KIEV, March 23 – Losses of solvent Ukrainian banks as of March 1 amounted to UAH 1.971 billion, up from January's UAH 890 million, the National Bank of Ukraine reported on its website.

"In February 2016 the total amount of loss of operating banks amounted to UAH 1.1 billion, while almost the whole loss was generated by one bank," reads the report.

According to the central bank, on March 1 some 83 banks saw profit for a total of UAH 3.2 billion. In February 76 banks posted UAH 1.7 billion in profit.