Ukraine

UK says it is gravely concerned about Russian military activity threatening Ukraine

British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Friday Britain was gravely concerned about Russian military activity which threatened Ukraine. "I reaffirmed UK support for Ukraine’s sovereignty & territorial integrity in…

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US pledges support to Ukraine as tensions escalate in Donbass

The Kremlin said on Friday that any deployment of NATO troops to Ukraine would lead to further tensions near Russia's borders and force Moscow to take extra measures to ensure its own security.…

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Ukraine reports record daily COVID-19 deaths for second day in a row

Ukraine registered a record daily high of 421 coronavirus-related deaths over 24 hours for the second day in a row, health minister Maksym Stepanov said on Thursday. On Wednesday, Ukraine…

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Growing concern over Russian military movements near Ukraine

The Kremlin said on Thursday that recent Russian troop and military hardware movements near Russia's borders with Ukraine were aimed at ensuring Moscow's own security and were not a threat…

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Ukraine reports record high coronavirus deaths for second day in a row

Ukraine registered a record daily high of 342 coronavirus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, health minister Maksym Stepanov said on Wednesday. The previous high of 333 deaths was on…

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Ukrainian capital Kyiv to go into strict lockdown for three weeks

New coronavirus infections spiked to their highest level in Ukraine since November on Thursday, prompting the capital Kyiv to impose a tight lockdown for three weeks starting on Saturday. Kyiv's…

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Ukrainians resisting Covid vaccination

Ukrainians are increasing opposed to receiving the Covid-19 vaccination despite infections rising sharply, Associated Press reports.An opinion poll released earlier this month by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology found…

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Ukraine COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to record amid second wave

A record number of Ukrainians were taken to hospital with coronavirus over the past 24 hours while the quantity of lethal cases remain consistently high, health ministry data show on…

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Ukraine faces almost 40% jump in new daily COVID-19 cases

Ukraine has registered an almost 40% jump in new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said, just as the country starts its COVID-19 inoculation. A…

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EU backs Poland’s plan to give Ukraine extra 1.2 million vaccine doses, says Kyiv

The European Commission will support Poland's intention to provide Ukraine with an additional batch of 1.2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, the Ukrainian government. Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis said the…

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Ukraine gas pipeline explodes, no casualties, transit unaffected

KYIV, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Part of a gas pipeline exploded in central Ukraine on Saturday but there were no casualties or injuries and gas transit to Europe was not…

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Ukraine shuts schools, restaurants at start of tighter lockdown

Ukraine closed schools, restaurants and gyms on Friday as a new nationwide lockdown took effect to fight the coronavirus pandemic in the nation of 41 million people. Coronavirus infections in…

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MH17 judges reject request to investigate alternative crash scenarios

Judges hearing the case against four defendants in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine rejected on Wednesday a defence request for more time to investigate…

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Ukraine says Iran dragging its feet in plane crash investigation

Ukraine has said Iran is dragging its feet on investigating the downing of a Ukrainian airliner near Tehran in January by not sharing information and not responding to requests for…

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Ukraine president Zelenskiy hospitalised due to COVID-19

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was hospitalised after he contracted coronavirus earlier this week, local media reported on Thursday, quoting a presidential official. The presidential office was unavailable for comment.

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Photo Story: Ukraine unveils new military drone ‘Sokil-300’

A general view of the drone Sokil-300 during its presentation near Kiev, Ukraine. The Solkil-300 was designed by the Luch construction bureau. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has a price…

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Poland, Russia and the Ukraine report record rise in daily coronavirus cases and deaths

Poland reported a record 18,820 new coronavirus infections and 236 deaths on Wednesday, the health ministry said, with the country facing hospitals overload while mass street protests against an abortion…

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Ukraine and the Czech Republic report record rises in infections, Russia hits daily record high of deaths

Russia recorded 15,700 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, as well as a daily record high of 317 deaths from the highly-contagious virus. Since the start of the pandemic, the country…

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Total coronavirus cases in Ukraine exceed 300,000

