KYIV, Aug 22 - A representative office of the Belgian Development Agency Enabel will open in Kyiv, it will help Ukrainian institutes and institutions restore and support the sustainability of critical and social infrastructure facilities, the press service of Kyiv City State Administration reports.

WASHINGTON, Aug 22 - The Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, even as Washington works to get a better understanding of Kyiv’s incursion into Russia and how it advances the broader battlefield goals more than two years into the war.

KYIV, Aug 24 – No force on earth can overcome the patriotism of 44 million Ukrainians, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson has said in his speech to congratulate Ukraine on Independence Day.

KYIV, Aug 25 – The G7 ambassadors have agreed that the Russian Federation must immediately stop all hostilities and withdraw its troops and equipment from the captured Zaporizhia nuclear power plant and the town of Enerhodar, Zaporizhia region, where it is located, as well as return full control over the plant to Ukraine.

KYIV, Aug 25 – Portugal will continue to provide Ukraine with political, financial, military and humanitarian assistance, Portuguese Foreign Minister Joao Cravinho said.

KYIV, Aug 25 - Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant was forced to shut down the last two operational units Thursday after a fire at a nearby facility damaged the last power line to the grid, Energoatom reported.

KYIV, Aug 25 - Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a major buildup of his country’s military forces Thursday in an apparent effort to replenish troops that have suffered heavy losses in six months of bloody warfare and prepare for a long, grinding fight ahead in Ukraine.

KYIV, Aug 20 – President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that as long as Nord Stream 2 is not launched, Ukraine will actively negotiate to protect its interests, the presidential press service said on Thursday.

KYIV, Aug 20 – The majority of Ukrainians, 61.2%, believe that Crimea should be returned to Ukraine. This is evidenced by the results of a study conducted by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation together with the sociological service of the Razumkov Center.

KYIV, Aug 22 - The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople has arrived on a visit to Ukraine to attend festivities marking the 30th anniversary of its declaration of independence, AP reported.