unian--2020-12-14--Ukraine's Radivilov becomes European artistic gymnastics champion

At recent competitions in Turkey , he won two medals in the individual finals .
The Ukrainian became the best @ @ @ @ @ the first place with 14.733 points .
Radivilov was ahead of Egor Sharamkov ( 14.700 @ @ @ @ @ well as representative of Israel Artem Dolgopyat ( 14.483 ) .
Radivilov also won bronze @ @ @ @ @ was 14.766 , while Ibrahim Colak won the gold medal with 15.000 .
Read alsoUkraine @ @ @ @ @ relegation from League of Nations ' top tier Another medal for Ukraine was won by @ @ @ @ @ the silver medalist in the parallel bars competition with 14.766 .
Ferhat Arikan of Turkey @ @ @ @ @ 2020 European Champion on parallel bars .
What is more , Ukraine are the new @ @ @ @ @ team champions this year , beating hosts Turkey in Mersin with Hungary being third .

Radivilov also won bronze on rings.
Ukrainian gymnast Ihor Radivilov has become a European artistic gymnastics champion.
At recent competitions in Turkey, he won two medals in the individual finals.
The Ukrainian became the best on vault. He took the first place with 14.733 points.
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The 2020 European Champion on vault ... Igor Radivilov (UKR)!#Mersin2020pic.twitter.com/v3puCGidCY — European Gymnastics (@UEGymnastics) December 13, 2020
Radivilov was ahead of Egor Sharamkov (14.700) from Belarus, as well as representative of Israel Artem Dolgopyat (14.483).
Radivilov also won bronze on rings. His result was 14.766, while Ibrahim Colak won the gold medal with 15.000.
Read alsoUkraine contesting UEFA's decision on relegation from League of Nations' top tier
Another medal for Ukraine was won by Petro Pakhniuk, who became the silver medalist in the parallel bars competition with 14.766.
Ferhat Arikan of Turkey (15.100) became the 2020 European Champion on parallel bars.
Excellent start of the parallel bars final by Petro Pakhniuk!
Follow the competition LIVE on https://t.co/BGORwr3Vbopic.twitter.com/Ht8s8GrvGh — European Gymnastics (@UEGymnastics) December 13, 2020
What is more, Ukraine are the new European men's artistic gymnastics team champions this year, beating hosts Turkey in Mersin with Hungary being third.


unian--2020-12-14--Ukraine reports 20 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of Dec 14

Some 404 servicemen are now isolated ( including self-isolation ) .
The number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine rose by 20 as of the morning of December 14 .
`` As of 10:00 Kyiv time on December 14 , some 3,264 people in the Armed Forces of Ukraine had acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus .
In total , 8,839 people have recovered and 32 have died during the pandemic , '' the press service of the Medical Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote on Facebook on Monday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were registered in the past 24 hours . ''
Read alsoCOVAX approves over 8 mln doses of free COVID-19 vaccine for Ukraine , official saysOf those newly-infected , one person have been hospitalized , while another 19 are self-isolating , undergoing treatment at home under doctors ' supervision .
Currently , their state of health is satisfactory .
Some 404 servicemen are now isolated ( including self-isolation ) .
The number of those whose isolation term is expiring in the next three days is 164 people .
• Ukraine said 6,451 new active @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country in the past 24 hours as of December 14 , 2020 .
• The total number of confirmed cases grew to 900,666 .

Some 404 servicemen are now isolated (including self-isolation).
The number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases registered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine rose by 20 as of the morning of December 14.
"As of 10:00 Kyiv time on December 14, some 3,264 people in the Armed Forces of Ukraine had acute respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. In total, 8,839 people have recovered and 32 have died during the pandemic," the press service of the Medical Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote on Facebook on Monday. "Some 20 new COVID-19 cases were registered in the past 24 hours."
Read alsoCOVAX approves over 8 mln doses of free COVID-19 vaccine for Ukraine, official saysOf those newly-infected, one person have been hospitalized, while another 19 are self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under doctors' supervision. Currently, their state of health is satisfactory.
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Some 404 servicemen are now isolated (including self-isolation). The number of those whose isolation term is expiring in the next three days is 164 people.
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unian--2020-12-14--Kyiv mayor reports over 600 new COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths as of Dec 14

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 84,538 .
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said 605 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in the city in the past 24 hours as of December 14 , 2020 .
`` In the past day , another 605 residents of Kyiv tested positive for the coronavirus , including 20 healthcare workers .
There were 13 fatalities , '' Klitschko reported via Telegram on Monday .
According to the city mayor , 331 women aged 19 to 91 and 218 men aged 18 to 88 are among those infected .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested for COVID-19 – health ministerThe new cases include 29 girls aged six months to 17 years and 27 boys aged nine months to 17 years .
Klitschko said 46 new patients had been hospitalized , while the rest were self-isolating , undergoing treatment at home under medical supervision .
He added that 87 people had recovered in the past day .
In total , 28,904 Kyiv residents have already beaten the disease .
The highest number of the new cases in Kyiv was registered in Darnytsky district ( 278 ) , Dniprovsky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ district ( 45 ) .
The death toll in the city stands at 1,597 .
• Ukraine said 6,451 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of December 14 , 2020 .
• The total number of confirmed cases grew to 900,666 .

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 84,538.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said 605 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in the city in the past 24 hours as of December 14, 2020.
"In the past day, another 605 residents of Kyiv tested positive for the coronavirus, including 20 healthcare workers. There were 13 fatalities," Klitschko reported via Telegram on Monday.
"As of today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 91,743."
According to the city mayor, 331 women aged 19 to 91 and 218 men aged 18 to 88 are among those infected.
Read alsoAnyone with flu symptoms to be tested for COVID-19 – health ministerThe new cases include 29 girls aged six months to 17 years and 27 boys aged nine months to 17 years.
Klitschko said 46 new patients had been hospitalized, while the rest were self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under medical supervision.
He added that 87 people had recovered in the past day.
In total, 28,904 Kyiv residents have already beaten the disease.
The highest number of the new cases in Kyiv was registered in Darnytsky district (278), Dniprovsky district (138), and Podilsky district (45).
The death toll in the city stands at 1,597.
COVID-19 in Ukraine: Latest developments


unian--2020-12-14--Over 40 Kozak-2 armored vehicles handed over to Ukrainian Army

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unian--2020-12-14--Ex-"DPR" terrorist found dead in Russia

Ex-"DPR" terrorist found dead in Russia

On social media , he shared photos from Donetsk region where he posed with other mercenaries , holding weapons .
The body of a former fighter of the so-called `` Donetsk People 's Republic '' ( `` DPR '' ) terrorist organization has been found in the town of Murino in Russia 's Leningrad region .
The man whose body showed signs of violence was a 37-year-old Russian mercenary , Andrey Chekin , who fought against the Ukrainian army in 2014-2015 as part of the `` DPR 's first intelligence company , '' as reported by Russia 's RBC news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Committee .
Read alsoFour Ukrainian soldiers killed , 15 wounded amid truce in Donbas – General StaffAccording to his profile on Ukraine 's Myrotvorets ( `` Peacemaker '' ) database , which lists individuals posing a threat to Ukraine 's security , he was born in the town of Biysk in Russia 's Altai Krai on May 12 , 1983 .
On social media , he shared photos from Donetsk region where he posed with other mercenaries , holding weapons .
• No military solution to issue on Donbas , chief of Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says Ukraine should negotiate Donbas with Russia alone

On social media, he shared photos from Donetsk region where he posed with other mercenaries, holding weapons.
The body of a former fighter of the so-called "Donetsk People's Republic" ("DPR") terrorist organization has been found in the town of Murino in Russia's Leningrad region.
The man whose body showed signs of violence was a 37-year-old Russian mercenary, Andrey Chekin, who fought against the Ukrainian army in 2014-2015 as part of the "DPR's first intelligence company," as reported by Russia's RBC news agency with reference to the Regional Investigative Committee.
Read alsoFour Ukrainian soldiers killed, 15 wounded amid truce in Donbas – General StaffAccording to his profile on Ukraine's Myrotvorets ("Peacemaker") database, which lists individuals posing a threat to Ukraine's security, he was born in the town of Biysk in Russia's Altai Krai on May 12, 1983.
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On social media, he shared photos from Donetsk region where he posed with other mercenaries, holding weapons.
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unian--2020-12-14--Hryvnia strengthens to U.S. dollar on Dec 14

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unian--2020-12-14--Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 72.2 mln

The overall death toll is 1,613,260 people , while 47,282,941 coronavirus patients have already recovered .
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 72.2 million patients as of December 14 .
Read alsoU.S .
FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use – mediaAs many as 72,270,693 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 10:28 on December 14 , according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering ( CSSE ) at Johns Hopkins University .
The overall death toll is 1,613,260 people , while 47,282,941 coronavirus patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toll was recorded in the United States ( 299,177 people ) , Brazil ( 181,402 ) , India ( 143,355 ) , Mexico ( 113,953 ) , Italy ( 64,520 ) , the United Kingdom ( 64,267 ) , and France ( 58,015 ) .
The countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic include the United States ( 16,256,754 confirmed cases ) , India ( 9,884,100 ) , Brazil ( 6,901,952 ) , Russia ( 2,629,699 ) , France ( 2,430,612 ) , United Kingdom ( 1,854,490 ) , and Italy ( 1,843,712 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been affected by the virus .

