
One Ukrainian soldier killed, another wounded in action in Donbas on April 18
21:59 Sunday, 18 April 2021
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Ukraine backs Czech Republic's decision to expel 18 Russia diplomats 16:59 Sunday, 18 April 2021
Ukraine starts using Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 (Photos) 14:59 Sunday, 18 April 2021
Czech ammo blast likely staged by Russia to disrupt arms supply to Ukraine – media 12:31 Sunday, 18 April 2021
Ukraine reports almost 4,300 hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in past day 09:30 Sunday, 18 April 2021
Week's balance: Rada protects foreign currency borrowers, Cabinet appoints tax chief, National Bank raises key rate
The Verkhovna Rada protected foreign currency borrowers and extended customs clearance of cars with foreign plates, the Cabinet appointed Oleksiy Lyubchenko head of the Tax Service, while the National Bank raised the key rate to 7.5%d– these are the key economic developments of the outgoing week.
23:30 Sunday, 18 April 2021

23:00 Sunday, 11 April 2021

14:40 Sunday, 04 April 2021
Doubling GDP in 10 years: Is Ukrainian dream achievable?
The Cabinet has approved the National Economic Strategy until 2030, which aims to double the gross domestic product. To realize the dream, the country needs to try hard: decisive reform and billions of dollars in investments are needed.
23:45 Wednesday, 31 March 2021
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Week's balance: Rada protects foreign currency borrowers, Cabinet appoints tax chief, National Bank raises key rate 23:30 Sunday, 18 April 2021
- Hryvnia weakens to U.S. dollar on April 19 17:35 Saturday, 17 April 2021
- Ukraine sees egg, meat, milk production drop in Jan-March 22:30 Friday, 16 April 2021
- National Bank worsens forecast for Ukraine's GDP growth in 2021 16:55 Friday, 16 April 2021
- Pavlo Stepanets Week's balance: Rada protects foreign currency borrowers, Cabinet appoints tax chief, National Bank raises key rate
- Bohdan Slutsky Week's balance: Expanding "red" quarantine zones, new yearly gas prices for households, and higher inflation pace
- Hanna Nahorna Week's balance: Capital, regional authorities introducing lockdown, Rada legalizing e-passports, wages growing
- Bohdan Slutsky Doubling GDP in 10 years: Is Ukrainian dream achievable?
- Hanna Bredihina Week's balance: Cabinet sets electricity price, vows quarantine compensation for businesses, while industrial output slides
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Pope Francis expresses concern over escalation in Donbas, appeals for peace
19:59 Sunday, 18 April 2021
The Pope described the situation as a "sad" one.
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- One Ukrainian soldier killed, another wounded in action in Donbas on April 18 21:59 Sunday, 18 April 2021
- Czech ammo blast likely staged by Russia to disrupt arms supply to Ukraine – media 12:31 Sunday, 18 April 2021
- Russia deploys attack aircraft in occupied Crimea 15:54 Saturday, 17 April 2021
- Donbas warzone update: Ukraine records 15 ceasefire violations on April 16 11:45 Saturday, 17 April 2021
- Merkel, Macron, Zelensky call on Putin to pull troops from Ukraine borders 22:00 Friday, 16 April 2021
- FM Kuleba: Western partners to arm Ukraine in case of Russia's further invasion 19:00 Friday, 16 April 2021
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Ukraine reports 93 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of April 17
23:50 Saturday, 17 April 2021
Donbas warzone update: Ukraine records 15 ceasefire violations on April 16
11:45 Saturday, 17 April 2021
Ukraine reports almost 15,000 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
10:10 Saturday, 17 April 2021
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- 23:30 Analysis Week's balance: Rada protects foreign currency borrowers, Cabinet appoints tax chief, National Bank raises key rate
- 21:59 One Ukrainian soldier killed, another wounded in action in Donbas on April 18
- 19:59 Pope Francis expresses concern over escalation in Donbas, appeals for peace
- 16:59 Ukraine backs Czech Republic's decision to expel 18 Russia diplomats
- 14:59 Ukraine starts using Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 (Photos)
- 12:31 Czech ammo blast likely staged by Russia to disrupt arms supply to Ukraine – media
- 09:30 Ukraine reports almost 4,300 hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in past day
- 17 April, Saturday
- 23:50 Ukraine reports 93 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of April 17
- 22:20 Ukraine expels senior diplomat of Russian embassy in Kyiv
- 20:35 Global COVID-19 death toll passes three mln
- 19:25 Russia expels Ukrainian consul detained in St. Petersburg
