KYIV, July 31 – Ukraine will seek the extradition of alleged contractors from the Russian private military company Vagner for their alleged involvement in military operation against the Ukrainian army in Donbas, RFE/RL reported Friday.

KYIV, Aug. 2 – Ukraine has strongly condemned Hungary’s move to appoint a government minister responsible for development of the TransCarpathian region and for spreading pre-school establishments for ethnic Hungarian minority there.

KYIV, Aug 1 – A half of Ukrainians believe that public non-government organizations are needed for healthy democratic development, but most lack knowledge about the already existing ones, a poll indicated.

KYIV, Aug 2 - The U.S. Senate has passed a bill on the U.S. defense budget for 2019 previously supported by the House of Representatives, which authorizes the allocation of $250 million to the U.S. Department of Defense for the provision of security assistance to Ukraine, including $50 million to be directed for lethal weapons, Ukraine's Embassy in the United States reported.

KYIV, Aug 2 – Reconstruction of old housing in Ukraine could start in three or four years after the adoption of specific legislation, Deputy Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Economy Minister of Ukraine Lev Partskhaladze said.

KYIV, Aug 2 – The Central Election Commission has approved the tentative spending for the holding parliamentary elections in 2019 and 2020, in the amount of UAH 1.85 billion and UAH 36.8 billion respectively.

KYIV, Aug 2 – The European Union's special attention in the support of reforms in Ukraine is given to the scaled-up fight against corruption, Peter Wagner, the head of the Support Group for Ukraine, said.

KYIV, Aug. 2 - Ukraine is preparing a lawsuit against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bridge to Crimea, fearing that it will close off the waters of three other Ukrainian regions, Newsweek reported on Wednesday.

KIEV, Aug. 1 – Ukraine's State Service of Exports Control has denied accusations of blocking humanitarian supplies of liquid chlorine by UNICEF to treat drinking water in Luhansk region.

KIEV, Aug. 1 – The UK's position on sanctions against Russia remains unchanged: sanctions will be extended until the Minsk agreements on Donbas settlement are fully implemented, British Prime Minister Theresa May said during a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.