unian--2020-10-16--Health Ministry updates list of red-zone, green-zone countries in terms of COVID-19 spread

The indicator of patients with COVID-19 in Ukraine is 176.5 per 100,000 people as of October 16 .
Ukraine 's Health Ministry has updated a list of red- and green-zone countries in terms of the COVID-19 threat .
The relevant list of countries with a wider spread of COVID-19 as of October 16 has been published on the ministry 's website .
The list is formed according to a single indicator , namely the number of patients per 100,000 people .
The list of red-zone countries consists of over 40 states , including Andorra , Czech Republic , Israel , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Bahrain , France , Great Britain , Spain , Iceland , Moldova , Armenia , Lebanon , Luxembourg , Slovakia , the United States , Slovenia , Malta , Romania , Ireland , Oman , Switzerland , etc .
The indicator of patients with COVID-19 in Ukraine is 176.5 per 100,000 people as of October 16 .
Read alsoEU to open borders for Ukrainians by late spring 2021 , German envoy saysThe list of green-zone countries includes North Macedonia , Georgia , Libya , Brazil , Austria , Portugal , Hungary , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Denmark , Italy , Liechtenstein , Monaco , Bulgaria , Albania , Sweden , India , Belarus , Mexico , Iran , Lithuania , Germany , Lithuania , Kyrgyzstan , Latvia , Greece , Estonia , Cyprus , Norway , Turkey , Azerbaijan , Kazakhstan , Saudi Arabia , Japan , Egypt , United Arab Emirates , etc .
Ukraine puts in the red list the countries where the number of new active cases per 100,000 population over the past 14 days exceeds that reported in Ukraine .
All those who arrived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ either go for self-isolation for 14 days , or pass a PCR test within 24 hours , or come to Ukraine with negative test results at hand , received no later than 48 hours prior to border crossing .
Foreigners must have a valid health insurance policy on them upon entry .

The indicator of patients with COVID-19 in Ukraine is 176.5 per 100,000 people as of October 16.
Ukraine's Health Ministry has updated a list of red- and green-zone countries in terms of the COVID-19 threat.
The relevant list of countries with a wider spread of COVID-19 as of October 16 has been published on the ministry's website.
The list is formed according to a single indicator, namely the number of patients per 100,000 people.
Видео дня
The list of red-zone countries consists of over 40 states, including Andorra, Czech Republic, Israel, Montenegro, Belgium, Netherlands, Argentina, Bahrain, France, Great Britain, Spain, Iceland, Moldova, Armenia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Slovakia, the United States, Slovenia, Malta, Romania, Ireland, Oman, Switzerland, etc.
The indicator of patients with COVID-19 in Ukraine is 176.5 per 100,000 people as of October 16.
Read alsoEU to open borders for Ukrainians by late spring 2021, German envoy saysThe list of green-zone countries includes North Macedonia, Georgia, Libya, Brazil, Austria, Portugal, Hungary, Maldives, Poland, Croatia, Russia, Denmark, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Bulgaria, Albania, Sweden, India, Belarus, Mexico, Iran, Lithuania, Germany, Lithuania , Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Greece, Estonia, Cyprus, Norway, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, etc.
Quarantine zoning: Conditions for crossing into Ukraine
Ukraine puts in the red list the countries where the number of new active cases per 100,000 population over the past 14 days exceeds that reported in Ukraine.
All those who arrived in Ukraine from the red zone must either go for self-isolation for 14 days, or pass a PCR test within 24 hours, or come to Ukraine with negative test results at hand, received no later than 48 hours prior to border crossing. Foreigners must have a valid health insurance policy on them upon entry.


unian--2020-10-16--EU to open borders for Ukrainians by late spring 2021, German envoy says

The German envoy suggests Ukrainians may expect to spend their vacation in Europe next summer .
German Ambassador to Ukraine Anka Feldhusen predicts the European Union will open the borders for Ukrainians by the end of spring 2021 .
`` My personal forecast : the current situation will last by the end of spring 2021 .
By that time , there should be a vaccine , and I hope this will open the borders to free travel .
Although mass vaccination is a time-consuming process , '' she told the Ukrainian media outlet European Pravda in an interview published in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a vacation in Europe next summer .
`` I will allow myself a bit of optimism : I believe vacations and flights will be possible next summer .
We are also waiting for this .
For example , my vacation in Iceland this year failed , and I 'm really looking forward to next year , '' she said .
She emphasized travel restrictions apply not only to Ukrainians .
There are `` red zones '' even within the EU where travel restrictions are in place , and it is necessary to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wants Ukraine to become `` equal '' EU member '' But all the same , this period will someday end .
It will end when a vaccine or at least an effective drug for coronavirus appears that can ensure a significant reduction in COVID-19 deaths , '' the ambassador said .
On October 6 , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his European partners had assured him there were no threats to the visa-free regime between Ukraine and the EU , and Ukraine fulfills all the necessary criteria .

The German envoy suggests Ukrainians may expect to spend their vacation in Europe next summer.
German Ambassador to Ukraine Anka Feldhusen predicts the European Union will open the borders for Ukrainians by the end of spring 2021.
"My personal forecast: the current situation will last by the end of spring 2021. By that time, there should be a vaccine, and I hope this will open the borders to free travel. Although mass vaccination is a time-consuming process," she told the Ukrainian media outlet European Pravda in an interview published in Ukrainian.
Feldhusen suggests Ukrainians may hope for a vacation in Europe next summer.
Видео дня
"I will allow myself a bit of optimism: I believe vacations and flights will be possible next summer. We are also waiting for this. For example, my vacation in Iceland this year failed, and I'm really looking forward to next year," she said.
She emphasized travel restrictions apply not only to Ukrainians. There are "red zones" even within the EU where travel restrictions are in place, and it is necessary to undergo self-isolation upon return.
Read alsoZelensky wants Ukraine to become "equal" EU member"But all the same, this period will someday end. It will end when a vaccine or at least an effective drug for coronavirus appears that can ensure a significant reduction in COVID-19 deaths," the ambassador said.
Background
On October 6, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his European partners had assured him there were no threats to the visa-free regime between Ukraine and the EU, and Ukraine fulfills all the necessary criteria.


unian--2020-10-16--Donbas settlement: Russia snubs at Budapest memo references

The comment comes following the release of questions to be put up for the nationwide poll in Ukraine on October 25 .
The Kremlin says Russia is ready to negotiate with Ukraine on Donbas settlement only within the framework of Minsk agreements , while the format of Budapest memorandum signatories is off the table .
That 's according Vladimir Putin 's Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov , an UNIAN correspondent reports .
Read alsoZelensky unveils all questions to be put up for national poll on Oct 25The comment comes following President Volodymyr Zelensky 's announcement where he unveiled questions to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 25 , including the one on whether Ukraine needs to raise the issue of raising internationally the issue of security guarantees defined by the Budapest Memorandum ? ''
`` The Kremlin is ready to respond to Ukraine 's initiatives to implement Minsk agreements .
This is what , from our perspective , is really necessary for the Ukrainian people , '' Peskov said , answering the UNIAN reporter 's question on how the Kremlin will react to Ukraine 's initiatives to go back to security guarantees provided for in the Budapest Memo .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Kremlin is ready to return to the Budapest Memorandum , Peskov said : `` I 've said everything I wanted to say on this matter . ''
• The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances was signed on December 5 , 1994 .
• According to the document , Ukraine received guarantees of territorial integrity in exchange for renouncing its nuclear status .
• The memo was signed by the leaders of Ukraine , the United States , Russia , and Britain .
On October 13 , Zelensky said an all-Ukrainian poll with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be carried out on local election day , October 25 .
The exact questions that will be included in the survey are yet to be made public .
The poll , unlike the referendum , will have no direct legal implications , the President 's Office explained , addressing public concern over the legitimacy of holding such a survey and its consequences .

The comment comes following the release of questions to be put up for the nationwide poll in Ukraine on October 25.
The Kremlin says Russia is ready to negotiate with Ukraine on Donbas settlement only within the framework of Minsk agreements, while the format of Budapest memorandum signatories is off the table.
That's according Vladimir Putin's Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, an UNIAN correspondent reports.
Read alsoZelensky unveils all questions to be put up for national poll on Oct 25The comment comes following President Volodymyr Zelensky's announcement where he unveiled questions to be put for a national poll on October 25, including the one on whether Ukraine needs to raise the issue of raising internationally the issue of security guarantees defined by the Budapest Memorandum?"
Видео дня
"The Kremlin is ready to respond to Ukraine's initiatives to implement Minsk agreements. This is what, from our perspective, is really necessary for the Ukrainian people," Peskov said, answering the UNIAN reporter's question on how the Kremlin will react to Ukraine's initiatives to go back to security guarantees provided for in the Budapest Memo.
When asked again to elaborate on whether the Kremlin is ready to return to the Budapest Memorandum, Peskov said: "I've said everything I wanted to say on this matter."
What's Budapest Memorandum
The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances was signed on December 5, 1994.
According to the document, Ukraine received guarantees of territorial integrity in exchange for renouncing its nuclear status.
The memo was signed by the leaders of Ukraine, the United States, Russia, and Britain.
Zelensky's poll: Background
On October 13, Zelensky said an all-Ukrainian poll with five important issues to be put forward would be carried out on local election day, October 25.
The exact questions that will be included in the survey are yet to be made public.
The poll, unlike the referendum, will have no direct legal implications, the President's Office explained, addressing public concern over the legitimacy of holding such a survey and its consequences.


unian--2020-10-16--Farmers thresh almost 46 mln tonnes of grain, legumes of new harvest

Farmers thresh almost 46 mln tonnes of grain , legumes of new harvest The ministry has named four regions are @ @ @ @ @ of yield .

