Hacker wanted in the US for theft of stock press release asks for Ukrainian citizenship
Vladislav Khalupsky, the Person of Interest in the theft of stock-company press releases in the US, who was detained in Ukraine at the beginning of the year, has requested Ukrainian citizenship, 368.media reported, citing a decision by the Malinovsky District Court in Odessa.
According to US authorities, a group of hackers, starting around February 2010, penetrated the computer servers of PR Newswire Association, Marketwired and Business Wire. There they obtained access to unannounced …
US State Department: Separatists in the Donbas use children as human shields and as soldiers
The residents of the war-torn Donbas most often become victims of human trafficking in Ukraine. Sexual exploitation is not the only concern. Experts are increasingly recording cases of children being used as informers and human shields by separatists in eastern Ukraine. This is stated in the annual “Trafficking in Persons” report of the US State Department.
In recent years, Ukraine remains the source, transit and destination place for men, women and children who are victims of trafficking, …
Former president of Transdniestria has secretly fled to Moldova
Yevgeny Shevchuk, the former president of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), has secretly left the country, as reported on Wednesday, June 28, on Facebook by the speaker of the PMR Supreme Council, Alexander Shcherba.
"During the night, he crossed the Dniester River on a vessel and reached Moldova," the chairman of the Transnistrian parliament wrote.
According to Shcherba, the former leader of Transdniestria was to attend a session of the Supreme Council which was …
Ukraine has successfully tested its new Corsair rocket
The Armed Forces of Ukraine recently tested the latest Corsair shoulder-held rocket at one of their military ranges as reported by the Kyiv-based Luch design bureau on their Facebook page.
The Corsair prototype successfully hit an armored tank-type target at a distance of more than 2,000 meters under strong side wind conditions. All the strikes took place in the upper armored sheet of the target, which guarantees the complete destruction of the combat vehicle. It is reported that the result of …
The Kremlin promised to respond to EU sanctions in accordance with the principle of reciprocity
The Kremlin views the extension of EU sanctions against Russia, "negatively and with regret,” as stated by the presidential press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, RIA Novosti reported.
According to him, Russia will respond to the sanctions by the European Union. "Nobody canceled the principle of reciprocity," Peskov said.
Earlier it was reported that the European Union extended sanctions against Russia for an additional six months, keeping the restrictions in effect at least until January 31, 2018.