unian--2020-10-27--All Crimea lakes may soon vanish, experts claim

At least 10 water reservoirs dried up on the annexed peninsula last year .
Russian-occupied Crimea is facing an ecological disaster over the drying water reservoirs , which may lead to all lakes disappearing across the peninsula , journalists report .
At least 10 water reservoirs dried up in the occupied Crimea last year , RFE/RL 's Krym-Realii media project wrote on October 26 .
In particular , the unique Krasnokamianka Lake , Sasyk-Syvash Lake in Saky district , and the lake by the village of Zalisne in Bakhchisarai district have dried up .
It is estimated that there will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 years if 10 such water reservoirs dry up annually .
Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation Mykhailo Yatsiuk elaborated on the issue .
The expert believes the blocked North Crimean Canal , lower precipitation , and human activities , including mass drilling of wells are among main causes behind the trend .
Prior to the occupation of Crimea by Russia , Ukraine used to cover up to 85 % of the peninsula 's needs for freshwater through the North Crimean Canal .
After the annexation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ severed water supplies to the occupied peninsula .
Water reserves in Crimea are replenished from natural runoff reservoirs and underground sources .
Environmentalists say the regular use of water from underground sources has led to soil salinization .
On September 7 , in Simferopol , Bakhchisarai , and Simferopol districts , due to ongoing drought and shallowing of reservoirs , the third , most severe , stage of water supply restrictions was introduced .
On the same day , an OHCHR representative said it is Russia that bears responsibility for ensuring water supplies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dmytro Kuleba says the resumption of water supplies to Crimea would be possible only in the context of the end of the Russian occupation .
At the same time , there is no humanitarian crisis with freshwater in occupied Crimea whatsoever , the chief of Ukraine 's diplomacy emphasizes .
`` The narrative about the 'humanitarian crisis ' was invented by Russian propaganda in order to convince the world that water supplies to Crimea are necessary . ''

At least 10 water reservoirs dried up on the annexed peninsula last year.
Russian-occupied Crimea is facing an ecological disaster over the drying water reservoirs, which may lead to all lakes disappearing across the peninsula, journalists report.
At least 10 water reservoirs dried up in the occupied Crimea last year, RFE/RL's Krym-Realii media project wrote on October 26.
In particular, the unique Krasnokamianka Lake, Sasyk-Syvash Lake in Saky district, and the lake by the village of Zalisne in Bakhchisarai district have dried up.
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It is estimated that there will be no lakes in Crimea in about 30 years if 10 such water reservoirs dry up annually.
Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation Mykhailo Yatsiuk elaborated on the issue.
"If there is precipitation shortage, water from lakes 'feeds' groundwater or soil in the surrounding area. Given the rising temperature and evaporation, water deficit increases. Sooner or later it leads to complete loss of water and, respectively, lakes," he said.
The expert believes the blocked North Crimean Canal, lower precipitation, and human activities, including mass drilling of wells are among main causes behind the trend.
Water supplies to Crimea: Background
Prior to the occupation of Crimea by Russia, Ukraine used to cover up to 85% of the peninsula's needs for freshwater through the North Crimean Canal.
After the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014, Ukraine severed water supplies to the occupied peninsula.
Water reserves in Crimea are replenished from natural runoff reservoirs and underground sources.
Environmentalists say the regular use of water from underground sources has led to soil salinization.
On September 7, in Simferopol, Bakhchisarai, and Simferopol districts, due to ongoing drought and shallowing of reservoirs, the third, most severe, stage of water supply restrictions was introduced.
On the same day, an OHCHR representative said it is Russia that bears responsibility for ensuring water supplies to occupied Crimea.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says the resumption of water supplies to Crimea would be possible only in the context of the end of the Russian occupation. At the same time, there is no humanitarian crisis with freshwater in occupied Crimea whatsoever, the chief of Ukraine's diplomacy emphasizes. "The narrative about the 'humanitarian crisis' was invented by Russian propaganda in order to convince the world that water supplies to Crimea are necessary."


unian--2020-10-27--NATO names conditions for Ukraine to receive MAP in several years – lawmaker

The reforms Ukraine must implement to this end cover political , economic , defense , resource , security , and legal areas .
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) has announced the conditions for Ukraine to be granted a Membership Action Plan ( MAP ) in a few years , a Ukrainian legislator stated .
`` Ukraine will join NATO .
And in the next few years , it may receive a MAP – the Action Plan for Membership in the North Atlantic Alliance .
But before that , we need to carry out a number of reforms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' said Yehor Chernev , chairman of the Verkhovna Rada 's Permanent Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly .
The statement , posted on Facebook , came following the legislator 's talks via video conference with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Joana .
Read alsoLaw on Intelligence required by NATO comes into forceThe reforms Ukraine must implement , Chernev says , in order to obtain the MAP cover political , economic , defense , resource , security and legal areas .
`` First of all , it is , of course , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Service ] , the introduction of parliamentary control over the security and defense sector , and a new law on state secrets , '' Chernev said .
`` Of course , for political reasons , our Western partners stop short of explicitly stating that they are preparing to accept Ukraine to NATO .
But granting the MAP automatically means that the country becomes a candidate and , after all required reforms have been completed , joins the Alliance , '' the lawmaker explained .
`` Therefore , let 's listen less to pro-Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claim that no one 's waiting for us anywhere , and just work on reforms , '' the MP wrote .
`` The fate of our entry into NATO is in our hands only . ''
• On October 8 , President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that Ukraine needs a NATO Membership Action Plan .
• On October 31 , 2019 , NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Bettina Cadenbach said that the Alliance did not want to speculate about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MAP .
• On October 25 , 2019 , the then- Vice PM for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Dmytro Kuleba , said that Ukraine 's 2008 application for MAP in NATO is still valid , so there is no need to submit another one .

The reforms Ukraine must implement to this end cover political, economic, defense, resource, security, and legal areas.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has announced the conditions for Ukraine to be granted a Membership Action Plan (MAP) in a few years, a Ukrainian legislator stated.
"Ukraine will join NATO. And in the next few years, it may receive a MAP – the Action Plan for Membership in the North Atlantic Alliance. But before that, we need to carry out a number of reforms envisaged by the annual national programs," said Yehor Chernev, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada's Permanent Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
The statement, posted on Facebook, came following the legislator's talks via video conference with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Joana.
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Read alsoLaw on Intelligence required by NATO comes into forceThe reforms Ukraine must implement, Chernev says, in order to obtain the MAP cover political, economic, defense, resource, security and legal areas.
"First of all, it is, of course, the reform of the SBU [the Security Service], the introduction of parliamentary control over the security and defense sector, and a new law on state secrets," Chernev said.
"Of course, for political reasons, our Western partners stop short of explicitly stating that they are preparing to accept Ukraine to NATO. But granting the MAP automatically means that the country becomes a candidate and, after all required reforms have been completed, joins the Alliance," the lawmaker explained.
"Therefore, let's listen less to pro-Russian propagandists and homegrown 'all-is-lost' adepts who claim that no one's waiting for us anywhere, and just work on reforms," the MP wrote. "The fate of our entry into NATO is in our hands only."
Ukraine's course toward NATO membership


unian--2020-10-27--Cabinet explains whether lockdown to affect pension payments to occupied Donbas retirees

The state-owned Oschadbank has made all the necessary preparations to prevent interruptions .
Pensioners living in the occupied regions of Donbas , who are unable to cross into the government-controlled areas over quarantine restrictions , will be able to receive their pensions even if their Oschadbank cards expire , says the government official .
The Cabinet of Ministers has lifted the 60-day restriction for the state-owned bank 's cards pending quarantine , Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Oleksiy Reznikov told Ukraine 24 TV Channel .
`` Moreover , we clearly laid down in the government decree that after the end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for another two months to calmly verify their status of retirees – I emphasize – retirees who are registered as internally displaced persons , '' he said .
The official added that it would take a separate decision to address the issue of providing pensions to all those `` who had honestly earned their pension and is now living in the occupied territories , having not yet reported throughout this whole time . ''
Read alsoOver 25 % of population live below poverty line – OmbudspersonAlso , Reznikov says Oschadbank has announced that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shall be extended until 2021 .
`` That is , pensioners who are unable to cross in over the lockdown , those who ca n't get a new card should n't worry as all their savings will remain on their cards , '' he concluded .
On September 4 , Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the existing pension system , given the current demographic forecast , will not be able to cover pension expenses in the future , and called to replace it with the funded pension system .
President Volodymyr Zelensky said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential pension if the country faced issues with their payment and volume .
The budget of the Pension Fund for 2020 stands at UAH 448.61 billion , of which UAH 146.83 billion is the fund 's deficit , set to be covered by the national budget .

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unian--2020-10-27--Ruling party chief comments on Rada coalition prospects post local election

The head of the presidential political force sees no reason for the early Parliament dissolution .
Following the latest local @ @ @ @ @ the People parliamentary faction has no intention to reformat the existing coalition .
That 's @ @ @ @ @ Oleksandr Kornienko , RBC-Ukraine reports .
The political force , he says , will analyze @ @ @ @ @ units and campaign teams .
Read alsoLocal elections : Survey reveals reasons behind low voter @ @ @ @ @ processes is being observed in the faction at the moment , the party leader added @ @ @ @ @ of the presidential political force sees no reason for the early dissolution of the Verkhovna @ @ @ @ @ Servant of the People faction in the Verkhovna Rada , David Arahamia , admitted the @ @ @ @ @ Parliament 's mono-majority .
`` There are such scenarios and they are being worked out @ @ @ @ @ answering a reporter 's question .

