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      Seven DPR officials receive over UAH 100,000 in social transfers as `displaced persons`
      Aug15

      Seven DPR officials receive over UAH 100,000 in social transfers as `displaced persons`

      The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has discovered over UAH 100,000 in social transfers being taken from the state budget and delivered to seven officials of the so-called Finance Ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People`s Republic (DPR), the SBU press service reported. ”Law enforcement officers have found out that seven officials of the...

      EU says e-declaration system must have technical security certificate
      Aug15

      EU says e-declaration system must have technical security certificate

      The European Union has stated that an internet-based income declaration system must have a technical security certificate to assure the public that their personal information will remain protected, Head of Support Group for Ukraine (SGUA) of the European Commission Peter Wagner wrote on Twitter. ”EU Delegation to Ukraine: technical security...

      Militants shell border guard post in Maiorsk
      Aug15

      Militants shell border guard post in Maiorsk

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked a border guard post this morning in Maiorsk, according to the press office of Ukraine`s State Border Guard Service. Shelling began at 4 a.m. on August 15, coming from the direction of Horlivka, a town in the uncontrolled territory of Donbas. During the bombardment, militants attacked using mortars, the...

      Situation calm on border with Crimea, checkpoints working as usual – border guards
      Aug15

      Situation calm on border with Crimea, checkpoints working as usual – border guards

      The situation on the administrative border with Crimea has been described as calm and all control checkpoints are operating normally, Ukrainian Border Guard Service press secretary Oleh Slobodyan said on 112 Ukraine TV Channel. ”The situation on the administrative border remains calm. All control checkpoints are operating normally. If we speak...

      Local budgets receive UAH 70 million from registrations– Justice Ministry
      Aug15

      Local budgets receive UAH 70 million from registrations– Justice Ministry

      Local governments have received UAH 70 million in revenues in three months, due to these governments being granted the authority to register businesses and real estate transactions, a UaPosition correspondent reported, citing Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko. ”With regard to the Gotovo document service center [literally, `Ready`], it is an example...

      Kremlin can escalate situation in Donbas in response to ”terrorism” in Crimea – media
      Aug15

      Kremlin can escalate situation in Donbas in response to ”terrorism” in Crimea – media

      The Kremlin can restrain militants in Donbas ”in response” to the FSB`s fiction of having ”prevented terrorist attacks,” the Russian daily Vedomosti reported, with reference to a source close to the Russian Defense Ministry. As noted, another source in a law enforcement agency of the Russian Federation said that the Security Council, as it was...

      WTO confirms Russian import duties violate WTO rules
      Aug15

      WTO confirms Russian import duties violate WTO rules

      A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel has found largely in the European Union`s favor in a dispute over tariffs imposed by Russia on some agricultural and manufactured goods, according to a statement released by the European Commission on August 12. ”Despite being a WTO member since August 2012, Russia has not yet fulfilled some of its...

      Kremlin promises to encourage Donbas militants to act in ”constructive way”
      Aug15

      Kremlin promises to encourage Donbas militants to act in ”constructive way”

      Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has promised that Russia will encourage the terrorists from the Donetsk and Luhansk People`s Republics to act in a constructive way, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”Russia will be sure to travel its part of the path (to implement...

      Ukraine officially launches e-declaration system
      Aug15

      Ukraine officially launches e-declaration system

      At 00:00 on August 15, an internet-based income declaration system was officially launched in Ukraine, Head of the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) Natalia Korchak wrote on Facebook. ”Well my dear friends, as you can see, without politics and without hysterics, exactly at 00:00 Kyiv time, we launched the e-declaration on time....

      Russian troops attack ATO forces 59 times in last 24 hours
      Aug15

      Russian troops attack ATO forces 59 times in last 24 hours

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 59 times in the past 24 hours, including 28 times in the Mariupol sector, 23 times in the Donetsk sector and eight times in the Luhansk sector, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. In the Donetsk sector, the...