During January-May 2020, the enterprises of the armored division of Ukroboronprom group of companies transferred more than 300 new, restored and modernized various armored vehicles to the Defense Ministry, Deputy Director of Ukroboronprom Ihor Fomenko said. “In general, for the first quarter of 2020, the enterprises, run by the armored equipment department of Ukroboronprom, fulfilled a plan for commodity output

Andrew Osborn, Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow has begun investigating the safety of a Russian-made medical ventilator, some of which have been sent to the United States, after six people died in hospital fires reported to involve two such machines. Five people died at Saint George’s Hospital in St Petersburg on Tuesday – including four in a coronavirus intensive care

A deer figure atop a slagheap near the former art center Izolyatsa in occupied Donetsk. The art center was turned into a prison by Russian occupation forces back in 2014. The facility remains operating since then. Photo: izolyatsia.org  2020/05/08 – 18:45 • RUSSIAN AGGRESSION Article by: Media Initiative for Human Rights / Ukrainska Pravda The Izolyatsia (“Isolation”) is a prison run by militants

Andy Semotiuk. May 8. It is time to tell the truth. The truth that Vladimir Putin and his comrades want us to forget. The truth that the men in the Kremlin work tirelessly to obliterate. That truth is that, unlike the United States and the other Allied powers, the Soviet Union allied with Nazi Germany to start World War II.

Policemen enforcing COVID-19 regime in Yalta on the Russia-annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, May 2020  2020/05/11 – 10:57 •  The Putin regime’s failure to provide adequate support for Russians it has ordered to remain at home in order to stop the spread of the pandemic and the shortcomings of the Russian medical system as a result of that regime’s healthcare

12.05.2020 18:20Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal discussed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel the economic situation, including overcoming the consequences of coronavirus and directing EUR 150 million from the unused reserve of provided German financial aid to hospitals and businesses. This was discussed during the online conference of Heads of Government, the Government portal reports. “The Prime Minister thanked Germany for its consistent

In a post on Twitter, the Russian state-funded international TV network RT (formerly known as Russia Today), accused Meduza of spreading false information about Russia’s COVID-19 statistics. After Meduza reported that Russia had now become the country with the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, RT hit back in a tweet, calling the claims fake news.“Meduza’s news about ‘Russia taking second place in the world for the number of

The press secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, has contracted COVID-19. He confirmed this information to Interfax news agency. “Yes, I’m sick. I’m being treated for it,” he said. Putin’s 52-year-old spokesman is in hospital, but it has not been reported which one. Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin tested positive for COVID-19. He is in self-isolation. This diagnosis

As long as German Chancellor Angela Merkel personally coordinates the process of peaceful settlement of the situation in Donbas, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not dare to escalate. As Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andriy Melnyk said in an interview with the Radio Liberty, Merkel continues to play a crucial role in deterring Russian aggression. “We, Ukrainians, should understand one