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Serhiy Marchenko, who formerly served as deputy finance minister and deputy head of presidential administration, will be appointed finance minister at an emergency meeting of the Verkhovna Rada on Mar
Mar. 29, 2020
After four days confined to a tiny isolation room at the Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital in Lviv, British citizen Jonathan Rainey told senior medical staff there he would feel safer and healthie
Mar. 27, 2020
Ukrainian Hollywood actress Ivanna Sakhno tested positive for COVID-19, a disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Sakhno’s case is a reminder that celebrities are at the same risk of getting the dise
Mar. 22, 2020
Ukraine has identified 15 new cases of COVID-19 on March 20, a record number that brings the total to 41. According to the Center for Public Health, the 41 cases are spread across nine of the country’
Mar. 20, 2020
In an attempt to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Ukrainian government shut down subway systems in large cities. That decision led to serious problems with public transportation in Kyi
Mar. 20, 2020
Pakistan’s most famous businessman in Ukraine, by far, is Mohammad Zahoor. He is the owner of the ISTIL Group of companies who came to Ukraine in 1974 as a university student and then went on to a hig
Mar. 19, 2020
The Ukrainian Navy plans to expand its presence in the Sea of Azov and build a base at the Berdyansk port. Read more here.
Mar. 19, 2020
As more countries ramp up measures to slow the coronavirus pandemic, there is one thing that spreads faster than the virus: misinformation. In fact, there are so many false claims circulating about t
Mar. 18, 2020
Ukrainian lawmaker Serhiy Shakhov, from the 17-member Dovira (Trust) group in parliament, said on March 18 that he tested positive for COVID-19. The lawmaker is the first public figure in Ukraine to t
Mar. 18, 2020
The Verkhovna Rada has appointed Iryna Venedyktova, a former lawmaker from President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the People party, as prosecutor general. On March 17, 269 lawmakers voted in suppor
Mar. 17, 2020
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted a law on amending certain legislative acts aimed at preventing the onset and spread of the coronavirus disease COVID-19. Read more here.
Mar. 17, 2020
The Ukrainian government has toughened measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, shutting down all public transportation starting March 18 and most public spaces starting March 17. The limitations are
Mar. 17, 2020
Lithuania will halt the traffic of international passenger trains due to a quarantine, which will be declared in Lithuania, the Lithuanian railways Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai said. “All the routes of inte
Mar. 16, 2020
The National Bank of Ukraine this week continued to cut the policy rate while trying to buffer the hryvnia from coronavirus panic. NBU governor Yakiv Smolii said that the interest rate cut, from 11% t
Mar. 13, 2020
Music
Ukraine’s capital has once again turned into a dystopia in the music video of a famous band. This time, Kyiv was featured in the British rock band Coldplay’s cinematic video for their single “Trouble
Mar. 13, 2020
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. It is being updated with more information. A Ukrainian woman, 71, died of COVID-19 on March 13, Ukraine’s health ministry reported. This is the first death f
Mar. 13, 2020