unian--2020-07-27--Zelensky's visit to U.S. may happen before presidential elections in that country – Ambassador

The president may take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open a consulate general in Houston , Texas .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 's visit to the United States may happen before the presidential elections in that country .
`` This may happen before the elections , but the point is that we are working on a serious , well-prepared visit , it 's not a visit for the sake of a visit , '' Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Volodymyr Yelchenko told the RBC Ukraine news agency .
Read alsoZelensky calls on international community to assist Ukraine in rebuilding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mandatory visits to two or more states .
Preparations are underway to open a consulate general in Houston , Texas , and Zelensky may take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony , he said .
`` It could be a trip to California , as it has not been visited by any of the Ukrainian presidents .
It could be a trip to the State of Washington , to Seattle , which has the most dynamically growing diaspora in the United States .
According to our information , about 70,000 Ukrainians are now working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and this is the number recorded over the past decade , this is a new diaspora , '' he said .
Also , according to the ambassador , trade agreements and investment deals should be prepared so that the parties could sign them .
`` We have several serious projects , they are in the pipeline , '' he added .

The president may take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open a consulate general in Houston, Texas.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to the United States may happen before the presidential elections in that country.
"This may happen before the elections, but the point is that we are working on a serious, well-prepared visit, it's not a visit for the sake of a visit," Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Volodymyr Yelchenko told the RBC Ukraine news agency.
Read alsoZelensky calls on international community to assist Ukraine in rebuilding Donbas
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According to him, it includes mandatory visits to two or more states. Preparations are underway to open a consulate general in Houston, Texas, and Zelensky may take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony, he said.
"It could be a trip to California, as it has not been visited by any of the Ukrainian presidents. It could be a trip to the State of Washington, to Seattle, which has the most dynamically growing diaspora in the United States. According to our information, about 70,000 Ukrainians are now working in Seattle and in the nearby areas, and this is the number recorded over the past decade, this is a new diaspora," he said.
Also, according to the ambassador, trade agreements and investment deals should be prepared so that the parties could sign them. "We have several serious projects, they are in the pipeline," he added.


unian--2020-07-27--Ukrainian national football team's doctor dies of coronavirus – media

Hudaev was also team doctor for the local club Metalist Kharkiv .
Anton Hudaev , the Ukrainian national football team @ @ @ @ @ from the novel coronavirus at the age of 48 , the domestic football association ( @ @ @ @ @ On behalf of the President of the Ukrainian Association of Football Andriy Pavelko , head @ @ @ @ @ Andriy Shevchenko and the entire football family of Ukraine , we extend our deepest condolences @ @ @ @ @ the UAF said in a statement , Reuters reported .
Read alsoUkraine 's Health Ministry @ @ @ @ @ five COVID-19 PCR tests could be false negative '' The whole national team is in @ @ @ @ @ was also team doctor for the local club Metalist Kharkiv .
The virus has killed @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine , which has reported nearly 65,000 infections .

Hudaev was also team doctor for the local club Metalist Kharkiv.
Anton Hudaev, the Ukrainian national football team's doctor, has died from the novel coronavirus at the age of 48, the domestic football association (UAF) said.
"On behalf of the President of the Ukrainian Association of Football Andriy Pavelko, head coach of the national team Andriy Shevchenko and the entire football family of Ukraine, we extend our deepest condolences to his family," the UAF said in a statement, Reuters reported.
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"The whole national team is in great sorrow."
Hudaev was also team doctor for the local club Metalist Kharkiv.
The virus has killed more than 1,600 people in Ukraine, which has reported nearly 65,000 infections.


unian--2020-07-27--Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 16 mln

The overall death toll is 648,937 people , while 9,407,423 coronavirus patients have already recovered .
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 16 million patients as of July 27 .
As many as 16,262,481 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 08:35 on July 27 , according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering ( CSSE ) at Johns Hopkins University .
Read alsoCoronavirus outbreak reported on farm in Bavaria ; Ukrainians among patients The overall death toll is 648,937 people , while 9,407,423 coronavirus patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toll was recorded in the United States ( 146,935 people ) , Brazil ( 87,004 ) , the United Kingdom ( 45,837 ) , Mexico ( 43,680 ) , Italy ( 35,107 ) , India ( 32,771 ) , and France ( 30,195 ) .
The countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic include the United States ( 4,234,020 confirmed cases ) , Brazil ( 2,419,091 ) , India ( 1,435,616 ) , Russia ( 811,073 ) , South Africa ( 445,433 ) , Mexico ( 390,516 ) , Peru ( 375,961 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United Kingdom ( 301,020 ) .
As many as 188 countries have been affected by the virus .

The overall death toll is 648,937 people, while 9,407,423 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 16 million patients as of July 27.
As many as 16,262,481 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 08:35 on July 27, according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
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The overall death toll is 648,937 people, while 9,407,423 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The highest death toll was recorded in the United States (146,935 people), Brazil (87,004), the United Kingdom (45,837), Mexico (43,680), Italy (35,107), India (32,771), and France (30,195).
The countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic include the United States (4,234,020 confirmed cases), Brazil (2,419,091), India (1,435,616), Russia (811,073), South Africa (445,433), Mexico (390,516), Peru (375,961), Chile (345,790), and the United Kingdom (301,020).
As many as 188 countries have been affected by the virus.


unian--2020-07-27--New agreements on full ceasefire in Donbas come into force on July 27

Senior military officers say the new truce does not mean Ukrainian soldiers will not be able to return fire .
A new ceasefire regime , which was agreed upon by the Trilateral Contact Group during Minsk peace talks began to operate in Donbas at 00:01 Kyiv time on July 27 .
In particular , servicemen who have experience of participating in peacekeeping missions were sent to Donbas to ensure the ceasefire , the Hromadske media outlet said .
Before the new agreements came into force , President Volodymyr Zelensky had a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ past five months .
So , the following rules came into force on July 27 : • a ban on offensive , reconnaissance and subversive activities , as well as a ban on the use of any types of aircraft ; • a ban on the use of fire , in particular sniper fire ; • a ban on the deployment of heavy weapons in populated localities and the surrounding area , in particular at civilian infrastructure : schools , kindergartens , hospitals and facilities with public access ; • the effective use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ceasefire and reporting them to the coordinator of the TCG , who will inform all its participants ; • creation and engagement of a coordinating mechanism to respond to violations of the ceasefire regime with the assistance of the Joint Center on Control and Coordination of the ceasefire and stabilization of the contact line ( JCCC ) in its current composition .
Senior military officers and President Zelensky say the new truce does not mean that the Ukrainian military will not be able to return fire in response to enemy attacks .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trilateral Contact Group ( Ukraine , Russia , OSCE ) on the peace settlement in Donbas on July 22 agreed on a complete and comprehensive ceasefire on the contact line from 00:01 on Monday , July 27 .

Senior military officers say the new truce does not mean Ukrainian soldiers will not be able to return fire.
A new ceasefire regime, which was agreed upon by the Trilateral Contact Group during Minsk peace talks began to operate in Donbas at 00:01 Kyiv time on July 27.
In particular, servicemen who have experience of participating in peacekeeping missions were sent to Donbas to ensure the ceasefire, the Hromadske media outlet said.
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Before the new agreements came into force, President Volodymyr Zelensky had a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. This is their first conversation in the past five months.
So, the following rules came into force on July 27:
a ban on offensive, reconnaissance and subversive activities, as well as a ban on the use of any types of aircraft;
a ban on the use of fire, in particular sniper fire;
a ban on the deployment of heavy weapons in populated localities and the surrounding area, in particular at civilian infrastructure: schools, kindergartens, hospitals and facilities with public access;
the effective use of disciplinary measures for violations of the ceasefire and reporting them to the coordinator of the TCG, who will inform all its participants;
creation and engagement of a coordinating mechanism to respond to violations of the ceasefire regime with the assistance of the Joint Center on Control and Coordination of the ceasefire and stabilization of the contact line (JCCC) in its current composition.
Senior military officers and President Zelensky say the new truce does not mean that the Ukrainian military will not be able to return fire in response to enemy attacks.
As UNIAN reported earlier, participants in the Trilateral Contact Group (Ukraine, Russia, OSCE) on the peace settlement in Donbas on July 22 agreed on a complete and comprehensive ceasefire on the contact line from 00:01 on Monday, July 27.


unian--2020-07-26--Coronavirus outbreak reported on farm in Bavaria; Ukrainians among patients

In total , more than 170 cases were registered on the farm .
A coronavirus outbreak has been reported on @ @ @ @ @ Germany .
Ukrainians are among infected seasonal workers , Dingolfing-Landau District Councilor Werner Bumeder said @ @ @ @ @ .
Read alsoHealth minister lists top Ukrainian regions in lead by new COVID-19 cases There @ @ @ @ @ , Bulgaria , Romania , he said .
In total , more than 170 cases @ @ @ @ @ .
To prevent further spread of the coronavirus , local authorities put the farm in @ @ @ @ @ of Ukraine in Munich assured that Ukrainian migrant workers did not seek help .

In total, more than 170 cases were registered on the farm.
A coronavirus outbreak has been reported on a farm in Bavaria, Germany.
Ukrainians are among infected seasonal workers, Dingolfing-Landau District Councilor Werner Bumeder said at a briefing on Sunday.
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There are also workers from Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, he said.
In total, more than 170 cases were registered on the farm.
To prevent further spread of the coronavirus, local authorities put the farm in quarantine.
The Consulate General of Ukraine in Munich assured that Ukrainian migrant workers did not seek help.


unian--2020-07-26--Field, houses in Donbas village catch fire after shelling by Russia-led forces

Donetsk region 's police did not report the fire .
A field in the village of Zaitseve , Donetsk region , reportedly caught fire after shelling by Russian-led forces , then the fire spread to adjoining houses .
`` According to eyewitnesses , at least 10 houses with the yards are on fire , '' the Ukrayinska Pravda online newspaper reported citing RFE/RL 's Donbas.Realii .
`` [ Ukraine 's ] State Emergency Situations Service and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are involved in extinguishing the fire . ''
Read alsoRussia-led forces mount 15 attacks on Ukraine positions in Donbas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to journalists ' request , the headquarters of the Joint Forces Operation said they were `` investigating '' the situation and could neither confirm nor deny the reports on the fire .
Donetsk region 's police did not report the fire .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the State Emergency Situations Service on July 24 reported that the forest fire that broke out on July 22 as a result of shelling in Luhansk region 's Novoaidarsky district had completely been extinguished .
It began as a result of shelling near the village of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and further ignition of dry grass and trees .

