14/02/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Prosecutor General's Office arrested a former head of parliamentary faction of the Party of Regions Alexander Efremov

14/02/2015 Daily Highlights by "Digests & Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

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President Poroshenko announced a ceasefire in Donbass. Prosecutor General's Office arrested a former head of parliamentary faction of the Party of Regions Alexander Efremov.

11.08.2014 | Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukraine

• Traditional Sorochynska Fair have been cancelled by the Government due to the complicated socio-political situation in the country.
• Official Fx rate, established by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), continue to decline: 12.82 UAH / 1$ (-22 cop), 17.17 UAH / 1€ (-32 cop), 3.52 UAH / 10 RUR (-5 cop). Daily rates fluctuated within the range of 12.6-13.2 UAH / 1$ and 16.87-17.67 UAH / 1€. NBU explains Fx erosion by the military actions in the east of Ukraine, experts stress currency deficit on interbank trade. So far none of the NBU attempts to calm down the market with interventions have succeeded.

10/08/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukraine

• Odessa Anti-Maidan leder Davydchenko, conditionally charged by Odessa court on accusation for separatism, fled from Ukraine.

Kyiv

• Acivists tents and scene have been fully dismantled on Maidan, traffic zones of Khreshatyk and nearby streets have been cleared. Mayor Klitchko promised to keep Institutska street as pedestrian area.

03/08/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukraine

• "The Minister of Information Policy" of DPR, Bloha have been detained in Mariupol while trying to flee to Crimea. She is being accused of participation in terrorist organization and transmission of information on Ukrainian activists and journalists of Donetsk to terrorists.
• The territory of Kharkiv tank plant was shelled with flamethrower, police classified the event as a terrorist attack.

29/07/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukraine

• President Poroshenko approached the President of Belarus Lukashenko, to organize on July 31 in Minsk a meeting of the contact group on access of international experts to the crash site of MH17 Malaysian Airlines flight and hostages release. The group should above all include  ex-President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma, Russia's ambassador to Ukraine Zurabov and OSCE representatives. Lukashenko confirmed his readiness to arrange a meeting.
• Hotline for relatives of the military, involved in the anti-terrorist operation, have been launched on behalf of President Poroshenko.

27/07/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukraine

• Seversky Donets-Donbass channel have been restored, soon water will resupplied again to cities of Donetsk region.
• Separatists that seized Kharkiv Regional State Administration in April this year, were released from prison on bail made ​​by former deputy Tsarev.
• Naval parade dedicated to the Ukrainian Navy day, was held in Odessa, warships entered the port of Odessa on the raid.
• Police dispersed the strike of soldiers' mothers, protesting against authorities violation of promise to withdraw Nikolaev airmobile brigade from encircling on the border in Luhansk region, where Ukrainian soldiers are facing cross fire from both terrorists and Russian army and bear heavy losses.

25/07/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukraine

• Verkhovna Rada refused to vote for initiatives submitted by both the Government and the President, concerning reorganization of the gas transport system, amendments to the Tax Code and suggestions to increase military spending. Budget amendments will be considered during a special session of the Parliament on July 31, as well as admission of Australian police to the territory of Ukraine and and resignation of the Prime Minister Yatsenyuk. President Poroshenko consider working with the current Government of Ukraine. Appointment of the vice-premier minister Groisman as Acting Prime Minister have been published at the governmental portal.
• Broadcasting of four Russian channels namely, RTR Planeta, Russia-24, NTV and TV-World Center-International, have been banned on the territory of Ukraine by the National Council for Television and Radio. These channels had been spreading false information about the situation in Ukraine, thats non compliant to the laws of Ukraine on Information, on TV Broadcasting and to the the European Convention on Transfrontier Broadcasting.