unian--2020-05-28--Ex-MP Onyshchenko refused political asylum in Germany

This is not the first time when Onyshchenko was denied asylum in Germany .
Former Ukrainian Member of Parliament Oleksandr Onyshchenko , who is wanted in Ukraine for alleged fraud and money laundering , has been refused political asylum in Germany .
In early May , the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees refused the former lawmaker from Ukraine political asylum in Germany and urged him to leave the country immediately , Deutsche Welle 's Ukrainian Service reported with reference to the press service of the court in the city of Oldenburg , Germany .
Read alsoGerman court rules not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not the first time when Onyshchenko was denied asylum in Germany .
Two years ago , the German Embassy in Madrid refused to issue him a national visa , with which he could apply for a residence permit in Germany .
To obtain such a visa , the former lawmaker became director of a German company founded by himself .
The company was used to register the acquisition of elite horses for his own manor .
According to the lawyer , his client appealed against the refusal of asylum in a court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ applied for permission to remain in Germany for the duration of the trial .
`` Onyshchenko wants to stay in Germany , '' the lawyer said .
If , nevertheless , the ex-lawmaker is refused German asylum , he still has an opportunity to go to Russia whose citizen he is , the lawyer confirmed .
In addition , the lawyer says his client will be able to travel to European countries .
The lawyer points out that a German court ruled not to extradite the Ukrainian to Ukraine based on the provisions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and his client could hope that the decision would be taken into account by other jurisdictions ' courts and law enforcement agencies .
However , courts of Spain where Onyshchenko had lived for several years after he had fled Ukraine had earlier refused him asylum and ruled to extradite the fugitive .
As UNIAN reported , agents of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine ( NABU ) in December 2015 began a pretrial investigation into the theft of funds during the extraction and sale of natural gas under Ukrgazvydobuvannya 's joint operation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state suffered losses amounting to about UAH 3 billion , or US $ 111.1 million .
Investigators established that from January 2013 to June 2016 , the suspects illegally seized UAH 1.6 billion ( US $ 59.3 million ) , received from gas sales , inflicting damage to Ukrgazvydobuvannya in the amount of over UAH 740 million ( US $ 27.4 million ) .
Detectives found that 29 persons had been involved in the crimes .
Seven of them , in particular , the organizer of the scheme , Onyshchenko , were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Verkhovna Rada in summer 2016 deprived Onyshchenko of parliamentary immunity , and also voted for his detention and arrest .
But before that , using parliamentary immunity , he managed to flee Ukraine .
Onyshchenko was detained in Germany late in November 2019 at the request of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine ( NABU ) and the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor 's Office ( SAPO ) , which were seeking his extradition to Ukraine .
In February 2020 , Onyshchenko 's lawyer , Ingo Minoggio , said his client had disputed the extradition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Germany .
On May 27 , 2020 , the Higher Regional Court of Oldenburg in Germany ruled not to extradite Onyshchenko to Ukraine .
The judges suggested that if Onyshchenko had been extradited , Ukraine would have been unable to ensure international law regarding conditions in prisons , in particular the European Convention on Human Rights .
Therefore , they said his extradition was unacceptable .

This is not the first time when Onyshchenko was denied asylum in Germany.
Former Ukrainian Member of Parliament Oleksandr Onyshchenko, who is wanted in Ukraine for alleged fraud and money laundering, has been refused political asylum in Germany.
In early May, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees refused the former lawmaker from Ukraine political asylum in Germany and urged him to leave the country immediately, Deutsche Welle's Ukrainian Service reported with reference to the press service of the court in the city of Oldenburg, Germany.
Read alsoGerman court rules not to extradite ex-MP Onyshchenko to Ukraine
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This is not the first time when Onyshchenko was denied asylum in Germany. Two years ago, the German Embassy in Madrid refused to issue him a national visa, with which he could apply for a residence permit in Germany. To obtain such a visa, the former lawmaker became director of a German company founded by himself. The company was used to register the acquisition of elite horses for his own manor.
According to the lawyer, his client appealed against the refusal of asylum in a court of Osnabrück, Germany. Onyshchenko also applied for permission to remain in Germany for the duration of the trial. "Onyshchenko wants to stay in Germany," the lawyer said. If, nevertheless, the ex-lawmaker is refused German asylum, he still has an opportunity to go to Russia whose citizen he is, the lawyer confirmed.
In addition, the lawyer says his client will be able to travel to European countries.
The lawyer points out that a German court ruled not to extradite the Ukrainian to Ukraine based on the provisions of the European charter on human rights, and his client could hope that the decision would be taken into account by other jurisdictions' courts and law enforcement agencies.
However, courts of Spain where Onyshchenko had lived for several years after he had fled Ukraine had earlier refused him asylum and ruled to extradite the fugitive.
As UNIAN reported, agents of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) in December 2015 began a pretrial investigation into the theft of funds during the extraction and sale of natural gas under Ukrgazvydobuvannya's joint operation agreements, as a result of which the state suffered losses amounting to about UAH 3 billion, or US$111.1 million.
Investigators established that from January 2013 to June 2016, the suspects illegally seized UAH 1.6 billion (US$59.3 million), received from gas sales, inflicting damage to Ukrgazvydobuvannya in the amount of over UAH 740 million (US$27.4 million).
Detectives found that 29 persons had been involved in the crimes. Seven of them, in particular, the organizer of the scheme, Onyshchenko, were put on the wanted list.
The Verkhovna Rada in summer 2016 deprived Onyshchenko of parliamentary immunity, and also voted for his detention and arrest. But before that, using parliamentary immunity, he managed to flee Ukraine.
Onyshchenko was detained in Germany late in November 2019 at the request of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), which were seeking his extradition to Ukraine.
In February 2020, Onyshchenko's lawyer, Ingo Minoggio, said his client had disputed the extradition request and applied for political asylum in Germany.
On May 27, 2020, the Higher Regional Court of Oldenburg in Germany ruled not to extradite Onyshchenko to Ukraine. The judges suggested that if Onyshchenko had been extradited, Ukraine would have been unable to ensure international law regarding conditions in prisons, in particular the European Convention on Human Rights. Therefore, they said his extradition was unacceptable.


unian--2020-05-28--NBU forecasts unemployment peak in Ukraine in Q2

It is expected to hit 11.5 % .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) forecasts an unemployment peak in the country in the second quarter of 2020 .
`` We expect that unemployment in Ukraine will peak at 11.5 % in Q2 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis , compared to 8.2 % last year .
This means that the number of unemployed will temporarily increase to 2.1 million people .
As the gradual easing of quarantine measures that started in May continues and the economy recovers , unemployment will also decline in H2 2020 , but will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NBU Governor Yakiv Smolii said during the annual research conference of the National Bank of Ukraine and Narodowy Bank Polski .
Due to the coronavirus crisis , global working hours in the second quarter may decrease by 10.5 % compared to the last pre-crisis quarter .
This is equivalent to 305 million full-time jobs , he said .
`` In addition , it could jeopardize 1.6 billion people working in the informal economy , which is about half of the global workforce may lose their jobs , according to rather appalling data from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not seem to discriminate between the rich and the poor , or between white-collar and blue-collar workers , '' he added .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the number of the officially registered unemployed in Ukraine soared by almost 10 times compared with the figure before the introduction of the nationwide quarantine .
Most of the unemployed are registered in the following sectors of the economy : trade and repair services , agriculture , the processing industry , and public administration .
The Ministry of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an increase in unemployment in Ukraine this year to 9.4 % .

It is expected to hit 11.5%.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) forecasts an unemployment peak in the country in the second quarter of 2020.
"We expect that unemployment in Ukraine will peak at 11.5% in Q2 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis, compared to 8.2% last year. This means that the number of unemployed will temporarily increase to 2.1 million people. As the gradual easing of quarantine measures that started in May continues and the economy recovers, unemployment will also decline in H2 2020, but will remain higher than last year," NBU Governor Yakiv Smolii said during the annual research conference of the National Bank of Ukraine and Narodowy Bank Polski.
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Due to the coronavirus crisis, global working hours in the second quarter may decrease by 10.5% compared to the last pre-crisis quarter. This is equivalent to 305 million full-time jobs, he said.
"In addition, it could jeopardize 1.6 billion people working in the informal economy, which is about half of the global workforce may lose their jobs, according to rather appalling data from the International Labor Organization. The coronavirus does not seem to discriminate between the rich and the poor, or between white-collar and blue-collar workers," he added.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the number of the officially registered unemployed in Ukraine soared by almost 10 times compared with the figure before the introduction of the nationwide quarantine.
Most of the unemployed are registered in the following sectors of the economy: trade and repair services, agriculture, the processing industry, and public administration.
The Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture predicts an increase in unemployment in Ukraine this year to 9.4%.


unian--2020-05-28--Ukraine's health sector to propose another strategy for second wave of COVID-19

The Health Ministry earlier predicted that the curve of daily cases might go down to zero as early as on June 22 .
Ukraine 's health sector will propose another , preventive strategy for the second wave of the COVID-19 coronavirus .
`` We must prepare the healthcare system for this so as not to introduce total quarantine , '' Ukraine 's Deputy Health Minister and Chief Medical Officer Viktor Liashko said on TV Channel Pryamiy on May 28 .
Read also '' Steady decline '' : COVID-19 pandemic seeing downward trend in Ukraine , scientists say '' After we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been easing measures gradually ...
This experience will be evaluated by experts , and we will offer a completely different strategy to counter [ the virus ] if there is a second wave , '' he said .
According to him , Ukraine should get ready for the second wave of the coronavirus as it could follow the scenario of influenza and flu-like diseases .
Now it is necessary to prevent a situation when various infections overlap , as influenza and coronavirus should not circulate simultaneously .
Ukraine 's Health Ministry earlier predicted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go down to zero as early as on June 22 .