The total number of coronavirus cases in Ukraine has reached 303,638, while the death toll is at 5,673, the country's security council said on Monday. Ukraine registered 4,766 new cases…

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Ukraine records 108 new deaths from Covid

The number of daily coronavirus deaths in Ukraine has exceeded 100 for the first time since the epidemic began, jumping to 108, the national security council said on Saturday. The…

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Covid-19 cases in the Ukraine, Russia, Czech Republic and Poland continue increasing

The Ukraine, Russia, Czech Republic, and Poland on Wednesday all registered a record increase in coronavirus cases. Ukraine registered a record 4,753 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the…

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Former Ukraine president Poroshenko contracts coronavirus as cases hit record

Former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has contracted the novel coronavirus, he said in a statement on Facebook. “Therefore, from today I am being treated at home. I hope for a…

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Ukrainian President orders investigation into plane crash

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday the causes of a military plane crash which killed 26 people would be investigated promptly and impartially. A military transport plane carrying air…

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Ukraine’s president orders prompt investigation of plane crash

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday the causes of a military plane crash which killed 26 people would be investigated promptly and impartially. A military transport plane carrying air…

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Ukraine registers record number of Covid cases

Ukraine registered a record 3,833 cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, the national security council said on Saturday, up from a previous record of 3,584 new cases reported…

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22 dead as military plane carrying air force cadets crashes in Ukraine

A military transport plane carrying air force cadets crashed and burst into flames near a highway in northeastern Ukraine on Friday evening, killing at least 22 people on board, officials…

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Ukraine agricultural sector facing worst weather in a decade

Weather conditions for winter grain sowing in Ukraine are the worst in the last 10 years due to severe drought across most of the country, the APK-Inform consultancy on Wednesday…

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Ukraine to ship wheat to Saudi for the first time in 12 years

Ukraine will supply milling wheat to Saudi Arabia for the first time in 12 years, exporter Continental Farmers Group said on Monday, with 60,000 tonnes now being loaded at the…

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Ukraine reports record daily jump in coronavirus cases

Ukraine registered a record 2,723 cases of the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the national security council said on Friday, up from a previous record of 2,495 cases.…

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Covid-19 cases in the Ukraine continue to increase

There has been a surge in cases in the Ukraine with a record 2,495 new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the national security council said on Wednesday, up from…

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MH17 victims’ relatives to seek damages from suspects

More than 300 relatives of victims who died when a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane was shot down in 2014 will seek unspecified damages from four suspects being tried in the Netherlands, lawyers…

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PhotoStory – Remembering victims of East Ukraine’s conflict

Young Ukrainian girl reacts during a meeting to memory of lost soldiers in front of the Memory wall of Ukrainian fallen defenders, who died in the Eastern-Ukrainian conflict, near the…

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Ukraine reports record daily rise in coronavirus cases

Ukraine registered a record 2,481 cases of the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday, up from 2,438 in the previous day. The increase comes after…

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Ukraine bans foreigners, extends lockdown measures to fight COVID-19

Ukraine on Wednesday imposed a temporary ban on most foreigners from entering the country until Sept. 28 and extended lockdown measures until the end of October to contain a recent…

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Former Ukrainian premier Tymoshenko tests positive for coronavirus

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is in serious condition with a fever, her party’s spokeswoman said. Tymoshenko, 59, who twice served…

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Ukraine President urges people to take seriously recent spike in cases

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged people to act on health advice on Saturday after official data showed daily COVID-19 infections had risen to a record level. The country saw 2,328…

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Ukraine registers record daily high of new coronavirus cases

Ukraine registered 2,134 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, a new daily record for infections in the country, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said on Thursday. Stepanov said the…

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Royal Navy to send ships to Ukraine to defend itself against Russian threat

The Royal Navy is to send ships to Ukraine to defend itself against Russia threat in the Black Sea for the first time. Ben Wallace said that the new Maritime…

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Ukraine reports record daily high of 1,967 new coronavirus cases

Ukraine registered 1,967 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday, a new daily record for infections in the country. The data given by the national…

