Ukraine: Constitutional Commission holds its first session

Volodymyr Groisman, Petro Poroshenko and Arseniy Yatsenyuk
during the first session of the Constitutional Commission
(Image: The Guardian)

Ukrainian Constitutional Commission aimed to amend Ukrainian Constitution in the framework of the Constitutional reform, announced earlier, has held its first session on Monday, 6 April. The newly formed Constitutional Commission consists of law experts, politicians, civil activists and representatives of civil society in order to make the process of amendment of Constitution open, according to the official statements.

Amendment of Ukrainian Constitution is being made also in accordance with the terms of Minsk Agreement of 2014, as Ukraine works on granting more rights and powers to the regions and to impose decentralization of government.

Ukraine: Methane blast in Donetsk coal mine left at least 33 miners dead

Coal miners after the explosion
(Image: Daily Mail)

Methane explosion went off in Donetsk Zasyadko’s coal mine on Wednesday, 4 March, early in the morning. More than 200 miners were in the mine, under the ground, at the moment of an explosion.

The tragedy happened on the territories occupied and controlled by the Russian forces and pro-Russian DNR rebels, what makes an investigation of this terrible accident and rescue operation as well too complicated.

There were conflicting reports regarding the number of dead and wounded when the accident happened, as Ukrainian officials reported about 3 dead and 5 wounded, while at 47 miners were reported to be missing. Meanwhile, DNR (Donetsk People’s Republic) sources claimed that more than 30 miners died and more than 70 were missing as a result of an explosion.