KIEV, Dec. 21 – At least 27 people were killed by heavy snowstorms that have swept Ukraine over the past five days, wrecking havoc on cities and villages, the Healthcare Ministry reported Monday.

"Eleven people froze to death in Donetsk region, three in Luhansk and Volyn regions, two in Sumy, Kherson and Cherkasy regions, and one in Ivano-Frankivsk, Kirovohrad, Rivne and Chernivtsi regions,” the ministry said.