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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018

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Russian church splits from Constantinople
MINSK, Oct. 15 - The Russian Orthodox Church said on Monday it had decided to sever all relations with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in protest over its endorsement of Ukraine’s request for an “autocephalous”, or independent, church, Reuters reported. 14:17 | More

SBU raids Moneyveo offices amid investigation of illegal use of personal data
KYIV, Oct 12 – The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has raided the office of Moneyveo micro-financial organization, seized equipment and documents as part of an investigation into the illegal use of personal data of Ukrainian citizens. 14:16 | More

Antonov designs strategic attack air system in line with NATO standards
KYIV, Oct 12 – Antonov, the state-owned aircraft designer and manufacturer, is working on a project to build the remotely piloted strategic attack air system meeting NATO standards as part of defense cooperation. 14:14 | More

President Petro Poroshenko instructed Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak and Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin to complete talks with the North Atlantic Alliance on the implementation of a special trust fund that will ensure safe use and effective protection of ammunition storage facilities. (Photo by the press service of the president.)

Ukraine produces 46.8-mln mt of grain as of October 11: Ag ministry
KYIV, Oct 12 - Ukraine as of October 11 produced 46.8 million tons of grain and leguminous crops from an area of 12 million hectares (81% of the forecast) with the yield of 3.9 tons per ha, Ukraine's Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food has said on its website. 14:14 | More

IN FOCUS	Aircraft, tanks fighting fire in Ukraine KYIV, Oct. 10 - Ukraine has sent in specialized tanks and aircraft to fight a massive fire as explosions continued at an arms depot in northern Ukraine on October 10, RFE/RL reported Wednesday citing the army. 11:29 \| More
Ukraine secures support for its church ISTANBUL, Oct. 11 - Ukraine secured approval on Thursday to establish an independent church in what Kyiv says is a vital step against Russian meddling in its affairs, but the Russian clergy fiercely opposes the biggest split in Christianity for a thousand years, Reuters reported. 12:12 \| More

COMMENT AND ANALYSIS

Threats persist from Chernobyl and Fukusima, Greenpeace reports The forest areas around Ukraine's Chernobyl and Japan's Fukusima remain sources of radiation and carry a potential threat to the health of local residents, Greenpeace said.More	Consumer inflation slowing faster than expected, NBU reports The actual slow of consumer inflation in February in annual terms is quicker than the inflation-slowing trajectory to 12% as of late 2016 projected by the National Bank of Ukraine, the regulator has reported on its website.More
ING analysts forecast 2016 GDP decline, citing political risks Analysts from ING Bank have confirmed the forecast of a decline in real gross domestic product in 2016 by 1%, pointing to a predominance of political risks in the economy.More	NBU: Hryvnia slide caused by temporary and fundamental factors The decrease of the hryvnia exchange rate on the interbank currency market continue being caused by both temporary and fundamental market factors that result in the reduction of supply of foreign currency, Deputy National Bank of Ukraine Governor Oleh Churiy said.More