KYIV, Aug 15 - A prolonged war is becoming increasingly likely, and this prospect requires a review of the country's macroeconomic strategy, in particular, the current set of policies leading to reduction of forex reserves is becoming increasingly untenable, said a group of international and Ukrainian economists.

KYIV, Aug 15 - The Ukrainian military said Monday that it had repelled more than a dozen Russian attacks in the country’s east and north, including attempts to advance on key cities in the eastern industrial heartland known as the Donbas.

KYIV, Aug 15 – The European Union and 42 states of the world issued a statement in which they called on Russia to immediately withdraw its troops from Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (NPP) in the town of Enerhodar, Zaporizhia region and not interfere with the operator and the Ukrainian authorities to fulfill their obligations on nuclear and radiation safety, and the International the Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to carry out its mandate.

KYIV, Aug 16 – Ukraine should increase vaccination among priority groups, in particular, health workers, teachers and people older than 60 years, the Word Bank said Monday.

KYIV, Aug 16 – A video surveillance footage taken at the home of Konstantin Pavlov, a mayor of Kryviy Rih who was found dead on Sunday, shows presence of no other people nearby, a local police chief said Monday.

KYIV, Aug 15 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to share coronavirus vaccine with Ukraine once it is fully tested and available amid growing concerns that number of COVID-19 cases has been growing rapidly.

BRUSSELS, Aug 16 - NATO dismissed on Sunday allegations by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that it was conducting a military buildup near the country’s western border but said it was closely monitoring the situation following his contested re-election, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Aug 13 – The efforts of the Ukrainian authorities to combat the spread of the coronavirus epidemic in the country are considered insufficient by 46.1% of Ukrainians. This is evidenced by the results of a survey carried out jointly by the Center for Social and Marketing Research SOCIS and the Razumkov Center.

KYIV, Aug 14 – Some 91.5% of Ukrainians say that none of their families, relatives and close friends have been infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, according to the results of an expert study by the Razumkov Center and the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation.

KYIV, Aug 15 - The leaders of the presidential electoral rating are leader of the Batkivschyna party Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the Civil Platform party Anatoliy Hrytsenko and the Opposition Bloc party Yuriy Boiko, according to the results of the social research conducted by the Social Monitoring Center and the Ukrainian Institute of Sociological Studies named after A. Yaremenko.