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War fatigue in the West
The democratic world passed the compassion test for Ukraine. Now it faces the real challenge. → Read More
Russia is losing the information war
Ukraine’s open approach is a stark contrast to the Kremlin’s secrecy around its invasion. → Read More
Kazakhstan’s longtime “leader” is out, but the regime he built remains
President Toqayev has promised a “New Kazakhstan”, but democracy isn’t on the table. → Read More
Why Ukraine and Russia can’t agree on autonomy for the Donbas
Moscow and Kyiv fundamentally disagree on the provisions of the only peace plan they have. → Read More
How journalists can address misinformation on Telegram
Telegram is no stranger to criticism. Created by Russian tech entrepreneur Pavel Durov to counter the censorship and propaganda of authoritarian regimes, it has faced bans, legal action, and political scandal. Telegram’s popularity has grown rapidly in the past two years in correlation with more concerted efforts to remove misinformation on other social media platforms and with a change in… → Read More
Ukraine to impose new lockdown on Jan. 8, after holidays
Ukraine will go into a nationwide lockdown starting on Jan. 8 until Jan. 24 to curb the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Dec. 9. The government abandoned an earlier plan to introduce a strict lockdown over the New Year and Christmas holidays in the wake of a slight decline in the […] → Read More
Private, public labs struggle to keep up with testing demand
When Kyiv resident Anna Kushnir’s coworker was diagnosed with COVID‑19, she decided to get tested herself. Her company recommended a private laboratory that offered the cheapest polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for Hr 715 ($25). What Kushnir, 37, saw when she arrived at the lab on the chilly morning of Oct. 19 disturbed her. → Read More
Developers say Ukraine-made COVID-19 vaccine candidate showed promise in animal trials
As countries and pharmaceutical giants race for an effective COVID-19 vaccine, Ukraine wants to develop its own. Now, the developers of the Ukrainian vaccine candidate say that animal trials have shown promising results. → Read More
Zelensky unveils 5 questions for his Oct. 25 poll
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office has revealed five questions it plans to ask Ukrainians as part of an opinion poll that will be conducted on Oct. 25, when Ukrainians head to their polling places to vote in local elections. The idea of the poll, which the president announced two days earlier, has sparked heated debate. Some […] → Read More
COVID-19 in Ukraine: 4,140 new cases, 44 dead, 121,958 active cases
Ukraine recorded 4,140 new COVID-19 cases as of 9 a.m. on Oct. 4, bringing the national total to 226,462. The country’s daily cases surpassed 4,000 on Sept. 29 and have been growing for four days reaching a record-high 4,661 on Oct. 3. The drop in new daily cases and recoveries is seen every weekend due […] → Read More
Republican ‘bombshell’ report on Biden, Burisma spins old information
Two U.S. senators have released an interim report on the son of former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his work for Ukrainian private energy company Burisma Holdings. The investigation, published on Sept. 23 by Republicans Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley, was supposed to be a bombshell, according to the Republicans. Instead, it largely recirculates […] → Read More
COVID-19 in Ukraine: Record-high 3,144 new cases, Kyiv to enter orange zone
Ukraine has registered 3,144 new COVID-19 cases as of 9 a.m. on Sept. 11. Currently, there are 78,675 active cases across the country. In the past 24 hours, 53 people have died, 508 were hospitalized and 1,128 patients have recovered. In total, 3,285 people are suspected of having COVID-19. Laboratories carried out 27,945 polymerase chain […] → Read More
COVID-19 in Ukraine: 2,411 new infections, 57 dead, 73,999 active cases
Ukraine has registered 2,411 new COVID-19 cases as of 9 a.m. on Sept. 8. Currently, there are 73,999 active cases across the country. In the past 24 hours, 57 people have died, 434 were hospitalized and 940 patients recovered. Laboratories carried out 22,860 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and 19,373 antibody tests. → Read More
COVID-19 in Ukraine: 2,174 new infections, 31 dead, 72,585 active cases
Ukraine has registered 2,174 new COVID-19 cases as of 9 a.m. on Sept. 7. Currently, there are 72,585 active cases across the country. In the past 24 hours, 31 people have died, 269 were hospitalized, and 379 patients recovered. Laboratories administered 15,224 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and 3,782 antibody tests. Usually, the number of […] → Read More
COVID-19 in Ukraine: 1,112 new infections, 1,725 dead, 30,900 active cases
Ukraine has identified 1,112 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as of 9 a.m. on Aug. 2. There are currently 30,900 active cases across the country and 4,625 people are receiving treatment in hospitals, including 128 patients on lung ventilators. The largest numbers of new cases were registered in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (115), Lviv Oblast (112), and Kyiv city (110). → Read More
COVID-19 in Ukraine: 1,172 new infections, 1,709 dead, 30,039 active cases
Ukraine has identified 1,172 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as of 9 a.m. on Aug. 1. There are currently 30,039 active cases across the country and 4,800 people are receiving treatment in hospitals, including 124 patients on lung ventilators. The largest numbers of new cases were registered in Lviv Oblast (145), Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (123), Kyiv city and Odesa Oblast (101). → Read More
Lviv reopens to visitors amid rising numbers of COVID-19 cases
LVIV, Ukraine — In the first four days of work after lockdown, tour guide Rostyslav Kosolovych had 12 clients. That was less than half of the people he could have driven around Lviv’s historical city center in a replica of a classic 1915 Ford Model T in one day before the coronavirus pandemic. Kosolovych is […] → Read More
40% of Donetsk Oblast coronavirus cases recorded in one mental health institution
The number of coronavirus infections has increased in some Ukrainian regions since the authorities lifted most quarantine restrictions to reopen the economy. In Donetsk Oblast, however, the majority of all new cases have been recorded at a closed institution — a residential mental health care facility in Slovyansk, a town of just under 110,000 people […] → Read More
COVID-19 in Ukraine: 564 new cases, 1,283 dead, 49,607 infected
Ukraine has recorded 564 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as of 9 a.m. on July 7. During this period, 21 Ukrainians have died, 197 have been hospitalized and 490 have recovered, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said at his morning briefing. The total number of infections in Ukraine now stands at 49,607, while a total of 22,193 patients have recovered and 1,283 have died of the disease. → Read More
Report alleges illegal timber from Ukraine used in popular IKEA products
A Ukrainian company allegedly supplied illegally sourced timber from the Carpathian Mountains to Swedish furniture retailer IKEA, the London-based environmental watchdog Earthsight has claimed in a new investigation. The furniture chain subsequently used the wood to produce some of its best-selling chairs. → Read More