Farmers thresh almost 46 mln tonnes of grain, legumes of new harvest
14:50, 16.10.20 843
The ministry has named four regions are in the lead in terms of yield.
Помогите проекту
Support us


unian--2020-10-16--Zelensky responds to criticism over national poll

The president says politicians criticize the idea since they are afraid of people 's opinion .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has responded to criticism over the idea of conducting the all-Ukrainian poll , which will coincide with local elections on October 25 .
`` By the way , you have noticed how all politicians criticize the idea of the poll , how they are afraid of your opinion , they say Ukrainians are stupid , inexperienced , and that God forbid we ask them anything .
They are afraid if democracy really starts working , they will simply become expandable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to talk shows , their parties will lose funding .
Their opinion will no longer be interesting to anyone since the citizens of Ukraine will decide on everything , '' Zelensky said in a video address to the nation , posted on Facebook .
He said on October 25 , citizens of Ukraine would be able to show the said mechanism has the right to exist and `` nothing prevents us from having monthly or even weekly discussions about important things and from learning about your opinion . ''
`` Perhaps you do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Find this video on official pages and write in comments what else you would like to speak out about as a citizen of Ukraine : legalization of weapons , dual citizenship , duration of school education , cars with foreign plates , parliamentary republic , etc .
Write down the questions you think should be included in the polls to follow , '' the president said .
A number of political parties , including the European Solidarity , Holos , and Batkivshchyna , have criticized the idea of national poll , announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Constitutional norm providing for the only legitimate form of national survey , which is a referendum , whose procedure is clearly defined by law .
The Holos party said the idea is to the detriment of national interests and that it could help Russia implement its scenario on Donbas .
The European Solidarity party said the `` pseudo-poll '' is an `` outright manipulation '' aimed to influence popular opinion on the day of local elections , also sharing the Holos ' claim about the authorities trying to promote Kremlin 's interests .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an all-Ukrainian poll with five important issues to be out forward would be carried out on local election day , October 25 .
• The exact questions that will be included in the survey were not immediately revealed .
• The poll , unlike the referendum , will have no direct legal implications , the President 's Office explained , addressing public concern over the legitimacy of holding such a survey and its consequences .
• The survey will be financed by `` philanthropists '' set to provide funds of `` Ukrainian origin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deputy chair of the Servant of the People faction .

The president says politicians criticize the idea since they are afraid of people's opinion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has responded to criticism over the idea of conducting the all-Ukrainian poll, which will coincide with local elections on October 25.
"By the way, you have noticed how all politicians criticize the idea of the poll, how they are afraid of your opinion, they say Ukrainians are stupid, inexperienced, and that God forbid we ask them anything. They are afraid if democracy really starts working, they will simply become expandable. They will no longer be invited to talk shows, their parties will lose funding. Their opinion will no longer be interesting to anyone since the citizens of Ukraine will decide on everything," Zelensky said in a video address to the nation, posted on Facebook.
He said on October 25, citizens of Ukraine would be able to show the said mechanism has the right to exist and "nothing prevents us from having monthly or even weekly discussions about important things and from learning about your opinion."
Видео дня
"Perhaps you don't like some of the five questions? Find this video on official pages and write in comments what else you would like to speak out about as a citizen of Ukraine: legalization of weapons, dual citizenship, duration of school education, cars with foreign plates, parliamentary republic, etc. Write down the questions you think should be included in the polls to follow," the president said.
Criticism
A number of political parties, including the European Solidarity,Holos, and Batkivshchyna, have criticized the idea of national poll, announced by President Zelensky, pointing at the Constitutional norm providing for the only legitimate form of national survey, which is a referendum, whose procedure is clearly defined by law.
The Holos party said the idea is to the detriment of national interests and that it could help Russia implement its scenario on Donbas.
The European Solidarity party said the "pseudo-poll" is an "outright manipulation" aimed to influence popular opinion on the day of local elections, also sharing the Holos' claim about the authorities trying to promote Kremlin's interests.
October 25 poll: Background


unian--2020-10-16--Ukroboronprom to be reorganized into nine holdings, deputy PM says

Ukroboronprom to be reorganized into nine holdings , deputy PM says The nine new parts will become part of the @ @ @ @ @ , and three will join the Aerospace Systems holding .

Ukroboronprom to be reorganized into nine holdings, deputy PM says
14:00, 16.10.20 252
The nine new parts will become part of the Defense Systems of Ukraine holding, and three will join the Aerospace Systems holding.
Помогите проекту
Support us


unian--2020-10-16--Authorities in two Ukrainian cities defy red zone quarantine bans

Public transport will maintain operations , while restaurants and cafes will also remain open to clients .
The city of Poltava , which has recently been included in the red quarantine zone , will not be toughening certain quarantine-related restrictions , following Kharkiv 's suit .
In particular , public transport will maintain operations , while restaurants and cafes will also remain open to clients .
Chairman of Poltava Regional State Administration Oleh Synegubov says almost 2,000 active COVID-19 cases were recorded in the regional center , which was much more than in other cities and districts of the region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Poltava almost every day .
According to Synegubov , regular and irregular public transportation , operations of cafes , restaurants , shopping and entertainment centers ( without entertainment services ) , trade and consumer services for the population will not be suspended .
The situation will be reviewed at the next meeting of the State emergencies commission .
If dynamics deteriorate , restrictions will be toughened .
How to prevent this ?
There are three simple things to do : put on a face mask , sanitize your hands , and keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ participants in the electoral process should start taking care of people 's health , not their political ratings , '' he said .
Read alsoDaily COVID-19 spike hits new high with almost 6,000 cases on Oct 16Earlier , the authorities in the city of Kharkiv , the city that had also been included in the red quarantine zone , refused to halt public transportation .
• On August 1 , new rules for adaptive quarantine were enforced in Ukraine .
All regions were divided into `` green '' , `` yellow '' , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' zones according to the level of the epidemic threat .
• On October 13 , the Cabinet of Ministers extended the adaptive quarantine until the end of the year , passing certain changes to regulations .
• Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said it was a `` necessary step , '' adding that such quarantine is `` the most effective mechanism '' in tackling COVID-19 in Ukraine and beyond .
• On October 15 , Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Oleh Nemchynov said a new epidemic zoning would be enforced at 00:00 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the capital city of Kyiv would remain in the orange quarantine zone .

Public transport will maintain operations, while restaurants and cafes will also remain open to clients.
The city of Poltava, which has recently been included in the red quarantine zone, will not be toughening certain quarantine-related restrictions, following Kharkiv's suit.
In particular, public transport will maintain operations, while restaurants and cafes will also remain open to clients.
Chairman of Poltava Regional State Administration Oleh Synegubov says almost 2,000 active COVID-19 cases were recorded in the regional center, which was much more than in other cities and districts of the region. Over 100 new cases are recorded in Poltava almost every day.
Видео дня
"What's banned starting Monday, October 19: visiting educational facilities (except for preschool), culture centers, cinemas, entertainment establishments, and social protection offices," the official wrote on Facebook.
According to Synegubov, regular and irregular public transportation, operations of cafes, restaurants, shopping and entertainment centers (without entertainment services), trade and consumer services for the population will not be suspended.
The situation will be reviewed at the next meeting of the State emergencies commission. If dynamics deteriorate, restrictions will be toughened. How to prevent this? There are three simple things to do: put on a face mask, sanitize your hands, and keep your social distance. Also, the participants in the electoral process should start taking care of people's health, not their political ratings," he said.
Read alsoDaily COVID-19 spike hits new high with almost 6,000 cases on Oct 16Earlier, the authorities in the city of Kharkiv, the city that had also been included in the red quarantine zone, refused to halt public transportation.
Quarantine in Ukraine: Background


unian--2020-10-16--Some coastal areas may be flooded over climate changes, expert says

The sea may eventually drown certain parts of Ukraine near the Azov and Black Seas ' coast .
Certain parts of Ukraine by the Azov and Black Seas ' coasts could eventually be drowned by rising sea levels , a Ukrainian meteorologist warns .
The ocean level rose by 19 cm ( 7.5 inches ) over a hundred years , namely from 1901 to 2010 , therefore such ongoing changes may lead to the flooding of significant regions , especially littoral zones , says the chief of the applied meteorology and climatology department at the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute , Vira @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may eventually drown certain parts of Ukraine near the Azov and Black Seas ' coast .
`` For example , we may lose for good the districts of Izmail and Vylkove in Odesa region .
However , it 's not only the flooding that 's dangerous , it 's also coast line erosion that these processes provoke , '' the expert has told Glavred during an online chat with the publication 's readers .
At the same time , according to Balabukh , the Crimean peninsula will not be submerged because it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stage of water supply restrictions introduced in occupied Crimea '' There is a mountain system , but there is still a risk for the steppe part , especially the northern regions , '' the expert said .
Sharp deterioration in weather conditions in Slovakia has led the water level in Zakarpattia rivers reaching a critical cap .
Authorities have already announced that a state of emergency could be declared since a number of settlements are facing a flooding threat .
• Surveying Ukrainian attitudes toward climate change : 84 % see the difference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frequent and powerful in Ukraine

The sea may eventually drown certain parts of Ukraine near the Azov and Black Seas' coast.
Certain parts of Ukraine by the Azov and Black Seas' coasts could eventually be drowned by rising sea levels, a Ukrainian meteorologist warns.
The ocean level rose by 19 cm (7.5 inches) over a hundred years, namely from 1901 to 2010, therefore such ongoing changes may lead to the flooding of significant regions, especially littoral zones, says the chief of the applied meteorology and climatology department at the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, Vira Balabukh, Glavred reports.
The sea may eventually drown certain parts of Ukraine near the Azov and Black Seas' coast.
Видео дня
"For example, we may lose for good the districts of Izmail and Vylkove in Odesa region. However, it's not only the flooding that's dangerous, it's also coast line erosion that these processes provoke," the expert has told Glavred during an online chat with the publication's readers.
At the same time, according to Balabukh, the Crimean peninsula will not be submerged because it is quite "high."
Read alsoAnother stage of water supply restrictions introduced in occupied Crimea"There is a mountain system, but there is still a risk for the steppe part, especially the northern regions," the expert said.
Rising water levels in rivers near Zakarpattia region
Sharp deterioration in weather conditions in Slovakia has led the water level in Zakarpattia rivers reaching a critical cap.
Authorities have already announced that a state of emergency could be declared since a number of settlements are facing a flooding threat.
Climate: Other reports


unian--2020-10-16--Zelensky's advisor explains delay with IMF tranche

Get a complete information picture of the day by subscribing to UNIAN ’ s news feeds .
For more information @ @ @ @

Zelensky's advisor explains delay with IMF tranche
12:45, 16.10.20 4386
There is no pause in cooperation, the advisor stresses.
Помогите проекту
Support us


unian--2020-10-16--Deficit of foreign trade in goods 60% down in Jan-Aug

Deficit of foreign trade in goods 60 % down in Jan-Aug The ratio of coverage of imports by exports was @ @ @ @ @ of 2020 .

