unian--2020-05-05--Sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine shrink by 5% in Jan-April

Ukrainians in April alone purchased 3,700 new passenger cars , which was almost 50 % down y-o-y .
Sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine declined by 5 % in January-April 2020 year-over-year ( y-o-y ) , to 23,900 vehicles .
Ukrainians in April alone purchased and registered 3,700 new passenger cars , which was almost 50 % down y-o-y , the Ukrautoprom association 's press service said .
Moreover , such a result is not an anti-record since there were lower monthly indicators four or five years ago .
`` Despite a sharp drop in the number of new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month in a row the three market leaders have remained unchanged , namely Renault , Toyota , and KIA .
However , the said brands in the same order also topped the last year 's April rating .
Yet , there are some surprises .
The BMW brand climbed from the ninth spot [ in April 2019 ] to fourth , whereas it was ranked 13th in March 2020 .
Mercedes-Benz was a surprise as well , as it showed growth in sales , taking the sixth position in April .
The brand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last year , and ranked 11th in March , '' the report said .
Read alsoSales of used cars in Ukraine shrink by almost 60 % in Q1 Renault remains in the lead of the April ranking with 771 new passenger cars sold on the Ukrainian market , which was 31 % down y-o-y .
Toyota was second with 428 vehicles sold in over the period under review , which was 56 % down from April 2019 .
KIA cars ranked third as they were assigned 259 Ukrainian license plates in April showing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BMW car brand became fourth with 814 vehicles sold ( 11 % down from April 2019 ) .
The Skoda brand ranked fifth with 180 cars with sold over the month ( 67 % down ) .
The Renault Duster crossover became the month 's bestseller with 278 cars sold .
As UNIAN reported earlier , sales of new commercial vehicles in Ukraine in 2019 dropped by 3 % y-o-y , to 12,400 vehicles , according to the Ukrautoprom UNIAN memo .
The Ukrainian Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association , Ukrautoprom , was created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 20 leading Ukrainian enterprises of the automotive industry .
Among them are Zaporizhia-based ZAZ Plc.
, Lviv-based bus manufacturer LAZ Plc.
, Kremenchuk-based truck manufacturer AutoKrAZ PJSC , and others .

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Ukrainians in April alone purchased 3,700 new passenger cars, which was almost 50% down y-o-y.
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unian--2020-05-05--Crimean children taught Russia didn't invade Crimea – rights group

Instead of complying with international law and ending its occupation of Ukrainian sovereign territory , Russia is actively instilling anti-Ukrainian propaganda and trying to destroy the younger generation 's identification with Ukraine .
Six years after Russian soldiers seized control of Crimea and the world had to resurrect the term annexation , last used about Adolf Hitler , in response , Crimean children are learning quite a different version of history .
It is one in which Crimeans were the key players , not Russia , and in which Ukraine was the bad guy , along with those western countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rights Protection Group reports .
While Russia 's aggressive militarization of Crimea and glorification of war among very young children are rightly eliciting enormous concern , distortion of history that Russia is instilling from an early age creates a false reality in which such indoctrination becomes dangerously absolute .
Read alsoZelensky 's chief of staff : EU , U.S. sanctions against Russia over Ukraine should continue ( Video ) Russian school textbooks , when telling kids about the events of 2014 , have no mention of Russian soldiers or of armed paramilitaries whose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one horrific murder were very widely reported by the world media .
Instead , children are being told that `` based on the results of a referendum ( 96 % `` for '' ) , the peninsula on March 21 , 2014 , joined the Russian Federation .
Crimea , whose territory had , without any grounds , been handed to Ukraine in 1954 by Nikita Khrushchev , returned to the Russian Federation '' .
The 11th graders do learn also that `` governing circles in the USA , who supported the coup @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arose as Russian aggression against it [ Ukraine ] and introduced economic sanctions against our country '' , with this reinstating Cold War American-Russian relations .
No mention is being made of the call by the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people to boycott the referendum , which is believed to have been widely heeded .
A methodological guide for teachers claims that `` the referendum took place in full accordance with the norms and principles of electoral law , in open , democratic circumstances . ''
People are alleged to have gone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , without any mention of the fact that Russian soldiers with machine guns and armed paramilitaries had been deployed .
Read alsoJournalists in Russian-occupied areas must be protected , MFA Ukraine says on World Press Freedom Day Instead of complying with international law and ending its occupation of Ukrainian sovereign territory , Russia is actively instilling anti-Ukrainian propaganda and trying to destroy the younger generation 's identification with Ukraine , KHPG writes .
History textbooks in Crimea present the post-Maidan government as `` unwilling to consider the economic and cultural values of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( in History of Russia .
10th Grade ) that Ukraine was planning to ban the use of the Russian language .
In August 2019 , a new Russian textbook in verse for children claimed that Ukraine `` has stirred up war and vengeance '' and that people have been prohibited from speaking Russian .
This and similar narratives were used in 2014 to justify Russia 's aggression against Ukraine .

Instead of complying with international law and ending its occupation of Ukrainian sovereign territory, Russia is actively instilling anti-Ukrainian propaganda and trying to destroy the younger generation's identification with Ukraine.
Six years after Russian soldiers seized control of Crimea and the world had to resurrect the term annexation, last used about Adolf Hitler, in response, Crimean children are learning quite a different version of history.
It is one in which Crimeans were the key players, not Russia, and in which Ukraine was the bad guy, along with those western countries who took its side, Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reports.
While Russia's aggressive militarization of Crimea and glorification of war among very young children are rightly eliciting enormous concern, distortion of history that Russia is instilling from an early age creates a false reality in which such indoctrination becomes dangerously absolute.
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Russian school textbooks, when telling kids about the events of 2014, have no mention of Russian soldiers or of armed paramilitaries whose abductions, torture and at very least one horrific murder were very widely reported by the world media.
Instead, children are being told that "based on the results of a referendum (96% "for"), the peninsula on March 21, 2014, joined the Russian Federation. Crimea, whose territory had, without any grounds, been handed to Ukraine in 1954 by Nikita Khrushchev, returned to the Russian Federation". The 11th graders do learn also that "governing circles in the USA, who supported the coup in Ukraine, assessed the situation that arose as Russian aggression against it [Ukraine] and introduced economic sanctions against our country", with this reinstating Cold War American-Russian relations.
No mention is being made of the call by the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people to boycott the referendum, which is believed to have been widely heeded.
A methodological guide for teachers claims that "the referendum took place in full accordance with the norms and principles of electoral law, in open, democratic circumstances." People are alleged to have gone to vote as though to a festival, without any mention of the fact that Russian soldiers with machine guns and armed paramilitaries had been deployed.
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Instead of complying with international law and ending its occupation of Ukrainian sovereign territory, Russia is actively instilling anti-Ukrainian propaganda and trying to destroy the younger generation's identification with Ukraine, KHPG writes.
History textbooks in Crimea present the post-Maidan government as "unwilling to consider the economic and cultural values of the Russian-speaking east of Ukraine" and claim (in History of Russia. 10th Grade) that Ukraine was planning to ban the use of the Russian language.
In August 2019, a new Russian textbook in verse for children claimed that Ukraine "has stirred up war and vengeance" and that people have been prohibited from speaking Russian.
This and similar narratives were used in 2014 to justify Russia's aggression against Ukraine.


unian--2020-05-05--Zelensky's chief of staff: EU, U.S. sanctions against Russia over Ukraine should continue

The official says he hopes for American and European partners ' support .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 's chief of staff Andriy Yermak says that EU and U.S. sanctions against Russia over the occupation of Ukraine should continue until Donbas and Crimea are returned .
`` European sanctions should be maintained at the same level until all those areas which are not controlled by Ukraine are returned back to Ukraine , including the Crimean peninsula , '' he said during an online event , titled `` Pandemic , Reform , War , and Peace : The View from Ukraine 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Atlantic Council think tank on May 4 , according to an UNIAN correspondent .
Read alsoUkraine 's Rada calls on international community to strengthen sanctions against Russia , sever military relations Yermak says his position on EU sanctions against Russia is the same as on U.S. sanctions .
`` We understand that after the pandemic situation , the economic situation is very bad , that is why Ukraine stands very active as for the implementation of the Minsk agreements , and I do really hope that our American and European partners will continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ direction , '' he said .

