Euromaidan Newsletter # 327 CIVIC SECTOR of EUROMAIDAN

CIVIC SECTOR OF EUROMAIDAN

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7 EuroMaidan Newsletter # 327

1 Ukraine commemorates 34th anniversary of Chornobyl

2 Ukraine insists that Iran returns UIA plane black boxes

April

Russia uses Covid-19 to try to get sanctions lifted Apr.27. Wildfires being fought in two spots of . while continuing aggression unabated. Chornobyl NPP exclusion zone.

2 A decree of the President of the Russian Federation 3 deprives Ukrainians of the right to own land in the Kyiv again tops Air Quality Ranking as most

occupied Crimea, as well as yet another illegal polluted city. conscription of Crimeans for military service. Both are a gross violation of international law. Ukraine insists that Iran returns UIA plane black boxes, pays compensation. Ukraine commemorates 34th anniversary of Chornobyl disaster. Russian media are trying to scare Europe into stopping the quarantine. The UN says persistent and serious long-term StopFakeNews with Marko Suprun (No. 281). Cats NEWSLETTER consequences remain more than 30 years after the explosion and fire at the Chornobyl nuclear power carry coronavirus and can infect humans. Coronavirus destroys male reproductive capacity. plant in Ukraine. Ukrainian airliner downed in Iran was controlled by Burnt villages and ash: consequences of the US. Zhytomyr fires.

Left: Whole villages burnt down as firefighters battle forest blazes in northern Ukraine – PHOTOS

Right: Firefighters give water to wild rabbit in Zaporizzhya region

Ukrainian democratic forces under attack by pro-Russian revanchists New Great Depression: consequences of coronavirus for Ukraine, world

Ukrainian democratic forces under attack by pro- The last electoral cycle in Ukraine ended with the Russian revanchists. total defeat of traditional politicians and parties at the national level. Zelenskyy's first year: he promised sweeping changes. How's he doing? In Ukraine under the crescent moon. How and If we default, we will be left with debt and no under whose influence the Muslim diasporas live in money. our country. The new Great Depression: consequences of coronavirus for Ukraine and the world. 1

PSYOP against Ukrainian army and OSCE at Horlivka

, 2020 Russia again refutes direct participation, sends ammunition to Donbas

- armored vehicles to Donbas. Apr.27. Russian-led forces violate ceasefire in Donbas 11 times, no loses among Ukrainian Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws soldiers. that significantly expedite Russian citizenship process for citizens of post-Soviet countries. 27. April 21 Signs of PSYOP against Ukrainian army and 3 # OSCE at Horlivka. Sea change: Reviving Ukraine's navy.

U.S. may join Normandy Plus format – UAF General Staff reports successful testing of

Ambassador Taylor. Ukraine's Vilkha-M rocket.

Russia once again refutes direct participation in Moscow worried about Ankara’s plans for canal Donbas conflict. bypassing Bosporus Strait.

NEWSLETTER Court obliges SBU to initiate investigation into possible treason by Yermak, Kuchma – Viatrovych.

Russia delivers dozens of trucks with ammunition,

Left: Ukraine testing Neptune cruise missile Right: system.

Right: Stalin, Putin and ‘annexation of Crimea’ adorn new Russian Defense Ministry church.

Crimean Tatar activists prohibited from wearing masks Mounting religious persecution in occupied Crimea

Mounting religious persecution as Russia imposes Back in the USSR: Russia stops ex-dissident from monopoly on faith in occupied Crimea. leaving occupied Crimea after threatening punitive psychiatry. Crimean Tatar activists prohibited from wearing masks in new wave of Russian ‘warnings against Invading administration does not reveal accurate extremism’. numbers of COVID-19 cases.

. Russia refuses to decriminalize peaceful protest Luhansk militant court admits Donbas “hero” was used to imprison defender of Ukrainian political a criminal who killed a family for money.

prisoners.

Mikheil Saakashvili returns to Ukraine, offered post Volunteers step in to protect medical workers fighting COVID-19 where state fails

, 2020 “Stalino” and “Voroshilovgrad”, lockdown exit Ukraine receives first 200,000 PCR tests of

- plan and more – uacrisis weekly update on domestic production. Ukraine #16, 20-26 April. Ukrainian volunteers step in to protect medical

workers fighting COVID-19 where state fails. Week's balance: Cabinet extends quarantine, sacks customs and tax chiefs, while central bank lowers A.Dubchak, a photojournalist, returned to his key rate. hometown of Kalynivka to find it transformed after an outbreak of COVID-19 among hospital 327. April 21 Ukraine's government has offered former staff. # Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili the post How many people lost their jobs due to of deputy prime minister to supervise reforms. quarantine?

Saakashvili: President offered me to engage in Searches being conducted at relatives of talks with IMF; Kuzmenko, suspect in Sheremet assassination – lawyer.

WSLETTER Ukraine's Customs and Tax Services Heads Nefyodov and Verlanov dismissed. NE Creative Director of Holocaust Memorial Center іМоRе №131. Labor market reform – and that’s accused of mistreating orphans on film set. Police all. launching probe into alleged child abuse on movie Zelenskyy didn’t care about healthcare until set. coronavirus hit Ukraine - Ex-Health Minister Ulana Suprun. Supreme Court postpones PrivatBank hearing citing media pressure. Ukraine extends quarantine, expects COVID-19 peak in early May. Ukrainian aircraft An-225 Mriya delivers over ten PM Shmyhal unveils step-by-step quarantine exit million protective masks to Germany. plan.

Left: The world's biggest wheat exporters (and producers).

Right: Schoolgirl sews & distributes anti- COVID-19 masks for her whole region.

Ukrainian IT businesses under quarantine

Ukrainian expedition arrives to Antarctica

Ukrainian expedition arrives to Antarctica after How merchandise is being sewed in Ukraine. facing travel difficulties. Small round but big ambitions for Ukrainian HR Jooble launches a landing page with the most tech startup Skyworker. relevant professions during the quarantine . Ukraine to hold three-day online hackathon for Ukrainian IT businesses under quarantine: 50% organizations charged for cyber security of critical lose clients, 20% cut salaries. facilities.

, 2020

27 Lviv’s first tram

- depot.

327. April 21

Quarantine cinema: discover Ukraine through film Moving tribute to Ukraine soldiers, medics & firefighters

NEWSLETTER National Presidential Orchestra pays moving Quarantine cinema: discover Ukraine through tribute to Ukrainian soldiers, medics & film. firefighters (video). Now online! April 24-May 3. Docudays UA, the 17th international human rights documentary film Ukrainian and Colombian artists perform under festival. (multiple languages, subtitled) Valencia sky.

Left: Travel to Ukraine online — a tourist guide for quarantine times. Right: Austrian military barracks in Lviv

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