KIEV, Sept. 18 – The constant hostilities and violations of the Minsk ceasefire agreements has resulted in repeated damage to the water pipe system in eastern Ukraine, putting tens of thousands of civilians living on both sides of the contact line without access to piped water, says a report released by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) today.

KIEV, Sept. 21 – The legal framework for fighting corruption has been created and currently the establishment of the required infrastructure and formation of anti-corruption personnel was being held, President Petro Poroshenko said at a meeting of the National Reforms Council.

KIEV, Sept. 21 – Donetsk Regional Military and Civil Administration head Pavlo Zhebrivsky said that he doesn't rule out the possibility of shell attacks in Donbas resuming after fake elections are held by the so-called 'Donetsk People's Republic' on October 18, or after the upcoming UN General Assembly.

KIEV, Sept. 22 – The orders of the Ukrainian President on the decisions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine "On using special personal economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions)" and on amending an addition to it were posted on Tuesday night.

KIEV, Sept. 22 – Ukraine's gross foreign debt grew by $700 million in H1, to $127 billion, rising considerably in relation to GDP, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

LVIV, Sept. 22 - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that his country is still not ready to become a member of the North Atlantic Alliance, while NATO is not ready to accept Ukraine.

KIEV, Sept. 22 - IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Tuesday pressed Ukraine's hold-out creditors such as Russia and a handful of Western investment houses to write off some of the crisis-wrecked country's massive debt, AFP reported.

KIEV, Sept. 22 - Ukraine pressed NATO on Tuesday for Western weaponry to help defend itself against pro-Russian separatists but the head of the alliance resisted for fear of threatening a fragile ceasefire with Russian-backed rebels, Reuters reported.

WARSAW, Sept. 21 – Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania launched a joint military force on Friday that Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said could start its first exercises in the tense region in the next year, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Sept. 19 - President Petro Poroshenko said in a tweet on Friday that the United States had promised $1 billion in financial guarantees for Kiev to raise funds on the capital markets, Reuters reported.