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Russian shelling kills 5 civilians in Ukraine
KYIV, Jan 30 - Fighting remained largely deadlocked Monday in eastern Ukraine where Russian shelling killed five civilians over the past day, according to Ukrainian officials, as the warring sides sized up their needs for renewed military pushes expected in coming weeks. 12:14 | More

NATO’s Stoltenberg asking South Korea to provide weapons to Ukraine
SEOUL, Jan 30 - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday called for South Korea to provide direct military support to Ukraine, saying Kyiv is in urgent need of weapons to fight off the prolonged Russian invasion. 12:12 | More

France, Australia agree to produce artillery shells for Ukraine
PARIS, Jan 30 - France and Australia announced Monday plans to jointly produce and send several thousand 155-millimeter artillery shells to Ukraine, starting in the coming weeks, The Associated Press reported. 11:43 | More

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen visited Odesa and held talks on key aspects of bilateral cooperation.

Ukrainian Deputy PM: Western sanctions begin to affect Russian economy
KYIV, Jan 30 – The economic sanctions that were imposed by Western countries and Ukraine against the Russian Federation are already having a powerful effect and are affecting the Russian economy, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko has said. 11:41 | More

IN FOCUS	U.S., Germany to deliver tanks to Ukraine BERLIN, Jan 25 - Germany and the United States said Wednesday they will send tanks to Ukraine, the first stage of a coordinated effort by the West to provide dozens of the heavy weapons to help Kyiv break battlefield stalemates as Russia’s invasion enters its 12th month. 18:42 \| More
Ukraine, allies in talks over planes, missiles KYIV, Jan 29 - Ukraine and its Western allies are engaged in “fast-track” talks on the possibility of equipping the invaded country with long-range missiles and military aircraft, The Associated Press reported Saturday citing a top Ukrainian presidential aide. 11:16 \| 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