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Terrorists again shell Donetsk airport and sustain losses
Terrorists last night shelled the Donetsk airport and the positions of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) forces near Debaltseve, the ATO press center has said. “Last night, uncontrolled armed groups fired on our positions near the Donetsk airport, near Debaltseve and in the south of the ATO zone,” reads the report. The press center...
People’s Front slightly ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with nearly 84% of votes counted
The Central Election Commission has processed 83.67% of electronic protocols from precinct election commissions as of 07.20, according to the commission’s website. Svoboda still wins no seats on parliament, whereas the gap between the People’s Front and the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko continue to grow. The People’s Front, which...
Russian sanctions hurt mine magnates
Russia’s mining billionaires are starting to feel the sting of economic sanctions. ||| Yuliya Fedorinova and Alex Sazonov MoscowRussia’s mining billionaires are starting to feel the sting of economic sanctions.Mikhail Prokhorov, whose investment empire stretches from the world’s largest aluminium maker to the Brooklyn Nets...
NATO ready to cooperate with new parliament and government of Ukraine
The North Atlantic Alliance has recognized the democratic nature of the October 26 elections for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and is ready to cooperate with the president and the new parliament and government. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Ukrinform’s correspondent in Brussels reported. “I congratulate...
Another 21 hostages released from captivity
Twenty-one more hostages, among them a human rights activist, six soldiers and 14 civilians, have been released from the captivity of terrorists. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko wrote this on his Twitter page on Monday. “Twenty-one people have been released from captivity. Among them are human rights activist Oleksandr Kudinov, six...
2/3 votes have been counted: 6 parties enter Ukrainian Parliament
According to the Central Elections Commission’s which processed 64% of protocols (voting reports), 6 parties enter Ukrainian Parliament: Arseniy Yatseniuk’s People’s Front Party The Bloc of Petro Poroshenko Andriy Sadovy’s Samopomich Union The Opposition Bloc of former Party of Regions MPs Oleh Liashko’s Radical Party Yulia Tymoshenko’s...
EU waiting for formation of new government in Ukraine
The EU welcomes the holding of democratic elections in Ukraine and looks forward to working with a new government. European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said this in their joint statement on Monday, Ukrinform’s correspondent in Brussels reported. “The EU welcomes the holding...
OSCE praises democratic manner of elections and firmness of Ukrainians
Parliamentary elections in Ukraine were conducted mainly in a democratic manner. OSCE Special Coordinator Kent Harstedt said this at a press conference in Kyiv on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. He said that at this important moment for the future of Ukraine, Ukrainian institutions and voters responded to the challenges in the...
EU already preparing EUR 500 mln for Ukraine – Yeliseyev
Ukraine’s representative to the EU Kostiantyn Yeliseyev has noted a positive reaction from the EU regarding the results of early elections for the Verkhovna Rada, which confirms further practical steps by the European Commission in the allocation of financial assistance to the state, Ukraine’s Mission to the EU has told a Ukrinform...
ENEMO notes transparency and efficiency of Ukraine elections
The European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO) believes that the parliamentary elections held in Ukraine on October 26 were transparent and democratic, and their conduct was generally in compliance with international standards. This is stated in a preliminary report by ENEMO, which was presented at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday...