27/10-02/11/2014 Ukraine: Weekly Highlights

27/10-02/11/2014 Weekly Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Results of the early parliamentary elections in Ukraine. Time-out in the “third gas war”. “Elections” in the terrorist republics.

14/09/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlghts - Political parties conduct elections conventions beside mass violations of cease-fire regimen by militants in Donbass

14.09.2014 Daily Highlights from “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukrainian politicians are actively playing "elections games", like including combat commanders on the lists of party candidates, when Ukrainian  military and civilians are dying in Donbass during the announced «cease-fire» and Russia is concentrating its invasion forces.  

27/08/2014 Ukraine:Daily Highlights - Russian troops have invaded Ukraine - Verkhovna Rada election campaign starting from 28 of August - Ukrainian Hryvnya once again strongly weakened

27.08.2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukraine

• Presidential decree on dissolving the parliament has entered into force, starting with the election campaign from 28 of August. The elections will be held according to the old elections law with closed lists of candidates. The pro-presidential political party "Solidarnist", now renamed into "Poroshenko block", held its congress in preparations for the elections. Defectors from other parties have been seen among the convention participants. Experts do admit possibility of former members Party of Regions to appear in the elections list of the Poroshenko Block Attending the event, President Poroshenko urged all democratic parties campaign in the elections as a joint team.

11.08.2014 | Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukraine

• Traditional Sorochynska Fair have been cancelled by the Government due to the complicated socio-political situation in the country.
• Official Fx rate, established by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), continue to decline: 12.82 UAH / 1$ (-22 cop), 17.17 UAH / 1€ (-32 cop), 3.52 UAH / 10 RUR (-5 cop). Daily rates fluctuated within the range of 12.6-13.2 UAH / 1$ and 16.87-17.67 UAH / 1€. NBU explains Fx erosion by the military actions in the east of Ukraine, experts stress currency deficit on interbank trade. So far none of the NBU attempts to calm down the market with interventions have succeeded.

4-10.08.2014 Weekly Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

War in Ukraine

• Russia continue to concentrate invasive military units on Ukrainian border, continuously shelling Ukrainian military strongholds and cities from its territory, supply LPR and DPR terrorists with armored vehicles, artillery, ammunition and mercenaries through parts of the border not covered by Ukrainian border guards.
• Ukrainian army, contain terrorists forces near big cities, advance to their territories, recently cut the supply between Donetsk and Luhansk, successfully combat near the border and liberated Popasna and Miusinsk. Terrorists are trying to build massive strongholds in big sites and use civilians as a shield.