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.

KYIV, July 28 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday replaced the chief of the general staff of the armed forces and other military leaders in the most comprehensive reshuffle in the Ukrainian army over the past 18 months.

KYIV, July 27 – Ukraine and Turkey are discussing the issue of joint development and even production of Bayraktar attack drones in Ukraine, provided that appropriate conditions are provided, Turkish Ambassador to Ukraine Yagmur Ahmet Guldere said.

WARSAW, July 28 - Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine on Tuesday announced a new platform for increasing cooperation in security, economy, and political matters, as well as for fighting COVID-19, AP reported.

KYIV, July 27 – Every day more than 20 planes with tourists from Ukraine land in Turkey, and more than 30,000 Ukrainians have arrived in Antalya in the first two weeks of July, Turkish Ambassador to Ukraine Yagmur Ahmet Guldere said.

KYIV, July 27 – Ukraine will not be able to provide itself with domestic tests for COVID-19 due to their insufficient quality, however, the global shortage of reagents for conducting tests for coronavirus restrains an increase in the volume of PCR testing for diagnosing the disease, Mykola Skavronsky, commercial director of Synevo, said.