Deficit of foreign trade in goods 60% down in Jan-Aug
12:20, 16.10.20 857
The ratio of coverage of imports by exports was 0.93 in the eight months of 2020.
Помогите проекту
Support us


unian--2020-10-16--COVID-19 vaccine to be tested on over 4,000 Ukrainians

Vaccination is the cheapest and most effective way to overcome any epidemic , the expert stresses .
As soon as the sufficient volume of testing material is accumulated and its safety is confirmed in Ukraine , 4,200 volunteers will be involved , a Ukrainian health official says .
The vaccine is the cheapest and most effective way to overcome any epidemic , the chief of the State Expert Center at the Ministry of Health , Tetiana Dumenko , recalled , speaking at the Right to Power panel show on Thursday , TSN reports .
Already today , the world tackles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thanks to vaccinations .
Read alsoUkraine reports 70 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of Oct 15 '' Our immediate expectation is to get a vaccine and ensure cure for everyone at once or to develop the required number of immunized citizens in our society , but today we are in a situation where before 2021 we ca n't expect a vaccine with proven efficacy that has passed the standard three phases .
Last week , we received the first application to conduct a study of the third phase of a European @ @ @ @ @ @ @ examining that material .
If the material is in sufficient volumes and the Ukrainian research confirms its safety , then 4,200 Ukrainian volunteers will be able to take part in the project .
When will this happen ?
We 'd like to see it happen as soon as possible , '' said Dumenko .
She added that volunteers will be able to apply to the clinical trial registry to be provided full details about all trials .
`` As soon as approval is received , which is by order of the Ministry of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ becomes immediately available .
The study considers clinical centers with executive researchers in the following cities : several centers in Kyiv , several centers in Vinnytsia , Lviv , and Ivano-Frankovsk .
I think that these will be the nearest points of the region , but we expect more clinical trials in Ukraine , since Ukrainian researchers are experts are globally acclaimed in conducting clinical trials , '' Dumenko summed up .
• Ukraine extends adaptive quarantine by late 2020 , but with changes • Ukraine must resume production of own vaccines – @

Vaccination is the cheapest and most effective way to overcome any epidemic, the expert stresses.
As soon as the sufficient volume of testing material is accumulated and its safety is confirmed in Ukraine, 4,200 volunteers will be involved, a Ukrainian health official says.
The vaccine is the cheapest and most effective way to overcome any epidemic, the chief of the State Expert Center at the Ministry of Health, Tetiana Dumenko, recalled, speaking at the Right to Power panel show on Thursday, TSN reports.
Already today, the world tackles 25 infectious diseases, besides COVID-19, thanks to vaccinations.
Видео дня
Read alsoUkraine reports 70 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of Oct 15"Our immediate expectation is to get a vaccine and ensure cure for everyone at once or to develop the required number of immunized citizens in our society, but today we are in a situation where before 2021 we can't expect a vaccine with proven efficacy that has passed the standard three phases. Last week, we received the first application to conduct a study of the third phase of a European manufacturer and today we are working on examining that material. If the material is in sufficient volumes and the Ukrainian research confirms its safety, then 4,200 Ukrainian volunteers will be able to take part in the project. When will this happen? We'd like to see it happen as soon as possible," said Dumenko.
She added that volunteers will be able to apply to the clinical trial registry to be provided full details about all trials.
"As soon as approval is received, which is by order of the Ministry of Health, all information about clinical trials becomes immediately available. The study considers clinical centers with executive researchers in the following cities: several centers in Kyiv, several centers in Vinnytsia, Lviv, and Ivano-Frankovsk. I think that these will be the nearest points of the region, but we expect more clinical trials in Ukraine, since Ukrainian researchers are experts are globally acclaimed in conducting clinical trials," Dumenko summed up.
COVID-19 in Ukraine: Latest


unian--2020-10-16--Zelensky unveils all questions to be put up for national poll on Oct 25

More of such surveys could be conducted in the future , the president admits .
President Volodymyr Zelensky has voiced the remaining three questions that citizens will be asked at the national poll , previously scheduled for October 25 , which is the day local elections are held across Ukraine .
On Friday morning , Zelensky posted on social networks the relevant video address .
• Should the number of deputies in the Verkhovna Rada be reduced to 300 ?
• Do you support medical cannabis legalization in Ukraine to reduce pain for critically ill patients ?
• Does Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ applying security guarantees defined by the Budapest Memorandum ?
Read alsoPresident 's Office explains essence of `` Donbas question '' in upcoming Zelensky pollMore of such surveys could be conducted in the future , the president admits .
• On October 13 , Zelensky said an all-Ukrainian poll with five important issues to be out forward would be carried out on local election day , October 25 .
• The exact questions that will be included in the survey are yet to be made public .
• The poll , unlike the referendum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the President 's Office explained , addressing public concern over the legitimacy of holding such a survey and its consequences .
• None On October 14 , Zelensky announced the first out of five questions and on October 15 he revealed the second one .
• The survey will be financed by `` philanthropists '' set to provide funds of `` Ukrainian origin , '' according to Yevhenia Kravchuk , deputy chair of the Servant of the People faction .

More of such surveys could be conducted in the future, the president admits.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has voiced the remaining three questions that citizens will be asked at the national poll, previously scheduled for October 25, which is the day local elections are held across Ukraine.
On Friday morning, Zelensky posted on social networks the relevant video address.
Questions concern parliament size, medical marijuana legalization, and Budapest Memorandum:
Видео дня
Should the number of deputies in the Verkhovna Rada be reduced to 300?
Do you support medical cannabis legalization in Ukraine to reduce pain for critically ill patients?
Does Ukraine need to raise internationally the issue of applying security guarantees defined by the Budapest Memorandum?
Read alsoPresident's Office explains essence of "Donbas question" in upcoming Zelensky pollMore of such surveys could be conducted in the future, the president admits.
Zelensky's poll: Background


unian--2020-10-16--Donbas war update: Ukraine reports six ceasefire violations on Oct 15

No casualties were reported in the past day .
Ukraine military says Russia-controlled armed groups in the Donbas warzone on Thursday , October 15 , committed six violations of the latest ceasefire agreement .
`` In the past day , October 15 , the Russian Federation 's armed formations violated the ceasefire six times , '' the press center of Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation ( JFO ) Command reported via Facebook in an update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on October 16 , 2020 .
An enemy UAV was spotted crossing the contact line in the Azov Sea littoral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Read alsoNew checkpoints , prisoner swap on agenda of latest TCG meetingEnemy troops also fired an automatic grenade launcher and rifles near the village of Prychepylivka .
Moreover , they used grenade launchers of various types and rifles twice near the town of Avdiyivka , as well as twice near the village of Novotoshkivske .
No casualties were reported in the past day .
The Joint Forces were abiding by the ceasefire , being ready to adequately respond to possible attacks by the adversary , it said .
Since Friday midnight , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recorded , the JFO HQ said .
The situation is under full control of the Ukrainian military .
Participants in the Trilateral Contact Group ( Ukraine , Russia , and the OSCE ) on the peace settlement in Donbas on July 22 agreed on a full and comprehensive ceasefire along the contact line from 00:01 on Monday , July 27 .
The new ceasefire regime was enforced at 00:01 Kyiv time on July 27 .
On the very first day of the newly-agreed truce , Russia 's hybrid military forces mounted three attacks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine .
Ukraine has reported more such violations over the latest period .

No casualties were reported in the past day.
Ukraine military says Russia-controlled armed groups in the Donbas warzone on Thursday, October 15, committed six violations of the latest ceasefire agreement.
"In the past day, October 15, the Russian Federation's armed formations violated the ceasefire six times," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation (JFO) Command reported via Facebook in an update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on October 16, 2020.
An enemy UAV was spotted crossing the contact line in the Azov Sea littoral before being suppressed by electronic warfare means.
Видео дня
Read alsoNew checkpoints, prisoner swap on agenda of latest TCG meetingEnemy troops also fired an automatic grenade launcher and rifles near the village of Prychepylivka. Moreover, they used grenade launchers of various types and rifles twice near the town of Avdiyivka, as well as twice near the village of Novotoshkivske.
No casualties were reported in the past day.
The Joint Forces were abiding by the ceasefire, being ready to adequately respond to possible attacks by the adversary, it said.
Since Friday midnight, no attacks by Russian-controlled forces have been recorded, the JFO HQ said.
The situation is under full control of the Ukrainian military.
Donbas ceasefire: background
Participants in the Trilateral Contact Group (Ukraine, Russia, and the OSCE) on the peace settlement in Donbas on July 22 agreed on a full and comprehensive ceasefire along the contact line from 00:01 on Monday, July 27.
The new ceasefire regime was enforced at 00:01 Kyiv time on July 27.
On the very first day of the newly-agreed truce, Russia's hybrid military forces mounted three attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine. Ukraine has reported more such violations over the latest period.


unian--2020-10-16--Markiv case: Italian prosecutors distort facts, Ombudsperson says

