The government of Ukraine intends to offer the Moldovan side soon to sign an intergovernmental agreement and begin the construction of a bridge across the Dniester River, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Kystion said after a meeting on this issue, which took place in Kyiv with the participation of central and local executive authorities, according…
A pilot batch of the unguided 80 mm aircraft missile Oskol has been tested in Ukraine. “The RS-80 Oskol missile is our own product, completely developed and manufactured in Ukraine, including all its components,” Ukrainian Military TV’s Oleksandr Shtupun wrote on Facebook. The brigade of Chernihiv-based State Research Institute for Testing and Certification of Arms…
Retail trade in Ukraine in January-July rose by 6% YoY, according to the website of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. However, the State Statistics Service did not disclose absolute numbers. The highest increase in retail turnover was registered in the following regions of Ukraine: Luhansk (23.4%), Zakarpattia (10.9%), Poltava (10.5%), and Donetsk (10.3%) regions.…
Upgraded T-64BV tanks, the core of Ukraine’s land forces, were showcased at the rehearsal of Ukraine’s Independence Day military parade in Kyiv. Main battle tanks were equipped with new night vision devices, radios with a range of up to 70 km, and GPS navigation systems, according to the Ukrainian Military Portal. “Visually, a new upgrade…
The Deposit Guarantee Fund has resumed payments to the depositors of insolvent Aksioma Bank, the fund’s press service reports. “From August 20 the Deposit Guarantee Fund is paying refunds to the depositors of PJSC Aksioma under bank deposit agreements (including card accounts) within the limit of UAH 200,000,” reads the report. According to the Deposit…
Former Deputy Minister of Transport, Adviser to Ukravtodor CEO Oleksandr Kava says there are about 17,000 bridges of various lifetime and size in Ukraine, while 4,500 of them require immediate repair. “We have 17,000 bridges along public roads, two-thirds of which require major repairs, while 4,500 bridges need very urgent repairs,” Kava noted. The official…
Ukrainian defense budget in 2019 should amount to at least UAH 119 billion ($4 billion), according to Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Viktor Muzhenko. “We calculated that this should be about UAH 112 billion, a minimum required for the Army, while we are currently seeing the funding will be…