KIEV, Aug. 3 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko will Thursday meet Rodrigo de Rato, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, at his residence in Crimea, the presidential press service reported Wednesday.

KIEV, Aug. 3 ??“ The Finance Ministry will tap international capital markets to borrow ?600 million this year to finance the budget gap, the ministry said Wednesday.

KYIV, June 24 - At least 17 people were killed in Russian air strikes on southeastern Ukraine on Tuesday, damaging schools, hospitals and a passenger train, BBC reported citing Ukrainian officials.

KYIV, June 26 - The head of Ukraine's army, Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, has said his troops have stopped Russian advances in the northeastern border region of Sumy, BBC reported.

KYIV, June 30 – Russia launched its largest aerial assault on Ukraine overnight, firing a total of 537 aerial weapons, including 477 drones and 60 missiles, Ukraine’s air force reported Sunday. The escalation marks the most extensive airstrike since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.

KYIV, June 30 – A Russian-installed official in Ukraine’s occupied Luhansk region said Monday that Moscow’s forces now control the entire territory, potentially making it the first of four regions illegally annexed by Russia to fall fully under its control since the 2022 invasion.

KYIV, July 4 – Russia launched a record 539 drones at Ukraine overnight into Friday, striking residential areas and key infrastructure just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had made “no progress” in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

KYIV, June 29 – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the fourth review of the extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Ukraine, enabling a disbursement of about $2.2 billion (SDR 1.66 billion) to Ukraine, which will be channeled for budget support.

KYIV, July 1 – The electricity shortage in Ukraine, which arose due to massive attacks by the Russian Federation on the energy system, the latest of which led to the destruction of about half of the generating capacity, which is estimated at more than 80% for thermal power plants and more than 40% for hydroelectric power plants, will continue until the end of 2025, it is reported in updated memorandum with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

KYIV, July 1 – Ukraine is expanding the draft to cope with acute battlefield shortages more than two years into fighting against Russia’s full-scale invasion. And its recruiting efforts have turned, for the first time, to the country’s prison population, The Associated Press reported.