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Daily Archives: August 27, 2010

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Kyiv insists on preservation of border in Kerch Strait, says foreign ministry

Kyiv, August 27 (Ukraine General News) – Ukraine insists on the preservation of the border between Ukraine and Russia in the Kerch Strait that existed in Soviet times, …

Ukraine to commission next generation of space monitoring equipment in 2015

(Text after paragraph 2 added)   Kyiv, August 27 (Ukraine General News) – Ukraine plans to commission in 2015 the next generation of space monitoring equipment created with …

Miner killed by rockslide at Donetsk regional mine

Kyiv, August 27 (Ukraine General News) – A miner, born in 1977, was killed by a rock slide at the Komunarska Mine No 22, Donetsk region, managed by …

U.S. concerned by Russia’s decision to send top rights activist to prison

Washington, August 27 (News at Interfax) – Washington has spoken out against the jailing of Lev Ponomaryov, a veteran Russian human rights activist and Kremlin critic, who on …

Ivano-Frankivsk to approve program of housing, utilities reform in September

Kyiv, August 27 (Ukraine General News) – Ivano-Frankivsk intends to approve a program of reforming housing and utilities sector of the city in September. Ivano-Frankivsk Deputy Mayor for …

Interfax-Ukraine to host press conference on identification of Web site and certification of Web site’s contents

On Tuesday, September 7, at 10.00, the press center of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency will host a press conference by WebTrust Ukraine company dubbed “The identification of a …

Charges brought against chief of anti-drug department of Crimean town police

Kyiv, August 27 (Ukraine General News) – The Prosecutor’s Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea has opened a criminal case against the chief of the department on …

Sailors presumed dead as vessel sinks off Russian coast – source

Yakutsk, August 27 (News at Interfax) – Eleven sailors are presumed dead after the tugboat they were on sank in the Laptev Sea 20 nautical miles from the …

Johnny the chimpanzee arrives at Kyiv Zoo

Kyiv, August 27 (Ukraine General News) – A six-year-old male chimpanzee Johnny has arrived at Kyiv Zoo, the organization’s press service said. “The Zoo currently has only females …

Georgian grid accident causes nationwide power outage

Tbilisi, August 27 (News at Interfax) – The accident that occurred in the Georgian power grid on Thursday evening has almost left all of the country’s regions, including …

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