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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:55:00 +0200Health Minister names main reason for January lockdown
The tightening of quarantine is necessary to ensure that no lockdowns are introduced afterward.
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:30:00 +0200Finance ministry reports revenue of Ukraine's 2020 budget exceeds plans
The deficit of the general fund was estimated at US$7.58 billion.
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:05:00 +0200Almost all water pumped out from famous Crimea lake
On holidays, local residents came to see what had happened to the lake.
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:40:00 +0200Sheremet murder: Ex-Belarus KGB officer ready to testify
The man is supposed to arrive in Kyiv with no exact date set so far.
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:15:00 +0200Ukraine's Sports Ministry hopes to host Olympic Games in 2030-2032
The minister says it will help create new jobs and develop infrastructure.
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:50:00 +0200COVID-19: Over 5,300 new active cases reported as of Jan 5
The total number of confirmed cases has reached 1,083,585.
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:25:00 +0200Donbas war update: Ukraine records five ceasefire violations on Jan 4
There were no casualties over the period under review.
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0200Berehove resident charged for separatism calls
The man has been publicly calling for Zakarpattia's secession from Ukraine.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 23:59:00 +0200Mykolaiv council member lands on Myrotvorets for New Year greetings with Putin's image
The website calls him an "accomplice of Russian invaders" and a "provocateur."
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:59:00 +0200Former acting health minister Suprun reportedly leaves Ukraine
She has recently published her "last post on Facebook," where she says that Ukrainians are invincible.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 21:59:00 +0200Ukraine to send humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit Croatia
The presidential decree does not give details.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 20:59:00 +0200Lockdown in Ukraine on Jan 8-24: Regulations
The new rules will be in effect throughout the country.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:59:00 +0200Health Minister Stepanov forecasts surge in COVID-19 patients after holidays
It will be coupled with seasonal flu cases.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:59:00 +0200Return of Agriculture Ministry, price hikes, and disappointing harvest: Year's results in agricultural sector
The past year was a difficult test for the Ukrainian agricultural sector: drought and poor harvest led to an increase in food prices – the trend set to prevail this year as well. Nevertheless, the year has also brought some positive news with the g...
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:55:00 +0200Kyiv sets three temperature records on Jan 1
The minimum temperature did not fall below +4.4°C on the first day of 2021.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:30:00 +0200Telegram outage reported in Ukraine, Belarus, Russia on Jan 4
Users from Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odesa complain they could not connect to Telegram for about 10 minutes.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:05:00 +0200Kyiv mayor reports over 500 new COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths as of Jan 4
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 113,523.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:40:00 +0200Sheremet murder: Police probing into recent reports of Belarus KGB plot
Leaked audio recordings alleging the involvement of the Belarusian top security leadership in the elimination of political opponents, including the assassination in a car blast of journalist Pavel Sheremet, were released on Monday, January 4.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:15:00 +0200U.S. dollar in Kyiv's exchange booths strengthens on Jan 4
The euro has also gained against the hryvnia.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:10:00 +0200MTB BANK is one of the first banks in Ukraine to start issuing UnionPay payment cards
Chairman of the Board PJSC ‘MTB BANK’ Yuriy Kralov and Regional Representative of UnionPay in Ukraine Serhii Nadichev
MTB BANK starts issuing payment cards of the UnionPay International...
