”equal...

      Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko`s arrest in Russia extended for 2 mths
      Nov28

      Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko`s arrest in Russia extended for 2 mths

      Illegally detained Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko will remain in custody for another two months under a ruling by Moscow`s Lefortovo district court, according to the lawyer. ”Lefortovo court has prolonged Roman Sushchenko`s arrest until January 30, 2017,” Mark Feygin wrote on Twitter on Monday. As UNIAN reported earlier, the Russian...

      Syrian regime routs rebels in eastern Aleppo
      Nov28

      Syrian regime routs rebels in eastern Aleppo

      Syrian rebels have been scattered in eastern Aleppo by an offensive of pro-government forces, a monitor says. The loss is a setback for insurgents as government forces and its allies drive to retake the entire city, according to Deutsche Welle. A monitoring group said Monday that Syrian government forces and its allied had captured the Sakhour...

      Disengagement of forces near Stanytsia Luhanska again fails due to LPR militants
      Nov28

      Disengagement of forces near Stanytsia Luhanska again fails due to LPR militants

      Militants of the self-proclaimed Lunansk People`s Republic (LPR) have again disrupted the disengagement of forces and military equipment near the village of Stanytsia Luhanska in occupied Donbas, eastern Ukraine, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. ”Another attempt to count seven days when the fire...

      Russia opens criminal case against Ukrainian military commanders
      Nov28

      Russia opens criminal case against Ukrainian military commanders

      Prosecutors in Russia have launched a criminal case against Ukrainian security agencies for alleged war crimes committed in the eastern Ukrainian Donbas region, according to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Svetlana Petrenko, a spokeswoman for Russia`s Investigative Committee, told journalists on November 28 that prosecutors have uncovered...