unian--2020-07-06--Average number of positive COVID-19 tests in Ukraine higher than in Europe – WHO representative

The number of patients with COVID-19 is growing daily around the world .
World Health Organization ( WHO ) Representative in Ukraine and head of the WHO country office Jarno Habicht says the average number of positive coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) tests per 100,000 people in the country is higher than the figure in Europe .
`` If we look at the statistics for Ukraine , we will see that the average number of positive cases per 100,000 people is much higher than in the European region .
But in every country there are regions that are called the 'red @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have seen this in Spain , '' he said at a briefing in Kyiv on July 6 , according to an UNIAN correspondent .
It is important to scale up testing , diagnostic assessment , contact tracing , and treatment of patients , he said .
`` In addition , it depends on each of us – how we abide by hand hygiene rules or wear masks .
After all , this is the only way we can overcome the coronavirus , '' he said .
In his words , the situation in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a decline in the incidence of COVID-19 cases .
`` The number of patients with COVID-19 is growing daily around the world , and we can not say that the pandemic is on the decline .
In Western Europe , the situation is improving slightly .
In Eastern Europe , it is getting worse and there are strong outbreaks in the Americas , that is , the virus continues to travel around the world , '' he said .
As UNIAN reported , there were 49,043 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ukraine as of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them , 543 were confirmed in the past 24 hours .
The death toll was 1,262 .
As many as 21,703 patients have already recovered .

The number of patients with COVID-19 is growing daily around the world.
World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Ukraine and head of the WHO country office Jarno Habicht says the average number of positive coronavirus (COVID-19) tests per 100,000 people in the country is higher than the figure in Europe.
"If we look at the statistics for Ukraine, we will see that the average number of positive cases per 100,000 people is much higher than in the European region. But in every country there are regions that are called the 'red' zone, in particular, we have seen this in Spain," he said at a briefing in Kyiv on July 6, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
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It is important to scale up testing, diagnostic assessment, contact tracing, and treatment of patients, he said.
"In addition, it depends on each of us – how we abide by hand hygiene rules or wear masks. After all, this is the only way we can overcome the coronavirus," he said.
In his words, the situation in the world does not allow speaking about a decline in the incidence of COVID-19 cases.
"The number of patients with COVID-19 is growing daily around the world, and we cannot say that the pandemic is on the decline. In Western Europe, the situation is improving slightly. In Eastern Europe, it is getting worse and there are strong outbreaks in the Americas, that is, the virus continues to travel around the world," he said.
As UNIAN reported, there were 49,043 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ukraine as of the morning of July 6. Of them, 543 were confirmed in the past 24 hours. The death toll was 1,262. As many as 21,703 patients have already recovered.


unian--2020-07-06--Ukraine economy likely fell 10% in second quarter, full recovery not seen this year: Reuters poll

A robust performance in the farming sector , which has started the grain harvest , may offset some of the damage to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic .
Ukraine 's economy will be shown to have fallen 10 % in the second quarter year-on-year due to restrictions to tame the coronavirus outbreak , and it will not be able to recover fully in the next six months , according to a Reuters monthly poll of analysts .
It would mark the deepest decline since the economic aftermath of Russia 's annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of military conflict @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a 14.5 % year-on-year fall in the second quarter of 2015 , Reuters reported .
`` Economic activity figures are likely to reveal the full extent of the crisis ; we expect the decline to deepen to 10 % year-on-year in the second quarter , '' analysts for the ICU investment company said in written comments .
Ukraine has secured a US $ 5 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund to fight the economic slump , but the market was rattled last week by the shock resignation of the central @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the farming sector , which has started the grain harvest , may offset some of the damage to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic , but consumer demand and investor activity will remain weak in 2020 , analysts said .
They forecast Ukraine 's gross domestic product to shrink 5.5 % year-on-year in the third quarter and 3.0 % in the fourth quarter .
The State Statistics Service will publish its second-quarter GDP data in mid-August .
In the first quarter , the economy declined by 1.3 % compared to 2.9 % growth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The twelve analysts polled by Reuters see the economy shrinking 6.5 % for the full year compared to growth of 3.2 % in 2019 .
The government expects a -4.8 % drop in 2020 .
`` We project GDP to start recovering from 3Q20 , but at a slow pace due to lower incomes and precautionary behaviour of consumers and investors , '' the ICU said .
The government began imposing restrictions on businesses and people 's movement in March .
It began easing those restrictions in May , allowing the operations of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ open-air terraces of restaurants to resume .
But a sharp daily rise of new cases since then has prevented the government from relaxing more restrictions .
Ukraine has reported 49,043 coronavirus cases , including 1,262 deaths .

A robust performance in the farming sector, which has started the grain harvest, may offset some of the damage to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic.
Ukraine's economy will be shown to have fallen 10% in the second quarter year-on-year due to restrictions to tame the coronavirus outbreak, and it will not be able to recover fully in the next six months, according to a Reuters monthly poll of analysts.
It would mark the deepest decline since the economic aftermath of Russia's annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of military conflict in the industrial east, which led to a 14.5% year-on-year fall in the second quarter of 2015, Reuters reported.
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"Economic activity figures are likely to reveal the full extent of the crisis; we expect the decline to deepen to 10% year-on-year in the second quarter," analysts for the ICU investment company said in written comments.
Ukraine has secured a US$5 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund to fight the economic slump, but the market was rattled last week by the shock resignation of the central bank governor.
A robust performance in the farming sector, which has started the grain harvest, may offset some of the damage to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic, but consumer demand and investor activity will remain weak in 2020, analysts said.
They forecast Ukraine's gross domestic product to shrink 5.5% year-on-year in the third quarter and 3.0% in the fourth quarter.
The State Statistics Service will publish its second-quarter GDP data in mid-August. In the first quarter, the economy declined by 1.3% compared to 2.9% growth in the first quarter last year.
The twelve analysts polled by Reuters see the economy shrinking 6.5% for the full year compared to growth of 3.2% in 2019. The government expects a -4.8% drop in 2020.
"We project GDP to start recovering from 3Q20, but at a slow pace due to lower incomes and precautionary behaviour of consumers and investors," the ICU said.
The government began imposing restrictions on businesses and people's movement in March. It began easing those restrictions in May, allowing the operations of public transport, shops, hotels and open-air terraces of restaurants to resume.
But a sharp daily rise of new cases since then has prevented the government from relaxing more restrictions. Ukraine has reported 49,043 coronavirus cases, including 1,262 deaths.


unian--2020-07-06--Ukrainian banks lower deposit rates

Ukrainian banks lower deposit rates

Rates on hryvnia deposits for one to three months fell to a record low 6.8 % per annum .
Eighteen Ukrainian banks lowered deposit rates over the last two weeks , from June 22 to July 6 .
`` [ Interest rates on ] hryvnia deposits for one to three months fell by 1.23 percentage points [ pp ] , to a record low 6.8 % per annum .
Savings for a period of three to six months were the next to see a decrease in the rate ( by 1.17 pp , to 8.45 % per annum ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ referring to a review of banks ' deposit programs .
Read alsoNational Bank : loan rates for households , businesses to hit lowest in Ukraine 's history The average rate on hryvnia deposits for the period from six months to a year slid by 1.1 pp , to 8.62 % per annum .
Deposits rates with a term exceeding one year dropped by 0.99 pp , to 8.56 % per annum .
Demand deposits rates fell by 0.58 pp , to 5.57 % per annum , while the yield on deposits for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 0.56 pp , to 8.04 % per annum .
`` As for savings in U.S. dollars , the average rate also fell most [ on deposits ] for one to three months ( by 0.29 pp , to 0.54 % per annum ) .
The rate on deposits from six months to a year dropped by 0.27 pp , to 1.31 % per annum '' , the publication said .
Deposits for the period exceeding 12 months fell in price by 0.19 pp , to 1.78 % per annum .
Rates of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 0.16 pp , to a yield of 0.94 % per annum .
Simultaneously , the average rate on demand deposits and those of less than a month declined ( by 0.02 pp , to 0.54 % and 0.58 % per annum , respectively ) .
Rates on demand deposits in euros ( 0.24 % ) and deposits with a term of less than one month ( 0.34 % ) remained unchanged .
Yields decreased for deposits from one to three months ( by 0.23 pp , to 0.48 % per annum ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ three months to six months fell by 0.11 pp , to 0.64 % per annum .
Rates on those from six months to a year declined by 0.2 pp , to a yield of 0.91 % per annum .
Savings for more than a year lost 0.09 pp in rates , now set at 1.08 % per annum .