Donetsk region's police did not report the fire.
A field in the village of Zaitseve, Donetsk region, reportedly caught fire after shelling by Russian-led forces, then the fire spread to adjoining houses.
"According to eyewitnesses, at least 10 houses with the yards are on fire," the Ukrayinska Pravda online newspaper reported citing RFE/RL's Donbas.Realii. "[Ukraine's] State Emergency Situations Service and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are involved in extinguishing the fire."
Read alsoRussia-led forces mount 15 attacks on Ukraine positions in Donbas, one day before agreed ceasefire
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Responding to journalists' request, the headquarters of the Joint Forces Operation said they were "investigating" the situation and could neither confirm nor deny the reports on the fire.
Donetsk region's police did not report the fire.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the State Emergency Situations Service on July 24 reported that the forest fire that broke out on July 22 as a result of shelling in Luhansk region's Novoaidarsky district had completely been extinguished. It began as a result of shelling near the village of Lopaskyne in Luhansk region's Novoaidarsky district and further ignition of dry grass and trees.


unian--2020-07-26--Zelensky, Putin discuss implementation of Paris summit agreements in phone call

Zelensky raised the issue of security in Donbas .
During the phone call , the two leaders discussed the implementation of the agreements reached during the Normandy summit in Paris on December 9 , the press service of the Office of the President of Ukraine reported .
Zelensky raised the issue of security in Donbas .
`` The parties welcomed the achievement of an agreement on a full and comprehensive ceasefire in Donbas , which begins at 00:01 Kyiv time on July 27 , 2020 ; the President of the Russian Federation supported this agreement , '' it said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to urgently implement additional measures to support the ceasefire in Donbas .
In addition , they discussed the details of interaction for demining , disengagement of forces and equipment and the opening of new checkpoints along the contact line , the activities of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission ( SMM ) to Ukraine , as well as access of the International Committee of the Red Cross to detainees .
Zelensky , in particular , raised the issue of the release of Crimean Tatar Ruslan Suleimanov over the tragic death of his three-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ further practical steps to ensure the release of detained Ukrainian citizens who are kept in Russia-occupied parts of Ukraine – Donbas and Crimea , as well as in the Russian Federation .
`` The parties also discussed the law on the special procedure for local self-government in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions , which is under consideration in the Trilateral Contact Group 's political subgroup , and the law on decentralization , which provides for amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine , '' it said .
Attention was also focused on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the agreements reached by the leaders of Ukraine , France , Germany , and Russia in Paris , in the context of the importance of holding the next Normandy Four summit in Berlin .
As UNIAN reported earlier , participants in the Trilateral Contact Group ( Ukraine , Russia , OSCE ) on the peace settlement in Donbas on July 22 agreed on a complete and comprehensive ceasefire on the contact line from 00:01 on Monday , July 27 .

Zelensky raised the issue of security in Donbas.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
During the phone call, the two leaders discussed the implementation of the agreements reached during the Normandy summit in Paris on December 9, the press service of the Office of the President of Ukraine reported.
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Zelensky raised the issue of security in Donbas. "The parties welcomed the achievement of an agreement on a full and comprehensive ceasefire in Donbas, which begins at 00:01 Kyiv time on July 27, 2020; the President of the Russian Federation supported this agreement," it said.
The two leaders also agreed on the need to urgently implement additional measures to support the ceasefire in Donbas.
In addition, they discussed the details of interaction for demining, disengagement of forces and equipment and the opening of new checkpoints along the contact line, the activities of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, as well as access of the International Committee of the Red Cross to detainees.
Zelensky, in particular, raised the issue of the release of Crimean Tatar Ruslan Suleimanov over the tragic death of his three-year-old son.
Zelensky highlighted the need for further practical steps to ensure the release of detained Ukrainian citizens who are kept in Russia-occupied parts of Ukraine – Donbas and Crimea, as well as in the Russian Federation.
"The parties also discussed the law on the special procedure for local self-government in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which is under consideration in the Trilateral Contact Group's political subgroup, and the law on decentralization, which provides for amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine," it said.
Attention was also focused on the need for the successful implementation of the agreements reached by the leaders of Ukraine, France, Germany, and Russia in Paris, in the context of the importance of holding the next Normandy Four summit in Berlin.
As UNIAN reported earlier, participants in the Trilateral Contact Group (Ukraine, Russia, OSCE) on the peace settlement in Donbas on July 22 agreed on a complete and comprehensive ceasefire on the contact line from 00:01 on Monday, July 27.


unian--2020-07-26--Ukrainian UN peacekeepers arriving in Donbas to monitor ceasefire

Ukrainian soldiers will be able to use the right to self-defense , as guaranteed by Article 51 of the UN Charter .
Ukrainian who have participated in UN peacekeeping missions are arriving in Donbas , eastern Ukraine , to monitor the implementation of a recently agreed ceasefire .
`` Ukrainian servicemen most of whom have considerable combat experience and were directly involved in peacekeeping missions under the auspices of the UN have been sent on a special mission and have started to arrive at the first line of our defense in Donetsk and Luhansk regions , '' the press center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ JFO ) said on Facebook on July 26 .
Read alsoUkraine 's JF units start preparations for new Donbas ceasefire agreed from July 27 This move will allow Joint Forces personnel to continue their combat missions and prevent possible provocations , it said , and Ukrainian soldiers will be able to use the right to self-defense , as guaranteed by Article 51 of the UN Charter .
The JFO Headquarters says Joint Forces units continue preparations for a complete and comprehensive ceasefire along the contact line , which will take effect on July @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violates the peace agreements , the Ukrainian army will act in accordance with international law and national legislation of Ukraine when there is an offensive or an act of provocation by armed formations of the Russian Federation , subversive activity or reconnaissance operations , which poses a threat to the life and health of Ukrainian servicemen and civilians , causes damage , or destroys infrastructure .
`` What is more , the Armed Forces of Ukraine are ready to repulse enemy attacks in case of violation of the agreements and for this purpose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has created additional reserves , '' it said .
Military correspondents and film crews of Ukrainian and foreign media will be working at various sections of the contact line to objectively inform Ukrainian society and the global community about the current situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions , it said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , participants in the Trilateral Contact Group ( Ukraine , Russia , OSCE ) on the peace settlement in Donbas on July 22 agreed on a complete and comprehensive ceasefire on the contact line from 00:01 on Monday @ @ @ @

Ukrainian soldiers will be able to use the right to self-defense, as guaranteed by Article 51 of the UN Charter.
Ukrainian who have participated in UN peacekeeping missions are arriving in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, to monitor the implementation of a recently agreed ceasefire.
"Ukrainian servicemen most of whom have considerable combat experience and were directly involved in peacekeeping missions under the auspices of the UN have been sent on a special mission and have started to arrive at the first line of our defense in Donetsk and Luhansk regions," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation (JFO) said on Facebook on July 26.
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This move will allow Joint Forces personnel to continue their combat missions and prevent possible provocations, it said, and Ukrainian soldiers will be able to use the right to self-defense, as guaranteed by Article 51 of the UN Charter.
The JFO Headquarters says Joint Forces units continue preparations for a complete and comprehensive ceasefire along the contact line, which will take effect on July 27.
Yet, if the enemy violates the peace agreements, the Ukrainian army will act in accordance with international law and national legislation of Ukraine when there is an offensive or an act of provocation by armed formations of the Russian Federation, subversive activity or reconnaissance operations, which poses a threat to the life and health of Ukrainian servicemen and civilians, causes damage, or destroys infrastructure.
"What is more, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are ready to repulse enemy attacks in case of violation of the agreements and for this purpose, the Command of the Joint Forces has created additional reserves," it said.
Military correspondents and film crews of Ukrainian and foreign media will be working at various sections of the contact line to objectively inform Ukrainian society and the global community about the current situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, it said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, participants in the Trilateral Contact Group (Ukraine, Russia, OSCE) on the peace settlement in Donbas on July 22 agreed on a complete and comprehensive ceasefire on the contact line from 00:01 on Monday, July 27.


unian--2020-07-26--Ukraine's Health Ministry: One in four or five COVID-19 PCR tests could be false negative

The accuracy of the results is also dependent on conditions under which biological materials are transported to the laboratory .
@ @ @ @ @ tests for coronavirus infection ( COVID-19 ) done with the use of the polymerase chain @ @ @ @ @ could give false negative results .
The press service of Ukraine 's Health Ministry said @ @ @ @ @ rule , oropharyngeal ( throat ) swabs are collected for PCR testing , and results @ @ @ @ @ virus is concentrated in the lower respiratory tract .
Read alsoHealth minister lists top Ukrainian @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 cases The accuracy of the results is also dependent on conditions for the collection @ @ @ @ @ to the laboratory .
As UNIAN reported earlier , there were 64,849 laboratory-confirmed cases of @ @ @ @ @ the morning of July 26 .
Of them , 920 were recorded in the past @ @ @ @ @ by that date was 1,605 .

