unian--2020-01-14--Ukrainians to get 50 free medical services in 2020 – MP

The lawmaker said that funding for the National Prescription Drugs Cost Reimbursement Program had been increased by US $ 132.9 million in 2020 .
Ukrainian MP from the Servant of the People parliamentary faction , Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Healthcare Mykhailo Radutsky has said 50 medical and diagnostic procedures under medical guarantee programs will be free for Ukrainians in 2020 .
Read alsoUkraine 's Health Ministry says US $ 4.6 mln to be allocated for organ transplantation in 2020 '' The budget allocates UAH 72 billion ( US $ 2.9 billion ) for the implementation of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government approved this program in November [ 2019 ] .
The former government called it 'money follows the patient , ' '' he told the HARD with Vlashchenko TV program on Ukrainian TV channel ZIK .
Radutsky said 50 medical and diagnostic procedures ( in particular , ultrasound , X-ray , biopsy , surgical treatment of stroke , childbirth , etc . )
would be free for Ukrainians within the framework of medical guarantee programs from April 2 , 2020 .
He added the full list of these free services could be viewed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Service of Ukraine ( NHSU ) .
At the same time , this refers to medical institutions that have signed an agreement with the NHSU .
The lawmaker added that funding for the National Prescription Drugs Cost Reimbursement Program had been increased by UAH 3.2 billion ( US $ 132.9 million ) in 2020 .
`` These medicines ... the state pays their cost , and people get them free of charge by e-prescription , '' Radutsky said .
He added the detailed program and the list of medicines had been posted on @ @ @ @ @ @

The lawmaker said that funding for the National Prescription Drugs Cost Reimbursement Program had been increased by US$132.9 million in 2020.
Ukrainian MP from the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Healthcare Mykhailo Radutsky has said 50 medical and diagnostic procedures under medical guarantee programs will be free for Ukrainians in 2020.
Read alsoUkraine's Health Ministry says US$4.6 mln to be allocated for organ transplantation in 2020
"The budget allocates UAH 72 billion (US$2.9 billion) for the implementation of the medical guarantee program in 2020. The government approved this program in November [2019]. The former government called it 'money follows the patient,'" he told the HARD with Vlashchenko TV program on Ukrainian TV channel ZIK.
Radutsky said 50 medical and diagnostic procedures (in particular, ultrasound, X-ray, biopsy, surgical treatment of stroke, childbirth, etc.) would be free for Ukrainians within the framework of medical guarantee programs from April 2, 2020. He added the full list of these free services could be viewed on the website of the National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU). At the same time, this refers to medical institutions that have signed an agreement with the NHSU.
The lawmaker added that funding for the National Prescription Drugs Cost Reimbursement Program had been increased by UAH 3.2 billion (US$132.9 million) in 2020.
"These medicines... the state pays their cost, and people get them free of charge by e-prescription," Radutsky said.
He added the detailed program and the list of medicines had been posted on the Health Ministry's website.


unian--2020-01-14--Ukrainian lessee farmers to be able to buy land on preferential terms – economy minister

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This will be a tool for indirect state support for farmers, the official says.
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unian--2020-01-14--Parliament speaker Razumkov: Lawmakers' salaries grow as part of indexation

Parliament speaker Razumkov: Lawmakers' salaries grow as part of indexation
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He says the indexation is associated with an increase in the cost of living.
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unian--2020-01-14--PS752 plane crash: Ukrainian rescuers return from Iran

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a `` human error . ''
A team of rescuers of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine has returned home from Iran after completing work at the crash site of a Ukraine International Airlines plane outside Tehran .
`` Our [ guys ] are at home .
Rescuers of the State Emergency Service have returned from Iran , '' the agency 's press service reported .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Kyiv-bound UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the early hours of Wednesday , January 8 .
It was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members on board .
Two passengers and the crew members were Ukrainians .
There were also 82 citizens of Iran , 63 citizens of Canada , 10 citizens of Sweden , four citizens of Afghanistan , three citizens of Germany and the United Kingdom each .
There were no survivors .
On January 11 , Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a @ @ @ @ @

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a "human error."
A team of rescuers of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine has returned home from Iran after completing work at the crash site of a Ukraine International Airlines plane outside Tehran.
"Our [guys] are at home. Rescuers of the State Emergency Service have returned from Iran," the agency's press service reported.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Kyiv-bound UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of Wednesday, January 8. It was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members on board. Two passengers and the crew members were Ukrainians. There were also 82 citizens of Iran, 63 citizens of Canada, 10 citizens of Sweden, four citizens of Afghanistan, three citizens of Germany and the United Kingdom each. There were no survivors.
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On January 11, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a "human error."


unian--2020-01-14--Zelensky's envoy: Sevastopol's special status to remain in force until Russian occupation ends

The city of Sevastopol is mentioned as a separate administrative-territorial unit of Ukraine in the finalized draft law on amendments to the Constitution regarding decentralization of power .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 's permanent envoy for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Anton Korinevych has said the special status of the city of Sevastopol will remain in force in Ukrainian legislation until the Russian occupation of Crimea ends .
`` We remain in the position that no city in Ukraine should have a special status .
But while the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol are temporarily occupied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resolutions of international organizations , and while the status of Crimea at the level of the Constitution has not been changed , it seems appropriate , in order to maintain the constancy of Ukraine 's position in the international arena , to keep the city of Sevastopol as a separate administrative-territorial unit in the Constitution of Ukraine , '' he wrote on Facebook .
According to Korinevych , the city of Sevastopol is mentioned as a separate administrative-territorial unit of Ukraine in the finalized draft law on amendments to the Constitution regarding decentralization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was made at the request of the president 's permanent envoy for Crimea , which was sent to the Legal Reform Commission from the head of the working group on reintegration of the temporarily occupied territories in November 2019 , '' he added .
As UNIAN reported earlier , on December 13 , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted to the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament , an urgent draft law on amending the Constitution of Ukraine ( regarding decentralization of power ) .
The amendments , among other things , proposed abolishing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sevastopol , leaving only Crimea as a separate unit , and making the city its full-fledged component .

The city of Sevastopol is mentioned as a separate administrative-territorial unit of Ukraine in the finalized draft law on amendments to the Constitution regarding decentralization of power.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's permanent envoy for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Anton Korinevych has said the special status of the city of Sevastopol will remain in force in Ukrainian legislation until the Russian occupation of Crimea ends.
"We remain in the position that no city in Ukraine should have a special status. But while the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol are temporarily occupied territories and both are mentioned in the resolutions of international organizations, and while the status of Crimea at the level of the Constitution has not been changed, it seems appropriate, in order to maintain the constancy of Ukraine's position in the international arena, to keep the city of Sevastopol as a separate administrative-territorial unit in the Constitution of Ukraine," he wrote on Facebook.
Read alsoEU, Ukraine discuss legal consequences of illegal annexation of Crimea, Sevastopol
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According to Korinevych, the city of Sevastopol is mentioned as a separate administrative-territorial unit of Ukraine in the finalized draft law on amendments to the Constitution regarding decentralization of power.
"The relevant amendment was made at the request of the president's permanent envoy for Crimea, which was sent to the Legal Reform Commission from the head of the working group on reintegration of the temporarily occupied territories in November 2019," he added.
As UNIAN reported earlier, on December 13, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted to the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, an urgent draft law on amending the Constitution of Ukraine (regarding decentralization of power).
The amendments, among other things, proposed abolishing the special status of the city of Sevastopol, leaving only Crimea as a separate unit, and making the city its full-fledged component.


unian--2020-01-14--Another sinkhole appears after pipe burst outside Kyiv's shopping mall – media

Eyewitnesses could see steam coming out from the hole .
Another sinkhole opened up outside Kyiv 's Ocean Plaza Mall early on January 14 during works to eliminate a recent utility pipe burst of the municipal heating system .
The asphalt of the traffic area and part of paving slabs in the pedestrian zone collapsed near the entrance to the Auchan hypermarket , the Kyiv Informator media outlet reported .
Traffic was blocked , it said .
Earlier , no signs of the collapse were seen there at about 23:00 Kyiv time on January 13 , i.e .
it occurred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday .
Eyewitnesses could see steam coming from the hole .
In addition , shop windows of two neighboring cafes were broken under unknown circumstances .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Kyiv 's Ocean Plaza Mall was heavily flooded after a hot water utility pipe rupture at 174 Antonovycha Street late on Monday .
Boiling hot water was seen flowing across the area adjacent to the mall , including a motorway .
According to the latest information , seven people were hospitalized with burns during the incident .
Kyiv City Administration says it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to all the victims .

