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      One serviceman killed, 17 wounded in eastern Ukraine in past 24 hours
      Jan14

      One serviceman killed, 17 wounded in eastern Ukraine in past 24 hours

      One Ukrainian military serviceman has been killed and 17 have been injured in the anti-terrorist operation zone in the past 24 hours, spokesman for the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine Andriy Lysenko has said. “We have lost one man and 17 have been wounded over the past day,” he said at a press briefing in Kyiv on...

      Yatseniuk: SBU opens cases against terrorists
      Jan14

      Yatseniuk: SBU opens cases against terrorists

      The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) initiated criminal proceedings over terrorist activities against Russian militants from the so-called Donetsk National Republic (DNR) and Luhansk National Republic (LNR), which should be recognized as terrorist organizations. This was announced by Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatseniuk on Wednesday at...

      OSCE needs 900 observers in Ukraine
      Jan14

      OSCE needs 900 observers in Ukraine

      The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) plans to expand the total number of observers for its Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine up to 900 observers. Chief of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Ertugrul Apakan said this during the ceremony of receiving British assistance consisting of ten armored vehicles to...

      Moscow Red Cross files suit against number of Ukrainian media, including Ukrinform
      Jan14

      Moscow Red Cross files suit against number of Ukrainian media, including Ukrinform

      Moscow branch of the Russian Red Cross Society requires recovering RUB 170 million from 18 Ukrainian and American media on the claim for defamation. This has been reported on the website of the Moscow branch of the Russian Red Cross Society. According to the statement, the reason for the lawsuit became the media publications, which, according to...

      Peace march initiated in Rada
      Jan14

      Peace march initiated in Rada

      The leader of the Radical Party of Ukraine faction Oleh Liashko initiates anti-terrorist peace march in Ukraine, which is offered to be held on Sunday, January 18. He said this on Wednesday, delivering speech in the parliament, an Ukrinform correspondent has reported. “We call on all political parties, all public organizations, all...

      Poroshenko asked to announce day of mourning
      Jan14

      Poroshenko asked to announce day of mourning

      The People’s Front faction asked the Ukrainian president to announce a day of mourning for those killed in Volnovakha tomorrow . MP of the People’s Front faction Andriy Teteruk said this from the rostrum of Vekhovna Rada of Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “We ask the president to announce a day of mourning for...

      Russia to lose $45.5 bln as oil prices plunge
      Jan14

      Russia to lose $45.5 bln as oil prices plunge

      RUSSIA-BUDGET-LOSE RUSSIA-BUDGET-LOSE Russia to lose $45.5 bln as oil prices plunge Russia’s budget will be short of RUB 3 trillion, if the oil price will remain at the level of USD 50 per barrel. This was announced by Russia’s finance minister Anton Siluanov, an Ukrinform correspondent in Russia has reported. “If to assess the...

      Hontareva says IMF satisfied with National Bank
      Jan14

      Hontareva says IMF satisfied with National Bank

      The mission of the International Monetary Fund has noted the implementation of its recommendations by the National Bank of Ukraine. National Bank Governor Valeria Hontareva said this at a meeting with the heads of the largest Ukrainian banks, the National Bank of Ukraine reported on its official Facebook page. “Our colleagues from the IMF...

      Verkhovna Rada meeting opened with minute’s silence
      Jan14

      Verkhovna Rada meeting opened with minute’s silence

      The Verkhovna Rada meeting on Wednesday has begun with a minute’s silence in honour of 12 civilians killed yesterday in Volnovakha, Donetsk region. The poster reading “I am Volnovakha” was hung behind the parliament’s presidium. Four bills have been submitted for consideration of MPs today. 332 MPs registered in the...

      The more we support Ukraine, the better for us – European Council
      Jan14

      The more we support Ukraine, the better for us – European Council

      The EU should help Ukraine, because its own future depends on this. President of the European Council Donald Tusk said this in his speech at the European Parliament on Tuesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The more we help the new Ukraine, the better our own future is going to be,” Tusk said. He said that the EU strongly...