Section: News & Summaries

      Intrigue, Outrage, and Relatively Free Elections in Ukraine
      Jul26

      Intrigue, Outrage, and Relatively Free Elections in Ukraine

      On the eve of Ukraine’s special elections on July 17, Nadiya Savchenko walked into the crowded Stansiya Lughansk district commission offices in eastern Ukraine. She was there to campaign for Fatherland’s Iryna Verihina, who had been Luhansk’s governor for about six months before being replaced. Catching sight of Serhiy Shakhov,...

      Farmers harvest 2 mln tonnes of grain in Dnipropetrovsk region
      Jul26

      Farmers harvest 2 mln tonnes of grain in Dnipropetrovsk region

      Farmers have already achieved almost 90% of the plan for early grain crops, the press service of the regional administration`s department of agricultural development has told UNIAN.According to the report, wheat`s share in the total yield is more than 1,300 tonnes. The average yield remains the same as last year`s level of 29.8 c/ha.”This year we...

      U.S. to deliver to Ukraine UAVs, night vision devices this week – Pyatt
      Jul26

      U.S. to deliver to Ukraine UAVs, night vision devices this week – Pyatt

      In the framework of non-lethal assistance to Ukraine, the United States this week will provide Ukraine with the unmanned aerial vehicles and night-vision devices, according to U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt, an UNIAN correspondent reported from a meeting of a discussion club in Kyiv organized by Open Ukraine foundation.Pyatt noted that...

      ”Unpleasant truth” on escape of Maidan protesters` murderers gradually surfacing
      Jul26

      ”Unpleasant truth” on escape of Maidan protesters` murderers gradually surfacing

      Head of the Department of Special Investigations at the Prosecutor General`s Office Serhiy Horbatyuk has named NGO whose top manager allegedly assisted Berkut officers in fleeing Kyiv, getting rid of evidence of mass shootings at Maidan, LB.ua reports.The escape of the major part of the so-called ”black hundred” – the Berkut police special forces...

      PM Groysman confident joint efforts with EU to develop digital technology in Ukraine
      Jul26

      PM Groysman confident joint efforts with EU to develop digital technology in Ukraine

      Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman is convinced that the joint efforts of the EU and Ukraine aimed at cooperation in the digital economy will contribute to the development of electronic technology in Ukraine, stated the Head of Government at the Forum on digital economy attended by European Commissioner Guenter Oettinger, on Tuesday,...

      Ukraine`s Energoatom sees profit fall nearly 50% since start of year
      Jul26

      Ukraine`s Energoatom sees profit fall nearly 50% since start of year

      Energoatom, state-owned operator of Ukraine`s nuclear power stations, has reported a net profit of UAH 1.118 billion in January-June 2016, according to the company`s press service.Energoatom`s income from energy sales in the said period increased by 5.4% compared with January-June 2015, from UAH 15.588 billion to UAH 16.429 billion, the financial...

      27 retro cars of Ukraine`s ex-president arrested
      Jul26

      27 retro cars of Ukraine`s ex-president arrested

      Kyiv`s District Court seized 27 vintage cars from the fleet of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych stationed in his former lavish estate Mezhyhirya near Kyiv.The court decision states that ”a purpose of seizure is to ensure criminal proceedings and property confiscation takes place.” The arrested vintage car fleet includes 1938 DKW...

      Established Political Parties Set to Benefit from Ukraine’s New Reform
      Jul26

      Established Political Parties Set to Benefit from Ukraine’s New Reform

      This month, Ukraine introduced state financing of political parties in the hopes that it will create a more transparent, equal, and democratic playing field for politicians and their organizations. But the process will not be as beneficial to Ukraine’s reform efforts as it could have been.In October 2015, the Ukrainian parliament adopted...

      EU experts to visit Ukraine to assess aid for ASF fight
      Jul26

      EU experts to visit Ukraine to assess aid for ASF fight

      A delegation of experts from the European Union (EU) will visit Ukraine in August to assess the need for technical and financial assistance in the fight against an extremely dangerous viral disease in animals – African swine fever (ASF) – which is threatening the pig industry in Ukraine and in some European countries.”In early August, EU experts...

      141 WIA treated in Defense Ministry`s health facilities
      Jul26

      141 WIA treated in Defense Ministry`s health facilities

      A total of 141 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, wounded in the course of the Anti-Terrorist Operation in the east of the country, are being treated in health care institutions of the Ministry of Defense, Colonel Oleksiy Chernobay, spokesman for the Defense Ministry, said on Tuesday.He noted that 10 of those wounded are being treated...