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Security Service of Ukraine releases names of 1,400 of its employees who defected
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) disclosed the names of 1,391 of its former employees who defected following the Ukrainian Revolution in the spring of 2014. The list was published on the SSU’s website on Saturday, RBC reported. Most of the SSU employees on the list were stationed in the Crimea prior to its annexation in March of 2014.
The list was primarily comprised of individuals who served in the 3rd SSU Alpha Group, located in Simferopol in the Crimea, as well as employees of the Main …
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Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council approves Savchenko sanctions list
The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) has approved the list of sanctions against persons involved in the illegal convictions of Nadiya Savchenko and other Ukrainian citizens in Russia as reported by the Press Secretary of the President, Svyatoslav Tsegolko, on Facebook.
"The National Security Council has approved the 'Savchenko and Sentsov sanctions list' against those who fabricated the case against the Ukrainians in Russia. This list will later be expanded to include …
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Poroshenko signs demobilization decree
The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, at a meeting of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSDC) on Friday, March 25th, signed a decree demobilizing soldiers who were called up during the fourth wave of the military draft.
"I signed a decree demobilizing those servicemen, drafted by the decrees of July 21, 2014 and January 14, 2015", Poroshenko said, according to a statement on the website of the President of Ukraine. Poroshenko stated that the document affects about 45,0 …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Protest sentiments are growing in Crimea
Protest sentiments are growing in Crimea, and clear proof of this is an emergence of pro-Ukrainian inscriptions and symbols in the annexed territory, as stated by a representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Vadim Skibitskiy, Krym.Realii reported.“The problems with the electicity and water supply remain unresolved. Public-sector employees wages are declining. Meanwhile, the cost of living is increasing in the occupied Crimea. Such situation leads …
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Petro Poroshenko Bloc proposes Groisman for next Prime Minister of Ukraine
During an assembly of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc party, a decision was made to support the resignation of the current Prime Minister and the Cabinet and nominate Vladimir Groisman for Prime Minister of Ukraine.
At a meeting of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc political party "Solidarity" on the 25th of March, it was decided to nominate the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Vladimir Groisman, for the post of Prime Minister. Delegates of the congress supported the proposal of the leader of the …