KYIV, Oct 27 – Metinvest mining and metallurgical group within the framework of the Steel Front military initiative of Rinat Akhmetov has acquired 15 satellite artillery fire control systems for Ukrainian defenders, donating about UAH 9 million for modern equipment.

KYIV, Oct 27 – Financial support commitments undertaken by Ukraine's partners and the actual provision of funds are still very different, which creates a liquidity problem and the threat of further monetary financing of the state budget deficit by the National Bank with all the negative consequences for inflation, exchange rate and macro stability, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko has said.

KYIV, Oct 27 – As a result of severe destruction of the energy infrastructure of Kyiv region, caused by Russian attacks on the night of October 27, the power shortage in the capital could be almost a third, so the power outages will be longer and will affect more consumers, outage schedules are not yet relevant, the electricity supplier company YASNO said.

KYIV, Oct 27 – The Israeli Smartshooter system for intercepting unmanned aerial vehicles has been transferred to Ukraine and has begun to be used by the Ukrainian side to intercept Iranian suicide drones, the Israeli magazine Debka, specializing in military intelligence, reports, citing its own sources in Ukraine.

KYIV, Oct 27 - Ukraine has asked European gas traders to store surplus natural gas in the country’s underground gas storage facilities until demand accelerates as weather gets colder, the state-owned GTSOU gas shipper said Thursday.

KYIV, Oct 27 - Ukrainian forces attacked Russia’s hold on the southern city of Kherson on Thursday while fighting intensified in the country’s east. The battles came amid reports that Moscow-appointed authorities have abandoned the city, joining tens of thousands of residents who fled to other Russia-held areas.

KYIV, Oct 28 - Ukraine's Constitutional Court has stripped the country’s anti-corruption agency of some of its critical powers, increasing concerns that the country may be about to reverse anti-graft reforms.

KYIV, Oct 28 – A substantive conversation about when and how Iran will pay compensation to the relatives of those killed as a result of the downing of a Boeing 737-800 of Ukraine International Airline (UIA) will take place during the third round of talks between the countries, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said.

KYIV, Oct 28 – The Cabinet of Ministers has extended the state of emergency for the unified state civil protection system throughout Ukraine until December 31, 2020 due to the extension of lockdown.

KYIV, Oct 29 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy Thursday called for replacing all judges at the Constitutional Court, a day after its controversial ruling had threatened to derail Ukraine’s anti-graft reform and undermine relations with international donors.