Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article Pervomaysk, mining town, eastern Ukraine, on the Donets Coal Basin The town was established by 1765 and grew with the development of mining there after 1872 Pervomaysk has been the site of electrical-engineering and light industries The Pervomaisk City Council plans to approve the Development Strategy of the Pervomaisk Territorial Community until 2027 The corresponding draft decision was published on the website of the city council It should be noted that experts from the United Nations Program for Reconstruction and Peacebuilding helped develop the development strategy for the Pervomaisk community it includes 150 project ideas for which the community needs 6.7 billion hryvnias Areas and projects that require the greatest costs: according to the text of the draft decision of the city council the structural divisions of the executive committee of the city council institutions and community organizations of all forms of ownership are obliged to take into account the main provisions of the Strategy when developing the budget programs of economic and social development of the community and local programs We will remind you that the project for the construction of a residential complex for internally displaced persons in Pervomaisk, developed by the Department of Architecture in 2022 envisages the construction of 26 residential buildings with 1,703 apartments for displaced persons It includes all accessibility measures for the reduced mobility population and shelter in every house none of the investors and international partners showed a desire to finance the construction of such a residential neighborhood We will remind that in April of this year in Mykolaiv, the work on the development of the City Development Strategy until 2027 was completed, which was worked on for almost 10 months by specialists of the city council representatives of the public and scientific institutions including those involved from international organizations and companies — UNDP NikVesti decided to study in detail the document, which contains a list of projects and measures for the development of the city, as well as to find out the opinions of deputies regarding the developed Strategy. 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What is in the development strategy of Mykolaiv for the next 4 years» Pervomaysk, city, southern Ukraine, at the confluence of the Synyukha (Sinyukha) and Southern Buh rivers The city was established in 1919 by the merging of three settlements—Olviopil and Bohopil—founded during the 15th–18th century by Lithuanians a Cossack leader) rule proliferates in the power vacuum of the “Luhansk People’s republic” (LPR) Russian forces seized this area from Ukraine but have failed to contain the ensuing anarchy arrived there in April from Russia (where he was wanted on manslaughter charges according to Ukrainian Luhansk province governor Hennady Moskal Ishchenko echoes the other Atamans’ views about the Minsk armistice agreements as invalid While determined to continue fighting against Ukraine he has also threatened to “turn the weapons in the opposite direction” (Novosti Novorossii Ishchenko is a junior ally of the Stakhanove-based Ataman Dryomov (see Part Three in EDM They make joint public appearances from time to time and give interviews together for Internet media occasionally “LPR” authorities in Luhansk have endorsed Ishchenko as acting mayor and town commandant in Pervomaysk (thus “legalizing” him in Luhansk’s eyes) Ishchenko has complained to a rare foreign visitor that Luhansk is systematically withholding food supplies so as to starve out Pervomaysk and other “self-governing” (i.e Aleksei Mozgovoy’s brigade Prizrak (Ghost) based in Alchevsk and the surrounding district and keeps aloof both from the Luhansk authorities and from the other autonomous armed formations Mozgovoy’s brigade was the only force in the “LPR” to cooperate with Igor Girkin/Strelkov’s forces in the Donetsk “people’s republic.” Ousted from the industrial centers of Sieverodonetsk and Lysychansk by Ukrainian forces last August site of the metallurgical and coke-chemical plants of the Industrial Union of Donbas The “LPR” police and town commandant retain a symbolic presence in Alchevsk but Mozgovoy’s formation is fully in control there was a non-commissioned officer in the Ukrainian army joined the pro-Russia rebellion in Luhansk from the outset in April 2014 and built up the Prizrak unit from the platoon to the “brigade” level he has opposed the “LPR” leadership under both “presidents,” Valery Bolotov and Igor Plotnitsky Mozgovoy is considerably more articulate than the other field commanders (or the Luhansk leaders for that matter) and is also the most radical politically He can hold his own in dialogues with Russian ultranationalist intellectuals on their websites Mozgovoy shares the other Luhansk field commanders’ views: disavowing the Minsk armistice agreements contesting the “LPR’s” legitimacy and that of Luhansk leaders insisting on the preservation of autonomous armed formations He is the prime advocate of creating a council of field commanders to either replace or duplicate the Luhansk-based authorities Mozgovoy seems to position himself as a social radical of a nationalist-expansionist bent He calls for removing the “political-financial-oligarchic corrupt authorities” and replacing those with “real people’s power,” nationalization of privately-owned industries and abolishing elections for the duration of the ongoing war—all of this in the spirit of “Russianness” (Russkost’ On that basis Mozgovoy would “liberate the people” of the Luhansk and Donetsk “republics,” of