KYIV, Aug 5 – Ukraine's foreign exchange reserves fell 1.6% on the month to $22.385 billion as of August 1, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported on Friday.

KYIV, Aug 5 – The Russian-occupied Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) disconnected one of the three operating power units from the network due to damage to the high-voltage line in an enemy shelling.

KYIV, Aug 7 - Russia was moving troops and equipment in the direction of the southern port cities to stave off a Ukrainian counteroffensive as six more ships loaded with grain received authorization Sunday to leave the country’s Black Sea coast.

VILNIUS, Aug 6 – Lithuanian diplomats are asking the European Union not to recognize Russian passports issued to residents of Russia-occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions (ORDLO) and, if that's not possible, could take unilateral actions, Lithuania's Foreign Ministry has said.

KYIV, Aug 7 – A Ukrainian cargo plane was destroyed in a missile attack at an airport in Misrata, Libya, on Monday while crew was evacuated to safety, the Foreign Ministry reported on Tuesday.

KYIV, Aug 7 – The Finance Ministry and National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) should improve coordination on borrowing schedule to avoid sudden pressure on the hryvnia, the local currency, NBU Board Chairman Bohdan Danylyshyn said Wednesday.

KYIV, Aug. 7 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called for urgent talks with the leaders of Russia, Germany and France to try to end the five-year war in eastern Ukraine after shelling by Moscow-led separatists killed four of Kyiv’s soldiers, The Irish Times reported.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 - A longtime business partner of President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort has detailed how he helped Manafort hide millions of dollars that he earned from Ukrainian clients in his first day as a star witness in Manafort's trial, RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, Aug 3 – Ukraine's Central Election Commission (CEC) on Friday confirmed budget requests for presidential and parliamentary elections in 2019, which are UAH 2.355 billion and almost UAH 1.95 billion, respectively.

MOSCOW, Aug. 7 - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that any future NATO decision to admit Georgia to its ranks could trigger “a terrible conflict” and questioned why the alliance would consider such a move, Reuters reported.