KYIV, Dec 17 - The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine withdrew from consideration the bill on the placement, design and construction of power units Nos. 3 and 4 of Khmelnytsky NPP, MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak reported on Telegram.
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KYIV, Dec 17 – A Russian general who was wanted by Ukraine for using chemical munitions was killed by a remotely detonated bomb in Moscow on Tuesday, Russian authorities said.
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KYIV, Dec 17 – The ICU investment group expects a deceleration in GDP growth to 3.4% in 2025 compared to the expected GDP figure of 4% by the end of 2024, and at the same time predicts a slowdown in inflation to 7% from 11.5% this year, according to its updated macroeconomic forecast.
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KYIV, Dec 17 – Preliminary damage as a result of the sinking of two tankers in the Kerch Strait may reach $14 billion, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine Svitlana Hrynchuk said.
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KYIV, Dec 17 - Several Ukrainian manufacturers and a Japanese engineering company will launch a joint project in Ukraine for semi knocked down assembly (SKD) of Japanese pickups with the prospect of moving to complete knockdown production (CKD), the Ministry of Economy reported.
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KYIV, Dec 16 - North Korean troops have been killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk border region, BBC reported Monday citing US officials.
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KYIV, Dec 16 – One of the features of the latest massive Russian attack on Ukraine's energy system on December 13 was its targeting of interstate energy infrastructure facilities with the aim of minimizing export-import opportunities or disconnecting the energy systems of Ukraine and Europe, an adviser to the Ukrainian Prime Minister and a member of the Supervisory Board of Ukrenergo, Yuriy Boiko, has said.
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KYIV, Dec 16 - Over the past three years, over 500 companies engaged in drone production have emerged in Ukraine — this is one of the highest figures in the world, said Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology — Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov.
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KYIV, Dec 16 - By the end of the year, Ukraine may have six biomethane plants in different regions of Ukraine, instead of seven, as previously predicted, and its export will begin next year, said Heorhiy Heletukha, Chairman of the Board of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine (BAU).
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KYIV, Dec 16 – The agreement between Ukraine and Russia on gas transit expires on January 1, 2025 and will not be extended, but in the event of an appeal by the European Commission, Ukraine is ready to implement the transit of any gas except Russian, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in a conversation with his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico.
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