KYIV, Sept 15 – Ukraine recently launched a program for farmers who have up to 300 hectares of land and are faced with the need to clear it, Spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Ukraine Saviano Abreu has said.

KYIV, Sept 15 – In Ukraine today, 18 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, and the humanitarian situation can be expected to worsen due to ongoing Russian attacks and the approach of winter, Spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Ukraine Saviano Abreu has said.

KYIV, Sept 15 – Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said that the authorities expect to complete the demining of agricultural lands within three years after liberation, and to clear the entire territory of Ukraine in five-seven years.

KYIV, Sept 15 – The state budget deficit of Ukraine in 2024 is envisaged at 20.4% of GDP, including for the general fund at 19.6% of GDP, according to an explanatory note to the government draft state budget for 2024.

KYIV, Sept 17 - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will take center stage at the United Nations this week with Russia’s war on Ukraine in its 19th months and no end in sight, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, Sept 18 – The macro-economic forecast of the Ministry of Economy, which forms the basis of the draft state budget 2024, assumes a sharp improvement in the security situation from the second half of next year and, as one consequence, an acceleration of economic growth to 5% in 2024 and 7-7.5% in 2025-2026.

KYIV, Sept 18 – Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak has called on coordinators of EU sanctions and the entire sanctions coalition to "tackle Russia's military-industrial complex."

NEW YORK, Sept 18 - Days before potentially crossing paths with Russia’s top diplomat at the United Nations, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested Monday that the world body needs to answer for allowing his country’s invader a seat at the tables of power.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 - The ratings agency Fitch on Friday upgraded Ukraine's sovereign debt to "B" from "B-," pointing to the country's increasing political and economic stability as well as falling debt levels, AFP reported.

MOSCOW, Sept 9 – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Gazprom chief Alexei Miller have discussed the matter of a gas transit contract with Ukraine at a meeting in the Kremlin, as the current contract nears its expiration on December 31.