KYIV, Dec 16 - North Korean troops have been killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk border region, BBC reported Monday citing US officials.

KYIV, Dec 15 – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the country needs 2 billion cubic meters of gas and electricity worth EUR 800 million.

KYIV, Dec 15 – National Bank of Ukraine Governor Andriy Pyshnyy assured senior officials at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that Ukraine is ready to meet all the commitments assumed under the Program Monitoring with Board Involvement (PMB).

WASHINGTON, Dec 15 - The United States is considering expanding its support for the war in Ukraine, as Kyiv worries that Russia could make a new push to take the capital as soon as January, according to six people with knowledge of the discussions.

KYIV, Dec 15 – Ukraine expects that the UN will maintain the volume of its assistance at about $4.5 billion in 2023, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said.

KYIV, Dec 15 – The lion's share of the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) for winter uniforms has been closed, reserve stocks will be formed from partners' assistance, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar has said.

KYIV, Dec 15 – During the occupation, Russian troops destroyed and plundered Chornobayivka poultry farm (Kherson region) of Ukrlandfarming agricultural holding, 4.4 million birds died at the enterprise, and the total damage is estimated at UAH 12 billion or $330 million.

KYIV, Dec 16 – Ukraine's priorities in the European Union's Eastern Partnership project include border modernization, digital transformation and energy efficiency, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said at the plenary session of the sixth summit in Brussels.

KYIV, Dec 16 - A Russian court has acknowledged the country's armed forces are present in the eastern part of Ukraine. The Kremlin has persistently denied the presence of Russian forces in the Donbas region, DW reported.

KYIV, Dec 16 - Russia may be in economic decline, but it still poses a formidable military threat — particularly in the realm of advanced weaponry and cyberwarfare, NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, CNBC reported.