Ukrainian scientist: Dolphins in the Black Sea are dying because of the construction of the Kerch Strait bridge and military exercises
Dolphins in the Black Sea near the coast of the Crimea could be dying because of the construction of the Kerch Strait bridge and Russian military exercises on the peninsula, as suggested by a Ukrainian zoologist and dolphin expert, Pavlo Goldin, on July 11th on Radio Krym.Realii.
"Factors such as the acoustic pollution of the sea are playing a role, due to active warship activity. The installation of piles for the bridge also increases the acoustic pollution of the sea. In order to prove this, …
Security Service of Ukraine opened 34 criminal proceedings against users of VKontakte and Odnoklassniki social networks
Since early 2017, the Security Service of Ukraine has opened 34 criminal proceedings against users of the social networks, VKontakte and Odnoklassniki, on charges of spreading anti-Ukrainian propaganda, the press service of the SBU reports.
"During January - June 2017 the SBU filed cases against the account owners and administrators of the social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki, for disseminating appeals to overthrow the constitutional system and state power in the country, as well as …
SBU: two Russian border guards who crossed into Ukraine from Crimea were charged with violating territorial integrity of Ukraine
The Russian border guards who were detained in the Kherson Oblast near the administrative border with the Crimea were charged with violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine, reported the press service of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
“The investigators of the SBU Directorate in the Kherson Oblast reported suspicion of committing a crime under Part 2 of Article 110 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of the territorial supremacy and inviolability of Ukraine) against Russian …
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office initiates investigation into alleged tax evasion by the Prosecutor General
The head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP), Nazar Kholodnytskyi said that an investigation has begun following the statements of the leader of the Radical Party Oleh Lyashko about the house and tax declaration of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Yuriy Lutsenko, UNN news agency reports.
"The SAP responded to the statements made by the leader of the Radical Party, which he made during the consideration of the petition. We submitted his two applications to the Unified …
Ukrainian Parliament strips three MPs of immunity
At the request of the Prosecutor’s General Office, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by a majority vote stripped three MPs of immunity.
The members of the Verkhovna Rada supported revoking immunity of Oles Dovgiy, the Deputy of the People's Will parliamentary group, Maxym Polyakov from the People's Front group and Boryslav Rosenblat, the former member of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc.
At the same time, the MPs voted against the arrest of Polyakov and Rosenblat. The lawmakers were also against …