Novorossiya apparently in that order and not necessarily ending there (Novaya Gazeta controlled by smaller but still autonomous armed formations have sprung up in the towns of Krasnyi Luch and Sverdlovsk (administrative centers of eponymous districts) Ataman Kozitsyn (see above) had removed the “LPR” authorities from Krasnyi Luch the foremost anthracite-mining center in nominally “LPR” territory The commander currently in charge there is identified as Major-General S an elected ataman of the Russian Cossack Don Host in that district (presumably the 31st The Cossacks have reportedly taken away the lucrative coal trade from the pro-Luhansk authorities in Krasnyi Luch (Novosti Novorossii the Cossack chieftain Aleksandr Gaidey apparently broke away from Kozitsyn’s organization the “Gaydeevtsy,” headquartered in the captured Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) building reportedly controls what is legally the Ukrainian side of the Russia-Ukraine border (OstroV Ukrainian Luhansk province governor Moskal (see above) refers to the lesser Cossack or pseudo-Cossack chieftains pejoratively as Atamanchiki TV channel of unrecognized Transnistrian Republic in Moldova “Transnistrians will not be able to cross the Moldovan-Ukrainian border by car.” On Jan. 14, a news report on the main television channel in the Transnistria region of Moldova claimed that cars licensed from the breakaway area wouldn’t be allowed across the Ukrainian-Moldovan border Transnistria is a Russian-leaning region of Moldova that’s been agitating for independence since the demise of the Soviet Union A brief military conflict in 1992 ended in a ceasefire Most countries – even Russia – haven’t recognized Transnistria officials in Chisinau said they had only begun a temporary program to stop allowing cars with Transnistrian plates into Ukraine was to “inform citizens about the need to properly register their cars and obtain ‘neutral’ license plates.” the Moldovan deputy premier for reintegration issued a similar statement on Facebook 10 days later Some said the First Transnistrian report was aimed at creating hostility toward the Moldovan government we see the manipulation of several levels,” said political analyst Andrei Andrievsky “This is a lie – those who have the documents and ‘neutral plates’ in order are not affected by the innovation of the Moldovan authorities.” Andrievsky suggested there was a “deeper level of manipulation” in the report aimed at perpetuating the notion that Transnistria is a distinct nationality noted that the term “Transnistrians” in the report is disputed by the Chisinau government the story stokes resentment that Moldova is unjustly restricting freedom of movement In response to Chisinau’s measure, the authorities in Tiraspol passed “reciprocal measures” that banned drivers licensed by Moldova in cars with Moldovan plates from entering Ukraine via the Transnistrian border The decision was taken by the local authorities’ Security Council on Jan All the travel restrictions have since expired so that drivers from Transnistria with all types off plates can cross the Ukraine border without problems which covers the period from 16 May to 15 August 2015 notes that the number of civilian casualties more than doubled by comparison with the previous three months with at least 105 people killed and 308 injured compared to 60 killed and 102 injured between 16 February and 15 May “The shelling of residential areas on both sides of the contact line has led to a disturbing increase in the number of civilian casualties over the past three months,” UN High CMore needs to be done to protect civilians and put a complete stop to the hostilities, in accordance with the February ceasefire agreement.ommissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein warned in a press release “More needs to be done to protect civilians and put a complete stop to the hostilities in accordance with the February ceasefire agreement,” he added Since the conflict began in eastern Ukraine in mid-April 2014 a total of at least 7,962 people – including Ukrainian armed forces civilians and members of the armed groups – have been killed “The withdrawal of heavy weapons from the contact line as foreseen in the Minsk Agreements remained partial with the armed groups and the Ukrainian military using mortars tanks and multiple launch rocket systems in daily clashes and exchanges of fire along the contact line,” the report states the majority of civilian casualties caused by shelling occurred within the territories controlled by the armed groups The document further underlines that “the situation in Ukraine continued to be marred by ongoing armed hostilities in some areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions reportedly fuelled by the presence and continuing influx of foreign fighters and sophisticated weapons and ammunition from the Russian Federation.” It also flags “concern that the Russian Federation has continued to send white-truck convoys without the full consent or inspection of Ukraine and their exact destination and content could not be verified.” the development of more centralized civilian administrative structures and procedures in the self-proclaimed ‘Donetsk people’s republic’ and ‘Luhansk people’s republic’ continued during the reporting period although they do not conform with either international law or the national legislation of Ukraine civilians living in the conflict-affected area facing uncertainty and hardship on a daily basis Their overall situation is reportedly worsening including in terms of access to food and water and is of particular concern with winter approaching The access and provision of