The Health Ministry earlier predicted that the curve of daily cases might go down to zero as early as on June 22.
Ukraine's health sector will propose another, preventive strategy for the second wave of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
"We must prepare the healthcare system for this so as not to introduce total quarantine," Ukraine's Deputy Health Minister and Chief Medical Officer Viktor Liashko said on TV Channel Pryamiy on May 28.
Read also"Steady decline": COVID-19 pandemic seeing downward trend in Ukraine, scientists say
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"After we first enforced nationwide quarantine, we have been easing measures gradually... This experience will be evaluated by experts, and we will offer a completely different strategy to counter [the virus] if there is a second wave," he said.
According to him, Ukraine should get ready for the second wave of the coronavirus as it could follow the scenario of influenza and flu-like diseases.
Now it is necessary to prevent a situation when various infections overlap, as influenza and coronavirus should not circulate simultaneously.
Ukraine's Health Ministry earlier predicted that the curve of daily cases might go down to zero as early as on June 22.


unian--2020-05-28--Wage debts in Ukraine total US$111 mln

Wage debts in Ukraine total US$111 mln

The delayed wages increased by 1.1 % from March 2020 .
Ukrainian companies ' wage debts in April 2020 grew by 1.1 % from March 2020 , to UAH 2.997 billion , or US $ 111 million , as of May 1 , 2020 .
In particular , debts to employees of active enterprises as of May 1 , 2020 , amounted to UAH 1.822 billion ( US $ 67.5 million ) , which was 0.3 % up on April 1 , 2020 , the country 's State Statistics Service said .
Read alsoPublic debt in U.S. dollars exceeds US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not include data from the Russia-occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol , as well as parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the minimum wage in Ukraine from January 1 , 2020 , increased by UAH 550 ( US $ 20.4 ) , to UAH 4,723 ( US $ 175 ) per month , or UAH 28.31 ( US $ 1.05 ) per hour .
Wage debts in Ukraine as of January 1 , 2020 , amounted to UAH 3.034 billion ( US $ 112.4 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or UAH 389.3 million ( US $ 14.4 million ) , up on January 1 , 2019 .

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unian--2020-05-28--Ukraine to set up ministry for defense industry: NSDC

A separate deputy prime minister will be in charge of defense industry reform and the development of the space sector .
A ministry for the defense industry is planned to be set up at the first stage of reform in the defense industry along with the introduction of a deputy prime minister for strategic technologies and innovations , who will be in charge of defense industry reform and the development of the space sector .
The ministry will be responsible for the formation and implementation of the state military-industrial policy , Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 28 while presenting the concept to reform the military industrial sector , according to the NSDC 's press service .
Read alsoPentagon moves to provide additional military aid to Ukraine , citing progress on reforms – CNN The second stage will address issues related to the legal status of enterprises forming Ukroboronprom , a state-run defense consortium .
The reform should become the largest one in the past decade , Danilov said .
In his opinion , a radical change in approaches to the management of the defense industry should primarily improve interaction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in particular , due to a specialized coordinating agency .
It will also introduce a systematic approach to the development of this sector .
According to him , enterprises that are part of the defense industry should focus on supplying the army with advanced , high-tech weapons and equipment , which will allow the country 's armed forces to effectively respond to modern challenges .

A separate deputy prime minister will be in charge of defense industry reform and the development of the space sector.
A ministry for the defense industry is planned to be set up at the first stage of reform in the defense industry along with the introduction of a deputy prime minister for strategic technologies and innovations, who will be in charge of defense industry reform and the development of the space sector.
The ministry will be responsible for the formation and implementation of the state military-industrial policy, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov said on May 28 while presenting the concept to reform the military industrial sector, according to the NSDC's press service.
Read alsoPentagon moves to provide additional military aid to Ukraine, citing progress on reforms – CNN
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The second stage will address issues related to the legal status of enterprises forming Ukroboronprom, a state-run defense consortium.
The reform should become the largest one in the past decade, Danilov said.
In his opinion, a radical change in approaches to the management of the defense industry should primarily improve interaction between subjects of the military-industrial policy, in particular, due to a specialized coordinating agency. It will also introduce a systematic approach to the development of this sector.
According to him, enterprises that are part of the defense industry should focus on supplying the army with advanced, high-tech weapons and equipment, which will allow the country's armed forces to effectively respond to modern challenges.


unian--2020-05-28--RFE/RL: Germany threatens sanctions against Russian national over Bundestag hacking

Russia 's Foreign Ministry did not immediately comment on the German move .
Germany 's Foreign Ministry has threatened EU sanctions against `` those responsible '' for a 2015 hacking attack on the German parliament , including a Russian national , as a diplomatic row between the two countries intensifies .
The ministry said in a statement on May 28 that it had summoned the Russian ambassador to Berlin to deliver the message , saying evidence showed Dmitry Badin was working for a Russian intelligence agency at the time of the attack , RFE/RL reported .
German prosecutors issued an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already being sought by U.S. authorities , and is believed to be part of the hacker group known as APT28 , or Fancy Bear , on May 5 .
`` The Russian ambassador was informed that on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by the [ German ] federal prosecutor 's office on May 5 against Russian national Dmitry Badin , that the German government will seek in Brussels to use the EU cyber sanctions regime against those responsible for the attack on the German Bundestag , including Mr. Badin , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` There is reliable evidence that [ Badin ] was a member of [ Russia 's ] GRU military secret service at the time of the attack , '' the statement added .
Earlier this month , German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that there was `` hard evidence '' on the involvement of `` Russian forces '' in a 2015 cyberattack against the German parliament in which documents from her own parliamentary office were reportedly stolen .
On May 27 , Moscow denied any involvement in the cyberattacks on the Bundestag , saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Berlin to divert attention away from problems over the coronavirus pandemic .
Russia 's Foreign Ministry did not immediately comment on the German move .

Russia's Foreign Ministry did not immediately comment on the German move.
Germany's Foreign Ministry has threatened EU sanctions against "those responsible" for a 2015 hacking attack on the German parliament, including a Russian national, as a diplomatic row between the two countries intensifies.
The ministry said in a statement on May 28 that it had summoned the Russian ambassador to Berlin to deliver the message, saying evidence showed Dmitry Badin was working for a Russian intelligence agency at the time of the attack, RFE/RL reported.
Read alsoMerkel speaks for keeping Russia sanctions in place
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German prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for Badin, who was already being sought by U.S. authorities, and is believed to be part of the hacker group known as APT28, or Fancy Bear, on May 5.
"The Russian ambassador was informed that on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by the [German] federal prosecutor's office on May 5 against Russian national Dmitry Badin, that the German government will seek in Brussels to use the EU cyber sanctions regime against those responsible for the attack on the German Bundestag, including Mr. Badin," the ministry said in a statement.
"There is reliable evidence that [Badin] was a member of [Russia's] GRU military secret service at the time of the attack," the statement added.
Earlier this month, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that there was "hard evidence" on the involvement of "Russian forces" in a 2015 cyberattack against the German parliament in which documents from her own parliamentary office were reportedly stolen.
On May 27, Moscow denied any involvement in the cyberattacks on the Bundestag, saying that the issue is being used by Berlin to divert attention away from problems over the coronavirus pandemic.
Russia's Foreign Ministry did not immediately comment on the German move.


unian--2020-05-28--Reuters: Ukraine International Airlines to cut 900 staff due to coronavirus lockdown

In the past two months , the airline has flown only several repatriation flights to bring Ukrainians home from other countries .
Ukraine International Airlines , the Ukrainian largest carrier , is cutting about 35 % of its staff amid a sharp decline in its passenger traffic due to the coronavirus lockdown , the company said on Thursday .
Ukrainian authorities banned scheduled passenger air services in mid-March , among other restrictions imposed on businesses and individuals , in order to minimise the spread of the disease , Reuters said .
In the past two months , the airline has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukrainians home from other countries .
The privately owned airline hopes it will be allowed to start resuming normal operations after June 15 .
But according to the company 's forecast , its passenger traffic will decrease by approximately 46 % this year .
`` We deeply regret to have stopped employing 900 highly qualified professionals because of the substantial decline in the airline 's operations , '' the company 's chief executive officer Yevhen Dykhne said in a statement , adding management had made every effort to cut costs .
As of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employees .
The airline had already been struggling with the financial and human impact after one its planes crashed shortly after takeoff en route from Tehran to Kyiv on January 8 .
All 176 people aboard the flight were killed .
After days of denying blame , Iran acknowledged shooting the plane down , saying it had done so by mistake .

In the past two months, the airline has flown only several repatriation flights to bring Ukrainians home from other countries.
Ukraine International Airlines, the Ukrainian largest carrier, is cutting about 35% of its staff amid a sharp decline in its passenger traffic due to the coronavirus lockdown, the company said on Thursday.
Ukrainian authorities banned scheduled passenger air services in mid-March, among other restrictions imposed on businesses and individuals, in order to minimise the spread of the disease, Reuters said.
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In the past two months, the airline has flown only several repatriation flights to bring Ukrainians home from other countries.
The privately owned airline hopes it will be allowed to start resuming normal operations after June 15. But according to the company's forecast, its passenger traffic will decrease by approximately 46% this year.
"We deeply regret to have stopped employing 900 highly qualified professionals because of the substantial decline in the airline's operations," the company's chief executive officer Yevhen Dykhne said in a statement, adding management had made every effort to cut costs.
As of January 1, the company had 2,560 employees.
The airline had already been struggling with the financial and human impact after one its planes crashed shortly after takeoff en route from Tehran to Kyiv on January 8. All 176 people aboard the flight were killed. After days of denying blame, Iran acknowledged shooting the plane down, saying it had done so by mistake.


unian--2020-05-28--Ukrainian agricultural associations ask Zelensky to prevent setting quotas for fertilizer imports

Ukrainian farmers held a rally outside Government HQ in Kyiv on May 28 .
Head of the All-Ukrainian Congress of Farmers Ivan Slobodianyk says more than 10 agricultural associations have appealed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to prevent the introduction of quotas for imports of mineral fertilizers .
`` Only his intervention can save the agricultural sector and citizens from increased production costs and foodstuff price hikes .
...
Therefore , we handed over to the president a letter signed by over 10 associations , were we reasserted our stance [ on preventing the introduction of quotas ] , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 28 following a meeting with representatives of the Ministry for Development of Economy , Trade and Agriculture .
Read alsoInvestment in Ukrainian agriculture shrinks by 35 % in Q1 Slobodianyk added that if the government within a month fails to satisfy their demands , protests would start across country .
As UNIAN reported earlier , on May 28 , Ukrainian farmers held a rally outside Government HQ in Kyiv demanding that the Cabinet drop the idea of such quotas .
Last week , the economy ministry announced plans to introduce a 30 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Agrarian associations opposed such a decision , fearing a rise in fertilizer prices due to monopolization of the market by domestic producers .

