Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov produces first plane without Russian parts
The Ukrainian state-owned aircraft manufacturer Antonov produced the first transport aircraft An-178 without Russian components, said Antonov’s President Alexander Moose in an interview with Ukrinform.
"This is the first plane without a single Russian part. We have been accused of not producing planes for several years. But with the beginning of the Russian military aggression in 2014, we lost not only the export market, but also the supply market for important components. It took some time …
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DPR threatens to attack Ukrainian forces in Donbas
The head of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, threatens to break the ceasefire, which has been in force in the Donbass for about a month.
Pushilin demanded that the Ukrainian military "takes steps to withdraw troops and fortifications to the positions they were on July 22, 2020." Pushilin gave Kyiv a week, until 10:00 pm, September 3, to issue such an order to the Ukrainian military.
According to Pushilin, near the village of Shumy, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have …
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Zelensky sees progress in resolving Donbas conflict
In an interview with Euronews, The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the chances of resolving the conflict in the Donbas will be higher after the next Normandy Format summit.
The Ukrainian President noted that since the last summit, which was held in December 2019 in Paris, the parties have made some progress. "Everything is moving forward, but not as fast as I expected," Zelensky said.
Earlier, Zelensy said that he would hold a military parade after Ukraine regains control of …
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Biden promises to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine
Former U.S. Vice President and presidential candidate from the Democratic Party Joe Biden promises to supply weapons to Ukraine in case of his victory in the election.
"As President, I will make it clear to the Kremlin that it must end its aggression toward and occupation of Ukraine. A Biden-Harris administration will ensure that Ukraine gets the economic and military support that it needs, including lethal weapons, while urging Ukraine to pursue the essential reforms that are vital to its …
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Kyiv: 235 Ukrainians are held captive in DPR and LPR
As of August 14, 235 people are being held captive in the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s republics, said the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) , as quoted by Radio Svoboda.
"The release of Ukrainian citizens, who have been illegally deprived of their liberty by the law enforcement and judicial bodies of the Russian Federation, is brought to the level of international contacts and is closely followed by of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs," the SBU said.
As of April 30, …
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Kyiv: Ukraine will supply water to Crimea only in the event of humanitarian disaster
Ukraine can resume the supply of fresh water to Crimea only in the event of a humanitarian disaster on the peninsula, said Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in an interview with Radio Liberty.
"Of course, Ukraine anywhere, in Crimea or elsewhere, will provide Ukrainians with water and all necessary, medicines, food and so on," he said.
At the same time, Shmyhal noted that Kyiv will not supply water to "occupiers, occupation troops, for the needs of military bases."
According to the head …
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U.S. Justice Department accuses Ukrainian oligarch Kolomoisky of laundering millions of dollars
The U.S. accused Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky of embezzling billions of dollars from PrivatBank and using a huge number of companies to launder that money in the United States and around the world.
The U.S. Department of Justice intends to confiscate two commercial real estate objects, which the oligarch allegedly purchased with stolen funds from PrivatBank, announced the press service of the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday, August 6.
It is noted that the complaint was also filed …
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Zelensky and Lukashenko discuss extradition to Ukraine of Wagner mercenaries detained in Belarus
Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky held a telephone conversation with the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, reported the Ukrainian presidential press service.
"The presidents discussed in detail the issues related to the detention in Belarus at the end of July of a group of persons belonging to the Russian private military company the Wagner Group. The importance of further effective cooperation between the authorities of the two states, in particular in the context of the …
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OSCE reports 225 ceasefire violations in Donbas
Since the beginning of the truce on July 27, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission has documented 225 ceasefire violations in the Donbas.
According to the OSCE report, there were 44 explosions, 180 cases of small arms fire and one unidentified projectile.
Also, according to the mission, on July 27, a resident of the town of Marinka was injured by shrapnel.
On July 22, the Trilateral Contact Group agreed on a full and comprehensive ceasefire in the Donbas from 00:01 on July 27. According to …
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Belarus gives Ukraine list of detained Wagner mercenaries
Ukraine has received from Belarus a full list of detained contractors of the Russian private military company the Wagner Group and now is looking into their possible involvement in crimes against Ukraine, announced Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during an online briefing, reported Hromadske.
According to him, on July 30, the Ukrainian ambassador to Belarus met with the Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei.
Kuleba specified that Belarus had no claims against Ukraine. …