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Tue, 25 May 2021 11:55:00 +0300
Kyiv mayor reports 402 new COVID-19 cases, 12 fatalities
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 204,678.

Tue, 25 May 2021 11:30:00 +0300
Hryvnia strengthens to U.S. dollar on May 25
The country's national currency strengthened by three kopiykas.

Tue, 25 May 2021 11:05:00 +0300
Foreign planes massively avoid Belarusian airspace, only Russia aircraft fly over Belarus
The Flightradar24 service shows Russian planes crossing Belarus' airspace.

Tue, 25 May 2021 10:40:00 +0300
Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 167.3 mln
The overall death toll was 3,473,574 people.

Tue, 25 May 2021 10:15:00 +0300
COVID-19 in Ukraine: Over 2,600 new cases reported as of May 25
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine has reached 2,186,463.

Tue, 25 May 2021 09:50:00 +0300
Donbas war update: Ukraine records eight ceasefire violations on May 24
A missile hit a civilian’s house in the village of Pivnichne.

Tue, 25 May 2021 09:25:00 +0300
Reuters: Oil jumps over 3% as fears of Iranian exports ease
A decline in deaths due to COVID-19 in India also bolstered expectations that oil demand could rise in coming weeks.

Tue, 25 May 2021 09:00:00 +0300
Lukashenko further pushing himself into the Russian bear's arms
The detention of a former editor of the NEXTA Telegram channel, Roman Protasevich, following a move by Belarus authorities to force-land Ryanair's passenger jet in Minsk, was a tactical win for Lukashenko,...

Mon, 24 May 2021 23:30:00 +0300
Zelensky discusses Nord Stream 2-related risks with  co-chair of Germany's Alliance 90/The Greens
Both agreed that this is a geopolitical project, not an economic one.

Mon, 24 May 2021 23:15:00 +0300
SBU exposes bot farm working toward public destabilization in Ukraine
Online agitators would spread disinformation about the events in the occupied areas of Donbas, as well as pro-Russian propaganda aimed at artificially destabilizing the situation in the country.

Mon, 24 May 2021 22:30:00 +0300
Volodymyr Ohryzko: If no sanctions are imposed on Lukashenko regime, Western powers will testify to their toothlessness
Ukraine's former Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko sat down with UNIAN to explain why Ukraine will have to sacrifice "good relations" with Belarus, whether it is possible that the scenario of Roman Protasevich's "detention" was written in Moscow, an...

Mon, 24 May 2021 21:45:00 +0300
NBU reports 2.5% increase in number of payment cards
A total of 75.3 million of them have been issued, the central bank reports.

Mon, 24 May 2021 21:00:00 +0300
Ukraine probing over 12,000 crimes committed during armed conflict in occupied Donbas
That's including nearly 360 criminal cases into war crimes.

Mon, 24 May 2021 20:15:00 +0300
Ukraine seeing rise of industrial output
In April, it increased by 2.7% against the previous month, excluding seasonal adjustments, and slid by 3.2%, taking such adjustments into account.

Mon, 24 May 2021 19:30:00 +0300
Russia stands against Turkey-Ukraine cooperation on Crimea
Turkey, along with the rest of NATO, criticized Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea and voiced support for Ukraine's territorial integrity as Kyiv's forces battle Russian proxies in eastern Ukraine.

Mon, 24 May 2021 18:45:00 +0300
Zelensky orders halt to air traffic with Belarus
The decision comes against the latest move by Minsk authorities to forcibly land a Ryanair passenger jet in order to detain an opposition outlet's ex-editor.

Mon, 24 May 2021 18:00:00 +0300
EU summons Belarus Ambassador over Ryanair incident
The EU position was conveyed that the outrageous action by Belarusian government constitutes "another blatant attempt to silence all opposition voices in the country.

Mon, 24 May 2021 16:55:00 +0300
EC allocates EUR 50 mln in grants to support farmers after launch of Ukraine farmland market
The program is designed for two years.

Mon, 24 May 2021 16:30:00 +0300
Ukraine seeing positive COVID-19 dynamics for ninth week
The number of active cases is on the decline.

Mon, 24 May 2021 16:05:00 +0300
All teachers in Ukraine may be obliged to get COVID-19 vaccination – Education minister
The minister said 32% of education workers had been initially ready for vaccination.

Mon, 24 May 2021 15:40:00 +0300
Zelensky: Politicians, businessmen steal "two Crimeas" while farmland sale was banned
About 5 million hectares of state-owned agricultural land in Ukraine was misappropriated.

Mon, 24 May 2021 15:15:00 +0300
Ukraine's SBU reveals arms cache in Donetsk region
The ammunition was transferred to a bomb squad of the State Emergency Service in Donetsk region for destruction.

Mon, 24 May 2021 14:50:00 +0300
Irish FM blames Belarus for "aviation piracy"
Coveney said the incident yesterday was a "state-sponsored hijacking."

Mon, 24 May 2021 14:25:00 +0300
Zelensky enacts law to launch farmland market in Ukraine
The farmland market is to be launched from July 1, 2021.

