unian--2020-02-04--Dutch prosecution serves charges on four MH17 defendants – media

The Joint Investigation Team announced the names of four suspects in the crash in June 2019 .
The prosecutor 's office of the Netherlands has brought in an indictment against four persons involved in the crash of the Malaysian Boeing MH17 flight over Donbas in 2014 .
They have been summoned for investigative actions , the news outlet hromadske reported , quoting the Russian TASS news agency with reference to the lawyer of one of the accused Elena Kutina .
According to her , one of these defendants – Oleg Pulatov – will be defended by an international defense group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and one Russian .
The Joint Investigation Team announced the names of four suspects in the crash in June 2019 .
UNIAN memo .
Malaysia Airlines ' MH17 Boeing 777 heading from Amsterdam for Kuala Lumpur was shot down on July 17 , 2014 , over Russia-occupied territory in Donetsk region .
All 298 people on board who were citizens of 10 countries were killed in the crash .
The majority of the victims , 196 , were citizens of the Netherlands .
The Dutch Safety Board October 13 , 2015 , issued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accident .
It was revealed that the plane had been shot down by a Buk anti-aircraft missile system .
The Joint Investigation Team in its report published on September 28 , 2016 , confirmed that the plane had been downed by a Russian-made Buk brought to Ukraine from Russia .
On June 19 , 2019 , JIT investigators accused four Russia-controlled military intelligence officers of involvement in a missile attack that shot down MH17 .
The first four suspects in the MH17 case are Russian terrorist Igor Girkin ( AKA `` Strelkov '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2014 was the so-called `` Minister of Defense of the Donetsk People 's Republic '' ( `` DPR '' ) ; Russian General Sergei Dubinsky ( nom de guerre `` Khmuryi '' ) , who led the `` DPR intelligence ; '' Oleg Pulatov ( nom de guerre `` Gyurza '' ) , who in 2014 headed of `` the 2nd division of the GRU of the DPR ; '' as well as Leonid Kharchenko ( nom de guerre `` Krot '' ) , who was a leader of the `` reconnaissance battalion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of those suspects in the crash of the Malaysian Boeing should begin on March 9 , 2020 .

The Joint Investigation Team announced the names of four suspects in the crash in June 2019.
The prosecutor's office of the Netherlands has brought in an indictment against four persons involved in the crash of the Malaysian Boeing MH17 flight over Donbas in 2014.
They have been summoned for investigative actions, the news outlet hromadske reported, quoting the Russian TASS news agency with reference to the lawyer of one of the accused Elena Kutina.
According to her, one of these defendants – Oleg Pulatov – will be defended by an international defense group, which will include two Dutch lawyers and one Russian.
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The Joint Investigation Team announced the names of four suspects in the crash in June 2019.
UNIAN memo. Malaysia Airlines' MH17 Boeing 777 heading from Amsterdam for Kuala Lumpur was shot down on July 17, 2014, over Russia-occupied territory in Donetsk region. All 298 people on board who were citizens of 10 countries were killed in the crash. The majority of the victims, 196, were citizens of the Netherlands.
The Dutch Safety Board October 13, 2015, issued a report on the causes of the accident. It was revealed that the plane had been shot down by a Buk anti-aircraft missile system. The Joint Investigation Team in its report published on September 28, 2016, confirmed that the plane had been downed by a Russian-made Buk brought to Ukraine from Russia. On June 19, 2019, JIT investigators accused four Russia-controlled military intelligence officers of involvement in a missile attack that shot down MH17.
The first four suspects in the MH17 case are Russian terrorist Igor Girkin (AKA "Strelkov"), who in the summer of 2014 was the so-called "Minister of Defense of the Donetsk People's Republic" ("DPR"); Russian General Sergei Dubinsky (nom de guerre "Khmuryi"), who led the "DPR intelligence;" Oleg Pulatov (nom de guerre "Gyurza"), who in 2014 headed of "the 2nd division of the GRU of the DPR;" as well as Leonid Kharchenko (nom de guerre "Krot"), who was a leader of the "reconnaissance battalion" of Russia-led forces. The trial of those suspects in the crash of the Malaysian Boeing should begin on March 9, 2020.


unian--2020-02-04--Hong Kong records first death from new coronavirus

The overall toll has reached 427 .
Hong Kong reported its first death from the newly identified coronavirus on Tuesday , the second outside mainland China from an outbreak that has killed more than 420 people , spread around the world and raised fears for global economic growth .
China 's currency and stock markets steadied in choppy trade after anxiety over the coronavirus hit the yuan on Monday and erased some $ 400 billion in market value from Shanghai 's benchmark index , Reuters reports .
Macau , the world 's biggest gambling hub , said it had asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two weeks to help curb the spread of the virus .
More foreigners were evacuated from China 's locked-down central city of Wuhan , the epicenter of the outbreak , and thousands of people were stranded on a Japanese cruise ship after a passenger tested positive for the virus .
The Hong Kong fatality brought the total death toll from the virus to 427 , including a man who died in the Philippines last week after visiting Wuhan .
Chinese authorities said the toll in China rose by a record 64 from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hubei province of which Wuhan is capital .
No cases were reported in Ukraine where express test kits for the novel coronavirus will be available as early as next week .
Ukraine 's Cabinet of Ministers on February 3 approved an action plan to prevent the outbreak and spread of the China coronavirus in Ukrainian territory .
It also endorsed a national plan of anti-epidemic measures to respond to the spread of the virus .
The newly created emergency response team is being led by Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk .
`` We are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civil protection systems so that all relevant services could be quickly mobilized in case of need , '' Honcharuk said .

The overall toll has reached 427.
Hong Kong reported its first death from the newly identified coronavirus on Tuesday, the second outside mainland China from an outbreak that has killed more than 420 people, spread around the world and raised fears for global economic growth.
China's currency and stock markets steadied in choppy trade after anxiety over the coronavirus hit the yuan on Monday and erased some $400 billion in market value from Shanghai's benchmark index, Reuters reports.
Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, said it had asked all casino operators to suspend operations for two weeks to help curb the spread of the virus.
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More foreigners were evacuated from China's locked-down central city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, and thousands of people were stranded on a Japanese cruise ship after a passenger tested positive for the virus.
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The Hong Kong fatality brought the total death toll from the virus to 427, including a man who died in the Philippines last week after visiting Wuhan. Chinese authorities said the toll in China rose by a record 64 from the previous day to 425, mostly in Hubei province of which Wuhan is capital.
No cases were reported in Ukraine where express test kits for the novel coronavirus will be available as early as next week.
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers on February 3 approved an action plan to prevent the outbreak and spread of the China coronavirus in Ukrainian territory. It also endorsed a national plan of anti-epidemic measures to respond to the spread of the virus. The newly created emergency response team is being led by Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk. "We are establishing a high alert regime for all civil protection systems so that all relevant services could be quickly mobilized in case of need," Honcharuk said.


unian--2020-02-04--Zelensky wants trade with Turkey to skyrocket to US$10 bln

The two countries ' delegations agreed to speed work on the free trade agreement .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says trade between Ukraine and Turkey should grow to US $ 10 billion .
`` We have a very ambitious goal of raising bilateral trade to US $ 10 billion .
We have agreed to give a boost to our representatives working on the text of a free trade agreement ( FTA ) , '' he said after the 8th session of the High Level Strategic Council between Ukraine and Turkey chaired jointly with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ area of Ukraine-Turkey partnership '' Delegations of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation will receive a corresponding signal as well , '' he said .
Zelensky also noted that the parties had agreed to strengthen cooperation in trade , economic and investment spheres .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukraine and Turkey in March 2016 resumed negotiations on a free trade area , which were suspended in 2013 .
In November 2018 , Turkish President Erdogan said that the work on signing the FTA with Ukraine should be completed before the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe we will be able to achieve our goal due to this agreement – a trade balance of US $ 10 billion , '' he said .
In 2018 , trade between the two countries amounted to about US $ 4 billion .

The two countries' delegations agreed to speed work on the free trade agreement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says trade between Ukraine and Turkey should grow to US$10 billion.
"We have a very ambitious goal of raising bilateral trade to US$10 billion. We have agreed to give a boost to our representatives working on the text of a free trade agreement (FTA)," he said after the 8th session of the High Level Strategic Council between Ukraine and Turkey chaired jointly with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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"Delegations of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation will receive a corresponding signal as well," he said.
Zelensky also noted that the parties had agreed to strengthen cooperation in trade, economic and investment spheres.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine and Turkey in March 2016 resumed negotiations on a free trade area, which were suspended in 2013. In November 2018, Turkish President Erdogan said that the work on signing the FTA with Ukraine should be completed before the end of that year. "We believe we will be able to achieve our goal due to this agreement – a trade balance of US$10 billion," he said.
In 2018, trade between the two countries amounted to about US$4 billion.


unian--2020-02-04--France ready to help Ukraine analyze UIA PS752 black boxes

France was also affected by the tragedy .
France is ready to help Ukraine analyze the black boxes of Ukraine International Airlines ( UIA ) flight PS752 , which was downed in Iran on January 8 .
`` France 's position regarding the opportunity to analyze the black boxes in France is quite positive .
I 've officially informed Ukraine 's Foreign Ministry about this .
If there is a request from the Ukrainian side , we are ready , '' French Ambassador to Ukraine Etienne de Poncins has said , according to the news portal hromadske .
France was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ambassador said .
`` The presidents of France and Ukraine were in contact regarding this issue , and Ukraine can count on France 's help if there is a request for transporting the black boxes to France .
We have one of the best labs in the world to read black boxes .
We have technical capabilities and the political will to do this , '' he said .
Read alsoPS752 downing : Ukraine releases intercepted tower communications proving Iran was aware of missile launch all along As UNIAN reported earlier , Kyiv-bound @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Tehran 's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of January 8 .
It was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members on board .
Two passengers and the crew members were Ukrainians .
There were also 82 citizens of Iran , 63 citizens of Canada , 10 citizens of Sweden , four citizens of Afghanistan , three citizens of Germany and the United Kingdom each .
There were no survivors .
On January 11 , Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human error '' and that those responsible would be held accountable .
On Sunday , February 2 , intercepted communications between Tehran Airport 's air traffic control tower and the second pilot of Iran 's Aseman Airlines flight at the time of the crash of flight PS752 were released by TSN.Tyzhden .
Tehran blamed the Ukrainian authorities for leaking what it described as confidential evidence , and said it would no longer share material with Ukraine from the investigation into the crash .

France was also affected by the tragedy.
France is ready to help Ukraine analyze the black boxes of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) flight PS752, which was downed in Iran on January 8.
"France's position regarding the opportunity to analyze the black boxes in France is quite positive. I've officially informed Ukraine's Foreign Ministry about this. If there is a request from the Ukrainian side, we are ready," French Ambassador to Ukraine Etienne de Poncins has said, according to the news portal hromadske.
France was also affected by the tragedy, the ambassador said.
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"The presidents of France and Ukraine were in contact regarding this issue, and Ukraine can count on France's help if there is a request for transporting the black boxes to France. We have one of the best labs in the world to read black boxes. We have technical capabilities and the political will to do this," he said.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, Kyiv-bound UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of January 8. It was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members on board. Two passengers and the crew members were Ukrainians. There were also 82 citizens of Iran, 63 citizens of Canada, 10 citizens of Sweden, four citizens of Afghanistan, three citizens of Germany and the United Kingdom each. There were no survivors.
On January 11, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a "human error" and that those responsible would be held accountable.
On Sunday, February 2, intercepted communications between Tehran Airport's air traffic control tower and the second pilot of Iran's Aseman Airlines flight at the time of the crash of flight PS752 were released by TSN.Tyzhden.
Tehran blamed the Ukrainian authorities for leaking what it described as confidential evidence, and said it would no longer share material with Ukraine from the investigation into the crash.


unian--2020-02-03--Ukraine to get WHO's 30 rapid test kits for new coronavirus next week – health ministry

The ministry has no information about developing such test kits by Ukrainian laboratories .
Rapid test kits for the novel coronavirus will be available in Ukraine next week .
`` We 've announced that such test kits will appear in Ukraine within 10 days – they really will appear in about a week , next week .
We have approval from the World Health Organization ( WHO ) for additional , as far as I know , 30 kits that will be provided to Ukraine .
The test kits will be available next week , '' Director General of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Andriy Skipalsky said at a press conference to update the public on the spread of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus , according to an UNIAN correspondent .
Speaking about domestically developed test kits for the new coronavirus , he said the ministry `` has no information that such work is under way at any laboratory or institute . ''
In addition , speaking about the anti-coronavirus action plan , which has been approved by the Ukrainian government , the official said that it includes 24 measures .
Among them is the creation of temporary anti-epidemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will allow the local authorities to draw up rapid response plans .
The national action plan also envisages various measures to jointly with economic entities step up the current disinfection regime .
`` It is also about submitting , on behalf of the Health Ministry , a request to the Reserve Fund for the allocation of certain financial resources to various authorities , including the Health Ministry , '' Skipalsky added .
Ukraine 's Cabinet of Ministers on February 3 approved an action plan to prevent the outbreak and spread of the China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ endorsed a national plan of anti-epidemic measures to respond to the spread of the virus .
The newly created emergency response team is being led by Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk .
`` We are establishing a high alert regime for all civil protection systems so that all relevant services could be quickly mobilized in case of need , '' Honcharuk said .
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Health Ministry recommend that citizens temporarily refrain from tourist and business trips to Hubei and Wuhan , where there is the greatest risk of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which are not urgently needed , to other parts of the People 's Republic of China , he said .
What is more , the holiday period for Chinese students studying in Ukraine has been extended .
As was earlier reported , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a public-health emergency of international concern on January 30 as the first person-to-person transmission of the virus was reported in the United States .
According to CNN , the outbreak of the new coronavirus , which emerged in Wuhan city in the central province @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least 362 people and infected more than 17,300 globally , as it continues to spread beyond China .
One person outside mainland China , a man in the Philippines , has died .

The ministry has no information about developing such test kits by Ukrainian laboratories.
Rapid test kits for the novel coronavirus will be available in Ukraine next week.
"We've announced that such test kits will appear in Ukraine within 10 days – they really will appear in about a week, next week. We have approval from the World Health Organization (WHO) for additional, as far as I know, 30 kits that will be provided to Ukraine. The test kits will be available next week," Director General of the Ukrainian Health Ministry's Public Health Directorate Andriy Skipalsky said at a press conference to update the public on the spread of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
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Speaking about domestically developed test kits for the new coronavirus, he said the ministry "has no information that such work is under way at any laboratory or institute."
In addition, speaking about the anti-coronavirus action plan, which has been approved by the Ukrainian government, the official said that it includes 24 measures. Among them is the creation of temporary anti-epidemic commissions under regional state administrations, which will allow the local authorities to draw up rapid response plans. The national action plan also envisages various measures to jointly with economic entities step up the current disinfection regime.
"It is also about submitting, on behalf of the Health Ministry, a request to the Reserve Fund for the allocation of certain financial resources to various authorities, including the Health Ministry," Skipalsky added.
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers on February 3 approved an action plan to prevent the outbreak and spread of the China coronavirus in Ukrainian territory. It also endorsed a national plan of anti-epidemic measures to respond to the spread of the virus. The newly created emergency response team is being led by Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk. "We are establishing a high alert regime for all civil protection systems so that all relevant services could be quickly mobilized in case of need," Honcharuk said.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Health Ministry recommend that citizens temporarily refrain from tourist and business trips to Hubei and Wuhan, where there is the greatest risk of infection, and also postpone their travels, which are not urgently needed, to other parts of the People's Republic of China, he said.
What is more, the holiday period for Chinese students studying in Ukraine has been extended.
As was earlier reported, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a public-health emergency of international concern on January 30 as the first person-to-person transmission of the virus was reported in the United States.
According to CNN, the outbreak of the new coronavirus, which emerged in Wuhan city in the central province of Hubei in December, has killed at least 362 people and infected more than 17,300 globally, as it continues to spread beyond China. One person outside mainland China, a man in the Philippines, has died.


unian--2020-03-30--Coronavirus update for Ukraine: 548 cases, 13 deaths, eight recoveries as of Monday evening

Some 480 cases were reported on Monday morning .
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ Monday evening .
`` As of 22:00 Kyiv time on March 30 , there were @ @ @ @ @ identified with the use of PCR [ polymerase chain reaction ] in Ukraine , '' @ @ @ @ @ said on its Telegram channel Coronavirus_info in an evening update on March 30 .
Read @ @ @ @ @ to Ukraine for war on coronavirus Thirteen fatal cases have been recorded , the ministry @ @ @ @ @ .
Eight patients have recovered , their repeat tests have been negative , the ministry @ @ @ @ @ earlier , there were 480 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ukraine early on March 30 , @ @ @ @ @ reported early on March 29 .

Some 480 cases were reported on Monday morning.
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine had risen to 548 by Monday evening.
"As of 22:00 Kyiv time on March 30, there were 548 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 identified with the use of PCR [polymerase chain reaction] in Ukraine," the country's Health Ministry said on its Telegram channel Coronavirus_info in an evening update on March 30.
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Thirteen fatal cases have been recorded, the ministry's Public Health Center said.
Eight patients have recovered, their repeat tests have been negative, the ministry said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, there were 480 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ukraine early on March 30, an increase from the 418 reported early on March 29.


unian--2020-03-30--Ukraine reports on army casualties in Donbas: One killed, four wounded on March 30

Russia-led forces mounted 14 attacks on Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 19:00 Kyiv time on March 30 .
Ukraine has @ @ @ @ @ in Donbas on Monday , March 30 , were the following : one member of @ @ @ @ @ in action , three were wounded in action , and another one sustained a combat-related @ @ @ @ @ March 30 , one soldier was killed , three were wounded , and another one @ @ @ @ @ '' the press center of the Joint Forces Operation ( JFO ) Headquarters said in @ @ @ @ @ 00:00 to 19:00 Kyiv time on March 30 , Russia-led forces mounted 14 attacks on @ @ @ @ @ Enemy troops used proscribed weapons , namely 82mm mortars , as well as grenade launchers @ @ @ @ @ sniper rifles , and small arms .
`` Members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ to each enemy attack , '' the JFO HQ said .

Russia-led forces mounted 14 attacks on Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 19:00 Kyiv time on March 30.
Ukraine has reported that its army casualties in Donbas on Monday, March 30, were the following: one member of the Joint Forces was killed in action, three were wounded in action, and another one sustained a combat-related injury.
"Today, March 30, one soldier was killed, three were wounded, and another one had a combat-related injury," the press center of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) Headquarters said in an evening update.
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From 00:00 to 19:00 Kyiv time on March 30, Russia-led forces mounted 14 attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas.
Enemy troops used proscribed weapons, namely 82mm mortars, as well as grenade launchers, large-caliber machine guns, sniper rifles, and small arms.
"Members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired back to properly respond to each enemy attack," the JFO HQ said.


unian--2020-03-30--EU allocating EUR 80 mln to Ukraine for war on coronavirus

Support for Ukraine in this unprecedented crisis will continue .
The European Union is allocating EUR 80 million for the war on the novel coronavirus in Ukraine .
`` Ukraine , which continues to suffer from acts of aggression in eastern part of the country as well as the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation , has also been affected throughout all spheres of life .
The EU welcomes the prevention measures taken by the Ukrainian government in response to the growing COVID-19 spread .
We recognise the difficulty of some of these decisions , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statement on March 30 .
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to allocate medical , humanitarian aid for Ukraine to help fight COVID-19 The EU says it will continue to support Ukraine in this unprecedented crisis .
`` In order to alleviate its impact on the health system , people 's daily lives and the economy , the EU is preparing a set of assistance measures for individual partner countries , as well as for the Eastern Neighbourhood region as a whole .
A first package for Ukraine comprises around EUR 80 million , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ package , Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi commented : `` We stand by Ukraine in these extremely difficult times .
With this support package , we aim at saving lives and strengthening societal resilience .
We support the Ukrainian response to a spike in health and social assistance needs as well as the protection of businesses and jobs .
We know we need to act quickly and efficiently in reinforcing government and civic action . ''
The overall funding mobilized for coronavirus-related measures amounts to a total of EUR 140 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Azerbaijan , Belarus , Georgia , the Republic Moldova , Ukraine ) of which a significant part will be dedicated to Ukraine .
Further measures under the 2020 budget will be added later this year , responding flexibly to emerging needs .
`` This new CODIV-19 related initiative comes on top of recently announced additional EUR 5.2 million in response to the conflict in Ukraine 's eastern regions and the destabilisation of the Sea of Azov region , '' it said .

Support for Ukraine in this unprecedented crisis will continue.
The European Union is allocating EUR 80 million for the war on the novel coronavirus in Ukraine.
"Ukraine, which continues to suffer from acts of aggression in eastern part of the country as well as the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation, has also been affected throughout all spheres of life. The EU welcomes the prevention measures taken by the Ukrainian government in response to the growing COVID-19 spread. We recognise the difficulty of some of these decisions," the EU Delegation to Ukraine said in a statement on March 30.
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The EU says it will continue to support Ukraine in this unprecedented crisis.
"In order to alleviate its impact on the health system, people's daily lives and the economy, the EU is preparing a set of assistance measures for individual partner countries, as well as for the Eastern Neighbourhood region as a whole. A first package for Ukraine comprises around EUR 80 million," the statement said.
Presenting the support package, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi commented: "We stand by Ukraine in these extremely difficult times. With this support package, we aim at saving lives and strengthening societal resilience. We support the Ukrainian response to a spike in health and social assistance needs as well as the protection of businesses and jobs. We know we need to act quickly and efficiently in reinforcing government and civic action."
The overall funding mobilized for coronavirus-related measures amounts to a total of EUR 140 million for the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic Moldova, Ukraine) of which a significant part will be dedicated to Ukraine.
Further measures under the 2020 budget will be added later this year, responding flexibly to emerging needs. "This new CODIV-19 related initiative comes on top of recently announced additional EUR 5.2 million in response to the conflict in Ukraine's eastern regions and the destabilisation of the Sea of Azov region," it said.


unian--2020-03-30--Ukraine's Cabinet proposes swapping government bonds for private companies' shares

Financing the budget will be increased by the sum of government domestic loan bonds to be issued for such swap .
Ukraine 's Cabinet of Ministers proposes buying shares of privately owned resident companies in exchange for government bonds .
This is stipulated in bill No .
3279 to amend the national budget for 2020 , published on the website of the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament .
`` To ensure financial recovery of business entities that are residents of Ukraine , equities ( shares ) of business entities that are residents of Ukraine may be acquired in exchange @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a Cabinet decision in the manner prescribed by law , '' the document says .
Financing the budget will be increased by the sum of government domestic loan bonds to be issued for such swap .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukraine 's government approved and submitted for consideration by the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament , draft amendments to the 2020 national budget , suggesting that the budget deficit should triple , or increase by UAH 202.1 billion ( US $ 7.2 billion ) , to UAH 298.4 billion ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cabinet also approved an updated macroeconomic forecast for the current year , predicting a 3.9 % decline in Ukraine 's GDP , 8.7 % inflation , and the average annual forex rate of the hryvnia against the U.S. dollar at UAH 29.50 .

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unian--2020-03-30--Crimea residents banned from entering mainland Ukraine over coronavirus

An exception applies to citizens who travel to attend a funeral of a close relative .
Residents of occupied Crimea @ @ @ @ @ who are citizens of the Russian Federation will not be allowed to travel to mainland @ @ @ @ @ de-facto border over the situation with the spread of coronavirus .
A temporary ban was @ @ @ @ @ as reported by the so-called border control of Russia 's FSB on Crimea , according @ @ @ @ @ Krym/Realii .
An exception applies to citizens who travel to attend a funeral of a @ @ @ @ @ same time , Russian border guards say residents with Crimean registration will be able to @ @ @ @ @ .
Now 2,801 people are under medical supervision in Crimea , 62 people in hospitals @ @ @ @ @ , according to the so-called `` health ministry '' of the peninsula .

An exception applies to citizens who travel to attend a funeral of a close relative.
Residents of occupied Crimea who have local registration and who are citizens of the Russian Federation will not be allowed to travel to mainland Ukraine through checkpoints on the de-facto border over the situation with the spread of coronavirus.
A temporary ban was introduced on Monday midnight, as reported by the so-called border control of Russia's FSB on Crimea, according to RFE/RL's media project Krym/Realii.
An exception applies to citizens who travel to attend a funeral of a close relative.
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At the same time, Russian border guards say residents with Crimean registration will be able to enter the peninsula without restrictions.
Now 2,801 people are under medical supervision in Crimea, 62 people are in hospitals, 10 are being kept under observation in special medical institutions, according to the so-called "health ministry" of the peninsula.


unian--2020-03-30--Serhiy Marchenko appointed finance minister following repeat voting in parliament

Some 256 MPs gave their votes in his favor .
Serhiy Marchenko has been appointed Ukraine 's finance minister after @ @ @ @ @ Rada , the country 's parliament .
The decision was made at a special parliament @ @ @ @ @ It was backed by 256 Members of Parliament with the required minimum being 226 .
@ @ @ @ @ took the oath as a member of the government .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was @ @ @ @ @ .
A few hours before , lawmakers failed to appoint Marchenko at the first attempt @ @ @ @ @ their votes was below the required minimum .

Some 256 MPs gave their votes in his favor.
Serhiy Marchenko has been appointed Ukraine's finance minister after repeat voting by the Verkhovna Rada, the country's parliament.
The decision was made at a special parliament meeting on March 30.
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It was backed by 256 Members of Parliament with the required minimum being 226.
After the vote, Marchenko took the oath as a member of the government.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was present in the session hall.
A few hours before, lawmakers failed to appoint Marchenko at the first attempt, as the number of their votes was below the required minimum.


unian--2020-03-30--Ukraine's parliament appoints Stepanov health minister at second attempt

Another attempt scored 246 votes with the required minimum being 226 .
The Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament , @ @ @ @ @ Maksym Stepanov as the country 's new health minister .
Respective resolution No .
3290 @ @ @ @ @ the government , was backed by 246 Members of Parliament out of the 346 registered @ @ @ @ @ Monday , March 30 .
This was a second attempt to vote on Stepanov after @ @ @ @ @ No .
3284 ) had failed earlier on March 30 , having scored only 217 @ @ @ @ @ being 226 .
Prior to that , parliamentarians had dismissed Illia Yemets from the health @ @ @ @

Another attempt scored 246 votes with the required minimum being 226.
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has again voted to appoint Maksym Stepanov as the country's new health minister.
Respective resolution No. 3290, which was drafted by the government, was backed by 246 Members of Parliament out of the 346 registered in the session hall on Monday, March 30.
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This was a second attempt to vote on Stepanov after the first try (resolution No. 3284) had failed earlier on March 30, having scored only 217 votes with the required minimum being 226.
Prior to that, parliamentarians had dismissed Illia Yemets from the health minister's post.


unian--2020-03-30--Sunny and deserted: Photos posted of Kyiv streets amid quarantine

In the city 's Botanical Garden , quite many local residents were spotted , although they adhered to social distancing @ @ @ @ @ has posted photos of sunny empty streets of the capital city of Kyiv amid quarantine @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Kyiv is in quarantine .
I 've never seen this kind of Kyiv @ @ @ @ @ .
Empty streets , all cafes , restaurants , shops , theaters are closed .
@ @ @ @ @ The city during an epidemic , '' he wrote on Facebook , posting the relevant @ @ @ @ @ an UNIAN correspondent over the past weekend visited the city 's Botanical Garden .
He @ @ @ @ @ start of magnolia blossoming season , many Kyiv residents did attend the location , while @ @ @ @ @ .

