unian--2020-05-04--Kyiv streets flooded following sudden downpour, hail

Vyshneve , one of Kyiv 's satellite towns , has also been hit by heavy rain .
Heavy rain and @ @ @ @ @ to have caught Kyiv utility services off guard as several streets across the city are @ @ @ @ @ city residents are posting pictures and uploading videos on social networks , showing the aftermath @ @ @ @ @ Street and Shevchenka Boulevard have been partly flooded , while a heavy stream of water @ @ @ @ @ Street .
An underground pedestrian crossing leading to Heroyiv Dnipra subway station has partly been @ @ @ @ @ remains on lockdown amid quarantine .
Vyshneve , one of Kyiv 's satellite towns , @ @ @ @ @ heavy rain .
Meteorologists have issued a storm alert across Ukraine for May 5 .

Vyshneve, one of Kyiv's satellite towns, has also been hit by heavy rain.
Heavy rain and hail on Monday afternoon seem to have caught Kyiv utility services off guard as several streets across the city are seen heavily flooded.
Capital city residents are posting pictures and uploading videos on social networks, showing the aftermath of the storm.
Kurdiashova Street and Shevchenka Boulevard have been partly flooded, while a heavy stream of water was seen flowing down Bohdanivska Street.
An underground pedestrian crossing leading to Heroyiv Dnipra subway station has partly been flooded, although Kyiv Metro remains on lockdown amid quarantine.
Vyshneve, one of Kyiv's satellite towns, has also been hit by heavy rain.
Meteorologists have issued a storm alert across Ukraine for May 5.


unian--2020-05-04--Uber Eats operations to be closed down in Ukraine early in June

However , the company plans to continue its core rides business .
Uber Technologies Inc. says it has decided to close down its Uber Eats operations in Ukraine from June 3 .
`` After extensive cooperation with local restaurants to provide convenient and reliable food delivery , we have made an uneasy decision to halt Uber Eats services in Ukraine from Wednesday , June 3 , '' the company 's press service said in a statement on May 4 .
The company says it is very upset over Uber Eats to be discontinued in Ukraine , but plans to continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of all , we are now trying to minimize the possible negative consequences of this decision for our highly valued employees , restaurants and courier partners , as well as customers whose support we had , '' the press service said .
The company also thanked all fans of Uber Eats in Ukraine – from partners to customers – for their support .
UNIAN memo .
The Uber Eats international food delivery service launched its operations in Ukraine on February 6 , 2019 .
Kyiv was the first Ukrainian city to host Uber @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine on June 30 , 2016 .
Kyiv was also the first Ukrainian city where this service was launched .

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unian--2020-05-04--Most Ukrainians do not trust in parliament, government, police, Health Ministry, NBU – poll

Only 28 % of the pollees trust in the Verkhovna Rada .
Most Ukrainians do not trust in parliament , government , law enforcement agencies , the Health Ministry , and the National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) .
`` Some 59 % of respondents expressed trust in the president of Ukraine , 35 % do not trust him .
A total of 28 % of respondents trust in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine , while 66 % of the pollees have a distrust of it .
Distrust also prevails in relation to the Ukrainian government ( 57 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the National Bank ( 50 % and 34 % , respectively ) , the National Police ( 56 % and 36 % , respectively ) , and the Health Ministry ( 63 % and 29 % , respectively ) , '' according to a survey conducted by the Ukrainian Centre for Economic and Political Studies named after Oleksandr Razumkov .
Read alsoOver 42 % of Ukrainians would vote for Zelensky if elections held in late April – poll While assessing the level of trust in politicians , only Zelensky gained trust more often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % ) , sociologists said .
With regard to other politicians , distrust is expressed more often than trust .
Some 34 % trust in Parliament Speaker Dmytro Razumkov , while 37 % do not trust him .
MP Svyatoslav Vakarchuk enjoys the trust of 20 % of the pollees while 64 % distrust him ; MP Yuriy Boyko 19 % and 66 % , respectively ; MP Yulia Tymoshenko 18.5 % and 74 % , respectively ; former President , MP Petro Poroshenko 18 % and 77 % , respectively ; Interior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % , respectively ; Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal 13 % and 38 % , respectively ; Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine , Andriy Yermak 9 % and 41.5 % , respectively .
The survey was conducted on April 24-29 , 2020 , among 2,056 respondents over 18 in all regions of Ukraine ( except for the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions , the Autonomous Republic Crimea and Sevastopol ) .
The margin of error does not exceed 2.3 % .

Only 28% of the pollees trust in the Verkhovna Rada.
Most Ukrainians do not trust in parliament, government, law enforcement agencies, the Health Ministry, and the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).
"Some 59% of respondents expressed trust in the president of Ukraine, 35% do not trust him. A total of 28% of respondents trust in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, while 66% of the pollees have a distrust of it. Distrust also prevails in relation to the Ukrainian government (57% and 32%, respectively), the National Bank (50% and 34%, respectively), the National Police (56% and 36%, respectively), and the Health Ministry (63% and 29%, respectively)," according to a survey conducted by the Ukrainian Centre for Economic and Political Studies named after Oleksandr Razumkov.
Read alsoOver 42% of Ukrainians would vote for Zelensky if elections held in late April – poll
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While assessing the level of trust in politicians, only Zelensky gained trust more often than distrust (57% against 37%), sociologists said.
With regard to other politicians, distrust is expressed more often than trust. Some 34% trust in Parliament Speaker Dmytro Razumkov, while 37% do not trust him. MP Svyatoslav Vakarchuk enjoys the trust of 20% of the pollees while 64% distrust him; MP Yuriy Boyko 19% and 66%, respectively; MP Yulia Tymoshenko 18.5% and 74%, respectively; former President, MP Petro Poroshenko 18% and 77%, respectively; Interior Minister Arsen Avakov 16% and 69%, respectively; Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal 13% and 38%, respectively; Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak 9% and 41.5%, respectively.
The survey was conducted on April 24-29, 2020, among 2,056 respondents over 18 in all regions of Ukraine (except for the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the Autonomous Republic Crimea and Sevastopol). The margin of error does not exceed 2.3%.


unian--2020-05-04--Ukraine climbs 13 positions in IBP's Open Budget Survey, ranks 26th

The Open Budget Index ( OBI ) , which ranks countries according to their budget openness , is calculated every two years .
Representative of Centre for Political Studies and Analytics Eidos NGO , International Budget Partnership ( IBP ) expert in Ukraine Volodymyr Tarnay says Ukraine ranked 26th among 117 countries in the 2019 ranking compiled in accordance with the criteria of the International Budget Partnership 's Open Budget Survey , having climbed by 13 positions from 2017 .
The Open Budget Index ( OBI ) , which ranks countries according to their budget openness , is calculated every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ budget openness in the world is 45 out of 100 points , he said at a press conference arranged by UNIAN on April 30 .
`` The index has been calculated since 2008 .
Over the 12 years , we can state that budget openness has grown by about 20 % worldwide , and this trend continues .
In 2019 , Ukraine was able to rise from the 39th place to the 26th position in the world , with 63 points .
We crossed the threshold , which shows that the country publishes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the use of budget funds , '' he said .
The expert noted that in the ranking , Ukraine surpassed such countries as Japan and South Korea , while taking a position in the East European region comparable to Poland and Slovakia ( 60 points each ) .
According to Tarnay , Ukraine improved its position in the ranking due to increased availability of budget information through the publication of presentations of simplified versions of key budget documents for the media and the public , as well as a more informative bill on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it provides an analysis related to the dynamics of revenue and spending in comparison with previous budgets and through publication of passports of budget programs , as well as an improvement in Accounting Chamber conclusions .
`` The problem for Ukraine is a large number of amendments to the national budget and a 'package ' change to other laws due to amendments to the national budget .
There are also shortcomings .
There is a need to publish more information on the analysis of budget-based scenarios , as well as giving more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also insufficient coverage of the link between the proposed expenditures and the expected results , '' he added .
Chairman of the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine Valeriy Patskan , in turn , said that such a component of the ranking as the oversight of the Accounting Chamber over the budget procedure is estimated at 83 points .
The score significantly exceeds Ukraine 's total score in 2017 ( 78 points ) , which indicates that the Accounting Chamber provides sufficient budgetary oversight .
Read alsoEmergency budget : how Ukraine 's main financial document @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible due to the fact that experts of the National Audit Office of the United Kingdom conducted an external evaluation of the Audit Chamber in 2018 , for the first time in 22 years of the latter 's activity .
This helped us to understand what changes are needed to improve the quality of the Chamber 's operation .
Based on the results of the functional evaluation , a five-year strategy for the development of the Accounting Chamber has been elaborated and approved , '' he said .
Patskan also stressed that 60-65 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are implemented by auditees on the average .
`` Recommendations of the Accounting Chamber are fulfilled by 60 % -65 % .
If they were implemented more , we would have a different picture , and Ukraine would have taken a different position in the ranking , '' he added .
In turn , former Ukrainian Finance Minister Oksana Markarova has said Ukraine has one of the key benefits , namely the law on transparent use of public funds .
This is a tool that allows Ukrainians to track the movement and volume @ @ @ @ @ @ @ budgets online , on the spending.gov.ua portal .
This also allowed the country to improve its position in the ranking .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukraine ranked 39th among 115 countries in the 2017 International Budget Partnership 's Open Budget Survey ranking .
UNIAN memo .
The Open Budget Index is the only budget transparency ranking in the world that analyzes the budgets of 117 countries by a single methodology and is compiled by independent experts every two years .
The methodology includes an evaluation of 109 indicators in eight key documents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Treasuries , Finance Ministries , and Accounting Chambers throughout the budget procedures .

