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Ukraine Registers More Than 4,000 New Coronavirus Cases In One Day
Ukraine has registered more than 4,000 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the highest number registered in a day since the pandemic broke out in mid-March. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Pro-Kremlin Writers Irked By Bulgarian Author’s Escape From Crimea
Members of two Bulgarian writers’ organizations are accused of pro-Kremlin biases for attacking an author who wrote about Russia’s occupation of Crimea. Now the book has been published in Ukrainian. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Observes Day Of Mourning After Deadly Plane Crash
A transport plane carrying air force cadets crashed and exploded near a highway in northeastern Ukraine in the evening of September 25. The country’s State Emergency Service said 27 people had been on board — seven crew and 20 cadets, one of whom survived. The Antonov An-26 aircraft crashed while trying to land during a training...
Military Plane Crash In Ukraine Kills At Least 22
A military plane carrying 28 people crashed in Ukraine on the evening of September 25, killing at least 22 people, according to the country’s State Emergency Service. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Cloud Seeding In Crimea Precipitates Environmental Concerns
The Russia-controlled administration in Crimea is calling in a plane to try and stimulate rain in the drought-hit region of central Crimea. Experts are warning of the possible impact on the environment and question the effectiveness of the plan. Crimea is facing increasing freshwater shortages. Ukraine closed a canal carrying water to the region...
Zelenskiy Calls For The ‘De-Occupation’ Of Crimea In UN Speech
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stressed the need for a “de-occupation” of the Russia-annexed Crimea and called for the reform of the United Nations in his speech to the UN General Assembly. In a prerecorded address to the body on September 23, Zelenskiy urged the world not to let the Russian annexation of Crimea become a...
Republican Senate Report Finds Biden Son’s Work ‘Problematic’ But Impact ‘Unclear’
Two Senate Republican committees have released a report claiming that work done by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son in Ukraine created a “potential conflict of interest” that undermined U.S. policy. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Urges Ukraine To Work ‘Constructively’ With IMF To Unlock Brussels Aid
The European Union’s top diplomat said on September 22 that Kyiv needs to work “constructively” with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure EU aid to cope with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hundreds Of Hasidic Pilgrims Leave Belarus-Ukraine Border After Being Stopped By COVID-19 Restrictions
Hundreds of followers of the Breslov Hasidic movement who were trying to reach the central Ukrainian city of Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, have begun leaving neutral territory along the Belarusian-Ukrainian border after they were refused entry to Ukraine over measures banning foreigners from entering the country to slow...
Top EU Court Upholds Sanctions On Russian Energy Firms, Calls Them ‘Duly Justified’
The European Union’s top court has upheld restrictive measures adopted by the 27-nation bloc against Russian oil and gas companies in connection with Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