The head of the presidential political force sees no reason for the early Parliament dissolution.
Following the latest local elections, the Servant of the People parliamentary faction has no intention to reformat the existing coalition.
That's according to the Party chief Oleksandr Kornienko, RBC-Ukraine reports.
The political force, he says, will analyze the performance of its regional units and campaign teams.
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Read alsoLocal elections: Survey reveals reasons behind low voter turnoutNo intensification of any centrifugal processes is being observed in the faction at the moment, the party leader added.
"I see no prerequisites for reformatting the coalition or similar processes in Parliament," said Kornienko.
Also, the head of the presidential political force sees no reason for the early dissolution of the Verkhovna Rada.
Rumors or mono-coalition split
Head of the Servant of the People faction in the Verkhovna Rada, David Arahamia, admitted the possibility of a split in Parliament's mono-majority.
"There are such scenarios and they are being worked out," he said, answering a reporter's question.


unian--2020-10-27--Health official tells of anti-epidemic measures at polling stations

Liashko has named the most frequent violations of safety rules during the latest local elections .
In Ukraine , on @ @ @ @ @ on October 25 , a total of 50 persons were hospitalized from polling stations , @ @ @ @ @ That 's according to Deputy Minister of Health Viktor Liashko , who spoke with Hromadske @ @ @ @ @ spoke about the observance of anti-epidemic requirements by members of precincts and voters .
Read @ @ @ @ @ Kyiv as 99.5 % of votes counted : JournalistThe elections , he says , were @ @ @ @ @ anti-epidemic norms prescribed in the Cabinet decree , without gross violations .
He believes local @ @ @ @ @ another COVID-19 surge .
• On October 25 , local elections were held across Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ CEC data , voter turnout stood at 36.88 % .
• The elections were held @ @ @ @ @ with open lists of candidates .
• In Crimea , Sevastopol , in the temporarily @ @ @ @ @ Lugansk regions , no local elections were held .

Liashko has named the most frequent violations of safety rules during the latest local elections.
In Ukraine, on the day of local elections on October 25, a total of 50 persons were hospitalized from polling stations, with one fatality reported.
That's according to Deputy Minister of Health Viktor Liashko, who spoke with Hromadske Radio.
"We registered 250 medical emergency calls from the polling stations, 50 persons were hospitalized, one died from cardiac arrest before the ambulance arrived," the senior health officer elaborated.
The official also spoke about the observance of anti-epidemic requirements by members of precincts and voters.
Read alsoKlitschko wins mayoral elections in Kyiv as 99.5% of votes counted: JournalistThe elections, he says, were held in compliance with the anti-epidemic norms prescribed in the Cabinet decree, without gross violations.
"Most often violations at polling stations include non-observance of social distancing and the failure to set up safety screens for members of election commissions," Liashko said.
He believes local elections should not lead to another COVID-19 surge.
Local elections in Ukraine: Background


unian--2020-10-27--COVID-19: Over 6,600 new active cases reported on Oct 27

The total number of confirmed cases climbed to 355,601 .
Ukraine said 6,677 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of October 27 , 2020 .
The total number of confirmed cases grew to 355,601 as of October 26 , 2020 , according to the interactive map compiled by the National Security and Defense Council .
As many as 145,336 patients , including 2,799 in the past day , have recovered .
The death toll has hit 6,590 with 126 fatalities recorded in the past day .
The government reported 203,675 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In total , there have been 427,667 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020 .
`` In the past day , 6,677 people tested positive for the coronavirus , including 298 children and 281 healthcare workers .
Some 1,022 new patients were hospitalized , '' Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said at a briefing on October 27 .
In total , 56,710 tests were conducted in the country in the past day .
In particular , there were 33,361 PCR ( polymerase chain reaction ) tests run , as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tests .
Read alsoMejlis calls on OSCE , UN observers to visit Crimea to monitor human rights amid COVID-19The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered in Kharkiv region ( 556 ) , the city of Kyiv ( 525 ) , Lviv region ( 478 ) , Odesa region ( 461 ) , and Chernivtsi region ( 389 ) .
COVID-19 tests were run by the Public Health Center 's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories .
As of the morning of October 27 , 2020 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspected cases .
• The adaptive quarantine was introduced on August 1 .
The Ukrainian regions were split into the green , yellow , orange , and red zones depending on hospital load , the average number of PCR and ELISA tests , the ascertainment rate of COVID-19 , and daily spread dynamics .
• Quarantine-related curbs differ in each zone .
The mildest ones are in the green zone , the regions included in the red zone will have to introduce the toughest restrictions .
• On October 13 , the Cabinet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late 2020 .
• Health Minister Maksym Stepanov says the ministry has no plans to introduce a new lockdown in Ukraine yet .
• On October 23 , Ukraine redrew the map of COVID-19 quarantine zones and new epidemic zoning took effect on Monday , October 26 .

The total number of confirmed cases climbed to 355,601.
Ukraine said 6,677 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of October 27, 2020.
The total number of confirmed cases grew to 355,601 as of October 26, 2020, according to the interactive map compiled by the National Security and Defense Council.
As many as 145,336 patients, including 2,799 in the past day, have recovered.
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The death toll has hit 6,590 with 126 fatalities recorded in the past day.
The government reported 203,675 active cases as of October 27. In total, there have been 427,667 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.
"In the past day, 6,677 people tested positive for the coronavirus, including 298 children and 281 healthcare workers. Some 1,022 new patients were hospitalized," Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said at a briefing on October 27.
In total, 56,710 tests were conducted in the country in the past day. In particular, there were 33,361 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests run, as well as 22,349 ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) tests.
Read alsoMejlis calls on OSCE, UN observers to visit Crimea to monitor human rights amid COVID-19The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered in Kharkiv region (556), the city of Kyiv (525), Lviv region (478), Odesa region (461), and Chernivtsi region (389).
COVID-19 tests were run by the Public Health Center's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories. As of the morning of October 27, 2020, the Center had received 7,226 reports of suspected cases.
Quarantine in Ukraine: Background


unian--2020-10-27--Tax chief wants bank secrecy disclosure to make Ukrainian migrant workers pay taxes in Ukraine

Some US $ 2.3 billion was wired to Ukraine via money transfer systems .
Head of Ukraine 's State Tax Service Oleksiy Liubchenko says that most of Ukrainian migrant workers do not pay taxes , including social security tax , and to fight this type of tax evasion , banking secrecy must be cancelled .
He shared his opinion in a comment on taxation in Ukraine , according to the Ukrainian media outlet Censor.net .
`` Both the NBU [ the National Bank of Ukraine ] and our agency see this information : US $ 12 billion in transfers arrived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US $ 2.3 billion was wired via money transfer systems , that is , it should definitely be included in the [ income ] declaration .
But a mere UAH 11 billion [ US $ 388 million ] was declared , which is 96.7 % down from US $ 12 billion , '' Liubchenko said .
`` Although , when the pandemic broke out , the situation became special – all the workers returned home .
To their home town with roads , schools .
[ Their ] parents , children live there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ] feed their families , but they only pay for their simple reproduction .
And what about expanded [ reproduction ] ?
After all , taxes and fees mean schools , pensions , hospitals , '' he said .
According to Liubchenko , for the tax authorities to start fighting against tax evasion committed by Ukrainian labor migrants , it is necessary to control bank accounts .
`` I am all for disclosing banking secrecy .
Is n't it obsolescent ?
...
But the situation is striking : any country in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our request to provide any information regarding the movement of funds on accounts , but the local ones do not .
Yet , I see no risks , '' the chief tax officer said .
• High demand for Ukrainian workers seen in Europe

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unian--2020-10-27--Hryvnia weakens to U.S. dollar on Oct 27

The official rate against the euro for Tuesday is fixed at UAH 33.49 per euro .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) has set the official forex rate for October 27 at UAH 28.34 to the U.S. dollar , thus weakening the country 's national currency by five kopiykas .
The official forex rate against the euro for Tuesday is fixed at UAH 33.49 per euro – the hryvnia gained six kopiykas in value since Monday , according to the NBU website .
Read alsoBanks in Ukraine positive of prospects for lending next yearThe central bank has fixed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hryvnia against key foreign currencies for October 27 : US $ 100 will be quoted at UAH 2,833.52 ( UAH 2,829.11 as of October 26 ) ; EUR 100 will be quoted at UAH 3,349.08 ( UAH 3,354.90 as of October 26 ) .
By 16:00 Kyiv time on October 26 , hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank forex market settled at UAH 28.33/28.35 to the dollar , while those against the euro were at UAH 33.47/33.49 .
The National Bank set the official forex rate for October 26 at UAH @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made the country 's national currency weaken by two kopiykas .

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unian--2020-10-27--Court refuses to choose measure of restraint for Yanukovych in Mezhyhirya case

The ruling will be appealed .
The High Anti-Corruption Court ( HACC ) on October 26 dismissed a motion filed by anti-corruption prosecutors seeking a measure of restraint for former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych , who is suspected of illegally taking possession of the state-owned Mezhyhirya Residence .
This was reported by the press service of the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor 's Office ( SAPO ) .
`` The HACC 's investigating judge refused to satisfy the motion of a NABU [ National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine ] detective lodged with the court in June this year after approval by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeks ] a preventive measure in the form of detention in custody for the former head of state ( 2010-2014 ) , suspected of illegally taking over the Mezhyhirya Residence , '' it said .
The SAPO prosecutor disagreed with the court ruling and will file an appeal .
Information about the appeal will be provided additionally , it said .
• The property of Mezhyhirya in Kyiv region 's Vyshgorod district , where Yanukovych lived from 2010 to 2014 , was seized on July 13 , 2015 , by the Kyiv-based Pechersky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Kyiv appeals court on August 10 , 2015 ) .
• At the beginning of July 2018 , the Mezhyhirya Residence was transferred to the Asset Recovery and Management Agency ( ARMA ) .

