Ukraine crisis. News in brief. Tuesday 27 September. [Ukrainian sources]

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Pro-Russian militants opened fire 40 times upon Ukrainian positions yesterday, used 120-mm mortars, grenade launchers, IFVs.   Ex-prosecutor who shot down to death a teenager, was released by the "law Savchenko".  The owner of Channel 112 requests for political asylum in Austria.

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Over the past 24-hour period, Russian occupation troops opened fire upon positions of Ukrainian defenders 40 times.

As reported by Censor.NET, this was announced by the ATO (anti-terrorist operation ) Staff's press center in its report as at 6 a.m. Sept. 27, posted on Facebook.

According to the Staff, 10 cases of cease-fire violations were recorded at Luhansk direction.

"The enemy attempted armed provocations from grenade launchers, machine guns, and small arms near Novooleksandrivka, Novozvanivka, and Stanytsia Luhanska.

"At Mariupol direction, 18 cases of cease-fire violations were recorded. Near Marinka, Starohnativka, Shyrokyne, and Pavlopil, militants conducted fire from small arms and grenade launchers. In addition, a sniper operated upon Marinka, and IFVs were used by militants to shell Starohnativka," the report reads.

The Staff also reported 12 cases of shelling at Donetsk direction: "Occupants employed 82 mm and 120 mm mortars against Zaitseve, 120 mm mortars upon Nyzhnia Lozova. They also opened fire from small arms and machine guns upon Verkhniotoretske, Zaitseve, Avdiivka, and Nyzhnia Lozova, used IFV against Zaitseve and Nyzhnia Lozova.

"Despite the provocations, the Armed Forces of Ukraine unswervingly abide by the Minsk agreements," the ATO press center added.

As reported earlier, on Sept. 25 pro-Russian militants conducted 14 cases of fire upon ATO forces' positions.

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Tragic footage from the chest camera of Artem Kutushev, police officer who was killed by an armed traffic rules violator in Dnipro City Sunday morning, has been made public.



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Sources in SBU reported that Onishchenko promised financial and legal assistance Podschipkovu to obtain political asylum in Austria

Owner of 1% stake in the TV channel "112 Ukraine" Andrew Podschipkov, who is also deputy party leader Sergei Kaplin ordinary people, asked for political asylum in Austria. This source in the Security Service of Ukraine, writes "Komsomolskaya Pravda in Ukraine" .

"Onishchenko promised financial and legal assistance Podschipkovu to obtain political asylum in Austria, which is Podschipkov last few months of conflict with other shareholders 112 Channel. This information is already in the SBU, the Interior Ministry and the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine. Instead Podschipkov should support Onishchenko a PR-campaign to create an image of the persecuted Ukrainian authorities ", - the source said.

On Monday, September 26, in a live TV channel" 112 Ukraine "made a statement in which denied all statements Podschipkova sale 112 Channel and said that Podschipkov transferred shares, which are in its possession, the management channel management. Management channel in their statement also denied reports of attempts to purchase or influence on the channel by the Administration of the President of Ukraine.

The international wanted list businessman, MP Oleksandr Onishchenko accused the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine of stealing over a billion from the end of 2013 to 2016 from working together with JSC "Ukrgasdobycha", a subsidiary of "Naftogaz Ukraine".

Activity Podschipkova also associated with the fact that he could lose control of the channel in the case came to him the former manager of TV channel "Inter" Yegor Benkendorf, who recently interview Interview "Media detector" confirmed the receipt of proposals from "112 Ukraine". "I can confirm that I received an offer from several channels, including the" 112 Ukraine ", but a final decision has not yet been adopted. Many thanks to everyone for suggestions, but so far I rest, "- said Benkendorf.

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Raiders via 15 members of criminal Zaporozhye Dnieper and took the elevator

The Security Service of Ukraine jointly with the Prosecutor's Office detained in Donetsk region organized criminal group, engaged raider seizure of enterprises. The press center of the SBU.

"In cahoots with private notaries attackers forged the decision and made changes to the owners of the elevator village of Rai-Oleksandrivka Slavic region. Having forged solutions using Raiders 15 members of criminal Zaporozhye Dnieper and seized power company. Bandits had pohazyaynuvaty five days at the elevator and take grain for five million, "- said in a statement.

Law enforcement officers detained the organizers of raider attacks and prevented the export of inventory in the amount of 15 million.

