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Ukraine completes disposal of Soviet-era intercontinental ballistic missiles
The routine disposal of outdated, Soviet manufactured PC-22 (SS-24) intercontinental ballistic missiles has been completed in Ukraine by the State enterprise SPA (Scientific Production Association). The Pavlograd Chemical Plant (PCP) has fully completed the disposal of the second stages of the rockets, as was reported on 28 October during a press conference by the Director General of the enterprise, Leonid Shyman.
According to him, the enterprise has disposed of 108, or 67% of the stages of …
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Ukrainian court to consider lawsuit over Russian aggression
The Supreme Specialized Court of Ukraine has opened proceedings on the issue of establishing the fact of Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine. The proceeding was opened on the application of the Director of the Open Court project, Stanislav Batryn, Zn.ua reported.
According to the edition, the Court has evoked the case from the Shevchenkivskiy District Court of Kyiv, where the case was initially reviewed. Batryn first filed his claim two years ago. The Ukrainian activist stated that he …
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Reporter: Ideologists behind creation of DPR and LPR prefer to live outside the separatist republics
The ideologists that conceptualized the self-proclaimed republics of the Donbas do not live within the so-called DPR (Donetsk People's Republic) and LPR (Luhansk People's Republic). This was reported by journalist Denis Kazansky on his website while commenting on the presentation of a book by Donetsk political analyst Vladimir Kornilov called "Donetsk Republic: the shot down dream.”
Kazansky noted that Kornilov is "one of the ideologists of Donetsk separatism and creator of the DPR." According …
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Zakharchenko ordered that one of the largest factories in the Donbas be dismantled
The leader of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko, ordered that his subjects dismantle one of the largest enterprises in the Donetsk region—Horlivka chemical concern Stirol—in the near future.
Ukrinform reported that according to an unnamed source, plans have been made to organize and carry out the export of 90% of the enterprise’s equipment and service utilities for scrap metal to Russia.
In order to avoid protests among the local population, the process of …
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Poroshenko grants medals to 109 Ukrainian soldiers
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree granting military awards to 109 soldiers who took part in the war in the Donbas, Interfax-Ukraine reported.
"Among the recipients were 26 defenders who were awarded posthumously, and 83 soldiers who were wounded,” Poroshenko’s press service stated.
The servicemen were given awards for fighting in Zaitseve, Avdiivka, and Mariupol.
Five soldiers were given the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky III degree posthumously, and 21 were given the Order …