October 08, 2014

07/10/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Second “silence period” in the combat area was announced

Прокурор, занимающийся расследованием поражения украинских войск в районе Иловайска, заявил, что виновными в происшедшем являются бойцы одного из батальонов, покинувшие свои позиции.

07/10/2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency


Announcement of the second “silence period” in the combat area was breached by militants overnight. OSCE is completely blind of militants breaching the cease-fire. Ukrainian authorities hope to regain control over the state border with international assistance.
Ukraine
  • The Government is considering to implement targeted sanctions against Russian companies and non-critical imported goods.
  • President Poroshenko considers regaining control over the state border as a top priority. Any trading on its rearrangement is a political speculations.
  • Verkhovna Rada introduced legislative changes, which permit to conduct criminal investigations on persons, who are in hiding. These changes will allow to perform judicial acts in absentia on the cases against former president Yanukovych and his fellows. Also Verkhovna Rada in the first reading adopted laws creating the Anti-Corruption Bureau under the strategy developed by the Cabinet of Ministers, and the law on the prevention of corruption, providing a mechanism for declaring incomes of officials.
  • Serhiy Bubka was reelected as the President of the National Olympic Committee for the next four years.
  • According to opinion of the Trade Unions Federation, the number of illegal workers in Ukraine has reached 30% of the workforce and continues the steady growth, which is a consequence of fiscal and tax policies. Illegals are working without being covered by social security and health safety.
  • Official exchange rate of Ukrainian hryvnya slightly changed: 12.97 UAH/USD (+2 cop), 16.29 UAH/EUR (-5 cop), 3.24 UAH/10 RUR (-2 cop). Head of the NBU Gontareva gave a detailed press conference, where she explained actions of the regulator towards banks, which are speculating on the exchange rate and holding on to the cash currency sold to them.

Kyiv

  • Meeting with mayor Klitchko and Assistant of US Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Nuland was dedicated to questions of investments, energy diversification and improvement of security systems. Nuland promised to send to Kyiv specialists for consultations in the areas of public safety and security.

War in Ukraine

  • 5 Ukrainian military were killed and 28 wounded as a result of shelling and attacks of terrorists, which have recently intensified. Assault on Donetsk International Airport is ongoing non-stop.
  • «Silence regimen» was introduced for the second time in the combat area in Donbass at 18:00 on the 7th of October. Despite that, Donetsk inhabitants testify on continuous shelling from the militants side. Several civilians were killed, infrastructure installations and residential buildings destroyed during the shelling of Donetsk and Popasna.
  • In its official report, OSCE states that its observers “didn’t evidence” artillery shelling and attacks by militants. At the same time, the report blames Ukrainian army for shelling and refutes NSDC reports.
  • Head of the SSU Nalyvaychenko reported that terrorists and subversive groups, as well as provocateurs are being captured every day in the combat area, as well as throughout Ukraine.
  • Leading prosecutor for investigation of Ukrainian army defeat in Ilovaysk declared that fighters from one of the battalion, who had left their positions, are responsible for the tragedy.
  • Prosecutor’s Office launched criminal proceedings against Ministry of Defense officials, who’ve purchased fuel and ammunition under artificially inflated prices, as well as against ex-Minister of Defense and Chief of General Staff, who’s activities led to the collapse of the army and its defensive capacity.

International

  • Assistant of US Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Nuland considers full adherence of Russia to the Minsk memorandum as the only option to partially withdraw sanctions against Russia. She also announced that additional sanctions could be introduced if aggression continues.
  • Moldova authorities penalized Russian TV channels broadcasting in the country for subjectivism and false information on events in Ukraine.  

Trends


  • Social polls confirmed that Ukrainians are eager to have peace, but are not willing to pay arbitrary high price for it, including loss of sovereignty.

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