The prosecution team 's addresses involved `` accusations , including those targeting some of our state officials , '' Denisova reports .
The court in Milan is considering an appeal in the case of Ukrainian National Guard Vitaly Markiv , whom the first instance court in Italy has sentenced for the alleged complicity in the murder of an Italian correspondent and his Russian interpreter in the Donbas warzone in May 2014 .
Ukrainian Ombudsperson Liudmyla Denisova , who attended the court hearing , says prosecutors did not disclose any new facts , adding that she believes their speeches , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawyers , included attempts to accuse including the state of Ukraine , lb.ua reports .
`` Neither the prosecution , nor the prosecutor general who attended and delivered an address , nor the lawyers who spoke on the side of the victims , said anything new .
Their speeches , however , were worded in a way that it was n't just Markiv who was being tried today , but also Ukraine , '' Denisova said .
In her opinion , prosecutors ' addresses were emotionally-charged and false , containing distorted facts and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our state officials . ''
Read alsoUkraine 's envoy urges Italian media to objectively cover Markiv caseShe also expressed hope that at the next hearing on October 23 , the jury will `` figure out that our Markiv is an innocent man , who was simply assigned [ to bear responsibility ] for Mr. Rocchelli 's murder . ''
Deputy platoon commander of the Ukrainian National Guard 's first battalion , senior sergeant Vitaliy Markiv was detained in Italy on June 30 , 2017 , on suspicion of the murder of Italian journalist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mironov amid a mortar attack in Donetsk region in May 2014 .
According to the Ukrainian investigation , the two were killed in shelling by Russian-led troops .
Ukrainian National Guard officials insisted that the Ukrainian battalion was not armed with mortars in 2014 .
Read alsoDocumentary aired at Italian Senate , offering deeper look into Markiv caseThe jury in the court of Italy 's Pavia on July 12 , 2019 , sentenced the Ukrainian guardsman to 24 years in prison .
He is also to pay compensation to Rocchelli 's family .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Foreign Affairs and the Prosecutor General 's Office to immediately address the issue of Markiv 's return to Ukraine .
On November 20 , Ukraine filed an appeal against Markiv 's verdict .
It had to be considered by a Lombardy appellate court in the spring of 2020 .
On March 10 , 2020 , an Italian appellate court in Milan postponed a hearing in the case of Ukrainian national Vitaliy Markiv over the coronavirus pandemic .
On July 3 , 2020 , President Zelensky during his phone talks with Italian PM @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fair ruling in Markiv 's case and his return home as soon as possible .
The defense team in their appeal ask the court to fully acquit Markiv .

The prosecution team's addresses involved "accusations, including those targeting some of our state officials," Denisova reports.
The court in Milan is considering an appeal in the case of Ukrainian National Guard Vitaly Markiv, whom the first instance court in Italy has sentenced for the alleged complicity in the murder of an Italian correspondent and his Russian interpreter in the Donbas warzone in May 2014.
Ukrainian Ombudsperson Liudmyla Denisova, who attended the court hearing, says prosecutors did not disclose any new facts, adding that she believes their speeches, as well as those of the victims' lawyers, included attempts to accuse including the state of Ukraine, lb.ua reports.
"Neither the prosecution, nor the prosecutor general who attended and delivered an address, nor the lawyers who spoke on the side of the victims, said anything new. Their speeches, however, were worded in a way that it wasn't just Markiv who was being tried today, but also Ukraine," Denisova said.
In her opinion, prosecutors' addresses were emotionally-charged and false, containing distorted facts and "accusations, including of some of our state officials."
Read alsoUkraine's envoy urges Italian media to objectively cover Markiv caseShe also expressed hope that at the next hearing on October 23, the jury will "figure out that our Markiv is an innocent man, who was simply assigned [to bear responsibility] for Mr. Rocchelli's murder."
Vitaliy Markiv case: background
Deputy platoon commander of the Ukrainian National Guard's first battalion, senior sergeant Vitaliy Markiv was detained in Italy on June 30, 2017, on suspicion of the murder of Italian journalist Andrea Rocchelli and his Russian interpreter Andrei Mironov amid a mortar attack in Donetsk region in May 2014.
According to the Ukrainian investigation, the two were killed in shelling by Russian-led troops.
Ukrainian National Guard officials insisted that the Ukrainian battalion was not armed with mortars in 2014.
Read alsoDocumentary aired at Italian Senate, offering deeper look into Markiv caseThe jury in the court of Italy's Pavia on July 12, 2019, sentenced the Ukrainian guardsman to 24 years in prison. He is also to pay compensation to Rocchelli's family.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Prosecutor General's Office to immediately address the issue of Markiv's return to Ukraine.
On November 20, Ukraine filed an appeal against Markiv's verdict.
It had to be considered by a Lombardy appellate court in the spring of 2020. On March 10, 2020, an Italian appellate court in Milan postponed a hearing in the case of Ukrainian national Vitaliy Markiv over the coronavirus pandemic.
On July 3, 2020, President Zelensky during his phone talks with Italian PM Giuseppe Conte said he hoped for a fair ruling in Markiv's case and his return home as soon as possible.
The defense team in their appeal ask the court to fully acquit Markiv.


unian--2020-10-16--Daily COVID-19 spike hits new high with almost 6,000 cases on Oct 16

The death toll has hit 5,408 with 106 fatalities recorded in the past day .
Ukraine said 5,992 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of October 16 , 2020 , marking yet another highest daily rise .
The total number of confirmed cases grew to 287,231 as of October 16 , 2020 , according to the interactive map of the National Security and Defense Council .
As many as 121,919 patients , including 2,269 in the past day , have recovered .
The death toll has hit 5,408 with 106 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The government reported 159,904 active cases as of October 16 .
In total , there have been 356,714 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020 .
Read alsoGovernment reviews quarantine zones in Ukraine : Kyiv remains in `` orange zone '' The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered in Kharkiv region ( 544 cases ) , the city of Kyiv ( 455 ) , Odesa region ( 502 ) , Dnipropetrovsk region ( 423 ) , Khmelnytsky region ( 414 ) , and Lviv @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 , new rules for adaptive quarantine were enforced in Ukraine .
All regions were divided into `` green '' , `` yellow '' , `` orange '' , and `` red '' zones according to the level of the epidemic threat .
On October 13 , the Cabinet of Ministers extended the adaptive quarantine until the end of the year , passing certain changes to regulations .
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said it was a `` necessary step , '' adding that such quarantine is `` the most effective mechanism '' in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Kyiv deploying five more hospitals to tackle COVID-19 spike • Ukraine extends adaptive quarantine by late 2020 , but with changes • Ukraine must resume production of own vaccines – minister

The death toll has hit 5,408 with 106 fatalities recorded in the past day.
Ukraine said 5,992 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of October 16, 2020, marking yet another highest daily rise.
The total number of confirmed cases grew to 287,231 as of October 16, 2020, according to the interactive map of the National Security and Defense Council.
As many as 121,919 patients, including 2,269 in the past day, have recovered.
Видео дня
The death toll has hit 5,408 with 106 fatalities recorded in the past day.
The government reported 159,904 active cases as of October 16. In total, there have been 356,714 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.
Read alsoGovernment reviews quarantine zones in Ukraine: Kyiv remains in "orange zone"The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered in Kharkiv region (544 cases), the city of Kyiv (455), Odesa region (502), Dnipropetrovsk region (423), Khmelnytsky region (414), and Lviv region (365).
Quarantine: Background
On August 1, new rules for adaptive quarantine were enforced in Ukraine. All regions were divided into "green", "yellow", "orange", and "red" zones according to the level of the epidemic threat.
On October 13, the Cabinet of Ministers extended the adaptive quarantine until the end of the year, passing certain changes to regulations.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said it was a "necessary step," adding that such quarantine is "the most effective mechanism" in tackling COVID-19 in Ukraine and beyond.
COVID-19 in Ukraine: Latest


unian--2020-10-16--Anti-terror drills to be held in Kyiv Oct 16, SBU warns

During the exercise , certain streets could be temporarily be blocked and residents – ID 'd .
The Security Service of Ukraine will be holding a massive anti-terror drill in Kyiv on Friday , October 16 , of which the agency has warned city residents .
`` We inform citizens that on October 16 , the Coordination Group of the Anti-Terrorist Center under the SBU 's Main Directorate in Kyiv and the Kyiv region , with support of the SBU HQ 's Anti-Terrorism Center , jointly with the Embassy of the State of Israel , will conduct large-scale anti-terrorist exercises @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Facebook .
The drills will cover the city 's Pechersky and Desniansky districts .
Read alsoZelensky on meeting with MI6 chief : Disinformation , fake news discussedUnits of the National Police , the National Guard , the State Service for Emergency Situations , and other state agencies will be involved .
During the exercise , certain streets could be temporarily be blocked and residents – ID 'd .
The SBU has called on locals and city guests `` to remain calm , to treat with understanding possible restrictions and inconveniences , and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security operatives , '' the statement concludes .
• SBU busts ex- '' LPR '' terrorist who seized executive buildings in Severodonetsk in 2014 ( Photo )

During the exercise, certain streets could be temporarily be blocked and residents – ID'd.
The Security Service of Ukraine will be holding a massive anti-terror drill in Kyiv on Friday, October 16, of which the agency has warned city residents.
"We inform citizens that on October 16, the Coordination Group of the Anti-Terrorist Center under the SBU's Main Directorate in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, with support of the SBU HQ's Anti-Terrorism Center, jointly with the Embassy of the State of Israel, will conduct large-scale anti-terrorist exercises," says the statement posted on Facebook.
The drills will cover the city's Pechersky and Desniansky districts.
Видео дня
Read alsoZelensky on meeting with MI6 chief: Disinformation, fake news discussedUnits of the National Police, the National Guard, the State Service for Emergency Situations, and other state agencies will be involved.
During the exercise, certain streets could be temporarily be blocked and residents – ID'd.
The SBU has called on locals and city guests "to remain calm, to treat with understanding possible restrictions and inconveniences, and to react properly to the lawful action by security operatives," the statement concludes.
SBU: Other reports


unian--2020-10-16--Zelensky's poll: MP says survey to be funded by "philanthropists"

The lawmaker says there are `` people who care . ''
The Servant of the People party says that a public organization will be officially represented in the near future , which will be conducting a nationwide poll , announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky for October 25 .
That 's according to Yevhenia Kravchuk , deputy faction chair , Hromadske Radio reports .
Zelensky has personally chosen the guidelines and directions of the five survey questions , Kravchuk added .
`` I think that in the near future the public organization [ set to conduct the poll ] will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NGO that will be engaged jointly with sociologists .
As far as I know , an option is being considered to hold in parallel lines an exit poll of the survey based on people 's answers , so that the results could be made public immediately and then compare it with the official outcome , '' says Kravchuk .
Read alsoPresident 's Office explains essence of `` Donbas question '' in upcoming Zelensky pollThe process , the lawmaker says , will be financed by `` philanthropists '' set to provide funds of `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many philanthropists , people who care .
The sum , which is not that large , will be or has already been allocated for the process .
The poll 's initiator bears political responsibility for this .
I 'm sure that all these horror stories will be dispelled soon .
The funds will be of Ukrainian origin .
Legal influence [ of the poll ] has not been fixed , but the decision will be made in parliament anyway , '' the MP said .
She added that the poll 's results will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or president by submitting the relevant bill .
On October 13 , Zelensky said an all-Ukrainian poll with five important issues to be out forward would be carried out on local election day , October 25 .
The exact questions that will be included in the survey are yet to be made public .
The poll , unlike the referendum , will have no direct legal implications , the President 's Office explained , addressing public concern over the legitimacy of holding such a survey and its consequences .
On October 14 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questions and on October 15 he revealed the second one .