The overall death toll is 1,613,260 people, while 47,282,941 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world exceeded 72.2 million patients as of December 14.
Read alsoU.S. FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use – mediaAs many as 72,270,693 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported as of 10:28 on December 14, according to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
The overall death toll is 1,613,260 people, while 47,282,941 coronavirus patients have already recovered.
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The highest death toll was recorded in the United States (299,177 people), Brazil (181,402), India (143,355), Mexico (113,953), Italy (64,520), the United Kingdom (64,267), and France (58,015).
The countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic include the United States (16,256,754 confirmed cases), India (9,884,100), Brazil (6,901,952), Russia (2,629,699), France (2,430,612), United Kingdom (1,854,490), and Italy (1,843,712).
As many as 191 countries have been affected by the virus.


unian--2020-12-14--Ukrzaliznytsia launches train between Kyiv and Avdiyivka, Donbas

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unian--2020-12-14--Donbas war update: Ukraine reports nine ceasefire violations on Dec 13

No casualties were reported in the past day .
The Command of Ukraine 's Armed Forces reported nine violations of the latest ceasefire agreement by Russia-controlled armed groups in the Donbas warzone on Sunday , December 13 .
`` In the past day , December 13 , the Russian Federation 's armed formations nine times violated the ceasefire agreements , '' the press center of Ukraine 's Joint Forces Operation ( JFO ) Command wrote on Facebook in an update as of 07:30 Kyiv time on December 14 , 2020 .
In particular , the occupiers fired 82mm mortars , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ machine guns , and small arms three times near the village of Pivdenne .
The enemy also provoked Ukrainian defenders near the village of Katerynivka , firing anti-tank and automatic grenade launchers , as well as automatic rifles .
Read alsoNSDC Secretary says Ukraine should negotiate Donbas with Russia aloneWhat is more , the invaders fired automatic grenade launchers near the village of Vodiane , which is located near the occupied city of Donetsk .
In addition , the enemy violated the ceasefire three times near the village of Vodiane , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ launchers of various systems .
Also , the enemy fired heavy machine guns and rifles at the Ukrainian positions near the village of Hnutove .
The Ukrainian units gave an adequate rebuff to enemy provocations , the JFO HQ said .
No casualties were reported in the past day .
Since midnight , enemy forces have not attacked Ukrainian troops .
The situation is under full control of the Ukrainian military .
• Participants in the Trilateral Contact Group ( Ukraine , Russia , and the OSCE ) on the peace settlement in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ full and comprehensive ceasefire along the contact line from 00:01 on Monday , July 27 .
• On the very first day of the newly-agreed truce , Russia 's hybrid military forces mounted three attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas , eastern Ukraine .
Ukraine has reported more such violations over the latest period .

No casualties were reported in the past day.
The Command of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported nine violations of the latest ceasefire agreement by Russia-controlled armed groups in the Donbas warzone on Sunday, December 13.
"In the past day, December 13, the Russian Federation's armed formations nine times violated the ceasefire agreements," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation (JFO) Command wrote on Facebook in an update as of 07:30 Kyiv time on December 14, 2020.
In particular, the occupiers fired 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and small arms three times near the village of Pivdenne. The enemy also provoked Ukrainian defenders near the village of Katerynivka, firing anti-tank and automatic grenade launchers, as well as automatic rifles.
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Read alsoNSDC Secretary says Ukraine should negotiate Donbas with Russia aloneWhat is more, the invaders fired automatic grenade launchers near the village of Vodiane, which is located near the occupied city of Donetsk. In addition, the enemy violated the ceasefire three times near the village of Vodiane, which is in the seaside direction, using grenade launchers of various systems. Also, the enemy fired heavy machine guns and rifles at the Ukrainian positions near the village of Hnutove.
The Ukrainian units gave an adequate rebuff to enemy provocations, the JFO HQ said.
No casualties were reported in the past day.
Since midnight, enemy forces have not attacked Ukrainian troops.
The situation is under full control of the Ukrainian military.
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unian--2020-12-14--Over 6,400 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine as of Dec 14

The total number of confirmed cases grew to 900,666 .
Ukraine said 6,451 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of December 14 , 2020 .
The total number of confirmed cases grew to 900,666 as of December 14 , 2020 , according to the interactive map compiled by the National Security and Defense Council .
As many as 506,718 patients , including 5,154 in the past day , have recovered .
Read alsoUkraine has equipment for Pfizer , BioNTech vaccine – expertThe death toll has hit 15,247 with 93 fatalities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The government reported 378,701 active cases as of December 14 .
In total , there have been 994,558 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020 .
`` In the past day , 6,451 people tested positive for the coronavirus , including 355 children and 215 healthcare workers .
Some 1,895 new patients were hospitalized , '' Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov wrote on Facebook on Monday .
In total , 25,582 tests were conducted in the country in the past day .
In particular , there were 20,493 PCR ( polymerase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as 5,052 ELISA ( enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ) tests .
The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered the city of Kyiv ( 605 ) , Odesa region ( 584 ) , Kyiv region ( 521 ) , Dnipropetrovsk region ( 461 ) , and Zaporizhia region ( 440 ) .
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , the city of Sevastopol , parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available .
• Anyone with flu symptoms to be tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Ukraine updates list of countries in green and red zones • Lockdown may come earlier than scheduled , MP says

The total number of confirmed cases grew to 900,666.
Ukraine said 6,451 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of December 14, 2020.
The total number of confirmed cases grew to 900,666 as of December 14, 2020, according to the interactive map compiled by the National Security and Defense Council.
As many as 506,718 patients, including 5,154 in the past day, have recovered.
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Read alsoUkraine has equipment for Pfizer, BioNTech vaccine – expertThe death toll has hit 15,247 with 93 fatalities recorded in the past 24 hours.
The government reported 378,701 active cases as of December 14. In total, there have been 994,558 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.
"In the past day, 6,451 people tested positive for the coronavirus, including 355 children and 215 healthcare workers. Some 1,895 new patients were hospitalized," Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov wrote on Facebook on Monday.
In total, 25,582 tests were conducted in the country in the past day. In particular, there were 20,493 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests run, as well as 5,052 ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) tests.
The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered the city of Kyiv (605), Odesa region (584), Kyiv region (521), Dnipropetrovsk region (461), and Zaporizhia region (440).
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available.
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unian--2020-12-14--Occupied Crimea: 177 children of arrested Crimean Tatars grow up without fathers

The Bizim Balalar and Crimean Childhood charities were created to help children whose fathers are political prisoners .
As many as 177 children of arrested Crimean Tatar activists and citizen journalists in Russia-occupied occupied Crimea grow up without fathers .
This was announced by coordinator of the Crimean Childhood project , the wife of the convicted person involved in the second Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Bakhchysarai Mumine Saliyeva during an online conference of NGO Crimean Solidarity .
Read alsoStefanishyna : Hague court 's decision means recognition of Russia 's role in war crimes in Ukraine '' As a result of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , 19 children were added to the lists of children of political prisoners and two more were born after their fathers had been arrested .
Today , 177 underage children are growing up without their fathers , and 25 of them have severe medical diagnoses due to stress .
We record psychosomatic and physiological changes of each child almost daily , and this is an important problem that needs to be monitored by human rights commissioners , state and international institutions for the protection of children 's rights , '' she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Bizim Balalar [ Our Children ] and Crimean Childhood charities were created on the peninsula .
They help children whose fathers were arrested for political reasons .
Crimean Platform to end Russian occupation on the peninsula • The Crimean Platform will operate at several levels .
• The first is the highest political level , which will be joined by foreign heads of state and government .
The second is the level of heads of foreign policy departments and defense ministers , the third is the interparliamentary level , and the fourth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • An expert network will be created to enhance the efficiency of government actions , as well as attracting additional intellectual resources to the platform .
• Kyiv will host the Crimean Platform Summit in May 2021 .

The Bizim Balalar and Crimean Childhood charities were created to help children whose fathers are political prisoners.
As many as 177 children of arrested Crimean Tatar activists and citizen journalists in Russia-occupied occupied Crimea grow up without fathers.
This was announced by coordinator of the Crimean Childhood project, the wife of the convicted person involved in the second Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Bakhchysarai Mumine Saliyeva during an online conference of NGO Crimean Solidarity.
Read alsoStefanishyna: Hague court's decision means recognition of Russia's role in war crimes in Ukraine
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"As a result of mass searches in March and July this year, 19 children were added to the lists of children of political prisoners and two more were born after their fathers had been arrested. Today, 177 underage children are growing up without their fathers, and 25 of them have severe medical diagnoses due to stress. We record psychosomatic and physiological changes of each child almost daily, and this is an important problem that needs to be monitored by human rights commissioners, state and international institutions for the protection of children's rights," she said.
After Russia had occupied Crimea, the Bizim Balalar [Our Children] and Crimean Childhood charities were created on the peninsula. They help children whose fathers were arrested for political reasons.
Crimean Platform to end Russian occupation on the peninsula


unian--2020-12-14--Reuters: Oil prices rise on vaccine hopes, ship explosion at Saudi Arabia

