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June 2010

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May 2010

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  • May 27, 2010 — Shevchenko Raion Department of Militsiya in ciy of Kiev offered the parents of the 19-year old student to take the body of their son out of the city's morgue, after celebrating his birthday. The cause of death — a head injury while being in custody. The militsiya official stated that the boy was so drunk that caused harm to himself, implying that no militsiya officials were involved in his death. Cynically enough the law enforcement officials have nerve to blame the death of the student on the youngster himself without even questioning procedural mistakes of the custody. Kyiv (Ukrainska Pravda)

March 2010

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  • Mar. 17 2010 — Around 5,000 demonstrators organized a political meeting by the building of Lviv's local administration. They are requesting immediate resignation of the newly appointed minister of education Dmytro Tabachnyk. The same day militsiya already has arrested people in Kyiv for similar event near the building of Ministry of Education. At the same time an Extraordinary session of Lviv regional council reviews the petition to Azarov Government with a request to fire Tabachnyk. Novynar
Coat of arms of Crimea
Coat of arms of Crimea
  • Mar. 17 2010 — In Crimea was elected a new speaker of local parliament Volodymyr Konstantinov (Party Za Yanukovych). In the list of candidates there was no other names but his. He received 86 votes of support out 93 issued bulletins. Konstantinov also recommended the presidential candidate Vasyl Djarti (Party of Regions) on the post of prime-minister. His candidacy supported 82 deputies out 89 that voted. Ukrainska Pravda
  • Mar. 17 2010 — In Crimea were elected new Republican Prosecutor, Chief of Police, and Prime-Minister. For the Medvedko's candidate Stepan Molytsky the local council voted 82 out of 90 that participated. For the head of Ministry of Internal Affairs candidate Oleksandr Prosolov voted 70 out 89. The newly elected prime-minister Vasyl Djarti promised to form the new republican government by this Friday. Ukrainska Pravda
Tamga
Tamga
  • Mar. 16 2010 — In Lviv the youth has collected all books of histories of USSR and CPSU as well as other Soviet literature and turned them into recycling, reports TCH.ua. The action became a sort of answer to another action that took place in Simferopol where representatives of organization Proryv and the Natalia Vitrenko Bloc burned books of the modern history of Ukraine (photos). During the Lviv's action the local youth also was gathering signatures for the dismissal of the newly elected minister of education Dmytro Tabachnyk. In their first hour they collected over 100 signatures. The Simferopol's books vandalism took place on March 14 and later was condemned by the deputy head of president's administration Hanna Herman. Novynar
Coat of arms of Crimea
Coat of arms of Crimea
  • Mar. 15 2010 — Speaker of Crimean parliament Anatoliy Hrytsenko and prime-minister of Crimea Viktor Plakida filed a statement of resignation. It was announced by the head of the Standing Committee of Parliament on legal issues, law enforcement and emergency Liudmyla Lubina, says Ukrainska Pravda referring to the announcement at E-Crimea. According to her, the resignation also signed the first deputy speaker of the parliament Hryhoriy Ioffe. Ukrainska Pravda

January 2010

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  • Jan. 7 2010 — Ukraine is holding a run-off vote in the country's first presidential election since the 2004 Orange Revolution, which brought pro-Western reformer Viktor Yushchenko to power. Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych faces Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the vote after neither candidate won more than 50% in January's first round. They won 35% and 25% of votes respectively. President Yushchenko, the one-time hero of the Orange Revolution, came fifth out of a field of 18 candidates, winning just 5.5% of votes. BBC

December 2009

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  • Dec. 2 2009 — The citizen of Ukraine was shot dead recently on the eastern border of Ukraine with the Russian Federation while trying to cross a non legally existing border as no border agreement between the two countries was ever signed. Why is that? GLAVRED

