Dear Kyivans and guests of the city!

The 12th Wizz Air Kyiv City Marathon 2021 will take place in Kyiv on October 23 and 24. Participants will cover distances from 4.2 to 42 kilometers.

In connection with this event, there is a temporary restriction on the movement of vehicles:

On October 24, traffic will be restricted on the following streets:

• ⛔ Alla Tarasova - from 05:00 to 22:00;
• ⛔ Mala Zhytomyrska - from 05:00 to 22:00;
• ⛔ Trinitarian - from 05:00 to 22:00;
• ⛔ Mykhailivska, from Mykhailivska Square to Mykhailivska Lane - from 05:00 to 22:00;
• ⛔ Velyka Zhytomyrska, from Volodymyrska Street to Mykhailivska Square - from 05:00 to 22:00;
• ⛔ Velyka Zhytomyrska, from Lvivska Square to Volodymyrska Street - from 08:00 to 16:00;
• ⛔ Volodymyrska, from Sofiivska Street to Shevchenko Boulevard - from 08:00 to 12:00;
• ⛔ Taras Shevchenko Boulevard, from Khreschatyk Street to Volodymyrska Street - from 08:00 to 12:00;
• ⛔ Taras Shevchenko Boulevard, from Volodymyrska Street to Victory Square - from 08:00 to 10:30;
• ⛔ Bohdan Khmelnytsky, from Khreschatyk Street to Mykola Lysenko Street - from 08:00 to 12:00
• ⛔ Victory Square - from 08:00 to 10:30;
• ⛔ Saksaganskoho, from Victory Square to Lev Tolstoy Street - from 08:00 to 11:00;
• ⛔ Lev Tolstoy, from Saksaganskoho Street to Zhylyanska Street - from 08:00 to 11:00;
• ⛔ Zhylianska - from 08:00 to 11:00;
• ⛔ Velyka Vasylkivska, from Fizkultury Street to Bessarabian Square - from 08:00 to 11:00;
• ⛔ Khreshchatyk - from 08:00 to 12:00;
• ⛔ European Square - from 08:00 to 12:00;
• ⛔ Museum Lane - from 08:00 to 12:00;
• ⛔ Mykhailo Hrushevsky - from 08:00 to 12:00;
• ⛔ Petrivska Alley - from 08:00 to 12:30;
• ⛔ Park road - from 08:00 to 12:30;
• ⛔ Dnieper Descent, in the direction of the Paton Bridge - from 08:30 to 13:00;
• ⛔ Alley of Heroes of Kruty - from 08:30 to 12:30;
• ⛔ Lavra - from 08:30 to 13:00;
• ⛔ Zapecherna - from 08:30 to 13:00;
• ⛔ Peoples Friendship Boulevard, from Paton Bridge to Staronavodnytska Street - from 08:30 to 13:00;

restriction of traffic on the Paton Bridge, in the direction of Druzhby Narodiv Boulevard - from 08:30 to 13:00;

• ⛔ Sobornosti Avenue - from 08:45 to 13:00;
• ⛔ Sverstyuk - from 08:45 to 13:00;
• ⛔ Rusanivsky Canal - from 08:45 to 13:00;
• ⛔ Enthusiasts, from the Rusanivsky Canal to the Paton Bridge - from 08:45 to 13:00;
• ⛔ Rusanivska Embankment, from Enthusiasts Street to Paton Bridge - from 08:45 to 13:00;
• ⛔ Embankment Highway, in the direction of the Paton Bridge - from 08:45 to 13:30;
• ⛔ Naberezhno-Khreschatytska, from Nyzhniy Val Street to Poshtova Square - from 08:45 to 15:30;
• ⛔ Trukhanivska - from 09:00 to 14:30;
• ⛔ Muromets Park - from 09:30 to 15:00;

traffic restrictions on the North Bridge, in the direction of Stepan Bandera Avenue - from 09:30 to 14:30;

• ⛔ Naberezhno-Rybalska, in the direction of the Paton Bridge - from 09:30 to 15:30;
• ⛔ Havana Bridge - from 09:30 to 15:30;
• ⛔ Lower Shaft - from 08:00 to 15:30;
• ⛔ Hlybochytska - from 08:00 to 15:30;
• ⛔ Hlybochytskyi passage - from 08:00 to 15:30;
• ⛔ Vyacheslav Chornovil - from 08:00 to 16:00;
• ⛔ Sich Riflemen - from 08:00 to 16:00.

Dear drivers, we ask you to treat the time restrictions with understanding and plan your route in advance!

On October 1, 2021, the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministries of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates on mutual recognition and exchange of national driver’s licenses entered into force.

Now every citizen of Ukraine who moves to live in the UAE will be able to convert their own national driver’s license to the Emirati counterpart under a simplified procedure - WITHOUT THE REQUIREMENT OF COMPILATION OF THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL "SUGGESTIONS" AND "EXAMINATION"

Also, citizens of Ukraine who are temporarily in the UAE can drive a car with a national driver’s license WITHOUT the need to obtain an additional international license.

Similar conditions will apply to UAE citizens residing or residing in Ukraine

So, on September 3, on the roads of the Lviv, Vinnitsa, Chernigov regions, as well as in Kharkov, Nikolaev, Poltava and Khust, 21 systems of photo and video recording of traffic violations will start working. The location of the new cameras is on the photo and on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The total number of cameras installed throughout Ukraine has now increased to 118!