Eyewitnesses could see steam coming out from the hole.
Another sinkhole opened up outside Kyiv's Ocean Plaza Mall early on January 14 during works to eliminate a recent utility pipe burst of the municipal heating system.
The asphalt of the traffic area and part of paving slabs in the pedestrian zone collapsed near the entrance to the Auchan hypermarket, the Kyiv Informator media outlet reported.
Traffic was blocked, it said.
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Earlier, no signs of the collapse were seen there at about 23:00 Kyiv time on January 13, i.e. it occurred between 23:00 and 07:00 Kyiv time on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses could see steam coming from the hole.
In addition, shop windows of two neighboring cafes were broken under unknown circumstances.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Kyiv's Ocean Plaza Mall was heavily flooded after a hot water utility pipe rupture at 174 Antonovycha Street late on Monday.
Boiling hot water was seen flowing across the area adjacent to the mall, including a motorway.
According to the latest information, seven people were hospitalized with burns during the incident. Kyiv City Administration says it is mulling over the payment of compensation to all the victims.


unian--2020-01-14--Iran says some people arrested for their role in Ukrainian plane crash – Reuters

On January 11 , Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a `` human error . ''
Iran 's judiciary has arrested some people for their role in the crash of a Ukrainian plane that Tehran said was accidentally hit by an Iranian missile , judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said on Tuesday .
He did not give further details , as reported by Reuters .
Read alsoWithout recent escalations , Iran plane crash victims would be 'home with their families ' : Trudeau – media As UNIAN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran 's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of Wednesday , January 8 .
It was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members on board .
Two passengers and the crew members were Ukrainians .
There were also 82 citizens of Iran , 63 citizens of Canada , 10 citizens of Sweden , four citizens of Afghanistan , three citizens of Germany and the United Kingdom each .
There were no survivors .
On January 11 , Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a result of a `` human error . ''

On January 11, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a "human error."
Iran's judiciary has arrested some people for their role in the crash of a Ukrainian plane that Tehran said was accidentally hit by an Iranian missile, judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said on Tuesday.
He did not give further details, as reported by Reuters.
Read alsoWithout recent escalations, Iran plane crash victims would be 'home with their families': Trudeau – media
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As UNIAN reported earlier, Kyiv-bound UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of Wednesday, January 8. It was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members on board. Two passengers and the crew members were Ukrainians. There were also 82 citizens of Iran, 63 citizens of Canada, 10 citizens of Sweden, four citizens of Afghanistan, three citizens of Germany and the United Kingdom each. There were no survivors.
On January 11, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a "human error."


unian--2020-01-14--Naftogaz top managers to receive US$29 mln in bonuses from award paid by Gazprom

Naftogaz top managers to receive US$29 mln in bonuses from award paid by Gazprom
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Naftogaz received US$2.9 billion from Russia's gas giant Gazprom under the Stockholm Arbitration's award.
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unian--2020-01-14--First body of Ukrainians killed in downing of plane in Iran identified – media

Ukrainian experts plan to identify the bodies of all 11 Ukrainian citizens this week to take them home .
Ukrainian experts have succeeded in identifying the first body of 11 Ukrainians killed in the downing of a Ukraine International Airlines plane hit by an Iranian missile outside Tehran on January 8 .
A Ukrainian pilot 's body has already been identified , according to the Ukrainian TSN TV news service .
Read alsoWithout recent escalations , Iran plane crash victims would be 'home with their families ' : Trudeau – media Canadian aviation experts flew to help the Ukrainians .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Canadian group , but they can also come to Iran if necessary .
Canadians say there are 57 Canadian citizens among the killed .
There are people with dual citizenship among them , so the number of victims in Canada and Iran has varied all the time .
Ukrainian experts plan to identify the bodies of all 11 Ukrainian citizens this week to take them home .
That 's why the plane remained at Tehran Airport .
Meanwhile , a major group of Ukrainian rescuers who were collecting the debris has already arrived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to return to Kyiv on Tuesday , January 14 .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Kyiv-bound UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran 's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of Wednesday , January 8 .
It was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members on board .
Two passengers and the crew members were Ukrainians .
There were also 82 citizens of Iran , 63 citizens of Canada , 10 citizens of Sweden , four citizens of Afghanistan , three citizens of Germany and the United Kingdom each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January 11 , Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a `` human error . ''

Ukrainian experts plan to identify the bodies of all 11 Ukrainian citizens this week to take them home.
Ukrainian experts have succeeded in identifying the first body of 11 Ukrainians killed in the downing of a Ukraine International Airlines plane hit by an Iranian missile outside Tehran on January 8.
A Ukrainian pilot's body has already been identified, according to the Ukrainian TSN TV news service.
Read alsoWithout recent escalations, Iran plane crash victims would be 'home with their families': Trudeau – media
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Canadian aviation experts flew to help the Ukrainians. There are no DNA analysts in the Canadian group, but they can also come to Iran if necessary.
Canadians say there are 57 Canadian citizens among the killed. There are people with dual citizenship among them, so the number of victims in Canada and Iran has varied all the time.
Ukrainian experts plan to identify the bodies of all 11 Ukrainian citizens this week to take them home. That's why the plane remained at Tehran Airport.
Meanwhile, a major group of Ukrainian rescuers who were collecting the debris has already arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan. They plan to return to Kyiv on Tuesday, January 14.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Kyiv-bound UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of Wednesday, January 8. It was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members on board. Two passengers and the crew members were Ukrainians. There were also 82 citizens of Iran, 63 citizens of Canada, 10 citizens of Sweden, four citizens of Afghanistan, three citizens of Germany and the United Kingdom each. There were no survivors.
On January 11, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a "human error."


unian--2020-01-14--Without recent escalations, Iran plane crash victims would be 'home with their families': Trudeau –

Without recent escalations, Iran plane crash victims would be 'home with their families': Trudeau – media

Kyiv-bound UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran 's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of Wednesday , January 8 .
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the 57 Canadians killed when Iran shot down Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 would be alive if not for recent escalations in tensions in the region .
`` If there were no tensions , if there was no escalation recently in the region , those Canadians would be right now home with their families , '' said Trudeau , according to Global News .
`` This is something that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Innocents bear the brunt of it and it is a reminder why all of us need to work so hard on de-escalation , moving forward to reduce tensions and find a pathway that does n't involve further conflict and killing , '' he said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Kyiv-bound UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran 's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of Wednesday , January 8 .
It was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members on board .
Two passengers and the crew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 82 citizens of Iran , 63 citizens of Canada , 10 citizens of Sweden , four citizens of Afghanistan , three citizens of Germany and the United Kingdom each .
There were no survivors .
On January 11 , Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a `` human error . ''

Kyiv-bound UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of Wednesday, January 8.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the 57 Canadians killed when Iran shot down Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 would be alive if not for recent escalations in tensions in the region.
"If there were no tensions, if there was no escalation recently in the region, those Canadians would be right now home with their families," said Trudeau, according to Global News.
Read alsoCNN: Iranian military official offers apology for Ukraine plane crash
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"This is something that happens when you have conflict and war. Innocents bear the brunt of it and it is a reminder why all of us need to work so hard on de-escalation, moving forward to reduce tensions and find a pathway that doesn't involve further conflict and killing," he said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Kyiv-bound UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of Wednesday, January 8. It was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members on board. Two passengers and the crew members were Ukrainians. There were also 82 citizens of Iran, 63 citizens of Canada, 10 citizens of Sweden, four citizens of Afghanistan, three citizens of Germany and the United Kingdom each. There were no survivors.
On January 11, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a "human error."


unian--2020-01-14--NBU lets official hryvnia strengthen to UAH 23.93 to U.S. dollar on Jan 14

NBU lets official hryvnia strengthen to UAH 23.93 to U.S. dollar on Jan 14
09:56, 14.01.20 2457
The four-year maximum was fixed at UAH 23.26 per U.S. dollar on December 26.
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unian--2020-01-14--Ukraine reports six enemy attacks in Donbas on Jan 13

There were no Ukrainian army casualties in the past day .
Russia 's hybrid military forces on Monday mounted six @ @ @ @ @ Donbas , eastern Ukraine .
Read alsoUkraine reports four enemy attacks in Donbas on Jan @ @ @ @ @ of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire six times on January 13 , '' the @ @ @ @ @ Joint Forces Operation said in a Facebook update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on January @ @ @ @ @ enemy opened fire from proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars , grenade launchers of various systems @ @ @ @ @ and small arms near the villages of Vasylivka , Zaitseve , Luhanske , Orikhove , @ @ @ @ @ There were no Ukrainian army casualties in the past day .
From 00:00 to 07:00 @ @ @ @ @ January 14 , Russian-led forces were observing the ceasefire .

