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Ukrainian striker Andriy Voronin can consider offers from Ukrainian soccer clubs
A 35-year-old former striker of Ukraine’s national soccer team Andriy Voronin is ready to consider offers by Ukrainian clubs. His last soccer team was Moscow’s Dynamo and the soccer player didn’t prolong his contract with the Russian club last year. Online edition of Sport-Express in Ukraine reported the news. “I plan to...
Blogger may have ‘outed’ Putin’s daughter
Russian leader Vladimir Putin is fiercely private about his family – but his daughter’s pseudonym may have been revealed by an opponent. ||| Moscow – One of Vladimir Putin’s main opponents may have broken a taboo by publishing what he says is the pseudonym used by one of the Russian president’s daughters to stay out...
More than six hundred civilians evacuated from Donetsk region yesterday
On Thursday, January 29, 610 civilians were evacuated from some towns of Donetsk region due to the constant bombardment by terrorists, press office of the Donetsk Regional State Administration has reported. “During the day, an organized evacuation of residents of the towns close to the flash points was conducted. Thus, during the past 24...
EU once again reminds Kiev of reforms
Foreign Affairs Council of the EU has called on the Ukrainian authorities to achieve concrete results in the implementation of key reforms that will be crucial for Ukraine’s political association and economic integration with the EU. This is stated in the conclusions of the European Council adopted in Brussels on Thursday after an emergency...
Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov restores An-72P plane for National Guard
The state-run Antonov aircraft manufacturer based in Kyiv restored the airworthiness of An-72P plane and transferred it to a customer, the National Guard of Ukraine. The news was reported on the web portal PZT citing the press service of the enterprise. “The plane was garaged in Odesa and hadn’t flown from August 2006 to August 2014....
Investigation gains access to Yanukovych’s talks with Russia before escaping
There is a slight progress in the investigation into murders taken place during EuroMaidan, member of the investigative team at the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine, criminal law expert Oleksiy Donskyi has said in comments to LB.ua. According to him, few days ago the investigators managed to gain access to the telephone conversations...
PACE resolution urges Russia to free Ukrainian director Sentsov
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted the resolution in which it urged the Russian Federation to release Ukrainian director Oleh Sentsov. This decision was supported by 77 parliamentarians, 17 voted against it and three parliamentarians abstained during voting, the Ukrinform own correspondent reported. The document notes...
Mogherini: EU ready to put pressure on Russia
Foreign Affairs Council of the EU has decided to maintain sanctions against Russia. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said this after an extraordinary meeting of the EU Council in Brussels on Thursday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “We have decided to extend the restrictive measures...
Gunmen shell Mariupol suburbs with artillery
The enemy is actively firing the advanced positions of Ukrainian troops in the eastern suburbs of Mariupol (Pavlopil, Talakovka and Sartana), Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk has posted on Facebook. “The shelling is mainly carried out with cannon artillery, mortars and rarely MRLS. Terrorists deliver ammunition for their...
US Senator Menendez reminds US State Department to supply arms to Ukraine according to law
US Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent the open letter to Secretary of State Kerry urging the administration to begin implementation of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act. He made the statement on his website, the Ukrinform own correspondent in Washington, D.C. reported. “The...