Mon, 24 May 2021 14:00:00 +0300
Cabinet appoints two deputy energy ministers
The relevant resolutions of May 21 have been posted on the government's portal.

Mon, 24 May 2021 13:35:00 +0300
Airlines start flying in circumvention of Belarus without official instructions – media
At least two AirBaltic flights avoided the airspace of Belarus.

Mon, 24 May 2021 13:10:00 +0300
No new COVID-19 cases reported in armed forces as of May 24
Some 83 servicemen are now isolated (including self-isolation).

Mon, 24 May 2021 12:45:00 +0300
Landing of Ryanair plane forced by Belarusian military aircraft, EU says
The incident will be considered at an upcoming European Council meeting.

Mon, 24 May 2021 12:20:00 +0300
MP Shevchenko recently traveling to Lukashenko expelled from ruling faction
Shevchenko met with Lukashenko in Minsk on April 20, 2021.

Mon, 24 May 2021 11:55:00 +0300
Kyiv mayor reports 125 new COVID-19 cases, six fatalities
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 204,276.

Mon, 24 May 2021 11:30:00 +0300
NATO says forcible landing of passenger plane in Minsk requires international probe
The senior official says Belarus must ensure safe the return of the crew and all passengers.

Mon, 24 May 2021 11:05:00 +0300
Hryvnia strengthens to U.S. dollar on May 24
The country's national currency strengthened by one kopiyka.

Mon, 24 May 2021 10:40:00 +0300
Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 167 mln
The overall death toll was 3,463,891 people.

Mon, 24 May 2021 10:15:00 +0300
U.S., European allies call for ban on all overflight of Belarus after forced landing of Ryanair plane
The Belarusian authorities on May 23 forcedly landed a plane heading from Athens to Vilnius and arrested journalist Roman Protasevich, who was on board the plane.

Mon, 24 May 2021 09:50:00 +0300
Donbas warzone update: One WIA amid six truce violations on May 23
The Joint Forces had to fire back.

Mon, 24 May 2021 09:25:00 +0300
COVID-19 in Ukraine: Over 1,330 new cases reported as of May 24
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ukraine has reached 2,183,855.

Mon, 24 May 2021 09:00:00 +0300
Reuters: Oil prices regain some losses amid potential Iran talks hitch
Oil prices fell last week after Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, said the United States was ready to lift sanctions on his country's oil, banking and shipping sectors.

Sun, 23 May 2021 22:40:00 +0300
European Council head insists on probe into forced landing of Ryanair flight in Minsk
The incident occurred on May 23, 2021.

Sun, 23 May 2021 19:59:00 +0300
Belarus Defense Ministry confirms MiG-29 sent to intercept Ryanair plane, cites bomb threat
Chief of the General Staff and First Deputy Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Command Major General Andrei Gurtsevich has commented on the incident.

Sun, 23 May 2021 18:59:00 +0300
Estonia says ready to give Ukraine EUR 1 mln in humanitarian aid
In recent years, Ukraine accounted for a third of funds allocated by Estonia as humanitarian aid.

Sun, 23 May 2021 17:55:00 +0300
Uman incident: Police arrest man suspected of shooting at two Israeli citizens
The suspect is charged with hooliganism, a criminal case has been opened against him.

Sun, 23 May 2021 16:59:00 +0300
Week's balance: Zelensky promises to continue "Big Construction", Rada reshuffles three ministers, and Cabinet abandons gas price regulation
At a press conference on the two years of tenure, President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to extend the Big Construction state program, the Verkhovna Rada changed three key ministers, and the Cabinet decided to abandon state regulation of gas prices for t...

Sun, 23 May 2021 15:40:00 +0300
Experts predict forex market trends after hryvnia's revaluation last week
The U.S. dollar was sold for such a low amount of hryvnias way back on July 13, 2020.

Sun, 23 May 2021 12:59:00 +0300
Ukraine reports 12 enemy attacks in Donbas on May 22
Russia's occupation forces shelled civilian infrastructure, using 120mm mortars.

Sun, 23 May 2021 09:00:00 +0300
Italy wins Eurovision 2021, Ukraine makes it fifth
Bookmakers have predicted Italy.

Sat, 22 May 2021 22:57:00 +0300
Two citizens of Israel wounded in shooting incident in Uman's Hasidic quarter
The victims were hospitalized in an ambulance.

Sat, 22 May 2021 18:59:00 +0300
Poland to buy 24 combat drones from NATO ally Turkey
The deal is to be signed on May 24.

Sat, 22 May 2021 15:50:00 +0300
Recordings of alleged calls by Medvedchuk being examined by SBU
The security service also says that there are other facts that are being investigated.

Sat, 22 May 2021 13:59:00 +0300
Ukraine's MFA: Russian militarization behind lack of water in occupied Crimea
The supply of water from mainland Ukraine could resume only after the end of the occupation of the peninsula.

Sat, 22 May 2021 11:59:00 +0300
Ukrainian soldier wounded by enemy sniper in Donbas war zone
The condition of the wounded is serious.



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