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Russia postpones opening of two power plants in Crimea
The Russian government postponed the commissioning of the Simferopol and Sevastopol TPPs (Thermal Power Plants). The document, signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, was published on the Russian government’s web site for legal information.
According to the new timetable, the first section of the TPPs should be operational as of May 19, 2018, the second one will come a month later. On June 18, 2018, both stations must be operational. The plant’s total capacity is 940 MW.
Earlier it was …
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Analysts: Russia transferred missile division to the Ukrainian border
According to the report published by InformNapalm analytical-investigative group, Russia has transferred several hundred troops and about 50 units of equipment, among them Tochka-U missile complexes, to the Ukrainian border.
"The number of equipment and their identification indicate that the Russian command is transferring a fully staffed two-battery division of the tactical missile system Tochka-U with additional ammunition, communication and support equipment like field kitchens and …
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IMF mission to arrive in Ukraine on September 12
A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will arrive in Ukraine on September 12 to analyze the implementation of the Memorandum of Cooperation with the Fund, lb.ua news website reports citing a source in the Ukrainian government.
"The IMF mission will work in Ukraine September 12-13," the source said.
He also noted that while in Kyiv, the mission members would analyze the implementation of commitments undertaken by Ukraine to continue funding under the EFF (Extended Fund Facilitty) …
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Turchynov: With Zapad-2017 Russia wants to show that it is capable of waging a full-scale war in Europe
The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksandr Turchynov, believes that the Russian Federation is using the large-scale Zapad-2017 exercises to demonstrate its ability to conduct a large-scale continental war in Europe.
He expressed this opinion at a briefing in Novy Petrivtsy, where together with the Minister of Internal Affairs, Arsen Avakov, he handed out keys to new apartments for National Guard employees, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"The Russian Federation, by …
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Media: People from Putin’s circle have seized Yanuckovych’s estate in Crimea
Possession of the villa of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych at Cape Aya in the Crimea was transferred to the Bereg Company, associated with Gennady Timchenko, Nikolay Shamalov, Sergey Rudnov and Sergey Roldugin: all friends of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as reported by the Municipal Scanner volunteer project which reports on corruption in Russia .
The former recreational resort at Cape Aya was privatized by the Yanukovych family in 2007 at the same time as Mezhyhirya. After …