unian--2020-04-30--Oleg Bakhmatyuk: Crop forecasts cut by 20%, but everything may change due to weather, technology

Bakhmatyuk also said this year 's drought was not a one-time problem .
Oleg Bakhmatyuk , a shareholder of one of Ukraine 's largest agricultural holdings , UkrLandFarming , has spoken about crop forecasts for 2020 and what could improve the drought situation .
In an interview with the Strana news outlet , he confirmed that moisture levels are very low and crop forecasts have been officially reduced by 20 % , Dilova Stolytsia reported .
But there are factors that can favorably affect crop yields .
`` I believe 20 % is a correct review .
But there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If God gives us rain and good weather , everything may change .
In terms of technology , Ukraine might not be at the same level as Germany and France , but it 's very close .
So we 'll do everything that depends on farmers , '' the businessman said .
Bakhmatyuk also said this year 's drought was not a one-time problem .
`` Climatic conditions are changing – in fact , sand storms that have recently covered Ukraine are a consequence of the transformation of a significant part of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steppe , '' the businessman said .
`` The reason here is not only the lack of rain , but also chaotic deforestation that has been ongoing for years . ''
UkrLandFarming is one of Ukraine 's largest agricultural holdings engaged in harvesting cereals and oilseeds , other seeds , as well as in livestock farming , and production of eggs and egg products ( Avangardco IPL ) .
The enterprises that are part of the group of companies operate in 600 settlements across 22 regions of Ukraine .

Bakhmatyuk also said this year's drought was not a one-time problem.
Oleg Bakhmatyuk, a shareholder of one of Ukraine's largest agricultural holdings, UkrLandFarming, has spoken about crop forecasts for 2020 and what could improve the drought situation.
In an interview with the Strana news outlet, he confirmed that moisture levels are very low and crop forecasts have been officially reduced by 20%, Dilova Stolytsia reported. But there are factors that can favorably affect crop yields. "I believe 20% is a correct review. But there are factors that we can't influence. If God gives us rain and good weather, everything may change. In terms of technology, Ukraine might not be at the same level as Germany and France, but it's very close. So we'll do everything that depends on farmers," the businessman said.
Bakhmatyuk also said this year's drought was not a one-time problem. "Climatic conditions are changing – in fact, sand storms that have recently covered Ukraine are a consequence of the transformation of a significant part of our country into a semi-desert or an arid steppe," the businessman said. "The reason here is not only the lack of rain, but also chaotic deforestation that has been ongoing for years."
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UkrLandFarming is one of Ukraine's largest agricultural holdings engaged in harvesting cereals and oilseeds, other seeds, as well as in livestock farming, and production of eggs and egg products (Avangardco IPL). The enterprises that are part of the group of companies operate in 600 settlements across 22 regions of Ukraine.


unian--2020-04-30--Ukraine's Rada calls on international community to strengthen sanctions against Russia, sever milita

Ukraine's Rada calls on international community to strengthen sanctions against Russia, sever military relations

A total of 309 MPs of 382 registered in the session hall backed the relevant decision .
The Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's Parliament , has passed a resolution to appeal to foreign parliaments and parliamentary assemblies of international organizations to condemn Russia 's ongoing armed aggression against Ukraine , the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol , and the occupation of certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions , political repression against Ukraine nationals , and toward the release political prisoners – citizens of Ukraine ( No .
3068 ) .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the session hall backed the relevant decision , an UNIAN correspondent reports .
The Verkhovna Rada appeals to continue the policy of non-recognition of the Crimea grab and to condemn Russia 's actions aimed against the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine as contrary to generally recognized principles and norms of international law .
Deputies also ask foreign partners to intensify political , diplomatic , and sanction pressure on the occupying state until it completely ceases armed aggression and restores sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ violations by the Russian occupying administration of fundamental human rights and freedoms in the temporarily occupied territories ; apply all international political , diplomatic and sanction mechanisms available toward the Russian Federation aimed at immediate release of all persons who have been captured as a result of Russia 's ongoing armed aggression against Ukraine , as well as all other Ukrainian citizens whom Russia illegally holds in the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea , Sevastopol , certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions , and on own territory .
The parliament calls to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expansion of aggressive moves in the Black Sea region , practices of blocking for commercial navigation large areas of the Black and Azov Seas under the pretext of military exercises , practices of blocking Ukrainian ports using hybrid tools , and to adhere to all norms and requirements of international maritime law .
The Verkhovna Rada also calls on partners to demand from Russia to lift the ban on the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people and provide access to education in Ukrainian ; condemn Russia 's actions on persecuting people for expressing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for participating in peaceful assemblies , associations ; and to demand the free development of traditions and cultural identities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine .
Parliament also calls to demand from the Russian Federation to cease deportation of the civilian population of the temporarily occupied Crimea and Sevastopol and the resettlement of Russian citizens to the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine , which leads to the altering of demographics in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol .
Also , Parliament calls to condemn Russia 's illegal construction of a bridge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a means of illegally crossing the Russian-Ukrainian border by road and rail ; demand from the Russian Federation to ensure unhindered and proper access of established international human rights mechanisms to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to continuously monitor the situation in the field of human rights .
The Verkhovna Rada calls for applying all possible sanctions against individuals and legal entities , government bodies of the Russian Federation , bodies of the Russian occupying authorities involved in the implementation of the occupation policy in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Separately , the Ukrainian parliament calls to demand from the Russian Federation to stop trying to expand its jurisdiction over nuclear facilities and infrastructure in the temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , the city of Sevastopol , and the use of captured Ukrainian defense industry enterprises ; demand from the Russian Federation a halt in the buildup of military presence in the Black and Azov seas .
In addition , the Verkhovna Rada calls for an end to the massive looting of cultural assets belonging to Ukraine from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia , and to force the Russian Federation to return the illegally displaced cultural assets exported from the Russian territory .
Lawmakers also call for providing the international community with clear assurances regarding non-deployment of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine .
Read alsoRussia once again refutes direct participation in Donbas conflict '' To refuse all types of military cooperation with the Russian Federation , including with the holding of joint military drills and transfer of defense technology , as well as to refrain from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian Federation to continue its aggressive and militaristic foreign policy , including the continued armed aggression against Ukraine , '' reads the report .
The resolution shall enter into force on the day of its adoption .

A total of 309 MPs of 382 registered in the session hall backed the relevant decision.
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's Parliament, has passed a resolution to appeal to foreign parliaments and parliamentary assemblies of international organizations to condemn Russia's ongoing armed aggression against Ukraine, the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, and the occupation of certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, political repression against Ukraine nationals, and toward the release political prisoners – citizens of Ukraine (No. 3068).
A total of 309 MPs of 382 registered in the session hall backed the relevant decision, an UNIAN correspondent reports.
The Verkhovna Rada appeals to continue the policy of non-recognition of the Crimea grab and to condemn Russia's actions aimed against the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine as contrary to generally recognized principles and norms of international law. Deputies also ask foreign partners to intensify political, diplomatic, and sanction pressure on the occupying state until it completely ceases armed aggression and restores sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.
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The Verkhovna Rada also calls to condemn violations by the Russian occupying administration of fundamental human rights and freedoms in the temporarily occupied territories; apply all international political, diplomatic and sanction mechanisms available toward the Russian Federation aimed at immediate release of all persons who have been captured as a result of Russia's ongoing armed aggression against Ukraine, as well as all other Ukrainian citizens whom Russia illegally holds in the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea, Sevastopol, certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and on own territory.
The parliament calls to demand from Russia that they abandon the expansion of aggressive moves in the Black Sea region, practices of blocking for commercial navigation large areas of the Black and Azov Seas under the pretext of military exercises, practices of blocking Ukrainian ports using hybrid tools, and to adhere to all norms and requirements of international maritime law.
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The Verkhovna Rada also calls on partners to demand from Russia to lift the ban on the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people and provide access to education in Ukrainian; condemn Russia's actions on persecuting people for expressing their opinions and on religious basis, for participating in peaceful assemblies, associations; and to demand the free development of traditions and cultural identities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
Parliament also calls to demand from the Russian Federation to cease deportation of the civilian population of the temporarily occupied Crimea and Sevastopol and the resettlement of Russian citizens to the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, which leads to the altering of demographics in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol.
Also, Parliament calls to condemn Russia's illegal construction of a bridge across the Kerch Strait and its use as a means of illegally crossing the Russian-Ukrainian border by road and rail; demand from the Russian Federation to ensure unhindered and proper access of established international human rights mechanisms to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to continuously monitor the situation in the field of human rights.
The Verkhovna Rada calls for applying all possible sanctions against individuals and legal entities, government bodies of the Russian Federation, bodies of the Russian occupying authorities involved in the implementation of the occupation policy in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and gross violations of human rights.
Separately, the Ukrainian parliament calls to demand from the Russian Federation to stop trying to expand its jurisdiction over nuclear facilities and infrastructure in the temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, and the use of captured Ukrainian defense industry enterprises; demand from the Russian Federation a halt in the buildup of military presence in the Black and Azov seas.
In addition, the Verkhovna Rada calls for an end to the massive looting of cultural assets belonging to Ukraine from the temporarily occupied territories to the territory of Russia, and to force the Russian Federation to return the illegally displaced cultural assets exported from the Russian territory.
Lawmakers also call for providing the international community with clear assurances regarding non-deployment of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
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"To refuse all types of military cooperation with the Russian Federation, including with the holding of joint military drills and transfer of defense technology, as well as to refrain from actions and statements that will encourage the Russian Federation to continue its aggressive and militaristic foreign policy, including the continued armed aggression against Ukraine," reads the report.
The resolution shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.


unian--2020-04-30--Healthcare staff make up 10% of all COVID-19 patients in Kyiv

Twenty-two doctors are being treated in hospitals , while the rest are at home in self-isolation .
Healthcare workers make up 10 % of all patients with COVID-19 in the capital city of Kyiv .
`` A total of 10 % of Kyiv 's patients with COVID-19 are healthcare workers .
Some 148 doctors of communal medical institutions have a confirmed diagnosis , including doctors from the Oleksandrivska hospital , which was the first to take a hit since it was the first to start taking COVID-19 patients .
And also the medical personnel of the infectious departments of city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5 , No .
6 , No .
9 and other medical institutions of the first wave of patients who took on the entire load , '' Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said during an online briefing , according to an UNIAN correspondent .
He said doctors and nurses from non-core departments , family doctors , as well as medics working in private clinics were among the infected .
According to the mayor , 22 doctors are being treated in hospitals , while the rest are at home in self-isolation .
Klitschko said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city had risen by 60 in the past day .
In total , there are 1,401 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kyiv .