In the city's Botanical Garden, quite many local residents were spotted, although they adhered to social distancing rules.
Journalist Serhiy Rudenko has posted photos of sunny empty streets of the capital city of Kyiv amid quarantine introduced to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
"Kyiv is in quarantine. I've never seen this kind of Kyiv in the past 33 years. Empty streets, all cafes, restaurants, shops, theaters are closed. Everything is in quarantine. The city during an epidemic," he wrote on Facebook, posting the relevant photos.
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In turn, an UNIAN correspondent over the past weekend visited the city's Botanical Garden. He says that due to the start of magnolia blossoming season, many Kyiv residents did attend the location, while sticking to social distancing rules.


unian--2020-03-30--NABU "leaked" case files and lawmakers' personal data to foreign embassies – media

Media outlets have published leaked correspondence between Director of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine ( NABU ) Artem Sytnyk 's subordinates and foreign embassies , suggesting that NABU allegedly systematically leaked classified investigation materials and personal data of lawmakers , while NABU detectives reported on their work to foreign actors .
The Strana news portal has obtained the materials which , according to the media outlet , prove that NABU leaked case files and personal data of Ukrainian lawmakers to embassies of a number of countries , while the agency 's detectives visited the embassies with reports on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported by the Obozrevatel media outlet .
`` Polina Chyzh , chief expert with the NABU Director Support Department , and , in fact , assistant to Sytnyk 's Deputy Gizo Uglava , communicates with the embassies and international structures as a NABU representative .
She would send reports , classified case files and data on politicians to the embassies .
Besides , on behalf of her leadership , Chyzh regularly 'snitched ' on other Ukrainian law enforcement agencies , '' the material of the media outlet says .
Also , the media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which , according to their information , were received by Maksym Markevych , a member of the IMF mission in Ukraine , through whom NABU contacted head of the IMF mission in Ukraine Ron van Rooden and mission member Emmanuel Mathias .
In these emails , the National Anti-corruption Bureau asks for instructions from the embassy of a foreign state – how to respond to requests from Members of Parliament of Ukraine , the journalists say .
These answers are pre-agreed with the embassy 's staff .
The fact that they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ email with @ state.gov .
`` NABU is extensively sharing documentation with the embassy on the direct instructions of Sytnyk 's First Deputy Gizo Uglava , '' the material says .
In response , the embassy , the journalists write , requests information on cases that interest them : '' It becomes clear from the emails that NABU detectives visit the embassy either to consult or to report on the cases that they are investigating .
The correspondence mentions 'Matt , ' who gave instructions to forward information to the detectives who are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Matthew Thoresen , who at that time worked as Senior Criminal Justice Adviser for the U.S. Embassy 's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section , '' the material of the media outlet says .
Moreover , detectives allegedly submit reports to the embassy , fill out questionnaires .
As the media outlets conclude from the correspondence published by them , the embassy sets clear deadlines and writes that it will call the detectives for reporting .
`` The cases that are of interest to the United States are proceedings against MP [ Mykola @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ex-Minister of Ecology [ Mykola ] Zlochevsky ( connected with the case of Joe Biden 's son ) , '' the journalists say .
`` NABU also shares lawmakers ' personal data – for example , the address of MP Mykola Martynenko 's actual residence ( it was redacted by the media before publication ) , '' the media outlets summed up .
It should be noted that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is currently considering a draft decision on Artem Sytnyk 's dismissal , which was signed by 216 MPs , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relate directly to the removal of the NABU director .
The lawmakers consider the fact that the NABU director was included in the official register of corrupt officials , which is kept by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention ( NACP ) , and the Bureau 's poor performance in the fight against corrupt officials are grounds for his dismissal .

Media outlets have published leaked correspondence between Director of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) Artem Sytnyk's subordinates and foreign embassies, suggesting that NABU allegedly systematically leaked classified investigation materials and personal data of lawmakers, while NABU detectives reported on their work to foreign actors.
The Strana news portal has obtained the materials which, according to the media outlet, prove that NABU leaked case files and personal data of Ukrainian lawmakers to embassies of a number of countries, while the agency's detectives visited the embassies with reports on the progress of the investigation. This was reported by the Obozrevatel media outlet.
"Polina Chyzh, chief expert with the NABU Director Support Department, and, in fact, assistant to Sytnyk's Deputy Gizo Uglava, communicates with the embassies and international structures as a NABU representative. She would send reports, classified case files and data on politicians to the embassies. Besides, on behalf of her leadership, Chyzh regularly 'snitched' on other Ukrainian law enforcement agencies," the material of the media outlet says.
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Also, the media outlets give an example of such emails, which, according to their information, were received by Maksym Markevych, a member of the IMF mission in Ukraine, through whom NABU contacted head of the IMF mission in Ukraine Ron van Rooden and mission member Emmanuel Mathias.
In these emails, the National Anti-corruption Bureau asks for instructions from the embassy of a foreign state – how to respond to requests from Members of Parliament of Ukraine, the journalists say. These answers are pre-agreed with the embassy's staff. The fact that they are embassy workers could be seen from the email with @ state.gov.
"NABU is extensively sharing documentation with the embassy on the direct instructions of Sytnyk's First Deputy Gizo Uglava," the material says.
In response, the embassy, the journalists write, requests information on cases that interest them:
"It becomes clear from the emails that NABU detectives visit the embassy either to consult or to report on the cases that they are investigating.
The correspondence mentions 'Matt,' who gave instructions to forward information to the detectives who are probing the Ukrzaliznytsia case. This is Matthew Thoresen, who at that time worked as Senior Criminal Justice Adviser for the U.S. Embassy's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section," the material of the media outlet says.
Moreover, detectives allegedly submit reports to the embassy, fill out questionnaires. As the media outlets conclude from the correspondence published by them, the embassy sets clear deadlines and writes that it will call the detectives for reporting.
"The cases that are of interest to the United States are proceedings against MP [Mykola] Martynenko, the Ukrzaliznytsia case, ex-Minister of Ecology [Mykola] Zlochevsky (connected with the case of Joe Biden's son)," the journalists say.
"NABU also shares lawmakers' personal data – for example, the address of MP Mykola Martynenko's actual residence (it was redacted by the media before publication)," the media outlets summed up.
It should be noted that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is currently considering a draft decision on Artem Sytnyk's dismissal, which was signed by 216 MPs, and two draft amendments to existing legislation that relate directly to the removal of the NABU director. The lawmakers consider the fact that the NABU director was included in the official register of corrupt officials, which is kept by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), and the Bureau's poor performance in the fight against corrupt officials are grounds for his dismissal.


unian--2020-03-30--Ukraine dusts off Soviet-era ventilator designs to help fight coronavirus – Reuters

Governments around the world are scrambling to procure more of the breathing devices that can blow air and oxygen into the lungs .
Ukraine is dusting off Soviet-era ventilator designs that lay forgotten in a mothballed military factory for years in a bid to ramp up domestic production of equipment that could help in the fight against the coronavirus .
In response to an urgent appeal by hospitals to President Volodymyr Zelensky for ventilators , some of the country 's wealthiest men chipped in to buy machines from abroad , Reuters reports .
But representatives of state defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Kyiv , are leading an initiative for Ukraine to boost domestic output based on technology developed there long ago .
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Deputy Director General of Ukroboronprom , Mustafa Nayyem , told Reuters that a computer with the relevant technical information had disappeared and the engineers that designed the ventilators were retired or dead .
Eventually officials tracked down a man who knew where printouts for the designs were kept in the factory on yellowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ local supermarket .
The plant is in no fit state to restart production , so Ukroboronprom will share the technology with interested private companies and has offered to help certify a new product quickly and provide production facilities , Nayyem said .
Some 20 years ago around 6,000 people worked at the Burevisnyk factory , producing hardware including radar systems for submarines .
It also had a sideline making ventilators once used to treat Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan .
Falling demand since the end of the Soviet Union and a lack of state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A handful of employees remain , including its acting director and security guards .
The power and heating were cut off five years ago .
The plaster on the walls is cracked and old machinery lies covered in dust .
Its last big government order for ventilators came in 2008 , the plant 's Acting Director Vitaly Khodzitsky told Reuters .
The plant used a bank loan to produce them , but the government money did not arrive and the plant never recouped its costs .
`` In 2011 , a bankruptcy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frozen , and everything stopped , '' Khodzitsky said , shivering from the cold inside the plant .
For a population of about 40 million people , Deputy Health Minister Viktor Liashko said there were about 1,117 ventilators ready for coronavirus patients .
Governments around the world are scrambling to procure more of the breathing devices that can blow air and oxygen into the lungs .
They are crucial for the care of people with lung failure , which can be one of the complications suffered by patients with severe COVID-19 , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus cases has reached 480 in Ukraine , with eleven deaths .
The country is one of Europe ’ s poorest and health spending per capita is a fraction of its western peers .

Governments around the world are scrambling to procure more of the breathing devices that can blow air and oxygen into the lungs.
Ukraine is dusting off Soviet-era ventilator designs that lay forgotten in a mothballed military factory for years in a bid to ramp up domestic production of equipment that could help in the fight against the coronavirus.
In response to an urgent appeal by hospitals to President Volodymyr Zelensky for ventilators, some of the country's wealthiest men chipped in to buy machines from abroad, Reuters reports.
But representatives of state defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom, which runs the state-run Burevisnyk plant in Kyiv, are leading an initiative for Ukraine to boost domestic output based on technology developed there long ago.
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Deputy Director General of Ukroboronprom, Mustafa Nayyem, told Reuters that a computer with the relevant technical information had disappeared and the engineers that designed the ventilators were retired or dead.
Eventually officials tracked down a man who knew where printouts for the designs were kept in the factory on yellowing paper. He was working in a local supermarket.
The plant is in no fit state to restart production, so Ukroboronprom will share the technology with interested private companies and has offered to help certify a new product quickly and provide production facilities, Nayyem said.
Some 20 years ago around 6,000 people worked at the Burevisnyk factory, producing hardware including radar systems for submarines. It also had a sideline making ventilators once used to treat Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan.
Falling demand since the end of the Soviet Union and a lack of state funding have pushed the plant into bankruptcy.
A handful of employees remain, including its acting director and security guards. The power and heating were cut off five years ago. The plaster on the walls is cracked and old machinery lies covered in dust.
Its last big government order for ventilators came in 2008, the plant's Acting Director Vitaly Khodzitsky told Reuters. The plant used a bank loan to produce them, but the government money did not arrive and the plant never recouped its costs.
"In 2011, a bankruptcy case was filed, bank accounts were frozen, and everything stopped," Khodzitsky said, shivering from the cold inside the plant.
For a population of about 40 million people, Deputy Health Minister Viktor Liashko said there were about 1,117 ventilators ready for coronavirus patients.
Governments around the world are scrambling to procure more of the breathing devices that can blow air and oxygen into the lungs. They are crucial for the care of people with lung failure, which can be one of the complications suffered by patients with severe COVID-19, the disease coronavirus causes.
The number of coronavirus cases has reached 480 in Ukraine, with eleven deaths. The country is one of Europe’s poorest and health spending per capita is a fraction of its western peers.


