unian--2020-04-17--Unemployment in Ukraine soars by 27%

Unemployment in Ukraine soars by 27%

The number of vacancies as of April 1 was 54,000 , which was almost 30 % fewer than last year .
Ukraine 's Ministry for Development of Economy , Trade and Agriculture says the number of the unemployed in Ukraine soared by 27 % as of April 16 , 2020 , against the figure as of April 16 , 2019 , to 400,900 people .
`` As of April 16 , 2020 , the number of unemployed registered with the State Employment Service is 400.900 , which is by 86,500 , or 27 % , up year-on-year ( 314,400 as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' the ministry 's press service said on April 16 .
In particular , 89,200 unemployed citizens had been registered with the Service since March 12 , the start of the quarantine set in Ukraine over the coronavirus spread .
At the same time , the number of vacancies as of April 1 was 54,000 .
This is almost 30 % fewer than last year , the report said .
Read alsoAssistance to small businesses in Ukraine : gov't presents first two programs Today , there is a demand for agriculture and forestry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start of spring agricultural works , as well as for those engaged in trade and services , as such activities are not prohibited amid quarantine : sellers , cashiers , cooks , etc .
There is also a demand for specialists in logistics ( couriers and drivers ) , healthcare and social services ( nurses and social workers ) , and security ( security guards and watchmen ) .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on April 15 said the number of unemployed officially registered in the country soared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the introduction of quarantine .
The Cabinet of Ministers on March 11 decided to introduce quarantine in Ukraine from March 12 until April 3 over the spread of the novel COVID-19 coronavirus .
On March 25 , the national quarantine was extended , while the national emergency situation was introduced throughout the country until April 24 .
Catering establishments ( restaurants and cafes ) , shopping and entertainment centers , other entertainment facilities , fitness centers , and cultural institutions temporarily suspended their operation for the quarantine period , while pharmacies , grocery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as restaurants ( only in delivery mode ) were allowed to provide their services .

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The number of vacancies as of April 1 was 54,000, which was almost 30% fewer than last year.
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unian--2020-04-17--Minister explains low number of captured troops in Donbas swap lists

Of 20 Ukrainians handed back to Ukraine , only two are military servicemen .
Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine , Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov has commented on the latest stage of the exchange of held persons held with the Russian-controlled forces in Donbas on Thursday .
In a comment to Obozrevatel , the minister explained why of 20 Ukrainians handed back to Ukraine , only two are military servicemen captured by the enemy in the warzone .
Reznikov has admitted that terrorists are extremely reluctant to release Ukrainian troops .
`` This is already a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team of the Trilateral Contact Group .
But there are certain stages , 10 , 20 , and 30 ... We will bring them all back home , '' the minister stressed .
Read alsoEU on exchange of Donbas detainees : Welcome next step towards Paris agreement implementation Also , Reznikov elaborated on the importance of non-disclosure of preparations to swaps .
`` Any negotiations are like biddings .
They are bargaining , looking at who is a valuable asset , reading media reports , posts on the internet .
When stakes rise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he explained .
`` All negotiations should be held behind closed doors , there must be trust within the negotiation team .
If this becomes the subject of disclosure – the release of swap lists , discussions of what 's better or worse – it only complicates the work of the negotiation team , '' said the vice prime minister .

Of 20 Ukrainians handed back to Ukraine, only two are military servicemen.
Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov has commented on the latest stage of the exchange of held persons held with the Russian-controlled forces in Donbas on Thursday.
In a comment to Obozrevatel, the minister explained why of 20 Ukrainians handed back to Ukraine, only two are military servicemen captured by the enemy in the warzone.
Reznikov has admitted that terrorists are extremely reluctant to release Ukrainian troops.
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"This is already a delicate matter of negotiations in the humanitarian team of the Trilateral Contact Group. But there are certain stages, 10, 20, and 30... We will bring them all back home," the minister stressed.
Read alsoEU on exchange of Donbas detainees: Welcome next step towards Paris agreement implementation
Also, Reznikov elaborated on the importance of non-disclosure of preparations to swaps.
"Any negotiations are like biddings. They are bargaining, looking at who is a valuable asset, reading media reports, posts on the internet. When stakes rise, this complicates the negotiation process," he explained.
"All negotiations should be held behind closed doors, there must be trust within the negotiation team. If this becomes the subject of disclosure – the release of swap lists, discussions of what's better or worse – it only complicates the work of the negotiation team," said the vice prime minister.


unian--2020-04-17--Ukraine's coronavirus pace rises with 501 new cases reported in past 24 hours

A total of 125 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country .
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine stood at 4,662 as of Friday morning .
`` According to the Public Health Center , there were to 4,662 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:30 Kyiv time on April 17 , '' Ukraine 's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on April 17 .
Of them , 501 cases were reported in the past 24 hours .
The novel coronavirus has been reported in the following regions : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Volyn region ; 89 in Dnipropetrovsk region ; 12 in Donetsk region ; 177 in Zhytomyr region ; 150 in Zakarpattia ; 118 in Zaporizhia region ; 427 in Ivano-Frankivsk region ; 218 in Kirovohrad region ; 705 in the city of Kyiv ; 253 in Kyiv region ; 203 in Lviv region ; nine cases in Luhansk region ; 22 cases in Mykolayiv region ; 93 in Odesa region ; 41 in Poltava region ; 240 in Rivne region ; 81 in Sumy region ; 353 in Ternopil region ; 56 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kherson region ; 38 in Khmelnytsky region ; 759 in Chernivtsi region ; 137 in Cherkasy region ; 12 cases in Chernihiv region .
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , the city of Sevastopol , parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available .
Read alsoMFA Ukraine calls on Russia to provide treatment to Ukrainian prisoners , population of occupied areas amid pandemic The tests were conducted with the use of polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) in the Public Health Center 's virological reference laboratory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there have been 15,448 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020 .
A total of 125 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country .
Some 246 patients have recovered .

A total of 125 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country.
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine stood at 4,662 as of Friday morning.
"According to the Public Health Center, there were to 4,662 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:30 Kyiv time on April 17," Ukraine's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on April 17.
Of them, 501 cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
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The novel coronavirus has been reported in the following regions: 296 cases in Vinnytsia region; 122 in Volyn region; 89 in Dnipropetrovsk region; 12 in Donetsk region; 177 in Zhytomyr region; 150 in Zakarpattia; 118 in Zaporizhia region; 427 in Ivano-Frankivsk region; 218 in Kirovohrad region; 705 in the city of Kyiv; 253 in Kyiv region; 203 in Lviv region; nine cases in Luhansk region; 22 cases in Mykolayiv region; 93 in Odesa region; 41 in Poltava region; 240 in Rivne region; 81 in Sumy region; 353 in Ternopil region; 56 cases in Kharkiv region, 51 in Kherson region; 38 in Khmelnytsky region; 759 in Chernivtsi region; 137 in Cherkasy region; 12 cases in Chernihiv region.
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available.
Read alsoMFA Ukraine calls on Russia to provide treatment to Ukrainian prisoners, population of occupied areas amid pandemic
The tests were conducted with the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the Public Health Center's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories.
In total, there have been 15,448 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.
A total of 125 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country. Some 246 patients have recovered.


unian--2020-04-17--Ukraine's hryvnia strengthens to UAH 27.20 to U.S. dollar on April 17

The official forex rate against the euro for Friday is fixed at UAH 29.63 per euro .
The National Bank @ @ @ @ @ on April 16 set the official forex rate for Friday , April 17 , at @ @ @ @ @ dollar , which let the country 's national currency strengthen by two kopiykas .
The @ @ @ @ @ against U.S. dollar for two consecutive days , according to the NBU website .
The @ @ @ @ @ euro for Friday is fixed at UAH 29.63 per euro – the hryvnia gained one @ @ @ @ @ .
The National Bank set the official forex rate for Friday , April 16 , @ @ @ @ @ U.S. dollar , which let the country 's national currency weaken by 13 kopiykas .
@ @ @ @ @ was losing in value for two consecutive days .

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unian--2020-04-17--Ukraine reports enemy attack near Pisky in Donbas on April 16

No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops over the past day .
Russia 's hybrid military forces on April 16 @ @ @ @ @ positions in Donbas , eastern Ukraine .
`` Armed formations of the Russian Federation violated @ @ @ @ @ 16 , '' the press center of Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation said in a @ @ @ @ @ Kyiv time on April 17 , 2020 .
Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the @ @ @ @ @ Forces returned fire to enemy shelling .
According to intelligence data , one member of @ @ @ @ @ April 16 .
The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv @ @ @ @ @ No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops over the past day .