Twenty-two doctors are being treated in hospitals, while the rest are at home in self-isolation.
Healthcare workers make up 10% of all patients with COVID-19 in the capital city of Kyiv.
"A total of 10% of Kyiv's patients with COVID-19 are healthcare workers. Some 148 doctors of communal medical institutions have a confirmed diagnosis, including doctors from the Oleksandrivska hospital, which was the first to take a hit since it was the first to start taking COVID-19 patients. And also the medical personnel of the infectious departments of city hospitals No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, No. 9 and other medical institutions of the first wave of patients who took on the entire load," Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said during an online briefing, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
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He said doctors and nurses from non-core departments, family doctors, as well as medics working in private clinics were among the infected.
According to the mayor, 22 doctors are being treated in hospitals, while the rest are at home in self-isolation.
Klitschko said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city had risen by 60 in the past day. In total, there are 1,401 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kyiv.


unian--2020-05-01--Kyiv mayor reports 52 new COVID-19 cases in past day

In total , there are 1,453 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kyiv .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city rose by 52 in the past day .
`` In the past 24 hours , the number of Kyiv residents who tested positive [ for the coronavirus ] increased by 52 , including 11 healthcare workers , '' he said during an online briefing on May 1 .
In total , there are 1,453 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kyiv .
Read alsoNumber of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine nearing 11,000 on Friday morning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20 to 88 and 14 men aged 20 to 60 are among those infected .
In addition , two girls and three boys under the age of 17 tested positive for the coronavirus .
Another five people have recovered in the capital city over the past two days .
In total , 80 Kyiv residents have already recovered from the coronavirus .
`` Foci of the disease were found in two capital dormitories , which were closed for quarantine .
One is located on Bazhova Street , where one patient and 60 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The second one is located on Boichuka Street .
There are five patients there and all dormitory residents are among the contact persons , '' Klitschko said , adding that both dormitories are being disinfected .
According to the mayor , patients have been hospitalized .
And those who came into contact with them are on self-isolation under the supervision of doctors .
`` I appeal to everyone once again : the virus has not receded !
Do not neglect your health , safety rules ! ''
Klitschko added .

In total, there are 1,453 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kyiv.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city rose by 52 in the past day.
"In the past 24 hours, the number of Kyiv residents who tested positive [for the coronavirus] increased by 52, including 11 healthcare workers," he said during an online briefing on May 1.
In total, there are 1,453 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kyiv.
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According to Klitschko, 33 women aged 20 to 88 and 14 men aged 20 to 60 are among those infected. In addition, two girls and three boys under the age of 17 tested positive for the coronavirus.
Another five people have recovered in the capital city over the past two days. In total, 80 Kyiv residents have already recovered from the coronavirus.
"Foci of the disease were found in two capital dormitories, which were closed for quarantine. One is located on Bazhova Street, where one patient and 60 people with whom he had contacted were found. The second one is located on Boichuka Street. There are five patients there and all dormitory residents are among the contact persons," Klitschko said, adding that both dormitories are being disinfected.
According to the mayor, patients have been hospitalized. And those who came into contact with them are on self-isolation under the supervision of doctors.
"I appeal to everyone once again: the virus has not receded! Do not neglect your health, safety rules!" Klitschko added.


unian--2020-05-01--Ukraine to start quarantine easing on May 11 – health minister

Stepanov says today the situation allows doing this .
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has said the easing of quarantine @ @ @ @ @ of COVID-19 coronavirus will start from May 11 .
Read alsoNumber of confirmed coronavirus cases @ @ @ @ @ Friday morning '' We understand that people are tired of quarantine , and I want @ @ @ @ @ every day we analyze the situation and prepare the easing of quarantine measures from May @ @ @ @ @ are based on the opinions of experts , the opinions of epidemiologists , the opinions @ @ @ @ @ how to behave in such situations – the pandemic that now exists in Ukraine , @ @ @ @ @ online briefing on Friday , according to an UNIAN correspondent .
`` On May 11 @ @ @ @ @ , since today the situation allows doing this .
These easing steps that we will @ @ @ @ @ based on the data that we have , and we will be sure these our @ @ @ @ @ situation in the future , '' Stepanov said .

Stepanov says today the situation allows doing this.
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has said the easing of quarantine measures introduced over the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus will start from May 11.
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"We understand that people are tired of quarantine, and I want to emphasize once again: every day we analyze the situation and prepare the easing of quarantine measures from May 11. All our actions are based on the opinions of experts, the opinions of epidemiologists, the opinions of our virologists who know how to behave in such situations – the pandemic that now exists in Ukraine," he said during an online briefing on Friday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
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"On May 11, we will start easing, since today the situation allows doing this. These easing steps that we will do, they will be based on the data that we have, and we will be sure these our actions will not worsen the situation in the future," Stepanov said.


unian--2020-05-01--Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine nearing 11,000 on Friday morning

Of them , 455 cases were reported in the past 24 hours .
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine was 10,861 on Friday morning .
`` According to the Public Health Center , there were to 10,861 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on May 1 , '' Ukraine 's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on May 1 .
Of them , 455 cases were reported in the past 24 hours .
Now the novel coronavirus was recorded in the following regions : 425 cases in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; 364 in Dnipropetrovsk region ; 70 in Donetsk region ; 390 in Zhytomyr region ; 432 in Zakarpattia region ; 260 in Zaporizhia region ; 899 in Ivano-Frankivsk region ; 392 in Kirovohrad region ; 1,453 in the city of Kyiv ; 694 in Kyiv region ; 454 in Lviv region ; 35 in Luhansk region ; 126 in Mykolayiv region ; 296 in Odesa region ; 211 in Poltava region ; 658 in Rivne region ; 103 in Sumy region ; 793 in Ternopil region ; 274 in Kharkiv region ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Khmelnytsky region ; 1,667 in Chernivtsi region ; 296 in Cherkasy region ; 50 in Chernihiv region .
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , the city of Sevastopol , parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available .
The tests were conducted with the use of polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) in the Public Health Center 's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories .
As of the morning of May 1 , 2020 , the Center had received 1,254 reports of suspected COVID-19 cases .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020 .
A total of 272 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country .
Some 1,413 patients have recovered .

Of them, 455 cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine was 10,861 on Friday morning.
"According to the Public Health Center, there were to 10,861 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on May 1," Ukraine's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on May 1.
Of them, 455 cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
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Now the novel coronavirus was recorded in the following regions: 425 cases in Vinnytsia region; 307 in Volyn region; 364 in Dnipropetrovsk region; 70 in Donetsk region; 390 in Zhytomyr region; 432 in Zakarpattia region; 260 in Zaporizhia region; 899 in Ivano-Frankivsk region; 392 in Kirovohrad region; 1,453 in the city of Kyiv; 694 in Kyiv region; 454 in Lviv region; 35 in Luhansk region; 126 in Mykolayiv region; 296 in Odesa region; 211 in Poltava region; 658 in Rivne region; 103 in Sumy region; 793 in Ternopil region; 274 in Kharkiv region; 120 in Kherson region; 92 in Khmelnytsky region; 1,667 in Chernivtsi region; 296 in Cherkasy region; 50 in Chernihiv region.
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available.
The tests were conducted with the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the Public Health Center's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories.
As of the morning of May 1, 2020, the Center had received 1,254 reports of suspected COVID-19 cases. In total, there have been 30,316 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.
A total of 272 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country. Some 1,413 patients have recovered.


unian--2020-05-01--Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 3.2 mln

The overall death toll is 233,439 people , while 1,014,931 coronavirus patients have already recovered .
The total number of @ @ @ @ @ world exceeded 3.2 million patients as of the morning of May 1 .
As many @ @ @ @ @ had been reported as of 10:32 on May 1 , according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ Center for Systems Science and Engineering ( CSSE ) at Johns Hopkins University .
The @ @ @ @ @ people , while 1,014,931 coronavirus patients have already recovered .
The three countries most affected @ @ @ @ @ the United States ( 1,070,026 confirmed cases ) , Spain ( 213,435 ) , and @ @ @ @ @ The highest death toll was recorded in the United States ( 63,019 people ) , @ @ @ @ @ the United Kingdom ( 26,771 ) , Spain ( 24,543 ) , and France ( @ @ @ @ @ as 187 countries have been affected by the virus .