unian--2020-03-30--Ukrainian legislators fail to pass budget cuts

The curbs have been offered as a result of the coronavirus spread affecting the economy .
The Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's Parliament , on Monday lacked votes to pass the amendments to the 2020 state budget of Ukraine , proposed by Government .
The draft was sent back to the relevant parliamentary committee for revision before another first reading attempt .
Only 223 MPs backed the adoption of bill No .
3279 with the required minimum of 226 votes .
A total of 273 lawmakers voted for sending the document to the relevant parliamentary committee for revision , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of preparation for first reading , according to an UNIAN correspondent .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the project proposed to reduce budget revenues by UAH 100 billion ( US $ 3.6 billion ) , increase costs by the same amount , and , accordingly , increase the deficit by UAH 200 billion ( $ 7.2 billion ) , or up to 6 % of GDP .
Earlier , the Cabinet of Ministers approved an updated macroeconomic forecast for the current year , according to which the GDP is expected to fall by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 8.7 % , and the average annual hryvnia exchange rate – to rise to UAH 29.5 to the U.S. dollar .

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unian--2020-03-30--Ukraine's land market bill: amended draft limits purchases to 100 ha per buyer

Legal entities will be allowed to purchase land plots from 2024 .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 's Office says the amended draft of the land market bill proposes a limit on land purchases at 100 hectares ( ha ) per buyer against the previous option of 10,000 ha .
`` We have reduced concentration [ of farmland ] per person to 100 hectares .
The second stage , for legal entities , will be introduced in 2024 , there will be up to 10,000 [ hectares ] .
Hence , the first stage is for individuals , for Ukrainians , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' the presidential office quoted Zelensky as saying on March 27 .
Thus , legal entities will be able to purchase land only from 2024 .
The adoption of the draft laws , namely on farmland market and banks , is required to get a loan from the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) , Ukraine 's key lender .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's Parliament , would not be considering the bill on farmland market on March 30 .
On November 13 , the Verkhovna Rada @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amend certain legislative acts of Ukraine on farmland turnover in the first reading .
The document , which was submitted by the relevant committee , is designed to launch the farmland market in Ukraine from October 1 , 2020 .
On February 6 , the Verkhovna Rada started considering the bill in the second reading .
In total , over 4,000 amendments to the draft law were submitted for the second reading .

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unian--2020-03-30--Leading party leader hopes bills required to get IMF loan to be introduced in Rada soon

The two bills are related to the farmland market and the banking system .
First Deputy Head of the Servant @ @ @ @ @ Kornienko says he hopes the draft laws , whose adoption is required to obtain a @ @ @ @ @ Fund ( IMF ) will be introduced in the session hall of the Verkhovna Rada @ @ @ @ @ soon .
Read alsoIMF may increase funding for Ukraine to $ 8 bln – Zelensky @ @ @ @ @ that in order to receive international financial resources we need to pass two important economic @ @ @ @ @ They are not on the agenda of this extraordinary session , but we hope that @ @ @ @ @ hall in the near future , and we will vote them , '' he said @ @ @ @ @ Conciliation Council of faction leaders and chairpersons of the parliamentary committees on March 30 .
@ @ @ @ @ to farmland market and the country 's banking system .

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unian--2020-03-30--War amid virus spread: Russia attempting to exploit global quarantine issue to have sanctions lifted

`` I 'm used to seeing covered faces on the front line .
But it 's for the first time that I 'm seeing our troops in the trenches covering faces with medical masks , '' says TSN Weekly 's war correspondent Andriy Tsaplienko .
Soldiers say that they are already used to wearing medical face masks both as they dig trenches and fight in combat .
However , wearing masks is now more like following an order than a conscious step of self-protection .
One thing is seeing the enemy in the crosshairs and the other – is ensuring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's defenders are just beginning to get used to it and some still say they do not believe in the scale of the epidemic too much , suggesting that the coronavirus is too vague a threat to life unlike incoming bullets .
`` As for the coronavirus , we have not seen things like that here .
So we are n't paying attention , '' a soldier on the front line says .
`` People just got stuck to the coronavirus and forgot that the war has been ongoing in the country for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ field conditions is a daunting task .
The new realities have just begun to take hold .
According to Andriy Tsaplienko , in a classic two-person dugout , safe social distancing is impossible .
Even a protective mask wo n't save from the disease .
`` So the only way out is not to let the coronavirus get into Ukrainian trenches , '' he said .
Volunteer Vitaliy Deynega believes that completely shielding the Army from the coronavirus is an unrealistic task : `` It is impossible to save the Army from an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be stretched in time , making consequences less fatal for those it affects . ''
He sends to the front line sampling systems for the first thousand coronavirus tests .
Due to their limited number , only those will be tested who are in contact with a large number of people .
`` Our job is to find a super-distributor , that is , to test those who have the most social connections , from battalion commander to commander of forces , '' he says .
Now the fighting will be two-dimensional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has launched an offensive in another domain .
Panic against the backdrop of global lockdown is a good time for the Kremlin to fulfill its main task of having sanctions lifted .
Global pandemic is playing in Russia 's favor .
This is what the Kremlin 's strategy looks like today : first , having the sanctions lifted , then putting all of Ukraine back in the area of Russian influence .
`` I do n't think coronavirus is able to stop Russia , '' says Maryna Danyliuk who lives in a frontline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia has been successfully stopped near Shchastia .
At present , enemy troops occupy the area across the river bridge .
However , the Russian side , both in the Minsk and Normandy formats , demanded that forces be disengaged here and open a car crossing be opened to connect the village with the occupied territory .
In fact , Russians are interested in a local strategic facility – a thermal power plant .
It provides energy throughout the north of Luhansk region .
According to the Russian plan , the station falls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Indeed , the station could be seized , so the disengagement of troops could provoke military action , '' said Serhiy Tkachenko , a war veteran who also lives in Shchastia .
`` The whole Stanytsia Luhanska district and all our troops will be cut off there . ''
The Ukrainian side has so far only agreed to open the crossing .
The pandemic allegedly slowed down these plans , but never canceled them .
Local residents believe that disengagement can not be avoided .
If that happens , they will have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kids and grandchildren , and flee .
To implement its plans , Russia is acting globally , not just in the Ukrainian East .
The Kremlin intends to take advantage of EU 's weaknesses .
The whole world was stunned by the deployment of a Russian military `` medical '' team in Italy .
Europe has not seen anything like that before : Russian army boots on the concrete of a NATO air base .
Italy , which is seeing the highest virus death toll , says it has been forced to accept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrived in Bergamo on Thursday along with the `` aid '' cargo .
But what 's the real purpose of Russian military virologists coming to a NATO territory ?
`` As for military virologists , I find it ridiculous because , of course , there are some virologists , but there are n't many of them , '' says Doctor of Medical Sciences with the Institute of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases Alla Myronenko .
`` If they did this , there was probably some other purpose . ''
Germany 's Bild has revealed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to accept Russian military assistance under pressure from the far-right pro-Russian Lega Nord party .
The influential Italian newspaper La Stampa was the first to say : `` Among Russian supplies , 80 % are absolutely useless or not very useful for Italy . ''
`` Russia is only here to wave its flags , '' sources in Italian military circles told Bild .
`` One hundred percent of Russian equipment is something that Italy does n't need .
It 's about what we 're seeing – large vehicles , trucks , hospitals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Russia is doing something important .
Instead of arriving at Bergamo right away , they make a powerful march across Italy , and I agree that this is just a large-scale PR campaign ...
The Russians have sent a unit dealing with protection from weapons of mass destruction that disinfects combat units , not dealing with a pandemic .
We do not need a laboratory for analyzing substances from weapons of mass destruction .
We do n't need disinfection trucks either .
Russia is only here to wave its flags .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not 80 % , it 's 100 % of material they brought that 's useless , '' Julian Roepke wrote for Bild .
But as soon as the Italian press declared it , a swarm of pro-Russian bloggers in the West rushed to support Russia .
However , we saw what exactly this act was staged for shortly after the Russian leader 's appeal to the G20 calling for the lifting of sanctions .
Putin is trying to take up a role of a philanthropist and under the pretext of being a rescuer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` It is now very important to provide access to financing for countries that are particularly in need , '' Putin said .
Italy is the weakest link in the European Union on the issue of sanctions imposed on Russia over the aggression against Ukraine .
A large number of local pro-Russian politicians have been lobbying for sanctions to be lifted even before the coronavirus pandemic broke out .
Today , a narrative is being widely spun in Italy , claiming that `` the European Union has given up on us in times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
For now , Russia 's hybrid attack in the EU , where the novel virus is raging , has failed as sanctions remain in place .
However , the global pandemic is only gaining momentum .
And the Kremlin 's strategists will not stop trying to profit off of Europe , weakened by disease .