The official says he hopes for American and European partners' support.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak says that EU and U.S. sanctions against Russia over the occupation of Ukraine should continue until Donbas and Crimea are returned.
"European sanctions should be maintained at the same level until all those areas which are not controlled by Ukraine are returned back to Ukraine, including the Crimean peninsula," he said during an online event, titled "Pandemic, Reform, War, and Peace: The View from Ukraine's White House," organized by the Atlantic Council think tank on May 4, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
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Yermak says his position on EU sanctions against Russia is the same as on U.S. sanctions.
"We understand that after the pandemic situation, the economic situation is very bad, that is why Ukraine stands very active as for the implementation of the Minsk agreements, and I do really hope that our American and European partners will continue to support us in moving in this direction," he said.


unian--2020-05-05--Reuters Exclusive: Internal Chinese report warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over v

Reuters Exclusive: Internal Chinese report warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over virus

Global anti-China sentiment is at its highest since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown .
An internal Chinese report warns that Beijing faces a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could tip relations with the United States into confrontation , people familiar with the paper told Reuters .
The report , presented early last month by the Ministry of State Security to top Beijing leaders including President Xi Jinping , concluded that global anti-China sentiment is at its highest since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown , the sources said , as reported by Reuters .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ wave of anti-China sentiment led by the United States in the aftermath of the pandemic and needs to be prepared in a worst-case scenario for armed confrontation between the two global powers , according to people familiar with the report 's content , who declined to be identified given the sensitivity of the matter .
Relations between China and the United States are widely seen to be at their worst point in decades , with deepening mistrust and friction points from U.S. allegations of unfair trade and technology practices to disputes over Hong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the South China Sea .
The report described to Reuters warned that anti-China sentiment sparked by the coronavirus could fuel resistance to China 's Belt and Road infrastructure investment projects , and that Washington could step up financial and military support for regional allies , making the security situation in Asia more volatile .

Global anti-China sentiment is at its highest since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
An internal Chinese report warns that Beijing faces a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could tip relations with the United States into confrontation, people familiar with the paper told Reuters.
The report, presented early last month by the Ministry of State Security to top Beijing leaders including President Xi Jinping, concluded that global anti-China sentiment is at its highest since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, the sources said, as reported by Reuters.
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As a result, Beijing faces a wave of anti-China sentiment led by the United States in the aftermath of the pandemic and needs to be prepared in a worst-case scenario for armed confrontation between the two global powers, according to people familiar with the report's content, who declined to be identified given the sensitivity of the matter.
Relations between China and the United States are widely seen to be at their worst point in decades, with deepening mistrust and friction points from U.S. allegations of unfair trade and technology practices to disputes over Hong Kong, Taiwan and contested territories in the South China Sea.
The report described to Reuters warned that anti-China sentiment sparked by the coronavirus could fuel resistance to China's Belt and Road infrastructure investment projects, and that Washington could step up financial and military support for regional allies, making the security situation in Asia more volatile.


unian--2020-05-05--Power rates for industry soar by almost 50% over suspension of some nuclear units – Ukrainian MP

Ukraine 's energy market watchdog earlier adopted a resolution that led to the price hike .
Deputy head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development Dmytro Kisilevskiy says power rates for the industry soared by 46 % on the weekend ( May 2-3 ) , to UAH 1,297 ( US $ 48 ) per MWh , due to the suspension of certain nuclear power plants ' ( NPP ) units and an increase in the ceiling price of electricity generated from renewables .
`` The industry has received another 'gift ' from the government and [ Ukraine 's National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as the price of electricity this weekend skyrocketed by 46 % against the previous one .
This was caused by two main factors , namely the shutdown of nuclear power units and a three-fold increase in the maximum price of green electricity on the energy market , '' he wrote on Facebook on May 3 .
The NEURC earlier adopted a resolution that contributed to the price hike .
`` On Friday , the tariff regulator , NEURC , quietly passed a resolution that led to a sharp rise in the electricity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the price this weekend jumped by 46 % compared to that effective last weekend .
If a week ago , the average price on the day-ahead market on Saturday-Sunday was UAH 886 [ US $ 33 ] per MWh , it was set at UAH 1,297 per MWh this weekend , '' he added .
Kisilevskiy believes that with such a tariff policy , electricity consumption will be further declining over the lack of consumers .
`` Those areas where the coronavirus has failed to affect producers will be finished by the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be reducing their production and cutting jobs , '' he summed up .

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unian--2020-05-05--Number of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases growing in Ukraine

This increases the risk of COVID-19 spread .
Ukraine 's Health Ministry reports an increase in the number of asymptomatic @ @ @ @ @ `` The Health Ministry is recording an increase in the number of asymptomatic cases of @ @ @ @ @ the risk of COVID-19 spread , '' according to the press service of the President @ @ @ @ @ regular meeting on preventing the spread of coronavirus , which was chaired by Ukrainian President @ @ @ @ @ it is necessary to continue complying with restrictive measures in Ukraine , the press service @ @ @ @ @ noted the outbreak of coronavirus was recorded in Odesa region , which is again in @ @ @ @ @ newly confirmed cases .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the number of confirmed cases of @ @ @ @ @ was 12,697 on Tuesday morning .
Of them , 366 cases were reported in the @ @ @ @

This increases the risk of COVID-19 spread.
Ukraine's Health Ministry reports an increase in the number of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in Ukraine.
"The Health Ministry is recording an increase in the number of asymptomatic cases of the disease, which increases the risk of COVID-19 spread," according to the press service of the President's Office, following a regular meeting on preventing the spread of coronavirus, which was chaired by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Therefore, it is necessary to continue complying with restrictive measures in Ukraine, the press service said.
It is also noted the outbreak of coronavirus was recorded in Odesa region, which is again in the lead in terms of newly confirmed cases.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine was 12,697 on Tuesday morning. Of them, 366 cases were reported in the past 24 hours.


unian--2020-05-05--Bakhmatyuk's offer to resolve issue of banks' debt beneficial to state – Deposit Guarantee Fund

Bakhmatyuk offered a mechanism for repaying UAH 8 billion in debts of VAB Bank and Financial Initiative Bank withdrawn from the market in 2014-2015 .
The Deposit Guarantee Fund has responded to an offer by former owner of VAB Bank and Financial Initiative Bank Oleg Bakhmatyuk to repay the two banks ' debts via restructuring .
The Fund believes such a proposal is optimal for the state , as reported by Ukrainian News .
This is stated in a letter sent in response to Bakhmatyuk 's offer .
It is about proposed repayment of the debt that arose as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the withdrawal of most of Ukrainian banks from the market .
Bakhmatyuk offers to return UAH 8 billion ( US $ 296.6 million ) within five years .
In turn , the Deposit Guarantee Fund believes such a proposal is optimal and in line with the best international practices .
Such a voluntary settlement is more beneficial to the state than the settlement of claims in court with legal fees being at least 25 % of the possible result obtained , and litigation itself may last for decades .
In its letter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supports such initiatives for the voluntary debt repayment by former owners and affiliates of bankrupt banks .
But today there is no legislative mechanism that would let accept such an offer . ''
The Fund also claims the creation of an appropriate legal mechanism by adopting a special law will increase the amount of funds returned to creditors of bankrupt banks and , as a result , replenish the state budget of Ukraine .
`` The Fund is ready to take the leading role and provide all possible expert support to the subjects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mechanisms and bring Ukrainian legislation into line with the best international practices as soon as possible , '' Managing Director of the Deposit Guarantee Fund Svitlana Rekrut wrote in the letter .
As reported earlier , on April 15 , 2020 , owner of the UkrLandFarming and Avangard Group of Companies Oleg Bakhmatyuk offered the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine , the Deposit Guarantee Fund , the National Bank of Ukraine and the Office of the Prosecutor General a mechanism for repaying debts worth UAH 8 billion of VAB Bank and Financial Initiative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in accordance with generally accepted international practices that are supported by international financial institutions , in particular the International Monetary and the World Bank .

Bakhmatyuk offered a mechanism for repaying UAH 8 billion in debts of VAB Bank and Financial Initiative Bank withdrawn from the market in 2014-2015.
The Deposit Guarantee Fund has responded to an offer by former owner of VAB Bank and Financial Initiative Bank Oleg Bakhmatyuk to repay the two banks' debts via restructuring. The Fund believes such a proposal is optimal for the state, as reported by Ukrainian News.
This is stated in a letter sent in response to Bakhmatyuk's offer. It is about proposed repayment of the debt that arose as a result of the banking crisis of 2014-2015 and the withdrawal of most of Ukrainian banks from the market. Bakhmatyuk offers to return UAH 8 billion (US$296.6 million) within five years. In turn, the Deposit Guarantee Fund believes such a proposal is optimal and in line with the best international practices. Such a voluntary settlement is more beneficial to the state than the settlement of claims in court with legal fees being at least 25% of the possible result obtained, and litigation itself may last for decades.
In its letter, the Fund notes that "it supports such initiatives for the voluntary debt repayment by former owners and affiliates of bankrupt banks. But today there is no legislative mechanism that would let accept such an offer." The Fund also claims the creation of an appropriate legal mechanism by adopting a special law will increase the amount of funds returned to creditors of bankrupt banks and, as a result, replenish the state budget of Ukraine.
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"The Fund is ready to take the leading role and provide all possible expert support to the subjects of the legislative initiative to develop appropriate mechanisms and bring Ukrainian legislation into line with the best international practices as soon as possible," Managing Director of the Deposit Guarantee Fund Svitlana Rekrut wrote in the letter.
As reported earlier, on April 15, 2020, owner of the UkrLandFarming and Avangard Group of Companies Oleg Bakhmatyuk offered the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Deposit Guarantee Fund, the National Bank of Ukraine and the Office of the Prosecutor General a mechanism for repaying debts worth UAH 8 billion of VAB Bank and Financial Initiative Bank removed from the market in 2014-2015 in accordance with generally accepted international practices that are supported by international financial institutions, in particular the International Monetary and the World Bank.


