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Ukraine politicians manipulate environmental issues, exploiting them as PR stunts – media

Ecology issues remain unresolved, turning into gibberish.

14:00, 09.06.2020

Ukraine loses 6,000 ha of forests in four regions over illegal amber extraction

Environmentalists say the amber extraction areas have turned into an environmental disaster zone.

13:50, 05.06.2020

Rada passes bill regulating amber mining

The new legislation criminalizes illegal extraction of minerals.

23:20, 19.12.2019

Polish border guards detain two Ukrainians for amber smuggling

Over 103 kilograms of amber worth about EUR 50,000 and 4,000 packs of cigarettes worth EUR 13,000 have been seized.

13:20, 15.12.2019

Most Ukrainians support de-shadowing of amber mining – poll

The study was conducted by the Razumkov Center on September 6-11.

15:51, 19.09.2019

Polish anti-graft agency says two Ukrainians detained for amber smuggling identify as "security operatives"

In total, six people were nabbed during the raid.

13:20, 15.09.2019

Zelensky submits bill on criminal liability for illegal amber extraction

Maximum sentence provided is seven years if grand-scale damage is inflicted.

21:10, 04.09.2019

Group of illegal amber diggers charged after Zelensky's visit to Zhytomyr region

The group was exposed back in May 2019.

14:40, 15.08.2019

National Police chief offers solution to illegal mining of amber in Ukraine

The national budget loses about UAH 600,000, or US$23,900, per tonne of illegally mined amber.

22:59, 12.08.2019

Zelensky urges SBU, police chiefs in Zhytomyr region to quit due to situation with illegal amber extraction

The president also called on a chief of the National Police to dismiss heads of the regional police offices in two districts of Zhytomyr region.

15:40, 12.08.2019

FT: Amber growth turns red as oversupply knocks value

Fast fashion and a more discerning Chinese buyer dent demand for the semi-precious gem.

19:02, 03.06.2019

SBU seizes 6.5 tonnes of amber from illegal "factory" in Odesa region (Photo)

The suspect organized an illegal chain involving illegal amber processing and further smuggling out of Ukraine.

21:20, 13.02.2019

Show me the amber

17:50, 01.08.2017

Opinion

NABU probes into case of Ukrainian MPs Rozenblat and Poliakov jointly with FBI

Director of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) Artem Sytnyk says that agents from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) were involved in an operation to expose and record illegal activities of Ukrainian Members of Parliament Boryslav Rozenblat and Maksym Poliakov, according to an UNIAN correspondent.

15:59, 20.06.2017

Police seize over one tonne of amber in Volyn region

Law enforcers in Volyn region seized more than one tonne of amber amid searches in the town of Volodymyr-Volynsky on the night of April 29, according to the press service of the regional prosecutor's office.

19:45, 29.04.2017

Conflict sparks between police, illegal amber diggers in Rivne region

Over 200 illegal amber diggers on April 1 harshly resisted a police operation near the village of Belska Volia in Rivne region’s Volodymyretskiy district, local police department has told UNIAN.

19:40, 01.04.2017