Materials on 29 December 2016 year

  • Ukrainian chess player Vasyl Ivanchuk became the champion in rapid chess. Before the last round at the World Rapid Chess Championship in Doha, five GMs had 10 points. Ivanchuk finished…
  • National TV channel fears unfriendly takeover 1 plus 1 TV channel says presidential administration is putting pressure on the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting to cancel the channels broadcasting licence. …
  • Broadcasting Council shrugs off 1+1 concerns Yuriy Artemenko The head of the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting Yuriy Artemenko says he is surprised by the allegations of the TV channel 1+1of the authorities'…
  • Foreign Ministry demands Russia release illegally detained Ukrainians The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has demanded that the Kremlin let out all the citizens of Ukraine who are illegally detained or sentenced in the territory of Crimea, Russia…
  • Resigned customs reformer probed for corruption The former head of the Odesa customs Yuliya Marushevska is under investigation on suspicion of corruption, the head of Ukraine Fiscal Service Roman Nasirov told Reuters. According…
  • ATO trooper killed in combat One servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was killed in a clash with the enemy in the area of Kruta Balka near Donetsk on Wednesday, the headquarters of ATO said 29 December The…
  • Ukrainian colonel charged with treason The Ukrainian Security Service said the colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ivan Bezyazykov is being suspected of high treason. He is accused of siding with the "DNR authorities…
  • Dollar hits 27-hryvnya mark on interbank market The weighted average exchange rate of US dollar on the interbank market for the first time since March crossed the bar at 27 hryvnia. As of 12:30 on 29 December the course of transactions…