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Ukrainian forces retreat from Lysychansk
KYIV, July 3 – Ukrainian forces retreated from Lysychansk, the last city of the Luhansk region that had not yet been controlled by Russia, amid heavy artillery fire to save lives of Ukrainian soldiers, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday. 08:40 | More

U.S. won’t push Ukraine to negotiate settlement with Russia, Kirby says
KYIV, July 3 - It’s not the United States’ role to push Ukraine to negotiate a settlement with Russia, even if the Biden administration thought that it was the right thing to do, John Kirby said Sunday. 08:38 | More

EBRD, WHO, OECD to join Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano
KYIV, July 1 – President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Odile Renaud-Basso, Secretary Generals of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann and the Council of Europe Marija Pejeinovic Buric confirmed their participation in the Ukraine Recovery Conference, which will be held in Lugano on July 4-5. 08:36 | More

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasizes that the military-political leadership of the Russian Federation has started a war not only with Ukraine, but also with the entire democratic world, so in the event of our defeat, all countries that declare democratic values will lose. He stated this in an interview with the American TV channel NBC.

Ukraine’s grain exports up 8.4% on year in 2021-2022 marketing season
KYIV, July 1 – Ukraine in 2021/2022 marketing year (MY, July-June) exported 48.51 million tons of grains and legumes, which is 8.4% higher than in the previous MY, despite Russia's full-scale invasion and difficulties with the export of agricultural products because of the blockade of Ukrainian seaports. 08:19 | More

IN FOCUS	Russia hits busy shopping mall in Ukraine KREMENCHUK, June 27 - Russian long-range bombers fired a missile that struck a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine’s central city of Kremenchuk on Monday, raising fears of what President Volodymyr Zelensky called an “unimaginable” number of victims in “one of the most daring terrorist attacks in European history.” 21:53 \| More
Russia withdraws forces from Snake Island SLOVIANSK, June 30 - Russian forces withdrew from a strategic Black Sea island Thursday, potentially easing the threat to the vital Ukrainian port city of Odesa, but kept up their push to encircle the last stronghold of resistance in the eastern province of Luhansk. 12:21 \| 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