unian--2020-05-06--Kyiv mayor elaborates on relaunch of transport after quarantine easing

The subway will re-open after the government adopts the respective decision .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said ground public transport in the capital city will work in limited mode at the first stage of easing quarantine-related curbs .
`` When we talk about the first stage of easing [ quarantine measures ] , we are talking about a gradual exit from the quarantine rather than about the complete removal of all restrictions .
Ground public transport will work in limited mode at the first stage .
Until May 22 , for sure , '' he said during an online @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` But we will increase the number of transport routes to those districts that are insufficiently covered today .
The increase in the routes concerns electric transport .
And businesses that will resume work must handle the transportation of own employees , '' he added .
The subway will re-open after the government adopts the respective decision , Klitschko said , adding that `` it will not happen immediately . ''
The mayor added the government had promised to re-launch the commuter service first , i.e .
at the beginning of lifting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earlier , on May 4 , the government extended the quarantine until May 22 , removing a number of curbs on businesses .
From May 11 , the Cabinet allows to reopen parks , squares , recreation areas , beauty salons , hairdressers and barber shops , cafes and restaurants with outdoor tables .

The subway will re-open after the government adopts the respective decision.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said ground public transport in the capital city will work in limited mode at the first stage of easing quarantine-related curbs.
"When we talk about the first stage of easing [quarantine measures], we are talking about a gradual exit from the quarantine rather than about the complete removal of all restrictions. Ground public transport will work in limited mode at the first stage. Until May 22, for sure," he said during an online briefing, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
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"But we will increase the number of transport routes to those districts that are insufficiently covered today. The increase in the routes concerns electric transport. And businesses that will resume work must handle the transportation of own employees," he added.
The subway will re-open after the government adopts the respective decision, Klitschko said, adding that "it will not happen immediately."
The mayor added the government had promised to re-launch the commuter service first, i.e. at the beginning of lifting the restrictive measures.
As UNIAN reported earlier, on May 4, the government extended the quarantine until May 22, removing a number of curbs on businesses.
From May 11, the Cabinet allows to reopen parks, squares, recreation areas, beauty salons, hairdressers and barber shops, cafes and restaurants with outdoor tables.


unian--2020-05-06--Ukraine's National Bank predicts significant rise in unemployment in Q2

The public opinion polls also revealed changes on the labor market .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) says the introduction of the coronavirus-related quarantine in the country will not have a significant impact on the unemployment indicator for the first quarter of 2020 ( Q1 ) , but the rate may significantly rise , to 11.5 % , in Q2 .
`` This assessment is based on the NBU 's forecast for a decline in real GDP in the second quarter , as well as the results of [ public ] opinion polls to determine the number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their jobs as a result of quarantine measures , '' the NBU said in its latest quarterly inflation report .
At the same time , the NBU 's estimates are adjusted for the assumption of a certain expansion of staff at enterprises that have seen increased demand for their commodities and services .
The regulator also took into account the fact that some people who lost their jobs or were job seekers before the quarantine could give up plans to find a job .
The public opinion polls also revealed changes on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to a survey conducted on March 25-30 among Ukrainians who had been employed before the quarantine , 35 % continued to work normally , 29 % remotely , 32 % were on unpaid leaves , and the remaining 4 % lost their jobs .
Another survey conducted in the same period shows that 10 % of those who worked amid the quarantine have lost their jobs .
The number of job openings during the quarantine period has sharply declined , which may indicate that enterprises are mainly adjusting plans as for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all , the number of new vacancies decreased in the sectors that were hit hardest by the introduction of the quarantine , i.e .
the services sector and retail trade .
However , against the backdrop of a general economic deterioration and growing uncertainty , demand for labor has declined in other sectors , '' the NBU said .
The number of vacancies decreased the least , in particular in the IT sector , which is the most adapted to remote work ( the share of remotely working employees in that sector increased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and in agriculture due to a traditional increase in demand for labor amid the sowing season .

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unian--2020-05-06--Kyiv mayor reports 68 new COVID-19 cases in past day

As of today , there are 1,651 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the capital city .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 cases in the city rose by 68 in the past day .
`` In @ @ @ @ @ the number of Kyiv residents who tested positive [ for the coronavirus ] increased by @ @ @ @ @ , there are 1,651 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the capital city , '' he said @ @ @ @ @ May 6 .
According to Klitschko , 21 women aged 23 to 76 and 45 @ @ @ @ @ are among those infected .
In addition , one four-year-old girl and one five-year-old boy @ @ @ @ @ .
Moreover , 17 of the new cases have been recorded in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra @ @ @ @ @ new patients had been hospitalized , while the rest were self-isolating , undergoing treatment at @ @ @ @ @ doctors .
Another eight Kyiv residents have recovered over the past day .
In total @ @ @ @ @ recovered from the coronavirus in the capital city .

As of today, there are 1,651 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the capital city.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city rose by 68 in the past day.
"In the past 24 hours, the number of Kyiv residents who tested positive [for the coronavirus] increased by 68. As of today, there are 1,651 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the capital city," he said during an online briefing on May 6.
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According to Klitschko, 21 women aged 23 to 76 and 45 men aged 19 to 76 are among those infected. In addition, one four-year-old girl and one five-year-old boy tested positive for the coronavirus.
Moreover, 17 of the new cases have been recorded in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery.
Klitschko said 24 new patients had been hospitalized, while the rest were self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under the supervision of doctors.
Another eight Kyiv residents have recovered over the past day. In total, 99 people have already recovered from the coronavirus in the capital city.


unian--2020-05-06--Ukrainian troops destroy enemy firing position in Donbas

The Ukrainian military stopped the enemy 's attack , using available weapons .
Ukrainian troops have destroyed an enemy firing @ @ @ @ @ Yesterday , May 5 , the Russian Federation 's armed formations shelled Ukrainian defenders ' @ @ @ @ @ responsibility of the Pivnich [ North ] operational tactical group .
Holding the defense , @ @ @ @ @ the enemy 's attack , using available weapons , '' the group 's press service @ @ @ @ @ 6 .
`` Acting professionally , the Ukrainian defenders destroyed the enemy 's firing position @ @ @ @ @ As UNIAN reported earlier , Russia 's hybrid military forces on May 5 mounted 15 @ @ @ @ @ in Donbas , eastern Ukraine , with two Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action @

The Ukrainian military stopped the enemy's attack, using available weapons.
Ukrainian troops have destroyed an enemy firing position in Donbas.
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"Yesterday, May 5, the Russian Federation's armed formations shelled Ukrainian defenders' positions in the area of responsibility of the Pivnich [North] operational tactical group. Holding the defense, the Ukrainian military resolutely stopped the enemy's attack, using available weapons," the group's press service wrote on Facebook on May 6.
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"Acting professionally, the Ukrainian defenders destroyed the enemy's firing position," it said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Russia's hybrid military forces on May 5 mounted 15 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, with two Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action.


unian--2020-05-06--Rallies downtown Kyiv: Entrepreneurs protesting against lockdowns, traffic blocked

About 50 cars have arrived at Yevropeiska Square and remain there as an act of protest .
Entrepreneurs have blocked traffic downtown Kyiv , demanding that the government should not obstruct their activity amid lockdowns introduced in Ukraine to counter the spread of the novel coronavirus .
About 50 cars have arrived at Yevropeiska ( European ) Square and remain there as an act of protest , an UNIAN correspondent reported .
Activists say they arrived from nearly 40 cities and towns .
Stickers on their cars say : `` Do not destroy small businesses , '' `` Justice for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' `` Open markets in the country , '' `` Protect small businesses , '' `` You kill small businesses and seek a new IMF loan , '' `` Stop passing decisions without thinking , '' and others .
Protesters claim the work of small- and medium-sized businesses can not be halted over the quarantine .
Also , about 30 people are continuously walking across at a pedestrian crossing near the building of the city 's parliamentary library , and cars that are not participating in the rally are blocked .
The same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parkova Alley near the Dynamo stadium .
Meanwhile , police have blocked Hrushevskoho Street towards the government quarter .
Members of the dialogue policing unit are also present there .
Activists plan to hold a rally outside the building of the Cabinet of Ministers and thus quarrel with law enforcement officers who do not let them pass towards the government 's building .
A heavy police presence enhanced by the National Guard to ensure order and security is seen on Kyiv streets .

