All news for January 2015

Gorlovka, January 31 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) – In the center of Gorlovka, the refectory of the Epiphany Cathedral was damaged by artillery shelling. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte As a result of a direct hit by a shell, a fire occurred. The refectory is partially destroyed. The people in the building were not injured. The glazing in the cathedral itself and neighboring houses was damaged, reports…

Kyiv, January 31 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) – Ukrainian soldiers were able to escape from encirclement in Uglegorsk. Subscribe to the PolitNavigator - Kyiv news on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “Part of the Svityaz battalion, which held the defense in Uglegorsk for 3 days, was released and left the encirclement,” the press service of the Donbass battalion reported. “In the direction of Yenakievo-Debaltsevo, the enemy is trying unsuccessfully...

Kyiv, January 31 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) – IDPs from the ATO zone and Crimea will be drafted into the Ukrainian army. This was stated by Deputy Head of the Mobilization Planning Department of the General Staff of Ukraine Vladimir Talalay. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “To implement the law “On conscription and military service” there is a whole range of measures.…

Zaporozhye, January 31 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) – In Zaporozhye, representatives of the “Strength of the Nation” organization are trying to break through the cordon of law enforcement officers who surrounded the monument to Lenin. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte At first, the protesters tried to hold educational conversations with the police, inviting them to throw down the “stone idol” together. “Let's shoot together. I don't mind. I -…

Zaporozhye, January 31 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) – In Zaporozhye, nationalists made another attempt to demolish the central monument to Lenin, but could not even get close to the pedestal. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte As PolitNavigator reported, last night a fence was installed around the monument, and law enforcement officers took it under round-the-clock protection. Representatives of the organization “Strength of the Nation”...

Sumy, January 31 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) – In Sumy, a cafe on wheels, whose visitors were volunteers and ATO fighters, was set on fire. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “All profits from the sale of coffee drinks went to the needs of the Sumy Artillery Regiment “Hurricane”. The blue-and-yellow coffee shop on wheels worked for three months,” reports the 1+1 TV channel.…

Kyiv, January 31 (PolitNavigator, Alexander Semenyuta) – The bet of American speculator Michael Hasenstab from Franklin Templeton to buy Ukrainian government bonds turned out to be a failure. He lost $3 billion because of Ukraine and lost his informal title of “king of bonds,” writes Business Insider. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte According to The Economist, Hasenstab owns about half of Ukraine's international bonds. He is…

Uglegorsk, January 31 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) – In Uglegorsk there are battles between rebels and militias. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “According to the order of the ATO headquarters, the liberation of Uglegorsk began by units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard and police battalions. Within several days the enemy gained a foothold in Uglegorsk. There are heavy battles on the outskirts and in...

Kyiv, January 31 (PolitNavigator, Alexander Semenyuta) – Ukraine needs to make systemic changes in the economy and develop competition, said the Polish economist, author of the so-called “shock therapy” Leszek Balcerowicz. In the meantime, in his opinion, Kyiv is asking for money, thereby becoming like Athens. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “Your situation is much easier than in Poland in 1989.…

Kyiv, January 31 (PolitNavigator, Alexander Semenyuta) – Only 17 Ukrainian enterprises were given the go-ahead to export products of animal origin to the European Union, Deputy Head of the State Veterinary and Phytoservice Vitaly Bashinsky said in an interview with Mirror of the Week. In this segment, Ukraine is still a deep outsider. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “Seven enterprises supply fish, five – honey and the same number of enterprises supply poultry products”...