Brent crude futures for February rose 38 cents , or 0.8 % , to $ 50.35 a barrel by 0454 GMT .
Oil prices rose on Monday , pushing Brent back above $ 50 a barrel , buoyed by hopes that a rollout of coronavirus vaccines will lift global fuel demand while a tanker explosion in Saudi Arabia jangled nerves in the market .
Brent crude futures for February rose 38 cents , or 0.8 % , to $ 50.35 a barrel by 0454 GMT , while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for January were up 32 cents , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a barrel , as reported by Reuters .
Prices also extended gains amid supply jitters after a shipping firm said its oil tanker exploded after being hit by an external source while discharging at Jeddah port in Saudi Arabia .
Read alsoWorld Bank approves US $ 300 mln loan to Ukraine to help protect low-income familiesBrent and WTI have rallied for six consecutive weeks , their longest stretch of gains since June .
The United States kicked off its vaccination campaign against COVID-19 , buoying hopes that pandemic restrictions could end soon and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ largest oil consumer .
An extension of Brexit talks among European powers also buoyed financial markets on Monday .
The OPEC+ joint ministerial monitoring committee ( JMMC ) that monitors compliance among members will meet on Dec. 16 , while OPEC+ will meet on Jan. 4 to study the market after their last decision to limit production rises to 500,000 barrels per day starting next year .
• Gas stocks shrink by 2.5 % to 25.95 bcm over week • Ukraine pays US $ 182.50 per 1,000 cubic meters of gas imported in @

Brent crude futures for February rose 38 cents, or 0.8%, to $50.35 a barrel by 0454 GMT.
Oil prices rose on Monday, pushing Brent back above $50 a barrel, buoyed by hopes that a rollout of coronavirus vaccines will lift global fuel demand while a tanker explosion in Saudi Arabia jangled nerves in the market.
Brent crude futures for February rose 38 cents, or 0.8%, to $50.35 a barrel by 0454 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for January were up 32 cents, or 0.7%, at $46.89 a barrel, as reported by Reuters.
Prices also extended gains amid supply jitters after a shipping firm said its oil tanker exploded after being hit by an external source while discharging at Jeddah port in Saudi Arabia.
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Read alsoWorld Bank approves US$300 mln loan to Ukraine to help protect low-income familiesBrent and WTI have rallied for six consecutive weeks, their longest stretch of gains since June.
The United States kicked off its vaccination campaign against COVID-19, buoying hopes that pandemic restrictions could end soon and lift demand at the world’s largest oil consumer.
An extension of Brexit talks among European powers also buoyed financial markets on Monday.
The OPEC+ joint ministerial monitoring committee (JMMC) that monitors compliance among members will meet on Dec. 16, while OPEC+ will meet on Jan. 4 to study the market after their last decision to limit production rises to 500,000 barrels per day starting next year.
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unian--2020-12-14--Ukraine tells EU of Crimean Platform concept

EU representatives have stressed the consistency of Brussels ' policies when it comes to non-recognition and sanctions , as well as the fact that the incoming reports on violations are always analyzed .
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has drawn the European Union 's attention to a number of European companies doing business in the occupied Crimea .
The 8th round of regular informal EU-Ukraine talks on the legal implications of the unlawful occupation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol was held on December 14 , 2020 , in video conference format , the ministry 's press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the level of the highest officials of Ukraine 's ministries and departments , the European External Action Service , and the European Commission .
The sides exchanged thoughts on a whole spectrum of the continued occupation of the peninsula by Russia in breach of international law , including rights violations , security situation in Crimea and around it , destruction of cultural heritage and reserves by the occupation forces , illegal mining , etc .
Also , the parties discussed the current state of affairs in the area of the EU non-recognition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia – compared with the situation reported prior to the previous round of consultations .
Read alsoUNGA backs updated resolution on Russia-occupied CrimeaUkraine 's delegation brought to the EU attention the facts of some European politicians visiting the occupied Crimea , as well as the cases where certain European companies illegally conduct business there .
In this regard , the ministry noted that Ukraine would continue closely monitoring such violations .
Representatives of the European Commission have stressed the consistency of Brussels ' policies when it comes to the non-recognition and sanctions , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incoming reports on the violations are always analyzed .
Both sides paid special attention to considering cases of human rights violations by the Russian occupation administration .
Attention was drawn to the persecution of citizens on ethnic , religious , and political grounds , which led to the imprisonment of over a hundred Ukrainian citizens , mostly Crimean Tatars .
Among topics discussed was also the one on children being deprived of the right to study in native Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages , the altering of the demographic situation , the lack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , etc .
In this regard , Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova welcomed the establishment of the new EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime and expressed hope that the practical implementation of this mechanism would help hold accountable all those responsible for mass human rights violations in the occupied Crimea .
While discussing the increasing militarization of the occupied peninsula , the Ukrainian side elaborated on Russia 's actions in the context of arms supplies , deployment of nuclear-capable missiles , military personnel , and seizure of former nuclear arms depots .
Massive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the region of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov , as well as for the Mediterranean , it was emphasized .
Read alsoOmbudsperson condemns sentencing of Islyamov in Russian-occupied CrimeaAlso , the European partners were introduced to a concept of the Crimean Platform – an initiative of the Ukrainian side , aimed at becoming the new instrument for the dialogue on de-occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea .
Ways and instruments were also discussed of involving the EU in the Platform 's work .
Crimean Platform to end Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end of July , Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced the finalization of the concept of the international platform , `` Crimea is Ukraine . ''
At the beginning , it is expected to be a consultative and advisory format , which will grow into a negotiation format .
• On August 24 , Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba announced that Ukraine would propose that Germany could join the future international platform for the end of the occupation of Crimea .
• On September 23 , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky , who participated in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UN General Assembly , called on partners to join the international platform for the end of the Russian occupation of Crimea .
• On October 6 , the president announced that the European Union is ready to join the platform .

EU representatives have stressed the consistency of Brussels' policies when it comes to non-recognition and sanctions, as well as the fact that the incoming reports on violations are always analyzed.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has drawn the European Union's attention to a number of European companies doing business in the occupied Crimea.
The 8th round of regular informal EU-Ukraine talks on the legal implications of the unlawful occupation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol was held on December 14, 2020, in video conference format, the ministry's press service reports.
The talks were held at the level of the highest officials of Ukraine's ministries and departments, the European External Action Service, and the European Commission.
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The sides exchanged thoughts on a whole spectrum of the continued occupation of the peninsula by Russia in breach of international law, including rights violations, security situation in Crimea and around it, destruction of cultural heritage and reserves by the occupation forces, illegal mining, etc.
Also, the parties discussed the current state of affairs in the area of the EU non-recognition policy of the unlawful annexation attempt by Russia – compared with the situation reported prior to the previous round of consultations.
Read alsoUNGA backs updated resolution on Russia-occupied CrimeaUkraine's delegation brought to the EU attention the facts of some European politicians visiting the occupied Crimea, as well as the cases where certain European companies illegally conduct business there. In this regard, the ministry noted that Ukraine would continue closely monitoring such violations.
Representatives of the European Commission have stressed the consistency of Brussels' policies when it comes to the non-recognition and sanctions, as well as the fact that the incoming reports on the violations are always analyzed.
Both sides paid special attention to considering cases of human rights violations by the Russian occupation administration.
Attention was drawn to the persecution of citizens on ethnic, religious, and political grounds, which led to the imprisonment of over a hundred Ukrainian citizens, mostly Crimean Tatars. Among topics discussed was also the one on children being deprived of the right to study in native Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages, the altering of the demographic situation, the lack of public access to reliable information sources, etc.
In this regard, Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova welcomed the establishment of the new EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime and expressed hope that the practical implementation of this mechanism would help hold accountable all those responsible for mass human rights violations in the occupied Crimea.
While discussing the increasing militarization of the occupied peninsula, the Ukrainian side elaborated on Russia's actions in the context of arms supplies, deployment of nuclear-capable missiles, military personnel, and seizure of former nuclear arms depots. Massive militarization of the peninsula increases military threats for the region of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, as well as for the Mediterranean, it was emphasized.
Read alsoOmbudsperson condemns sentencing of Islyamov in Russian-occupied CrimeaAlso, the European partners were introduced to a concept of the Crimean Platform – an initiative of the Ukrainian side, aimed at becoming the new instrument for the dialogue on de-occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Ways and instruments were also discussed of involving the EU in the Platform's work.
"The European Union will never recognize the unlawful annexation of the Crimean Peninsula by the Russian Federation and will remain devoted to implementing its non-recognition policy, established in 2014," it was noted during consultations.
Crimean Platform to end Russian occupation of the peninsula


unian--2020-12-14--Despite pandemic, some Ukrainians keep seeking jobs abroad

The largest flows of labor migration in 2019 were seen to Poland .
Almost 62,000 were employed in other countries in the first nine months of 2020 , as reported by the State Employment Center .
This year , most Ukrainians were officially employed in Cyprus ( 12,300 ) , Poland ( 4,700 ) , Liberia ( 1,900 ) , Panama ( 1,800 ) , Marshall Islands ( 1,800 ) , and Belgium ( 1,600 ) , the agency noted , according to RFE/RL .
Only 88 people were officially employed in Russia over the said period .
The State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ half of 2019 , the corresponding reporting was submitted once a year , so there is no quarterly data that would allow comparing the indicators on year .
However , there is information on the second half of 2019 when 63,600 Ukrainians were registered by employment agencies abroad , of whom 79 left to work in Russia .
Read alsoNumber of unemployed grows by 159,000 on yearThe largest flows of labor migration in 2019 were seen to Poland ( 14,200 ) , Cyprus ( 10,700 ) , Germany ( 5,000 ) , UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , the Czech Republic ( 3,300 ) , and the Marshall Islands ( 2,800 ) .
The unemployment rate in Ukraine in January-March 2020 compared with the 4th quarter of 2019 decreased by 0.1 percentage points – from 8.7 % to 8.6 % , which in absolute terms is 1.5 million people ...
According to the macroeconomic forecast drawn by the Cabinet of Ministers for the next three years , the unemployment rate for the population aged 15 to 70 is projected at 9.2 % in 2021 , 8.5 % in 2022 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Unemployment rate in the second quarter of 2020 against the first quarter was up 1.3 percentage points – from 8.6 % to 9.9 % ( 1.7 million people ) .