Another 21 complex of automatic photo and video recording of traffic violations will work on the roads of Ukraine

Location of devices:

• - at 294 km + 619 of the M-21 highway the device is directed in the direction of Vinnytsia (speed limit 50 km / h)
• - at 294 km + 567 of the M-21 highway the device is directed in the direction of Zhytomyr (speed limit 50 km / h)
• - at 371 km + 527 of the M-30 highway the device is directed in the direction of Khmelnytsky (speed limit 50 km / h)
• - at 404 km + 377 of the M-30 highway the device is directed in the direction of Vinnytsia (speed limit 50 km / h)
• - at 404 km + 640 of the M-30 highway the device is directed in the direction of Uman (speed limit 50 km / h)

• - at 685 km + 309 of the M-06 highway, the device is directed in the direction of the village of Dolynivka (speed limit 50 km / h)

• - at 60 km + 426 of the H-07 highway the device is directed in the direction of Kyiv (speed limit 50 km / h)
• - at 6 km + 414 of the M-01-02 highway the device is directed in the direction of Kyiv (speed limit 50 km / h)
• - at 43 km + 993 of the M-02 highway the device is directed in the direction of Chernihiv (speed limit 50 km / h)
• - at 125 km + 385 of the M-02 highway, the device is directed in the direction of the village of Bobrik (speed limit 50 km / h)

• - street European, 155 device is directed in the direction of st. Autobase (speed limit 50 km / h)
• - street Svitankova, 14 the device is directed in the direction of st. Yuriy Tymoshenko (speed limit 50 km / h)
• - street Marshala Biryuzova, 32 the device is directed in the direction of st. Heroes-firefighters (speed limit 50 km / h)

• - ave. Heroiv Ukrainy, 20 devices are directed in the direction of Kyiv highway (speed limit 50 km / h)
• - ave. Bohoyavlenskyi, 125 the device is directed in the direction of st. Old Fortress (speed limit 50 km / h)

• ave. Science, 12, the device is directed in the direction of Ave. Independence (speed limit 50 km / h)
• street Poltavsky Shlyakh, 62-B, the device is directed in the direction of st. Yevhen Kotlyar (speed limit 50 km / h)
• Belgorod highway, 2, the device is directed in the direction of st. Derevyanka (speed limit 50 km / h)

• - street Lvivska, 157, the device is directed in the direction of st. May 9 (speed limit 50 km / h)
• - street Ivana Franka, 165, the device is directed in the direction of the city center (speed limit 50 km / h)
• - street Voloshin, 81, the device is directed towards the city center (speed limit 50 km / h)

Where the cameras are already working

Currently, 97 control devices located in Zhytomyr, Zaporizhia, Kyiv, Kropyvnytskyi, Kryvyi Rih, Lviv, Melitopol, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, and Volyn, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, and Odesa are automatically detected. Poltava regions.

You can get acquainted with the map of placement of complexes on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Drive responsibly!

According to the Foreign Ministry, from September 6, Albania will introduce new requirements for all persons. Entry into the country is allowed provided you provide one of the following documents:

• - full vaccination passport (last vaccination 2 weeks before entry);
• - negative PCR test (72 hours);
• - negative antigen test (48 hours);
• - certificate of recovery (for the last 6 months).

The conditions of entry to other countries can be found on the interactive map of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

From September 1, cars from the Transnistrian region of Moldova, which do not have license plates of an agreed or neutral model, will be allowed to participate in international traffic.

According to the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, from September 1, only those vehicles from the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova will be allowed to participate in the international movement. neutral numbers, together with other vehicles registered in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Moldova.

Vehicles from the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova with other registration numbers will be prohibited from moving across the state border to enter Ukraine and / or transit motor vehicles through Ukraine.

In addition, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine clarified all issues of cooperation with the State Customs Service of Ukraine on the procedure for refusing to allow these vehicles and units of the National Police of Ukraine on the procedure in case of detection of such vehicles within controlled border areas.

The Moldovan side was informed about these changes through the border representation apparatus.

We will also note that the procedure for registration, registration and declaration of vehicles moving across the state border is regulated by the customs legislation of Ukraine.

📍 The European Commission has decided on the mutual recognition of digital certificates of vaccination against COVID-19 issued by Ukraine and the EU.

"This document can be obtained in the application" Action "for those Ukrainians who have undergone a full course of vaccination. The Ukrainian digital COVID certificate allows you to travel freely to the European Union and is now recognized for presentation within the EU."

📍 According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, entry into the country without restrictions is allowed subject to the provision of one of the following documents:

• ▪️ vaccination certificate (at least 14 days after the last dose);
• ▪️ negative PCR test (for 72 hours);
• ▪️ antigen test (for 48 years);
• ▪️ certificate of recovery (for 6 months);
• ▪️ confirmation of the presence of antibodies (90 days from the date of the study).

In the absence of these documents, compliance with the 14-day quarantine is mandatory. Self-isolation can be stopped after 7 days upon receipt of a negative PCR test or antigen test.

📌 You can view the list of recognized vaccines and detailed conditions of entry into this country on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

It is noted that at the border you must present either a certificate of a full course of vaccination, or a negative PCR test for coronavirus, or a certificate that the newcomer has contracted coronavirus in the last six months.

Those who do not have these documents must adhere to a 14-day quarantine.

This does not apply to children under 12, students under 18 who go to exams or training, and citizens who come for treatment.

Those who have already spent seven days in quarantine and have not contracted the coronavirus can take a PCR test or antigen test for COVID-19 and, if negative, withdraw from self-isolation.

Also, from August 16, only travelers will be allowed into Chisinau airport. The people who accompany and meet them will not be able to stay in the building.

In addition, new rules for visiting indoor restaurants and bars, theaters, museums, cinemas, libraries, entertainment venues, and swimming pool fitness centers have come into force in Moldova

Now there is allowed the presence of no more than 50% of people from the maximum capacity of the room, and no more than 250 people. This also applies to mass celebrations.

According to the official notification received from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Belarus, the TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE CROSSING OF THE STATE BORDER TO ENTER THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS remains in force.

• foreigners traveling on diplomatic and service passports, UN passes (travel documents) or EU travel documents, as well as members of their families who follow them;
• crew members of aircraft, inland waterway vessels, train crews, locomotive crews, conductors of freight cars of the international railway service;
• foreigners who are close relatives (parents, adoptive parents, children, including adopted children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren), members of the spouses who have a permanent or temporary residence permit in the Republic of Belarus, or citizens of the Republic of Belarus ;
• foreigners arriving in the Republic of Belarus for education in educational institutions of the Republic of Belarus (admission to educational institutions of the Republic of Belarus) - when they provide documents (copies of documents) of educational institutions of the Republic of Belarus, confirming the purpose of the trip (invitation to study, call, certificate of education, etc.);
• persons traveling for vaccination against COVID-19 infection.

• Foreigners over 6 years of age, except for those who have a permanent or temporary residence permit in the territory of the Republic of Belarus, arriving in the Republic of Belarus, are required to have the original or a copy of the medical document on paper or electronically, including system "Traveling without COVID-19", which confirms the negative result of a laboratory test for COVID-19 infection (hereinafter - a medical document with the results of a laboratory test), which is issued within 3 days before the date of crossing the state border of Belarus by PCR. The medical document with the results of the laboratory test must indicate the name, surname and patronymic (if any) of the person, date and result of the laboratory test for COVID-19 infection (in Belarusian, or Russian, or English).
• The absence of a medical document with the results of a laboratory test is a reason for refusing a foreigner to enter the Republic of Belarus.

• persons traveling to the Republic of Belarus from the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation by rail without transfers along the route of citizens of the Republic of Belarus, foreigners who have a permanent or temporary residence permit in the Republic of Belarus, citizens of the Russian Federation;
• persons traveling for vaccination against COVID-19 infection.

• foreigners traveling on diplomatic and service passports, UN passes (travel documents) or EU travel documents, as well as members of their families who follow them;
• crew members of aircraft, inland waterway vessels, train crews, locomotive crews, conductors of freight cars of the international railway service;
• foreigners who have a permanent or temporary residence permit on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, after arriving in the Republic of Belarus at the end of a business trip to which they were sent by legal entities to private entrepreneurs registered in the Republic of Belarus;
• persons who have an original or a copy of a paper document on vaccination against COVID-19 infection (hereinafter - the vaccination document).

It is noted that the course of vaccination against COVID-19 infection must be completed within 1 to 12 months before the date of arrival in the territory of the Republic of Belarus. The vaccination document must indicate the surname, name and patronymic (if any) of the person, the date of completion of the vaccination course (in Belarusian, or Russian, and (or) English).

• persons traveling on diplomatic and service passports, UN passes (travel documents) or EU travel documents, as well as persons who follow them;
• heads and members of official delegations;
• crew members of aircraft, inland waterway vessels, train crews, locomotive crews, conductors of freight cars of the international railway service;
• foreigners who have a permanent or temporary residence permit on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, after arriving in the Republic of Belarus at the end of a business trip to which they were sent by legal entities to private entrepreneurs registered in the Republic of Belarus;
• persons leaving the territory of the Republic of Belarus in connection with receiving information about a serious illness or death of a close relative (parents, adoptive parents, children, including adopted children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren), spouses, and also persons accompanying them;
• persons who carry out transportation of stem cells, organs for transplantation;
• citizens of the Republic of Belarus who have a residence permit, passport of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus for permanent residence outside the Republic of Belarus or other valid document confirming the right to permanent or temporary residence in another state - for departure (not more than once within six months) from the Republic of Belarus to the place of permanent or temporary residence;
• persons leaving (not more than once in six months) from the territory of the Republic of Belarus for medical care - when providing documents (copies of documents) of the host medical institution or the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus, confirming the purpose of the trip, as well as persons accompanying them;
• persons who leave (not more than once within six months) from the territory of the Republic of Belarus for employment in another state - when providing documents confirming the fact of employment (employment contract) with a foreign employer or a copy thereof, work permit issued by the authorized organization of the host party);
• persons who leave (not more than once in six months) from the territory of the Republic of Belarus to receive education in foreign educational institutions - when providing documents (copies of documents) of educational institutions of the Republic of Belarus on sending students to study in a foreign educational organization;
• foreigners who have a permanent or temporary residence permit on the territory of the Republic of Belarus - for departure (not more often than once within six months) from the territory of the Republic of Belarus to the country of their citizenship;
• persons arriving in the Republic of Belarus after receiving information about the death of a close relative (parents, adoptive parents, children, including adopted children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren), spouses and those who are leaving the Republic Belarus, as well as those who accompany them.

Documents confirming the purpose of the trip and drawn up in a foreign language must be translated into one of the official languages of the Republic of Belarus. The accuracy of the translation or the authenticity of the translator’s signature on the translation must be certified by a notary or another person entitled to perform notarial acts.

❗️On July 27, to enter Spainплення, you must have a certificate of vaccination or PCR test / rapid test made no earlier than 72/48 hours before entry. Also, certificates of recovery are accepted if the traveler has recently fallen ill with COVID-19.

☝️All travelers must enter the health control form on the Spanish Ministry of Health portal before entering and receive a QR code for all subsequent procedures during the inspection.

Many people believe that it is impossible to bring to administrative responsibility a person who drives or owns a "euro tank" because the car is not officially registered. But the legislator took care of this category of offenders. 🤷🏻‍♂️

In addition, it should be noted that if the Unified State Register of Vehicles contains information about the proper user of the vehicle, the responsibility will be borne by the proper user of the vehicle. In this case, the main proof that the car is driven by an authorized person, not the owner, will be a legible photo of the car and the driver who is driving the vehicle at the time of the offense.

If the vehicle is registered with a legal entity, the head of this legal entity will bear administrative responsibility.

One kilometer of the toll road will cost from 0.023 to 0.133 euros (from 73 kopecks to 4.14 UAH at the current exchange rate), depending on the type of vehicle. Cars will pay less, trucks more.

• ✅ M-29 / M-04 / M-18 - Kharkov-Dnepr-Zaporozhye.
• ✅ M-03 - Boryspil-Poltava.
• ✅ M-14 - Kherson-Nikolaev.
• ✅ M-06 - Kiev-Zhitomir-Rivne.
• ✅ M-08 / M-19 - Yagodin-Kovel-Lutsk.
• ✅ M-04 / H-11 - Dnepr-Krivoy Rog-Nikolaev.

⚡️Repair works on the reconstruction of the bridge over the river Tisza will be carried out at the Chop (Tisa) checkpoint from July 22 to September 29, 2021.

⚠️The movement of vehicles (trucks, cars, buses and minibuses) will be carried out reverse through the central part of the bridge in the order of priority.

The agreement was signed by the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Alexander Kubrak and the Minister of Permanent Infrastructure and Mobility of Italy Enrico Giovannini.

• - legally residing in Italy
• - have been residents of the country for less than four years
• - have valid Ukrainian driver’s licenses.

Citizens of Ukraine may enter the territory of the Slovak Republic on the general conditions in force before the introduction of quarantine restrictions. Citizens of Ukraine must also comply with the requirements set by the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic (undergo a full course of vaccination or self-isolation).

In addition, since July 19, 2021, measures to prevent and counteract the spread of COVID-19 when citizens cross the border to enter the country have been intensified in Moldova.

A list of countries with a high or low epidemiological risk of COVID-19 will be established in Moldova. The list of countries classified as "red" or "green" will be updated weekly (Friday) and will take effect from Monday next week. The list should be published on the official websites of Moldovan government agencies.

Ukraine is included in the list of countries outside the European Union, whose residents are allowed to enter Estonia, including for tourism purposes.

It is noted that the 14-day infection rate should not exceed 75.1 new cases per 100 thousand people per day.

It is also noted that Ukrainians do not need a negative test for coronavirus, both upon entering the country and a few days before. In addition, there will be no need to observe the 10-day self-isolation upon arrival in the country.

The rules will be valid from 19 to 25 July.

⚡️Since July 17, Poland has introduced the mandatory filling in of an electronic form (traveler’s location map, eKLP) for tourists arriving by air.

❗️The form is filled out before, during the trip, or directly at the airport.

☝️Travel location map (eKLP) can be found at the link

• - a document confirming a negative PCR test or a rapid test for RAT antigen;
• - certificate of vaccination with two doses of coronavirus vaccine Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, SinoPharm or single-dose Janssen from Johnson & Johnson;
• - medical certificate of recovery from coronavirus and receiving a single dose of vaccine within six months of infection with COVID-19;
• - a positive PCR test or rapid test for RAT antigen, confirming human recovery from coronavirus.

Due to the catastrophic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on international tourism, the global economy could lose more than $ 4 trillion in 2020 and 2021. This is evidenced by the report published today by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

According to the authors of the report, presented jointly with the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in 2020, international tourism and closely related industries have already suffered losses in the amount of $ 2.4 trillion. Losses comparable to this value can be recorded this year as well.

So, in the period from January to December 2020, the number of foreign tourists in the world decreased by about one billion people, or by 73 percent. In the first quarter of 2021, the data obtained indicate a decrease in this indicator by 88 percent.

According to the authors of the report, the recovery of the tourism sector will largely depend on the degree of availability of vaccines against COVID-19. “The world needs a global collaborative vaccination effort,” said UNCTAD Acting Secretary-General Isabelle Durant.

Poland has introduced a mandatory 10-day quarantine for entry from countries outside the Schengen area, including Ukraine.

The following persons are released from isolation:

• - after 7 days of quarantine with a negative test result for COVID-19;
• - who have received a full course of vaccination with a vaccine registered in the EU;
• - who have evidence of recovery from coronavirus disease;
• - defined in the Regulation of the EU Council of Ministers on the establishment of restrictions and prohibitions in connection with the epidemic;
• - who travel by plane from countries outside the Schengen area and will stay for 24 hours with a ticket confirming this.

The conditions of entry to other countries can be found on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

From midnight on Wednesday, Poland introduces a mandatory 10-day quarantine for travelers arriving from countries outside the Schengen area areas, unless they have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Health of Poland Waldemar Kraska, reports "European Truth" with reference to RMF 24

"From the north, we are resuming a 10-day quarantine for people arriving from outside the Schengen area," Kraska said.

According to him, all this is due to the fact that more and more mutations in the coronavirus are appearing in Poland.

The list of countries with the largest outbreak of this type of COVID-19 includes: India, Great Britain, Portugal and the Russian Federation. The Foreign Ministry recommends postponing visits to them until the epidemiological situation is fully stabilized.

Ukrainians currently in these countries must comply with the anti-epidemic requirements of the competent authorities of the host country. Also, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not rule out that citizens who will arrive from countries with a rapid spread of the strain "Delta" will face additional quarantine restrictions upon arrival in Ukraine.

