unian--2020-10-21--Medvedchuk vs Stus case. How come books are now being banned in Ukraine

On Monday , the Darnytsia District Court of Kyiv handed down a rather strange ruling on Viktor Medvedchuk 's lawsuit against the author of the `` The Vasyl Stus Case '' book , Vakhtang Kipiani , and the publishing house that released it .
The court satisfied almost all demands of the martyred poet 's lawyer and even went a little beyond that .
In particular , the court ordered that any mention of Mr Medvedchuk be removed from the book and forbade its distribution without the plaintiff 's permission .
Thus , according to the ruling by Judge Maryna @ @ @ @ @ @ @ removed from Kipiani 's book The Vasyl Stus Case : `` …did Stus have an opportunity to choose between 'lesser evil . '
However , it is a fact that the name of the lawyer provided , supported by state security agency , was Viktor Medvedchuk '' ; `` ... Medvedchuk admitted in court that all 'crimes ' allegedly committed by his client 'deserve punishment ' '' ; `` ... he actually supported the prosecution .
Who needs prosecutors when there are such assenting lawyers ?
`` ; `` ... the poet was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' ; `` ... Medvedchuk , the Communist system 's minion… '' ; `` Lawyer Medvedchuk committed a crime against the poet including by failing to inform his family about the launch of hearings ... Was he afraid of the KGB or has he just always been a cynic and an immoral man ? ''
Until these phrases are deleted , the book is banned from distribution both by Vivat Publishing House and personally the author , Mr Kipiani .
But the question remains , why would Medvedchuk , an old-timer of Ukrainian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does n't leave an impression of a fool , and he probably should have realized that the court 's ruling in his favor would only fuel interest in both Kipiani 's book , the poet , and , most importantly , Medvedchuk 's role in Stus 's fate , described in that book .
And this is exactly what happened .
Even those who have never heard of Stus are now discussing him , and those who have , are now rushing to order the book `` until it is banned . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the sweetest '' and Soviet one that says `` Since it 's banned it , must be something good '' have both worked in this case .
Now , having read this piece of literature , Ukrainians know that Medvedchuk , as is written in the book , played the role of the poet 's prosecutor despite being his defense lawyer .
I have two opinions in this regard , none of which contradict each other .
By filing his lawsuit , Medvedchuk could have aimed to demoralize the patriotic stratum of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , hohol Ukrainians the true master in your house ! ''
This is a perfect opportunity to show Russia and Soviet Union adepts in Ukraine how `` Bandera nationalists '' can be reminded of `` their place . ''
Another version is that even politicians like Medvedchuk could have guilty conscience .
And , it could be tormenting him .
Who knows , maybe the tortured poet comes to his `` lawyer '' in his sleep ?
And who knows what Stus is telling him from the other side ?
And so the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deceive own conscience : `` See ?
Despite what 's written in books , everything was done correctly , in line with the law . ''
Although it is worth mentioning here that no court ruling can raise anyone from the dead and give back those 30 silver coins .
Besides , cowardice is the worst sin .
But back to the court ruling… There is an interesting point in it : Judge Zastavenko went beyond Medvedchuk 's civil lawsuit .
He did not ask the court to ban mentioning his name as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , the judge 's ruling says so .
What was that ?
Was it the judge 's attempt to render a service to an influential politician with a view to career promotion ( by the way , it was a high-profile Russia fighter , Petro Poroshenko , who once appointed Judge Zastavenko a judge of the capital 's court ) ?
Was it the judge 's own Ukrainephobic stance she could n't restrain herself to express in her ruling `` on behalf of Ukraine '' ?
Or was it something else ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ book 's author , believes that this helped Judge Zastavenko to declare Viktor Medvedchuk 's claims unfounded .
He explains it this way : the judge did not dare to refuse to satisfy the claims , while planting a procedural mine in her ruling by going beyond the civil claim 's limits .
This way , she gave the appellate court the opportunity to overturn her ruling – not on the merits , but on the grounds that the first instance court had imposed a ban which the plaintiff had not requested .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ But knowing how complacent the Kyiv Court of Appeals ( it will consider the appeals ) is , little faith remains in such a `` cunning move '' by Zastavenko and its efficiency in that court .
However , whatever happens at the appeal stage , and perhaps in the cassation instance , the very fact of the trial of the book depicting the events that took place 40 years ago in a country that 's fallen apart almost 30 years ago resembles of a mix of some medieval obscurantism of the Inquisition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , all proponents of these `` isms '' must remember that the fire from `` enemy books '' is capable of lighting them up , too .

On Monday, the Darnytsia District Court of Kyiv handed down a rather strange ruling on Viktor Medvedchuk's lawsuit against the author of the "The Vasyl Stus Case" book, Vakhtang Kipiani, and the publishing house that released it. The court satisfied almost all demands of the martyred poet's lawyer and even went a little beyond that. In particular, the court ordered that any mention of Mr Medvedchuk be removed from the book and forbade its distribution without the plaintiff's permission.
Thus, according to the ruling by Judge Maryna Zastavenko, the following phrases should be removed from Kipiani's book The Vasyl Stus Case: "…did Stus have an opportunity to choose between 'lesser evil.' However, it is a fact that the name of the lawyer provided, supported by state security agency, was Viktor Medvedchuk"; "... Medvedchuk admitted in court that all 'crimes' allegedly committed by his client 'deserve punishment'"; "... he actually supported the prosecution. Who needs prosecutors when there are such assenting lawyers?"; "... the poet was being crucified by the state-appointed lawyer Medvedchuk"; "... Medvedchuk, the Communist system's minion…"; "Lawyer Medvedchuk committed a crime against the poet including by failing to inform his family about the launch of hearings... Was he afraid of the KGB or has he just always been a cynic and an immoral man?"
Until these phrases are deleted, the book is banned from distribution both by Vivat Publishing House and personally the author, Mr Kipiani.
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But the question remains, why would Medvedchuk, an old-timer of Ukrainian politics, need all this?
He doesn't leave an impression of a fool, and he probably should have realized that the court's ruling in his favor would only fuel interest in both Kipiani's book, the poet, and, most importantly, Medvedchuk's role in Stus's fate, described in that book. And this is exactly what happened. Even those who have never heard of Stus are now discussing him, and those who have, are now rushing to order the book "until it is banned." The eternal concept of "forbidden fruit is the sweetest" and Soviet one that says "Since it's banned it, must be something good" have both worked in this case. Now, having read this piece of literature, Ukrainians know that Medvedchuk, as is written in the book, played the role of the poet's prosecutor despite being his defense lawyer.
Even those who have never heard of Stus are now discussing him, and those who have, are now rushing to order the book "until it is banned"
I have two opinions in this regard, none of which contradict each other.
By filing his lawsuit, Medvedchuk could have aimed to demoralize the patriotic stratum of society as if saying: "Behold, hohol Ukrainians the true master in your house!" This is a perfect opportunity to show Russia and Soviet Union adepts in Ukraine how "Bandera nationalists" can be reminded of "their place."
Another version is that even politicians like Medvedchuk could have guilty conscience. And, it could be tormenting him. Who knows, maybe the tortured poet comes to his "lawyer" in his sleep? And who knows what Stus is telling him from the other side?
And so the court ruling is a wonderful attempt to deceive own conscience: "See? Despite what's written in books, everything was done correctly, in line with the law." Although it is worth mentioning here that no court ruling can raise anyone from the dead and give back those 30 silver coins. Besides, cowardice is the worst sin.
But back to the court ruling… There is an interesting point in it: Judge Zastavenko went beyond Medvedchuk's civil lawsuit. He did not ask the court to ban mentioning his name as a book character without his consent. However, the judge's ruling says so.
Judge Zastavenko went beyond Medvedchuk's civil lawsuit. He did not ask the court to ban mentioning his name as a book character without his consent. However, the judge's ruling says so
What was that? Was it the judge's attempt to render a service to an influential politician with a view to career promotion (by the way, it was a high-profile Russia fighter, Petro Poroshenko, who once appointed Judge Zastavenko a judge of the capital's court)? Was it the judge's own Ukrainephobic stance she couldn't restrain herself to express in her ruling "on behalf of Ukraine"? Or was it something else?
Vyacheslav Yakubenko, the lawyer of the book's author, believes that this helped Judge Zastavenko to declare Viktor Medvedchuk's claims unfounded. He explains it this way: the judge did not dare to refuse to satisfy the claims, while planting a procedural mine in her ruling by going beyond the civil claim's limits. This way, she gave the appellate court the opportunity to overturn her ruling – not on the merits, but on the grounds that the first instance court had imposed a ban which the plaintiff had not requested.
I would like to think so. But knowing how complacent the Kyiv Court of Appeals (it will consider the appeals) is, little faith remains in such a "cunning move" by Zastavenko and its efficiency in that court.
However, whatever happens at the appeal stage, and perhaps in the cassation instance, the very fact of the trial of the book depicting the events that took place 40 years ago in a country that's fallen apart almost 30 years ago resembles of a mix of some medieval obscurantism of the Inquisition, Stalinism, and Hitlerism.
Meanwhile, all proponents of these "isms" must remember that the fire from "enemy books" is capable of lighting them up, too.
Dmytro Khyliuk


unian--2020-10-21--Health minister: Over 19,100 children, 20,100 healthcare workers contract COVID-19

In the past day , 6,719 people tested positive for the coronavirus , including 318 children and 365 healthcare workers @ @ @ @ @ Stepanov says 19,146 children and 20,174 healthcare workers have contracted the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) @ @ @ @ @ epidemic .
`` In the past day , 6,719 people tested positive for the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ 365 healthcare workers .
Some 1,009 new patients were hospitalized .
There were 141 deaths @ @ @ @ @ he said at a briefing on October 21 , as reported by the Health Ministry @ @ @ @ @ reports 131 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of Oct 21The overall death toll @ @ @ @ @ many as 132,219 patients have already recovered .
• Ukraine said 6,719 new active COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ the country in the past 24 hours as of October 21 , 2020 , marking @ @ @ @ @ .
• The total number of confirmed cases grew to 315,826 .

