May 2022

A serious problem with critical imports arose in Ukraine/marketer.ua of the Verkhovna Rada on tax policy by Danil Getmantsev was not the only acute and unresolved issue for Ukrainian business. Read more in the exclusive blog for Channel 24 website.

Import crisis

In May, more than 15,000 entrepreneurs demanded Getmantsev's resignation from the post of head of the parliamentary committee, but as a result, he managed to keep his position.

However, the second question, which we will write about, is much more acute. We are talking about the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 153 of February 24, which regulates the list of critical import goods. What is it all about?

Critical import is a list of goods and services for which the state allows cross-border foreign exchange payments. In general, what can be officially paid for as an import to Ukraine.

On the one hand, critical imports are a tool of the NBU and the Cabinet of Ministers to restrain the outflow of currency from the country and achieve hryvnia stability.

< p>On the other hand, this is a rather strong limitation for businesses that complain that they cannot pay for and deliver a number of goods. Even those that were prepaid before the war.

Plus, you can get around the ban on official non-cash payments by paying in cash. This immediately creates demand for the currency. As well as other specific services to circumvent restrictions.

The decision on critical imports has already been amended 18 times, and now the list of goods that can be officially imported is more than 1,200 items.

More questions than answers

But even on this list, there are still many very strange restrictions. I will give two specific examples.

For example, on May 3, changes were made that excluded galvanized and painted sheets for the production of sandwich panels and profiled sheets from the list of goods. Now only non-galvanized sheet can be imported to Ukraine.

Initially, the idea of ​​the restriction was that in Ukraine there are production facilities that can galvanize, but with a small amount of zinc. At the same time, at least 200 grams per square meter of zinc is required for the construction of industrial buildings.

It turns out that everyone who wants to restore their production in the de-occupied territories or continue the construction of what they have begun will find themselves in an extremely vulnerable position. They simply cannot continue to work now due to Cabinet restrictions. In this case, how can production be restored in principle?

At the same time, the decree on critical imports still allows the import of finished sandwich panels, which looks extremely strange. Indeed, in Ukraine there are many manufacturers that are now idle.

Another problem. The decree allows the import of mineral wool at a time when Ukrainian production does not receive orders from within the country.

Should we cancel critical imports? To be honest, the logic of the presence or absence of a product is quite mysterious. But, most importantly, the list is already 90% of our standard imports. Therefore, this list does not perform a stabilizing function.

In my opinion, it would be more logical for the government to cancel the list altogether. Or work more carefully with each commodity item and promptly make changes to those types of products that Ukrainian producers really need, which they need to restore production.

This question primarily concerns the First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy Yulia Sviridenko and her team of advisers. They just need to work faster and more clearly. The current times require much greater efficiency in economic matters.

May exercises of troops in Belarus/Shutterstock

The threat from the territory of Belarus remains. This is how Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar commented on their military exercises.

According to her, Russia is already using the territory of Belarus to carry out aggressive actions.

“I want to remind you that according to the norms of international law, a country that provides territory to a third country for committing aggression is also an accomplice in this international crime, which is called aggression. The everyday language is war,” Anna Malyar explained.

Training of the Belarusian army

The Deputy Minister of Defense noted that we have already seen how Russia used the reason for the exercises in order to carry out a real escalation and invade the territory of another state.

Of course, training is this is one of the ways to maintain the combat readiness of the troops. But to formally demonstrate it as training,” said Anna Malyar.

“There is a threat and the use of the territory of Belarus, and strikes from that territory also remain. Just as the threat of the use of the Transnistrian region of Moldova remains,” Malyar summed up.

What is the situation in Belarus: latest news

• On May 12, retired Belarusian pilot Nikolai Markov was shot down in the Donbass when he was piloting a Su-25 fighter of the Russian air fleet. This happened over Popasna.
• Ukrainians must remember that the threat from Belarus has not disappeared. She just transformed into other forms. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told the latest news about the situation in this area of ​​struggle. Belarusian troops are training there and there is a threat of missile strikes.
• Belarusian troops will be brought into Russia's war against Ukraine under certain conditions. For example, the infidels will gain control in the east of Ukraine and still retain their strength for further offensive, this will be one of the “blackmail arguments” against the Belarusians so that they openly enter the war. Aleksey Arestovich, Advisor to the Office of the President, announced this.

