KIEV, July 28 - The OSCE's special mission to Ukraine on Tuesday made a fresh appeal to all sides in the military conflict in Ukraine's east to guarantee safe conditions for its monitors after one of its officers was wounded during an exchange of fire.

KIEV, July 27 – The European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) has positively pre-assessed a text of the improved document of the Constitution of Ukraine regarding the judiciary of Ukraine.

DONETSK, July 27 – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is set to continue to provide assistance for the reconstruction of health care institutions demolished during the conflict in the Donetsk region, said Sanela Bajrambasic, an ICRC representative in Donetsk.

KIEV, July 27 - On July 24 the Ukrainian government made a $120 million interest payment on the sovereign's 2012 eurobonds, however a credit-negative debt payment moratorium remains an imminent risk, said Moody's Investors Service.

KIEV, July 24 - The protracted hostilities have used up the financial resources set aside to conduct the antiterrorist operation (ATO), undermining salary payouts to the Ukrainian military as early as August 1, Finance Minister Oleksandr Shlapak said on Thursday.

KIEV, July 24 – President Petro Poroshenko says he believes that Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers led by Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk should continue work.

KIEV, July 25 - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, at a meeting with representatives of the European People's Party, stressed the importance of declaring the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) and Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) as terrorist organizations, the press service of the head of state has reported.

KIEV, July 27 - President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday his country was not fighting a civil war in its east but was fighting "foreign mercenaries,“ hailing soldiers for forcing pro-Russian rebels out of several towns and cities, Reuters reported.

DONETSK, July 27 - Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine where a Malaysian airliner was downed further complicated an investigation on Sunday as Europe and the United States prepared economic sanctions on Russia over the conflict, Reuters reported.

KIEV, July 26 – The International Monetary Fund is preparing to hold annual consultations with Ukraine under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement (obligations regarding exchange arrangements), according to William Murray, a deputy spokesman for the IMF External Relations Department.