Section: News & Summaries
President demands more rapid counting of votes
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has held a meeting on the situation with the counting of votes after parliamentary elections on October 26 and urged the Central Election Commission (CEC) not to delay the official announcement of the election results, the presidential press service has reported. “The delay in the vote count has a...
Pensioners on liberated territories receive payments for October
October pension payments on the territories, liberated from terrorists, are completely funded. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Mailing departments of Ukraine on the territories, released from terrorists, are now provided with the necessary funds for payment of...
Russians redeploy tanks to border with Ukraine
Russians continue redeployment of armored vehicles to the Ukrainian border. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing Thursday. “According to live data, over a recent day, about 60 armored vehicles were redeployed from Rostov-on-Don to districts bordering on Ukraine. A train with 50 tanks T-64 and 10...
Russia increases military presence in Ukraine and on border – NSDC
The increasing number of Russian troops has been recorded in the occupied territories in east Ukraine and on the border with Russia. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Thursday, Ukrinform’s correspondent reported. “Nearly 60...
Official hryvnia exchange rate reaches historic low
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) weakened the official exchange rate of the hryvnia on November 6 by 45.87 kopecks, to UAH 13.955 per U.S. dollar, the central bank’s press service has reported. As reported, on April 4, the NBU changed the order of calculating the official hryvnia exchange rate. Now the official exchange rate is calculated...
NSDC names “hot points” of Donbas
Over the previous day, most activities of Russian-terrorist forces were noted on the Donetsk direction. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center said this at a briefing Thursday, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The enemy showed the highest activity on the Donetsk direction. Militants fired from mortars, grenade launchers and other...
35 tonnes of humanitarian aid delivered to Severodonetsk
Rescuers of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine delivered 35 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Severodonetsk, Luhansk region. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a press briefing Thursday, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The rescuers brought 35 tonnes of cargo, such as food products (cereals, macaroni,...
President signs law financing purchase of prostheses for ATO soldiers
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed amendments to Ukraine’s state budget for 2014, which allows financing the purchase of prostheses for participants in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) who sustained severe injuries, the presidential press service has reported. In particular, law No. 1705-VII on the introduction of amendments...
State will insure lives of ATO participants
The government considers possibility of insuring the lives of servicemen, who participate in the anti-terrorist operation in the east of Ukraine. Vice Prime Minister – Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Minister Volodymyr Hroisman said during a meeting with members of the European Business Association, a Ukrinform...
Nine Ukrainian servicemen injured in Donbas in past 24 hours
Nine Ukrainian servicemen have been injured in the area of the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Thursday, Ukrinform’s correspondent reported. “None of our...