Ukrainian-American Firefly announced its selection by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the launch of Mission Two of the Venture Class Launch Service Demonstration 2 (VCLS Demo 2) contract. […]
Month: December 2020
Soviet anti-Santa and story behind it
New Year is coming and for many post-Soviet countries this holiday has a distinct symbol – gift-giving smiley bearded man in a red fur coat, called Ded Moroz, writes Hybrid […]
Russia Returns Stolen Ukrainian Icon from Occupied Territories
Russia returned an 18th-century Orthodox Christian icon to Bosnia and Herzegovina embassy after it became evident that it was illegally smuggled out of war-torn eastern Ukraine. Earlier, Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Serb president Milorad […]
Reduction in investment remains key factor behind GDP decline in Ukraine
A further reduction in investment remains a key factor behind the decline in gross domestic product (GDP) in Ukraine, according to a report released by the National Bank of Ukraine […]
Ukraine to create web portal on crimes in occupied territories
Ukraine will create a web portal on crimes in the temporarily occupied territories. Eyewitness testimony, archival data, media reports, decisions and resolutions of international organizations, photo and video material will […]
Ukraine has not yet received Iran’s report on shooting down UIA plane
The Iranian side has repeatedly assured of completion of a report on the January 8 crash of UIA’s flight PS752 near Tehran, but Ukraine has not received any documents. “We […]
SBI under Zelensky try to charge Maidan activist Tetyana Chornovol with murder
Tetyana Chornovol has been formally charged with murder during a Molotov cocktail attack on the ruling Party of the Regions headquarters on 18 February 2014. The anti-corruption investigative journalist, Maidan […]
Europol uncovered network dedicated to money laundering for Russian mafia
The investigation began in 2013 when the police detected that the Russian mafia had intensified its activities in Spain, using it as an entry point for the money laundering of […]
WADA dissapointed that Russia banned from sporting events only for 2 years
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) acknowledges the ruling today by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to declare the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code […]
EU supports the initiative of Crimean Platform – german ambassador
The creation of a Crimean Platform will help keep the issue of de-occupation of Crimea high on the international agenda. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany […]
Ukraine to get $250 million in US military aid
The U.S. House of Representatives adopted by overwhelming majority the 2021 defense policy bill which provides for sanctions against Nord Stream 2 and security assistance to Ukraine, writes ukrinform.net. The […]
The World Bank approved $300 million loan to help protect low-income Ukrainians
The World Bank approved on December 11 a $300 million loan to help “prevent around 1 million Ukrainians from falling into poverty due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to the Bank’s press […]
Ukrainian AI startup Reface gets 5.5 million investment from Andreessen Horowitz
Reface, a swap-face app created by Ukrainian developers, has raised $5.5 million of funding from the American Andreessen Horowitz venture capital firm and several business angels, according to the representatives […]
Funded by international banks, Ukrainian post will start to build new sorting hubs in 2021
Ukrainian national post, Ukrposhta, plans to start building 600,000 square meters of mail and package sorting centers in 2021, according to Igor Suhodubovsky, head of Construction for the company. He […]