humanitarian and medical aid to those living in the conflict area is being impeded by the security situation and by the Government’s prohibition on the transport of cargo The UN report also states that despite the creation of a web portal for applying and receiving permits online the ‘Temporary Order’ issued by the Ukrainian Government continues to severely restrict the freedom of movement people are said to be forced to stay in areas where they are at risk of shelling for extended periods or to seek alternative routes which may not be clear of mines and unexploded ordinance ransom demands and extortion in the territories controlled by the self-proclaimed ‘Donetsk people’s republic’ and ‘Luhansk people’s republic’ are also documented The report notes a “persistent pattern of arbitrary and incommunicado detention by the Ukrainian law enforcement the report warns that human rights violations continue to be committed by the de facto authorities in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea “I am particularly concerned at the recent sentencing to 20 years of prison of Ukrainian film-maker Oleh Sentsov by a Russian Federation Military Court,” High Commissioner Zeid said “His trial was marred by irregularities.” He noted that the court refused to look into credible allegations of torture and ill-treatment during his pre-trial detention and that the verdict was passed despite the main prosecution witness recanting his testimony in the courtroom insisting that it had been extorted under torture was also sentenced to 10 years for his alleged participation in the terrorist plot Dear Reader,Unfortunately our comment platform isn\'t available at the moment due to issues with our paywall and authentication vendor Today Ukraine is ground zero for worry that Russia will ignite a conflict that could engulf the region WASHINGTON — On a warm spring day in Ukraine 26 years ago three men smiled for cameras as they planted symbolic sunflower seedlings in freshly tilled earth where Soviet nuclear missiles had once stood ready a launchpad for hope that the demise of the Soviet Union would bury the threat of great power war and mark the start of lasting peace in an undivided Europe On that early-June day in 1996, the American secretary of defense, William J. Perry, joined his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts in ceremonies marking the completion of Ukraine’s nuclear disarmament Ukraine had agreed to give up the weapons it inherited with the breakup of the Soviet empire in exchange for a Russian and Western security guarantee Perry likened the moment to the parting of a dark cloud of Cold War fear “It is altogether fitting that we plant sunflowers here at Pervomaysk to symbolize the hope we all feel at seeing the sun shine through again,” he said standing on a small concrete pad in the former missile field where SS-19 nuclear missiles once stood in underground silos prepared to launch toward targets in the United States Russian and Ukrainian national flags waved in a warm breeze Russian and Ukrainian officials grabbed white-handled spades to plant sunflowers has given way to today’s fears of renewed conflict and a new cold war Russian President Vladimir Putin stands accused by the West of violating that deal by targeting Ukraine with 100,000-plus troops Now it is Russia that wants a security guarantee from the West as well as legal guarantees that Ukraine never be permitted to join the NATO alliance even as Moscow readies for a potential invasion of a neighbor with inferior military might and none of the 170-plus nuclear-tipped missiles it once held Moscow wants a stop to NATO's eastward expansion, which it asserts Washington promised in the early aftermath of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 in the context of the reunification of Germany. The U.S. and its NATO allies deny any such promise was given. The opportunity for countries to join NATO is enshrined in Article 10 of the organization's founding treaty and this “open door” policy was reaffirmed in 2008 when alliance leaders agreed that Ukraine and Georgia “will become members of NATO” but set no timeline and offered them no formal path to membership and none is likely for the foreseeable future Ukraine gave up its inherited nuclear weapons — an estimated 1,900 warheads that at the time constituted the third-largest nuclear arsenal in the world — after getting the security assurance it wanted. It is known as the Budapest Memorandum named for the Hungarian capital in which it was signed in 1994 by the United States Its words seem to defy the reality of today's Ukraine crisis The three signatory nations pledged to “respect the independence and sovereignty and the existing borders of Ukraine." They promised to “refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine and that none of their weapons will ever be used against Ukraine except in self defense or otherwise in accordance with the charter of the United Nations.” Thus began a long road to today's crisis in which Ukraine's future may be in doubt It already has lost control of the eastern Donbas region bordering Russia following a Russian intervention in 2014 in support of separatists Russia seized and annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula the United States and NATO distanced themselves from Russia and Washington has provided substantial — but still limited — military assistance to Kyiv Ukraine continues to seek closer ties to the West which Putin sees as a threat to Russia for having expanded eastward toward its borders multiple times since 1999 President Joe Biden says the United States stands with Ukraine But he also notes that since Ukraine is not