No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops over the past day.
Russia's hybrid military forces on April 16 mounted an attack on Ukrainian positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine.
"Armed formations of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire once on April 16," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation said in a Facebook update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on April 17, 2020.
The enemy opened fire, employing automatic grenade launchers.
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Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the village of Pisky.
Read alsoDonbas prisoner swap: 20 Ukrainians handed over to Ukraine gov't (List)
Joint Forces returned fire to enemy shelling. According to intelligence data, one member of Russia-led forces was wounded on April 16.
The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on April 17.
No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops over the past day.


unian--2020-04-17--PrivatBank loses US$250 mln lawsuit to Surkis' companies: Details

If the bank reuses to return the money , the offshore companies may file a lawsuit to recover it .
Kyiv 's Court of Appeals has rejected state-owned PrivatBank 's appeal against a ruling passed by Kyiv 's Pechersky district court to order the bank to pay over US $ 250 million to the Surkis brothers ' companies .
According to the court 's clarification , the bank must comply with the terms of deposit agreements concluded with Camerin Investments , Sunnex Investments , Tamplemon Investments , Berlini Commercial , Lumil Investments , Sofinam Investments ( all are UK-based ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ payment of bank deposits and interest worth US $ 250 million , or about UAH 7 billion .
Read alsoUkraine 's banking system sees almost 22 % increase in profit in Jan Ukraine 's Justice Ministry commented on this decision , saying that there are no grounds for forced recovery of US $ 250 million from PrivatBank in favor of the Surkis brothers ' companies , as there is no court decision on such recovery .
`` The Justice Ministry , as the body that executes court rulings , will not recover the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from PrivatBank now , because there was and there is no court decision to recover the money from the bank , '' the ministry said .
`` Such scenario will become possible only if the offshore companies file lawsuits to recover the money ( in case of the bank 's refusal to return the deposited funds ) and secure a court ruling that will have to be enforced . ''
On February 25 , Kyiv 's Pechersky district court ordered PrivatBank to pay deposits worth more than US $ 200 million to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UNIAN reported , the State Enforcement Service on December 29 , 2017 , seized assets and a number of accounts of PrivatBank `` in the case of recovering funds from the bank in favor of Ihor Surkis and his family members , which were converted into the capital of the financial institution during its nationalization .
On November 13 , 2017 , the State Enforcement Service opened proceedings to collect funds from PrivatBank in favor of Marina Surkis , Rakhmil Surkis , Ihor Surkis and Svitlana Surkis in keeping with a ruling passed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May 17 in the amount of UAH 1.05 billion ( or US $ 38.9 million ) , US $ 266,200 thousand , and EUR 7,800 , converted into the capital of the financial institution during its nationalization .
UNIAN memo .
PrivatBank ( Dnipro ) has been operating in Ukraine since 1992 and is the country 's largest bank in terms of assets .
On December 18 , 2016 , the Cabinet of Ministers decided to nationalize the bank , as was recommended by the National Security and Defense Council , which took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bank of Ukraine .
During the government 's entry into the bank 's capital , the funds of persons associated with the financial institution were converted into capital ( bail-in procedure ) to reduce the state 's expenses on additional capitalization of the financial institution .
The Surkis family has been seeking in court the cancellation of the decision to recognize them as persons affiliated with the bank .

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unian--2020-04-17--"Red level" of air pollution prevails in Kyiv Friday morning

The authorities urge residents to stay inside and keep windows shut .
As of Friday morning , Kyiv ranks second in the Air Quality Ranking as the world 's most polluted city after topping the list Thursday night .
On April 17 , US Air Quality Index ( AQI ) for Kyiv is 163 , with the norm being up to 50m as reported by a Swiss-based IQAir , which monitors the level of air quality across the globe .
The dirtiest air is recorded in the Chinese city of Chongqing .
On Thursday night , AQI for Kyiv stood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's capital into the most polluted city in the world .
Municipal authorities strongly advise that local residents stay inside and keep their windows shut .
Many Kyivans report they had trouble falling asleep overnight Friday as they sensed smoke even inside their households .
In several spots outside Kyiv , including northwest of the city – in Zhytomyr region and the Chornobyl exclusion zone – wildfires broke out on Thursday before strong winds brought combustion products toward Kyiv .
This came in an aftermath of a highly unusual dust and sand storm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

The authorities urge residents to stay inside and keep windows shut.
As of Friday morning, Kyiv ranks second in the Air Quality Ranking as the world's most polluted city after topping the list Thursday night.
On April 17, US Air Quality Index (AQI) for Kyiv is 163, with the norm being up to 50m as reported by a Swiss-based IQAir, which monitors the level of air quality across the globe.
The dirtiest air is recorded in the Chinese city of Chongqing.
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On Thursday night, AQI for Kyiv stood at an unprecedented 380, turning Ukraine's capital into the most polluted city in the world.
Municipal authorities strongly advise that local residents stay inside and keep their windows shut.
Many Kyivans report they had trouble falling asleep overnight Friday as they sensed smoke even inside their households.
Read alsoWildfire destroys 30% of tourist sites in Chornobyl zone
In several spots outside Kyiv, including northwest of the city – in Zhytomyr region and the Chornobyl exclusion zone – wildfires broke out on Thursday before strong winds brought combustion products toward Kyiv.
This came in an aftermath of a highly unusual dust and sand storm that hit the capital in the afternoon.
Here's a glimpse into a sand dust storm observed in Kyiv Thursday afternoon.


unian--2020-04-18--NASA says it sees fires near Chornobyl break out again

The range of this fire from beginning to now has reached 50,000 acres which makes this wildfire the largest since the nuclear accident occurred .
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) has reported it has seen fires near the Chornobyl nuclear power plant have broken out again .
`` On April 17 , 2020 , NASA 's Terra satellite captured this image of new fires breaking out near the Chernobyl [ Chornobyl ] Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine , '' NASA said on its website .
On April 14 , the fires that had broken out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extinguished , however smouldering sections still remained .
On Thursday , April 16 , new fires erupted and spread quickly due to high winds .
`` Large , dark gray billowing clouds of smoke rise from the fires in this image and are seen traveling more than 757 km ( 470 miles ) , '' NASA said .
`` This area is the site of the Chernobyl nuclear accident that occurred on Saturday 26 April 1986 at the No .
4 nuclear reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant , near the city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukrainian SSR .
Seasonal fires do break out around Chernobyl but it is estimated that the range of this fire from beginning to now has reached 50,000 acres which makes this wildfire the largest since the nuclear accident occurred . ''
NASA says its satellite instruments are often the first to detect wildfires burning in remote regions , and the locations of new fires are sent directly to land managers worldwide within hours of the satellite overpass .
Together , NASA instruments detect actively burning fires , track the transport of smoke from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and map the extent of changes to ecosystems , based on the extent and severity of burn scars .

The range of this fire from beginning to now has reached 50,000 acres which makes this wildfire the largest since the nuclear accident occurred.
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has reported it has seen fires near the Chornobyl nuclear power plant have broken out again.
"On April 17, 2020, NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of new fires breaking out near the Chernobyl [Chornobyl] Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine," NASA said on its website.
Read alsoNew forest fire outbreaks reported in Chornobyl zone (Photo, video)
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On April 14, the fires that had broken out at the beginning of April were mostly extinguished, however smouldering sections still remained.
On Thursday, April 16, new fires erupted and spread quickly due to high winds.
"Large, dark gray billowing clouds of smoke rise from the fires in this image and are seen traveling more than 757 km (470 miles)," NASA said. "This area is the site of the Chernobyl nuclear accident that occurred on Saturday 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 nuclear reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR. Seasonal fires do break out around Chernobyl but it is estimated that the range of this fire from beginning to now has reached 50,000 acres which makes this wildfire the largest since the nuclear accident occurred."
NASA says its satellite instruments are often the first to detect wildfires burning in remote regions, and the locations of new fires are sent directly to land managers worldwide within hours of the satellite overpass. Together, NASA instruments detect actively burning fires, track the transport of smoke from fires, provide information for fire management, and map the extent of changes to ecosystems, based on the extent and severity of burn scars.


unian--2020-04-18--Zelensky says talks on new prisoner swap with Russia under way

Ukraine is seeking the return of Ukrainian detainees kept in Russia-occupied Crimea and in the Russian Federation itself .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says talks on a new swap of prisoners with the Russian Federation are under way .
`` The next step is : We want to exchange the people who are either in [ Russia-occupied ] Crimea or in the Russian Federation 's territory .
This is a little more complicated because of the coronavirus ... All over the world , '' the president said on TV late on Friday , April 17 .
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calls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imprisoned Ukrainians '' But we understand that life does n't stop with the coronavirus , '' he added .
Zelensky recalled that Ukrainian members of the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk had proposed that the negotiations should be held in video format , so that the talks could continue `` on demand , rather than on schedule . ''
As UNIAN reported earlier , a mutual exchange of detainees between Ukraine and Russia-controlled parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions took place in two stages on April 16 .
Twenty Ukrainians returned home .

Ukraine is seeking the return of Ukrainian detainees kept in Russia-occupied Crimea and in the Russian Federation itself.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says talks on a new swap of prisoners with the Russian Federation are under way.
"The next step is: We want to exchange the people who are either in [Russia-occupied] Crimea or in the Russian Federation's territory. This is a little more complicated because of the coronavirus ... All over the world," the president said on TV late on Friday, April 17.
Read alsoU.S. calls on Russia to immediately release all unjustly imprisoned Ukrainians
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"But we understand that life doesn't stop with the coronavirus," he added.
Zelensky recalled that Ukrainian members of the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk had proposed that the negotiations should be held in video format, so that the talks could continue "on demand, rather than on schedule."
As UNIAN reported earlier, a mutual exchange of detainees between Ukraine and Russia-controlled parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions took place in two stages on April 16. Twenty Ukrainians returned home.


unian--2020-04-17--Ukraine boosts agri-exports to US$5.7 bln in three months

Agri-imports for the said period increased to US $ 1.7 billion .
Ukraine boosted exports of agricultural products to US $ 5.7 billion in January-March 2020 , which was 6 % up year-over-year .
`` This result was achieved due to an increase in shipments in the following categories : fats and oils by US $ 235.1 million ( 19 % up ) , finished products by US $ 74.8 million ( 9 % up ) , crops by US $ 49.3 million ( 2 % up ) , '' the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club said .
In particular , exports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 17 % , while maize exports rose by 8 % and those of barley by 2.3 times .
Meanwhile , exports of rapeseed almost halved , shipments of soybeans abroad fell by 20 % , and those of wheat by 4 % .
Exports of animal products in January-March 2020 decreased by 15 % , to US $ 266 million .
`` The decrease was caused by a reduction in supplies of eggs from Ukraine by US $ 13.1 million ( 36 % down ) and shipments of poultry meat by US $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This situation was the result of a partial ban on exports of these products over the outbreak of bird flu in Ukraine , '' it said .
Agri-imports for the said period increased by 18 % , to US $ 1.7 billion .
In particular , Ukraine almost doubled cheese imports , while citrus fruit purchases abroad grew by 20 % .
What is more , potato imports soared by 12 times .
As UNIAN reported earlier , Ukraine in 2019 updated the historical record of agri-exports , having shipped farm produce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ markets , which was almost 20 % more than a year earlier .
Last year , agri-imports to Ukraine increased by 11 % , to US $ 6.1 billion .

