BRUSSELS, Oct 22 – The European Parliament supported the European Commission proposal to provide Ukraine with an exceptional loan of up to EUR 35 billion as a contribution to the initiatives of the G7 countries, with subsequent repayment at the expense of unexpected revenues from frozen Russian assets.

KYIV, Oct 22 - South Korea warned Tuesday it could consider supplying weapons to Ukraine in response to North Korea allegedly dispatching troops to Russia, as both North Korea and Russia denied the movements. NATO’s secretary general said that would mark a “significant escalation.”

ZAGREB, Oct 20 – The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) has been working in Ukraine for more than 10 years and is actively supporting it in creating a world-class mine action program under national leadership, the center's director Stefano Toscano said.

KYIV, Oct 20 – Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said that the total damage caused by the Russian aggression to the environment in Ukraine currently amounts to EUR 55.6 billion.

KYIV, Oct 20 – The Ministry of Economy plans to present the first draft of the Ukraine Plan in early November, prepare the final document at the end of November, in order to officially present it in the European Union in December as part of the EUR 50 billion financial support allocated by the EU for 2024-2027 within the Ukraine Facility, said First Deputy Minister of Economy Serhiy Sobolev.

KYIV, Oct 19 – The relevant departments have developed a detailed set of reasonable consumption of electricity by the population, enterprises, institutions and organizations under martial law, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says.

KYIV, Oct 19 – The National Defense Hackathon 2022, scheduled in Ukraine for October 20 and 21, has been postponed due to the aggravation of the situation with Russia's missile and drone attacks.

KYIV, Oct 20 – Ukraine and the United States have signed a joint statement of intent to create a U.S.-Ukraine Infrastructure Task Force focused on Ukraine's critical war-time needs, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported on its website.

KYIV, Oct 20 – Power cuts have been introduced in Kyiv city and region in order to avoid accidents, the press service of DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids has reported.

KYIV, Oct 20 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has upgraded its estimate of a decrease in GDP in 2022 to around 32% from 37.5% in the previous forecast, the press service of the regulator said on Thursday.