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Terrorists pull fighters and armored vehicles to Donetsk airport
The pulling of fighters and armored vehicles to the area of the Donetsk airport is still being recorded. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The pulling of military equipment and manpower to...
Ukraine News Roundup | October 27
Ukraine’s Democracy Problem: Letter from Kyiv’s 217th Electoral District via Foreign AffairsAmid Ukraine’s Election, the Battle of the Billionaires via Daily BeastUkrainians’ Biggest Need: A State That Works via der Spiegel Surgeon. Soldier. Mother. Pol. via PoliticoThe Oddity of Ilya Ponomaryov, Exiled Russian Legislator...
Votes at polling stations already counted
The counting of votes by precinct election commissions has already been completed. Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Mykhailo Okhendovsky said this at a briefing on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “The counting of votes has already been completed at polling stations. District election commissions are receiving protocols...
Two Ukrainian servicemen killed in ATO zone on Election Day
Two Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in the area of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “Two Ukrainian...
Gap between People’s Front and Poroshenko Bloc widens with over 46% of ballots counted
The Central Election Commission has processed 46.81% of electronic protocols from precinct election commissions, according to the commission’s website. Arseniy Yatseniuk’s People’s Front Party holds the lead, with 21.63% of the vote. It is followed by the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko, with 21.47% of the vote. Samopomich Union is...
Emerging stocks drop
Emerging-market stocks fell as Brazil’s currency and Ibovespa futures sank after President Dilma Rousseff won elections. ||| London – Emerging-market stocks fell as Brazil’s currency and Ibovespa futures sank after President Dilma Rousseff won elections.The Shanghai Composite Index completed its longest losing streak of...
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.
GUAM observers: Ukraine elections were free and fair
The early elections for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine were organized and conducted in accordance with international obligations, democratic standards and national legislation. Observers from the GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development said this at a briefing on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “A group of GUAM...
Lithuania congratulates Ukrainians on free elections
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry has congratulated Ukrainians on free elections and expressed hope that Ukraine will confidently walk the path of EU integration. The ministry said this in a statement posted on its website. “We congratulate the people of Ukraine for expressing their will in free and democratic early elections to the Verkhovna...
PABSEC observers positively assess elections in Ukraine
A delegation of observers from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) who monitored the early elections for the Verkhovna Rada on October 26 has positively assessed the electoral process. PABSEC Vice-President David Saganelidze said this at a press conference on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent...