KYIV, Aug 28 – The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden believes that the war in Ukraine will continue next year and possibly beyond, so Washington is considering several new augmentations for increasing Western support, The Washington Post said.

KYIV, Aug 28 – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is convinced that one of the promising areas for the development of Ukraine now and after the victory will be production related to security and security technologies.

KYIV, Aug 29 – Ukraine is interested in resuming the functioning of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, from which the Russian Federation withdrew on July 17, but intends to strengthen and develop an alternative sea route for grain exports, along which two ships have already left Ukrainian ports, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.

KYIV, Aug 29 – The majority of Ukrainians (66.1%) believe that the situation in the country will improve in the future, according to a survey conducted within the framework of the Ukrainian Society sociological monitoring after 16 months of the war.

KYIV, Aug 29 - The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will send an additional $250 million in weapons and ammunition to Ukraine as part of its ongoing support of Kyiv’s counteroffensive, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, Aug 29 - A drone attack on an airport in the north-western Russian city of Pskov has damaged at least two military transport planes, BBC reported Tuesday citing Russian news agencies.

KYIV, Aug 30 – The Ministry of Finance and representatives of the World Bank on 29 August discussed the preparation of new framework projects "Lifting up Education and Results in Times of Need" (LEARN) and "Investing in Social Protection for Inclusion, Resilience and Effectiveness" (INSPIRE).

KYIV, Aug 30 – Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak discussed with diplomats the implementation of Ukraine's Peace Formula, the press service of the Office of the President said.

WASHINGTON, Aug 30 - The White House on Wednesday said that it has new intelligence that shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have swapped letters as Russia looks to North Korea for munitions for the war in Ukraine, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, Aug 30 – As a result of the war, 30% of Ukrainians lost their jobs, were laid off or fired (19%), or the company itself was closed (11%), according to a survey conducted by the Work.ua job search website in July, presented on Tuesday.