The overall death toll is 233,439 people, while 1,014,931 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 3.2 million patients as of the morning of May 1.
As many as 3,259,167 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 10:32 on May 1, according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
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The overall death toll is 233,439 people, while 1,014,931 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The three countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic include the United States (1,070,026 confirmed cases), Spain (213,435), and Italy (205,463).
The highest death toll was recorded in the United States (63,019 people), Italy (27,967), the United Kingdom (26,771), Spain (24,543), and France (24,376).
As many as 187 countries have been affected by the virus.


unian--2020-05-01--Reuters: Oil rises again as output cuts kick in, inventories grow less than expected

Prices are likely to fall further this year even as countries begin to ease restrictions imposed to counter the viral outbreak and the output cuts by big producers will not fix the supply glut .
Oil prices rose on Friday , extending the previous session 's gains , as major producers began output cuts to offset a slump in fuel demand triggered by the coronavirus pandemic while data showed U.S. crude inventories grew less than expected .
Still , prices gave up some of their earlier gains as the month of May began with more of the volatility that made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the history of oil trading , when U.S. futures briefly crashed into negative territory , as reported by Reuters .
Brent crude LCOc1 for July delivery , which started trading on Friday as the new front-month contract , was up 34 cents , or 1.3 % , at $ 26.82 a barrel by 0318 GMT .
Brent rose 12 % on Thursday and rose about 11 % in April , but the international benchmark has sagged around 60 % this year on the coronavirus impact .
U.S. crude CLc1 for June delivery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to $ 19.54 a barrel , having gained 25 % in the previous session .
But U.S. oil fell for a fourth month in April and has tumbled 70 % this year .
Reflecting the output cuts agreed between OPEC and other major producers like Russia , a grouping known as OPEC+ , the imbalance between oil supply and demand is to set to be halved to 13.6 million barrels per day ( bpd ) in May , and drop further to 6.1 million bpd in June , according to Rystad Energy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a drastic improvement from April , the oil market is not magically fixed , '' said Rystad oil market analyst Louise Dickson .
`` The storage issue still looms large , '' she said , referring to storage space around the world rapidly dwindling .
Prices are likely to fall further this year even as countries begin to ease restrictions imposed to counter the viral outbreak and the output cuts by big producers will not fix the supply glut , a Reuters poll showed on Thursday .
Some analysts estimate the shortfall is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of demand that has evaporated amid the coronavirus pandemic , with much of the world 's population still under some form of economic and social lockdown .
That dwarfs the nearly 10 million bpd cuts agreed between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ) and other producers , reductions that officially kick in from Friday .
Also supporting prices was data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration data showing crude inventories rose by 9 million barrels last week to 527.6 million barrels , less than the 10.6 million-barrel rise analysts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` This is a second straight week of inventory and product demand figures suggesting a bottoming of the U.S. market , '' said Stephen Innes , chief market strategist at AxiCorp .

Prices are likely to fall further this year even as countries begin to ease restrictions imposed to counter the viral outbreak and the output cuts by big producers will not fix the supply glut.
Oil prices rose on Friday, extending the previous session's gains, as major producers began output cuts to offset a slump in fuel demand triggered by the coronavirus pandemic while data showed U.S. crude inventories grew less than expected.
Still, prices gave up some of their earlier gains as the month of May began with more of the volatility that made last month one of the most turbulent in the history of oil trading, when U.S. futures briefly crashed into negative territory, as reported by Reuters.
Brent crude LCOc1 for July delivery, which started trading on Friday as the new front-month contract, was up 34 cents, or 1.3%, at $26.82 a barrel by 0318 GMT. Brent rose 12% on Thursday and rose about 11% in April, but the international benchmark has sagged around 60% this year on the coronavirus impact.
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U.S. crude CLc1 for June delivery rose 70 cents, or 3.7%, to $19.54 a barrel, having gained 25% in the previous session. But U.S. oil fell for a fourth month in April and has tumbled 70% this year.
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Reflecting the output cuts agreed between OPEC and other major producers like Russia, a grouping known as OPEC+, the imbalance between oil supply and demand is to set to be halved to 13.6 million barrels per day (bpd) in May, and drop further to 6.1 million bpd in June, according to Rystad Energy.
"While this may seem like a drastic improvement from April, the oil market is not magically fixed," said Rystad oil market analyst Louise Dickson. "The storage issue still looms large," she said, referring to storage space around the world rapidly dwindling.
Prices are likely to fall further this year even as countries begin to ease restrictions imposed to counter the viral outbreak and the output cuts by big producers will not fix the supply glut, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.
Some analysts estimate the shortfall is as much as around 30 million bpd of demand that has evaporated amid the coronavirus pandemic, with much of the world's population still under some form of economic and social lockdown.
That dwarfs the nearly 10 million bpd cuts agreed between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other producers, reductions that officially kick in from Friday.
Also supporting prices was data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration data showing crude inventories rose by 9 million barrels last week to 527.6 million barrels, less than the 10.6 million-barrel rise analysts had forecast in a Reuters poll.
"This is a second straight week of inventory and product demand figures suggesting a bottoming of the U.S. market," said Stephen Innes, chief market strategist at AxiCorp.


unian--2020-05-01--Ukraine reports 15 enemy attacks in Donbas on April 30

According to intelligence data , two members of Russia-led forces were killed and another three were wounded .
Russia 's hybrid military forces on April 30 mounted 15 attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas , eastern Ukraine .
`` The Russian Federation 's armed groups violated the ceasefire 15 times in the past day , '' the press center of Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation said in a Facebook update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on April 30 , 2020 .
Russia-led forces opened fire from proscribed 122mm artillery systems , 120mm and 82mm mortars , an anti-aircraft gun , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ installed on infantry fighting vehicles , heavy machine guns , and rifles .
Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the towns of Avdiyivka and Krasnohorivka , and the villages of Pavlopil , Pisky , Kamianka , Taramchuk , Novotoshkivske , Novo-Oleksandrivka , Novozvanivka , Orikhove , Khutir Vilny , and Novhorodske .
Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy shelling .
According to intelligence data , two members of Russia-led forces were killed and another three were wounded .
`` Since Friday midnight , Russia-led forces have attacked Ukrainian positions nine times near @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Krymske , and Pivdenne , using 120mm and 82mm mortars , grenade launchers of various types , heavy machine guns , and sniper and small arms , '' the update said .
Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded as a result of enemy shelling on Friday .
Losses among enemy forces are being verified .

According to intelligence data, two members of Russia-led forces were killed and another three were wounded.
Russia's hybrid military forces on April 30 mounted 15 attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine.
"The Russian Federation's armed groups violated the ceasefire 15 times in the past day," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation said in a Facebook update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on April 30, 2020.
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Russia-led forces opened fire from proscribed 122mm artillery systems, 120mm and 82mm mortars, an anti-aircraft gun, grenade launchers of various types, weapons installed on infantry fighting vehicles, heavy machine guns, and rifles.
Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the towns of Avdiyivka and Krasnohorivka, and the villages of Pavlopil, Pisky, Kamianka, Taramchuk, Novotoshkivske, Novo-Oleksandrivka, Novozvanivka, Orikhove, Khutir Vilny, and Novhorodske.
Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy shelling. According to intelligence data, two members of Russia-led forces were killed and another three were wounded.
"Since Friday midnight, Russia-led forces have attacked Ukrainian positions nine times near the villages of Bohdanivka, Vodiane, Krymske, and Pivdenne, using 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and sniper and small arms," the update said.
Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded as a result of enemy shelling on Friday. Losses among enemy forces are being verified.


unian--2020-05-01--Russia drops plans for Putin mosaic in military church – media

Russia is building a massive cathedral dedicated to its armed forces just west of Moscow .
A grandiose mosaic depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and other high-ranking officials will not be put on display in a new military church after objections from the Kremlin leader , a church official said on Friday .
Russia is building a massive cathedral dedicated to its armed forces just west of Moscow .
It had been scheduled to open its doors this month to mark 75 years since the Soviet victory in World War Two , but its inauguration is likely to be postponed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported by Reuters .
Read alsoThe Guardian : Giant new Russian cathedral glorifies Putin and Stalin in mosaics A picture of the mosaic , which shows Putin alongside Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and other top officials showing their support for Russia 's 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine , was first published by the MBKh news website last week .
Another mosaic panel photographed separately showed a group of women gathered in front of a sign reading `` Crimea is ours . ''
Speaking to the Interfax news agency on Friday , Bishop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said its arts committee had decided not to put the mosaic on display in line with the `` wish of the head of state . ''
He did not provide further details .
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said last week that Putin was aware of the mosaic but that the Russian leader thought it was too early to celebrate the accomplishments of the country 's current leadership .
The Crimean peninsula 's annexation propelled Russia 's relations with the West to a post-Cold War low and saw a string of countries impose economic @ @ @ @