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Agri-imports for the said period increased to US$1.7 billion.
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unian--2020-04-17--Zelensky: 150 people die of coronavirus in Ukraine as of today

Some 246 patients have recovered , the Health Ministry said .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that 150 people have @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus in Ukraine .
`` The statistics are true , as it is : We @ @ @ @ @ 4,500 patients now , of whom 150 are fatal [ cases ] , '' he @ @ @ @ @ channel on April 17 .
As UNIAN reported earlier , there were 4,662 lab-confirmed cases @ @ @ @ @ of 9:00 a.m. Kyiv time on April 17 , according to Ukraine 's Health Ministry @ @ @ @ @ 125 people , 246 patients have recovered .
Some 501 new coronavirus cases , including @ @ @ @ @ were confirmed from 09:00 a.m. on April 16 to 09:00 a.m. on April 17 .
@ @ @ @ @ new cases .

Some 246 patients have recovered, the Health Ministry said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that 150 people have already died of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine.
"The statistics are true, as it is: We have a little more than 4,500 patients now, of whom 150 are fatal [cases]," he said on a Ukrainian TV channel on April 17.
Read alsoUkraine's National Guard commander tests positive for coronavirus
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As UNIAN reported earlier, there were 4,662 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 9:00 a.m. Kyiv time on April 17, according to Ukraine's Health Ministry. The death toll was 125 people, 246 patients have recovered.
Some 501 new coronavirus cases, including almost a hundred doctors, were confirmed from 09:00 a.m. on April 16 to 09:00 a.m. on April 17. Fifty children were among the new cases.


unian--2020-04-17--Ukraine's National Guard commander tests positive for coronavirus

He has almost no symptoms .
Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine , Lieutenant General Mykola Balan has tested @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The disease is almost asymptomatic .
[ His ] health condition is satisfactory @ @ @ @ @ Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko said on Facebook on April 17 .
According to @ @ @ @ @ self-isolating .
All persons who have been in contact with him recently will be tested @ @ @ @ @ National Guard Commander 's duties are now being performed by First Deputy Lieutenant General Volodymyr @ @

He has almost no symptoms.
Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Mykola Balan has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
"The disease is almost asymptomatic. [His] health condition is satisfactory," Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko said on Facebook on April 17.
Read alsoUkraine's coronavirus death rate lower than global average – health minister
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According to him, Balan is now self-isolating.
All persons who have been in contact with him recently will be tested, he said.
The National Guard Commander's duties are now being performed by First Deputy Lieutenant General Volodymyr Kondratiuk.


unian--2020-04-17--Ukraine's coronavirus death rate lower than global average – health minister

The death toll was 125 cases as of Friday morning .
Ukraine 's health minister says that the coronavirus death @ @ @ @ @ lower than the global average .
`` The COVID-19 death rate in Ukraine is 2.7 @ @ @ @ @ the infected , '' Minister Maksym Stepanov said at a meeting chaired by Ukrainian President @ @ @ @ @ the presidential press service .
Read alsoUkraine 's coronavirus pace rises with 501 new cases @ @ @ @ @ As UNIAN reported earlier , there were 4,662 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as @ @ @ @ @ on April 17 .
The death toll was 125 people , 246 patients have recovered @ @ @ @ @ , Ukraine has not yet reached the peak of incidence , the presidential press service @ @

The death toll was 125 cases as of Friday morning.
Ukraine's health minister says that the coronavirus death rate in the country is lower than the global average.
"The COVID-19 death rate in Ukraine is 2.7% of the number of the infected," Minister Maksym Stepanov said at a meeting chaired by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the presidential press service.
Read alsoUkraine's coronavirus pace rises with 501 new cases reported in past 24 hours
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As UNIAN reported earlier, there were 4,662 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 9:00 a.m. Kyiv time on April 17. The death toll was 125 people, 246 patients have recovered.
At the same time, Ukraine has not yet reached the peak of incidence, the presidential press service added.


unian--2020-04-17--Ukraine's hryvnia becomes stronger pending Orthodox Easter holidays

The national currency strengthened by 13 kopiykas compared to April 17 .
The National Bank of Ukraine ( NBU ) on Friday , April 17 , set the official forex rate of the Ukrainian hryvnia against the U.S. dollar at UAH 27.07 per U.S. dollar for the next banking day on Tuesday , April 21 .
Thus , the hryvnia strengthened by 13 kopiykas pending Orthodox Easter holidays , compared to the official forex rate set for April 17 at UAH 27.20 .
Read alsoUkraine 's hryvnia strengthens to UAH 27.20 to U.S. dollar on April 17 As the NBU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forex rate of the hryvnia against the euro for April 21 is set at UAH 29.42 per euro , which let the Ukrainian currency strengthen by 21 kopiykas compared to Friday 's rate set at UAH 29.63 per euro .
As of 16:00 Kyiv time on Friday , hryvnia-to-dollar quotes on the country 's interbank forex market were set at UAH 27.07/27.10 per U.S. dollar , and UAH 29.37/29.40 per euro .
The U.S. dollar at Kyiv 's exchange booths on Friday morning lost 10 kopiykas in value on the average , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dollar .
The value of the euro decreased by 15 kopiykas , and the rate was UAH 29.80 per euro .

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unian--2020-04-17--Reuters: Ukraine court rejects Chinese appeal in aerospace deal opposed by Washington

The ruling was dated March 13 , shared with the parties this week and reviewed by Reuters on Friday , April 17 .
A Kyiv court has rejected an appeal by Chinese investors to unfreeze the shares of a Ukrainian aircraft engine maker .
This is a setback for the Chinese company that has sought to acquire the Ukrainian firm in a deal opposed by the United States , Reuters said .
China 's Skyrizon Aircraft Holdings Limited bought a majority stake in the aircraft engine maker Motor Sich , but the shares were frozen in 2017 pending an investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
Washington wants the deal scrapped .
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hopes Ukraine 's Motor Sich not be sold to China The United States and China have competed for influence in Ukraine since its relations with Moscow soured when Russia annexed Ukraine 's Crimea peninsula in 2014 .
In its ruling , the court kept the shares frozen , citing the SBU probe into whether selling Motor Sich sabotages national security by allowing sensitive technology into foreign hands .
The ruling was dated March 13 , shared with the parties this week and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans further appeals , said a lawyer involved in the case , speaking anonymously due to the political sensitivity of the case .
Zelensky 's office , the U.S. embassy and the Chinese embassy did not respond to a request for comment .
Motor Sich and the SBU declined comment .
Motor Sich severed ties with Russia , its biggest client , after the annexation of Crimea .
The wrangle over its future has held up efforts to find new markets , and supporters of a quick resolution say it is now operating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Motor Sich has become a hostage to the geopolitical situation , '' former Prime Minister Anatoliy Kinakh , chairman of an industrial union which has called for the government to resolve the dispute quickly , told Reuters .
The state 's anti-monopoly committee has launched its own investigation and says it is waiting to receive more documents before deciding whether to sanction the sale .
President Volodymyr Zelensky 's administration has had to balance strengthening ties to Beijing with keeping the United States , its biggest military aid donor , onside .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both offered aid to Ukraine to fight the coronavirus .
`` At the moment it is a very difficult task when we have the biggest powers in the world and their interests are in conflict in Ukraine , '' Oleksandr Danylyuk , a former top security official under Zelensky , told Reuters .

The ruling was dated March 13, shared with the parties this week and reviewed by Reuters on Friday, April 17.
A Kyiv court has rejected an appeal by Chinese investors to unfreeze the shares of a Ukrainian aircraft engine maker.
This is a setback for the Chinese company that has sought to acquire the Ukrainian firm in a deal opposed by the United States, Reuters said.
China's Skyrizon Aircraft Holdings Limited bought a majority stake in the aircraft engine maker Motor Sich, but the shares were frozen in 2017 pending an investigation by Ukraine's security service (SBU). Washington wants the deal scrapped.
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The United States and China have competed for influence in Ukraine since its relations with Moscow soured when Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula in 2014.
In its ruling, the court kept the shares frozen, citing the SBU probe into whether selling Motor Sich sabotages national security by allowing sensitive technology into foreign hands. The ruling was dated March 13, shared with the parties this week and reviewed by Reuters on Friday.
Skyrizon plans further appeals, said a lawyer involved in the case, speaking anonymously due to the political sensitivity of the case. Zelensky's office, the U.S. embassy and the Chinese embassy did not respond to a request for comment. Motor Sich and the SBU declined comment.
Motor Sich severed ties with Russia, its biggest client, after the annexation of Crimea. The wrangle over its future has held up efforts to find new markets, and supporters of a quick resolution say it is now operating at less than half capacity.
"Motor Sich has become a hostage to the geopolitical situation," former Prime Minister Anatoliy Kinakh, chairman of an industrial union which has called for the government to resolve the dispute quickly, told Reuters.
The state's anti-monopoly committee has launched its own investigation and says it is waiting to receive more documents before deciding whether to sanction the sale.
President Volodymyr Zelensky's administration has had to balance strengthening ties to Beijing with keeping the United States, its biggest military aid donor, onside. In recent weeks, Beijing and Washington have both offered aid to Ukraine to fight the coronavirus.
"At the moment it is a very difficult task when we have the biggest powers in the world and their interests are in conflict in Ukraine," Oleksandr Danylyuk, a former top security official under Zelensky, told Reuters.


unian--2020-04-17--Ukraine's economy ministry updates on course of spring sowing campaign

The sowing of peas and oats is almost over .
Ukraine 's Economy Ministry has reported that since the beginning of the spring sowing campaign , Ukrainian agrarians have sown 4.8 million ha , or 32 % of the forecast , with spring grain crops , legumes and industrial crops .
Farmers have almost finished sowing peas ( 375,600 ha , or 95 % ) and oats ( 92,500 ha , or 97 % ) , the Agrarian Department of the Ministry of Economic Development , Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine said .
In addition , 115,500 ha of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 872,700 ha of 1.1 million ha with barley , 1 million ha of 5.4 million ha with maize , 2 million ha of 6.2 million ha with sunflower crops .
Also , farmers sowed 188,800 ha of the planned 209,000 ha with sugar beet crops and 116,000 ha of the planned 1.4 million with soybeans .
The leaders in the sowing rate this week were agricultural producers of Vinnytsia ( +375,750 ha ) , Poltava ( +272,400 ha ) , and Sumy ( +263,200 ha ) regions .
`` Despite the difficult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deficit of productive moisture in the upper layers of the soil and night frosts , the sowing campaign is proceeding dynamically , meeting the agrotechnical deadlines , '' Minister of Economic Development , Trade and Agriculture Ihor Petrashko said in a statement .
As UNIAN reported earlier , the Ministry of Economic Development , Trade and Agriculture on March 20 announced the start of spring sowing in all regions of Ukraine .

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unian--2020-04-17--Ukraine may receive first US$2 bln tranche from IMF in May – MP

The government hopes to get US $ 4 billion by year-end , the official says .
Head of the Financial , Tax and Customs Policy Parliamentary Committee Danylo Getmantsev says Ukraine may receive the first tranche of up to US $ 2 billion from the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) , Ukraine 's key lender , as early as in May 2020 .
`` We expect to receive US $ 4 billion by the end of the year .
The first tranche will be up to US $ 2 billion , and this will be in May , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as reported by the Ukrainian news outlet LIGA.net on April 17 .
As UNIAN reported earlier , on March 30 , the Verkhovna Rada , Ukraine 's parliament , adopted at first reading a bill on banking regulation , which is among IMF 's preconditions for starting a new program of cooperation with Ukraine .
Read alsoIMF confident Ukraine to meet conditions soon for launching new program On March 31 , Parliament passed a bill on farmland turnover , which was also required by the IMF to consider relaunching cooperation .
UNIAN memo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staff in December 2019 reached an agreement on policies to underpin a new three-year US $ 5.5 billion Extended Fund Facility , while the Fund 's Executive Board is yet to approve the program since Ukraine has not fulfilled all the conditions for starting a new arrangement .
In early March , the IMF announced that the Fund was providing about US $ 50 billion in rapid financing for low-income and developing economies to overcome the negative consequences of the coronavirus epidemic , and subsequently the Fund announced readiness to mobilize a loan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help member states .
On March 26 , the IMF announced significant progress in talks with the Ukrainian authorities on a new EFF program for Ukraine and the possible increase in funding .
However , they mentioned the need to adopt laws related to banking regulation and farmland reform .
Ukraine 's Finance Ministry say they are in talks with the IMF on the new Extended Fund Facility arrangement and expect to receive up to US $ 5 billion from the Fund by the end of the year .

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unian--2020-04-17--WhatsApp leak exposes Russia link to Dutch far right

The leaked WhatsApp texts also showed the MP was against Dutch NATO membership .
A Dutch far-right politician behind a 2016 referendum on Ukraine and the EU had fishy ties to Russia , according to a new investigation .
Thierry Baudet , an MP from the anti-EU and anti-immigrant FvD party , spoke of his Russia contacts in internal WhatsApp messages with FvD colleagues , which were leaked to Dutch investigative website Zembla and radio station De Nieuws BV , EUObserver reports .
In the texts , written four years ago , Baudet said he had met Vladimir Kornilov , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Netherlands ahead of the referendum .
Baudet described Kornilov as `` a Russian who works for [ Russian president Vladimir ] Putin '' and a `` very influential figure '' .
After Baudet claimed in Dutch media that Ukraine had sent agents provocateurs to meddle in the Dutch vote , FvD colleagues asked him if he had proof .
`` No .
Info comes from Kornilov , '' Baudet replied .
And when Baudet was , at one point , short of money , he said : `` Maybe Kornilov wants to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can beat that with all his money '' , adding winky and smily emojis .
Read alsoDutch MPs suspect `` Russian trace '' in referendum on Association with Ukraine Baudet initially created the FvD as a think-tank .
The 37-year old was one of the co-initiators , along with GeenStijl , a Dutch satirical news website , of a non-binding referendum in April 2016 on whether The Hague should ratify an EU association treaty with Ukraine .
Kornilov , a former director of the Russian Institute of CIS Countries in Kyiv , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capital , posing as a neutral expert in Dutch media , to attack the treaty .
Dutch people voted against ratification , causing a conundrum in the EU Council in Brussels .
The Dutch government , eventually , ratified it anyway , but the EU added , in a new proviso , that the treaty did not guarantee military assistance or future membership .
Baudet 's FvD subsequently became a political party and won two seats in Dutch elections in 2017 .
The leaked WhatsApp texts also showed he was against Dutch NATO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to argue in favour of leaving Nato , '' he said in a message in May 2017 .
In his defence , Baudet said , on Thursday ( 16 April ) , that his old texts were ironic .
Dutch-Russian relations suffered a severe trauma when a Russian missile shot down flight MH17 , killing hundreds of Dutch civilians , over Russia-occupied east Ukraine in 2014 .
They deteriorated further when Russia tried to hack the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons , an international institution in The Hague , in 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MH17 disinformation amid an ongoing Dutch trial of Russian suspects .

The leaked WhatsApp texts also showed the MP was against Dutch NATO membership.
A Dutch far-right politician behind a 2016 referendum on Ukraine and the EU had fishy ties to Russia, according to a new investigation.
Thierry Baudet, an MP from the anti-EU and anti-immigrant FvD party, spoke of his Russia contacts in internal WhatsApp messages with FvD colleagues, which were leaked to Dutch investigative website Zembla and radio station De Nieuws BV, EUObserver reports.
In the texts, written four years ago, Baudet said he had met Vladimir Kornilov, a Russian with Kremlin ties, in the Netherlands ahead of the referendum. Baudet described Kornilov as "a Russian who works for [Russian president Vladimir] Putin" and a "very influential figure".
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After Baudet claimed in Dutch media that Ukraine had sent agents provocateurs to meddle in the Dutch vote, FvD colleagues asked him if he had proof. "No. Info comes from Kornilov," Baudet replied.
And when Baudet was, at one point, short of money, he said: "Maybe Kornilov wants to pay some extra" and "Kornilov can beat that with all his money", adding winky and smily emojis.
Read alsoDutch MPs suspect "Russian trace" in referendum on Association with Ukraine
Baudet initially created the FvD as a think-tank. The 37-year old was one of the co-initiators, along with GeenStijl, a Dutch satirical news website, of a non-binding referendum in April 2016 on whether The Hague should ratify an EU association treaty with Ukraine.
Kornilov, a former director of the Russian Institute of CIS Countries in Kyiv, a Kremlin offshoot, also visited the Dutch capital, posing as a neutral expert in Dutch media, to attack the treaty.
Dutch people voted against ratification, causing a conundrum in the EU Council in Brussels.
The Dutch government, eventually, ratified it anyway, but the EU added, in a new proviso, that the treaty did not guarantee military assistance or future membership.
Baudet's FvD subsequently became a political party and won two seats in Dutch elections in 2017.
The leaked WhatsApp texts also showed he was against Dutch NATO membership. "I now also want to argue in favour of leaving Nato," he said in a message in May 2017.
In his defence, Baudet said, on Thursday (16 April), that his old texts were ironic.
Dutch-Russian relations suffered a severe trauma when a Russian missile shot down flight MH17, killing hundreds of Dutch civilians, over Russia-occupied east Ukraine in 2014.
They deteriorated further when Russia tried to hack the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, an international institution in The Hague, in 2018.
And the Kremlin is still publishing MH17 disinformation amid an ongoing Dutch trial of Russian suspects.


unian--2020-04-18--Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide exceeds 2.2 mln

The number of confirmed coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) cases worldwide has increased to 2,259,317 .
The data as of 13:38 @ @ @ @ @ 18 was provided by the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems @ @ @ @ @ ) at Johns Hopkins University .
The top five countries with the highest number of @ @ @ @ @ States with 706,779 cases , Spain with 190,839 , Italy with 172,434 , France with @ @ @ @ @ 141,397 .
The total deaths stood at 154,694 .
The highest death tolls were reported @ @ @ @ @ 37,079 ) , Italy ( 22,745 people ) , Spain ( 20,002 ) , France @ @ @ @ @ United Kingdom ( 14,576 ) , and Belgium ( 5,453 ) .
Some 575,044 COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ As many as 185 countries have been affected by the virus .