At the time of a global pandemic, wars always tend to subside as adversaries stop shooting, but not this time. Covid-19 is changing the planet, changing our habits, but armed men on the other side of the contact line in Donbas never changed their plans – at least with regard to Ukraine.
"I'm used to seeing covered faces on the front line. But it's for the first time that I'm seeing our troops in the trenches covering faces with medical masks," says TSN Weekly's war correspondent Andriy Tsaplienko.
Soldiers say that they are already used to wearing medical face masks both as they dig trenches and fight in combat. However, wearing masks is now more like following an order than a conscious step of self-protection. One thing is seeing the enemy in the crosshairs and the other – is ensuring protection against an invisible threat. Ukraine's defenders are just beginning to get used to it and some still say they do not believe in the scale of the epidemic too much, suggesting that the coronavirus is too vague a threat to life unlike incoming bullets.
"As for the coronavirus, we have not seen things like that here. So we aren't paying attention," a soldier on the front line says. "People just got stuck to the coronavirus and forgot that the war has been ongoing in the country for years."
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Maintaining quarantine rules in field conditions is a daunting task. The new realities have just begun to take hold.
According to Andriy Tsaplienko, in a classic two-person dugout, safe social distancing is impossible. Even a protective mask won't save from the disease. "So the only way out is not to let the coronavirus get into Ukrainian trenches," he said.
Volunteer Vitaliy Deynega believes that completely shielding the Army from the coronavirus is an unrealistic task: "It is impossible to save the Army from an epidemic. An epidemic in the Army can be stretched in time, making consequences less fatal for those it affects."
He sends to the front line sampling systems for the first thousand coronavirus tests. Due to their limited number, only those will be tested who are in contact with a large number of people. "Our job is to find a super-distributor, that is, to test those who have the most social connections, from battalion commander to commander of forces," he says.
Now the fighting will be two-dimensional in Ukrainian trenches...
Meanwhile, Russia has launched an offensive in another domain. Panic against the backdrop of global lockdown is a good time for the Kremlin to fulfill its main task of having sanctions lifted. Global pandemic is playing in Russia's favor. This is what the Kremlin's strategy looks like today: first, having the sanctions lifted, then putting all of Ukraine back in the area of Russian influence.
"I don't think coronavirus is able to stop Russia," says Maryna Danyliuk who lives in a frontline village of Shchastia.
So far, Russia has been successfully stopped near Shchastia. At present, enemy troops occupy the area across the river bridge. However, the Russian side, both in the Minsk and Normandy formats, demanded that forces be disengaged here and open a car crossing be opened to connect the village with the occupied territory. In fact, Russians are interested in a local strategic facility – a thermal power plant. It provides energy throughout the north of Luhansk region. According to the Russian plan, the station falls into a possible disengagement zone.
"Indeed, the station could be seized, so the disengagement of troops could provoke military action," said Serhiy Tkachenko, a war veteran who also lives in Shchastia. "The whole Stanytsia Luhanska district and all our troops will be cut off there."
The Ukrainian side has so far only agreed to open the crossing. The pandemic allegedly slowed down these plans, but never canceled them.
Local residents believe that disengagement cannot be avoided. If that happens, they will have to leave everything behind, pick up their kids and grandchildren, and flee.
To implement its plans, Russia is acting globally, not just in the Ukrainian East. The Kremlin intends to take advantage of EU's weaknesses.
The whole world was stunned by the deployment of a Russian military "medical" team in Italy. Europe has not seen anything like that before: Russian army boots on the concrete of a NATO air base. Italy, which is seeing the highest virus death toll, says it has been forced to accept help from Russia. Eight military teams arrived in Bergamo on Thursday along with the "aid" cargo. But what's the real purpose of Russian military virologists coming to a NATO territory?
"As for military virologists, I find it ridiculous because, of course, there are some virologists, but there aren't many of them," says Doctor of Medical Sciences with the Institute of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases Alla Myronenko. "If they did this, there was probably some other purpose."
Germany's Bild has revealed that the Italian prime minister has agreed to accept Russian military assistance under pressure from the far-right pro-Russian Lega Nord party. The influential Italian newspaper La Stampa was the first to say: "Among Russian supplies, 80% are absolutely useless or not very useful for Italy."
"Russia is only here to wave its flags," sources in Italian military circles told Bild.
"One hundred percent of Russian equipment is something that Italy doesn't need. It's about what we're seeing – large vehicles, trucks, hospitals – and there comes a seeming perception that Russia is doing something important. Instead of arriving at Bergamo right away, they make a powerful march across Italy, and I agree that this is just a large-scale PR campaign ... The Russians have sent a unit dealing with protection from weapons of mass destruction that disinfects combat units, not dealing with a pandemic. We do not need a laboratory for analyzing substances from weapons of mass destruction. We don't need disinfection trucks either. Russia is only here to wave its flags. This is a PR campaign. It's not 80%, it's 100% of material they brought that's useless," Julian Roepke wrote for Bild.
But as soon as the Italian press declared it, a swarm of pro-Russian bloggers in the West rushed to support Russia.
However, we saw what exactly this act was staged for shortly after the Russian leader's appeal to the G20 calling for the lifting of sanctions. Putin is trying to take up a role of a philanthropist and under the pretext of being a rescuer, to have Russia sanctions lifted. "It is now very important to provide access to financing for countries that are particularly in need," Putin said.
Italy is the weakest link in the European Union on the issue of sanctions imposed on Russia over the aggression against Ukraine. A large number of local pro-Russian politicians have been lobbying for sanctions to be lifted even before the coronavirus pandemic broke out.
Today, a narrative is being widely spun in Italy, claiming that "the European Union has given up on us in times of trouble. Russia will save us."
For now, Russia's hybrid attack in the EU, where the novel virus is raging, has failed as sanctions remain in place. However, the global pandemic is only gaining momentum. And the Kremlin's strategists will not stop trying to profit off of Europe, weakened by disease.
Andriy Tsaplienko, Serhiy Schekochykhin, Vitaliy Tkachuk


unian--2020-03-30--Ukraine's Rada sacks health, finance ministers amid virus crisis

Yemets and Umansky were appointed to their posts on March 4 , 2020 .
The Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's @ @ @ @ @ Minister Illia Yemets and Finance Minister Ihor Umansky .
The move on Yemets was backed @ @ @ @ @ 249 lawmakers voted for Umansky 's sacking .
Yemets and Umansky were appointed to their @ @ @ @ @ Ministers on March 4 , 2020 , under the leadership of incumbent Prime Minister Denys @ @ @ @ @ leader hopes bills required to get IMF loan to be introduced in Rada soon At @ @ @ @ @ Rada failed to approve Maksym Stepanov as Yemets 's successor .
As UNIAN reported earlier @ @ @ @ @ the European Solidarity parliamentary faction Iryna Gerashchenko said Serhiy Marchenko was being considered as a @ @ @ @ @ 's post , while Maksym Stepanov was seen as a candidate for a health minister @ @ @

Yemets and Umansky were appointed to their posts on March 4, 2020.
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's Parliament, has dismissed Health Minister Illia Yemets and Finance Minister Ihor Umansky.
The move on Yemets was backed by 271 MPs, while 249 lawmakers voted for Umansky's sacking.
Yemets and Umansky were appointed to their posts in the Cabinet of Ministers on March 4, 2020, under the leadership of incumbent Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
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At the same time, the Rada failed to approve Maksym Stepanov as Yemets's successor.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Member of Parliament with the European Solidarity parliamentary faction Iryna Gerashchenko said Serhiy Marchenko was being considered as a nominee for the finance minister's post, while Maksym Stepanov was seen as a candidate for a health minister's post.


unian--2020-03-30--Ukraine's Cabinet revises downward economy outlook for 2020

Unemployment rate will make up 9.4 % against the projected 8.1 % .
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has revised downward the forecast for Ukraine 's economic and social development in 2020 , based on the current world trend caused by the COVID-19 pandemic , from previously projected rise by 3.7 % in the gross domestic project ( GDP ) to a 3.9 % fall .
`` Major changes in the outlook are the result of a recession in the global economy and the introduction of large-scale measures to contain and combat COVID-19 , both in Ukraine and in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine 's GDP outlook for the current year has been revised – GDP is expected to fall by 3.9 % compared to a 3.7 % increase projected previously , before the global crisis , '' the Cabinet 's press service said on its website on March 30 .
At the same time , the unemployment rate will make up 9.4 % against the projected 8.1 % , while the fall in real wages will be 0.3 % .
`` Meanwhile , economic growth is expected to recover from the second half of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Among the reasons are the high global demand for the products of domestic agro-industrial complex , a much more stable banking system compared to previous crisis episodes , lower prices of imported energy products , and continued structural reforms in cooperation with international partners , '' the report said .
The updated key macroeconomic indicators of Ukraine 's economic and social development for 2020 will be used while revising this year ' national budget , the press service added .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the growth of Ukraine 's real GDP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 to 3.2 % , the highest figure over the past seven years .
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank forecast a global economic downturn over to the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting global crisis .
Experts with the Raiffeisen Bank International say the Ukrainian economy may decline by 3 % this year due to the COVID-19 epidemic and related restrictions .
However , they expect that the country 's economic growth in 2021 may reach 3 % .
Experts believe that in 2019 the economy may fall by 2 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hungary , by 5.2 % in the Czech Republic , and by 6 % in Slovakia .
In total , the euro area is expected to see a 4 % drop in the economy in 2020 , the experts say .

