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Ukraine appeals to UN Security Council regarding russian passports in Donbas
25.04.2019
On Wednesday, April 24, the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN appealed to the United Nations Security Council regarding putin’s decree on simplifying the procedure for issuing russian passports in the occupied territories of Donbas.The appeal was made on the instructions of President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN Volodymyr Yelchenko wrote on Twitter. “By order of President Poroshenko, we have already appealed to the UN Security Council,” he wrote.According to Yelchenko, such action ...Poroshenko calls adopted draft law on Ukrainian language historic decision
25.04.2019
Incumbent Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has written on Facebook that the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of the draft law on ensuring the functioning of the Ukrainian language as the national language is a historic decision.“The adoption of the draft law on ensuring the functioning of the Ukrainian language as the national language is a really historic decision, which stands next to the restoration of our army and granting autocephaly to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine,” he said.According ...Ukraine’s parliament has adopted the law on ensuring the functioning of Ukrainian as a state language
25.04.2019
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has adopted the law on ensuring the functioning of Ukrainian as a state language. A total of 278 lawmakers voted for the document at a parliament meeting on Thursday, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. Passage of the law required at least 226 votes.The deputies sang the anthem of Ukraine after the approval of the document. The law establishes the National Commission on the Standards of the State Language and introduces the post of the commissioner ...Occupants refuse to register the representative office of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
24.04.2019
The occupying “russian Federation Justice Ministry Directorate in Crimea” refused to register the religious organization of Ukrainian Orthodox Parish of Volodymyr of Kyiv and Olha of Kyiv at the request of Archbishop Clement.This is reported by the krymsos.com.“According to the results of the review of the above documents, on April 12, 2019, the department decided on refusal of state registration of the organization when it was created on the grounds provided for by part 1 of article 12 of the ...Ukrainians rally to thank Poroshenko for his time in office
24.04.2019
A rally in support of Petro Poroshenko was held outside the presidential administration building in Kyiv, UATV reports.The gathering, organized on social media, attracted hundreds of people, many of them young and carrying Ukrainian flags. They wanted to thank the incumbent president for his achievements including the granting of the visa-free regime, Tomos and the decentralization reform.“We came here to thank the best, as we think, President of modern independent Ukraine,” one participant said.“We are very grateful for what he ...russia has been using disorientation technology in the Black Sea since 2016
24.04.2019
According to a recent study by the American non-governmental organization, C4ADS, the russian Federation has used disorientation technology on GPS/GNSS satellite navigation systems in the Black Sea some 10,000 times since February 2016, Voice of America reported.American navigation expert Dane Howard said that until 2017 there hadn’t been any official information about russia’s use of the technology.“In 2017, a captain of a merchant ship in the Black Sea sent us evidence – a photo of a screen of his computer and radar, where ...CEC counts 100% of ballots in Ukraine’s presidential elections: Zelensky has won
23.04.2019
As of 17:35, April 23, the Central Election Commission of Ukraine processed 100% of electronic protocols on the vote count in the second round in Ukraine’s presidential elections, writes Ukrinform.The relevant data are published on the CEC’s website.According to the results of the electronic protocols, Volodymyr Zelensky has won the presidential elections as he garnered 73.22% of the vote.24.45% of Ukrainians cast their votes for incumbent President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. 18,491,840 Ukrainians took part in voting.As reported, the second ...Lviv will get Hilton Hotel
21.04.2019
Lviv’s reputation as Ukraine’s unofficial tourism capital has received another boost with news that the city will soon welcome its first Hilton Hotel, bunews.com.ua reports.Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadoviy confirmed that the future hotel would be located in Lviv’s Bohdan Khmelnitskiy Park, with plans envisaging construction of a split purpose facility featuring both traditional hotel rooms and apartment hotel services.The arrival of a major international hotel brand like Hilton will increase the international appeal of Lviv’s vibrant tourism sector. Growing tourist ...Volker on further support of Ukraine: U.S. here for long haul
20.04.2019
United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker wrote on Twitter on April 19, 2019 that the United States will continue to support Ukraine.“In advance of Sunday’s election I wanted to reiterate that the U.S. is here for the long haul and we’re here to support a peaceful, strong, democratic, prosperous, secure, Ukraine that sees its borders and territories, including Crimea, fully restored,” he said.Earlier, Volker said that elections in Ukraine are similar to elections earlier held in ...Ukraine’s leading international airport sees 15% growth in passengers
20.04.2019
Boryspil International Airport has reported a 15% year-on-year rise in passenger numbers during the first quarter of 2019, writes Business Ukraine.Approximately 2.6 million people used the airport in the January-March period, with slightly over 90% of these passengers traveling on international flights.The airport, which serves as the main international gateway to Kyiv, has recently reopened its Terminal F facility in order to accommodate the growing number of low-cost airlines entering the market as Ukraine experiences a sustained air travel boom.Boryspil ...russia-led forces mounted 10 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in past day
20.04.2019
russia-led forces mounted 10 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, in the past 24 hours, writes UNIAN.“No Ukrainian Army casualties were reported in the past day. According to intelligence reports, three invaders were killed and another one was wounded,” the press center of Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation said in an update on Facebook as of 07:00 Kyiv time on April 20, 2019. During the period under review, russian occupation forces opened fire from 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade ...Hacked emails appear to reveal russia is backing Zelensky
18.04.2019
Comedian and actor Volodymyr Zelensky, a political novice, has upended Ukraine’s presidential race over the past several months by promising young voters a break from a past riddled with corruption and leaders beholden to powerful oligarchs. But now, a tranche of hacked emails suggest that Zelensky may have a powerful patron of his own: the kremlin, writes Newsweek.On Tuesday, Ukraine’s security services revealed that they are investigating whether Zelensky’s campaign received financing from members of the russian security service who ...
