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Odessa commemorated deportation of Crimean Tatars
18 May, Odesa joined other Ukrainian cities in commemorating victims of deportation of Crimean Tatars that started 71 years ago by Stalin’s order.
May 19, 2015
Official statement of terroristic DPR and LPR: “Crimea is Ukraine”
On May 13, 2015, a document appeared in the public domain titled "Amendments by the DNR and the LNR to the Constitution of Ukraine" compiled by the leadership of the terrorist organizations of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk Peoples' Republic who with support from the Russian Federation have occupied part of…
May 18, 2015
MEPs shocked by what They saw in Donbas
As reported by the press service of the Petro Poroshenko Parliamentary Bloc a delegation of Ministers of the European Parliament were shocked by what they saw in Shyrokine, Volnovakha, and Mariupol.
May 17, 2015
EMPR twitter digest: May 09, 2015
Discover the latest updates from Ukraine for May 09, 2015 with EMPR twitter digest. Starting from January 2014, EMPR twitter team operates 24/7 to provide in-time info, breaking news, analytics, video and photo reports for our readers from all over the World.
May 9, 2015
LPR: a story of one risky adventure
This film is a story about occupation of the Ukrainian territories told by Luhansk journalists and civil activists.
May 9, 2015
The new Ukrainian An-178 first flew in the sky
7 May conducted a first flight with its An-178 transport, just three weeks after it staged a ceremony in Kyiv.
May 7, 2015
May 2 in Odessa: a year after the tragedy
Despite serious concerns, commemorating events on 2 May in Odesa were peaceful and calm and not that mass as one could expect, perhaps due to unprecedented safety and security measures, or just because the dust has settled for the year passed.
May 3, 2015
Young Ukrainian chemist conducting research in nanomaterials is awarded 100K €
Illia Huralskyi, a young chemist studying at Taras Shevchenko University in Kyiv, was awarded 100K € for his research in nanomaterials. The award was granted by Horizon 2020, an EU program that supports research and innovation in the sciences. Ukraine became a member of the program only recently. "This is a…
May 2, 2015
Ukraine government VS Right Sector: who is rocking the boat and for what purpose?
It's no secret that the government of Ukraine has never been happy with the formation of volunteer battalions in the country. From the very start of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine it was precisely the volunteer battalions that had succeeded in slowing the advance of the separatist gangs and…
Apr 30, 2015
Mysterious Ukrainian name of world astronautics
His birth name is Alexander Shargey, but he was better known as Yuri Kondratyuk. Born in Poltava (Ukraine) in 1897, he took a deep interest in space science has since his last years of study in Kiev Gymnasium. All his life he pursued a goal: to develop technical base for…
Apr 30, 2015
Euromaidan and UPA medical services: Continuity and uniqueness
As the result of public initiative several medical aid centers were established during the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine. There are parallels to this in Ukrainian history in the 1940's when the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and the underground opposition network received medical care and support from the Ukrainian Red…
Apr 30, 2015
We don’t block traffic – we are traffic
April 25, thousands of Odesa residents – adults and children – participated in the Critical Mass season grand opening. The Critical Mass is aimed at promoting cycling movement and tourism in Odesa.
Apr 25, 2015