2019 Presidential Election
- Ukrainians living abroad can vote in the country’s upcoming presidential election, even if it’s sometimes considered a tricky affair. Kyiv Post correspondents in the United States and Canada have prepared a helpful guide to assist citizens living overseas in making sure they’re registered and able to vote.
- Ukraine has won its fight to exclude Russian election observers. The country appears to have faced down both the Kremlin and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe over controversial plans to have Russian election observers monitoring its presidential election in March.
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- The head of Kherson Oblast council has been named as a suspect in the murder of activist Kateryna Gandziuk, Ukrainian General Prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko announced on Facebook on Feb. 11. Gandziuk, a whistle-blowing Kherson municipal official who worked as an adviser to the mayor of Kherson, died in hospital on Nov. 4, months after an acid attack against her on July 31 in the southern Ukrainian city. The attack left her with serious burns on 40 percent of her body and severe eye damage.
- Acting Health Minister Suprun’s appeal against being stripped of her ministerial powers was stuck in legal limbo for a day. Hundreds of people gathered in front of Kyiv District Administrative Court on Feb. 11 chanting “Shame, shame, shame!” as acting Health Minister Ulana Suprun challenged the efforts to remove her power. The chants were directed at the person who had sued for the removal of Suprun’s powers – Ihor Mosiychuk, a lawmaker from the Radical Party of Oleh Lyashko.
- UkrOboronProm has presented the latest version Ukraine’s T-64 tank. The state defense holding company on Feb. 11 unveiled the most recent version of its venerable T-64 medium tank, an update of the half-century-old machine that it says should allow it to put up a decent fight for years to come.
- The exhibition for the Future Generation Art Prize 2019 has kicked off in Kyiv. The exhibition, held at the Pinchuk Art Center in the Ukrainian capital, features artworks of 21 nominees for Future Generation Art Prize 2019, an award established by Viktor Pinchuk Foundation in 2009, to recognize young artists under the age of 35.
Business and Technology News
- January seems to be a good month for cheese producers, with imports and exports both up when compared to the same period last year. In January, Ukraine exported 455 tonnes of cheese, which was a 23.5 percent increase over January 2018. At the same time, imports were also up by 30 percent.
- The United States has raised its forecast for Ukrainian corn exports. The United States Department of Agriculture, or USDA, has reported that the export of Ukrainian corn in the current marketing year will be half a million tons more than it previously predicted.
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