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Ukrainian farmers held a rally outside Government HQ in Kyiv on May 28.
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unian--2020-05-28--Dovzhenko National Center in Kyiv being searched by police

The raid is not connected with the earlier statement of insolvency .
The Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Center ( Dovzhenko Center ) in Kyiv is being searched by law enforcement officers .
`` Police and the SBU [ Security Service of Ukraine ] are conducting a search at our premises .
Paperwork is being seized , '' Director General of Dovzhenko Centre Ivan Kozlenko wrote on Facebook .
Also , Kozlenko posted photos from the scene .
He later updated his post , adding that the investigative actions were not connected with the recent statement of insolvency .
`` They are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report , '' Kozlenko said .
Prior to this , the center said its current assets had been exhausted .
In particular , the center said it had not received target government funding under the budget program to support cinematography in early 2020 .
The center assures it appealed to the Culture Ministry and the Verkhovna Rada Committee for Humanitarian and Information Policy with a request to resume budget funding , which yielded no result .
The center also said the budget funds cover 70 % of staffers ' wages .
Therefore , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not yet been paid as of May .
In March-May , all personnel faced suspension time while preserving 2/3 of wages .
UNIAN memo .
The Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Center ( Dovzhenko Center ) is the largest Ukrainian State Film Archive .
It preserves more than 6000 titles Ukrainian , Russian , European and American films from 1910 .
Dovzhenko Center combines a modern film storage facility with a climate control system , the only Ukrainian cinematographic laboratory , the Museum of Cinema , paper cinema archives , the media library and its @ @ @ @

The raid is not connected with the earlier statement of insolvency.
The Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Center (Dovzhenko Center) in Kyiv is being searched by law enforcement officers.
"Police and the SBU [Security Service of Ukraine] are conducting a search at our premises. Paperwork is being seized," Director General of Dovzhenko Centre Ivan Kozlenko wrote on Facebook.
Also, Kozlenko posted photos from the scene.
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He later updated his post, adding that the investigative actions were not connected with the recent statement of insolvency.
Read alsoLarge and medium Ukrainian enterprises' losses quintuple since year's start
"They are investigating the criminal case into the audit report," Kozlenko said.
Prior to this, the center said its current assets had been exhausted. In particular, the center said it had not received target government funding under the budget program to support cinematography in early 2020.
The center assures it appealed to the Culture Ministry and the Verkhovna Rada Committee for Humanitarian and Information Policy with a request to resume budget funding, which yielded no result.
The center also said the budget funds cover 70% of staffers' wages. Therefore, wages for January and February 2020 have not yet been paid as of May. In March-May, all personnel faced suspension time while preserving 2/3 of wages.
UNIAN memo. The Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Center (Dovzhenko Center) is the largest Ukrainian State Film Archive. It preserves more than 6000 titles Ukrainian, Russian, European and American films from 1910. Dovzhenko Center combines a modern film storage facility with a climate control system, the only Ukrainian cinematographic laboratory, the Museum of Cinema, paper cinema archives, the media library and its own publishing house.


unian--2020-05-28--"Steady decline": COVID-19 pandemic seeing downward trend in Ukraine, scientists say

The optimistic scenario suggests the total number of COVID-19 patients in Ukraine will reach 29,000 in late June , with some 950 fatalities .
Ukrainian scientists have presented a model assessment of the COVID-19 epidemic development in June 2020 , according to estimates as of May 26 .
The optimistic scenario suggests the total number of COVID-19 patients in Ukraine will reach 29,000 in late June , with some 950 casualties , said Ihor Brovchenko , Coordinator of the Working Group on Mathematical Modeling of Coronavirus Spread in Kyiv , Deputy Director of the Institute for Problems of Mathematical Machines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sciences of Ukraine , who held a press conference on Thursday , an UNIAN correspondent reports .
Read alsoEpidemiologist says Ukraine may face second wave of coronavirus '' We have already passed the plateau phase , which lasted about two weeks , and where we 've had a steady decline since May 10 ; that is , over the past two weeks we 've had a small but steady decline .
We draft our forecasts hoping that the trend prevails , but we understand that quarantine measures are being mitigated and this trend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Two scenarios for the contact level increase by 10 % and 20 % were examined , which may arise due to the quarantine relaxation .
According to the pessimistic scenario , if Ukraine returns to the plateau phase or a slight increase in the incidence , the total number of cases by late June will stand at 33,000 , with 1,100 fatalities .
However , if the abolition of a number of quarantine restrictions does n't affect the current incidence trends ( optimistic scenario ) , the average daily number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 200 , with 10 deaths and 250 recoveries .
The optimistic scenario suggests the total number of COVID-19 patients in Ukraine will reach 29,000 in late June , with some 950 casualties .
As UNIAN reported , as of May 28 , a total of 22,382 coronavirus cases have been identified in Ukraine , with 477 recorded in the past 24 hours .
Since the outburst of the pandemic , 8,439 people have recovered and 669 have died .

The optimistic scenario suggests the total number of COVID-19 patients in Ukraine will reach 29,000 in late June, with some 950 fatalities.
Ukrainian scientists have presented a model assessment of the COVID-19 epidemic development in June 2020, according to estimates as of May 26.
The optimistic scenario suggests the total number of COVID-19 patients in Ukraine will reach 29,000 in late June, with some 950 casualties, said Ihor Brovchenko, Coordinator of the Working Group on Mathematical Modeling of Coronavirus Spread in Kyiv, Deputy Director of the Institute for Problems of Mathematical Machines and Systems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, who held a press conference on Thursday, an UNIAN correspondent reports.
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"We have already passed the plateau phase, which lasted about two weeks, and where we've had a steady decline since May 10; that is, over the past two weeks we've had a small but steady decline. We draft our forecasts hoping that the trend prevails, but we understand that quarantine measures are being mitigated and this trend may not be maintained," he said.
Two scenarios for the contact level increase by 10% and 20% were examined, which may arise due to the quarantine relaxation.
According to the pessimistic scenario, if Ukraine returns to the plateau phase or a slight increase in the incidence, the total number of cases by late June will stand at 33,000, with 1,100 fatalities.
However, if the abolition of a number of quarantine restrictions doesn't affect the current incidence trends (optimistic scenario), the average daily number of new COVID-19 cases by end-June will be about 200, with 10 deaths and 250 recoveries.
The optimistic scenario suggests the total number of COVID-19 patients in Ukraine will reach 29,000 in late June, with some 950 casualties.
As UNIAN reported, as of May 28, a total of 22,382 coronavirus cases have been identified in Ukraine, with 477 recorded in the past 24 hours. Since the outburst of the pandemic, 8,439 people have recovered and 669 have died.


unian--2020-05-28--PrivatBank extends loan holidays for small-, medium-sized businesses

Customers need to additionally submit an application to obtain a deferral of interest and monthly fees .
Ukraine 's largest state-owned PrivatBank says it has extended loan holidays until the end of July 2020 for small- and medium-sized businesses , introduced from early March for the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) quarantine period .
`` This deferral of payments is valid for all small- and medium-sized businesses ' customers on the products 'credit limit to the account ' and 'entrepreneurial credit limit , ' according to which the requirement of mandatory monthly zeroing of the limits is postponed to July 31 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ submit an application to obtain a deferral of interest and monthly fees , '' PrivatBank 's press service said on May 28 .
Read alsoCOVID-19 quarantine : third of Ukrainian small-sized businesses lose over 50 % of revenue – poll The bank introduced loan holidays both for healthy loans and for overdue ones that have failed to be repaid on time since early March .
PrivatBank also canceled the accrual of penalties and fines for small- and medium-sized businesses ' all previously overdue loans .
As UNIAN reported earlier , PrivatBank announced a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on all loan programs for financing legal entities and entrepreneurs to help Ukrainian businesses overcome the consequences of the COVID-19 lockdown .
Anti-crisis conditions for financing entrepreneurs will be valid until the end of 2020 .
UNIAN memo .
Dnipro-based PrivatBank has been operating in Ukraine since 1992 .
It is Ukraine 's No .
1 bank in terms of assets .
The bank has been owned by the state since December 2016 .
PrivatBank posted UAH 32.6 billion ( US $ 1.2 billion ) in net profit in 2019 .

