KYIV, Sept 20 – Issues of protecting energy this coming winter and domestic production of weapons – missiles, drones and electronic warfare systems, as well as the situation at the front were the focus of the regular meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
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KYIV, Sept 20 – The Norwegian government has proposed to increase assistance to Ukraine by NOK 5 billion (about EUR 430 million) this year and allocate at least NOK 15 billion (about EUR 1.3 billion) a year until 2030, Panorama Nyheter reported.
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BRUSSELS, Sept 19 - European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to war-ravaged Ukraine on Friday with the promise of 160 million euros ($180 million) in fresh energy funds to get the nation through the winter, The Associated Press reported.
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KYIV, Sept 19 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces had reduced the potential of Russian troops to launch attacks in Donetsk region on the eastern front of the more than 2 1/2-year-old war, Reuters reported.
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KYIV, Sept 19 – Real gross domestic product (GDP) of Ukraine in August 2024 year-over-year decreased for the first time since March 2023, a decrease of 2.1%, while in July an increase of 4.4% was recorded, according to the assessment of the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER).
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KYIV, Sept 19 – The Board of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has decided to keep its key policy rate at 13%, but from September 20, 2024, interest rates on three-month certificates of deposit and interest rates on refinancing loans will be decreased by 0.5 percentage points (p.p.) and 1 p.p., respectively.
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KYIV, Sept 19 – According to experts interviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), power outages will last from 4 to 18 hours daily in winter, the monitors' report says.
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KYIV, Sept 19 – Investments in the 54.6 MW Skole Wind Farm (Orovska LLC) in Lviv region, whose official presentation took place on Wednesday, amounted to approximately UAH 2.1 billion, according to Andriy Konechenkov, Chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association (UWEA).
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KYIV, Sept 18 - Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge fire and forcing some residents to evacuate, a Ukrainian official and Russian news reports said Wednesday. At least 13 people were injured, Russia's Health Ministry added.
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KYIV, Sept 18 – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has expended its nuclear safety assistance to Ukraine as well as support for the completion of the construction of power units 3 and 4 at the Khmelnytsky Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has said on Wednesday.
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