Section: News & Summaries

      U.S. government to help Ukraine establish new patrol service
      Jan20

      U.S. government to help Ukraine establish new patrol service

      The U.S. government is to actively contribute to the formation of the new patrol service, which is planned to be established in Ukraine instead of the state traffic inspectorate. This was stated by U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey R. Pyatt during the presentation of the coordination centre for training Kyiv patrol staff, an Ukrinform...

      Buyers of Ukrainian Varyag aircraft carrier originally intended to turn it into military navy unit but not casino, witness says
      Jan20

      Buyers of Ukrainian Varyag aircraft carrier originally intended to turn it into military navy unit but not casino, witness says

      The only Chinese aircraft carrier previously called Varyag and now Liaoning was purchased for China through a middleman, a former officer of the People’s Liberation Army of China, the Army basketball star and a successful businessman, Xu Zengping. Xu shared details of twists and turns of his adventurous story with the Hong Kong newspaper...

      Shchastia town fired with mortars, injuries reported. Photos
      Jan20

      Shchastia town fired with mortars, injuries reported. Photos

      Terrorists have fired mortars at residential area in Shchastia town, Luhansk region. A residential house has been struck, injuring some people, chairman of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Henadiy Moskal has reported, hromadske informs. “Tuesday morning, a multi-storey residential house in Shchastia town, Luhansk region, has been...

      Khazar armored cars production launched in Ukraine
      Jan20

      Khazar armored cars production launched in Ukraine

      The production of new armored reconnaissance and patrol vehicles BRDM-2Di “Khazar” has been launched at one of the plants of the Ukroboronprom state concern, specialized in production of arms products. It is reported by the press service of “Ukroboronproma.” “The main advantages of the car machine are high dynamic...

      NBU is about to name the banks granted refinancing
      Jan20

      NBU is about to name the banks granted refinancing

      The National Bank of Ukraine is about to make public the list of banks and the volume of refinancing granted to them. This was stated by first deputy governor of the NBU Oleksandr Pisaruk at the round-table meeting, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Today we are going to finish all the reporting forms [to provide refinancing to banks],...

      NBU to reduce non-bank currency-exchange desks
      Jan20

      NBU to reduce non-bank currency-exchange desks

      The National Bank of Ukraine is going to ban non-bank currency-exchange desks from trading currencies. This was stated by first deputy governor of the NBU Oleksandr Pisaruk, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “We decided to raise the question of amending the decree on currency regulation to exclude non-banks from the list of institutions...

      Terrorists start shelling Avdiyivka, injuries reported
      Jan20

      Terrorists start shelling Avdiyivka, injuries reported

      Terrorists have begun shelling the suburb of Donetsk, Avdiyivka. The injuries have been already reported, chief of the Internal Ministry department in Donetsk region Viacheslav Abroskin posted on Facebook. “The terrorists started shelling Avdiyika. Multi-storey residential buildings in the Molodizhna Street have been struck. A woman with...

      Ukrainian military shelled more than one hundred times in past 24 hours
      Jan20

      Ukrainian military shelled more than one hundred times in past 24 hours

      Ukrainian military dislocations were shelled 102 times by gunmen using mortars, grenade launchers, artillery and Grad multiple missile launching systems within last 24 hours, according to the press center of anti-terrorist operation in the Donbas conflict zone. “Ukrainian troops located in the village of Krymske in Luhansk region and its...

      EU energy ministers to summon in Sofia
      Jan20

      EU energy ministers to summon in Sofia

      The Bulgarian capital, Sofia, will host a meeting of the energy ministers of the European Union, within which the issues of energy security and diversification of energy supply sources will be discussed. This was announced by vice Prime Minister for economy and European integration of Bulgaria Tomislav Donchev, an Ukrinform correspondent has...

      Law enforcement staff start anti-terrorist special operation in Kharkiv after blast on Monday
      Jan20

      Law enforcement staff start anti-terrorist special operation in Kharkiv after blast on Monday

      A special operation is being conducted to search for and arrest those involved in the bombings near Moskovsky district court in Kharkiv last Monday, Security Advisor to the Chairman of Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Markiyan Lubkivsky reported on his Facebook page. “Head of SBU and Interior Minister inform on setting up a separate...