November 2009

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  • Nov. 26 2009 — The border officials of the Border Patrol of Russian Federation killed the citizen of Ukraine. The incident took place around 00:30 on November 26 near the settlement of Volchansky Khutors, Kharkiv Oblast. The Russians claim that the resident of Ukraine in his automobile Niva with a trailer driving from Russia back to his home land wanted illegally cross the border between Russia and Ukraine. When he was spotted by the patrol he was requested to stop. However, the trespasser tried to evade and even over run one of the officials. After warning shots the officials opened fire upon the vehicle, but shot the driver as well. One of the rounds got in the driver's neck and the Ukrainian died instantly. Currently the incident is being investigated by the Russian Prosecutor's Office. The Ukrainian border officials already were met with their Russian colleagues. Both the head of the FSB Border Patrol press service Oksana Golova and the commander of the Kharkiv Border Patrol unit Oleksandr Zadorozhny agreed that the authorities were following the letter of law. Podrobnosti.ua (video-footage)

October 2009

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  • Oct. 6 2009 — The status of religious freedom in Ukraine is still on the highest level although in the community is observed progressive decreasing of a general tolerating level in comparison to the previous years. As was informed by the Institute of the Religious Freedom such conclusions were made by the participants of the Congress of the Board of Directors of the Ukrainian Association of the Religious Freedom (UARS).Novynar
Viktor Yanukovych and Vladimir Putin
Viktor Yanukovych and Vladimir Putin
  • Oct. 6 2009 — The People's Deputy, Vasyl Kiselev, (block of Party of Regions) calls on Viktor Yanukovych to leave his post of the party's leader. He stated that on the press-conference according to the UNIAN. Kiselev remarked that he is not against him to run for the post of the President of Ukraine, but at the party's congress he called upon the change of the party's leader. He explained his position by the fact that Yanukovych deviated away from the party's program principles and he knows of better replacement currently in the party ranks. Kiselev also accused Yanukovych of playing games with Yuschenko which might sabotage the upcoming election for presidency.Glavred

September 2009

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Georgi Gongadze
Georgi Gongadze

August 2009

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Ivan Mazepa
Ivan Mazepa
  • Aug. 19 2009 — The establishment of the Mazepa monument seems to get postponed now until sometime in September. Viktor Yuschenko thinks that it happened due to passive activity from the mayor of Poltava. The last one speculated of conflict with Russian Federation if the monument was to be erected on the day of the Battle of Poltava. The construction was postponed until the Independence Day and was ratified by the city council August 22, 2008. UNIAN
Flag of the Crimean Tatar people
Flag of the Crimean Tatar people

June 2009

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  • Jun. 20 2009 — In Sevastopol again took place an incident involving the Black Sea fleet of Russian Federation. Couple of years ago in 2007 the administration of this organization was contracted by some 200 citizens of Sevastopol to build four several stories residential buildings. The job was never finished although the financial aspect of the contract was fulfilled as it was a prepaid venture. At this time there are only two buildings that are only finished at 95% states the local newspaper Novyi Sevastopol. The protesters are being simply kicked out by force without any intention to regulate the conflict. The protesters also sent a letters to the President and the Prime-Minister of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin, and also to the Minister of Defense of RF, Anatoliy Serdyukov. Those attempts brought no results. UNIAN
Night on the Eve of Ivan Kupala, by Henryk Hector Siemiradzki.
  • Jun. 20 2009 — In Vinnytsia started the festival of Cossack's Zvychayeva Culture. The event is taking place on the Kempa Island (Festival Island) with participation of over 300 Cossacks and around 2,000 spectators. The festival is organized for the upcoming Ivana Kupala festivities for which were invited guests not only from almost all of the oblasts nationwide, but also Belarus and Poland. The event is planned to consist of the national martial arts, the strength competition featuring David Klionov (Kharkiv) and the group Kozatski vitivky. The sport part of the event will follow by the festival of kobzar song. This program will feature a wide variety of kobsars of the country such as the Honored Artist of Ukraine Vasyl Lytvyn, kobsars Taras Sylenko, Maksym Slipak, Oleksa Mykolaychuk and others. The next day of the event will feature live participation and familirization with the national folklore of Ukraine. Participation is free, but participants are required to wear a traditional national costumes. UNIAN