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unian--2020-05-29--Forbes: Russia's new assault ship might look familiar to French Mistral

Project 23900 , set to be developed in the occupied Crimea , is a `` clone '' of the French Mistral design .
When you ca n't buy it , steal it .
That 's Russia 's approach to acquiring new amphibious assault ships , six years after France canceled a sale of the versatile vessels .
On May 22 , Russian news agency TASS reported that the Kremlin had inked a $ 1.4-billion deal with the Kerch shipyard in the occupied Crimea to build two Project 23900 assault ships , Forbes wrote .
Similar in appearance to small aircraft @ @ @ @ @ @ @ displace 25,000 tons of water and carry up to 20 large helicopters , landing craft and 900 marines .
The Project 23900 is a `` clone '' of the French Mistral design , according to one LiveJournal user .
In 2010 Russian cut a deal with France to buy at least two Mistrals .
The arrangement angered some U.S. politicians , who warned against helping Russia to arm itself for possible war against the United States or its allies .
Read also '' Unprecedented move '' : Russia envoy to OSCE trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later Russia invaded Ukraine 's Crimean Peninsula .
The amphibious flotilla of the Russian Black Sea Fleet supported the invasion with aging landing ships of the Project 775 Ropucha and Project 1171 Alligator classes , both displacing around 4,000 tons .
In the aftermath of Crimea , Paris swiftly canceled the Mistral deal .
For subsequent operations , such as supply runs between Russian territory and the country 's base in Syria , Moscow 's fleet continued relying on its 15 Ropuchas and four Alligators .
But the need for a modern assault @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aviation facilities and command capabilities – was obvious .
As was the path forward for the Kremlin .
`` If such vessels are to be built , their construction will doubtless benefit from the short experience that the Russians acquired with the French in the framework of the Mistral contract before its cancellation , '' the Virginia-based Center for Naval Analyses noted in 2019 .
That proved to be true .
Of course , just because Russia plans to copy the Mistral design does n't mean it will succeed in doing so .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has struggled to build any vessel larger than a frigate .

Project 23900, set to be developed in the occupied Crimea, is a "clone" of the French Mistral design.
When you can't buy it, steal it. That's Russia's approach to acquiring new amphibious assault ships, six years after France canceled a sale of the versatile vessels.
On May 22, Russian news agency TASS reported that the Kremlin had inked a $1.4-billion deal with the Kerch shipyard in the occupied Crimea to build two Project 23900 assault ships, Forbes wrote.
Similar in appearance to small aircraft carriers, the assault ships each will displace 25,000 tons of water and carry up to 20 large helicopters, landing craft and 900 marines.
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The Project 23900 is a "clone" of the French Mistral design, according to one LiveJournal user.
In 2010 Russian cut a deal with France to buy at least two Mistrals. The arrangement angered some U.S. politicians, who warned against helping Russia to arm itself for possible war against the United States or its allies.
Read also"Unprecedented move": Russia envoy to OSCE trying to interrupt Ukrainian speech on Crimea
Four years later Russia invaded Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula. The amphibious flotilla of the Russian Black Sea Fleet supported the invasion with aging landing ships of the Project 775 Ropucha and Project 1171 Alligator classes, both displacing around 4,000 tons.
In the aftermath of Crimea, Paris swiftly canceled the Mistral deal. For subsequent operations, such as supply runs between Russian territory and the country's base in Syria, Moscow's fleet continued relying on its 15 Ropuchas and four Alligators.
But the need for a modern assault ship – with its greater capacity, aviation facilities and command capabilities – was obvious. As was the path forward for the Kremlin.
"If such vessels are to be built, their construction will doubtless benefit from the short experience that the Russians acquired with the French in the framework of the Mistral contract before its cancellation," the Virginia-based Center for Naval Analyses noted in 2019.
That proved to be true. Of course, just because Russia plans to copy the Mistral design doesn't mean it will succeed in doing so. The Russian shipbuilding industry in recent years has struggled to build any vessel larger than a frigate.


unian--2020-05-29--Finance Ministry, State Tax Service finalizing "cash register in smartphone"

The free app will be available from August 1 , 2020 .
Ukraine 's Finance Ministry and the State Tax Service are completing preparations to launch a free fiscal application for the software cash registers , which will soon start operate in test mode .
`` Within a month , businesses will be able to get learn about the app 's functionality in the taxpayer 's electronic office , test it and offer their suggestions for enhancing it , '' the ministry 's press service said on its website on May 29 .
`` As early as August 1 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for everyone to use it in full , free of charge .
At the same time , the mandatory use of the cash register software for certain types of operations by individual entrepreneurs of 2-4 taxation groups will enter into force on January 1 , 2021 , '' the report said .
It is noted that the introduction of the new app is an important step towards deshadowing of the economy and creation of equal conditions for doing business , which will allow consumers to verify the availability of an issued receipt in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be able to reimburse part of the cost of purchased goods if the receipt is absent or issued in violation of law .
`` Given the global digitalization trends , and even more , under quarantine conditions , the launch of the smartphone app is very relevant .
We are entering a new level of administration .
Businesses are looking forward to this application since it greatly simplifies operations of entrepreneurs .
This fiscal app can be easily installed on any smartphone , tablet or laptop .
It will be possible to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ service quoted Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko as saying .
The launch of the product was supposed to take place on April 19 , but due to quarantine measures , the deadline was postponed , which made it possible to finalize the interface As UNIAN reported earlier , on September 20 , 2019 , the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament , passed a bill allowing the use of software cash registers along with traditional ones , as well as requiring individual entrepreneurs of 2-4 group to use cash transaction registers .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the app will not concern individuals , as well as individual entrepreneurs of the first group of taxation .
The Rada also backed a bill on the deshadowing of settlement transactions , which implies the introduction of the so-called `` cashback '' tool , that is compensation for the purchase price exceeding UAH 850 ( US $ 31.59 ) to buyers if a seller violates the settlement procedure .
In March 2020 , the parliament passed a bill on easing a number of tax laws to support taxpayers for the quarantine period introduced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( COVID 19 ) pandemic .
The document , in particular , provides for the postponement of the mandatory implementation of software cash registers for all single tax payers of 2-4 groups until April 1 , 2021 .

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unian--2020-05-29--Poroshenko skips SBI questioning

Poroshenko skips SBI questioning

Lawyers say summons have not been handed over in line with procedural law .
Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has skipped today 's questioning scheduled by the State Bureau of Investigation ( SBI ) .
His lawyers told journalists outside the SBI 's HQ in Kyiv that the detectives had failed to properly hand over the summons to the former president , an UNIAN correspondent reports .
When asked by journalists whether the SBI really sent the summons to Poroshenko 's office , home , and registration address , the lawyers said : `` They [ the SBI ] are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was summoned for questioning was in the case of the alleged smuggling of paintings .
That time , Poroshenko did not report to the SBI either .
Read alsoSBI goes to museum to serve summons on Poroshenko for questioning Today , at 11:00 Kyiv time , he was set to be questioned in this case , as well as at 12:00 – in that into the illegal eavesdropping of his phone conversations with former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden .
As UNIAN reported earlier , it became known on May 22 that Poroshenko @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for questioning as a witness on May 26 in a criminal proceeding probing into the alleged transfer of 43 paintings across the customs border of Ukraine in circumvention of customs control .
On the same day , Poroshenko hosted an exhibition at Kyiv 's Ivan Honchar Museum where he showcased the paintings in question along with the original custom clearance paperwork .
On the afternoon of May 26 , SBI investigators arrived at the museum to conduct urgent investigative actions and search the museum 's premises `` in order to preserve the assets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not present any search warrant .
The director of the museum , Petro Honchar , claimed that the SBI agents had broken the entrance door of the museum and blocked him from entering into the premises .
He added that Poroshenko had not commissioned the museum 's administration to relocate the paintings that were on exhibit .
The SBI officers conducted an inventory of the paintings from Poroshenko 's collection and seized the original customs declarations .
On May 27 , the SBI summoned Poroshenko for questioning in two cases scheduled for May @ @

Lawyers say summons have not been handed over in line with procedural law.
Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has skipped today's questioning scheduled by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI).
His lawyers told journalists outside the SBI's HQ in Kyiv that the detectives had failed to properly hand over the summons to the former president, an UNIAN correspondent reports.
When asked by journalists whether the SBI really sent the summons to Poroshenko's office, home, and registration address, the lawyers said: "They [the SBI] are lying."
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The latest time Poroshenko was summoned for questioning was in the case of the alleged smuggling of paintings. That time, Poroshenko did not report to the SBI either.
Read alsoSBI goes to museum to serve summons on Poroshenko for questioning
Today, at 11:00 Kyiv time, he was set to be questioned in this case, as well as at 12:00 – in that into the illegal eavesdropping of his phone conversations with former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.
As UNIAN reported earlier, it became known on May 22 that Poroshenko had urgently been summoned to the SBI for questioning as a witness on May 26 in a criminal proceeding probing into the alleged transfer of 43 paintings across the customs border of Ukraine in circumvention of customs control. On the same day, Poroshenko hosted an exhibition at Kyiv's Ivan Honchar Museum where he showcased the paintings in question along with the original custom clearance paperwork.
On the afternoon of May 26, SBI investigators arrived at the museum to conduct urgent investigative actions and search the museum's premises "in order to preserve the assets [paintings]." They did not present any search warrant.
The director of the museum, Petro Honchar, claimed that the SBI agents had broken the entrance door of the museum and blocked him from entering into the premises. He added that Poroshenko had not commissioned the museum's administration to relocate the paintings that were on exhibit.
The SBI officers conducted an inventory of the paintings from Poroshenko's collection and seized the original customs declarations.
On May 27, the SBI summoned Poroshenko for questioning in two cases scheduled for May 29.


unian--2020-05-29--Ukraine to strengthen contribution to int'l security – Zelensky

Zelensky congratulated Ukrainian peacekeepers and veterans of peacekeeping operations on International Day of UN Peacekeepers .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that amid emergency challenges , not only will Ukraine not cease participation in United Nations ( UN ) operations , it will continue to strengthen its contribution to international peace and security .
That 's according to his greeting address to Ukrainian peacekeepers and veterans of peacekeeping operations on International Day of UN Peacekeepers , posted on the site of the head of state .
`` Today we pay tribute to the dedication and sacrifice of military and civilian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world , fulfilling a noble mission to maintain international peace and security , '' the address says .
Zelensky noted that the high professionalism and impeccable moral and business qualities of Ukrainian peacekeepers , their worthy fulfillment of tasks in the troubled corners of our planet , have been appreciated by all UN member states .
Read alsoUkraine 's envoy to UN considers deployment of peacekeepers in Donbas almost unrealistic '' Civilians across continents are aware of and praise the valor , peacefulness , and humanism of Ukrainian peace warriors , their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and do everything possible to ease the suffering of the civilian population and reconcile the warring parties , '' the head of state emphasized .
`` Eternal memory and glory to all who gave their lives during UN peacekeeping operations .
I am sure that Ukrainian peacekeepers will continue to faithfully serve the ideals of humanism , peaceful coexistence and protection of people 's lives .
I wish you and your families good health , prosperity and success in the important work entrusted to the Ukrainian peacekeepers , '' the president concluded .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the UN annually on May 29 .
It has been officially celebrated in Ukraine since 2003 .