The Ministry of Defense compared the battle for Donetsk airport with the defense of Azovstal/Channel 24 collage decisive opposition of Ukraine to a full-scale invasion of Russian invaders. Just today, May 26, 2022, 8 years have passed since the first battle for the Donetsk airport.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine compared the battle for the Donetsk airfield with the heroic defense of Azovstal in Mariupol. According to Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar, these two events in the world are now perceived as a symbol of the inflexibility of Ukrainian soldiers.

Anna Malyar recalled that it was on this day, May 26, 2014, that the first battle for Donetsk Airport took place. Now the whole world knows that the Donetsk airfield is a symbol of the inflexibility of the Ukrainian army.

Now the story of the defense of the Mariupol Azovstal plant has joined here. Both the defenders of the Donetsk airport and the heroes of Mariupol are vivid illustrations of our rebelliousness and desire for freedom.

These heroic episodes of the Russian-Ukrainian war should be a constant reminder to those who, in the fourth month of our struggle, are once again pulling out of the shameful “Munich boxes” treacherous ideas about appeasing the aggressor. This “powerless pacifism” we reject. Ukraine will fight, but it can save the face of the road by getting out of our territories,” Anna Malyar emphasized.

What is the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine appealing to

Former Secretary of State of the United States of America Henry Kissinger at the World economic forum in Davos made an outrageous statement that Ukraine allegedly should give part of its territories to Russia in exchange for peace.

At the same time, the 98-year-old retired ex-politician added that the West < strong>one should not try to defeat the aggressor country, because the likely rapprochement between the Kremlin and Beijing seems to be “fatal”, because “Russia has been an important part of Europe for more than four centuries.”

On proposals Kissinger Vladimir Zelensky reacted sharply. The President noted that no matter what the Russian state does, there will be someone who will offer to “take into account the interests” of the aggressor country. At the same time, these “great geopoliticians” continue to live in the last century and forget about ordinary people – Ukrainians, who never exchange their legitimate territories for an illusory world.

The situation at the front is complicated and may worsen

< p> It's been more than three months of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The situation at the front remains difficult and has signs that it will exacerbate further, according to the Ministry of Defense.

The enemy used all forces and means to seize territories and cordon off Ukrainian defenders and defenders, has a fire influence along the entire front line, the fighting has reached maximum intensity . The assault operations of the Russians on the positions of our troops at the same time in several directions continue.

The Ministry of Defense stressed that ahead of Ukraine lies the most difficult and long stage of the struggle until the complete liberation of our territories within internationally recognized borders . Losses on our part, unfortunately, are inevitable, because this is a war.

Air defense forces shot down an enemy missile over Sumy region/Channel 24 collage May shot down an enemy missile. It flew right over Sumy.

It happened at noon, said the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration Dmitry Zhivitsky.

Please note that there was an air raid in the area. The lights out were announced at 12.30.

Threat of attack on Sumy

The media write that Russian infidels are building up troops and equipment near the border with Ukraine. In particular, near the Sumy and Chernihiv regions. Therefore, the Ukrainian border guards are again preparing for a possible invasion of Russian troops into the Sumy and Chernihiv regions.

Aleksey Arestovich, Advisor to the Head of the President's Office, confirmed this threat. He noted that the Russians carried out a huge campaign in order to accumulate and have time to collect a powerful potential before the Western Lend-Lease will work. Sumy and Chernihiv regions are constantly shelled. According to Arestovich, there is indeed a possibility of a new attempt by the Russian offensive in the North. He warned that a difficult and very dangerous moon awaits Ukraine. A danger appeared, which was discussed every day in early March – a threat from the Belarusian army.

Shelling of the Sumy region

The border towns and villages of the Sumy region daily suffer from shelling by Russian troops. The occupiers are preparing from artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, aviation, etc.

