KYIV, Oct 6 – Some 195 villages in western Ukraine suffered power cuts when power line safety systems were triggered as a result of bad weather conditions, namely rain and heavy winds, over the night of October 5 to October 6, Ukraine's State Emergency Service has said.

KYIV, Oct 6 - Ukrainian authorities have confirmed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Kyiv on Monday.

"President of the Turkish Republic Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay an official visit to Ukraine on October 9, 2017. During his visit, the Turkish president will meet with President Petro Poroshenko and also attend a session of the Ukraine-Turkey High-Level Strategic Council co-chaired by the heads of state," the Ukrainian presidential website said on Friday.

KYIV, Oct 5 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is concerned about amendments to the VAT refund system, IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine Goesta Ljungman said.

KYIV, Oct. 9 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, during a visit to Ukraine, that Turkey won't recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea, The Associated Press reported.

Erdogan said during Monday's visit to Kiev that Turkey will continue to support Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

KYIV, Oct. 9 - Ukraine's chief prosecutor on Monday blamed a Russian crime lord linked to Russia's security agency for the killing of renegade Russian lawmaker Denis Voronenkov, The Associated Press reported.

KIEV, Oct. 7 – President Petro Poroshenko emphasizes the need to speed up the signing of a bilateral agreement on free trade area (FTA) between Ukraine and Israel.

KIEV, Oct. 7 - The State Border Service of Ukraine is ready technically and organizationally for the possible introduction of a visa regime between Ukraine and Russia, State Border Guard Service chief Viktor Nazarenko said.

KIEV, Oct. 9 - Ukraine's military on Sunday postponed a planned parallel withdrawal with pro-Russian separatists from Stanytsa Luhanska, a town on the eastern frontline, saying rebels had disregarded the agreement by firing artillery at Ukrainian positions, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Oct. 7 – A proposal to overturn the bill on the National Commission for Energy, Housing and Utilities Services Regulation (NCER) passed by Ukraine's parliament on September 22 was backed only by 90 lawmakers. This allows Rada Speaker Andriy Parubiy to sign the bill and send it to the president for signing.

KIEV, Oct. 7 – The National Bank of Ukraine will create a center to respond to cyber security incidents in the banking system and the payment space of Ukraine, the NBU announced.