The accuracy of the results is also dependent on conditions under which biological materials are transported to the laboratory.
One in four or five tests for coronavirus infection (COVID-19) done with the use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method could give false negative results.
The press service of Ukraine's Health Ministry said on Facebook that as a rule, oropharyngeal (throat) swabs are collected for PCR testing, and results could be false if the virus is concentrated in the lower respiratory tract.
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The accuracy of the results is also dependent on conditions for the collection and transportation of biological materials to the laboratory.
As UNIAN reported earlier, there were 64,849 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of the morning of July 26. Of them, 920 were recorded in the past day. The death toll by that date was 1,605.


unian--2020-07-26--Crimean political prisoner's missing toddler found dead near house after three days

Musa Suleimanov went missing in the village of Strohanivka , Simferopol district , Crimea , on July 24 .
Crimean political prisoner Ruslan Suleimanov 's three-year-old son has been found dead not far from the house after the toddler went missing on July 24 .
`` The boy , Musa , was found dead in a cesspit near the house , '' Crimean House , a Crimean Tatar cultural and human rights center in Kyiv , said on Facebook on July 26 .
Musa Suleimanov went missing in the village of Strohanivka , Simferopol district , Crimea , on July @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took part in an operation to search for the missing boy during the night of July 25 .
According to the Krym.Realii news outlet , the so-called `` Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia in Crimea and Sevastopol '' opened a criminal case into the disappearance of the child .
The `` Russian Prosecutor 's Office of Crimea '' opened a criminal case under clause `` B '' of Part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of Russia ( murder of a minor ) .
Police officers , K9 personnel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Situations Ministry of Russia in Crimea '' and volunteers of the Liza Alert non-profit search and rescue volunteer organization were also involved in the search operation .

Musa Suleimanov went missing in the village of Strohanivka, Simferopol district, Crimea, on July 24.
Crimean political prisoner Ruslan Suleimanov's three-year-old son has been found dead not far from the house after the toddler went missing on July 24.
"The boy, Musa, was found dead in a cesspit near the house," Crimean House, a Crimean Tatar cultural and human rights center in Kyiv, said on Facebook on July 26.
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Musa Suleimanov went missing in the village of Strohanivka, Simferopol district, Crimea, on July 24.
Up to 5,000 local residents took part in an operation to search for the missing boy during the night of July 25.
According to the Krym.Realii news outlet, the so-called "Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia in Crimea and Sevastopol" opened a criminal case into the disappearance of the child.
The "Russian Prosecutor's Office of Crimea" opened a criminal case under clause "B" of Part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of Russia (murder of a minor).
Police officers, K9 personnel, workers of the so-called "Emergency Situations Ministry of Russia in Crimea" and volunteers of the Liza Alert non-profit search and rescue volunteer organization were also involved in the search operation.


unian--2020-07-26--Health minister lists top Ukrainian regions in lead by new COVID-19 cases

In total , 17,717 tests were conducted in the country in the past day .
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has listed four regions that are in the lead by the number of new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the past day .
`` Speaking per each region , the highest number of confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered in Lviv region ( 130 cases ) , Ivano-Frankivsk region ( 88 ) , Rivne region ( 81 ) , Zakarpattia region ( 67 ) , and the city of Kyiv ( 95 ) , '' he said during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to an UNIAN correspondent .
Read alsoOver 900 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine in past 24 hours In total , 17,717 tests were conducted in the country in the past day .
In particular , there were 12,559 tests done with the use of the polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) method and 5,158 with the application of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ( ELISA ) method .
According to the Ukrainian Health Ministry , the following statistics on the total number of cases in the regions were reported : 7,620 cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UNIAN reported earlier , there were 64,849 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of the morning of July 26 .
Of them , 920 were recorded in the past day .
The death toll by that date was 1,605 .

In total, 17,717 tests were conducted in the country in the past day.
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has listed four regions that are in the lead by the number of new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the past day.
"Speaking per each region, the highest number of confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered in Lviv region (130 cases), Ivano-Frankivsk region (88), Rivne region (81), Zakarpattia region (67), and the city of Kyiv (95)," he said during an online briefing on July 26, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
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In total, 17,717 tests were conducted in the country in the past day. In particular, there were 12,559 tests done with the use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method and 5,158 with the application of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method.
According to the Ukrainian Health Ministry, the following statistics on the total number of cases in the regions were reported:
8,832 cases in Lviv region;
7,620 cases in the city of Kyiv;
5,623 cases in Rivne region;
5,592 cases in Chernivtsi region;
4,841 cases in Zakarpattia region;
4,025 cases in Ivano-Frankivsk region;
3,560 cases in Volyn region;
3,503 cases in Kyiv region;
3,381 cases in Kharkiv region;
2,907 cases in Odesa region;
2,725 cases in Ternopil region;
2,549 cases in Vinnytsia region;
1,709 cases in Zhytomyr region;
1,329 cases in Dnipropetrovsk region;
1,059 cases in Khmelnytsky region;
897 cases in Cherkasy region;
850 cases in Donetsk region (Ukrainian-controlled districts);
711 cases in Chernihiv region;
734 cases in Zaporizhia region;
693 cases in Kirovohrad region;
546 cases in Mykolaiv region;
430 cases in Sumy region;
394 cases in Poltava region;
219 cases in Kherson region;
120 cases in Luhansk region (Ukrainian-controlled districts).
As UNIAN reported earlier, there were 64,849 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of the morning of July 26. Of them, 920 were recorded in the past day. The death toll by that date was 1,605.


unian--2020-07-26--Reuters: North Korea declares emergency in border town over first suspected COVID-19 case

The suspect illegally crossed the demarcation line on July 19 .
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and a lockdown in a border town after a person suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus returned from South Korea after illegally crossing the border , state media said on Sunday .
If confirmed , it would be the first case officially acknowledged by North Korean authorities , Reuters said .
Read alsoOver 900 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine in past 24 hours Kim convened an emergency politburo meeting in response to what he called a `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be said to have entered the country , '' the North 's KCNA state news reported .
A person who defected to South Korea three years ago returned across the fortified border that divides the two Koreas to the town of Kaesong this month with symptoms of COVID-19 , the disease caused by the virus , KCNA reported .
`` An emergency event happened in Kaesong City where a runaway who went to the south three years ago , a person who is suspected to have been infected with the vicious virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the demarcation line , '' KCNA said .
KCNA did not say if the person had been tested , but said an `` uncertain result was made from several medical check-ups of the secretion of that person 's upper respiratory organ and blood , '' prompting officials to quarantine the person and investigate anyone he may have been in contact with .

The suspect illegally crossed the demarcation line on July 19.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and a lockdown in a border town after a person suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus returned from South Korea after illegally crossing the border, state media said on Sunday.
If confirmed, it would be the first case officially acknowledged by North Korean authorities, Reuters said.
Read alsoOver 900 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine in past 24 hours
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Kim convened an emergency politburo meeting in response to what he called a "critical situation in which the vicious virus could be said to have entered the country," the North's KCNA state news reported.
A person who defected to South Korea three years ago returned across the fortified border that divides the two Koreas to the town of Kaesong this month with symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, KCNA reported.
"An emergency event happened in Kaesong City where a runaway who went to the south three years ago, a person who is suspected to have been infected with the vicious virus returned on July 19 after illegally crossing the demarcation line," KCNA said.
KCNA did not say if the person had been tested, but said an "uncertain result was made from several medical check-ups of the secretion of that person's upper respiratory organ and blood," prompting officials to quarantine the person and investigate anyone he may have been in contact with.


unian--2020-07-26--Kyiv mayor reports 95 new COVID-19 cases on July 25

Two healthcare workers were among the new confirmed cases .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) cases in the city rose by 95 on July 25 .
`` In the past day , another 95 residents of Kyiv tested positive for the coronavirus , '' he said on Facebook on July 26 .
`` As of today , the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 7,620 . ''
According to Klitschko , 40 women aged 18 to 82 and 49 men aged 19 to 82 are among those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( from three to 14 years old ) tested positive for the coronavirus .
Two healthcare workers were among the new confirmed cases .
Klitschko said 10 new patients had been hospitalized , while the rest were self-isolating , undergoing treatment at home under medical supervision .
`` The highest number of the new cases in the past day was registered in Desnyansky district ( 18 ) .
Thirteen cases were reported in Shevchenkivsky district and eleven in Pechersky district , '' Klitschko said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , there were 64,849 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the morning of July 26 .
Of them , 920 were recorded in the past day .
The death toll by that date was 1,605 .

