The United States Department of Defense has signed a new contract for the production of Javelin anti-tank missile systems for partner countries, including Ukraine. The total cost of the contract exceeds $18 million, according to a report on the website of the U.S. Department of Defense. “Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin JV, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded an $18,431,215 modification (P00022) to contract

President Volodymyr Zelensky and representatives of Ukrainian media groups met to agree on the launch of non-coded satellite versions of major Ukrainian TV channels by March 16, the press service of the head of state reports. “The president and representatives of the media groups agreed to ensure the launch of non-coded satellite international versions of nationwide TV channels by March

On Feb. 28, Ukraine’s leading anti-corruption and judicial watchdogs urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to immediately unblock his own judicial reform, which has been stalled since last year. The judicial reform law was initiated by Zelensky to oust tainted judges and create credible judicial institutions, and he signed it in November. Under the law, a new trustworthy High Qualification Commission –

Two men and a dog have been stabbed after fight broke out in south-east London. Police and paramedics were scrambled to the scene in Commerical Way, Peckham, to reports of a fight on Tuesday night. Two men, believed to be in their twenties, were found suffering knife wounds following the violent scenes which unfolded at about 11pm. A dog also

Shakhtar Donetsk have been paired with Germany’s Wolfsburg in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League. The draw for the last 16 of the second prestigious football tournament in Europe was made in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday, February 28, according to Ukrinform. The first match will take place in Germany on March 12 and the return match on

Many Ukrainians had no access to 20 major TV channels after their satellite signal was coded on January 29. Zelensky meets with top managers of Ukraine’s media groups / Photo from president.gov.ua Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and top managers of major Ukrainian media groups have met to agree on the launch of non-coded satellite versions of major Ukrainian TV channels

Russia has sold nearly all its gold for 2019 to Britain, according to customs data reviewed by the RBC news website Friday. The data says that Britain bought $5.33 billion worth of Russian gold last year, or 93% of Russia’s total gold exports. Russia sold $5.74 billion worth of gold overall in 2019, according to RBC. Twelve other countries, including Switzerland, shelled

President Vladimir Putin’s alleged daughter will head a prestigious Moscow university’s artificial intelligence institute slated to open later in 2020, the Vedomosti business daily reported Friday. Katerina Tikhonova, 33, who is widely believed to be Putin’s younger daughter, runs the Innopraktika foundation near Moscow State University (MSU). Founded in 2012, Innopraktika is a conglomerate of MSU’s National Intellectual Reserve Center and Tikhonova’s

Ukraine is still at the bottom of the ranking in terms of the number of POS terminals per 1,000 people in Europe. REUTERS CEO of Mastercard Europe SA Inga Andreieva says the share of adults who have no bank accounts in Ukraine is 37%. “The level of financial inclusion in the country is 63%, that is the share of those

The city council of Ukraine’s Kharkiv has voted 52-8 to rename Petro Hryhorenko Avenue after Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent reported on Wednesday. The council’s toponymic commission’s secretary Oleksiy Khoroshkovaty said the request for name change had been received from several veteran organizations. In an online public vote the idea of renaming was supported by 11,193 people (86%).

The strikes on the Turkish military convoy in Syria’s Idlib were carried out even though Turkey informed Russia about its location, said Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, as cited by Anadolu. According to him, the Russian side was informed in advance about the locations of the Turkish military in the de-escalation zone, but the airstrikes continued despite Ankara’s warning. Even military

The situation in northern Syria, where Bashar al-Assad’s army, with support from the Russian Aerospace Forces, is fighting for control over Idlib, deteriorated sharply on Thursday. The Turkish army, which entered Idlib at the end of last year, was targeted in an air raid, which killed at least 22 soldiers, the Daily Sabah reports, citing the authorities of the Turkish border