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On the well-known video of the Russian officer in Ukraine:
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From our news desk:
Judges serving on Ukraine's Constitutional Court are under investigation for voting in favor of broadening the powers of former President Viktor Yanukovych in 2010.
In a televised interview on April 17, Ukraine's acting Prosecutor-General Oleh Makhnitskyy said a probe has been launched against judges who approved a return to the country's 1996 constitution, which granted the president more powers.
There are 48 judges on Ukraine's Constitutional Court.
Makhnitskyy added that other judges, prosecutors, and investigators involved in the prosecution of participants in mass antigovernment protests that toppled Yanukovych in February are under investigation, as well.
Meanwhile, media reports in Ukraine and Russia say that Yanukovych, who fled to Russia, may return to his native city of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, on April 20.
Pro-Russian separatists have seized government administrative buildings in the city and proclaimed the Donetsk People's Republic.
According to Makhnitskyy, Yanukovych will be arrested immediately if he returns to Ukraine.
In a televised interview on April 17, Ukraine's acting Prosecutor-General Oleh Makhnitskyy said a probe has been launched against judges who approved a return to the country's 1996 constitution, which granted the president more powers.
There are 48 judges on Ukraine's Constitutional Court.
Makhnitskyy added that other judges, prosecutors, and investigators involved in the prosecution of participants in mass antigovernment protests that toppled Yanukovych in February are under investigation, as well.
Meanwhile, media reports in Ukraine and Russia say that Yanukovych, who fled to Russia, may return to his native city of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, on April 20.
Pro-Russian separatists have seized government administrative buildings in the city and proclaimed the Donetsk People's Republic.
According to Makhnitskyy, Yanukovych will be arrested immediately if he returns to Ukraine.
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10:23
17.4.2014
From Mariupol, saying the attackers fired on the base:
10:15
17.4.2014
From our news desk:
The resolution "on additional measures for strengthening Ukraine's defense capability in connection with Russia’s aggression against Ukraine" was adopted on April 17.
Kyiv announced the last mandatory drafting of conscripts into the Ukrainian Army in October, saying that by the end of 2014 the Ukrainian armed forces would be comprised of professional soldiers only.
Ukraine -- which currently has the fifth-largest army in Europe, with 180,000 soldiers -- planned to decrease the size to 122,000 soldiers by 2017.
According to the old law, all male citizens between the ages of 18 and 27 must serve for one year in the national army or for 18 months in the Ukrainian Navy.
The Ukrainian parliament has adopted a resolution recommending that acting President Oleksandr Turchynov resume mandatory drafting of conscripts into the country's army.
The resolution "on additional measures for strengthening Ukraine's defense capability in connection with Russia’s aggression against Ukraine" was adopted on April 17.
Kyiv announced the last mandatory drafting of conscripts into the Ukrainian Army in October, saying that by the end of 2014 the Ukrainian armed forces would be comprised of professional soldiers only.
Ukraine -- which currently has the fifth-largest army in Europe, with 180,000 soldiers -- planned to decrease the size to 122,000 soldiers by 2017.
According to the old law, all male citizens between the ages of 18 and 27 must serve for one year in the national army or for 18 months in the Ukrainian Navy.
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