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unian--2020-07-06--COVID-19 spread dynamics stabilizing in Ukraine

Indicators seen by the Health Ministry testify to certain stabilization .
The dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic are stabilizing in @ @ @ @ @ the number of cases in June .
The relevant information was announced by Ukrainian Prime @ @ @ @ @ regular conference call with President Volodymyr Zelensky , according to the president 's press service @ @ @ @ @ indicators seen by the Health Ministry demonstrate stabilization of coronavirus spread in Ukraine .
This @ @ @ @ @ statistics of active cases and hospital load , which has remained almost unchanged over the @ @ @ @ @ 540 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine in past day In turn , Health Minister @ @ @ @ @ of health workers who have contracted COVID-19 was declining .
Now it stands at 6 @ @ @ @ @ earlier , 543 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 were recorded in Ukraine in @ @ @ @ @ the total number of confirmed cases to 49,043 as of the morning of July 6 @

Indicators seen by the Health Ministry testify to certain stabilization.
The dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic are stabilizing in Ukraine despite an increase in the number of cases in June.
The relevant information was announced by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a regular conference call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the president's press service.
It is noted the indicators seen by the Health Ministry demonstrate stabilization of coronavirus spread in Ukraine. This is reflected both in the statistics of active cases and hospital load, which has remained almost unchanged over the recent weeks.
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In turn, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said the share of health workers who have contracted COVID-19 was declining. Now it stands at 6%.
As UNIAN reported earlier, 543 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 were recorded in Ukraine in the past day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 49,043 as of the morning of July 6.


unian--2020-07-07--Ukraine seeing rise in active COVID-19 cases – President's Office

The incidence arose due to the outbreaks in Vinnytsia and Zakarpattia regions , and the city of Kyiv .
Ukraine is seeing the rise in active COVID-19 cases .
`` Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said today the incidence of COVID-19 in Ukraine is 62.4 per 100,000 people .
However , such a large number arose due to the outbreaks in some regions , such as Vinnytsia , Zakarpattia , and the city of Kyiv , '' the press service of the President 's Office said on July 7 , following a regular conference call on anti-coronavirus efforts .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of overcoming coronavirus abroad , as well as the experience of other countries in preparing for the start of the new school year on September 1 , which is especially important for first-graders , '' the press service quoted Zelensky as saying .
In turn , Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said the number of people diagnosed with pneumonia was declining , adding that all those who died in the past day from COVID-19 , i.e .
21 people , had serious comorbidities and were in the group of risk .
Moreover , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Kharkiv Regional Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital , which has become a center of social tension over the lack of doctors and hospital beds for COVID-19 patients .
As UNIAN reported earlier , 49,607 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Ukraine as of the morning of July 7 .
They include 1,283 deaths and 22,193 recoveries .
Some 564 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours .

The incidence arose due to the outbreaks in Vinnytsia and Zakarpattia regions, and the city of Kyiv.
Ukraine is seeing the rise in active COVID-19 cases.
"Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said today the incidence of COVID-19 in Ukraine is 62.4 per 100,000 people. However, such a large number arose due to the outbreaks in some regions, such as Vinnytsia, Zakarpattia, and the city of Kyiv," the press service of the President's Office said on July 7, following a regular conference call on anti-coronavirus efforts.
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"The government is carefully studying the practices of overcoming coronavirus abroad, as well as the experience of other countries in preparing for the start of the new school year on September 1, which is especially important for first-graders," the press service quoted Zelensky as saying.
In turn, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said the number of people diagnosed with pneumonia was declining, adding that all those who died in the past day from COVID-19, i.e. 21 people, had serious comorbidities and were in the group of risk.
Moreover, the ministry will also deal with the situation in the Kharkiv Regional Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital, which has become a center of social tension over the lack of doctors and hospital beds for COVID-19 patients.
As UNIAN reported earlier, 49,607 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Ukraine as of the morning of July 7. They include 1,283 deaths and 22,193 recoveries. Some 564 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours.


unian--2020-07-07--NCCIR revokes resolution to cut interconnection rate from 2021

The move was a result of the Justice Ministry 's refusal to register the relevant document .
Ukraine 's National Commission for Communications and Informatization Regulation ( NCCIR ) has revoked its resolution to reduce the interconnection rate ( the price a mobile operator pays to another operator whose network receives calls from the first operator 's subscriber ) from UAH 0.12 to UAH 0.08 effective from January 1 , 2021 .
The cancellation of the resolution was a result of the Justice Ministry 's refusal to register the relevant document and the ministry 's response to the NCCIR 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's press service said on its website following a meeting on July 7 .
However , the NCCIR did not specify the reason for the ministry 's move .
As reported , the NCCIR will present a new draft resolution at the next meeting scheduled for July 14 .
The document will be drafted in line with the requirements of the Law `` On the basics of state regulatory policy in the sphere of economic activity . ''
As UNIAN reported earlier , the NCCIR in May decided to reduce the interconnection rate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January 1 , 2021 .
In June , the commission appealed to the Justice Ministry to review the ministry 's decision to deny state registration of the NCCIR 's resolution .

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unian--2020-07-07--Some 1,043 COVID-19 cases, 36 fatalities reported in occupied Crimea since start of pandemic

In Sevastopol alone , five new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past day .
Experts from the Crimean Human @ @ @ @ @ say 1,043 COVID-19 cases , including 36 fatalities , have been registered in Russian-occupied Crimea @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus pandemic .
Read alsoOver 560 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine in past day @ @ @ @ @ cases were recorded in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol in the past day .
@ @ @ @ @ cases , including 36 fatalities , have been registered on the Crimean peninsula since the @ @ @ @ @ , '' the CHRG said on Facebook on July 7 , referring to the occupying @ @ @ @ @ Sevastopol alone , five new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past day .
In @ @ @ @ @ , including five fatalities , have been confirmed in the city since the start of @ @ @

In Sevastopol alone, five new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past day.
Experts from the Crimean Human Rights Group (CHRG) say 1,043 COVID-19 cases, including 36 fatalities, have been registered in Russian-occupied Crimea since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read alsoOver 560 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine in past day
"Some 33 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol in the past day. In total, 1,043 COVID-19 cases, including 36 fatalities, have been registered on the Crimean peninsula since the start of the coronavirus pandemic," the CHRG said on Facebook on July 7, referring to the occupying authorities' data.
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In Sevastopol alone, five new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past day.
In total, 254 coronavirus cases, including five fatalities, have been confirmed in the city since the start of the pandemic.


unian--2020-07-07--"Anti-corruption officials afraid of people": UkrLandFarming's representatives not allowed to attend

"Anti-corruption officials afraid of people": UkrLandFarming's representatives not allowed to attend parliament anti-corruption committee meeting

Representatives of Oleg Bakhamtyuk 's UkrLandFarming company and lawyers are not allowed to attend a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada 's Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy , where the issue of closing a criminal case against the shareholder by a court decision will be considered , despite an officially submitted application for participation .
An appeal by the UkrLandFarming group of companies to Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Dmytro Razumkov was published yesterday , which notes the relevant Verkhovna Rada 's Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy will hold a meeting on July 8 , during which it will consider the closure of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ruling of Kyiv 's Pechersky district court , which is final and not subject to appeal .
The committee did not invite the side of UkrLandFarming shareholder Oleg Bakhmatyuk , as well as the side of another person involved in the case , former Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) Oleksandr Pysaruk , to represent their positions , although representatives of the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor 's Office and the Office of the Prosecutor General were invited to consider this issue .
Yesterday , according to the existing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ informed both by e-mail and phone about the list of persons , company representatives and lawyers who should be present at the committee meeting to objectively and comprehensively cover the circumstances of the process .
Today it became known the committee 's secretariat had refused to consider this message and did not allow the company 's representatives to attend the meeting .
Following a phone talk with a representative of the secretariat , it became known the decision on admission to the committee meeting is taken by Verkhovna Rada 's Committee on Anti-Corruption @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported earlier , Radina and First Deputy Head of the Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy Yaroslav Yurchyshyn had repeatedly made public allegations of guilt against Oleg Bakhmatyuk despite court rulings and well-known facts that denied this .
`` It seems the committee leadership has decided to appoint us guilty a priori , and do this despite the rulings of the courts , despite the evidence of our innocence , without giving us the opportunity to defend ourselves publicly and openly .
This resembles the traditions of a 'fair trial ' of the totalitarian Stalinist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lack of legal protection for victims of the trial , '' UkrLandFarming said .
The company believes `` some lawmakers are afraid of people who have the courage to refute their unfounded statements . ''
As reported earlier , on June 25 , the Office of the Prosecutor General complied with the judgment handed down by Kyiv 's Pechersky district court , canceling the motion by the first deputy prosecutor general on the resumption of criminal proceedings related to the provision of a stabilization loan by the NBU to Oleg Bakhmatyuk 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ final and not subject to appeal .
Findings of examinations of the Deposit Guarantee Fund and statements by the NBU confirmed the loan funds had been spent for their intended purpose , i.e .
they were received by bank depositors .