There were no Ukrainian army casualties in the past day.
Russia's hybrid military forces on Monday mounted six attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine.
Read alsoUkraine reports four enemy attacks in Donbas on Jan 12
"The armed forces of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire six times on January 13," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation said in a Facebook update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on January 14, 2020.
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The enemy opened fire from proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various systems, heavy machine guns, and small arms near the villages of Vasylivka, Zaitseve, Luhanske, Orikhove, Novotoshkivske, and Novoluhanske.
There were no Ukrainian army casualties in the past day.
From 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on Tuesday, January 14, Russian-led forces were observing the ceasefire.


unian--2020-01-14--Reuters: Russian hackers targeted Ukrainian company at center of impeachment storm

Burisma 's website had been subject to multiple break-in attempts over the past six months .
Russian military hackers tried to steal emails from the Ukrainian energy firm where Hunter Biden , the son of Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden , had a seat on the board , a U.S. cybersecurity firm said on Monday .
Energy company Burisma Holdings Ltd was at the center of attempts by U.S. President Donald Trump last July to pressure Ukrainian authorities to announce an investigation into the Bidens for purported corruption , an effort that has led to the Republican being impeached by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress , Reuters said .
Read alsoUkraine wants to probe Burisma .
But it 's `` too sensitive '' – media California-based Area 1 Security identified the hacking of Burisma and linked it to Russia 's Main Directorate of Military Intelligence , or GRU .
The same hacking group , known as `` Fancy Bear '' by cybersecurity researchers , breached the Democratic National Committee in 2016 in what U.S. investigators described as part of an operation to disrupt that year 's election .
`` You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to parallel with what we saw in 2016 , '' Oren Falkowitz , Area 1 's chief executive , said in an interview .
The Russian Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment .
Officials at the U.S. National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security declined to comment .
Burisma did not immediately respond to a request for comment .
A source close to Burisma told Reuters the company 's website had been subject to multiple break-in attempts over the past six months but did not provide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were looking to steal is not clear , Area 1 said .
Breaching Burisma could yield communications from , to , or about Hunter Biden , who served as a director between 2014 and 2019 .
A leak of stolen data could potentially affect the impeachment process and U.S. electoral contest .
Area 1 said it became aware of the Russian targeting of Burisma after its email security scanning product found suspicious evidence online , including `` decoy domains '' – websites designed to imitate legitimate email services used by Burisma 's subsidiaries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Reuters show that the hackers created the decoy domains between November 11 , the day before U.S. Democrats began their first public impeachment hearings , and December 3 , the day before the House Judiciary Committee took up the issue .
Area 1 's report said it discovered the GRU had targeted two subsidiaries of Burisma , KUB Gas LLC and Esko Pivnich , as well as CUB Energy Inc , which was affiliated with the firm , using lookalike domains intended to trick employees into providing their email passwords .
Burisma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ server , Area 1 said , meaning a breach at any of the companies could expose them all .
The report gave a limited indication of how Area 1 determined that the lookalike domains were the work of the GRU , pointing mainly to similarities in how the hackers had previously set their digital traps .
Area 1 co-founder Blake Darche said unpublished data gathered by his firm linked the operation to a specific officer in Moscow , whose identity he was unable to establish .
But Darch said `` we are 100 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind the hacking .
An outside researcher , Kyle Ehmke of Virginia-based cybersecurity firm ThreatConnect , who reviewed the malicious domains flagged by Area 1 , said based on the information he had seen , he believed `` with moderate confidence '' that the websites were devised by the GRU .
Ehmke said that the hacking operation against Burisma used tools and methods consistent with Russian hackers associated with the GRU , but that a complete picture was lacking .

Burisma's website had been subject to multiple break-in attempts over the past six months.
Russian military hackers tried to steal emails from the Ukrainian energy firm where Hunter Biden, the son of Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden, had a seat on the board, a U.S. cybersecurity firm said on Monday.
Energy company Burisma Holdings Ltd was at the center of attempts by U.S. President Donald Trump last July to pressure Ukrainian authorities to announce an investigation into the Bidens for purported corruption, an effort that has led to the Republican being impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, Reuters said.
Read alsoUkraine wants to probe Burisma. But it's "too sensitive" – media
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California-based Area 1 Security identified the hacking of Burisma and linked it to Russia's Main Directorate of Military Intelligence, or GRU. The same hacking group, known as "Fancy Bear" by cybersecurity researchers, breached the Democratic National Committee in 2016 in what U.S. investigators described as part of an operation to disrupt that year's election.
"You can see this attack really is starting to parallel with what we saw in 2016," Oren Falkowitz, Area 1's chief executive, said in an interview.
The Russian Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Officials at the U.S. National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security declined to comment.
Burisma did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A source close to Burisma told Reuters the company's website had been subject to multiple break-in attempts over the past six months but did not provide further details.
What data the hackers were looking to steal is not clear, Area 1 said. Breaching Burisma could yield communications from, to, or about Hunter Biden, who served as a director between 2014 and 2019. A leak of stolen data could potentially affect the impeachment process and U.S. electoral contest.
Area 1 said it became aware of the Russian targeting of Burisma after its email security scanning product found suspicious evidence online, including "decoy domains" – websites designed to imitate legitimate email services used by Burisma's subsidiaries.
Publicly available domain registration records examined by Reuters show that the hackers created the decoy domains between November 11, the day before U.S. Democrats began their first public impeachment hearings, and December 3, the day before the House Judiciary Committee took up the issue.
Area 1's report said it discovered the GRU had targeted two subsidiaries of Burisma, KUB Gas LLC and Esko Pivnich, as well as CUB Energy Inc, which was affiliated with the firm, using lookalike domains intended to trick employees into providing their email passwords.
Burisma and its subsidiaries share the same email server, Area 1 said, meaning a breach at any of the companies could expose them all.
The report gave a limited indication of how Area 1 determined that the lookalike domains were the work of the GRU, pointing mainly to similarities in how the hackers had previously set their digital traps. Area 1 co-founder Blake Darche said unpublished data gathered by his firm linked the operation to a specific officer in Moscow, whose identity he was unable to establish.
But Darch said "we are 100 percent certain" that the GRU was behind the hacking.
An outside researcher, Kyle Ehmke of Virginia-based cybersecurity firm ThreatConnect, who reviewed the malicious domains flagged by Area 1, said based on the information he had seen, he believed "with moderate confidence" that the websites were devised by the GRU.
Ehmke said that the hacking operation against Burisma used tools and methods consistent with Russian hackers associated with the GRU, but that a complete picture was lacking.


unian--2020-01-13--MFA Ukraine admits diplomats' mistake, explaining embassy's edited report

The ministry claimed the early morning hours could be the reason the error occurred .
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs admits that the Ukrainian Embassy in Iran made a mistake in its initial report about the plane crash near Tehran , State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andriy Zayats told journalists Monday .
In the first hours after the UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff , the embassy issued a statement claiming that the plane went down as a result of engine failure , adding that the version of terrorist attack and a missile hit were `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement was edited shortly .
The paragraph ruling out a terror attack and a missile hit has been cut out .
Instead , the updated report said : `` Information on the causes of the plane crash is being verified by the commission .
Any statements regarding the causes of the accident prior to the decision of the commission are unofficial . ''
`` Of course , the embassy made a mistake , and it was a big mistake , '' the official said .
After learning about the plane crash , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tehran Airport , where they requested information from the Iranian authorities , Zayats told reporters in Kyiv .
Amid numerous requests from journalists and authorities , the embassy was supposed to note in the beginning of the statement that the information had been provided by the Iranian authorities , since the Ukrainian embassy and the Ukrainian authorities had no other data at that moment .
Read alsoPS752 downing : Ukraine says had evidence of missile hit ahead of Iran 's statement '' Once the bodies of the victims are repatriated to Ukraine , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we will analyze why this happened , and measures will be taken to train staff if we see there was a lack of expertise and experience , and to punish if we conclude that diplomats were well-trained , but contrary to the established instructions , they failed to do what they had been trained to do , '' the official said .
Only after all circumstances of the tragedy are established will it be possible to return to probing into the statement released on the embassy website , Zayats added .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the embassy made such a statement upon the instruction from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the President ’ s Office , Zayats replied : `` Whenever something happens , the first thing they say is some conspiracy theories .
At 5 o'clock In the morning , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs works only in the format of operational duty , while the officer on duty does not coordinate statements or comments ... '' '' Therefore , this is what the embassy did during non-working hours , because working hours had not yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while half-awake , someone did something wrong – diplomats are also human beings , '' the official summed up .

The ministry claimed the early morning hours could be the reason the error occurred.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs admits that the Ukrainian Embassy in Iran made a mistake in its initial report about the plane crash near Tehran, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andriy Zayats told journalists Monday.
In the first hours after the UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff, the embassy issued a statement claiming that the plane went down as a result of engine failure, adding that the version of terrorist attack and a missile hit were "ruled out."
However, the statement was edited shortly. The paragraph ruling out a terror attack and a missile hit has been cut out. Instead, the updated report said: "Information on the causes of the plane crash is being verified by the commission. Any statements regarding the causes of the accident prior to the decision of the commission are unofficial."
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"Of course, the embassy made a mistake, and it was a big mistake," the official said.
After learning about the plane crash, the ambassador and consul both rushed to the Tehran Airport, where they requested information from the Iranian authorities, Zayats told reporters in Kyiv.
Amid numerous requests from journalists and authorities, the embassy was supposed to note in the beginning of the statement that the information had been provided by the Iranian authorities, since the Ukrainian embassy and the Ukrainian authorities had no other data at that moment.
Read alsoPS752 downing: Ukraine says had evidence of missile hit ahead of Iran's statement
"Once the bodies of the victims are repatriated to Ukraine, on which the embassy is working 24/7, we will analyze why this happened, and measures will be taken to train staff if we see there was a lack of expertise and experience, and to punish if we conclude that diplomats were well-trained, but contrary to the established instructions, they failed to do what they had been trained to do," the official said.
Only after all circumstances of the tragedy are established will it be possible to return to probing into the statement released on the embassy website, Zayats added.
When asked about the opposition's allegations that the embassy made such a statement upon the instruction from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the President’s Office, Zayats replied: "Whenever something happens, the first thing they say is some conspiracy theories. At 5 o'clock In the morning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs works only in the format of operational duty, while the officer on duty does not coordinate statements or comments ..."
"Therefore, this is what the embassy did during non-working hours, because working hours had not yet begun – everyone got up and, while half-awake, someone did something wrong – diplomats are also human beings," the official summed up.


