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      Eleven more hostages released from captivity
      Oct28

      Eleven more hostages released from captivity

      Seven servicemen, three volunteers and a human rights activist have been released from captivity. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko reported this on Twitter. “Good news has just been reported regarding the release of seven servicemen of the 80th airborne brigade, three volunteers and a human rights activist,” Poroshenko...

      Over ten soldiers killed near Smile – NSDC
      Oct28

      Over ten soldiers killed near Smile – NSDC

      Over ten Ukrainian soldiers have been killed at checkpoint No. 32 near Smile in Luhansk region. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Tuesday. “According to preliminary data, losses in this area have reached over ten people during the time of the confrontation since September. The...

      ‘Ukraine unlikely to get IMF tranche this year’

      Ukraine is unlikely to receive a second tranche of a $17-billion (R186 billion) loan programme from the International Monetary Fund this year as expected, Finance Minister Oleksander Shlapak said. ||| Kiev – Ukraine is unlikely to receive a second tranche of a $17-billion (R186 billion) loan programme from the International Monetary Fund...

      Rebel vote undermines peace – Ukraine

      Russia’s announcement that it will recognise separatist elections in eastern Ukraine “undermines” peace efforts, a Ukrainian official said. …read more Source:...

      KYIV, October 28 /Ukrinform/. The Central Election Commission has processed 90.29% of electronic protocols from precinct election commissions as of 14.30, according to the commission’s website.
      Oct28

      KYIV, October 28 /Ukrinform/. The Central Election Commission has processed 90.29% of electronic protocols from precinct election commissions as of 14.30, according to the commission’s website.

      The Central Election Commission has processed 90.29% of electronic protocols from precinct election commissions as of 14.30, according to the commission’s website. Svoboda still does not enter the Verkhovna Rada, whereas the gap between the People’s Front and the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko remains almost unchanged. The People’s...

      Samopomich has not yet entered into talks on coalition – Sadovy
      Oct28

      Samopomich has not yet entered into talks on coalition – Sadovy

      Samopomich Union, which, according to preliminary results of the Central Election Commission, is third in Ukraine’s early parliamentary elections, has not yet entered into any formal talks on the creation of a future coalition. The leader of the party, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovy, wrote this on his Facebook page. “Samopomich has not...

      Yarosh wins in his electoral district
      Oct28

      Yarosh wins in his electoral district

      Right Sector Party leader Dmytro Yarosh has won the parliamentary elections at single-member electoral district No. 39 in Dnipropetrovsk region with 100% of ballots counted, according to the website of the Central Election Commission. Yarosh collected 29.76%, or 20,719 votes. Self-nominee Maria Pustova won 13.5% of the vote, Batkivshchyna...

      U.S. not to recognize ‘terrorist’ elections in Donbas – Pyatt
      Oct28

      U.S. not to recognize ‘terrorist’ elections in Donbas – Pyatt

      The United States will not recognize the so-called “elections of leaders and parliaments of DPR and LPR” scheduled by terrorists in eastern Ukraine for November 2. U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt wrote this on his Twitter page. “US will not recognize any election held in separatist-held areas that does not comport with...

      Ukraine loses two more servicemen
      Oct28

      Ukraine loses two more servicemen

      Two Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and two more have been injured in the area of the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours. National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Tuesday, Ukrinform’s correspondent reported. “Two servicemen have been killed and...

      Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map
      Oct28

      Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map

      The situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense. Despite the declared ceasefire, terrorists continue to shell Ukrainian army positions.