April 2009

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  • Apr. 20 2009 — Valeriy Saratov, speaker of the Sevastopol municipality council, says the upcoming International festival Grand Russian Word (June 2009) has to become the All-Ukrainian as it carries a serious cultural essence. He believes that this event will boost the programs directed at the development of the Russian language in the region. 1+1 reminds that a similar activity has taken place on June 10, 2007 in Simferopol and developed into the pro-Russian protests. 1+1
  • Apr. 17 2009 — In Odessa, Maksym Chaika, a 20-year old student of the Odessa National University, died due to multiple stabbing wounds. A public affairs representative of the city police authority in Odessa clarifies that the investigation has been started and militsiya is in a search for one of the suspected offenders. Some observers say that Chaika has openly criticized the destructive pro-Russian activities of local politician Igor Markov, his party Rodina, and the TV channel ATB that sympathizes them; demanding from the authorities and SBU to bring them to justice. Ukrinform
  • Apr. 15 2009 — Ukraine will transfer the Moldovan citizens, Gabriel Stati and Aurel Marinescu, that were detained last week in the Odessa airport wanted under suspicion of organizing public disorders in neighboring Moldova. (UNIAN)
  • Apr. 15 2009 — The installation of a Mazepa monument scheduled to the 300 year anniversary of the Battle of Poltava was canceled, but later postponed. (UNIAN)
  • Apr. 15 2009 — Two officers of the Russian militsiya from Rostov Oblast crossed into Ukraine and, exercising extraterritorial jurisdiction, arrested a 17-year-old Ukrainian citizen in Milove, Luhansk Oblast, claiming that he escaped from their custody to avoid criminal charges against him. The local militsiya and border patrol were not able to respond on time, although there are some witnesses claiming to see a border guard following the group. The agency denies the accusations. Podrobytsi

March 2009

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February 2009

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November 2008

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  • November 28, 2008 — Ukraine to remove 10 Soviet-era monuments. Authorities in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv have decided to take down ten Soviet-era monuments, including eight statues of Vladimir Lenin, a municipal official said on Thursday, according to RIA Novosti.(UNIAN)
  • November 27, 2008 — The prohibition of smoking in schools and clinics was accepted by the executive committee of the municipal council of Kharkiv. Current mayor of Kharkiv, Mykhailo Dobkin, asked the committee to prepare a proposition to the managers of companies of other forms of ownership.(1+1)
  • November 27, 2008 — Fitch downgrades Ukraine's IUD To B. Fitch Ratings has today downgraded Ukrainian-based metal producer Corporation Industrial Union of Donbass`s (IUD) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to B from B+ while maintaining a Negative Outlook. At the same time, Fitch has affirmed the company's Short-term IDR at B, EasyBourse reported.(UNIAN)
Oleh Blokhin
Oleh Blokhin
  • November 24, 2008 — Russia's Gazprom could sue Ukraine over its gas debt.(UNIAN)
  • November 24, 2008 — The Crimean parliament seeks answers about the situation regarding the Russian television programing. The Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea asked the Constitutional Court of Ukraine to clarify the situation regarding the presentation of the foreign TV-media.(UNIAN)
  • November 23, 2008 — In the Netherlands a liturgy was commemorated to the victims of the Holodomor.(UNIAN)
  • November 16, 2008 — Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church headed by the Metropolitan Kyivan and all-Ukraine His Holiness Volodymyr fired the Yepiskop of Sumy and Okhtyrka Illariy (Shyshkovskyi).(UNIAN)
  • November 16, 2008 — Ukrainian Trade Union Federation (UTUF) informs that in most of the regions of Ukraine there were a series of attempts to overtake the buildings of the regional trade unions.(UNIAN)

October 2008

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MV Faina
MV Faina

August 2008

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July 2008

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June 2008

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May 2008

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April 2008

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March 2008

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February 2008

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  • February 27, 2008 — Mass resignation of members of President's political party Our Ukraine from Ukraine's newly elected parliament (ForUm)
Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko
Ukraine and the European Union
Ukraine and the European Union
  • February 15, 2008 — The governments of Ukraine and Russia could sign an energy agreement to avoid the kind of gas rows that have alarmed Europe over the past two years.(Reuters)
  • February 15, 2008 — Russia will resume a joint project with Ukraine to build An-70 military transport aircraft after an almost 2-year delay in setting up the program.(RIAN)
Flag of the European Union
Flag of the European Union