unian--2020-01-13--AP: Against all evidence, debunked Ukraine theory endures

The idea of Ukrainian interference took root during Trump 's presidential campaign , was spread online and then amplified by Russian President Vladimir Putin before some of America 's elected officials made it their truth .
With U.S. President Donald Trump 's impeachment trial set to begin in the Senate , some Republican allies continue to promote a discredited theory that accuses Ukraine of interfering in the 2016 U.S. election to keep him from winning .
The notion , which is not supported by U.S. intelligence agencies , has nonetheless been embraced by a president reluctant to acknowledge the reality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to show he had reason to be suspicious of Ukraine as the U.S. withheld crucial military aid last year , the Associated Press reports .
The U.S. president 's demand that Ukraine look into its own purported interference and investigate a political rival , former Vice President Joe Biden , while the U.S. withheld the aid is at the heart of the congressional investigation that produced Trump 's impeachment in the House on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress .
An Associated Press review shows the idea of Ukrainian interference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was spread online and then amplified by Russian President Vladimir Putin before some of America 's elected officials made it their truth .
Read alsoTrump again mentions 'Ukrainian interference ' in U.S. elections As U.S. authorities collected evidence in 2016 that Russia had hacked Democratic National Committee servers , former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort suggested Ukraine , not Russia , had likely committed the attack , his deputy Rick Gates later told the FBI .
That September , Trump confidant Roger Stone tweeted , `` The only interference in the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Ukraine , '' referring to Trump opponent , Hillary Clinton .
But Trump 's FBI director rejected those allegations .
U.S. intelligence agencies blame Russia for interfering on Trump 's behalf , and special counsel Robert Mueller has charged 25 Russians with hacking Democratic email accounts and waging a covert social media campaign to sway public opinion .
Yet , against all evidence , the theory 's shape-shifting nature over the years has compounded its staying power .
Stone 's 2016 tweet , for instance , referenced a nebulous type of `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reportedly favoring Clinton over Trump .
The tweet highlighted a Financial Times article that described efforts by ex-Ukrainian parliament member Serhiy Leshchenko , who opposed Trump 's bid , to expose off-the-books payments by Ukraine 's pro-Russia political party , including to Manafort .
Leshchenko maintains his efforts do n't amount to interference .
Still , some Republican lawmakers have cited the article to support the Ukraine interference argument .
`` I think both Russia and Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election , '' said Republican Sen. John Kennedy .
In February 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government had supported Clinton and now needed to `` improve relations '' with the new Trump administration .
By that April , Trump himself promoted the theory , falsely suggesting in an AP interview that CrowdStrike , the cybersecurity firm that traced the hack to Russia , had strong ties to Ukraine .
`` I heard it 's owned by a very rich Ukrainian , that 's what I heard , '' Trump said .
`` Why did n't they allow the FBI in to investigate the server ? ''
In fact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two U.S. citizens – George Kurtz and Dmitri Alperovitch .
The latter was born in Russia and lives in America .
And the FBI did n't need to physically take the DNC servers to confirm CrowdStrike 's findings .
CrowdStrike gave the FBI digital images that captured everything , the company says .
But Trump took his suspicions about the servers directly to newly elected Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in a now infamous July 25 phone call that spurred the articles of impeachment against Trump .
As his Senate trial nears , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him – asking personal attorney Rudy Giuliani to brief them on his trip to Europe , where he searched for witnesses and documents .
Hill , a Russia expert , told Congress in November that political leaders who spread such falsehoods about Ukraine polarize the U.S. , making it a target for misinformation campaigns by foreign powers like Russia .
She warned : `` These fictions are harmful even if they are deployed for purely domestic political purposes . ''

The idea of Ukrainian interference took root during Trump's presidential campaign, was spread online and then amplified by Russian President Vladimir Putin before some of America's elected officials made it their truth.
With U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial set to begin in the Senate, some Republican allies continue to promote a discredited theory that accuses Ukraine of interfering in the 2016 U.S. election to keep him from winning.
The notion, which is not supported by U.S. intelligence agencies, has nonetheless been embraced by a president reluctant to acknowledge the reality of Russian election interference, and anxious to show he had reason to be suspicious of Ukraine as the U.S. withheld crucial military aid last year, the Associated Press reports.
The U.S. president's demand that Ukraine look into its own purported interference and investigate a political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, while the U.S. withheld the aid is at the heart of the congressional investigation that produced Trump's impeachment in the House on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
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An Associated Press review shows the idea of Ukrainian interference took root during Trump's presidential campaign, was spread online and then amplified by Russian President Vladimir Putin before some of America's elected officials made it their truth.
Read alsoTrump again mentions 'Ukrainian interference' in U.S. elections
As U.S. authorities collected evidence in 2016 that Russia had hacked Democratic National Committee servers, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort suggested Ukraine, not Russia, had likely committed the attack, his deputy Rick Gates later told the FBI. That September, Trump confidant Roger Stone tweeted, "The only interference in the U.S. election is from Hillary’s friends in Ukraine," referring to Trump opponent, Hillary Clinton.
But Trump's FBI director rejected those allegations. U.S. intelligence agencies blame Russia for interfering on Trump's behalf, and special counsel Robert Mueller has charged 25 Russians with hacking Democratic email accounts and waging a covert social media campaign to sway public opinion.
Yet, against all evidence, the theory's shape-shifting nature over the years has compounded its staying power.
Stone's 2016 tweet, for instance, referenced a nebulous type of "interference," centered around Ukraine officials reportedly favoring Clinton over Trump. The tweet highlighted a Financial Times article that described efforts by ex-Ukrainian parliament member Serhiy Leshchenko, who opposed Trump's bid, to expose off-the-books payments by Ukraine's pro-Russia political party, including to Manafort. Leshchenko maintains his efforts don't amount to interference. Still, some Republican lawmakers have cited the article to support the Ukraine interference argument.
"I think both Russia and Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election," said Republican Sen. John Kennedy.
In February 2017, Putin publicly claimed Ukraine's entire government had supported Clinton and now needed to "improve relations" with the new Trump administration. By that April, Trump himself promoted the theory, falsely suggesting in an AP interview that CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm that traced the hack to Russia, had strong ties to Ukraine.
"I heard it's owned by a very rich Ukrainian, that's what I heard," Trump said. "Why didn't they allow the FBI in to investigate the server?"
In fact, CrowdStrike is a California company founded by two U.S. citizens – George Kurtz and Dmitri Alperovitch. The latter was born in Russia and lives in America.
And the FBI didn't need to physically take the DNC servers to confirm CrowdStrike's findings. CrowdStrike gave the FBI digital images that captured everything, the company says.
Read alsoFiona Hill: Ukraine election meddling "fictional narrative" told by Russia
But Trump took his suspicions about the servers directly to newly elected Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in a now infamous July 25 phone call that spurred the articles of impeachment against Trump.
As his Senate trial nears, Trump has pressed GOP senators to rally behind him – asking personal attorney Rudy Giuliani to brief them on his trip to Europe, where he searched for witnesses and documents.
Hill, a Russia expert, told Congress in November that political leaders who spread such falsehoods about Ukraine polarize the U.S., making it a target for misinformation campaigns by foreign powers like Russia.
She warned: "These fictions are harmful even if they are deployed for purely domestic political purposes."


unian--2020-01-13--Ukraine language law: all ads on TV, radio, and in print must be in Ukrainian starting Jan 16

At the same time , organizations of foreign broadcasting , those airing programs in one or several official EU languages along with the state language may also advertise in EU languages .
All advertising on television , radio , and in print from January 16 should be in the Ukrainian language , according to a statement released on the website of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting .
On January 16 , the norms of Article 32 of the law `` On ensuring the functioning of the Ukrainian language as the state language '' adopted by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 , come into force .
`` The article regulates the use of the official language in the field of advertising .
From this date , all advertising on television , radio , and also in print media should be made only in Ukrainian , '' the statement said .
At the same time , organizations of foreign broadcasting , those airing programs in one or several official EU languages along with the state language may also advertise in the official EU languages .
The same applies to print media publishing in one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new legislation entail a fine of 200 to 300 tax-free minimum incomes or a warning if committed for the first time .

