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  • A U.S-Ukraine Business Council webinar takes place today at 9 a.m. Washington/4 p.m. Kyiv time called: “The challenge to Ukraine’s energy security: Grid modernization and beyond.” More information here.

Coronavirus news

  • Reznikov: COVID-19 pandemic may impair Russia’s financing of war in Donbas (VIDEO)
  • UNIAN: Kyiv mayor announces tougher anti-epidemic measures to curb COVID-19
  • UNIAN: Ukrainians to be fined for not wearing masks
  • UNIAN: Number of patients with severe COVID-19 on the rise
  • UNIAN: Over $120 million spent to combat COVID-19 spread in Ukraine

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Podcast: Dying For Truth

This podcast is a part of the Kyiv Post’s special project, Dying For Truth, a series of stories documenting violence against journalists in Ukraine. The project is supported by the Justice for Journalists Foundation and Reporters Without Borders. Elina Kent, a multimedia journalist, covers the attacks on and killings of journalists during and after the EuroMaidan Revolution that overthrew President Viktor Yanukovych in 2014.

Webinar: COVID-19 and New Challenges to Human Rights in Crimea

Human rights experts discuss the situation in Russian-occupied Crimea ahead of a new report to be presented on July 2 by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Kyiv Post chief editor Brian Bonner moderated.

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