KIEV, July 6 - The gross international reserves of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), Ukraine's central bank, grew by 4.6% or by $1.135 billion in June, to $25.886 billion, the NBU reported.

According to the report, the NBU purchased hard currency worth $658.4 million on the forex market in June, while in May the NBU bought $1.415 billion, in April the bank bought $335.7 million, in March $505.7 million, in February $265.4 million and in January $223.4 million.