In the past day, 6,719 people tested positive for the coronavirus, including 318 children and 365 healthcare workers.
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov says 19,146 children and 20,174 healthcare workers have contracted the coronavirus (COVID-19) since the start of the epidemic.
"In the past day, 6,719 people tested positive for the coronavirus, including 318 children and 365 healthcare workers. Some 1,009 new patients were hospitalized. There were 141 deaths and 2,686 recoveries," he said at a briefing on October 21, as reported by the Health Ministry on Facebook.
Read alsoUkraine reports 131 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of Oct 21The overall death toll is 5,927 people.
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As many as 132,219 patients have already recovered.
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unian--2020-10-21--Ukraine reports 131 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of Oct 21

Some 394 servicemen are now isolated ( including self-isolation ) .
The number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine rose by 131 as of the morning of October 21 .
`` As of 10:00 Kyiv time on October 21 , some 1,107 people in the Armed Forces of Ukraine had acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus .
In total , 3,433 people have recovered and 14 have died during the pandemic , '' the press service of the Medical Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote on Facebook on October @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases were registered in the past 24 hours . ''
Read alsoExpert elaborates on why Ukraine unable to develop own COVID-19 vaccineOf those newly-infected , 20 people have been hospitalized , while another 111 are self-isolating , undergoing treatment at home under doctors ' supervision .
Currently , their state of health is satisfactory .
Some 394 servicemen are now isolated ( including self-isolation ) .
The number of those whose isolation term is expiring in the next three days is 42 people .
• Ukraine said 6,719 new active COVID-19 cases had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past 24 hours as of October 21 , 2020 , marking yet another highest daily rise .
• The total number of confirmed cases grew to 315,826 .

Some 394 servicemen are now isolated (including self-isolation).
The number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine rose by 131 as of the morning of October 21.
"As of 10:00 Kyiv time on October 21, some 1,107 people in the Armed Forces of Ukraine had acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. In total, 3,433 people have recovered and 14 have died during the pandemic," the press service of the Medical Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote on Facebook on October 21. "Some 131 new COVID-19 cases were registered in the past 24 hours."
Read alsoExpert elaborates on why Ukraine unable to develop own COVID-19 vaccineOf those newly-infected, 20 people have been hospitalized, while another 111 are self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under doctors' supervision. Currently, their state of health is satisfactory.
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Some 394 servicemen are now isolated (including self-isolation). The number of those whose isolation term is expiring in the next three days is 42 people.
COVID-19 in Ukraine: Latest


unian--2020-10-21--Reshuffles may take place in President's Office after Oct 25 elections – media

Ex-Ukrainian Minister for Development of Economy , Trade and Agriculture Tymofiy Mylovanov may be invited to work in the Office .
Personnel reshuffles may take place in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 's Office as early as after the local elections are held on October 25 .
That is according to the Novoe Vremya news outlet and the Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrayinska Pravda , referring to their own sources .
Read alsoUkraine 's Cabinet appoints acting economy ministerAccording to media reports , First Deputy Head of the President 's Office Serhiy Trofimov may be replaced by Deputy Head of the President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writes that `` Kyrylo really wants to take up Serhiy 's post '' and he has already established relations with Head of the Ukrainian President 's Office ] Andriy Yermak .
In addition , another Deputy Head of Ukraine 's Presidential Office Yuliya Kovaliv may lose her post .
Ex-Ukrainian Minister for Development of Economy , Trade and Agriculture Tymofiy Mylovanov wants to take her position , as he has been actively visiting Bankova Street [ the President 's Office ] in recent weeks .
Only Trofimov reacted to the information in Ukrayinska @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not comment on the rumors .
• The local elections in Ukraine will be held on October 25 .
• On September 5 , the electoral process was launched in Ukraine within the preparation and holding of local elections , which are scheduled for October 25 .
• Voting will take place from 08:00 to 20:00 Kyiv time on October 25 , and the election commission must establish its results by November 6 .

Ex-Ukrainian Minister for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture Tymofiy Mylovanov may be invited to work in the Office.
Personnel reshuffles may take place in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Office as early as after the local elections are held on October 25.
That is according to the Novoe Vremya news outlet and the Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrayinska Pravda, referring to their own sources.
Read alsoUkraine's Cabinet appoints acting economy ministerAccording to media reports, First Deputy Head of the President's Office Serhiy Trofimov may be replaced by Deputy Head of the President's Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko.
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Ukrayinska Pravda writes that "Kyrylo really wants to take up Serhiy's post" and he has already established relations with Head of the Ukrainian President's Office] Andriy Yermak.
In addition, another Deputy Head of Ukraine's Presidential Office Yuliya Kovaliv may lose her post. Ex-Ukrainian Minister for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture Tymofiy Mylovanov wants to take her position, as he has been actively visiting Bankova Street [the President's Office] in recent weeks.
Only Trofimov reacted to the information in Ukrayinska Pravda's comments, writing that he did not comment on the rumors.
Local elections in Ukraine


unian--2020-10-21--Zelensky enacts Law on Intelligence

Zelensky enacts Law on Intelligence

The Ukrainian leader sees intelligence among the country 's priorities .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has enacted the Law on Intelligence , which was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on September 17 , 2020 .
An official ceremony to sign the bill into law took place during the president 's visit to the Information Department of the State Border Guard Service ( SBGS ) of Ukraine on the occasion of the 17th anniversary of the creation of the SBGS intelligence , the presidential office reported .
`` Today , I am signing the Law of Ukraine on Intelligence adopted by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the provisions of this law will allow creating an effective system of Ukrainian intelligence , which will correspond to the nature and large-scale current threats to the national security of Ukraine , '' Zelensky said and signed the document .
According to him , the legislative support for intelligence will facilitate the timely detection , prevention and neutralization of threats and increase the ability of intelligence to obtain and provide consumers with high-quality intelligence information .
`` It should be remembered that the issue of intelligence is a priority , and intelligence materials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decisions .
That is why this law is not only new opportunities and new capabilities for intelligence , but also a great responsibility for the state , which needs to significantly strengthen the strategic and operational components of intelligence , improve analytical work and the quality of information obtained , '' he said .
The president expressed confidence that all tasks would be performed by intelligence at the highest level .
`` Performed qualitatively , performed professionally , as always , '' he added .
Law on Intelligence : In brief • The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adopted a draft law on intelligence on September 17 .
• The document determines the Foreign Intelligence Service , the Defense Ministry 's intelligence agency , as well as an intelligence department of the central executive agency that implements state policy in the field of protecting the national border are intelligence agencies in Ukraine .
• At the same time , it stipulates that counterintelligence units of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine may also be engaged in intelligence activities to obtain information in the interests of counterintelligence .
The list of such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine .
• The president also defines the organizational structure of an intelligence agency , while the total number of personnel of the Foreign Intelligence Service shall be determined by law .
The relevant service carries out intelligence activities in the foreign policy , economic , military-technical , scientific-technical , information , environmental , and cybersecurity fields .
• According to the law , the intelligence agencies are headed by officials who are appointed and dismissed by the president of Ukraine .
• The Law on Intelligence is designed to contribute to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sector and will be an important step forward in relations with NATO .

The Ukrainian leader sees intelligence among the country's priorities.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has enacted the Law on Intelligence, which was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on September 17, 2020.
An official ceremony to sign the bill into law took place during the president's visit to the Information Department of the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) of Ukraine on the occasion of the 17th anniversary of the creation of the SBGS intelligence, the presidential office reported.
Read alsoParliament adopts bill on intelligence
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"Today, I am signing the Law of Ukraine on Intelligence adopted by the Verkhovna Rada. The implementation of the provisions of this law will allow creating an effective system of Ukrainian intelligence, which will correspond to the nature and large-scale current threats to the national security of Ukraine," Zelensky said and signed the document.
According to him, the legislative support for intelligence will facilitate the timely detection, prevention and neutralization of threats and increase the ability of intelligence to obtain and provide consumers with high-quality intelligence information.
"It should be remembered that the issue of intelligence is a priority, and intelligence materials are the basis for making important government decisions. That is why this law is not only new opportunities and new capabilities for intelligence, but also a great responsibility for the state, which needs to significantly strengthen the strategic and operational components of intelligence, improve analytical work and the quality of information obtained," he said.
The president expressed confidence that all tasks would be performed by intelligence at the highest level. "Performed qualitatively, performed professionally, as always," he added.
Law on Intelligence: In brief


unian--2020-10-21--Ukrainian official warns Russia may try to more actively press for water supplies to Crimea

Russia is trying to shift responsibility from the occupying country to the victim country , Ukraine .
Ukrainian Deputy Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Ihor Yaremenko says Russia 's pressure on Ukraine to resume water supplies to occupied Crimea may increase , but Ukraine should not give up .
Read alsoEcologist Ievgen Khlobystov : In Crimea , water is consumed in a barbaric way .
It 's like pouring champagne over the gardenThe official made the comment during the international online conference , titled `` Problematic issues of water supply and use of water resources in Crimea under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to an UNIAN correspondent .
`` The issue of water is being further accelerated to change the information focus and shift responsibility from the occupying country to the victim country , that is , Ukraine .
This is an infowar-like way to disguise their illegal actions and put the blame on Ukraine , '' he said at the conference , which was broadcast on YouTube by Kherson Regional State Administration .
According to Yaremenko , it 's absolutely obvious that water supplies through the North Crimean Canal to the annexed peninsula is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I 'm absolutely convinced that we must keep our stance despite any pressure from the Russian Federation , which , I also think , will be only increasing , '' he said .
At the same time , he is sure that water supplies via the North Crimean Canal to Crimea will be resumed immediately after the end of the occupation .
The Ukrainian authorities are currently working on the issue .
• Prior to the occupation of Crimea by Russia , Ukraine used to cover up to 85 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the North Crimean Canal .
• After the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014 , Ukraine severed water supplies to the occupied peninsula .
• Water reserves in Crimea are replenished from natural runoff reservoirs and underground sources .
• Environmentalists say the regular use of water from underground sources has led to soil salinization .
• On September 7 , in Simferopol , Bakhchisarai , and Simferopol districts , due to ongoing drought and shallowing of reservoirs , the third , most severe , stage of water supply restrictions was introduced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an OHCHR representative said it is Russia that bears responsibility for ensuring water supplies to occupied Crimea .
• Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says the resumption of water supplies to Crimea would be possible only in the context of the end of the Russian occupation .
At the same time , there is no humanitarian crisis with freshwater in occupied Crimea whatsoever , the chief of Ukraine 's diplomacy emphasizes .
`` The narrative about the 'humanitarian crisis ' was invented by Russian propaganda in order to convince the world that water @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Russia is trying to shift responsibility from the occupying country to the victim country, Ukraine.
Ukrainian Deputy Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Ihor Yaremenko says Russia's pressure on Ukraine to resume water supplies to occupied Crimea may increase, but Ukraine should not give up.
Read alsoEcologist Ievgen Khlobystov: In Crimea, water is consumed in a barbaric way. It's like pouring champagne over the gardenThe official made the comment during the international online conference, titled "Problematic issues of water supply and use of water resources in Crimea under Russian occupation" on October 21, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
"The issue of water is being further accelerated to change the information focus and shift responsibility from the occupying country to the victim country, that is, Ukraine. This is an infowar-like way to disguise their illegal actions and put the blame on Ukraine," he said at the conference, which was broadcast on YouTube by Kherson Regional State Administration.
According to Yaremenko, it's absolutely obvious that water supplies through the North Crimean Canal to the annexed peninsula is impossible until the Russian occupation is over. "I'm absolutely convinced that we must keep our stance despite any pressure from the Russian Federation, which, I also think, will be only increasing," he said.
At the same time, he is sure that water supplies via the North Crimean Canal to Crimea will be resumed immediately after the end of the occupation. The Ukrainian authorities are currently working on the issue.
Water supplies to Crimea: Background


unian--2020-10-21--Six hundred Ukrainians facing forced eviction from Crimea

Six hundred citizens of Ukraine are currently facing forced eviction from Russia-occupied Crimea under rulings issued by Russian courts .
This was announced by Director of the Directorate General for International Law under Ukraine 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Larysa Herasko during the international online conference `` Problematic issues of water supply and use of water resources in Crimea under Russian occupation , '' according to an UNIAN correspondent .
Read alsoZelensky asks the world not to forget about Russian occupation of Crimea The event was broadcast on YouTube by Kherson Regional State Administration .
`` The ongoing forced evictions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian courts issued orders to evict almost a thousand people from the territory of Crimea , of which about 600 are citizens of Ukraine , '' she said .
Also , according to the diplomat , in violation of international humanitarian law , the Russian authorities are resettling their own population to the territory of the temporarily occupied peninsula .
`` Reports from international organizations say that more than 140,000 Russians have changed their registered place of residence to Crimea , '' she said .
• Russia annexed Ukraine 's Crimea in March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peninsula .
An illegal referendum was held for Crimeans to decide on accession to Russia .
De-facto Crimean authorities reported that allegedly 96.77 % of the Crimean population had voted for joining Russia .
• On March 18 , 2014 , the so-called `` agreement on the accession '' of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol to Russia was signed in the Kremlin .
• The West did not recognize the annexation in response to which sanctions against Russia were introduced .
• Ukraine 's parliament voted to designate February 20 , 2014 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temporary occupation of Crimea began .

Forced evictions are prohibited by international humanitarian law.
Six hundred citizens of Ukraine are currently facing forced eviction from Russia-occupied Crimea under rulings issued by Russian courts.
This was announced by Director of the Directorate General for International Law under Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Larysa Herasko during the international online conference "Problematic issues of water supply and use of water resources in Crimea under Russian occupation," according to an UNIAN correspondent.
Read alsoZelensky asks the world not to forget about Russian occupation of Crimea
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The event was broadcast on YouTube by Kherson Regional State Administration.
"The ongoing forced evictions are expressly prohibited by international law. Russian courts issued orders to evict almost a thousand people from the territory of Crimea, of which about 600 are citizens of Ukraine," she said.
Also, according to the diplomat, in violation of international humanitarian law, the Russian authorities are resettling their own population to the territory of the temporarily occupied peninsula.
"Reports from international organizations say that more than 140,000 Russians have changed their registered place of residence to Crimea," she said.
Russian occupation of Crimea: Background


unian--2020-10-21--Ukraine mulling over five scenarios for tougher COVID-19 quarantine

Lockdown is not on the agenda .
The Ukrainian government is mulling over five scenarios for tougher COVID-19 quarantine measures , and none of them is related to the local elections scheduled to be held on October 25 .
Three sources in the government shared this information with the Obozrevatel media outlet .
According to them , quarantine curbs might be stepped up by the end of the year , but such a decision will most likely be correlated with an increase in the number of COVID-19 patients to 10,000 new cases per day and with the bed occupancy rate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minister Denys ] Shmyhal is against a tougher quarantine , but decisions are made on Bankova Street [ the President 's Office ] .
They try to show that it 's all the Cabinet , although in reality nothing really depends on it [ government ] . ''
According to the source , it will take at least a month to form new local councils after the local elections are over , which will be followed by reshuffles on key executive positions , and a new policy will be hammered out .
Yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as it is his invention and he is banking on it .
`` Decisions on lockdown are not even discussed .
The Health Ministry mentions it , among other things , as a preventive measure – to make Ukrainians comply with the current restrictions .
The Cabinet is now lobbying to introduce the punishment for not wearing protective face masks , tighten control , [ begin ] inspections .
But certainly they are not going to shut down all the businesses unlike the case this spring .
In any case , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ source added .
• Ukraine reports 79 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of Oct 20 • Daily COVID-19 spike in Ukraine hits new high with over 6,700 cases on Oct 21

Lockdown is not on the agenda.
The Ukrainian government is mulling over five scenarios for tougher COVID-19 quarantine measures, and none of them is related to the local elections scheduled to be held on October 25.
Three sources in the government shared this information with the Obozrevatel media outlet.
Read alsoFour COVID-19 risk levels introduced in Ukraine – health minister
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According to them, quarantine curbs might be stepped up by the end of the year, but such a decision will most likely be correlated with an increase in the number of COVID-19 patients to 10,000 new cases per day and with the bed occupancy rate in hospitals.
"There are five scenarios – green, yellow-green, yellow, orange, and black. There will definitely no green one. The black one [is possible] if there is a high mortality rate and more than 10,000 cases per day," a source told the publication.
"[Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys] Shmyhal is against a tougher quarantine, but decisions are made on Bankova Street [the President's Office]. They try to show that it's all the Cabinet, although in reality nothing really depends on it [government]."
According to the source, it will take at least a month to form new local councils after the local elections are over, which will be followed by reshuffles on key executive positions, and a new policy will be hammered out. Yet, Prime Minister Shmyhal advocates adaptive quarantine, as it is his invention and he is banking on it.
"Decisions on lockdown are not even discussed. The Health Ministry mentions it, among other things, as a preventive measure – to make Ukrainians comply with the current restrictions. The Cabinet is now lobbying to introduce the punishment for not wearing protective face masks, tighten control, [begin] inspections. But certainly they are not going to shut down all the businesses unlike the case this spring. In any case, it is not even discussed," the source added.
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unian--2020-10-22--SBU raids offices of ex-officials associated with Kyiv property developers – media

The raids may be connected with the investigation of cases related to Oleksiy Kudriavtsev .
The SBU Security Service of Ukraine says it has conducted at least 50 searches in government agencies and offices associated with well-known Kyiv property developers and former officials of the State Architectural and Construction Inspection ( SACI ) .
Read alsoUkraine 's Cabinet liquidates SACI , launches urban development reformSearches and seizures of documents took place in the SACI premises , as well as in the offices of a number of officials related to the construction industry just three days before the local elections , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October 21 .
The SBU provides no details and names .
The SACI also failed to comment on the events , but , according to a source of the TV channel 24 , a large-scale special operation may be connected with the investigation of cases related to former SACI head Oleksiy Kudriavtsev , who still has influence on many employees of the agency .
In particular , the source reports that SBU officers were especially interested in the documents signed by ex-head of the SACI Legal Department Serhiy Shevchenko , who is considered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Shevchenko was dismissed from the SACI in May 2020 , but continues to seek reinstatement .
Meanwhile , his team of lawyers is still working for the SACI .
According to media reports , Kudriavtsev was dismissed from the SACI back in 2018 , but shortly in October 2019 , he managed to arrange the appointment of his protégé , Oleksandr Strokach , acting SACI head with help of Minister of Regional Development Aliona Babak .
Kudriavtsev himself tried to become a deputy minister , but he failed due to opposition in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beginning of 2020 , both Strokach and Babak lost their posts , but Kudriavtsev 's influence on the SACI remained in place .
The corruption at the SACI became one of the main reasons for the Cabinet 's decision to liquidate the agency , but its corruption row still remains , even during its liquidation procedure .
The SACI was disbanded under a Cabinet resolution in March 2020 .
However , while undergoing the liquidation procedure , it continues issuing licenses until the launch of two new bodies , namely the State Urban @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Service .

The raids may be connected with the investigation of cases related to Oleksiy Kudriavtsev.
The SBU Security Service of Ukraine says it has conducted at least 50 searches in government agencies and offices associated with well-known Kyiv property developers and former officials of the State Architectural and Construction Inspection (SACI).
Read alsoUkraine's Cabinet liquidates SACI, launches urban development reformSearches and seizures of documents took place in the SACI premises, as well as in the offices of a number of officials related to the construction industry just three days before the local elections, the SBU said on its website on October 21.
The SBU provides no details and names. The SACI also failed to comment on the events, but, according to a source of the TV channel 24, a large-scale special operation may be connected with the investigation of cases related to former SACI head Oleksiy Kudriavtsev, who still has influence on many employees of the agency.
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In particular, the source reports that SBU officers were especially interested in the documents signed by ex-head of the SACI Legal Department Serhiy Shevchenko, who is considered one of Kudriavtsev's most trusted representatives. Shevchenko was dismissed from the SACI in May 2020, but continues to seek reinstatement. Meanwhile, his team of lawyers is still working for the SACI.
According to media reports, Kudriavtsev was dismissed from the SACI back in 2018, but shortly in October 2019, he managed to arrange the appointment of his protégé, Oleksandr Strokach, acting SACI head with help of Minister of Regional Development Aliona Babak. Kudriavtsev himself tried to become a deputy minister, but he failed due to opposition in the President's Office. At the beginning of 2020, both Strokach and Babak lost their posts, but Kudriavtsev's influence on the SACI remained in place. The corruption at the SACI became one of the main reasons for the Cabinet's decision to liquidate the agency, but its corruption row still remains, even during its liquidation procedure.
Background
The SACI was disbanded under a Cabinet resolution in March 2020. However, while undergoing the liquidation procedure, it continues issuing licenses until the launch of two new bodies, namely the State Urban Development Inspectorate and the State Urban Development Service.


unian--2020-10-22--NBU: GDP forecast for 2020 remains unchanged

Private consumption will remain the main economic growth driver , boosting GDP growth to 4 % in 2021–2022 .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) says that its GDP forecast for 2020 has remained unchanged .
`` The economy of Ukraine will contract by 6 % in 2020 but will resume growth at the level of around 4 % in subsequent years , '' the NBU said on its website on October 22 .
`` The main reason behind the year-end economic contraction lies in difficulties faced by businesses in Q2 , when the strictest quarantine restrictions were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` At the same time , business activity picked up markedly as the restrictions were eased .
A recovery in consumer and investment demand in H2 will offset the lower crop harvest and smaller fiscal impulse . ''
According to the NBU , private consumption will remain the main economic growth driver , boosting GDP growth to 4 % in 2021–2022 .
`` Fiscal stimuli , the loose monetary policy , and a rebound in external demand will support economic growth .
This scenario is possible if the quarantine restrictions are not tightened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' it said .
The NBU projects that after the economy returns to steady growth ; it will need less fiscal stimuli from the state .
`` This will help gradually reduce the state budget deficit to around 3 % of GDP in 2022 , '' NBU Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko said .
`` Going forward , the public and publicly guaranteed debt , which grew to 63 % of GDP this year , will decline by 2-3 pp a year .
The decline will be underpinned by economic growth , prudent fiscal policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' • The fall in Ukraine 's GDP in the eight months of 2020 slowed to 5.8 % after a 6.2 % decline in January-July .
• The fall in Ukraine 's GDP in the seven months of 2020 slowed to 6.2 % from 6.5 % in the first half of the year .
• The International Monetary Fund revised its forecast for the fall of the Ukrainian economy in 2020 to 7.2 % , from 8.2 % , which it had projected in June 2020 .
• S & P Global Ratings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GDP in 2020 by 6 % , which is 0.5 percentage points higher than in the agency 's May forecast .

Private consumption will remain the main economic growth driver, boosting GDP growth to 4% in 2021–2022.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) says that its GDP forecast for 2020 has remained unchanged.
"The economy of Ukraine will contract by 6% in 2020 but will resume growth at the level of around 4% in subsequent years," the NBU said on its website on October 22.
Read alsoNBU keeps its key policy rate unchanged
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"The main reason behind the year-end economic contraction lies in difficulties faced by businesses in Q2, when the strictest quarantine restrictions were in place," it said. "At the same time, business activity picked up markedly as the restrictions were eased. A recovery in consumer and investment demand in H2 will offset the lower crop harvest and smaller fiscal impulse."
According to the NBU, private consumption will remain the main economic growth driver, boosting GDP growth to 4% in 2021–2022.
"Fiscal stimuli, the loose monetary policy, and a rebound in external demand will support economic growth. This scenario is possible if the quarantine restrictions are not tightened in Ukraine and across the globe," it said.
The NBU projects that after the economy returns to steady growth; it will need less fiscal stimuli from the state.
"This will help gradually reduce the state budget deficit to around 3% of GDP in 2022," NBU Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko said. "Going forward, the public and publicly guaranteed debt, which grew to 63% of GDP this year, will decline by 2-3 pp a year. The decline will be underpinned by economic growth, prudent fiscal policy, and moderate exchange rate volatility."
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unian--2020-10-22--NBU keeps its key policy rate unchanged

NBU keeps its key policy rate unchanged

The NBU 's future monetary policy will mainly depend on how the pandemic develops .
The Board of the National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) has decided to keep its key policy rate unchanged – at 6 % per annum .
`` As before , a longer-lasting coronavirus pandemic , the further spread of the disease and stricter quarantine measures remain the key risks to macrofinancial stability , '' the NBU said in its conclusions posted on the official website on October 22 .
According to the NBU , other risks also remain significant .
They include : the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ macrofinancial stability ; an escalation of the military conflict in eastern Ukraine or on the country 's borders and ; the higher volatility of global food prices , driven by global climate change and the risk of stronger protectionist measures .
`` Given the above balance of risks and expectations that inflation will overshoot its target range in 2021 , the NBU Board decided to keep the key policy rate unchanged , at 6 % , '' it said .
`` The sustained monetary policy easing is aimed at supporting economic recovery and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With the high level of uncertainty , the NBU 's future monetary policy will mainly depend on how the pandemic develops and what budgetary parameters are adopted .
`` If the pick-up in domestic demand and business activity fails to persist due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases , the NBU will be able to support the economy by cutting its key policy rate further .
Conversely , the NBU will also be prepared to raise the key policy rate in 2021 if inflationary pressures intensify , '' the NBU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to him , the NBU will continue to keep a balance between stimulating the economy and maintaining moderate inflation .
The NBU 's decisions will also be largely guided by the established parameters of fiscal support for the economy .
This support is also expected to be significant next year .
As of June 12 , the Central Bank reduced its refinancing rate to a historic low of 6 % per annum .
In July and September , it was fixed 6 % .

The NBU's future monetary policy will mainly depend on how the pandemic develops.
The Board of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has decided to keep its key policy rate unchanged – at 6% per annum.
"As before, a longer-lasting coronavirus pandemic, the further spread of the disease and stricter quarantine measures remain the key risks to macrofinancial stability," the NBU said in its conclusions posted on the official website on October 22.
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According to the NBU, other risks also remain significant. They include: the negative impact of certain court rulings on macrofinancial stability; an escalation of the military conflict in eastern Ukraine or on the country's borders and; the higher volatility of global food prices, driven by global climate change and the risk of stronger protectionist measures.
"Given the above balance of risks and expectations that inflation will overshoot its target range in 2021, the NBU Board decided to keep the key policy rate unchanged, at 6%," it said.
"The sustained monetary policy easing is aimed at supporting economic recovery and bringing inflation to the target."
Monetary policy
With the high level of uncertainty, the NBU's future monetary policy will mainly depend on how the pandemic develops and what budgetary parameters are adopted.
"If the pick-up in domestic demand and business activity fails to persist due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, the NBU will be able to support the economy by cutting its key policy rate further. Conversely, the NBU will also be prepared to raise the key policy rate in 2021 if inflationary pressures intensify," the NBU quoted NBU Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko as saying.
According to him, the NBU will continue to keep a balance between stimulating the economy and maintaining moderate inflation. The NBU's decisions will also be largely guided by the established parameters of fiscal support for the economy. This support is also expected to be significant next year.
Previous developments
As of June 12, the Central Bank reduced its refinancing rate to a historic low of 6% per annum. In July and September, it was fixed 6%.


unian--2020-10-22--PM Shmyhal highlights Ukraine's goal on path to European integration

The prime minister listed the country 's priorities in this regard .
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said Ukraine 's goal on the path of European integration is access to the EU internal market , which implies free movement of goods , people , services , and capital .
Read alsoUkraine-EU trade estimated at US $ 42 bln in Jan-Nov 2019 – trade envoyThe official made the comment at a meeting of the Commission for Coordination of the Implementation of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement , as reported by an UNIAN correspondent on October 21 .
`` We have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the EU internal market , including freedom of movement of goods , people , services , and capital , '' he said .
Priorities on the path of European integration Shmyhal also listed the country 's `` horizontal '' priorities on the path of European integration in the near future .
`` This is integration into the EU internal market and economic development through the drafting and updating of the Association Agreement 's provisions and the conclusion of the ACAA [ Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products , the so-called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] .
Sectoral integration and improvement of living standards by introducing European standards in the environmental sector , transport and digital infrastructure .
Legalization of the provisions of the so-called Green Deal , in particular through joint projects in the field of hydrogen policy , fair transformation of coal mining regions and the implementation of other projects , including those in the renewables industry , '' he said .
• In 2014 , the European Union and Ukraine signed the Association Agreement , which marked the beginning of a new period in relations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Agreement is the main instrument for ensuring Ukraine 's rapprochement with the EU : it contributes to the deepening of political relations , stronger economic ties , and mutual respect for common values .
• The economic part of the agreement , on a deep and comprehensive free trade area ( DCFTA ) , provides Ukraine with an opportunity to expand trade relations and economic development since it opens up new markets , contributes to harmonizing legislation , standards , and regulations in various sectors .
The latter will help Ukraine integrate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy .

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unian--2020-10-22--Zelensky assures no new lockdown planned in Ukraine, announces "unique" Ukrainian vaccine

The president warns that new , tougher curbs may make the local economy stall .
No new lockdown is planned in Ukraine despite a rapid increase in the number of new coronavirus cases every day .
This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during an interview for four TV channels , the TV news service TSN reported .
Read alsoDevelopers of COVID-19 vaccine in Ukraine plan human clinical trials in three months The president says he thinks tougher curbs could completely stall the Ukrainian economy .
According to him , maximum efforts now are devoted to the issues of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as well as ensuring the sufficient number of healthcare workers .
In addition , the president announced the development of a Ukrainian vaccine against the coronavirus .
It took more than six months to develop it .
It is now undergoing trials , he said .
`` We can not disclose details because of clinical trials , and this is true , we have no right [ to disclose the details ] .
I 'll tell you the truth – it is unique .
These are not big words or crowd-pleasing statements @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not like the others .
We have materials that trials have already been conducted , but not in humans , yet they have taken place .
I can not speak today about the timeframe , but in any case , you should know our approach - in addition to our , Ukrainian vaccine , if someone has a ready vaccine earlier , we will buy it , in any case , '' Zelensky said .
• Expert elaborates on why Ukraine unable to develop own COVID-19 vaccine • Daily COVID-19 spike in Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Oct 22 • Expert forecasts Kyiv will be last to see end of COVID-19 epidemic • Kyiv mayor reports over 600 new COVID-19 cases in past day , setting new anti-record

The president warns that new, tougher curbs may make the local economy stall.
No new lockdown is planned in Ukraine despite a rapid increase in the number of new coronavirus cases every day.
This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during an interview for four TV channels, the TV news service TSN reported.
Read alsoDevelopers of COVID-19 vaccine in Ukraine plan human clinical trials in three months
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The president says he thinks tougher curbs could completely stall the Ukrainian economy.
According to him, maximum efforts now are devoted to the issues of providing additional medical equipment and medical support, as well as ensuring the sufficient number of healthcare workers.
In addition, the president announced the development of a Ukrainian vaccine against the coronavirus. It took more than six months to develop it. It is now undergoing trials, he said.
"We cannot disclose details because of clinical trials, and this is true, we have no right [to disclose the details]. I'll tell you the truth – it is unique. These are not big words or crowd-pleasing statements. It is unique because it is not like the others. We have materials that trials have already been conducted, but not in humans, yet they have taken place. I cannot speak today about the timeframe, but in any case, you should know our approach - in addition to our, Ukrainian vaccine, if someone has a ready vaccine earlier, we will buy it, in any case," Zelensky said.
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unian--2020-10-22--Lviv airport's border guards seize radioactive object

The tool was en route to Latvia 's capital .
Border guards at Lviv International Airport named after Danylo Halytskyi have seized a sextant , a measuring navigation tool , whose radiation background significantly exceeded safety levels .
It was detected by the Yantar radiation control complex at the Lviv-Avia checkpoint on Wednesday , October 21 , the Ukrainian State Border Service announced on its website on October 22 .
`` Using the complex , the border guards have identified the source of radiation , which exceeded the norm by dozens of times .
It turned out that an international @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Riga ( Latvia ) contained a sextant , a marine optical device for measuring angles , '' it said .
Until specialists from state-owned enterprise Radon , which provides services to collect and temporarily store radioactive materials , arrive to examine the object , the package with the tool will be placed in a temporary storage warehouse with limited access .
In the future , the device must receive conclusions from the respective experts .
• Reuters : Fires near Chornobyl pose 'no risk to human health , ' IAEA says • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ detection of isotopes in Northern Europe • Ukraine to borrow EUR 6 mln from EU for nuclear security

The tool was en route to Latvia's capital.
Border guards at Lviv International Airport named after Danylo Halytskyi have seized a sextant, a measuring navigation tool, whose radiation background significantly exceeded safety levels.
It was detected by the Yantar radiation control complex at the Lviv-Avia checkpoint on Wednesday, October 21, the Ukrainian State Border Service announced on its website on October 22.
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"Using the complex, the border guards have identified the source of radiation, which exceeded the norm by dozens of times. It turned out that an international mail shipment on a flight en route to Riga (Latvia) contained a sextant, a marine optical device for measuring angles," it said.
Until specialists from state-owned enterprise Radon, which provides services to collect and temporarily store radioactive materials, arrive to examine the object, the package with the tool will be placed in a temporary storage warehouse with limited access.
In the future, the device must receive conclusions from the respective experts.
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unian--2020-10-22--Kyiv mayor reports over 600 new COVID-19 cases in past day, setting new anti-record

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 32,500 .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said 631 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in the city in the past 24 hours as of October 22 , 2020 , the highest daily rise ever reported .
`` In the past day , another 631 residents of Kyiv tested positive for the coronavirus , including 23 healthcare workers .
There were 15 fatalities , '' Klitschko said on Telegram on October 22 .
According to the city mayor , 341 women aged 18 to 85 and 253 men aged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Read alsoExpert forecasts Kyiv will be last to see end of COVID-19 epidemicTwenty-five girls ( from five to 17 years old ) and 12 boys ( from 11 months to 16 years old ) have tested positive for COVID-19 .
Klitschko said 46 new patients had been hospitalized , while the rest were self-isolating , undergoing treatment at home under medical supervision .
He added that 189 people had recovered in the past day .
In total , 11,304 Kyiv residents have already beaten the disease .
The highest number of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Desniansky district ( 96 ) , Solomyansky district ( 95 ) , and Obolonsky district ( 94 ) .
The total death toll in the city is 642 cases .
• The adaptive quarantine was introduced on August 1 .
The Ukrainian regions were split into the green , yellow , orange , and red zones depending on hospital load , the average number of PCR and ELISA tests , the ascertainment rate of COVID-19 , and daily spread dynamics .
• Quarantine-related curbs differ in each zone .
The mildest ones are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ included in the red zone will have to introduce the toughest restrictions .
• On October 13 , the Cabinet of Ministers extended the adaptive quarantine by late 2020 .
• Health Minister Maksym Stepanov says the ministry has no plans to introduce a new lockdown in Ukraine yet .
• On October 15 , Ukraine redrew the map of COVID-19 quarantine zones and new epidemic zoning took effect on Monday , October 19 .

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 32,500.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said 631 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in the city in the past 24 hours as of October 22, 2020, the highest daily rise ever reported.
"In the past day, another 631 residents of Kyiv tested positive for the coronavirus, including 23 healthcare workers. There were 15 fatalities," Klitschko said on Telegram on October 22.
"As of today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 32,500."
According to the city mayor, 341 women aged 18 to 85 and 253 men aged 18 to 84 are among those infected.
Read alsoExpert forecasts Kyiv will be last to see end of COVID-19 epidemicTwenty-five girls (from five to 17 years old) and 12 boys (from 11 months to 16 years old) have tested positive for COVID-19.
Klitschko said 46 new patients had been hospitalized, while the rest were self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under medical supervision.
He added that 189 people had recovered in the past day.
In total, 11,304 Kyiv residents have already beaten the disease.
The highest number of the new cases in Kyiv was registered in Desniansky district (96), Solomyansky district (95), and Obolonsky district (94).
The total death toll in the city is 642 cases.
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unian--2020-10-22--Cabinet approves programs for development of vegetable production until 2025

The programs involve the development of the relevant market and infrastructure .
Ukrainian Minister for Development of Economy , Trade and Agriculture Ihor Petrashko says the Cabinet of Ministers has adopted a target program for the development of potato production until 2025 , as well as that for growing vegetables .
Read alsoExperts predict increase in global potato consumption '' The goal of the 2021-2025 strategy for the development of industrial potato growing is to fully provide Ukraine with potato seeds , including those of Ukrainian selection , as well as table potatoes and raw materials for processing , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October 22 .
According to Petrashko , it also involves the development of the relevant market and infrastructure , the upgrading of potato storage facilities , as well as the construction of new processing facilities and plants for the production of starch and potato products .
The Cabinet also backed a program for vegetable growing , aimed at the effective development of the industry , the processing sector , the stable provision of households with high-quality vegetable products , and the strengthening of Ukraine 's export opportunities .
`` The program will allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ efficiency and competitiveness of vegetable growing and increase the share of enterprises that produce vegetables , '' Petrashko said .
Vegetable and potato growing will be subsidized from the national budget , using funds to be allocated under state programs to support the Ukrainian agribusiness sector .
Ukraine in 2019 increased potato imports , mainly from Russia , by 43 times , to a record high 250,000 tonnes .

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unian--2020-10-22--Ukraine's Cabinet creates ad hoc group to coordinate talks with IMF

Government Commissioner for Public Debt Management Yuriy Butsa will chair the group .
Ukraine 's Cabinet of Ministers has created an interdepartmental ad hoc group to coordinate the negotiation process with the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) , the country 's key lender .
Read alsoZelensky 's advisor explains delay with IMF trancheThe ad hoc group is the Cabinet 's temporary consultative and advisory body , which was formed to fulfill the Ukrainian side 's obligations under the Stand-By Arrangement , the Finance Ministry 's press service said in a statement on October 21 .
Government Commissioner for Public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group , the report said .
Deputy Finance Minister for European Integration Yuriy Draganchuk is Deputy Chairman of the group , which also includes adviser to the Finance Minister Yulia Pashko and Head of the Department of Cooperation with the IMF for the Management of International Cooperation Dmytro Mantsurov ( the secretary of the ad hoc group ) .
`` Ukraine is implementing structural benchmarks within the Stand-By Arrangement jointly with the IMF .
In accordance with the schedule , a plan to reduce NPLs [ non-performing loans ] in state-owned banks was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changing gas suppliers for household consumers was also simplified in June .
In September , we adopted the required legislation for the operation of the STS [ State Tax Service ] and the State Customs Service as a single legal entity .
The NEURC [ National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission ] decided to start setting tariffs for heating , while local governments have almost stopped fixing their tariffs , '' the press service quoted Draganchuk as saying .
• The IMF 's Executive Board on June 9 , 2020 , approved an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equivalent to SDR 3.6 billion ( about US $ 5 billion ) , aimed at helping Ukraine overcome the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic .
• On June 12 , Ukraine received the first disbursement of the IMF loan worth US $ 2.1 billion under the new 18-month cooperation program between Ukraine and the Fund .

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unian--2020-10-22--Expert forecasts Kyiv will be last to see end of COVID-19 epidemic

Anti-epidemic measures are taken at the national and municipal levels .
A local expert forecasts Kyiv will be the last city in Ukraine to see the end of the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) epidemic because it is a first-tier city .
This was announced by Oleh Ruban , head of the Kyiv office of the State Food and Consumer Service , the RBC Ukraine news agency reported .
Read alsoDaily COVID-19 spike in Ukraine hits new high with over 7,000 cases on Oct 22 '' The city of Kyiv will be the leader and will be the last to emerge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the national and municipal levels , '' he said .
In Kyiv , there are many organized collectives , crossroads of transport networks , he said .
• As of October 21 , the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kyiv totaled 31,869 .
• The total death toll was 627 Kyiv residents .
As many as 11,115 residents of Kyiv have already recovered .
• In the past 24 hours as of October 21 , some 559 new coronavirus patients were registered in Kyiv , 23 people died from COVID-19 .

Anti-epidemic measures are taken at the national and municipal levels.
A local expert forecasts Kyiv will be the last city in Ukraine to see the end of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic because it is a first-tier city.
This was announced by Oleh Ruban, head of the Kyiv office of the State Food and Consumer Service, the RBC Ukraine news agency reported.
Read alsoDaily COVID-19 spike in Ukraine hits new high with over 7,000 cases on Oct 22
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"The city of Kyiv will be the leader and will be the last to emerge from the epidemic. The work continues at the national and municipal levels," he said.
In Kyiv, there are many organized collectives, crossroads of transport networks, he said.
Coronavirus in Kyiv: Statistics


unian--2020-10-22--Man who attacked a Hasid with knife detained in Uman

Police in Uman have identified the attacker of the Bratslav Hasid with a knife .
This was reported to UNIAN by the United Jewish Community of Ukraine with reference to the The Directorate-General of the National Police of Cherkasy region .
The attacker was a local resident .
Law enforcers identified him through investigative and operational actions , after which they took him to the police station .
The attacker has already confessed .
In addition , according to the police , the qualification of the incident was changed : the investigation continues under Part 1 of Article 296 of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Оn the night of October 18 , three unknown persons attacked two Bratslav Hasidim who were walking towards the Rabbi Nachman complex .
One of them escaped , and the other was stabbed in the cheek with a knife .
CCTV cameras recorded a group of attackers fleeing the crime scene .
The victim 's name is Yehuda , as UJCU reported in its Telegram , he was in a state of shock for a long time .
The criminal case was opened under Part 2 of Article 296 of the Criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a group of persons , and later re-qualified in Part 4 of the same article – hooliganism committed with the use of a prepared firearm or cold weapon .
It is worth noting that the incident was condemned by Dmytro Kuleba , the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine , who called for a thorough investigation of the crime .

The attacker was a local resident.
Police in Uman have identified the attacker of the Bratslav Hasid with a knife.
This was reported to UNIAN by the United Jewish Community of Ukraine with reference to the The Directorate-General of the National Police of Cherkasy region.
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The attacker was a local resident. Law enforcers identified him through investigative and operational actions, after which they took him to the police station.
The attacker has already confessed.
In addition, according to the police, the qualification of the incident was changed: the investigation continues under Part 1 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – hooliganism.
Оn the night of October 18, three unknown persons attacked two Bratslav Hasidim who were walking towards the Rabbi Nachman complex. One of them escaped, and the other was stabbed in the cheek with a knife. CCTV cameras recorded a group of attackers fleeing the crime scene.
The victim's name is Yehuda, as UJCU reported in its Telegram, he was in a state of shock for a long time.
The criminal case was opened under Part 2 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – hooliganism committed by a group of persons, and later re-qualified in Part 4 of the same article – hooliganism committed with the use of a prepared firearm or cold weapon.
It is worth noting that the incident was condemned by Dmytro Kuleba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, who called for a thorough investigation of the crime.


unian--2020-10-22--Developers of COVID-19 vaccine in Ukraine plan human clinical trials in three months

Animal trial results are said to be successful .
Developers of a Ukrainian vaccine against the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) are planning human clinical trials in three months .
They say preclinical animal trial results were successful , one of the developers of the substance , president of DiaPrep System Inc. , professor , doctor of medical sciences , international expert in the field of healthcare and epidemiology Mykhailo Fedorov told the RBC Ukraine news agency in an interview .
Read alsoSenior health official : Ukraine still copes with growing number of COVID-19 patients '' If our expectations come true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ production according to international standards , under international licensing , I think we will ensure preparedness for the first phase in three months , '' Favorov said .
The scientist explained that after negotiations with the government on the transition to the clinical trial phase , documentation on the development of the vaccine will be transferred to the World Health Organization ( WHO ) .
`` As of today , since we have reached only the preclinical phase , the Ukrainian government has not made any decision , no special discussions have taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ site is selected , all the documentation will of course be presented to the WHO , '' he added .
Favorov said that the clinical phase would involve volunteers in several steps , after which conclusions will be made about the safety and effectiveness of the drug .
• A group of scientists presented the results of preclinical trials of a pilot development for a Ukrainian vaccine against COVID-19 to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky .
• Vaccination against the coronavirus may start in Europe in spring or summer in 2021 .

Animal trial results are said to be successful.
Developers of a Ukrainian vaccine against the coronavirus (COVID-19) are planning human clinical trials in three months.
They say preclinical animal trial results were successful, one of the developers of the substance, president of DiaPrep System Inc., professor, doctor of medical sciences, international expert in the field of healthcare and epidemiology Mykhailo Fedorov told the RBC Ukraine news agency in an interview.
Read alsoSenior health official: Ukraine still copes with growing number of COVID-19 patients
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"If our expectations come true and the selected manufacturer is ready for production according to international standards, under international licensing, I think we will ensure preparedness for the first phase in three months," Favorov said.
The scientist explained that after negotiations with the government on the transition to the clinical trial phase, documentation on the development of the vaccine will be transferred to the World Health Organization (WHO).
"As of today, since we have reached only the preclinical phase, the Ukrainian government has not made any decision, no special discussions have taken place. But as soon as the site is selected, all the documentation will of course be presented to the WHO," he added.
Favorov said that the clinical phase would involve volunteers in several steps, after which conclusions will be made about the safety and effectiveness of the drug.
Coronavirus vaccine: In brief


unian--2020-10-22--Daily COVID-19 spike in Ukraine hits new high with over 7,000 cases on Oct 22

As many as 134,898 patients , including 2,679 in the past day , have recovered .
Ukraine said 7,053 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of October 22 , 2020 , marking yet another highest daily rise .
Read alsoExpert elaborates on why Ukraine unable to develop own COVID-19 vaccineThe total number of confirmed cases grew to 322,879 as of October 22 , 2020 , according to the interactive map of the National Security and Defense Council .
As many as 134,898 patients , including 2,679 in the past day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has hit 6,043 with 116 fatalities recorded in the past day .
The government reported 181,938 active cases as of October 22 .
In total , there have been 393,957 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020 .
The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered the city of Kyiv ( 631 cases ) , Kharkiv region ( 627 ) , Odesa region ( 600 ) , Khmelnytsky region ( 381 ) , and Dnipropetrovsk region ( 363 ) .
The overall incidence per region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ +631 ) in the city of Kyiv ; Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , the city of Sevastopol , parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available .
• On August 1 , new rules for adaptive quarantine were enforced in Ukraine .
All regions were divided into `` green '' , `` yellow '' , `` orange '' , and `` red '' zones according to the level of the epidemic threat .
• On October 13 , the Cabinet of Ministers extended the adaptive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , passing certain changes to regulations .
• Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said it was a `` necessary step , '' adding that such quarantine is `` the most effective mechanism '' in tackling COVID-19 in Ukraine and beyond .

