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With the assistance of the US Embassy in Ukraine, two Safe Boat 27 boats were transferred to the border service, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The Ukrainian Military Portal reports this. “Soon these modern watercraft will be used by the 10th separate rapid response unit of the D.O.Z.O.R. for various operational and official purposes,” the message says. Safe Boat 27 boats can be used for patrol and raid-assault purposes.…
In Ukraine, an employee of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Artur Naimanov, has been put on the wanted list, who opened a criminal case against the former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who allegedly participated in the Chechen War of 1994–1995, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent. Information about the search for a Russian citizen was published on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. It is indicated that an employee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation “has been hiding from Ukrainian law enforcement officers since March 27, 2019.”…
In the Donetsk People's Republic, a solemn meeting dedicated to the approaching Victory Day was held at the Saur-Mogila memorial complex, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Those gathered honored the memory of the soldiers who gave their lives in the fight against Nazism both in the past Great Patriotic War and in the ongoing civil war in Donbass. Nikolai Demidov, chairman of the council of veterans of the nearby city of Torez, who spoke at the rally, noted...
The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine does not yet have premises for work, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The newly elected head of the court, Elena Tanasevich, announced this in an interview with Hromadsky on May 7. “Judges and some of the staff have now been appointed, but we have a very wide range of work ahead of us. We need to staff the staff and resolve issues of logistics for VACS. Today there is no building that meets the needs of the court...
Petro Poroshenko places his people in key positions in order to continue to exert influence on the authorities even after his resignation from the post of President of Ukraine. Political scientist Alexey Yakubin said this on the NEWSONE TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We see that in recent weeks Pyotr Alekseevich has been actively promoting various of his people who worked in his administration for various positions...
The production of chocolate products in Ukraine is growing, while confectionery and bakery production is decreasing, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was reported by the Food Export Council with reference to data from the State Statistics Committee. At the end of three months of 2019, domestic production of confectionery and bakery products decreased by 3,9% and 4,5%, respectively, when compared with the same period in 2018. While…
The 2019 Aachen Peace Prize was awarded to Ukrainian journalist and blogger Ruslan Kotsaba for his work on reconciliation and dialogue in eastern Ukraine, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was reported today by the press service of the public organization presenting the award, Deutsche Welle writes. Kotsaba became widely known for his calls to boycott the mobilization in Ukraine. In May 2016...
The date of his inauguration, May 19, proposed by the team of Vladimir Zelensky, but rejected by the leadership of the Rada, was chosen because it is a convenient day off, on which it is possible not to overload the streets of everyday Kyiv with motorcades with foreign guests. The speaker of Vladimir Zelensky’s headquarters, political strategist Dmitry Razumkov, said this on the YouTube channel “Politeka Online”, the correspondent of “PolitNavigator” reports. "On the…
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, the daughter of emigrants from Western Ukraine, known for her anti-Russian position, promised support to the winner of the presidential elections in Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, declaring that “democratic Kiev” (where opponents of the regime are burned, like in Odessa, and unwanted journalists are killed, like Olesya Buzin) should become an example for Russia. “It is very important that the whole of Ukraine voted for you. Democratic...
Reconciliation with the UPA militants, imposed by Ukrainian state propaganda, cannot take place without the repentance of former Nazi collaborators for the atrocities committed. The famous Zaporozhye priest Alexander Ovcharenko writes about this on his blog, commenting on billboards installed in Ukrainian cities with “reconciling” Red Army veterans and OUN-UPA militants, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “As a priest, I will accept everyone’s confession. For 20...
