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War news
- The U.S. supports Ukraine. And to show this support, America moored its Navy guided missile destroyer for three days at the commercial port of Odesa.
- Russian-led forces shoot at Ukrainian forces’ positions in the Donbas. As a result, one soldier has been killed, two have been wounded amid 16 attacks over the last day.
- Russia doesn’t limit its war against Ukraine to battlefield. It is also spreading misinformation about Ukrainians, including in countries like Syria. This makes the pro-government Syrian army hate Ukraine.
- Ukraine arrests its ex-Chief of General Staff. Retired Colonel General Volodymyr Zamana is accused of ruining the combat potential of Ukraine’s armed forces amid the threat of Russian invasion.
National news
- A gas company sells gas to unexisting people. Matt Kupfer looks into a grandiose corruption scheme that was going on in Kropyvnytskyi and the surrounding Kirovograd Oblast.
- Ukraine’s singer Maruv was dropped from the Eurovision song contest. It happened after the national broadcaster told the performer to choose between the nomination and concerts in Russia.
- The European Union wants Ukraine to reduce carbon emissions. For this purpose, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has arranged $56 million in funding to oilseed producer Kernel Group to build four biomass power plants.
- Kyiv hotels earn more money. The hospitality sector increases in revenues and occupancy rates in 2018.
Other news
- Check out our latest Newsy Vlog for a rewind of the last week’s top news.
- Ukrainian energy company DTEK sues BlackBerry. Owned by oligarch Rinat Akhmetov, DTEK filed a complaint against BlackBerry, because the well-known smartphone manufacturer named its phones DTEK50 and DTEK60.
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