About 50 cars have arrived at Yevropeiska Square and remain there as an act of protest.
Entrepreneurs have blocked traffic downtown Kyiv, demanding that the government should not obstruct their activity amid lockdowns introduced in Ukraine to counter the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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About 50 cars have arrived at Yevropeiska (European) Square and remain there as an act of protest, an UNIAN correspondent reported.
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Activists say they arrived from nearly 40 cities and towns. Stickers on their cars say: "Do not destroy small businesses," "Justice for all," "Quarantine kills," "Open markets in the country," "Protect small businesses," "You kill small businesses and seek a new IMF loan," "Stop passing decisions without thinking," and others.
Protesters claim the work of small- and medium-sized businesses cannot be halted over the quarantine.
Also, about 30 people are continuously walking across at a pedestrian crossing near the building of the city's parliamentary library, and cars that are not participating in the rally are blocked. The same situation is at a pedestrian crossing near Parkova Alley near the Dynamo stadium.
Meanwhile, police have blocked Hrushevskoho Street towards the government quarter. Members of the dialogue policing unit are also present there.
Activists plan to hold a rally outside the building of the Cabinet of Ministers and thus quarrel with law enforcement officers who do not let them pass towards the government's building.
A heavy police presence enhanced by the National Guard to ensure order and security is seen on Kyiv streets.


unian--2020-05-06--NBU: Business expectations in Ukraine drastically worsen in April over COVID-19 quarantine

Pessimistic expectations have actually intensified in all sectors of the country 's economy .
Director of the Statistics and Reporting Department at the National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) Yuriy Polovniov says the Business Expectations Index ( BEI ) in Ukraine , for the first time , fell below 30 points in April over the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) quarantine , whereas the index below 50 indicates the prevalence of businesses ' pessimistic sentiment .
Read alsoUkraine 's Cabinet to consider new steps to ease quarantine restrictions for businesses '' Businesses ' sentiment deteriorated again due to the global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which the NBU estimates monthly , fell for the first time below 30 points in April .
Any index value below 50 points indicates the predominance of businesses ' pessimistic sentiment .
For comparison , the index was 46 in March , '' he said in a videotaped statement posted on the regulator 's website on May 4 .
According to Polovniov , the main cause behind the decline in the index is the coronavirus epidemic with quarantine-related measures that have limited the business activities both in Ukraine and abroad .
Pessimistic expectations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the economy .
This refers not only to the services sector , which suffered most from the quarantine measures , but also to industry , construction , and trade .
`` All companies have worsened their expectations for production and sales .
This applies to both those enterprises that operate in the domestic market and exporters .
Moreover , a significant number of companies are planning staff reductions , especially in the construction sector , while a large number of companies are placing employees on unpaid leaves , '' the official said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in polls as respondents note difficulties in arranging remote work , as well as those in paying taxes , especially single social security tax , and the need to introduce loan holidays for businesses .
`` However , the easing of quarantine planned by the government for May is expected to revive business activities and improve businesses ' sentiment , '' he summed up .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government reviewed the deadline for ending the coronavirus-related quarantine in the country , having set it for May 22 .

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unian--2020-05-06--UkrLandFarming conducts best sowing campaign in three years – Bakhmatyuk

The UkrLandFarming agricultural holding , one of the largest agri-businesses by land banks in Europe , is completing the sowing campaign : 340,000 hectares have already been sown and 8,000 hectares are to be sown with soy and maize , said Oleg Bakhmatyuk , the owner of the holding .
`` Oddly enough , we have conducted the sowing campaign with the best possible timing over the past three years , '' Bakhmatyuk told the Interfax-Ukraine news outlet .
`` If quarantine was an unexpected test for many people , we were ready for it much better .
We used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ access to financial resources , '' said the owner of UkrLandFarming .
The businessman added the agricultural sector had been least affected by the pandemic , prices of raw agricultural products were the same , although the situation on the bioethanol market would push the prices of maize and sunflower down , according to the Ukrainian News Agency .
Read alsoOleg Bakhmatyuk : Crop forecasts cut by 20 % , but everything may change due to weather , technology Bakhmatyuk said the company had not yet managed to get the benefits of lower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it bought them in advance for the sowing campaign .
However , if such a situation with prices on those markets remains until the harvest time and further in autumn , this will have a positive impact on the UkrLandFarming 's indicators .
At the same time , the businessman predicted Ukraine 's GDP drop would unlikely be less than in the U.S. and Europe and would be 10-15 % .
In his opinion , the country should learn how to live in a new era of national economic egoism .
`` Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capabilities , '' Bakhmatyuk said .
UkrLandFarming is one of Ukraine 's largest agricultural holdings engaged in harvesting cereals and oilseeds , other seeds , as well as in livestock farming , and production of eggs and egg products .
The enterprises that are part of the group of companies operate in 600 settlements across 22 regions of Ukraine .
They are among the country 's biggest taxpayers .

The UkrLandFarming agricultural holding, one of the largest agri-businesses by land banks in Europe, is completing the sowing campaign: 340,000 hectares have already been sown and 8,000 hectares are to be sown with soy and maize, said Oleg Bakhmatyuk, the owner of the holding.
"Oddly enough, we have conducted the sowing campaign with the best possible timing over the past three years," Bakhmatyuk told the Interfax-Ukraine news outlet. "If quarantine was an unexpected test for many people, we were ready for it much better. We used to live under time pressure with limited access to financial resources," said the owner of UkrLandFarming. The businessman added the agricultural sector had been least affected by the pandemic, prices of raw agricultural products were the same, although the situation on the bioethanol market would push the prices of maize and sunflower down, according to the Ukrainian News Agency.
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Bakhmatyuk said the company had not yet managed to get the benefits of lower prices of fuel and mineral fertilizers as it bought them in advance for the sowing campaign. However, if such a situation with prices on those markets remains until the harvest time and further in autumn, this will have a positive impact on the UkrLandFarming's indicators.
At the same time, the businessman predicted Ukraine's GDP drop would unlikely be less than in the U.S. and Europe and would be 10-15%. In his opinion, the country should learn how to live in a new era of national economic egoism. "Ukraine has not even begun to consolidate its capabilities," Bakhmatyuk said.
UkrLandFarming is one of Ukraine's largest agricultural holdings engaged in harvesting cereals and oilseeds, other seeds, as well as in livestock farming, and production of eggs and egg products. The enterprises that are part of the group of companies operate in 600 settlements across 22 regions of Ukraine. They are among the country's biggest taxpayers.


unian--2020-05-06--Ukraine's MFA: There's no ban on labor migrants' departure

Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Vadym Prystaiko has been instructed to address the issue of labor migrants .
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says the ministry has not banned the departure of seasonal workers or labor migrants , and such a ban does not actually exist .
According to the minister , Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Vadym Prystaiko has been instructed to address the issue of labor migrants .
`` He is responsible for ensuring that citizens travel abroad for labor purposes with minimal risks to their health and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
Therefore , we need to solve a large number of logistic problems for people to leave the country , '' he said during a morning TV show , `` Snidanok z 1+1 , '' on May 6 , 2020 , according to the Ukrainian TSN TV news service .
In particular , how and when the Ukrainians come back , whether they have medical insurance for their stay abroad .
`` All these things should be checked .
We have never heard of the problem of the departure of labor migrants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some way left the country , worked and quietly returned .
But now we are all faced with this problem for the first time .
We will all forget about it when regular traffic resumes .
We had to take some time to fix it to avoid many problems and protect citizens ' rights amid the pandemic , '' Kuleba said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Ukraine 's Cabinet of Ministers was ready for negotiations with European countries that would like to officially invite Ukrainian migrant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .

Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Vadym Prystaiko has been instructed to address the issue of labor migrants.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says the ministry has not banned the departure of seasonal workers or labor migrants, and such a ban does not actually exist.
According to the minister, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Vadym Prystaiko has been instructed to address the issue of labor migrants.
Read alsoNational Bank lowers forecast for Ukrainian labor migrants' remittances in 2020
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"He is responsible for ensuring that citizens travel abroad for labor purposes with minimal risks to their health and better logistics amid the [coronavirus-related] pandemic. Therefore, we need to solve a large number of logistic problems for people to leave the country," he said during a morning TV show, "Snidanok z 1+1," on May 6, 2020, according to the Ukrainian TSN TV news service.
In particular, how and when the Ukrainians come back, whether they have medical insurance for their stay abroad.
"All these things should be checked. We have never heard of the problem of the departure of labor migrants. Hundreds of thousands of people in some way left the country, worked and quietly returned. But now we are all faced with this problem for the first time. We will all forget about it when regular traffic resumes. We had to take some time to fix it to avoid many problems and protect citizens' rights amid the pandemic," Kuleba said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers was ready for negotiations with European countries that would like to officially invite Ukrainian migrant workers for seasonal works during the coronavirus pandemic.


unian--2020-05-06--Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine exceeds 13,100 on May 6

Of them , 487 cases were reported in the past 24 hours .
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine exceeded 13,100 on Wednesday morning .
`` According to the Public Health Center , there were to 13,184 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on May 6 , '' Ukraine 's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on May 6 .
Of them , 487 cases were reported in the past 24 hours .
Read alsoChernivtsi mayor : No available beds for coronavirus patients in city hospitals Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following regions : 472 cases in Vinnytsia region ; 359 in Volyn region ; 568 in Dnipropetrovsk region ; 85 in Donetsk region ; 456 in Zhytomyr region ; 572 in Zakarpattia region ; 298 in Zaporizhia region ; 1,037 in Ivano-Frankivsk region ; 402 in Kirovohrad region ; 1,651 in the city of Kyiv ; 891 in Kyiv region ; 553 in Lviv region ; 42 in Luhansk region ; 165 in Mykolayiv region ; 505 in Odesa region ; 232 in Poltava region ; 787 in Rivne region ; 130 in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; 403 in Kharkiv region ; 143 in Kherson region ; 134 in Khmelnytsky region ; 1,985 in Chernivtsi region ; 314 in Cherkasy region ; 65 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 6 , 2020 , the Center had received 1,411 reports of suspected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been 34,722 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020 .
A total of 327 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country .
Some 2,097 patients have recovered .