Two healthcare workers were among the new confirmed cases.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the city rose by 95 on July 25.
"In the past day, another 95 residents of Kyiv tested positive for the coronavirus," he said on Facebook on July 26. "As of today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 7,620."
According to Klitschko, 40 women aged 18 to 82 and 49 men aged 19 to 82 are among those infected.
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In addition, six boys (from three to 14 years old) tested positive for the coronavirus.
Read alsoCabinet publishes resolution on extending COVID-19 quarantine until Aug 31
Two healthcare workers were among the new confirmed cases.
Klitschko said 10 new patients had been hospitalized, while the rest were self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under medical supervision.
"The highest number of the new cases in the past day was registered in Desnyansky district (18). Thirteen cases were reported in Shevchenkivsky district and eleven in Pechersky district," Klitschko said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, there were 64,849 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of the morning of July 26. Of them, 920 were recorded in the past day. The death toll by that date was 1,605.


unian--2020-07-26--Russia-led forces mount 15 attacks on Ukraine positions in Donbas, one day before agreed ceasefire

Russia-led forces mounted 15 attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas , on July 25 one day prior to an earlier agreed ceasefire .
`` Last night , no enemy shelling was recorded in the areas of responsibility of the vast majority of units except for 15 violations of the ceasefire in Krymske , Prychepylivka , Popasna , Troitske , Novozvanivka , Novo-Oleksandrivka , Orikhove , Avdiyivka , Nevelske , Lebedynske , Opytne , and Vodiane , '' the press center of Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation ( JFO ) said on Facebook in a morning update on July 26 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for new Donbas ceasefire agreed from July 27 In most cases , the enemy opened fire from rifles , grenade launchers , and 82mm mortars .
Proscribed 120mm mortars were used in some cases .
Fulfilling the Minsk agreements and taking into account the fact that it was harassing fire , JFO units did not return fire .
JFO units have begun preparations for a full and comprehensive ceasefire in accordance with the decision of the Trilateral Contact Group of July 22 , 2020 , which will enter into force from 00:01 on @ @ @ @ @

Ukrainian soldiers did not return fire.
Russia-led forces mounted 15 attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas, on July 25 one day prior to an earlier agreed ceasefire.
"Last night, no enemy shelling was recorded in the areas of responsibility of the vast majority of units except for 15 violations of the ceasefire in Krymske, Prychepylivka, Popasna, Troitske, Novozvanivka, Novo-Oleksandrivka, Orikhove, Avdiyivka, Nevelske, Lebedynske, Opytne, and Vodiane," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation (JFO) said on Facebook in a morning update on July 26.
Read alsoUkraine's JF units start preparations for new Donbas ceasefire agreed from July 27
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In most cases, the enemy opened fire from rifles, grenade launchers, and 82mm mortars.
Proscribed 120mm mortars were used in some cases.
Fulfilling the Minsk agreements and taking into account the fact that it was harassing fire, JFO units did not return fire.
No Ukrainian army casualties were reported.
JFO units have begun preparations for a full and comprehensive ceasefire in accordance with the decision of the Trilateral Contact Group of July 22, 2020, which will enter into force from 00:01 on July 27, 2020.


unian--2020-07-26--Over 900 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine in past 24 hours

Some 920 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 were reported in Ukraine in the past day , bringing the @ @ @ @ @ to 64,849 as of the morning of June 26 .
The death toll in Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ including 15 who died in the past 24 hours , according to the interactive map @ @ @ @ @ and Defense Council .
Read alsoZelensky : Ukraine should be among first countries to buy @ @ @ @ @ 35,807 patients , including 310 in the past day , have already recovered .
The @ @ @ @ @ 115,882 .
As was reported , Ukraine on July 25 recorded an all-time daily high @ @ @ @ @

Fifteen people died in the past day.
Some 920 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 were reported in Ukraine in the past day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 64,849 as of the morning of June 26.
The death toll in Ukraine now is 1,605 people, including 15 who died in the past 24 hours, according to the interactive map of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council.
Read alsoZelensky: Ukraine should be among first countries to buy COVID-19 vaccine
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As many as 35,807 patients, including 310 in the past day, have already recovered.
The number of suspected cases is 115,882.
As was reported, Ukraine on July 25 recorded an all-time daily high of 1,106 coronavirus infections.


unian--2020-07-25--Ukraine's JF units start preparations for new Donbas ceasefire agreed from July 27

Various provocations by the enemy may take place to disrupt the truce , the JFO HQ says .
Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters ( JFO HQ ) says JF units have started preparations for a full and comprehensive ceasefire on the contact line in the zone of the Joint Forces Operation in eastern Ukraine , which is to start on July 27 .
`` From 00:01 [ Kyiv time ] on July 27 , Ukrainian servicemen specially deployed at each of our positions will exercise additional control over the ceasefire .
Most of them have extensive combat experience and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in UN-sponsored peacekeeping missions , '' the JFO HQ wrote on Facebook on July 25 .
This will not distract JF troops from combat missions and prevent possible provocations , while not depriving Ukrainian soldiers of the possibility of self-defense , the report said .
`` We are well aware that in some parts of the contact line , various provocations by the enemy may take place to disrupt the truce , '' the JFO HQ added .
Moreover , the work of correspondents and film crews from domestic and foreign media is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the world community about the situation in various parts of the contact line .
In addition , a JFO HQ representative will be informing the public about the current situation .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the Trilateral Contact Group ( Ukraine , Russia , OSCE ) , on July 22 held a video conference during which the parties agreed on a new , full and comprehensive ceasefire in Donbas , eastern Ukraine .

Various provocations by the enemy may take place to disrupt the truce, the JFO HQ says.
Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters (JFO HQ) says JF units have started preparations for a full and comprehensive ceasefire on the contact line in the zone of the Joint Forces Operation in eastern Ukraine, which is to start on July 27.
Read alsoUN backs new ceasefire deal in Donbas – Ukraine mission's spox
"From 00:01 [Kyiv time] on July 27, Ukrainian servicemen specially deployed at each of our positions will exercise additional control over the ceasefire. Most of them have extensive combat experience and directly dealt with relevant issues during participation in UN-sponsored peacekeeping missions," the JFO HQ wrote on Facebook on July 25.
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This will not distract JF troops from combat missions and prevent possible provocations, while not depriving Ukrainian soldiers of the possibility of self-defense, the report said.
"We are well aware that in some parts of the contact line, various provocations by the enemy may take place to disrupt the truce," the JFO HQ added.
Moreover, the work of correspondents and film crews from domestic and foreign media is envisaged to objectively inform the Ukrainian society and the world community about the situation in various parts of the contact line. In addition, a JFO HQ representative will be informing the public about the current situation.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the Trilateral Contact Group (Ukraine, Russia, OSCE), on July 22 held a video conference during which the parties agreed on a new, full and comprehensive ceasefire in Donbas, eastern Ukraine.


unian--2020-07-25--Ukraine's FM urges to step up pressure on Kremlin over militarization, human rights violations in Cr

Ukraine's FM urges to step up pressure on Kremlin over militarization, human rights violations in Crimea

Moscow has already lost chances to succeed in normalizing its occupation of Crimea , the official believes .
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urges the international community to apply more pressure on the Kremlin for Russia 's human rights violations in Crimea and militarization of the peninsula .
`` Moscow has already lost chances to succeed in normalizing its occupation of Crimea .
But the growing grave human rights violations and militarization of Crimea demand increased pressure on the Kremlin to make it end the occupation and return the seized peninsula , '' he wrote on Twitter on Saturday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , marks two years since the announcement of the Crimean Declaration by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo .
`` This historic document has made it crystal clear : the U.S. will never recognize Russia 's attempted annexation of Crimea and is ready to maintain this policy until Ukraine 's territorial integrity is restored , '' he said .
`` I highly appreciate that on the 80th anniversary of the Welles Declaration the U.S. once again reiterated its Crimea policy , sending a strong signal to Moscow : illegal occupation based solely on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's temporary and will end one day , '' Kuleba added .
As UNIAN reported earlier , former U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine negotiations , Kurt Volker said he saw no opportunities for international talks with Russia on the annexed Crimea .
So , there must be strong international pressure on the aggressor state .

Moscow has already lost chances to succeed in normalizing its occupation of Crimea, the official believes.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urges the international community to apply more pressure on the Kremlin for Russia's human rights violations in Crimea and militarization of the peninsula.
Read alsoHuman rights activists report repressions against Crimean Tatars in occupied Crimea
"Moscow has already lost chances to succeed in normalizing its occupation of Crimea. But the growing grave human rights violations and militarization of Crimea demand increased pressure on the Kremlin to make it end the occupation and return the seized peninsula," he wrote on Twitter on Saturday.
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Kuleba reminded that today, July 25, marks two years since the announcement of the Crimean Declaration by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
"This historic document has made it crystal clear: the U.S. will never recognize Russia's attempted annexation of Crimea and is ready to maintain this policy until Ukraine's territorial integrity is restored," he said.
"I highly appreciate that on the 80th anniversary of the Welles Declaration the U.S. once again reiterated its Crimea policy, sending a strong signal to Moscow: illegal occupation based solely on military power will not work, it's temporary and will end one day," Kuleba added.
As UNIAN reported earlier, former U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine negotiations, Kurt Volker said he saw no opportunities for international talks with Russia on the annexed Crimea. So, there must be strong international pressure on the aggressor state.


unian--2020-07-25--Zelensky: Ukraine should be among first countries to buy COVID-19 vaccine

Ukraine 's health minister holds relevant consultations and keeps in touch with companies and diplomats from different countries .
Ukrainian @ @ @ @ @ should be among the first countries to be able to purchase a COVID-19 vaccine as @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Our diplomatic missions and world resources report that the vaccine is already being @ @ @ @ @ Even if it is ready next year , Ukraine should be among the first countries @ @ @ @ @ We must think about this now .
The whole world is lining up , '' @ @ @ @ @ meeting on anti-coronavirus efforts on July 25 , as reported by the press service of @ @ @ @ @ In turn , Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said that on the instructions from the @ @ @ @ @ keeps in touch with companies and diplomats from different countries , studying information .
As @ @ @ @ @ Chief Medical Officer , Deputy Health Minister Viktor Liashko earlier said that coronavirus vaccine might @ @ @ @ @

Ukraine's health minister holds relevant consultations and keeps in touch with companies and diplomats from different countries.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine should be among the first countries to be able to purchase a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is produced.
Read alsoUkraine to start talks to preorder COVID-19 vaccine – Stepanov
"Our diplomatic missions and world resources report that the vaccine is already being produced in certain countries. Even if it is ready next year, Ukraine should be among the first countries to purchase the vaccine. We must think about this now. The whole world is lining up," he said at an intercom meeting on anti-coronavirus efforts on July 25, as reported by the press service of the President's Office.
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In turn, Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said that on the instructions from the president he holds consultations and keeps in touch with companies and diplomats from different countries, studying information.
As UNIAN reported, Ukraine's Chief Medical Officer, Deputy Health Minister Viktor Liashko earlier said that coronavirus vaccine might appear in the spring.


unian--2020-07-25--Ukraine's health minister elaborates on hospitals' readiness for possible second wave of COVID-19

The minister once again urged citizens to adhere to quarantine recommendations .
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has elaborated on Ukrainian hospitals ' readiness for a possible second wave of COVID-19 and their provision with medical supplies , in particular , lung ventilators .
Read alsoOver 1,100 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine in past day '' Speaking about the 'first wave ' hospitals , the total number of ventilators installed there is about 2,700 .
Out of them , only 170 ventilators [ 6 % ] are loaded now , '' he said at a briefing on July 25 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of ventilators in hospitals has increased over the past four months .
`` Of course , the number of ventilators has significantly increased .
In the last four months , since the beginning of the pandemic in Ukraine , almost 900 ventilators have been additionally installed in hospitals across the country , including in the 'first wave ' hospitals , '' he said .
Stepanov says the ministry is constantly monitoring the situation so that all hospitals are fully provided with all the medicines required for the treatment of COVID-19 .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to quarantine recommendations amid the COVID-19 pandemic .
`` You do n't have to do much .
You just have to follow the recommendations and rules set in Ukraine , namely to wear face masks when entering any room , elevators , or traveling by public transport , '' he said .
Stepanov also called on Ukrainian citizens to observe social distancing and use hand sanitizers .
As UNIAN reported earlier , there were 63,929 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of the morning of July 25 .
They include 1,590 deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases were recorded on that day .