Zelensky congratulated Ukrainian peacekeepers and veterans of peacekeeping operations on International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that amid emergency challenges, not only will Ukraine not cease participation in United Nations (UN) operations, it will continue to strengthen its contribution to international peace and security.
That's according to his greeting address to Ukrainian peacekeepers and veterans of peacekeeping operations on International Day of UN Peacekeepers, posted on the site of the head of state.
"Today we pay tribute to the dedication and sacrifice of military and civilian personnel who carry out difficult services around the world, fulfilling a noble mission to maintain international peace and security," the address says.
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Zelensky noted that the high professionalism and impeccable moral and business qualities of Ukrainian peacekeepers, their worthy fulfillment of tasks in the troubled corners of our planet, have been appreciated by all UN member states.
Read alsoUkraine's envoy to UN considers deployment of peacekeepers in Donbas almost unrealistic
"Civilians across continents are aware of and praise the valor, peacefulness, and humanism of Ukrainian peace warriors, their willingness to always come to the rescue and do everything possible to ease the suffering of the civilian population and reconcile the warring parties," the head of state emphasized.
"Eternal memory and glory to all who gave their lives during UN peacekeeping operations. I am sure that Ukrainian peacekeepers will continue to faithfully serve the ideals of humanism, peaceful coexistence and protection of people's lives. I wish you and your families good health, prosperity and success in the important work entrusted to the Ukrainian peacekeepers," the president concluded.
*** International Day of Peacekeepers is celebrated by the UN annually on May 29. It has been officially celebrated in Ukraine since 2003.


unian--2020-05-29--Four regions not ready for stage 2 of quarantine easing in Ukraine – health ministry

These are Donetsk , Lviv , Rivne and Chernivtsi regions .
Four regions of Ukraine can not shift toward stage 2 of quarantine easing , health officials stress .
As evidenced by the analysis of the epidemiological situation across regions as of May 29 , namely , the incidence rate , COVID-19-related hospital load , and the number of tests carried out , the Healthcare Ministry says Donetsk , Lviv , Rivne and Chernivtsi regions are not yet ready for the second stage of quarantine easing .
According to the ministry , Volyn , Dnipropetrovsk and Zakarpattia regions , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of yesterday , May 28 , may now start relaxing quarantine restrictions .
Read alsoCOVID-19 recoveries in Ukraine exceed new cases in past day As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukraine 's Cabinet of Ministers on May 20 decided to introduce an adaptive quarantine in the country from May 22 to June 22 , taking into account the epidemiological situation in the regions .
In particular , the government introduced certain indicators : an incidence – the average number of confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past seven days per 100,000 people , which should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people ; bed occupancy in hospitals designated for COVID-19 patients should be below 50 % ; and the number of tests done with the use of polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) and enzyme immunoassay methods should be more than 12 per 100,000 population over the past seven days .

These are Donetsk, Lviv, Rivne and Chernivtsi regions.
Four regions of Ukraine cannot shift toward stage 2 of quarantine easing, health officials stress.
As evidenced by the analysis of the epidemiological situation across regions as of May 29, namely, the incidence rate, COVID-19-related hospital load, and the number of tests carried out, the Healthcare Ministry says Donetsk, Lviv, Rivne and Chernivtsi regions are not yet ready for the second stage of quarantine easing.
According to the ministry, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk and Zakarpattia regions, which were not prepared to ease quarantine as of yesterday, May 28, may now start relaxing quarantine restrictions.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers on May 20 decided to introduce an adaptive quarantine in the country from May 22 to June 22, taking into account the epidemiological situation in the regions.
In particular, the government introduced certain indicators: an incidence – the average number of confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past seven days per 100,000 people, which should be lower than 12 cases per 100,000 people; bed occupancy in hospitals designated for COVID-19 patients should be below 50%; and the number of tests done with the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and enzyme immunoassay methods should be more than 12 per 100,000 population over the past seven days.


unian--2020-05-29--Ukraine envoy to Austria: Flights could be relaunched from June 23

The diplomat believes this may happen if quarantine restrictions for entry are lifted .
Ambassador of Ukraine to Austria Oleksandr @ @ @ @ @ the flights between the two countries suspended over the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) pandemic may @ @ @ @ @ .
`` As for the situation with the resumption of air travel between Ukraine and @ @ @ @ @ possibility that flights will resume after June 23 , if both countries by that time @ @ @ @ @ other both in terms of reopening airspace and in terms of removing restrictions on entry @ @ @ @ @ wrote on Facebook on May 29 .
Read alsoState intervention required : Kyiv Airport says @ @ @ @ @ Earlier , Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the government would return to the @ @ @ @ @ after June 15 .
`` We are conducting a dialogue with air carriers , and @ @ @ @ @ is no sense in opening airports and launching scheduled flights before June 15 , '' @ @ @

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unian--2020-05-29--NACP starts probe into acting energy minister's alleged corruption offense

On May 28 , Leros submitted a report to NACP related to the minister 's conflict of interests in the state-run Energoatom .
The National Agency on Corruption Prevention ( NACP ) , upon receiving a report from Ukrainian MP Geo Leros , has started a probe to check compliance of Ukraine 's Acting Minister of Energy and Environmental Policy Olha Buslavets with anti-corruption legislation .
On May 28 , Leros submitted a report to NACP related to the minister 's conflict of interests in the state-run Energoatom .
`` The lawmaker claims the official had a conflict of interest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Directorate for the Development of Nuclear Energy and Atomic Industry of the Ministry and the state-run enterprise Energoatom , '' NACP reported .
As UNIAN reported earlier , on May 28 , Leros came forward with public allegations against Buslavets , who he claims must be put on the list of registered corruption-related offenders .
`` The [ acting ] minister acted amid an actual conflict of interest , when on May 8 she directly issued in relation to the subdivision of [ Ukraine 's national nuclear energy generating company ] Energoatom a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ withdrawn subdivision where her son is employed , '' the MP wrote on Facebook on May 28 .

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unian--2020-05-29--Average wage in Ukraine grows to almost US$388 in April y-o-y

The average pay in Kyiv in April 2020 was US $ 568 .
The average nominal wage of a full-time employee shrank by 8.9 % in Ukraine in April 2020 against March 2020 , while growing by 1.6 % year-over-year ( y-o-y ) , to UAH 10,430 , or US $ 388 .
Real wages in Ukraine in April 2020 decreased by 9.6 % from March 2020 , whereas they also reduced by 0.4 % y-o-y , the State Statistics Service reported .
The average nominal rate of a full-time employee in Ukraine in April 2020 was 2.2 times up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4,723 ( US $ 176 ) .
The average pay in the city of Kyiv in April 2020 was UAH 15,278 ( US $ 568 ) , the report said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the minimum wage in Ukraine from January 1 , 2020 , increased by UAH 550 ( US $ 20.44 ) , to UAH 4,723 ( US $ 176 ) per month , or UAH 28.31 ( US $ 1.05 ) per hour .
According to the 2020 national budget , the minimum monthly subsistence wage will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ per capita from January 1 ; UAH 2,118 ( US $ 78.71 ) from July 1 ; and UAH 2,189 ( US $ 81.35 ) from December 1 .

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unian--2020-05-29--Ukraine's envoy urges Italian media to objectively cover Markiv case

The relevant appeal was published in Il Venerdi magazine .
Ukrainian Ambassador to Italy Yevhen Perelygin has urged the Italian media to stay objective in their coverage of the case of senior sergeant of the National Guard of Ukraine Vitaliy Markiv who has been sentenced to a long prison term in Italy for the alleged complicity in the death of an Italian photo reporter in the Donbas warzone .
`` The tragic story of Italian photo reporter Andrea Rocchelli should not be considered beyond the context of Russian aggression , which the defenders of Ukraine , including Vitaliy Markiv , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said in an appeal published in Il Venerdi magazine , the embassy 's press service wrote on Facebook .
`` Despite everything , I believe in the justice of the Italian judicial system , which must demonstrate its impartiality by restoring freedom and dignity to Vitaliy Markiv , '' Perelygin added .
As UNIAN reported earlier , despite convincing evidence proving that Markiv could not have been involved in the mortar shelling , which is believed to have killed an Italian freelance photo reporter , Andrea Rocchelli , and his Russian interpreter Andrei @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the jury in the court of Italy 's Pavia on July 12 , 2019 , sentenced the Ukrainian guardsman to 24 years in prison .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Prosecutor General 's Office to immediately address the issue of Markiv 's return to Ukraine .
On October 10 , the court made public the motivational part of the verdict .
On November 20 , Ukraine filed an appeal against the verdict against Markiv .