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Record daily jump in coronavirus cases in Ukraine

Ukraine recorded a record daily jump of 1,592 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the national council of security and defence said on Thursday. The number of infections has increased sharply in…

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Ukraine reports steady rise in COVID cases, deaths

Ukraine has recorded a steady daily increase in coronavirus cases in recent weeks and the health ministry is urging people to observe safety measures to stop the epidemic getting out…

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Ukraine reports record daily new coronavirus cases

Ukraine reported a record daily high of 1,271 new coronavirus cases on Aug. 4, the country's council of security and defense said on Wednesday. The number of new infections has…

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Belarus, Ukraine beef up border controls after detention of alleged Russian mercenaries

Belarus and Ukraine have agreed to beef up their border controls and expand border cooperation after Belarus detained more than 30 alleged Russian mercenaries near Minsk ahead of Belarus' presidential…

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Ukraine sees record daily high of 1,197 new coronavirus cases

Ukraine reported a record daily high of 1,197 new coronavirus cases on July 29, the country’s council of security and defence said on Thursday. The number of new daily infections has…

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Ukraine says separatists violated ceasefire within hours

A full and comprehensive ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists that entered into force in eastern Ukraine on Monday has already been violated by separatists, Ukrainian military said.…

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Putin and Zelenskiy pledge support for ceasefire in Ukraine starting tomorrow

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine and both expressed support for a ceasefire that starts on July 27, their offices said on…

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Ukrainian Football national team doctor dies from coronavirus

Anton Hudaev, the Ukrainian national team’s doctor, has died from the novel coronavirus at the age of 48, the domestic football association (UAF) said. “On behalf of the President of…

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Ukraine reports highest daily number of coronavirus cases in a month

Ukraine reported 1,106 new cases of the coronavirus within a 24-hour period, the highest daily toll since a record on June 26, when it reached 1,109, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov…

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Ukraine: Black box transcript confirms illegal interference with jet downed in Iran in January

The transcript from the black boxes from a Ukrainian jet accidentally shot down by Iran on Jan. 8 confirm the fact of illegal interference with the plane, Ukraine's deputy foreign…

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Lucescu appointed Dynamo Kyiv coach

Former Romania and Turkey manager Mircea Lucescu has been appointed Dynamo Kyiv coach, the Ukrainian club said on Thursday. Lucescu, who turns 75 next Wednesday, previously transformed Shakhtar Donetsk into…

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Man armed with hand grenade takes police chief hostage in central Ukraine

A man armed with a grenade escaped arrest on Thursday and took a senior Ukrainian policeman hostage in the central city of Poltava, a government minister said. It was the second…

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Deal reached for east Ukraine ceasefire from July 27

Ukrainian, Russian and OSCE negotiators reached an agreement for a full ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine from Monday, Ukraine’s president’s office said. A simmering conflict…

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Ukraine bus hijack ends

A stand-off with a gunman in Ukraine has ended with police storming a bus and freeing his hostages after hours of negotiations, officials say. BBC reports that Interior Minister Arsen…

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Gunman armed with explosives holding 20 people on board bus as hostages in Ukraine

A 'hostage situation' has developed in Ukraine after a gunman armed with explosives took over a passenger bus with around 20 people on board in the western Ukrainian city of…

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Work on flight recorders from Ukrainian jet shot down in Iran started

Investigators have begun work on the flight recorders from the Ukrainian jet accidentally shot down by Iran in January, France's BEA accident investigation bureau said on Monday. Iranian forces say…

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Ukraine to stage military exercises to coincide with Russian manoeuvres

Ukraine said on Friday it would conduct military exercises, which it hoped NATO partners would join, as an answer to planned Russian exercises in the Caucasus, and an insurance against…

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Stamp Duty in the UK scrapped on all homes under £500,000 with immediate effect

Stamp duty in the UK has been scrapped immediately for all homes under £500,000, to kickstart the stalled housing market. Rishi Sunak said the move would benefit nine in ten…

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