Section: News & Summaries

      Ukraine reports 27 KIA`s, 123 WIA`s in Donbas in July
      Jul20

      Ukraine reports 27 KIA`s, 123 WIA`s in Donbas in July

      Twenty-seven Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action (KIA`s) and 123 others have been wounded in action (WIA`s) in Donbas since the beginning of July, according to Ukraine`s Mission to the United Nations.”Russian aggression means: 7 [Ukrainian] servicemen killed, 14 wounded yesterday alone. 27 killed & 123 wounded in July. Russia [is...

      Reuters: Turkey set for emergency measures to quell post-coup turmoil
      Jul20

      Reuters: Turkey set for emergency measures to quell post-coup turmoil

      Turkey will announce emergency measures on Wednesday to try to shore up stability and prevent damage to the economy as it purges thousands of members of the security forces, judiciary, civil service and academia after an abortive coup, according to Reuters.Around 50,000 soldiers, police, judges, civil servants and teachers have been suspended or...

      Economy Ministry forecasts top 100 state-owned companies` aggregate profit at UAH20 bln
      Jul20

      Economy Ministry forecasts top 100 state-owned companies` aggregate profit at UAH20 bln

      First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Yuliya Kovaliv said the aggregate profit of the top 100 state-owned companies in 2016 could reach more than UAH20 billion, in comparison with a loss of UAH42.6 billion in 2015.”We expect that the aggregate profit [of the top 100 state-owned companies] will exceed UAH20 billion. That means we...

      Naftogaz ready to renew trilateral negotiations with Gazprom
      Jul20

      Naftogaz ready to renew trilateral negotiations with Gazprom

      National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine has confirmed its readiness to renew trilateral negotiations with Gazprom to agree on the terms for gas purchase from Russia, the company`s press service reported, referring to a proposal voiced by Maros Sefcovic, vice-president of the European Commission, on July 19.”We are grateful to the...

      Top 100 state-owned companies` 2015 losses fell threefold from 2014
      Jul20

      Top 100 state-owned companies` 2015 losses fell threefold from 2014

      First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Yuliya Kovaliv said losses among the top 100 state-owned companies in 2015 had fallen threefold compared to 2014.”In 2014, the top 100 [state companies] posted a loss of UAH 119 billion, while in 2015 the amount of the loss decreased threefold to UAH 42.6 billion,” Kovaliv said at a briefing...

      Sheremet`s murder: Versions, eyewitness accounts, public reactions
      Jul20

      Sheremet`s murder: Versions, eyewitness accounts, public reactions

      At 07:45 July 20, prominent journalist Pavlo Sheremet was killed in a car explosion in Kyiv. The vehicle he was driving, which belonged to Olena Prytula , owner of the Ukrainska Pravda online newspaper, blew up at the corner of Khmelnitskiy and Franco streets in Kyiv.Main versions of the tragedyImmediately after the incident, sources in the law...

      Ukraine keen to set up aircraft MRO facility in India`s Andhra Pradesh
      Jul20

      Ukraine keen to set up aircraft MRO facility in India`s Andhra Pradesh

      A business delegation from Ukraine has evinced interest in setting up an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Andhra Pradesh, according to Indian Express.The delegation met Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Tuesday night and put forth the proposal to set up the MRO facility in association with Secunderabad-based Titan...

      European Commission recommends visa liberalization for Ukraine: draft report published
      Jul20

      European Commission recommends visa liberalization for Ukraine: draft report published

      Contributors of the report have declared full support of visa-free regime implementation for Ukraine, Ukraine Today reports.European Commission concluded that Ukraine has met all the conditions, set by the European Union, according to Ukraine Today. They mentioned that Ukraine has already canceled visa requirements for EU citizens, who would like...

      Ukraine boosts gas imports from Slovakia
      Jul20

      Ukraine boosts gas imports from Slovakia

      Ukraine has increased daily gas imports from Slovakia, having supplied 11.8 million cubic meters (mcm) on July 19, up by 51% compared with the previous day, in light of the need to build up gas stocks before the start of the heating season.Ukraine plans to import 12.9 mcm of gas from Slovakia on July 20, up by 9.3% from the previous day,...

      Groysman comments on failed OPP privatization attempt
      Jul20

      Groysman comments on failed OPP privatization attempt

      The delay in the sale of the Odesa Port-Side Chemical Plant (OPP), one of the country`s largest chemical factories, will not alter the government`s plans to sell state-owned assets, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said.”I would like to comment on the situation regarding the privatization of OPP,” Groysman wrote on Facebook.”As it is...