Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2020 - Ukraine Special Weapons News
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- Ukraine Registers More Than 4,000 New Coronavirus Cases In One Day RFE/RL 30 Sep 2020 -- Ukraine has registered more than 4,000 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the highest number registered in a day since the pandemic broke out in mid-March.
- U.S. and Ukrainian Navies Operate in the Black Sea US Navy 29 Sep 2020 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), conducted joint operations with Ukrainian Naval Forces in the Black Sea, Sept. 29, 2020.
- Ukrainian President Zelenskiy Declares Day Of Mourning After Military Plane Crash RFE/RL 26 Sep 2020 -- Searchers combing the area where a Ukrainian military aircraft crashed found two more bodies on September 26, bringing the death toll to 26. One person survived.
- Military Plane Crash In Ukraine Kills 26 RFE/RL 26 Sep 2020 -- Twenty six people including air force cadets were killed when a military transport plane crashed in eastern Ukraine on the evening of September 25, the military said.
- EU Urges Ukraine To Work 'Constructively' With IMF To Unlock Brussels Aid RFE/RL 22 Sep 2020 -- The European Union’s top diplomat said on September 22 that Kyiv needs to work “constructively” with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure EU aid to cope with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Civilian Casualties Drop in Eastern Ukraine as Cease-fire Holds VOA 19 Sep 2020 -- U.N. officials say a cease-fire that took effect in July in eastern Ukraine appears to be holding and has resulted in a significant drop in civilian casualties.
- Hundreds of UK troops parachute into Ukraine for joint exercises UK MOD 19 Sep 2020 -- Over 200 British paratroopers made history this week when they jumped into southern Ukraine for the first time.
- Hundreds Of Hasidic Pilgrims Leave Belarus-Ukraine Border After Being Stopped By COVID-19 Restrictions RFE/RL 18 Sep 2020 -- Hundreds of followers of the Breslov Hasidic movement, who were trying to reach the central Ukrainian city of Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, have begun leaving neutral territory along the Belarusian-Ukrainian border after they were refused entry to Ukraine over measures banning foreigners from entering the country to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
- Hundreds Of Hasidic Pilgrims Stuck Along Belarus-Ukraine Border Due To Coronavirus Restrictions RFE/RL 16 Sep 2020 -- More than 700 followers of the Breslov Hasidic movement who are trying to reach the central Ukrainian city of Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, remain stuck in neutral territory along the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, held up by measures banning foreigners from entering the country to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
- Family Of Sanctioned Ukrainian Politician Selling Refined Oil To U.S. RFE/RL 05 Sep 2020 -- The family of a sanctioned Ukrainian politician with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin has been selling refined oil products to the United States through an intermediary, the latest example of a Kremlin friend finding legal ways around Washington's financial restrictions.
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