The minister once again urged citizens to adhere to quarantine recommendations.
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has elaborated on Ukrainian hospitals' readiness for a possible second wave of COVID-19 and their provision with medical supplies, in particular, lung ventilators.
Read alsoOver 1,100 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine in past day
"Speaking about the 'first wave' hospitals, the total number of ventilators installed there is about 2,700. Out of them, only 170 ventilators [6%] are loaded now," he said at a briefing on July 25.
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According to the minister, the number of ventilators in hospitals has increased over the past four months.
"Of course, the number of ventilators has significantly increased. In the last four months, since the beginning of the pandemic in Ukraine, almost 900 ventilators have been additionally installed in hospitals across the country, including in the 'first wave' hospitals," he said.
Stepanov says the ministry is constantly monitoring the situation so that all hospitals are fully provided with all the medicines required for the treatment of COVID-19.
The minister once again urged Ukrainians to adhere to quarantine recommendations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
"You don't have to do much. You just have to follow the recommendations and rules set in Ukraine, namely to wear face masks when entering any room, elevators, or traveling by public transport," he said.
Stepanov also called on Ukrainian citizens to observe social distancing and use hand sanitizers.
As UNIAN reported earlier, there were 63,929 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of the morning of July 25. They include 1,590 deaths and 35,497 recoveries. Some 1,106 new cases were recorded on that day.


unian--2020-07-25--Week's balance: Cabinet extends quarantine until summer-end, Rada reduces feed-in tariffs, and finan

Week's balance: Cabinet extends quarantine until summer-end, Rada reduces feed-in tariffs, and finance ministry places eurobonds worth $2 bln

The Cabinet of Ministers again extended the national quarantine , this time until the end of summer ; the parliament lowered the feed-in tariffs for solar and wind stations ; while the Ministry of Finance issued 12-year eurobonds worth $ 2 billion – these are the main economic developments of the outgoing week .
The Cabinet of Ministers put public focus back on the main economic factor of 2020 , which is quarantine that has been in place since mid-March .
On Wednesday , the government predictably extended the adaptive quarantine until August 31 .
The benefits of a relaxed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the national economy were reflected in the latest stats .
Industrial output for June increased by 4.1 % against May , showing signs of recovery for the second month in a row .
In annual terms , industrial output is still declining though ( in June – by 5.6 % ) , but a positive dynamic is becoming more and more evident .
The revival of industrial output in the outgoing week saw the Cabinet 's organizational support as a new Ministry of Strategic Industries was set up Wednesday .
According to Vice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oleh Urusky , the new ministry will be implementing the state policy in the field of strategic industries .
Whether the ministry will become a real catalyst for positive change in industry at these difficult times is a question to which government officials and business CEOs are yet to find an answer .
Last week , the Ukrainian Parliament finally took a step towards addressing the issue of high tariffs for electricity generated by solar and wind power plants , which had become one of the reasons for the acute crisis in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meeting on Tuesday , the Verkhovna Rada passed a law on reducing the feed-in tariffs , obliging the state to buy out electricity generated by renewables .
The tariff for solar will be reduced by 15 % and for wind generation – by 7.5 % .
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stressed that the move would help government save major funds .
`` In practice , this means that the government and all Ukrainians will save almost UAH 7 billion annually .
By 2030 , the memorandum will reduce the volume of payments for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2 billion , '' he said .
Such excessive optimism on the part of prime minister is discordant with one of the new bill 's norm , which puts a on the national budget ( read : taxpayers ) a burden of paying at least 20 % of compensation to a state-owned Guaranteed Buyer company , obliged to buy up all `` green '' power .
Acting energy minister Olha Buslavets says this will annually amount to about UAH 10 billion .
Alternative energy CEOs criticized the new legislation , claiming that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of important amendments , which had been put forward by NGOs and Ukraine 's international partners .
Obviously , the situation with prices for `` green '' energy is still too far from being resolved , therefore , most likely , the new law could well be one day revised .
The outgoing week was marked by other important news in the energy sector .
On Wednesday , the state-owned Naftogaz of Ukraine announced that the July wholesale gas price for households will stand at UAH 2,298 per 1,000 ( before VAT , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , which is 7 % up against June 2020 .
Also , from August 1 , Naftogaz set the minimum gas prices for industrial consumers at UAH 2,982 per 1,000 cubic meters , which is 8 kopiykas more than in July .
Although insignificant , the increase could still affect the final cost of industrial products , and hence their competitiveness , as well the population 's purchasing power .
By the way , in the outgoing week , attention was drawn to the statement by PM Shmyhal who said Ukraine had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coal for a safe passage of the upcoming heating season .
Important piece came from the financial markets as the Ministry of Finance on the second attempt placed 12-year eurobonds maturing in March 2033 , worth $ 2 billion , at 7.25 % .
It is worth recalling that in early July , Ukraine canceled the issue of bonds maturing in 2033 worth $ 1.75 billion amid an unexpected resignation of NBU Governor Yakiv Smolii who complained about `` political pressure '' .
On Friday came the reports that through a new issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bonds maturing in 2021 and 2022 worth a total of over $ 846 million .
Last week , Ukraine also received financial support from the European Union .
Prime Minister Shmyhal , during his visit to Brussels , signed a memorandum on the allocation of a EUR 1.2 billion macro-financial assistance from the European Union .
PM says the loan is divided into two tranches worth EUR 600 million each .
The first tranche is unconditional , and will be provided after Parliament ratifies the memo .
The second tranche will be allocated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year and early 2021 .
The inflow of such volumes of foreign currency into the Ukrainian financial system may become a positive signal for the hryvnia , which has been sliding lately .
In the past week alone , the dollar has strengthened to hryvnia by over 50 kopiykas , and the euro – by almost UAH 1 .
The National Bank says such rate fluctuations are due to psychological factors .
`` First of all , this is a reaction to statements that the hryvnia will be weaker .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happen , but the National Bank has tools for working with this , and so it does , '' Deputy NBU Governor Dmytro Solohub said in a comment .
However , average Ukrainians ca n't grasp anything useful from that statement as hryvnia depreciation , higher gas prices , and an overall difficult economic situation , undoubtedly , do n't help improve their purchasing power , further rising social tension .
In the last week of July , a heat wave will return to most regions of Ukraine , Ukrainian farmers will pursue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bank will report on the country 's balance of payments , while the State Statistics Service will release average wage stats for June .

