Moscow threatened nuclear strike in response to potential blockade of Kaliningrad
The Russian embassy in Ireland warned that Russia would use its entire arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if NATO cut off the Kaliningrad region from the mainland.
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Cabinet hands over four customs posts to Britons
Today, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk officially announced that four customs posts would be handed over to the management of a British company in the near future.
Moldovan media report Saakashvili appointed prime minister
New Odesa Governor Mikhail Saakashvili is set to be appointed Prime Minister of Moldova, according to Moldovan media. The former Georgian president stated he is not an "on-call civil servant," loves Ukraine, and is not interested in positions in other…
Korban demands removal of Chernihiv city police chief from office
Tensions remain high in Chernihiv, where by-elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine are scheduled for this weekend in constituency 205. This time, one of the candidates and representative of the Privat group, Hennadii Korban, has demanded the dismissal of…
Moskal sends three caught smugglers to military registration office
New head of Zakarpattia region Hennadii Moskal is actively combating smuggling in the border region. The governor has devised his own method of fighting smugglers. Three individuals caught illegally transporting goods across the border were sent by law…
Recruitment begins for new patrol police in Dnipro
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk arrived in Dnipro today on a working visit, accompanied by Interior Minister Arsen Avakov and representatives of the new Kyiv patrol police.
Interpol no longer seeks Yanukovych
The name of Ukraine's fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych remained in Interpol's database for just over six months. Five days ago, on 16 July, the International Criminal Police Organisation, following a complaint from Yanukovych's lawyers, who claim
Lawsuit filed against Korbans and Berezenko
The upcoming Sunday by-elections in Chernihiv at polling station 205 are likely to be the most shameful and scandalous in Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada. Candidates resort to any means, openly bribing voters with food packages and cash under the guise of a…
Russian aircraft intercepted again over the Baltic Sea
On 21 July, a Russian Il-20 military aircraft was intercepted again over the Baltic Sea near the Latvian border. The country's National Armed Forces announced this on their Twitter page.
Armed provocations possible in Kyiv tomorrow
A "Get the traitors' power out!" rally is scheduled for 21 July at Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv, organised by Right Sector. The trigger was the 11 July events in Zakarpattia. Battalion fighters have been hunted in the forests around Mukachevo for over a week
Head-wounded bodyguard of Lanyo dies in hospital
The body of the man who sustained a head injury during a shootout between Right Sector fighters and the security detail of People's Deputy Lanyo in Mukachevo on 11 July fought for his life for over a week. As recently as last week, doctors reported that his…
Saakashvili is dead. Filatov
In response to insults directed at People's Deputy Boris Filatov by Odesa Governor Mikhail Saakashvili over the weekend, the latter decided to "bury" the former Georgian president. "Saakashvili is dead. He is a corpse.
Avakov intends to react to violations in Chernihiv
The uproar over electoral law violations in Chernihiv has not subsided for weeks. Candidates are buying votes with buckwheat and cash, while the Central Election Commission seems to ignore it. Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has finally decided to react to the…
New Luhansk Oblast Governor Offered Bribe
It was only yesterday that it became known that well-known volunteer Georgiy Tuka would replace Luhansk Governor Hennadiy Moskal. Today, he personally announced that he had already been offered a bribe to transport contraband into occupied territory.
SBU employee organised the confrontation in Mukachevo
The events of a week ago, which took place in Mukachevo on 11 July, continue to unfold. According to Ukrainian People's Deputy from the Radical Party, Ihor Mosiychuk, the "confrontation" between the Right Sector and Lanyo's group was organised by an employee…
Investigative Committee decides not to inform public about progress of Mukachevo investigation
The Investigative Committee will no longer provide updates on the investigation into the events that took place in Mukachevo a week ago.
Saakashvili aide implicated in embezzlement and child's death
Controversy continues over Maria Gaidar, the new aide to Odesa Governor Mikhail Saakashvili. People are discussing both her refusal to state aloud who Ukraine is at war with and her dark past.
Armed men from the "Donbass" battalion appear in Chernihiv
Following Mukachevo, armed men have appeared in Chernihiv, where by-elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine are imminent and where the highest number of electoral law violations has already been noted. People are being bribed en masse, some with buckwheat…
Case opened over embezzlement of funds for Boyko rig tugs
The Main Investigative Department of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs has opened a new criminal case concerning money laundering by the team of fugitive President Viktor Yanukovych, specifically Viktor Boyko.
Kurchenko's funds found and frozen in Latvia
Nearly a year and a half after Yanukovych and his team fled to Ukrainian territory, reports continue to emerge regarding the discovery and freezing of state funds stolen by various oligarchs of that era. It was revealed today that millions belonging to…
Mustafa Nayem becomes curator of new police in Mukachevo
Major changes are coming to Zakarpattia, involving not only the dismissal of many officials and the appointment of new ones. A new patrol police force will soon appear in the border region, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov announced. Ukrainian People's Deputy…