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      Number of foreign tourists in Kyiv 9.3% up in H1
      Aug08

      Number of foreign tourists in Kyiv 9.3% up in H1

      The number of foreign tourists who visited Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, in the first half of 2016, grew by 9.3% year-over-year, to 513,400 people, according to head of Kyiv City State Administration`s tourism department Anton Taranenko, who quoted the State Border Service of Ukraine. Most of the tourists who visited Kyiv in the first six months...

      Three Ukrainian soldiers killed, four wounded on Saturday
      Aug08

      Three Ukrainian soldiers killed, four wounded on Saturday

      Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed, another four were wounded in fighting in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, August 6, according to a Ukrainian presidential spokesman for Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) issues. ”Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed in action (KIA), and four were wounded in action (WIA) in ongoing fights in the past day,”...

      Ukraine-Crimea checkpoints resume operations
      Aug07

      Ukraine-Crimea checkpoints resume operations

      Movement at the checkpoints between mainland Ukraine and Russia-annexed Crimea has resumed, according to the Ukrainian State Border Service. ”At about 14:30 local time, the Russian occupying authorities resumed operations at the checkpoints in occupied territory in Crimea, which are over against the Kalanchak and Chaplynka checkpoints [in...

      Reuters: Turkey`s Erdogan stages mass rally in show of strength after coup attempt
      Aug07

      Reuters: Turkey`s Erdogan stages mass rally in show of strength after coup attempt

      More than a million Turks gathered in Istanbul on Sunday for a rally called by President Tayyip Erdogan to denounce a failed coup – a show of strength staged in the face of Western criticism of widespread purges and detentions, according to Reuters. The ”Democracy and Martyrs` Rally” at the Yenikapi parade ground, built into the sea on the...

      Poroshenko`s administration: Ukraine on alert awaiting start of Russian army offensive
      Aug07

      Poroshenko`s administration: Ukraine on alert awaiting start of Russian army offensive

      Ukrainian Presidential spokesman for Anti-Terrorist Operation issues Andriy Lysenko says Ukraine is on alert, waiting for an offensive by the Russian army to begin at any time. ”We`re expecting it at any time,” Lysenko said, answering a question about the possible aggravation of the conflict. Officials have noted the repositioning of equipment...

      Footage proves Yefremov participated in 2014 Luhansk pro-Russia rally
      Aug07

      Footage proves Yefremov participated in 2014 Luhansk pro-Russia rally

      Footage has been posted to the Internet proving that Oleksandr Yefremov, the leader of the former Regions Party parliamentary faction and an ally of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, participated in a pro-Russia rally outside the Luhansk regional council building in March 2014. At that rally, Yefremov addressed the public on the...

      Russia massing tanks near Crimean Dzhankoy at border with mainland Ukraine – witnesses
      Aug07

      Russia massing tanks near Crimean Dzhankoy at border with mainland Ukraine – witnesses

      Witnesses report large amounts of Russian military hardware have been massed near the towns of Dzhankoy and Armyansk in Crimea`s north, close to the administrative border with mainland Ukraine. ”Witnesses report that large groups of Russian military hardware have been massed near Armyansk and Dzhankoy. Dzhankoy has been cordoned off by troops...

      Naftogaz posts profit of over UAH 20 bln – Ukraine PM
      Aug06

      Naftogaz posts profit of over UAH 20 bln – Ukraine PM

      National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine posted a net profit of over UAH 20 billion from January to June 2016, without receiving compensation from the state budget for differences in gas prices and heating tariffs, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman wrote on Facebook. ”In 2016, for the first time since 2006, Naftogaz has not been...

      Police detonate backpack near finish line of Rio Olympic cycling race
      Aug06

      Police detonate backpack near finish line of Rio Olympic cycling race

      A loud blast shook the media seats near the finishing line of the men`s cycling road race on the first day of the Rio Olympics when Brazil`s bomb squad detonated an unattended backpack on Saturday, amid tight security at South America`s first Games, Reuters reported. A Reuters witness reported seeing bomb squad agents in protective clothing...

      Reuters: Crimea power project finalizes plan to use turbines from Siemens – sources
      Aug06

      Reuters: Crimea power project finalizes plan to use turbines from Siemens – sources

      Builders of two power plants in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory Crimea have finalized plans to install turbines made by a joint venture of Siemens, Reuters reported referring to three sources. In response to questions from Reuters, the German company categorically denied it intends to send them to Crimea. Siemens says its joint venture...