Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
December 2012 - Ukraine Special Weapons News
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- Ukraine Plans to Suspend Military Draft in 2013 RIA Novosti 30 Dec 2012 -- Ukraine will suspend mandatory conscription in 2013 as a step toward a transition to a fully professional army, the country's Defense Minister Pavlo Lebedev said.
- Mi-8 Helicopter Crashes in Ukraine, 5 Dead RIA Novosti 25 Dec 2012 -- Five people died when a Mi-8 helicopter of Ukraine's internal troops crashed in central Ukraine's Kirovograd Region on Tuesday, the country's interior ministry said in a statement.
- Ukrainian Prosecutors Say Ex-PM Tymoshenko Financed Murder RIA Novosti 22 Dec 2012 -- The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office has witnesses' testimonies that former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko ordered and financed the killing of prominent politician Yevhen Shcherban, First Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin said on Friday.
- Report Finds Tymoshenko Trial 'Compromised' RFE/RL 13 Dec 2012 -- A top U.S. law firm's analysis of the trial of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has found that her defense was 'compromised to a degree that is troubling under Western standards of due process.'
- EBRD Grants Ukraine €190 mln to Complete Chernobyl Project RIA Novosti 04 Dec 2012 -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will provide an additional €190 million grant to Ukraine to complete the New Safe Confinement at the Chernobyl nuclear plant.
- Ukraine PM Resigns Amid Economic Crisis VOA 04 Dec 2012 -- Ukraine is facing political uncertainty after the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his Cabinet.
- Ukrainian Government Resigns Following Elections RFE/RL 03 Dec 2012 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his government following the country's recent parliamentary elections.
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