Of them, 487 cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine exceeded 13,100 on Wednesday morning.
"According to the Public Health Center, there were to 13,184 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on May 6," Ukraine's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on May 6.
Of them, 487 cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
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Now the novel coronavirus was recorded in the following regions: 472 cases in Vinnytsia region; 359 in Volyn region; 568 in Dnipropetrovsk region; 85 in Donetsk region; 456 in Zhytomyr region; 572 in Zakarpattia region; 298 in Zaporizhia region; 1,037 in Ivano-Frankivsk region; 402 in Kirovohrad region; 1,651 in the city of Kyiv; 891 in Kyiv region; 553 in Lviv region; 42 in Luhansk region; 165 in Mykolayiv region; 505 in Odesa region; 232 in Poltava region; 787 in Rivne region; 130 in Sumy region; 935 in Ternopil region; 403 in Kharkiv region; 143 in Kherson region; 134 in Khmelnytsky region; 1,985 in Chernivtsi region; 314 in Cherkasy region; 65 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 6, 2020, the Center had received 1,411 reports of suspected COVID-19 cases. In total, there have been 34,722 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.
A total of 327 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country. Some 2,097 patients have recovered.


unian--2020-05-06--Ukraine's FM comments on resumption of local, international air traffic

No full-fledged resumption of international flights is expected this summer .
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba predicts domestic air traffic may resume this summer , while international flights depend not only on Ukraine .
Read alsoUkraine 's infrastructure minister elaborates on possible resumption of passenger transportation '' We 'll very cautiously try to relaunch domestic flights this summer .
The case with international air traffic is more complicated since the decision depends not only on us , '' he said during a morning TV show , `` Snidanok z 1+1 , '' on May 6 , 2020 , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to Kuleba , many European countries that are powerful tourist destinations `` are racking their brains how to resolve this . ''
`` No full-fledged resumption of international air traffic is expected this summer .
For sure it wo n't be the case as it used to be , '' Kuleba said .
According to the minister , experts are coming to the conclusion the world will begin to recover from September .
As UNIAN reported earlier , a number of European countries are already planning to gradually resume flights this month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , these are Austria , the Czech Republic , Greece , Germany , Latvia , and Poland .
At the same time , the world 's largest airlines urge national governments to adopt common international safety standards for all airports .

No full-fledged resumption of international flights is expected this summer.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba predicts domestic air traffic may resume this summer, while international flights depend not only on Ukraine.
Read alsoUkraine's infrastructure minister elaborates on possible resumption of passenger transportation
"We'll very cautiously try to relaunch domestic flights this summer. The case with international air traffic is more complicated since the decision depends not only on us," he said during a morning TV show, "Snidanok z 1+1," on May 6, 2020, according to the Ukrainian TSN TV news service.
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According to Kuleba, many European countries that are powerful tourist destinations "are racking their brains how to resolve this."
"No full-fledged resumption of international air traffic is expected this summer. For sure it won't be the case as it used to be," Kuleba said.
According to the minister, experts are coming to the conclusion the world will begin to recover from September.
As UNIAN reported earlier, a number of European countries are already planning to gradually resume flights this month, namely domestic flights. In particular, these are Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Germany, Latvia, and Poland.
At the same time, the world's largest airlines urge national governments to adopt common international safety standards for all airports.


unian--2020-05-06--Number of flights in Ukraine 90.2% down in April over coronavirus

The flying rate is expected to grow in May .
The Ukrainian State Air Traffic Services Enterprise ( UkSATSE ) says the number of flights in Ukraine in April 2020 decreased by 90.2 % year-over-year ( y-o-y ) due to the quarantine set by the government to combat the novel COVID-19 coronavirus .
`` The UkSATSE [ in April ] handled 559 domestic flights ( 78.3 % down y-o-y ) , 607 international ones ( 95.2 % down ) , and 1,206 transit ones ( 86.3 % down ) , '' the company 's press service said on May 4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across Europe .
According to Eurocontrol [ the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation ] , the air traffic in the European region shrank by 88 % in April .
Eurocontrol 's updated outlook for May says that the flying rate may increase to 15 % of the number of flights over this period last year , '' the press service added .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Hungary 's Wizz Air , the largest discount carrier in Central and Eastern Europe , will opened a new base at Ukraine 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it will deploy one Airbus A320 .
It is also launching seven new routes from Ukraine .

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unian--2020-05-06--Chernivtsi mayor: No available beds for coronavirus patients in city hospitals

Patients are now being forwarded to the regional hospital .
Chernivtsi Mayor Oleksiy Kaspruk says there are no available beds @ @ @ @ @ hospitals .
Read alsoHealth ministry posts rules for visiting parks and barbershops once quarantine eased @ @ @ @ @ run out of beds for coronavirus patients .
It is clear some become available from @ @ @ @ @ recover , Chernivtsi residents are discharged from hospital .
Unfortunately , some people also die @ @ @ @ @ from one hospital to another because their condition worsens or vice versa .
But , @ @ @ @ @ say that all three hospitals that we have allocated for the treatment of coronavirus patients @ @ @ @ @ '' he said in a video address posted on Facebook on May 4 .
The @ @ @ @ @ never faced such a situation before when all hospitals were filled with patients .
According @ @ @ @ @ now being forwarded to the regional hospital , but the situation there is also complicated @ @ @ @ @ hospital for war veterans is being repurposed for coronavirus patients .

Patients are now being forwarded to the regional hospital.
Chernivtsi Mayor Oleksiy Kaspruk says there are no available beds for coronavirus patients in city hospitals.
Read alsoHealth ministry posts rules for visiting parks and barbershops once quarantine eased
"The city hospitals have run out of beds for coronavirus patients. It is clear some become available from time to time as people recover, Chernivtsi residents are discharged from hospital. Unfortunately, some people also die. People are also transferred from one hospital to another because their condition worsens or vice versa. But, in general, we can say that all three hospitals that we have allocated for the treatment of coronavirus patients are already completely filled," he said in a video address posted on Facebook on May 4.
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The mayor said the city had never faced such a situation before when all hospitals were filled with patients.
According to Kaspruk, patients are now being forwarded to the regional hospital, but the situation there is also complicated. Currently, a specialized hospital for war veterans is being repurposed for coronavirus patients.


unian--2020-05-06--Ukraine's hryvnia weakens to UAH 26.98 to U.S. dollar on May 6

The official forex rate against the euro for Wednesday is fixed at UAH 29.27 per euro .
The National Bank @ @ @ @ @ on May 5 set the official forex rate for Wednesday , May 6 , at @ @ @ @ @ dollar , which made the country 's national currency weaken by one kopiyka .
Read @ @ @ @ @ allows food markets to reopen , limits salaries to CEOs of state-owned companies , while @ @ @ @ @ The official forex rate against the euro for Wednesday is fixed at UAH 29.27 per @ @ @ @ @ 24 kopiykas in value since Tuesday .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the National Bank @ @ @ @ @ for May 5 at UAH 26.97 to the U.S. dollar , which made the country @ @ @ @ @ one kopiyka .

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unian--2020-05-06--Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 3.6 mln

The overall death toll is 257,303 people , while 1,199,439 coronavirus patients have already recovered .
The total number of @ @ @ @ @ world exceeded 3.6 million patients as of the morning of May 6 .
As many @ @ @ @ @ had been reported as of 09:32 on May 6 , according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ Center for Systems Science and Engineering ( CSSE ) at Johns Hopkins University .
The @ @ @ @ @ people , while 1,199,439 coronavirus patients have already recovered .
The three countries most affected @ @ @ @ @ the United States ( 1,204,475 confirmed cases ) , Spain ( 219,329 ) , and @ @ @ @ @ The highest death toll was recorded in the United States ( 71,078 people ) , @ @ @ @ @ ) , Italy ( 29,315 ) , Spain ( 25,613 ) , and France ( @ @ @ @ @ as 187 countries have been affected by the virus .

