-
The case of the detained Russian soldier Ageyev sent to Ukrainian court
Investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine transferred evidence for the criminal proceedings against Russian serviceman, Viktor Ageyev, and two separatist soldiers of the LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic) to the court.
"The investigation found that a Russian military serviceman joined the terrorist organization in March 2017, where he served as a machine gunner in a reconnaissance company. Two of his accomplices, residents of Alchevsk and Severodonetsk, were part of Dremov's gang and the …
-
National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine to create special unit for investigation within Ministry of Defense
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau intends to create a special unit to investigate corruption in the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, as indicated on Tuesday, October 17th, the director of the NABU, Artem Sytnik, in Brussels, UNIAN reports.
"We have completed the creation of detective units and we will now have a separate unit that deal specifically with the Ministry of Defense. This is a huge budget, the biggest budget in the state, and therefore we will pay a lot of attention to it," he said. …
-
Ukrainian official: Crimea will be returned to Ukraine only after the fall of Putin’s regime
The annexed Crimea can only be returned to Ukraine after the fall of the current political regime in Russia, as expressed by Heorhiy Tuka, the Deputy Minister for the Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine, during an interview with UNN (Ukrainian National News).
According to him, the annexed peninsula can’t be returned through the adoption of laws or other documents.
"I believe that if I see and understand the options to regain control over the Donbas, I …
-
Transparency International considers the Customs Service and State Fiscal Service the most corrupt bodies in Ukraine
In an interview with Ukrainian News, the Executive Director of the international anti-corruption organization Transparency International in Ukraine, Yaroslav Yurchyshyn said that he believes that the most corrupt authorities are the State Fiscal Service and Customs.
"I think that the Fiscal Service and the Customs [are the most corrupt] due to the huge impact on the business. Business is resources and, accordingly, the ability to influence the position," he said.
According to Yurchyshyn, the …
-
US provides important evidence of MH17 crash
The US has given important evidence to the investigators of the Malaysian Boeing 777 flight MH17 which was shot down over the Donetsk province in 2014, as stated by Dutch Chief Prosecutor Fred Westerbeke, who heads the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on the MH17 case, in an interview for Novaya Gazeta.
According to Westerbeke, the investigation group has gained access to photographs of the area taken by American satellites.
“Yes, we do have them. A colleague in my office who has access to …