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      Candidates for manager position of Ukrspyrt enterprise to be determined
      Jan31

      Candidates for manager position of Ukrspyrt enterprise to be determined

      First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Yaroslav Krasnopolsky announced the news at the press conference held at Ukrinform news agency. “The project should include a plan for manufactiring operation of the enterprise, measures to fulfill tasks and risk assessments. It should also contain measures to improve the...

      15 Ukrainian servicemen killed in Donbas in past 24 hours
      Jan31

      15 Ukrainian servicemen killed in Donbas in past 24 hours

      15 Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in the area of the anti-terrorist operation in Donbas in the past 24 hours. Spokesman for the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing in Kyiv on Saturday. “15 Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and another 33 have been wounded in the past 24 hours,”...

      Russian military enter “first echelon”, Lysenko says
      Jan31

      Russian military enter “first echelon”, Lysenko says

      According to data provided by Ukrainian intelligence, relocation of new units of Russian Armed Forces continues in the Donbas conflict zone. Spokesman for anti-terrorist operation Andriy Lysenko said at a briefing on Saturday. “Russian servicemen replace gunmen on the front lines,” Lysenko said. As a background note, Chief of General...

      Ukraine needs $25 billion of foreign loans – economist
      Jan31

      Ukraine needs $25 billion of foreign loans – economist

      Ukraine’s external financing in the amount of $25 billion will make it possible to quickly restructure the banking system, execute external obligations and support the budget. Director of the Institute of Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Valeriy Geyets said this during a round table discussion at...

      Ukraine comes in second basket in draw for junior Euro 2017 soccer Championship
      Jan31

      Ukraine comes in second basket in draw for junior Euro 2017 soccer Championship

      52 participants in a qualifying round according to their coefficients were divided into six “seeding” baskets before draw for qualifications of EURO 2017 junior football that is to take place on February 5 in Nyon, Switzerland. The official website of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) reported . After the draw,...

      Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map
      Jan31

      Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map

      The situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense. Despite the declared ceasefire, terrorists continue to fire at Ukrainian army positions. The map reflecting the situation in Donbas as of 12.00 on January 31 has been released by the information and analytical center of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council.

      Polish Prime Minister hurries strengthening of NATO’s ‘eastern flank’
      Jan31

      Polish Prime Minister hurries strengthening of NATO’s ‘eastern flank’

      Warsaw and Paris do not see prerequisites for easing sanctions against Russia in the current conditions. Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz said this after consultations between Poland and France in Paris, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Both countries agree that there are no prerequisites for easing the EU sanctions against Russia at...

      “LNR” and “DNR” leaders to return to Minsk for talks
      Jan31

      “LNR” and “DNR” leaders to return to Minsk for talks

      Leaders of self-proclaimed “LNR” and “DNR” are ready return to Minsk, Belarus, for resuming talks. RIA Novosti reported the news on Saturday, January 31. The representative of “LNR” Vladislav Deyneho said he was ready to meet with any representatives from Kyiv whose powers are confirmed by documents, the report said. As a...

      Couples get married and divorced more often in Kyiv and Dnepropetrovsk
      Jan31

      Couples get married and divorced more often in Kyiv and Dnepropetrovsk

      There were 302,000 marriages recorded in Ukraine last year. Most couples tied the knot in Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk. The press service of the Ministry of Justice reported. “Most of marriages were registered in Kyiv – 27,477 and in Dnipropetrovsk region – 25,085,” the statement said. Runners-up in number of recorder marriages...

      Foreign Ministry comments on Russian ‘humanitarian convoy’
      Jan31

      Foreign Ministry comments on Russian ‘humanitarian convoy’

      The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that humanitarian assistance should come to Ukraine only in coordination with the government and in accordance with the Ukrainian law. This comment appeared “in view of the intention of the Russian Federation to send to Ukraine a cargo that Russian party determines as humanitarian on January 31,...