At the same time, organizations of foreign broadcasting, those airing programs in one or several official EU languages along with the state language may also advertise in EU languages.
All advertising on television, radio, and in print from January 16 should be in the Ukrainian language, according to a statement released on the website of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting.
On January 16, the norms of Article 32 of the law "On ensuring the functioning of the Ukrainian language as the state language" adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on April 25, 2019, come into force.
"The article regulates the use of the official language in the field of advertising. From this date, all advertising on television, radio, and also in print media should be made only in Ukrainian," the statement said.
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At the same time, organizations of foreign broadcasting, those airing programs in one or several official EU languages along with the state language may also advertise in the official EU languages. The same applies to print media publishing in one of the EU languages.
Violations of new legislation entail a fine of 200 to 300 tax-free minimum incomes or a warning if committed for the first time.


unian--2020-01-13--Kyiv mall flooded after hot water pipe bursts

Shoppers posted videos of incoming water on ground floor before being evacuated .
The Ocean Plaza Mall in Kyiv has @ @ @ @ @ hot water utility pipe burst Monday night .
Boiling hot water is seen flowing across @ @ @ @ @ mall , including a motorway .
Shoppers posted videos of incoming water on ground floor @ @ @ @ @ building .
As UNIAN reported in November 2019 , two Kyiv drivers were lucky to @ @ @ @ @ got stuck in sinkholes as a mixture of boiling hot water and mud burst from @ @ @ @ @ a result of a 700mm utility pipeline damage on the corner of Rustaveli and Saksahanskoho @

Shoppers posted videos of incoming water on ground floor before being evacuated.
The Ocean Plaza Mall in Kyiv has been heavily flooded after a hot water utility pipe burst Monday night.
Boiling hot water is seen flowing across the area adjacent to the mall, including a motorway.
Shoppers posted videos of incoming water on ground floor before being evacuated from the building.
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As UNIAN reported in November 2019, two Kyiv drivers were lucky to escape unharmed as their vehicles got stuck in sinkholes as a mixture of boiling hot water and mud burst from underneath a melting asphalt as a result of a 700mm utility pipeline damage on the corner of Rustaveli and Saksahanskoho.


unian--2020-01-13--Passenger flow at Ukrainian airports increased 18.5% over past year

Passenger flow at Ukrainian airports increased 18.5% over past year
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Last year, airports across Ukraine rendered services to more than 24 million people.
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unian--2020-01-13--Number of individual entrepreneurs in Ukraine down in 2019 – experts

Number of individual entrepreneurs in Ukraine down in 2019 – experts
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Registration of new entrepreneurs is one of the indicators of economic development.
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unian--2020-01-13--Anti-Semitism in Ukraine on decline, NGO notes

The research says incidence was down 27 % last year .
The United Jewish Community of Ukraine in its annual @ @ @ @ @ a decline in relevant incidents over the past year .
The occurrence was down 27 @ @ @ @ @ report concludes .
In total , 66 cases of direct anti-Semitism were recorded , while @ @ @ @ @ such cases ( according to the methodology applied in 2019 ) .
The NGO says @ @ @ @ @ monitoring and fact-checking of possible cases of anti-Semitism in Ukraine .
The watchdog says the @ @ @ @ @ of anti-Semitism in personal communucations , as well as of incidents where Ukrainian officials allowed @ @ @ @ @ the same time , in 2019 , one case of physical violence was recorded in @ @ @ @ @ as a Jew , while in 2018 there were no such incidents .
In general @ @ @ @ @ of Ukraine notes declining anti-Semitism and increasing interest of state authorities in the issue .

The research says incidence was down 27% last year.
The United Jewish Community of Ukraine in its annual report on anti-Semitism has noted a decline in relevant incidents over the past year.
The occurrence was down 27% in 2019, the report concludes.
In total, 66 cases of direct anti-Semitism were recorded, while in 2018 there were 90 such cases (according to the methodology applied in 2019).
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The NGO says it is engaged in constant monitoring and fact-checking of possible cases of anti-Semitism in Ukraine.
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The watchdog says the number of cases has decreased of anti-Semitism in personal communucations, as well as of incidents where Ukrainian officials allowed themselves anti-Semitic statements.
At the same time, in 2019, one case of physical violence was recorded in relation to a person identifying as a Jew, while in 2018 there were no such incidents.
In general, the United Jewish Community of Ukraine notes declining anti-Semitism and increasing interest of state authorities in the issue.


unian--2020-01-13--Think tank points to Tor launcher's failure to identify PS752 as civilian aircraft

The investigation is yet to establish the exact mode of the Russian-made missile launcher 's operation at the time of the strike .
The deadly missile launch targeting a civilian aircraft bound to Kyiv suggests either a deliberate act by the operator or flawed Russian software , a think tank reported .
The Iranian Aerospace Forces claim that `` during the flight , the aircraft appeared to be in close proximity to one of the important military facilities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , resembling a hostile object in shape and altitude , '' according to IGDTS think tank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( IRGC ) , Amir Ali Hajizadeh , said the air defense command post commander in the area of responsibility near the airport sent a missile launch permission request to the higher command , and , having received no response within 10 seconds , decided to strike .
The question arises as to the mode the air defense system was operating in .
If it was automatic mode , the operator had to make a decision to cancel the missile launch within 10 seconds .
In the case of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the decision to strike .
Thus , from a legal point of view , the investigation has to find out whether it was action or inaction that led to the plane crash .
Russian TOR launchers supplied to Iran in 2007 did not have an automatic mode option .
If the system did operate automatically , this means that Russia had upgraded the Tors after 2007 .
Tor 's radar target detection range is 32 km .
The distance from the runway edge to the probable launch site is 30 km .
Concequently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come on within the radar screen , rather than coming from the area outside the radar coverage .
The air defense system crew had to be aware of their position and situation around them , including at the airport , its runway , and corridors for civilian flights .
On January 9 , 2020 , Tehran Airport 's online schedule indicated that a number of other civilian aircraft had taken off starting 05:23 local time before PS752 departure on 06:13 with intervals of eight to 33 minutes .
Thus , the air defense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' similar to PS752 between 4:32 and 06:12 .
The FlightRadar24 data illustrates an identical altitude gain for five airplanes that took off during this timeframe .
Thus , even under psychological stress , the launcher crew could not see flight PS752 as something unexpected or out of the norm to identify it as a hostile object , presumably a `` cruise missile '' .

The investigation is yet to establish the exact mode of the Russian-made missile launcher's operation at the time of the strike.
The deadly missile launch targeting a civilian aircraft bound to Kyiv suggests either a deliberate act by the operator or flawed Russian software, a think tank reported.
The Iranian Aerospace Forces claim that "during the flight, the aircraft appeared to be in close proximity to one of the important military facilities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, resembling a hostile object in shape and altitude," according to IGDTS think tank.
Commander of Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Amir Ali Hajizadeh, said the air defense command post commander in the area of responsibility near the airport sent a missile launch permission request to the higher command, and, having received no response within 10 seconds, decided to strike.
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The question arises as to the mode the air defense system was operating in. If it was automatic mode, the operator had to make a decision to cancel the missile launch within 10 seconds. In the case of manual mode, he had to make the decision to strike. Thus, from a legal point of view, the investigation has to find out whether it was action or inaction that led to the plane crash.
Russian TOR launchers supplied to Iran in 2007 did not have an automatic mode option.
Read alsoPS752 downing: New video purportedly shows moment of missile launch
If the system did operate automatically, this means that Russia had upgraded the Tors after 2007.
Tor's radar target detection range is 32 km. The distance from the runway edge to the probable launch site is 30 km. Consequently, the "target" should have come on within the radar screen, rather than coming from the area outside the radar coverage. The air defense system crew had to be aware of their position and situation around them, including at the airport, its runway, and corridors for civilian flights.
On January 9, 2020, Tehran Airport's online schedule indicated that a number of other civilian aircraft had taken off starting 05:23 local time before PS752 departure on 06:13 with intervals of eight to 33 minutes.
Thus, the air defense launcher crew should have seen "targets" similar to PS752 between 4:32 and 06:12. The FlightRadar24 data illustrates an identical altitude gain for five airplanes that took off during this timeframe.
Thus, even under psychological stress, the launcher crew could not see flight PS752 as something unexpected or out of the norm to identify it as a hostile object, presumably a "cruise missile".


unian--2020-01-13--Ukraine to resume work in PACE: Rada considering resolution on participation

The decision is in line with Ukraine 's national interests and the Euro-Atlantic course , says delegation head .
A draft resolution on the Verkhovna Rada statement `` On the participation of the permanent delegation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in 2020 '' has been submitted for consideration .
Head of the Verkhovna Rada ’ s permanent delegation to PACE , MP with the Servant of the People Party Yelizaveta Yasko has submitted the draft on January 11 , as stated on Parliament website .
The memo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 26 , 2019 , PACE adopted a resolution , which resulted in the renewal of credentials of the Russian delegation .
Read alsoPACE wants to make imposition of sanctions on national delegations more complicated '' This happened without fulfillment of requirements contained in a number of PACE resolutions on Ukraine , which became the basis for the introduction and extension of sanctions against Russia .
Since the unconditional return of the Russian delegation to PACE , the situation with human rights and democracy in Russia , as well as in the territories it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' the memo says .
Yasko notes that today Ukraine is in difficult condition , forced to refute Russian aggression .
At the same time , the deputy notes , Ukraine duly complies with its obligations to the Council of Europe .
`` That is why the work of the Ukrainian delegation at the annual PACE 2020 session is very necessary to facilitate the fulfillment by Ukraine of its obligations as a full-fledged member of the Council of Europe , as well as to actively participate in improving the existing and creating new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Europe , '' Yasko explained .
In her conviction , Ukraine 's participation in PACE 's work is aimed to prevent the maintenance of the existing situation that has developed in Europe as a result of Russia 's aggressive foreign policy , to bring objective information about Russia 's unlawful actions in the occupied territories of Ukraine , and Ukraine ’ s efforts to bring to an end armed aggression waged by the country that is a member of the Council of Europe and tackle its consequences , as well as prevent the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ false narratives about the situation in Ukraine .
`` The decision on the participation of the Ukrainian delegation in the work of PACE in 2020 is in line with the national interests and the Euro-Atlantic course of Ukraine , '' Yasko said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the PACE in April 2014 deprived the Russian delegation of the right to vote and excluded its representatives from all of the Assembly 's governing bodies over the annexation of Crimea .
In this regard , Russia has not paid contributions to the Council of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members and politicians considered such actions of Russia blackmail .
On June 25 , 2019 , the PACE adopted a resolution , abolishing the mechanism for imposing sanctions , which had been in force at the PACE before .
On June 26 , 2019 , the PACE supported a resolution approving the credentials of the Russian delegation without imposing any sanctions .
Protesting the move , delegations of Estonia , Georgia , Latvia , Lithuania , Poland , Slovakia , and Ukraine cut short their participation in the summer session .
The new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refused to participate in the organization 's autumn session over the Russian Federation 's return .