Russia is building a massive cathedral dedicated to its armed forces just west of Moscow.
A grandiose mosaic depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and other high-ranking officials will not be put on display in a new military church after objections from the Kremlin leader, a church official said on Friday.
Russia is building a massive cathedral dedicated to its armed forces just west of Moscow. It had been scheduled to open its doors this month to mark 75 years since the Soviet victory in World War Two, but its inauguration is likely to be postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak, as reported by Reuters.
Read alsoThe Guardian: Giant new Russian cathedral glorifies Putin and Stalin in mosaics
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A picture of the mosaic, which shows Putin alongside Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and other top officials showing their support for Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, was first published by the MBKh news website last week.
Another mosaic panel photographed separately showed a group of women gathered in front of a sign reading "Crimea is ours."
Speaking to the Interfax news agency on Friday, Bishop Stefan, the cathedral's archpriest, said its arts committee had decided not to put the mosaic on display in line with the "wish of the head of state." He did not provide further details.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said last week that Putin was aware of the mosaic but that the Russian leader thought it was too early to celebrate the accomplishments of the country's current leadership.
The Crimean peninsula's annexation propelled Russia's relations with the West to a post-Cold War low and saw a string of countries impose economic sanctions on Moscow.


unian--2020-05-01--Zelensky thanks Ukrainians for quarantine compliance, elaborates on further steps

The president has reiterated the measures that are being introduced to support the economy .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked Ukrainians for quarantine compliance and said Ukraine will start gradual easing of quarantine restrictions in 10 days .
`` You have been in quarantine for more than a month .
And this allowed us to bring down the first wave of the disease .
I am very proud of you .
Thanks to every Ukrainian for your endurance and patience .
But we do not relax and continue to fight against COVID-19 .
An important priority of this struggle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ necessary .
We have provided regular delivery of goods with everything necessary for the fight against coronavirus .
We have also managed to quickly start the production of rapid and PCR tests , reusable protective suits , we are able to produce up to a million face masks per day .
I know that quarantine has brought a lot of difficulties to business and citizens .
We are doing our best to make your life a little easier , '' he said in a video address on May 1 .
Read alsoUkraine to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health minister The president has reiterated the measures that are being introduced to support the economy : • Loan program for small and medium-sized businesses at 3-5 % .
In total , it is planned up to UAH 30 billion ( US $ 1.1 billion ) .
• UAH 6 billion ( US $ 222.5 million ) is aimed at increasing the minimum unemployment benefit .
• Individual entrepreneurs of the first and second groups will be able to get assistance for a child under the age of 10 .
`` The May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home .
And do not forget that quarantine easing is scheduled for May 11 .
We have a clear road map , according to which everything will gradually open .
But how quickly this happens is up to you , '' Zelensky added .

The president has reiterated the measures that are being introduced to support the economy.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked Ukrainians for quarantine compliance and said Ukraine will start gradual easing of quarantine restrictions in 10 days.
"You have been in quarantine for more than a month. And this allowed us to bring down the first wave of the disease. I am very proud of you. Thanks to every Ukrainian for your endurance and patience. But we do not relax and continue to fight against COVID-19. An important priority of this struggle is to provide the country with everything necessary. We have provided regular delivery of goods with everything necessary for the fight against coronavirus. We have also managed to quickly start the production of rapid and PCR tests, reusable protective suits, we are able to produce up to a million face masks per day. I know that quarantine has brought a lot of difficulties to business and citizens. We are doing our best to make your life a little easier," he said in a video address on May 1.
Read alsoUkraine to start quarantine easing on May 11 – health minister
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The president has reiterated the measures that are being introduced to support the economy:
• Loan program for small and medium-sized businesses at 3-5%. In total, it is planned up to UAH 30 billion (US$1.1 billion).
• UAH 6 billion (US$222.5 million) is aimed at increasing the minimum unemployment benefit.
• Individual entrepreneurs of the first and second groups will be able to get assistance for a child under the age of 10.
"The May holidays are ahead. Celebrate them at home. And do not forget that quarantine easing is scheduled for May 11. We have a clear road map, according to which everything will gradually open. But how quickly this happens is up to you," Zelensky added.


unian--2020-05-01--Ukraine's regulator gives forecast for economy after lockdown

The lifting of quarantine restrictions will lead to a rather rapid recovery of the Ukrainian economy in H2 2020 .
@ @ @ @ @ ( NBU ) has given a forecast for the economy after the lockdown .
Read @ @ @ @ @ shrinks by 3.6 % in March '' The negative impact of the lockdown on the @ @ @ @ @ short-lived , though rather strong , and will manifest itself in a decrease in external @ @ @ @ @ business activity , consumption , and employment .
The impact of these factors on the @ @ @ @ @ during Q2 2020 , according to NBU estimates , '' the NBU said in an @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The lifting of quarantine restrictions will lead to a rather rapid recovery of @ @ @ @ @ 2020 .
This will be facilitated by loose fiscal and monetary policies .
Increased government @ @ @ @ @ , as well as the NBU 's measures to aid borrowers and to ramp up @ @ @ @ @ the economic fallout of the pandemic , '' the regulator said .

The lifting of quarantine restrictions will lead to a rather rapid recovery of the Ukrainian economy in H2 2020.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has given a forecast for the economy after the lockdown.
Read alsoPublic debt in U.S. dollars shrinks by 3.6% in March
"The negative impact of the lockdown on the Ukrainian economy will be relatively short-lived, though rather strong, and will manifest itself in a decrease in external demand and a drop in business activity, consumption, and employment. The impact of these factors on the economy will be most noticeable during Q2 2020, according to NBU estimates," the NBU said in an Inflation Report for April 2020.
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"The lifting of quarantine restrictions will lead to a rather rapid recovery of the Ukrainian economy in H2 2020. This will be facilitated by loose fiscal and monetary policies. Increased government spending to overcome the crisis, as well as the NBU's measures to aid borrowers and to ramp up business lending, will mitigate the economic fallout of the pandemic," the regulator said.


unian--2020-05-01--Bloomberg: Coronavirus pandemic likely to last two years, report says

Because of its ability to spread from people who do n't appear to be ill , the virus may be harder to control than influenza , the cause of most pandemics in recent history .
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to last as long as two years and wo n't be controlled until about two-thirds of the world 's population is immune , a group of experts said in a report .
Because of its ability to spread from people who do n't appear to be ill , the virus may be harder to control than influenza , the cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the report from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota .
People may actually be at their most infectious before symptoms appear , according to the report , Bloomberg wrote .
After locking down billions of people around the world to minimize its spread through countries , governments are now cautiously allowing businesses and public places to reopen .
Yet the coronavirus pandemic is likely to continue in waves that could last beyond 2022 , the authors said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world exceeded 3.2 million patients as of the morning of May 1 .

Because of its ability to spread from people who don't appear to be ill, the virus may be harder to control than influenza, the cause of most pandemics in recent history.
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to last as long as two years and won't be controlled until about two-thirds of the world's population is immune, a group of experts said in a report.
Read alsoScientists predict end date of coronavirus pandemic
Because of its ability to spread from people who don't appear to be ill, the virus may be harder to control than influenza, the cause of most pandemics in recent history, according to the report from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. People may actually be at their most infectious before symptoms appear, according to the report, Bloomberg wrote.
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After locking down billions of people around the world to minimize its spread through countries, governments are now cautiously allowing businesses and public places to reopen. Yet the coronavirus pandemic is likely to continue in waves that could last beyond 2022, the authors said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 3.2 million patients as of the morning of May 1.


unian--2020-05-01--Ukraine president's office: Subways to be opened last of all transport modes

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unian--2020-05-01--No new COVID-19 cases reported in Ukraine Army in past day

In total , 44 COVID-19 cases were recorded , including 30 recovery cases and two deaths .
The number of @ @ @ @ @ the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 07:00 on May 1 remained unchanged in the @ @ @ @ @ alsoNumber of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine nearing 11,000 on Friday morning '' As of @ @ @ @ @ 1 , no new cases of acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ Forces of Ukraine .
In total , 44 COVID-19 cases were recorded , including 30 @ @ @ @ @ , '' the press service of the Medical Force Command of the Armed Forces of @ @ @ @ @ Some 298 servicemen remain in isolation ( including self-isolation ) .
For 31 servicemen , @ @ @ @ @ in the next three days .

In total, 44 COVID-19 cases were recorded, including 30 recovery cases and two deaths.
The number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 07:00 on May 1 remained unchanged in the past 24 hours.
Read alsoNumber of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine nearing 11,000 on Friday morning
"As of 07:00 Kyiv time on May 1, no new cases of acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus were registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In total, 44 COVID-19 cases were recorded, including 30 recovery cases and two deaths," the press service of the Medical Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote on Facebook.
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Some 298 servicemen remain in isolation (including self-isolation). For 31 servicemen, the isolation term is expiring in the next three days.


unian--2020-05-02--Three Ukrainian soldiers wounded amid 24 enemy attacks on May 1

Russia-led forces opened fire from proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars , grenade launchers of various types , heavy machine guns , sniper and small arms .
Russia 's hybrid military forces on May 1 mounted 24 attacks on Ukrainian Army positions in Donbas , eastern Ukraine , with three Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action .
Read alsoUkraine 's Rada calls on international community to strengthen sanctions against Russia , sever military relations '' The Russian Federation 's armed groups violated the ceasefire 24 times on May 1 .
Three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded as a result of enemy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said in an update posted on Facebook as of 08:00 Kyiv time on May 2 .
Russia-led forces opened fire from proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars , grenade launchers of various types , heavy machine guns , as well as sniper and small arms .
Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the villages of Bohdanivka , Vodiane , Taramchuk , Kamianka , Starohnativka , Hnutove , Lebedynske , Nevelske , Krymske , Pivdenne , Myronivske , Novotoshkivske , Khutir Vilny , and Travneve .
In response to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Forces returned fire , using common weapons .
`` Since Saturday midnight , Russia-led forces have attacked Ukrainian positions nine times , mostly in the `` Pivnich '' [ North ] tactical grouping 's zone , '' the update said .
One Ukrainian soldier was wounded as a result of enemy shelling on Saturday .
Losses among enemy forces are being verified .

