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Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:40:00 +0200Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 120.7 mln
The overall death toll is 2,670,763 people, while 68,458,377 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:15:00 +0200Hryvnia slightly weakens to U.S. dollar on March 17
The rate against the euro is fixed at UAH 32.96.
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 09:50:00 +0200Donbas warzone update: One WIA amid nine truce violations on March 16
The Joint Forces had to fire back.
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 09:25:00 +0200COVID-19: Over 11,800 new cases reported as of March 17, daily deaths hit new high
The total number of confirmed cases has reached 1,489,023.
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0200Reuters: Oil steady as demand worries counter surprise drop in U.S. crude stocks
Brent crude futures fell 7 cents, or 0.1%, to $68.32 a barrel by 0458 GMT, after initially gaining as much as 23 cents.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:45:00 +0200Ukraine could lift VAT off domestic air transportation services
The Cabinet is also looking for a source through which assistance could be offered to domestic air carriers affected by the pandemic.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:15:00 +0200Donbas invaders showing readiness to pursue military escalation
In violation of additional measures to strengthen the ceasefire, the enemy keeps setting up new defense lines.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 22:30:00 +0200Ukraine in Jan-Feb drastically cuts electricity exports
Exports over the two months amounted to 58.9 million kWh.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 21:45:00 +0200Kyiv demands explanations from Moscow over Mi-8 helicopter violating Ukrainian airspace
Border guards on Tuesday recorded an unwarranted fly-in, some 50 meters into the Ukrainian territory in Sumy region.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 21:00:00 +0200FSB designing background Kremlin needs to "celebrate" Crimea grab anniversary – Ukraine intelligence
Russia is also trying to discredit Ukraine's Crimean Platform initiative toward the peaceful reintegration of Crimea.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:15:00 +0200Land market reform could be completed before weekend, parliament predicts
Extraordinary sessions aren't ruled out.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:30:00 +0200Searches held in Parliament, Cabinet, NSDC in "Kharkiv Accords" case – SBU
Important documents were recovered, security service reports.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:45:00 +0200IL-76 downing near Luhansk: Ukraine sentences ex-"LPR" leader Plotnitsky to life
The verdict, handed down in absentia, has also satisfied a class-action suit by 39 victims, awarding compensation for moral damage worth UAH 500,000 to each claimant.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0200NATO to review Comprehensive Assistance Package for Ukraine – Stoltenberg
Earlier, President Zelensky expressed hope that the aid package approved in 2016 would be expanded.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:55:00 +0200Germany insists on Nord Stream 2 completion despite objections from Washington – Reuters
U.S. President Joe Biden thinks the pipeline is "a bad idea for Europe."
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:35:00 +0200Two-thirds of Ukrainians believe country developing in wrong direction – poll
Some 68% of respondents assess the economic situation in Ukraine as "very bad" or "rather bad."
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:20:00 +0200COVID-19: Ukraine updates list of red, green zone countries
Upon returning from a red zone destination, Ukrainians are obliged to self-quarantine using the Dii Vdoma mobile application.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:05:00 +0200Rada seeks Constitutional Court conclusions on bill on appointment of NABU, SBI chiefs
Some 267 MPs out of the 381 registered in the session hall backed the relevant resolution.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:40:00 +0200EU-Ukraine Open Skies Agreement to be signed in late June – Infrastructure minister
The document will enable local air carriers to work with European airports without undergoing a number of bureaucratic procedures.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:15:00 +0200New coronavirus variant found in French region of Brittany – media
The health ministry said the new variant had been found in a cluster of cases in a hospital centre in Lannion.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:50:00 +0200Zelensky remains on top of presidential rating – poll
A model-based analysis of the run-off also shows Zelensky is taking the lead in pair with all major rivals.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:25:00 +0200Ukraine announces top three taxpayers in 2020
The gas monopoly alone funneled US$3.7 billion into the national budget.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0200Health minister urges capital city of Kyiv, Vinnytsia region to step up quarantine
They are the closest to the red risk level.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:35:00 +0200Ukraine's Foreign Ministry reacts to Russia's threatening over Crimean Platform
The ministry says Russia has no status in Crimea, except as an occupying state.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:10:00 +0200Almost 200 COVID-19 vaccine doses disposed since vaccination campaign – health ministry
The ministry will investigate each case.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:45:00 +0200"Crimea referendum": Russian diplomats' cars "decorated" with Ukraine trident
The posters with Russia's recognition of Ukrainian Crimea have also been pasted on fences near their homes.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:20:00 +0200Almost 9,000 Ukrainians vaccinated against COVID-19 in past day
In total, 62,083 people have received their first shot of the vaccine since the launch of a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Ukraine.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:55:00 +0200Ukraine reports 176 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of March 16
Some 511 servicemen are now isolated (including self-isolation).
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:20:00 +0200Kyiv mayor reports almost 1,000 new COVID-19 cases, 19 fatalities
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city stands at 147,710.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:05:00 +0200Hryvnia keeps strengthening to U.S. dollar on March 16
The rate against the euro is fixed at UAH 32.95.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:40:00 +0200Number 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 +0200Health 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 +0200Donbas 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 +0200COVID-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 +0200Reuters: 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 +0200Zelensky 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 +0200Ukraine 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 +0200Prosecutor 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 +0200MFA Ukraine mulls "remote embassies"
Physically, such embassies will be located in Ukraine.
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 21:00:00 +0200Markarova 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 +0200Medvedchuk-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 +0200Sputnik 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 +0200Ukraine 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 +0200Deputy 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 +0200Central 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 +0200COVID-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 +0200First 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 +0200COVID-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 +0200Over 170 lawmakers already contract COVID-19 – Razumkov
Also, over 300 employees of the secretariat had COVID-19.
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:50:00 +0200NBU elaborates on Ukrainians' bank deposits in Feb
The balance of hryvnia loans increased by 0.5% in the second month of 2021.