The ruling will be appealed.
The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) on October 26 dismissed a motion filed by anti-corruption prosecutors seeking a measure of restraint for former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, who is suspected of illegally taking possession of the state-owned Mezhyhirya Residence.
This was reported by the press service of the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO).
"The HACC's investigating judge refused to satisfy the motion of a NABU [National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine] detective lodged with the court in June this year after approval by the SAPO prosecutor. [The motion seeks] a preventive measure in the form of detention in custody for the former head of state (2010-2014), suspected of illegally taking over the Mezhyhirya Residence," it said.
The SAPO prosecutor disagreed with the court ruling and will file an appeal.
Information about the appeal will be provided additionally, it said.
Mezhyhirya Residence: In brief


unian--2020-10-27--Donbas update: JFO HQ says enemy violates truce three times on Oct 26

No casualties were reported over the past day .
Russian-controlled forces in eastern Ukraine 's Donbas violated the latest truce agreement three times on October 26 , says the Joint Forces Operation Headquarters .
The morning update , published on the JFO HQ 's Facebook page says the enemy employed small arms outside Maryinka and Shyrokyne , and grenade launchers of various types in the suburbs of Avdiyivka .
`` The provocative shots posed no threat to the life of the Ukrainian defenders , so our soldiers did not return fire .
There were no combat losses or injuries among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Read alsoU.S .
looks forward to supporting Ukraine in development of Crimean PlatformSince day-start on Tuesday , no ceasefire violations have been recorded in the JFO zone .
• Participants in the Trilateral Contact Group ( Ukraine , Russia , and the OSCE ) on the peace settlement in Donbas on July 22 agreed on a full and comprehensive ceasefire along the contact line from 00:01 on Monday , July 27 .
• The new ceasefire regime was enforced at 00:01 Kyiv time on July 27 .
• On the very first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's hybrid military forces mounted three attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas , eastern Ukraine .
Ukraine has reported more such violations since then .

No casualties were reported over the past day.
Russian-controlled forces in eastern Ukraine's Donbas violated the latest truce agreement three times on October 26, says the Joint Forces Operation Headquarters.
The morning update, published on the JFO HQ's Facebook page says the enemy employed small arms outside Maryinka and Shyrokyne, and grenade launchers of various types in the suburbs of Avdiyivka.
"The provocative shots posed no threat to the life of the Ukrainian defenders, so our soldiers did not return fire. There were no combat losses or injuries among JFO troops," the message says.
Read alsoU.S. looks forward to supporting Ukraine in development of Crimean PlatformSince day-start on Tuesday, no ceasefire violations have been recorded in the JFO zone.
Donbas ceasefire: Background


unian--2020-10-27--Mejlis calls on OSCE, UN observers to visit Crimea to monitor human rights amid COVID-19

The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People has called on the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission ( SMM ) to Ukraine and UN observers to visit Russia-occupied Crimea .
This is said in a statement by the Presidium of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People , which was made public by the chairman of the Mejlis , Refat Chubarov .
Read alsoOver 9,300 COVID-19 cases , 185 fatalities reported in occupied Crimea since start of epidemic The statement says that a catastrophic epidemic situation , caused by the rapid spread of COVID-19 , has been developing in occupied Crimea .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Crimean Tatar People calls on the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine and the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine to visit the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation , as well as the city of Sevastopol , to study the situation with respect for human rights on the peninsula , in particular in relation to health protection and medical assistance , '' the document says .
The statement notes that the number of daily cases of COVID-19 in Russia-occupied Crimea and the city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that can be handled with the capabilities of existing medical institutions and medical personnel .
It also says that the Russian occupying authorities in Crimea are hiding a real COVID-19 morbidity and mortality picture from the public and international organizations .
`` Hospital workers are strictly ordered to indicate one of patients ' concomitant illnesses in their death certificates , without mentioning COVID-19 .
Information about the epidemic situation in prisons and the state of health of Crimean political prisoners illegally held there is classified , '' the statement says .
In addition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occupied Crimea face a constant shortage of drugs and medicines that are most demanded by doctors and their patients , necessary for the treatment of COVID-19 .
`` The daily analysis of incoming reports shows that the main cause behind the catastrophic deterioration of the situation , which threatens to develop into mass mortality of the inhabitants of the occupied Crimea , is the Russian Federation 's evading , as an occupying state , taking measures to protect the health and life of the population of the occupied territory , '' the Mejlis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People called on the World Health Organization and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement , in cooperation with the government of Ukraine , to take urgent measures to provide residents of temporarily occupied Crimea with high-quality medical assistance amid the COVID-19 pandemic .
• Daily COVID-19 spike in Ukraine hits new high with over 7,000 cases on Oct 22 • Govt official says Ukraine wo n't supply water to Crimea amid Russian occupation • U.S. looks forward to supporting Ukraine in development of Crimean Platform

Hospitals in temporarily occupied Crimea face a constant shortage of medicines.
The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People has called on the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine and UN observers to visit Russia-occupied Crimea.
This is said in a statement by the Presidium of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, which was made public by the chairman of the Mejlis, Refat Chubarov.
Read alsoOver 9,300 COVID-19 cases, 185 fatalities reported in occupied Crimea since start of epidemic
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The statement says that a catastrophic epidemic situation, caused by the rapid spread of COVID-19, has been developing in occupied Crimea.
"The Presidium of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People calls on the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine and the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine to visit the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation, as well as the city of Sevastopol, to study the situation with respect for human rights on the peninsula, in particular in relation to health protection and medical assistance," the document says.
The statement notes that the number of daily cases of COVID-19 in Russia-occupied Crimea and the city of Sevastopol has long exceeded the level that can be handled with the capabilities of existing medical institutions and medical personnel.
"As a result, many patients with COVID-19 in its severe form are denied hospitalization, being abandoned to die," the statement said.
It also says that the Russian occupying authorities in Crimea are hiding a real COVID-19 morbidity and mortality picture from the public and international organizations. "Hospital workers are strictly ordered to indicate one of patients' concomitant illnesses in their death certificates, without mentioning COVID-19. Information about the epidemic situation in prisons and the state of health of Crimean political prisoners illegally held there is classified," the statement says.
In addition, medical and pharmacy institutions in temporarily occupied Crimea face a constant shortage of drugs and medicines that are most demanded by doctors and their patients, necessary for the treatment of COVID-19.
"The daily analysis of incoming reports shows that the main cause behind the catastrophic deterioration of the situation, which threatens to develop into mass mortality of the inhabitants of the occupied Crimea, is the Russian Federation's evading, as an occupying state, taking measures to protect the health and life of the population of the occupied territory," the Mejlis notes.
Also, the Presidium of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People called on the World Health Organization and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, in cooperation with the government of Ukraine, to take urgent measures to provide residents of temporarily occupied Crimea with high-quality medical assistance amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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unian--2020-10-27--Ukrainian mother and son attacked by shark in Egypt's Sharm-el-Sheikh

The boy , 12 , was seriously injured in the incident .
A Ukrainian family on vacation in Egypt 's resort city of Sharm-el-Sheikh was attacked by a shark while snorkeling in the Ras Mohammed nature reserve , Ukraine 's State Agency for Tourism Development reports .
`` The 12-year-old boy is still in intensive care after undergoing surgery , facing another one tomorrow .
His mauled hand could not be saved , '' the statement says .
The Egyptian government has reportedly taken over the treatment costs and all the necessary medical assistance is being provided .
The Ukrainian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' family .
The Agency noted that this is not the first time that , despite the warnings of tour operators and prohibitions , tourists purchase snorkeling and diving tours outside hotels from unverified dealers .
`` They are n't even aware that this requires a separate insurance policy , '' the agency noted .
According to the press service of the Join UP !
travel operator , the incident occurred during a diving tour to the Ras Mohammed reserve , where excursion boats are banned from stopping .
`` The mother and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shark .
The instructor who led the tour was also injured , '' said Join UP .
Read alsoIsrael 's airline giant resumes flights between Tel Aviv and KyivThe operator said the tourists had purchased the diving tour from third parties ( not from the tour operator or its partners ) .
`` According to information from open sources , starting from November 1 , 2019 , such services are prohibited in the resorts of Sinai in order to preserve the underwater ecosystem .
First , tourists turned to the guide at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They were refused and warned that the Egyptian government had banned diving from boats .
After that , the tourists decided to purchase such a service from third parties outside the hotel where they were staying , `` Join UP said .
The State Agency for Tourism Development called on all tourists to study in advance safety rules applied in the host country and to take extreme tours exclusively from licensed tour operators or their official local partners .
• EU to open borders for Ukrainians by late spring 2021 , German envoy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no threat to EU visa-free travel • EU reviews list of third countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted

The boy, 12, was seriously injured in the incident.
A Ukrainian family on vacation in Egypt's resort city of Sharm-el-Sheikh was attacked by a shark while snorkeling in the Ras Mohammed nature reserve, Ukraine's State Agency for Tourism Development reports.
"The 12-year-old boy is still in intensive care after undergoing surgery, facing another one tomorrow. His mauled hand could not be saved," the statement says.
The Egyptian government has reportedly taken over the treatment costs and all the necessary medical assistance is being provided. The Ukrainian Embassy is in contact with the victims' family.
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The Agency noted that this is not the first time that, despite the warnings of tour operators and prohibitions, tourists purchase snorkeling and diving tours outside hotels from unverified dealers.
"They aren't even aware that this requires a separate insurance policy," the agency noted.
According to the press service of the Join UP! travel operator, the incident occurred during a diving tour to the Ras Mohammed reserve, where excursion boats are banned from stopping. "The mother and her 12-year-old son were mauled by a shark. The instructor who led the tour was also injured," said Join UP.
Read alsoIsrael's airline giant resumes flights between Tel Aviv and KyivThe operator said the tourists had purchased the diving tour from third parties (not from the tour operator or its partners).
"According to information from open sources, starting from November 1, 2019, such services are prohibited in the resorts of Sinai in order to preserve the underwater ecosystem. First, tourists turned to the guide at the hotel to purchase such a tour. They were refused and warned that the Egyptian government had banned diving from boats. After that, the tourists decided to purchase such a service from third parties outside the hotel where they were staying, "Join UP said.
"The mother sustained deep wounds from the bites. The child has lost part of his arm below the elbow," said in the message.
The State Agency for Tourism Development called on all tourists to study in advance safety rules applied in the host country and to take extreme tours exclusively from licensed tour operators or their official local partners.
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unian--2020-10-26--Klitschko wins mayoral elections in Kyiv as 99.5% of votes counted: Journalist

