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Journalist: Three Ukrainian marines were killed when they went on a reconnaissance mission without being ordered to do so
Three Ukrainian marines, who were killed in the Donbas, went on a reconnaissance mission to gather information about separatist positions at the front line near Mariupol, journalist Yuri Butusov wrote on his Facebook page.
“On 8th of January, three fighters of 501st Battalion of 36th Marine Brigade: the Commander of 3rd Division of the Marine Corps, Junior Sergeant, Sergiy Sonko (23 years old) and his subordinates Junior Sergeant, Mykola Okhrymenko (53 years old) and Senior Seaman Sergiy …
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Ukrainian MP and Azov Battalion leader blames leadership of the National Guard for separatism and corruption
The Verkhovna Rada Deputy and leader of the Azov Battalion Andriy Biletsky, believes that the leadership of National Guard is a threat to Ukraine's defense capabilities.
"The situation is absolutely not normal for the third year of a war. The leadership positions are taken by outright separatists and systemic corruption is at work. The leadership of the National Guard is a threat to our country's defense capabilities," Biletsky's statement read. The MP claims that the NGU’s leadership is …
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Ukraine banned 38 Russian movies and TV shows in 2016
The Ukrainian State Film Agency announced the statistics for 2016, including how many Russian films were allowed to be shown in the country and how many were forbidden.
Based on the statistics, the Expert Committee on Distribution and Screening banned 38 Russian films and TV series in Ukraine, while it allowed the release of only only Russian films in movie theaters.
Among the banned films and TV series are The Master’s Last Secret, Lyutyy, Under Cover, Ladoga, The Way to A Man's Heart, The …
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Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Bureau claims the Party of Regions’ 'Black Accounts' case is being investigated by only one detective
Only one detective from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine is investigating the Party of Regions’ "Black Accounts" case. This was said by the head of the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office, Nazar Holodnitsky in an interview with the Ukrayinska Pravda Internet newspaper.
"In fact, only one person in the NABU is investigating the so-called ‘black account books’ case at the moment, although previously there were seven to ten detectives. I do not know where they have all …
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Why Ukraine has banned Russia's most liberal TV channel, Dozhd
On January 12th the Ukrainian National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting has required Ukrainian providers to stop broadcasting the Russian television channel Dozhd. What has caused this reaction, and why many were surprised by the reaction of the Russian authorities, who are not very friendly towards the TV channel?
Why was Dozhd banned
The National Council cited two reasons for the ban on broadcasting – their non-recognition of the territorial integrity of Ukraine (they show the …