The lawmaker says there are "people who care."
The Servant of the People party says that a public organization will be officially represented in the near future, which will be conducting a nationwide poll, announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky for October 25.
That's according to Yevhenia Kravchuk, deputy faction chair, Hromadske Radio reports.
Zelensky has personally chosen the guidelines and directions of the five survey questions, Kravchuk added.
Видео дня
"I think that in the near future the public organization [set to conduct the poll] will be officially announced. It will be an NGO that will be engaged jointly with sociologists. As far as I know, an option is being considered to hold in parallel lines an exit poll of the survey based on people's answers, so that the results could be made public immediately and then compare it with the official outcome," says Kravchuk.
Read alsoPresident's Office explains essence of "Donbas question" in upcoming Zelensky pollThe process, the lawmaker says, will be financed by "philanthropists" set to provide funds of "Ukrainian origin."
"There are many philanthropists, people who care. The sum, which is not that large, will be or has already been allocated for the process. The poll's initiator bears political responsibility for this. I'm sure that all these horror stories will be dispelled soon. The funds will be of Ukrainian origin. Legal influence [of the poll] has not been fixed, but the decision will be made in parliament anyway," the MP said.
She added that the poll's results will be legally fixed by people's deputies or president by submitting the relevant bill.
Zelensky's poll: Background
On October 13, Zelensky said an all-Ukrainian poll with five important issues to be out forward would be carried out on local election day, October 25.
The exact questions that will be included in the survey are yet to be made public.
The poll, unlike the referendum, will have no direct legal implications, the President's Office explained, addressing public concern over the legitimacy of holding such a survey and its consequences.
On October 14, Zelensky announced the first out of five questions and on October 15 he revealed the second one.


unian--2020-10-16--Bakhmatyuk: Sytnyk Has Different Laws for Me Versus Kluyev and Klimenko

Oleg Bakhmatyuk has commented on a statement alleging an unwarranted delay in approving a decision to seek his extradition .
Mr. Bakhmatyuk calls it an absurdity that NABU is searching for him while it knows his whereabouts perfectly well .
He also condemns the double standards of investigation applied in the cases against Yanukovich ’ s officials , Kluyev and Klymenko , versus his own .
The former owner of VAB Bank , Oleg Bakhmatyuk , has commented on a news report published by Ukrainska Pravda reporting an alleged unwarranted delay with his extradition and condemned the double standards applied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that this ‘ information from sources within the law enforcement community ’ is a deliberate ‘ leak ’ by NABU , which must be investigated by the law enforcement authorities .
The purpose of this ‘ leak ’ is to put pressure on Prosecutor General Venediktova to force her to issue an unlawful decision .
We find ourselves in a situation where the investigation authorities and HACCU are acting not according to the spirit and letter of the law but are using a double-standards tactic ’ , stated the businessman .
He points @ @ @ @ @ @ @ circumstances , the High Anticorruption Court , when petitioned by NABU , has refused to issue arrest warrants , in particular against top officials of the Yanukovich era , Andriy Kluyev and Oleksandr Klymenko .
That is why the businessman considers wrongful his arrest warrant issued in absentia .
According to Bakhmatyuk , ‘ the Appeals Chamber of the Anticorruption Court ’ has ‘ a trio of Sytnyk ’ s that rules at the pleasure of NABU ’ .
‘ I think it is absurd that NABU is seeking an arrest warrant against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of my whereabouts ’ , says the businessman .
‘ They are known not only to NABU , my lawyers have communicated them to all interested investigation authorities .
To put it mildly , it is weird to put a person on the wanted list when their whereabouts are well-known ’ .
The Office of the Prosecutor General , for its part , has stated that an opinion of the Specialised Anticorruption Prosecutor ’ s Office ‘ on the reasonableness of the adopted procedural decisions ’ does not confirm ‘ the lawfulness of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the international wanted list ’ .
Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova ’ s office has stated that the Anticorruption Bureau attempted earlier to declare Bakhmatyuk wanted via Interpol .
But the international organisation declined NABU ’ s request .

Oleg Bakhmatyuk has commented on a statement alleging an unwarranted delay in approving a decision to seek his extradition. Mr. Bakhmatyuk calls it an absurdity that NABU is searching for him while it knows his whereabouts perfectly well. He also condemns the double standards of investigation applied in the cases against Yanukovich’s officials, Kluyev and Klymenko, versus his own.
The former owner of VAB Bank, Oleg Bakhmatyuk, has commented on a news report published by Ukrainska Pravda reporting an alleged unwarranted delay with his extradition and condemned the double standards applied by the investigators.
‘I believe that this ‘information from sources within the law enforcement community’ is a deliberate ‘leak’ by NABU, which must be investigated by the law enforcement authorities. The purpose of this ‘leak’ is to put pressure on Prosecutor General Venediktova to force her to issue an unlawful decision. We find ourselves in a situation where the investigation authorities and HACCU are acting not according to the spirit and letter of the law but are using a double-standards tactic’, stated the businessman.
He points out that in other cases under identical circumstances, the High Anticorruption Court, when petitioned by NABU, has refused to issue arrest warrants, in particular against top officials of the Yanukovich era, Andriy Kluyev and Oleksandr Klymenko. That is why the businessman considers wrongful his arrest warrant issued in absentia. According to Bakhmatyuk, ‘the Appeals Chamber of the Anticorruption Court’ has ‘a trio of Sytnyk’s that rules at the pleasure of NABU’.
Видео дня
‘I think it is absurd that NABU is seeking an arrest warrant against me by claiming they are not aware of my whereabouts’, says the businessman. ‘They are known not only to NABU, my lawyers have communicated them to all interested investigation authorities. To put it mildly, it is weird to put a person on the wanted list when their whereabouts are well-known’.
The Office of the Prosecutor General, for its part, has stated that an opinion of the Specialised Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office ‘on the reasonableness of the adopted procedural decisions’ does not confirm ‘the lawfulness of the decision to put Mr. Bakhmatyuk on the international wanted list’. Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova’s office has stated that the Anticorruption Bureau attempted earlier to declare Bakhmatyuk wanted via Interpol. But the international organisation declined NABU’s request.


unian--2020-10-16--Ukraine reports 85 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of Oct 16

Some 457 servicemen are now isolated ( including self-isolation ) .
The number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine rose by 85 as of the morning of October 16 .
Read alsoAuthorities in two Ukrainian cities defy red zone quarantine bans '' As of 10:00 Kyiv time on October 16 , some 944 people in the Armed Forces of Ukraine had acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus .
In total , 3,126 people have recovered and 12 have died during the pandemic , '' the press service of the Medical Force Command @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Facebook on October 16 .
`` Some 85 new COVID-19 cases were registered in the past 24 hours . ''
Of those newly-infected , 14 people have been hospitalized , while another 71 are self-isolating , undergoing treatment at home under doctors ' supervision .
Currently , their state of health is satisfactory .
Some 457 servicemen are now isolated ( including self-isolation ) .
The number of those whose isolation term is expiring in the next three days is 54 people .
• Ukraine said 5,992 new active COVID-19 cases had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past 24 hours as of October 16 , 2020 .
• The total number of confirmed cases grew to 287,231 .

Some 457 servicemen are now isolated (including self-isolation).
The number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine rose by 85 as of the morning of October 16.
Read alsoAuthorities in two Ukrainian cities defy red zone quarantine bans"As of 10:00 Kyiv time on October 16, some 944 people in the Armed Forces of Ukraine had acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. In total, 3,126 people have recovered and 12 have died during the pandemic," the press service of the Medical Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote on Facebook on October 16. "Some 85 new COVID-19 cases were registered in the past 24 hours."
Of those newly-infected, 14 people have been hospitalized, while another 71 are self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under doctors' supervision. Currently, their state of health is satisfactory.
Видео дня
Some 457 servicemen are now isolated (including self-isolation). The number of those whose isolation term is expiring in the next three days is 54 people.
COVID-19 in Ukraine: Latest


unian--2020-10-16--Ukraine, Turkey sign number of bilateral documents

The memorandum outlines the parties ' intention to launch and implement joint projects for the construction of warships , UAVs and all types of turbine engines .
Ukraine and the Republic of Turkey have signed a number of bilateral documents in Istanbul .
The documents were signed in the presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky , during a working visit to Turkey , and President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan , as reported by Ukrainian President 's Office on its website on October 16 .
Read alsoTurkey supports Ukraine 's prospects for membership in NATOIn particular , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Defense Industries of the Republic of Turkey İsmail Demir signed a Memorandum of Intent between Ukraine 's Defense Ministry and the Presidency of Defense Industries of the Republic of Turkey on the projects in the defense industry .
The memorandum enshrines the desire of Ukraine and Turkey to develop their defense industry programs and strengthen defense capabilities , as well as to establish mutually beneficial long-term cooperation based on mutual respect and consideration of each other 's interests .
The document outlines the parties ' intention to launch and implement joint projects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and all types of turbine engines .
Moreover , Taran and Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Turkey Hulusi Akar signed a Framework Military Agreement between Ukraine 's Cabinet of Ministers the Government of the Republic of Turkey .
`` The agreement is concluded in order to create a legal basis for the expansion and deepening of existing Ukrainian-Turkish cooperation in the field of defense , as well as defines the procedure for such cooperation .
The document , in particular , defines the areas of cooperation , its principles , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ procedure for exchanging intelligence information , legal regulation of the activity of specialists seconded by each party , compensation for possible damages , dispute resolution , etc.
, '' the report said .
In addition , Ukrainian Minister for Development of Economy , Trade and Agriculture Ihor Petrashko and Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Turkey Hulusi Akar signed the Protocol of the 12th meeting of the intergovernmental Ukrainian-Turkish commission on trade and economic cooperation .
The protocol fixes the agreements reached by government experts , plans and tasks in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , transport and infrastructure , as well as in the field of customs policy .

