KYIV, July 27 - Fierce fighting raged Thursday in southeastern Ukraine, where a Western official said Kyiv has launched a major push and Russian President Vladimir Putin said “hostilities have intensified significantly,” The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, July 27 – On Thursday, the State Budget of Ukraine received a $1.5 billion in concessional financing, the loan funds are provided under the guarantee of the Government of Japan through the mechanism of the World Bank's Trust Fund, the Ministry of Finance has reported.

BRUSSELS, July 26 – European Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson says that this week the European Union will be able to double the export of Ukrainian electricity.

KYIV, July 27 – Almost 90% of Ukrainians believe that Russia should compensate for the economic and infrastructural losses of Ukraine as a result of the war, according to the results of a nationwide survey "Ukraine during the war. Employment and income" conducted by the Rating sociological group on July 23 and 24, 2022.

KYIV, July 27 – The overwhelming majority (90%) of Ukrainians say they do not want to emigrate for permanent residence and only 9% say they would like to do so, according to the results of a nationwide poll entitled "Ukraine during the War. Employment and Incomes" conducted by the Rating sociological group on July 23 and 24, 2022.

KYIV, July 27 - Ukrainian troops used American-supplied precision rocket launchers to knock out a strategic bridge used by Russia to supply its forces in southern Ukraine’s occupied Kherson region, officials said Wednesday.

KYIV, July 28 – The United States has contributed $500 million (EUR 492.7 million) in donor funds for the EBRD Crisis Response Fund to respond to the impact of the war on Ukraine.

KYIV, July 28 - Russian forces launched a missile attack on the Kyiv area for the first time in weeks Thursday and pounded the northern Chernihiv region as well, in what Ukraine said was revenge for standing up to the Kremlin, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, July 27 – There is no COVID-19 outbreak in Ukraine yet, but the risk of such an outbreak remains high, according to experts from Kyiv School of Economics (KSE).

LVIV, July 27 - Helicopters provided air support, armored personnel carriers rolled through fields, and soldiers fired at enemy targets on Tuesday as part of a large military exercise hosted by Ukraine and also involving the United States, Poland and Lithuania, Reuters reported.