Russia-led forces opened fire from proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, sniper and small arms.
Russia's hybrid military forces on May 1 mounted 24 attacks on Ukrainian Army positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, with three Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action.
Read alsoUkraine's Rada calls on international community to strengthen sanctions against Russia, sever military relations
"The Russian Federation's armed groups violated the ceasefire 24 times on May 1. Three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded as a result of enemy shelling," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said in an update posted on Facebook as of 08:00 Kyiv time on May 2.
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Russia-led forces opened fire from proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, as well as sniper and small arms.
Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the villages of Bohdanivka, Vodiane, Taramchuk, Kamianka, Starohnativka, Hnutove, Lebedynske, Nevelske, Krymske, Pivdenne, Myronivske, Novotoshkivske, Khutir Vilny, and Travneve.
In response to enemy provocations, units of the Joint Forces returned fire, using common weapons.
"Since Saturday midnight, Russia-led forces have attacked Ukrainian positions nine times, mostly in the "Pivnich" [North] tactical grouping's zone," the update said.
One Ukrainian soldier was wounded as a result of enemy shelling on Saturday. Losses among enemy forces are being verified.


unian--2020-05-02--Ukraine coronavirus update: 550 new cases in past day, bringing total to 11,411

A total of 279 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country .
Ukraine 's Health Ministry says the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the country has reached 11,411 .
`` According to the Public Health Center , there were 11,411 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of 09:00 Kyiv time on May 2 , including 279 deaths .
Some 1,498 patients have recovered .
A total of 550 new cases have been recorded over the past day , '' the ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on May 2 .
Now the novel coronavirus was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases in Vinnytsia region ; 315 in Volyn region ; 436 in Dnipropetrovsk region ; 70 in Donetsk region ; 393 in Zhytomyr region ; 496 in Zakarpattia region ; 267 in Zaporizhia region ; 942 in Ivano-Frankivsk region ; 394 in Kirovohrad region ; 1,494 in the city of Kyiv ; 747 in Kyiv region ; 465 in Lviv region ; 37 in Luhansk region ; 140 in Mykolayiv region ; 329 in Odesa region ; 212 in Poltava region ; 689 in Rivne region ; 105 in Sumy region ; 823 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region ; 121 in Kherson region ; 98 in Khmelnytsky region ; 1,745 in Chernivtsi region ; 304 in Cherkasy region ; and 51 in Chernihiv region .
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , the city of Sevastopol , parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available .
The tests were conducted with the use of polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) in the Public Health Center 's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories .
As of the morning of May 2 , 2020 , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 cases .
In total , there have been 31,043 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020 .

A total of 279 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country.
Ukraine's Health Ministry says the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the country has reached 11,411.
Read alsoNumber of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 3.3 mln
"According to the Public Health Center, there were 11,411 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of 09:00 Kyiv time on May 2, including 279 deaths. Some 1,498 patients have recovered. A total of 550 new cases have been recorded over the past day," the ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on May 2.
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Now the novel coronavirus was recorded in the following regions: 427 cases in Vinnytsia region; 315 in Volyn region; 436 in Dnipropetrovsk region; 70 in Donetsk region; 393 in Zhytomyr region; 496 in Zakarpattia region; 267 in Zaporizhia region; 942 in Ivano-Frankivsk region; 394 in Kirovohrad region; 1,494 in the city of Kyiv; 747 in Kyiv region; 465 in Lviv region; 37 in Luhansk region; 140 in Mykolayiv region; 329 in Odesa region; 212 in Poltava region; 689 in Rivne region; 105 in Sumy region; 823 in Ternopil region; 311 in Kharkiv region; 121 in Kherson region; 98 in Khmelnytsky region; 1,745 in Chernivtsi region; 304 in Cherkasy region; and 51 in Chernihiv region.
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available.
The tests were conducted with the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the Public Health Center's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories.
As of the morning of May 2, 2020, the Center had received 727 reports of suspected COVID-19 cases. In total, there have been 31,043 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.


unian--2020-05-02--Trump nominates new ambassador to Ukraine

Dayton served in the U.S. Army for 40 years , and retired in 2010 with the rank of Lieutenant General .
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced his nominee , Keith W. Dayton , to serve as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine .
`` Keith W. Dayton , of Washington , to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ukraine , '' reads a statement published on the website of the White House on May 1 .
Keith W. Dayton currently serves as the Director of the George C. Marshall Center in Garmisch , Germany , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He also serves concurrently as Senior United States Defense Advisor to Ukraine .
His current service follows a four-decade career in the United States Army , retiring in 2010 with the rank of Lieutenant General .
`` Among his many assignments , Lt. General Dayton was the United Sates Security Coordinator Israel/Palestinian Authority , the Director of Strategy , Plans and Policy , Army Staff , the Pentagon , the Director of Operations for the Defense Intelligence Agency , and United States Defense Attache to Russia , '' it said .
Lt. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg , Virginia , a B.A./M.A .
from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom , and an M.A .
from the University of Southern California in conjunction with the United States Army Russian Institute in Garmish , Germany .
He is the recipient of numerous awards for his military service , including from the State Department and from the Canadian , German and Austrian Governments .
He speaks Russian and German .

Dayton served in the U.S. Army for 40 years, and retired in 2010 with the rank of Lieutenant General.
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced his nominee, Keith W. Dayton, to serve as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
Read alsoMarie Yovanovitch retires from State Department – CNN
"Keith W. Dayton, of Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ukraine," reads a statement published on the website of the White House on May 1.
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Keith W. Dayton currently serves as the Director of the George C. Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany, a position he has held since 2010. He also serves concurrently as Senior United States Defense Advisor to Ukraine. His current service follows a four-decade career in the United States Army, retiring in 2010 with the rank of Lieutenant General.
"Among his many assignments, Lt. General Dayton was the United Sates Security Coordinator Israel/Palestinian Authority, the Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy, Army Staff, the Pentagon, the Director of Operations for the Defense Intelligence Agency, and United States Defense Attache to Russia," it said.
Lt. General Dayton earned a B.A. from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, a B.A./M.A. from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, and an M.A. from the University of Southern California in conjunction with the United States Army Russian Institute in Garmish, Germany. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his military service, including from the State Department and from the Canadian, German and Austrian Governments. He speaks Russian and German.


unian--2020-05-02--Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 3.3 mln

The overall death toll is 238,775 people , while 1,053,344 coronavirus patients have already recovered .
The total number of @ @ @ @ @ world exceeded 3.3 million patients as of the morning of May 2 .
As many @ @ @ @ @ had been reported as of 07:30 on May 2 , according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ Center for Systems Science and Engineering ( CSSE ) at Johns Hopkins University .
The @ @ @ @ @ people , while 1,053,344 coronavirus patients have already recovered .
Most cases were recorded in @ @ @ @ @ ) .
Then come Spain ( 213,435 ) , Italy ( 207,428 ) , Great @ @ @ @ @ France ( 167,305 ) , Germany ( 164,077 ) , Turkey ( 122 392 ) @ @ @ @ @ ) .
According to statistics , Ukraine left South Korea behind in terms of the @ @ @ @ @ 10,861 against 10,780 .

The overall death toll is 238,775 people, while 1,053,344 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 3.3 million patients as of the morning of May 2.
Read alsoGermany lifts coronavirus ban on religious services, opens up playgrounds: DW
As many as 3,344,274 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 07:30 on May 2, according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
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The overall death toll is 238,775 people, while 1,053,344 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
Most cases were recorded in the United States (1,103,781). Then come Spain (213,435), Italy (207,428), Great Britain (178,685), France (167,305), Germany (164,077), Turkey (122 392), and Russia (114,431).
According to statistics, Ukraine left South Korea behind in terms of the number of COVID-19 cases: 10,861 against 10,780.


unian--2020-05-02--Ukrainian soldier wounded in Donbas as enemy drops grenade from UAV on JF positions

The serviceman was rushed to a hospital and provided with medical assistance .
Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters ( @ @ @ @ @ one Ukrainian soldier has sustained a shrapnel wound , as Russia 's hybrid military forces @ @ @ @ @ round , using an unmanned aerial vehicle ( UAV ) , on JF positions in @ @ @ @ @ `` Today , on May 2 , the Russian-occupying forces once again fired at our @ @ @ @ @ Hnutove .
The enemy dropped a VOG-17 fragmentation round from an unmanned aerial vehicle on @ @ @ @ @ the JFO HQ wrote on Facebook on May 2 .
As a result of a @ @ @ @ @ received a shrapnel wound .
He was rushed to a hospital and provided with medical @ @ @ @ @ actions of the enemy did not go unpunished .
The invaders received an adequate response @ @ @ @ @ Losses among enemy forces are being verified , '' the report said .

