Section: News & Summaries

      Antonov purchases $8 mln worth of Russian equipment
      Jul06

      Antonov purchases $8 mln worth of Russian equipment

      On September 19, 2015, Antonov design bureau, which is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing and services company and part of the state-run Ukroboronprom Concern, signed an agreement with PJSC ”VASO” (Russia) for the supply of aggregates, parts and components for civil aircraft worth $7.65 million, according to an investigative report by Nashi...

      Ukraine sees sevenfold increase of Norway aid since start of Russia`s aggression – Klimkin
      Jul06

      Ukraine sees sevenfold increase of Norway aid since start of Russia`s aggression – Klimkin

      Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin said that the Kingdom of Norway had increased assistance to Ukraine by seven times since the beginning of the Russian aggression in 2014, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”We were able to discuss the whole range of issues that we had planned for today`s conversation, having started with the...

      Ukraine to partner up with U.S. in Antares space launch
      Jul06

      Ukraine to partner up with U.S. in Antares space launch

      Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Valeriy Chaly said that Ukraine and the U.S. plan to jointly launch the space rocket Antares.”We plan to launch the rocket together with the U.S in the coming months”, the diplomat said, Ukraine Today reported citing the Ukrainian media.Chaly says Ukraine is among the world`s top ten countries in space...

      Barcelona football star Messi sentenced to 21 mths in prison
      Jul06

      Barcelona football star Messi sentenced to 21 mths in prison

      Barcelona football star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after a court in Barcelona found him guilty of three counts of tax fraud, a statement from the court said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.The court also sentenced the Argentine soccer player`s father, Jorge, to 21 months in prison for the same three crimes. The...

      Gerashchenko reveals details of Ukrainian Colonel`s captivity
      Jul06

      Gerashchenko reveals details of Ukrainian Colonel`s captivity

      Colonel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Ivan Beziazykov, who was released on Tuesday after two years spent in militant captivity, had been held in the building of the Donetsk TV station, Ukraine`s representative in the humanitarian subgroup at the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas settlement, first Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of...

      Antimonopoly watchdog analyzes competition in Ukraine`s duty-free trade market
      Jul06

      Antimonopoly watchdog analyzes competition in Ukraine`s duty-free trade market

      The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (ACU) is analyzing the existing procedures for obtaining a permit to open and run duty-free stores, the situation with the access to the market of duty-free trade, as well as sales procedures applied by this type of stores, the ACU press service reported.The ACU until August 4 will be conducting a survey of...

      Commission approves crew of next ISS expedition
      Jul06

      Commission approves crew of next ISS expedition

      The state commission has approved the crew of the next expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), which will fly to orbit on July 7 from the Baikonur cosmodrome, Russia`s State Space Corporation Roscosmos reported on Wednesday, according to Russian news agency TASS.”Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin, NASA astronaut Kathleen Rubins and...

      Protests against increase of utility tariffs: Groysman, protesters ”find common language”
      Jul06

      Protests against increase of utility tariffs: Groysman, protesters ”find common language”

      Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman and the leadership of the Federation of Trade Unions have ”found a common language” during the meeting, Press Secretary of the Prime Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Stoliarchuk wrote on Twitter.”There was a productive meeting between Volodymyr Groysman and the leadership of the Federation of Trade Unions of...

      Record number of illegal arms from Donbas found at premises of Dnipro-1 Regiment
      Jul06

      Record number of illegal arms from Donbas found at premises of Dnipro-1 Regiment

      A record number of weapons, ammunition and explosives illegally brought from the Donbas conflict zone has been found at the premises of Dnipro-1 Regiment of Patrol Police Service of the Main Department of the National Police in Dnipropetrovsk region, the Office of Public Relations and Mass Media of the Prosecutor General`s Office of Ukraine told...

      Iraq sees worst bombing since invasion with 250 deaths – BBC
      Jul06

      Iraq sees worst bombing since invasion with 250 deaths – BBC

      The death toll from Sunday`s suicide bombing in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has risen to 250, the Iraqi government says, making it the deadliest such attack since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, according to BBC News.A lorry packed with explosives was detonated in the Karrada district while families were shopping for the holiday marking the end of...