Materials on 24 May 2017 year

  • Mom, I'm a soldier
    Diana Butsko
    Dozens of children have been involved in the Donbas war since 2014
  • The blocking of Russian social networks: how this concerns the country's security
    Igor Solovey
    Like in any other war, Ukraine is fully entitled to use "active defence" to counter Russia's hybrid aggression, including by banning access to its propaganda media. Although some fear encroachment on the freedom of speech, others in the West…
  • Agrarian policy minister resigns Minister of Agrarian Policy Taras Kutovyy filed in resignation on 23 May. On his Facebook page, Kutovyy said that ministerial resignation is quite natural and common world practice…
  • Pentagon predicts continuation of war in Donbas A recent US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report says that the Minsk agreements will remain unfulfilled until the end of 2018. Non-extensive fighting along the front line in Donbas…
  • PGO probes into anti-graft bureau deputy chief (updated) The General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine initiated an investigation into the first deputy director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) Guizo Uglava. Ukrainian New says…
  • Law enforcers raid former tax officials The National Police and the military prosecutor's office conduct a nation-wide operation detaining top officials of the former ministry of revenue and duties, Interior Minister Arsen…
  • PGO completes Buzyna murder probe The investigation of the resonant murder of journalist and writer Oles Buzyna is completed, Prosecutor-General Yuriy Lutsenko told the Verkhovna Rada on Wednesday, 24 May. "After…
  • Cabinet approves domestic loan swap The Cabinet of Ministers at its meeting on Wednesday approved the restructuring of the domestic public debt worth 229 bn hryvnia. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on Wednesday…