The relevant appeal was published in Il Venerdi magazine.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Italy Yevhen Perelygin has urged the Italian media to stay objective in their coverage of the case of senior sergeant of the National Guard of Ukraine Vitaliy Markiv who has been sentenced to a long prison term in Italy for the alleged complicity in the death of an Italian photo reporter in the Donbas warzone.
"The tragic story of Italian photo reporter Andrea Rocchelli should not be considered beyond the context of Russian aggression, which the defenders of Ukraine, including Vitaliy Markiv, had been repelling," the ambassador said in an appeal published in Il Venerdi magazine, the embassy's press service wrote on Facebook.
Read alsoUkraine's president, Italy's PM discuss Markiv case
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"Despite everything, I believe in the justice of the Italian judicial system, which must demonstrate its impartiality by restoring freedom and dignity to Vitaliy Markiv," Perelygin added.
As UNIAN reported earlier, despite convincing evidence proving that Markiv could not have been involved in the mortar shelling, which is believed to have killed an Italian freelance photo reporter, Andrea Rocchelli, and his Russian interpreter Andrei Mironov in Donetsk region in May 2014, the jury in the court of Italy's Pavia on July 12, 2019, sentenced the Ukrainian guardsman to 24 years in prison.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Prosecutor General's Office to immediately address the issue of Markiv's return to Ukraine.
On October 10, the court made public the motivational part of the verdict.
On November 20, Ukraine filed an appeal against the verdict against Markiv.


unian--2020-05-29--COVID-19 recoveries in Ukraine exceed new cases in past day

A total of 679 ( +10 ) COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country .
Ukraine has reported 495 COVID-19 recoveries against 429 new cases over the past 24 hours .
The total number of lab-confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine exceeded 22,811 as of Friday morning , according to the Public Health Center .
Overall incidence per region : 957 cases in Vinnytsia region ; 863 in Volyn region ; 930 in Dnipropetrovsk region ; 158 in Donetsk region ; 694 in Zhytomyr region ; 1,147 in Zakarpattia region ; 431 in Zaporizhia region ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kirovohrad region ; 2,849 in the city of Kyiv ; 1,535 in Kyiv region ; 1,563 in Lviv region ; 46 in Luhansk region ; 284 in Mykolayiv region ; 878 in Odesa region ; 268 in Poltava region ; 1,628 in Rivne region ; 167 in Sumy region ; 1,145 in Ternopil region ; 1,011 in Kharkiv region ; 177 in Kherson region ; 407 in Khmelnytsky region ; 3,259 in Chernivtsi region ; 401 in Cherkasy region ; 150 in Chernihiv region .
Read alsoUkraine 's health sector to propose another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 679 ( +10 ) COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country .
Some 8,934 ( +495 ) patients have recovered .

A total of 679 (+10) COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country.
Ukraine has reported 495 COVID-19 recoveries against 429 new cases over the past 24 hours.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine exceeded 22,811 as of Friday morning, according to the Public Health Center.
Overall incidence per region: 957 cases in Vinnytsia region; 863 in Volyn region; 930 in Dnipropetrovsk region; 158 in Donetsk region; 694 in Zhytomyr region; 1,147 in Zakarpattia region; 431 in Zaporizhia region; 1,360 in Ivano-Frankivsk region; 503 in Kirovohrad region; 2,849 in the city of Kyiv; 1,535 in Kyiv region; 1,563 in Lviv region; 46 in Luhansk region; 284 in Mykolayiv region; 878 in Odesa region; 268 in Poltava region; 1,628 in Rivne region; 167 in Sumy region; 1,145 in Ternopil region; 1,011 in Kharkiv region; 177 in Kherson region; 407 in Khmelnytsky region; 3,259 in Chernivtsi region; 401 in Cherkasy region; 150 in Chernihiv region.
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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 679 (+10) COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country. Some 8,934 (+495) patients have recovered.


unian--2020-05-29--Interior minister Avakov reacts to gang shootout in Brovary

The official blames local authorities for corruption in distributing commuter bus transportation quotas between carriers .
Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has called the shootout in the town of Brovary outside Kyiv `` an echo of corruption in determining the quotas for commuter bus carriers . ''
`` This morning 's shootout in Brovary is an echo of corruption in determining the quotas for commuter bus carriers , while gangs are attracted in fighting for transportation routes .
We will deal with this , '' the minister wrote on Twitter .
According to Avakov , the police have already detained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Read alsoDozen arrests following massive shootout between rivaling gangs in Brovary ( Photo , video ) '' The executive bodies of Kyiv and the region are obliged – everything 's rotten there , '' the minister said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , about a hundred perpetrators Friday morning were involved in a shootout at a shuttle bus parking lot in the town of Brovary just outside Kyiv .
Police arrived shortly after the incident broke out , detaining 10 armed men involved in the showdown .
At least three persons involved @ @ @ @ @ @

The official blames local authorities for corruption in distributing commuter bus transportation quotas between carriers.
Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has called the shootout in the town of Brovary outside Kyiv "an echo of corruption in determining the quotas for commuter bus carriers."
"This morning's shootout in Brovary is an echo of corruption in determining the quotas for commuter bus carriers, while gangs are attracted in fighting for transportation routes. We will deal with this," the minister wrote on Twitter.
According to Avakov, the police have already detained 10 people, mass arrests are underway.
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"The executive bodies of Kyiv and the region are obliged – everything's rotten there," the minister said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, about a hundred perpetrators Friday morning were involved in a shootout at a shuttle bus parking lot in the town of Brovary just outside Kyiv.
Police arrived shortly after the incident broke out, detaining 10 armed men involved in the showdown. At least three persons involved in the shootout were wounded.


unian--2020-05-29--Ukraine's largest air carrier UIA presents business recovery strategy

Long-haul operations may be resumed after critical feeding flights are re-introduced to the schedule – in or about April 2021 .
Ukraine International Airlines , Ukraine 's largest air carrier , is about to implement a business recovery strategy aimed at resuming operations .
The airline expects to resume operations by referencing the best case scenario provided that the entry/exit restrictions for both Ukrainian and foreign nationals are lifted effective June 15 , 2020 , the company press service reports .
According to the carrier 's forecast , UIA 's passenger traffic will decrease by approximately 46 % , down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 0.986 million have already been carried before the lockdown ) .
At stage 1 – through April 2021 – the carrier intends to operate medium-haul international point-to-point flights capable of demonstrating substantial passenger load without transit feeding .
Ukraine international expects to resume domestic operations .
At stage two , as soon as passenger traffic is regenerated , the airline will restore minimal international route network .
Long-haul operations may be resumed after critical feeding flights are re-introduced to the schedule – in or about April 2021 .
The press service adds that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carrier plans to operate 14 aircraft , gradually increasing the number up to 28 .
The long-haul fleet will be optimized with due allowance for the necessities of stage one .
Later on , based on the traffic and market landscape ( namely drop in demand for long-haul aircraft ) , the carrier will decide on extending its widebody fleet .
Also , to perform efficiently on the post-pandemic market , UIA introduces changes to its base product .
The airline plans to facilitate its fare policy , cut down business class capacity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ website , and offer customers full-cycle service on the website providing passengers with an opportunity to make changes in bookings .
The airline is committed to increasing fleet operation and cutting costs while preserving substantial transit potential .
`` On March 17 , Ukrainian authorities banned scheduled passenger air services .
Therefore , Ukraine International was forced to put operations on hold , '' as noted by Yevhenii Dykhne , CEO at Ukraine International .
`` Currently , the company 's management makes every effort to cut costs and generate revenue from leg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ business and key staff , especially cockpit personnel .
We deeply regret to have stopped employing 900 highly qualified professional because of the substantial decline in the airline 's operations . ''

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unian--2020-05-29--State intervention required: Kyiv Airport says might not survive coronavirus lockdown

Regular air traffic has been on hold since the onset of the national quarantine .
Ukraine 's Ihor Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport ( Zhuliany ) may not survive the COVID-19 crisis if the government fails to provide support , the airport 's press secretary , Halyna Bohdanenko , says .
The airport needs not so much financial assistance , but above all the regulatory support on the part of government , she told Hromadske Radio .
`` We 've been trying for several months to have the minimum rates for our services changed .
We ourselves can not change rates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We were on an equal footing with the Boryspil Airport , our rates were higher and carriers chose another airport , '' Bohdanenko said .
Also , she added that the Boryspil Airport enjoys a better rate than any other Ukrainian airport , which creates unfair competitive conditions .
`` Air carriers choose another airport – when the airspace was closed , all evacuation and humanitarian flights were directed to Boryspil , so we had to close our airport .
That is , the airport receives no income , while paying taxes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the crisis and reach the pre-crisis volumes , which requires more than one year , '' the spokeswoman concluded .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukrainian authorities explained how air travel , including international , will resume in Ukraine as quarantine eases .

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unian--2020-05-29--UN reacts to arrest of two Ukrainian cops accused of rape

The UN Human Rights Mission also calls on the State Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Prosecutor General to investigate all alleged police crimes .
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has expressed deep concern about the situation in the town of Kaharlyk , Kyiv region , where two cops were arrested on rape and assault charges .
`` We are deeply concerned about reports of sexual violence and torture against a woman and a man at the Kaharlyk police unit , '' the Mission wrote on Facebook .
The UN Human Rights Mission also calls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Office of the Prosecutor General to investigate all alleged police crimes , including the recent incident in Kaharlyk .
Read alsoCops accused of rape , assault to face `` trial and fair punishment '' – deputy interior minister '' We also call on the National Police to take the necessary measures to prevent further cases of torture and ill-treatment in their ranks .
Finally , we call on the Ukrainian Parliament to bring Article 127 of the Criminal Code in full compliance with Article 1 of the Convention against Torture , thus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' reads the report .
As UNIAN reported earlier , two policemen of the Kaharlyk Police Unit in Kyiv region were put into custody after a local woman pressed rape and assault charges against them , which also led to the disbanding of the entire unit by National Police leadership .

