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      Putin`s combat divers to guard Crimea-Russia energy bridge
      Sep20

      Putin`s combat divers to guard Crimea-Russia energy bridge

      The Russian National Guard took control over the issue of protection of the so-called energy bridge to the Russian-occupied Crimea. It is also planned to use their expertise on a permanent basis to protect the yet-to-be-completed transport bridge over the Kerch strait, according to the National Guard`s deputy chief Lieutenant-General Oleg...

      E-money transactions 1.6 times up in H1 – National Bank of Ukraine
      Sep20

      E-money transactions 1.6 times up in H1 – National Bank of Ukraine

      Transactions with electronic money to pay for products, work and services in the first half of 2016 amounted to UAH 1.8 billion, which is by 1.6 times up on the same period in 2015, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). The total amount of electronic money issued in the first six months of 2016 almost doubled year-over-year, from UAH...

      New snipers arrive in occupied Yasynuvata – Ukrainian defense speaker
      Sep20

      New snipers arrive in occupied Yasynuvata – Ukrainian defense speaker

      Groups of snipers have arrived in the occupied town of Yasynuvata in Donetsk region to reinforce Russian-backed militant troops, according to a Ukrainian defense ministry spokesman. ”Military intelligence reports say that a sniper unit has arrived in Yasynuvata to beef up illegal armed groups,” Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman for...

      Ukraine Parliament outlaws newly elected Russian Duma, its acts to be deemed as illegitimate
      Sep20

      Ukraine Parliament outlaws newly elected Russian Duma, its acts to be deemed as illegitimate

      Ukraine`s Verkhovna Rada has passed a resolution to outlaw recent elections to the Russian State Duma, thus the results of the elections, legal effects, Duma members, their authority, acts and decisions that will be passed will be declared as illegitimate. The resolution was backed by 264 Members of Parliament in Ukraine. In particular, the...

      Putin’s Illusions about Crimea
      Sep20

      Putin’s Illusions about Crimea

      In the recent plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum [on September 3 in Vladivostok], Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the issue of Crimea’s ownership is historically closed.Despite the adamant tone, such statements do not show Russia’s confidence but instead reveal the Kremlin’s vulnerability on this issue....

      Ukraine reports three soldiers wounded in Donbas in past day
      Sep20

      Ukraine reports three soldiers wounded in Donbas in past day

      No Ukrainian soldiers were killed, but three were wounded in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone in Donbas in the past day, according to Defense Ministry speaker for ATO issues Andriy Lysenko. ”In particular, two soldiers were wounded in a grenade blast when they hit a booby trap, and the third had a gunshot wound. All these cases happened...

      Ukraine gets a mere UAH 60 mln from privatization against UAH 17 bln target this year
      Sep20

      Ukraine gets a mere UAH 60 mln from privatization against UAH 17 bln target this year

      Ukrainian national budget receipts from the privatization of state-owned assets in January-August 2016 halved year-over-year, to UAH 60.3 million year, according to the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPFU). The SPFU central and regional administrations sold 82 state-owned assets during the reporting period (including ten assets sold in August)...

      Ukraine reports skirmish with Russian special forces group in Donbas
      Sep20

      Ukraine reports skirmish with Russian special forces group in Donbas

      Ukraine`s Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters has reported about a skirmish with a special forces group of the Russian occupation forces in Luhansk region`s Popasna district in Donbas, eastern Ukraine. ”There was a skirmish with a special forces unit of the Russian occupation forces near the village of Novozvanivka from the side of the...

      Ukraine`s Cabinet wants higher excise tax on alcohol and tobacco
      Sep20

      Ukraine`s Cabinet wants higher excise tax on alcohol and tobacco

      Ukraine`s Cabinet of Ministers proposes amendments to the Tax Code providing for a 20% increase in excise tax on alcoholic beverages, and a 30% increase in a specific rate duty on tobacco along with an increase in ad valorem excise tax by 3 percentage points to 15% from 12%. Respective changes are included in draft law No. 5132 on amendments to...

      Putin reportedly planning reforms to effectively resurrect KGB
      Sep20

      Putin reportedly planning reforms to effectively resurrect KGB

      President Vladimir Putin is planning a major restructuring of the country`s security services that would effectively mean a rebirth of the KGB, according to a report in the Russian media, ABC News reported. Respected business paper Kommersant quoted anonymous officials as saying that a new body called the ”Ministry for State Security” would be...