• On the night of May 25, the enemy launched a missile attack from an aircraft on Krasnopolye, Sumy region. As a result, about 20 houses of local residents were damaged. In addition, half of the village was left without electricity. There are no casualties among the population.
• On May 24, the invaders fired at the Sumy region 15 times. The Ukrainian defenders reported that there were no casualties among the personnel and equipment.
• In addition, strikes are inflicted on the Chernihiv region. In particular, on May 17, Russian missiles flew into the village of Desna. It was reported that the number of civilian casualties had risen to 87 people.
• Moreover, there were attempts to breach the border in the Sumy region. The occupiers 16 and 17 wanted to transfer the DRG, tried to work under the cover of artillery. They fired from grenade launchers, mortars and firefights from small arms.
• The Russians did not succeed, but there were difficult battles. Unfortunately, the border guard Alexander Popovchenko died.

Humanitarian crisis in the Kherson region/Collage of 24 channels

In the Kherson region, temporarily under the occupation of Russian troops, the humanitarian crisis is aggravated.

All because of the lack of medicine in the region. This was announced by the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova.

Shortage of medicine

The fact is that because of the Russians it is impossible to supply medicines to the Kherson region. The invaders do not allow volunteers from the territory controlled by the Government of Ukraine who are ready to deliver humanitarian aid to pass.

They rob such cargoes and then sell them to residents of the temporarily occupied territories,” Denisova said.

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Moreover, almost all pharmacies have stopped working. However, a small number of pharmaceutical establishments continue to operate. So they raised prices for medicines by 3-5 times.

In this regard, the region has a shortage of the following drugs:

• for cardiovascular diseases;
• antipyretics.

The medicine is illegally imported from Crimea

At the same time, kafirs illegally import medicines into the Kherson region from the temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula. They are sold at local spontaneous markets.

Attention! All medicines are not certified and may pose a danger to human life and health. In particular, due to inadequate storage conditions.

The bad decrees of the fake authorities of Kherson will in any case lead to a lack of food and essentials in the territory of the temporarily occupied region. Kherson activist Vladimir Molchanov told Channel 24 about this.

What is the current situation in the Kherson region: latest news

• On May 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the simplified issuance of Russian passports in Kherson and Zaporozhye, part of the territory of which the Russians temporarily occupied. Thus, Russia seeks to establish full control over these regions.
• The Russian occupation authorities in the Kherson region are trying to illegally circulate the ruble, which is a sign of annexation. Kremlin officials in the temporarily occupied Kherson region require sellers to put price tags in rubles and hryvnia.
• The occupying authorities in the Kherson region also forced teenagers to destroy the Heavenly Hundred memorial in the city. The Russian invaders threatened the guys that they would kidnap them if they did not tear up the posters with photos of the heroes.
• In addition, the infidels in the Kherson region destroyed the green energy of the region, which began to develop rapidly before the war. The Russians destroyed the stations with weapons and, of course, looted the equipment, which they probably saw for the first time.

A large-scale scheme with Russian products was discovered in Ukraine/Channel 24 Collage

Many Russian enterprises were under sanctions. However, this did not prevent some businessmen in Ukraine from importing chemical products from the aggressor country, despite the war and a direct ban.

Illegal imports from a sanctioned Russian company were detected in the Security Service of Ukraine. The large-scale scheme has already been liquidated, and its participants, who turned out to be Russians, will be punished.

Hundreds of millions of hryvnias on a cynical scam

Unscrupulous entrepreneurs for the import of Russian products cashed in hundreds of millions of hryvnia. In total, the participants in the transaction sent whole wholesale lots of chemical goods to Ukrainian territory.

It is interesting that the supplier of the products was one of the largest industrial enterprises of the occupying state. It is under the sanctions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

A huge amount of banned Russian goods was exposed/Photo by the SBU press service

Going into details, the amount of imported banned goods amounted to more than 300 million hryvnias. It was these funds that Russian manufacturers received on their accounts. Moreover, in this way they and participated in the financing of a full-scale invasion of Russia into the territory of Ukraine.

