August 03, 2014

02/08/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Luhansk is at the edge of humanitarian and ecological catastrophe after terrorists' attacks

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  • General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine is working on the project of the Law on In Absentia Denunciation of crime suspects within the criminal proceedings, that will allow to return to Ukraine significant amounts of assets, stolen by officials from Yanukovych regime, and allow include some individuals to the Interpol investigation database.
  • General Prosecutor Yarema said at the briefing that strong reorganization have been conducted within the agency and ¾ of central office cadres have been renewed, but tipping point haven’t yet occurred.
  • According to experts, many of those who served under the Yanukovych regime came back, as well as unexperienced in the prosecutor's office job have been appointed.
  • Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, through Russia's ambassador to Ukraine Zurabov, summoned for questioning and announced under suspicion of "the organization and financing of illegal armed groups" against Russian citizens Zyuganov, Mironov, Zhirinovsky, Defense Minister Shoigu billionaire Malofeeva.

August 02, 2014

01/08/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Kyiv mayor Klitschko initiated transformation of Andryivsky Uzviz street into a pedestrian zone and arrangement of the street trade, in order to create a tourism "business card" of the capital.

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  • President Poroshenko signed several important laws previously adopted by Verkhovna Rada. In particular, he signed the Law on Higher Education, that determines self-governance and integration of universities into the European space, based on the Bologna process, as well as Amendments to the State Budget and the Tax Code, providing additional funding to Kyiv, martial tax on personal income, reduction of state official salaries.
  • President Poroshenko announced in TV interview creation of international Donbass recovery aid fund, involving US, UK, Japan and most European countries. Additionally, Ukrainian oligarchs money should be used for the region's recovery.
  • President Poroshenko insists on change of electoral law and introduction of a fully proportional system and open party lists.

July 28, 2014

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

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  • 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.