KIEV, Oct. 19 - The Ukrainian government signed a Production Sharing Agreement with Vanco Energy, an independent U.S. oil company, for a major offshore oil and gas extraction project, the press service of the Ukrainian president reported Friday.

KIEV, Oct. 19 - Ukraine’s likely new government coalition pledged to work hard to eventually secure supplies of Central Asian natural gas to Europe via the country’s gas pipelines, according to a coalition agreement released Friday.

KYIV, Sept 18 - Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge fire and forcing some residents to evacuate, a Ukrainian official and Russian news reports said Wednesday. At least 13 people were injured, Russia's Health Ministry added.

KYIV, Sept 19 – According to experts interviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), power outages will last from 4 to 18 hours daily in winter, the monitors' report says.

KYIV, Sept 19 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces had reduced the potential of Russian troops to launch attacks in Donetsk region on the eastern front of the more than 2 1/2-year-old war, Reuters reported.

BRUSSELS, Sept 19 - European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to war-ravaged Ukraine on Friday with the promise of 160 million euros ($180 million) in fresh energy funds to get the nation through the winter, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, Sept 21 – Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday that he has not yet promised that he will support the allocation of a new tranche of $24 billion to Ukraine in 2023, while Senate Speaker Chuck Schumer believes that assistance to Kyiv should not be stopped.

KYIV, Sept 21 – A $1.25 billion grant from the United States arrived on Thursday in Ukraine's state budget through the World Bank's Multi-Donor Trust Fund, the Ministry of Finance said.

KYIV, Sept 21 – As a result of the morning massive enemy missile attack on Ukraine, the energy infrastructure was hit, in particular, a 330 kV substation was damaged in one of the regions.

WASHINGTON, Sept 21 - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy worked to shore up U.S. support for Ukraine on a whirlwind visit to Washington on Thursday, delivering an upbeat message on the war’s progress while facing new questions about the flow of American dollars that for 19 months have helped keep his troops in the fight against Russian forces.