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American MMA fighter Jeff Monson receives passport of self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic
The head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), Igor Plotnitsky, granted an LPR passport to the famous American MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter, Jeff Monson, who came to Luhansk for the opening of a children’s sports school, RIA Novosti reported. The presentation of the passport took place in the center of Luhansk during a concert dedicated to the 221st anniversary of the founding of Luhansk.
“A famous man came to us but he is well-known not due to his specific profession or …
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Kiev informs Russia that it is prohibited from carrying out elections on Ukrainian territory
Ukraine has prohibited Russia from holding State Duma elections on its territory, as reported by the press secretary of the President, Svyatoslav Tsegolko. "The President instructed the Minister of Foreign Affairs to inform Moscow that they would not be allowed to hold elections in Ukraine," he wrote on Twitter.
Russian elections will be held on the 18th of September. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that polling stations are planned in the …
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Russian officer surrenders to Ukrainian forces in the Donbas
According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, a Russian officer has surrendered himself to the Ukrainian forces stationed at the front lines in eastern Ukraine.
He provided information confirming the presence of the Russian military in the Donbas.
The Ukrainian intelligence stated that recently there have been an increased number of such cases .
“On September 9, a serviceman of the reconnaissance unit of Russian forces, a citizen of the Russian …
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Western NIS Enterprise Fund intends to invest at least $5 million in Ukrainian IT projects
The Western NIS Enterprise Fund (WNISEF), which was created with U.S. government funds, intends to invest at least $5 million into commercial start-ups in the IT-sector of Ukraine. It was announced by Yaroslava Z. Johnson, WNISEF President and CEO. "We received permission to establish a new fund for startups in the IT-sector," she told reporters.
Yaroslava Johnson specified that WNISEF, since its inception in 1994, has already completed most of the investments. However, due to unfavorable …
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260 foreign merchant vessels have entered Crimean ports since the peninsula's annexation
From 18 March 2014 to 15 August 2016, 260 merchant vessels flying the flags of 32 countries entered ports of the occupied Crimea - Yevpatoria, Sevastopol, Yalta, Feodosia, and Kerch – violating bans and sanctions, as demonstrated by the monitoring of information portal BSNews, which uses AIS (automatic identification system) vessel tracking systems.
Vessels which provide passenger and cargo services in and out of ports on the Crimean peninsula and also special vessels taking part in the …