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Victoria Petryk

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Victoria Petryk is a staff writer at the Kyiv Independent. She studied philology at Kyiv National Linguistic University. She worked at the Embassy of Israel in Kyiv as an information officer before joining the Kyiv Post as a staff writer in October 2021.

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More than 600,000 Ukrainians left homeland in 2021

More than 600,000 Ukrainians left homeland in 2021

by Victoria Petryk

In the first 10 months of 2021, more than 600,000 Ukrainians left the country and didn't return, according to monitoring service Opendatabot. “In total, from 2011 to 2020, 2.6 million Ukrainian citizens did not return to the country,” Opendatabot reported. “According to the indicators of 2021, we can

Ukraine to purchase Molnupiravir pills to treat Covid-19

Ukraine to purchase Molnupiravir pills to treat Covid-19

by Victoria Petryk

The Health Ministry has signed an agreement to purchase Molnupiravir for the treatment of Covid-19, Deputy Health Minister Oleksandr Komarida announced on Dec. 17. Ukraine will purchase 300,000 courses of experimental antiviral pills. “Molnupiravir is a medication that blocks an enzyme needed by the virus to reproduce the genetic

Ukraine extends adaptive quarantine until March 31

Ukraine extends adaptive quarantine until March 31

by Victoria Petryk

The Cabinet of Ministers extended Ukraine's adaptive quarantine through March 31 to counteract the pandemic, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Dec. 15. "This means that all the rules for public places with Covid certificates, on wearing masks, on the (social) distance remain in force," Shmyhal explained. Under adaptive quarantine

Kyiv, 8 oblasts leave 'red' quarantine zone

Kyiv, 8 oblasts leave 'red' quarantine zone

by Victoria Petryk

As the epidemic situation improves in Ukraine, the city of Kyiv and eight oblasts eased Covid-19 quarantine restrictions, moving from the strictest "red" status on Dec. 7. Donetsk Oblast has been moved into an "orange," second-strictest zone. Seven more oblasts, Dnipropetrovsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Luhansk, Lviv, Odesa, Rivne, and Kherson oblasts now

US imposes new sanctions over Nord Stream 2

US imposes new sanctions over Nord Stream 2

by Victoria Petryk

The latest sanctions target Russian-linked shipping company Transadria Ltd. and its vessel, the Marlin. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the sanctions on Nov. 22, in a report to Congress related to continued actions against the pipeline. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a total of eight individuals and

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