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      Klimkin to meet with Steinmeier on Friday
      Oct09

      Klimkin to meet with Steinmeier on Friday

      Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin will meet with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier as part of his working visit to Berlin on Friday. Ukrinform’s correspondent in Germany learned this from diplomatic circles. “The Ukrainian and German ministers will hold a working meeting in Berlin tomorrow and come out to the...

      No losses among Ukrainian soldiers at Donetsk airport last night
      Oct09

      No losses among Ukrainian soldiers at Donetsk airport last night

      Ukrainian security forces sustained no losses in last night’s mortar attack on the Donetsk airport by militants, the press center for the anti-terrorist operation has reported on its page on Facebook. “From 19.30 yesterday to 04.00 today, terrorists carried out four mortar attacks on the airport in Donetsk. There are no losses on our...

      Russian intelligence officers operating in Donetsk
      Oct09

      Russian intelligence officers operating in Donetsk

      The activity of two special groups of Russian intelligence officers has been recorded in Donetsk, Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk has said. “The activity of two special groups of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces was recorded in Donetsk. The first group includes seven...

      Militants again storm and shell Donetsk airport
      Oct09

      Militants again storm and shell Donetsk airport

      Ukrainian security forces on Wednesday evening repelled another terrorist attack on the Donetsk airport, Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk has reported on Facebook. “An attempt to assault the airport in Donetsk was repulsed last evening,” Tymchuk said. In addition, he said, in the past 24 hours the airport and a...

      US reports on purchase of military equipment for Ukrainian soldiers
      Oct09

      US reports on purchase of military equipment for Ukrainian soldiers

      The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine has reported on the procurement of military equipment for Ukrainian security forces using the funds allocated by the U.S. administration as additional assistance in the field of defense and security. This is stated in a press release that was obtained by Ukrinform from the U.S. diplomatic mission in Kyiv. “To...

      Umansky becomes first deputy finance minister
      Oct08

      Umansky becomes first deputy finance minister

      The Cabinet of Ministers at its meeting on Wednesday appointed former Acting Finance Minister (2009-2010) Ihor Umansky First Deputy Finance Minister. Umansky wrote on Facebook about this. “Took such a decision! Even knowing that the elections will be soon and a new coalition, and the new government. If there is possibility not only to advise as...

      OSCE mission in eastern Ukraine expanded
      Oct08

      OSCE mission in eastern Ukraine expanded

      The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine has increased the number of observers in Luhansk and Donetsk regions to 92 people. There are plans to increase the staff of the mission in the east of the country by another 40 people. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevhen Perebyinis said this at a briefing on Wednesday, Ukrinform’s...

      Ukraine may hold demarcation unilaterally
      Oct08

      Ukraine may hold demarcation unilaterally

      Ukraine is ready jointly with Russia to hold demarcation of the common border, if the Russian Federation constructively treats this issue. Otherwise, Ukraine will hold demarcation unilaterally. MFA Spokesman Yevhen Perebyinis told a briefing on Wednesday, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We are ready to bilateral demarcation, if Russia...

      Smeshko promises provisions on intelligence bodies until weekend
      Oct08

      Smeshko promises provisions on intelligence bodies until weekend

      Advisor to the President of Ukraine, Head of the Committee for Intelligence Ihor Smeshko promises to submit the provisions for coordination of intelligence bodies for signature to Petro Poroshenko until the weekend. He told a briefing at the Presidential Administration, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In the nearest time, the Provisions on...

      Foreign Ministry does not know yet who will represent Ukraine at CIS meeting
      Oct08

      Foreign Ministry does not know yet who will represent Ukraine at CIS meeting

      A decision about who will represent Ukraine at a meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State, planned for October 10 in Minsk, has not been taken yet. MFA Spokesperson Yevhen Perebyinis told a briefing in Kyiv, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “A decision about the level of participation in this event, in particular, in the Council of CIS...