KYIV, June 26 – The increasing number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases was caused by the easing of lockdown restrictions from May 12, researchers at the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) said.

KYIV, June 26 – The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to allocate almost UAH 700 million of funds for the first priority steps to clean up aftermath of floods in the western regions of Ukraine.

KYIV, June 26 – Sixty six percent of Ukrainians believe the coronavirus was artificially developed by scientists in a lab, according to a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.

BRUSSELS, June 29 - The European Union on Monday prolonged economic sanctions against Russia for six months for failing to live up to its commitments to the peace agreement in Ukraine, the AP reported.

KIEV, June 26 – An absolute majority of Ukrainians oppose the free sale and purchase of farmland, according to the results of the Ukraine in Focus survey conducted by the Rating sociological group from May 22 to May 31.

KIEV, June 27 – Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy and Polish Sejm Marshal Marek Kuchcinski have agreed on several joint infrastructure projects, the Ukrainian parliament's press service reported.

KIEV, June 27 - A high-ranking Ukrainian military intelligence official was killed by a car bomb in Kiev on Tuesday in what authorities said was an “act of terrorism.”

KIEV, June 27 – Ukraine on Tuesday was hit by a massive cyberattack that affected government computers, banks, airports, subways, businesses and electrical utilities, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said.

WASHINGTON, June 29 – The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services has approved the draft military expenditures for FY 2018, including some $700 billion for defense, U.S. media have reported.

KIEV, June 29 - The primary target of a crippling computer virus that spread from Ukraine across the world this week is highly likely to have been that country's computer infrastructure, a top Ukrainian police official told Reuters on Thursday.