The overall death toll is 257,303 people, while 1,199,439 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 3.6 million patients as of the morning of May 6.
As many as 3,664,143 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 09:32 on May 6, according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
Read alsoReuters Exclusive: Internal Chinese report warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over virus
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The overall death toll is 257,303 people, while 1,199,439 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The three countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic include the United States (1,204,475 confirmed cases), Spain (219,329), and Italy (213,013).
The highest death toll was recorded in the United States (71,078 people), the United Kingdom (29,501), Italy (29,315), Spain (25,613), and France (25,537).
As many as 187 countries have been affected by the virus.


unian--2020-05-06--Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded amid 15 enemy attacks in Donbas on May 5

According to intelligence data , at least two members of Russia-led forces were wounded on May 5 .
Russia 's hybrid military forces on May 5 mounted 15 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas , eastern Ukraine , with two Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action .
`` The Russian Federation 's armed formations violated the ceasefire 15 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 6 .
`` As a result , one serviceman of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one sustained combat-related injuries in enemy shelling . ''
Russian-led forces opened fire from proscribed 82mm mortars , grenade launchers of various types , heavy machine guns , sniper rifles , and small arms .
Under attack were Ukrainian positions near the towns of Maryinka and Avdiyivka , and the villages of Bohdanivka , Pavlopil , Slavne , Starohnativka , Orikhove , Krymske , and Pivdenne .
The Joint Forces returned fire in response to each enemy attack .
According to intelligence data , at least two members of Russia-led forces were wounded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the enemy shelled disengagement site No .
3 Bohdanivka-Petrivske , using 82mm mortars .
The Ukrainian military did not fire back .
`` Since Wednesday midnight , Russia-led forces have attacked Ukrainian positions near Avdiyivka , using hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers and rifles , '' the update said .
There have been no Ukrainian army casualties since Wednesday midnight .

According to intelligence data, at least two members of Russia-led forces were wounded on May 5.
Russia's hybrid military forces on May 5 mounted 15 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, with two Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action.
"The Russian Federation's armed formations violated the ceasefire 15 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 6. "As a result, one serviceman of the Joint Forces was wounded and another one sustained combat-related injuries in enemy shelling."
Read alsoSBU names number of Ukrainians held captive in occupied Donbas
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Russian-led forces opened fire from proscribed 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, sniper rifles, and small arms.
Under attack were Ukrainian positions near the towns of Maryinka and Avdiyivka, and the villages of Bohdanivka, Pavlopil, Slavne, Starohnativka, Orikhove, Krymske, and Pivdenne.
The Joint Forces returned fire in response to each enemy attack. According to intelligence data, at least two members of Russia-led forces were wounded on May 5.
In addition, the enemy shelled disengagement site No. 3 Bohdanivka-Petrivske, using 82mm mortars. The Ukrainian military did not fire back.
"Since Wednesday midnight, Russia-led forces have attacked Ukrainian positions near Avdiyivka, using hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers and rifles," the update said.
There have been no Ukrainian army casualties since Wednesday midnight.


unian--2020-05-06--Reuters: Oil prices dip as supply concerns resurface on rising U.S. stocks

Oil slipped after a report showed U.S. crude inventories rose 8.4 million barrels last week , more than expected .
Oil prices reversed course to edge lower on Wednesday as a higher than expected rise in U.S. inventories refocused investors on the risk of oversupply amid a coronavirus-driven slump in fuel demand .
U.S. West Texas Intermediate ( WTI ) crude CLc1 futures fell 27 cents , or 1.1 % , to $ 24.29 a barrel by 0436 GMT , snapping a five-day winning streak , as reported by Reuters .
Oil slipped after a report showed U.S. crude inventories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than expected , according to data from the American Petroleum Institute ( API ) late on Tuesday .
Read alsoReuters : Oil prices rise on demand prospects as lockdowns start to ease Oil prices had gained recently as European and Asian countries ended lockdowns aimed at halting the coronavirus spread and as producers axed supply after the demand crunch .
But analysts cautioned the rebalancing of the market would be choppy .
`` We 're talking about normalisation of supply and demand but we 've got a long way to go , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bank 's head of commodity strategy .
South Korea 's SK Innovation , owner of top refiner SK Energy , said on Wednesday it expected second-quarter refining margins to come under pressure because of a slump in fuel demand and a glut of refined products due to the pandemic .
Analysts also pointed to comments by U.S. shale producer Diamondback Energy saying it would consider reviving drilling plans if WTI held above $ 30 a barrel as a sign that producers will not want to shut in production for long .
`` When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to those gains , there 'll be a point where producers start to reverse those well shut-ins , '' Shaw said .
Global inventories are still expected to reach potential storage limits by June , according to Chris Midgley , Global Director of Analytics of S & P Global Platts .
Gasoline stocks in the U.S. , the world 's biggest producer and consumer of oil , fell by 2.2 million barrels , API reported , compared with analysts ' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 43,000 barrel increase , and refinery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looking for further confirmation of the inventory data when the Energy Information Administration comes out later on Wednesday .

Oil slipped after a report showed U.S. crude inventories rose 8.4 million barrels last week, more than expected.
Oil prices reversed course to edge lower on Wednesday as a higher than expected rise in U.S. inventories refocused investors on the risk of oversupply amid a coronavirus-driven slump in fuel demand.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures fell 27 cents, or 1.1%, to $24.29 a barrel by 0436 GMT, snapping a five-day winning streak, as reported by Reuters.
Brent crude LCOc1 futures dipped 20 cents, or 0.7%, to $30.77 a barrel, ending a six-day rise.
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Oil slipped after a report showed U.S. crude inventories rose 8.4 million barrels last week, more than expected, according to data from the American Petroleum Institute (API) late on Tuesday.
Read alsoReuters: Oil prices rise on demand prospects as lockdowns start to ease
Oil prices had gained recently as European and Asian countries ended lockdowns aimed at halting the coronavirus spread and as producers axed supply after the demand crunch. But analysts cautioned the rebalancing of the market would be choppy.
"We're talking about normalisation of supply and demand but we've got a long way to go," said Lachlan Shaw, National Australia Bank's head of commodity strategy.
South Korea's SK Innovation, owner of top refiner SK Energy, said on Wednesday it expected second-quarter refining margins to come under pressure because of a slump in fuel demand and a glut of refined products due to the pandemic.
Analysts also pointed to comments by U.S. shale producer Diamondback Energy saying it would consider reviving drilling plans if WTI held above $30 a barrel as a sign that producers will not want to shut in production for long.
"When (prices) start to hold on to those gains, there'll be a point where producers start to reverse those well shut-ins," Shaw said.
Global inventories are still expected to reach potential storage limits by June, according to Chris Midgley, Global Director of Analytics of S&P Global Platts.
Gasoline stocks in the U.S., the world's biggest producer and consumer of oil, fell by 2.2 million barrels, API reported, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 43,000 barrel increase, and refinery crude runs rose.
Traders will be looking for further confirmation of the inventory data when the Energy Information Administration comes out later on Wednesday.


unian--2020-05-06--Russian diplomats in Norway tied to spy agency – media

Norwegians cultivated as sources of information `` do n't realize '' that the diplomats are also basically spies , counterintelligence chief notes .
Three diplomats at the Russian Embassy in Oslo were identified by newspaper Aftenposten on Wednesday as having ties to Russia/s military intelligence agency known as GRU , earlier accused of murder and poisonings in addition to spying , while Norway 's own police intelligence agency PST claims the `` real number '' of intelligence agents operating in Norway `` is much higher . ''
`` We can confirm that Russia 's intelligence service and those of various @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cover for their intelligence officers , '' Hanne Blomberg , chief of counter espionage at PST , told Aftenposten , according to newsinenglish.no .
`` We are aware that several of the Russian intelligence-gathering agencies have a presence in Norway and use diplomatic cover through the embassy . ''
She added that `` Aftenposten has found its way to three .
The real number of intelligence agents who operate in Norway is much higher . ''
Aftenposten reported that it used residential address databases described as normally closed to the public but possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and public entities need to use them every day .
The newspaper also claimed it used some of the same methods used to identify two alleged Russian tourists in the UK who were revealed as Russian GRU agents sought in a poisoning attack on a former KGB defector and his daughter in Salisbury .
The suspects ' registered addresses were the same as those of the diplomats in Norway .
Aftenposten also noted how the identities of 305 GRU employees in Moscow were revealed in 2018 following various leaks from Russian address lists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
None of the three men was willing to comment on Aftenposten ’ s information from the Russian databases , where they were registered by name , birthdate , address and ID number .
The Russian Embassy itself claimed in a lengthy written response to the newspaper that the questions posed by Aftenposten `` have nothing to do with diplomatic relations between Russia and Norway . ''
In the embassy 's statement sent to the newspaper , it suggested that there are laws to protect `` personal information '' deemed `` unsuitable '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been warning for years that Russia , along with China , represents a major security threat to Norway .
So do spies posing as diplomats as they travel around Norway , nurture contacts and gain access to politicians in Parliament , government ministries and companies .
`` What they want is contact with individuals , sources , to gain information they otherwise would n't get , '' PST told Aftenposten .
`` They want information on technology , research , sensitive company information and political decision-makers .
Sometimes they want to influence decision-making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problems they pose for Norwegian officials is their diplomatic immunity that allows them to avoid prosecution under Norwegian law .
`` With diplomatic immunity , they can operate relatively freely in Norway as intelligence officers , '' PST 's Blomberg said .
`` The only thing they risk is being found out and sent home . ''
PST 's counter-espionage chief is also concerned that Norwegians cultivated as sources of information `` do n't realize '' that the diplomats are also basically spies .
`` Sometimes they ( the agent-diplomats ) combine their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diplomatic activity , '' Blomberg said .
`` That gives them access to interesting people and operations .
Individual Norwegians do n't understand that until it 's way too late . ''
Asked why those suspected or confirmed as being tied to their homeland 's intelligence agency are n't sent out of the country , Blomberg said that there can be cases where they were declared unwanted in Norway and sent home quietly .

