The news plot for November 27, 2018 is dedicated to the incident in the Kerch Strait — the first case of military aggression by russia against Ukraine, committed openly under its state flag since the beginning of the war in 2014.

In the video: a fragment where the russian boat "Don" rams the Ukrainian tugboat "Yany Kapu"; footage with captured Ukrainian servicemen Andriy Derkach and Volodymyr Lisov (video does not belong to the UASC); briefing by representatives of the Ukrainian authorities, a comment by the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on international maritime law and existing treaties.

Reference: the incident in the Kerch Strait on November 25, 2018 was the first open act of armed aggression by russia against Ukraine under the Russian state flag since the beginning of the war in 2014. Russian border guards attacked and seized three Ukrainian vessels — the Berdyansk, Nikopol, and Yany Kapu — during their lawful passage from Odessa to Mariupol. The attack injured six sailors and captured 24 Ukrainian Navy servicemen. The incident caused international outrage and became the basis for the introduction of martial law in Ukraine for 30 days in the border regions, marking a new stage in the escalation of russian aggression in the Azov-Black Sea region.

Incident in the Kerch Strait on November 25, 2018

November 26, 2018, Kyiv.

On video: briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, dedicated to the military-strategic assessment of the threat of an invasion of Ukraine by the russian armed forces after russia seized ships of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kerch Strait; journalists, beginning of the briefing; fragment of intercepted conversations of Russian servicemen; comment on international law by Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Radion Tymoshenko; speech by the representative of the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense, Vadym Skibitsky; answers to journalists' questions.

Reference: the incident in the Kerch Strait on November 25, 2018 caused an urgent reaction of the Ukrainian authorities. The very next day, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine held a briefing, at which the military command assessed the event as an act of armed aggression by the russian federation and a potential threat of a large-scale invasion. The Ukrainian leadership initiated the introduction of martial law, and the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry launched a diplomatic campaign at the international level to consolidate the support of partners.

Kerch Strait Incident: Ministry of Defense Briefing

November 21, 2010, Kyiv.

On video: protest rally against the Tax Code; Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, deputies throw documents in the hall during discussion of amendments to the law; protests in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Vinnytsia, various plans, slogans; blitz poll of high-ranking officials on the reasons for the negative reaction of entrepreneurs.

Comments: Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov; Head of the International Blazer Fund Oleg Kostenko; Deputy Head of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine Serhiy Lekar; Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine Tetyana Yefymenko; People's Deputy, Head of the Party of Regions faction Oleksandr Yefremov.

Reference: The 2010 Tax Code of the government of Mykola Azarov declared a simplification of the taxation system: reducing the number of state taxes, introducing tax holidays for small and medium-sized businesses, introducing a real estate tax, and redistributing finances in favor of local budgets. The government presented these changes as a structural reform and a step towards a "civilized" business climate, but entrepreneurs and small businesses reacted with sharp dissatisfaction due to the threat of increased control, inspections, and loss of the right to work on a single tax. The Code was also criticized for being prepared in a closed mode and an attempt to adopt the document without sufficient public discussion.

Tax Code of the Government of Mykola Azarov

November 21, 2004, Kyiv.

On video: Campaign Headquarters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, speech; comments by Petro Poroshenko on vote counting; Anatoly Kinakh and Yulia Tymoshenko standing next to each other on stage; audience reaction, comments by Viktor Yushchenko.

Presidential Elections: Viktor Yushchenko's Campaign Headquarters

November 21, 2004, Kyiv.

On video: journalists and cameramen in the hall of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine, meeting, the commission votes; the commission consists of Oleksandr Chupakhin, Andriy Magera, Maryna Stavniychuk, Ruslan Knyazevich, Serhiy Dubovyk, Yuriy Danylevsky, Lyudmila Zavalevska and others; Serhiy Kivalov presides, the CEC Chairman announces the results, discussing complaints during the first round of elections; Kivalov shows the protocol with signatures, results on the screen.

Presidential Elections: First Round Results

Lviv, 1991. Lviv Television.

The video consists of two parts.
The first part is an interview with Vyacheslav Chornovil by journalist Tamara Hryhorash. The interview was recorded at the Lviv Regional Council for Crimean viewers on the eve of the presidential elections. In the interview, the politician expresses his concern that Crimea has taken the wrong path, talks about his vision of the state's land system, speculation surrounding the language issue, the future political system of the state, his election campaign, and the idea of the dominance of the human personality in any political decisions.
The interview is in Russian.

Part two. Tamara Grygorash, on Lviv's main street, Svobody Avenue, addresses Crimeans, talks about her ties to Crimea, and suggests meeting with Vyacheslav Chornovil in a program she recorded with the politician a year earlier, in 1990, which was shown only once, on Lithuanian television. 

Reference: Vyacheslav Chornovil (1937-1999) was a Ukrainian politician, public figure, member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union, and head of the People's Movement of Ukraine. In 1991, he ran for president of Ukraine as a candidate from the People's Movement (Leonid Kravchuk was elected president at that time). At the time of the election, he was chairman of the Lviv Regional Council and a member of parliament. 

Vyacheslav Chornovil, whom Crimea does not know

15 November 2004, Kyiv.

In the video, the political headquarters of presidential candidates Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Yushchenko watch the broadcast of the televised debate.

2004 Elections: Candidates' Campaign Teams Watch TV Debates

15 November 2004, Kyiv.

Video footage of the campaign headquarters of Ukrainian presidential candidates Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Yushchenko after the televised debate. Yanukovych's campaign headquarters congratulates its candidate, campaign flags, shouting ‘Yanukovych!’, representatives of Viktor Yushchenko's campaign headquarters. Commentary by Viktor Yanukovych.

Elections-2004: candidates after the debates

15 November 2004, Kyiv.

The video shows a round table discussion at the Ukrainian House, where members of parliament watch and discuss the broadcast of the televised debate between Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych. Leonid Kravchuk recalls his debates with Leonid Kuchma. Among the MPs present are Leonid Kravchuk, Yuli Ioffe, Teras Chornovil, Raisa Bohatyryova, Valery Konovalyuk, Dmytro Vidrin, Natalia Vitrenko, Volodymyr Marchenko, Mykhailo Pogrebinsky, Yevhen Kopatko, Oleksiy Plotnikov, Kost Bondarenko, Heorhiy Kryuchkov, Ivan Kuras and others.

Politicians discuss the debate between Yanukovych and Yushchenko

15 November 2004, Kyiv.

The video shows preparations for the televised debate between Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Yushchenko for the presidency of Ukraine. In the studio, presenter Yuriy Melnychuk discusses the upcoming broadcast with the candidates.

Teledebates 2004: preparing for broadcast

TV debate between presidential candidates Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych.
 
The beginning is a technical off-air recording. Preparations for the broadcast, discussion of the rules of the debate. Viktor Yanukovych is accompanied by Serhiy Tihipko, Viktor Yushchenko by Oleksandr Zinchenko. 

The host is Yuriy Melnychuk. 

Reference: The first televised debate between Ukrainian presidential candidates Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych took place on November 15, 2004. It lasted two hours. The candidates discussed their views on the country's socio-economic, foreign, and domestic policies. 

The candidates met again for a debate on December 20, on the eve of the second round of voting. 

TV debates between V. Yushchenko and V. Yanukovych

14 November 1999, Khmelnytskyi.

A plot about the second round of the Ukrainian presidential election. Polling station No. 82, civilians and military personnel voting, stand-up reporter. Commentary: Mykola Mikhailovskyi, head of polling station No. 82; military personnel.

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