The serviceman was rushed to a hospital and provided with medical assistance.
Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters (JFO HQ) has said one Ukrainian soldier has sustained a shrapnel wound, as Russia's hybrid military forces dropped a grenade launcher fragmentation round, using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), on JF positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine.
Read alsoUkraine reports 15 enemy attacks in Donbas on April 30
"Today, on May 2, the Russian-occupying forces once again fired at our defenders near the village of Hnutove. The enemy dropped a VOG-17 fragmentation round from an unmanned aerial vehicle on Joint Forces positions," the JFO HQ wrote on Facebook on May 2.
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As a result of a grenade rupture, a soldier received a shrapnel wound. He was rushed to a hospital and provided with medical assistance.
"Such insidious actions of the enemy did not go unpunished. The invaders received an adequate response from the Ukrainian defenders. Losses among enemy forces are being verified," the report said.


unian--2020-05-02--Ukraine gov't allocates almost US$586 mln to hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients – health minis

The offical assures that all medical institutions are provided with PCR tests .
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov says almost @ @ @ @ @ $ 586million ) has been allocated to hospitals in Ukraine for treating COVID-19 ( coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ total , nearly UAH 15.8 billion has been allocated to medical institutions that treat patients @ @ @ @ @ , '' he told an online briefing on May 2 .
Moreover , some 867,000 @ @ @ @ @ ) tests for COVID-19 have already been supplied to the country 's regions , he @ @ @ @ @ no regions that would lack PCR tests , '' the health minister added .
As @ @ @ @ @ to the Public Health Center , there were 11,411 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ on May 2 .
Of them , 279 were lethal cases , 1,498 patients have @ @ @ @ @ cases were recorded in the past day .

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unian--2020-05-02--Ukraine reports 45 COVID-19 cases in its armed forces as of May 2

A total of 299 servicemen have been quarantined , including in self-isolation .
The number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine was 45 as of the morning of May 2 .
Read alsoUkraine coronavirus update : 550 new cases in past day , bringing total to 11,411 '' As of 07:00 Kyiv time on May 2 , some 45 cases of acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus were registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine .
A total of 30 recoveries and two fatalities have been recorded over the pandemic period , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Medical Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine .
Some 299 servicemen are now isolated ( including self-isolation ) .
The number of those whose isolation term is expiring in the next three days is 28 people .
In particular , a serviceman from Kharkiv region has tested positive for the coronavirus .
Now , his condition is satisfactory , and he is being treated at home under medical supervision .
As UNIAN reported earlier , according to the Public Health Center , there were 11,411 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May 2 .
Of them , 279 were lethal cases , 1,498 patients have recovered .
Some 550 new cases were recorded in the past day .

A total of 299 servicemen have been quarantined, including in self-isolation.
The number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine was 45 as of the morning of May 2.
Read alsoUkraine coronavirus update: 550 new cases in past day, bringing total to 11,411
"As of 07:00 Kyiv time on May 2, some 45 cases of acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus were registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A total of 30 recoveries and two fatalities have been recorded over the pandemic period," according to the press service of the Medical Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Some 299 servicemen are now isolated (including self-isolation). The number of those whose isolation term is expiring in the next three days is 28 people.
In particular, a serviceman from Kharkiv region has tested positive for the coronavirus. Now, his condition is satisfactory, and he is being treated at home under medical supervision.
As UNIAN reported earlier, according to the Public Health Center, there were 11,411 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on May 2. Of them, 279 were lethal cases, 1,498 patients have recovered. Some 550 new cases were recorded in the past day.


unian--2020-05-02--Kyiv mayor reports 41 new COVID-19 cases in past day

In total , there are 1,494 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kyiv , including 25 deaths .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city rose by 41 in the past day .
Read alsoUkraine coronavirus update : 550 new cases in past day , bringing total to 11,411 '' In the past 24 hours , the number of Kyiv residents who tested positive [ for the coronavirus ] increased by 41 , including five healthcare workers , '' he wrote on Telegram on May 2 .
According to Klitschko , 22 women aged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aged 21 to 84 are among those infected .
`` One of them is a priest from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery , while another is from Kyiv 's church of St. Theodore the Sanctified located on Ovrutska Street .
Do not underestimate the threat and ignore the basic security rules !
Especially amid easing [ coronavirus ] restrictions , so that the quarantine will not be in vain , so that we could prevent the rapid increase in the number of infected , '' he summed up .
In total , there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including 25 deaths .

In total, there are 1,494 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kyiv, including 25 deaths.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city rose by 41 in the past day.
Read alsoUkraine coronavirus update: 550 new cases in past day, bringing total to 11,411
"In the past 24 hours, the number of Kyiv residents who tested positive [for the coronavirus] increased by 41, including five healthcare workers," he wrote on Telegram on May 2.
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According to Klitschko, 22 women aged 29 to 83, and 19 men aged 21 to 84 are among those infected.
"One of them is a priest from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, while another is from Kyiv's church of St. Theodore the Sanctified located on Ovrutska Street. Do not underestimate the threat and ignore the basic security rules! Especially amid easing [coronavirus] restrictions, so that the quarantine will not be in vain, so that we could prevent the rapid increase in the number of infected," he summed up.
In total, there are 1,494 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kyiv, including 25 deaths.


unian--2020-05-03--Week's balance: Cabinet allows food markets to reopen, limits salaries to CEOs of state-owned compan

Week's balance: Cabinet allows food markets to reopen, limits salaries to CEOs of state-owned companies, while National Bank introduces new coin

The novel coronavirus continues to dictate the agenda for the everyday life of Ukrainians .
While earlier , minds were focused on daily coronavirus updates , now the attention is shifting toward a range of pressing economic problems arising from quarantine and the unfolding crisis .
It 's not the coronavirus epidemic that brings most anxiety to Ukrainians but rather prospects of losing their jobs and having no savings to survive the period of tough bans .
And this the authorities can not ignore .
To keep the national economy from sliding into a deep abyss , government must think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and put forward development incentives .
Realizing that micro- , small , and medium-sized businesses are most vulnerable to the impact of quarantine , the Cabinet of Ministers on April 29 authorized the reopening of food and agricultural markets subject to strict social distancing and public safety standards .
This is not the first attempt to reopen markets : on March 31 , the Ministry of Health recommended that their work be allowed , but two weeks rolled back on the idea due to massive non-compliance with anti-epidemiological standards .
The new resolution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do everything right .
In particular , Minister of Economic Development , Trade and Agriculture Ihor Petrashko emphasized that the operations of 872 food markets will be resumed only in compliance with sanitary standards proposed by the chief sanitary doctor .
`` There will be additional elements of control : this is the monitoring by two inspectors of the State Food and Beverage Service in each of these markets , '' the minister said .
At the same meeting on Wednesday , the Cabinet of Ministers supported the bill , which proposes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to small businesses under state guarantees .
`` If an entrepreneur can not show income because they were n't working during quarantine , they will still be able to receive funds .
The guarantor will be the state .
It is important that businesses have the opportunity to receive an additional resource in the difficult conditions of the coronavirus crisis .
I hope that the Verkhovna Rada will support the legislative changes as soon as possible , '' said Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal .
Also , President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ present a mortgage program at nearly 10 % and loans to small businesses at a low rate for paying salaries to their employees .
Obviously , such a package of financial assistance is impossible without the effective work of tax and customs agencies .
Therefore , after their chiefs , Serhiy Verlanov and Maksym Nefyodov , were last week dismissed l , the government quickly appointed acting heads of tax and customs , while on April 29 , the Cabinet appointed a full-fledged head of the tax service , Oleksiy Liubchenko .
Last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a decision from April to the end of quarantine to limit the volume of salaries of management of state companies and the remuneration of members of supervisory boards to UAH 47,000 .
The decision also applies to heads of state banks and their supervisory boards .
Public indignation at the sky-high salaries of CEOs of state-owned companies and members of their supervisory councils has for more than a year been one of the basic features of people 's perception of authorities , so a bit of a backslide for top managers is expected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tension .
The official stats on average wages released this week showed that the average nominal wage of a full-time employee in Ukraine in March 2020 increased by 11.8 % on year to UAH 11,446 , while real wages increased by 9.3 % .
The National Bank has announced that , starting June 3 , the regulator would put into circulation coins with a face value of UAH 10 , set to gradually replace the corresponding banknotes .
Representatives of the National Bank emphasized that the decision is part of a comprehensive process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ series , which has been ongoing since 2014 and aims to provide reliable and tamper-resistant banknotes , convenience of cash payments , and cost savings for the state .
Most Ukrainians are unlikely to agree with the idea that this will lead to more convenient cash payments , although it is worth noting that the move is indeed part of a long-term strategy and , as the experience of the Eurozone shows that introducing coins is a normal and rather logical process of developing cash money .
What worries Ukrainians much more is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In this regard , the last week of April brought some positive news as a certain calm has set on the forex market .
Hryvnia entered the May holidays with the NBU rate of UAH 26.97 to the dollar , which is 17 kopiykas lower than on Monday .
The euro traded at UAH 29.24 , nine kopiykas down against Monday .
Such strengthening of the hryvnia in the absence of National Bank interventions on the interbank market shows that the forex system of Ukraine is now in a fairly stable condition .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hryvnia and the country 's finances as a whole was reinforced by the head of the Ministry of Finance , Serhiy Marchenko , who said this week that Ukraine expected to receive over $ 3.5 billion from the International Monetary Fund before year-end .
`` At the moment we are talking about $ 3.5 billion and two tranches , accordingly .
The first tranche is $ 1.75 billion and the second is $ 1.75 billion , '' he said .
Moreover , the minister stressed he would resign if Ukraine did not secure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of May , the statistics agency is set to publish data on April inflation , which will show how previous reports on average wages correlate with citizens ' purchasing power .
Also , it is going to be the last full week of quarantine , which means that it is critical for assessing the prospects for mitigating restrictive measures and how exactly the easing will proceed .
The pace of economy restart largely depends on how Ukrainians behave in this period .

