KYIV, March 16 – The National Bank of Ukraine on Thursday kept its key policy rate at 25% per annum, in line with expectations, citing the need to curb inflation and support the local currency, the bank said in a statement.

GENEVA, March 16 - Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, including systematic torture and killing in occupied regions, amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity, according to a report from a U.N.-backed inquiry released Thursday.

KYIV, March 14 – The purposeful destruction of agricultural machinery by Russian invaders jeopardizes the spring sowing campaign in Ukraine, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

KYIV, March 14 – The current estimated number of people impacted by the Russian invasion in Ukraine is 18 million, of which 6.7 million are internally displaced, the WHO Europe said in a statement on Monday.

KYIV, March 14 – As of March 7, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted a fall in Ukraine's GDP in 2022 as a result of Russia's armed aggression, provided that it ends as soon as possible, by 10% and inflation rises to 20%.

WASHINGTON, March 15 - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal, a rare show of unity in the deeply divided Congress, Reuters reported.

WASHNGTON, March 15 - The Biden administration is considering providing Ukraine with U.S.-made killer drones — cutting edge guided missiles that could accurately target Russian tanks and artillery positions from miles away, two Congressional officials briefed on the matter told NBC News.

KYIV, March 15 - The Prime Ministers of Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic reaffirmed their support for Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion during a meeting Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in capital Kyiv, CNN reported.

KYIV, March 16 - Ukraine's security service (SBU) said on Tuesday it had prevented a large-scale cyberattack by Russian hackers targeting classified government data, Reuters reported.

KYIV, March 16 – Measures are tightened in Kyiv to prevent the spread of coronavirus starting from March 17, the press service for the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.