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 14:50:00 +0200Ukraine resumes electricity imports from Belarus after nine-month ban
Since January 2021, NEURC has canceled the norm authorizing it to restrict electricity imports from Russia and Belarus.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 14:25:00 +0200Gas stocks shrink by 2% to 23.6 bcm over week
USFs were filled by 76% as of January 2, 2021.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 14:00:00 +0200Ukrainian Wikipedia sees 21% more visits in 2020
Over a month, it was visited over 90 million times, which is 26% more than in 2019.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:35:00 +0200Justice ministry boasts of revenues from paid cells in detention center
Such cells have already been opened in pretrial detention centers in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhia, Lviv, Vilniansk and Dnipro.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:10:00 +0200COVID-19 vaccine pricing for Ukraine, explained
The negotiating position of Indonesia is much stronger than that of Ukraine.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:45:00 +0200Sheremet murder: Leaked comms allege plot by Belarusian KGB
Former officer with the Belarusian spec-ops forces has sent recordings made in 2012 to Brussels for further investigation.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:20:00 +0200Turkish Bayraktar strike drones to be purchased for Ukrainian Navy in 2021
In December 2020, Ukraine and Turkey signed a technology transfer deal for the production of the ADA-type corvettes and Bayraktar strike drones.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:55:00 +0200Handcuffed body of Ukrainian woman found in Bodrum
The police found the body, with a bag over the head, in a rented villa.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:30:00 +0200Pompeo tells of U.S. help for Ukraine Church to escape Russian influence
In early 2019, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew granted the Ukrainian Orthodox Church a tomos of autocephaly.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:05:00 +0200Leaked call shows Trump demanding from Georgia officials to "find" votes to tilt election
The request to "find" votes and a veiled reference to criminal liability could violate statutes aimed at guarding against the solicitation of election fraud, legal experts say.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:40:00 +0200Navy commander tells when Island-class patrol boats to be delivered
A contract has already been signed for the construction of Mark VI boats for Ukraine.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:15:00 +0200Daily COVID-19 cases hit three-month low Jan 4
The total number of confirmed cases has reached 1,078,251.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:50:00 +0200No administration as tough on Russia as Trump's – Pompeo
Pompeo said the Administration "pushed back hard on Russian aggression by supporting friends, not coddling Moscow."
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:25:00 +0200Donbas war update: Ukraine records seven ceasefire violations on Jan 3
There were no casualties over the period under review.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:00:00 +0200Political destabilization among dimensions of Russia's hybrid aggression against Ukraine – intel chief
Kondratiuk has noted "diverse, multivariate, and non-standard" forms and methods Russia applies.
Sun, 03 Jan 2021 22:40:00 +0200Ukraine lifts duty off EU wine imports
Earlier, the duty stood at EUR 0.3-0.4 per liter.
Sun, 03 Jan 2021 21:20:00 +0200COVID-19 incidence in Ukraine exceeds norm by over seven times
Now it's 287.9 per 100,000 population, while the norm is set at 40.
Sun, 03 Jan 2021 20:00:00 +0200SkyUp set to launch new connection with Czech Republic
The flights will operate from April, the report says.
Sun, 03 Jan 2021 18:40:00 +0200COVID-19 in Kyiv: 370 new cases as of Jan 3
This includes 11 children and 50 medical workers.
Sun, 03 Jan 2021 17:20:00 +0200Language law: Applicants for civil service, citizenship to pass Ukrainian language tests in 2021
Some categories will still be exempt from passing exams.
Sun, 03 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0200Top health official refutes Putin crony's claim of Russian vaccine registration bid
The third stage of clinical trials has not been completed therefore the drug's use in Ukraine is impossible.
Sun, 03 Jan 2021 14:40:00 +0200Ukraine RPG "The Point of No Return" explains post-war trauma to civilians
The project aims to educate civilians about soldiers' experiences in the warzone, and also help people close to war veterans understand what they have been through.
Sun, 03 Jan 2021 13:20:00 +0200FSB team suspected of poisoning Navalny may be involved in three murders – Bellingcat
The project's Christo Grozev said new evidence would be released within the next two weeks.
Sun, 03 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0200Invaders three times open fire on Ukrainian positions in Donbas Jan 2
Since day-start on Sunday, no ceasefire violations have been recorded.
Sun, 03 Jan 2021 10:40:00 +0200COVID-19 in Ukraine: Nearly 4,500 daily cases amid fewer tests run
The highest daily rate was seen in Mykolaiv and Lviv regions.
Sat, 02 Jan 2021 23:50:00 +0200Ukraine reports 42 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of Jan 2
Some 179 servicemen are now isolated (including self-isolation).
Sat, 02 Jan 2021 22:57:00 +0200Norway firm refuses to certify Russia's Nord Stream 2 over new U.S. sanctions – media
The launch of the pipeline operation is impossible without such a certificate.
Sat, 02 Jan 2021 21:46:00 +0200Zelensky to visit number of Asian countries in 2021 – President's Office
The Ukrainian government is seeking to develop economic relations with China.
Sat, 02 Jan 2021 20:10:00 +0200Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 84.2 mln
The overall death toll is 1,831,546 people, while 47,456,925 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
Sat, 02 Jan 2021 18:25:00 +0200Ann Linde to pay first foreign visit to Ukraine as OSCE new head – foreign ministry
Ukraine has particular hopes for the involvement of the OSCE in the work of the Crimean platform.