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Unemployment rate will make up 9.4% against the projected 8.1%.
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unian--2020-03-30--Sivokho dismissed from post of advisor to NSDC secretary

The former official earlier sparked public outrage with his claim of `` internal conflict '' in Ukraine that fit Russian propaganda narratives .
Serhiy Sivokho has been dismissed from the post of an advisor to the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine .
Detector.media says that 's according to the NSDC 's response to journalists ' inquiry .
Another aide , Maksym Tkachenko , has also left an advisor 's post .
Sivokho is known as a comedian , showman and producer .
He was appointed to the NSDC in October 2019 .
As UNIAN reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Servant of the People faction appealed to National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov to dismiss his aide Serhiy Sivokho over the latter 's claim of an `` internal conflict '' in Ukraine which fits into Russia 's propaganda narrative as the Kremlin has been denying its military presence in eastern Ukraine 's Donbas .
Read alsoZelensky 's team considering several options for Donbas reintegration Maksym Tkachenko was director and co-owner of Kvartal-Concert LLC that 's part of the Kvartal Group and the New Freedom theater and concert agency .
Also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company in the city of Luhansk until 2014 .
In the 2019 early parliamentary elections , Tkachenko became a Member of Parliament with the Servant of the People faction .

The former official earlier sparked public outrage with his claim of "internal conflict" in Ukraine that fit Russian propaganda narratives.
Serhiy Sivokho has been dismissed from the post of an advisor to the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
Detector.media says that's according to the NSDC's response to journalists' inquiry. Another aide, Maksym Tkachenko, has also left an advisor's post.
Sivokho is known as a comedian, showman and producer. He was appointed to the NSDC in October 2019.
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As UNIAN reported earlier that 19 people's deputies with the Servant of the People faction appealed to National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov to dismiss his aide Serhiy Sivokho over the latter's claim of an "internal conflict" in Ukraine which fits into Russia's propaganda narrative as the Kremlin has been denying its military presence in eastern Ukraine's Donbas.
Read alsoZelensky's team considering several options for Donbas reintegration
Maksym Tkachenko was director and co-owner of Kvartal-Concert LLC that's part of the Kvartal Group and the New Freedom theater and concert agency. Also, he had led the Master Show company in the city of Luhansk until 2014. In the 2019 early parliamentary elections, Tkachenko became a Member of Parliament with the Servant of the People faction.


unian--2020-03-30--Some 11,500 Ukrainians worldwide awaiting evacuation – MFA

Kuleba called on citizens abroad who have sufficient means to stay in the foreign country pending quarantine .
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said 11,449 Ukrainians expect evacuation from around the world .
`` At present , the number of citizens around the world awaiting evacuation is 11,449 .
This figure is dynamic since some are constantly evacuating , while some , on the contrary , change their mind and decide to evacuate , informing the embassy or consulate , '' he said during an online briefing at the Foreign Ministry , according to an UNIAN correspondent .
Kuleba @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stay in the foreign country pending quarantine .
Read alsoNumber of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine rises to 480 by Monday morning '' Since travel puts you in danger .
You can not make a long trip without touching surfaces , without communicating with people , and you never know where you 'll be at risk of infection , '' he said .
The minister stressed that now is the `` critical period '' and that `` the coming weeks will be decisive . ''
`` For your safety , it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these weeks – this is a much safer option for you , '' Kuleba added .
As UNIAN reported earlier , according to the Foreign Ministry , as of 21:00 on March 29 , 144,698 citizens have returned to Ukraine with the assistance of diplomatic institutions since the beginning of evacuation measures .

Kuleba called on citizens abroad who have sufficient means to stay in the foreign country pending quarantine.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said 11,449 Ukrainians expect evacuation from around the world.
"At present, the number of citizens around the world awaiting evacuation is 11,449. This figure is dynamic since some are constantly evacuating, while some, on the contrary, change their mind and decide to evacuate, informing the embassy or consulate," he said during an online briefing at the Foreign Ministry, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
Kuleba called on citizens who have sufficient means to stay in the foreign country pending quarantine.
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"Since travel puts you in danger. You cannot make a long trip without touching surfaces, without communicating with people, and you never know where you'll be at risk of infection," he said.
The minister stressed that now is the "critical period" and that "the coming weeks will be decisive."
"For your safety, it is advisable that you stay where you are these weeks – this is a much safer option for you," Kuleba added.
As UNIAN reported earlier, according to the Foreign Ministry, as of 21:00 on March 29, 144,698 citizens have returned to Ukraine with the assistance of diplomatic institutions since the beginning of evacuation measures.


unian--2020-03-30--NABU actions against Bakhmatyuk may lead to disaster for entire Ukraine's agricultural sector – Brit

NABU actions against Bakhmatyuk may lead to disaster for entire Ukraine's agricultural sector – British media

UK 's specialized analytical publication PoultryWorld has published an article on the issues of the Ukrainian egg industry .
The publication believes that the artificial bringing to bankruptcy of the largest Ukrainian egg producer , Avangard agricultural holding owned by Oleg Bakhmatyuk , would be `` an unprecedented catastrophe for the entire Ukrainian agricultural industry , '' according to Ukrainian News .
Dark clouds hang over the Ukrainian egg industry , according to the British media outlet .
Since the outbreak of the economic crisis in 2014 many companies have been under pressure with the large Avangard agricultural holding is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pressure on the holding leads to bankruptcy , it would be an unprecedented catastrophe for the entire agricultural sector of Ukraine , PoultryWorld said .
The publication notes the company survived the economic crisis that affected the country in 2014 after the annexation of Crimea by Russia .
Bird stock reduced in 2015 as the farms in eastern Ukraine located near the conflict zone halted production .
In addition , domestic demand for eggs fell due to a decrease in consumption during crisis .
However , the company has largely shifted to exports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The British publication writes that the recent problems have started due to a conflict between owner of the agricultural holding Oleg Bakhmatyuk and the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine ( NABU ) .
`` [ T ] he recent conflict between Oleh Bakhmatyuk , the owner of Avangard , and the Ukraine authorities could indicate that the situation is getting out of hand . ''
`` Avangard agricultural holdings ' international creditors have recently written a letter to Prime Minister Alexey Honcharuk asking whether the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine should investigate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a criminal case opened by NABU to refinance the bank , which the businessman himself considers pressure on his business .
Bakhmatyuk is now openly talking about the possible bankruptcy of his egg giant , saying `` achieving a constructive position with creditors and the government will save far more than the value of the holdings , while attempting to sell off the assets in parts will only lead to a greater loss . ''
Apart from the company crashing , there is also the threat of an illegal takeover , writes PoultryWorld @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cause turbulence not only in Ukraine but also on the global egg market , '' a source in the Ukraine poultry industry who wished to not be named told Poultry World .
`` Avangard is a fairly efficient company .
But there is common sense and there is policy , and sometimes policy prevails . ''
The Avangard agricultural holding is one of the largest producers of eggs and egg products in the world .
As of the end of 2018 , the agricultural holding occupied 30 % of the industrial egg market @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of dry egg products .
Avangard ( AVANGARDCO IPL ) is the largest exporter of eggs and dry egg products in Ukraine and sells products in more than 40 countries , mainly in the Middle East , Africa , Asia , the CIS and the EU .

UK's specialized analytical publication PoultryWorld has published an article on the issues of the Ukrainian egg industry. The publication believes that the artificial bringing to bankruptcy of the largest Ukrainian egg producer, Avangard agricultural holding owned by Oleg Bakhmatyuk, would be "an unprecedented catastrophe for the entire Ukrainian agricultural industry," according to Ukrainian News.
Dark clouds hang over the Ukrainian egg industry, according to the British media outlet. Since the outbreak of the economic crisis in 2014 many companies have been under pressure with the large Avangard agricultural holding is now in a critical situation. If pressure on the holding leads to bankruptcy, it would be an unprecedented catastrophe for the entire agricultural sector of Ukraine, PoultryWorld said.
The publication notes the company survived the economic crisis that affected the country in 2014 after the annexation of Crimea by Russia. Bird stock reduced in 2015 as the farms in eastern Ukraine located near the conflict zone halted production. In addition, domestic demand for eggs fell due to a decrease in consumption during crisis. However, the company has largely shifted to exports, which has been showing annual growth.
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The British publication writes that the recent problems have started due to a conflict between owner of the agricultural holding Oleg Bakhmatyuk and the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). "[T]he recent conflict between Oleh Bakhmatyuk, the owner of Avangard, and the Ukraine authorities could indicate that the situation is getting out of hand."
"Avangard agricultural holdings' international creditors have recently written a letter to Prime Minister Alexey Honcharuk asking whether the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine should investigate Oleh Bakhmatyuk."
This is about a criminal case opened by NABU to refinance the bank, which the businessman himself considers pressure on his business. Bakhmatyuk is now openly talking about the possible bankruptcy of his egg giant, saying "achieving a constructive position with creditors and the government will save far more than the value of the holdings, while attempting to sell off the assets in parts will only lead to a greater loss." Apart from the company crashing, there is also the threat of an illegal takeover, writes PoultryWorld.
"The bankruptcy of Avangard would cause turbulence not only in Ukraine but also on the global egg market," a source in the Ukraine poultry industry who wished to not be named told Poultry World. "Avangard is a fairly efficient company. But there is common sense and there is policy, and sometimes policy prevails."
The Avangard agricultural holding is one of the largest producers of eggs and egg products in the world. As of the end of 2018, the agricultural holding occupied 30% of the industrial egg market and 66% of the Ukrainian market of dry egg products. Avangard (AVANGARDCO IPL) is the largest exporter of eggs and dry egg products in Ukraine and sells products in more than 40 countries, mainly in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the CIS and the EU.


unian--2020-03-30--Ukraine sees over US$765 mln budget deficit in Jan-Feb

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The country's consolidated budget over the period under review also saw a US$90.4 million deficit.
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unian--2020-03-30--National Bank spends US$76.8 mln on March 23-27 to support hryvnia

