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…
Missile strikes infrastructure of Ukraine’s Odesa, city council says
(Reuters) – A missile struck infrastructure in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa on Saturday, the local authorities said in an online statement without giving further details. “Odesa was hit by a…
After Russian pullback, Ukraine’s northern Sumy region prepares for new assault
By Joseph Campbell and Zohra Bensemra SUMY, Ukraine – Russia’s forces may have pulled back in some parts of Ukraine more than a week ago, but the territorial defence force in the…
Ukraine’s richest man vows to rebuild besieged Mariupol
By Elizabeth Piper KYIV – Ukraine’s richest man has pledged to help rebuild the besieged city of Mariupol, a place close to his heart where he owns two vast steelworks that he…
Ukraine’s GDP may fall between 30%-50% in 2022 – Finance Minister
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s gross domestic product (GDP) may fall between 30% and 50% this year, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said in televised comments on Saturday. (Reporting in Kyiv by Pavel Polityuk; Writing…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: Between 2,500 to 3,000 Ukrainian troops have died in war
(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday told CNN that between 2,500 to 3,000 Ukrainian troops have died so far in the war with Russia and another 10,000 have been injured.…
Ukraine’s prime minister, finance officials to visit Washington next week
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and top Ukrainian finance officials will visit Washington next week during the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank,…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy and Biden discuss defensive aid and sanctions
(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed additional defensive and financial aid for Kyiv as well as sanctions and alleged Russian war crimes, the Ukrainian president said…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy mocks Putin for saying war is going to plan
(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday mocked Moscow’s insistence that the war against his nation was going well, asking how President Vladimir Putin could have approved a plan that involved…
Mayor of Ukraine’s Bucha says 403 bodies found so far
(Reuters) – The mayor of the Ukrainian town of Bucha near Kyiv said on Tuesday that authorities had so far found 403 bodies of people they believed were killed by Russian forces…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy urges quick EU sanctions on Russian oil, all banks
VILNIUS – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the European Union on Tuesday to impose sanctions on all Russian banks and Russian oil and to set a deadline for ending imports of Russian…
Army experience drives Ukraine’s Vereshchuk to secure prisoner release
By Elizabeth Piper KYIV – It’s the five years spent serving in the Ukrainian army that drives Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk’s passion to secure the release of every single prisoner of…
NATO says Russia regrouping to try to take Ukraine’s Donbas
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS – Russia is likely to launch a new offensive in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region in the next few weeks, NATO Secretary-General Jensen Stolen said on Tuesday, adding that…
‘Obvious’ Russian forces responsible for atrocities in Ukraine’s Bucha, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON – Russian forces are obviously responsible for the atrocities in the Ukrainian town on Bucha, the Pentagon said on Monday, even as it acknowledged it was not yet sure precisely which…
Russia denies killing civilians in Ukraine’s Bucha
(Reuters) – Russia on Sunday denied Ukrainian allegations that it had killed civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, describing footage and photographs of dead bodies as a “provocation” and a “staged…
Ukraine’s gold and forex reserves stand at $29 billion, says official
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s gold and foreign currency reserves stand at $29 billion, the same level as before Russia’s invasion thanks to external financial support, the president’s economic adviser Oleh Ustenko said on…
Ukraine’s economy could contract 40% in 2022, ministry says
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s economy shrank 16% year-on-year in the first quarter of this year and could contract 40% in 2022 as a result of Russia’s invasion, the economy ministry said in a…
Ukraine’s bonds rally further, hit highest since day after invasion
LONDON – Ukraine’s government bond prices climbed further on Tuesday, hitting their highest since the start of Russia’s invasion a month ago, as the two countries held their first face-to-face talks in…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says tougher Russian sanctions needed quickly
By Maria Starkova and Ronald Popeski (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday urged Western nations to toughen sanctions quickly against Russia, including an oil embargo, to stop Moscow having a…
Russia hits Ukraine’s Lviv with cruise missiles, defence ministry says
LONDON – Russia struck military targets in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv with high-precision cruise missiles, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday. Russia hit a fuel depot being used by…
Ukraine’s new agriculture minister warns over global food prices
LVIV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s new agriculture minister said on Friday that Ukraine’s grain stocks for export amount to $7.5 billion but did not say what the volume of grains for export was.…
Ukraine’s Mariupol says Russia forcefully deported thousands of its people
– The city council of Ukraine’s Mariupol said Russian forces forcefully deported several thousand people from the besieged city last week, after Russia had spoken of “refugees” arriving from the strategic port.…
EU proposes to create solidarity fund for Ukraine’s basic needs
AMSTERDAM – The European Union is considering creating a solidarity fund for Ukraine to help provide basic services in the country and meet citizens’ immediate needs, European Council President Charles Michel said…
Some residents of Ukraine’s Mariupol are fleeing on foot, says governor
LVIV, Ukraine – Some residents of Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol have resorted to escaping the blockade on foot as official evacuation efforts have mostly failed due to ongoing shelling by Russian…
‘Holodomor’: The Notorious Man-Made Famine Behind Ukraine’s Desire For Independence
‘Holodomor’: The Notorious Man-Made Famine Behind Ukraine’s Desire For Independence Harold Hutchison on March 14, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February is not the first time that Moscow has tried to…
Russian gas will continue to flow through Ukraine to Europe – Ukraine’s Naftogaz
By Susanna Twidale LONDON – Russian gas will continue to flow to Europe through Ukraine as long as the operators of Ukraine’s gas networks are able to function, the head of Ukraine’s…
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