Norwegians cultivated as sources of information "don't realize" that the diplomats are also basically spies, counterintelligence chief notes.
Three diplomats at the Russian Embassy in Oslo were identified by newspaper Aftenposten on Wednesday as having ties to Russia/s military intelligence agency known as GRU, earlier accused of murder and poisonings in addition to spying, while Norway's own police intelligence agency PST claims the "real number" of intelligence agents operating in Norway "is much higher."
"We can confirm that Russia's intelligence service and those of various other countries use their embassy as a cover for their intelligence officers," Hanne Blomberg, chief of counter espionage at PST, told Aftenposten, according to newsinenglish.no. "We are aware that several of the Russian intelligence-gathering agencies have a presence in Norway and use diplomatic cover through the embassy."
She added that "Aftenposten has found its way to three. The real number of intelligence agents who operate in Norway is much higher."
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Aftenposten reported that it used residential address databases described as normally closed to the public but possible to access in Moscow because various private and public entities need to use them every day. The newspaper also claimed it used some of the same methods used to identify two alleged Russian tourists in the UK who were revealed as Russian GRU agents sought in a poisoning attack on a former KGB defector and his daughter in Salisbury. The suspects' registered addresses were the same as those of the diplomats in Norway.
Aftenposten also noted how the identities of 305 GRU employees in Moscow were revealed in 2018 following various leaks from Russian address lists made possible due to poor data security.
None of the three men was willing to comment on Aftenposten’s information from the Russian databases, where they were registered by name, birthdate, address and ID number.
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The Russian Embassy itself claimed in a lengthy written response to the newspaper that the questions posed by Aftenposten "have nothing to do with diplomatic relations between Russia and Norway." In the embassy's statement sent to the newspaper, it suggested that there are laws to protect "personal information" deemed "unsuitable" for being made public.
PST has been warning for years that Russia, along with China, represents a major security threat to Norway. So do spies posing as diplomats as they travel around Norway, nurture contacts and gain access to politicians in Parliament, government ministries and companies.
"What they want is contact with individuals, sources, to gain information they otherwise wouldn't get," PST told Aftenposten. "They want information on technology, research, sensitive company information and political decision-makers. Sometimes they want to influence decision-making processes."
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One of the biggest problems they pose for Norwegian officials is their diplomatic immunity that allows them to avoid prosecution under Norwegian law. "With diplomatic immunity, they can operate relatively freely in Norway as intelligence officers," PST's Blomberg said. "The only thing they risk is being found out and sent home."
PST's counter-espionage chief is also concerned that Norwegians cultivated as sources of information "don't realize" that the diplomats are also basically spies. "Sometimes they (the agent-diplomats) combine their intelligence gathering with completely legal, normal diplomatic activity," Blomberg said. "That gives them access to interesting people and operations. Individual Norwegians don't understand that until it's way too late."
Asked why those suspected or confirmed as being tied to their homeland's intelligence agency aren't sent out of the country, Blomberg said that there can be cases where they were declared unwanted in Norway and sent home quietly.


unian--2020-05-06--Ukraine invites U.S. companies planning to transfer production from other regions

The U.S. secretary of state assured the Ukrainian foreign minister of unwavering support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine .
Ukraine is ready to create favorable conditions for U.S. enterprises that are now considering the possibility of moving their production facilities from other regions to optimize supply chains , Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a phone call on Wednesday , May 6 .
`` We are determined to further develop strategic partnership between Ukraine and the USA .
Not for the sake of diplomatic formalities , but for the sake of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and American nations , '' the foreign minister noted , according to the MFA Ukraine press service .
Also , Kuleba underlined the development of mutually beneficial economic cooperation between Ukraine and the United States , noting that in the context of the ongoing pandemic and its consequences , Ukraine is turning into a guarantor of global food security .
Ukraine 's top diplomat has invited his American counterpart to discuss promising cooperation projects at the next meeting of the Ukraine-U.S. Strategic Partnership Commission , which he offered to hold this year .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ unwavering support on the part of the United States for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine .
The interlocutors also discussed the reform process in Ukraine , as well as projects and programs supported by the U.S. government .

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unian--2020-05-06--Another coronavirus hike reported in Russian-backed church HQ in Kyiv

Over the past day , 17 news cases were confirmed .
An outbreak of the novel coronavirus has once again @ @ @ @ @ , the site headquartering the Russian-backed Orthodox Church branch , the so-called Moscow Patriarchate .
@ @ @ @ @ 17 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed , according to TSN .
In April , after @ @ @ @ @ other clerics started doing tests before more than a hundred cases were revealed .
The @ @ @ @ @ of the pandemic and even after restrictive measures were introduced throughout Ukraine , was calling @ @ @ @ @ .
Priests were calling for believers to attend church services in person in defiance of @ @ @ @ @ `` No matter if you 're older generation or younger ones , all rush to @ @ @ @ @ other , '' a Lavra cleric said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , on April @ @ @ @ @ Lavra was put on lockdown amid incidence hike on its premises .

Over the past day, 17 news cases were confirmed.
An outbreak of the novel coronavirus has once again been recorded in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the site headquartering the Russian-backed Orthodox Church branch, the so-called Moscow Patriarchate.
Over the past day, 17 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed, according to TSN.
In April, after several Lavra priests died, other clerics started doing tests before more than a hundred cases were revealed.
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The Moscow Patriarchate at the onset of the pandemic and even after restrictive measures were introduced throughout Ukraine, was calling for parishioners to ignore quarantine. Priests were calling for believers to attend church services in person in defiance of bans on mass gatherings.
Read alsoRussian-backed church's Sviatohirsk Lavra keeps ignoring quarantine measures (Video)
"No matter if you're older generation or younger ones, all rush to the temples and embrace each other," a Lavra cleric said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, on April 13, the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra was put on lockdown amid incidence hike on its premises.


unian--2020-05-06--Share of SOE net profit to be transferred to state budget reduced to 80%

The move will allow for larger investments in production development .
Ukraine 's government has reduced to 80 % profit deductions from state-owned companies to the national budget .
According to the Ministry of Finance , the Cabinet of Ministers made the move to cut the share from 90 % at today 's meeting .
`` In line with financial and economic performance , starting from January 1 , 2020 , state-owned enterprises shall transfer to the state budget 80 % of net profit instead of a previous 90 % , '' the statement says .
At the same time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ International Airport , and Boryspil International Airport , the rate of deduction has been set at 30 % .
`` Thanks to this decision , business entities of the public sector of the economy will receive more financial resources to channel them to production development .
The new provisions will ensure the implementation of state budget revenues in the volumes defined by the law on the state budget for 2020 , '' the ministry reported .
As UNIAN reported earlier , in April last year , the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine increased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SOEs from 75 % to 90 % .

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unian--2020-05-06--Ukraine faces deepening recession due to coronavirus lockdown: Reuters poll

Meanwhile , the government is trying to secure an $ 8 billion package from the IMF , conditional on reforms .
Lockdown measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic will cause Ukraine 's economy to shrink by 1 % in the first quarter of 2020 and contract 10.9 % in the second quarter , a Reuters monthly poll of analysts said on Wednesday .
The government has forecast that the country 's gross domestic product will shrink by about 5 % overall this year and the State Statistics Service will publish GDP data for the first quarter in mid-May , Reuters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is confirmed , this would mark the first quarterly decline in economic growth for Ukraine since 2015 .
Last year , the first two quarters had growth of 2.9 % and 4.7 % respectively .
In the wake of Russia 's annexation of Crimea and ongoing hostilities with Russia-controlled forces in the industrial Donbas , GDP fell 16.0 % in the first quarter and 14.0 % in the second quarter of 2015 .
With recession looming again , the government is trying to secure an $ 8 billion package from the International Monetary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shcherbyna from investment company Capital Times said : `` Due to the implementation of quarantine measures throughout Ukraine in April-May 2020 , we are recording a partial or full halt to the activity of most sectors of the national economy . ''
The government has extended to May 22 a nationwide lockdown that was initially imposed in mid-March , banning or limiting many business operations except critically important services .
Read alsoNBU : Business expectations in Ukraine drastically worsen in April over COVID-19 quarantine '' A deep drop is seen in the passenger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , in industries ( due to a fall in external demand , primarily due to the quarantine in the EU ) , '' wrote Hanna Cherednychenko from the think tank International Centre for Policy Studies .
She also said wholesale and retail trades suffered due to low demand from households , with people staying at home and curbing their spending as incomes were hit .
The poll , conducted with analysts from 11 Ukrainian banks and investment companies , also pointed to the country 's economy starting to recover in the second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ analysts said it was difficult to predict when exactly the recovery would start or how strong it would be until a date for lifting the lockdown fully was fixed .
The government has promised to lift some restrictions from Monday , May 11 , depending on the epidemiological situation .
This could include reopening parks as well as some shops , such as those specializing in household goods .
The country has reported 13,184 coronavirus cases and 327 deaths as of May 6 .