National Bank spends US$76.8 mln on March 23-27 to support hryvnia
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The central bank reduced interventions in the past week.
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unian--2020-03-30--Ukraine boosts farm produce exports by 8%, to almost US$4 bln in Jan-Feb

Ukraine boosts farm produce exports by 8%, to almost US$4 bln in Jan-Feb
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In total, the foreign trade balance in agricultural products amounted to US$2.6 billion.
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unian--2020-03-30--Ukraine launching "National Online School" project

Forty Kyiv teachers will be teaching lessons to all Ukrainian students via YouTube , Facebook , and on TV pending quarantine .
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the All-Ukrainian Online School project will start across the country on April 6 , as part of which 11 classes will be taught remotely for students from 5th to 11th grades , in line with the balanced curriculum of the Ministry of Education and Science .
`` Another important point during quarantine is distance education , '' Zelensky said in a video address .
`` Our task is to provide each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To this end , on Monday , April 6 , the All-Ukrainian Online School project will be launched . ''
The president says 40 Kyiv teachers will be teaching classes to all Ukrainian students via YouTube , Facebook , and on TV pending quarantine .
Read alsoNumber of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine rises to 475 by Sunday evening '' Students will be able to study remotely on Facebook and YouTube .
And also , every morning , lessons will be broadcast by Ukrainian TV channels , which gladly joined this important mission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or more television channels .
Their list , as well as the weekly schedule , will appear very soon , '' the president added .
Zelensky also urged parents to follow the news and encourage children to watch .
`` Actually , the whole family can check out this educational content .
Therefore , let 's stay at home .
Let 's study at home , '' the president concluded .
As UNIAN reported , last week the government extended the all-Ukrainian quarantine until April 24 and introduced an emergency situation across the @ @

Forty Kyiv teachers will be teaching lessons to all Ukrainian students via YouTube, Facebook, and on TV pending quarantine.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the All-Ukrainian Online School project will start across the country on April 6, as part of which 11 classes will be taught remotely for students from 5th to 11th grades, in line with the balanced curriculum of the Ministry of Education and Science.
"Another important point during quarantine is distance education," Zelensky said in a video address. "Our task is to provide each child with free access to knowledge. To this end, on Monday, April 6, the All-Ukrainian Online School project will be launched."
The president says 40 Kyiv teachers will be teaching classes to all Ukrainian students via YouTube, Facebook, and on TV pending quarantine.
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"Students will be able to study remotely on Facebook and YouTube. And also, every morning, lessons will be broadcast by Ukrainian TV channels, which gladly joined this important mission. Each class will be assigned one or more television channels. Their list, as well as the weekly schedule, will appear very soon," the president added.
Zelensky also urged parents to follow the news and encourage children to watch.
"Actually, the whole family can check out this educational content. Therefore, let's stay at home. Let's study at home," the president concluded.
As UNIAN reported, last week the government extended the all-Ukrainian quarantine until April 24 and introduced an emergency situation across the country.


unian--2020-03-30--Quarantine restrictions strengthened in Ukraine

The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine shall develop and implement an electronic service for monitoring compliance with self-isolation and observation rules .
The Cabinet of Ministers , Ukraine 's government , has supported the initiative of Health Minister Illia Yemets to strengthen quarantine measures amid the coronavirus spread .
The relevant decision was made at an extraordinary government meeting on March 29 , the press service of the Ministry of Health reports .
The adopted resolution provides that those who have had contact with infected persons and those who are infected with COVID-19 and do not need hospitalization are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread of the disease .
Persons who returned from virusßaffected countries/regions shall be subject to observation ( isolation ) within 14 days .
Regional and Kyiv city state administrations shall set up observation locations , transportation of infected persons , as well as medical monitoring .
In addition , the decree provides that by April 5 , 2020 , the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine shall develop and implement an electronic service for monitoring compliance with self-isolation and observation rules .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the number of confirmed coronavirus cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evening .

The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine shall develop and implement an electronic service for monitoring compliance with self-isolation and observation rules.
The Cabinet of Ministers, Ukraine's government, has supported the initiative of Health Minister Illia Yemets to strengthen quarantine measures amid the coronavirus spread.
The relevant decision was made at an extraordinary government meeting on March 29, the press service of the Ministry of Health reports.
The adopted resolution provides that those who have had contact with infected persons and those who are infected with COVID-19 and do not need hospitalization are obliged to observe self-isolation to prevent further spread of the disease.
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Persons who returned from virusßaffected countries/regions shall be subject to observation (isolation) within 14 days.
Regional and Kyiv city state administrations shall set up observation locations, transportation of infected persons, as well as medical monitoring.
In addition, the decree provides that by April 5, 2020, the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine shall develop and implement an electronic service for monitoring compliance with self-isolation and observation rules.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine rose to 475 by Sunday evening.


unian--2020-03-30--Zelensky's team considering several options for Donbas reintegration

There is no concrete plan yet for the reintegration of areas that are now under occupation .
Vice Prime Minister , Minister for the Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov has said the team of President Volodymyr Zelensky is considering several options for the development of the situation regarding the return of the occupied territories of Donbas .
`` If Ukraine has a chance to get positive results within the framework of the Minsk process , we must try , but this ca n't last forever , '' he told RBC-Ukraine .
`` When President Zelensky invited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the time of Prime Minister [ Oleksiy ] Honcharuk , with the idea that I take the lead of the ministry for reintegration , I asked about expectations .
I was told that no one was focusing on the occupied territories , the adjacent territories , temporarily displaced persons , and the real reintegration of temporarily occupied lands back to the country .
Now we are not talking about the Ministry of Defense – this is not their task .
The government did n't have such an authority and such a person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Council with Donbas militants could only be created if Germany , France approve idea – Vice PM The vice prime minister explains : the main thing is to write several scenarios for developments after the liberation of the occupied territories .
`` For example , in six months ...
This is an ideal scenario – to hold elections in the fall of 2020 .
Or , relatively speaking , in a year , or in five , or , in 45 years , as in Germany , '' he said .
`` That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four options for the developments – how we behave in relation to the occupied territories and our people living there .
When the president voiced these expectations that I would have to think over and describe these options – this means he is well aware that the quick option is one of the few and not the most likely one , '' the official said .
Answering a question on whether there is a specific plan for the economic reintegration of the occupied Donbas , Reznikov said : `` I 'll be honest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for any type of reintegration – economic , political , or industrial – but we are working on it now .
We are writing this out , along with the team . ''
`` We have ideas , we have drafts .
Now it would be wrong to voice a specific plan because things would be taken out of context .
And we want them to be interconnected .
We have already submitted parts of our plans to the prime minister .
We hope our drafts will be included in the government 's @ @ @ @ @ @

There is no concrete plan yet for the reintegration of areas that are now under occupation.
Vice Prime Minister, Minister for the Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov has said the team of President Volodymyr Zelensky is considering several options for the development of the situation regarding the return of the occupied territories of Donbas.
"If Ukraine has a chance to get positive results within the framework of the Minsk process, we must try, but this can't last forever," he told RBC-Ukraine.
"When President Zelensky invited me to talk, it was back at the time of Prime Minister [Oleksiy] Honcharuk, with the idea that I take the lead of the ministry for reintegration, I asked about expectations. I was told that no one was focusing on the occupied territories, the adjacent territories, temporarily displaced persons, and the real reintegration of temporarily occupied lands back to the country. Now we are not talking about the Ministry of Defense – this is not their task. The government didn't have such an authority and such a person," Reznikov said.
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The vice prime minister explains: the main thing is to write several scenarios for developments after the liberation of the occupied territories. "For example, in six months... This is an ideal scenario – to hold elections in the fall of 2020. Or, relatively speaking, in a year, or in five, or, in 45 years, as in Germany," he said.
"That is, there can be three or four options for the developments – how we behave in relation to the occupied territories and our people living there. When the president voiced these expectations that I would have to think over and describe these options – this means he is well aware that the quick option is one of the few and not the most likely one," the official said.
Answering a question on whether there is a specific plan for the economic reintegration of the occupied Donbas, Reznikov said: "I'll be honest, there is no concrete plan yet for any type of reintegration – economic, political, or industrial – but we are working on it now. We are writing this out, along with the team."
"We have ideas, we have drafts. Now it would be wrong to voice a specific plan because things would be taken out of context. And we want them to be interconnected. We have already submitted parts of our plans to the prime minister. We hope our drafts will be included in the government's program," he added.


unian--2020-03-30--Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine rises to 480 by Monday morning

Sixty-two new cases have been recorded over the past day .
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ 480 by Monday morning .
`` As of 10:00 Kyiv time on March 30 , @ @ @ @ @ of COVID-19 in Ukraine , including 11 deaths , while six patients have recovered and @ @ @ @ @ '' Ukraine 's Health Ministry said on Facebook .
Sixty-two new cases have been recorded @ @ @ @ @ As UNIAN reported earlier , the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in @ @ @ @ @ by Sunday evening .

Sixty-two new cases have been recorded over the past day.
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine had risen to 480 by Monday morning.
"As of 10:00 Kyiv time on March 30, there were 480 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine, including 11 deaths, while six patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital," Ukraine's Health Ministry said on Facebook.
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Sixty-two new cases have been recorded over the past day.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine had risen to 475 by Sunday evening.


unian--2020-03-30--Ukraine's hryvnia slides to UAH 28.18 to U.S. dollar on March 30

Ukraine's hryvnia slides to UAH 28.18 to U.S. dollar on March 30
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The official forex rate against the euro for Monday is fixed at UAH 30.90 per euro.
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