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For a week, new cases of COVID in Ukraine increased by 11%
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ukraine is increasing again; The Russian Federation believes that the Northern Crimean Canal was blocked by the Ukrainian authorities “for political reasons”.
In Ukraine, the incidence rate COVID-19-19 increased by 11%
During the week, 18,729 patients with COVID-19 were found, 1,876 more than the previous week, and 2,920 patients with coronavirus were hospitalized, that is, 82 more people than a week before.
Russia filed a complaint against Ukraine with the UN
The Human Rights Council of the President of the Russian Federation called on the UN to intervene in the situation with the supply of drinking water to the residents of Crimea. The authors of the appeal point out that water from the Dnieper River could provide drinking water to Crimea, but the Ukrainian authorities stopped supplying it entirely through the Northern Crimean Canal in 2014, after the annexation of the peninsula by Russia.
Miners’ strike continues in Kryvyi Rih
At Krivoy Rog, 195 miners continue an underground strike at four Krivoy Rog Iron Ore Combine (KZhRK) mines during the second week. Striking miners in Kryvyi Rih are demanding higher wages, better working conditions, the return of preferential service, and the termination of certification violations.
SBI interrogated former OP chief Andrey Bogdan
The purpose of the questioning was to find out what reliable information Bogdan had and to confirm that Ukrainian officials were carrying out possible illegal actions in favor of another state.
German independent laboratories confirmed Navalny poisoning
The presence of a toxic substance in Alexei Navalny’s samples was confirmed by three independent laboratories, the German government said. In this sense, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has launched a process to verify the samples taken from Navalny.
The Council of Ministers presented the draft Budget-2021
The Ukrainian economy will grow 4.6% in 2021 and nominal GDP will amount to 4.505.9 billion UAH. The Cabinet of Ministers established such a forecast in the draft state budget. Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko said revenue growth of 9.4% is expected. Revenues will amount to UAH 1 trillion 071.1 billion, expenses UAH 1 trillion 350 billion. The deficit is 270 billion UAH.
Graduate math exam becomes mandatory
Starting in 2021, the final state certification in mathematics will be mandatory for graduates of Ukrainian schools. This was announced by Tatiana Vakulenko, deputy director of the Center for Evaluation of the Quality of Education. Previously, graduates could choose between mathematics and Ukrainian history.
Medical expenses in Ukraine will increase
State budget spending on medicines in 2021 will grow to 4.2% of gross domestic product, compared to 3.4% of GDP this year. It is mainly about an increase in the salaries of medical workers under the medical guarantee program – 15.8 billion UAH, specified the head of the Ministry of Finance. It also provides for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines for 2.6 billion UAH, the purchase of equipment to support hospitals, the development of emergency medical care.
Cabinet will increase funding for education in Ukraine
Funding for education from the state budget in Ukraine in 2021 is planned to increase by 34 billion UAH compared to the current year, to 173.8 billion UAH. At the same time, the salary expenses of school teachers will increase by 21.2 billion UAH, to 102.5 billion UAH. Expenditures on higher education will amount to 49.2 billion UAH and on the New School of Ukraine project, 1.4 billion UAH.
Zelensky signs the law to ratify the memorandum with the EU
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law on the ratification of the Credit Memorandum and Agreement between Ukraine and the EU. Now Ukraine will be able to receive macro-financial assistance from the European Union for an amount of up to 1.2 billion euros.
Criminal proceedings were opened against the authorities of Dnipro and Odessa
Cases were brought against the organizers of the City Days celebrations in Odessa and Dnipro for quarantine violations. In addition, law enforcement officials add that the organizers must incur an administrative penalty in the amount of 170 thousand UAH, and if an epidemiological investigation establishes a causal relationship between these celebrations and an increase in the number of patients with coronavirus or deaths from this disease, another will open. criminal proceedings.
Lukashenka meets Putin
In Sochi, negotiations between the presidents of Belarus and Russia, Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin, which lasted more than four hours, ended. The heads of state discussed a wide range of issues in bilateral relations, the situation in the region and the joint response to emerging challenges.
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