KYIV, March 16 - Russian forces destroyed a theater in Mariupol where hundreds of people were sheltering Wednesday and rained fire on other cities, Ukrainian authorities said, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, March 15 – President Volodymyr Zelensky, addressing Canadian MPs, said that Ukraine is asking for real support to help it withstand Russian military aggression.

KYIV, March 15 – President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated the need to find effective security guarantees for Ukraine that would not be in doubt.

"We need to look for effective guarantees. Guarantees for us, for our skies, and we will not abandon it. We need aircraft.

KYIV, March 15 – President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking at a meeting of leaders of states of the Joint Expeditionary Force on Tuesday, noted that the already adopted sanctions against Russia are not enough to stop its aggression.

KYIV, March 17 - Ukraine registered a record daily high of 289 coronavirus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, leading the prime minister to urge local authorities to impose stronger restrictions to contain its spread, Reuters reported.

KYIV, March 16 – In Ukraine, about 40% of citizens are ready to take part in sanctioned rallies and demonstrations. Of these, 14% are confident that they will participate, 26% are likely to participate, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Razumkov Center in March 2021.

KYIV, March 16 – If presidential elections were held in the near future, current President Volodymyr Zelensky would receive the most votes in the first round, according to the results of a sociological study conducted by the Razumkov Center.

KYIV, March 16 – The number of Ukrainian users of the Instagram social network in 2019 increased by 4.5%, to 11.5 million (about 11 million in 2018), the number of Facebook users by 7.7%, to 14 million.

KYIV, March 17 – The coronavirus pandemic could affect exports of Ukrainian agricultural products, and the impact will be significant, the director general of IMC holding, the president of the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club, Alex Lissitsa, said.

KYIV, March 17 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called on the nation’s wealthiest businessmen to donate funds and equipment to help fight the coronavirus inside the country, RFE/RL reported.