The UN Human Rights Mission also calls on the State Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Prosecutor General to investigate all alleged police crimes.
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has expressed deep concern about the situation in the town of Kaharlyk, Kyiv region, where two cops were arrested on rape and assault charges.
"We are deeply concerned about reports of sexual violence and torture against a woman and a man at the Kaharlyk police unit," the Mission wrote on Facebook.
The UN Human Rights Mission also calls on the State Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Prosecutor General to investigate all alleged police crimes, including the recent incident in Kaharlyk.
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"We also call on the National Police to take the necessary measures to prevent further cases of torture and ill-treatment in their ranks. Finally, we call on the Ukrainian Parliament to bring Article 127 of the Criminal Code in full compliance with Article 1 of the Convention against Torture, thus eradicating existing or potential loopholes for impunity," reads the report.
As UNIAN reported earlier, two policemen of the Kaharlyk Police Unit in Kyiv region were put into custody after a local woman pressed rape and assault charges against them, which also led to the disbanding of the entire unit by National Police leadership.


unian--2020-05-29--Dozen arrests following massive shootout between rivaling gangs in Brovary

Reports claim the showdown is part of a turf war , due to the redistribution of control over commuter bus routes to Kyiv .
About a hundred perpetrators Friday morning were involved in a shootout at a shuttle bus parking lot in the town of Brovary just outside Kyiv .
Eyewitnesses reported dozens of shots fired at the site in what is alleged to be a showdown between rivaling groups competing for control of lucrative bus routes to Kyiv .
Police arrived shortly after the incident broke out , detaining 10 armed men involved in the showdown , speaker for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , told Ukrainian Pravda .
At least three persons involved in the shootout were wounded , said deputy interior minister Anton Gerashchenko , who added that the clash was a result of non-transparent distribution of licenses for commuter bus operators on the part of Kyiv region officials .
None of the detainees turned out to be local .
Eyewitnesses posted videos on social networks showing a large group of armed men firing shotguns and carbines .
The Fakty newspaper reported that the incident had occurred at 07:00 on Friday between groups competing for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prior to the incident , one of those groups exerted pressure on passengers , urging them to use their services instead of hitchhiking , hailing taxies or opting for their rivaling company .

Reports claim the showdown is part of a turf war, due to the redistribution of control over commuter bus routes to Kyiv.
About a hundred perpetrators Friday morning were involved in a shootout at a shuttle bus parking lot in the town of Brovary just outside Kyiv.
Eyewitnesses reported dozens of shots fired at the site in what is alleged to be a showdown between rivaling groups competing for control of lucrative bus routes to Kyiv.
Police arrived shortly after the incident broke out, detaining 11 armed men involved in the showdown, speaker for the Kyiv Region PD, Vitalia Hrokholska, told Ukrainian Pravda.
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During a massive raid, including in Zhytomyr and Vinnytsia regions, where some perpetrators fled, police apprehended another ten men, bringing the total number of detainees to 21.
At least three persons involved in the shootout were wounded, said deputy interior minister Anton Gerashchenko, who added that the clash was a result of non-transparent distribution of licenses for commuter bus operators on the part of Kyiv region officials.
Масові затримання @police_kyiv_obl зловмисників і вилучення зброї у Броварах після ранкових сутичок і стрілянини. pic.twitter.com/s8wd6bYFSt — Artem Shevchenko (@Artem_Shewa) May 29, 2020
None of the detainees turned out to be local.
Eyewitnesses posted videos on social networks showing a large group of armed men firing shotguns and carbines.
The Fakty newspaper reported that the incident had occurred at 07:00 on Friday between groups competing for control over passenger transportation to Kyiv. Prior to the incident, one of those groups exerted pressure on passengers, urging them to use their services instead of hitchhiking, hailing taxies or opting for their rivaling company.


unian--2020-05-29--Ukraine's GDP in 2020 may decrease by 4-8%, government program says

Ukraine in 2020 may face a decline in exports .
The Cabinet of Ministers projects that Ukraine 's GDP may decrease by 4-8 % in 2020 compared to 2019 .
These figures are mentioned in the comprehensive economic recovery program passed on May 27 and published on May 28 , the government said on its portal .
`` According to IMF forecasts , the global economy is expected to decline by 3 % .
Ukraine is traditionally more vulnerable to economic shocks – GDP may fall by 4-8 % compared to 2019 , '' the program says .
The document @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukrainian economy is the result of global shocks : an unfavorable situation on key commodity markets , shutdowns of commodity markets for Ukrainian exporters , and a change in global production chains .
`` As a result , according to NBU forecasts , Ukraine in 2020 may face a decrease in exports ( -10 % ) , imports ( -14.5 % ) , widening budget deficits ( 8 % of GDP ) , and rising unemployment ( up to 9.5 % ) , '' the program said .
As UNIAN reported earlier , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government program , `` Economic Recovery , '' to stimulate the economy to overcome COVID-19 consequences .
Earlier , the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament , introduced the so-called anti-crisis changes to the national budget for 2020 .
In particular , the budget deficit almost tripled , to UAH 298.4 billion ( US $ 11.05 billion ) , or 7.5 % of GDP .
The updated budget is based on such forecasts as a 3.9 % decline in GDP ( it was previously expected to grow by 3.7 % ) and 9.4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
The average annual forex rate is set at UAH 29.5 ( against UAH 27 ) per U.S. dollar and inflation is expected to accelerate to 8.7 % .
In 2019 , the deficit of the national budget was UAH 78 billion ( US $ 2.88 billion ) , or 1.9 % of GDP , while the projected deficit was UAH 91.1 billion ( US $ 3.37 billion ) , or 2.26 % of GDP .

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unian--2020-05-29--Ukraine's hryvnia strengthens to UAH 26.91 to U.S. dollar on May 29

The official forex rate against the euro for Friday is fixed at UAH 29.62 per euro .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) on May 28 set the official forex rate of the hryvnia for Friday , May 29 , at UAH 26.91 to the U.S. dollar , which let the country 's national currency strengthen by nine kopiykas after a three-day fall .
The official forex rate against the euro for Friday is fixed at UAH 29.62 per euro – the hryvnia gained 10 kopiykas in value since Thursday , according to the NBU website .
Read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by 4-8 % - government program By 16:00 Kyiv time on May 28 , hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank forex market settled at UAH 26.89/26.91 to the dollar , while those against the euro were at UAH 29.64/29.66 .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the National Bank set the official forex rate for Thursday , May 28 , at UAH 27.00 to the U.S. dollar , which made the country 's national currency weaken by 10 kopiykas .
Thus , the hryvnia had been weakening for the third consecutive day @

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unian--2020-05-29--Monopoly in extraction: MP explains high coal cost in Ukraine

Coal is twice as expensive as in Europe , legislator notes .
The cost of thermal coal for the needs of Ukrainian thermal power plants turns out to be one of the world 's highest , says chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on energy and utilities , Andriy Gerus .
Energy generated by of Ukrainian TPPs is more expensive than that in the EU due to the monopolized market , the legislator told the Pravo na Vladu [ Right to Power ] panel show Thursday .
In Ukraine , 90 % of coal is mined by a single company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monopoly in the country 's thermal energy market .
`` The world is now seeing a reduction in the energy cost .
For example , gas has dropped by 76 % on year .
As for coal , we have a situation where in Ukraine it costs about $ 70 per tonne , while in Rotterdam it costs about $ 35 per tonne .
That is , in Ukraine it is twice as expensive .
The reason for this , in my opinion , is really simple , a classic one .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is and how it works then this is the case .
In our country , 90 % of coal is mined by a single company , DTEK .
Obviously , this is a monopoly .
But it 's not this that 's so frightening – it 's their terrifying abuse , which manifests itself in inappropriately high prices .
And we see that in Ukraine has a price of $ 70 , while in Europe it 's $ 35 .
Apparently , here 's where the abuse lies .
Therefore , the answer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such a price , is because we have a monopolized market , '' Gerus explained .
As UNIAN reported earlier , MP Gerus also said that electricity tariffs for the households would not be revised in 2020 .

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unian--2020-05-29--Ukraine reports seven enemy attacks in Donbas on May 28

Intelligence reports say one invader was killed and another four were wounded in action .
Russia 's hybrid military forces on May 28 mounted seven attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas , eastern Ukraine .
`` The Russian Federation 's armed formations violated the ceasefire seven times in the past day , '' the press center of Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation said in a Facebook update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on May 28 , 2020 .
Russia-led forces opened fire , employing proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars , grenade launchers of various types , heavy machine guns , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positions near the villages of Pavlipol , Shyrokyne , Starohnativka , Krymske , and Bohdanivka .
Read alsoPutin planned to launch large-scale offensive , split Ukraine `` along the Dnipro River '' by 2020 , general claims Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy shelling .
According to intelligence data , one member of Russia-led forces was killed and another four were wounded on May 28 .
In addition , an enemy mortar was destroyed .
`` Since Friday midnight , Russia-led forces have attacked Ukrainian positions near Bohdanivka , using heavy machine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops over the period under review .