In total, the criminal scheme was organized by 2 heads of the importing company, who turned out to be Russian citizens. The Russians arranged the supply of mineral fertilizers and feed additives to Ukraine from the affiliated plant of the terrorist country.

How the Russians and their large-scale scheme were exposed

To circumvent the sanctions, the attackers entered false information about the origin of goods into customs declarations. Like, they are not from Russia at all.

However, the SBU conducted searches in the office and the structure of the organizers of the scheme. The premises were located in Kyiv, as well as Khmelnitsky and Vinnitsa regions. During searches, law enforcement officers found:

• documentation proving illegality;
• almost 6.5 thousand tons of products.

goods and bank accounts seizedin the amount of about 150 million hryvnia. The pre-trial investigation is still ongoing. All responsible persons involved must be held accountable.

The offenders were successfully exposed by the SBU officers under the procedural leadership of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, as well as for the skillful assistance of the State Tax Service.

Exposing SBU Schemes: Latest Interesting Cases

• The SBU liquidated a massive aid theft scheme for Ukrainian defenders . Fraudsters tried to illegally sell more than 1,000 body armor, and their value was more than 12 million hryvnia.
• Law enforcement officers also neutralized Russia's extensive intelligence network. Her plans were to ensure the penetration of enemy saboteurs into Nikolaev.
• Another case also occurred with a sanctioned enterprise. The fact is that Russian infidels tried to restore their plant in the Dnieper in order to receive equipment for the army. The enemy came up with a scheme with the Ukrainian company, but he never succeeded.

The number of victims of the attack on Kharkiv has increased – at least 10 people were injured, including a child.

This was announced by volunteer Natalya Popova, adviser to the head of the Kharkiv Regional Council.

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The OP wants to reform the Constitutional Court/Exchange rate

< strong _ngcontent-sc87="">The Office of the President said that the country needs a new judicial reform, since the previous one made the Constitutional Court inviolable. Now the Presidential Office is proposing to rethink the need for the existence of the Constitutional Court.

In an interview with Radio Liberty, Deputy Head of the Office of the President Andrei Smirnov said that Ukraine needs a new judicial reform with a rethinking of the need for the existence of the Constitutional Court.

In his opinion, the reform that was carried out during the term of the previous president, Petro Poroshenko, should be curtailed.

I emphasize that the constitutional reform that was carried out during the time of Petro Alekseevich Poroshenko created the Constitutional Court as a body that is generally inviolable compared to any other state body. Therefore, I consider this reform a shameful phenomenon that needs to be curtailed and a new reform should be made, in which the need for the existence of the Constitutional Court should be rethought, – said the deputy chairman of the OP.

Smirnov said that the Office of the President wants to get an answer to the question of how exactly the Constitutional Court should look after the reforms. To help in this, the constitutionalists, who are now actively participating in the council for the restoration of the country, said the deputy chairman of the OP.

Why they want to reform the Constitutional Court

The Constitutional Court after the reform has become notorious. The “star” of the Constitutional Court was the judge of the Constitutional Court Oleksandr Tupitsky.

• In December 2020, Volodymyr Zelensky removed Tupitsky from the post of chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine. Already in March 2021, the President canceled the decree of the fugitive Viktor Yanukovych for 2013, according to which Alexander Tupitsky and Alexander Kasminin were appointed judges of the Constitutional Court.
• The law does not give the president the authority to dismiss judges of the Constitutional Court. Only judges of the Constitutional Court can do this, so Tupitsky and Kasminin appealed Zelensky's decree to the Supreme Court. They considered the actions of the President unlawful.
• Also in December 2021, the United States imposed sanctions against Tupitsky due to significant corrupt practices. Sanctions were also imposed on his wife. In January 2021, the State Bureau of Investigation informed Tupitsky of the suspicion. They believe that he gave false testimony, bribed a witness. And then Tupitsky was also suspected of arbitrariness.
• On May 15, the term of office of Alexander Tupitsky, a judge of the Constitutional Court, expired. Tupitsky himself was seen abroad during martial law. Journalists caught Tupitsky in Vienna: on March 24, he was leaving the local hotel Stefani. He was photographed there.