KYIV, March 22 – The Ukrainian economy is suffering greatly from the war unleashed by Russia, the decline in its GDP could be a third of what it was before the war, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said in a Foreign Policy Live discussion on Tuesday.

KYIV, March 18 – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has documented 2,510 civilian casualties (2,421 a day before) in the country, including 953 (925) killed (from February 24 when the Russia invaded Ukraine to 24:00 midnight on March 21, 2022 (local time).

KYIV, March 22 – Some 51% of Ukrainians are ready, without hesitation, to refuse vaccination against COVID-19, and in a month this level has grown by 7%, according to the data of a sociological survey conducted by the Ukrainian Institute of the Future (UIF), on Monday.

KYIV, March 22 – Some 69% of Ukrainians believe that events in the country are developing in the wrong direction, and only 16% believe that in the right direction, according to the data of a sociological poll conducted by the Ukrainian Institute for the Future (UIF).

KYIV, March 22 – Every third Ukrainian polled (34%) trusts incumbent President Volodymyr Zelensky, and 29% are ready to vote for him if the elections were held next Sunday, according to a sociological poll conducted from March 3 to March 13 by the Ukrainian Institute for the Future (UIF).

KYIV, March 23 - Ukraine is tightening border controls and requiring visitors to test negative for coronavirus, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said on Tuesday, after the country registered its highest daily death rate from COVID-19, Reuters reported.

KYIV, March 23 – An IL-76 aircraft of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has delivered a batch of tests for COVID-19 coronavirus to Boryspil International Airport (Kyiv) from Chinese Guangzhou, the press service of the President's Office has reported.

KYIV, March 23 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has held a conference call with heads of regional state administrations and mayors on the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus infection.

KYIV, March 23 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reached out to the leader of the International Monetary Fund early Monday seeking an urgent assistance as Ukraine’s economy is rapidly slowing amid crippling coronavirus pandemic.

KYIV, March 20 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had a phone conversation with Prime Minister of the Italian Republic Giuseppe Conte to offer his condolences over the horrific scale of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Italy.