Representatives of Oleg Bakhamtyuk's UkrLandFarming company and lawyers are not allowed to attend a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada's Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy, where the issue of closing a criminal case against the shareholder by a court decision will be considered, despite an officially submitted application for participation.
An appeal by the UkrLandFarming group of companies to Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Dmytro Razumkov was published yesterday, which notes the relevant Verkhovna Rada's Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy will hold a meeting on July 8, during which it will consider the closure of the case related to VAB Bank under the ruling of Kyiv's Pechersky district court, which is final and not subject to appeal. The committee did not invite the side of UkrLandFarming shareholder Oleg Bakhmatyuk, as well as the side of another person involved in the case, former Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Oleksandr Pysaruk, to represent their positions, although representatives of the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office and the Office of the Prosecutor General were invited to consider this issue.
Yesterday, according to the existing procedure, the anti-corruption committee was officially informed both by e-mail and phone about the list of persons, company representatives and lawyers who should be present at the committee meeting to objectively and comprehensively cover the circumstances of the process. Today it became known the committee's secretariat had refused to consider this message and did not allow the company's representatives to attend the meeting. Following a phone talk with a representative of the secretariat, it became known the decision on admission to the committee meeting is taken by Verkhovna Rada's Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy, MP Anastasia Radina. As reported earlier, Radina and First Deputy Head of the Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy Yaroslav Yurchyshyn had repeatedly made public allegations of guilt against Oleg Bakhmatyuk despite court rulings and well-known facts that denied this.
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"It seems the committee leadership has decided to appoint us guilty a priori, and do this despite the rulings of the courts, despite the evidence of our innocence, without giving us the opportunity to defend ourselves publicly and openly. This resembles the traditions of a 'fair trial' of the totalitarian Stalinist regime with its 'NKVD troikas' and the lack of legal protection for victims of the trial," UkrLandFarming said. The company believes "some lawmakers are afraid of people who have the courage to refute their unfounded statements."
As reported earlier, on June 25, the Office of the Prosecutor General complied with the judgment handed down by Kyiv's Pechersky district court, canceling the motion by the first deputy prosecutor general on the resumption of criminal proceedings related to the provision of a stabilization loan by the NBU to Oleg Bakhmatyuk's VAB Bank. The court ruling is final and not subject to appeal. Findings of examinations of the Deposit Guarantee Fund and statements by the NBU confirmed the loan funds had been spent for their intended purpose, i.e. they were received by bank depositors.


unian--2020-07-07--Construction costs in Ukraine grow by 1.2% in Jan-May

Costs of construction and assembly of residential buildings increased most of all , by 4.2 % .
Costs of construction @ @ @ @ @ rose by 1.2 % in January-May 2020 year-over-year ( y-o-y ) .
Over the period @ @ @ @ @ construction and assembly of residential buildings increased most of all , by 4.2 % .
@ @ @ @ @ the cost of construction of civil engineering facilities decreased the most , by 5.7 % @ @ @ @ @ Statistics Service of Ukraine .
Costs of construction and installation works in May 2020 alone @ @ @ @ @ .
The report does not include information from temporarily occupied areas in the Autonomous Republic @ @ @ @ @ of Sevastopol , and certain areas in Donetsk and Luhansk regions , it said .
@ @ @ @ @ and assembly costs in Ukraine rose by 23.6 % in 2019 from 2018 .

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unian--2020-07-07--U.S. Embassy in Kyiv concerned by detentions of Crimean Tatars on July 7

The U.S. diplomats reiterate Russia must free all Ukrainian political prisoners .
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv says it is @ @ @ @ @ searches and detentions of Crimean Tatars on July 7 .
Read alsoUN chief publishes report @ @ @ @ @ in occupied Crimea '' We are deeply concerned by the reported searches and detentions of @ @ @ @ @ Russia has no right to harass and detain Ukrainians on Ukrainian soil .
Russia must @ @ @ @ @ .
Crimea is Ukraine , '' the embassy said on Twitter .
As reported earlier @ @ @ @ @ Tatars were detained by the Russian occupying authorities after searches on the morning of July @ @

The U.S. diplomats reiterate Russia must free all Ukrainian political prisoners.
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv says it is deeply concerned by the reported searches and detentions of Crimean Tatars on July 7.
Read alsoUN chief publishes report on situation of human rights in occupied Crimea
"We are deeply concerned by the reported searches and detentions of Crimean Tatars this morning. Russia has no right to harass and detain Ukrainians on Ukrainian soil. Russia must free all Ukrainian political prisoners. Crimea is Ukraine," the embassy said on Twitter.
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As reported earlier, at least six Crimean Tatars were detained by the Russian occupying authorities after searches on the morning of July 7.


unian--2020-07-07--Nine Ukrainian regions not ready for quarantine easing – health ministry

In particular , Volyn , Donetsk , Zakarpattia , Ivano-Frankivsk , Kyiv , Rivne , Ternopil , Kharkiv , and @ @ @ @ @ for the easing of quarantine .
Ukrainian Health Ministry says nine Ukrainian regions are not @ @ @ @ @ the quarantine-related restrictions , as the incidence of coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) cases there exceeds @ @ @ @ @ number of positive COVID-19 tests in Ukraine higher than in Europe – WHO representative In @ @ @ @ @ , Zakarpattia , Ivano-Frankivsk , Kyiv , Rivne , Ternopil , Kharkiv , and Chernihiv @ @ @ @ @ the easing of quarantine , the ministry said .
It is noted the daily incidence @ @ @ @ @ new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in the last seven days to lift more quarantine-related @ @ @ @ @ As UNIAN reported earlier , some 564 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 were @ @ @ @ @ past day , bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 49,607 as of the @ @ @ @ @

In particular, Volyn, Donetsk, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Rivne, Ternopil, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions are not ready for the easing of quarantine.
Ukrainian Health Ministry says nine Ukrainian regions are not ready for the easing of the quarantine-related restrictions, as the incidence of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases there exceeds the limit.
Read alsoAverage number of positive COVID-19 tests in Ukraine higher than in Europe – WHO representative
In particular, Volyn, Donetsk, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Rivne, Ternopil, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions are not ready for the easing of quarantine, the ministry said.
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It is noted the daily incidence should be lower than 24 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in the last seven days to lift more quarantine-related curbs in the regions.
As UNIAN reported earlier, some 564 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 were reported in Ukraine in the past day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 49,607 as of the morning of July 7.


unian--2020-07-07--U.S. dollar in Kyiv's exchange booths weakens on July 7

The euro became stronger against the hryvnia .
The U.S. dollar in Kyiv 's currency exchange booths weakened against the @ @ @ @ @ currency , as the forex rate changed by 10 kopiykas to UAH 27.15 on the @ @ @ @ @ 7 , from 27.25 on July 6 .
The euro gained in value against the @ @ @ @ @ changed by five kopiykas to UAH 30.70 per euro from UAH 30.65 , according to @ @ @ @ @ , the U.S. dollar was sold for UAH 26.80 on average , while the euro @ @ @ @ @ 7 .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the National Bank set the official forex rate @ @ @ @ @ 27.13 to the U.S. dollar , which let the country 's national currency strengthen by @ @ @

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unian--2020-07-07--JFO Commander: Ukraine's army sees no direct threat to Russian invasion yet

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are working out plans to respond to all military threats from Russia , including in the Crimean direction .
Commander of the Ukrainian Joint Forces Operation ( JFO ) Serhiy Nayev says there is no direct threat to Russian invasion yet , however , the Ukrainian army is preparing for any scenario .
Speaking during a Svoboda Slova [ Freedom of Speech ] TV panel show , he said the Ukrainian military had reinforced all types of intelligence to obtain information on the status and nature of the Russian armed forces ' actions , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All state intelligence agencies , as well as the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , including the commander in chief , the chief of the General Staff and the defense minister are taking part .
We receive daily information about the Russian armed forces , their presence , accumulation , and increase in the number , '' he said .
Nayev stressed the Ukrainian Armed Forces were working out plans to respond to all military threats from Russia , including in the Crimean direction .
In addition , he said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who had announced Russia 's possible military invasion from Crimea , `` exaggerated and does not have full information . ''
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukraine 's Navy Commander Oleksiy Neizhpapa said the threat of full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine had not disappeared .

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are working out plans to respond to all military threats from Russia, including in the Crimean direction.
Commander of the Ukrainian Joint Forces Operation (JFO) Serhiy Nayev says there is no direct threat of the Russian invasion yet, however, the Ukrainian army is preparing for any scenario.
Speaking during a Svoboda Slova [Freedom of Speech] TV panel show, he said the Ukrainian military had reinforced all types of intelligence to obtain information on the status and nature of the Russian armed forces' actions, according to the RBC Ukraine media outlet.
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"All state intelligence agencies, as well as the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including the commander in chief, the chief of the General Staff and the defense minister are taking part. We receive daily information about the Russian armed forces, their presence, accumulation, and increase in the number," he said.
Nayev stressed the Ukrainian Armed Forces were working out plans to respond to all military threats from Russia, including in the Crimean direction.
In addition, he said the commander of the Naval Forces of Ukraine, who had announced Russia's possible military invasion from Crimea, "exaggerated and does not have full information."
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine's Navy Commander Oleksiy Neizhpapa said the threat of full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine had not disappeared.


unian--2020-07-07--Kyiv mayor reports 63 new COVID-19 cases, three fatalities in past day

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 5,665 .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) cases in the city rose by 63 in the past day .
`` In the past day , another 63 residents of Kyiv tested positive for the coronavirus , including four healthcare workers .
There were three fatalities , '' he said on Telegram on July 7 .
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 5,665 .
According to Klitschko , 30 women aged 19 to 71 and 28 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those infected .
In addition , four girls ( from three to 17 years old ) and a three-year-old boy tested positive for the coronavirus .
Klitschko said six new patients had been hospitalized , while the rest were self-isolating , undergoing treatment at home under the supervision of doctors .
Thirty-nine people recovered from the disease in the past day , he said .
In total , 1,848 Kyiv residents have already recovered .
The highest number of the new cases in Kyiv was registered in Shevchenkivsky district ( 15 ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dniprovsky district ( 10 ) .
As UNIAN reported earlier , there were 49,607 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of the morning of July 7 .
They include 1,283 deaths and 22,193 recoveries .
Some 564 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours .

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 5,665.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the city rose by 63 in the past day.
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"In the past day, another 63 residents of Kyiv tested positive for the coronavirus, including four healthcare workers. There were three fatalities," he said on Telegram on July 7.
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The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 5,665.
According to Klitschko, 30 women aged 19 to 71 and 28 men aged 21 to 77 are among those infected. In addition, four girls (from three to 17 years old) and a three-year-old boy tested positive for the coronavirus.
Klitschko said six new patients had been hospitalized, while the rest were self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under the supervision of doctors.
Thirty-nine people recovered from the disease in the past day, he said.
In total, 1,848 Kyiv residents have already recovered.
The highest number of the new cases in Kyiv was registered in Shevchenkivsky district (15), Solomyansky district (11), and Dniprovsky district (10).
As UNIAN reported earlier, there were 49,607 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of the morning of July 7. They include 1,283 deaths and 22,193 recoveries. Some 564 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours.


unian--2020-07-07--Ukraine's FM: 23 countries open for Ukrainian tourists as of July 7

These 23 countries include those states where a visa is required and where certain quarantine restrictions apply .
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said 23 countries are open for Ukrainian tourists as of July 7 .
`` These 23 countries include those states where a visa is required and where certain quarantine restrictions apply .
These are Turkey , Serbia , Albania , Northern Macedonia , Montenegro , Belarus , Great Britain , the United States , Mexico , Egypt , Tunisia , and the Republic of Korea .
These are the most popular directions , '' he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to an UNIAN correspondent .
`` The rest of the countries are no less beautiful , but less attractive for Ukrainian travelers , such as Iraq , Iran , Afghanistan , South Sudan , Ethiopia , Somalia , Kenya , Zambia , Tanzania , Burundi , and the Seychelles , '' Kuleba said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the European Union named 14 countries whose citizens are deemed `` safe '' to be let in from July 1 , despite the COVID-19 pandemic .
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unian--2020-07-07--UN chief publishes report on situation of human rights in occupied Crimea

The report covers the period of July 1 to December 31 , 2019 , and draws heavily from the work of the Office 's Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine .
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has publishes an interim report on the `` Situation of Human Rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol , Ukraine , '' as mandated by United Nations General Assembly resolution 74/168 .
The report covers the period of July 1 to December 31 , 2019 , and draws heavily from the work of the Office 's Human Rights Monitoring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement by Michelle Bachelet , United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights .
The report notes that human rights violations involving torture and other ill-treatment perpetrated by law enforcement agencies continued in Crimea .
It is particularly concerning that , in all documented cases in which victims made credible complaints to the courts and law enforcement authorities , no perpetrator was held accountable .
It is also reported there are concerns about inadequate conditions of detention in Crimea , which could amount to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment .
Moreover , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social media is also worrisome , with journalists and media workers continuing to face interference with their professional activities .
Several civil society groups faced obstacles in organizing conferences , public discussions and other meetings .
In addition , the report provides several examples where , in violation of international humanitarian law , the Russian Federation failed to uphold its obligations as the occupying Power in Crimea .
Transfers of detainees from occupied territory to the territory of the occupying Power , continue to violate the prohibition on individual or mass forcible transfers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protected persons .
The report also notes that the Russian Federation continues to apply its criminal legislation in Crimea , contrary to its obligation to respect the criminal laws of the occupied territory , and that it carried out its tenth military conscription campaign in Crimea , in violation of international humanitarian law .

The report covers the period of July 1 to December 31, 2019, and draws heavily from the work of the Office's Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has publishes an interim report on the "Situation of Human Rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine," as mandated by United Nations General Assembly resolution 74/168.
The report covers the period of July 1 to December 31, 2019, and draws heavily from the work of the Office's Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, according to a statement by Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The report notes that human rights violations involving torture and other ill-treatment perpetrated by law enforcement agencies continued in Crimea. It is particularly concerning that, in all documented cases in which victims made credible complaints to the courts and law enforcement authorities, no perpetrator was held accountable.
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It is also reported there are concerns about inadequate conditions of detention in Crimea, which could amount to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Moreover, the ongoing criminalization of freedom of expression on social media is also worrisome, with journalists and media workers continuing to face interference with their professional activities. Several civil society groups faced obstacles in organizing conferences, public discussions and other meetings.
In addition, the report provides several examples where, in violation of international humanitarian law, the Russian Federation failed to uphold its obligations as the occupying Power in Crimea. Transfers of detainees from occupied territory to the territory of the occupying Power, continue to violate the prohibition on individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as on deportations of protected persons. The report also notes that the Russian Federation continues to apply its criminal legislation in Crimea, contrary to its obligation to respect the criminal laws of the occupied territory, and that it carried out its tenth military conscription campaign in Crimea, in violation of international humanitarian law.


unian--2020-07-07--Next World Bank, IMF meetings to be virtual: World Bank chief – media

The two international finance institutions also held their Spring Meetings online in April .
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund will hold their annual Fall Meetings online in October because of the novel coronavirus pandemic , World Bank President David Malpass said in a letter to the Bank 's governors .
Malpass also encouraged those countries that are considering appointing new executive directors to represent them on the Bank 's boards to factor gender diversity into their decisions .
Only five of 25 current directors are women , he said , according to Reuters .
The decision to meet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington , was widely expected given rising infections in the United States , and continuing travel restrictions .
The two international finance institutions also held their Spring Meetings online in April , and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and other officials have said they expect to shift more of their work to virtual meetings in the future .
In his letter , posted on the LinkedIn business networking site , Malpass underscored the Bank 's commitment to addressing the economic impact of the pandemic and helping developing countries take steps toward recovery .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ threaten to reverse much of the development progress made in recent years and throw hundreds of millions of people back into poverty , '' Malpass wrote .
He said the Bank had approved emergency health projects in over 100 countries and was providing working capital and trade finance for the private sector in developing countries .
The Bank 's preliminary and unaudited commitments in fiscal 2020 would likely total about $ 74 billion , up sharply from fiscal 2019 , with total financing in the 15 months ending June 30 , 2021 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billion , he wrote .
Malpass called again for additional steps to help some of the poorest countries deal with unsustainable debt burdens , in addition to an offer by the Group of 20 major economies to freeze debt-service payments through the end of the year .

The two international finance institutions also held their Spring Meetings online in April.
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund will hold their annual Fall Meetings online in October because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, World Bank President David Malpass said in a letter to the Bank's governors.
Malpass also encouraged those countries that are considering appointing new executive directors to represent them on the Bank's boards to factor gender diversity into their decisions. Only five of 25 current directors are women, he said, according to Reuters.
The decision to meet virtually, rather than in person in Washington, was widely expected given rising infections in the United States, and continuing travel restrictions.
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The two international finance institutions also held their Spring Meetings online in April, and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and other officials have said they expect to shift more of their work to virtual meetings in the future.
In his letter, posted on the LinkedIn business networking site, Malpass underscored the Bank's commitment to addressing the economic impact of the pandemic and helping developing countries take steps toward recovery.
"The COVID-19 crisis and economic shutdown threaten to reverse much of the development progress made in recent years and throw hundreds of millions of people back into poverty," Malpass wrote.
He said the Bank had approved emergency health projects in over 100 countries and was providing working capital and trade finance for the private sector in developing countries.
The Bank's preliminary and unaudited commitments in fiscal 2020 would likely total about $74 billion, up sharply from fiscal 2019, with total financing in the 15 months ending June 30, 2021, to reach as high as $160 billion, he wrote.
Malpass called again for additional steps to help some of the poorest countries deal with unsustainable debt burdens, in addition to an offer by the Group of 20 major economies to freeze debt-service payments through the end of the year.


unian--2020-07-07--Over 560 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine in past day

The overall death toll is 1,283 people .
Some 564 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 were reported in Ukraine in the past day , bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 49,607 as of the morning of July 7 .
Read alsoAverage number of positive COVID-19 tests in Ukraine higher than in Europe – WHO representative '' According to the Public Health Center , there were 49,607 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on July 7 .
Of them , 564 cases were reported in the past 24 hours , '' Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its morning update on July 7 .
The overall death toll is 1,283 people .
As many as 22,193 patients have already recovered .
The overall incidence per region is the following : 5,665 in the city of Kyiv ; Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , the city of Sevastopol , parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available .
A total of 731,858 polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) tests have been conducted .
COVID-19 tests were conducted by the Public Health Center 's virological @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the morning of July 7 , 2020 , the Center had received 871 reports of suspected cases .
In total , there have been 96,186 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020 .