The Cabinet of Ministers again extended the national quarantine, this time until the end of summer; the parliament lowered the feed-in tariffs for solar and wind stations; while the Ministry of Finance issued 12-year eurobonds worth $2 billion – these are the main economic developments of the outgoing week.
The Cabinet of Ministers put public focus back on the main economic factor of 2020, which is quarantine that has been in place since mid-March. On Wednesday, the government predictably extended the adaptive quarantine until August 31.
The benefits of a relaxed, adaptive approach to restrictive measures for the national economy were reflected in the latest stats. Industrial output for June increased by 4.1% against May, showing signs of recovery for the second month in a row. In annual terms, industrial output is still declining though (in June – by 5.6%), but a positive dynamic is becoming more and more evident.
The revival of industrial output in the outgoing week saw the Cabinet's organizational support as a new Ministry of Strategic Industries was set up Wednesday. According to Vice Prime Minister - Minister for Strategic Industries Oleh Urusky, the new ministry will be implementing the state policy in the field of strategic industries. Whether the ministry will become a real catalyst for positive change in industry at these difficult times is a question to which government officials and business CEOs are yet to find an answer.
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Reduction of feed-in tariffs
Last week, the Ukrainian Parliament finally took a step towards addressing the issue of high tariffs for electricity generated by solar and wind power plants, which had become one of the reasons for the acute crisis in the Ukrainian energy sector.
At an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday, the Verkhovna Rada passed a law on reducing the feed-in tariffs, obliging the state to buy out electricity generated by renewables. The tariff for solar will be reduced by 15% and for wind generation – by 7.5%.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stressed that the move would help government save major funds.
"In practice, this means that the government and all Ukrainians will save almost UAH 7 billion annually. By 2030, the memorandum will reduce the volume of payments for "green" generation by about EUR 2 billion," he said.
Such excessive optimism on the part of prime minister is discordant with one of the new bill's norm, which puts a on the national budget (read: taxpayers) a burden of paying at least 20% of compensation to a state-owned Guaranteed Buyer company, obliged to buy up all "green" power. Acting energy minister Olha Buslavets says this will annually amount to about UAH 10 billion.
Alternative energy CEOs criticized the new legislation, claiming that the Rada took no account of a number of important amendments, which had been put forward by NGOs and Ukraine's international partners.
Obviously, the situation with prices for "green" energy is still too far from being resolved, therefore, most likely, the new law could well be one day revised.
The outgoing week was marked by other important news in the energy sector. On Wednesday, the state-owned Naftogaz of Ukraine announced that the July wholesale gas price for households will stand at UAH 2,298 per 1,000 (before VAT, gas sales margins, and transportation costs), which is 7% up against June 2020.
Also, from August 1, Naftogaz set the minimum gas prices for industrial consumers at UAH 2,982 per 1,000 cubic meters, which is 8 kopiykas more than in July. Although insignificant, the increase could still affect the final cost of industrial products, and hence their competitiveness, as well the population's purchasing power.
By the way, in the outgoing week, attention was drawn to the statement by PM Shmyhal who said Ukraine had already accumulated sufficient volumes of gas and coal for a safe passage of the upcoming heating season.
Ukraine returning to global borrowing market
Important piece came from the financial markets as the Ministry of Finance on the second attempt placed 12-year eurobonds maturing in March 2033, worth $2 billion, at 7.25%.
It is worth recalling that in early July, Ukraine canceled the issue of bonds maturing in 2033 worth $1.75 billion amid an unexpected resignation of NBU Governor Yakiv Smolii who complained about "political pressure".
On Friday came the reports that through a new issue of eurobonds, Ukraine will buy back bonds maturing in 2021 and 2022 worth a total of over $846 million.
Last week, Ukraine also received financial support from the European Union. Prime Minister Shmyhal, during his visit to Brussels, signed a memorandum on the allocation of a EUR 1.2 billion macro-financial assistance from the European Union.
PM says the loan is divided into two tranches worth EUR 600 million each. The first tranche is unconditional, and will be provided after Parliament ratifies the memo. The second tranche will be allocated after the government completes reforms scheduled for this year and early 2021.
The inflow of such volumes of foreign currency into the Ukrainian financial system may become a positive signal for the hryvnia, which has been sliding lately. In the past week alone, the dollar has strengthened to hryvnia by over 50 kopiykas, and the euro – by almost UAH 1.
The National Bank says such rate fluctuations are due to psychological factors.
"First of all, this is a reaction to statements that the hryvnia will be weaker. This is happening, has happened, and could happen, but the National Bank has tools for working with this, and so it does," Deputy NBU Governor Dmytro Solohub said in a comment.
However, average Ukrainians can't grasp anything useful from that statement as hryvnia depreciation, higher gas prices, and an overall difficult economic situation, undoubtedly, don't help improve their purchasing power, further rising social tension.
In the last week of July, a heat wave will return to most regions of Ukraine, Ukrainian farmers will pursue with their harvesting campaign, the National Bank will report on the country's balance of payments, while the State Statistics Service will release average wage stats for June.
Pavlo Stepanets


unian--2020-07-25--Kyiv mayor reports 129 new COVID-19 cases in past day

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 7,525 .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) cases in the city rose by 129 in the past day .
Read alsoOver 1,100 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine in past day '' In the past day , another 129 residents of Kyiv tested positive for the coronavirus , including two healthcare workers , '' he said on Telegram on July 25 .
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 7,525 .
According to Klitschko , 68 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ men aged 21 to 68 are among those infected .
In addition , four girls ( from one to 17 years old ) and four boys ( from six to 15 years old ) tested positive for the coronavirus .
Klitschko said 19 new patients had been hospitalized , while the rest were self-isolating , undergoing treatment at home under the supervision of doctors .
The highest number of the new cases in Kyiv was registered in Dniprovsky district ( 22 ) , Solomyansky district ( 18 ) , as well as Pechersky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As UNIAN reported earlier , there were 63,929 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of the morning of July 25 .
They include 1,590 deaths and 35,497 recoveries .
Some 1,106 new cases were recorded on that day .

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 7,525.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the city rose by 129 in the past day.
Read alsoOver 1,100 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine in past day
"In the past day, another 129 residents of Kyiv tested positive for the coronavirus, including two healthcare workers," he said on Telegram on July 25.
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The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 7,525.
According to Klitschko, 68 women aged 21 to 77 and 53 men aged 21 to 68 are among those infected. In addition, four girls (from one to 17 years old) and four boys (from six to 15 years old) tested positive for the coronavirus.
Klitschko said 19 new patients had been hospitalized, while the rest were self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under the supervision of doctors.
The highest number of the new cases in Kyiv was registered in Dniprovsky district (22), Solomyansky district (18), as well as Pechersky and Holosiyivsky districts (16 each).
As UNIAN reported earlier, there were 63,929 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of the morning of July 25. They include 1,590 deaths and 35,497 recoveries. Some 1,106 new cases were recorded on that day.


unian--2020-07-25--Over 1,100 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine in past day

As many as 35,497 patients have already recovered .
Some 1,106 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 were reported in Ukraine in the past day , bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 63,929 as of the morning of July 25 .
`` According to the Public Health Center , there were 63,929 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on July 25 .
Of them , 1,106 cases were reported in the past 24 hours , '' Ukraine 's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on July 25 .
Read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Aug 1 The death toll in Ukraine now is 1,590 people , including 19 who died in the past 24 hours .
As many as 35,497 patients , including 611 in the past day , have already recovered .
The number of active COVID-19 cases as of the morning of July 25 was 26,842 .
The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered in Rivne region ( 143 cases ) , the city of Kyiv ( 129 ) , and Lviv region ( 114 ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ follows : 7,525 ( +129 ) in the city of Kyiv ; Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , the city of Sevastopol , parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available .
As UNIAN reported earlier , there were 62,823 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of the morning of July 24 .
They include 1,571 deaths and 34,886 recoveries .
Some 972 new cases were recorded on that day .

As many as 35,497 patients have already recovered.
Some 1,106 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 were reported in Ukraine in the past day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 63,929 as of the morning of July 25.
"According to the Public Health Center, there were 63,929 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on July 25. Of them, 1,106 cases were reported in the past 24 hours," Ukraine's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on July 25.
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The death toll in Ukraine now is 1,590 people, including 19 who died in the past 24 hours.
As many as 35,497 patients, including 611 in the past day, have already recovered.
The number of active COVID-19 cases as of the morning of July 25 was 26,842.
The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered in Rivne region (143 cases), the city of Kyiv (129), and Lviv region (114).
The overall incidence per region is as follows:
8,702 (+114) cases in Lviv region;
7,525 (+129) in the city of Kyiv;
5,548 (+63) in Chernivtsi region;
5,303 (+143) in Rivne region;
4,774 (+68) in Zakarpattia region;
3,937 (+85) in Ivano-Frankivsk region;
3,503 (+57) in Volyn region;
3,461 (+40) in Kyiv region;
3,342 (+65) in Kharkiv region;
2,846 (+97) in Odesa region;
2,672 (+68) in Ternopil region;
2,512 (+57) in Vinnytsia region;
1,691 (+21) in Zhytomyr region;
1,317 (+15) in Dnipropetrovsk region;
1,037 (+16) in Khmelnytsky region;
897 (+9) in Cherkasy region;
842 (+12) in Donetsk region (Ukrainian-controlled districts);
725 (+13) in Zaporizhia region;
690 (+1) in Kirovohrad region;
690 (+11) in Chernihiv region;
539 (+3) in Mykolayiv region;
411 (+14) in Sumy region;
388 (+10) in Poltava region;
219 (+1) in Kherson region; and
119 (+1) in Luhansk region (Ukrainian-controlled districts).
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available.
As UNIAN reported earlier, there were 62,823 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of the morning of July 24. They include 1,571 deaths and 34,886 recoveries. Some 972 new cases were recorded on that day.


unian--2020-07-28--Zelensky appoints Ukraine's ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ukraine 's Ambassador to Croatia Vasyl Kyrylych will head the Ukrainian diplomatic mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina concurrently .
Ukrainian @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine 's Ambassador to Croatia Vasyl Kyrylych as the head of the Ukrainian diplomatic mission @ @ @ @ @ .
Relevant decree No .
296/2020 was posted on the presidential website on Tuesday , @ @ @ @ @ appoint Ukraine 's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Croatia Vasyl Petrovych Kyrylych @ @ @ @ @ of Ukraine to Bosnia and Herzegovina concurrently , '' the decree says .
Kyrylych was @ @ @ @ @ the Republic of Croatia on December 24 , 2019 .

