KYIV, July 3 – Ukrainian forces retreated from Lysychansk, the last city of the Luhansk region that had not yet been controlled by Russia, amid heavy artillery fire to save lives of Ukrainian soldiers, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday.

BRUSSELS, July 2 – EU summit participants have agreed that Russia should accept its responsibility for downing flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014.

KYIV, July 2 – The results of the healthcare reform in Ukraine would be noticeable in full in two or three years, but today the government should be consistent in approving all the required decisions, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said.

KYIV, July 3 - A top Ukrainian military officer on Tuesday has condemned an order by Russian President Vladimir Putin to name several Russian military units after cities and other places in Ukraine.

KIEV, June 30 – Ukraine has to consider massive evacuation of people from Donetsk and Luhansk regions due to critical contamination caused by the war, a senior official said.

KIEV, July 3 - Ukraine has accused Russian security service of being behind a major cyber attack that crippled operations around the world earlier this week, The Independent reported.

KIEV, June 30 – Most Ukrainians believe there is no alternative to the country’s integration with Europe as staying neutral may only worsen its security, according to a recent opinion poll.

KIEV, June 30 – Ukraine needs to continue the reform of the energy sector, in particular, the privatization of energy companies, in order to improve the efficiency of this sector and actively fight corruption, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt said.

KIEV, July 1 – Growth of gross domestic product in Ukraine will speed up to 3% in 2017 while inflation rate will decrease to 8.1% (December 2016 to December 2017), according to a basic forecast of economic and social development of Ukraine for 2017, which has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on Friday.

BRUSSELS, July 1 - The Council of the European Union on Friday approved the decision agreed upon on June 21 by the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU countries to prolong the economic sanctions on Russia by six months, until January 31, 2017, the council said in a communique.