What happened in Ukraine as 26 March 2020 began
A look back at two developments reported on 25 March 2020: a nationwide emergency over coronavirus and an arrest of a former foreign minister.
What was Ukraine dealing with as 26 March 2020 began? Two developments reported the previous day, 25 March 2020, set the backdrop.
The Cabinet of Ministers introduced a nationwide state of emergency for 30 days because of the spread of coronavirus disease. The regime covered the entire territory of the country.
The same day, security forces arrested former Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara. He was held on charges of murdering advertising mogul Sergiy Starytsky.
The two reports were unrelated, but together they marked a day when public attention in Ukraine was divided between a public health emergency and a criminal case involving a former senior official.
