Materials on 1 August 2016 year

  • Militants make 85 attacks in Donbas Over the past day, the Russia-backed militants 85 times opened fire on the positions of the antiterrorist operation troops in Donbass, the ATO press center reported on 1 August. In…
  • ProZorro becomes mandatory for use in Ukraine From August 1, the electronic system of public procurement ProZorro became mandatory for use in Ukraine, the official website of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade stated…
  • One ATO trooper killed, six wounded Over the past 24 hours, one Ukrainian soldier was killed, another six were wounded in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine, said Col. Andriy Lysenko, the speaker…
  • Russian helicopter shot down in Syria On 1 August, Russian helicopter has been shot down by rebels in northern Syria, Russia's Interfax news agency quoted officials as saying. Defence officials say the Mi-8 transport…
  • New health chief gets carte blanche Acting Minister of Health Ulana Suprun received a carte blanche to the formation of his team in the Ministry of Health, deputy Prime Minister Pavlo Rozenko told a press conference…
  • Republican nominee for US presidency Donald Trump has tried to backtrack on what he has earlier stated about Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine. "When I said Putin 'is not…
  • Former Party of Regions' faction head arrested Pechersk District Court of Kyiv had arrested the former people's deputy Oleksandr Yefremov (Party of Regions) for 60 days. Judge Volodymyr Karaban announced the verdict on 1 August…