The total deaths stood at 154,694.
The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide has increased to 2,259,317.
The data as of 13:38 a.m. local time on April 18 was provided by the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
Read alsoAlmost 16,000 Ukrainians abroad seek to return home amid worldwide lockdowns – MFA Ukraine
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The top five countries with the highest number of confirmed cases were the United States with 706,779 cases, Spain with 190,839, Italy with 172,434, France with 149,130, and Germany with 141,397.
The total deaths stood at 154,694. The highest death tolls were reported in the United States (37,079), Italy (22,745 people), Spain (20,002), France (18,681), the United Kingdom (14,576), and Belgium (5,453).
Some 575,044 COVID-19 patients have already recovered.
As many as 185 countries have been affected by the virus.


unian--2020-04-18--Back in the USSR: So-called leader of "LPR" terrorists issues order to use Luhansk's Soviet name

Voroshilov in whose honor the city was named during the Soviet times was involved in the execution of over 18,000 people during Stalin 's rule .
Leonid Pasechnik , the so-called leader of the self-proclaimed `` Luhansk People 's Republic '' ( `` LPR '' ) , a terrorist organization in Donbas , has issued an `` order '' to use the Soviet name `` Voroshilovgrad '' in relation to the Russia-occupied city of Luhansk .
The copy of the `` order '' was shared by Ukrainian journalist Andrey Dikhtyarenko on Facebook on April 17 .
Read also '' LPR @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Kremlin looking for replacement – Ukrainian blogger The document says that the name `` city of Voroshilovgrad '' will be used along with the name `` city of Luhansk '' during events related to the anniversary of the Great Patriotic War ( 1941-1945 ) .
Luhansk was called Voroshilovgrad in 1935-1958 and 1970-1990 in honor of Soviet military officer Kliment ( Klim ) Voroshilov .
He was born on January 23 , 1881 .
In 1953 – 1960 , he chaired the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Soviet Union and one as a hero of socialist labor .
He was one of the first Marshals of the Soviet Union ( 1935 ) .
During the Great Terror period , also known as the Great Purge ( large-scale political repression ) , Voroshilov was among other close associates of Joseph Stalin and personally signed 185 documented execution lists .
Voroshilov was involved in the execution of over 18,000 people .

Voroshilov in whose honor the city was named during the Soviet times was involved in the execution of over 18,000 people during Stalin's rule.
Leonid Pasechnik, the so-called leader of the self-proclaimed "Luhansk People's Republic" ("LPR"), a terrorist organization in Donbas, has issued an "order" to use the Soviet name "Voroshilovgrad" in relation to the Russia-occupied city of Luhansk.
The copy of the "order" was shared by Ukrainian journalist Andrey Dikhtyarenko on Facebook on April 17.
Read also"LPR" leader said to be terminally ill, Kremlin looking for replacement – Ukrainian blogger
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The document says that the name "city of Voroshilovgrad" will be used along with the name "city of Luhansk" during events related to the anniversary of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945).
Luhansk was called Voroshilovgrad in 1935-1958 and 1970-1990 in honor of Soviet military officer Kliment (Klim) Voroshilov. He was born on January 23, 1881. In 1953 – 1960, he chaired the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR. He had two awards as a hero of the Soviet Union and one as a hero of socialist labor. He was one of the first Marshals of the Soviet Union (1935).
During the Great Terror period, also known as the Great Purge (large-scale political repression), Voroshilov was among other close associates of Joseph Stalin and personally signed 185 documented execution lists. Voroshilov was involved in the execution of over 18,000 people.


unian--2020-04-18--Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine over 5,100 by Saturday morning

A total of 133 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country .
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine was 5,106 on Saturday morning .
`` According to the Public Health Center , there were to 5,106 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on April 18 , '' Ukraine 's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on April 18 .
Of them , 444 cases were reported in the past 24 hours .
Now the novel coronavirus was recorded in the following regions : 319 cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region ; 104 in Dnipropetrovsk region ; 14 in Donetsk region ; 197 in Zhytomyr region ; 166 in Zakarpattia region ; 127 in Zaporizhia region ; 462 in Ivano-Frankivsk region ; 234 in Kirovohrad region ; 770 in the city of Kyiv ; 280 in Kyiv region ; 221 in Lviv region ; nine cases in Luhansk region ; 31 in Mykolayiv region ; 106 in Odesa region ; 49 in Poltava region ; 283 in Rivne region ; 82 in Sumy region ; 366 in Ternopil region ; 62 in Kharkiv @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 41 in Khmelnytsky region ; 840 in Chernivtsi region ; 141 in Cherkasy region ; 12 in Chernihiv region .
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , the city of Sevastopol , parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available .
The tests were conducted with the use of polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) in the Public Health Center 's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories .
As of the morning of April 18 , 2020 , the Center had received 1,189 reports of suspected COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been 16,637 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020 .
A total of 133 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country .
Some 275 patients have recovered .

A total of 133 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country.
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Ukraine was 5,106 on Saturday morning.
"According to the Public Health Center, there were to 5,106 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of 09:00 Kyiv time on April 18," Ukraine's Health Ministry said on Facebook in its morning update on April 18.
Of them, 444 cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
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Now the novel coronavirus was recorded in the following regions: 319 cases in Vinnytsia region; 134 in Volyn region; 104 in Dnipropetrovsk region; 14 in Donetsk region; 197 in Zhytomyr region; 166 in Zakarpattia region; 127 in Zaporizhia region; 462 in Ivano-Frankivsk region; 234 in Kirovohrad region; 770 in the city of Kyiv; 280 in Kyiv region; 221 in Lviv region; nine cases in Luhansk region; 31 in Mykolayiv region; 106 in Odesa region; 49 in Poltava region; 283 in Rivne region; 82 in Sumy region; 366 in Ternopil region; 62 in Kharkiv region, 56 in Kherson region; 41 in Khmelnytsky region; 840 in Chernivtsi region; 141 in Cherkasy region; 12 in Chernihiv region.
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available.
The tests were conducted with the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the Public Health Center's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories.
As of the morning of April 18, 2020, the Center had received 1,189 reports of suspected COVID-19 cases. In total, there have been 16,637 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.
A total of 133 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country. Some 275 patients have recovered.


unian--2020-04-18--SBU has no evidence of assassination attempt being prepared against Avakov

No evidence was collected at that time to state that such actions were being prepared .
Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine Vitaliy Mayakov says there is no evidence that an assassination attempt was being prepared against Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov .
Ukrainian Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko earlier claimed that SBU Major General Valeriy Shaitanov , who has recently been detained on suspicion of high treason , was involved in preparations for an attempt on Avakov 's life .
`` As for the other persons against whom assassination attempts were being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , work with evidence only .
[ Adam ] Osmayev was a target with a certain deadline set and advance payment for the murder made , '' Mayakov said , according to Ukraine 's media outlet news.liga.net .
`` There were no other targets at that moment , and no evidence was collected at that time to state that such actions were being prepared , '' Mayakov said .
Read alsoShaitanov , detained on treason charges , reportedly involved in preparing contract hit on Avakov As UNIAN reported earlier , SBU counterintelligence agents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the materials of the case , Shaitanov , who is one of the former chiefs of the SBU 's `` A '' Special Operations Center , was secretly working for Russian FSB Colonel Igor Yegorov .
Investigators have evidence that , acting as Russian special services instructed , Shaitanov planned to commit terrorist acts in Ukraine .
He was promised a reward of US $ 200,000 and Russian citizenship .
Shaitanov hired a former special forces member for the acts .
It was established that Shaitanov had collected information on secret operations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Donbas and about personnel involved in them for further sharing it with the FSB .
He also informed the Russian side about Ukrainian special services ' international security and defense cooperation ; shared details about SBU and intelligence officers .
What is more , he was involved in recruiting officers from Ukrainian special and intelligence agencies to work for the FSB .
In Ukraine , Shaitanov is suspected of high treason and terrorist attacks .
In particular , he was engaged in preparations for the assassination of Adam Osmayev , the leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side against Russia-led forces in Ukraine 's east .
On April 15 , Kyiv 's Shevchenkivsky district court ruled to remand Shaitanov in custody until June 14 .

No evidence was collected at that time to state that such actions were being prepared.
Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine Vitaliy Mayakov says there is no evidence that an assassination attempt was being prepared against Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov.
Ukrainian Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko earlier claimed that SBU Major General Valeriy Shaitanov, who has recently been detained on suspicion of high treason, was involved in preparations for an attempt on Avakov's life.
"As for the other persons against whom assassination attempts were being prepared... I, as an investigator, work with evidence only. [Adam] Osmayev was a target with a certain deadline set and advance payment for the murder made," Mayakov said, according to Ukraine's media outlet news.liga.net. "There were no other targets at that moment, and no evidence was collected at that time to state that such actions were being prepared," Mayakov said.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, SBU counterintelligence agents detained Shaitanov on April 14. According to the materials of the case, Shaitanov, who is one of the former chiefs of the SBU's "A" Special Operations Center, was secretly working for Russian FSB Colonel Igor Yegorov.
Investigators have evidence that, acting as Russian special services instructed, Shaitanov planned to commit terrorist acts in Ukraine. He was promised a reward of US$200,000 and Russian citizenship. Shaitanov hired a former special forces member for the acts.
It was established that Shaitanov had collected information on secret operations in the Anti-Terrorist Operation/Joint Forces Operation zone in Donbas and about personnel involved in them for further sharing it with the FSB. He also informed the Russian side about Ukrainian special services' international security and defense cooperation; shared details about SBU and intelligence officers. What is more, he was involved in recruiting officers from Ukrainian special and intelligence agencies to work for the FSB.
In Ukraine, Shaitanov is suspected of high treason and terrorist attacks. In particular, he was engaged in preparations for the assassination of Adam Osmayev, the leader of Chechen volunteers fighting on the Ukrainian side against Russia-led forces in Ukraine's east.
On April 15, Kyiv's Shevchenkivsky district court ruled to remand Shaitanov in custody until June 14.


unian--2020-04-18--Ukraine reports five enemy attacks in Donbas on April 17

No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops over the past day .
Russia 's hybrid military forces on April 17 @ @ @ @ @ positions in Donbas , eastern Ukraine .
`` Armed formations of the Russian Federation violated @ @ @ @ @ April 17 , '' the press center of Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation said in @ @ @ @ @ 07:00 Kyiv time on April 18 , 2020 .
The enemy opened fire , employing @ @ @ @ @ launchers of various types , heavy machine guns , and rifles .
Under attack came @ @ @ @ @ of Avdiyivka , and the villages of Hnutove , Opytne , Starohnativka , and Pivdenne @ @ @ @ @ to each enemy shelling .
According to intelligence data , two members of Russia-led forces @ @ @ @ @ .
The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on @ @ @ @ @ were reported among Ukrainian troops over the past day .

