KYIV, May 12 - Russian missile strikes on Thursday targeted the largest oil refinery in Ukraine, but also hit a number of civilian targets, including schools in the Chernihiv region, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

KYIV, May 12 – The office of the Prosecutor General said Wednesday it will seek to detain pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Medvedchuk to keep him in custody while investigating his suspended transfer of sensitive military information to Russia.

KYIV, May 11 – A Cybersecurity Center set up in Ukraine is already working, although its official inauguration is planned in one or two weeks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

KYIV, May 11 – President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine should agree on a strategic partnership with manufacturers of vaccines against various diseases, as well as create its own facilities for the rapid production of vaccines against coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in the event that a decision is made at the international level to open public access to the formulas of the vaccine against COVID-19.

KYIV, May 12 – More than three quarters (77%) of Ukrainians are convinced that the decision to introduce an agricultural land market in Ukraine should be made at an all-Ukrainian referendum, according to the results of a survey conducted by the sociological group Rating on April 23-27, 2021.

KYIV, May 12 – The New York-based law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has paid $11 million or more to avoid a lawsuit by former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who blamed the firm for aiding in her political persecution, The New York Time reported.

KYIV, May 12 – Ukraine started easing quarantine restrictions on Monday amid hopes that the number of coronavirus cases has peaked, potentially opening way for opening more sectors of the economy this month.

KYIV, May 12 – An economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic on Ukraine will be worse than has been originally expected due to collapsing worldwide demand for steel and other commodities, J.P Morgan said in a report.

KYIV, May 10 – The mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will visit Kyiv in the coming weeks, Director of the IMF Communications Department Gerry Rice said at a press briefing on May 9.

KYIV, May 10 – Outgoing President Petro Poroshenko said he will accept any inauguration date to be scheduled by Parliament for President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky.