KYIV, Aug 14 - Russia’s military pounded residential areas across Ukraine over the weekend as Ukrainian forces launched a strike on a key bridge to cut Russian supplies in the Russia-occupied Kherson region.

KYIV, Aug 15 - The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, who was a member of a pro-Russian opposition political party, was found dead in his house with a gunshot wound on Sunday, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Aug. 15 - Ukraine's government said it will not seek to take away part of Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko's executive powers, at least for now.

KYIV, Aug. 15 - Some Russian ships have stopped transporting cargo to Ukraine, deeming it risky after a Russian tanker was detained in a Ukrainian port as Kiev made good on sanctions against Moscow, Reuters reported citing two sources at shipowners.

KYIV, Aug 15 - Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman pledged Ukraine will continue reforming the government by supporting decentralization and public administration, a program financed by international partners, such as Germany.

KYIV, Aug 15 - Russia may be testing a new system for spoofing GPS after at least 20 ships have recently reported serious navigation problems in the Black Sea, New Scientist reported.

KIEV, Aug. 15 – No Ukrainian soldiers have been killed, but one was wounded in action (WIA) in the “Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone“ in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, in the past 24 hours, Ukrainian presidential administration speaker for ATO issues Oleksandr Motuzianyk said.

KIEV, Aug. 15 – Ukraine's Defense Ministry denies information appearing in Russian mass media that officers of Defense Intelligence of Defense Ministry of Ukraine are implicated in preparations of so-called Crimean 'terrorist attacks.'

KIEV, Aug. 15 – Ukraine has already received 72% of drugs procured through international organizations, while medicines for treatment of orphan diseases, those for children, patients with viral hepatitis, children's hemophilia and tests for HIV/AIDS diagnostics are 100% supplied.

KIEV, Aug. 15 – Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman has demanded that the electronic system of income declaration by public servants should be launched at full capacity as soon as possible, the government said in a statement on the Cabinet's website.