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U.S. to send Ukraine $275-mln in new aid
WASHINGTON, Nov 19 - The Pentagon will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons, U.S. officials said Tuesday, as the Biden administration rushes to do as much as it can to help Kyiv fight back against Russia before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. 22:28 | More

Ukraine’s economic growth slows down to 1.1% in Oct vs. 4.4% in Sep
KYIV, Nov 19 – The growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP) of Ukraine in October slowed to 1.1% against 4% in September and 4.4% in August 2024, which is due to the pace of harvesting, according to the Monthly Economic Monitoring of the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER). 22:22 | More

Ukraine’s Parliament approves 2025 budget with UAH 3.6-trln in spending
KYIV, Nov 19 – The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, during its plenary session on Tuesday, passed bill No. 12000 "On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2025" at the final reading. 22:19 | More

First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska has begun her visit to Slovenia to participate in the meeting of the Enhancing Human Security Fund. During the event, she will present projects aimed at supporting children, adolescents, and families affected by the war. (Photo: presidential press service)

Ukrnafta to acquire 51% stake in Alliance Holding to operate Shell chain
KYIV, Nov 19 - Ukraine's Ukrnafta has signed an agreement with Shell to acquire a 51% stake in Alliance Holding LLC, the operator of Shell's filling station network in Ukraine, the company announced on Tuesday. 22:17 | More

IN FOCUS	Russia increases drone attacks on Ukraine KYIV, Nov 14 - Russia increased the intensity of its long-range drone attacks on Ukrainian cities by around 44% in the week following President-elect Donald Trump's election victory, ABC News analysis shows. 19:53 \| More
Biden lets Ukraine strike Russia with ATACMS KYIV, Nov 18 - President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the longer range weapons as Russia deploys thousands of North Korean troops to reinforce its war, The Associated Press reported citing a U.S. official and three other people familiar with the matter. 14:00 \| 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