Also during searches at the offices of notaries in Kyiv and Kyiv oblast secret service operatives seized documents confirming illegal activity.

Continued urgent investigative actions in criminal proceedings, public art. 190 (fraud) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.



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Analyst: “By the year end, we expect state debt will swell to USD 68.5 bln, or 81.1% of GDP.”

KYIV, Sep 27, 2016 (UBO) - Ukraine’s state debt decreased 0.6% to USD 66.6 bln in August from USD 67.0 bln in the prior month, Concorde Capital informed clients, based 0n a Finance Ministry report of Aug. 23.

Local debt decreased 2.0%, or USD 449 mln, to USD 22.3 bln. External debt inched up 0.1%, or USD 43.5 mln, to USD 44.2 bln. The trend on internal debt was due to the hryvnia weakening 3.3% to UAH 25.65/USD in August from UAH 24.8/USD in July. In August, the share of external debt slightly increased to 66.4% from 66.0% in the prior month. Remarkably, in UAH terms, state debt increased 2.8% m/m to UAH 1.71 bln from UAH 1.66 bln in the prior month...........

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No iPhone 7's have been imported to Ukraine officially, as the country was not included in the "first wave" destinations for the official sales of Apple's latest gadgets which started September 26, Head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine (SFS) Roman Nasirov said at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

"Over the last two weeks, our mobile teams have been working efficiently on checking imports of such goods as iPhone 7. The history repeats year after year, when new cell phones are being released and then getting imported mostly illegally. I want to tell everyone – all iPhone 7 phones are being brought to Ukraine illegally. They are not certified, and none of these phones have received official custom clearance," he said..........

unian.info

Russia is completing the construction of a large military base in the southern Rostov region, some 100 kilometres from the border with Ukraine, according to Euronews.

The base consisting of three military facilities is the latest in a chain of new military sites, part of what the Kremlin sees as an important counterpoint to NATO, Euronews reports. Up to 10,000 service personnel are expected to be deployed at the site which will reportedly house a motorized rifle division..........

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Russian occupation command has suspended cleanup cantonments Black Sea Fleet, garbage collection and Bath and laundry service.

Russian occupation command significantly reduces the cost of maintaining military bases on Ukrainian territory temporarily occupied Crimea, while not decreasing the rate of improvement generals' dachas, particularly in the city. Sevastopol. This was reported by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.

According to him, during August-September 2016 totally suspended funding for government contracts to provide communal housing services units of the Black Sea Fleet, including construction of some military infrastructure, protection of military camps, paramilitary units that carried out the protection, cleanup of military sites, waste disposal and the bath-room service.

"Due to the threat of infectious and parasitic diseases, the medical service of the Black Sea Fleet ordered medications including for the treatment of lice "- said Ukrainian intelligence.

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None of the amendments that seeks to reject the proposal of the European Commission to Ukraine visa-free regime, has not received the required number of votes.

The Committee also voted to mandate negotiations between institutions: for - 38, against - five. For the same scenario was previously voted on the visa free regime for Georgia, when 5 September in support of the EC's proposal was given 44 votes to five.

Now the three institutions - the European Parliament, the European Commission and the European Council will start so-called "inter-institutional negotiations," whose purpose is to coordinate positions before the final decision.
In turn, the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko called the European Committee support visa liberalization for Ukraine the best gift on your birthday.

The relevant information appeared in the Facebook page of the state.

"Best birthday present no waiting - European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties supported granting Ukraine visa-free regime," - wrote Poroshenko.

Recall, September 26, Poroshenko said his 51 th birthday .

In turn, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Irina Gerashchenko on his Facebook page said that the European Parliament that consideration on Ukraine was the last. She said the vote on visa liberalization for Ukraine in October 2016.

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Kremlin has closely followed the debate of presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
"The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov wrote LifeNews.

"The agenda we overloaded. Of course, watching carefully to see how the situation develops," - he said.

"But it does not mean that we are watching with bated breath all elements of the electoral campaign. But pay attention to some points," - said the secretary of Putin.

As reported by the "Observer", in the US, the first debate between Clinton and Trump .
Note that according to a poll Reuters / Ipsos, Clinton Trump is ahead by 4%.

US presidential election will be held November 8, 2016.