No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops over the past day.
Russia's hybrid military forces on April 17 mounted five attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine.
"Armed formations of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire five times on April 17," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation said in a Facebook update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on April 18, 2020.
Read alsoMinister explains low number of captured troops in Donbas swap lists
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The enemy opened fire, employing proscribed 120mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and rifles.
Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the town of Avdiyivka, and the villages of Hnutove, Opytne, Starohnativka, and Pivdenne.
Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy shelling. According to intelligence data, two members of Russia-led forces were wounded on April 17.
The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on April 18.
No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops over the past day.


unian--2020-04-18--Zelensky: Issue of arrears to doctors should be closed in near future

The president also emphasized that doctors should be provided with protection means and explained algorithms on how to avoid infection .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said salary arrears that emerged in some regions will start to be paid to the doctors and other health workers next week .
Read alsoZelensky : IMF support for Ukraine like blood for human body now '' We need to close the issue of arrears to the doctors in the near future .
It does n't matter why they emerged .
We 've made sure that the budget has all the resources to solve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are occasional , but start paying it off as soon as possible .
The budget also includes additional funding for those struggling with coronavirus .
All this is to be received by doctors starting from April , '' he said at a traditional meeting to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic , according to the presidential press service .
The president also emphasized that doctors should be provided with protection means and explained algorithms on how to avoid infection .
In the last two days , the most cases of coronavirus infection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of infection .
This can be attributed to the Easter holidays , as more than 100,000 Ukrainians attended church events last Sunday , and symptoms of the disease are most commonly shown five-six days after the infection .
`` I hope that Ukrainians are aware of the risks of being infected in churches this Easter .
Easter at home is the right step for people to know that this year it is necessary to stay at home on this great holiday .
It will help protect the health and lives of many so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ service again and celebrate Easter traditionally and without restriction , '' Zelensky said .

The president also emphasized that doctors should be provided with protection means and explained algorithms on how to avoid infection.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said salary arrears that emerged in some regions will start to be paid to the doctors and other health workers next week.
Read alsoZelensky: IMF support for Ukraine like blood for human body now
"We need to close the issue of arrears to the doctors in the near future. It doesn't matter why they emerged. We've made sure that the budget has all the resources to solve the problems. I understand that arrears are occasional, but start paying it off as soon as possible. The budget also includes additional funding for those struggling with coronavirus. All this is to be received by doctors starting from April," he said at a traditional meeting to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, according to the presidential press service.
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The president also emphasized that doctors should be provided with protection means and explained algorithms on how to avoid infection. In the last two days, the most cases of coronavirus infection were recorded compared to the previous period of infection. This can be attributed to the Easter holidays, as more than 100,000 Ukrainians attended church events last Sunday, and symptoms of the disease are most commonly shown five-six days after the infection.
"I hope that Ukrainians are aware of the risks of being infected in churches this Easter. Easter at home is the right step for people to know that this year it is necessary to stay at home on this great holiday. It will help protect the health and lives of many so that next year they can attend worship service again and celebrate Easter traditionally and without restriction," Zelensky said.


unian--2020-04-18--Ukraine's wildfires could be planned sabotage – Interior Ministry

Everything indicates this could be a pre-planned campaign with wind direction calculation .
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ with wildfires in the Chornobyl exclusion zone and Zhytomyr region could be the result of @ @ @ @ @ alsoNASA says it sees fires near Chornobyl break out again ( Satellite image ) '' @ @ @ @ @ be a pre-planned campaign with wind direction calculation .
The goal of customers and organizers @ @ @ @ @ to destabilize the situation , escalate hysteria and increase panic among the population under quarantine @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus , '' adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry Zorian Shkiriak wrote on Facebook .
@ @ @ @ @ to report the discovery of the facts and the whereabouts of the alleged arsonists and @ @ @ @ @ with arson in forest zones .
In several spots outside Kyiv , including northwest of @ @ @ @ @ region and the Chornobyl exclusion zone – wildfires broke out on Thursday , April 16 @

Everything indicates this could be a pre-planned campaign with wind direction calculation.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine does not exclude the situation with wildfires in the Chornobyl exclusion zone and Zhytomyr region could be the result of a planned sabotage.
Read alsoNASA says it sees fires near Chornobyl break out again (Satellite image)
"Now everything indicates this could be a pre-planned campaign with wind direction calculation. The goal of customers and organizers is clear: an attempt to destabilize the situation, escalate hysteria and increase panic among the population under quarantine and counteract the spread of coronavirus," adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry Zorian Shkiriak wrote on Facebook.
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Shkiriak also called on Ukrainians to report the discovery of the facts and the whereabouts of the alleged arsonists and saboteurs who carry out provocations with arson in forest zones.
In several spots outside Kyiv, including northwest of the city – in Zhytomyr region and the Chornobyl exclusion zone – wildfires broke out on Thursday, April 16.


unian--2020-04-18--Ukraine's Foreign Ministry: Seven Ukrainians die of COVID-19 abroad

According to the ministry , 151 Ukrainians are now undergoing anti-coronavirus treatment abroad .
Ukraine 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported that the number of Ukrainian citizens who have died of the novel coronavirus abroad has increased from to seven people .
This was reported in an update by the ministry as of 21:00 Kyiv time on April 17 .
However , it mentioned neither the country where the seventh person died nor his or her gender .
Read alsoNumber of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine over 5,100 by Saturday morning According to the ministry , 151 Ukrainians are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them , 121 are in Italy , six in the Czech Republic , five in Spain , four in Germany , three in Austria , two in the U.S. , and one each in Sweden , Thailand , Serbia , the Seychelles , the Russian Federation , the UAE , the Netherlands , Nigeria , Portugal , and Malta .
In addition , the number of Ukrainians who have already recovered increased to 49 people : 22 in Greece , six in Poland , four each in Japan and the Dominican Republic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and one each in Belgium , the United Kingdom , the UAE , Portugal , Thailand , Germany , Sweden , Switzerland , and Egypt .
Some 16,229 citizens of Ukraine have registered with the Zakhyst ( Protection ) program for those left stranded abroad after the closure of the Ukrainian border late in March 2020 .

According to the ministry, 151 Ukrainians are now undergoing anti-coronavirus treatment abroad.
Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported that the number of Ukrainian citizens who have died of the novel coronavirus abroad has increased from to seven people.
This was reported in an update by the ministry as of 21:00 Kyiv time on April 17.
However, it mentioned neither the country where the seventh person died nor his or her gender.
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Read alsoNumber of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine over 5,100 by Saturday morning
According to the ministry, 151 Ukrainians are now undergoing anti-coronavirus treatment abroad.
Of them, 121 are in Italy, six in the Czech Republic, five in Spain, four in Germany, three in Austria, two in the U.S., and one each in Sweden, Thailand, Serbia, the Seychelles, the Russian Federation, the UAE, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal, and Malta.
In addition, the number of Ukrainians who have already recovered increased to 49 people: 22 in Greece, six in Poland, four each in Japan and the Dominican Republic, two each in Italy and Nigeria, and one each in Belgium, the United Kingdom, the UAE, Portugal, Thailand, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and Egypt.
Some 16,229 citizens of Ukraine have registered with the Zakhyst (Protection) program for those left stranded abroad after the closure of the Ukrainian border late in March 2020.


unian--2020-04-18--Kyiv still tops Air Quality Ranking as most polluted city

As of 11:00 on April 18 , its US Air Quality Index ( AQI ) is the highest one ( @ @ @ @ @ capital city of Kyiv still tops the live Air Quality and Pollution City Ranking as @ @ @ @ @ air .
As of 11:00 on April 18 , its US Air Quality Index ( @ @ @ @ @ one ( 361 ) .
Kyiv is followed by China 's Shenyang with 146 and @ @ @ @ @ 142 , the ranking shows .
Earlier , Kyiv City State Administration explained the phenomenon @ @ @ @ @ and forest fires in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone , as well as northwest wind gusts @ @ @ @ @ on residents of Kyiv to limit time spent outdoors , keep windows closed ( especially @ @ @ @ @ the morning ) , use air conditioning equipment and air purifiers , drink up to @ @ @ @ @ for adults ) .

