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      Prozorro system becomes mandatory for all public procurements
      Aug01

      Prozorro system becomes mandatory for all public procurements

      The Prozorro electronic public procurement system has become mandatory from August 1 for all government agencies with a level of procurement above UAH 200,000 for goods and over UAH 1.5 million for work, the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade reported. The ministry noted it was not mandatory but ”strongly advisable”...

      Russian helicopter shot down in Syria
      Aug01

      Russian helicopter shot down in Syria

      Russia`s Mi-8 helicopter has been shot down with fire from the ground over Syria`s Idlib province, according to Russian news agency TASS. The three crewmembers and two officers from Russia`s reconciliation center are unaccounted for, the Defense Ministry has said, TASS reports. ”On August 1, a Russian transport helicopter Mi-8 was shot down with...

      Russia`s most advanced spy plane deployed to Syria again
      Aug01

      Russia`s most advanced spy plane deployed to Syria again

      After the first tour of duty in February 2016 the Tu-214R has returned to Latakia, according to The Aviationist. The Tu-214R is the most modern Russian ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) aircraft, The Aviationist wrote. Equipped with sensors to perform ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) and SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) missions as well...

      EU to assist Ukraine with aviation legislation
      Aug01

      EU to assist Ukraine with aviation legislation

      The European Union (EU) will provide EUR 1.6 million in technical assistance to Ukraine under the framework of the EU Twinning project to help the country bring its legislation in the field of aerodromes certification, airports and airworthiness of aircraft in line with the relevant EU norms and standards, a UaPosition correspondent reported. The...

      French MPs visiting Crimea took part in infamous propaganda show: Human rights activist
      Aug01

      French MPs visiting Crimea took part in infamous propaganda show: Human rights activist

      French MPs, who visited the occupied territory of Crimea, not only violated the law of Ukraine, but also slandered the Crimean Tatars, human rights activist Yevhen Zakharov wrote on Facebook. ”Eleven French MPs not only violated Ukrainian legislation and international sanctions by their visit to Crimea this weekend, but also took part in the...

      Russian An-2 plane with three onboard goes missing in Novosibirsk region
      Aug01

      Russian An-2 plane with three onboard goes missing in Novosibirsk region

      An An-2 plane with three people onboard has went missing in Russia`s Siberian Novosibirsk region, a source in the local emergencies agencies told TASS on Sunday. ”The An-2 took off from Berdsk and was bound for Krasnoyarsk. Contact with the plane has been lost,” the source said, adding that a search operation has been launched. Meanwhile, a...

      Lack of progress in fight against corruption, media freedom, justice in Ukraine: Freedom House survey
      Aug01

      Lack of progress in fight against corruption, media freedom, justice in Ukraine: Freedom House survey

      The primary challenges in Ukraine remain the high level of corruption, the weakness of institutions tasked with ensuring the rule of law and the limitations on media freedom, as stated in the annual Nations in Transit-2016 survey, according to Freedom House`s research project on democracy in the 29 formerly communist countries from Central Europe...

      ISIS planning `dirty bomb` terror attack on Rio Olympics – media
      Aug01

      ISIS planning `dirty bomb` terror attack on Rio Olympics – media

      Terror group ISIS could target the Rio Olympics with a dirty bomb, it is feared, according to Mirror. United nations security experts have sent sophisticated detection equipment to Brazil to help combat any potential threat, Mirror.co.uk reports.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has provided personal and portable radiation monitors...

      Russian proxies attack Ukraine 85 times in last 24 hours
      Aug01

      Russian proxies attack Ukraine 85 times in last 24 hours

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 85 times in the past 24 hours, including 37 times in the Donetsk sector, 35 times in the Luhansk sector and 13 times in the Mariupol sector, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. The Russian-backed forces continue to...

      Oil rises after month of steady decline but oversupply still weighs
      Aug01

      Oil rises after month of steady decline but oversupply still weighs

      Oil rose on Monday, driven by new orders as traders staked out positions at the start of the new month, but the market remains dogged by plentiful crude supplies, a flood of refined products, and a weakening economic outlook, Reuters reported. Brent crude was at $43.72 per barrel at 0440 GMT (12:40 a.m. ET), up 19 cents from its last close in...