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      Ukraine`s Energoatom sees profit fall nearly 50% since start of year
      Jul26

      Ukraine`s Energoatom sees profit fall nearly 50% since start of year

      Energoatom, state-owned operator of Ukraine`s nuclear power stations, has reported a net profit of UAH 1.118 billion in January-June 2016, according to the company`s press service.Energoatom`s income from energy sales in the said period increased by 5.4% compared with January-June 2015, from UAH 15.588 billion to UAH 16.429 billion, the financial...

      27 retro cars of Ukraine`s ex-president arrested
      Jul26

      27 retro cars of Ukraine`s ex-president arrested

      Kyiv`s District Court seized 27 vintage cars from the fleet of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych stationed in his former lavish estate Mezhyhirya near Kyiv.The court decision states that ”a purpose of seizure is to ensure criminal proceedings and property confiscation takes place.” The arrested vintage car fleet includes 1938 DKW...

      Established Political Parties Set to Benefit from Ukraine’s New Reform
      Jul26

      Established Political Parties Set to Benefit from Ukraine’s New Reform

      This month, Ukraine introduced state financing of political parties in the hopes that it will create a more transparent, equal, and democratic playing field for politicians and their organizations. But the process will not be as beneficial to Ukraine’s reform efforts as it could have been.In October 2015, the Ukrainian parliament adopted...

      EU experts to visit Ukraine to assess aid for ASF fight
      Jul26

      EU experts to visit Ukraine to assess aid for ASF fight

      A delegation of experts from the European Union (EU) will visit Ukraine in August to assess the need for technical and financial assistance in the fight against an extremely dangerous viral disease in animals – African swine fever (ASF) – which is threatening the pig industry in Ukraine and in some European countries.”In early August, EU experts...

      141 WIA treated in Defense Ministry`s health facilities
      Jul26

      141 WIA treated in Defense Ministry`s health facilities

      A total of 141 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, wounded in the course of the Anti-Terrorist Operation in the east of the country, are being treated in health care institutions of the Ministry of Defense, Colonel Oleksiy Chernobay, spokesman for the Defense Ministry, said on Tuesday.He noted that 10 of those wounded are being treated...

      Ukraine to send food producers` mission to Israel
      Jul26

      Ukraine to send food producers` mission to Israel

      Ukrainian Trade Representative Nataliya Mykolska has announced that Ukraine and Israel have agreed to send a trade mission of food producers to the Middle Eastern country.”The possibility of conducting joint business activities (B2B, buyers missions, specialized business missions, etc.), which are of interest to Ukrainian exporters, was discussed...

      Poroshenko establishes Day of AFU Special Operations Forces
      Jul26

      Poroshenko establishes Day of AFU Special Operations Forces

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed the decree establishing the Day of AFU Special Operations Forces.The Head of State decided to declare the holiday taking into account the important role of the Special Operations Forces in ensuring the defense capacity of the state and the heroism demonstrated during the ATO in eastern Ukraine. The...

      Police block passage of religious march in Kyiv for security reasons
      Jul26

      Police block passage of religious march in Kyiv for security reasons

      Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has announced that units of the Ukrainian National Police and the Ukrainian National Guard have blocked the passage of the religious procession of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) on the streets of Kyiv on Tuesday for security reasons.”The safety of citizens is above religious rituals,”...

      Erdogan to meet Putin in Russia on Aug 9
      Jul26

      Erdogan to meet Putin in Russia on Aug 9

      Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on August 9, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Tuesday, according to Anadolu Agency.The meeting will be the first since Russia and Turkey began normalizing relations following the downing of a Russian jet in November last year,...

      Ukraine, Lithuania clear up skies for flights
      Jul26

      Ukraine, Lithuania clear up skies for flights

      Ukraine and Lithuania have removed all mutual restrictions on the number of airlines and flights between the two countries, as well as the departure/arrival points, according to the press service of the State Aviation Service of Ukraine.”Currently, there are no restrictions between Ukraine and the Republic of Lithuania on the number of designated...