VIDEO Coronavirus EXCLUSIVE

The Ukrainian city that rebelled against quarantine

Cherkasy, the capital city of Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine, is in the spotlight after President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the mayor in a recent speech. The city became the first one in Ukraine to loosen quarantine measures intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

But while Cherkasy’s mayor is under fire from the president and the Interior Ministry, Cherkasy’s entrepreneurs are caught in a crossfire.

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