KYIV, Jan 10 – About 40% of Ukrainian patients leaving abroad are going to treat cancer diseases in foreign clinics, Vice President at the International Association of Physicians in Medical Tourism (IAPMT) Inna Dashchenko has said.

KYIV, Jan 11 – The text of a ruling by Kramatorsk's District Court on special confiscation of $1.5 billion from disgraced former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and his cronies has been classified because investigatory measures are underway and the safety of participants of the process should be provided, Deputy Chief of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office Yevhen Yenin said.

VIENNA, Jan. 11 - Italy's foreign minister will visit Ukraine and Russia in the coming weeks to "intensify" efforts to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine, as he took up the post of chairperson-in-office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, Jan 12 - The U.S. State Department has included Ukraine in the second group of countries out of four in terms of level of security for U.S. citizens – the countries in which they should exercise increased caution.

KYIV, Jan 12 - The Department of Consular Service of the Foreign Ministry has opened 10 new visa centers in eight countries starting January 15, the ministry reported.

KYIV, Jan 12 - The overwhelming majority of the population of Ukraine (80%) consider the fight against corruption in the country to be unsuccessful, while 46% regard it as a complete failure, according to a sociological survey conducted by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation along with the Razumkov Center's sociological service.

KYIV, Jan. 12 - Ukraine's military said that one of its soldiers was killed and four wounded in clashes that took place in the eastern part of the country during the previous 24 hours, RFE/RL reported Friday.

KIEV, Jan. 12 – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko 's administration reports that the president and his Kazakh counterpart, Nursultan Nazarbayev, spoke on Tuesday and conveyed assurances that trade between their two countries would not be impacted by Russia's trade embargo.

KIEV, Jan. 12 – U.S. military aid shipments to Ukraine will start within the next few months, Ukraine's Ambassador to the U.S. Valeriy Chaly said.

KIEV, Jan. 13 – Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said Kiev will search for alternative ways of supplying Ukrainian goods in connection with the Russian transit and trade embargo.