VIENNA, June 16 - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy drew pledges of non-military help from neutral Austria on Monday, a day before he was expected to press U.S. President Donald Trump for more military support in Ukraine’s fight against Russia, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, June 15 – Ukrainian personnel of Russian-occupied Zaporizhia NPP cannot independently carry out the transfer of block No. 5 to a cold shutdown, but there is some information that the so-called "plant management" from Rosatom will allow this, President of the state-owned enterprise Energoatom Petro Kotin has said.

KYIV, June 15 – The blowing up of the Kakhovka HPP by Russian invaders will increase inflation in 2023 by 0.3 percentage points (p.p.) because of how it has complicated the operation of multiple enterprises, and due to the partial loss of crops, according to the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on Thursday.

BRUSSELS, June 15 – The European Parliament called on NATO allies to invite Ukraine to membership in the alliance, and the "accession process will start after the war is over and be finalized as soon as possible."

BRUSSELS, June 15 - NATO defense ministers gathered Thursday to discuss future relations with Ukraine as Russia’s war on the country thwarts its hopes of joining the world’s biggest security alliance soon, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, June 15 – The blowing up of the dam of Kakhovka hydroelectric power station by Russian invaders carries the risk of losing 10-14% of the vegetable crop due to flooding or disruption of irrigation, but the National Bank of Ukraine estimates this figure at 5%, Deputy Governor of the NBU Sergiy Nikolaychuk said.

KYIV, June 15 – Ukraine’s economy has been gradually recovering in May after most of the fighting with Russian troops has shifted to eastern part of the country, allowing many businesses to reopen, a senior official at the National Bank of Ukraine said.

The economy was estimated to contract between 35% and 40% on the year in May, an improvement from a 44% contraction in March, when Russian troops had been pursuing offensive on multiple fronts, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Serhiy Nikolaychuk said.

KYIV, June 15 – The Global Peace Index for Ukraine in 2022 fell by 0.413, or 16%, to 2.971, showing the worst indicators among the 163 countries studied, according to the annual Global Peace Index from the international think-tank the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) released on Wednesday.

KYIV, June 15 - Ukraine ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as the United States announced more weapons for Kyiv, which warned that arms deliveries were taking too long, Reuters reported.

KYIV, June 15 – Since the beginning of the decentralization reform in 2015, local budget revenues have significantly grown, however, answering the question whether they felt any results of using these funds in improving the quality of services, provision of urban amenities, social assistance during this time, 51% of Ukrainians noted that they hadn't felt any changes.