Ukraine`s chief prosecutor reveals some details about assassin of ex-Russian MP
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko has announced that the man who assassinated ex-lawmaker from Russia`s State Duma Denis Voronenkov in Kyiv on March 23 visited the Russian occupied city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine prior to the incident, according to Germany`s Bild. ”The terrorist went to temporarily occupied territory, namely the city...
Russia plans massive arms write-off to conceal supplies to Donbas – Information Resistance
The Kremlin found a way to ”write off” thousands of pieces of military hardware and countless ammunition Russia has been regularly delivering to Donbas militants, according to MP Dmytro Tymchuk, who is also a coordinator Information Resistance online community. The data on Russian stockpiles of weapons can be found in international reporting as...
”Full ceasefire” in Donbas: 4 soldiers wounded amid 37 shellings on Ukraine on April 1
Russia`s hybrid military forces on Saturday, April 1, continued provocations in Donbas and mounted 37 attacks on Ukrainian positions despite recent agreements reached by the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on a ceasefire along the entire contact line from 00:00 local time on the same day, according to the press center of the Ukrainian...
Russia may take part in Eurovision 2017 – Ukrainian Vice PM
The Russian Federation may participate in Eurovision-2017 in Kyiv in case they select an entrant who did not violate Ukrainian legislation, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Vyacheslav Kyrylenko said on air of Ukrainian Radio. ”I can reiterate that Russia can take part in Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv, only if their participant has not violated Ukrainian...
Russia plotting escalation in Donbas – Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Russia is preparing for the start of another round of escalation in Donbas, according to Viktor Mushenko, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. ”No jokes. The events of the last two weeks are evidence of Russia`s preparations for the intensification of hostilities in Donbas,” Muzhenko wrote on Twitter. On his Facebook page,...
Prime Minister of Ukraine expects to recover $12 bln of Yanukovych regime assets in 1H 2017
Funds derived from a special confiscation procedure regarding assets of the Yanukovych regime totaling UAH 12 billion may go to the state budget as early as in the first half of 2017, Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman said at his Kyiv meeting with representatives of regional media. ”I believe that in the first half of this year, it...
“Full ceasefire” in Donbas comes into force today. It’s the 7th “full ceasefire” announced after Russian invasion in Ukraine
According to the agreements of the Trilateral Contact Group for Donbas settlement, a ceasefire is being established in eastern Ukraine April 1. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gave a corresponding order to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense on March 30. ”On my instructions, our delegation in Minsk...
Ukraine eyes 2017 Eurobond issuance, but not at any price – Deputy Finance Minister
Ukraine, in a legal case over a $3 billion debt to Russia, hopes to return to dollar bond markets by the end of the year, but it has no emergency funding needs and will not borrow ”at any price”, Deputy Finance Minister Yuriy Butsa said on Thursday, according to CNBC. The country suffered a setback this week when a UK court ruled in a pre-trial...
Head of National Bank of Ukraine Gontareva declares US$2.11 mln in assets in 2016
The total amount of Ukraine`s chief banker Valeria Gontareva`s income in 2016 was estimated at UAH 57 million, or US$2.11 million, according to the National Bank of Ukraine. Gontareva`s salary was UAH 1.9 million, or $70,370 in 2016, before taxation and payment of war tax, according to an announcement on the NBU`s website, which reported that the...
Ukraine might be excluded from Eurovision if Russian artist who supports Crimea annexation doesn’t participate
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which operates the Eurovision Song Contest, says Ukraine`s National Public Broadcasting Company (UAPBC) might be excluded from future events if a Russian contestant is not allowed to participate in this year`s competition in Kyiv, according to a letter sent by EBU Director General Ingrid Deltenre to...
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