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      Russian militants use mortars near Shyrokyne, anti-aircraft guns in Luhansk sector
      Dec05

      Russian militants use mortars near Shyrokyne, anti-aircraft guns in Luhansk sector

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 26 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. In the Mariupol sector, the occupiers started firing mortars on the Ukrainian positions near the village of Shyrokyne. View map in full size...

      ”DPR” on hunt for distributors of SBU leaflets
      Dec05

      ”DPR” on hunt for distributors of SBU leaflets

      Security officials of the so-called ”Donetsk People`s Republic” (”DPR”) terrorist organization have been strenuously looking for distributors of leaflets with information about the campaign launched by the SBU Security Service of Ukraine ”They wait for you back home,” aimed at the militants, military analyst and MP Dmytro Tymchuk wrote on...

      Antonov needs about $700 mln for serial production of aircraft
      Dec05

      Antonov needs about $700 mln for serial production of aircraft

      Ukraine`s state-owned enterprise Antonov, the only Ukrainian designer and manufacturer of cargo and passenger planes, needs to raise $703.2 million to launch full-scale production of aircraft, according to news portal LІGA.net. This issue was on the agenda of a meeting on the aviation industry, which was chaired by Ukrainian Prime Minister...

      Stoltenberg comments on upcoming Ukraine-NATO meeting in Brussels
      Dec05

      Stoltenberg comments on upcoming Ukraine-NATO meeting in Brussels

      A meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission will take place on Wednesday, December 7, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference in Brussels. ”On Wednesday we will hold a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission. The security situation in eastern Ukraine remains extremely serious. The ceasefire is being violated every day,...

      National Bank of Ukraine reveals 32 illegal exchange offices in Kyiv
      Dec05

      National Bank of Ukraine reveals 32 illegal exchange offices in Kyiv

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) revealed 32 illegal foreign exchange booths in Kyiv in the course of October inspections. According to the report, the National Bank is not a body authorized to deal with the illegal exchange offices, as it is the responsibility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the SBU Security Service, and the State Fiscal...

      Conflicting reports on death toll of police friendly fire in Kniazhychi
      Dec05

      Conflicting reports on death toll of police friendly fire in Kniazhychi

      Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy has announced that six law enforcement officers were killed in the village of Kniazhychi in Kyiv region`s Brovary district, according to 112 Ukraine TV channel despite earlier statement by Ukraine police on five officers killed. ”A terrible tragedy occured in the night from Saturday to...

      “Ukraine Is Approaching the Turning Point: The Choice Is Reform or Chaos,” Saakashvili Warns
      Dec05

      “Ukraine Is Approaching the Turning Point: The Choice Is Reform or Chaos,” Saakashvili Warns

      Former Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili’s opening remarks at the Kyiv Post’s Tiger Conference on November 29 were puzzling. “Thanks for a couple of cameras,” he said.He was referring to the fact that even though he is a national figure with a resonant message in Ukraine, he’s the victim of a news blackout by the...

      Ukraine expects grain harvest of over 64 mln tonnes
      Dec05

      Ukraine expects grain harvest of over 64 mln tonnes

      The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food expects that the Ukrainian agrarians in the current year will collect some 64.2 million tonnes of grain, which is 4 million tonnes more than in 2015, with the average yield of 44.8 c/ha, according to the ministry press service. According to the report, 26.1 million tonnes of wheat will be harvested, which...

      French PM Valls poised to announce 2017 presidential bid
      Dec05

      French PM Valls poised to announce 2017 presidential bid

      France`s Socialist Prime Minister Manuel Valls will announce on Monday he is standing for the presidency in next year`s election, French media reported, according to Reuters. The move would make him a front runner to lead his battered party against the center-right`s Francois Fillon and the National Front`s Marine Le Pen in the 2017 poll, Reuters...

      Kyiv Commercial Court obliges Gazprom to pay UAH 171 bln in fines and penalties on ACU`s claim
      Dec05

      Kyiv Commercial Court obliges Gazprom to pay UAH 171 bln in fines and penalties on ACU`s claim

      The Commercial Court of Kyiv has fully satisfied the claim of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (ACU) to the Russian gas monopoly Gazprom, brought for violation of Ukrainian competition law, and obliged Gazprom to pay UAH 171 billion fines and penalties on the claim, according to the ACU`s statement, which is at the disposal at UNIAN. ”Today,...