Intelligence reports say one invader was killed and another four were wounded in action.
Russia's hybrid military forces on May 28 mounted seven attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine.
"The Russian Federation's armed formations violated the ceasefire seven times in the past day," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation said in a Facebook update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on May 28, 2020.
Russia-led forces opened fire, employing proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and rifles.
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Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the villages of Pavlipol, Shyrokyne, Starohnativka, Krymske, and Bohdanivka.
Read alsoPutin planned to launch large-scale offensive, split Ukraine "along the Dnipro River" by 2020, general claims
Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy shelling. According to intelligence data, one member of Russia-led forces was killed and another four were wounded on May 28. In addition, an enemy mortar was destroyed.
"Since Friday midnight, Russia-led forces have attacked Ukrainian positions near Bohdanivka, using heavy machine guns and rifles," the update said.
No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops over the period under review.


unian--2020-05-30--Ukraine's debt-to-GDP ratio decreases to about 55.8% in April

The amount of debt per capita ( resident population ) is approximately US $ 1,959 .
The ratio of Ukraine 's state and state-guaranteed debt to GDP in April 2020 decreased compared to March 2020 , to about 55.8 % .
Natalia Leshchenko , an economist of CASE Ukraine , cited State Treasury data that the amount of Ukraine 's state and state-guaranteed debt in the hryvnia equivalent decreased by 2.6 % , to UAH 2.196 trillion , while the amount in dollar terms increased by 5.4 % , to US $ 81.43 billion .
Moreover , the amount of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is approximately UAH 52,720 ( US $ 1,959 at the current forex rate ) per person , and UAH 147,903 ( US $ 5,496 ) per employee .
`` The result of April can be called the lull before the storm .
The Ukrainian economy will shrink because of quarantine restrictions to overcome the pandemic and the global crisis , and the steepest decline is expected in the second quarter of 2020 .
On the other hand , the government will begin to borrow more actively , '' she said .
Read alsoIMF @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approved soon – phone talk with Zelensky As UNIAN reported earlier with reference to the Finance Ministry , Ukraine 's state debt in April grew by 1.3 % in dollar terms , to US $ 81.4 billion .
Calculated in the hryvnia equivalent , state debt for this period shrank by 2.7 % , to UAH 2.2 trillion .
The country 's state and state-guaranteed debt in 2019 increased by 7.7 % in dollar terms , or by US $ 6.05 billion , to US $ 84.36 billion .
In the hryvnia equivalent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by 7.8 % , or UAH 170.17 billion , to UAH 1.998 trillion .
Ukraine 's debt-to-GDP ratio as of the beginning of 2020 was 50 % .
The World Bank in April forecast that Ukraine 's debt-to-GDP ratio in 2020 might grow to 59 % and bounce back to 55.4 % in 2021 and further shrink to 50.7 % of GDP in 2022 .

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unian--2020-05-30--Poland to deport 33 migrant workers to Ukraine

All of them are banned from entering the Schengen zone .
Poland has detained 33 migrant workers from Ukraine who @ @ @ @ @ border .
The border crossing incident happened on the Polish-Czech border near the village of @ @ @ @ @ Voivodeship , the Polish Border Guard said on May 29 .
The Ukrainian citizens travelling @ @ @ @ @ to bypass a border checkpoint .
Read alsoNumber of Ukrainian border guards with COVID-19 grows @ @ @ @ @ territory of Poland several days ago legally , but they tried to avoid a two-week @ @ @ @ @ detainees were banned from entering the Schengen zone , and their current Polish work visas @ @ @ @ @ , the detained Ukrainians will have to pay a fine and immediately leave the territory @ @ @ @ @ reported earlier , the Czech Embassy explained that the issuance of work visas in Kyiv @ @ @ @

All of them are banned from entering the Schengen zone.
Poland has detained 33 migrant workers from Ukraine who tried to cross the Czech border.
The border crossing incident happened on the Polish-Czech border near the village of Wola Sokołowska in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, the Polish Border Guard said on May 29.
The Ukrainian citizens travelling in four buses were trying to bypass a border checkpoint.
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They entered the territory of Poland several days ago legally, but they tried to avoid a two-week quarantine in Poland.
All detainees were banned from entering the Schengen zone, and their current Polish work visas were canceled.
In addition, the detained Ukrainians will have to pay a fine and immediately leave the territory of Poland.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the Czech Embassy explained that the issuance of work visas in Kyiv was still suspended.


unian--2020-05-29--Trump says terminating U.S. relationship with World Health Organization over virus – media

The U.S. will be redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs .
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he is terminating the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus , saying the WHO had essentially become a puppet organization of China .
Appearing in the White House Rose Garden , Trump went ahead with repeated threats to eliminate American funding for the group , which amounts to several hundred million dollars a year , Reuters reported .
Read alsoCOVID-19 recoveries in Ukraine exceed new cases in past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make reforms to the organization that the president had demanded in a May 18 letter to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus .
That letter had given the WHO 30 days to commit to reforms .
At his Rose Garden appearance , Trump tied the WHO closely with China , where the coronavirus originated .
He said Chinese officials `` ignored their reporting obligations '' about the virus to the WHO and pressured the WHO to `` mislead the world '' when the virus was first discovered by Chinese authorities .
`` China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Organization despite only paying US $ 40 million per year compared to what the United States has been paying which is approximately US $ 450 million a year .
We have detailed the reforms that it must make and engaged with them directly but they have refused to act , '' said Trump .
`` Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms , we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. contribution could have global implications as the WHO is involved in responding to the pandemic , which has hit dozens of countries .
Trump has long questioned the value of the United Nations and scorned the importance of multilateralism as he focuses on an `` America First '' agenda .
Since taking office , Trump has quit the U.N. Human Rights Council , the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO , a global accord to tackle climate change and the Iran nuclear deal .
The World Health Organization is a U.N. specialized agency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the United Nations .
The WHO did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump 's decision .
`` We have consistently called for all states to support WHO , '' said a spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres when asked about Trump 's decision .

The U.S. will be redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he is terminating the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus, saying the WHO had essentially become a puppet organization of China.
Appearing in the White House Rose Garden, Trump went ahead with repeated threats to eliminate American funding for the group, which amounts to several hundred million dollars a year, Reuters reported.
Read alsoCOVID-19 recoveries in Ukraine exceed new cases in past day
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Trump said the WHO had failed to make reforms to the organization that the president had demanded in a May 18 letter to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. That letter had given the WHO 30 days to commit to reforms.
At his Rose Garden appearance, Trump tied the WHO closely with China, where the coronavirus originated.
He said Chinese officials "ignored their reporting obligations" about the virus to the WHO and pressured the WHO to "mislead the world" when the virus was first discovered by Chinese authorities.
"China has total control over the World Health Organization despite only paying US$40 million per year compared to what the United States has been paying which is approximately US$450 million a year. We have detailed the reforms that it must make and engaged with them directly but they have refused to act," said Trump.
"Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms, we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs," he said.
Cutting the U.S. contribution could have global implications as the WHO is involved in responding to the pandemic, which has hit dozens of countries.
Trump has long questioned the value of the United Nations and scorned the importance of multilateralism as he focuses on an "America First" agenda. Since taking office, Trump has quit the U.N. Human Rights Council, the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, a global accord to tackle climate change and the Iran nuclear deal.
The World Health Organization is a U.N. specialized agency - an independent international body that works with the United Nations. The WHO did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump's decision.
"We have consistently called for all states to support WHO," said a spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres when asked about Trump's decision.


unian--2020-05-29--Interior Minister Avakov on Brovary shootout incident: 28 people detained

The shootout was the result of a feud on the market of passenger transportation services between Kyiv and the suburban town .
Ukrainian Interior Minister Avakov has updated on a police response to a recent shootout incident in the town of Brovary on May 29 , saying that 28 people have already been detained .
`` At present , 28 people participating in the clashes have been detained , 22 of them have been served with charges , they have actually been arrested under Article 208 , '' the minister said in a video address posted by the Interior Ministry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We hope very much that with the support of prosecutors , the courts will issue rulings tomorrow to arrest them without any alternatives , and those people will go to jail for long , '' he said .
Avakov confirmed that the shootout was the result of a feud on the market of passenger transportation services between Kyiv and the suburban town of Brovary .
He also informed that windows in apartments of local residents had been damaged during the incident .
Avakov said he would personally oversee the investigation of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shootout incident between representatives of minibus transportation firms was reported in Brovary , Kyiv region , on the morning of May 29 .
Three persons were injured , two of them with gunshot wounds are in hospital now .
Law enforcement agencies began a pretrial investigation into the case under Part 4 of Article 296 ( hooliganism ) , Part 1 of Article 263 ( illegal handling of weapons , ammunition and explosives ) , Part 2 of Article 194 ( intentional destruction or damage to property ) , as well as under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 115 ( attempted homicide with two or more victims ) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine .

The shootout was the result of a feud on the market of passenger transportation services between Kyiv and the suburban town.
Ukrainian Interior Minister Avakov has updated on a police response to a recent shootout incident in the town of Brovary on May 29, saying that 28 people have already been detained.
"At present, 28 people participating in the clashes have been detained, 22 of them have been served with charges, they have actually been arrested under Article 208," the minister said in a video address posted by the Interior Ministry's press service on May 29.
"We hope very much that with the support of prosecutors, the courts will issue rulings tomorrow to arrest them without any alternatives, and those people will go to jail for long," he said.
Avakov confirmed that the shootout was the result of a feud on the market of passenger transportation services between Kyiv and the suburban town of Brovary.
Read alsoInterior minister Avakov reacts to gang shootout in Brovary
He also informed that windows in apartments of local residents had been damaged during the incident.
Avakov said he would personally oversee the investigation of this case.
As UNIAN reported, a shootout incident between representatives of minibus transportation firms was reported in Brovary, Kyiv region, on the morning of May 29. Three persons were injured, two of them with gunshot wounds are in hospital now.
Law enforcement agencies began a pretrial investigation into the case under Part 4 of Article 296 (hooliganism), Part 1 of Article 263 (illegal handling of weapons, ammunition and explosives), Part 2 of Article 194 (intentional destruction or damage to property), as well as under Article 15, Part 2 of Article 115 (attempted homicide with two or more victims) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.