WASHINGTON, April 9 - The State Department has greenlighted an emergency $138 million in foreign military sales for Ukraine to provide critical repairs and spare parts for Kyiv’s Hawk missile systems. | More

KYIV, April 9 – The growth of consumer prices in Ukraine in March 2024 accelerated to 0.5% from 0.3% in February and 0.4% in January, the State Statistics Service reported on Tuesday. | More

KYIV, April 9 – State-owned PrivatBank (Kyiv) increased the volume of lending to OKKO Group, which owns one of the largest chain of filling stations of the same name on the Ukrainian market, to UAH 1 billion as part of the program of financial support for large corporate clients and system businesses, its press service has reported. | More

KYIV, April 9 – From June 1, 2024, clients of Ukrainian underground gas storage facilities (UGS) will be able to inject and withdraw their gas at a convenient time and in a convenient way, the Naftogaz group reported, citing Resolution No. 631 of the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission of Ukraine (NEURC) on amendments to the Gas Storage Code dated April 3. | More

KYIV, Apr 9 – It would be advisable for industrial electricity consumers to consider the possibility of providing themselves with their own power generation capabilities in order to strengthen their energy sustainability in the face of Russian attacks on the energy system of Ukraine, Board Chairman of National Power Company Ukrenergo Volodymyr Kudrytsky has said. | More

KYIV, April 9 – There is a shortage of pea seeds in Ukraine, farmers are ready to expand their production areas due to India's extension of duty-free imports of this legume until June 30, the press service of the Community of Pulse Producers and Customers of Ukraine reported. | More

BRUSSELS, April 9 – The European Parliament and the European Council have reached a preliminary agreement on the extension of trade liberalization for Ukraine, providing protective measures for EU farmers, the press service of the European Parliament reports, citing the relevant agreements reached on Monday. | More

KYIV, April 8 – The Canadian mining company Black Iron Inc. with assets in Ukraine will submit an updated proposal to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine within the framework of the investment agreement on the Shymanivske iron ore project, in accordance with the updated requirements and conditions. | More

KYIV, April 8 – International partners have allocated more than $700 million for projects in humanitarian demining of Ukraine for 2022-2027, the Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories reported with reference to the Government Portal. | More

KYIV, April 8 - Ukraine “will lose the war” if the United States Congress does not approve military aid to help it resist Russia’s invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. | More