People skate on an ice rink in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Despite COVID-19 quarantine restrictions, a lot of Ukrainians enjoyed outdoor Christmas events. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)





An ethnic Hutsul man, an ethnic group spanning parts of western Ukraine, plays a violin as others, all wearing traditional colorful clothes, sing a kolyada song during the Orthodox Christmas celebration near the Holy Trinity church in Iltsi village, Ivano-Frankivsk region of Western Ukraine, Thursday, January 7, 2021. Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, in accordance with the Julian calendar. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)





A doctor demonstrates how to use protective gear to young medical workers during the study process about the reanimation of COVID-19 patients, in the lecture hall of Vishnevscogo Hospital in the pro-Russian militants controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine, 21 December 2020. Ukraine reported a sharp decrease in the number of new active COVID-19 cases that had been confirmed across the country on 21 December 2020, that is 6,545 against 8,325 registered a day earlier. In total, there have been 1,052,919 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020. (Photo by Dave Mustaine/EPA/EFE)





Veterinarians perform an ultrasound scan of a dog at an animal shelter in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine, December 10, 2020. The animal shelter “Pif” funded by volunteers and supporters hosts and delivers medical care to almost 850 stray dogs and cats waiting for adoption. (Photo by Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)





A couple wearing protective masks against COVID-19 take a selfie in a front of Christmas tree in central Kyiv, Ukraine on December 20, 2020. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





A woman wearing a face mask to help protect herself from the coronavirus looks from a fogged bus window in Ivano-Frankivsk, Western Ukraine, Friday, January 8, 2021. The country of 42 million is recording about 9,000 new COVID-19 infections a day; more than 19,500 people have died. Ukraine imposes a wide-ranging lockdown beginning Friday, closing schools and entertainment venues and restaurant table service through Jan. 25. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)





A toy bear with a protective mask is seen at a Christmas fair in central Kyiv, Ukraine on December 20, 2020. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





A couple embrace at a Christmas fair in front of the presidential office building in Kyiv, Ukraine on December 23, 2020. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





A couple embrace during New Year's day celebrations in central Kyiv, Ukraine on January 1, 2021. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





Servicemen of National guard stand during a rally of representatives of small businesses the “Save FOP” (“Save individual-entrepreneurs”) amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on December 18, 2020. Small businesspeople from all country gathered in Ukrainian capital to demand the abrogation of the amendments to a law about the simplified tax system, and against restrictive measures amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Vladimir Shtanko/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





People ice skate around a Christmas tree in Kiev, Ukraine, on December 21, 2020. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)





People skate under heavy snow at the ice rink set up outside the Ukrainian President office in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Despite of COVID-19 quarantine restrictions, a lot of Ukrainians are still attending outdoor Christmas events, often ignoring protective measures. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)





Protesters march along the Streets during the demonstration in Kiev, Ukraine, on December 22, 2020. Hundreds of protesters gathered to protest against the introduction of restrictive measures due to the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic. (Photo by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)





A pedestrian walks along a street during snowfall in Kyiv, Ukraine on December 23, 2020. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





People are seen around giant Christmas Tree illuminated as part of Christmas celebration amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic at Sofievska Square in Kiev, Ukraine on December 26, 2020. (Photo by Talha Yavuz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Women walk past an installation showing a protective face mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kyiv, Ukraine on December 28, 2020. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





Activists and supporters of Ukrainian nationalist parties hold torches as they take part in a rally to mark the 112th birth anniversary of Stepan Bandera, one of the founders of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), in Kyiv, Ukraine on January 1, 2021. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





A Ukrainian service man plays the violin in the dugout of a position on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists, not far from Gorlivka, in the Donetsk region, on December 22, 2020. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov/AFP Photo)





Revellers take part in New Year's Eve celebrations in Kyiv, Ukraine on December 31, 2020. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)