As many as 134,898 patients, including 2,679 in the past day, have recovered.
Ukraine said 7,053 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of October 22, 2020, marking yet another highest daily rise.
Read alsoExpert elaborates on why Ukraine unable to develop own COVID-19 vaccineThe total number of confirmed cases grew to 322,879 as of October 22, 2020, according to the interactive map of the National Security and Defense Council.
As many as 134,898 patients, including 2,679 in the past day, have recovered.
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The death toll has hit 6,043 with 116 fatalities recorded in the past day.
The government reported 181,938 active cases as of October 22. In total, there have been 393,957 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.
The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered the city of Kyiv (631 cases), Kharkiv region (627), Odesa region (600), Khmelnytsky region (381), and Dnipropetrovsk region (363).
The overall incidence per region is as follows:
32,500 (+631) in the city of Kyiv;
30,899 (+627) in Kharkiv region;
26,021 (+319) cases in Lviv region;
20,557 (+600) in Odesa region;
18,562 (+248) in Chernivtsi region;
18,283 (+313) in Ternopil region;
17,447 (+233) in Ivano-Frankivsk region;
16,691 (+263) in Rivne region;
13,688 (+269) in Kyiv region;
12,285(+173) in Zakarpattia region;
12,068 (+363) in Dnipropetrovsk region;
11,942 (+381) in Khmelnytsky region;
11,574 (+207) in Volyn region;
10,838 (+204) in Zhytomyr region;
9,730 (+221) in Sumy region;
8,782 (+138) in Vinnytsia region;
7,896 (+267) in Donetsk region (Ukrainian-controlled districts);
7,541 (+227) in Cherkasy region;
7,367 (+203) in Chernihiv region;
7,216 (+336) in Poltava region;
7,093 (+309) in Zaporizhia region;
6,428 (+172) in Mykolaiv region;
2,844 (+105) in Kherson region;
2,841 (+155) in Luhansk region (Ukrainian-controlled districts); and
1,786 (+89) in Kirovohrad region.
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available.
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unian--2020-10-22--Ukraine reports five instances of ceasefire violation in Donbas on Oct 21

The JFO HQ says there are no combat-related losses or injuries .
Ukraine has reported five instances of the violation of the latest ceasefire agreement by Russia-controlled armed groups in the Donbas warzone on Wednesday , October 21 .
Read alsoDonbas warzone : Number of ceasefire violations grows to six on Oct 20 In particular , the enemy used rifles near the village of Lebedynske in the Skhid ( East ) sector .
Another two instances of the ceasefire violation were recorded near the town of Avdiyivka , where enemy troops fired grenade launchers of various systems in the afternoon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of rifles was also reported near the village of Artema in the Pivnich ( North ) sector in the evening .
The Ukrainian military were forced to fire back to counter these attacks .
The JFO HQ did not report any combat-related losses or injuries .
Information about casualties of Russia-controlled forces is being checked , it said .
In addition , an enemy-controlled Orlan-10-type UAV was spotted flying near the town of Avdiyivka and the town of Maryinka on Thursday evening .
It did not cross the contact line .
The Joint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its further use impossible .
Since Thursday midnight , Russia-controlled armed formations have twice violated the ceasefire .
The incidents were recorded near the village of Novoluhanske , where the enemy used an automatic grenade launcher , and near Artema , where rifles were used .
The Ukrainian military did not open fire in return .
No combat-related losses or injuries among Joint Forces personnel were reported .
The situation is under control of the Ukrainian military , the JFO HQ said .
• Fear and torture : Story of most terrifying prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least quarter of century needed for reintegration of Donbas

The JFO HQ says there are no combat-related losses or injuries.
Ukraine has reported five instances of the violation of the latest ceasefire agreement by Russia-controlled armed groups in the Donbas warzone on Wednesday, October 21.
"In the past day, October 21, the Russian Federation's occupation forces five times violated the agreements that came into force on July 27, 2020," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation (JFO) Command wrote on Facebook in an update as of 08:00 Kyiv time on October 22, 2020.
Read alsoDonbas warzone: Number of ceasefire violations grows to six on Oct 20
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In particular, the enemy used rifles near the village of Lebedynske in the Skhid (East) sector. Another two instances of the ceasefire violation were recorded near the town of Avdiyivka, where enemy troops fired grenade launchers of various systems in the afternoon and in the evening.
The use of rifles was also reported near the village of Artema in the Pivnich (North) sector in the evening.
The Ukrainian military were forced to fire back to counter these attacks.
The JFO HQ did not report any combat-related losses or injuries.
Information about casualties of Russia-controlled forces is being checked, it said.
In addition, an enemy-controlled Orlan-10-type UAV was spotted flying near the town of Avdiyivka and the town of Maryinka on Thursday evening. It did not cross the contact line. The Joint Forces jammed the drone, which made its further use impossible.
Since Thursday midnight, Russia-controlled armed formations have twice violated the ceasefire. The incidents were recorded near the village of Novoluhanske, where the enemy used an automatic grenade launcher, and near Artema, where rifles were used.
The Ukrainian military did not open fire in return.
No combat-related losses or injuries among Joint Forces personnel were reported.
The situation is under control of the Ukrainian military, the JFO HQ said.
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unian--2020-10-22--Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 41.2 mln

The overall death toll is 1,131,339 people , while 28,120,119 coronavirus patients have already recovered .
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 41.2 million patients as of October 22 .
Read alsoEU to open borders for Ukrainians by late spring 2021 , German envoy saysAs many as 41,228,181 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 08:24 on October 22 , according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering ( CSSE ) at Johns Hopkins University .
The overall death toll is 1,131,339 people , while 28,120,119 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highest death toll was recorded in the United States ( 222,201 people ) , Brazil ( 155,403 ) , India ( 116,616 ) , Mexico ( 87,415 ) , the United Kingdom ( 44,248 ) , Italy ( 36,832 ) , and Spain ( 34,366 ) .
The countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic include the United States ( 8,336,282 confirmed cases ) , India ( 7,706,946 ) , Brazil ( 5,298,772 ) , Russia ( 1,438,219 ) , Argentina ( 1,037,325 ) , Spain ( 1,005,295 ) , France ( 1,000,369 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As many as 189 countries have been affected by the virus .

The overall death toll is 1,131,339 people, while 28,120,119 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 41.2 million patients as of October 22.
Read alsoEU to open borders for Ukrainians by late spring 2021, German envoy saysAs many as 41,228,181 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 08:24 on October 22, according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
The overall death toll is 1,131,339 people, while 28,120,119 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
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The highest death toll was recorded in the United States (222,201 people), Brazil (155,403), India (116,616), Mexico (87,415), the United Kingdom (44,248), Italy (36,832), and Spain (34,366).
The countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic include the United States (8,336,282 confirmed cases), India (7,706,946), Brazil (5,298,772), Russia (1,438,219), Argentina (1,037,325), Spain (1,005,295), France (1,000,369), and Colombia (981,700).
As many as 189 countries have been affected by the virus.


unian--2020-10-22--Reuters: Oil slips on weaker demand outlook after U.S. gasoline stocks build

U.S. gasoline stocks rose by 1.9 million barrels in the week to October 16 .
Oil prices dropped in early trade on Thursday , adding to heavy losses overnight , after a build in U.S. gasoline inventories pointed to a deteriorating outlook for fuel demand as coronavirus cases soar in North America and Europe .
Brent crude futures retreated 22 cents , or 0.5 % , to $ 41.51 a barrel at 0328 GMT after sliding 3.3 % on Wednesday , Reuter said .
Read alsoReuters : Oil prices slip as U.S. inventory build stokes fears of supply glut U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ futures fell 26 cents , or 0.7 % , to $ 39.77 a barrel , after skidding 4 % on Wednesday .
U.S. gasoline stocks rose by 1.9 million barrels in the week to October 16 , the Energy Information Administration ( EIA ) said , compared with expectations for a 1.8 million-barrel drop .
Overall product supplied , a proxy for demand , averaged 18.3 million barrels per day in the four weeks to October 16 , the EIA said - down 13 % from the same period a year earlier .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4th day as COVID-19 second wave worries intensify • Reuters : Oil prices slip as U.S. inventory build stokes fears of supply glut

U.S. gasoline stocks rose by 1.9 million barrels in the week to October 16.
Oil prices dropped in early trade on Thursday, adding to heavy losses overnight, after a build in U.S. gasoline inventories pointed to a deteriorating outlook for fuel demand as coronavirus cases soar in North America and Europe.
Brent crude futures retreated 22 cents, or 0.5%, to $41.51 a barrel at 0328 GMT after sliding 3.3% on Wednesday, Reuters said.
Read alsoReuters: Oil prices slip as U.S. inventory build stokes fears of supply glut
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U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 26 cents, or 0.7%, to $39.77 a barrel, after skidding 4% on Wednesday.
U.S. gasoline stocks rose by 1.9 million barrels in the week to October 16, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said, compared with expectations for a 1.8 million-barrel drop.
Overall product supplied, a proxy for demand, averaged 18.3 million barrels per day in the four weeks to October 16, the EIA said - down 13% from the same period a year earlier.
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unian--2020-10-22--EU imposes sanctions on Russian military intelligence chief – media

The new sanctions and the earlier ones imposed over Navalny mark a hardening of the EU 's response to what it views as Russian attempts to destabilise the bloc 's democracies .
The European Union imposed sanctions on the head of Russia 's military intelligence , Igor Kostyukov , and another Russian on Thursday , accusing them of stealing Angela Merkel 's emails in a 2015 hacking attack on the German parliament .
Russia in May denied the accusations as a `` hackneyed story '' and said the EU lacked evidence , as reported by Reuters .
The sanctions on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agency follow similar asset freezes and travel bans imposed last week on officials close to President Vladimir Putin in response to the alleged poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny .
The new measures were disclosed the EU 's Official Journal .
In addition to Kostyukov , they target Dmitry Badin , accused of being the hacker who orchestrated the attack , as well as the so-called 85th Main Centre , or Centre 85 , the GRU unit used to carry it out , also known as the GRU Special Services division .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and email accounts of several MPs as well as of Chancellor Angela Merkel were affected , '' the Official Journal said of the attack , which targeted Merkel 's constituency office .
Read alsoMicrosoft records over 13,000 gov't-supported cyber attacks over two years , most originating in RussiaKostyukov , head of the GRU 's general staff , was responsible for targeting the German parliament 's information system , the Official Journal said .
Badin is accused of being part of the hacker group known as APT 28 , or Fancy Bear , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ targeting the U.S. Democratic Party during the 2016 presidential election campaign .
The new sanctions and the earlier ones imposed over Navalny mark a hardening of the EU 's response to what it views as Russian attempts to destabilise the bloc 's democracies .
Navalny has been recuperating in Germany from what Berlin says was poisoning with a banned nerve agent in Siberia .
The Russian government has denied previous allegations of hacking abroad , including U.S. accusations it was responsible for leaking emails of Democrats in 2016 as part of an effort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential election .
Western countries have accused Russia 's military intelligence agency of running a global hacking campaign , targeting institutions from sports anti-doping bodies to a nuclear power company and the chemical weapons watchdog OPCW .