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unian--2020-12-14--Cabinet introduces new quarantine restrictions from Dec 19

On New Year 's Eve , restaurants and cafes will be allowed to remain open until 01:00 .
From December 19 , new quarantine restrictions will apply throughout Ukraine , as per the Cabinet of Ministers .
• Events in educational facilities ( performances , celebrations , concerts ) with participating children from more than one group/class and audience ; • Visitors in museums , exhibitions , galleries and the like , if there is more than one visitor per 10 sq .
meters ; • Catering establishments – from 23:00 to 7:00 ( except for delivery and take-out ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 22:00 .
On New Year 's night restaurants and cafes will be allowed to remain open until 01:00 ; and • Religious events in indoor settings with more than one person per 5 sq .
meters ; and in open-air settings – if 1.5-m social distancing rule is not observed .
Read alsoOver 6,400 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine as of Dec 14Previously introduced restrictions that remain unchanged related to : • Riding public transport and attending public settings without masks , as well as leaving home without an ID ; • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ observation without proper authorization ; • Conducting mass events ( including concerts ) , sports , social , advertising and other events in which more than 20 persons take part and the distance of 1.5 m between participants is not observed ( exception : official and professional sports events without spectators on stands , examinations for notaries , and measures necessary to ensure continued operation of government bodies ) ; • Operations of cinemas and arts facilities with over 50 % of seating capacity ; • Carrying passengers in public transport beyond seating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Operations of discos , night clubs , and catering establishments with leisure services ; • Catering establishments – if more than 4 adults are allowed per table and if social distancing rule of 2 meters between tables is not observed .
• Operations of businesses where employees are not provided with masks , no social distance markings ( 1.5 meters between customers ) are installed , while customers fail to properly wear PPE .
• Border crossing for foreigners without a valid insurance policy ( with certain exceptions ) .
• Accommodation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ centers for the disabled persons , and health resorts ) .
• Groups of over 20 people in educational facilities , except for preschool facilities and those of general secondary , extracurricular , and specialized art education .
• Visiting educational facilities in case if more than 50 % of students and faculty have gone on self-isolation .
• Carrying out scheduled hospitalizations ( except for palliative , prenatal , natal care , childbirth assistance , cancer treatment , highly specialized ( tertiary ) medical care , and other emergency care ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is more than one customer per 20 square meters .
• Visiting temporary detention centers , centers for holding foreigners and stateless persons , as well as accommodation facilities for refugees .
• Crossing at the checkpoints to the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas and Crimea by foreigners without a valid insurance policy ( with certain exceptions ) .
• Visiting social security institutions where certain categories of citizens reside ( elderly , war veterans , persons with disabilities , mental disorders , etc . )
– except for authorized personnel .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , MP saysLockdown in Ukraine : Background On December 9 , 2020 , the Cabinet of Ministers decided to introduce enhanced quarantine restrictions in Ukraine from January 8 to 24 .
Also , the Cabinet extended the existing quarantine restrictions applied in the `` orange '' zone until February 28 , 2021 .

On New Year's Eve, restaurants and cafes will be allowed to remain open until 01:00.
From December 19, new quarantine restrictions will apply throughout Ukraine, as per the Cabinet of Ministers.
The newly adopted bans apply to:
Events in educational facilities (performances, celebrations, concerts) with participating children from more than one group/class and audience;
Festivities, banquets, master classes, public events in entertainment and catering establishments;
Visitors in museums, exhibitions, galleries and the like, if there is more than one visitor per 10 sq. meters;
Catering establishments – from 23:00 to 7:00 (except for delivery and take-out). Settlement transactions shall be terminated at 22:00. On New Year's night restaurants and cafes will be allowed to remain open until 01:00; and
Religious events in indoor settings with more than one person per 5 sq. meters; and in open-air settings – if 1.5-m social distancing rule is not observed.
Read alsoOver 6,400 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine as of Dec 14Previously introduced restrictions that remain unchanged related to:
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Riding public transport and attending public settings without masks, as well as leaving home without an ID;
Leaving the site designated for self-isolation or observation without proper authorization;
Conducting mass events (including concerts), sports, social, advertising and other events in which more than 20 persons take part and the distance of 1.5 m between participants is not observed (exception: official and professional sports events without spectators on stands, examinations for notaries, and measures necessary to ensure continued operation of government bodies);
Operations of cinemas and arts facilities with over 50% of seating capacity;
Carrying passengers in public transport beyond seating capacity (except for subway);
Operations of discos, night clubs, and catering establishments with leisure services;
Catering establishments – if more than 4 adults are allowed per table and if social distancing rule of 2 meters between tables is not observed.
Operations of businesses where employees are not provided with masks, no social distance markings (1.5 meters between customers) are installed, while customers fail to properly wear PPE.
Border crossing for foreigners without a valid insurance policy (with certain exceptions).
Accommodation services (except for hotels, rehabilitation centers for the disabled persons, and health resorts).
Groups of over 20 people in educational facilities, except for preschool facilities and those of general secondary, extracurricular, and specialized art education.
Visiting educational facilities in case if more than 50% of students and faculty have gone on self-isolation.
Carrying out scheduled hospitalizations (except for palliative, prenatal, natal care, childbirth assistance, cancer treatment, highly specialized (tertiary) medical care, and other emergency care).
Visiting gyms and fitness centers if there is more than one customer per 20 square meters.
Visiting temporary detention centers, centers for holding foreigners and stateless persons, as well as accommodation facilities for refugees.
Crossing at the checkpoints to the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas and Crimea by foreigners without a valid insurance policy (with certain exceptions).
Visiting social security institutions where certain categories of citizens reside (elderly, war veterans, persons with disabilities, mental disorders, etc.) – except for authorized personnel.
Read alsoLockdown may come earlier than scheduled, MP saysLockdown in Ukraine: Background
On December 9, 2020, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to introduce enhanced quarantine restrictions in Ukraine from January 8 to 24.
Also, the Cabinet extended the existing quarantine restrictions applied in the "orange" zone until February 28, 2021.


unian--2020-12-14--Kravchuk invited to Rada Committee hearing to elaborate on Donbas action plan

The hearing could be held next week .
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on the Organization of State Power , Local Self-Government , Regional Development , and Urban Planning has invited Leonid Kravchuk , head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group , to report on the action plan on Donbas settlement .
That 's according to First Deputy Chairman of the Committee MP Roman Lozynskyi .
He noted that Kravchuk was `` summoned to a meeting with the Rada committee . ''
`` On the sixth attempt today , the Committee has finally supported my proposal to invite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TCG together with the spokesman , '' the MP said .
According to him , the decision to hear the TCG delegates took more than a month to be implemented from the day he and his colleagues initiated the move .
`` Parliamentarians , like any Ukrainians , have the right to know how the Ukrainian delegation forms a negotiating position in order to avoid any dangerous consequences of careless diplomacy .
This position must be agreed with the law enforcement and security agencies , as well as within parliament .
That 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a united force against the aggressor , the Russian Federation , '' Lozynskyi noted .
The meeting at the Committee could be held next week , first deputy chief of the ruling faction , committee member Oleksandr Kornienko said .
On November 5 , the Ukrainian delegation to the TCG revealed five main points of the new action plan for Donbas settlement : • Withdrawal of foreign troops , illegal armed groups , and mercenaries from the territory of Ukraine at the beginning of 2021 ; • Cancellation by Russian authorities of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are in direct interference with internal affairs of the Donbas region , including on a simplified procedure for granting Russian citizenship to residents of the said territories ; • Restoration of Ukraine 's control over the corresponding section of the Russian-Ukrainian border with the help of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission ; • A four-fold increase in the number of the OSCE SMM mission 's personnel ( by 1,500 ) ; and • Only if the first four conditions are met – preparation and conduct of elections ( with OSCE 's help ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine government 's control .

