Foreign Ministry launches English-language project about Shchedryk
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a new digital project about how the Ukrainian Shchedryk became a world-famous hit Carol of the Bells.
Society and Culture
18 December 2021
Omicron variant detected in Ukraine
Ukraine has reported the first known case of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Ukraine reports 7,503 coronavirus cases over past day
Over the past day, 7,503 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Ukraine.
17 December 2021
Every third Ukrainian ready to put up armed resistance to Russians
Every third Ukrainian (33.3%) is ready to take up arms to defend the country from Russian invasion, while another 21.7% are ready to repel aggression by joining a civil resistance movement.
Pro-Russian media in Ukraine provide cover-up for Russia’s aggression - expert
Pro-Russian media in Ukraine are covering up Russian aggression, in particular by circulating misleading reports about the latest phone call of the U.S. and Russian presidents.
Ukraine ranks 16th worldwide in daily COVID-19 related mortality
Ukraine sees 16th-highest number of daily COVID-19 сases and ranks sixth in the number of new fatalities.
COVID-19 in Ukraine: Health officials confirm 8,899 daily cases as of Dec 17
For the past 24 hours, on December 16, Ukraine’s health authorities recorded 8,899 new COVID-19 cases across the country.
16 December 2021
Verkhovna Rada calls on Bundestag to recognize Holodomor as genocide
Ukrainian lawmakers adopted the resolution "On the Appeal of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the Bundestag of the Federal Republic of Germany Regarding the Recognition of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as the Genocide of the Ukrainian People."
Crimean Tatar Ornament Örnek included in UNESCO list
UNESCO included traditional Crimean Tatar Ornament Örnek in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Israel to provide over 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Ukraine
Israel has decided to provide over half a million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Ukraine through the global COVAX Facility, the Israeli Embassy in Ukraine has told Ukrinform.
Ukraine reports 9,590 new COVID-19 cases
Ukraine has recorded 9,590 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Health Ministry has reported on Facebook.
15 December 2021
Ukraine extends adaptive quarantine until April
The Cabinet of Ministers has extended a so-called adaptive quarantine in Ukraine until March 31, 2022, as it believes this will help combat the COVID-19 pandemic and protect human health as effectively as possible.
More than 80 countries to accept Ukrainian COVID certificate
Ukraine will join the Global COVID Certificate Network. The Ukrainian COVID certificate will be accepted in more than 80 countries.
Pavlo Kazarin, journalist and publicist
No country has a success story in countering fake news – Kazarin
Ukraine’s only journalist in Russia facing extremism charges - lawyer
Roman Tsymbaliuk, UNIAN’s own correspondent in Moscow who is also Ukraine’s only journalist accredited in the Russian Federation, may be charged with extremism as several inquiries are set to be launched targeting him.
Half of Ukrainians against idea of early presidential elections
Some 49.8% of Ukrainians do not support the idea of holding early presidential elections in Ukraine, according to a survey conducted by the Razumkov Centre's sociological service on October 14-20 and published in its report "The current state of and main trends in the socio-political development of Ukraine."
Denisova: Three hundred Ukrainians held captive in temporarily occupied territories
Three hundred Ukrainians, including 40 servicemembers, are held captive in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Ukraine reports 8,109 new COVID-19 cases
Ukraine has recorded 8,109 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Health Ministry has reported on Facebook.
14 December 2021
Innovation Summit to discuss prospects of Ukraine-Israel relations
The Ukrainian-Israeli Innovation Summit (UIIS) will be held in Kyiv on December 15 with the participation of Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Minister for Communities and Territorial Development Oleksiy Chernyshov.
OSCE spots armed militant at disengagement site near Zolote
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission on December 12 observed two militants of Russian occupation forces inside the disengagement area near Zolote, one of whom was armed with an AK-74 assault rifle, according to daily report No. 292/2021 published by the SMM on December 13.
COVID-19 in Ukraine: Health officials confirm 7,283 new cases as of Dec 14
In the past 24 hours, on December 13, Ukraine’s health ministry recorded 7,283 new coronavirus cases across the country.
13 December 2021
NSDC predicts Omicron variant could be found in Ukraine this week
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 could be reported in Ukraine this week, but the epidemic situation will be stable on holidays.
IBRD to grant Ukraine $150M to combat COVID-19
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) will provide Ukraine with an additional $150 million for combatting the spread of COVID-19.
Ukrainian honored as best foreign cadet at Britain's Royal Military Academy
Ukrainian Pavlo Lacy has become this year’s best foreign cadet of the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, receiving a special award, the International Sword.
Venislavsky: Residents of CADLR, Crimea with Russian passports will not lose Ukrainian citizenship
Ukraine does not recognize Russian passports that were forcibly imposed on Ukrainian citizens in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions (CADLR) and the occupied Crimea, so these citizens will not be subject to the provisions of the law on multiple citizenship after its adoption.
Ukraine’s health ministry to approve “additional shot” of COVID-19 vaccine for vulnerable groups
The Ministry of Health will approve an additional dose against COVID-19 for at-risk groups of the population.
Over 12.4M Ukrainians fully vaccinated for COVID-19
Over 12.4 million people in Ukraine have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine has said on Facebook.
Ukraine reports 4,073 new COVID-19 cases
Ukraine has recorded 4,073 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Health Ministry has reported on Facebook.
11 December 2021
"Yellow" quarantine zone expands, while 10 regions remain in "red" zone
As of the morning of December 11, the city of Kyiv and 13 regions are in the "yellow" zone of adaptive quarantine, while 10 regions remain in the "red" zone, and one – in the “orange” one.