KYIV, Feb 16 – As a result of the abnormal winter flood in the Ukrainian river basins, which is observed this winter, production of electricity at hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) has increased, according to the website of Ukrhydroenergo on Thursday.

KYIV, Feb 16 – Acting Chairman of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine and Chief State Inspector for Nuclear and Radiation Safety Oleh Korikov offered Head of the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority Petteri Tiippana support for Finland's efforts to replace Rosatom with another friendly supplier of nuclear fuel at nuclear power plants.

KYIV, Feb 16 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has downgraded its forecast for the growth of the Ukrainian economy in 2023 to 1% from 8%, which it expected in September last year, according to the updated Regional Economic Prospects published on Thursday.

KYIV, Feb 16 - Russia has switched its aerial strike tactics to fool Ukraine’s air defenses, using decoy missiles without explosive warheads and deploying balloons, a senior Ukrainian official said Thursday.

KYIV, Feb 16 - Tens of thousands of new Russian conscripts are flowing into Ukraine ahead of the war’s one-year mark, with Moscow looking to overwhelm Ukrainian troops and retake huge swaths of territory lost last autumn as spring warms the region, The Hill reported.

KYIV, Feb 16 – Ukrainian insurers see no reason for panic, sudden movements in pricing policy or approaches to insurance in connection with the inclusion of the waters of the Black and Azov Seas adjacent to Ukraine and Russia in the list of high-risk areas, Andriy Semchenko, Chief Underwriting Officer at INGO Ukraine, said.

RIVNE, Feb 16 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and military observers from NATO member states including Britain and Poland looked on as the country's armed forces carried out drills in western Ukraine on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

WASHINGTON, Feb 16 - The United States and its allies are prepared to respond to Russian cyberattacks amid escalating tensions over Ukraine, with the scope of retaliatory actions or sanctions depending on the severity of the hacks, U.S. and European officials said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Feb 16 - Russia is continuing its military buildup around Ukraine, Western officials said, even as Moscow announced it had begun drawing down some troops and released footage of tanks and armored personnel carriers departing Crimea, The Wall Street Journal reported.

KYIV, Feb 15 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, together with First Lady Olena Zelenska, visited the world exhibition Expo 2020 in Dubai, during an official visit to the United Arab Emirates, where he got himself acquainted with the presentation of the national pavilion and exposition of Ukraine, the presidential press service reported Monday.