KIEV, Nov. 13 – Two Ukrainians and four people from unidentified Southeast Asian countries were aboard the Mi-2 helicopter which crashed in Slovakia, the State Border Service reported on Friday.

LONDON, Nov. 16 - Russia wants to reach a compromise over Ukraine's debt to Russia and has made an "interesting" offer to settle the issue, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Monday, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Nov. 13 - Monetary base in Ukraine in October decreased by 0.9%, to UAH 318.5 billion, while money supply increased by 2.4%, to UAH 958.7 billion, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

KIEV, Nov. 16 – President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree giving Ukrainian citizenship to Giorgi Grigalashvili, who previously headed the Georgian patrol police.

KIEV, Nov. 16 – A number of regional centers and major cities in Ukraine on November 15 held the second round of mayoral elections, with Kiev's incumbent mayor Vitali Klitschko elected for a second term.

KIEV, Nov. 15 - President Petro Poroshenko issued several decrees on Saturday to shut state institutions and banking services in pro-Russian eastern regions, pressing a move to cut links with the rebel-held territory, Reuters reported.

DONETSK, Nov. 16 - Fresh volleys of artillery fire were heard across many parts of the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, a Ukrainian government statement said, after Kiev warned again of rebel preparations for a fresh offensive, Reuters reported.

BRISBANE, Nov. 15 - The leaders of the United States, Japan and Australia lined up together against Russia on Sunday, vowing to oppose Russian incursions into Crimea during a rare trilateral meeting held at the G20 summit in Brisbane, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Nov. 14 – Ukraine's tax police have united four criminal cases against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko concerning the activities of the United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) Corporation into one.

KIEV, Nov. 14 – The European Union sees no progress in Ukraine's compliance with fundamental European values, so a declaration that the country will ultimately become an EU member cannot be included into the association agreement yet, said Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira, head of the EU delegation to Ukraine.