KYIV, Oct 7 – Ukraine’s foreign exchange reserves plunged 10.6% in September after the government had paid out a massive foreign debt that has come due, leaving the country a smaller cash cushion to deal with natural gas crisis.

The net international reserves of Ukraine as of October 1, 2021, according to preliminary data, amounted to $ 19.095 billion (equivalent), which is 10.6% less than at the beginning of September this year ($ 21.364 billion), according to the data of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).