KIEV, July 22 ??“ A confrontation between President Viktor Yushchenko and the pro-Russian coalition in Parliament was set to escalate sharply on Monday as deadline approaches when the president gets the power to dismiss the legislature.

KYIV, June 22 - Ukraine's top military commander says its forces are still defending a small area of territory inside Russia that it captured almost a year ago, BBC reported.

KYIV, June 23 - At least nine people were killed and several injured in a Russian missile and drone attack in the Kyiv region in the early hours of Monday morning, BBC reported citing the interior minister.

BRUSSELS, June 21 – The Vice-President of the European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis, has confirmed that the first payment of EUR 1.5 billion from windfall revenue from frozen Russian assets will be provided to Ukraine "before summer break."

KYIV, June 21 – Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva, in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine, stated that there is currently no risk that partners will not transfer EUR 50 billion to Ukraine from the income from frozen Russian assets, a decision made at the Group of Seven summit last week.

KYIV, June 21 – In the coming days, a Ukrainian delegation for the EU accession talks will be created and approved, and the chief negotiator for the introductory talks will be appointed, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva said in an exclusive interview with the Interfax-Ukraine News Agency.

KYIV, June 22 - Ukraine said Sunday that satellite pictures show the destruction of a Russian warehouse used to launch Iranian-made drones and to train cadets, BBC reported.

KYIV, June 22 – Ukraine may need up to EUR 1 trillion in outside assistance to repair the damages inflicted by Russia's invasion, Bloomberg has reported, citing the words of Chief of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Werner Hoyer, who was speaking at a press conference in Frankfurt on Tuesday.

KYIV, June 22 – The total amount of indirect losses inflicted on the agricultural industry of Ukraine as a result of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation amounted to $23.3 billion for the period from February 24 to June 9, while the country suffered the greatest losses (51%) due to the reduction in the cost of agricultural products caused by the blockade of its seaports – $11.9 billion.

KYIV, June 22 – The status of a candidate member of the European Union will give impetus to a new trajectory of Ukraine's GDP growth and a positive signal to investors, Andy Hunder, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (ACC), believes.