You can get acquainted with the information of the NAS of Ukraine about the Delta strain on our infographic

From 01:00 on June 23, the Zosyn-Ustyluh, Dolhobychuv-Uhryniv and Krostenko-Smilnytsia checkpoints will resume operation on the Ukrainian-Polish border.

We emphasize the need to familiarize yourself with the rules and restrictions that apply in neighboring countries.

On June 23, the international automobile (except for buses) checkpoint "Dzvinkove - Lonya" on the Ukrainian-Hungarian border will resume operation.

It will operate daily from 08:00 to 19:00 (Kyiv time).

We emphasize the need to familiarize yourself with the rules and restrictions that apply in neighboring countries.

From May 2, foreigners and stateless persons who arrived from India or those who stayed in its territory for at least 7 days during the last 14 days were banned from entering Ukraine.

The ban was imposed indefinitely. The decision was due to the deteriorating situation with coronary heart disease in India. The country has become a leader in new cases of COVID-19. Almost 400,000 cases a day were registered there in a few days. Earlier it was reported that in the Indian capital Delhi announced the lifting of some quarantine restrictions from June 14. The country is recording a decrease in the incidence of coronavirus.

"According to the joint decision of the Ministry of Digital Development and the Ministry of Health, from now on it will not be necessary to install the mobile application" Home "when returning from abroad to Ukraine," the Ministry of Digital Transformation said in a statement.

It is clarified that if a different level of epidemic danger returns to the territory of Ukraine instead of the current "green" requirement for a test or self-isolation will return, regardless of the country of arrival.

During the meeting, the parties touched upon the issue of intensifying tourism between Ukraine and Georgia and agreed to conclude an agreement on mutual recognition of documents on vaccination against COVID-19 in the near future.

"Simplification of the conditions of entry into Georgia for the citizens of Ukraine and the gradual increase of regular flights between the cities of our countries contributes to the intensification of tourism. The Ukrainian government is also interested in increasing the flow of Georgian tourists. Mutual recognition of vaccination documents should simplify the crossing of the border by our citizens as much as possible, "the Prime Minister of Ukraine said.

You can find more information on the CMU website

Turkey has changed the quarantine rules that will affect Ukrainian tourists since June 1. When entering the country, there is now a requirement to provide a negative PCR test for COVID. This was reported by the Office of Culture and Tourism of the Turkish Embassy.

But there is good news, in Russia they said that they would extend the restriction of flights with Turkey after June 1. We will remind that the restriction previously adopted by Russia due to the fall in demand allowed Ukrainians to relax in Turkish hotels in May with a discount of more than 50% per tour.

Health Minister Viktor Lyashko announced this: "Turkey freed Ukrainians from the need to show the results of a PCR test when crossing the border. Therefore, we make a mirror answer: those who return from Turkey will also be exempted from the need to show a PCR test," the minister said.

Due to the stabilization of the situation with the coronavirus, Ukrzaliznytsia is resuming international traffic with the assistance of the railway administrations of Austria and Hungary.

The first flight from Kyiv to Vienna will depart on June 1, so Ukrzaliznytsia passengers have a great opportunity to start their summer with a visit to Austria. In the future, the train will run daily according to the following schedule: it will depart from Kyiv Central Station at 14:07, pass through Budapest (arrival at 8:20) and arrive in Vienna at 11:21 the next day. In the opposite direction (from June 2) the train will depart at 16:42 and arrive in Kyiv at 17:22 the next day.

Tickets for the train Kyiv - Vienna can be purchased at the international ticket offices.

Passengers can get up-to-date information on the rules of entry of Ukrainian citizens into Austria and Hungary, as well as citizens of these countries to Ukraine through official sources of the Ukrainian embassies in Austria and Hungary and the embassies of these countries in Ukraine.

During an extraordinary sitting on May 28, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a protocol decision to ban the use of Ukrainian airspace by aircraft registered in the registers of the Republic of Belarus.

In connection with the situation that arose on May 23, 2021 during Ryanair’s flight Athens - Vilnius and to ensure the safety of flights and passengers, the Ministry of Infrastructure, the State Aviation Service together with the state enterprise "UkSATSE" taking into account the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers On May 25, 2021, it was instructed to establish a corresponding ban from 00:00 on May 29, 2021.

Also, the Ministry of Infrastructure, the State Aviation Service and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in accordance with the norms of international law, must take measures to inform the relevant authorities of the Republic of Belarus about this ban.

The Georgian government has decided to open the land borders on June 1. Entry into the country will be allowed in the presence of a negative PCR test for COVID - 19 or a vaccination certificate. This was stated by the Chairman of the Operational Staff of the Interdepartmental Coordination Council of Georgia Georgy Gibradze.

"The land borders will be open from June 1, their crossing will be possible with a document confirming the full course of vaccination and a negative PCR test done no later than 72 hours before entry," Gibradze said.

Persons entering Georgia are also advised to have health insurance covering COVID-19 treatment.

Georgia’s land borders have remained closed since March 2020.

In the territory of Gomel and Grodno regions (Republic of Belarus) from June 1, 2021 to January 1, 2023, a local fee is introduced for vehicles crossing the state border when leaving Belarus.

In addition, from July 1 to October 1, 2021, at the Nova Guta checkpoint (on the Ukrainian side of the Novi Yarilovichi checkpoint), the Belarusian side plans to introduce mandatory disinfection of vehicles bound for Belarus. The service will be paid, and in case of refusal, vehicles will not pass.