Ukraine's Ambassador to Croatia Vasyl Kyrylych will head the Ukrainian diplomatic mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina concurrently.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Ukraine's Ambassador to Croatia Vasyl Kyrylych as the head of the Ukrainian diplomatic mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina concurrently.
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Relevant decree No. 296/2020 was posted on the presidential website on Tuesday, July 28.
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"To appoint Ukraine's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Croatia Vasyl Petrovych Kyrylych as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Bosnia and Herzegovina concurrently," the decree says.
Kyrylych was appointed Ukraine's Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia on December 24, 2019.


unian--2020-07-28--Ukraine's Luhansk governor says local elections in frontline zone impossible

Earlier , Donetsk Regional State Administration criticized plans to hold local elections along the contact line in Donbas .
Chairman @ @ @ @ @ Administration Serhiy Haidai says it is not possible to hold local elections in the frontline @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine .
`` I believe it is impossible to hold elections .
In this case @ @ @ @ @ of our neighbors [ Donetsk region 's authorities ] .
This is a matter of @ @ @ @ @ on where the elections are not to be held will be taken by lawmakers , @ @ @ @ @ briefing in the town of Severodonetsk , according to the Hromadske media outlet .
Haidai @ @ @ @ @ the head of the military-civil administration in the town of Schastia , who faces bribery @ @ @ @ @ his duties .
Earlier , Donetsk Regional State Administration criticized plans to hold elections in @ @ @ @ @ `` are located in range of illegal armed groups ' large-caliber cannon and rocket artillery @ @

Earlier, Donetsk Regional State Administration criticized plans to hold local elections along the contact line in Donbas.
Chairman of Ukrainian-controlled Luhansk Regional State Administration Serhiy Haidai says it is not possible to hold local elections in the frontline zone in the east of Ukraine.
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"I believe it is impossible to hold elections. In this case, I support the position of our neighbors [Donetsk region's authorities]. This is a matter of national security. A decision on where the elections are not to be held will be taken by lawmakers," he said at a briefing in the town of Severodonetsk, according to the Hromadske media outlet.
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Haidai also promised a decision on the head of the military-civil administration in the town of Schastia, who faces bribery charges, but continues performing his duties.
Earlier, Donetsk Regional State Administration criticized plans to hold elections in the towns and villages that "are located in range of illegal armed groups' large-caliber cannon and rocket artillery."


unian--2020-07-28--Nine Ukrainian regions not ready for lifting COVID-19 curbs – health ministry

These are Vinnytsia , Volyn , Zakarpattia , Ivano-Frankivsk , Zhytomyr , Lviv , Rivne , Ternopil , and Chernivtsi @ @ @ @ @ Ministry says nine Ukrainian regions are not ready for lifting COVID-19 curbs .
The epidemiological @ @ @ @ @ did not let Vinnytsia , Volyn , Zakarpattia , Ivano-Frankivsk , Zhytomyr , Lviv , @ @ @ @ @ Chernivtsi regions enter the next stage of easing the coronavirus-related quarantine .
Read alsoHealth minister @ @ @ @ @ lead by new COVID-19 cases To have COVID-19 curbs lifted , regions , cities and @ @ @ @ @ a set of criteria .
Such criteria reflect measures to control the spread of the @ @ @ @ @ , and the ability of the healthcare system as a whole to counter the spread @ @ @ @ @ said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , 919 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ the past day , bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 66,575 as of @ @ @ @ @ .

These are Vinnytsia, Volyn, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zhytomyr, Lviv, Rivne, Ternopil, and Chernivtsi regions.
Ukraine's Health Ministry says nine Ukrainian regions are not ready for lifting COVID-19 curbs.
The epidemiological situation as of July 28 did not let Vinnytsia, Volyn, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zhytomyr, Lviv, Rivne, Ternopil, and Chernivtsi regions enter the next stage of easing the coronavirus-related quarantine.
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To have COVID-19 curbs lifted, regions, cities and towns in Ukraine should meet a set of criteria.
Such criteria reflect measures to control the spread of the virus, hospitals' capacities, and the ability of the healthcare system as a whole to counter the spread of COVID-19, the ministry said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, 919 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 were reported in Ukraine in the past day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 66,575 as of the morning of July 28.


unian--2020-07-28--Kremlin names condition for Russia's return to JCCC in Donbas

Peskov said there were reasons why Russian officers had stopped participating in the JCCC and had been recalled .
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov says the issue of the return of Russian officers to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination ( JCCC ) of the ceasefire and stabilization along the contact line in Donbas requires consideration and guarantees from Ukraine of their equal participation .
`` No one refuses to discuss this issue , but first it must be discussed and worked out together , '' he told journalists , answering a question from an UNIAN correspondent in Russia under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the JCCC .
Peskov said there were reasons why Russian officers had stopped participating in the JCCC and had been recalled .
`` After this issue is worked out to determine the modality of their participation , certain guarantees of their equal participation , it will be possible to think about this .
So far , it is difficult to talk about any specific conditions , '' Peskov added .
According to him , if to look back at the situation that preceded the withdrawal of Russian officers from this group , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continuation of this practice . ''
On July 27 , Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov said Kyiv wants Russian military officers to return to the JCCC .
This will help to achieve a permanent ceasefire in the east of Ukraine .
UNIAN memo .
The JCCC began work in Donbas in September 2014 .
It consisted of 75 Ukrainian and Russian officers in rotation every three months .
Russian representatives in the JCCC left the territory of Ukraine and returned to Russia on December 20 , 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a step was the fact that since January 1 , 2018 , Russians wishing to visit Ukraine had to present biometric passports and provide their personal data .
According to Moscow , the new rule contradicts the Russian-Ukrainian agreement on visa-free travel of citizens .
The Russian side refused to comply with that law .

Peskov said there were reasons why Russian officers had stopped participating in the JCCC and had been recalled.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov says the issue of the return of Russian officers to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of the ceasefire and stabilization along the contact line in Donbas requires consideration and guarantees from Ukraine of their equal participation.
"No one refuses to discuss this issue, but first it must be discussed and worked out together," he told journalists, answering a question from an UNIAN correspondent in Russia under what conditions Russian officers may return to the JCCC.
Peskov said there were reasons why Russian officers had stopped participating in the JCCC and had been recalled.
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"After this issue is worked out to determine the modality of their participation, certain guarantees of their equal participation, it will be possible to think about this. So far, it is difficult to talk about any specific conditions," Peskov added.
According to him, if to look back at the situation that preceded the withdrawal of Russian officers from this group, it will be clear "what prevented the continuation of this practice."
On July 27, Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov said Kyiv wants Russian military officers to return to the JCCC. This will help to achieve a permanent ceasefire in the east of Ukraine.
UNIAN memo. The JCCC began work in Donbas in September 2014. It consisted of 75 Ukrainian and Russian officers in rotation every three months.
Russian representatives in the JCCC left the territory of Ukraine and returned to Russia on December 20, 2017.
Russia said the reason for such a step was the fact that since January 1, 2018, Russians wishing to visit Ukraine had to present biometric passports and provide their personal data.
According to Moscow, the new rule contradicts the Russian-Ukrainian agreement on visa-free travel of citizens.
The Russian side refused to comply with that law.


unian--2020-07-28--Mariupol synagogue reports attack by man with axe

The offender has managed to escape .
A synagogue in the Ukrainian-controlled city of Mariupol , Donetsk region , has @ @ @ @ @ young man with an axe .
The incident happened on the morning of July 28 @ @ @ @ @ of Ukraine told UNIAN , citing the leader of the Jewish community of Mariupol .
@ @ @ @ @ axe came to the synagogue , he was met by guard Rikhard Holomazov .
A @ @ @ @ @ the guard was injured ; he sustained a head injury and had his arm broken @ @ @ @ @ guard managed to seize the axe .
The attacker escaped , but prior to this @ @ @ @ @ , cans and bags with feces and sand towards the synagogue 's building .
During @ @ @ @ @ women and the rabbi in the synagogue .
None of them was hurt .
The @ @ @ @ @ to the call , are now looking for the attacker and investigating the incident .

The offender has managed to escape.
A synagogue in the Ukrainian-controlled city of Mariupol, Donetsk region, has reported an attack by a young man with an axe.
The incident happened on the morning of July 28, the United Jewish Community of Ukraine told UNIAN, citing the leader of the Jewish community of Mariupol.
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The young man carrying an axe came to the synagogue, he was met by guard Rikhard Holomazov.
A fight began, during which the guard was injured; he sustained a head injury and had his arm broken.
The synagogue's security guard managed to seize the axe. The attacker escaped, but prior to this, he had thrown rubbish, cans and bags with feces and sand towards the synagogue's building.
During the incident, there were women and the rabbi in the synagogue. None of them was hurt.
The police, who promptly responded to the call, are now looking for the attacker and investigating the incident.


unian--2020-07-28--Kuchma concludes mission as Ukraine's envoy to Minsk talks

Kuchma for the second time became Ukraine 's representative to the TCG at the Minsk talks on Donbas on June 3 , 2019 .
Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has concluded his mission as Ukraine 's representative to the Trilateral Contact Group ( TCG ) at the Minsk talks on Donbas .
`` Leonid Kuchma 's work in the Minsk process was extremely important and difficult at the same time , '' the press service quoted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as saying .
`` Thank you for all the efforts you have made to unblock the Minsk process to achieve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and very useful .
I am always ready to hear your advice in the future , '' Zelensky said during a meeting with Kuchma on July 28 .
Kuchma , in turn , said : `` The TCG 's work has been restored and significantly advanced over the past year , as well as a number of important steps have been taken and important agreements have been reached . ''
The President 's Office recalled Kuchma for the second time became Ukraine 's representative to the TCG at the Minsk talks on Donbas @ @ @ @ @ @

Kuchma for the second time became Ukraine's representative to the TCG at the Minsk talks on Donbas on June 3, 2019.
Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has concluded his mission as Ukraine's representative to the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) at the Minsk talks on Donbas.
"Leonid Kuchma's work in the Minsk process was extremely important and difficult at the same time," the press service quoted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as saying.
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"Thank you for all the efforts you have made to unblock the Minsk process to achieve peace. Your experience was very important and very useful. I am always ready to hear your advice in the future," Zelensky said during a meeting with Kuchma on July 28.
Kuchma, in turn, said: "The TCG's work has been restored and significantly advanced over the past year, as well as a number of important steps have been taken and important agreements have been reached."
The President's Office recalled Kuchma for the second time became Ukraine's representative to the TCG at the Minsk talks on Donbas on June 3, 2019.


unian--2020-07-28--Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania agree on new format of interaction

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said Ukraine , Poland and Lithuania agreed on a new format of interstate cooperation , the so-called `` Lublin Triangle . ''
`` Today we are creating the Lublin Triangle .
This is a format that will become an important element in the development and consolidation of Central Europe , as well as strengthening Ukraine as a full member of the European and Euro-Atlantic family of nations , '' he said in Lublin , Poland , at a joint press conference with his Polish and Lithuanian counterparts , Jacek Czaputowicz and Linas Linkevičius , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's FM calls on EU to stick to sanctions policies toward Russia Kuleba explained the Lublin Triangle would focus on `` deepening interaction between our countries . ''
`` But we also see a great prospect for the Lublin Triangle to become an instrument of engaging those countries that need closer contacts with the West , with European structures .
And my colleagues and I will help our neighbors , our friends to cooperate more actively in this sphere , '' the minister said .
Mentioning LITPOLUKRBRIG ( Lithuanian–Polish–Ukrainian Brigade ) , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the three countries would expand and would not be limited only to the issue of defense .
`` We will touch on economic issues , we will talk about trade , investment , infrastructure , tourism .
Everything that can bring our countries closer , make Central Europe stronger .
And make Europe as a whole greater in the great struggle , which is unfolding in the world , '' Kuleba added .

