U.S. nuclear fuel introduced at Zaporizhia NPP
National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom, the operator of all existing nuclear power plants in Ukraine, signed a contract with American Westinghouse Electric Company for supply of BEACON software to enable the monitoring of an active zone in power unit 5 at Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (NPP) during the introduction of the...
Occupation authorities mull demolishing houses to clear way for Kerch Bridge in Crimea
The residents of the occupied city of Kerch are ready to resettle for the sake of the construction of the Kerch Bridge, but only in the ”quality and equivalent apartments.” In case if they fail to reach agreement with the occupation authorities, the residents intend to complain to Moscow, one of the affected locals said in an interview with the...
Def. Ministry signs contracts worth UAH 2 bln since early 2016
Ukraine`s Defense Ministry and the state-owned enterprises have signed 73 contracts and additional agreements worth more than UAH 2 billion since the beginning of the year, spokesman for the Defense Ministry Colonel Oleksiy Chernobay said at a briefing on Tuesday, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”According to the state defense order,...
Finance Ministry attracts EUR 400 mln from EIB
The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine has attracted a EUR 400 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the implementation of projects on development of commercial banks, as well as small and medium-sized businesses, official media reported.”The Finance Ministry acts as a borrower. The loan funds to the tune of EUR 400 million will be...
Antonov to present number of its aircraft at arms exhibition in India
Antonov design bureau, Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing and services company and part of the state-run Ukroboronprom Concern, will present some of its latest developments at Defexpo arms exhibition, which will be held March 28-31 in the Indian state of Goa, the press-service of the enterprise reported.According to the report, Antonov will present...
Goods exports from Ukraine 31.9% down in Jan – Trade Ministry
Exports of goods from Ukraine in January 2016 fell by 31.9% year-over-year, to $2 billion, according to the Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Ministry.Sunflower oil was the leader among the commodities shipped for export, the ministry wrote on Facebook.Other staples of Ukrainian exports were commodities of the food industry, metallurgy,...
Savchenko may be swapped for Bout and Yaroshenko
Ukrainian pilot, MP and member of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE Nadia Savchenko, who was sentenced in Russia to 22 years in prison on murder charges, may be exchanged for a group of Russian citizens, including Viktor Bout and Konstantin Yaroshenko, who are serving lengthy prison terms in the United States, an informed source told Interfax on...
Naftogaz reports annual net income of UAH 112 bln according to published financial statements
National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine has reported a net income of UAH 112.76 billion for 2015, which is higher by 51% than in the previous year, according to financial statements posted on the company`s website.Gross profit of Naftogaz in 2015 amounted to UAH 12.5 billion against a loss of UAH 11 billion in 2014. However, the...
Militant attacks on ATO forces increase, hot spot still in Avdiyivka
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 72 times in the past 24 hours, using banned weapons, according to press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).”The situation was most tense in the Donetsk sector, namely in the town of Avdiyivka. The militants attacked our positions 21 times there,...
Sakvarelidze dismissed from PGO
Deputy Prosecutor General Davit Sakvaralidze has been dismissed from the prosecution bodies, as well as brought to disciplinary responsibility for the ”gross violation of prosecutorial ethics,” according to a message on the Prosecutor General`s Office (PGO) website. ”Deputy Prosecutor General Davit Sakvaralidze has been dismissed from the...
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