Meanwhile, the government is trying to secure an $8 billion package from the IMF, conditional on reforms.
Lockdown measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic will cause Ukraine's economy to shrink by 1% in the first quarter of 2020 and contract 10.9% in the second quarter, a Reuters monthly poll of analysts said on Wednesday.
The government has forecast that the country's gross domestic product will shrink by about 5% overall this year and the State Statistics Service will publish GDP data for the first quarter in mid-May, Reuters reports.
If the Reuters poll forecast is confirmed, this would mark the first quarterly decline in economic growth for Ukraine since 2015. Last year, the first two quarters had growth of 2.9% and 4.7% respectively.
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In the wake of Russia's annexation of Crimea and ongoing hostilities with Russia-controlled forces in the industrial Donbas, GDP fell 16.0% in the first quarter and 14.0% in the second quarter of 2015.
With recession looming again, the government is trying to secure an $8 billion package from the International Monetary Fund, conditional on reforms.
Artem Shcherbyna from investment company Capital Times said: "Due to the implementation of quarantine measures throughout Ukraine in April-May 2020, we are recording a partial or full halt to the activity of most sectors of the national economy."
The government has extended to May 22 a nationwide lockdown that was initially imposed in mid-March, banning or limiting many business operations except critically important services.
Read alsoNBU: Business expectations in Ukraine drastically worsen in April over COVID-19 quarantine
"A deep drop is seen in the passenger transport sector (due to the quarantine), in industries (due to a fall in external demand, primarily due to the quarantine in the EU)," wrote Hanna Cherednychenko from the think tank International Centre for Policy Studies.
She also said wholesale and retail trades suffered due to low demand from households, with people staying at home and curbing their spending as incomes were hit.
The poll, conducted with analysts from 11 Ukrainian banks and investment companies, also pointed to the country's economy starting to recover in the second half of the year.
But the analysts said it was difficult to predict when exactly the recovery would start or how strong it would be until a date for lifting the lockdown fully was fixed.
The government has promised to lift some restrictions from Monday, May 11, depending on the epidemiological situation. This could include reopening parks as well as some shops, such as those specializing in household goods.
The country has reported 13,184 coronavirus cases and 327 deaths as of May 6.


unian--2020-05-06--Kyiv initiates reboot of Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas settlement

At the same time , Andriy Yermak says any negotiations with representatives of unrecognized quasi-entities in eastern Ukraine are unacceptable .
The Ukrainian side to Minsk talks on Donbas settlement is proposing to restart the work of the Trilateral Contact Group , according to the press service of the Ukrainian President 's Office citing its chief , Andriy Yermak .
The statement came as Yermak spoke over the phone with political advisers to Normandy Four leaders .
The head of Presidential Office said , in order to speed up the Minsk process , President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine 's representation in the TCG .
`` We raised it to a very high official level , '' Yermak said , recalling that Vice Prime Minister , Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories , Oleksiy Reznikov , was appointed deputy head of the Ukrainian delegation to the TCG .
At the subgroup level , Ukraine is now represented by deputy ministers or people 's deputies – chairs of the relevant parliamentary committees .
Read alsoFM Kuleba comments on idea of setting up  '' advisory council '' with representatives of occupied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attract to the work of TCG subgroups as `` invited persons '' a number of internally displaced citizens forced to leave the occupied areas in Donetsk and Luhansk regions after May 2014 .
Yermak noted that the participants in the TCG would involve these individuals in discussions , consultation , and coordination of issues stipulated by Minsk agreements .
At the same time , Andriy Yermak says any negotiations with representatives of unrecognized quasi-entities in eastern Ukraine are unacceptable .
As UNIAN reported earlier , on May 5 , President Volodymyr Zelensky approved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trilateral Contact Group for the Peaceful Settlement in Donetsk and Luhansk Regions .

At the same time, Andriy Yermak says any negotiations with representatives of unrecognized quasi-entities in eastern Ukraine are unacceptable.
The Ukrainian side to Minsk talks on Donbas settlement is proposing to restart the work of the Trilateral Contact Group, according to the press service of the Ukrainian President's Office citing its chief, Andriy Yermak.
The statement came as Yermak spoke over the phone with political advisers to Normandy Four leaders.
The head of Presidential Office said, in order to speed up the Minsk process, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to significantly increase the level of Ukraine's representation in the TCG.
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"We raised it to a very high official level," Yermak said, recalling that Vice Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories, Oleksiy Reznikov, was appointed deputy head of the Ukrainian delegation to the TCG. At the subgroup level, Ukraine is now represented by deputy ministers or people's deputies – chairs of the relevant parliamentary committees.
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The Ukrainian side also proposed to attract to the work of TCG subgroups as "invited persons" a number of internally displaced citizens forced to leave the occupied areas in Donetsk and Luhansk regions after May 2014.
Yermak noted that the participants in the TCG would involve these individuals in discussions, consultation, and coordination of issues stipulated by Minsk agreements.
At the same time, Andriy Yermak says any negotiations with representatives of unrecognized quasi-entities in eastern Ukraine are unacceptable.
As UNIAN reported earlier, on May 5, President Volodymyr Zelensky approved the composition of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group for the Peaceful Settlement in Donetsk and Luhansk Regions.


unian--2020-05-06--SBU nabs Russian spy who gathered intel on Ukrainian missile systems

The perpetrator had been working on FSB instructions .
The Security Service of Ukraine ( SBU ) has detained a Luhansk resident whom Russian intelligence used as a human asset in gathering classified data on Ukrainian modern missile systems .
The SBU says its counterintel operatives have thwarted another attempt by Russian intelligence agencies to obtain secrets on promising military technology in the missile industry .
Acting on the instructions of Russia 's Federal Security Service ( FSB ) , the perpetrator had established contacts with Ukrainian military servicemen in the Joint Forces Operation zone , who had access to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his contacts a monetary reward for the information he sought , of which servicemen promptly reported to the SBU .
Security operatives detained the suspect in a sting raid on May 6 as the man attempted to send classified data on a modern missile complex to his FSB handlers via a messenger .
Experts have confirmed that the secret data disclosure could significantly harm Ukraine 's state interests in the defense sector .
The SBU pressed charges against the suspect under Part 1 of Art .
111 ( high treason ) of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported earlier , SBU counterintelligence operatives in Mykolaiv region detained a local resident who had tried to hand over to the FSB classified data on shipbuilding technology .

The perpetrator had been working on FSB instructions.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a Luhansk resident whom Russian intelligence used as a human asset in gathering classified data on Ukrainian modern missile systems.
The SBU says its counterintel operatives have thwarted another attempt by Russian intelligence agencies to obtain secrets on promising military technology in the missile industry.
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Acting on the instructions of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), the perpetrator had established contacts with Ukrainian military servicemen in the Joint Forces Operation zone, who had access to the relevant paperwork. The spy offered his contacts a monetary reward for the information he sought, of which servicemen promptly reported to the SBU.
Security operatives detained the suspect in a sting raid on May 6 as the man attempted to send classified data on a modern missile complex to his FSB handlers via a messenger.
Experts have confirmed that the secret data disclosure could significantly harm Ukraine's state interests in the defense sector.
The SBU pressed charges against the suspect under Part 1 of Art. 111 (high treason) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
As UNIAN reported earlier, SBU counterintelligence operatives in Mykolaiv region detained a local resident who had tried to hand over to the FSB classified data on shipbuilding technology.


unian--2020-05-06--Finance Ministry borrows over US$317 mln on domestic market

No bonds have been placed denominated in foreign currency .
Ukraine 's Finance Ministry borrowed UAH 10.017 billion , or US $ 317.3 million , for the national budget at a recent weekly auction to place government domestic loan bonds held on May 5 .
Funds in hryvnias were raised through the placement of securities with a 91-day maturity period and a weighted average yield of 11.24 % per annum , the ministry said on its website .
No bonds have been placed , denominated in foreign currency , the report said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , on April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the domestic borrowing market after a few weeks off , having resumed weekly auctions to place government domestic loan bonds .
As a result , the ministry raised UAH 5.377 billion ( US $ 199 ) to the state budget , as well as US $ 53.3 million and US $ 111.1 million .
Panic on global markets caused by the rapid spread of the coronavirus had triggered the weakening of local currencies in developing economies and a decline in stock market quotes .
As a result , non-residents suspended purchases of debt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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