22/03/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Another conflict around "Ukrnafta" grows

03/22/2015 Daily Highlights by the "Digests & Analytics - Ukraine" News Agency

Topics of the Day

Another conflict around "Ukrnafta" grows. The murder of the State Security Service of Ukraine’ officer in Volnovakha solved. The shooting war in the Donbas has not been ceased.

Key Events of Ukraine

• The military prosecutor Matios reported that the number of non-combat losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has increased 50 fold. This is due to the use of alcohol and other violations of military discipline.
• Office of strategic enterprise "Ukrnafta" is occupied by armed men who build a metal fence around it. A Governor of Dnepropetrovsk region Kolomoysky and a number of deputies take part in the event. Police says that the situation is under its control.
• In Russia, a son of former President Viktor Yanukovych, who fled with his family from Ukraine after the events on the Kyiv’ Maidan in February 2014, was drowned in Baikal Lake.

Ukraine at War

• The positions of the Ukrainian Army are being shelled by the militants’ "withdrawn" heavy guns. An attack on Opytne was repulsed, during a battle in Shirokine near Mariupol a militants’ tank was brewed up.
• Observers report on enhanced training of “LPR” and “DPR” militants conducted by Russian instructors.
• Minister of the Interior Avakov said that the murder of the SSU officer in Volnovakha during the detention of a smuggling convoy was solved.

Ukraine and the World

• Polish President Komorowski believes that Ukraine needs a "Marshall Plan", deep reforms will be a key to the future not only of Ukraine, but also of the entire Western world.
• The former dictator and creator of the "Singapore economic miracle", Lee Kuan Yew,  died.
• British Foreign Secretary Hammond demanded from Russia to return the Crimea to Ukraine.

The Trends

• Ukrainian authorities are preparing a public opinion that Ukraine possibly will not receive the visa-free regime between Ukraine and EU.
• According to published opinion polls, the credibility of the activities of the President Poroshenko continues to come down with a run, but the Ukrainians do not still see the other candidate for the position.
• Ukrainian oligarch Kolomoisky insists on financial and budget decentralization of Ukrainian regions.