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  • Many Ukrainians are still taking a long weekend to mark the Orthodox Easter and Labor Day holidays. That includes President Petro Poroshenko and President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Find out where they have spent the holiday and why.
  • The United Kingdom — one of Kyiv’s strongest allies — has named a new ambassador to Ukraine. Find out who she is.
  • In the first quarter of 2019, Poland has replaced Russia as the top destination of Ukrainian goods.
  • Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko has disbanded two units in his office that charged allies of President Petro Poroshenko with embezzlement and money laundering, according to the Ukrainian prosecutor who issued the notices of suspicion.
  • Read our interview with Wolf Hoffmann, lead guitarist of the legendary German-American metal band Accept and learn how his group teamed up with a Ukrainian folk music orchestra for their Kyiv concert.
  • The Ukrainian city of Berdyansk on the Azov Sea is seeing a tourism surge — despite a maritime blockade by Russia.
  • British singer FKA twigs came to Kyiv to film a video for her latest song.

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