The Border Guard Service of the Republic of Moldova informed that 31 checkpoints resume work on the Ukrainian-Moldovan border.

Full list of checkpoints at the link.

In addition, Ukrainian airlines and aircraft will be prohibited from flying in the airspace of the Republic of Belarus. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal.

This decision was made on behalf of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

It is noted that the study lasted from April 5 to May 16. It was attended by 1 thousand 54 people, who confirmed the "Indian" strain of coronavirus. They were given Pfizer / BioNTech and AstraZeneca vaccines and measured for effectiveness after each dose.

The Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines were reported to be 88% effective against the symptomatic course of the disease caused by the "Indian" strain. This efficacy was achieved two weeks after the second dose.

At the same time, it is noted that the drug from AstraZeneca is 60% effective against the symptomatic course of the disease caused by the "Indian" strain. For comparison, in the case of the "British" strain, this figure is 66%.

So far, cases of the "Indian" strain have been reported in at least 21 countries. Some countries even close their borders to people coming from India. Ukraine has also banned foreigners coming from India since May 2. Instead, Ukrainians and foreigners living in Ukraine will be forced to isolate themselves. (Source)

As of today, all regions of Ukraine have moved to the "yellow" zone of epidemic danger of COVID-19 spread!

📌 We will remind, the last left "orange" zone of the Nikolaev and Cherkassk area.

According to the results of the meeting of the State Commission on Technogenic and Ecological Safety and Emergencies. decided to cancel:

- from 00:00 on May 8, 2021 the "red" level of epidemic danger of the spread of COVID-19 in the Sumy region, and apply in the Sumy region restrictive anti-epidemic measures provided for the "yellow" level of epidemic danger.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has banned foreigners and stateless persons who have arrived from India or have been on its territory for at least seven days in the last 14 days from 00:00 on May 2, due to the spread of coronavirus in that country.

Citizens of Ukraine, foreigners or stateless persons who permanently or temporarily reside on the territory of Ukraine, are spouses or children of citizens of Ukraine who cross the state border to enter Ukraine and arrived from the Republic of India, are also subject to mandatory self-isolation and PCR test results

Based on the results, the State Commission decided to cancel:

- from 00:00 on May 7, 2021, the "red" level of epidemic danger of the spread of COVID-19 in the Zaporizhia and Poltava regions. Also apply in the Zaporizhia and Poltava regions restrictive anti-epidemic measures provided for the "yellow" level of epidemic danger.

Based on the results, the State Commission decided to cancel:

- from 00:00 on May 6, 2021, the "red" level of epidemic danger of the spread of COVID-19 in the Kharkiv, Khmelnytsky and Chernihiv regions. Also to apply in the territory of the Kharkiv and Khmelnytsky regions restrictive anti-epidemic measures are provided for "yellow" level of epidemic danger, and in the territory of the Chernihiv region - for "orange" level.

Based on the results, the State Commission decided to cancel:

- from 00:00 on May 6, 2021, the "red" level of epidemic danger of the spread of COVID-19 in the Kharkiv, Khmelnytsky and Chernihiv regions. Also to apply in the territory of the Kharkiv and Khmelnytsky regions restrictive anti-epidemic measures are provided for "yellow" level of epidemic danger, and in the territory of the Chernihiv region - for "orange" level.

According to the results of the meeting of the State Commission on Issues technogenic and ecological safety and emergencies. decided to cancel:

- from 00:00 on May 5, 2021 the "red" level of epidemic danger of the spread of COVID-19 in the Zhytomyr region, and apply in the Zhytomyr region restrictive anti-epidemic measures provided for the "yellow" level of epidemic danger.

As of today, all enterprises in Turkey will be closed, except for those included by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

All intercity travel will only be possible with permission, and intercity public transport will be able to run at 50 percent occupancy.

Also from April 14, the country has a curfew from 21:00 to 5:00.

Curfew and restrictions on movement between cities do not apply to tourists. There will also be shops (except Sundays), hotels, public transport and museums for tourists.

Based on the results, the State Commission decided to cancel:

- from 00:00 on May 1, 2021, the "red" level of epidemic danger of the spread of COVID-19 in the city of Kyiv, and apply restrictive anti-epidemic measures in the city of Kyiv provided for the "yellow" level of epidemic danger.

«The Kyiv City Emergency Commission has decided to ease anti-epidemic measures in the capital».

From May 1, work will resume

• ✅ all land public transport and metro in the normal mode (in compliance with certain norms)
• ✅ trade salaries
• ✅ shopping and entertainment centers
• ✅ markets
• ✅ fairs
• ✅ catering establishments
• ✅ catering establishments
• ✅ gyms and fitness centers
• ✅ Administrative service centers (by appointment through electronic services)

🔸 On May 5, the city will resume the educational process in general, preschool and higher education institutions. The capital will also resume accepting documents for enrolling children in the first grade for the next school year.

1️ In the event of the death of a person resulting from COVID-19 vaccination, family members, parents, dependents of the deceased shall be paid in 750 times the subsistence level for able-bodied persons, set for January 1 of the calendar year - 1.7 million hryvnias.

2️⃣ If a person is assigned a disability group associated with complications that may arise after vaccination from COVID-19, the state will pay:

• 🔸 908 thousand hryvnias (400 times the subsistence level for able-bodied persons, set for January 1 of the calendar year) - for persons with disabilities of group I;
• 🔹 794.5 thousand hryvnias (350 times the subsistence level for able-bodied persons, established on January 1 of the calendar year) - for persons with disabilities of group II;
• 🔸 681 thousand hryvnias (300 times the subsistence level for able-bodied persons, set for January 1 of the calendar year) - for persons with disabilities of group III.

