KIEV, Nov. 12 - Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych said he will press for the dismissal of two remaining pro-Western figures from the government despite a warning from President Viktor Yushchenko that the move may trigger instability.

KYIV, Oct 12 – The European Union has become Ukraine's largest donor in 2023, having already allocated EUR 13.5 billion as part of the macro-financial assistance instrument and expecting to pay another EUR 4.5 billion by the end of the year, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni has said.

KYIV, Oct 12 – Ukraine can attract more private investment for future growth by charting a clear and predictable policy path in key sectors, World Bank Governor Ajay Banga said on Wednesday at the 4th Ministerial Roundtable Discussion for Support to Ukraine at the IMF-World Bank meeting in Marrakech.

KYIV, Oct 12 – Ukraine, which has received $10.9 billion in state budget funding in the form of grants from the United States since the beginning of this year, expects to increase this amount to $13.2 billion by the end of this year, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said.

ZAGREB, Oct 12 – Returning land to productive use, preventing accidents and protecting victims, as well as creating a better mine action architecture are the three main goals of the National Mine Action Strategy, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko has said.

KYIV, Oct 12 - Russia reportedly suffered major equipment losses in a battle for the Ukrainian-held eastern Donbas town of Avdiivka on Wednesday, and lost 990 soldiers, 42 tanks, and 32 artillery systems overall in one day, according to Kyiv's military.

KYIV, Oct 12 - As U.S. congressional gridlock delays funding for the war in Ukraine, the Pentagon has been able to improvise and build a new missile launcher from radars and other parts contributed by allies and partners, a senior U.S. defense official said Thursday.

KYIV, Oct 12 – Ukraine has already received $19.8 billion in external financing this year and more than $11 billion is expected by the end of the year, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Yuriy Heletiy has said.

KYIV, Oct 12 – In the conditions of war, Ukraine needs to continue large-scale financing of the state budget deficit, in 2023 it is estimated at $3.5 billion per month, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said at a meeting with the leadership of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington on October 11.

BRUSSELS, Oct 12 – Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand announced a new batch of aid to the Ukrainian armed forces, which includes ammunition, communications equipment, winter clothing, armored vehicles and artillery.