WASHINGTON, Jan 30 – The Pentagon has successfully tested a new long-range precision bomb for Ukraine that is expected to arrive on the battlefield as soon as Wednesday, according to two U.S. officials and two other people with knowledge of the talks.

KYIV, Jan 30 – The Ministry of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine together with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO) will develop a mechanism for coordinating and accountability of donor assistance allocated for post-war reconstruction, a senior official said.

KYIV, Jan 30 – In 2023, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine will increase the purchase of UAVs for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, taking into account the needs and requests of the Ukrainian army, about UAH 20 billion should be allocated to this segment in 2023.

KYIV, Jan 30 – The Ministry of Economy confirms the forecast for the growth of the Ukrainian economy in 2023 by 3.2%, despite the worsening of its forecast by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) from 4% to 0.3% this week, First Deputy Minister Denys Kudin has said.

KYIV, Jan 30 – The economic sanctions that were imposed by Western countries and Ukraine against the Russian Federation are already having a powerful effect and are affecting the Russian economy, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko has said.

PARIS, Jan 30 - France and Australia announced Monday plans to jointly produce and send several thousand 155-millimeter artillery shells to Ukraine, starting in the coming weeks, The Associated Press reported.

SEOUL, Jan 30 - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday called for South Korea to provide direct military support to Ukraine, saying Kyiv is in urgent need of weapons to fight off the prolonged Russian invasion.

KYIV, Jan 30 - Fighting remained largely deadlocked Monday in eastern Ukraine where Russian shelling killed five civilians over the past day, according to Ukrainian officials, as the warring sides sized up their needs for renewed military pushes expected in coming weeks.

KYIV, Jan 28 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) raised its current account deficit forecast to 1.1% of GDP, or $2.3 billion from 1% of GDP, or $1.9 billion in 2021 due to record-high levels of reinvested earnings and dividend payments.

BRUSSELS, Jan 28 – The United States and the EU are working on alternative gas supplies to EU countries in case that Russia attacks Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a joint statement released on Friday.