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Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:40:00 +0200
Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 120.2 mln
The overall death toll is 2,661,194 people, while 68,200,139 coronavirus patients have already recovered.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:15:00 +0200
Health minister names condition for re-imposing tough quarantine in Ukraine
The capital city of Kyiv and seven regions have seen excess hospitalization rates of COVID-19 patients.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:50:00 +0200
Donbas war update: Ukraine records 10 ceasefire violations on March 15
There were no casualties in the past day.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:25:00 +0200
COVID-19: Over 9,600 new active cases reported as of March 16
The total number of confirmed cases has reached 1,477,190.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0200
Reuters: Oil falls amid stockpiling concern; European vaccine woe threatens demand
Brent crude was down 58 cents, or 0.8%, at $68.30 by 0041 GMT, having dropped 0.5% on Monday.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 23:35:00 +0200
Zelensky speaks with Swedish PM, talks situation with vaccine supplies
The president thanked Sweden for support and significant practical assistance to Ukraine in implementing reform.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 23:15:00 +0200
Ukraine seeks more U.S. engagement in Normandy format – Ambassador
It isn't, however, about Washington's direct participation in any specific format, the envoy noted.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 22:30:00 +0200
Prosecutor General presses charges against PrivatBank's former top managers
The investigation has all the necessary evidence to back the charges, Venediktova claims.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 21:45:00 +0200
MFA Ukraine mulls "remote embassies"
Physically, such embassies will be located in Ukraine.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 21:00:00 +0200
Markarova to work on Ukraine getting NATO Membership Action Plan
This requires accomplishing multiple tasks and "mobilizing" international partners.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 20:15:00 +0200
Medvedchuk-Surkov comms: New leak
The latest bit concerns negotiations between Russian proxies and the SBU security agency, as well as cash deliveries to the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve in the warzone.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:30:00 +0200
Sputnik V conundrum
A few months ago, researchers across the world echoed the same idea: Russia's Spuntik V coronavirus vaccine can't be allowed on the market until it undergoes proper testing. But suddenly it turned out that "Sputnik" has somehow made its way to certai...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:45:00 +0200
Ukraine cuts grain exports by almost a quarter
As of March 15, Ukraine exported 33.41 million tonnes of grain, which is 9.9 million tonnes down on year.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0200
Deputy health minister test positive for COVID-19
The official says he got infected within a period when post-vaccination immunity has not yet been fully formed.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:55:00 +0200
Central bank's net int'l reserves shrink to US$17.6 bln in Feb
This marks a 2.7% decline since the beginning of the year.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:40:00 +0200
COVID-19 in Ukraine: OpenDataBot highlights sectors affected most amid quarantine
As of March 15, the number of individual entrepreneurs in the warehouse sector decreased by 10.44%.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:25:00 +0200
First shot against COVID-19 reduces probability of infection by 76% – Zelensky
The president stresses the need for a vaccination awareness campaign.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:40:00 +0200
COVID-19: Ukraine to issue international vaccine certificates
A mere 0.88% of the population worldwide has received the second shot of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:15:00 +0200
Over 170 lawmakers already contract COVID-19 – Razumkov
Also, over 300 employees of the secretariat had COVID-19.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:50:00 +0200
NBU elaborates on Ukrainians' bank deposits in Feb
The balance of hryvnia loans increased by 0.5% in the second month of 2021.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:25:00 +0200
Ukraine seeing second rather than third COVID-19 wave – scientist
The expert predicts the latest wave will continue until May or even June.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0200
Ukrainian World Congress expels Association of Ukrainian Societies in Latvia
The decision was based on the long-term monitoring of the association's activities.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:35:00 +0200
Ukraine cuts electricity exports in monetary terms by 73% in Jan-Feb
Hungary bought about half of the Ukrainian electricity sold abroad.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:10:00 +0200
Latvia's airBaltic resumes flights to Ukraine after almost one-year break
Kyiv-Riga flights are to be relaunched on March 17.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:45:00 +0200
COVID-19: Experts name causes behind surge in new cases in Ukraine
An immunologist says Ukrainians are now suffering from quarantine fatigue.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:20:00 +0200
Ukraine reports 16 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of March 15
Some 476 servicemen are now isolated (including self-isolation).