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Most Ukrainian (52.1% of the respondents) opposed the introduction of visa regime with Russia.
This is according to a poll conducted by the Razumkov Center, transmit " Ukrainian News".

However, 29% of respondents gave a positive answer to the question "Should Ukraine to introduce visa regime with Russia?".

The idea of ​​introducing a visa regime welcomed the majority of residents of the western region (52.7%). Against visas were residents of the eastern and southern region (72.8% and 66.7% respectively) and Donbass (60.1%). Most people in the central region (45.6%) also did not want the visa regime with Russia.

As reported by the "Observer", before Razumkov Center conducted a poll on the issue of granting special status of Donbas . Every second citizen of Ukraine spoke out against such initiatives.

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In an action under the Russian embassy came a few dozen activists




Crimean Tatars together with activists of the civil initiative "Crimea SOS" staged at Russian embassy in Kiev. The protesters demanded that the Russian and Ukrainian authorities to investigate the murder and disappearance of the Crimean Tatars in territory occupied Crimea. This is the correspondent channel "112 Ukraine ".
It is reported that in an action under the walls of the diplomatic office came a few dozen activists. They hung ribbons with the names of the missing Crimean Tatars.

"We protest against the atrocities against terrorism, against the problems and misfortunes, deaths that distributes worldwide the so-called Russian" - said one of the activists Zevrin Kuphydionov.

According to activists, the Crimean Tatars continue to disappear in occupied Crimea.

"Just half an hour ago published information about another missing in the Crimea, it Erfan Ottomans. Relatives last saw him on 25 September. Hopefully it there. But it could be another case of enforced disappearances", - the deputy coordinator of the initiative Crimea - SOS Eugene Andreyuk.

According to the demonstrators, the last two years were found dead 9 Crimean Tatars, and another 15 people missing.

Recall the Crimean peninsula was occupied by Russia in the spring of 2014. As a result of the annexation of thousands of Ukrainian, including the Crimean Tatars were forced to leave the peninsula.

Earlier, Commissioner President of Ukraine on the Crimean Tatar people Mustafa Dzhemilev said that during the period of Russian occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea on the peninsula missing listed 22 people, most of them - the Crimean Tatars. He noted that Russian security forces often use extinction for interrogation.



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At the Cabinet meeting there was altercation between Interior Minister Arsen Avakov and head of the Finance Ministry Alexander Danyluk. This channel "112 Ukraine".

At a cabinet meeting Danyluk Avakov and find out why redistribution is delayed 97 million USD to the needs of law enforcement. Avakov Daniluk demanded an immediate response, he assured that the documents in the work, while the search for money.

"Now to generate change," - said Danyluk.

"Change - a change, I know that 2 months you are in the ministry," - Avakov argued.

"And you have to pay salaries Natspolitsiyi enough now?" - Asked the Minister of Finance.

"No, not enough."

"We're a team and we have limited resources," - said Danyluk.

"We are one country," - Avakov said in a raised voice.

It intervened Prime Minister Vladimir Groisman: "Colleagues, keep yourself in hand, please."



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Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have gone toe-to-toe on cyber security during Monday night's first presidential debate. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton described cyber security and cyber warfare as "one of the biggest challenges facing the next president."

As reported by Censor.NET citing CNET, America's adversaries, according to Clinton, come in two guises. There are the "independent hacking groups" that attack the United States for commercial reasons, and then there are the "state actors" from overseas. Chief among them? Russia.



According to the Democratic candidate, there is "no doubt" that Russia is involved in the breakdown of files of various structures in the United States.

Trump replied, "I do not think anyone exactly sure that this is Russia."

Clinton also said that Russia is "a long and tough game."

"We do not want to participate in various persuasion hostilities. But we will protect the citizens of this country. And the Russians have to understand that. I think they just checked us how we were far away and that we did. That's why I was shocked when Donald publicly invited Putin to "break" Americans."

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During his talk with Stepan Bandera’s son-in-law Andry Kutsan in Munich, the latter said the Bandera family had given consent to move his grave to Ukraine, lawmaker Mykhailo Hmil said Sept. 27.

However, the family insists on two conditions. First, the situation in Ukraine should be stable. Second, there is to be a Pantheon of Heroes where Stepan Bandera can be reburied.

If these conditions are met, the Bandera family can give any help in the moving of Stepan Bandera’s remains to Ukraine.

