KIEV, Feb. 5 - The National Bank of Ukraine's international reserves contracted 4.6% year-on-year, or by $1.219 billion, to $25.286 billion in the month of January, the bank said on its website.

This was a result of a 4.8% contraction of foreign currency holdings to $24.274 billion, the Bank said. Gold and SDR remained at $0.949 billion and $0.063 billion, respectively.