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Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov restores An-72P plane for National Guard
The state-run Antonov aircraft manufacturer based in Kyiv restored the airworthiness of An-72P plane and transferred it to a customer, the National Guard of Ukraine. The news was reported on the web portal PZT citing the press service of the enterprise. “The plane was garaged in Odesa and hadn’t flown from August 2006 to August 2014....
Investigation gains access to Yanukovych’s talks with Russia before escaping
There is a slight progress in the investigation into murders taken place during EuroMaidan, member of the investigative team at the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine, criminal law expert Oleksiy Donskyi has said in comments to LB.ua. According to him, few days ago the investigators managed to gain access to the telephone conversations...
PACE resolution urges Russia to free Ukrainian director Sentsov
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted the resolution in which it urged the Russian Federation to release Ukrainian director Oleh Sentsov. This decision was supported by 77 parliamentarians, 17 voted against it and three parliamentarians abstained during voting, the Ukrinform own correspondent reported. The document notes...
Mogherini: EU ready to put pressure on Russia
Foreign Affairs Council of the EU has decided to maintain sanctions against Russia. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said this after an extraordinary meeting of the EU Council in Brussels on Thursday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “We have decided to extend the restrictive measures...
Gunmen shell Mariupol suburbs with artillery
The enemy is actively firing the advanced positions of Ukrainian troops in the eastern suburbs of Mariupol (Pavlopil, Talakovka and Sartana), Information Resistance group leader Dmytro Tymchuk has posted on Facebook. “The shelling is mainly carried out with cannon artillery, mortars and rarely MRLS. Terrorists deliver ammunition for their...
US Senator Menendez reminds US State Department to supply arms to Ukraine according to law
US Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent the open letter to Secretary of State Kerry urging the administration to begin implementation of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act. He made the statement on his website, the Ukrinform own correspondent in Washington, D.C. reported. “The...
OSCE observes movement of terrorists’ military vehicles
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission continues to observe the movement of military vehicles in the areas under control of separatists. This is stated in the SMM report of January 28. “The SMM observed movement of seven unmarked trucks heading south from Donetsk city centre.” On the outskirts of the “DPR”-controlled...
Deloitte will audit Naftogas’s accounts
International audit company Deloitte would review consolidated statements of NJSC Naftogas of Ukraine based on international financial reporting standards and would audit its accounting and taxation reports. This information was shared by Naftogas’s press service. According to Naftogas: “Financial statements of NJSC Naftogas of...
EU extends sanctions against Russia
The EU extends the targeted sanctions for the violation of the sovereignty of Ukraine until September and will start preparing the next steps that will be used against Russia, if the Minsk agreements are not performed. This is referred to in the conclusions of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, an extraordinary meeting of which was held in Brussels...
Russian mom faces treason over Ukraine
A Russian mother of seven has been accused of treason for calling the Ukrainian embassy over Russian troop movements. …read more Source:...