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A well-known anti-Putin protester has been detained again in Moscow, this time following his return from Ukraine. Police arrested Roman Roslovtsev after he appeared on September 27 in Red Square with a sign, saying "I Am Not Afraid Of 212.1!" That refers to a law that went into effect last year which criminalizes repeated violations of rules on public gatherings. (RFE/RL's Russian Service)

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The most likely scenario for eastern Ukraine is that a low-level conflict will continue to simmer. Moscow needs to give up its pipe dream that a pro-Russian government will come to power in Kiev, and forget its convenient but misleading stereotypes about its large neighbor.

By Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie – Moscow Center

Russia’s Ukraine policy is in the spotlight once again over the fragile ceasefire in the Donbas and talk of resurrecting the so-called Normandy format negotiations between the leaders and foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France on resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Moscow should realize that Kiev’s anti-Russian stance is here to stay, and reassess its long-term policy regarding its neighbor accordingly.

Right now, the main topic of discussion is the implementation of Minsk II, as the agreement reached in the Belarusian capital in February 2015 is known. However, it is unlikely that the agreement will be fully carried out. Minsk II mostly suits Russia, but it hardly does Kiev. Implementation of the agreement would mean autonomy for the Donbas and de facto constitutional regionalization of Ukraine, which would effectively preclude Kiev from even applying for NATO membership. It would legitimize a Russian enclave in the Donbas and provide amnesty for leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics, and it would transfer responsibility for the welfare of the region’s more than one million people from Moscow to Kiev....................

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The driver "Peugeot" Semipolki arranged in an accident and on three wheels with sparks, get to Brovary, which crashed into a truck

In Brovary, Kyiv oblast, driver passenger car crashed into a truck.

Reported DTP.kiev.ua on Facebook.

"Horrible deadly accident near Kyiv in Brovary, inadequate driver" Peugeot "Semipolki arranged in an accident and on three wheels with sparks, get to Brovary, which crashed into a truck," - said in a statement.

The group added that as a result of the collision a car with a truck driver "Peugeot" decapitated. The body of the deceased rescuers pulled DSNS.

Law enforcement officers set all the details of the incident.






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Trump acknowledged that the Crimea - a part of Ukraine

US Vice President Joseph Biden ridiculed attempts presidential candidate Donald Trump United States to change its position on the status of the occupied Crimea.
This writes the Voice of America at Twitter.

"I am glad that Trump acknowledged that the Crimea - a part of Ukraine. By the way, I heard that he is about to recognize the gravity "- said Biden.

By the way, Donald Trump main opponent in the election Hillary Clinton retvitnula joke on his page in the social network.

"Радий, що Трамп визнав, що Крим - частина України. Доречі я чув, що він ось-ось визнає земне тяжіння" - Байден сказав, а Клінтон твітнула. pic.twitter.com/SzPR27eneN

— Голоc Амepики (@chastime) September 27, 2016

Earlier, Donald Trump said that Crimea has chosen Russia, so it should be considered. Later, presidential candidate made a comment about his controversial statements.

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Ukrainians do not like the words of Israeli guests that the executioners of the Babyn Yar were Ukrainian

Ukrainian public figures, politicians and historians consider offensive speech of the President of Israel Reuben Rivlin at the hearings in Parliament.

Ukrainians do not like the words of Israeli guests that the executioners of the Babyn Yar were Ukrainian, including members of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN).

"Many crimes were accomplices Ukrainian. And among them highlight the OUN soldiers who mocked Jews, killed them and in many cases given the Germans "- said Reuben Rivlin.

Chairman of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, Vladimir Vyatrovych said that Israeli President in his speech in the Ukrainian parliament echoed Soviet myth of the Holocaust part of the OUN

" Unfortunately, the president of Israel [Reuben Rivlin] in his speech in the Ukrainian parliament echoed Soviet myth of the OUN part in the Holocaust. Honoring the victims of Babi Yar would be more sincere without myths from those who washed their memory , "- said the historian .



Former Ambassador, social activist Bohdan Yaremenko said that the vote-known resolutions of the UN regarding the annexation of Crimea in March 2014, Israel did not take part in the vote.

"In order to avoid the need to express its position on the territorial integrity of Ukraine during the vote-known resolutions of the UN regarding the annexation of Crimea in March 2014, Israel did not participate in the vote," - said Yaremenko.



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