The decision is in line with Ukraine's national interests and the Euro-Atlantic course, says delegation head.
A draft resolution on the Verkhovna Rada statement "On the participation of the permanent delegation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in 2020" has been submitted for consideration.
Head of the Verkhovna Rada’s permanent delegation to PACE, MP with the Servant of the People Party Yelizaveta Yasko has submitted the draft on January 11, as stated on Parliament website.
The memo to the draft recalls that on June 26, 2019, PACE adopted a resolution, which resulted in the renewal of credentials of the Russian delegation.
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"This happened without fulfillment of requirements contained in a number of PACE resolutions on Ukraine, which became the basis for the introduction and extension of sanctions against Russia. Since the unconditional return of the Russian delegation to PACE, the situation with human rights and democracy in Russia, as well as in the territories it has occupied, continues to deteriorate," the memo says.
Yasko notes that today Ukraine is in difficult condition, forced to refute Russian aggression. At the same time, the deputy notes, Ukraine duly complies with its obligations to the Council of Europe. "That is why the work of the Ukrainian delegation at the annual PACE 2020 session is very necessary to facilitate the fulfillment by Ukraine of its obligations as a full-fledged member of the Council of Europe, as well as to actively participate in improving the existing and creating new human rights standards of the Council of Europe," Yasko explained.
In her conviction, Ukraine's participation in PACE's work is aimed to prevent the maintenance of the existing situation that has developed in Europe as a result of Russia's aggressive foreign policy, to bring objective information about Russia's unlawful actions in the occupied territories of Ukraine, and Ukraine’s efforts to bring to an end armed aggression waged by the country that is a member of the Council of Europe and tackle its consequences, as well as prevent the use of the PACE platform for spreading false narratives about the situation in Ukraine.
"The decision on the participation of the Ukrainian delegation in the work of PACE in 2020 is in line with the national interests and the Euro-Atlantic course of Ukraine," Yasko said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the PACE in April 2014 deprived the Russian delegation of the right to vote and excluded its representatives from all of the Assembly's governing bodies over the annexation of Crimea.
In this regard, Russia has not paid contributions to the Council of Europe since June 2017.
Many PACE members and politicians considered such actions of Russia blackmail.
On June 25, 2019, the PACE adopted a resolution, abolishing the mechanism for imposing sanctions, which had been in force at the PACE before.
On June 26, 2019, the PACE supported a resolution approving the credentials of the Russian delegation without imposing any sanctions.
Protesting the move, delegations of Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine cut short their participation in the summer session.
The new delegation of Ukraine to the PACE officially refused to participate in the organization's autumn session over the Russian Federation's return.


unian--2020-01-13--Zelensky signs new legislation to fight piano voting

MPs violating the voting procedure will face fines up to UAH 85,000 ( nearly $ 3,500 ) .
President of @ @ @ @ @ the Law on Amending Certain Legislative Acts Concerning the Provision of Personal Voting by People @ @ @ @ @ Plenary Sessions of the Verkhovna Rada , which the Parliament adopted on December 19 , @ @ @ @ @ aims to ensure that the MPs properly fulfill their powers regarding the obligation of personal @ @ @ @ @ to the Presidential Office press service .
The law amends the Criminal Code , the @ @ @ @ @ a people 's deputy of Ukraine , and the Rules of Procedure of the Verkhovna @ @ @ @ @ plenary sessions .
In particular , the law criminalizes the so-called `` piano voting '' @ @ @ @ @ deputy votes for their colleague absent from the session hall .
MPs violating the voting @ @ @ @ @ to UAH 85,000 ( nearly $ 3,500 ) .
The law shall enter into force @ @ @ @ @ day of its publication .

MPs violating the voting procedure will face fines up to UAH 85,000 (nearly $3,500).
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has signed the Law on Amending Certain Legislative Acts Concerning the Provision of Personal Voting by People's Deputies of Ukraine at Plenary Sessions of the Verkhovna Rada, which the Parliament adopted on December 19, 2019.
The new legislation aims to ensure that the MPs properly fulfill their powers regarding the obligation of personal voting, that's according to the Presidential Office press service.
The law amends the Criminal Code, the law on the status of a people's deputy of Ukraine, and the Rules of Procedure of the Verkhovna Rada regarding personal voting at plenary sessions.
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In particular, the law criminalizes the so-called "piano voting", that's when a deputy votes for their colleague absent from the session hall.
MPs violating the voting procedure will face fines up to UAH 85,000 (nearly $3,500).
The law shall enter into force on the day following the day of its publication.


unian--2020-01-13--Ukrainian prosecutors open pretrial probe into ex-chief of SBI Truba – lawmaker

The investigation is being conducted by the National Police of Ukraine .
The Prosecutor General 's Office ( PGO ) of Ukraine has opened a case against former Director of the State Bureau of Investigation ( SBI ) Roman Truba .
`` I 've got a response to my inquiry lodged with the PGO regarding Roman Truba 's unlawful actions .
The document states that on December 13 a pretrial investigation into this matter was launched under Article 343 of the Criminal Code ( interference with law enforcement officials ' activities ) and Article 387 of the Criminal Code ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The case was assigned to the Main Investigation Department of the National Police of Ukraine , '' MP from the European Solidarity parliamentary faction Oleksiy Honcharenko said on Facebook on January 13 .
Read alsoPossible abuse of power by ex-SBI chief Roman Truba under probe According to him , tape recordings made in Truba 's office , which have recently been made public , prove that the SBI 's ex-head had repeatedly violated the law .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the Verkhovna Rada on December 3 passed a draft law to amend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SBI 's work .
Under the law , the SBI 's incumbent director and deputies must be fired .
New senior officials of the SBI will be selected by a commission , which will include three members from parliament , three from the president , three from the government .
The government 's quota will be delegated by international organizations .
In addition , the law provides that , in order to ensure the continuity and effectiveness of pretrial investigations in Maidan cases , investigators of the prosecutor 's office and prosecutors could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to the SBI by their consent , without participating in a competition .
On December 27 , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed SBI Director Truba and appointed Iryna Venedyktova as acting director at the Bureau .

The investigation is being conducted by the National Police of Ukraine.
The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) of Ukraine has opened a case against former Director of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) Roman Truba.
"I've got a response to my inquiry lodged with the PGO regarding Roman Truba's unlawful actions. The document states that on December 13 a pretrial investigation into this matter was launched under Article 343 of the Criminal Code (interference with law enforcement officials' activities) and Article 387 of the Criminal Code (disclosure of pretrial investigation data). The case was assigned to the Main Investigation Department of the National Police of Ukraine," MP from the European Solidarity parliamentary faction Oleksiy Honcharenko said on Facebook on January 13.
Read alsoPossible abuse of power by ex-SBI chief Roman Truba under probe
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According to him, tape recordings made in Truba's office, which have recently been made public, prove that the SBI's ex-head had repeatedly violated the law.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the Verkhovna Rada on December 3 passed a draft law to amend certain laws of Ukraine to streamline the SBI's work. Under the law, the SBI's incumbent director and deputies must be fired.
New senior officials of the SBI will be selected by a commission, which will include three members from parliament, three from the president, three from the government. The government's quota will be delegated by international organizations.
In addition, the law provides that, in order to ensure the continuity and effectiveness of pretrial investigations in Maidan cases, investigators of the prosecutor's office and prosecutors could be transferred before January 11, 2020, to the SBI by their consent, without participating in a competition.
On December 27, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed SBI Director Truba and appointed Iryna Venedyktova as acting director at the Bureau.


unian--2020-01-13--NBU replenishes int'l reserves by US$168 mln on Jan 2-11

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NBU replenishes int'l reserves by US$168 mln on Jan 2-11
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unian--2020-01-13--Alleged organizer of deadly attack on ATO volunteer Okueva involved in other murders – police

On Sunday , the National Police detained a group of killers reasonably suspected of killing Chechen volunteer who fought on the side of Ukraine in the Donbas war Amina Okueva .
Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv region Andriy Niebytov has said an alleged organizer of the murder of ATO volunteer Amina Okueva , who was detained on January 12 , is involved in two contract hits already solved by the police .
`` Mr. Pavlo Mylenkyi 's murder in January 2019 – he headed Kyiv 's subway advertising department – gave us clues to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we worked and approached a certain group of people who were reasonably suspected of committing a murder , '' he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday , an UNIAN correspondent reports .
Niebytov said that `` analyzing previous contract crimes , we have concluded together with the prosecutor 's office that those individuals are reasonably suspected of having committed the murder of Caparol Ukraine Director Pavlo Zmozhny in the village of Krushynka in Kyiv region . ''
According to Niebytov , the suspects were detained in September 2019 .
`` Kyiv @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures for them , but the prosecutor 's office and the investigation objected and lodged an appeal with the appeals court in the city of Kyiv and Kyiv region , '' he said .
Niebytov said that during appeal-related hearings , the court had ruled to choose preventive measures for the suspects in the form of detention without putting up bail , but Kyiv 's Shevchenkivsky district court later changed those preventive measures to non-custodial ones .
In addition , Niebytov said that biological samples had been taken during the detention of members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to relevant specialists for tests .
`` Over the past two years , we checked many potential suspects , looked into many theories , but there were no positive results until yesterday , '' he said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov on Sunday said the National Police had detained a group of hitmen reasonably suspected of killing Chechen volunteer who fought on the side of Ukraine in the Donbas war Amina Okueva and seriously wounding her husband in 2017 .
The detainee 's DNA coincided with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the crime scene .
UNIAN memo .
On October 30 , 2017 , ATO volunteer Amina Okueva was killed and her husband Adam Osmayev , who was a former commander of the international peacekeeping battalion named after Dzhokhar Dudayev , was wounded as their vehicle came under fire at a railway crossing outside Kyiv .

