Ukraine’s Zelenskiy signs new army draft law to reinforce exhausted troops
(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed into law a bill overhauling army mobilisation rules, according to the parliamentary website, as Ukraine seeks to address acute troop shortages in its fight against…
Blackouts hit Ukraine’s small businesses, and wider economy, hard
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – Oleksii Revutskyi rolls his eyes when talking about the challenges Ukrainian businesses have faced lately. “Two years of quarantine, a year of war – bring on…
Explainer-Why Ukraine’s southern Kherson region is a strategic prize
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops were greeted by joyous residents in the centre of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion in February.…
Ukraine’s first lady: ‘We are in trouble’ if solidarity fades
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska said on Wednesday her war-torn country will be in trouble if the world’s solidarity starts to fade, but added she still…
Ukraine’s first lady: Tech must be used to save people, not to kill
By Catarina Demony and Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – In an emotional appeal, Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska urged tech workers from around the world on Tuesday to create innovations to stop…
Russian bombings of civilian infrastructure raise cost of Ukraine’s recovery: IMF
By Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) – Russia’s latest strikes on civilian infrastructure have raised the cost of Ukraine’s recovery and could see it needing close to $4 billion a month just to…
Explainer-Why Ukraine’s southern Kherson region is a strategic prize
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces are piling pressure on Russian troops in the southern region of Kherson that Moscow occupied at the start of its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. Losing…
Ukraine’s Capital Rocked By Kamikaze Drone Strikes
Ukraine’s Capital Rocked By Kamikaze Drone Strikes Micaela Burrow on October 17, 2022 Kamikaze drones struck Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv on Monday, killing three and wounding four, a week after Russia’s…
Ukraine’s Marchenko to chair IMF, World Bank governing boards in 2023
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The shareholders of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on Friday selected Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko as the next rotating chair of the boards of…
NATO Can’t Keep Up With Ukraine’s Latest Weapons Demand After Putin Once Again Escalates Attacks: REPORT
NATO Can’t Keep Up With Ukraine’s Latest Weapons Demand After Putin Once Again Escalates Attacks: REPORT Micaela Burrow on October 12, 2022 Western countries worry they lack the production capacity to…
Explainer-What are the risks to Ukraine’s nuclear reactors in war
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Repeated shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has raised the possibility of a grave accident just 500 km (300 miles) from the…
Ukraine’s economy shrank by 30% in first three quarters of 2022
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s economy shrank by an estimated 30% in the first three quarters of 2022 compared with the same period in 2021, largely due to Russia’s invasion, the economy ministry said…
Banker Pyshnyi set to become Ukraine’s central bank head, lawmaker says
(Reuters) – Former bank executive Andriy Pyshnyi is set to be appointed chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine following Kyrylo Shevchenko’s resignation as central bank chief, a senior lawmaker said on…
U.S. cheers Ukraine’s “significant” battlefield success at Lyman
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday cheered Ukraine’s capture of the key bastion of Lyman from Russia in eastern Ukraine, saying it was an encouraging…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says he asked Canada’s Trudeau for help in removing landmines
(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had called on Canada on Wednesday to lead an unprecedented drive to rid his country of landmines linked to Russia’s seven-month-old invasion. Canada has…
Zelenskiy: Donetsk is Ukraine’s top priority since it is Russia’s top priority
(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described the military situation in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region on Monday as difficult and said it was the country’s “No. 1 goal” because it was also Russia’s…
U.S. attorney general, Ukraine’s top prosecutor to work together on war crimes prosecution – Justice Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland met with Ukraine’s top prosecutor in Washington on Tuesday and agreed to work more closely together to prosecute individuals involved in war crimes and…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy thanks Nike for leaving Russia market
(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he had spoken to Nike Inc and thanked the U.S. sportswear maker for making what he called the “right decision” to pull out…
Ukraine’s grain exports accelerate in Sept following grain deal -ministry
KYIV (Reuters) – The pace of grain exports from Ukraine has risen so far in September but volumes are still well below last season’s levels, agriculture ministry data showed on Wednesday. Ukraine’s…
Ukraine’s first lady to be guest of honor at EU State of Union
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska will be the guest of honor at Wednesday’s EU State of the Union, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday on…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to speak with IMF chief on Tuesday -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will speak with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters, as Ukraine continues to press…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy expects cooperation with Britain’s new PM
(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Britain’s next prime minister, Liz Truss, was “always on the enlightened side of European politics” and Kyiv looked forward to further cooperation…
Ukraine’s Naftogaz hopes to supply Europe with gas for next heating season – CEO
By Andrea Shalal and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz is working hard to increase natural gas production, and could supply gas to European countries in time for…
Ukraine’s Kuleba urges EU to ban Russian tourists
By Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) -The European Union should ban Russian tourists, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday, urging a step the bloc’s foreign ministers gathered in Prague are unlikely to…
Ukraine’s schools race to build bomb shelters before term starts
By Andrea Shalal and Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey KYIV (Reuters) – Svitlana tears up thinking of the bombing that leveled her son Illia’s school in Lysychansk, a city in the eastern Ukrainian region of…
Russia says it struck railway station in Ukraine’s Chaplyne
(Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said on Thursday its forces had hit a military train at Chaplyne railway station in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region. Kyiv says 25 civilians died in the Russian strike…
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