3️⃣ The provision of medical care to persons due to complications after vaccination against COVID-19 is carried out at the expense of funds provided by the program of state guarantees of medical care, or other sources not prohibited by law.

☝🏻 In the case of compensation for damage associated with complications that may occur after vaccination against COVID-19 vaccines or other medical immunobiological drugs for the specific prevention of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) according to the procedure of the World Health Organization Under the COVAX global initiative, the state compensation payments provided for in this resolution are NOT MADE.

❗ The causal link between the disability of persons with complications following vaccination with COVID-19 is established on the basis of an investigation protocol provided by the emergency response team after immunization, according to a form approved by the Ministry of Health.

All about vaccination against COVID-19 in Ukraine on the official website of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

Based on the results, the State Commission decided to cancel:

- from 00 hours 00 minutes on April 25, 2021, the "red" level of the epidemic danger of the spread of COVID-19 in the Odessa region, and to apply restrictive anti-epidemic measures in the Odessa region are provided for the "yellow" level of epidemic danger.

The Kiev City State Administration decided to extend the hard lockdown in the capital due to the large number of patients with coronavirus disease and the lack of hospital beds.

An extraordinary meeting of the State Commission on Issues was held technogenic and ecological safety and emergencies.

Based on the results, the State Commission decided to establish: from 00:00 on April 15, 2021, the “red” level of epidemic danger of COVID-19 spread in the territory of Poltava region, and to apply restrictive anti-epidemic measures in the territory of Poltava region provided for the “red” level of epidemic danger.

Suburban trains that pass through the region, boarding or disembarking passengers in the region will not.

📌 We will remind, since April 9 in Khmelnytsky region the "red" level of epidemic danger of distribution of COVID-19 is introduced.

❗❗ On Monday, April 5, the capital closes all schools and kindergartens.

❗ All public transport - both ground and metro - operate on special passenger passes. That is, exclusively for the transportation of workers of critical infrastructure enterprises.

❗ Heads of institutions and enterprises must send employees to work remotely. Or, whoever possible, give leave.

❗ Catering establishments will be able to work only for take-out or delivery. How, in fact, should work from March 20.

❗ We are discontinuing food fairs from April 1.

❗❗ The restrictions will be in effect until at least April 16.

A red level of epidemic danger has been established on the territory of Lviv region from 00:00 on March 25. This decision was made at the extraordinary meeting of the State Commission on Technogenic and Ecological Safety and Emergencies on March 23.

According to the Deputy Minister of Health - Chief State Sanitary MD Viktor Lyashko, the level of hospitalization in Lviv region for 3 consecutive days exceeds the established rate of 60 people per 100 thousand population and averages 65 people per 100 thousand population.

"The detection rate of infections also exceeds the 20% set by the Cabinet of Ministers. In the region, the number of new cases has increased in 5 times over the last month, and over the last week the incidence has increased by 50% compared to the previous week. The number of hospitalizations has increased in 3 times in the last month compared to February, and has increased to 32% in the last week, "Viktor Lyashko stressed.

Thus, based on the results of the heard reports and taking into account the discussion by the Commission on Energy and Emergencies, it was decided to establish from 00:00 on March 25, 2021 the red level of epidemic danger of COVID-19 in Lviv region.

Restrictive anti-epidemic measures provided for this level of epidemic danger will be applied in the region.

The head of the regional state administration is instructed to ensure compliance with the relevant restrictive anti-epidemic measures.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the NGO Center for Resilience of Ukraine have signed the memorandum on cooperation on February 12, 2021. The Director of the Consular Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Goryainov Roman Vyacheslavovich took part in the signing on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The representative from the URC was the Chairman of the Board Maryna Bilynska. The purpose of the joint activity is the need to unite the efforts of public authorities and civil society institutions aimed at spreading the information about Ukraine abroad in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The main subjects of the memorandum are cooperation and consolidation of efforts to disseminate information on the order of entry and stay in Ukraine in the context of the coronavirus pandemic COVID-19.

In Vinnitsa, due to the rapid spread of the incidence of COVID-19, from March 13, some restrictions of the "red" zone will begin to operate: it is prohibited to hold mass events, the work of sports and cultural institutions.

According to the press service of the Vinnytsia city council, the corresponding decision was made today at a meeting of the city commission on technogenic and environmental safety and emergencies.

The State Commission on Technogenic and Environmental Safety and Emergencies, a red level of epidemic danger will be introduced in Ivano-Frankivsk region from 00:00 on February 26, 2021.

At the same time, according to the data released by the Ministry of Health on February 23, Chernivtsi and Ivano-Frankivsk regions could appear in the "red" zone of epidemic danger.

The "orange" zone should include Vinnytsia, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Transcarpathian, Zaporizhia, Lugansk and Ternopil regions, where there is an excess in one indicator.

The "yellow" zone will operate on the territory of other regions.

On February 24, Ukraine returns to adaptive quarantine. On the territory of the country, there will still be four levels of epidemiological danger: "green", "yellow", "orange" and "red".

"Green" will be set at two readings. The first is when the incidence of influenza and ARVI in at least 13 regions does not exceed 50% of the epidemiological threshold. The second is when the rate of detected cases of coronavirus is less than 5%.

"Yellow" is the baseline for the entire country. These are the restrictions that were introduced after the January lockdown and are in effect now, but with relief. In particular, it will be possible to hold mass events with 4 square meters allocated for one person (previously - 5). It will also be possible to visit educational institutions in groups of more than 20 people. Cafes, bars, restaurants will be able to work up to 24 hours (now - until 23 hours).