On Sunday, the National Police detained a group of killers reasonably suspected of killing Chechen volunteer who fought on the side of Ukraine in the Donbas war Amina Okueva.
Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv region Andriy Niebytov has said an alleged organizer of the murder of ATO volunteer Amina Okueva, who was detained on January 12, is involved in two contract hits already solved by the police.
"Mr. Pavlo Mylenkyi's murder in January 2019 – he headed Kyiv's subway advertising department – gave us clues to that group. By that moment, we worked and approached a certain group of people who were reasonably suspected of committing a murder," he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday, an UNIAN correspondent reports.
Read alsoUkraine's police detain suspects of ATO volunteer Amina Okueva's murder – Avakov (Photo, video)
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Niebytov said that "analyzing previous contract crimes, we have concluded together with the prosecutor's office that those individuals are reasonably suspected of having committed the murder of Caparol Ukraine Director Pavlo Zmozhny in the village of Krushynka in Kyiv region."
According to Niebytov, the suspects were detained in September 2019.
"Kyiv's Svyatoshynsky district court selected different preventive measures for them, but the prosecutor's office and the investigation objected and lodged an appeal with the appeals court in the city of Kyiv and Kyiv region," he said.
Niebytov said that during appeal-related hearings, the court had ruled to choose preventive measures for the suspects in the form of detention without putting up bail, but Kyiv's Shevchenkivsky district court later changed those preventive measures to non-custodial ones.
In addition, Niebytov said that biological samples had been taken during the detention of members of the said criminal group and sent to relevant specialists for tests.
"Over the past two years, we checked many potential suspects, looked into many theories, but there were no positive results until yesterday," he said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov on Sunday said the National Police had detained a group of hitmen reasonably suspected of killing Chechen volunteer who fought on the side of Ukraine in the Donbas war Amina Okueva and seriously wounding her husband in 2017.
The detainee's DNA coincided with the one found on a weapon left at the crime scene.
UNIAN memo. On October 30, 2017, ATO volunteer Amina Okueva was killed and her husband Adam Osmayev, who was a former commander of the international peacekeeping battalion named after Dzhokhar Dudayev, was wounded as their vehicle came under fire at a railway crossing outside Kyiv.


unian--2020-01-13--Parliament speaker Razumkov: Farmland bill not yet on agenda of plenary session

Parliament speaker Razumkov: Farmland bill not yet on agenda of plenary session
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A bill to amend the Verkhovna Rada's rules and regulations may be considered in its first reading this week.
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unian--2020-01-13--Deposits at Ukraine's banks total almost US$44 bln both in national and foreign currency

Deposits at Ukraine's banks total almost US$44 bln both in national and foreign currency
15:46, 13.01.20 14401
Bank deposits in hryvnias in December 2019 alone expanded by almost 10%.
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unian--2020-01-13--Occupying authorities mulling over launch of intl rail services across Crimean bridge

As of today , trains run between Russia-occupied Crimea and Russia .
De-facto authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea are mulling over the launch of international rail services across the Kerch Strait Bridge .
`` There are ideas for establishing international rail services with a number of countries in the future , '' head of the so-called `` Crimean government '' Yuriy Gotsanyuk said , according to Russia 's RIA Novosti .
Prior to this , so-called `` Crimean Deputy Prime Minister , '' `` Permanent Representative of the Republic under the President of the Russian Federation '' Georgy Muradov said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan , but much would depend on the work of Russian representatives in the bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union and the CIS to explain the beneficial and safe nature of the rail services in the Crimean direction .
As UNIAN reported earlier , on May 15 , 2018 , Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the motorway part of the Kerch Strait Bridge .
He announced the need to build a transport passage across the Kerch Strait immediately after the start of the Russian occupation of Ukraine 's Crimea in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bridge affected the operations of Ukrainian ports in Mariupol and Berdyansk ( both in the Sea of Azov ) since not all ships navigating there are able to pass under the bridge .
The 19km-long bridge connects the occupied peninsula and Russia 's Krasnodar Krai .
On December 23 , 2019 , Putin took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch a rail link across the bridge between the Taman Peninsula and occupied Crimea .

As of today, trains run between Russia-occupied Crimea and Russia.
De-facto authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea are mulling over the launch of international rail services across the Kerch Strait Bridge.
"There are ideas for establishing international rail services with a number of countries in the future," head of the so-called "Crimean government" Yuriy Gotsanyuk said, according to Russia's RIA Novosti.
Read alsoUkrainian prosecutors launch probe over Russian rail services to occupied Crimea
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Prior to this, so-called "Crimean Deputy Prime Minister," "Permanent Representative of the Republic under the President of the Russian Federation" Georgy Muradov said that railway services could be established with Belarus, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, but much would depend on the work of Russian representatives in the bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union and the CIS to explain the beneficial and safe nature of the rail services in the Crimean direction.
As UNIAN reported earlier, on May 15, 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the motorway part of the Kerch Strait Bridge. He announced the need to build a transport passage across the Kerch Strait immediately after the start of the Russian occupation of Ukraine's Crimea in March 2014.
The construction of the bridge affected the operations of Ukrainian ports in Mariupol and Berdyansk (both in the Sea of Azov) since not all ships navigating there are able to pass under the bridge.
The 19km-long bridge connects the occupied peninsula and Russia's Krasnodar Krai.
On December 23, 2019, Putin took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch a rail link across the bridge between the Taman Peninsula and occupied Crimea.


unian--2020-01-13--Ukrainian gas stocks shrink to 18.12 bcm since Nov 2

Ukrainian gas stocks shrink to 18.12 bcm since Nov 2
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As of January 11, 2020, gas reserves in the country's USFs were 39.4% up from the figure reported as of January 11, 2019.
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unian--2020-01-14--Half of working-age Ukrainians employed illegally or find jobs abroad – minister

Informal employment , Mylovanov says , means that most Ukrainians are not protected by labor legislation .
Only 12.8 million Ukrainians of 28.5 million working-age citizens are legally employed in Ukraine , while the rest have either found jobs beyond Ukraine 's borders or have no contractual ties with their employers at home , says economy minister Tymofiy Mylovanov .
`` Today , only 12.8 million of the 28.5 million Ukrainians of working age are employed legally .
Half of our people of working age either work in another country or have n't been employed legally , '' the minister @ @ @ @ @ @ @ labor bill .
Informal employment , Mylovanov says , means that most Ukrainians are not protected by labor legislation .
`` The amendments to the Labor Code that the government puts forward should facilitate legal employment and increase the number of jobs , '' said Mylovanov .
As reported earlier , on December 27 , the government approved the bill on labor .
Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk said the legislation provided for an increase in the number of legal jobs , an increase in income , and the expansion of social rights of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ministry of Economy published a clause of the future labor code that defines labor relations .
In the existing legislation , such clause is missing .
Innovations could affect the IT industry where many Ukrainians are registered as `` individual entrepreneurs . ''
On October 10 , President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the new labor code was better than the previous one , but it still needed to be finalized .

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Informal employment, Mylovanov says, means that most Ukrainians are not protected by labor legislation.
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unian--2020-01-14--Ukraine says ready to become NATO's operational partner in Iraq

Ukraine is set to deploy 20 troops to support the NATO mission in Iraq after the Alliance resumes its work there .
Ukraine will support NATO 's efforts to strengthen security in Iraq and announced its readiness to become its operational partner there .
This was discussed by Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and NATO Assistant Secretary General for Operations John Manza at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday , according to the government press service .
`` I informed the Assistant Secretary General that there is a plan in Ukraine to send @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mission in Iraq after the Alliance resumes its work .
The invitation to become an operational partner of the Alliance 's Mission in Iraq testifies to recognition of value of Ukrainian military experience and professionalism , '' Kuleba said .
Read alsoNATO , Ukraine in 2020 to conduct large-scale joint exercises in response to Russia 's actions in Black Sea region Responding to a statement by the Ukrainian side , the NATO Assistant Secretary General noted that Ukraine 's participation in the Mission in Iraq is very important for the Alliance .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be taken to implement NATO 's new `` One Partner - One Program '' approach , discussed the prospects for adopting a national security strategy in Ukraine , and further developing strategic documents toward its implementation .
Kuleba also briefed his counterpart on the efforts made to pass the required laws on security and defense , in particular , on the SBU security service reform .