Flag of Ukraine
Flag of Ukraine
  • February 13, 2008 — Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that Russia could target nuclear missiles at Ukraine if its neighbor and former fraternal republic in the Soviet Union joins the NATO alliance and hosts elements of a missile defense system proposed by the Bush administration.(boston.com)
  • February 8, 2008 — State-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom said it could cut off Russian gas to Ukraine as early as Tuesday morning if the neighboring countries fail to settle a debt dispute.(Forbes)
  • February 8, 2008 — Gazprom threatens to halt gas supplies to Ukraine on Feb. 12 for non payment of 1.5 Million dollars outstanding on their account.(RIA Novosit)
  • February 7, 2008 — An explosion went off in a three-storey apartment building in central Lviv, western Ukraine, injuring at least six.(RIA Novosti)
  • February 6, 2008 — Ukraine joined the World Trade Organization on Tuesday after 14 years of negotiations, a milestone for the former Soviet republic that helps clear the way for a valuable free trade agreement with the European Union.(New York Times)
  • February 5, 2008 — Ukraine signs deal opening way to World Trade Organization accession.(RIA Novosit)

January 2008

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December 2007

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November 2007

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The Zasyadko coal mine
The Zasyadko coal mine

October 2007

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2007 Top six Parties's Vote Percentage
2007 Top six Parties's Vote Percentage
Election results in electoral districts.
Election results in electoral districts.
  • October 5, 2007 — Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom said it would continue talks with Ukraine next week on gas supplies and Kiev's debts for them, despite earlier announcing that the issues had been resolved.(Reuters)

September 2007

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August 2007

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July 2007

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June 2007

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May 2007

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Coat of arms of Lviv
Coat of arms of Lviv

April 2007

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March 2007

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Flag of the European Union
Flag of the European Union
Flag of Ukraine
Flag of Ukraine

February 2007

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January 2007

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Ethnic divisions in Chernivtsi Oblast with Ukrainian, Romanian, Russian (Lipovan), and Jewish areas depicted in white, blue, red, and yellow respectively.
Ethnic divisions in Chernivtsi Oblast with Ukrainian, Romanian, Russian (Lipovan), and Jewish areas depicted in white, blue, red, and yellow respectively.
Flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Logo of the United Social Democratic Party of Ukraine
Logo of the United Social Democratic Party of Ukraine

December 2006

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November 2006

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October 2006

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September 2006

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August 2006

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July 2006

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May 2006

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  • May 20, 2006 — Ukraine's foreign minister, Borys Tarasyuk, said Saturday the country's aim of full membership in the European Union remained unchanged.
  • May 20, 2006 — Ukraine can count on support from the U.S. if it wishes to reconsider its gas agreements with Russia, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst has said.
  • May 20, 2006 — Ukraine owes Russia USD 400 million for natural gas supplies.
  • May 19, 2006 — Ukrainian cultural figures and celebrities criticized efforts Friday to grant the Russian language special status, calling it an act of war against Ukrainian.
  • May 19, 2006 — Ukraine has already started fulfilling a NATO membership action plan, even though the country has yet to be invited to join the alliance.

April 2006

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  • April 20, 2006 — Ukraine asks the organization of former Soviet republics to recognize the Holodomor as genocide.
  • April 20, 2006 — Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Wednesday called for further support from the international community so that the country can recover from the continuing effects of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
  • April 20, 2006 — US party asks for Ukraine's participation in establishing nuclear regulation body in Iraq.
  • April 20, 2006 — Vanco Energy, a privately held Houston, Texas-based oil and gas company that specializes in deep-water oil and gas exploration and development, has won the bid for developing a gas deposit on the sea shelf off the Ukrainian part of the Black Sea.
  • 18 April 2006 — Greenpeace report says Chernobyl death toll has been underestimated. (Article in Wikinews)

2005

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