KYIV, Aug 16 - The procurement agencies of the Ministry of Defense have signed contracts for the supply of weapons and logistics equipment worth more than UAH 280 billion from the 2024 state budget, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported.

KYIV, Aug 17 - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Kyiv’s allies on Saturday to lift remaining restrictions on using Western weapons to attack targets deeper in Russia, including in Kursk, saying his troops could deprive Moscow “of any ability to advance and cause destruction” if granted sufficient long-range capabilities.

KYIV, Aug 18 - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday the daring military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across the border.

KYIV, Aug 16 – In August, the Ministry of Finance expects more than $5 billion in external assistance compared to $1.7 billion in July and $4.4 billion in June, the main donor in August will be the United States - $3 billion, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said.

KYIV, Aug 17 – Under certain conditions, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) can cover the state budget deficit of up to UAH 60 billion with emission financing, Deputy Head of the President's Office Rostyslav Shurma has said, while the National Bank declares the upper ceiling of UAH 30 billion per month.

KYIV, Aug 17 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Lviv in western Ukraine, where he will meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

KYIV, Aug 17 – President Volodymyr Zelensky, responding to a petition that has collected more than 25,000 signatures of citizens calling for the minimum living wage for all MPs and members of the Cabinet of Ministers, instructed Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk to consider this issue and inform about the results of such consideration.

KYIV, Aug 17 - The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) expects a convoy of five vessels to enter the Chornomorsk maritime merchandise port (Odesa region) on Wednesday to load more than 70,000 tonnes of wheat, bran, sunflower oil and corn, USPA reported on its Facebook page.

KYIV, Aug 18 – The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the Strategy for Economic Development of Donetsk and Luhansk regions until 2030. The relevant decision was made at a government session on Wednesday.

KYIV, Aug 18 - The UK will lead a multinational Maritime Training Initiative for the Ukrainian Navy, boosting their ability to combat threats in the Black Sea, U.K Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said.