The new sanctions and the earlier ones imposed over Navalny mark a hardening of the EU's response to what it views as Russian attempts to destabilise the bloc's democracies.
The European Union imposed sanctions on the head of Russia's military intelligence, Igor Kostyukov, and another Russian on Thursday, accusing them of stealing Angela Merkel's emails in a 2015 hacking attack on the German parliament.
Russia in May denied the accusations as a "hackneyed story" and said the EU lacked evidence, as reported by Reuters.
The sanctions on the head of the GRU military intelligence agency follow similar asset freezes and travel bans imposed last week on officials close to President Vladimir Putin in response to the alleged poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
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The new measures were disclosed the EU's Official Journal. In addition to Kostyukov, they target Dmitry Badin, accused of being the hacker who orchestrated the attack, as well as the so-called 85th Main Centre, or Centre 85, the GRU unit used to carry it out, also known as the GRU Special Services division.
"A significant amount of data was stolen and email accounts of several MPs as well as of Chancellor Angela Merkel were affected," the Official Journal said of the attack, which targeted Merkel's constituency office.
Read alsoMicrosoft records over 13,000 gov't-supported cyber attacks over two years, most originating in RussiaKostyukov, head of the GRU's general staff, was responsible for targeting the German parliament's information system, the Official Journal said.
Badin is accused of being part of the hacker group known as APT 28, or Fancy Bear, which the United States has also accused of targeting the U.S. Democratic Party during the 2016 presidential election campaign.
The new sanctions and the earlier ones imposed over Navalny mark a hardening of the EU's response to what it views as Russian attempts to destabilise the bloc's democracies. Navalny has been recuperating in Germany from what Berlin says was poisoning with a banned nerve agent in Siberia.
The Russian government has denied previous allegations of hacking abroad, including U.S. accusations it was responsible for leaking emails of Democrats in 2016 as part of an effort to help Donald Trump win the U.S. presidential election.
Western countries have accused Russia's military intelligence agency of running a global hacking campaign, targeting institutions from sports anti-doping bodies to a nuclear power company and the chemical weapons watchdog OPCW.


unian--2020-10-22--Over 9,300 COVID-19 cases, 185 fatalities reported in occupied Crimea since start of epidemic

Some 267 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol in the past day .
Experts @ @ @ @ @ Group ( CHRG ) say 9,383 COVID-19 cases , including 185 fatalities , have been @ @ @ @ @ the start of the coronavirus epidemic .
`` Some 267 new COVID-19 cases were recorded @ @ @ @ @ of Sevastopol in the past day , '' the CHRG said on Facebook on October @ @ @ @ @ occupying authorities ' data .
Read alsoZelensky praises doctors for low mortality rate from COVID-19In @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past day .
In total , 1,798 coronavirus cases @ @ @ @ @ city since the start of the epidemic .
• Ukraine said 7,053 new active COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ the country in the past 24 hours as of October 22 , 2020 , marking @ @ @ @ @ .
• The total number of confirmed cases grew to 322,879 .

Some 267 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol in the past day.
Experts from the Crimean Human Rights Group (CHRG) say 9,383 COVID-19 cases, including 185 fatalities, have been registered in Russian-occupied Crimea since the start of the coronavirus epidemic.
"Some 267 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol in the past day," the CHRG said on Facebook on October 22, referring to the occupying authorities' data.
Read alsoZelensky praises doctors for low mortality rate from COVID-19In Sevastopol alone, 55 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past day.
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In total, 1,798 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the city since the start of the epidemic.
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unian--2020-10-22--EU reviews list of third countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted

Ukraine was once again not included in the list of countries whose residents are allowed to enter the EU without restrictions .
Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU , the Council updated the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted .
As stipulated in the Council recommendation , this list will continue to be reviewed regularly and , as the case may be , updated , as reported in a press release on October 22 , 2020 .
Based on the criteria and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as from October 22 member states should gradually lift the travel restrictions at the external borders for residents of the following third countries : Australia , Japan , New Zealand , Rwanda , Singapore , South Korea , Thailand , Uruguay , and China , subject to confirmation of reciprocity .
Read alsoEU to open borders for Ukrainians by late spring 2021 , German envoy saysTravel restrictions should also be gradually lifted for the special administrative regions of China Hong Kong and Macao , subject to confirmation of reciprocity .
Residents of Andorra @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vatican should be considered as EU residents for the purpose of this recommendation .
Ukraine was once again not included in the list of countries whose residents are allowed to enter the EU without restrictions .
• Ukraine said 7,053 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of October 22 , 2020 , marking yet another highest daily rise .
• The total number of confirmed cases grew to 322,879 .
• As many as 134,898 patients , including 2,679 in the past day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toll has hit 6,043 with 116 fatalities recorded in the past day .

Ukraine was once again not included in the list of countries whose residents are allowed to enter the EU without restrictions.
Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted.
As stipulated in the Council recommendation, this list will continue to be reviewed regularly and, as the case may be, updated, as reported in a press release on October 22, 2020.
Based on the criteria and conditions set out in the recommendation, as from October 22 member states should gradually lift the travel restrictions at the external borders for residents of the following third countries: Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Uruguay, and China, subject to confirmation of reciprocity.
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Read alsoEU to open borders for Ukrainians by late spring 2021, German envoy saysTravel restrictions should also be gradually lifted for the special administrative regions of China Hong Kong and Macao, subject to confirmation of reciprocity.
Residents of Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican should be considered as EU residents for the purpose of this recommendation.
Ukraine was once again not included in the list of countries whose residents are allowed to enter the EU without restrictions.
COVID-19 in Ukraine: Latest


unian--2020-10-22--Some ministers may be sacked soon – Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said some ministers may be sacked in the near future .
`` It 's possible @ @ @ @ @ it 's true .
But this is not because some of the lawmakers have bad @ @ @ @ @ I think this is unprofessional , this is childish ...
Indeed , we will look @ @ @ @ @ the prime minister in the near future , there is an assessment of the format @ @ @ @ @ .
Indeed , someone may not be there .
The weakest will be fired , @ @ @ @ @ interview for the Ukrainian TV channels .

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said some ministers may be sacked in the near future.
"It's possible that heads will roll, it's true. But this is not because some of the lawmakers have bad relations with some minister. I think this is unprofessional, this is childish... Indeed, we will look at the result together with the prime minister in the near future, there is an assessment of the format of work of certain ministers. Indeed, someone may not be there. The weakest will be fired," he said in an interview for the Ukrainian TV channels.


unian--2020-10-22--Industrial output slowing down in annual terms

To the previous month , September 's industrial output decreased by 1.1 % , excluding the adjustment for the calendar days effect , and increased by 4.5 % – with such adjustment .
The decline in industrial production in Ukraine in September 2020 year-on-year – excluding adjustments for the calendar days effect – slowed down to 4.4 % after falling by 5.3 % in August , the State Statistics Service reports .
Taking into account the adjustment for the effect of calendar days , industrial output in September fell by 5.4 % in annual terms , the agency reported on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % rise in retail trade in Jan-SeptTo the previous month , September 's industrial output decreased by 1.1 % , excluding the adjustment for the calendar days effect , and increased by 4.5 % – with such adjustment .
In the context of the main activities : in the extractive industry and quarrying in September , the drop on year amounted to 2.9 % , in processing industry – to 5.8 % , and in the electricity , gas , steam , and conditioned air supply – to 0.2 % .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ annual production decline for intermediate consumption goods stood at 1.4 % , for investment goods – at 19.5 % , for short-term-use consumer goods – at 5.8 % , and for energy – at 1.3 % .
• In 2019 , industrial production fell 1.8 % after a 1.1 % rise in 2018 .
• The decline in industrial production in Ukraine in August 2020 year-on-year – excluding adjustments for the calendar days effect – accelerated to 5.3 % after falling by 4.2 % in July .

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To the previous month, September's industrial output decreased by 1.1%, excluding the adjustment for the calendar days effect, and increased by 4.5% – with such adjustment.
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unian--2020-10-22--Ukraine fulfills all conditions for second IMF tranche – Zelensky

According to Zelensky , the domestic economy is in such a state that it simply can not cope without international loans .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine fulfilled all the conditions for receiving the second tranche under the new program of cooperation with the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) .
`` We had the first tranche , we expected the second one .
There are requirements from the International Monetary Fund .
I believe we have done everything .
This is my personal view , '' he said in an interview for the Ukrainian TV channels .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of obligations to IMF can affect economic recoveryAccording to Zelensky , the domestic economy is in such a state that it simply can not cope without international loans .
He also thanked the creditors for the funds allocated earlier .
• On June 9 , 2020 , the IMF 's Executive Board approved an 18-month Stand-By Arrangement for Ukraine with funding equivalent to SDR 3.6 billion ( about US $ 5 billion ) , aimed at helping Ukraine overcome the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic .
• On June 12 , 2020 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ IMF loan worth US $ 2.1 billion under the new 18-month cooperation program between Ukraine and the Fund .
• On October 21 , 2020 , Ukraine 's Cabinet of Ministers set up an ad hoc group to coordinate talks with the IMF .

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According to Zelensky, the domestic economy is in such a state that it simply cannot cope without international loans.
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