Kuleba sees a great prospect for the Lublin Triangle.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania agreed on a new format of interstate cooperation, the so-called "Lublin Triangle."
"Today we are creating the Lublin Triangle. This is a format that will become an important element in the development and consolidation of Central Europe, as well as strengthening Ukraine as a full member of the European and Euro-Atlantic family of nations," he said in Lublin, Poland, at a joint press conference with his Polish and Lithuanian counterparts, Jacek Czaputowicz and Linas Linkevičius, an UNIAN correspondent reported.
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Kuleba explained the Lublin Triangle would focus on "deepening interaction between our countries."
"But we also see a great prospect for the Lublin Triangle to become an instrument of engaging those countries that need closer contacts with the West, with European structures. And my colleagues and I will help our neighbors, our friends to cooperate more actively in this sphere," the minister said.
Mentioning LITPOLUKRBRIG (Lithuanian–Polish–Ukrainian Brigade), the Ukrainian foreign minister added that cooperation between the three countries would expand and would not be limited only to the issue of defense.
"We will touch on economic issues, we will talk about trade, investment, infrastructure, tourism. Everything that can bring our countries closer, make Central Europe stronger. And make Europe as a whole greater in the great struggle, which is unfolding in the world," Kuleba added.


unian--2020-07-28--Zelensky cancels visas for tourists from China until Jan 31, 2021

The new rules will be effective from August 1 , 2020 .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed an order @ @ @ @ @ regime for tourists from China .
The new rules are stipulated in presidential decree No @ @ @ @ @ of the President of Ukraine said in an announcement on the official website .
The @ @ @ @ @ the development of friendly relations between Ukraine and China , as well as enhancing cooperation @ @ @ @ @ The document provides for the introduction of a visa-free regime for entry into Ukraine and @ @ @ @ @ for citizens of China entering with a tourist purpose if their stay in Ukraine does @ @ @ @ @ 180 days .
The new regime will be in effect for the period from August @ @ @ @ @ 31 , 2021 .
Ukraine 's Cabinet of Ministers was instructed to take measures in @ @ @ @ @ .
The document comes into force on the day of its publication .

The new rules will be effective from August 1, 2020.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed an order to introduce a temporary visa-free regime for tourists from China.
The new rules are stipulated in presidential decree No. 295/2020, the Office of the President of Ukraine said in an announcement on the official website.
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The measure is designed to facilitate the development of friendly relations between Ukraine and China, as well as enhancing cooperation in the tourism sector.
The document provides for the introduction of a visa-free regime for entry into Ukraine and transit travel through Ukrainian territory for citizens of China entering with a tourist purpose if their stay in Ukraine does not exceed 30 days within 180 days.
The new regime will be in effect for the period from August 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021.
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers was instructed to take measures in line with the presidential order.
The document comes into force on the day of its publication.


unian--2020-07-28--Manger, Levin to be on trial for ordering, organizing fatal acid attack on Kherson activist

Currently , both men are in custody .
Prosecutors of the Prosecutor General 's Office ( PGO ) in Ukraine have sent an indictment to the court against Chairman of Kherson Regional Council Vladyslav Manger and Oleksiy Levin , an aide to a member of the same council , on the fact of ordering and organizing a fatal acid attack on Kherson activist Kateryna Handziuk on July 31 , 2018 .
`` A pretrial investigation has established Kherson Regional Council 's chairman and a citizen extradited from Bulgaria to Ukraine , by prior conspiracy by a group of persons , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bodily harm with significant sufferings , which resulted in victim Kateryna Handziuk 's death ( Part 3 of Article 27 , Part 2 of Article 28 , Part 2 of Article 121 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ) , '' as reported on the PGO 's official website .
Read alsoHandziuk case : Suspect Manger to be kept in pretrial detention center until Sept 11 Currently , both men are in custody : the preventive measure against Manger has been extended until September 11 , 2020 , while Levin will stay behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Earlier , the court found five principal offenders who committed the attack on Handziuk guilty and sentenced them to imprisonment .
Under Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine , a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and shall not be subjected to criminal punishment until his or her guilt is proved through legal procedure and established by a court verdict of guilty .
UNIAN memo .
Kherson activist , advisor to the Mayor of Kherson and acting manager of affairs at Kherson City Council 's executive committee Kateryna Handziuk , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , survived an acid attack .
She suffered burns to more than 35 % of her body and underwent 11 operations in Kyiv .
Handziuk died on November 4 , 2018 .
The immediate cause of her death was a severed blood clot resulting from the acid attack .
Police originally qualified the attack as an attempted murder committed with extreme cruelty , then its status was changed to completed murder .
Six suspects were detained , one of whom , Mykola Novikov , was later released from custody as charges against him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2019 , the Prosecutor General 's Office sent an indictment against five defendants in the case of the murder : Mykyta Hrabchuk , Volodymyr Vasyanovych , Vyacheslav Vishnevsky , Serhiy Torbin , and Viktor Horbunov .
On June 6 , 2019 , the court announced their sentences .
Torbin , the organizer of the murder , was sentenced to six years and six months in prison .
Hrabchuk , the actual perpetrator of the crime , was sentenced to six years in prison .
Accused of aiding , Vasyanovych and Horbunov were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prison , respectively ; accomplice Vishnevsky 's sentence is four years ' imprisonment .
Oleksiy Levin , who has a criminal record , as well as Chairman of Kherson Regional Council Vladyslav Manger and Ihor Pavlovsky , who was an assistant to MP Mykola Palamarchuk , are also suspects in the Handziuk murder case .
Moreover , public activists believe that former Chairman of Kherson Regional State Administration Andriy Gordeev and former Deputy Chairman of Kherson Regional State Administration Yevhen Ryshchuk were involved in the crime .
On January 27 , Levin was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Burgas for a 40-day term after detention on January 24 .
On February 22 , the court of the city of Burgas ( Bulgaria ) ruled to extradite Levin to Ukraine .
He was extradited on March 16 and Kyiv 's Pechersky district court on March 17 ruled that he should be remanded in custody until April 2 .
On March 25 , Kyiv 's Shevchenkivsky district court extended the pretrial probe into the Handziuk case until July 29 .

Currently, both men are in custody.
Prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) in Ukraine have sent an indictment to the court against Chairman of Kherson Regional Council Vladyslav Manger and Oleksiy Levin, an aide to a member of the same council, on the fact of ordering and organizing a fatal acid attack on Kherson activist Kateryna Handziuk on July 31, 2018.
"A pretrial investigation has established Kherson Regional Council's chairman and a citizen extradited from Bulgaria to Ukraine, by prior conspiracy by a group of persons, organized an act to cause intentional grievous bodily harm with significant sufferings, which resulted in victim Kateryna Handziuk's death (Part 3 of Article 27, Part 2 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 121 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)," as reported on the PGO's official website.
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Currently, both men are in custody: the preventive measure against Manger has been extended until September 11, 2020, while Levin will stay behind bars until August 24, 2020.
Earlier, the court found five principal offenders who committed the attack on Handziuk guilty and sentenced them to imprisonment.
Under Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and shall not be subjected to criminal punishment until his or her guilt is proved through legal procedure and established by a court verdict of guilty.
UNIAN memo. Kherson activist, advisor to the Mayor of Kherson and acting manager of affairs at Kherson City Council's executive committee Kateryna Handziuk, 33, on July 31, 2018, survived an acid attack. She suffered burns to more than 35% of her body and underwent 11 operations in Kyiv. Handziuk died on November 4, 2018.
The immediate cause of her death was a severed blood clot resulting from the acid attack. Police originally qualified the attack as an attempted murder committed with extreme cruelty, then its status was changed to completed murder. Six suspects were detained, one of whom, Mykola Novikov, was later released from custody as charges against him had been dropped.
On May 7, 2019, the Prosecutor General's Office sent an indictment against five defendants in the case of the murder: Mykyta Hrabchuk, Volodymyr Vasyanovych, Vyacheslav Vishnevsky, Serhiy Torbin, and Viktor Horbunov.
On June 6, 2019, the court announced their sentences. Torbin, the organizer of the murder, was sentenced to six years and six months in prison. Hrabchuk, the actual perpetrator of the crime, was sentenced to six years in prison. Accused of aiding, Vasyanovych and Horbunov were sentenced to four and three years in prison, respectively; accomplice Vishnevsky's sentence is four years' imprisonment.
Oleksiy Levin, who has a criminal record, as well as Chairman of Kherson Regional Council Vladyslav Manger and Ihor Pavlovsky, who was an assistant to MP Mykola Palamarchuk, are also suspects in the Handziuk murder case. Moreover, public activists believe that former Chairman of Kherson Regional State Administration Andriy Gordeev and former Deputy Chairman of Kherson Regional State Administration Yevhen Ryshchuk were involved in the crime. On January 27, Levin was taken into police custody in Bulgaria's Burgas for a 40-day term after detention on January 24. On February 22, the court of the city of Burgas (Bulgaria) ruled to extradite Levin to Ukraine. He was extradited on March 16 and Kyiv's Pechersky district court on March 17 ruled that he should be remanded in custody until April 2. On March 25, Kyiv's Shevchenkivsky district court extended the pretrial probe into the Handziuk case until July 29.