• Naftogaz intends to dramatically reduce the tariff for Russian gas transit beginning in 2020

    NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine plans to significantly reduce tariffs on natural gas transit after the expiration of the contract with the Russian company, Gazprom, in 2019, as stated by the Group Chief Commercial Officer of Naftogaz, Yuriy Vitrenko, in an interview with the DPA news agency which was published on Monday, May 1st, Deutsche Welle reported.

    "Starting in 2020, the tariffs will reduce to nearly one tenth [of the current], and this will make transit through the Ukrainian gas transportation …

  • Ukraine's Motor Sich JSC will produce parts for Mi-24 helicopters that had been purchased from Russia

    Ukrainian Motor Sich JSC plans to manufacture helicopter blades for the Mi-24 military attack helicopter before the end of 2017, which previously had been purchased in Russia. This was stated at a press conference by Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Yuriy Brovchenko.

    According to him, the company is currently testing blades that it manufactured on its own using its own funding and that of foreign investors.

    Motor Sich’s design experts, together with the Sate Design …

  • Media: Ukrainian political prisoner dies in Russian jail

    Fontanka website reports that Ukrainian citizen Artur Panov, who was accused by the Russian authorities of preparing a terrorist act in Russia, has died of heart failure at a detention center in Rostov.

    On February 14, a trial on the case of Arthur Panov began in the North Caucasus Military District Court of Rostov-on-Don. A Rostov student who was charged with assisting with the Ukrainian’s criminal activities also appeared with Panov in the dock.

    Panov was detained in early December 2015 in …

  • Border Guard Service: About 200 Eurovision participants from 20 countries have already arrived in Ukraine

    Within three days, Ukrainian border guards have registered about 200 participants and team members of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 from 20 countries. This was reported on May 1 by the press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

    "The border guards registered most of the participants at the ‘Boryspil’ and ‘Kyiv’ air transport checkpoints. Another team arrived at the ‘Platonovo’ motor vehicle checkpoint, which is in the Odessa region ", noted the Ukrainian State Border …

  • Polish authorities arrested an Austrian suspected of committing war crimes in eastern Ukraine

    Polish authorities reported on April 30th that they have arrested an Austrian suspected of committing war crimes in eastern Ukraine, as reported by Radio Liberty.

    According to the Polish Border Guard, a 25-year-old man was detained at the Dorohusk Polish border checkpoint three days ago as he tried to cross the border into Ukraine. Austria is now requiring him to be extradited.

    The detainee, the Polish border guards indicate, is suspected of "killing the wounded and prisoners," which is a war …