The overall death toll is 1,283 people.
Some 564 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 were reported in Ukraine in the past day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 49,607 as of the morning of July 7.
Read alsoAverage number of positive COVID-19 tests in Ukraine higher than in Europe – WHO representative
"According to the Public Health Center, there were 49,607 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on July 7. Of them, 564 cases were reported in the past 24 hours," Ukraine's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on July 7.
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The overall death toll is 1,283 people.
As many as 22,193 patients have already recovered.
The overall incidence per region is the following:
6,445 in Lviv region;
5,665 in the city of Kyiv;
5,032 in Chernivtsi region;
4,228 in Rivne region;
3,458 in Zakarpattia region;
2,809 in Kyiv region;
2,788 in Volyn region;
2,744 in Ivano-Frankivsk region;
2,416 in Kharkiv region;
2,108 in Ternopil region;
1,979 cases in Vinnytsia region;
1,919 in Odesa region;
1,469 in Zhytomyr region;
1,116 in Dnipropetrovsk region;
842 in Khmelnytsky region;
686 in Donetsk region (Ukrainian-controlled districts);
678 in Cherkasy region;
663 in Kirovohrad region;
598 in Zaporizhia region;
576 in Chernihiv region;
461 in Mykolayiv region;
325 in Poltava region;
321 in Sumy region;
196 in Kherson region;
85 in Luhansk region (Ukrainian-controlled districts).
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available.
A total of 731,858 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests have been conducted.
COVID-19 tests were conducted by the Public Health Center's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories. As of the morning of July 7, 2020, the Center had received 871 reports of suspected cases. In total, there have been 96,186 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.


unian--2020-07-07--Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 11.6 mln

The overall death toll is 538,172 people , while 6,304,328 coronavirus patients have already recovered .
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 11.6 million patients as of the morning of July 7 .
Read alsoCOVID‑19 contact tracing – how it works and what risks it poses As many as 11,626,265 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 09:33 on July 7 , according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering ( CSSE ) at Johns Hopkins University .
The overall death toll is 538,172 people , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The highest death toll was recorded in the United States ( 130,306 people ) , Brazil ( 65,487 ) , the United Kingdom ( 44,321 ) , Italy ( 34,869 ) , Mexico ( 31,119 ) , and France ( 29,923 ) .
The countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic include the United States ( 2,938,624 confirmed cases ) , Brazil ( 1,623,284 ) , India ( 719,664 ) , Russia ( 686,852 ) , Peru ( 305,703 ) , Chile ( 298,557 ) , the United Kingdom ( 287,290 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 251,789 ) , Iran ( 243,051 ) , Italy ( 241,819 ) , and Pakistan ( 234,509 ) .
As many as 188 countries have been affected by the virus .

The overall death toll is 538,172 people, while 6,304,328 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 11.6 million patients as of the morning of July 7.
Read alsoCOVID‑19 contact tracing – how it works and what risks it poses
As many as 11,626,265 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 09:33 on July 7, according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
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The overall death toll is 538,172 people, while 6,304,328 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The highest death toll was recorded in the United States (130,306 people), Brazil (65,487), the United Kingdom (44,321), Italy (34,869), Mexico (31,119), and France (29,923).
The countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic include the United States (2,938,624 confirmed cases), Brazil (1,623,284), India (719,664), Russia (686,852), Peru (305,703), Chile (298,557), the United Kingdom (287,290), Mexico (261,750), Spain (251,789), Iran (243,051), Italy (241,819), and Pakistan (234,509).
As many as 188 countries have been affected by the virus.


unian--2020-07-07--Normandy Four leaders' meeting may take place in Aug – minister

The meeting should take place after it is clear that Paris agreements have been fulfilled .
Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov says the meeting of the Normandy Four leaders may take place in Berlin in August .
`` Perhaps the next Berlin already as a meeting of the political leaders of four countries of the Normandy format should take place after it is clear that Paris [ agreements ] has been fulfilled , '' he said during a Svoboda Slova [ Freedom of Speech ] TV panel show .
`` I am convinced such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is possible provided that we 're really moving toward the meeting , '' the minister added .
At the same time , Reznikov said he does not idealize Ukraine 's opponents in the negotiation process .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky , his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin , French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Paris on December 9 , 2019 , to discuss ways to end the war in Donbas .
In particular , they reaffirmed their commitment to the full and comprehensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and supported the arrangement within the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on the disengagement of troops and weapons at three new sites in eastern Ukraine by the end of March 2020 .
They encouraged the Trilateral Contact Group to promote the release and exchange of detained persons associated with the conflict by the end of the year on an `` all for all '' basis , starting with `` all identified for all identified . ''
The parties expressed their interest in reaching agreements within the Normandy format and the Trilateral Contact Group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the special order of local self-government ( on the special status ) of certain districts in Donetsk and Luhansk regions – as specified in the Comprehensive Set of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements of 2015 – to ensure its continued operation .
They also consider it necessary to incorporate the so-called `` Steinmeier formula '' into Ukrainian law according to the version agreed by the Normandy Four leaders and the Trilateral Contact Group .

The meeting should take place after it is clear that Paris agreements have been fulfilled.
Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov says the meeting of the Normandy Four leaders may take place in Berlin in August.
"Perhaps the next Berlin already as a meeting of the political leaders of four countries of the Normandy format should take place after it is clear that Paris [agreements] has been fulfilled," he said during a Svoboda Slova [Freedom of Speech] TV panel show.
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"I am convinced such a meeting is possible during August. This is possible provided that we're really moving toward the meeting," the minister added.
At the same time, Reznikov said he does not idealize Ukraine's opponents in the negotiation process.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Paris on December 9, 2019, to discuss ways to end the war in Donbas.
In particular, they reaffirmed their commitment to the full and comprehensive ceasefire regime by the end of 2019 and supported the arrangement within the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on the disengagement of troops and weapons at three new sites in eastern Ukraine by the end of March 2020.
They encouraged the Trilateral Contact Group to promote the release and exchange of detained persons associated with the conflict by the end of the year on an "all for all" basis, starting with "all identified for all identified."
The parties expressed their interest in reaching agreements within the Normandy format and the Trilateral Contact Group on all legal aspects of the law on the special order of local self-government (on the special status) of certain districts in Donetsk and Luhansk regions – as specified in the Comprehensive Set of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements of 2015 – to ensure its continued operation.
They also consider it necessary to incorporate the so-called "Steinmeier formula" into Ukrainian law according to the version agreed by the Normandy Four leaders and the Trilateral Contact Group.


unian--2020-07-07--Hryvnia strengthens to UAH 27.13 to U.S. dollar on July 7

The official forex rate against the euro for Tuesday is fixed at UAH 30.72 per euro .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) on July 6 set the official forex rate for July 7 at UAH 27.13 to the U.S. dollar , which let the country 's national currency strengthen by four kopiykas .
The official forex rate against the euro for Tuesday is fixed at UAH 30.72 per euro – the hryvnia lost 21 kopiykas in value since Monday , according to the NBU website .
The central bank has fixed the following official forex rates of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ July 7 : US $ 100 will be quoted at UAH 2,712.69 ( UAH 2,717.16 as of July 6 ) ; EUR 100 will be quoted at UAH 3,072.26 ( UAH 3,050.69 as of July 6 ) .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the National Bank set the official forex rate of the hryvnia for Monday , July 6 , at UAH 27.17 to the U.S. dollar , which let the country 's national currency strengthen by one kopiyka after a two-day fall .
The regulator set the official forex rate of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at UAH 27.18 to the U.S. dollar , which made the country 's national currency slump by 41 kopiykas .

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unian--2020-07-07--Ukrainian soldier wounded amid seven enemy attacks in Donbas on July 6

The Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy attack .
Russia 's hybrid military forces on July 6 mounted seven attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas , eastern Ukraine , with one member of the Joint Forces reported as wounded in action .
`` The Russian Federation 's armed formations violated the ceasefire seven times on July 6 , '' the press center of Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said on Facebook in an update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on July 7 .
`` As a result , one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in enemy shelling .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of deploying OSCE peacekeepers to Donbas – minister Russian-led forces opened fire from proscribed 122mm artillery systems , 120mm and 82mm mortars , grenade launchers of various types , and heavy machine guns .
Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the villages of Novhorodske , Zaitseve , Pivdenne , Khutir Vilny , Verkhniotoretske , and Starohnativka .
The Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy attack .
`` Since Tuesday midnight , Russia-led forces have attacked Ukrainian positions three times near the villages of Novotoshkivske , Starohnativka and Vodiane , using 120mm mortars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ machine guns , and rifles , '' the update said .
No casualties have been reported among Ukrainian troops since Tuesday midnight .

The Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy attack.
Russia's hybrid military forces on July 6 mounted seven attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, with one member of the Joint Forces reported as wounded in action.
"The Russian Federation's armed formations violated the ceasefire seven times on July 6," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said on Facebook in an update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on July 7. "As a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in enemy shelling."
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Russian-led forces opened fire from proscribed 122mm artillery systems, 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, and heavy machine guns.
Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the villages of Novhorodske, Zaitseve, Pivdenne, Khutir Vilny, Verkhniotoretske, and Starohnativka.
The Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy attack.
"Since Tuesday midnight, Russia-led forces have attacked Ukrainian positions three times near the villages of Novotoshkivske, Starohnativka and Vodiane, using 120mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, machine guns, and rifles," the update said.
No casualties have been reported among Ukrainian troops since Tuesday midnight.


unian--2020-07-07--Reuters: Oil prices fall on demand concerns from U.S. coronavirus case surge

U.S. West Texas Intermediate ( WTI ) crude CLc1 futures fell 17 cents , or 0.4 % , to $ 40.46 a barrel at 0340 GMT .
Oil prices fell on Tuesday , erasing earlier gains , on concerns that the surge in coronavirus cases in the United States , the world 's biggest oil user , will limit a recovery in fuel demand .
U.S. West Texas Intermediate ( WTI ) crude CLc1 futures fell 17 cents , or 0.4 % , to $ 40.46 a barrel at 0340 GMT , after earlier rising to as high as $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Read alsoDenmark : Nord Stream 2 AG may use pipe-laying vessels with anchors Brent crude LCOc1 futures declined by 19 cents , or 0.4 % , to $ 42.91 , after hitting an intraday high of $ 43.19 .
With 16 U.S. states reporting record increases in new COVID-19 case in the first five days of July , according to a Reuters tally , there is mounting concern that public health measures to limit the virus spread will curb fuel demand .
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ) and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as OPEC+ , are lowering output by 9.7 million barrels per day ( bpd ) for a third month in July .
However , those cuts are set to taper to 7.7 million bpd starting next month , adding supply at the same time U.S. fuel demand , especially for gasoline , remains impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak .

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures fell 17 cents, or 0.4%, to $40.46 a barrel at 0340 GMT.
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, erasing earlier gains, on concerns that the surge in coronavirus cases in the United States, the world's biggest oil user, will limit a recovery in fuel demand.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures fell 17 cents, or 0.4%, to $40.46 a barrel at 0340 GMT, after earlier rising to as high as $40.79, as reported by Reuters.
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Brent crude LCOc1 futures declined by 19 cents, or 0.4%, to $42.91, after hitting an intraday high of $43.19.
With 16 U.S. states reporting record increases in new COVID-19 case in the first five days of July, according to a Reuters tally, there is mounting concern that public health measures to limit the virus spread will curb fuel demand.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other producers including Russia, collectively known as OPEC+, are lowering output by 9.7 million barrels per day (bpd) for a third month in July.
However, those cuts are set to taper to 7.7 million bpd starting next month, adding supply at the same time U.S. fuel demand, especially for gasoline, remains impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak.


unian--2020-07-08--CNN: Trump administration informs Congress the US is withdrawing from WHO

The intention to withdraw from WHO was initially announced in May .
The Trump administration has notified Congress that it is formally withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization amid the coronavirus pandemic , multiple officials tell CNN .
Sen. Robert Menendez , the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee , tweeted about the development as well .
`` Congress received notification that POTUS officially withdrew the U.S. from the  @ WHO in the midst of a pandemic , '' he tweeted .
Read alsoAverage number of positive COVID-19 tests in Ukraine higher than in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the letter told CNN that the letter was very short , around three sentences , and confirmed it will trigger a one-year withdrawal timeline , but cautioned that they can not confirm it was the final version .
Still , the letter indicates that the administration intends to move forward with its plan to withdraw from WHO after members of the GOP China task force urged President Trump last month to reconsider his decision to terminate relations with the international body , arguing the U.S. can do more to affect change as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intention to withdraw from WHO in May and has consistently accused the organization of aiding China in covering up the origins of the virus .

The intention to withdraw from WHO was initially announced in May.
The Trump administration has notified Congress that it is formally withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization amid the coronavirus pandemic, multiple officials tell CNN.
Sen. Robert Menendez, the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, tweeted about the development as well. "Congress received notification that POTUS officially withdrew the U.S. from the @WHO in the midst of a pandemic," he tweeted.
Read alsoAverage number of positive COVID-19 tests in Ukraine higher than in Europe – WHO representative
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A source briefed on the letter told CNN that the letter was very short, around three sentences, and confirmed it will trigger a one-year withdrawal timeline, but cautioned that they cannot confirm it was the final version.
Still, the letter indicates that the administration intends to move forward with its plan to withdraw from WHO after members of the GOP China task force urged President Trump last month to reconsider his decision to terminate relations with the international body, arguing the U.S. can do more to affect change as a member.
Trump initially announced his intention to withdraw from WHO in May and has consistently accused the organization of aiding China in covering up the origins of the virus.


unian--2020-07-08--Air France to resume regular flights to Ukraine

Initially , flights will be operated twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays .
Air France is scheduled to resume direct regular flights to Ukraine from July 14 .
The airline will operate the Paris-Kyiv route , which will connect Paris ' Charles de Gaulle Airport and Kyiv 's Boryspil Airport , the news portal avianews.com reported citing the carrier 's Ukrainian representative office .
Initially , flights will be operated twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays .
Starting from August 24 , Air France plans to increase the frequency to three flights per week : on Tuesdays , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the opportunity to transfer to other flights at the Paris airport , however , before booking tickets , passengers must take into account possible transit restrictions on the way to other countries .
The schedule of Air France 's Kyiv-Paris flights from July 13 is the following : AF1753 Kyiv-Paris from 14:50 to 17:10 on Tuesday and Friday ; AF1752 Paris-Kyiv from 09:25 to 13:35 on Tuesday and Friday .
The schedule of Air France 's Kyiv-Paris flights from August 24 is the following : AF1753 Kyiv-Paris from 14:50 to 17:10 on Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Paris-Kyiv from 09:25 to 13 : 35 on Tuesday , Thursday , Saturday .
In addition , KLM , which is part of the same group as Air France , in July increased its presence in Ukraine .
Initially , the airline entered the daily frequency of flights between Kyiv and Amsterdam , and as of July 6 it introduced three additional flights .
Thus , now on Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays , KLM will carry out flights to Ukraine twice a day .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Turkish Airlines resumed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3.5-month break , performing a flight from Istanbul to Kyiv 's Boryspil Airport on July 1 .

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unian--2020-07-07--Zelensky informs anti-graft agency of failure to notify of significant changes in property status

The president says he is ready to be held liable .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has personally informed the National Agency on Corruption Prevention ( NACP ) of the failure to notify the authority of significant changes in his property status .
`` In 2019 , the president 's family received funds as redemption of government domestic loan bonds in the total amount of UAH 5.1 million ( US $ 189,380 ) and spent UAH 5.2 million ( US $ 193,093 ) on the purchase of government domestic loan bonds , '' the presidential press service said .
`` Accordingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 50 subsistence levels .
According to the law , Volodymyr Zelensky had to submit notifications of significant changes in property status to the Register of Declarations within 10 days from the time of the purchase and sale of the bonds . ''
However , the register did not receive such notifications .
`` Zelensky emphasizes that all citizens of Ukraine are equal before the law and is ready to bear responsibility for violations in accordance with current legislation , '' it said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Zelensky on May 30 issued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ income , expenses and financial liabilities for 2019 .
According to the declaration , the incomes of Zelensky and his family members last year exceeded UAH 28.6 million , or US $ 1.06 million .
Also , the Zelensky family paid UAH 3.6 million , or US $ 133,680 , in taxes to the budget .
The president disclosed the purchase of the government bonds in his declaration .

The president says he is ready to be held liable.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has personally informed the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) of the failure to notify the authority of significant changes in his property status.
"In 2019, the president's family received funds as redemption of government domestic loan bonds in the total amount of UAH 5.1 million (US$189,380) and spent UAH 5.2 million (US$193,093) on the purchase of government domestic loan bonds," the presidential press service said. "Accordingly, the value of these bonds exceeded 50 subsistence levels. According to the law, Volodymyr Zelensky had to submit notifications of significant changes in property status to the Register of Declarations within 10 days from the time of the purchase and sale of the bonds."
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However, the register did not receive such notifications.
"Zelensky emphasizes that all citizens of Ukraine are equal before the law and is ready to bear responsibility for violations in accordance with current legislation," it said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Zelensky on May 30 issued a declaration of assets, property, income, expenses and financial liabilities for 2019. According to the declaration, the incomes of Zelensky and his family members last year exceeded UAH 28.6 million, or US$1.06 million.
Also, the Zelensky family paid UAH 3.6 million, or US$133,680, in taxes to the budget.
The president disclosed the purchase of the government bonds in his declaration.


unian--2020-07-07--Ukrainian specialists working in U.S. to prepare Antares launch: NSDC

The launch is scheduled for September .
Ukrainian specialists are now involved in preparations for the launch of Northrop Grumman 's Antares rocket on schedule .
A group of employees of SE Yuzhnoye State Design Office and Hartron-Arkos Ltd. in April 2020 left for the United States to participate in preparations for the launch of Northrop Grumman 's Antares , the press service of the National Security and Defense Council ( NSDC ) told UNIAN .
It is scheduled to deliver cargo to the International Space Station by NASA 's order in September this year .
The full group began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quarantine upon arrival in the United States , it said .
On June 19 , fifteen specialists who took part in the electrical tests of the first stage of the Antares launch system at the rocket launch site on Wallops Island returned to Ukraine ; one remained in the United States to perform scheduled work .
In early July , two more Ukrainian specialists arrived in the United States , and three more experts on the fuel control system are expected to arrive soon .
Arrangements for the Ukrainian specialists ' flight , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their departure became possible particularly thanks to the support and interagency coordination of actions by Ukraine 's NSDC , it said .
As UNIAN reported , Ukraine 's space enterprises and Northrop Grumman have been cooperating for several years to date .
The corporation orders two rockets every year .