Some 364,683 voters cast their votes for Klitschko .
Incumbent Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko is winning the first round of mayoral elections in Kyiv with a result of 50.6 % of the vote after 99.5 % of stamped protocols have been counted .
There will be no second round , chief editor of the LB.ua edition Sonya Koshkina on Telegram on October 26 .
Read alsoKlitschko in the lead in Kyiv mayoral elections – exit poll According to the journalist , 364,683 voters cast their votes for Klitschko .
Ex-head of Kyiv City State Administration amid Viktor Yanukovych 's presidency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 9.5 % of the vote .
Next are Serhiy Prytula with 7.8 % , Oleksiy Kucherenko with 6.3 % , Iryna Vereshchuk with 5.4 % , and Andriy Palchevsky with 5.3 % .
The journalist also published the preliminary results of Kyiv City Council elections .
`` [ Klitschko 's ] UDAR Party and [ Petro Poroshenko 's ] European Solidarity scored 20 % each .
The difference is several hundred votes .
The Yednist ( Unity ) Party had 8.6 % ; Opposition Platform — For Life received 7.7 % ; [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % ; the [ ruling ] Servant of the People Party had 7.4 % ; and the Holos ( Voice ) had 5.9 % , '' Koshkina said .
Palchevsky 's party , Peremoha Palchevskoho ( Palchevskiy.Win ) , is gaining 4.4 % as of now , which does not let it have seats in Kyiv City Council .
• On October 25 , the local elections were held in Ukraine .
According to preliminary data from the Central Election Commission , the voter turnout was 36.88 % .
• The elections were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ open lists .
No voting was conducted in Russia-occupied Crimea , the city of Sevastopol , the temporarily occupied districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions .
• Findings of exit polls show that the incumbent mayors of Kyiv , Dnipro , Kharkiv , Odesa , Lviv , and Vinnytsia may be elected for another term , according to preliminary results of the elections .
• It became known on October 26 that Klitschko ranks first in the Kyiv mayoral elections with 50.2 % , according to the findings of the UDAR Party 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wining in the first round .

Some 364,683 voters cast their votes for Klitschko.
Incumbent Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko is winning the first round of mayoral elections in Kyiv with a result of 50.6% of the vote after 99.5% of stamped protocols have been counted.
There will be no second round, chief editor of the LB.ua edition Sonya Koshkina on Telegram on October 26.
Read alsoKlitschko in the lead in Kyiv mayoral elections – exit poll
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According to the journalist, 364,683 voters cast their votes for Klitschko.
Ex-head of Kyiv City State Administration amid Viktor Yanukovych's presidency, Oleksandr Popov, ranks second with 9.5% of the vote. Next are Serhiy Prytula with 7.8%, Oleksiy Kucherenko with 6.3%, Iryna Vereshchuk with 5.4%, and Andriy Palchevsky with 5.3%.
The journalist also published the preliminary results of Kyiv City Council elections.
"[Klitschko's] UDAR Party and [Petro Poroshenko's] European Solidarity scored 20% each. The difference is several hundred votes. The Yednist (Unity) Party had 8.6%; Opposition Platform — For Life received 7.7%; [Yulia Tymoshenko's] Batkivshchyna had 7.4%; the [ruling] Servant of the People Party had 7.4%; and the Holos (Voice) had 5.9%," Koshkina said.
Palchevsky's party, Peremoha Palchevskoho (Palchevskiy.Win), is gaining 4.4% as of now, which does not let it have seats in Kyiv City Council.
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unian--2020-10-27--Constitutional court cancels criminal liability for inaccurate declaration of income

Some of the NACP 's authorities were reportedly designated as non-constitutional .
The Constitutional Court of Ukraine has issued its ruling on a motion submitted by 47 Members of Parliament , having rescinded Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code , which provides for criminal liability for inaccurate declaration .
The UNIAN correspondent has learnt about this from a source in the Constitutional Court .
The Constitutional Court 's Grand Chamber held a plenary session on October 27 partly behind closed doors to continue considering a motion from 47 lawmakers of Ukraine who wanted the court to examine the compliance of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with certain provisions of the Law of Ukraine on Prevention of Corruption , the Law on the Prosecutor 's Office , the Law on the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine , the Law on the State Bureau of Investigation , the Law on the Asset Recovery and Management Agency , the Criminal Code , the Civil Procedure Code , the court said on its website .
`` A decision has been made on this case , the full text of which will be published on the official website of the Constitutional Court in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the Constitutional Court of Ukraine .
The decision comes into force from the moment of its adoption , '' it said .

Some of the NACP's powers were reportedly designated as non-constitutional.
The Constitutional Court of Ukraine has issued its ruling on a motion submitted by 47 Members of Parliament, having rescinded Article 366-1 of the country's Criminal Code, which provides for criminal liability for inaccurate declaration of assets.
The UNIAN correspondent has learnt about this from a source in the Constitutional Court.
Read alsoUkraine's NABU comments on Constitutional Court's decision on Sytnyk
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The Constitutional Court's Grand Chamber held a plenary session on October 27 partly behind closed doors to continue considering the motion from 47 lawmakers of Ukraine who wanted the court to examine the compliance (constitutionality) of certain provisions of the Law of Ukraine on Prevention of Corruption, the Law on the Prosecutor's Office, the Law on the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), the Law on the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), the Law on the Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA), the Criminal Code, and the Civil Procedure Code with the Constitution of Ukraine, the court said on its website.
"A decision has been made on this case, the full text of which will be published on the Constitutional Court's official website in accordance with the requirements of the Law on the Constitutional Court of Ukraine. The decision comes into force from the moment of its adoption," it said.
Serhiy Leshchenko, journalist and member of railway giant JSC Ukrzaliznytsia's Supervisory Board commented on the court's decision on Telegram, saying that it undermined the anticorruption reform. The motion was filed by the pro-Russian Opposition Platform — For Life Party and the Za Majbutne ("For the Future") Party.
"At a session behind closed doors on Tuesday, the Constitutional Court voted to abolish Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code (inaccurate declaration), illegal enrichment, electronic declaration, the powers of the NACP [National Agency on Corruption Prevention]. The draft decision was handed out in the morning and voted on. This did not happen even during [Viktor] Yanukovych's presidency. Only four judges voted against: [Vasyl] Lemak, [Oleh] Pervomaisky, [Viktor] Kolisnyk, and [Serhiy] Holovaty," Leshchenko said.
Meanwhile, Verkhovna Rada envoy to the Constitutional Court Olha Sovgiria said that the decision had been made with flagrant procedural violations and is questionable in its content.
"Unfortunately, Ukraine is facing the risk of being drawn into a huge international scandal over today's decision by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine in relation to anti-corruption legislation," she said on Facebook on October 27.
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unian--2020-10-27--Experts pessimistic about 4.6% GDP growth stipulated in 2021 budget

Analysts say the IMF will not lend money to Ukraine by the year-end .
Experts say one should not expect the 4.6 % GDP growth stipulated in the draft national budget for 2021 .
This opinion was voiced by head of the Committee of Economists of Ukraine , candidate of economic sciences Andriy Novak at a press conference at UNIAN .
`` The budget is designed with an increase by 4.6 % , which will definitely not happen in 2021 .
There will be no such growth with the crisis-hit , problematic economy of Ukraine , even the developed nations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We will end this year with a negative indicator , the only question is how bit it will be .
The second quarter showed a drop of 11 % , and with such a collapse , one can not expect that the next year the economy will suddenly start to grow , the draft budget for 2021 is built on this illusory hope , '' Novak said .
Risk of failing to fulfill next year 's budget The expert noted that there is a real risk of the failure to fulfill the revenues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ budget , and during 2021 the government will have to urgently raise public debt in order to cover the gap from incorrect budgeting based on the unrealistic forecast for economic growth .
`` We will again have a debt year , and we will be dependent on whether the IMF [ International Monetary Fund ] will give us a disbursement or not , whether the EU will give us a tranche ... Wrong macro-forecasting boomerangs as an increase in the national debt , budget deficit and , as we can see , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
What will let Ukraine 's economy grow Serhiy Rodler , an analyst with the international financial company Teletrade , who was present at the press conference , noted that it is now difficult to say how such an economic growth could be ensured , because it is difficult to do this in the current realities .
He recalled that the draft budget provides for an increase in the minimum wage in 2021 to UAH 6,500 , which will take place in two stages – up to UAH 6,000 from the beginning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from July 1 .
`` The question how and with which funds the wages will be raised remains open for me .
Because according to forecasts , GDP is expected to grow by 4.6 % next year .
This means that , according to expectations , businesses in the country will be able to produce more goods and services and will pay taxes from their sales .
However , let 's look at things realistically .
In 2021 , the coronavirus will not disappear anywhere ... That is , will our government be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ smoothly , that is the question , '' Rodler said .
According to this plan , the government hopes to collect over UAH 1.07 trillion in revenues , but the expenditure part is planned in the amount of UAH 1.35 trillion , he said .
Accordingly , the budget revenues will only be enough for 80 % of the expenses , the remaining 20 % ( UAH 270 billion ) will have to be borrowed .
`` In the current situation , I think , the burden will again be put on entrepreneurs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raise salaries for public sector employees , it is necessary to ensure that taxpayers earn more .
And who are the taxpayers ?
Entrepreneurs .
And under the current conditions , I mean possible quarantine restrictions , they are unlikely to earn more , '' the analyst emphasized .

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unian--2020-10-27--Ukraine harvests 50.5 mln tonnes of grain

In particular , the yield of maize was 14.5 million tonnes .
Ukrainian agrarians had harvested 50.5 million tonnes of grain as of October 26 , 2020 , from 12.9 million hectares ( ha ) , which is 84 % of the forecast .
This was reported by the press service of the Ministry for Development of Economy , Trade and Agriculture .
Read alsoUkraine no longer leader in walnut exports to EU In particular , the yield of millet was 240,000 tonnes ( it was harvested from 147,700 ha , or 98 % of the forecast ) , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 76,500 ha , or 97 % ) .
What is more , farmers harvested 11.6 million tonnes of sunflower from 5.9 million ha ( 92 % ) , 2.2 million tonnes of soybeans from 1.08 million ha ( 80 % ) , 14.5 million tonnes of maize from 3.07 million ha ( 56 % ) .
In addition , 3.7 million tonnes of sugar beets were dug up from 88,500 ha ( 41 % ) .
In total , 66.8 million tonnes of basic agricultural crops , including industrial ones , were harvested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Ministry for Development of Economy , Trade and Agriculture forecasts the harvest of grain and leguminous crops in Ukraine in 2020 at 68 million tonnes , while the yield of oilseeds is projected at 20 million tonnes .

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unian--2020-10-27--Over 90% of local election commissions complete counting of votes – CEC

Six regions have already completed the vote counting .
More than 90 % of local election commissions have completed the @ @ @ @ @ 25 local elections and prepared the relevant protocols .
This was reported by the Media @ @ @ @ @ of the Central Election Commission ( CEC ) .
`` According to the information received @ @ @ @ @ Central Election Commission , almost 26,700 district election commissions , which is more than 91 @ @ @ @ @ , had completed the counting of votes as of 12:00 on October 27 , drawn @ @ @ @ @ transferred all electoral documents to the relevant territorial election commissions , '' it said .
@ @ @ @ @ completed in six regions : Volyn , Zakarpattia , Ivano-Frankivsk , Sumy , Khmelnytsky and @ @ @ @ @ , the process has already begun to transfer the protocols on the results of voting @ @ @ @ @ regional councils from the territorial communities ' election commissions ( in villages , towns and @ @ @ @ @ regional territorial election commissions .

Six regions have already completed the vote counting.
More than 90% of local election commissions have completed the counting of votes in the October 25 local elections and prepared the relevant protocols.
This was reported by the Media Relations Department of the Secretariat of the Central Election Commission (CEC).
Read alsoOSCE/ODIHR says Zelensky's poll on Election Day creates undue political advantage
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"According to the information received by the Secretariat of the Central Election Commission, almost 26,700 district election commissions, which account for over 91% of their total number, had completed the counting of votes as of 12:00 on October 27, drawn up the respective protocols and transferred all electoral documents to the relevant territorial election commissions," it said.
This process has fully been completed in six regions: Volyn, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Sumy, Khmelnytsky, and Chernivtsi regions.
In addition, the process has already begun to transfer the protocols on the results of voting for members of district and regional councils from the territorial communities' election commissions (in villages, towns and cities) to district and regional territorial election commissions.
The CEC reiterates that territorial election commissions in villages, towns and cities shall draw up protocols on the election results for the elections of members of village, town and city councils, as well as the corresponding heads of villages, towns and city mayors. In addition, the territorial commissions shall draw up protocols on the results of voting in the elections of members of district and regional councils. The documents shall be handed over to the respective district and regional election commissions. The latter, on the basis of such protocols, shall establish results of the election of district and regional councils' members.
The regional territorial election commissions in 15 regions (Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Zakarpattia, Zaporizhia, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Rivne, Ternopil, Kherson, Khmelnytsky and Chernihiv) have already received 60 protocols. In nine regions (Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Poltava, Rivne, Ternopil, and Cherkasy regions), nine protocols were accepted by the regional territorial election commissions.
Local elections in Ukraine 2020


unian--2020-10-27--Lukashenko orders sanctions targeting students, professors taking part in mass rallies

He remains convinced that there are only a few such protesters .
Belarus ' Alexander Lukashenko has ordered to slap sanctions on university students and professors who have been taking part in strikes and protest rallies across country .
Lukashenko also urged the authorities `` not to persuade anyone – workers , students , medics , teachers , and civil servants , '' the official BelTA news agency reported on October 27 .
`` If workers do n't want to work – they do n't have to .
But there are those who do n't want [ to go on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ If you ] come to study , then study .
Whoever wants , let them study .
Whoever violates the law on unauthorized rallies shall be deprived of their right to be a student .
Please draft some , as I said , to the army , while just kicking some out to the streets .
Let them walk those streets .
But they must be expelled from the university .
The same refers to faculty - those few of them who act disgracefully in universities , '' he said .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Belarus .
According to the CEC 's official data , 80.1 % of voters backed Alexander Lukashenko , and 10.1 % – his main opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaya .
Following the announcement of the election outcome , protests swept across the country .
Security officials have been detaining and using force against protesters , opening politically charged cases against opposition figures .
Hundreds have been injured , with a few lethal incidents reported .
The European Union has not recognized election results and decided to impose sanctions on Belarusian officials responsible for rigging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protesters .
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a statement on Belarus .
The MPs branded the elections unfair , condemned repression , and supported EU sanctions against Belarusian officials .
Lukashenko on September 23 secretly sworn in a ceremony held behind closed doors in Minsk .
Large-scale rallies are held against Lukashenko in Minsk every weekend .
On October 25 , the crackdown on protests was especially cruel , with hundreds being detained .

He remains convinced that there are only a few such protesters.
Belarus' Alexander Lukashenko has ordered to slap sanctions on university students and professors who have been taking part in strikes and protest rallies across country.
Lukashenko also urged the authorities "not to persuade anyone – workers, students, medics, teachers, and civil servants," the official BelTA news agency reported on October 27.
"If workers don't want to work – they don't have to. But there are those who don't want [to go on strike]. As for students: [If you] come to study, then study. Whoever wants, let them study. Whoever violates the law on unauthorized rallies shall be deprived of their right to be a student. Please draft some, as I said, to the army, while just kicking some out to the streets. Let them walk those streets. But they must be expelled from the university. The same refers to faculty - those few of them who act disgracefully in universities," he said.
Lukashenko added that Belarus "is facing terrorist threats."
Elections and protests in Belarus: Background
On August 9, presidential elections were held in Belarus. According to the CEC's official data, 80.1% of voters backed Alexander Lukashenko, and 10.1% – his main opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
Following the announcement of the election outcome, protests swept across the country. Security officials have been detaining and using force against protesters, opening politically charged cases against opposition figures. Hundreds have been injured, with a few lethal incidents reported.
The European Union has not recognized election results and decided to impose sanctions on Belarusian officials responsible for rigging the vote and violently cracking down on protesters.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a statement on Belarus. The MPs branded the elections unfair, condemned repression, and supported EU sanctions against Belarusian officials.
Lukashenko on September 23 secretly sworn in a ceremony held behind closed doors in Minsk.
Large-scale rallies are held against Lukashenko in Minsk every weekend.
On October 25, the crackdown on protests was especially cruel, with hundreds being detained.
Belarusian workers started a nationwide strike on Monday, October 26.


unian--2020-10-27--Two deputy heads of President's Office test positive for COVID-19

Both have gone for self-isolation , according to protocol .
Two deputy heads of the Ukrainian President 's Office , Yulia Kovaliv and Andriy Smirnov , have contracted the coronavirus infection , says President 's Press Secretary Yulia Mendel .
At the same time , the press secretary added that Head of State Volodymyr Zelensky and his Office chief Andriy Yermak have tested negative .
In turn , Yulia Kovaliv , wrote on Facebook that her husband and children also fell ill with COVID-19 .
`` Despite the fact that we strictly observed all sanitary norms , the disease did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` Our condition is satisfactory , we 're under medical supervision .
As stipulated by the sanitary-epidemiological measures , we informed everyone whom we contacted over the past week .
We are on self-isolation , '' Kovaliv added .
Read alsoZelensky accuses local authorities of sabotaging quarantine-related decisionsAs UNIAN reported earlier , as of the morning of October 27 , a total of 355,601 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 were registered in Ukraine , of which 6,590 were lethal , while 145,336 patients recovered .
Over the past 24 hours , 6,677 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rada Speaker Dmytro Razumkov , at least 60 lawmakers have caught the coronavirus .
That is , every eighth MP is sick with COVID-19 .
Among the higher-profile figures who tested positive were the leader of European Solidarity party , former president Petro Poroshenko , head of Batkivshchyna Yulia Tymoshenko , and chair of Servant of the People , Oleksandr Kornienko .
All of them have already recovered and returned to work .
The first MP who tested positive was Serhiy Shakhov with the Dovira group of deputies – back in March 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has also had the coronavirus .
She had to be hospitalized with bilateral pneumonia of moderate severity .
Later it became known that the president 's son , Kyrylo , had also been sick .