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unian--2020-05-04--RFE/RL: Third Russian doctor mysteriously falls from hospital window amid coronavirus outbreak

He is currently in an emergency ward room with a fractured skull .
A doctor at an ambulance unit in Russia 's western Voronezh region is in a serious condition after falling from a hospital window following complaints that he was forced to work even after testing positive for COVID-19 , the third such case in the country in recent days .
Colleagues of Aleksandr Shulepov and representatives of the regional coronavirus task force said over the weekend that on May 2 Shulepov fell out of a second-floor window at the hospital where he worked and was being treated for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Usman , Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty ( RFE/RL ) said .
He is currently in an emergency ward room with a fractured skull .
Shulepov was hospitalized on April 22 for the virus , but was scheduled to be released after his latest COVID-19 test came back negative .
On the same day he was admitted , Shulepov and his colleague Aleksandr Kosyakin issued a video complaining that even after testing positive , their boss was forcing Shulepov and his colleagues to work together .
Three days later , Shulepov retracted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Kosyakin was recorded while he was in `` an emotional state '' right after he learned about his COVID-19 diagnosis .
Shulepov is the third physician in Russia to fall out of a window amid mysterious circumstances during the coronavirus outbreak .
On May 1 , Yelena Nepomnyashchaya , the acting chief physician at a hospital for war veterans in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk in Siberia , died after falling from a window of her fifth-floor office a week earlier .
Local media reported that Nepomnyashchaya had fallen out of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call with regional Health Minister Boris Nemik about turning one of the buildings of the facility into a ward to treat coronavirus patients .
According to the reports , Nepomnyashchaya was adamantly against the idea .
On April 24 , Natalya Lebedeva , the chief of the ambulance center in the town of Zvyozdny near Moscow , died in what a Moscow hospital called `` an accident . ''
She was treated at the hospital for COVID-19 .
REN TV and the daily Moskovsky komsomolets reported that Lebedeva fell from a window on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Moskovsky komsomolets quoted Lebedeva 's colleagues as saying that she might have committed suicide because she was accused of infecting her subordinates with the disease .

He is currently in an emergency ward room with a fractured skull.
A doctor at an ambulance unit in Russia's western Voronezh region is in a serious condition after falling from a hospital window following complaints that he was forced to work even after testing positive for COVID-19, the third such case in the country in recent days.
Colleagues of Aleksandr Shulepov and representatives of the regional coronavirus task force said over the weekend that on May 2 Shulepov fell out of a second-floor window at the hospital where he worked and was being treated for the coronavirus in the town of Novaya Usman, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) said.
He is currently in an emergency ward room with a fractured skull.
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Shulepov was hospitalized on April 22 for the virus, but was scheduled to be released after his latest COVID-19 test came back negative.
On the same day he was admitted, Shulepov and his colleague Aleksandr Kosyakin issued a video complaining that even after testing positive, their boss was forcing Shulepov and his colleagues to work together.
Three days later, Shulepov retracted his initial statement, saying his video with Kosyakin was recorded while he was in "an emotional state" right after he learned about his COVID-19 diagnosis.
Shulepov is the third physician in Russia to fall out of a window amid mysterious circumstances during the coronavirus outbreak.
On May 1, Yelena Nepomnyashchaya, the acting chief physician at a hospital for war veterans in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk in Siberia, died after falling from a window of her fifth-floor office a week earlier.
Local media reported that Nepomnyashchaya had fallen out of the office window while talking on a conference call with regional Health Minister Boris Nemik about turning one of the buildings of the facility into a ward to treat coronavirus patients.
According to the reports, Nepomnyashchaya was adamantly against the idea.
On April 24, Natalya Lebedeva, the chief of the ambulance center in the town of Zvyozdny near Moscow, died in what a Moscow hospital called "an accident." She was treated at the hospital for COVID-19.
REN TV and the daily Moskovsky komsomolets reported that Lebedeva fell from a window on a high floor at the hospital.
Moskovsky komsomolets quoted Lebedeva's colleagues as saying that she might have committed suicide because she was accused of infecting her subordinates with the disease.


unian--2020-05-04--Crime rate plunges in Ukraine amid quarantine – Avakov

The registration of certain types of crimes has decreased during the lockdown .
Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov says the @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus-related quarantine introduced in the country .
`` The registration of certain types of @ @ @ @ @ homicides decreased by 36 % , grave bodily injuries by 68 % , banditry by @ @ @ @ @ 50 % , thefts by 41 % , and fraud and hooliganism also went down @ @ @ @ @ a special government meeting , according to an UNIAN correspondent .
As UNIAN reported earlier @ @ @ @ @ Ministers extended the coronavirus-related quarantine in the country until May 22 .
It was imposed @ @ @ @

The registration of certain types of crimes has decreased during the lockdown.
Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov says the crime rate has plunged amid the coronavirus-related quarantine introduced in the country.
Read alsoUkraine's SBU completes probe into fatal acid attack on Kherson activist Handziuk
"The registration of certain types of crimes during the quarantine: homicides decreased by 36%, grave bodily injuries by 68%, banditry by 30%, robberies by 50%, thefts by 41%, and fraud and hooliganism also went down," he said at a special government meeting, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers extended the coronavirus-related quarantine in the country until May 22. It was imposed on March 11.


unian--2020-05-04--Ukraine's interior minister: Kyiv-based Velur restaurant closed

The police have issued 10,303 protocols on violation of lockdown rules since the beginning of the coronavirus-related quarantine .
Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has said the Kyiv-based Velur restaurant , which reportedly belongs to Member of Parliament from the ruling Servant of the People parliamentary faction Mykola Tyshchenko , is closed .
`` Restaurants in the city of Kyiv : Khutir Vynohradny , Mon Cher , Velur , Fabius – we think all these restaurants have violated quarantine requirements .
[ They have received ] administrative protocols .
I believe we 'll have the courts ' support in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fulfill our requirements , '' he said at a special government meeting , according to an UNIAN correspondent .
Avakov also said the police had issued 10,303 protocols on violation of lockdown rules since the beginning of the coronavirus-related quarantine .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the Nashi Groshi program with Denys Bihus reported on April 27 that Kyiv 's Velur , which is associated with MP Tyshchenko , had received VIP guests amid the lockdown .
What is more , Tyshchenko himself visited the restaurant .
In response , the lawmaker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , `` individual '' meetings and the restaurant was working as a `` kind of headquarters , '' being closed for regular visitors .
Tyshchenko assured he had strictly been observing the quarantine .
On April 28 , the police visited the restaurant to check the media reports .
According to a police officer , `` there were no visitors at the restaurant , but several employees were present there . ''
The police explained the quarantine rules and responsibility for their violations to the restaurant 's manager .
The latter gave a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an obligation not to service visitors during the quarantine period .
On April 30 , David Arakhamia , the chairman of the Servant of the People faction , said he thought Tyshchenko should be punished for his restaurant 's operation during the quarantine .

The police have issued 10,303 protocols on violation of lockdown rules since the beginning of the coronavirus-related quarantine.
Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has said the Kyiv-based Velur restaurant, which reportedly belongs to Member of Parliament from the ruling Servant of the People parliamentary faction Mykola Tyshchenko, is closed.
"Restaurants in the city of Kyiv: Khutir Vynohradny, Mon Cher, Velur, Fabius – we think all these restaurants have violated quarantine requirements. [They have received] administrative protocols. I believe we'll have the courts' support in this. Now all these establishments are closed and fulfill our requirements," he said at a special government meeting, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
Avakov also said the police had issued 10,303 protocols on violation of lockdown rules since the beginning of the coronavirus-related quarantine.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, the Nashi Groshi program with Denys Bihus reported on April 27 that Kyiv's Velur, which is associated with MP Tyshchenko, had received VIP guests amid the lockdown. What is more, Tyshchenko himself visited the restaurant.
In response, the lawmaker said that those were "personal", "individual" meetings and the restaurant was working as a "kind of headquarters," being closed for regular visitors.
Tyshchenko assured he had strictly been observing the quarantine.
On April 28, the police visited the restaurant to check the media reports. According to a police officer, "there were no visitors at the restaurant, but several employees were present there." The police explained the quarantine rules and responsibility for their violations to the restaurant's manager. The latter gave a written explanation for the situation and confirmed an obligation not to service visitors during the quarantine period.
On April 30, David Arakhamia, the chairman of the Servant of the People faction, said he thought Tyshchenko should be punished for his restaurant's operation during the quarantine.


unian--2020-05-05--Kyiv mayor announces cancellation of mass events on Victory Day

A heavy police presence is to be maintained on May 8-9 .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said no mass events will be held in the capital city on the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation on May 8 and on Victory Day on May 9 .
`` Mass events in the capital city will not be held due to restrictions ...
I understand that many people congratulated veterans on this day , brought flowers to the monuments or went to cemeteries to the graves of their relatives ...
But this year the format will be different .
Therefore , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Remember your loved ones and share their stories on social networks , '' he said during an online briefing , answering journalists ' questions , according to an UNIAN correspondent .
Klitschko has urged Kyiv residents to spend the upcoming weekend at home and adhere to quarantine restrictions .
A heavy police presence enhanced by the Municipal Guard is to be maintained on May 8-9 .
`` And I also want to warn those people who are planning political actions and provocations during the holidays – you should not use these days to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' the mayor said .
At the same time , Klitschko said he had signed an instruction to provide annual financial assistance on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation and the Day of Victory over Nazism in World War II .
`` Payments have already begun – they are being received by over 78,000 veterans of World War II , participants in the Anti-Terrorist Operation , peacekeeping soldiers , participants in the Revolution of Dignity , and other categories of citizens , '' the mayor added .

A heavy police presence is to be maintained on May 8-9.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said no mass events will be held in the capital city on the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation on May 8 and on Victory Day on May 9.
"Mass events in the capital city will not be held due to restrictions... I understand that many people congratulated veterans on this day, brought flowers to the monuments or went to cemeteries to the graves of their relatives... But this year the format will be different. Therefore, you can congratulate veterans by calling them. Remember your loved ones and share their stories on social networks," he said during an online briefing, answering journalists' questions, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
Read alsoKyiv mayor reports 48 new COVID-19 cases in past day
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Klitschko has urged Kyiv residents to spend the upcoming weekend at home and adhere to quarantine restrictions.
A heavy police presence enhanced by the Municipal Guard is to be maintained on May 8-9.
"And I also want to warn those people who are planning political actions and provocations during the holidays – you should not use these days to destabilize the situation and your own promotion," the mayor said.
At the same time, Klitschko said he had signed an instruction to provide annual financial assistance on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation and the Day of Victory over Nazism in World War II.
"Payments have already begun – they are being received by over 78,000 veterans of World War II, participants in the Anti-Terrorist Operation, peacekeeping soldiers, participants in the Revolution of Dignity, and other categories of citizens," the mayor added.


unian--2020-05-05--Ukraine's government publishes list of surgical procedures allowed amid quarantine

The text of relevant resolution No .
332 of May 4 , 2020 , is available on the government 's portal .
The Cabinet of Ministers , Ukraine 's government , has published a list of surgical procedures that are allowed amid the coronavirus-related quarantine .
The text of relevant resolution No .
332 of May 4 , 2020 , is available on the government 's portal .
`` During the quarantine period , healthcare facilities are not allowed to conduct planned hospitalization and planned surgery , except for : • medical assistance in the regions , the city of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitals designated for COVID-19 is below 50 % ; • medical assistance to women with complications of pregnancy and childbirth ; • other urgent measures for hospitalization and planned surgery if there is a significant risk to life as a result of their postponement , '' the document says .
At the same time , it is emphasized that patients who receive medical care in connection with planned hospitalization or planned surgery are subject to mandatory polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) testing for SARS-CoV-2 .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukrainian Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that planned surgery suspended over the coronavirus-related quarantine would be allowed in Ukraine from May 5 .

The text of relevant resolution No. 332 of May 4, 2020, is available on the government's portal.
The Cabinet of Ministers, Ukraine's government, has published a list of surgical procedures that are allowed amid the coronavirus-related quarantine.
The text of relevant resolution No. 332 of May 4, 2020, is available on the government's portal.
Read also"Up to 100,000 deaths:" Ukraine's Health Ministry explains quarantine extension
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"During the quarantine period, healthcare facilities are not allowed to conduct planned hospitalization and planned surgery, except for:
• medical assistance in the regions, the city of Kyiv where the bed occupancy rate in hospitals designated for COVID-19 is below 50%;
• medical assistance to women with complications of pregnancy and childbirth;
• medical care to pregnant women, women in labor, newborns;
• medical assistance in specialized health facilities for cancer patients;
• palliative inpatient care;
• other urgent measures for hospitalization and planned surgery if there is a significant risk to life as a result of their postponement," the document says.
At the same time, it is emphasized that patients who receive medical care in connection with planned hospitalization or planned surgery are subject to mandatory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for SARS-CoV-2.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said on May 4 that planned surgery suspended over the coronavirus-related quarantine would be allowed in Ukraine from May 5.


unian--2020-05-05--Deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade in goods, services halves in Q1 – NBU

The deficit of foreign trade in commodities over the period under review shrank by 25 % .
The deficit of Ukraine 's foreign trade in goods and services in January-March 2020 ( Q1 ) was estimated at US $ 898 million , which was 50 % down year-over-year .
Read alsoUkraine halves deficit of foreign trade in goods in two months , China becomes biggest partner The deficit of foreign trade in commodities over the period under review shrank by 25 % from US $ 2.277 billion , to US $ 1.754 billion , while the surplus of foreign trade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 442 million , to US $ 856 million , according to the website of the National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) .
UNIAN memo .
The deficit of Ukraine 's foreign trade in goods and services in 2019 totaled US $ 3.633 billion , which was 41.2 % down from the deficit reported in 2018 , according to the State Statistics Service .
At the same time , the National Bank said the deficit of Ukraine 's foreign trade in goods and services in 2019 was estimated at US $ 12.117 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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unian--2020-05-05--Over 24,000 Ukrainian households install PV systems

Over 2,100 systems whose total capacity is 65 MW were installed in the first three months of 2020 alone .
Ukraine 's State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving says over 24,000 households in Ukraine had installed photovoltaic ( PV ) systems with a total capacity of 618 MW as of May 4 , having invested about EUR 495 million in them .
Read alsoNew energy market : expensive sun instead of cheap nuclear and coal generation '' Today , more than 24,000 households in Ukraine use PV systems to meet their electricity needs .
The total capacity of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MW , while total investment is estimated at about EUR 495 million , '' the agency 's press service said on its website on May 4 .
In particular , over 2,100 systems whose total capacity is 65 MW were installed in the first three months of 2020 alone , which was 50 % up year-over-year , the report said .
The top five Ukrainian regions in terms of the number of installed PV systems include Dnipropetrovsk region ( 3,200 ) , Ternopil region ( over 2,200 ) , Kyiv region ( almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1,800 ) , and Zakarpattia region ( over 1,400 ) .
`` In total , more than 24,000 PV systems allow households to generate over 0.7 GWh of clean electricity per year .
For comparison : this amount of electricity is enough for about 230,000 families , '' the press service added .
As UNIAN reported earlier , US $ 3.7 billion was invested in Ukrainian renewables in 2019 , which allowed the construction of additional 4.5 GW facilities .
Thus , renewables ' capacity totaled 6.8 GW at the end of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ energy generation in Ukraine is the so-called `` green , '' or feed-in tariff , which is higher than other power rates .

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unian--2020-05-05--Ukraine's health minister elaborates on healthcare reform in Ukraine

The official says the process that started on April 1 is difficult to be called a `` real reform . ''
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has said the ministry is not going to curtail the second stage of healthcare reform , but will fix mistakes in planning .
`` Regarding the development and reform of the healthcare sector .
Yesterday , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky highlighted this particular sector during his video address .
The president instructed the government and the Health Ministry to solve the problems of Ukraine 's healthcare reform – this is really a hot topic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the president : Ukraine 's healthcare needs a real reform , which should work both for healthcare workers and for patients , which will provide Ukrainian doctors with a decent salary , which will provide Ukrainian hospitals with modern equipment , and which will provide patients with decent services , '' he said during an online briefing on Tuesday , according to an UNIAN correspondent .
The official says the process that started on April 1 is difficult to be called a `` real reform . ''
According to the minister , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ either for doctors or patients .
Moreover , no one of those who advocate for these processes is eventually aware of the disastrous consequences that Ukrainians will face .
I 've got a reason to tell you this , based on the figures and facts we 've obtained from the audit of the healthcare sector . ''
Stepanov said `` the healthcare reform in the form we 've inherited means the dismissal of about 50,000 healthcare workers , the closure of 332 hospitals – all this is due to lack of funding .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ one or two video messages about the dismissal of doctors and healthcare workers ' strikes will turn into mass events on a daily basis .
We will not allow this injustice . ''
According to him , the financing gap is observed in 984 hospitals out of 1,747 , which have concluded agreements with the National Health Service of Ukraine .
`` That is , more than half of our hospitals will get less funding in 2020 than in 2019 .
If nothing changes , millions of Ukrainians will be denied access to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as tuberculosis will begin to spread rapidly , '' he said .
Stepanov said the Health Ministry 's team was working to immediately change the situation to prevent mass lay-offs of doctors and the closure of hospitals .
`` This does not mean that we are going to curtail the reform , on the contrary – it must be implemented , but substantially changed , taking into account Ukrainian realities and fixing mistakes made during planning , '' he added .
As UNIAN reported earlier , speaking in his latest video address to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Volodymyr Zelensky assessed the progress of healthcare reform .
In particular , he urged the health minister , chairman of the relevant committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine , and chief sanitary doctor of Ukraine to urgently put forward proposals to resolve the issues arising from the new funding mechanism as part of the second stage of the healthcare reform .

The official says the process that started on April 1 is difficult to be called a "real reform."
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has said the ministry is not going to curtail the second stage of healthcare reform, but will fix mistakes in planning.
"Regarding the development and reform of the healthcare sector. Yesterday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky highlighted this particular sector during his video address. The president instructed the government and the Health Ministry to solve the problems of Ukraine's healthcare reform – this is really a hot topic, and we have a common vision with the president: Ukraine's healthcare needs a real reform, which should work both for healthcare workers and for patients, which will provide Ukrainian doctors with a decent salary, which will provide Ukrainian hospitals with modern equipment, and which will provide patients with decent services," he said during an online briefing on Tuesday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
The official says the process that started on April 1 is difficult to be called a "real reform."
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According to the minister, it "doesn't foresee anything good either for doctors or patients. Moreover, no one of those who advocate for these processes is eventually aware of the disastrous consequences that Ukrainians will face. I've got a reason to tell you this, based on the figures and facts we've obtained from the audit of the healthcare sector."
Stepanov said "the healthcare reform in the form we've inherited means the dismissal of about 50,000 healthcare workers, the closure of 332 hospitals – all this is due to lack of funding. If the situation isn't fixed, one or two video messages about the dismissal of doctors and healthcare workers' strikes will turn into mass events on a daily basis. We will not allow this injustice."
According to him, the financing gap is observed in 984 hospitals out of 1,747, which have concluded agreements with the National Health Service of Ukraine.
"That is, more than half of our hospitals will get less funding in 2020 than in 2019. If nothing changes, millions of Ukrainians will be denied access to normal medical care, and diseases such as tuberculosis will begin to spread rapidly," he said.
Stepanov said the Health Ministry's team was working to immediately change the situation to prevent mass lay-offs of doctors and the closure of hospitals.
"This does not mean that we are going to curtail the reform, on the contrary – it must be implemented, but substantially changed, taking into account Ukrainian realities and fixing mistakes made during planning," he added.
As UNIAN reported earlier, speaking in his latest video address to the nation on May 4, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky assessed the progress of healthcare reform. In particular, he urged the health minister, chairman of the relevant committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and chief sanitary doctor of Ukraine to urgently put forward proposals to resolve the issues arising from the new funding mechanism as part of the second stage of the healthcare reform.


unian--2020-05-05--Kyiv mayor reports 48 new COVID-19 cases in past day

As of today , there are 1,583 confirmed COVID-19 cases , including 28 deaths , in the capital city .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city rose by 48 in the past day .
`` In the past 24 hours , the number of Kyiv residents who tested positive [ for the coronavirus ] increased by 48 , including two healthcare workers .
Unfortunately , one case was a fatality .
As of today , there are 1,583 confirmed COVID-19 cases , including 28 deaths , in the capital city , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on May 5 .
According to Klitschko , 22 women aged 18 to 73 and 22 men aged 25 to 81 are among those infected .
In addition , one 13-year-old girl and three boys ( 4 , 12 , 16 years old ) tested positive for the coronavirus .
Klitschko said eight new patients had been hospitalized , while the rest were self-isolating , undergoing treatment at home under the supervision of doctors .
`` Another 11 Kyiv residents have recovered over the past day .
In total , 91 people have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capital city , '' the mayor said .

As of today, there are 1,583 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 28 deaths, in the capital city.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city rose by 48 in the past day.
"In the past 24 hours, the number of Kyiv residents who tested positive [for the coronavirus] increased by 48, including two healthcare workers. Unfortunately, one case was a fatality. As of today, there are 1,583 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 28 deaths, in the capital city," he said during an online briefing on May 5.
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According to Klitschko, 22 women aged 18 to 73 and 22 men aged 25 to 81 are among those infected. In addition, one 13-year-old girl and three boys (4, 12, 16 years old) tested positive for the coronavirus.
Klitschko said eight new patients had been hospitalized, while the rest were self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under the supervision of doctors.
"Another 11 Kyiv residents have recovered over the past day. In total, 91 people have already recovered from the coronavirus in the capital city," the mayor said.


unian--2020-05-05--PM Shmyhal predicts quarantine in Ukraine to be extended after May 22

It will depend on the COVID-19 incidence and the pace of recoveries .
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal predicts the @ @ @ @ @ extended after May 22 , but more curbs will be lifted .
`` Most likely @ @ @ @ @ the World Health Organization , the quarantine will be extended with the next easing stages @ @ @ @ @ incidence and the way people recover allows us to do this , '' he told @ @ @ @ @ reported earlier , the Cabinet of Ministers on March 11 imposed a nationwide quarantine , @ @ @ @ @ April 24 and further until May 11 .
On May 4 , the government reviewed @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus-related quarantine in the country , having set it for May 22 .

It will depend on the COVID-19 incidence and the pace of recoveries.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal predicts the nationwide coronavirus-related quarantine will be extended after May 22, but more curbs will be lifted.
Read alsoMass events to mark Kyiv Day canceled over coronavirus
"Most likely, based on data from the World Health Organization, the quarantine will be extended with the next easing stages if the situation with the incidence and the way people recover allows us to do this," he told Ukrainian Radio.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, the Cabinet of Ministers on March 11 imposed a nationwide quarantine, which was later extended until April 24 and further until May 11.
On May 4, the government reviewed the deadline for ending the coronavirus-related quarantine in the country, having set it for May 22.


unian--2020-05-05--National Bank lowers forecast for Ukrainian labor migrants' remittances in 2020

A decrease in Ukrainians ' spending on travelling will more than offset the fall in amounts to be transferred by Ukrainians from abroad .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) has lowered its forecast for remittances from Ukrainian labor migrants in 2020 amid the coronavirus quarantine , having projected a US $ 2.5 billion decline against the figure of the previous outlook , to US $ 10 billion .
`` The NBU has reviewed its forecast for migrant workers ' remittances to US $ 10 billion from US $ 12.5 billion .
The forecast assumes that most quarantine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end of Q2 [ the second quarter of ] 2020 , '' the regulator said on its website on April 30 , referring to the latest quarterly inflation report .
According to experts , about 10 % of migrant workers have returned to Ukraine during the quarantine .
Another 10 % who planned to leave for seasonal works in Q2 will not be able to do so .
At the same time , incomes of those remaining abroad will decline as the host countries ' economies will slow down .
`` However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travelling will more than offset the fall in the remittances , '' the NBU added .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the National Bank in March expected a US $ 0.5-1 billion decline in remittances to Ukraine from labor migrants caused by coronavirus lockdowns .

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unian--2020-05-05--Mass events to mark Kyiv Day canceled over coronavirus

The celebrations may go online .
Head of the Permanent Commission on Culture , Tourism and Information Policy of Kyiv City State Administration Viktoria Mukha has said the capital city will not hold mass events on Kyiv Day on May 31 over the coronavirus epidemic .
Read alsoCabinet 's envoy in parliament forecasts end of lockdown in Ukraine by early autumn '' This year we will not be able to celebrate Kyiv Day on the last Sunday of May as massively as before .
Now we are discussing perhaps the celebrations may go online and [ be held ] as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she told journalists , the Ukrainian news outlet Obozrevatel reports .
According to Mukha , the Cabinet of Ministers on May 4 decided to extend the quarantine until May 22 , and the list of allowed activities does not include mass events .
`` It is clear the decision on the quarantine will be reviewed in late May .
And even if it is canceled , we wo n't be able to prepare in such a short time .
Therefore , we are now discussing new formats with the Culture Department .
Kyiv @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figure out how to celebrate , '' the official said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukraine 's Cabinet of Ministers on Monday extended the coronavirus-related quarantine in the country until May 22 .

The celebrations may go online.
Head of the Permanent Commission on Culture, Tourism and Information Policy of Kyiv City State Administration Viktoria Mukha has said the capital city will not hold mass events on Kyiv Day on May 31 over the coronavirus epidemic.
Read alsoCabinet's envoy in parliament forecasts end of lockdown in Ukraine by early autumn
"This year we will not be able to celebrate Kyiv Day on the last Sunday of May as massively as before. Now we are discussing perhaps the celebrations may go online and [be held] as [virtual] flash mobs," she told journalists, the Ukrainian news outlet Obozrevatel reports.
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According to Mukha, the Cabinet of Ministers on May 4 decided to extend the quarantine until May 22, and the list of allowed activities does not include mass events.
"It is clear the decision on the quarantine will be reviewed in late May. And even if it is canceled, we won't be able to prepare in such a short time. Therefore, we are now discussing new formats with the Culture Department. Kyiv residents are creative, so we'll figure out how to celebrate," the official said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers on Monday extended the coronavirus-related quarantine in the country until May 22.


unian--2020-05-05--Cabinet's envoy in parliament forecasts end of lockdown in Ukraine by early autumn

Mokan emphasized easing all quarantine-related curbs is the last , fifth stage of a gradual exit .
Envoy of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament , Vasyl Mokan says it will be possible to talk about the end of the coronavirus-related quarantine in the country in summer or early in autumn .
Mokan emphasized the official completion of quarantine-related restrictive measures is the last , fifth stage of a gradual exit .
Read alsoNumber of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine nearing 12,700 on Tuesday morning '' Therefore , it will be possible to talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a return to the normal functioning of the state at the end of June-July or maybe in August or September – everything will depend on the epidemiological situation and statistics on the coronavirus incidence/mortality rate , '' he wrote on Facebook on May 4 .
Mokan said the complete end of the quarantine means the full resumption of public transport services , the work of shopping malls and mass contacts between people .
`` Such things with almost 100 % certainty could lead to an epidemic outbreak and the need to introduce strict @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukraine 's Cabinet of Ministers on Monday extended the coronavirus-related quarantine in the country until May 22 .

Mokan emphasized easing all quarantine-related curbs is the last, fifth stage of a gradual exit.
Envoy of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, Vasyl Mokan says it will be possible to talk about the end of the coronavirus-related quarantine in the country in summer or early in autumn.
Mokan emphasized the official completion of quarantine-related restrictive measures is the last, fifth stage of a gradual exit.
Read alsoNumber of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine nearing 12,700 on Tuesday morning
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"Therefore, it will be possible to talk about the end of the quarantine and a return to the normal functioning of the state at the end of June-July or maybe in August or September – everything will depend on the epidemiological situation and statistics on the coronavirus incidence/mortality rate," he wrote on Facebook on May 4.
Mokan said the complete end of the quarantine means the full resumption of public transport services, the work of shopping malls and mass contacts between people.
"Such things with almost 100% certainty could lead to an epidemic outbreak and the need to introduce strict quarantine measures again," he added.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers on Monday extended the coronavirus-related quarantine in the country until May 22.


unian--2020-05-05--Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine nearing 12,700 on Tuesday morning

Of them , 366 cases were reported in the past 24 hours .
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine was 12,697 on Tuesday morning .
`` According to the Public Health Center , there were to 12,697 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on May 5 , '' Ukraine 's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on May 5 .
Of them , 366 cases were reported in the past 24 hours .
Now the novel coronavirus was recorded in the following regions : 454 cases in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; 478 in Dnipropetrovsk region ; 83 in Donetsk region ; 448 in Zhytomyr region ; 546 in Zakarpattia region ; 287 in Zaporizhia region ; 1,015 in Ivano-Frankivsk region ; 401 in Kirovohrad region ; 1,583 in the city of Kyiv ; 866 in Kyiv region ; 514 in Lviv region ; 38 in Luhansk region ; 163 in Mykolayiv region ; 469 in Odesa region ; 231 in Poltava region ; 779 in Rivne region ; 112 in Sumy region ; 923 in Ternopil region ; 377 in Kharkiv region ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Khmelnytsky region ; 1,948 in Chernivtsi region ; 314 in Cherkasy region ; 64 in Chernihiv region .
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , the city of Sevastopol , parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available .
The tests were conducted by the Public Health Center 's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories .
As of the morning of May 5 , 2020 , the Center had received 1,041 reports of suspected COVID-19 cases .
In total , there have been 33,311 reports on suspected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A total of 316 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country .
Some 1,875 patients have recovered .

Of them, 366 cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine was 12,697 on Tuesday morning.
"According to the Public Health Center, there were to 12,697 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on May 5," Ukraine's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on May 5.
Of them, 366 cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
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Now the novel coronavirus was recorded in the following regions: 454 cases in Vinnytsia region; 343 in Volyn region; 478 in Dnipropetrovsk region; 83 in Donetsk region; 448 in Zhytomyr region; 546 in Zakarpattia region; 287 in Zaporizhia region; 1,015 in Ivano-Frankivsk region; 401 in Kirovohrad region; 1,583 in the city of Kyiv; 866 in Kyiv region; 514 in Lviv region; 38 in Luhansk region; 163 in Mykolayiv region; 469 in Odesa region; 231 in Poltava region; 779 in Rivne region; 112 in Sumy region; 923 in Ternopil region; 377 in Kharkiv region; 142 in Kherson region; 119 in Khmelnytsky region; 1,948 in Chernivtsi region; 314 in Cherkasy region; 64 in Chernihiv region.
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available.
The tests were conducted by the Public Health Center's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories. As of the morning of May 5, 2020, the Center had received 1,041 reports of suspected COVID-19 cases. In total, there have been 33,311 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.
A total of 316 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country. Some 1,875 patients have recovered.


unian--2020-05-05--Gas transit via Ukraine in Jan-April shrinks by 40% to 15.5 bcm

Russia 's Gazprom has paid for all the capacities allocated for its gas transit .
LLC Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine ( GTSOU ) has said transit shipments of natural gas through the country 's gas transmission system in January-April 2020 shrank by 40 % year-over-year ( y-o-y ) , to 15.5 billion cubic meters ( bcm ) .
Read alsoUkraine ready to handle gas transit from Slovakia to Poland if Russia halts Yamal flow – GTS operator However , the capacities allocated for Russian gas transit since the beginning of 2020 have been fully paid by Russia 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transit deal , the company said on its website on May 1 .
In April alone , gas transit from Russia via Ukraine totaled 4.4 billion bcm , which was 1 % down from March 2020 , but 46 % down y-o-y .
In addition to gas transit from Russia , the Ukrainian GTS operator in April transported natural gas from Slovakia to Poland in test mode for an international trader who ordered a new short-haul service .
As UNIAN reported earlier , transit supplies of natural gas through the Ukrainian gas transmission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 89.58 bcm in 2019 .
On January 1 , 2020 , the functions of the country 's operator of trunk gas pipelines were transferred from the state-owned Ukrtransgaz to LLC Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine , which was transferred to Magistralni Gazoprovody Ukrainy 's management subordinated to Ukraine 's Finance Ministry .
On December 30 , 2019 , Ukraine and Russia signed a new gas transit contract for a period of five years , obliging Russia 's Gazprom to pump a minimum of 65 billion bcm of gas via Ukraine in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next four years .
The parties may extend the contract for another ten years .

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unian--2020-05-05--Ukraine offers to build monument in Berlin to commemorate Ukrainians who died in World War II

The world will mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe .
Ukrainian Foreign Minister @ @ @ @ @ with his German counterpart Heiko Maas has raised the question of building a monument in @ @ @ @ @ who died in World War II .
`` In the context of the 75th anniversary @ @ @ @ @ War II in Europe , which the world will soon celebrate , Dmytro Kuleba has @ @ @ @ @ in Berlin a monument to the Ukrainians who died in World War II , '' @ @ @ @ @ 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( MFA ) said .
`` According to him , @ @ @ @ @ the worthy honoring of their memory . ''
The ministers also discussed the next steps @ @ @ @ @ to implement the decisions of the Normandy Four summit in Paris and prepare for a @ @ @ @ @ UNIAN reported earlier , Kuleba spoke out in favor of regular meetings of the Normandy @ @ @ @ @ , Russia , Germany and France ) .

The world will mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during a conversation with his German counterpart Heiko Maas has raised the question of building a monument in Berlin to commemorate the Ukrainians who died in World War II.
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"In the context of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, which the world will soon celebrate, Dmytro Kuleba has raised the issue of building in Berlin a monument to the Ukrainians who died in World War II," the press service of Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said. "According to him, such a monument would be the worthy honoring of their memory."
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The ministers also discussed the next steps that need to be taken to implement the decisions of the Normandy Four summit in Paris and prepare for a summit in Berlin.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Kuleba spoke out in favor of regular meetings of the Normandy Four foreign ministers (Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France).


unian--2020-05-05--Ukraine's hryvnia weakens to UAH 26.97 to U.S. dollar on May 5

The official forex rate against the euro for Tuesday is fixed at UAH 29.51 per euro .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) has set the official forex rate for May 5 at UAH 26.97 to the U.S. dollar , which made the country 's national currency weaken by one kopiyka .
Read alsoUkraine to put into circulation new UAH 10 coins ( Photos , video ) The Central Bank fixed the following official forex rates of the hryvnia against key foreign currencies for May 5 : US $ 100 will be quoted at UAH 2,697.49 ( UAH @ @ @ @ @ @ @ EUR 100 will be quoted at UAH 2,950.78 ( UAH 2,929.39 as of May 4 ) .
By 16:00 Kyiv time on Monday , May 4 , hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank forex market settled at UAH 26.96/26.98 to the dollar , while those against the euro were at UAH 29.48/29.50 .
The U.S. dollar at Kyiv 's exchange booths on Monday morning lost three kopiykas in value , as the rate was UAH 27.17 per U.S. dollar .
The value of the euro remained at UAH 29.55 .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set the official forex rate for Monday , May 4 , at UAH 26.96 to the U.S. dollar , which let the country 's national currency strengthen by one kopiyka .

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unian--2020-05-05--"Up to 100,000 deaths:" Ukraine's Health Ministry explains quarantine extension

Liashko said the ministry had decided to gradually balance between economic recovery and anti-epidemiological measures .
Ukrainian Deputy Health Minister and Chief Medical Officer Viktor Liashko says the government decided to extend the quarantine in Ukraine , since up to 100,000 people might die from COVID-19 complications should all restrictions have been lifted from May 11 .
`` Today we can not completely release the whole country from quarantine , because there are several scenarios .
According to one of them , there might be up to 100,000 deaths if we had cancelled all restrictions on May 11 , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Speech ] panel show on Ukraine 's ICTV channel on May 4 , 2020 .
Liashko said that , given the capacity of the Ukrainian healthcare system to cope with the number of COVID-19 patients , the Health Ministry had decided to gradually balance between economic recovery and anti-epidemiological measures .
`` After all , the loss of economy from two to three months of the quarantine can not be compared with the loss of human lives the country might face if the government had not responded , '' the official said @

Liashko said the ministry had decided to gradually balance between economic recovery and anti-epidemiological measures.
Ukrainian Deputy Health Minister and Chief Medical Officer Viktor Liashko says the government decided to extend the quarantine in Ukraine, since up to 100,000 people might die from COVID-19 complications should all restrictions have been lifted from May 11.
Read alsoUkraine's government extends quarantine until May 22
"Today we cannot completely release the whole country from quarantine, because there are several scenarios. According to one of them, there might be up to 100,000 deaths if we had cancelled all restrictions on May 11," he told a Svoboda Slova [Freedom of Speech] panel show on Ukraine's ICTV channel on May 4, 2020.
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Liashko said that, given the capacity of the Ukrainian healthcare system to cope with the number of COVID-19 patients, the Health Ministry had decided to gradually balance between economic recovery and anti-epidemiological measures.
"After all, the loss of economy from two to three months of the quarantine cannot be compared with the loss of human lives the country might face if the government had not responded," the official said.


unian--2020-05-05--Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide nearing 3.6 mln

The overall death toll is 251,580 people , while 1,168,030 coronavirus patients have already recovered .
The total number of @ @ @ @ @ world was nearing 3.6 million patients as of the morning of May 5 .
As @ @ @ @ @ cases had been reported as of 09:32 on May 5 , according to the Coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ the Center for Systems Science and Engineering ( CSSE ) at Johns Hopkins University .
@ @ @ @ @ 251,580 people , while 1,168,030 coronavirus patients have already recovered .
The three countries most @ @ @ @ @ include the United States ( 1,180,634 confirmed cases ) , Spain ( 218,011 ) , @ @ @ @ @ .
The highest death toll was recorded in the United States ( 68,934 people ) @ @ @ @ @ , the United Kingdom ( 28,809 ) , Spain ( 25,428 ) , and France @ @ @ @ @ many as 187 countries have been affected by the virus .