As of 11:00 on April 18, its US Air Quality Index (AQI) is the highest one (361).
The Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv still tops the live Air Quality and Pollution City Ranking as the city with the dirtiest air.
Read also"Red level" of air pollution prevails in Kyiv Friday morning (Photo)
As of 11:00 on April 18, its US Air Quality Index (AQI) is the highest one (361).
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Kyiv is followed by China's Shenyang with 146 and Thailand's Chiang Mai with 142, the ranking shows.
Earlier, Kyiv City State Administration explained the phenomenon by wildfires in Zhytomyr region and forest fires in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, as well as northwest wind gusts.
The local authorities call on residents of Kyiv to limit time spent outdoors, keep windows closed (especially at night and early in the morning), use air conditioning equipment and air purifiers, drink up to three liters of water (for adults).


unian--2020-04-18--Zelensky urges citizens to comply with quarantine, stay at home on Easter

Zelensky says Easter is a holiday of unity .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Ukrainian citizens to comply with the quarantine and stay at home on Easter .
`` Yes , we stay home .
And after the weekend , after the quarantine , let us be scared by the figures on the bathroom scales , not by the figures on the thermometer , '' according to the president 's Easter address .
Zelensky said `` Easter is a holiday of unity .
And today our entire country is united by one and only desire - to go out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because I am in the office from morning till evening . ''
`` Remember how parents did n't let us go outside when we were kids ?
And today is such a situation when we do not let our parents go outside .
And this is not a revenge .
This is our care .
When we all stay home , it is truly a unity .
Unity for the sake of doctors , for the sake of our nation 's health , and therefore for its future , '' he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Sermon on the Mount of Christ : do not show off your righteousness .
The strongest faith is faith in our heart , '' the president added .

Zelensky says Easter is a holiday of unity.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Ukrainian citizens to comply with the quarantine and stay at home on Easter.
Read alsoZelensky, Metropolitan Epifaniy discuss Easter services amid quarantine in Ukraine
"Yes, we stay home. And after the weekend, after the quarantine, let us be scared by the figures on the bathroom scales, not by the figures on the thermometer," according to the president's Easter address.
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Zelensky said "Easter is a holiday of unity. And today our entire country is united by one and only desire - to go out. I understand what it is, because I am in the office from morning till evening."
"Remember how parents didn't let us go outside when we were kids? And today is such a situation when we do not let our parents go outside. And this is not a revenge. This is our care. When we all stay home, it is truly a unity. Unity for the sake of doctors, for the sake of our nation's health, and therefore for its future," he said.
"Let us remember the wisdom of the Sermon on the Mount of Christ: do not show off your righteousness. The strongest faith is faith in our heart," the president added.


unian--2020-04-18--Zelensky: IMF support for Ukraine like blood for human body now

Now an agreement on US $ 8 billion was reached .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said cooperation with the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) is very important for Ukraine in the current circumstances , namely during the coronavirus pandemic and the global economic crisis .
`` Now it [ IMF assistance ] is like blood for the human body , '' he said during a `` Freedom of Speech by Savik Shuster '' panel show on Ukraine TV channel on April 17 , according to the president 's press service .
Continued cooperation with the IMF will open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine , as it will be a signal to the whole world that our country can be trusted , the president said .
Read alsoUkraine may receive first US $ 2 bln tranche from IMF in May – MP '' If it was at other times , if it was calm , we could talk about whether it is profitable to us or not .
I talk to the leaders of the countries almost every day , with the United Arab Emirates , Azerbaijan , Canada , Germany ... All of them are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : if there is [ a continued cooperation of Ukraine with the IMF ] , we will support you .
This includes humanitarian aid , preferential credits to support the economy of Ukraine .
It depends on the signal .
The signal is one for them – a memorandum with the International Monetary Fund .
It is about trust in Ukraine , '' Zelensky said .
He reminded that a US $ 5.5 billion cooperation program with the IMF for three years had been agreed earlier .
Now an agreement on US $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the assistance from the World Bank and the EU , Ukraine 's total financial support could amount to US $ 10 billion .
At the same time , Zelensky reminded that in order to cooperate with the IMF and receive the aforementioned support , Ukraine must fulfill two conditions : to approve the land reform and the law on banks and banking activities .
The first condition has already been fulfilled – the Verkhovna Rada approved the law on the circulation of agricultural land .
The president expressed his belief that despite the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banking law , to which more than 16,000 amendments had been submitted during preparations for the second reading , it would also be approved .
`` We are strong people , young people – we will cope with that , '' Zelensky added .

Now an agreement on US$8 billion was reached.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is very important for Ukraine in the current circumstances, namely during the coronavirus pandemic and the global economic crisis.
"Now it [IMF assistance] is like blood for the human body," he said during a "Freedom of Speech by Savik Shuster" panel show on Ukraine TV channel on April 17, according to the president's press service.
Continued cooperation with the IMF will open the door for other countries to help Ukraine, as it will be a signal to the whole world that our country can be trusted, the president said.
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Read alsoUkraine may receive first US$2 bln tranche from IMF in May – MP
"If it was at other times, if it was calm, we could talk about whether it is profitable to us or not. I talk to the leaders of the countries almost every day, with the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, Canada, Germany... All of them are focused on one thing. They say: if there is [a continued cooperation of Ukraine with the IMF], we will support you. This includes humanitarian aid, preferential credits to support the economy of Ukraine. It depends on the signal. The signal is one for them – a memorandum with the International Monetary Fund. It is about trust in Ukraine," Zelensky said.
He reminded that a US$5.5 billion cooperation program with the IMF for three years had been agreed earlier. Now an agreement on US$8 billion was reached. Together with the assistance from the World Bank and the EU, Ukraine's total financial support could amount to US$10 billion.
At the same time, Zelensky reminded that in order to cooperate with the IMF and receive the aforementioned support, Ukraine must fulfill two conditions: to approve the land reform and the law on banks and banking activities. The first condition has already been fulfilled – the Verkhovna Rada approved the law on the circulation of agricultural land.
The president expressed his belief that despite the considerable resistance to the adoption of the banking law, to which more than 16,000 amendments had been submitted during preparations for the second reading, it would also be approved.
"We are strong people, young people – we will cope with that," Zelensky added.


unian--2020-04-18--Mayor Klitschko: Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kyiv rises to 770

Moreover , another 26 cases have been recorded in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said @ @ @ @ @ cases in the city rose to 770 as of April 18 .
`` Another 65 @ @ @ @ @ in the past day , including six doctors .
As of today , the capital @ @ @ @ @ 770 confirmed COVID-19 cases , '' he said at a briefing on April 18 , @ @ @ @ @ , 24 women aged 24 to 69 and 41 men aged 19 to 92 are @ @ @ @ @ , another 26 cases have been recorded in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery .
`` Eleven @ @ @ @ @ while others were self-isolating , undergoing treatment at home under the supervision of doctors , @ @ @ @ @

Moreover, another 26 cases have been recorded in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city rose to 770 as of April 18.
Read also"Red level" of air pollution prevails in Kyiv Friday morning (Photo)
"Another 65 Kyiv residents contracted the disease in the past day, including six doctors. As of today, the capital city has as many as 770 confirmed COVID-19 cases," he said at a briefing on April 18, 2020.
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According to Klitschko, 24 women aged 24 to 69 and 41 men aged 19 to 92 are among those infected.
Moreover, another 26 cases have been recorded in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery.
"Eleven patients have been hospitalized, while others were self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under the supervision of doctors," the mayor said.


unian--2020-04-19--Three new COVID-19 cases reported in Ukraine Army, number grows to 32

A total of 300 servicemen have been quarantined , including in self-isolation .
The number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases registered @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine as of 07:00 on April 19 grew to 32 in the past 24 hours @ @ @ @ @ and two fatalities .
Read alsoUkraine coronavirus update : 343 new cases in past 24 @ @ @ @ @ 5,449 '' As of 07:00 Kyiv time on April 19 , thirty two cases of @ @ @ @ @ by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus , including two fatalities and two recoveries , were registered in @ @ @ @ @ , '' the press service of the Medical Force Command of the Armed Forces of @ @ @ @ @ Sunday .
Some 300 servicemen remain in isolation ( including self-isolation ) , the report @ @ @ @ @ tested positive for the coronavirus over the past day were hospitalized and provided proper medical @ @ @ @ @ is satisfactory , the report said .

A total of 300 servicemen have been quarantined, including in self-isolation.
The number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 07:00 on April 19 grew to 32 in the past 24 hours, including two recovered cases and two fatalities.
Read alsoUkraine coronavirus update: 343 new cases in past 24 hours, bringing total to 5,449
"As of 07:00 Kyiv time on April 19, thirty two cases of acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, including two fatalities and two recoveries, were registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the press service of the Medical Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote on Facebook on Sunday.
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Some 300 servicemen remain in isolation (including self-isolation), the report said.
Three servicemen who tested positive for the coronavirus over the past day were hospitalized and provided proper medical treatment. Their health condition is satisfactory, the report said.


unian--2020-04-19--Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide exceeds 2.3 mln

The number of confirmed coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) cases worldwide was 2,329,651 people as of 08:30 Kyiv time on April @ @ @ @ @ update : 343 new cases in past 24 hours , bringing total to 5,449 Most @ @ @ @ @ United States ( 735,086 ) , according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by @ @ @ @ @ and Engineering ( CSSE ) at Johns Hopkins University .
The second and third places @ @ @ @ @ ) and Italy ( 175,925 ) .
The top five also include France ( 152,978 @ @ @ @ @ ) .
Then come the United Kingdom ( 115,314 ) and China ( 83,804 ) @ @ @ @ @ have already recovered .