"Orange" - there are no additional restrictions, but this level, like a traffic light, signals that the region is approaching the "red" level.

The government extended quarantine in Ukraine until April 30, 2021 From February 24, 2021 on the territory of Ukraine the "yellow" level of epidemic danger is established, according to which it is forbidden:

- to stay in public buildings and structures, public transport without respirators or protective masks covering the nose and mouth;

- to stay on the streets without identity documents;

- arbitrarily leave places of self-isolation, observation;

- to cross the state border by foreigners and stateless persons without an existing insurance policy that covers the costs associated with the treatment of COVID-19, observation, and is valid for the period of stay in Ukraine;

- the same applies to the crossing of entry / exit checkpoints from the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea by foreigners and stateless persons;

- to hold mass (cultural, sports, entertainment, etc.) events with the participation of more than one person per 4 square meters of building or territory (if the event is held outdoors) or the number of halls over 50% of seats in each room;

- to hold official sports events and matches of team game sports with spectators with a fullness of buildings, premises with spectators more than 50% of seats and at a physical distance of less than 1.5 meters in the case of an event with standing persons;

- to receive visitors in cinemas, other cultural institutions with the fullness of cinemas or halls more than 50% of places (accommodation is carried out in accordance with the checkerboard arrangement, in particular for groups of two people) in each cinema or hall;

- to carry out regular and irregular transportation of passengers in urban, suburban, long-distance, intra-regional and inter-regional communication in the number of more than the number of seats; work of discos, entertainment establishments (night clubs), restaurants, cafes, bars, etc. with the organization of leisure, including carrying out of celebratory actions, banquets, master classes, public events, etc;

- for restaurants, cafes, bars, snack bars, canteens, cafeterias, cafeterias, etc., is prohibited to work after 24:00 and before 7:00 in addition to the provision of catering services with the implementation of targeted delivery and takeaway orders;

- to place visitors in catering establishments at a distance of less than 2 meters at adjacent tables and more than four people at one table (excluding children under 18 years of age). Visitors must enter and move around the establishment in masks, in addition to sitting at a table to eat and / or drink;

- the work of business entities that serve visitors, in which:

1) there is no marking for staying in line with the distance between customers not less than 1.5 meters;

2) employees are not provided with masks and proper control over their use is not exercised;

3) customers are served without masks, except for service through delivery windows, terraces, etc;

4) centralized collection of used personal protective equipment in separate containers (urns) is not provided;

- the work of institutions providing accommodation services (except for hotels, sanatoriums, institutions and institutions providing social services, rehabilitation institutions);

- to visit educational institutions when more than 50% of students and staff of the institution are in self-isolation due to contact with a patient with a confirmed case of COVID-19;

- to hold mass events in educational institutions with the participation of students from more than one group (class) and in the presence of spectators (visitors);

- to carry out planned hospitalization measures by health care institutions (except for the provision of medical care to pregnant women, parturients, parturients, newborns; patients with oncological and pulmonary diseases; palliative patients; patients in need of highly specialized medical care; and those whose hospitalization may life or health);

- the activities of gyms, fitness centers, which do not provide the opportunity to limit the number of visitors in the hall (one person per 10 square meters of total area, for swimming pools - more than 4 people on one track for individual lessons or 6 people for sports and training groups );

- to visit places of temporary detention of persons, points of temporary stay of foreigners and stateless persons who are illegally staying in Ukraine, and points of temporary accommodation of refugees (except for the defenders of these persons);

- to visit the institutions of social protection for the elderly, war and labor veterans, persons with disabilities, etc;

- to provide convicts with permits for short-term trips outside penitentiary institutions.

Policy study S. V. Geraskov, A. M. Fesenko One of reviewers was Maryna Bilynska, CEO of the Ukraine Resilience Center

In this study a policy in the field of religion in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine compared to the “frozen conflicts” in Georgia and Moldova is monitored. The authors concentrate on the analysis of religious situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, outline some global challenges for religious security with focus on the Eastern Partnership countries, shed light on the context of relevant religious situations before the conflicts. The issue of the legal background of activities of religious organizations in the temporarily occupied territories is also considered, the assessments of the international community are analyzed, and tailor-made recommendations for public authorities are offered.

The study is addressed to civil servants, local government officials, human rights and religious organizations, academic and expert community, as well as other interested parties.

The owners of cars with foreign registration will now start to receive speeding tickets.

"The automatic recording system of traffic rules violations has just begun to register violations of traffic rules committed by car owners on foreign registration plates," the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine said.

Such a statement means that the legal car owner, or the person who imported the car to Ukraine will receive the ticket.

"Europlates" were usually imported into Ukraine by citizens of other countries (so-called "camels"). They drove cars into Ukraine and then went back to their country. Now it appears that they shall receive speeding tickets, not the drivers who actually violated.

1. When a car with foreign registration numbers (Europlate) is entering Ukraine, the border guard fills the car number, name and passport data of the person behind the wheel into the database.

2. Next, if the driver of this car exceeds the speed, the system automatically finds the data of the person who was behind the wheel when passing through customs, picking the data from the SBGS database.

3. Resolutions on the traffic rules violation are sent to border guards by the police officers.

4. Border guards fix the fact of traffic violations during stay in Ukraine and inform the driver at the departure point from Ukraine, offering him to pay the ticket.

5. If a foreign driver refuses to pay the ticket, he will be banned from entering Ukraine.

6. If the owner of the car with foreign license plates is a citizen of Ukraine, and he refuses to pay the fine, his documents shall be sent to the state executive service for forfeiture of property or bank accounts, according to the general procedure.