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.

KYIV, May 14 – Greece has allowed Ukrainian citizens to enter the country from May 14, the Ukrainian Embassy in Greece said.

"The Greek government has just released a decision according to which, from May 14, 2021, Ukrainian citizens are allowed to enter Greece," the embassy said in the statement on its website on Friday.

KYIV, May 17 – Some 74% of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine needs to start developing its own vaccine against coronavirus, according to the results of a survey conducted by the sociological group Rating on May 4-8, 2021.

KYIV, May 18 - Ukraine's parliament has voted to dismiss Health Minister Maksym Stepanov over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and approved the resignations of the economy and infrastructure ministers, RFE/RL reported.

KYIV, May 18 – More than a third (35%) of Ukrainians believe that the situation with coronavirus in Ukraine is improving, the same number believe that it does not change, according to a survey conducted by the Sociological Group Rating.

KYIV, May 18 – Ukraine has assured G7 countries and the European Union that it fulfilled its obligations required to unlock lending from the International Monetary Fund.

Andriy Yermak, the head of the presidential office, met G7 ambassadors and EU delegation officials, seeking to facilitate the release of the IMF loan.

KYIV, May 18 – Russia spends up to $5 billion per year to finance breakaway Ukrainian terrifies in Donbas and to fund the war against the country, a Ukrainian official said Monday.