Ukraine

UNIAN: Ukraine lifts visa requirements for citizens of 6 countries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has approved a visa-free regime for entry to Ukraine for a number of countries. Read more here.
UNIAN

UkrInform: 7 regions not ready to ease lockdown measures in Ukraine

Seven regions in Ukraine do not meet all the necessary criteria for easing quarantine measures introduced to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according …
UkrInform

UNIAN: Naftogaz to slightly raise gas prices for industrial consumers

National Joint-Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine will slightly raise the minimum prices of natural gas for industrial consumers from Aug. 1. Read more …
UNIAN

US Embassy hails Ukrainian authorities’ success in freeing hostages in Lutsk

The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine has hailed the success of the Ukrainian authorities in securing the safe release of hostages in Lutsk on July 21. “We join …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Hostage standoff ends after Zelensky endorses animal rights documentary

All 13 people taken hostage on a bus in western Ukraine were freed unharmed on July 21 after President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke by phone with the …
Reuters

Ukrainians split on question of autonomy for Donbas

The Ukrainians are ambivalent about the possibility of granting autonomy within Ukraine to the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk …
Interfax-Ukraine

UNIAN: US works to bolster Ukraine’s Navy

The U.S. is working to bolster Ukraine’s navy, a force that was decimated by Russia’s seizure of Crimea in 2014, an effort that comes as Moscow …
UNIAN

Associated Press: Silent spread of virus keeps scientists grasping for clues

One of the great mysteries of the coronavirus is how quickly it rocketed around the world. Read more here.
Associated Press

UkrInform: Russian-led forces launch 9 attacks in Donbas

On July 21, armed formations of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in Donbas nine times. Read more …
UkrInform

Zelensky fulfills demand of Lutsk hostage taker

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has fulfilled the demand of the terrorist who took hostages in Lutsk. “‘Earthlings’ movie. Everyone is to …
Interfax-Ukraine

COVID-19 in Ukraine: 829 new infections, 1,534 dead, 26,289 active cases

Ukraine has identified 829 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as of 9 a.m. on July 22. The largest numbers of new cases were registered in the …
Natalia Datskevych

UNIAN: New NBU chief holds first meeting with G7 ambassadors

The new governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, Kyrylo Shevchenko, on Tuesday held a first meeting with the G7 ambassadors. Read more here.
UNIAN

Ukraine Digest: July 22

Online subscriptions: 2,460. Keep independent journalism strong in Ukraine! What we’re watching:Although parliament has passed into law 15% cuts in …
Brian Bonner

BBC: Lutsk siege ends after president’s bizarre video

A stand-off in Ukraine has ended with security forces freeing 10 hostages from a bus in the city of Lutsk and detaining the gunman, after a bizarre …
BBC

Law enforcement detains armed man who took 13 hostage in Lutsk

After a 12-hour standoff, Ukrainian law enforcement late on July 21 detained a terrorist who had held 13 people hostage in a bus in Lutsk, a city of …
Matthew Kupfer
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Oleksiy Sorokin

UNIAN: Lutsk terrorist sets 3 hostages free

Maksym Kryvosh, a terrorist who took about 20 bus passengers hostage in Lutsk, has set three hostages free. Read more here.
UNIAN

Three hostages released in Lutsk

Three of the hostages taken in Lutsk earlier were now able to leave the bus, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told Interfax-Ukraine on July 21.
Interfax-Ukraine

Euronews: Police negotiating with armed man holding 10 people on bus in Lutsk

About 10 people are currently being held hostage by an armed man who took over a passenger bus in the western Ukrainian city of Lutsk, Ukraine’s …
Euronews
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