The Cabinet of Ministers decided to support small businesses amid quarantine, having allowed food markets to reopen across country, and cut the already sky-high salaries to heads of state-owned enterprises, while the National Bank said it would be putting in circulation a new UAH 10 coin.
The novel coronavirus continues to dictate the agenda for the everyday life of Ukrainians. While earlier, minds were focused on daily coronavirus updates, now the attention is shifting toward a range of pressing economic problems arising from quarantine and the unfolding crisis.
It's not the coronavirus epidemic that brings most anxiety to Ukrainians but rather prospects of losing their jobs and having no savings to survive the period of tough bans. And this the authorities cannot ignore. To keep the national economy from sliding into a deep abyss, government must think about ensuring a gradual return to normal and put forward development incentives.
Realizing that micro-, small, and medium-sized businesses are most vulnerable to the impact of quarantine, the Cabinet of Ministers on April 29 authorized the reopening of food and agricultural markets subject to strict social distancing and public safety standards.
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This is not the first attempt to reopen markets: on March 31, the Ministry of Health recommended that their work be allowed, but two weeks rolled back on the idea due to massive non-compliance with anti-epidemiological standards.
The new resolution suggests that this time the Cabinet seeks to do everything right. In particular, Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture Ihor Petrashko emphasized that the operations of 872 food markets will be resumed only in compliance with sanitary standards proposed by the chief sanitary doctor. "There will be additional elements of control: this is the monitoring by two inspectors of the State Food and Beverage Service in each of these markets," the minister said.
At the same meeting on Wednesday, the Cabinet of Ministers supported the bill, which proposes to introduce a mechanism for providing loans to small businesses under state guarantees.
"If an entrepreneur cannot show income because they weren't working during quarantine, they will still be able to receive funds. The guarantor will be the state. It is important that businesses have the opportunity to receive an additional resource in the difficult conditions of the coronavirus crisis. I hope that the Verkhovna Rada will support the legislative changes as soon as possible," said Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
Also, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said the government and the National Bank would soon present a mortgage program at nearly 10% and loans to small businesses at a low rate for paying salaries to their employees.
Obviously, such a package of financial assistance is impossible without the effective work of tax and customs agencies. Therefore, after their chiefs, Serhiy Verlanov and Maksym Nefyodov, were last week dismissed l, the government quickly appointed acting heads of tax and customs, while on April 29, the Cabinet appointed a full-fledged head of the tax service, Oleksiy Lyubchenko.
War on high salaries of officials
Last week, the Cabinet of Ministers made a decision from April to the end of quarantine to limit the volume of salaries of management of state companies and the remuneration of members of supervisory boards to UAH 47,000. The decision also applies to heads of state banks and their supervisory boards.
Public indignation at the sky-high salaries of CEOs of state-owned companies and members of their supervisory councils has for more than a year been one of the basic features of people's perception of authorities, so a bit of a backslide for top managers is expected to somewhat lower the degree of social tension.
The official stats on average wages released this week showed that the average nominal wage of a full-time employee in Ukraine in March 2020 increased by 11.8% on year to UAH 11,446, while real wages increased by 9.3%.
New UAH 10 coin
The National Bank has announced that, starting June 3, the regulator would put into circulation coins with a face value of UAH 10, set to gradually replace the corresponding banknotes.
Representatives of the National Bank emphasized that the decision is part of a comprehensive process for optimizing and updating the hryvnia banknote-coin series, which has been ongoing since 2014 and aims to provide reliable and tamper-resistant banknotes, convenience of cash payments, and cost savings for the state.
Most Ukrainians are unlikely to agree with the idea that this will lead to more convenient cash payments, although it is worth noting that the move is indeed part of a long-term strategy and, as the experience of the Eurozone shows that introducing coins is a normal and rather logical process of developing cash money.
What worries Ukrainians much more is the real value of these coins. In this regard, the last week of April brought some positive news as a certain calm has set on the forex market.
Hryvnia entered the May holidays with the NBU rate of UAH 26.97 to the dollar, which is 17 kopiykas lower than on Monday. The euro traded at UAH 29.24, nine kopiykas down against Monday. Such strengthening of the hryvnia in the absence of National Bank interventions on the interbank market shows that the forex system of Ukraine is now in a fairly stable condition.
Timid optimism about the fate of the hryvnia and the country's finances as a whole was reinforced by the head of the Ministry of Finance, Serhiy Marchenko, who said this week that Ukraine expected to receive over $3.5 billion from the International Monetary Fund before year-end.
"At the moment we are talking about $3.5 billion and two tranches, accordingly. The first tranche is $1.75 billion and the second is $1.75 billion," he said.
Moreover, the minister stressed he would resign if Ukraine did not secure the loan.
In the first week of May, the statistics agency is set to publish data on April inflation, which will show how previous reports on average wages correlate with citizens' purchasing power.
Also, it is going to be the last full week of quarantine, which means that it is critical for assessing the prospects for mitigating restrictive measures and how exactly the easing will proceed. The pace of economy restart largely depends on how Ukrainians behave in this period.
Pavlo Stepanets


unian--2020-05-03--Russia insisted on putting supporters of "Russian Spring" in Odesa on swap list – MFA Ukraine

The nine persons in question had taken part in organizing deadly riots on May 2 , 2014 , which brought casualties but never led to the region going rogue with Russia 's direct support as it happened with parts of Donbas .
As part of the negotiations on the exchange of held persons in September - December 2019 , Russia insisted that Ukraine hand over at least nine persons who had organized pro-Russian separatist riots in Odesa , that 's according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine .
In a commentary on the tragic events in Odesa of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press service recalled that those events became another element in the chain of Russian provocations in the framework of the failed `` Novorossiya '' project aimed at destabilizing the Ukrainian east and south and the disintegration of Ukraine .
The ministry emphasized that Ukrainian law enforcement are doing everything possible to find and prosecute those responsible for the crimes committed on that tragic day , with 37 indictments having been forwarded to court and three sentences handed down .
The State Bureau of Investigation is conducting a separate pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in masterminding the Odesa riots .
`` The only party that is clearly not interested in establishing an objective picture of the tragic events in Odesa and the reasons that led to the tragedy is Russia .
Not only did Russia shelter one of the main suspects in the investigation , former deputy chief of Odesa police D. Fuchedzhi , they also granted him Russian citizenship , reports say , and denied an extradition request under this pretext , '' the foreign ministry noted .
MFA Ukraine has called on the international community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ propaganda and misinformation , which are an important element of Russian aggression and destabilizing actions directed against Ukraine and other democracies .
UNIAN memo .
On May 2 , 2014 , as a result of mass riots in Odesa involving pro-Russian separatists and pro-Ukrainian activists , 48 people were killed and nearly 300 injured .
Clashes broke out in the city center , where several people were shot .
Then pro-Ukrainian activists moved to the Kulikovo field , where separatists had set up a tent camp .
The tents caught fire and then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Unions ' House , where more people died .

The nine persons in question had taken part in organizing deadly riots on May 2, 2014, which brought casualties but never led to the region going rogue with Russia's direct support as it happened with parts of Donbas.
As part of the negotiations on the exchange of held persons in September - December 2019, Russia insisted that Ukraine hand over at least nine persons who had organized pro-Russian separatist riots in Odesa, that's according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
In a commentary on the tragic events in Odesa of May 2, 2014, MFA's press service recalled that those events became another element in the chain of Russian provocations in the framework of the failed "Novorossiya" project aimed at destabilizing the Ukrainian east and south and the disintegration of Ukraine.
The ministry emphasized that Ukrainian law enforcement are doing everything possible to find and prosecute those responsible for the crimes committed on that tragic day, with 37 indictments having been forwarded to court and three sentences handed down.
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The State Bureau of Investigation is conducting a separate pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings regarding the possible involvement of Russian intelligence in masterminding the Odesa riots.
"The only party that is clearly not interested in establishing an objective picture of the tragic events in Odesa and the reasons that led to the tragedy is Russia. Not only did Russia shelter one of the main suspects in the investigation, former deputy chief of Odesa police D. Fuchedzhi, they also granted him Russian citizenship, reports say, and denied an extradition request under this pretext," the foreign ministry noted.
MFA Ukraine has called on the international community to pursue joint efforts to counter Russian propaganda and misinformation, which are an important element of Russian aggression and destabilizing actions directed against Ukraine and other democracies.
UNIAN memo. On May 2, 2014, as a result of mass riots in Odesa involving pro-Russian separatists and pro-Ukrainian activists, 48 people were killed and nearly 300 injured. Clashes broke out in the city center, where several people were shot.
Then pro-Ukrainian activists moved to the Kulikovo field, where separatists had set up a tent camp. The tents caught fire and then a blaze broke out in the Trade Unions' House, where more people died.