The overall death toll is 251,580 people, while 1,168,030 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world was nearing 3.6 million patients as of the morning of May 5.
As many as 3,584,322 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 09:32 on May 5, 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 251,580 people, while 1,168,030 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The three countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic include the United States (1,180,634 confirmed cases), Spain (218,011), and Italy (211,938).
The highest death toll was recorded in the United States (68,934 people), Italy (29,079), the United Kingdom (28,809), Spain (25,428), and France (25,204).
As many as 187 countries have been affected by the virus.


unian--2020-05-05--One Ukrainian soldier wounded amid 12 enemy attacks in Donbas on May 4

According to intelligence data , one member of Russia-led forces was killed and another two were wounded on May 4 .
Russia 's hybrid military forces on May 4 mounted 12 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas , eastern Ukraine , with one Ukrainian soldier reported as wounded in action .
`` The Russian Federation 's armed formations violated the ceasefire 12 times in the past day , '' the press center of Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said on Facebook in an update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on May 5 .
`` As a result , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wounded in enemy shelling . ''
Read alsoNew evidence of Russia 's armed aggression against Ukraine : invaders launch rocket on civilian neighborhood in Pavlopil ( Photo ) Russian-led forces opened fire from proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars , grenade launchers of various types , heavy machine guns , and rifles .
Under attack were Ukrainian positions near the town of Krasnohorivka and Avdiyivka , and the villages of Verkhniotoretske , Novotroyitske , Starohnativka , Vodiane , Shyrokyne , Krymske , and Orikhove .
Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy attack .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Russia-led forces was killed and another two were wounded on May 4 .
In addition , an enemy military truck was destroyed .
`` Since Tuesday midnight , Russia-led forces have attacked Ukrainian positions near the village of Nevelske , using 82mm mortars , '' the update said .
There have been no Ukrainian army casualties since Tuesday midnight .

According to intelligence data, one member of Russia-led forces was killed and another two were wounded on May 4.
Russia's hybrid military forces on May 4 mounted 12 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, with one Ukrainian soldier reported as wounded in action.
"The Russian Federation's armed formations violated the ceasefire 12 times in the past day," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said on Facebook in an update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on May 5. "As a result, one serviceman of the Joint Forces was wounded in enemy shelling."
Read alsoNew evidence of Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine: invaders launch rocket on civilian neighborhood in Pavlopil (Photo)
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Russian-led forces opened fire from proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and rifles.
Under attack were Ukrainian positions near the town of Krasnohorivka and Avdiyivka, and the villages of Verkhniotoretske, Novotroyitske, Starohnativka, Vodiane, Shyrokyne, Krymske, and Orikhove.
Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy attack. According to intelligence data, one member of Russia-led forces was killed and another two were wounded on May 4. In addition, an enemy military truck was destroyed.
"Since Tuesday midnight, Russia-led forces have attacked Ukrainian positions near the village of Nevelske, using 82mm mortars," the update said.
There have been no Ukrainian army casualties since Tuesday midnight.


unian--2020-05-05--Reuters: Oil prices rise on demand prospects as lockdowns start to ease

The U.S. benchmark is on a five-day win streak that started on April 29 .
Oil prices rose on Tuesday , extending gains from the previous session , on expectations that fuel demand will begin to recover as some U.S. states and nations in Europe and Asia start to ease coronavirus lockdown measures .
West Texas Intermediate ( WTI ) crude CLc1 futures rose as much as 8.2 % to a three-week high of $ 22.06 per barrel and were up 6.5 % , or $ 1.33 , at $ 21.72 at 0454 GMT , Reuters said .
The U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that started on April 29 .
Brent crude LCOc1 futures hit a high of $ 28.57 a barrel and were up 4.8 % , or $ 1.31 , at $ 28.51 .
Brent is up for a sixth straight day .
Prospects improved for fuel demand as some U.S. states and several countries , including Italy , Spain , Portugal , India and Thailand , began allowing some people to go back to work and opened up construction sites , parks and libraries .
Reflecting hope that the oil industry may have passed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hedge funds and money managers were buyers of petroleum derivatives for a fifth straight week to the week ended on April 28 .
Still , global oil demand probably collapsed by as much as 30 % in April , analysts have said , and the recovery is likely to be slow , especially with airlines expected to remain largely grounded for months to come .

The U.S. benchmark is on a five-day win streak that started on April 29.
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous session, on expectations that fuel demand will begin to recover as some U.S. states and nations in Europe and Asia start to ease coronavirus lockdown measures.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures rose as much as 8.2% to a three-week high of $22.06 per barrel and were up 6.5%, or $1.33, at $21.72 at 0454 GMT, Reuters said.
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The U.S. benchmark is on a five-day win streak that started on April 29.
Brent crude LCOc1 futures hit a high of $28.57 a barrel and were up 4.8%, or $1.31, at $28.51. Brent is up for a sixth straight day.
Prospects improved for fuel demand as some U.S. states and several countries, including Italy, Spain, Portugal, India and Thailand, began allowing some people to go back to work and opened up construction sites, parks and libraries.
Reflecting hope that the oil industry may have passed the worst point of coronavirus-induced lockdowns, hedge funds and money managers were buyers of petroleum derivatives for a fifth straight week to the week ended on April 28.
Still, global oil demand probably collapsed by as much as 30% in April, analysts have said, and the recovery is likely to be slow, especially with airlines expected to remain largely grounded for months to come.


unian--2020-05-05--FM Kuleba comments on idea of setting up "advisory council" with representatives of occupied Donba

FM Kuleba comments on idea of setting up "advisory council" with representatives of occupied Donbas

No red lines must be crossed , minister stresses .
Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has commented on the idea of creating the so-called `` advisory council '' under the political subgroup of Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas settlement , where `` representatives '' of the occupied areas of Donbas are expected to be included .
In an interview with Radio NV , he noted that the initiative had been conceived before he was appointed foreign minister , at the same time noting that he was not opposed to searching for new negotiation formats if they did not mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relation to Donbas .
`` I 'm always up for looking for ways out of the deadlocks where negotiations are heading in various situations .
We should always look for new formats and initiatives , at the same time without crossing the 'red lines ' regarding Ukraine 's positions , '' Kuleba said .
At the same time , the minister said that during a meeting of Normandy Four foreign ministers via video link , this initiative was not discussed in detail .
Only the Russian foreign minister , Sergey Lavrov , dwelled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` There are formats that make it through ; but there are those that do n't .
There are formats that initially are n't making it , but they do later on , and vice versa .
That is , these are normal work processes .
I take this as a routine .
For me , the main thing is to make sure that Ukraine 's position is strong and that we do n't step beyond the 'red lines ' of our state , '' the diplomat explained .
Separately , Kuleba @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his German counterpart Heiko Maas , the issue of the `` advisory council '' had not been discussed .
As UNIAN reported earlier , on March 11 , Minsk hosted the regular meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group for Donbas settlement with the participation of the head of Ukrainian President 's Office Andriy Yermak and Deputy Head of Russian President 's Administration Dmitry Kozak .
The two agreed to sign the TCG decision on the establishment of an `` advisory council '' as part of the political subgroup following consultations with representatives of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regarding the implementation of the agreements reached during the Normandy summit .
The signing was scheduled to take place at the next meeting in Minsk on March 25 .
Read alsoPutin has `` no other choice but to withdraw from eastern Ukraine and Crimea '' – Ukraine 's foreign minister Later , the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia outlet published a copy of the minutes of meeting signed in Minsk on March 11 .
According to the document , the criteria and the procedure for appointing council members shall be independently determined by Ukraine , certain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine , the Russian Federation , Germany , France , and the OSCE .
At the same time , 10 representatives from Ukraine and the certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions will each have the right to cast votes , and one representative each from Russia , Germany , France , and the OSCE – the right to cast consultative votes .
A few days later , about 60 MPs with the Servant of the People party called on President Zelensky to halt the process of creation of the advisory council , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorities in Donbas , putting them on equal footing with the Ukrainian negotiators , while portraying Russia as a pure mediator in the conflict rather than a direct party to it .
On March 25 , the TCG did not discuss the advisory council during a video link meeting .
On March 31 , Yermak said the idea to set up such council would be considered following consultation with partners from France , Germany , and the OSCE .
Read alsoAdvisory Council with Donbas militants could only be created if Germany , France @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 6 , President Zelensky assured the public that the agreement on founding an Advisory Council under the auspices of the TCG would not legitimize Russian-controlled militants .

No red lines must be crossed, minister stresses.
Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has commented on the idea of creating the so-called "advisory council" under the political subgroup of Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas settlement, where "representatives" of the occupied areas of Donbas are expected to be included.
In an interview with Radio NV, he noted that the initiative had been conceived before he was appointed foreign minister, at the same time noting that he was not opposed to searching for new negotiation formats if they did not mean crossing certain "red lines" in relation to Donbas.
"I'm always up for looking for ways out of the deadlocks where negotiations are heading in various situations. We should always look for new formats and initiatives, at the same time without crossing the 'red lines' regarding Ukraine's positions," Kuleba said.
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At the same time, the minister said that during a meeting of Normandy Four foreign ministers via video link, this initiative was not discussed in detail. Only the Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, dwelled on the issue, according to Kuleba.
"There are formats that make it through; but there are those that don't. There are formats that initially aren't making it, but they do later on, and vice versa. That is, these are normal work processes. I take this as a routine. For me, the main thing is to make sure that Ukraine's position is strong and that we don't step beyond the 'red lines' of our state," the diplomat explained.
Separately, Kuleba emphasized that during yesterday's conversation with his German counterpart Heiko Maas, the issue of the "advisory council" had not been discussed.
As UNIAN reported earlier, on March 11, Minsk hosted the regular meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group for Donbas settlement with the participation of the head of Ukrainian President's Office Andriy Yermak and Deputy Head of Russian President's Administration Dmitry Kozak. The two agreed to sign the TCG decision on the establishment of an "advisory council" as part of the political subgroup following consultations with representatives of the OSCE, France, and Germany regarding the implementation of the agreements reached during the Normandy summit. The signing was scheduled to take place at the next meeting in Minsk on March 25.
Read alsoPutin has "no other choice but to withdraw from eastern Ukraine and Crimea" – Ukraine's foreign minister
Later, the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia outlet published a copy of the minutes of meeting signed in Minsk on March 11. According to the document, the criteria and the procedure for appointing council members shall be independently determined by Ukraine, certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, the Russian Federation, Germany, France, and the OSCE. At the same time, 10 representatives from Ukraine and the certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions will each have the right to cast votes, and one representative each from Russia, Germany, France, and the OSCE – the right to cast consultative votes.
A few days later, about 60 MPs with the Servant of the People party called on President Zelensky to halt the process of creation of the advisory council, which many said would legitimize Russian occupation authorities in Donbas, putting them on equal footing with the Ukrainian negotiators, while portraying Russia as a pure mediator in the conflict rather than a direct party to it.
On March 25, the TCG did not discuss the advisory council during a video link meeting.
On March 31, Yermak said the idea to set up such council would be considered following consultation with partners from France, Germany, and the OSCE.
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On April 6, President Zelensky assured the public that the agreement on founding an Advisory Council under the auspices of the TCG would not legitimize Russian-controlled militants.