Both have gone for self-isolation, according to protocol.
Two deputy heads of the Ukrainian President's Office, Yulia Kovaliv and Andriy Smirnov, have contracted the coronavirus infection, says President's Press Secretary Yulia Mendel.
"Yulia Kovaliv and Andriy Smirnov were indeed diagnosed with the COVID-19 coronavirus disease. They are on self-isolation," Mendel has told UNIAN.
At the same time, the press secretary added that Head of State Volodymyr Zelensky and his Office chief Andriy Yermak have tested negative.
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In turn, Yulia Kovaliv, wrote on Facebook that her husband and children also fell ill with COVID-19.
"Despite the fact that we strictly observed all sanitary norms, the disease didn't pass us by," Kovaliv said.
"Our condition is satisfactory, we're under medical supervision. As stipulated by the sanitary-epidemiological measures, we informed everyone whom we contacted over the past week. We are on self-isolation," Kovaliv added.
Read alsoZelensky accuses local authorities of sabotaging quarantine-related decisionsAs UNIAN reported earlier, as of the morning of October 27, a total of 355,601 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 were registered in Ukraine, of which 6,590 were lethal, while 145,336 patients recovered. Over the past 24 hours, 6,677 new cases were recorded.
Coronavirus among Ukrainian politicians
According to Rada Speaker Dmytro Razumkov, at least 60 lawmakers have caught the coronavirus. That is, every eighth MP is sick with COVID-19.
Among the higher-profile figures who tested positive were the leader of European Solidarity party, former president Petro Poroshenko, head of Batkivshchyna Yulia Tymoshenko, and chair of Servant of the People, Oleksandr Kornienko. All of them have already recovered and returned to work.
The first MP who tested positive was Serhiy Shakhov with the Dovira group of deputies – back in March 2020.
Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska has also had the coronavirus. She had to be hospitalized with bilateral pneumonia of moderate severity.
Later it became known that the president's son, Kyrylo, had also been sick.


unian--2020-10-28--Zelensky's envoy to Constitutional Court comments on asset declaration ruling

According to the presidential representative in the Constitutional Court , criminal liability for inaccurate declaration should definitely be from the point of view of legal regulation .
The Constitutional Court , when deciding to lift criminal liability for inaccurate declaration of assets ( Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code ) , acted in violation of regulations and amid conflict of interest , the president 's envoy to the CCU has told UNIAN .
`` The court acted in conditions of an actual conflict of interest , since there is a criminal proceeding underway under this article against one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ article are possible with regard to several more judges .
The judges , obviously , acted in violation of restrictions established by law on actions in conditions of a conflict of interest and in violation of regulations of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine , '' said Fedir Venislavsky , President 's Representative in the Constitutional Court .
According to Venislavsky , the corresponding article of the Criminal Code will lose force , and all criminal proceedings initiated on the said charges shall be terminated , as per the CCU ruling .
Read alsoConstitutional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ declaration case '' in own interests – NAPCHowever , according to the presidential envoy , criminal liability for inaccurate asset declaration should be unambiguous from the legal regulation perspective .
`` There should be responsibility for inaccurate declaration .
If there is no responsibility for inaccurate declaration , it makes no sense to vet declarations and establish that there are inconsistencies between the incomes that that the subjects actually have , including the judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine , with those that they declared .
Obviously , there should be liability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Venislavsky suggested that on the initiative of either the president or the people 's deputies , a corresponding bill would be submitted to Parliament on reestablishing criminal liability for inaccurate declaration .
But , he added , now the authorities need to wait for the publication of the CCU ruling to see the reasoning behind the move to rescind the Article from the Criminal Code .
“ Until we see the motivation of the COP , it is difficult to predict anything .
The decision of the Constitutional Court is final and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hand , there is no doubt that there should be liability for false declarations .
We will look for models taking into account the position of the Constitutional Court and continue our decision-making , '' he summed up .

According to the presidential representative in the Constitutional Court, criminal liability for inaccurate declaration should definitely be from the point of view of legal regulation.
The Constitutional Court, when deciding to lift criminal liability for inaccurate declaration of assets (Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code), acted in violation of regulations and amid conflict of interest, the president's envoy to the CCU has told UNIAN.
"The court acted in conditions of an actual conflict of interest, since there is a criminal proceeding underway under this article against one of the judges and potentially criminal proceedings under this article are possible with regard to several more judges. The judges, obviously, acted in violation of restrictions established by law on actions in conditions of a conflict of interest and in violation of regulations of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine," said Fedir Venislavsky, President's Representative in the Constitutional Court.
According to Venislavsky, the corresponding article of the Criminal Code will lose force, and all criminal proceedings initiated on the said charges shall be terminated, as per the CCU ruling.
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Read alsoConstitutional Court judges rule on "inaccurate asset declaration case" in own interests – NAPCHowever, according to the presidential envoy, criminal liability for inaccurate asset declaration should be unambiguous from the legal regulation perspective.
"There should be responsibility for inaccurate declaration. If there is no responsibility for inaccurate declaration, it makes no sense to vet declarations and establish that there are inconsistencies between the incomes that that the subjects actually have, including the judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, with those that they declared. Obviously, there should be liability for such actions," he stressed.
Venislavsky suggested that on the initiative of either the president or the people's deputies, a corresponding bill would be submitted to Parliament on reestablishing criminal liability for inaccurate declaration. But, he added, now the authorities need to wait for the publication of the CCU ruling to see the reasoning behind the move to rescind the Article from the Criminal Code.
“Until we see the motivation of the COP, it is difficult to predict anything. The decision of the Constitutional Court is final and binding on everyone. On the other hand, there is no doubt that there should be liability for false declarations. We will look for models taking into account the position of the Constitutional Court and continue our decision-making," he summed up.


unian--2020-10-28--Ukraine marking 76th anniversary of liberation from Nazi invaders

A wreath was laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Kyiv 's Vichnoyi Slavy [ Eternal Glory ] Park on behalf of the president .
On the 76th anniversary of Ukraine 's liberation from Nazi invaders , celebrated today , October 28 , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has honored the memory of Ukrainian citizens who sacrificed their lives to this end .
`` Ukraine will always remember those who sacrificed their lives to liberate our Homeland from invaders .
Ukrainians paid a very high price for peace , and our commitment to preserving peace is the expression of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fallen , '' the press service of the President 's Office quoted Zelensky as saying on October 28 .
A wreath was laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Kyiv 's Vichnoyi Slavy [ Eternal Glory ] Park on behalf of the president , the press service said .
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament , Dmytro Razumkov reminded that World War II became a nightmare for every Ukrainian family as it brought losses , pain , and tears .
`` There are days we 'll never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Ukraine 's liberation from Nazi invaders .
No matter how many years have passed , we remember the courage and will to win , as well as the sacrifice and the struggle of everyone for a peaceful sky for all of us , '' he said .
Read alsoMFA Ukraine pays tribute to `` Executed Renaissance '' – victims of Stalin 's regimeToday , Ukrainian citizens honor the memory of those who sacrificed their lives to liberate the country from Nazi troops .
`` Over the years , all Ukrainian generations will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ veterans ' courage and bravery .
The heroes of those times stood up firmly , without hesitation , to defend their families , their land , their right to a happy future , '' Razumkov said .
`` But at the same time it showed how all participants in those events were united in their commitment to freedom .
Today we bow to all those who liberated the homeland from the enemy , we are proud of their heroism , perseverance and patriotism !
We remember and thank them ! ''
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marked annually on October 28 .
In 2009 , the then Ukrainian Economy Ministry Sergiy Tigipko initiated the celebration of the holiday officially .

A wreath was laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Kyiv's Vichnoyi Slavy [Eternal Glory] Park on behalf of the president.
On the 76th anniversary of Ukraine's liberation from Nazi invaders, celebrated today, October 28, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has honored the memory of Ukrainian citizens who sacrificed their lives to this end.
"Ukraine will always remember those who sacrificed their lives to liberate our Homeland from invaders. Ukrainians paid a very high price for peace, and our commitment to preserving peace is the expression of our highest respect for the memory of the fallen," the press service of the President's Office quoted Zelensky as saying on October 28.
A wreath was laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Kyiv's Vichnoyi Slavy [Eternal Glory] Park on behalf of the president, the press service said.
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Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, Dmytro Razumkov reminded that World War II became a nightmare for every Ukrainian family as it brought losses, pain, and tears.
"There are days we'll never forget. One of them is Day of Ukraine's liberation from Nazi invaders. No matter how many years have passed, we remember the courage and will to win, as well as the sacrifice and the struggle of everyone for a peaceful sky for all of us," he said.
Read alsoMFA Ukraine pays tribute to "Executed Renaissance" – victims of Stalin's regimeToday, Ukrainian citizens honor the memory of those who sacrificed their lives to liberate the country from Nazi troops.
"Over the years, all Ukrainian generations will recall their feat, World War II veterans' courage and bravery. The heroes of those times stood up firmly, without hesitation, to defend their families, their land, their right to a happy future," Razumkov said. "But at the same time it showed how all participants in those events were united in their commitment to freedom. Today we bow to all those who liberated the homeland from the enemy, we are proud of their heroism, perseverance and patriotism! We remember and thank them!"
Day of Ukraine's liberation from Nazi invaders
This is Ukraine's national holiday, which is marked annually on October 28.
In 2009, the then Ukrainian Economy Ministry Sergiy Tigipko initiated the celebration of the holiday officially.
Ukraine's third president Viktor Yushchenko signed the relevant decree.


unian--2020-10-28--Teenage tenants vandalize Kyiv apartments "for internet hype"

This is apparently a new `` thing '' on social networks , inflicting significant damage on real estate owners .
Realtors in Ukraine are facing a new problem : tenants sign in for a one night rent and then vandalize rented apartments , boasting of their act on social networks .
That 's according to a report by Obozrevatel .
Co-owner of a Ukrainian real estate company , Olena Moiseieva , shared her awful experience on social networks : `` A guy rented an apartment from us for a day ( the young man 's name is Artem Belousov ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He rented through Airnbnb .
The service guarantees support and compensation in case of damage to apartments .
Well , the plot is simple – a party , a bunch of teenagers , and a rout .
My neighbors informed me of trouble on time and told me to run over !
We also found out from colleagues that they were aware of that guy , too , as their apartment was also destroyed , '' she wrote on a social network .
Read alsoExperts tell of long-lasting cyberthreatIt is noted that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even hide their parties at all .
They post videos on Instagram where they are seen thrashing the premises while drinking alcohol and smoking .
The realtor tried to find relatives of violent teenagers by making their photos public , but to no avail .
`` The damage was worth UAH 61,000 .
They punched a hole in the fridge .
Of course , it ca n't be repaired now , it needs to be replaced .
The police did not come to my call .
We are attempting to get compensation from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this service is n't working all too well .
Through all sorts of bureaucratic tricks , they 're trying to deny us payments , '' co-owner Mykhailo Moiseiev told reporters .
According to him , prankers have also appeared recently , who rent apartments for rent and spoil them .
They can repaint walls , wallpaper , leave drawings on the walls or floor and film it all .
`` I have no idea why they do it .
They post everything on social networks .
They have fun , while we incur @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , during the quarantine period , a wave of such acts swept across Kyiv , where teens would sometimes even steal household appliances while also vandalizing the premises .
`` As a rule , they send in a girl or a very decent guy to sing a contract .
But you ca n't fool me .
I start asking questions , check the client 's passport for a long time and eventually refuse , '' one of realtors , Yevgeniya , says .
The woman learned her lesson after last winter 's incident @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came to rent a villa outside Kiev , saying she was going to celebrate her birthday with her parents and colleagues from work .
`` Something about her alerted me , she really wanted to seem nice and smooth .
When I went to pick up the keys , I almost fainted at the gate – even the window was smashed .
Everything was flipped upside down inside , the bed was broken , pillows torn apart , holes struck through the doorway .
The girl 's ID turned out to be fake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Instagram , '' the realtor said .
Lawyers say the only way to deal with such tenants is to enter into formal lease agreements so that copies of the documents remain on hand .