in NATO Biden also has noted the historic significance of a nuclear-armed Russia potentially invading a neighbor that swore off nuclear weapons “This will be the most consequential thing that’s happened in the world officials at Pervomaysk for the sunflower planting in 1996 was Ashton Carter who years later would become secretary of defense Carter recalled Ukraine's decision to disarm which he saw as marking the true end of the Cold War that divided Europe for nearly half a century He said it showed that even insecure nations can give up the awesome destructive power of nuclear weapons — “placing their trust instead in a world order dedicated to peace and a powerful America dedicated to international partnerships.” Perry spoke of prospects for “a permanent season of peace.” But looking back he concluded that the spirit of goodwill was all too short-lived “I am saddened to realize," he wrote in 2015 “that such a scene and such cooperation are unthinkable today.” EDITOR'S NOTE — AP National Security Writer Robert Burns covered the 1996 ceremony at Pervomaysk where Perry and his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts planted sunflower seedlings as well as other Perry visits associated with Ukraine's nuclear disarmament Your request has been blocked by our security system due to potential security concerns Please contact us for assistance EUROPA PENTRU TINE!Află despre beneficiile și oportunitățile oferite Republicii Moldova de Uniunea Europeană The Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova participated at the inauguration of the Moldovan-Ukrainian joint border checkpoint at Kuchurgan-Pervomaysk the Premier thanked the European partners for their support in modernization of the integrated border management based on the European standards and best practices Pavel Filip also noted the perspective of setting some other crossing points located on the Central/Transnistrian border of the Moldovan-Ukrainian state border the Prime Minister pointed out the favourable conditions for transport for individuals goods and means of transport by organizing joint control at crossing point Kuchurgan-Pervomaysk "This common crossing point comes first and foremost to the interest and comfort of the citizens of the region as well as to the interest of the economic agents," the Premier said noting that more than 70 per cent of the total volume of trade in the Transnistrian region is made through this border crossing Pavel Filip also referred to political speculation aimed at misleading the public opinion about the intention of the Moldovan and Ukrainian authorities to establish a so-called "economic blockade" over the Transnistrian region "We make a very clear difference between the so-called leaders in the Transnistrian region and our citizens living in this region Perhaps the present event is not to liking of Tiraspol leaders but it is to the citizens’ benefit," said Pavel Filip the Prime Minister specified the volume of exports’ increase from the Transnistrian region to Ukraine by $10 million a year the Transnistrian region could promote unhindered its exports to the European market too accounting for more than 60 per cent of the total export volume in the region President Petro Poroshenko mentioned that the event once again emphasized the friendship between Moldova and Ukraine reiterating firm stance of Ukraine to respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Moldova the Ukrainian official pointed out the importance of realizing concrete joint projects appreciating the good cooperation between both states the Head of the Moldovan Government and the President of Ukraine also addressed other issues on bilateral agenda including those set out in the Moldovan-Ukrainian Relations Roadmap signed between the parties in February 2017 the two officials agreed to intensify the dialogue between the ministries and departments of Moldova and Ukraine recognition of Moldova's property on the territory of Ukraine implementation of the regulation on the operation of the Dnestrovsk dam Prime Minister Pavel Filip addressed the Ukrainian authorities and the Ukrainian people with congratulations regarding the abolition of the visa regime with the EU The joint border checkpoint at Kuchurgan-Pervomaysk is carried out on the basis of the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Organization of Joint Control and the Interdepartmental Protocol Similar control has been carried out for several years at the Moldovan-Ukrainian border crossing points Briceni-Rososhen All materials featured on this site are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) Technical-technological administration: Information Technology and Cyber Security Service. Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko has publicly condemned the secessionist regimes in eastern Ukraine and banned any economic ties with the regions Donetsk his company has maintained close trade connections with Sheriff Holding in Transnistria Sheriff is the largest importer in Transnistria head of the Odessa regional customs division (Ukraine) in 2015-2016 says that failure to create joint checkpoints with Moldova was a geopolitical issue and a convenient situation for unrecognized Transnistria and its masters in Moscow Yulia Marushevskaya: It is suitable for contrabandists and for high ranking officials in Chisinau and Kiev both for the Ukrainian authorities and for the Moldovan authorities the Transnistrian border line is controlled by Ukraine but de facto there’s much buzz within the green zone The first joint checkpoint formally at the Moldova-Ukraine border opens in Cuciurgan-Pervomaysk Moldovan Prime Minister Pavel Filip and Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko preside over the ceremony Prime Minister Pavel Filip and President Pyotr Poroshenko take part in the formal opening of the first joint checkpoint at the shared border The Ukrainian leader stated that the government in Kiev would push for the opening of joint checkpoints along the entire Transnistrian line of Moldovan border “for the sake of transparency and effective fight on contraband and corruption.” released a note that described the move as “a build-up of Transnistria’s blockade.” Russian lawmakers accused Moldova and Ukraine of “attempting to cause a new armed conflict on the Dniester River.” which is part of a holding with the same name based in the Transnistrian capital of Tiraspol is the official importer of Roshen products Sheriff was founded in 1993 by Transnistrian oligarchs Viktor Gushan and Ylya Kazmaly RISE Moldova learned that Roshen sold confectionery and pastry to Sheriff worth some 3 million dollars from 2014 throughout the first semester of 2017 The smooth trade between Poroshenko’s and Gushan’s companies is confirmed by Ukraine’s customs reports a limited entity that acts as Roshen’s official distributor in Moldova has said they maintained no formal or informal relationships with Sheriff or other firms on the left bank of the Dniester River approximately 300 Ukrainian firms closed deals totaling more than 100 million dollars with Sheriff SRL alone Sheriff’s yearly revenues are much larger than the entire budget of the region per annum Sheriff posted revenues of more than 445 million dollars compared with the just 286 million dollars in Transnistria’s public coffers In 2016 Sheriff’s records showed 237 million dollars in revenue while the public budget could accrue 207 million dollars Coca-Cola in Ukraine: We don’t ship our products to Sheriff Therefore Sheriff has not made any payments to Coca-Cola Ukraine declined to confirm or deny allegations about its commercial cooperation with Sheriff Coca-Cola Imbuteliere Chisinau SRL: We do cooperate with many Moldovan companies including some in the Transnistrian region (and this is legal under Moldovan laws) […] Ukrainian customs records show that in the period 2014 through the first semester of 2017 Coca-Cola Beverages Ukraine Ltd.’ turnover with Sheriff soared to around one million dollars The responses we have received from the two customs agencies either contain general information or irrelevant data In some cases they justify the lack of transparency under the excuse that such information was “commercial secret.” However we’ve learned that Sheriff at least twice gave Moldovan law-enforcement agencies a reason to kickstart an investigation into its dealings once for the alleged violation of entrepreneurship laws and once for large scale contraband Both cases were filed by the National Anticorruption Center in 2004 and 2005 They were later merged into one but the investigation got pulled onto a dead line in 2008 The formal reason sounds like this: “Failure to identify the person 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Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in March A ceasefire has largely held since the peace deal was signed a week ago They accuse Moscow of fomenting a rebellion by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east an area that Putin has named “New Russia” and say Putin escalated the conflict last month by sending thousands of troops across the border Russia denies aiding the separatists or sending troops A ceasefire has largely held since the peace deal was signed a week ago and the front has been quiet for the past few days although Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said yesterday the truce was still “very fragile” US officials said the new sanctions could be lifted if Moscow withdraws all troops from Ukraine frees prisoners and creates a buffer zone on both sides of the frontier to prevent cross-border shelling “What we’re looking for with regard to Russian action is the complete removal of all military personnel support for military and mercenaries on the territory of Ukraine release of all hostages,” a senior US official told reporters in a conference call explaining the sanctions The EU has said it could lift some of even all of the sanctions if Moscow abides by last week’s truce and other parts of the new peace plan Moscow has already responded to sanctions by banning the import of most Western food It said it could take further measures and might appeal to the World Trade Organisation but only those that will create better conditions for us will be applied,” Putin said after a meeting of a regional security bloc in ex-Soviet Tajikistan His Foreign Ministry said it would respond quickly to the “hostile step” Moscow also said it could use state funds to help support firms hit by sanctions The economies of Russia and Europe are deeply entwined especially in energy: Russia is Europe’s main supplier of natural gas including barring Western airlines from using its air space which would cost it hundreds of millions of dollars in overflight fees Ukraine has signed up to the free trade deal with the EU a move that could have triggered damaging Russian trade restrictions on Ukrainian goods Brussels said yesterday it had agreed with Kiev and Moscow to delay full implementation of the free trade deal until the end of next year to allow more time for negotiations Ukrainian goods will still enjoy preferential access to the EU market but Ukraine will not have to cut duties on imports from the EU until 2016 “This is part and parcel of a comprehensive peace process in Ukraine,” he said please register for free or log in to your account.