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:55:00 +0200
Luhansk car-building plant's ex-head accused of financing Russia occupying administration
He is on the wanted list.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:30:00 +0200
Kyiv mayor reports over 300 new COVID-19 cases, 20 fatalities
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city stands at 146,711.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:05:00 +0200
Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 119.8 mln
The overall death toll is 2,654,533 people, while 67,917,117 coronavirus patients have already recovered.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:40:00 +0200
Over 2,000 Ukrainians vaccinated against COVID-19 in past day
In total, 53,155 people have received their first shot of the vaccine since the launch of the campaign in Ukraine.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:15:00 +0200
Hryvnia gets stronger against U.S. dollar on March 15
The rate against the euro is fixed at UAH 33.08.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:50:00 +0200
Donbas warzone update: One WIA amid 13 truce violations on March 14
The Joint Forces had to fire back.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:25:00 +0200
COVID-19: Almost 6,800 new active cases reported as of March 15
The total number of confirmed cases has reached 1,467,548.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0200
Reuters: Brent crude heads toward $70 as China energy demand outlook brightens
Brent crude futures for May gained 47 cents, or 0.7%, to $69.69 a barrel by 0438 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for April was at $66.10 a barrel, up 49 cents.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 23:59:00 +0200
Ukraine licenses new local low-cost airline
The first flight is scheduled for March 18.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 22:59:00 +0200
Belarus gets Russia's Ataka anti-tank guided missiles
These are anti-tank weapons.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 22:25:00 +0200
PM Shmyhal says first concession highway to be built soon
The road will connect Krakovets, Brody and Rivne.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 20:28:00 +0200
Almost 250,000 Ukrainians sign up for COVID-19 vaccination waiting list
Over 51,000 people have already been vaccinated.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:59:00 +0200
Timmermans: Europe doesn't need Nord Stream 2
The project is not necessary for the EU's energy supplies.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 16:59:00 +0200
U.S. preparing additional sanctions against Russia over poisoning of Navalny
Biden has taken a firm line with respect to Russia.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 14:57:00 +0200
Over 1,600 active COVID-19 cases recorded in Ukraine's Army
Ninety-four cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 11:59:00 +0200
Russia-led forces mount 10 attacks in Donbas on March 13
No Ukrainian Army casualties were recorded over the period under review.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 10:10:00 +0200
Ukraine reports over 4,200 COVID-19 hospitalizations on March 13
Most of new cases were reported in Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, Lviv, and Kharkiv regions.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 22:35:00 +0200
Ukraine reports 222 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of March 13
Some 449 servicemen are now isolated (including self-isolation).

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 21:55:00 +0200
IFJ report: 65 journalists and media staff killed in 2020
That is 17 more killed than were in 2019 (49).

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 20:30:00 +0200
COVID-19 hospitalization rate exceeded in Kyiv, seven regions – health ministry
In Kyiv, the hospitalization rate is 75.4 per 100,000 people with a norm of 60.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:20:00 +0200
Over 47,500 Ukrainians vaccinated against COVID-19 since launch of campaign
Most vaccine shots so far have been administered in Donetsk region (4,654 people), while the lowest number has been reported in Chernihiv region (756).

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 18:45:00 +0200
S&P: Ukraine may vaccinate less than 3% of population against COVID-19 in H1 2021
Vaccine delivery is likely to remain slow, the agency said.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:50:00 +0200
Hryvnia strengthens to U.S. dollar on March 15
The country's national currency strengthened by two kopiykas.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:40:00 +0200
U.S. welcomes Ukraine's initiative on Crimean Platform – U.S. envoy to UN
The envoy stressed that Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine is not, as Russia claims, an "internal Ukrainian conflict."



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