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Vilkul agrees to debate Filatov

Vilkul agrees to debate Filatov

The mayoral election campaign in Dnipro is gaining momentum. For the majority of city residents, it is already clear that former Regional Party member Alexander Vilkul, who has found support among the most active electorate – pensioners – and People's Deputy…

Avakov unveils new anti-tank complex

Avakov unveils new anti-tank complex

Despite the ceasefire and Minsk agreements, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not relaxing. Interior Minister Arsen Avakov demonstrated new mobile anti-tank complexes on his online page.

Marina Poroshenko donates over 70,000 to charity

Marina Poroshenko donates over 70,000 to charity

Not long ago, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko celebrated his milestone birthday. His wife, Marina, decided to organise a sort of flash mob. For every virtual congratulation and its likes, Marina Poroshenko pledged to transfer 1 hryvnia to the…

Firtash's stepson sent to pre-trial detention

Firtash's stepson sent to pre-trial detention

This evening, a hearing was held at the famous Pechersk Court in Kyiv, during which a preventive measure was selected for Dmitry Firtash's stepson, Sergey Kalinovsky.

Russia demands US remove its aircraft from Syrian airspace

Russia demands US remove its aircraft from Syrian airspace

It appears the talks between the Russian and US presidents were not as successful as representatives of both countries attempted to present to the public. Today, foreign media reported that senior Russian officials demanded the US remove its military aircraft…

Court extends detention of Russian GRU operatives

Court extends detention of Russian GRU operatives

Today, the Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv extended the detention of Russian GRU operatives Erofeyev and Alexandrov, detained in May near the city of Shchastya, until 21 November this year.

Saakashvili's latest accusation against Yatsenyuk

Saakashvili's latest accusation against Yatsenyuk

Odesa Oblast Governor Mikheil Saakashvili has once again criticised Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, this time for provoking corruption. The trigger was the signing of a decree regulating customs clearance of goods based on prices set by the State…

Trial of Russian GRU officers begins

Trial of Russian GRU officers begins

The Golosevsky District Court in Kyiv has begun hearing the case of detained Russian GRU officers Yevgeny Erofeyev and Alexander Alexandrov, whom Russia officially disavowed, stating they were long since dismissed from the special unit.

Ilya Kiva tries to profit from the Crimea blockade?!

Ilya Kiva tries to profit from the Crimea blockade?!

Recently, the well-known police officer Ilya Kiva claimed that the "All-Ukrainian Union of ATO Veterans" is actively participating in the blockade of the occupied Crimean peninsula. However, according to representatives of Avtomaidan, this information is not…

Ukraine to receive US border control systems by year-end

Ukraine to receive US border control systems by year-end

According to the press service of the National Security and Defence Council, Ukraine will receive two early warning systems from the US by the end of 2015 for border control, surveillance, and vehicle movement identification. The systems were developed by…

Gorbachev hospitalised in Moscow

Gorbachev hospitalised in Moscow

The last General Secretary of the CPSU and President of the USSR, 84-year-old Mikhail Gorbachev, was urgently hospitalised today at one of the clinics in the Russian capital.

Klitschko bribes voters

Klitschko bribes voters

The closer the elections, the more dirty laundry and evidence of bribery is documented. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko decided to win extra votes using an old, proven method – bribery. However, he does so discreetly, hiding behind so-called assistance from the…

Family asks for help identifying killer of ATO participant

Family asks for help identifying killer of ATO participant

ATO participant Artem Prykhodko was brutally murdered in Kyiv a few days ago. The hero's relatives and friends obtained surveillance footage showing the perpetrator's appearance and are now asking for help to identify one of the killers.

AP demands $5 million from illegal amber mining

AP demands $5 million from illegal amber mining

Ukrainian MP and Radical Party member Ihor Mosiychuk, currently in pre-trial detention, publicly accused the Presidential Administration of stalling the adoption of a law regulating amber mining and demanding $5 million monthly from illegal extraction.

Sasha Borovyk runs for Odesa mayor

Sasha Borovyk runs for Odesa mayor

Not long ago, Sasha Borovyk, who left the Cabinet of Ministers amid a scandal, joined the team of Odesa Governor Mykhailo Saakashvili. It has now emerged that Borovyk will also run for Odesa mayor from Petro Poroshenko’s Bloc. This information appeared on…

Moseychuk writes on Facebook from pre-trial detention centre

Moseychuk writes on Facebook from pre-trial detention centre

Ukrainian People's Deputy and Radical Party member Ihor Moseychuk has been held in Kyiv's pre-trial detention centre since last week, in a solitary cell, he says. However, this does not stop him from posting emotional messages on his Facebook page.