Ukraine is set to deploy 20 troops to support the NATO mission in Iraq after the Alliance resumes its work there.
Ukraine will support NATO's efforts to strengthen security in Iraq and announced its readiness to become its operational partner there.
This was discussed by Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and NATO Assistant Secretary General for Operations John Manza at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, according to the government press service.
"I informed the Assistant Secretary General that there is a plan in Ukraine to send 20 troops in support of the NATO Mission in Iraq after the Alliance resumes its work. The invitation to become an operational partner of the Alliance's Mission in Iraq testifies to recognition of value of Ukrainian military experience and professionalism," Kuleba said.
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Responding to a statement by the Ukrainian side, the NATO Assistant Secretary General noted that Ukraine's participation in the Mission in Iraq is very important for the Alliance.
The parties agreed on the next common steps to be taken to implement NATO's new "One Partner - One Program" approach, discussed the prospects for adopting a national security strategy in Ukraine, and further developing strategic documents toward its implementation.
Kuleba also briefed his counterpart on the efforts made to pass the required laws on security and defense, in particular, on the SBU security service reform.


unian--2020-01-14--BOCE buys almost 50% of Ukraine's PFTS stock exchange

A number of companies registered in Belize and Marshall Islands have withdrawn from the list of shareholders .
China 's Bohai Commodity Exchange ( BOCE , Hong Kong ) has acquired an almost 50 % stake in PFTS Stock Exchange , According to the PFTS website , a number of companies registered in Belize and Marshall Islands have withdrawn from the list of shareholders : Primeview LTD , Dakal LTD , Crookston Limited , and Boline LTD. At the same time , Parvana LTD ( Marshall Islands ) has reduced its stake , while asset management company and pension funds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 5.1 % '' China 's Bohai Commodity Exchange ( BOCE , Hong Kong ) has acquired a 49.9 % stake in JSC PFTS Stock Exchange , '' the report said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the State Property Fund of Ukraine in June 2017 signed a contract on selling to BOCE of a 99.9 % stake in Ukrainian Bank for Reconstruction and Development for UAH 82.83 million .
BOCE is China 's largest spot commodity exchange , founded in 2009 by state-owned companies , Chinese citizens , and the municipality of @ @

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unian--2020-01-14--Zelensky, Trudeau agree on further joint actions regarding PS752 crash

The Canadian prime minister thanked the Ukrainian leader for his efforts to ensure access to the scene of the tragedy for Canadian experts .
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau had a third phone conversation discussing the crash of the Ukrainian passenger plane flight PS752 in Iran .
The Canadian prime minister thanked the Ukrainian leader for his efforts to ensure access to the scene of the tragedy for Canadian experts , according to the President 's Office press service .
Justin Trudeau asked for Volodymyr Zelensky 's assistance in dialogue with the Iranian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bodies of the victims , including Canadian nationals .
Volodymyr Zelensky commended the involvement of Canada 's representatives in the investigation .
`` Ukrainian experts and diplomats are ready to fully assist Canadian counterparts in Tehran , '' Volodymyr Zelensky stressed , reiterating willingness to provide logistical assistance in returning the bodies of Canadian citizens to Canada after the completion of formalities in Iran .
Read alsoUkraine may initiate UN Security Council meeting over downing of PS752 in Iran The interlocutors stand for further coordination of efforts to ensure proper international legal liability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The report says Zelensky and Trudeau look forward to the constructive work of a coordination and response group led by foreign ministers of countries whose citizens were killed in a disaster .
The group will meet on January 16 in London .
In this context , the parties stressed the importance of developing an algorithm to prevent such tragedies in the future .
The two leaders expressed hope for further cooperation and exchange of information on the investigation of the disaster , in particular in interaction with Iran .

The Canadian prime minister thanked the Ukrainian leader for his efforts to ensure access to the scene of the tragedy for Canadian experts.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau had a third phone conversation discussing the crash of the Ukrainian passenger plane flight PS752 in Iran.
The Canadian prime minister thanked the Ukrainian leader for his efforts to ensure access to the scene of the tragedy for Canadian experts, according to the President's Office press service.
Justin Trudeau asked for Volodymyr Zelensky's assistance in dialogue with the Iranian authorities as regards the identification of the bodies of the victims, including Canadian nationals.
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Volodymyr Zelensky commended the involvement of Canada's representatives in the investigation.
"Ukrainian experts and diplomats are ready to fully assist Canadian counterparts in Tehran," Volodymyr Zelensky stressed, reiterating willingness to provide logistical assistance in returning the bodies of Canadian citizens to Canada after the completion of formalities in Iran.
Read alsoUkraine may initiate UN Security Council meeting over downing of PS752 in Iran
The interlocutors stand for further coordination of efforts to ensure proper international legal liability of those responsible for the plane crash.
The report says Zelensky and Trudeau look forward to the constructive work of a coordination and response group led by foreign ministers of countries whose citizens were killed in a disaster. The group will meet on January 16 in London. In this context, the parties stressed the importance of developing an algorithm to prevent such tragedies in the future.
The two leaders expressed hope for further cooperation and exchange of information on the investigation of the disaster, in particular in interaction with Iran.


unian--2020-01-14--Ukraine's foreign trade in goods sees deficit increase to $9.4 bln

Exports of goods to the EU grew by 4.4 % , while imports from EU rose 7.5 % .
Ukraine 's deficit of foreign trade in goods for January-November 2019 amounted to $ 9.374 billion , which is 5.7 % more than that for the same period in the previous year , the State Statistics Service reports .
Exports of goods from Ukraine over the reporting period increased by 6.3 % to $ 45.963 billion , while imports rose by 6.2 % , to $ 55.337 billion .
The coefficient of import coverage by exports amounted to 0.83 , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were carried out with partners from 225 countries .
Read alsoUkraine exports over 32 mln tonnes of grain since July 1 The statistics agency says exports of goods to EU member states grew by 4.4 % to $ 19.219 billion , while imports of goods from EU rose 7.5 % , to $ 22.770 billion .
The volume of exports of goods to the Russian Federation decreased by 9.7 % , to $ 3.006 billion , while imports from Russia were down 13.4 % , to $ 6.423 billion .
UNIAN memo .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ balance of foreign trade in goods and services of Ukraine in 2018 was reduced with a deficit of $ 11.492 billion , which is 32.9 % higher than the deficit seen in 2017 .
According to estimates by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine , Ukraine 's foreign trade balance for 2018 was reduced with a deficit of $ 5.826 billion , which is 2.3 times higher than that in 2017 at $ 2.501 billion .

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Exports of goods to the EU grew by 4.4%, while imports from EU rose 7.5%.
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unian--2020-01-14--Antisemitism accusations by Israel "groundless" – MFA Ukraine

The ministry says Ukraine strongly condemns all forms of intolerance and anti-Semitism , while authorities at all levels are making efforts to fight any of their manifestations .
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on Tuesday commented on a statement by their Israeli counterparts regarding `` antisemitism '' in Ukraine .
Ukraine `` strongly condemns all forms of intolerance and antisemitism , and the Ukrainian authorities at all levels make every effort to fight any of their manifestations , '' Ukrainian diplomats stress .
`` It has been recognized by the influential international and non-governmental institutions , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well , '' the statement adds .
This assessment is also consistent with the data of the Jewish community of Ukraine and national non-governmental human rights organizations , according to MFA Ukraine .
`` Preservation of the historical truth about the Holocaust tragedy in Ukraine , restoration of the historical justice , including towards those who had fought for the independence of our country and whose memory had been disgraced by the Soviet propaganda , will remain the important goal of Ukraine 's state policy , '' the statement reads .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that `` civilized nations should be guided by the principle of commemoration of all the perished , and the discussions in this sphere should be conducted at the level of experts and historians , and not politicians . ''

The ministry says Ukraine strongly condemns all forms of intolerance and anti-Semitism, while authorities at all levels are making efforts to fight any of their manifestations.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on Tuesday commented on a statement by their Israeli counterparts regarding "antisemitism" in Ukraine.
Ukraine "strongly condemns all forms of intolerance and antisemitism, and the Ukrainian authorities at all levels make every effort to fight any of their manifestations," Ukrainian diplomats stress.
"It has been recognized by the influential international and non-governmental institutions, and the Ministry of the Diaspora Affairs of Israel as well," the statement adds.
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This assessment is also consistent with the data of the Jewish community of Ukraine and national non-governmental human rights organizations, according to MFA Ukraine.
"Preservation of the historical truth about the Holocaust tragedy in Ukraine, restoration of the historical justice, including towards those who had fought for the independence of our country and whose memory had been disgraced by the Soviet propaganda, will remain the important goal of Ukraine's state policy," the statement reads.
At the same time, the ministry noted that "civilized nations should be guided by the principle of commemoration of all the perished, and the discussions in this sphere should be conducted at the level of experts and historians, and not politicians."