unian--2020-05-05--SBU names number of Ukrainians held captive in occupied Donbas

The security agency has told how a list of those gone missing in the occupied areas is being formed .
The number of Ukrainians held by Russian-controlled forces in the occupied Donbas exceeds 200 , says the Security Service of Ukraine .
As of April 30 , 2020 , a total of 214 persons remain in captivity , the latest data say , RFE/RL reported referring to the SBU .
`` The list of persons the Ukrainian side is searching for as those illegally deprived of liberty in the temporarily occupied territories is compiled based on appeals from families and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organizations , mass media , as well as information exchange between entities involved in the implementation of relevant tasks , '' the SBU said .
According to information records of the Joint Center for the coordination of search for and release of persons illegally deprived of liberty , hostages , and search for missing persons in the area of Joint Forces Operation as of April 30 , 2020 , a total of 214 persons were listed as unlawfully deprived of liberty , '' the report reads .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was held April 16 , when Russian-controlled forces released 20 Ukrainians , while the Ukrainian government handed 14 persons to the occupied territories .

The security agency has told how a list of those gone missing in the occupied areas is being formed.
The number of Ukrainians held by Russian-controlled forces in the occupied Donbas exceeds 200, says the Security Service of Ukraine.
As of April 30, 2020, a total of 214 persons remain in captivity, the latest data say, RFE/RL reported referring to the SBU.
"The list of persons the Ukrainian side is searching for as those illegally deprived of liberty in the temporarily occupied territories is compiled based on appeals from families and relatives of victims, reports by non-government organizations, mass media, as well as information exchange between entities involved in the implementation of relevant tasks," the SBU said.
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According to information records of the Joint Center for the coordination of search for and release of persons illegally deprived of liberty, hostages, and search for missing persons in the area of Joint Forces Operation as of April 30, 2020, a total of 214 persons were listed as unlawfully deprived of liberty," the report reads.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the latest exchange of held persons in Donbas was held April 16, when Russian-controlled forces released 20 Ukrainians, while the Ukrainian government handed 14 persons to the occupied territories.


unian--2020-05-05--State budget sees deficit of almost UAH 24 bln

In January-April , the revenues target was met by 86.1 % .
Revenues of the general fund of the state budget of Ukraine in April 2020 stood at 84.3 % of the target and at 86.1 % for January-April 2020 , the press service of the Ministry of Finance reported .
It is reported that in April 2020 , the budget 's general fund received UAH 90.9 billion ( $ 3.37 billion ) , of which almost UAH 43 billion ( $ 1.59 billion ) came from the National Bank , which annually transfers part of its profit to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been confirmed by an external audit and approved by the NBU Council .
`` Considering the timing of taxes and fees , main taxes that filled the general fund of the state budget in the reporting period were : personal income tax and military duty ( UAH 8.5 billion , or $ 315 million ) ; value added tax ( UAH 7.7 billion , or $ 285.5 million , balance ) , as well as excise tax on goods produced in Ukraine ( UAH 5.9 billion , or $ 218.8 million ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , UAH 19.6 billion ( $ 726.8 million ) came from customs payments , while VAT refunds amounted to UAH 12 billion ( $ 445 million ) .
In January-April of this year , the state budget was implemented with a deficit of UAH 23.5 billion ( $ 871 million ) , including the general fund – with a deficit of UAH 33 billion ( $ 1.22 billion ) .
It is also reported that for January-April 2020 , social expenses , defense spending , debt servicing , and subsidies to local budgets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based on payment orders .
According to the operational data of the State Treasury Service , expenses for the general fund of the state budget for four months of 2020 amounted to UAH 308.9 billion ( $ 11.42 billion ) , or 87.5 % of the target for the reporting period .
`` Actual state borrowings to the general fund of the state budget for January-April 2020 amounted to UAH 108 billion ( $ 4 billion ) , or 84.1 % of the target for this period , '' the report reads .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of UAH 73.8 billion was attracted to the state budget from the placement of government bonds ( 97 % of plan ) , including UAH 41.3 billion ( $ 1.2 billion ) from the issue of government bonds in foreign currency and 0.30 billion in euros ) .
UAH 34.2 billion was raised from external sources ( 66 % of the plan ) , including UAH33.9 billion through the placement of 10-year eurobonds in the amount of EUR 1.25 billion at 4.375 % .
Payments on public debt in January-April 2020 amounted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2.64 billion , 81.8 % of plan ) and servicing payments stood at UAH 41.1 billion ( $ 1.52 billion , 94.2 % of plan ) .
As UNIAN reported earlier , on April 13 , the Verkhovna Rada adopted amendments to the state budget of Ukraine for 2020 amid anti-coronavirus measures put in place .
They provide for a three-fold increase in the budget deficit to UAH 298 billion .
State budget revenues will amount to UAH 975.8 billion , expenses – to UAH 1.266 trillion , and public debt – to @ @ @ @

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unian--2020-05-05--Nuclear power plants in Ukraine may start mining crypto

The acting energy minister has instructed the nuclear operator to study the initiative amid excessive generation that has been a result of falling demand .
The state-owned Energoatom , the operator of Ukraine 's nuclear power plants , has received from acting energy minister Olha Buslavets a letter with instructions to review nuclear fuel procurement plans amid surplus in base generation and work out a project on crypto mining to create additional sales markets .
The text of the letter went public after MP with the Servant of the People faction , Geo Leros , posted its copy on Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He alleges that the acting minister is acting in the interests of monopolies in thermal generation and renewables as Energoatom is being ordered to shut down power units at NPPs , which is making electricity more costly for Ukrainian enterprises , and then to consider mining cryptocurrencies with the use of unspent electricity .
Speaking of the instruction to review nuclear fuel procurement plans , Geo Leros suggests that this could put Ukraine back in dependence from Russia as the revision could involve opting for the Russian producer Rosatom rather than continuing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the moment , Ukraine acquires nuclear fuel from Russia and Sweden ( produced by U.S.-based Westinghouse ) .
`` The Americans came to this market relatively recently , after 2014 .
Russia has been dreaming of returning Energoatom under their control and , it seems , they are succeeding , '' Geo Leros wrote in his post .

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unian--2020-05-05--EU Council greenlights EUR 1.2 bln assistance package to support Ukraine

The funds will be available for 12 months and disbursed in two installments .
EU ambassadors on Tuesday , May 5 , endorsed a European Commission proposal to provide macro-financial assistance to Ukraine amounting to EUR 1.2 billion to help the country cope with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic .
The funds will be available for 12 months and disbursed in two installments .
The loans will have a maximum average maturity of 15 years .
Read alsoUkraine 's Finance Ministry expects two IMF disbursements worth US $ 3.5 bln by end of 2020 The text will need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Council before it can enter into force .
Besides Ukraine , the EU plans to provide financial assistance to Albania ( EUR 180 million ) , Bosnia-Herzegovina ( EUR 250 million ) , Georgia ( EUR 150 million ) , Jordan ( EUR 200 million ) , Kosovo ( EUR 100 million ) , Moldova ( EUR 100 million ) , Montenegro ( EUR 60 million ) , Republic of North Macedonia ( EUR 160 million ) , and Tunisia ( EUR 600 million ) .
As UNIAN reported earlier , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to provide EUR 1.2 billion to Ukraine amid the COVID-19 pandemic .

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unian--2020-05-05--Global Firepower: Ukraine ranks 27th in military strength index

The ranking 's TOP5 are the U.S. , Russia , China , India , and Japan .
In the latest @ @ @ @ @ has gone two positions up against January , to spot 27 .
`` Still at @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine continues to shore up its defense limitations while dealing with ongoing issues in the @ @ @ @ @ reports .
For 2020 , Ukraine is ranked 27 of 138 out of the countries @ @ @ @ @ .
The Global Firepower ranking utilizes over 50 individual factors to determine a given nation @ @ @ @ @ ranging from military might and financials to logistical capability and geography .
The ranking 's @ @ @ @ @ Russia , China , India , and Japan .

