KYIV, May 18 – Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram discussed with British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace issues of cooperation, including support for Ukraine, and announced the transfer of radar stations and multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine.

WASHINGTON, May 18 - The Biden administration has signaled to European allies in recent weeks that the US would allow them to export F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, CNN reported on Thursday citing sources familiar with the discussions.

KYIV, May 16 – The Kyivstar mobile network operator confirms the trend towards the return of Ukrainians home after a forced evacuation.

We can confirm that there is a trend for Ukrainians to return home. We really see all the migration, we see all countries. Today, according to the Kyivstar database, Poland has accepted 35% of Ukrainians who have left the country, Germany – 15%, the Czech Republic – 7%, Italy – 5%, Moldova and Romania – 2% each, that is, these are the list of the top countries where Kyivstar customers went," Kyivstar President Oleksandr Komarov said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, May 16 – The National Bank of Ukraine, in order to increase stability in the foreign exchange market, is seeking to return the floating rate, NBU Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko said in an interview with The Asahi Shimbun.

KYIV, May 17 - The volume of electricity exports from Ukraine to the European Union can replace approximately 17% of the Russian gas consumed by European countries, the Ministry of Energy believes.

KYIV, May 17 - Mariupol appeared on the verge of falling to the Russians on Tuesday as Ukraine moved to abandon the steel plant where hundreds of its fighters had held out for months under relentless bombardment in the last bastion of resistance in the devastated city.

KYIV, May 17 – The war against Ukraine launched by Russia is moving into a more exhausting period, which requires the restructuring of the economy, budgetary and monetary policy, Oleksandr Pecherytsyn, a leading analyst at Raiffeisen Bank (Kyiv), has said.

KYIV, May 18 – The fall of the Ukrainian economy by one third is an optimistic scenario, and its rapid recovery in 2023 is possible with the end of hostilities and large-scale support from partners, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Serhiy Nikolaychuk has said.

KYIV, May 18 - Resistance fighting was reported in the occupied southern city of Melitopol, where the regional military administration said Ukrainians killed several high-ranking Russian officers and a Russian armored train carrying troops and ammunition overturned, causing the munitions to detonate.

KYIV, May 18 - Nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who had held out inside Mariupol’s pulverized steel plant have surrendered, Russia said Wednesday, as the battle that turned the city into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering drew toward a close.