The total deaths stood at 160,721.
The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide was 2,329,651 people as of 08:30 Kyiv time on April 19.
Read alsoUkraine coronavirus update: 343 new cases in past 24 hours, bringing total to 5,449
Most cases were recorded in the United States (735,086), according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
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The second and third places belong to Spain (194,416) and Italy (175,925).
The top five also include France (152,978) and Germany (143,724).
Then come the United Kingdom (115,314) and China (83,804).
The total deaths stood at 160,721.
Some 595,433 COVID-19 patients have already recovered.


unian--2020-04-19--Three Ukrainian soldiers wounded amid five enemy attacks on April 18

Russia 's hybrid military forces on April 18 mounted five attacks on Ukrainian Army positions in Donbas , eastern Ukraine , with three Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action .
Read alsoMFA Ukraine calls on Russia to provide treatment to Ukrainian prisoners , population of occupied areas amid pandemic '' The Russian Federation 's armed forces violated the ceasefire five times on April 18 .
Three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded as a result of enemy shelling , '' the press center of Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said in an update posted on Facebook as of 07:00 Kyiv @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opened fire , employing proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars , cannons of infantry fighting vehicles , grenade launchers of various types , heavy machine guns , and small arms .
Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the villages of Luhanske , Travneve , Krymske , and Lebedynske .
Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy shelling .
According to intelligence data , one member of Russia-led forces was wounded on April 18 .
The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on April 19 , the report said @

The enemy opened fire, employing proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars.
Russia's hybrid military forces on April 18 mounted five attacks on Ukrainian Army positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, with three Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action.
Read alsoMFA Ukraine calls on Russia to provide treatment to Ukrainian prisoners, population of occupied areas amid pandemic
"The Russian Federation's armed forces violated the ceasefire five times on April 18. Three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded as a result of enemy shelling," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said in an update posted on Facebook as of 07:00 Kyiv time on April 19.
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The enemy opened fire, employing proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars, cannons of infantry fighting vehicles, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and small arms.
Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the villages of Luhanske, Travneve, Krymske, and Lebedynske.
Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy shelling. According to intelligence data, one member of Russia-led forces was wounded on April 18.
The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on April 19, the report said.


unian--2020-04-19--Ukraine coronavirus update: 343 new cases in past 24 hours, bringing total to 5,449

A total of 141 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country .
Ukraine 's Health Ministry in its morning update says the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the country has reached 5,449 .
`` According to the Public Health Center , there were 5,449 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of 09:00 Kyiv time on April 19 , including 141 deaths .
Some 347 patients have recovered .
A total of 343 new cases have been recorded over the past day , '' the ministry said on its website on April 19 , 2020 .
Now the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regions : 330 cases in Vinnytsia region ; 150 in Volyn region ; 110 in Dnipropetrovsk region ; 16 in Donetsk region ; 211 in Zhytomyr region ; 182 in Zakarpattia region ; 131 in Zaporizhia region ; 480 in Ivano-Frankivsk region ; 245 in Kirovohrad region ; 801 in the city of Kyiv ; 304 in Kyiv region ; 245 in Lviv region ; 24 in Luhansk region ; 37 in Mykolayiv region ; 112 in Odesa region ; 61 in Poltava region ; 308 in Rivne region ; 83 in Sumy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 67 in Kharkiv region , 63 in Kherson region ; 47 in Khmelnytsky region ; 889 in Chernivtsi region ; 151 in Cherkasy region ; and 12 in Chernihiv region .
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , the city of Sevastopol , parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available .
The tests were conducted with the use of polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) in the Public Health Center 's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories .
In total , there have been 17,368 reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 .

A total of 141 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded in the country.
Ukraine's Health Ministry in its morning update says the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the country has reached 5,449.
Read alsoUkraine's coronavirus death rate lower than global average – health minister
"According to the Public Health Center, there were 5,449 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of 09:00 Kyiv time on April 19, including 141 deaths. Some 347 patients have recovered. A total of 343 new cases have been recorded over the past day," the ministry said on its website on April 19, 2020.
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Now the novel coronavirus was recorded in the following regions: 330 cases in Vinnytsia region; 150 in Volyn region; 110 in Dnipropetrovsk region; 16 in Donetsk region; 211 in Zhytomyr region; 182 in Zakarpattia region; 131 in Zaporizhia region; 480 in Ivano-Frankivsk region; 245 in Kirovohrad region; 801 in the city of Kyiv; 304 in Kyiv region; 245 in Lviv region; 24 in Luhansk region; 37 in Mykolayiv region; 112 in Odesa region; 61 in Poltava region; 308 in Rivne region; 83 in Sumy region; 390 in Ternopil region; 67 in Kharkiv region, 63 in Kherson region; 47 in Khmelnytsky region; 889 in Chernivtsi region; 151 in Cherkasy region; and 12 in Chernihiv region.
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available.
The tests were conducted with the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the Public Health Center's virological reference laboratory and regional laboratories.
In total, there have been 17,368 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.


unian--2020-04-19--Metropolitan Epifaniy holds Easter service amid quarantine in Ukraine – Video

This year Orthodox Christians are celebrating Easter on April 19 .
Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine , Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine ( OCU ) Epifaniy ( Epiphanius ) has held Easter holiday service in Kyiv 's St. Michael 's Golden-Domed Monastery amid the coronavirus quarantine in Ukraine .
Read alsoEaster celebrations from home should curb COVID-19 spread in Ukraine – health minister The Orthodox Church of Ukraine and media representatives this year arranged an online broadcast of the Easter Liturgy over the spread of the novel COVID-19 coronavirus across the country .
`` We unite in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blessing be upon us all .
Be in peace , hope and love , '' Epifaniy said .
The service lasted more than three hours without the direct participation of the parishioners , due to quarantine restrictions .
As UNIAN reported earlier , this year , Ukrainian authorities and the church urged Ukrainian citizens to comply with the quarantine and stay at home on Easter holidays over to the coronavirus pandemic .
On Thursday , Metropolitan Epifaniy and Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ( UGCC ) Sviatoslav called on believers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expose themselves and relatives to danger .
`` Of course , we will celebrate the Resurrection of Christ under special conditions .
But we see that our believers have responded to the church 's call to stay at home .
At the latest service in Kyiv 's St. Michael 's Golden-Domed Monastery , we saw that people responded to our call and are joining prayers online , '' Epifaniy said .
`` We asked all our believers to celebrate this Easter at home .
And we will be able to rejoice this Easter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life .
Therefore , we will pray together , pray online .
We will bless Easter baskets while you 're home , '' Sviatoslav added .

This year Orthodox Christians are celebrating Easter on April 19.
Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine, Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) Epifaniy (Epiphanius) has held Easter holiday service in Kyiv's St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery amid the coronavirus quarantine in Ukraine.
Read alsoEaster celebrations from home should curb COVID-19 spread in Ukraine – health minister
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine and media representatives this year arranged an online broadcast of the Easter Liturgy over the spread of the novel COVID-19 coronavirus across the country.
"We unite in prayer, and may the Lord's blessing be upon us all. Be in peace, hope and love," Epifaniy said.
The service lasted more than three hours without the direct participation of the parishioners, due to quarantine restrictions.
As UNIAN reported earlier, this year, Ukrainian authorities and the church urged Ukrainian citizens to comply with the quarantine and stay at home on Easter holidays over to the coronavirus pandemic.
On Thursday, Metropolitan Epifaniy and Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) Sviatoslav called on believers to celebrate Easter at home and not expose themselves and relatives to danger.
"Of course, we will celebrate the Resurrection of Christ under special conditions. But we see that our believers have responded to the church's call to stay at home. At the latest service in Kyiv's St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, we saw that people responded to our call and are joining prayers online," Epifaniy said.
"We asked all our believers to celebrate this Easter at home. And we will be able to rejoice this Easter together but without endangering your health and life. Therefore, we will pray together, pray online. We will bless Easter baskets while you're home," Sviatoslav added.


unian--2020-04-19--MFA Ukraine: 50 Ukrainians recover from COVID-19 abroad, 152 undergoing treatment

Ukraine 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( MFA ) says 50 Ukrainians have recovered from the novel coronavirus , or @ @ @ @ @ 152 are undergoing treatment .
Read alsoUkraine coronavirus update : 343 new cases in past @ @ @ @ @ to 5,449 Of the 50 Ukrainians who have recovered , there are 22 in Greece @ @ @ @ @ four each in Japan and the Dominican Republic , two each in Italy and Nigeria @ @ @ @ @ Belgium , the United Kingdom , Egypt , the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) @ @ @ @ @ the Netherlands , Portugal , Sweden , and Switzerland , according to the ministry 's @ @ @ @ @ of 18:00 Kyiv time on April 19 .
Seven Ukrainians died from coronavirus abroad , @ @ @ @ @ total of 152 Ukrainians are being treated abroad , namely in Australia , Austria , @ @ @ @ @ , Malta , Nigeria , the UAE , Portugal , Russia , the Seychelles , @ @ @ @ @ Thailand , Germany , the Czech Republic , and Sweden .

Seven Ukrainians died from coronavirus abroad.
Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) says 50 Ukrainians have recovered from the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, abroad, while 152 are undergoing treatment.
Read alsoUkraine coronavirus update: 343 new cases in past 24 hours, bringing total to 5,449
Of the 50 Ukrainians who have recovered, there are 22 in Greece, six in Poland, four each in Japan and the Dominican Republic, two each in Italy and Nigeria, and one each in Belgium, the United Kingdom, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Thailand, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzerland, according to the ministry's update on the coronavirus as of 18:00 Kyiv time on April 19.
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Seven Ukrainians died from coronavirus abroad, the report said.
A total of 152 Ukrainians are being treated abroad, namely in Australia, Austria, Spain, Italy, China, Malta, Nigeria, the UAE, Portugal, Russia, the Seychelles, Serbia, the U.S., Thailand, Germany, the Czech Republic, and Sweden.