army

• Scoop of the day: Vakarchuk hands in MP mandate, Sternenko suspected of murder
  Coronavirus Ukraine has registered the highest single-day increase in the number of new Covid-19 cases, which peaked at 689. There have been a toal of 29,070 cases, including 854 deaths… 11 June, 23:47
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  Scoop of the day: Germany refuses to extradite ex-MP, SIB summons Poroshenko
  Coronavirus There have been 21,905 confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine, including 658 deaths and 7,995 recoveries, by the morning of 27 May. Some 321 new cases have been registered… 27 May, 23:40
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  Scoop of the day: Zelenskyy signs banking bill into law
  Banking bill President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed the so-called "anti-Kolomoyskyy" bill into law to prevent former owners of bankrupt bans nationalized by the state from claiming… 21 May, 00:28
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  One serviceman killed, eight wounded during exercise in Donbas
  One Ukrainian soldier was killed and eight servicemen who were close to him sustained wounds of various gravity when an 82-mm mortar blew up during a scheduled shooting exercise at… 14 April, 21:16
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  Planned military drill begins in western Ukraine
  A planned tactical military exercise has begun in western Ukraine to check the army's combat readiness, the Defence Ministry has said on its website. "During the exercise, the issues… 13 April, 19:17
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  Ukrainian army confirms two coronavirus cases
  The Ukrainian Armed Forces have had two confirmed cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus by 5 p.m. on 2 April, the Medical Forces Command has reported. The first to test positive was a… 02 April, 20:30
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  Zelenskyy postpones spring conscription until May-July
  President Volodymyr Zelensky has postponed the spring military conscription campaign and discharge of conscript servicemen originally scheduled for April-June to May-July 2020. His… 23 March, 22:47
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  General Staff denies commander’s resignation
  The spokesman for the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Bohdan Senyk, has denied rumours that General Staff Commander Ruslan Khomchak has resigned, the BBC Ukrainian has… 27 February, 21:10
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  Ukraine lowers conscription age
  President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree on the 2020 military conscription campaign which will be held for six months: in April-June and October-December. There are plans… 16 January, 19:38
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  Army transformation to last entire next year – defence minister
  The transformation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will take place the entire next year to bring the command structure in line with NATO standards, Defence Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk… 19 December 2019, 13:29
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  Live: Roundtable "Will the adoption of NATO standards by the Ukrainian Armed Forces improve the country's defence capacity?"
  LB.ua is broadcasting live a roundtable discussion entitled "Will the adoption of NATO standards by the Ukrainian Armed Forces improve the country's defence capacity?". The event is… 19 December 2019, 11:17
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  Gen Marchenko bailed out from custody
  Gen Dmytro Marchenko, who is suspected of procuring bad body armour for the army, has been released from a remand centre after the bail of 20m hryvnyas [850,000 dollars] has been… 17 December 2019, 18:46
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  General Staff colonel backtracks on "reintegration" remarks
  The General Staff of Ukraine will conduct an official investigation into remarks made by the head of the Civil Military Cooperation Directorate of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Col… 13 December 2019, 13:59
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  Zelenskyy says army "guarantee of diplomatic efforts" on Donbas
  The development of a strong and capable Ukrainian army is a precondition of Ukraine's freedom and independence, and the Armed Forces have been and will be the guarantor of the effectiveness… 06 December 2019, 15:16
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  Parliament passes bill on new military ranks
  The Ukrainian parliament has passed a bill "On amending certain legislative acts of Ukraine on the performance of military duty and military service." Bill No 0906 was backed by… 17 October 2019, 22:15