13.08.2015

12:00

SBU uncovers scheme of illegal outflow of UAH 10 mln to Russia embezzled by Yanukovych's son

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has uncovered a channel of an outflow of over UAH 10 million embezzled by son ex-president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, Oleksandr, to Russia.

11:35

Yatseniuk orders providing assistance to Poland due to critical energy situation

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has instructed the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry in connection with the critical situation in the energy system of Poland to take urgent measures to ensure the highest technically possible supply of electricity to Polish power grids.

11:10

Round-the-clock efforts under way to battle forest fire near Chornobyl – Ukraine's emergency service

Efforts continue to extinguish a wildfire, which broke out on the premises of the Chornobyl Puscha forestry area in the exclusion and compulsory evacuation zone last Sunday, Ukraine's State Emergency Situations Service said in a press release on Thursday morning.

10:45

Militants carry out record number of attacks in past day

The combined Russian-separatist forces intensified their attacks and fired almost all types of weapons on Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 152 times on August 12.

12.08.2015

18:52

Security tightened in Kharkiv region because of violence escalation in Donbas zone

Security has been tightened in Kharkiv region due to the aggravation of the situation in the Donbas conflict zone, Deputy Head of Kharkiv Regional State Administration Vyacheslav Abbakumov told reporters at a meeting with a delegation of the EU Advisory Mission on reform of civil security sector in Ukraine, Ukrinform reports.

18:15

Kyiv, Minsk to finalize text of readmission agreement soon – Ukrainian foreign minister

The text of a readmission agreement between Ukraine and Belarus will be finalized in the near future, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said.

17:40

Government approves sanctions against Russia

Today, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the package of sanctions against the Russian Federation and decided to submit it to the National Security and Defense Council.

17:20

Parties meeting de-communization law requirements can run in local elections – Justice Ministry

Only those parties with communist spirit may participate in the local elections, whose symbols, names and charters comply with the law on condemning communist and Nazi totalitarian regimes and banning propaganda of their symbols, Justice Ministry of Ukraine said.

16:40

Kyiv, Minsk to boost joint border demarcation, count on EU support – Makei

Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei counts on further work on Ukraine-Belarus border demarcation with assistance from the EU.

16:00

Ukraine, Belarus work on roadmaps to restore previous level of bilateral trade – foreign minister

The Ukrainian and Belarusian authorities are preparing roadmaps aimed at restoring the previous level of trade between the countries, Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei has said.

15:25

Latest escalation in Donbas is well-planned operation – Ukrainian foreign minister

The escalation of hostilities in Donbas was a planned operation of the enemy and Russia's attempt to derail the implementation of the Minsk agreement, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin has said.

15:10

Ukrainian Aviation Service annuls Turkmenistan Airlines' right to fly to Kyiv

The State Aviation Service of Ukraine has banned Turkmenistan Airlines from performing Kyiv-Ashgabat flights from August 16.

14:45

Kyiv says one serviceman killed, three wounded in Donbas over past day

One serviceman of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was killed and another three were wounded in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone in Donbas in the past 24 hours, Ukrainian presidential administration spokesman for the ATO Andriy Lysenko has said.

14:05

Pipeline for smuggling gas found at border with Russia

Border patrol guards from the Kharkiv squad discovered a pipeline which smugglers planned to pump contraband fuel across the borders, a Kharkiv border detachment representative told Ukrinform.

13:20

Ukrainian Cabinet to endorse second package of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday - PM

The Ukrainian Cabinet of ministers is expected to endorse an expanded package of sanctions against Russia at a meeting on Wednesday, August 12, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has said.