The memorandum outlines the parties' intention to launch and implement joint projects for the construction of warships, UAVs and all types of turbine engines.
Ukraine and the Republic of Turkey have signed a number of bilateral documents in Istanbul.
The documents were signed in the presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during a working visit to Turkey, and President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as reported by Ukrainian President's Office on its website on October 16.
Read alsoTurkey supports Ukraine's prospects for membership in NATOIn particular, Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran and President of Defense Industries of the Republic of Turkey İsmail Demir signed a Memorandum of Intent between Ukraine's Defense Ministry and the Presidency of Defense Industries of the Republic of Turkey on the projects in the defense industry.
Видео дня
The memorandum enshrines the desire of Ukraine and Turkey to develop their defense industry programs and strengthen defense capabilities, as well as to establish mutually beneficial long-term cooperation based on mutual respect and consideration of each other's interests. The document outlines the parties' intention to launch and implement joint projects for the construction of warships, UAVs and all types of turbine engines.
Moreover, Taran and Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Turkey Hulusi Akar signed a Framework Military Agreement between Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers the Government of the Republic of Turkey.
"The agreement is concluded in order to create a legal basis for the expansion and deepening of existing Ukrainian-Turkish cooperation in the field of defense, as well as defines the procedure for such cooperation. The document, in particular, defines the areas of cooperation, its principles, security regime of classified information, the procedure for exchanging intelligence information, legal regulation of the activity of specialists seconded by each party, compensation for possible damages, dispute resolution, etc.," the report said.
In addition, Ukrainian Minister for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture Ihor Petrashko and Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Turkey Hulusi Akar signed the Protocol of the 12th meeting of the intergovernmental Ukrainian-Turkish commission on trade and economic cooperation. The protocol fixes the agreements reached by government experts, plans and tasks in the areas of trade, investment, energy, transport and infrastructure, as well as in the field of customs policy.


unian--2020-10-16--Turkey supports Ukraine's prospects for membership in NATO

The country will continue to assist Ukraine in meeting the criteria for membership to the Alliance .
The Republic of @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine 's membership in NATO .
Read alsoCabinet approves draft deal on military cooperation with @ @ @ @ @ joint statement made following a meeting of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the @ @ @ @ @ Erdogan in Istanbul on October 16 .
`` The Republic of Turkey supports Ukraine 's @ @ @ @ @ North Atlantic Alliance and welcomes Ukraine 's recognition as an Enhanced Opportunities Partner , '' @ @ @ @ @ reported by Ukrainian President 's Office on its website .
`` The Republic of Turkey @ @ @ @ @ in meeting the criteria for membership to the Alliance , as well as the interoperability @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine with NATO , including through appropriate joint military exercises , '' it said .
@ @ @ @ @ importance of joint efforts to strengthen peace , security and stability in the Black Sea @ @ @ @ @ NATO .

The country will continue to assist Ukraine in meeting the criteria for membership to the Alliance.
The Republic of Turkey supports the prospect of Ukraine's membership in NATO.
Read alsoCabinet approves draft deal on military cooperation with TurkeyThat is according to a joint statement made following a meeting of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on October 16.
"The Republic of Turkey supports Ukraine's perspective for membership to the North Atlantic Alliance and welcomes Ukraine's recognition as an Enhanced Opportunities Partner," reads the statement, as reported by Ukrainian President's Office on its website.
Видео дня
"The Republic of Turkey will continue to assist Ukraine in meeting the criteria for membership to the Alliance, as well as the interoperability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with NATO, including through appropriate joint military exercises," it said.
Zelensky and Erdogan emphasize the importance of joint efforts to strengthen peace, security and stability in the Black Sea region through regional mechanisms and NATO.


unian--2020-10-16--Handziuk case: Court sentences Pavlovsky to two years in prison, one-year probation

The court approved the plea deal signed by the prosecution and Pavlovsky .
Odesa 's Primorsky District Court on October 16 sentenced former MP aide Ihor Pavlovsky to two years in prison with one-year probation after finding him guilty of concealing information about the attempted murder of Kherson activist Kateryna Handziuk .
The court hearing was broadcasting online on Ukrainian Judiciary 's YouTube channel on October 16 , as reported by an UNIAN correspondent .
Read alsoSuspect in Handziuk murder case pleads guiltyThe court approved the plea deal signed by the prosecution and Pavlovsky .
He was found guilty of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Article 396 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ( concealment of a criminal offense ) .
Pavlovsky was sentenced to two years in prison .
At the same time , he was released from serving the main sentence in prison with one-year probation under Article 75 ( discharge on probation ) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine .
The judge clarified that if Pavlovsky commits another criminal offense within a year and his guilt is proven , he will be sentenced to two years in prison .
Read alsoHandziuk murder : Key witness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mastermindsIn addition , Pavlovsky must periodically appear for registration with the probation authority and notify it of a change in his residence , work , or study .
• Pavlovsky signed a deal with an investigation , vowing to testify against masterminds behind the murder .
• Earlier , Pavlovsky was cleared of charges of involvement in the deadly attack on Handziuk .
He has been charged with failure to report a crime .
• Since July 2019 , the court had been unable to start hearings over the failure of Pavlovsky or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appear in the courtroom .
• Kherson activist , advisor to the Mayor of Kherson and acting manager of affairs at Kherson City Council 's executive committee Kateryna Handziuk , 33 , on July 31 , 2018 , survived an acid attack .
She suffered burns to more than 35 % of her body and underwent 11 operations in Kyiv .
Handziuk died on November 4 , 2018 .
The immediate cause of her death was a severed blood clot resulting from the acid attack .
• On May 7 , 2019 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indictment against five defendants in the case of the murder : Mykyta Hrabchuk , Volodymyr Vasyanovych , Vyacheslav Vishnevsky , Serhiy Torbin , and Viktor Horbunov .
On June 6 , 2019 , the court announced their sentences .
Torbin , the organizer of the murder , was sentenced to six years and six months in prison .
Hrabchuk , the actual perpetrator of the crime , was sentenced to six years in prison .
Accused of aiding , Vasyanovych and Horbunov were sentenced to four and three years in prison , respectively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years ' imprisonment .
• Oleksiy Levin , who has a criminal record , as well as Chairman of Kherson Regional Council Vladyslav Manger and Ihor Pavlovsky , who was an assistant to MP Mykola Palamarchuk , are also suspects in the Handziuk murder case .
• Public activists believe that former Chairman of Kherson Regional State Administration Andriy Gordeev and former Deputy Chairman of Kherson Regional State Administration Yevhen Ryshchuk were also involved in the crime .
• On January 20 , 2020 , Pavlovsky was detained in Kherson on suspicion of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal organization ; on January 21 , Kyiv 's Pechersky District Court placed Pavlovsky under custody .
• On January 27 , Levin was taken into police custody in Bulgaria 's Burgas for a 40-day term after detention on January 24 .
On February 22 , the Burgas court ruled to extradite Levin to Ukraine .
He was extradited on March 16 and Kyiv 's Pechersky district court on March 17 ruled that he should be remanded in custody until April 2 .
On March 25 , Kyiv 's Shevchenkivsky district court extended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until July 29 .
• On April 27 , the SBU Security Service of Ukraine reported it had completed its pretrial investigation into the acid attack on Kherson activist Kateryna Handziuk and materials of the case would be forwarded to court .
As per the investigation , Chairman of Kherson Regional Council Vladyslav Manger and Oleksiy Levin , an aide to a member of the same council , are suspected of ordering the crime .
• Moreover , public activists believe that former Chairman of Kherson Regional State Administration Andriy Gordeev and former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yevhen Ryshchuk were involved in the crime .
• This statement caused outrage among the victims , their lawyer Yevhenia Zakrevska , and the public .
They are convinced that evidence against Manger has not been collected and the case will fall apart in court .
• But Manger 's defender , Dmytro Ilchenko , positively assessed the transfer of the Handziuk case to court .
He argued that materials of the criminal case regarding the murder of the activist did not mention his client .
• Manger and Levin are charged with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Part 2 of Article 28 , and Part 2 of Article 121 of the Criminal Code ( `` intentional grievous bodily harm in a manner bearing the nature of special torment and resulting in the death of the victim '' ) .
• On August 28 , the first hearings took place to consider the case against Manger and Levin on merits .

