Oleksandr Shyshatskyi, the prosecutor of Zaporizhzhya region has reported that the head of Zaporizhzhya Regional State Administration Oleksandr Peklushenko is accused of law violation during Maidan dispersal on 26 January. Oleksandr Peklushenko is suspected of committing a crime according to “Abusing power or authority” and “Mass protests organisation” punitive articles.
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Deputy Minister of the Self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Rebuplic Andrei Purgin said the main points of DPR’s program are to nationalize Ukaine’s property and sign a free-trade agreement with Russia by the end of 2015.
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The head of Ukrainian Naftogaz state oil and gas firm Andriy Kobolev at a governmental meeting, said Russia had cut off all gas supplies to Ukraine on Monday, 16 June, at 10 a.m.
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Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov calls for law enforcement authorities to check the information about MP’s involvement in supporting terrorists. If they were proved to be behind the terrorism, they need to be stripped of immunities and a criminal investigation should be opened. This happened after independent MP Oleh Lyashko had a row with Aleksandr Yefremov, Regions Party faction leader in parliament.
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Deputy Head of Dnepropetrovsk Oblast State Administration Svyatoslav Oliynyk announced that ex-candidate to Kyivrada from UDAR Georghiy Yaroshenko, Klitchko`s right hand, gathered region`s leading broker companies and, having introduced himself as the Head of SBU Valentin Nalivaichenko`s Assistant, claimed he was an SBU “supervisor” in the National Custom Service. Political scientists do not rule out “the Dnepropetrovsk story” is a part of a struggle between oligarch Dmitry Firtash, said to be the money man behind the UDAR party, and another oligarch, Head of Dnepropetrovsk Oblast State Administration Igor Kolomoiskiy.
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In Donetsk unknown men had control of the Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov-owned DTEK Energy Holding office. DTEK staff doesn`t confirm the information about militant`s attack. According to their explanation, people with machine guns came to the office in order “to talk to top-managers”.
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Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev says lands, which were occupied by Crimean Tatar without official registration from authorities, now will be vacated for Russian authorities. crimea.comments.ua
Donetsk governor Serhiy Taruta informs that only the main office of the state regional administration has moved to Mariupol. He also says that all the mayors of Donetsk region has refused to support gunmen.
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Ukraine’s largest mine workers’ union is outraged by DTEK appeal to Ukrainian government and President of Ukraine “to stop anti-terrorist operation and start a negotiation process” for “peaceful settlement of a conflict in the east-south of Ukraine.” Ukraine’s mine workers’ union asks for prolonging ATO.
donetsk.comments.ua
Donetsk regional governor Serhiy Taruta informs that people will remain without money after the capture of the Donetsk regional State Treasury.
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People’s Republic of Donetsk leader Denis Pushilin has promised to nationalize those enterprises that will refuse to pay taxes to the republic’s budget.
obozrevatel.com
Head of Verkhovna Rada Olexander Turchynov mandated the National Security Service (SBU) to investigate Olexander Yefremov (Party of Regions MP) and Oleh Lyashko` (independent MP) alleged trips to Moscow
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Sources suggest that Kharkov`s Major Hennadi Kernes will take up the position of the Kharkov Governor due to oligarch`s Igor Kolomoiskiy lobbying.
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