This is apparently a new "thing" on social networks, inflicting significant damage on real estate owners.
Realtors in Ukraine are facing a new problem: tenants sign in for a one night rent and then vandalize rented apartments, boasting of their act on social networks.
That's according to a report by Obozrevatel.
Co-owner of a Ukrainian real estate company, Olena Moiseieva, shared her awful experience on social networks: "A guy rented an apartment from us for a day (the young man's name is Artem Belousov). The guy looked decent and nice. He rented through Airnbnb. The service guarantees support and compensation in case of damage to apartments. Well, the plot is simple – a party, a bunch of teenagers, and a rout. My neighbors informed me of trouble on time and told me to run over! We also found out from colleagues that they were aware of that guy, too, as their apartment was also destroyed," she wrote on a social network.
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Read alsoExperts tell of long-lasting cyberthreatIt is noted that the said group of teenagers doesn't even hide their parties at all. They post videos on Instagram where they are seen thrashing the premises while drinking alcohol and smoking.
The realtor tried to find relatives of violent teenagers by making their photos public, but to no avail.
"The damage was worth UAH 61,000. They punched a hole in the fridge. Of course, it can't be repaired now, it needs to be replaced. The police did not come to my call. We are attempting to get compensation from Airbnb. But amid the crisis, this service isn't working all too well. Through all sorts of bureaucratic tricks, they're trying to deny us payments," co-owner Mykhailo Moiseiev told reporters.
According to him, prankers have also appeared recently, who rent apartments for rent and spoil them. They can repaint walls, wallpaper, leave drawings on the walls or floor and film it all.
"I have no idea why they do it. They post everything on social networks. They have fun, while we incur losses," he says.
Reportedly, during the quarantine period, a wave of such acts swept across Kyiv, where teens would sometimes even steal household appliances while also vandalizing the premises.
"As a rule, they send in a girl or a very decent guy to sing a contract. But you can't fool me. I start asking questions, check the client's passport for a long time and eventually refuse," one of realtors, Yevgeniya, says.
The woman learned her lesson after last winter's incident when a "very decent-looking" girl came to rent a villa outside Kiev, saying she was going to celebrate her birthday with her parents and colleagues from work.
"Something about her alerted me, she really wanted to seem nice and smooth. When I went to pick up the keys, I almost fainted at the gate – even the window was smashed. Everything was flipped upside down inside, the bed was broken, pillows torn apart, holes struck through the doorway. The girl's ID turned out to be fake. We then found their video on Instagram," the realtor said.
Lawyers say the only way to deal with such tenants is to enter into formal lease agreements so that copies of the documents remain on hand.


unian--2020-10-28--MFA Ukraine pays tribute to "Executed Renaissance" – victims of Stalin's regime

Over 9,000 people of more than 58 nationalities were shot and buried in Sandarmokh in 1937-1938 .
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on Tuesday recalled that on this day in 1937 , Stalin 's regime executed hundreds of prominent Ukrainians as part of a sweeping effort to eliminate the Ukrainian intelligentsia .
`` # OnThisDay in 1937 , hundreds of prominent Ukrainians from the political , cultural & scientific establishment were executed by the NKVD in # Sandarmokh , '' MFA Ukraine 's spokesperson Kateryna Zelenko tweeted .
Sandarmokh is a forest massif 12 kilometers ( 7.5 mi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Karelia ( Russia ) where thousands of victims of Stalin 's Great Terror were executed .
Over 9,000 people of more than 58 nationalities were shot and buried there in 236 mass graves over 14 months from October 1937 to December 1938 .
Ukraine declared 2012 as `` Sandarmokh List Year '' in reference to several hundred members of the Ukrainian intelligentsia who were executed there because they inspired the people of Ukraine with their own national culture , filling them `` with pride and strength , '' Wikipedia reports .
Ukraine lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other public figures , the `` Executed Renaissance '' , in a single day .
The term Executed Renaissance is used to describe the generation of Ukrainian writers and artists of 1920s and early 1930s who were executed or repressed by Stalin 's totalitarian regime .

Over 9,000 people of more than 58 nationalities were shot and buried in Sandarmokh in 1937-1938.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on Tuesday recalled that on this day in 1937, Stalin's regime executed hundreds of prominent Ukrainians as part of a sweeping effort to eliminate the Ukrainian intelligentsia.
"#OnThisDay in 1937, hundreds of prominent Ukrainians from the political, cultural & scientific establishment were executed by the NKVD in #Sandarmokh," MFA Ukraine's spokesperson Kateryna Zelenko tweeted.
"This crime has been concealed by the #KGB for decades," the diplomat added. "We'll never allow the memory of our Executed Renaissance to be forgotten."
Sandarmokh executions: Background
Sandarmokh is a forest massif 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) from Medvezhyegorsk in the Republic of Karelia (Russia) where thousands of victims of Stalin's Great Terror were executed.
Over 9,000 people of more than 58 nationalities were shot and buried there in 236 mass graves over 14 months from October 1937 to December 1938.
Ukraine declared 2012 as "Sandarmokh List Year" in reference to several hundred members of the Ukrainian intelligentsia who were executed there because they inspired the people of Ukraine with their own national culture, filling them "with pride and strength," Wikipedia reports.
Ukraine lost 289 of its writers, dramatists, and other public figures, the "Executed Renaissance", in a single day.
The term Executed Renaissance is used to describe the generation of Ukrainian writers and artists of 1920s and early 1930s who were executed or repressed by Stalin's totalitarian regime.


unian--2020-10-28--Finance Ministry reports on spending from COVID-19 Relief Fund

Some US $ 204.4 million out of US $ 574.6 million , or 35 % , was spent for healthcare .
Ukraine 's Finance Ministry says UAH 34.1 billion ( US $ 1.2 billion ) was spent from the COVID-19 relief fund worth UAH 66 billion ( US $ 2.3 billion ) as of October 23 , which accounted for 52 % of the total .
`` Some UAH 5.8 billion [ US $ 204.4 million ] out of UAH 16.3 billion [ US $ 574.6 million ] , or 35 % , was spent for healthcare .
In particular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 740,219 ] was spent for purchasing ventilators ( out of UAH 100 million [ US $ 3.5 million ] allocated ) .
Also , UAH 624 million [ US $ 22 million ] out of UAH 2.9 billion [ US $ 102.2 million ] was allocated for the Health Ministry 's laboratories [ equipment provision ] and PPE purchase for medics , '' the ministry 's press service said on its website on October 27 .
Moreover , UAH 571 million [ US $ 20.1 million ] in subventions was channeled into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Also , UAH 2.7 billion [ US $ 95.2 million ] out of the envisaged UAH 6 billion [ US $ 211.5 million ] was spent to boost allowances and surcharges for medics .
The funds allocated for purchases of equipment for the base hospitals ' admission departments have not been used yet .
In addition , spending for social protection totaled UAH 9.3 billion , or US $ 327.8 million , ( 89 % ) out of UAH 10.4 billion , or US $ 366.6 million , while UAH 2.4 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 91 % ) out of UAH 2.7 billion , or US $ 95.2 million , was spent to ensure law and order .
What is more , UAH 16.3 billion ( US $ 574.6 million ) which accounted for 47 % of UAH 35 billion ( US $ 1.2 billion ) envisaged was spent for road construction and repairs .
Read alsoOver 28,000 vials with remdesivir purchased – health ministrySome UAH 1 billion ( US $ 35.2 million ) is provided for state support in the sphere of culture , tourism , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mere UAH 6 million ( US $ 211,491 ) has been utilized so far .
Also , UAH 524 million ( US $ 18.5 million ) has been provided for recovery of expenses that were cut when creating the fund , of which UAH 165 million ( US $ 5.8 million ) , accounting for 31 % , has been used for the time being .
On April 13 , the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament , passed amendments to the law on the 2020 national budget , according to which a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US $ 2.3 billion ) was created .
Earlier , Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Dmytro Razumkov said no coronavirus relief fund was envisaged in the 2021 national budget draft .

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unian--2020-10-28--Blast at gas processing station near Kharkiv: Two dead, nine wounded

The leadership of the local police station deployed a CSI team to the scene .
In Kharkiv region , an @ @ @ @ @ processing station , killing two people and injuring nine at the site .
That 's @ @ @ @ @ of the National Police Department in Kharkiv region .
Read alsoThree people injured in fire @ @ @ @ @ explosion did not lead to fire at the site , the report reads .
The @ @ @ @ @ a CSI team to the blast side .
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The leadership of the local police station deployed a CSI team to the scene.
In Kharkiv region, an explosion rocked a local gas processing station, killing two people and injuring nine at the site.
That's according to the press service of the National Police Department in Kharkiv region.
Read alsoThree people injured in fire engine blast in Luhansk regionThe explosion did not lead to fire at the site, the report reads.
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The Derhachiv Police Station has deployed a CSI team to the blast side.
The circumstances of the incident are being clarified.


unian--2020-10-28--Convalescing COVID-19 patients now being discharged from hospitals before full recovery

This is due to an excessive load on the city 's healthcare system , the doctor says .
Coronavirus patients in Ukraine are no longer held in hospitals until complete recovery , being discharged once their condition has been stabilized , says Chief Physician at the Kyiv City Clinical Hospital 4 , Tetiana Mostepan .
This is due to an excessive load on the city 's healthcare system , she has told Obozrevatel TV Channel .
`` We are actually discharging 60 to 70 people daily .
We have long ceased to work in such an easy mode where patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Once the critical condition is removed , once the patient is stabilized and once their saturation is stable and they can breathe , they should further be treated at home and primary care units should take care of them , '' said the doctor .
She believes `` not a single hospital '' can now allow treating patients until full recovery .
• The total number of confirmed cases in Ukraine has climbed to 363,075 since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic .
• On October 28 , Ukraine reported a sharp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ active cases : 7,474 against 6,677 reported a day earlier .
• As many as 148,642 patients , including 3,306 in the past day , have recovered .
• The death toll has hit 6,755 with 165 fatalities recorded over the past 24 hours .

