KYIV, March 31 – From April 5, Kyiv imposes tougher lockdown restrictions due to the increase in morbidity and mortality from coronavirus (COVID-19), Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

KYIV, March 31 – Ukrainian politicians in an extremely short period of time - by July 1, must adopt and implement a set of legislative acts of land reform, which will improve the economic well-being of people, especially those who live in rural areas, said USAID Deputy Mission Director Susan Kutor in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, April 1 - Ukraine registered a record daily high of 421 coronavirus-related deaths over 24 hours for the second day in a row, health minister Maksym Stepanov said on Thursday.

KYIV, April 1 – U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin called Defense Minister Andriy Taran on Thursday to assure Ukraine of an ‘unwavering support’ amid escalating tensions with Russia, the Department of Defense said in a statement.

KYIV, March 31 – Ambassadors of the G7 countries welcome the adoption by Parliament of legislation to launch the land market in Ukraine and hope for the final adoption of legislation on reforming the banking sector.

KYIV, April 1 – The Ministry of Internal Affairs will no longer agree to charter flights for the evacuation of Ukrainians from abroad during quarantine, Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov said.

KYIV, April 1 - Ukraine asked the United Nations leadership to maintain economic pressure on Russia saying any backtracking on sanctions at this moment would amount to “appeasement,” the Foreign Policy magazine reported.

KYIV, April 1 – Ukrainian stock and bond markets reacted positively to the news of comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy winning the first round of presidential election and elimination of populist former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko from the runoff vote.

KYIV, April 1 - President Petro Poroshenko has pledged to put up a fierce fight to retain power, as results from the first round of presidential elections showed him trailing far behind comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy three weeks before a run-off, the Irish Times reported.

KYIV, March 29 - The national targeted scientific and technical space program for 2018-2022, prepared by the State Space Agency of Ukraine, could be submitted to the government for consideration in April, a source in the Ukrainian space and rocket industry told Interfax-Ukraine.