The hearing could be held next week.
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on the Organization of State Power, Local Self-Government, Regional Development, and Urban Planning has invited Leonid Kravchuk, head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group, to report on the action plan on Donbas settlement.
That's according to First Deputy Chairman of the Committee MP Roman Lozynskyi.
He noted that Kravchuk was "summoned to a meeting with the Rada committee."
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"On the sixth attempt today, the Committee has finally supported my proposal to invite the head of the delegation to the TCG together with the spokesman," the MP said.
According to him, the decision to hear the TCG delegates took more than a month to be implemented from the day he and his colleagues initiated the move.
"Parliamentarians, like any Ukrainians, have the right to know how the Ukrainian delegation forms a negotiating position in order to avoid any dangerous consequences of careless diplomacy. This position must be agreed with the law enforcement and security agencies, as well as within parliament. That's for all officials and bodies to act as a united force against the aggressor, the Russian Federation," Lozynskyi noted.
The meeting at the Committee could be held next week, first deputy chief of the ruling faction, committee member Oleksandr Kornienko said.
Ukraine's Action Plan for Donbas settlement
On November 5, the Ukrainian delegation to the TCG revealed five main points of the new action plan for Donbas settlement:


unian--2020-12-14--Defense ministry signs direct contracts with foreign arms suppliers

This is the first time in Ukraine 's history when no intermediaries were involved .
The Ministry of Defense on December 14 for the first time in its history signed direct foreign economic contracts to purchase military goods from foreign suppliers , the ministry 's press service reported .
Defense Minister Andriy Taran has signed a number of defense contracts with Turkish companies .
`` Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran today signed agreements with Turkish companies on the transfer of technology and production of corvettes and strike UAVs for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Turkey discuss possibility of joint production of space launch vehicles – UruskyThe signing was held during the visit of a Turkish delegation headed by the President of Turkey 's Directorate of Defense Industry , Ismail Demir .
As noted by Taran , the deals cover projects designed to radically strengthen Ukraine Navy 's combat capabilities to enhance security in the Black Sea-Azov region .
`` These are the first concrete agreements within the framework of the recently signed agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the government of the Republic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The minister conveyed to the members of the Turkish delegation that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky highly appreciated steps taken to implement the agreements reached during his recent visit to Turkey .
Taran said that the head of state hopes that Ukrainian defense companies would receive a powerful incentive for further development due to Turkish technology and investment .
Read alsoTurkey reiterates readiness to strengthen ties with Ukraine in military cooperation , defense industryIn turn , Demir stressed a wide range of potential cooperation areas in the defense industry .
The pace of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he said , gives hope for mutually beneficial results .
• Zelensky enacts decree on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction • Ukroboronprom will no longer exist in 2021 – new chief

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unian--2020-12-14--Shakhtar, Dynamo learn their opponents in Europa League's Round of 32

These are the last two clubs representing the Ukrainian premier league in this year 's UEFA tournaments .
On December @ @ @ @ @ hosted the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League Round of 32 draw Shakhtar , Ukraine 's champion @ @ @ @ @ pot , were drawn against Maccabi Tel-Aviv ( Israel ) .
The Miners , who @ @ @ @ @ gaining the third place in their Champions League group , will play the first leg @ @ @ @ @ with the return leg to be held on February 25 in Ukraine , the club @ @ @ @ @ Read alsoUkraine contesting UEFA 's decision on relegation from League of Nations ' top tierDynamo @ @ @ @ @ to the tournament after being eliminated from Champions League group stage , will face Brugge @ @ @ @ @ press service reports .
This is the eighth time Kyivans will perform in the Europa @ @ @ @ @ The White-Blues will play the first leg on February 18 at home ground while the @ @ @ @ @ in Belgium on February 25 .

These are the last two clubs representing the Ukrainian premier league in this year's UEFA tournaments.
On December 14, the UEFA headquarters hosted the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League Round of 32 draw
Shakhtar, Ukraine's champion put in the seeded teams pot, were drawn against Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel).
The Miners, who proceeded to Europa League after gaining the third place in their Champions League group, will play the first leg on February 18 away, with the return leg to be held on February 25 in Ukraine, the club reported on its website.
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Read alsoUkraine contesting UEFA's decision on relegation from League of Nations' top tierDynamo Kyiv, who also came to the tournament after being eliminated from Champions League group stage, will face Brugge (Belgium), its press service reports.
This is the eighth time Kyivans will perform in the Europa League round of 32.
The White-Blues will play the first leg on February 18 at home ground while the away match will take place in Belgium on February 25.


unian--2020-12-14--Navalny poisoned by FSB elite unit's operatives: Media reveal names

The investigation also found that this unit has followed Navalny on more than 30 trips to and from Moscow since 2017 .
At about 9:00 Moscow time on August 13 , a 33-year-old Russian woman named Maria Pevchikh checked in for a flight from Moscow to the Siberian city of Novosibirsk .
She was not alone .
Trailing her to Domodedovo airport that morning was a member of an elite unit of the Russian Security Service , the FSB .
Oleg Tayakin , a slim , balding man with blue-green eyes , remained at the airport until Pevchikh left .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a visit to Siberia by Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny , whose anti-corruption campaign she leads , CNN reported .
The Navalny team is constantly watched by the FSB in Russia .
But Tayakin is no ordinary agent .
He belongs to a small team specializing in toxins and nerve agents .
That very morning , several of its agents were on their way to Novosibirsk , two hours ahead of Pevchikh .
They knew that Navalny , a thorn in President Vladimir Putin 's side for nearly a decade , would arrive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one week later , Navalny would be fighting for his life -- his body ravaged by the nerve agent Novichok , his organs shutting down .
He collapsed on a flight from Tomsk , the last stop on his Siberian trip .
Read alsoEU imposes sanctions on Russian military intelligence chief – mediaCNN joined an investigation by the group Bellingcat that has pieced together how the elite FSB unit followed Navalny 's team throughout its August trip to Siberia .
The investigation also found that this unit has followed Navalny on more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2017 .
By examining thousands of phone records along with flight manifests and other documents obtained by Bellingcat , this joint months-long investigation has identified the agents involved , as well as their backgrounds , communications and travel .
CNN showed photographs of several of the agents to Navalny last week , during an interview at a secret location in Germany , where he is still recovering .
He said he did not recognize any of them , and then paused .
Bellingcat and CNN have established that the FSB 's toxins team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ qualified doctors , toxicologists and paramedics .
The FSB agents trailing Navalny -- in their late 30s and 40s – usually traveled in groups of three , taking parallel flights as they tracked Navalny .
More recently they began using burner phones .
Their special unit is based at a nondescript beige-colored compound on Akademika Vargi Street in the southwest outskirts of Moscow : the headquarters of the FSB 's Criminalistics Institute .
The group sometimes works out of another secure compound on the eastern edge of Moscow .
The official in direct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He held the rank of colonel when he worked at the Shikhany Institute near Saratov in southwest Russia , according to others who worked there .
It was there that the nerve agent Novichok was developed in the 1970s and produced over the next two decades .
Makshakov also holds a patent relating to mustard gas .
While Navalny may never have seen his shadows , this investigation found that other parts of their tradecraft were not that elaborate .
Until 2018 , agents in the unit frequently used their own names @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then adopted fake identities but used their wives ' maiden names and changed their dates of birth by a year .
Cell phone data shows that , in the weeks before Navalny 's poisoning , Makshakov and Maj. Gen. Vladimir Bogdanov , commander of the Center for Special Equipment at the FSB , communicated regularly with specialists researching nerve agents .
Bogdanov is a very senior figure at the FSB .
Cell phone data shows he was also in touch with a senior Kremlin official and confidante of Putin on July 2 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his wife , Yulia , began a brief vacation at a hotel near Kaliningrad , a Russian province sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland on the Baltic Sea .
Flight manifests obtained by the investigation show at least three members of the FSB unit flew to Kaliningrad at the same time .
Security cameras at the hotel were turned off for the duration of their stay , a source has told Bellingcat .
Read alsoToothless sanctions over Navalny poisoning .
Why Russia will continue to use NovichokOn July 6 , hours after the FSB @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ill. Navalny told CNN that she described a sense of sudden exhaustion and disorientation .
Yulia recovered and the exact cause of her illness was not determined .
Experts have told CNN that such symptoms are consistent with a low dosage of poisoning .
And looking back , Navalny believes the symptoms were `` absolutely the same '' as those he would suffer weeks later .
After the Kaliningrad trip , the cell phone data of at least two dozen Russian officials show a surge in communications .
Among those in contact were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vargi Street compound , scientific institutes and senior FSB officials .
At the center of the web was the Signal Institute in Moscow , previously identified as at the heart of Russia 's illicit and secret program to develop Novichok .
Its head , Artur Zhirov , was in regular contact with officers running the FSB team , including Makshakov .
Zhirov was also in touch with a St. Petersburg-based researcher , Sergey Chepur , who had close contacts with the Russian GRU military intel squad that tried to poison spy turncoat Sergey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The probe has revealed that two teams of five to six agents were deployed on Navalny 's Siberian trip .
Cell phone data shows that Pevchikh , Navalny 's senior aide , was under surveillance at her hotel in Novosibirsk , where the Navalny team intended to film an anti-corruption report .
After tracking Pevchikh and then Navalny to the Moscow airport , agent Tayakin remained at the headquarters on Vargi Street throughout Navalny 's six-day trip , communicating constantly with the teams on the ground and apparently napping at the office whenever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Navalny team drove to the city of Tomsk to meet opposition activists .
On the night of August 19 , there is one ping from a phone belonging to Alexei Alexandrov , a 39-year-old FSB operative , who was one of the toxins team .
His phone 's ping came from just a few blocks north of the Xander Hotel , where the Navalny team was staying .
Navalny does n't know how he was poisoned that night .
He told CNN that in the hotel 's Velvet bar -- at around 11 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a cocktail , `` which was really , really bad .
And I sip a couple of times and just put it on the table and go back to my room . ''
Equally , it could have been added to laundry he had done at the hotel , placed on a towel or pillow case or injected into a shampoo bottle .
Experts in nerve agents say the assailants deployed a previously unused variant of Novichok , likely A242 or A262 .
They can be spread in a solid form and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dosage and how it 's administered , Novichok can take up to 12 hours to impact the nervous system , according to experts in toxicology .
When Navalny felt sick on board the flight to Moscow , the crew didn ’ t hesitate to make an emergency landing in Omsk where Navalny was rushed to a local hospital , while news of what had happened made it to his team still in Tomsk , including Pevchikh .
They scrambled to recover any evidence they could from Navalny 's hotel room : a towel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toothbrush .
At the same time , alarm bells were beginning to sound in Moscow .
Cell phone data shows a rapid sequence of calls between the FSB leadership and two operatives of the FSB unit that had been tracking Navalny -- the unit commander Makshakov and Tayakin .
Just an hour after Navalny 's plane landed in Omsk , FSB commander Bogdanov called Makshakov .
If the intent was to kill Navalny -- and all the toxicologists consulted by CNN believe that was the case -- the calls appear to be evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and plan the next moves .

The investigation also found that this unit has followed Navalny on more than 30 trips to and from Moscow since 2017.
At about 9:00 Moscow time on August 13, a 33-year-old Russian woman named Maria Pevchikh checked in for a flight from Moscow to the Siberian city of Novosibirsk. She was not alone.
Trailing her to Domodedovo airport that morning was a member of an elite unit of the Russian Security Service, the FSB. Oleg Tayakin, a slim, balding man with blue-green eyes, remained at the airport until Pevchikh left. The woman was traveling in advance of a visit to Siberia by Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, whose anti-corruption campaign she leads, CNN reported.
The Navalny team is constantly watched by the FSB in Russia. But Tayakin is no ordinary agent. He belongs to a small team specializing in toxins and nerve agents. That very morning, several of its agents were on their way to Novosibirsk, two hours ahead of Pevchikh. They knew that Navalny, a thorn in President Vladimir Putin's side for nearly a decade, would arrive in Novosibirsk the next day.
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Exactly one week later, Navalny would be fighting for his life -- his body ravaged by the nerve agent Novichok, his organs shutting down. He collapsed on a flight from Tomsk, the last stop on his Siberian trip.
Read alsoEU imposes sanctions on Russian military intelligence chief – mediaCNN joined an investigation by the group Bellingcat that has pieced together how the elite FSB unit followed Navalny's team throughout its August trip to Siberia.
The investigation also found that this unit has followed Navalny on more than 30 trips to and from Moscow since 2017.
By examining thousands of phone records along with flight manifests and other documents obtained by Bellingcat, this joint months-long investigation has identified the agents involved, as well as their backgrounds, communications and travel. CNN showed photographs of several of the agents to Navalny last week, during an interview at a secret location in Germany, where he is still recovering.
He said he did not recognize any of them, and then paused.
"I have a very strange feeling when I watch their faces," Navalny said, adding it was "absolutely terrifying" to find out he'd been followed for so long.
Bellingcat and CNN have established that the FSB's toxins team comprises six to 10 agents, including qualified doctors, toxicologists and paramedics. The FSB agents trailing Navalny -- in their late 30s and 40s – usually traveled in groups of three, taking parallel flights as they tracked Navalny. More recently they began using burner phones.
Their special unit is based at a nondescript beige-colored compound on Akademika Vargi Street in the southwest outskirts of Moscow: the headquarters of the FSB's Criminalistics Institute. The group sometimes works out of another secure compound on the eastern edge of Moscow. The official in direct command of the unit is Stanislav Makshakov. He held the rank of colonel when he worked at the Shikhany Institute near Saratov in southwest Russia, according to others who worked there. It was there that the nerve agent Novichok was developed in the 1970s and produced over the next two decades. Makshakov also holds a patent relating to mustard gas.
While Navalny may never have seen his shadows, this investigation found that other parts of their tradecraft were not that elaborate. Until 2018, agents in the unit frequently used their own names as they followed their target. Some then adopted fake identities but used their wives' maiden names and changed their dates of birth by a year.
Cell phone data shows that, in the weeks before Navalny's poisoning, Makshakov and Maj. Gen. Vladimir Bogdanov, commander of the Center for Special Equipment at the FSB, communicated regularly with specialists researching nerve agents.
Bogdanov is a very senior figure at the FSB. Cell phone data shows he was also in touch with a senior Kremlin official and confidante of Putin on July 2. The very next day, Navalny and his wife, Yulia, began a brief vacation at a hotel near Kaliningrad, a Russian province sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland on the Baltic Sea. Flight manifests obtained by the investigation show at least three members of the FSB unit flew to Kaliningrad at the same time. Security cameras at the hotel were turned off for the duration of their stay, a source has told Bellingcat.
Read alsoToothless sanctions over Navalny poisoning. Why Russia will continue to use NovichokOn July 6, hours after the FSB team returned to Moscow, Yulia fell ill. Navalny told CNN that she described a sense of sudden exhaustion and disorientation. Yulia recovered and the exact cause of her illness was not determined. Experts have told CNN that such symptoms are consistent with a low dosage of poisoning. And looking back, Navalny believes the symptoms were "absolutely the same" as those he would suffer weeks later.
"I couldn't connect these dots. Now I realize how bad she was, what it was, the kind of terrible, terrible feeling she experienced at this time."
After the Kaliningrad trip, the cell phone data of at least two dozen Russian officials show a surge in communications. Among those in contact were leaders of the FSB unit at the Vargi Street compound, scientific institutes and senior FSB officials.
At the center of the web was the Signal Institute in Moscow, previously identified as at the heart of Russia's illicit and secret program to develop Novichok. Its head, Artur Zhirov, was in regular contact with officers running the FSB team, including Makshakov. Zhirov was also in touch with a St. Petersburg-based researcher, Sergey Chepur, who had close contacts with the Russian GRU military intel squad that tried to poison spy turncoat Sergey Skripal and his daughter in UK.
The probe has revealed that two teams of five to six agents were deployed on Navalny's Siberian trip. Cell phone data shows that Pevchikh, Navalny's senior aide, was under surveillance at her hotel in Novosibirsk, where the Navalny team intended to film an anti-corruption report.
After tracking Pevchikh and then Navalny to the Moscow airport, agent Tayakin remained at the headquarters on Vargi Street throughout Navalny's six-day trip, communicating constantly with the teams on the ground and apparently napping at the office whenever he could.
From Novosibirsk, the Navalny team drove to the city of Tomsk to meet opposition activists. On the night of August 19, there is one ping from a phone belonging to Alexei Alexandrov, a 39-year-old FSB operative, who was one of the toxins team. His phone's ping came from just a few blocks north of the Xander Hotel, where the Navalny team was staying.
Navalny doesn't know how he was poisoned that night. He told CNN that in the hotel's Velvet bar -- at around 11 p.m. -- he'd taken one taste of a cocktail, "which was really, really bad. And I sip a couple of times and just put it on the table and go back to my room." Equally, it could have been added to laundry he had done at the hotel, placed on a towel or pillow case or injected into a shampoo bottle.
Experts in nerve agents say the assailants deployed a previously unused variant of Novichok, likely A242 or A262. They can be spread in a solid form and are highly toxic. Depending on the dosage and how it's administered, Novichok can take up to 12 hours to impact the nervous system, according to experts in toxicology.
When Navalny felt sick on board the flight to Moscow, the crew didn’t hesitate to make an emergency landing in Omsk where Navalny was rushed to a local hospital, while news of what had happened made it to his team still in Tomsk, including Pevchikh. They scrambled to recover any evidence they could from Navalny's hotel room: a towel, water and shampoo bottles, a toothbrush.
At the same time, alarm bells were beginning to sound in Moscow. Cell phone data shows a rapid sequence of calls between the FSB leadership and two operatives of the FSB unit that had been tracking Navalny -- the unit commander Makshakov and Tayakin. Just an hour after Navalny's plane landed in Omsk, FSB commander Bogdanov called Makshakov. If the intent was to kill Navalny -- and all the toxicologists consulted by CNN believe that was the case -- the calls appear to be evidence of an effort to assess the situation and plan the next moves.


unian--2020-12-14--Ukraine to revise restrictions on raw timber exports in view of association deal with EU

EU recommends that Ukraine revise the moratorium on round timber export , which has been in place since 2015 .
The Ministry for Development of Economy , Trade , and Agriculture will review the existing restrictions on raw timber exports from Ukraine , taking into account the provisions of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement .
That 's according to a statement released by the ministry 's press service .
Read alsoParliament passes bill on inventory of Ukrainian forestsThe report says on December 11 , the Arbitration Panel published its decision in the case initiated by the EU against Ukraine 's temporary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Panel recognized that Ukraine had introduced export restrictions in good faith due to the need to protect valuable and rare tree species , that they comply with obligations within the WTO , and do not violate obligations under the Association Agreement .
`` The Arbitration Panel supported Ukraine 's position that timber is a finite resource , while emphasizing that the established restrictions on timber exports from 2015 should be adjusted in cooperation with the EU , taking into account the provisions of the Association Agreement .
Now the economy ministry is analyzing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steps and coordination of implementation terms , '' the statement said .
In April 2015 , the Verkhovna Rada adopted amendments to the law the sale and export of timber ( regarding a moratorium on the export of raw timber and lumber ) .
The law introduced a 10-year moratorium on the export of these products beyond Ukraine 's customs territory .