The launch is scheduled for September.
Ukrainian specialists are now involved in preparations for the launch of Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket on schedule.
A group of employees of SE Yuzhnoye State Design Office and Hartron-Arkos Ltd. in April 2020 left for the United States to participate in preparations for the launch of Northrop Grumman's Antares, the press service of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) told UNIAN.
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It is scheduled to deliver cargo to the International Space Station by NASA's order in September this year.
The full group began work on the program after a two-week quarantine upon arrival in the United States, it said.
On June 19, fifteen specialists who took part in the electrical tests of the first stage of the Antares launch system at the rocket launch site on Wallops Island returned to Ukraine; one remained in the United States to perform scheduled work.
In early July, two more Ukrainian specialists arrived in the United States, and three more experts on the fuel control system are expected to arrive soon.
Arrangements for the Ukrainian specialists' flight, in particular securing the necessary permits for their departure became possible particularly thanks to the support and interagency coordination of actions by Ukraine's NSDC, it said.
As UNIAN reported, Ukraine's space enterprises and Northrop Grumman have been cooperating for several years to date. The corporation orders two rockets every year.


unian--2020-07-07--Regional authorities say arson may be behind wildfires in Ukraine's east

The fire area is currently about 100 hectares .
Luhansk region 's Governor Serhiy Haidai says that arson may be behind the wildfires that are currently raging in Ukraine 's east .
`` It has not been analyzed yet , but it could be an arson attack , '' he told Radio NV .
Gusts of wind are an obstacle to preventing the spread of the fires .
`` It 's been 38 [ degrees Celsius ] for almost a week .
There are [ fire ] protection belts , but yesterday [ the wind was so strong ] that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us while we were 50-60 meters away from the epicenter [ of the fire ] , '' he said .
`` When the fire is spreading along the tops [ of the trees ] , I 've just witnessed that the entire forest has caught fire within one and a half to two minutes . ''
Police and patrols visit houses and evacuate local residents , he said .
Read alsoUPDATE - Wildfires in Luhansk region : Number of victims grows to five dead , nine injured ( Photos ) '' But it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people , they do n't want to leave homes .
They say : 'We were born here and we will die here . '
I 've tried to persuade some of them for half an hour because they say : 'No , these are our houses , we wo n't go anywhere , ' '' he said .
According to him , many law enforcement officers are engaged in anti-looting efforts .
`` I 've spoken with the defense minister , the Joint Forces Operation 's commander .
Equipment has departed for us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donetsk region .
There will be a lot of equipment .
But in some areas , the fire front is so massive that quadcopters fall because of the temperature , '' he added .
The fire area is currently about 100 hectares .
As UNIAN reported earlier , two large-scale wildfires were reported in Luhansk region 's Novoaidarsky district , Ukraine 's east .
On the afternoon of July 6 , a fire broke out on an area of about 50 hectares near the village of Oskolonivka in Novoaidarsky district , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ departments .
On the morning of July 7 , the fire was contained on an area of about 85 hectares .
Gusts of wind ( up to 25 meters per second ) and high air temperatures ( + 38 °C ) let the fire spread to the village of Smolianynove .
The death toll as of Tuesday evening was five people , nine other victims have been hospitalized .
Also , firefighters are liquidating a fire on an area of about 40 hectares near the village of Kapitanove in Novoaidarsky district .

The fire area is currently about 100 hectares.
Luhansk region's Governor Serhiy Haidai says that arson may be behind the wildfires that are currently raging in Ukraine's east.
"It has not been analyzed yet, but it could be an arson attack," he told Radio NV.
Gusts of wind are an obstacle to preventing the spread of the fires.
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"It's been 38 [degrees Celsius] for almost a week. There are [fire] protection belts, but yesterday [the wind was so strong] that a burning [pine] cone reached us while we were 50-60 meters away from the epicenter [of the fire]," he said. "When the fire is spreading along the tops [of the trees], I've just witnessed that the entire forest has caught fire within one and a half to two minutes."
Police and patrols visit houses and evacuate local residents, he said.
Read alsoUPDATE - Wildfires in Luhansk region: Number of victims grows to five dead, nine injured (Photos)
"But it's very hard to talk with older people, they don't want to leave homes. They say: 'We were born here and we will die here.' I've tried to persuade some of them for half an hour because they say: 'No, these are our houses, we won't go anywhere,'" he said.
According to him, many law enforcement officers are engaged in anti-looting efforts.
"I've spoken with the defense minister, the Joint Forces Operation's commander. Equipment has departed for us from the city of Dnipro, from Donetsk region. There will be a lot of equipment. But in some areas, the fire front is so massive that quadcopters fall because of the temperature," he added.
The fire area is currently about 100 hectares.
As UNIAN reported earlier, two large-scale wildfires were reported in Luhansk region's Novoaidarsky district, Ukraine's east. On the afternoon of July 6, a fire broke out on an area of about 50 hectares near the village of Oskolonivka in Novoaidarsky district, which is part of the Borovsky and Okhtyrsky forestry departments. On the morning of July 7, the fire was contained on an area of about 85 hectares. Gusts of wind (up to 25 meters per second) and high air temperatures (+ 38 °C) let the fire spread to the village of Smolianynove.
The death toll as of Tuesday evening was five people, nine other victims have been hospitalized.
Also, firefighters are liquidating a fire on an area of about 40 hectares near the village of Kapitanove in Novoaidarsky district.


unian--2020-07-07--EU allocates over EUR 11.5 mln for public administration reform in Ukraine

In total , the EU has assigned EUR 90 million for 2016-2021 budget support for public administration reform .
The European Union ( EU ) has allocated over EUR 11.5 million for public administration reform in Ukraine .
`` The EU supports the public administration reform in Ukraine amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis with another direct payment of over EUR 11.5 million , '' the EU Delegation to Ukraine said on Facebook on July 7 .
`` Now more than ever , it is important to ensure respect for the core principles of public governance , accountability and transparency in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and business in state institutions , '' Ambassador Matti Maasikas , the head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine , was quoted as saying .
Read alsoZelensky : quality reforms must make people `` want to live in Ukraine '' To get the budget support funds from the EU , Ukraine needed to make progress in public administration reform ( PAR ) , in particular improve and further digitalize the inter-connectivity of state registries and public services ( e-Health , civil status registry , etc . )
and continue renewal of the personnel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in government institutions ( e.g .
introduction of HR information system ) .
Still , the EU keeps monitoring the credibility of the latest legislative changes in the area and transparency of simplified recruitment of civil servants amid the current crisis .
In total , the EU has assigned EUR 90 million for 2016-2021 budget support for public administration reform .
The current payment follows three earlier instalments totaling EUR 37.6 million .
The remaining tranche of EUR 26 million planned for 2021 will be provided on condition of the continued strong government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Administration ( link is external ) , the implementation and renewal of the PAR strategy based on a sound Civil Service Law and the adoption of the Law on the General Administrative Procedures .
In addition to the budget support , the EU provides EUR 14 million in technical assistance for imbedding and implementation of public administration principles in government institutions and , jointly with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development , EUR 28.7 million to support sectorial reforms in line ministers through a number of expert teams as part of the @ @ @ @ @

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unian--2020-07-07--UPDATE - Wildfires in Luhansk region: Number of victims grows to five dead, nine injured

Some 45 residential houses in the village of Smolianynove have been destroyed by the fire .
The number of victims of recent wildfires in Luhansk region 's Novoaidarsky district has grown to five dead and nine injured people , according to preliminary reports .
`` According to recent reports , five persons were killed and nine were hospitalized , '' the press service of Ukraine 's State Emergency Situations Service said July 7 .
The fire destroyed about 80 country houses belonging to the Vovcha Yama gardening co-operative and 45 residential houses in the village of Smolianynove .
As of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some 386 firefighters and 90 units of equipment were involved in an operation to extinguish the fire .
In addition , 37 tank trucks , 220 firefighters and rescuers from the Ukrainian Emergency Situations Service 's units in Kharkiv , Donetsk , Dnipropetrovsk , and Poltava regions are heading for the scene .
Also , firefighters are liquidating a fire on an area of about 40 hectares near the village of Kapitanove in Novoaidarsky district .
Sixty-three people and 16 pieces of equipment are engaged in the operation .
As UNIAN reported earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Luhansk region 's Novoaidarsky district , Ukraine 's east .
On the afternoon of July 6 , a fire broke out on an area of about 50 hectares near the village of Oskolonivka in Novoaidarsky district , which is part of the Borovsky and Okhtyrsky forestry departments .
On the morning of July 7 , the fire was contained on an area of about 85 hectares .
Gusts of wind ( up to 25 meters per second ) and high air temperatures ( + 38 °C ) let the fire spread to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports , the death toll was four persons .

Some 45 residential houses in the village of Smolianynove have been destroyed by the fire.
The number of victims of recent wildfires in Luhansk region's Novoaidarsky district has grown to five dead and nine injured people, according to preliminary reports.
"According to recent reports, five persons were killed and nine were hospitalized," the press service of Ukraine's State Emergency Situations Service said July 7.
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The fire destroyed about 80 country houses belonging to the Vovcha Yama gardening co-operative and 45 residential houses in the village of Smolianynove.
As of 19:20 Kyiv time on July 7, some 386 firefighters and 90 units of equipment were involved in an operation to extinguish the fire. In addition, 37 tank trucks, 220 firefighters and rescuers from the Ukrainian Emergency Situations Service's units in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Poltava regions are heading for the scene.
Also, firefighters are liquidating a fire on an area of about 40 hectares near the village of Kapitanove in Novoaidarsky district. Sixty-three people and 16 pieces of equipment are engaged in the operation.
As UNIAN reported earlier, two large-scale wildfires were reported in Luhansk region's Novoaidarsky district, Ukraine's east.
On the afternoon of July 6, a fire broke out on an area of about 50 hectares near the village of Oskolonivka in Novoaidarsky district, which is part of the Borovsky and Okhtyrsky forestry departments. On the morning of July 7, the fire was contained on an area of about 85 hectares. Gusts of wind (up to 25 meters per second) and high air temperatures (+ 38 °C) let the fire spread to the village of Smolianynove.
According to earlier reports, the death toll was four persons.