- 17:35 Hryvnia weakens to U.S. dollar on April 19
- 15:54 Russia deploys attack aircraft in occupied Crimea
- 14:20 Kyiv mayor reports over 1,100 new COVID-19 cases, 51 fatalities
- 13:50 Diplomats confirm detention of Ukraine's consul in St. Petersburg
- 11:45 Donbas warzone update: Ukraine records 15 ceasefire violations on April 16
- 10:10 Ukraine reports almost 15,000 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
- 16 April, Friday
- 23:30 Britain to continue training Ukrainian military – Ambassador
- 23:00 Zelensky says Biden's talks with Putin on Ukraine would lack substance without him
- 22:30 Ukraine sees egg, meat, milk production drop in Jan-March
- 22:00 Merkel, Macron, Zelensky call on Putin to pull troops from Ukraine borders
- 21:00 Russia expels 10 U.S. diplomats in retaliatory measure
- 20:00 Zelensky's talks with Macron, Merkel – details
- 19:00 FM Kuleba: Western partners to arm Ukraine in case of Russia's further invasion
- 18:00 Zelensky urges Russia to return to diplomacy on peaceful settlement in Donbas
- 16:55 National Bank worsens forecast for Ukraine's GDP growth in 2021
- 16:30 Ukraine sees further cuts in grain exports
- 16:05 EU reacts to Russia's restriction of navigation in Black Sea near Crimea
- 15:40 Rada passes bill to counter raiders' attacks
- 15:15 Another water reservoir in occupied Crimea almost dried up (Photo)
- 14:50 Trending GOLAW received exceptional results in the international legal ranking The Legal 500 EMEA 2021
- 14:25 First shots of Pfizer vaccine in Ukraine scheduled for April 18, official says
- 14:00 Russia's army units previously fighting in Donbas deployed in occupied Crimea
- 13:35 Zelensky sees Nord Stream 2 construction as energy war
- 13:10 Ukraine reports 144 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of April 16
- 12:45 Kyiv mayor reports 1,609 new COVID-19 cases, 49 fatalities
- 12:20 UK's Foreign Office summons Russia ambassador over Kremlin's malign activity
- 11:55 First batch of Pfizer vaccine arrives in Ukraine (Photo)
- 11:30 Biden reiterates U.S. support for Ukraine (Video)
- 11:05 No grounds for military emergency in Ukraine yet – Parliament speaker
- 10:40 Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 139.1 mln
- 10:15 Hryvnia keeps strengthening to U.S. dollar on April 16
- 09:50 Donbas war update: Ukraine records seven ceasefire violations on April 15
- 09:25 COVID-19: Over 17,000 new active cases reported as of April 16
- 09:00 Reuters: Oil steady climbs to four-week high on strong China data, demand revival
- 15 April, Thursday
- 23:45 Bill on status of oligarchs – Zelensky's new initiative
- 23:15 Kyiv authorities publish updated map of bomb shelters
- 22:30 Rada allocates almost US$250 mln for renewed Ministry of Agrarian Policy
- 21:45 Ukraine's top diplomat praises U.S. over new Russia sanctions
- 21:00 "Army is ready": Zelensky on latest tensions with Russia
- 20:45 G7 envoys support Zelensky's move to disband notorious court
- 20:15 Ukraine flies first Turkish-made strike drone over Donbas
- 19:30 Germany's FM believes Russian troops along Ukraine borders no reason to bury Nord Stream 2 – media
- 18:15 Biden declares "national emergency" over threat posed by Russia
- 18:00 Argentina opens market for Ukrainian milk
- 16:58 U.S. slaps new sanctions against Russia
- 16:40 National Bank again raises key policy rate to combat inflation
- 16:20 Zelensky: It's time for proposals for Ukraine to obtain NATO MAP, EU plan
- 16:05 Merkel to join Zelensky-Macron talks on Russia's military build-up – media
- 15:40 E-excise stamp to be launched in Ukraine – ministry
- 15:15 Ukraine FM Kuleba warns Russia against crossing "red line"
- 14:50 Ukraine's envoy on Russia's build-up: Either joining NATO or restoring nuclear status
- 14:25 Zelensky strips three Ukrainians of citizenship, two on top 10 smugglers' list – media
- 14:00 Ukraine reviews quarantine zoning as of April 15
- 13:35 Ukraine reports 147 new COVID-19 cases in armed forces as of April 15
- 13:10 Police investigating case against NABU's chief detective involved in killing of man in car accident
- 12:45 Huge build-up of Russian military hardware spotted by OSCE monitors in occupied Donbas
- 12:20 U.S. cancels warships deployment to Black Sea – media
- 11:55 Kyiv mayor reports over 1,600 new COVID-19 cases, 51 fatalities
- 11:30 Kyiv official elaborates on possibility of lockdown after April 30
- 11:05 Hryvnia strengthens to U.S. dollar on April 15
- 10:40 Merkel, Biden call on Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine's border
- 10:15 Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 138.2 mln
- 09:50 Donbas war update: Ukraine records eight ceasefire violations on April 14
- 09:25 COVID-19: Over 16,000 new cases reported as of April 15