This is due to an excessive load on the city's healthcare system, the doctor says.
Coronavirus patients in Ukraine are no longer held in hospitals until complete recovery, being discharged once their condition has been stabilized, says Chief Physician at the Kyiv City Clinical Hospital 4, Tetiana Mostepan.
This is due to an excessive load on the city's healthcare system, she has told Obozrevatel TV Channel.
"We are actually discharging 60 to 70 people daily. We have long ceased to work in such an easy mode where patients can be held for an extra day. Once the critical condition is removed, once the patient is stabilized and once their saturation is stable and they can breathe, they should further be treated at home and primary care units should take care of them," said the doctor.
She believes "not a single hospital" can now allow treating patients until full recovery.
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unian--2020-10-28--Minister Reznikov names conditions when Russian aggression may end in Donbas

He says Moscow `` continues to cherish the hope '' that the West may turn its back on Kyiv .
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister , Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov says that if the Kremlin realizes that the leading states ' position on the Donbas issue is 100 % on the side of Ukraine , it will be ready to make concessions .
In the meantime , Moscow `` continues to cherish the hope '' that the West might turn its back on Kyiv , the minister said in an interview for TV Channel Ukraine 24 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russians are `` deeply mistaken '' in taking such a position .
`` They [ the Russians ] will be ready to rewrite even 100 % [ of the clauses of the Minsk peace agreements on Donbas ] if they understand that the situation has changed and the position of Germany , France , the United States , Great Britain on the side of Ukraine is for them so obvious that this war is simply disadvantageous , '' Reznikov said .
The minister is sure that now the Kremlin `` continues to cherish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine of allegedly violating the Minsk agreements , and allegedly because of this , European countries `` that did not want to fight , but would like to trade '' may begin to move towards consensus and consider lifting the anti-Russian sanctions .
`` Perhaps , after the elections in the United States , something will change in the attitude towards Ukraine and towards Russia , and there will be more good feelings in favor of the Russian Federation .
But I think that they are deeply mistaken about this , because the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deep state philosophy that I am convinced that nothing bad will happen , '' Reznikov added .
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He says Moscow "continues to cherish the hope" that the West may turn its back on Kyiv.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov says that if the Kremlin realizes that the leading states' position on the Donbas issue is 100% on the side of Ukraine, it will be ready to make concessions.
In the meantime, Moscow "continues to cherish the hope" that the West might turn its back on Kyiv, the minister said in an interview for TV Channel Ukraine 24.
Read alsoDonbas settlement: Russia snubs at Budapest memo references
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Yet, he says, the Russians are "deeply mistaken" in taking such a position.
"They [the Russians] will be ready to rewrite even 100% [of the clauses of the Minsk peace agreements on Donbas] if they understand that the situation has changed and the position of Germany, France, the United States, Great Britain on the side of Ukraine is for them so obvious that this war is simply disadvantageous," Reznikov said.
The minister is sure that now the Kremlin "continues to cherish the hope" that it will accuse Ukraine of allegedly violating the Minsk agreements, and allegedly because of this, European countries "that did not want to fight, but would like to trade" may begin to move towards consensus and consider lifting the anti-Russian sanctions.
"Perhaps, after the elections in the United States, something will change in the attitude towards Ukraine and towards Russia, and there will be more good feelings in favor of the Russian Federation. But I think that they are deeply mistaken about this, because the United States has this kind of the deep state philosophy that I am convinced that nothing bad will happen," Reznikov added.
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unian--2020-10-28--NABU remains full-fledged law enforcement body – President's Office

The statement comes in the wake of a controversial judgment regarding Bureau Director Artem Sytnyk .
The Office of the Ukrainian President has reacted to the ruling by decision of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv ( OASK ) to delete from the Unified State Register data on Artem Sytnyk as Director of the National Anti-corruption Agency .
`` Today 's reports about the OASK ruling on the claim against the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine sparked certain public concerns and became the basis for obvious speculation .
Based on the NABU 's response to such reports , we state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ final and that it will be appealed .
Taking into account the response by Minister of Justice of Ukraine Denys Maliuska , we state that NABU was and remains a fully functioning law enforcement agency , '' reads the statement released on the Office 's website .
The President 's Office also recalled that legislation provides for the exclusive list of grounds for dismissing a NABU director .
`` This list can only be changed by the decision of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine , not by that of a court , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Anti-corruption agencies ' integrity must be protected in UkraineThe Constitutional Court recently recognized certain provisions of the NABU law as unconstitutional , so there is `` an objective need to revise the provisions of the NABU law , adjusting them to take into account constitutional norms , '' the President 's Office adds .
On October 26 , OASK handed down a judgment to withdraw from the Unified State Register the data on Artem Sytnyk as NABU Director .
NABU said that by this decision OSAK `` legalizes full control over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv on the activities of the National Bureau and the NABU Director is biased and absurd in a legal sense .
Its real goal is to block operations of the agency , which exposed the OASK judges on large-scale abuses and an attempt to seize power , '' NABU noted .
Minister of Justice Denys Maliuska earlier said that his Ministry could not fulfill the court 's judgment .

The statement comes in the wake of a controversial judgment regarding Bureau Director Artem Sytnyk.
The Office of the Ukrainian President has reacted to the ruling by decision of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv (OASK) to delete from the Unified State Register data on Artem Sytnyk as Director of the National Anti-corruption Agency.
"Today's reports about the OASK ruling on the claim against the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine sparked certain public concerns and became the basis for obvious speculation. Based on the NABU's response to such reports, we state that the judgment cannot be considered final and that it will be appealed. Taking into account the response by Minister of Justice of Ukraine Denys Maliuska, we state that NABU was and remains a fully functioning law enforcement agency," reads the statement released on the Office's website.
The President's Office also recalled that legislation provides for the exclusive list of grounds for dismissing a NABU director. "This list can only be changed by the decision of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, not by that of a court," the statement says.
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Read alsoG7 ambassadors: Anti-corruption agencies' integrity must be protected in UkraineThe Constitutional Court recently recognized certain provisions of the NABU law as unconstitutional, so there is "an objective need to revise the provisions of the NABU law, adjusting them to take into account constitutional norms," the President's Office adds.
OASK ruling on NABU
On October 26, OASK handed down a judgment to withdraw from the Unified State Register the data on Artem Sytnyk as NABU Director.
NABU said that by this decision OSAK "legalizes full control over the agency's operations".
"The decision of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv on the activities of the National Bureau and the NABU Director is biased and absurd in a legal sense. Its real goal is to block operations of the agency, which exposed the OASK judges on large-scale abuses and an attempt to seize power," NABU noted.
Minister of Justice Denys Maliuska earlier said that his Ministry could not fulfill the court's judgment.


unian--2020-10-28--U.S., EU, Japan envoys meet with Constitutional Court chair following asset declaration judgment

The parties discussed the importance of maintaining the reforms introduced following the Revolution of Dignity .
Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Oleksandr Tupitskiy on Tuesday , October 27 , met with representatives of the United States , the EU , and Japan .
That 's according to the CCU 's press service .
It is noted that Japan 's Ambassador Takashi Kurai , Head of the European Union Delegation Matti Maasikas , and Charge d'Affaires of the United States Embassy Kristina Kvien visited the Court on October 27 .
Read alsoConstitutional Court judges rule on `` inaccurate asset @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NAPCDuring the meetings , the release says , the parties discussed a number of issues related to the Constitutional Court activities `` as regards compliance with constitutional rules and principles of the goal of creation and tasks of the system of anti-corruption bodies . ''
The U.S. Embassy press service has also reported on the meeting held .
`` Fruitful European Union in Ukraine-U.S. Embassy Kyiv meeting with the Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine , '' reads the statement posted on Facebook .
`` They discussed a number of issues of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transparency and maintaining the reforms implemented since the Revolution of Dignity in 2014 . ''
The meetings took place against the backdrop of the Constitutional Court 's judgment on the motion of 47 lawmakers to rescind Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code , which provides for criminal liability for inaccurate asset declaration by officials .

The parties discussed the importance of maintaining the reforms introduced following the Revolution of Dignity.
Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Oleksandr Tupitskiy on Tuesday, October 27, met with representatives of the United States, the EU, and Japan.
That's according to the CCU's press service.
It is noted that Japan's Ambassador Takashi Kurai, Head of the European Union Delegation Matti Maasikas, and Charge d'Affaires of the United States Embassy Kristina Kvien visited the Court on October 27.
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Read alsoConstitutional Court judges rule on "inaccurate asset declaration case" in own interests – NAPCDuring the meetings, the release says, the parties discussed a number of issues related to the Constitutional Court activities "as regards compliance with constitutional rules and principles of the goal of creation and tasks of the system of anti-corruption bodies."
The U.S. Embassy press service has also reported on the meeting held.
"Fruitful European Union in Ukraine-U.S. Embassy Kyiv meeting with the Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine," reads the statement posted on Facebook. "They discussed a number of issues of mutual interest, including the importance of transparency and maintaining the reforms implemented since the Revolution of Dignity in 2014."
The meetings took place against the backdrop of the Constitutional Court's judgment on the motion of 47 lawmakers to rescind Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code, which provides for criminal liability for inaccurate asset declaration by officials.