Section: Main news
New U.S. ambassador expected in Kyiv next week
New United States Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch is to arrive in Kyiv next week, according to the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. ”Looking forward to welcoming Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch to Ukraine next week! She has been sworn in at the Department of State and will present her credentials to President Poroshenko after she arrives in...
Ukraine`s Defense Minister Poltorak: Threat of war remains real
Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak says that the treat that battle action may resume in Ukraine remains extremely high, according to an UaPosition correspondent. ”Since the moment when the Russian troops crossed the border of Ukraine in 2014, the threat of battle action remains extremely high. Therefore we are getting prepared, doing our...
OSCE monitors: 47 multiple launch rocket systems stored in one militant town in Donbas
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has spotted 47 multiple launch rocket systems in one town in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People`s Republic (LPR) in Donbas, eastern Ukraine. ”Aerial surveillance imagery available to the SMM actually revealed the presence of 47 multiple launch rocket systems in so-called `LPR`-controlled [town...
Trump campaign manager quits
Paul Manafort has resigned as chairman of Donald Trump’s US presidential campaign amid allegations that he had ties to pro-Russian political group in Ukraine. ||| Paul Manafort resigned as chairman of Donald Trump’s US presidential campaign on Friday, Trump said, days after the Republican candidate effectively demoted him in a...
Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigns. Because of Ukraine’s money?
Donald Trump`s campaign chairman Paul Manafort has resigned from his position on the campaign, the Republican presidential nominee said in a statement Friday, according to CNN. ”This morning Paul Manafort offered, and I accepted, his resignation from the campaign,” Trump said. ”I am very appreciative for his great work in helping to get us where...
Ukraine to receive next EU tranche of financial aid soon: Poroshenko
Ukraine`s President Petro Poroshenko has expressed confidence that Ukraine will soon receive the next tranche of financial aid from the European Union (EU). ”I am convinced that the EU will make a decision in the near future. Only a few weeks left for united Europe to open its visa-free doors for Ukrainians. I am sure we will soon receive a...
Ukraine reports 2 KIA, 8 WIA in past 24 hours
Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and another eight were wounded in fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, according to Oleksandr Motuzianyk, presidential spokesman for ATO issues. ”There were two killed in action (KIA) and eight wounded in action (WIA). These casualties occurred due to militant shelling from heavy weapons in the...
Naftogaz projects profit of UAH 16-18 billion this year
National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine has projected a net profit of UAH 16-18 billion by the end of 2016. ”In the first half of the year (H1), profit will amount to UAH 21 billion. We project UAH 16-18 billion in total profit this year,” Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolev said on air to Ukrainian Channel 5. He noted that the annual profit,...
Interior Ministry to strengthen ”foot component” of patrol police
The Interior Ministry plans to increase the number of foot patrol police officers in Ukraine, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov stated at a briefing in Kharkiv on Friday, according to a UaPosition correspondent. The ministry has paid insufficient attention to this issue, Avakov noted. ”We will strengthen this component,” he added. In...
Hryvnia weakens to UAH 25.31 to dollar on interbank market
Hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market on Friday fell to UAH 25.27/25.31 to the dollar by the middle of trade, a broker at a commercial bank has told an UaPosition correspondent. Hryvnia quotes against the euro have settled at UAH 28.6040/28.6810, while those against the Russian ruble have settled at UAH...