The court approved the plea deal signed by the prosecution and Pavlovsky.
Odesa's Primorsky District Court on October 16 sentenced former MP aide Ihor Pavlovsky to two years in prison with one-year probation after finding him guilty of concealing information about the attempted murder of Kherson activist Kateryna Handziuk.
The court hearing was broadcasting online on Ukrainian Judiciary's YouTube channel on October 16, as reported by an UNIAN correspondent.
Read alsoSuspect in Handziuk murder case pleads guiltyThe court approved the plea deal signed by the prosecution and Pavlovsky.
Видео дня
He was found guilty of committing a crime under Part 3 of Article 396 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (concealment of a criminal offense). Pavlovsky was sentenced to two years in prison. At the same time, he was released from serving the main sentence in prison with one-year probation under Article 75 (discharge on probation) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
"If you don't commit another criminal offense within one year, you'll be considered to have served your sentence," Judge Dmytro Osik said.
The judge clarified that if Pavlovsky commits another criminal offense within a year and his guilt is proven, he will be sentenced to two years in prison.
Read alsoHandziuk murder: Key witness strikes deal with prosecutors, testifies against mastermindsIn addition, Pavlovsky must periodically appear for registration with the probation authority and notify it of a change in his residence, work, or study.
Handziuk case in brief


unian--2020-10-16--U.S. Embassy in Kyiv calls on Russia to stop conscription campaign in occupied Crimea

It is time for Russia to withdraw from Ukrainian territory , the diplomats say .
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has called on the Russian Federation to drop the `` charade of legitimacy '' and cease practices of conscription to the Russian army of residents in the occupied Crimea .
Read alsoCourts in occupied Crimea find nine local men guilty of draft evasion '' Russian occupation authorities in Crimea continue to forcibly conscript Ukrainian citizens in flagrant violation of int ' l humanitarian law .
Time for Russia to drop the charade of legitimacy , end the campaign of conscription @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Crimea is Ukraine , '' the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv wrote on Twitter on October 16 .
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in April 2020 expressed its resolute protest over yet another conscription to Russian military service in the occupied Crimea .
• Such actions by Russia `` constitute a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law , which prohibits Russia , as an Occupying Power , from forcing protected persons to serve in its armed or auxiliary forces '' .
`` It is also forbidden to pressure and propagate in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as to move persons under protection outside of the occupied territory , '' the statement read .
• The European Union ( EU ) earlier said drafting residents of the Russia-occupied Crimean peninsula in the Russian army violates international law .
• `` The Russian Federation is bound by international law , and obliged to ensure the protection of human rights in the peninsula , '' an EU spokesperson said in an April 13 statement .
• Since the start of Crimea occupation by Russia , occupying authorities have illegally drafted for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the Prosecutor 's Office for Ukraine 's Autonomous Republic of Crimea ( ARC ) .
• Illegal conscription to the Russian army of residents in the occupied peninsula indicates that Russia 's aggression against Ukraine continues , Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on October 13 .

It is time for Russia to withdraw from Ukrainian territory, the diplomats say.
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has called on the Russian Federation to drop the "charade of legitimacy" and cease practices of conscription to the Russian army of residents in the occupied Crimea.
Read alsoCourts in occupied Crimea find nine local men guilty of draft evasion"Russian occupation authorities in Crimea continue to forcibly conscript Ukrainian citizens in flagrant violation of int'l humanitarian law. Time for Russia to drop the charade of legitimacy, end the campaign of conscription, and withdraw from Ukrainian territory. Crimea is Ukraine," the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv wrote on Twitter on October 16.
Military draft in Crimea: reactions


unian--2020-10-16--Hryvnia keeps sliding: fresh rates for Oct 19

The official forex rate against the euro for Monday is fixed at UAH 33.30 per euro .
The National Bank @ @ @ @ @ has set the official forex rate for October 19 at UAH 28.36 to the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ country 's national currency by two kopiykas .
Read alsoLegislator talks of possible hryvnia rate @ @ @ @ @ against the euro for Monday is fixed at UAH 33.30 per euro – the hryvnia @ @ @ @ @ since Friday , according to the NBU website .
The central bank has fixed the @ @ @ @ @ the hryvnia against key foreign currencies for October 19 : US $ 100 will be @ @ @ @ @ UAH 2,833.65 as of October 16 ) ; EUR 100 will be quoted at UAH @ @ @ @ @ of October 16 ) .
The National Bank set the official forex rate for October @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. dollar , which made the country 's national currency weaken by two kopiykas @

Hryvnia keeps sliding: fresh rates for Oct 19
18:10, 16.10.20 7688
The official forex rate against the euro for Monday is fixed at UAH 33.30 per euro.
Помогите проекту
Support us


unian--2020-10-16--Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 39 mln

The overall death toll is 1,099,469 people , while 26,932,328 coronavirus patients have already recovered .
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 39 million patients as of October 16 .
Read alsoUN : Pandemic could push up to 115 million people into poverty this yearAs many as 39,002,007 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 16:23 on October 16 , according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering ( CSSE ) at Johns Hopkins University .
The overall death toll is 1,099,469 people , while 26,932,328 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highest death toll was recorded in the United States ( 217,747 people ) , Brazil ( 152,460 ) , India ( 112,161 ) , Mexico ( 85,285 ) , the United Kingdom ( 43,383 ) , Italy ( 36,372 ) , and Peru ( 33,577 ) .
The countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic include the United States ( 7,982,291 confirmed cases ) , India ( 7,370,468 ) , Brazil ( 5,169,386 ) , Russia ( 1,361,317 ) , Argentina ( 949,063 ) , Colombia ( 936,982 ) , Spain ( 921,374 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As many as 188 countries have been affected by the virus .

The overall death toll is 1,099,469 people, while 26,932,328 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 39 million patients as of October 16.
Read alsoUN: Pandemic could push up to 115 million people into poverty this yearAs many as 39,002,007 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 16:23 on October 16, according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
The overall death toll is 1,099,469 people, while 26,932,328 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
Видео дня
The highest death toll was recorded in the United States (217,747 people), Brazil (152,460), India (112,161), Mexico (85,285), the United Kingdom (43,383), Italy (36,372), and Peru (33,577).
The countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic include the United States (7,982,291 confirmed cases), India (7,370,468), Brazil (5,169,386), Russia (1,361,317), Argentina (949,063), Colombia (936,982), Spain (921,374), and Peru (859,740).
As many as 188 countries have been affected by the virus.


unian--2020-10-17--SBU, Israeli Embassy hold anti-terrorism training in Kyiv

The National Police , the State Emergency Service and the National Guard were also engaged in the training .
The SBU Security Service of Ukraine in cooperation with the Israeli Embassy in Ukraine held a large-scale anti-terrorism training exercise in Kyiv on October 16 .
Read alsoSBU detains Uzbek national who threatened to set off bomb in Kyiv bank ( Photo , video ) Special tactical exercises to neutralize the conditional `` terrorists '' who took a hostage were held in Kyiv 's Pechersky and Desniansky districts , the SBU press service said on its website on October 16 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ unknown 'terrorists ' took a representative of the diplomatic mission hostage .
At the same time , their associates planted an improvised explosive device at the entrance to the Embassy .
The units involved have worked out the algorithm of interagency cooperation in various extreme conditions .
During the training , the commandos freed the 'hostages , ' neutralized the 'explosive device , ' and detained the 'terrorists , ' '' the press service said .
The National Police , the State Emergency Service and the National Guard were also engaged in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partners from the State of Israel thanked the representatives of Ukraine 's special security service for cooperation in security matters , '' the SBU added .

The National Police, the State Emergency Service and the National Guard were also engaged in the training.
The SBU Security Service of Ukraine in cooperation with the Israeli Embassy in Ukraine held a large-scale anti-terrorism training exercise in Kyiv on October 16.
Read alsoSBU detains Uzbek national who threatened to set off bomb in Kyiv bank (Photo, video)Special tactical exercises to neutralize the conditional "terrorists" who took a hostage were held in Kyiv's Pechersky and Desniansky districts, the SBU press service said on its website on October 16.
"According to the exercise script, unknown 'terrorists' took a representative of the diplomatic mission hostage. At the same time, their associates planted an improvised explosive device at the entrance to the Embassy. The units involved have worked out the algorithm of interagency cooperation in various extreme conditions. During the training, the commandos freed the 'hostages,' neutralized the 'explosive device,' and detained the 'terrorists,'" the press service said.
Видео дня
The National Police, the State Emergency Service and the National Guard were also engaged in the counter terrorism training.
"Our foreign partners from the State of Israel thanked the representatives of Ukraine's special security service for cooperation in security matters," the SBU added.


unian--2020-10-17--Kyiv mayor reports 598 new COVID-19 cases, 12 fatalities in past day

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 30,010 .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) cases in the city rose by 598 in the past day .
`` In the past day , another 598 residents of Kyiv tested positive for the coronavirus , including 28 healthcare workers .
There were 12 fatalities , '' Klitschko said on Telegram on October 17 .
According to the city mayor , 345 women aged 18 to 97 and 210 men aged 18 to 81 are among those infected .
Read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prospects of `` red zone '' lockdownFifteen girls ( from two to 17 years old ) and 18 boys ( from seven months to 17 years old ) have tested positive for COVID-19 .
Klitschko said 56 new patients had been hospitalized , while the rest were self-isolating , undergoing treatment at home under medical supervision .
He added that 186 people had recovered in the past day .
In total , 10,661 Kyiv residents have already beaten the disease .
The highest number of the new cases in Kyiv was registered in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ district ( 80 ) , and Pechersky district ( 65 ) .
The total death toll in the city is 569 cases .
• The adaptive quarantine was introduced on August 1 .
The Ukrainian regions were split into the green , yellow , orange , and red zones depending on hospital load , the average number of PCR and ELISA tests , the ascertainment rate of COVID-19 , and daily spread dynamics .
• Quarantine-related curbs differ in each zone .
The mildest ones are in the green zone , the regions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to introduce the toughest restrictions .
• On October 13 , the Cabinet of Ministers extended the adaptive quarantine by late 2020 .
• Health Minister Maksym Stepanov says the ministry has no plans to introduce a new lockdown in Ukraine yet .
• On October 15 , Ukraine redrew the map of COVID-19 quarantine zones and new epidemic zoning will take effect on Monday , October 19 .