The ranking's TOP5 are the U.S., Russia, China, India, and Japan.
In the latest Global Firepower ranking, Ukraine has gone two positions up against January, to spot 27.
"Still at odds with its neighbor, Ukraine continues to shore up its defense limitations while dealing with ongoing issues in the East," Global Firepower reports.
For 2020, Ukraine is ranked 27 of 138 out of the countries considered for the annual review.
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The Global Firepower ranking utilizes over 50 individual factors to determine a given nation's PowerIndex score with categories ranging from military might and financials to logistical capability and geography.
The ranking's TOP5 are the U.S., Russia, China, India, and Japan.


unian--2020-05-05--"Pragmatic calculation": Foreign Minister Kuleba names three tactical tasks in issue of Crimea de-oc

"Pragmatic calculation": Foreign Minister Kuleba names three tactical tasks in issue of Crimea de-occupation

The strategic task is to restore Ukraine 's control of the peninsula , top diplomat explains .
Ukraine is developing a concept of restoring control over the Russian-occupied Crimea , intending to implement a number of tasks in this regard , says Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba .
`` I 'm in a dialogue on the issue with our president 's envoy for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , Anton Korinevych , and we are just developing a strategy , a concept , and a vision , '' Kuleba told Novoye Vremya .
The minister believes Ukraine must solve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a strategic one .
`` Tactical Tasks : first , it 's how we keep the occupied Crimea on a strategic agenda so that this issue is not forgotten .
Second : it 's how we ensure the effectiveness of the sanctions regime on Crimea .
Third : it 's what additional international instruments we can use to put pressure on Russia .
Also , there are a few other ones .
The strategic task is how Crimea will be returned to Ukraine .
I 'm absolutely convinced that this will happen .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ but a completely pragmatic calculation , '' said Kuleba .
He also assured that the Foreign Ministry team and other departments are constantly working toward this goal .
Earlier , Kuleba said that Ukraine was ready to talk with Ukrainians from the occupied Donbas but not with militants .

The strategic task is to restore Ukraine's control of the peninsula, top diplomat explains.
Ukraine is developing a concept of restoring control over the Russian-occupied Crimea, intending to implement a number of tasks in this regard, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba.
"I'm in a dialogue on the issue with our president's envoy for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Anton Korinevych, and we are just developing a strategy, a concept, and a vision," Kuleba told Novoye Vremya.
The minister believes Ukraine must solve several tactical tasks, as well as a strategic one.
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"Tactical Tasks: first, it's how we keep the occupied Crimea on a strategic agenda so that this issue is not forgotten. Second: it's how we ensure the effectiveness of the sanctions regime on Crimea. Third: it's what additional international instruments we can use to put pressure on Russia. Also, there are a few other ones. The strategic task is how Crimea will be returned to Ukraine. I'm absolutely convinced that this will happen. This is not a diplomatic fantasy, but a completely pragmatic calculation," said Kuleba.
He also assured that the Foreign Ministry team and other departments are constantly working toward this goal.
Earlier, Kuleba said that Ukraine was ready to talk with Ukrainians from the occupied Donbas but not with militants.


unian--2020-05-05--Ukraine prosecutors believe latest court move in Yanukovych probe could launch extradition process

On Monday , May 4 , the court ruled in absentia to remand the disgraced ex-president in custody .
The Pechersk District Court ruling to remand in custody former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych , handed down in absentia in a case of `` state power seizure '' could start the procedure for the suspect 's extradition from Russia where he had fled in 2014 amid the Revolution of Dignity , the Office of the Prosecutor General believes .
Prosecutors recall that proceedings in question are into the circumstances of Yanukovych seizing state power in September-October 2010 by taking action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illegally extending the range of his authority .
Read alsoUkraine court rules in absentia to remand Viktor Yanukovych in custody '' The court ruling entitles prosecutors to apply extradition , '' the statement says .
Also , prosecutors will ask the court permission to conduct a pre-trial investigation in absentia , '' the Office of the Prosecutor General added .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the Pechersk District Court in Kyiv granted the prosecutor 's motion to remand Viktor Yanukovych in custody as part of an investigation into criminal proceedings regarding usurpation of @ @

On Monday, May 4, the court ruled in absentia to remand the disgraced ex-president in custody.
The Pechersk District Court ruling to remand in custody former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, handed down in absentia in a case of "state power seizure" could start the procedure for the suspect's extradition from Russia where he had fled in 2014 amid the Revolution of Dignity, the Office of the Prosecutor General believes.
Prosecutors recall that proceedings in question are into the circumstances of Yanukovych seizing state power in September-October 2010 by taking action to amend the Constitution, aimed at illegally extending the range of his authority.
Read alsoUkraine court rules in absentia to remand Viktor Yanukovych in custody
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"The court ruling entitles prosecutors to apply extradition," the statement says.
Also, prosecutors will ask the court permission to conduct a pre-trial investigation in absentia," the Office of the Prosecutor General added.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the Pechersk District Court in Kyiv granted the prosecutor's motion to remand Viktor Yanukovych in custody as part of an investigation into criminal proceedings regarding usurpation of power.


unian--2020-05-05--Zelensky's Office chief hopes local elections to be held this fall despite quarantine

Ensuring all security conditions that the Ukrainian side has been insisting on shall precede holding such elections in Donbas .
Head of the Presidential Office , Andriy Yermak , says that so far local elections across Ukraine , including in Donbas , scheduled for the fall of 2020 , have not been postponed due to the COVID-19 epidemic .
Speaking at an online discussion `` Pandemic , reform , war and peace : The view from Ukraine 's White House , '' organized by the Atlantic Council on May 4 , Yermak expressed hope such elections would be held as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donetsk and Luhansk regions .
When asked if the COVID-19 epidemic will affect local elections in Ukraine scheduled for October 25 , Yermak said : `` I do n't know .
We have n't talked about it yet , while the date of local elections remains unchanged . ''
Read alsoOver 42 % of Ukrainians would vote for Zelensky if elections held in late April – poll '' These elections , set to be held under Ukrainian law , based on all the principles of the Copenhagen Convention , will be a very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donbas , '' said Yermak .
The head of the presidential office noted that ensuring all security conditions that the Ukrainian side has been insisting on shall precede holding such elections .
`` This applies to the withdrawal of all foreign [ armed ] groups , and the transfer of the border [ under Ukraine 's control ] , and other things , too , '' Yermak emphasized .
As UNIAN reported earlier , on October 25 , elections to rural , village , city , district , regional councils , as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city mayors are scheduled to be held throughout Ukraine .

Ensuring all security conditions that the Ukrainian side has been insisting on shall precede holding such elections in Donbas.
Head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, says that so far local elections across Ukraine, including in Donbas, scheduled for the fall of 2020, have not been postponed due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
Speaking at an online discussion "Pandemic, reform, war and peace: The view from Ukraine's White House," organized by the Atlantic Council on May 4, Yermak expressed hope such elections would be held as planned, including in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
When asked if the COVID-19 epidemic will affect local elections in Ukraine scheduled for October 25, Yermak said: "I don't know. We haven't talked about it yet, while the date of local elections remains unchanged."
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"These elections, set to be held under Ukrainian law, based on all the principles of the Copenhagen Convention, will be a very powerful way to end the war in Donbas," said Yermak.
The head of the presidential office noted that ensuring all security conditions that the Ukrainian side has been insisting on shall precede holding such elections.
"This applies to the withdrawal of all foreign [armed] groups, and the transfer of the border [under Ukraine's control], and other things, too," Yermak emphasized.
As UNIAN reported earlier, on October 25, elections to rural, village, city, district, regional councils, as well as of rural, village, and city mayors are scheduled to be held throughout Ukraine.


unian--2020-05-05--Health ministry posts rules for visiting parks and barbershops once quarantine eased

Park visits shall be allowed to groups of up to three , while clients of barbershops and beauty salons will have to reserve appointments to get the desired services .
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has developed rules for visiting parks and recreation zones , as well as going to barbershops and beauty salons .
The rules have been published on the ministry website .
In particular , it is noted that barbershops and beauty salons shall mandate temperature screening for employees before they start their shift .
All employees must wear face masks .
Clients shall only be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lines shall be allowed indoors .
In parks and recreation zones , their administration has been obliged to post signs with visiting rules at the entrance and across the site .
Public restrooms must be operational , with liquid soap and sanitizers in place , as well as regular cleaning and disinfection .
It shall not be allowed to conduct organized events in recreation areas , operate rides or offer entertainment services at this stage of quarantine easing .
At the same time , visitors shall comply with individual preventive measures .
No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parks and recreation zones .
Outdoor sports activity in these areas shall be allowed subject to proper social distancing and compliance with the rules established by the administration .
As UNIAN reported earlier , on May 4 , the government extended the quarantine until May 22 , removing a number of restrictions on businesses .
From May 11 , the Cabinet allows to reopen parks , recreation zones , beauty salons , barbershops , as well as summer terraces in cafes and restaurants .

Park visits shall be allowed to groups of up to three, while clients of barbershops and beauty salons will have to reserve appointments to get the desired services.
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has developed rules for visiting parks and recreation zones, as well as going to barbershops and beauty salons.
The rules have been published on the ministry website.
In particular, it is noted that barbershops and beauty salons shall mandate temperature screening for employees before they start their shift. All employees must wear face masks. Clients shall only be received by appointment, why no waiting lines shall be allowed indoors.
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In parks and recreation zones, their administration has been obliged to post signs with visiting rules at the entrance and across the site. Public restrooms must be operational, with liquid soap and sanitizers in place, as well as regular cleaning and disinfection.
It shall not be allowed to conduct organized events in recreation areas, operate rides or offer entertainment services at this stage of quarantine easing.
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At the same time, visitors shall comply with individual preventive measures. No groups over three will be allowed in parks and recreation zones. Outdoor sports activity in these areas shall be allowed subject to proper social distancing and compliance with the rules established by the administration.
As UNIAN reported earlier, on May 4, the government extended the quarantine until May 22, removing a number of restrictions on businesses.
From May 11, the Cabinet allows to reopen parks, recreation zones, beauty salons, barbershops, as well as summer terraces in cafes and restaurants.