unian--2020-07-07--Wildfires raging in Ukraine's east, one person killed, four injured

Over 420 firefighters and rescuers are now involved in operations to put out the fires .
Two large-scale wildfires have been reported in Luhansk region 's Novoaidarsky district , Ukraine 's east .
One of the fires has spread to a village , where one person has been killed , four more have been injured , Ukraine 's State Emergency Situations Service reported on July 7 .
Read alsoStriking twice : Rainfalls cause new flooding in Zakarpattia ( Photos , videos ) On the afternoon of July 6 , a fire broke out on an area of about 50 hectares @ @ @ @ @ @ @ district , which is part of the Borovsky and Okhtyrsky forestry departments , the agency reported .
On the morning of July 7 , the fire was contained on an area of about 85 hectares .
Gusts of wind ( up to 25 meters per second ) and high air temperatures ( +38 °C ) let the fire spread to the village of Smolianynove , where one person was killed and another four were hospitalized , according to preliminary reports .
As of 17:00 Kyiv time on July 7 , as many as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pieces of equipment were involved in putting out the fire .
In addition , 37 tank trucks and 220 firefighters and rescuers from the service 's units in Kharkiv , Donetsk , Dnipropetrovsk , and Poltava regions are heading for the scene .
Also , firefighters are engaged in eliminating the forest fire on an area of about 40 hectares near the village of Kapitanove , Novoaidarsky district .
Sixty-three workers and 16 pieces of equipment are engaged in the operation .
The military have also been engaged in the efforts to put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oskolonivka , the Headquarters of the Joint Forces Operation in Donbas said .

Over 420 firefighters and rescuers are now involved in operations to put out the fires.
Two large-scale wildfires have been reported in Luhansk region's Novoaidarsky district, Ukraine's east.
One of the fires has spread to a village, where one person has been killed, four more have been injured, Ukraine's State Emergency Situations Service reported on July 7.
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On the afternoon of July 6, a fire broke out on an area of about 50 hectares near the village of Oskolonivka in Novoaidarsky district, which is part of the Borovsky and Okhtyrsky forestry departments, the agency reported. On the morning of July 7, the fire was contained on an area of about 85 hectares.
Gusts of wind (up to 25 meters per second) and high air temperatures (+38 °C) let the fire spread to the village of Smolianynove, where one person was killed and another four were hospitalized, according to preliminary reports.
As of 17:00 Kyiv time on July 7, as many as 361 Emergency Situations Service workers and 85 pieces of equipment were involved in putting out the fire.
In addition, 37 tank trucks and 220 firefighters and rescuers from the service's units in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Poltava regions are heading for the scene.
Also, firefighters are engaged in eliminating the forest fire on an area of about 40 hectares near the village of Kapitanove, Novoaidarsky district. Sixty-three workers and 16 pieces of equipment are engaged in the operation.
The military have also been engaged in the efforts to put out the fire near the village of Oskolonivka, the Headquarters of the Joint Forces Operation in Donbas said.


unian--2020-07-07--Reuters: Hungarian President calls on Ukraine, Romania to stop polluting rivers

Since mid-June Hungarian authorities had removed 938 cubic metres of waste from the Tisza river .
Hungary 's president called on Ukraine and Romania on Tuesday to stop polluting two major rivers that flow across Hungary after floods in the past weeks brought in “ dirty carpets ” of plastic bottles from its neighbours .
In letters to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis , published on President Janos Ader 's official website , Ader said Hungarian authorities could not clean up all the waste in the Tisza and Szamos rivers , Reuters said .
“ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ river with waste has not been reduced ... and poses a lasting threat to the fragile ecosystem of the river , ” Ader said in the letter to Zelensky .
He asked the Ukrainian president to help to resolve the problem urgently .
`` Our machines are no longer able to handle the piles of garbage that come in unstoppable quantities , '' Ader said .
Ader , whose role in Hungarian politics is largely ceremonial , said in the letters that since mid-June Hungarian authorities had removed 938 cubic metres of waste @ @ @ @ @ @ @ metres of waste from the Szamos river .
The Tisza , one of the main rivers in eastern Europe , starts in Ukraine and flows across Hungary to join the Danube in Serbia .
The Szamos flows from Romania to Hungary and joins the Tisza there .
Massive pollution on the two rivers has been a problem for years .
The Ukrainian and Romanian presidents ' offices were not immediately available for comment .

Since mid-June Hungarian authorities had removed 938 cubic metres of waste from the Tisza river.
Hungary's president called on Ukraine and Romania on Tuesday to stop polluting two major rivers that flow across Hungary after floods in the past weeks brought in “dirty carpets” of plastic bottles from its neighbours.
In letters to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, published on President Janos Ader's official website, Ader said Hungarian authorities could not clean up all the waste in the Tisza and Szamos rivers, Reuters said.
Read alsoUK to provide relief aid to Ukraine's flood-hit west
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“It is disappointing that pollution of the Tisza river with waste has not been reduced ... and poses a lasting threat to the fragile ecosystem of the river,” Ader said in the letter to Zelensky. He asked the Ukrainian president to help to resolve the problem urgently.
"Our machines are no longer able to handle the piles of garbage that come in unstoppable quantities," Ader said.
Ader, whose role in Hungarian politics is largely ceremonial, said in the letters that since mid-June Hungarian authorities had removed 938 cubic metres of waste from the Tisza river and 846 cubic metres of waste from the Szamos river.
The Tisza, one of the main rivers in eastern Europe, starts in Ukraine and flows across Hungary to join the Danube in Serbia. The Szamos flows from Romania to Hungary and joins the Tisza there. Massive pollution on the two rivers has been a problem for years.
The Ukrainian and Romanian presidents' offices were not immediately available for comment.


unian--2020-07-07--Ukraine's international reserves grow by 12.4% in June – NBU

The reserves have hit an eight-year high since the autumn of 2012 .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) says the country 's international reserves as of July 1 totaled US $ 28.516 billion , which was 12.4 % up from the figure reported as of June 1 .
The reserves have hit an eight-year high since the autumn of 2012 , the regulator said on its website on July 7 .
`` Such a significant increase in reserves over the past month is due to the receipt of the first tranche under the new program of [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monetary Fund ( IMF ) and related financing , as well as increasing the purchase of foreign currency by the National Bank on the interbank forex market , '' the report said .
In general , the dynamics of reserves during the month was determined by such factors as international funding and government operations to manage public debt .
In particular , Ukraine received the first IMF tranche under a new Stand-by Arrangement ( SBA ) and related official financing from the European Union , as well as placed government domestic loan bonds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , US $ 1.19 billion was allocated for servicing and repaying public and government-guaranteed debt in foreign currency on servicing and repaying government debt in foreign currency , of which US $ 1.07 billion was paid on government domestic loan bonds in foreign currency and US $ 75.7 million on government foreign loan bonds .
Other funds were repaid on other liabilities to foreign creditors .
The NBU 's operations on the interbank foreign exchange market also influenced the dynamics of reserves .
`` The supply of currency by businesses continued to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ favorable situation , the National Bank bought the excess amount of currency and replenished international reserves .
In June , the NBU bought US $ 1.155 billion .
No interventions to sale currency were carried out , '' the report said .
UNIAN memo .
Ukraine 's international reserves as of June 1 , 2020 , amounted to US $ 25.372 billion , which was 1.3 % down from the figure reported as of May 1 .
Ukraine 's international reserves in 2019 grew by 22 % , to US $ 25.3 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having hit a seven-year high since December 2012 .

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unian--2020-07-07--Russia continues to supply military hardware, weapons to occupied Donbas – Ukraine intel

In particular , about 4,500 tonnes of fuel and over 20 trucks of ammunition and military equipment have been delivered @ @ @ @ @ formations and units since June 15 .
Spokesman for Ukraine 's Defense Ministry Dmytro Hutsuliak @ @ @ @ @ supply military hardware , weapons and ammunition to the occupying forces in Donetsk and Luhansk @ @ @ @ @ look into possibility of deploying OSCE peacekeepers to Donbas – minister '' Russia continues to @ @ @ @ @ the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions with weapons , ammunition , fuels and lubricants @ @ @ @ @ border sections not controlled by Ukraine , '' he said at a briefing on Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ .
In particular , according to Hutsuliak , about 4,500 tonnes of fuel and over @ @ @ @ @ military equipment have been delivered to the occupying forces ' formations and units since June @ @ @ @ @ armored vehicles restored at repair plants of the Russian military industrial complex were delivered in @ @ @

In particular, about 4,500 tonnes of fuel and over 20 trucks of ammunition and military equipment have been delivered to the occupying forces' formations and units since June 15.
Spokesman for Ukraine's Defense Ministry Dmytro Hutsuliak has said Russia continues to supply military hardware, weapons and ammunition to the occupying forces in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Read alsoUkraine to look into possibility of deploying OSCE peacekeepers to Donbas – minister
"Russia continues to provide the occupying forces in the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions with weapons, ammunition, fuels and lubricants and other military equipment through border sections not controlled by Ukraine," he said at a briefing on Tuesday with reference to intelligence data.
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In particular, according to Hutsuliak, about 4,500 tonnes of fuel and over 20 trucks of ammunition and military equipment have been delivered to the occupying forces' formations and units since June 15.
In addition, armored vehicles restored at repair plants of the Russian military industrial complex were delivered in separate columns.