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 30,010.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the city rose by 598 in the past day.
"In the past day, another 598 residents of Kyiv tested positive for the coronavirus, including 28 healthcare workers. There were 12 fatalities," Klitschko said on Telegram on October 17.
"As of today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 30,010."
According to the city mayor, 345 women aged 18 to 97 and 210 men aged 18 to 81 are among those infected.
Read alsoCOVID-19 in Kyiv: Official comments on prospects of "red zone" lockdownFifteen girls (from two to 17 years old) and 18 boys (from seven months to 17 years old) have tested positive for COVID-19.
Klitschko said 56 new patients had been hospitalized, while the rest were self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under medical supervision.
He added that 186 people had recovered in the past day.
In total, 10,661 Kyiv residents have already beaten the disease.
The highest number of the new cases in Kyiv was registered in Desniansky district (162), Darnytsky district (80), and Pechersky district (65).
The total death toll in the city is 569 cases.
Quarantine in Ukraine: Background


unian--2020-10-17--Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 39.3 mln

The overall death toll is 1,104,903 people , while 27,104,131 coronavirus patients have already recovered .
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 39.3 million patients as of October 17 .
Read alsoEU to open borders for Ukrainians by late spring 2021 , German envoy saysAs many as 39,361,810 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 11:23 on October 17 , according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering ( CSSE ) at Johns Hopkins University .
The overall death toll is 1,104,903 people , while 27,104,131 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highest death toll was recorded in the United States ( 218,599 people ) , Brazil ( 153,214 ) , India ( 112,998 ) , Mexico ( 85,704 ) , the United Kingdom ( 43,519 ) , Italy ( 36,427 ) , and Spain ( 33,775 ) .
The countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic include the United States ( 8,050,140 confirmed cases ) , India ( 7,432,680 ) , Brazil ( 5,200,300 ) , Russia ( 1,376,020 ) , Argentina ( 965,609 ) , Colombia ( 945,354 ) , Spain ( 936,560 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As many as 189 countries have been affected by the virus .

The overall death toll is 1,104,903 people, while 27,104,131 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 39.3 million patients as of October 17.
Read alsoEU to open borders for Ukrainians by late spring 2021, German envoy saysAs many as 39,361,810 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 11:23 on October 17, according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
The overall death toll is 1,104,903 people, while 27,104,131 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
Видео дня
The highest death toll was recorded in the United States (218,599 people), Brazil (153,214), India (112,998), Mexico (85,704), the United Kingdom (43,519), Italy (36,427), and Spain (33,775).
The countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic include the United States (8,050,140 confirmed cases), India (7,432,680), Brazil (5,200,300), Russia (1,376,020), Argentina (965,609), Colombia (945,354), Spain (936,560), and France (876,342).
As many as 189 countries have been affected by the virus.


unian--2020-10-17--Donbas war update: Ukraine reports three ceasefire violations on Oct 16

No casualties were reported over the said period .
Ukraine military says Russia-controlled armed groups in the Donbas warzone on Friday , October 16 , committed three violations of the latest ceasefire agreement .
`` In the past day , October 16 , the Russian Federation 's armed formations violated the ceasefire three times , '' the press center of Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation ( JFO ) Command wrote on Facebook in an update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on October 17 , 2020 .
Read alsoNew checkpoints , prisoner swap on agenda of latest TCG meetingIn particular , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and small arms twice near the villages of Vodiane at midday .
In the evening , they used a hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher adapted for the use of POM-2 mine shells .
In addition , enemy troops engaged Ukrainian positions near the town of Maryinka , using a tripod-mounted man-portable antitank gun and small arms .
The Joint Forces did not return fire .
No casualties were reported over the period under review .
Since Saturday midnight , no attacks by Russia-controlled armed formations have been recorded , the JFO HQ said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Ukrainian military , the report assures .
• Participants in the Trilateral Contact Group ( Ukraine , Russia , and the OSCE ) on the peace settlement in Donbas on July 22 agreed on a full and comprehensive ceasefire along the contact line from 00:01 on Monday , July 27 .
• The new ceasefire regime was enforced at 00:01 Kyiv time on July 27 .
• On the very first day of the newly-agreed truce , Russia 's hybrid military forces mounted three attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas , eastern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violations over the latest period .

No casualties were reported over the said period.
Ukraine military says Russia-controlled armed groups in the Donbas warzone on Friday, October 16, committed three violations of the latest ceasefire agreement.
"In the past day, October 16, the Russian Federation's armed formations violated the ceasefire three times," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation (JFO) Command wrote on Facebook in an update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on October 17, 2020.
Read alsoNew checkpoints, prisoner swap on agenda of latest TCG meetingIn particular, enemy troops fired an under-barrel grenade launcher and small arms twice near the villages of Vodiane at midday. In the evening, they used a hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher adapted for the use of POM-2 mine shells.
Видео дня
In addition, enemy troops engaged Ukrainian positions near the town of Maryinka, using a tripod-mounted man-portable antitank gun and small arms.
The Joint Forces did not return fire.
No casualties were reported over the period under review.
Since Saturday midnight, no attacks by Russia-controlled armed formations have been recorded, the JFO HQ said.
The situation is under full control of the Ukrainian military, the report assures.
Donbas ceasefire: Background


unian--2020-10-17--Daily COVID-19 spike hits new high with almost 6,500 cases on Oct 17

The death toll has hit 5,517 with 109 fatalities recorded in the past day .
Ukraine said 6,410 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of October 17 , 2020 , marking yet another highest daily rise .
Read alsoGovernment reviews quarantine zones in Ukraine : Kyiv remains in `` orange zone '' The total number of confirmed cases grew to 293,641 as of October 17 , 2020 , according to the interactive map of the National Security and Defense Council .
As many as 124,113 patients , including 2,194 in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The death toll has hit 5,517 with 109 fatalities recorded in the past day .
The government reported 164,011 active cases as of October 17 .
In total , there have been 363,644 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020 .
The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered the city of Kyiv ( 598 cases ) , Odesa region ( 506 ) , Kharkiv region ( 472 ) , Dnipropetrovsk region ( 464 ) , and Lviv region ( 368 ) .
• On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quarantine were enforced in Ukraine .
All regions were divided into `` green '' , `` yellow '' , `` orange '' , and `` red '' zones according to the level of the epidemic threat .
• On October 13 , the Cabinet of Ministers extended the adaptive quarantine until the end of the year , passing certain changes to regulations .
• Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said it was a `` necessary step , '' adding that such quarantine is `` the most effective mechanism '' in tackling COVID-19 in Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more hospitals to tackle COVID-19 spike • Ukraine extends adaptive quarantine by late 2020 , but with changes • Ukraine must resume production of own vaccines – minister

The death toll has hit 5,517 with 109 fatalities recorded in the past day.
Ukraine said 6,410 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of October 17, 2020, marking yet another highest daily rise.
Read alsoGovernment reviews quarantine zones in Ukraine: Kyiv remains in "orange zone"The total number of confirmed cases grew to 293,641 as of October 17, 2020, according to the interactive map of the National Security and Defense Council.
As many as 124,113 patients, including 2,194 in the past day, have recovered.
Видео дня
The death toll has hit 5,517 with 109 fatalities recorded in the past day.
The government reported 164,011 active cases as of October 17. In total, there have been 363,644 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.
The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered the city of Kyiv (598 cases), Odesa region (506), Kharkiv region (472), Dnipropetrovsk region (464), and Lviv region (368).
Quarantine: Background
On August 1, new rules for adaptive quarantine were enforced in Ukraine. All regions were divided into "green", "yellow", "orange", and "red" zones according to the level of the epidemic threat.
On October 13, the Cabinet of Ministers extended the adaptive quarantine until the end of the year, passing certain changes to regulations.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said it was a "necessary step," adding that such quarantine is "the most effective mechanism" in tackling COVID-19 in Ukraine and beyond.
COVID-19 in Ukraine: Latest


unian--2020-10-17--Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to humanitarian truce

The countries resumed hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh on September 27 .
Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a humanitarian truce in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region from 00:00 local time on October 18 .
Read alsoUN Security Council calls on Armenia , Azerbaijan to stop fighting '' The Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan have agreed to a humanitarian truce as of October 18 , 00:00 local time , '' the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia said on its website on October 17 .
`` This decision was taken following the statement of the Presidents of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the United States of America , representing the co-chair countries of the OSCE Minsk Group , of October 1 , 2020 , the Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group of October 5 , and in line with Moscow Statement of October 10 , 2020 , '' the ministry said .
• On the morning of Sunday , September 27 , fighting resumed between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region .
Both countries blamed each other for shelling as a result of which they suffered casualties .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ martial law and general mobilization .
• Azerbaijan , in turn , introduced martial law on September 28 .
Partial mobilization was announced in that country .
• Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said Ukraine consistently supports the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan .
• The UN Security Council has called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to immediately stop fighting .
• The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region began in 1988 , when the predominantly Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the region , which ended with the signing of a ceasefire protocol .
Nagorno-Karabakh proclaimed itself an independent `` republic . ''
Azerbaijan did not recognize this , considering the territory to have been occupied by Armenia .

The countries resumed hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh on September 27.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a humanitarian truce in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region from 00:00 local time on October 18.
Read alsoUN Security Council calls on Armenia, Azerbaijan to stop fighting"The Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan have agreed to a humanitarian truce as of October 18, 00:00 local time," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia said on its website on October 17.
"This decision was taken following the statement of the Presidents of the French Republic, the Russian Federation and the United States of America, representing the co-chair countries of the OSCE Minsk Group, of October 1, 2020, the Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group of October 5, and in line with Moscow Statement of October 10, 2020," the ministry said.
Видео дня
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Background
On the morning of Sunday, September 27, fighting resumed between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Both countries blamed each other for shelling as a result of which they suffered casualties.
Armenia and the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic declared martial law and general mobilization.
Azerbaijan, in turn, introduced martial law on September 28. Partial mobilization was announced in that country.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said Ukraine consistently supports the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
The UN Security Council has called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to immediately stop fighting.
Nagorno-Karabakh war: History