KIEV (Reuters) - Cold has killed 37 people in Ukraine so far this month as temperatures reached minus 23 Celsius (-9 Fahrenheit) in parts of the former Soviet republic, the government said.
The Health Ministry said 190 people had sought medical help and 162 had been hospitalized.
Night temperatures are expected to drop to -28 C (-18 F) in northern, central and eastern Ukraine this week, weather forecasters say.