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unian--2020-12-14--Crimea's largest winery Massandra bought by firm affiliated with "Putin's cashier " – media

LLC Yuzhniy Proekt is registered in St. Petersburg , with 99.9 % of its shares owned by JSC Joint Stock Bank Rossiya .
Russian occupation authorities in Crimea have sold the Massandra winery at an auction held December 14 .
According to the official data , the buyer is a subsidiary of the Rossiya Bank , LLC Yuzhniy Proekt , Krym.Realii wrote .
Another participant in the auction , was LLC Estate Group , which offered a smaller sum of RUB 5.3 billion .
The outlet says Yuzhniy Proekt is registered in St. Petersburg , with 99.9 % of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia .
Read alsoUkraine to seize 44 more Russian planes for flights to occupied CrimeaIn December 2017 , the company also bought the Novyi Svet sparkling wine producer based in the Crimean city of Sudak , for RUB 1.5 billion .
The main shareholder and former chairman of the board at the Rossiya Bank is Yuri Kovalchuk , whom journalists refer to as `` Putin 's cashier . ''
The U.S. Treasury Department had imposed sanctions against both Kovalchuk and the Rossiya Bank .
JSC Production and Agricultural Association Massandra is the oldest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After the start of Crimea occupation by Russia , Massandra 's production routine faced difficulties .
The enterprise was unexpectedly handed over to be controlled by the administrative department of the Russian President , while a long-time CEO Mykola Boyko , who had been in charge of the company for 28 years , was fired and even charged in a criminal investigation .
The vineyards , formerly owned by Massandra , were being sold out , while the winery started producing dry wine instead of its traditional jeres and port .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the EU sanctions imposed for the annexation of Crimea .
In 2015 , Ukraine was furious over the opening of five bottles of 240-year-old Jerez de la Frontera from Massandra 's acclaimed collection – for a cellar tour of Vladimir Putin and Italy 's Silvio Berlusconi .

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unian--2020-12-14--Ukrainians buy nearly 3,200 apartments in Poland in 2019 – experts

Apartments in big cities were in demand the most .
Experts say Ukrainian citizens bought 3,200 apartments in Poland in @ @ @ @ @ by 40 % the real estate bought by other foreigners in Poland last year , @ @ @ @ @ service reported on December 11 .
Read alsoKyiv top European city in number of high-rise @ @ @ @ @ big cities , such as Warsaw , Kraków , Wrocław , Poznań , and Gdańsk @ @ @ @ @ invested the most in the Polish real estate sector .
They bought real estate in @ @ @ @ @ 2015 .
• Prices of rented housing have increased significantly in the cities of Kyiv @ @ @ @ @ months .
• During the quarantine period , rents in the capital city of Kyiv @ @ @ @ @ • Now the price range is within UAH 7,000 ( US $ 250 ) – @ @ @ @ @ 1,788 ) .
• Apartment owners started to more actively let housing out during the @ @ @

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unian--2020-12-15--Ukraine's Navy to get 60 brand-new floating Butsefal BTRs

In total , 77 BTR-4 vehicles are expected to be supplied to the Ukrainian Army in 2021 .
CEO of Kharkiv-based Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau Yakiv Mormylo says naval infantry units of Ukraine 's Navy will receive 60 new brand-new armored personnel carrier ( BTR ) Butsefal ( `` Bucephalus '' ) with increased floatability next year .
That is according to the Ukrainian online news outlet Obozrevatel , referring to the Ukrainian military news portal Defense Express on December 15 .
Read alsoMissiles , radars among most popular Ukraine-made weapons sold abroad – UkroboronpromIn total , 77 BTR-4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Ukrainian Army in 2021 , including 15 BTR-4E linear vehicles , one commander vehicle ( BTR-4K ) , one maintenance vehicle ( BREM-4RM ) , and 60 floating ones .
• BTR-4 is designed to transport personnel of motorized infantry units and provide their fire support in combat .
• The vehicle could be used as basic military hardware for equipping special rapid reaction forces and marines .
• It is able to fight in various conditions , including the cases when enemy forces use weapons of mass destruction .
• Butsefal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and at night , in different climatic conditions , on roads with different surfaces , and in off-road conditions .

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unian--2020-12-15--Experts forecast 6% inflation in Ukraine in 2021

The National Bank expects that inflation will be within the target range of 5 % +/- 1 pp by the end of 2020 .
Head of Macro Research at ICU Serhiy Nikolaychuk says ICU experts forecast inflation in Ukraine at 6 % in 2021 .
He made the comment during an online conference on December 15 , as reported by an UNIAN correspondent .
The expert says the increase in inflation will be influenced by such factors as rising global prices of food and energy resources , economic recovery starting from the first quarter of 2021 , as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ balance : EU allocates EUR 600 mln for Ukraine , Cabinet decides to put country on lockdown in Jan , while inflation goes up '' As before , we expect an inflation boost , which will be triggered by an increase in the minimum wage .
However , it will be slightly smaller , as its second stage was rescheduled from July to December 2021 , '' he said .
• Consumer inflation in Ukraine in November 2020 vs November 2019 accelerated to 3.8 % from 2.6 % in October 2020 vs October @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that inflation will be within the target range of 5 % +/- 1 percentage point ( pp ) by the end of the year .
Consumer prices may further grow in the coming months .

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unian--2020-12-15--Ukraine preparing sanctions against Russia over Crimean winery – Reznikov

The sanctions list is being drawn up .
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister , Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov says Ukraine has started preparations to sanction Russia over the sale of the Massandra winery in occupied Crimea .
`` We have already collected all documents available in open sources ( protocols , applications , biographies of the leadership of the so-called ministry in Crimea involved in the deal , etc. )
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The sanctions list is presently being prepared , '' the ministry 's press service quoted Reznikov as saying .
Read alsoUkraine tells EU of Crimean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a subsidiary of Bank Rossiya .
This bank , like its main public beneficiaries , has been under international sanctions since March 2014 , even before the start of [ Russia 's ] armed aggression in Donbas .
That is , Massandra was seized by those who are considered to be the mastermind behind the occupation of Crimea .
And now they are tearing Crimea apart .
Earlier , the same subsidiary and with the use of the same scheme – through an imitation of an auction – gained control over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poses risks for Massandra , which is part of the cultural heritage of Ukraine and Ukrainian Crimea .
The enterprise could be ruined , and the most valuable assets will be simply stolen .
They will have to be held liable for all this , '' he said .
The official stressed the ministry would take proper measures against persons involved in the illegal auction , in particular , through national sanctions and prosecution , including in international courts .
It will also appeal to international partners to include the perpetrators in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
• Russia-installed authorities in Crimea sold the Massandra winery at an auction on December 14 .
According to the official data , the buyer is a subsidiary of Bank Rossiya , LLC Yuzhniy Proekt .
The winning bid was RUB 5.327 billion ( US $ 72.3 million ) .
In December 2017 , LLC Yuzhniy Proekt bought the Novyi Svet sparkling wine producer in Sudak for RUB 1.5 billion ( US $ 20.4 million ) .
LLC Yuzhniy Proekt is registered in St. Petersburg and is 99.9 % owned by Bank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governor of the board of directors of Bank Rossiya is Yuri Kovalchuk , who the media dub 'Vladimir Putin 's cashier . '
Kovalchuk and the bank are under U.S. sanctions .
• Ukraine 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already expressed strong protest over the Massandra winery deal .
• Ukrainian law enforcement agencies are now probing into illegal nationalization of the Massandra winery by the so-called `` Crimean authorities . ''

The sanctions list is being drawn up.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov says Ukraine has started preparations to sanction Russia over the sale of the Massandra winery in occupied Crimea.
"We have already collected all documents available in open sources (protocols, applications, biographies of the leadership of the so-called ministry in Crimea involved in the deal, etc.). The sanctions list is presently being prepared," the ministry's press service quoted Reznikov as saying.
Read alsoUkraine tells EU of Crimean Platform concept"Massandra has been transferred to a subsidiary of Bank Rossiya. This bank, like its main public beneficiaries, has been under international sanctions since March 2014, even before the start of [Russia's] armed aggression in Donbas. That is, Massandra was seized by those who are considered to be the mastermind behind the occupation of Crimea. And now they are tearing Crimea apart. Earlier, the same subsidiary and with the use of the same scheme – through an imitation of an auction – gained control over the Novyi Svet sparkling wine producer. This poses risks for Massandra, which is part of the cultural heritage of Ukraine and Ukrainian Crimea. The enterprise could be ruined, and the most valuable assets will be simply stolen. They will have to be held liable for all this," he said.
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The official stressed the ministry would take proper measures against persons involved in the illegal auction, in particular, through national sanctions and prosecution, including in international courts. It will also appeal to international partners to include the perpetrators in the sanctions lists and impose tougher restrictions on them.
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unian--2020-12-15--The Guardian: Portuguese minister faces calls to quit over death of Ukrainian man

Ukrainian man was allegedly beaten and asphyxiated by officers at detention centre in March .
Portugal 's home affairs minister is facing calls to resign amid outrage over the fatal beating of a Ukrainian man by border patrol officers at a detention centre at Lisbon airport in March .
It is alleged that Ihor Homenyuk , after two days in custody following his arrival without a visa and refusal to board a flight home , was beaten and asphyxiated by three officers who tied his arms and legs to restrain him , The Guardian reported .
Prosecutors , who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that when Homenyuk was on the ground the men `` used an extendable baton and kicks to hit the victim in the torso .
The offenders left the victim on the ground , cuffed and with his feet tied . ''
Eduardo Cabrita , the home affairs minister , last week announced the resignation of the head of Portugal 's SEF border service as part of a restructuring plan to more clearly separate police and administrative functions in dealing with immigrants .
He also agreed to send compensation to the victim 's family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukrainian family for fatal case at Lisbon airportThe opposition have called for Cabrita to go too , claiming he failed to have the incident properly investigated and for six months failed to offer support to Homenyuk 's loved ones .
The minister said at a press conference last week that he had talked to the Ukrainian ambassador and extended his condolences to Homenyuk 's family .
He is due to face questioning by a parliamentary committee on Tuesday .
Duarte Marques , an MP with the opposition Social Democrats , said : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has taken this many months to take this decision and only took it because of media pressure . ''
A home affairs ministry internal inquiry found that Homenyuk had convulsions a day before his death but SEF officers failed to provide him with epilepsy medicine .
The report , seen by the Guardian , details how Homenyuk was tied up with tape for more than seven hours without access to food or a bathroom , which led him to go into a `` slow asphyxia … which ultimately resulted in his death .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ CPR , according to the document , and an autopsy revealed bruises , fractured ribs and bootmarks .
According to the report , several other SEF workers including a nurse entered the room several times during the hours when Homenyuk was allegedly beaten , and heard his screams but failed to stop or report the incident .
The report concludes that officers `` omitted the truth purposely to avoid any criminal or disciplinary action . ''
The death was initially attributed to a heart attack , but a postmortem examination and a police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was `` severe traumatic injuries '' sustained during the alleged assault , according to the public prosecutor .
Read alsoPortugal 's chief border guard quits after Ukrainian traveler 's death in custodyCabrita then ordered the internal inquiry and fired the director and sub-director of Lisbon 's border management .
The airport detention centre underwent what he called `` radical change '' before it reopened .
Marques said the measures , which included installing panic buttons in holding cells , were not enough to address what he called `` structural problems '' in SEF @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in its detention centres .
`` Those who were there and are still there have to go .
And if the minister does n't fire SEF 's board , he has to give his own place up , '' he said .
SEF refused to comment , but the union for SEF workers said in a statement last week that the `` problem is not in who works for SEF [ … ] it is absolutely clear that the known circumstances of what happened are in clear contradiction of the usual conduct of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minister , António Costa , has said he has `` total trust '' in Cabrita .
The minister himself has said he has a `` clear conscience '' and full confidence in those now leading SEF .
He said Homenyuk 's death was `` completely unacceptable and something that goes completely against Portugal 's respect for human rights '' , adding that the country was a `` champion in the way it welcomes migrants '' .
Read alsoPortuguese immigration officers arrested on suspicion of killing Ukrainian – ReutersOksana Homenyuk , the victim 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't told her children about the circumstances of their father 's death .
`` I never thought something like this could happen in a European country , where human rights are above all , '' she said in an interview with the Portuguese broadcaster SIC .
`` Every time I hear the word Portugal… I developed a hatred against that country , I ca n't even say that word .
So many people saw him , so many people saw it and nobody helped .
I still ca n't believe it . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ International in Portugal , said Homenyuk 's death might be an `` isolated case '' but reports of torture and mistreatment of immigrants by SEF suggested a systemic problem .
The EU 's Committee for the Prevention of Torture has identified `` a considerable number of credible allegations of ill-treatment by police officers '' in Portugal , which it says are `` not infrequent and not the result of a few rogue officers . ''

Ukrainian man was allegedly beaten and asphyxiated by officers at detention centre in March.
Portugal's home affairs minister is facing calls to resign amid outrage over the fatal beating of a Ukrainian man by border patrol officers at a detention centre at Lisbon airport in March.
It is alleged that Ihor Homenyuk, after two days in custody following his arrival without a visa and refusal to board a flight home, was beaten and asphyxiated by three officers who tied his arms and legs to restrain him, The Guardian reported.
Prosecutors, who have charged three officers with murder, said that when Homenyuk was on the ground the men "used an extendable baton and kicks to hit the victim in the torso. The offenders left the victim on the ground, cuffed and with his feet tied."
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Eduardo Cabrita, the home affairs minister, last week announced the resignation of the head of Portugal's SEF border service as part of a restructuring plan to more clearly separate police and administrative functions in dealing with immigrants. He also agreed to send compensation to the victim's family.
Read alsoPortugal to pay compensation to Ukrainian family for fatal case at Lisbon airportThe opposition have called for Cabrita to go too, claiming he failed to have the incident properly investigated and for six months failed to offer support to Homenyuk's loved ones.
The minister said at a press conference last week that he had talked to the Ukrainian ambassador and extended his condolences to Homenyuk's family. He is due to face questioning by a parliamentary committee on Tuesday.
Duarte Marques, an MP with the opposition Social Democrats, said: "It's shameful that the Portuguese government has taken this many months to take this decision and only took it because of media pressure."
A home affairs ministry internal inquiry found that Homenyuk had convulsions a day before his death but SEF officers failed to provide him with epilepsy medicine.
The report, seen by the Guardian, details how Homenyuk was tied up with tape for more than seven hours without access to food or a bathroom, which led him to go into a "slow asphyxia … which ultimately resulted in his death."
His handcuffs were only removed during CPR, according to the document, and an autopsy revealed bruises, fractured ribs and bootmarks.
According to the report, several other SEF workers including a nurse entered the room several times during the hours when Homenyuk was allegedly beaten, and heard his screams but failed to stop or report the incident. The report concludes that officers "omitted the truth purposely to avoid any criminal or disciplinary action."
The death was initially attributed to a heart attack, but a postmortem examination and a police investigation concluded that the cause of death was "severe traumatic injuries" sustained during the alleged assault, according to the public prosecutor.
Read alsoPortugal's chief border guard quits after Ukrainian traveler's death in custodyCabrita then ordered the internal inquiry and fired the director and sub-director of Lisbon's border management. The airport detention centre underwent what he called "radical change" before it reopened.
Marques said the measures, which included installing panic buttons in holding cells, were not enough to address what he called "structural problems" in SEF's treatment of migrants and the conditions in its detention centres.
"Those who were there and are still there have to go. And if the minister doesn't fire SEF's board, he has to give his own place up," he said.
SEF refused to comment, but the union for SEF workers said in a statement last week that the "problem is not in who works for SEF […] it is absolutely clear that the known circumstances of what happened are in clear contradiction of the usual conduct of SEF officers."
The Portuguese prime minister, António Costa, has said he has "total trust" in Cabrita. The minister himself has said he has a "clear conscience" and full confidence in those now leading SEF.
He said Homenyuk's death was "completely unacceptable and something that goes completely against Portugal's respect for human rights", adding that the country was a "champion in the way it welcomes migrants".
Read alsoPortuguese immigration officers arrested on suspicion of killing Ukrainian – ReutersOksana Homenyuk, the victim's widow, feels differently. She hasn't told her children about the circumstances of their father's death.
"I never thought something like this could happen in a European country, where human rights are above all," she said in an interview with the Portuguese broadcaster SIC. "Every time I hear the word Portugal… I developed a hatred against that country, I can't even say that word. So many people saw him, so many people saw it and nobody helped. I still can't believe it."
Pedro Neto, the director of Amnesty International in Portugal, said Homenyuk's death might be an "isolated case" but reports of torture and mistreatment of immigrants by SEF suggested a systemic problem.
The EU's Committee for the Prevention of Torture has identified "a considerable number of credible allegations of ill-treatment by police officers" in Portugal, which it says are "not infrequent and not the result of a few rogue officers."


unian--2020-12-15--Entrepreneurs, police clash amid rally downtown Kyiv

Clashes between entrepreneurs and police have been reported amid a rally downtown Kyiv .
Representatives of the SaveFOP [ Save @ @ @ @ @ trying to put up tents on Maidan Nezalezhnosti ( Independence Square ) , but the @ @ @ @ @ to do this .
Activists are trying to form a human chain to put up @ @ @ @ @ have been rallying in Kyiv 's government quarter since morning .
Traffic on Hrushevskoho Street @ @ @ @ @ protesters demand that the Verkhovna Rada consider and pass the proposed bills on simplified taxation @ @ @ @ @ are also protesting against a possible lockdown .
• Representatives of the SaveFOP movement regularly @ @ @ @ @ taxation without cash registers for private entrepreneurs .
• The Verkhovna Rada on December 1 @ @ @ @ @ postponing until January 1 , 2022 , the obligation for entrepreneurs working within the simplified @ @ @ @ @ registers .
• Nevertheless , protesters were not satisfied with the bill and they continue @ @ @ @ @ concessions .

Protesters claim police officers used force and tear gas.
Clashes between entrepreneurs and police have been reported amid a rally downtown Kyiv.
Representatives of the SaveFOP [Save Individual Entrepreneurs] movement were trying to put up tents on Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), but the police did not allow them to do this.
Protesters claim police officers used force and tear gas.
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Activists are trying to form a human chain to put up the tents.
Entrepreneurs' protests on December 15
Entrepreneurs have been rallying in Kyiv's government quarter since morning. Traffic on Hrushevskoho Street is blocked.
The protesters demand that the Verkhovna Rada consider and pass the proposed bills on simplified taxation for private entrepreneurs. They are also protesting against a possible lockdown.
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