Section: News & Summaries

      Army funding will be tripled in 2015 – Defense Ministry
      Nov11

      Army funding will be tripled in 2015 – Defense Ministry

      Funding of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for 2015 is envisaged at 3% of gross domestic product (GDP). This was announced during a roundtable “Battle for Ukraine: banks are at war” at Ukrinform by representative of the Finance Department of the Defense Ministry Colonel Viacheslav Salakhov, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The...

      Hryvnia collapse: Dollar more than 16, euro – 19.00 UAH/USD
      Nov11

      Hryvnia collapse: Dollar more than 16, euro – 19.00 UAH/USD

      On the interbank currency market, 16.10 UAH is given for one dollar. Hryvnia-euro quotations overcame UAH 20 and made up 19.6315/20.0042, however, they went down to 19.6267/19.9994 UAH/EUR. Tyzhden informs about this. As of 14:00, November 11, the National Bank set the currency rate at 15.77 UAH/USD.

      Steinmeier insists on dialogue with Russia
      Nov11

      Steinmeier insists on dialogue with Russia

      German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on continuation of a dialogue, including with Russia, despite aggravation of the situation on the east of Ukraine. He said at a conference Fourth Berlin Foreign Policy Forum on Tuesday, a special correspondent of Ukrinform in Germany reports. “We should not refuse from conducting a dialogue...

      SA to resume seafood exports to Russia

      South Africa will resume seafood exports to Russia for the first time in almost two decades. ||| Cape Town – South Africa will resume seafood exports to Russia for the first time in almost two decades, a leading fishing company said on Tuesday, as Moscow looks elsewhere for food sources following Western sanctions against it over Ukraine....

      Militants hold full mobilization in Torez, Snizhne, Makiyivka and Shakhtarsk
      Nov11

      Militants hold full mobilization in Torez, Snizhne, Makiyivka and Shakhtarsk

      Full mobilization of local residents to the ranks of militants is held in Donetsk region in Torez, Snizhne, Makiyivka and Shakhtarsk. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing. “Full mobilization of local residents is announced in the towns, controlled by militants, such as Torez, Snizhne, Makiyivka and...

      400 Ukrainian military missing, same number in captivity
      Nov11

      400 Ukrainian military missing, same number in captivity

      In captivity of terrorists there are still 400 Ukrainian servicemen, the fate of another 400 military is still unknown. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We have more than 400 people missing, another 399 are being held hostage,” Lysenko said. He...

      Ukraine loses another five soldiers
      Nov11

      Ukraine loses another five soldiers

      Over the previous day, five Ukrainian military were killed in the ATO area, another 10 received injures. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “As a result of combat actions and shelling over the previous day, we lost five Ukrainian soldiers, another 10 were...

      Poland gives Ukraine inspiration to counter aggressor – Poroshenko
      Nov11

      Poland gives Ukraine inspiration to counter aggressor – Poroshenko

      Poland’s continuing support of Ukraine’s European aspirations adds forces in countering the external aggressor and implementing internal reforms. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said in his congratulations to President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski on the occasion of the national holiday, the press service of the Ukrainian...

      CEC announces official results of elections by party lists
      Nov11

      CEC announces official results of elections by party lists

      The Central Election Commission officially announced and signed a protocol on the voting results at the early elections of people’s deputies October 26 in the national multi-mandate constituency. A relevant protocol was signed by the CEC members in a regime of a meeting late at night on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. At the same...

      Participants of future coalition agreed to withdraw immunity
      Nov11

      Participants of future coalition agreed to withdraw immunity

      Participants of negotiations for creation of the coalition agreement agreed on removal of parliamentary immunity. Advisor to the President of Ukraine Mykola Tomenko said on air of the Channel 5. “We agreed on the removal of immunity. All five subjects in the negotiations agreed on this point. But as concerns protection of political...