Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2010 - Ukraine Special Weapons News
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- Russia, Ukraine to build 60 An-124 cargo planes RIA Novosti 30 Sep 2010 -- A proposed Russia-Ukraine venture has received orders for 60 An-124 cargo aircraft, Antonov Civil Aircraft said.
- Ukraine to host UN-backed forum marking Chernobyl anniversary UN News Centre 23 Sep 2010 -- Ukraine will host a high-level United Nations-backed conference next year to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident and assess the progress towards restoring and normalizing life in the region affected by the disaster.
- Ukraine's prosecutors probe Yushchenko poisoning case materials RIA Novosti 21 Sep 2010 -- The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office is checking the materials from the case surrounding the poisoning of ex-president Viktor Yushchenko in 2004, the Unian news agency reported Tuesday.
- Artillery shells explode on board Ukrainian warship, 4 injured RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2010 -- Four servicemen were injured when two artillery shells exploded on board a Ukrainian medium amphibious assault ship during military drills off the Crimean Peninsula, the UNIAN news agency reported on Saturday.
- Expired ammunition cause of Ukraine warship incident - Navy source RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2010 -- The artillery shells that exploded on board a Ukrainian warship during military drills off the Crimean Peninsula, were expired, a source in the Ukrainian Naval Forces said on Saturday.
- Ukraine ready to launch joint ventures with Russia - Yanukovych RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2010 -- Ukraine is ready to set up a number of joint ventures with Russia in various areas of cooperation, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said.
- Kazakhstan to join Russia-Ukraine space program RIA Novosti 16 Sep 2010 -- Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Russia will work together as part of the Cosmotrans space cooperation project.
- Ukraine may deliver engines for Russian UAVs RIA Novosti 11 Sep 2010 -- Russia's Vega and Ukraine's Motor Sich are discussing the possible delivery of Ukrainian-made engines for Russia's unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Vega CEO Vladimir Verba said on Saturday.
- Tymoshenko vows to continue 'purge' of Ukrainian opposition ranks RIA Novosti 08 Sep 2010 -- Ukraine's former prime minister and current opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has pledged to continue strengthening the opposition by "purging" it of "weak" members.
- Ukraine to make its military leaner but meaner RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2010 -- Ukraine will downsize its military while building up its combat capability, the nation's defense minister said.
