Section: News & Summaries
Militants fire more than 1,000 on Ukrainian security forces during “truce”
Ukrainian military were fired more than 1,000 times during the announcement of the ceasefire. Head of the Center of Military and Political Studies Dmytro Tymchuk wrote on Facebook. “Total number of firing on positions of Ukrainian troops by Russian-terrorist forces exceeded 1,000 since the bilateral ceasefire was announced,” he wrote....
Over half of Ukrainians see Ukraine in NATO – poll
Some 52% of Ukrainian residents would support the country’s accession to NATO in a national referendum if it were it held next Sunday, according to a survey conducted by GfK Ukraine on September 24-28, Dzerkalo Tyzhnia (Mirror Weekly) reported. Some 19% opposed Ukraine’s joining NATO, 18% said they would not vote at a referendum, and...
Russia withdraws USD 1.2 billion from Ukraine this year
Ukrsotsbank financial analyst Tanteli Ratuvuheri told a round table on risks and threats of termination of economic cooperation with the Russian Federation. “Russia withdrew from Ukraine USD 1.1-1.2 billion in H1, 2014, which belonged to bank, insurance, investment sectors. This increases credit risks, since financial establishments of the...
Ukraine opens first proceeding for bribing voters
The first criminal proceedings for bribing voters started in Kharkiv. The press service of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Kharkiv told Ukrinform. “The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Kyivsky district of the city of Kharkiv included in the Unified Register information about criminal offenses under Article 157, Part 1...
VR will consider anticorruption bills as “priority”
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk approached the parliament Speaker about calling a special meeting of the Verkhovna Rada for consideration of anticorruption laws. The government portal informed. “Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatseniuk approached Verkhovna Rada Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov requesting to convene a special meeting of the...
Ukraine News Roundup | September 29
Ukrainians Topple Lenin Statue in Kharkiv via Huffington PostIn Eastern Ukraine, a Bellicose Mood Prevails via NPRRussia, Ukraine in a Gas Dispute as Winter Approaches via Washington PostBelarus Lures Ukrainians Picking Dictatorship over War via BloombergUkraine’s Next Parliament Will Be Different, but Maybe Not Stable via Kyiv PostEmpty...
There can be no winners in gas conflict – Zemliansky
In case of a delay, the Ukrainian-Russian gas conflict will affect all members. Director of Energy Programs of the World Economy and International Relations Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Valentyn Zemliansky said at a press conference on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The problem is that all parties lose...
Fighting for airport continues in Donetsk
Fighting continues in the area of the Donetsk airport, while communal services conduct works on renewal of damaged gas pipelines and electric lines. The press service of the Donetsk City Council informs about this. “As of 13:00, the situation in Donetsk continues to be extremely tense. Combat actions in the area of the airport do not stop,” a...
Russia threatens Ukraine with “measures” for Association in November
Russia is ready to take action in response for the entry into force of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU in November this year. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti on Monday. He said that on Sunday, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the Association Agreement between Ukraine and...
ATO forces destroy three tanks, two Tulpan mortars and 50 militants
ATO forces kill militants and Russian mercenaries, who refuse to adhere to the ceasefire. Over one day, two self-propelled mortars Tupan were destroyed, one mortar detachment and about 50 militants. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Colonel Andriy Lysenko informed, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The total number of...