unian--2020-05-03--Coronavirus update: Ukraine reports 502 new cases in past day

Nine fatalities and 49 recoveries have been recorded .
Ukraine 's National Security and Defense Council as of the morning of May 3 confirmed a total of 11,913 coronavirus cases in the country .
Of them , 288 were lethal cases and 1,547 recoveries .
Over the past day , 502 new cases were recorded , including nine deaths and 49 recoveries .
Now 10,078 people are ill on COVID-19 across all Ukrainian regions that filed their data – that 's excluding the temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , Donetsk , Luhansk regions , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 45 COVID-19 cases in its armed forces as of May 2 Cases per region : 435 cases in Vinnytsia region ; 324 in Volyn region ; 448 in Dnipropetrovsk region ; 70 in Donetsk region ; 423 in Zhytomyr region ; 508 in Zakarpattia region ; 275 in Zaporizhia region ; 965 in Ivano-Frankivsk region ; 397 in Kirovohrad region ; 1,511 in the city of Kyiv ; 784 in Kyiv region ; 473 in Lviv region ; 37 in Luhansk region ; 149 in Mykolayiv region ; 409 in Odesa region ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rivne region ; 110 in Sumy region ; 868 in Ternopil region ; 348 in Kharkiv region ; 136 in Kherson region ; 115 in Khmelnytsky region ; 1,818 in Chernivtsi region ; 308 in Cherkasy region ; and 54 in Chernihiv region .

Nine fatalities and 49 recoveries have been recorded.
Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council as of the morning of May 3 confirmed a total of 11,913 coronavirus cases in the country.
Of them, 288 were lethal cases and 1,547 recoveries.
Over the past day, 502 new cases were recorded, including nine deaths and 49 recoveries.
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Now 10,078 people are ill on COVID-19 across all Ukrainian regions that filed their data – that's excluding the temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk regions, and the city of Sevastopol.
Read alsoUkraine reports 45 COVID-19 cases in its armed forces as of May 2
Cases per region: 435 cases in Vinnytsia region; 324 in Volyn region; 448 in Dnipropetrovsk region; 70 in Donetsk region; 423 in Zhytomyr region; 508 in Zakarpattia region; 275 in Zaporizhia region; 965 in Ivano-Frankivsk region; 397 in Kirovohrad region; 1,511 in the city of Kyiv; 784 in Kyiv region; 473 in Lviv region; 37 in Luhansk region; 149 in Mykolayiv region; 409 in Odesa region; 222 in Poltava region; 726 in Rivne region; 110 in Sumy region; 868 in Ternopil region; 348 in Kharkiv region; 136 in Kherson region; 115 in Khmelnytsky region; 1,818 in Chernivtsi region; 308 in Cherkasy region; and 54 in Chernihiv region.


unian--2020-05-03--Ukraine sees spike in enemy attacks in Donbas

Over the past day , two troops were injured amid almost two dozen shellings .
Russian occupation forces in eastern @ @ @ @ @ ceasefire on May 2 .
Two Ukrainian troops were injured in enemy shelling , reads @ @ @ @ @ Joint Forces Operation Command .
The enemy employed 120 mm and 82 mm mortars , @ @ @ @ @ , as well as grenade launchers of various types , UAVs , heavy machine guns @ @ @ @ @ In a resolute response , Ukrainian forces brought the attack to a halt .
Read @ @ @ @ @ as enemy drops grenade from UAV on JF positions According to intelligence data , one @ @ @ @ @ least two were injured over the past day .
Since day-start on Sunday , the @ @ @ @ @ and Bohdanivka .
Ukrainian forces returned fire , the report reads .
No losses were @ @ @ @ @ May 3 and neither were there any coronavirus cases .

Over the past day, two troops were injured amid almost two dozen shellings.
Russian occupation forces in eastern Ukraine 23 times violated the ceasefire on May 2.
Two Ukrainian troops were injured in enemy shelling, reads the morning update by the Joint Forces Operation Command.
The enemy employed 120 mm and 82 mm mortars, proscribed by the Minsk agreements, as well as grenade launchers of various types, UAVs, heavy machine guns, and small arms.
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In a resolute response, Ukrainian forces brought the attack to a halt.
Read alsoUkrainian soldier wounded in Donbas as enemy drops grenade from UAV on JF positions
According to intelligence data, one invader was killed and at least two were injured over the past day.
Since day-start on Sunday, the enemy opened fire near Shyrokyne and Bohdanivka. Ukrainian forces returned fire, the report reads.
No losses were reported in Joint Forces on May 3 and neither were there any coronavirus cases.


unian--2020-05-03--Ukraine envoy turns down Berlin mayor's invitation to WW2 memorial event over Russian ambassador

It would be a `` worst nightmare '' to lay wreaths alongside a representative of the country waging war against Ukraine in modern days .
Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andrij Melnyk refused Berlin mayor 's invitation to mark the end of World War 2 in Europe alongside the head of the Russian embassy .
A few weeks ago , three ambassadors received an invitation from the mayor of Berlin , Michael Müller .
Together with representatives of Russia , Ukraine and Belarus , on May 2 , he sought to lay wreaths in the Berlin-Tempelhof area in honor of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Europeiska Pravda reports with reference to Tagesspiegel .
`` First of all , the event is about a commemoration of Russian , Ukrainian and Belarusian soldiers of the Red Army , ” Berlin mayor 's office stated .
However , the ambassador of Ukraine said he would not participate in the event .
Melnyk told Tagesspiel he was grateful for the invitation : `` This is recognition of the undeniable contribution of the Ukrainian people to the liberation of Europe from the Nazi regime . ''
The ambassador emphasized that the memory of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ duty .
However , he had to refrain from participating in the event on May 2 .
`` Not even in my worst nightmare could I imagine laying wreaths alongside a representative of the country that has for more than six years been cynically waging a bloody war in eastern Ukraine , '' Melnyk said , asking the city hall for understanding .
Read alsoPutin has `` no other choice but to withdraw from eastern Ukraine and Crimea '' – Ukraine 's foreign minister '' In defiance of internaitonal law , Russia has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large part of Donbas , '' the Ukrainian ambassador stressed , according to MFA Ukraine .
The `` hostile policy of the Kremlin leader has generated the alienation between Ukrainians and Russians that could never have been imagined .
`` Therefore , joint commemoration is impossible , '' he said , adding , `` It 's a shame that the Mayor obviously misses all of these shocking facts . ''
`` We , the Ukrainians , would like to see a more tactful approach , more understanding and empathy . ''
the diplomat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of World War 2 , the diplomat says `` blind spots '' are still there in the German culture of remembrance , especially with regard to the annihilation of Ukrainians during the war .
The ambassador notes it is a shame that Berlin has not yet erected a monument to commemorate the Ukrainian victims of Nazism .
`` Therefore , I appeal to the Bundestag and the Berlin Senate to establish a Memorial to the Ukrainian victims of the Nazis in a prominent locatiom in the center of the federal capital , '' @ @ @

It would be a "worst nightmare" to lay wreaths alongside a representative of the country waging war against Ukraine in modern days.
Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andrij Melnyk refused Berlin mayor's invitation to mark the end of World War 2 in Europe alongside the head of the Russian embassy.
A few weeks ago, three ambassadors received an invitation from the mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller. Together with representatives of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, on May 2, he sought to lay wreaths in the Berlin-Tempelhof area in honor of the end of World War 2, Europeiska Pravda reports with reference to Tagesspiegel.
"First of all, the event is about a commemoration of Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian soldiers of the Red Army,” Berlin mayor's office stated.
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However, the ambassador of Ukraine said he would not participate in the event.
Melnyk told Tagesspiel he was grateful for the invitation: "This is recognition of the undeniable contribution of the Ukrainian people to the liberation of Europe from the Nazi regime."
The ambassador emphasized that the memory of the victims of war is his moral duty. However, he had to refrain from participating in the event on May 2.
"Not even in my worst nightmare could I imagine laying wreaths alongside a representative of the country that has for more than six years been cynically waging a bloody war in eastern Ukraine," Melnyk said, asking the city hall for understanding.
Read alsoPutin has "no other choice but to withdraw from eastern Ukraine and Crimea" – Ukraine's foreign minister
"In defiance of international law, Russia has annexed the Crimean peninsula and occupied a large part of Donbas," the Ukrainian ambassador stressed, according to MFA Ukraine. The "hostile policy of the Kremlin leader has generated the alienation between Ukrainians and Russians that could never have been imagined. "Therefore, joint commemoration is impossible," he said, adding, "It's a shame that the Mayor obviously misses all of these shocking facts."
"We, the Ukrainians, would like to see a more tactful approach, more understanding and empathy." the diplomat noted.
Seventy-five years after the end of World War 2, the diplomat says "blind spots" are still there in the German culture of remembrance, especially with regard to the annihilation of Ukrainians during the war. The ambassador notes it is a shame that Berlin has not yet erected a monument to commemorate the Ukrainian victims of Nazism.
"Therefore, I appeal to the Bundestag and the Berlin Senate to establish a Memorial to the Ukrainian victims of the Nazis in a prominent location in the center of the federal capital," Melnyk said.