KYIV, Nov 26 - President Petro Poroshenko says the introduction of martial law does not mean that Ukraine will conduct offensive operations.

"The introduction of martial law in no way means that Ukraine will carry out any offensive actions. | More

KYIV, Nov 23 - Salaries will be increased in Ukraine to compete with the European employment market, Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has said. | More

KYIV, Nov 23 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects that an agreement to issue a loan of EUR 52 million to PJSC Ukrgazvydobuvannia could be signed by the end of February 2019, Deputy Director of the EBRD Representative Office in Ukraine Marina Petrov has said. | More

KYIV, Nov 23 - Naftogaz Ukrayiny has notified Gazprom about offsetting another $3.8 million received from the Russian company for transit services in excess of contractual amount against penalties arising from Gazprom's debt to Naftogaz amounting to over $2.6 billion. | More

KYIV, Nov 23 - The National Commission for the State Regulation of Energy, Housing and Utilities Services (NCER) intends from January 1, 2019 to increase the weighted average tariff of Ukrenergo by 17.9% compared to the current tariff of 2018, from 4.969 kopecks per kWh to 5.859 kopecks/kWh (excluding VAT). | More

KYIV, Nov 23 – SkyUp airline seeks to boost its fleet by three planes by the end of 2018, to six, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan has written on his Facebook page. | More

KYIV, Nov 25 - Russia has fired on and seized three Ukrainian naval ships off the Crimean Peninsula in a major escalation of tensions between the two countries, Ukrainian navy reported. | More

KYIV, Nov 23 – Parliament passed a bill on the national budget of Ukraine for 2019 with the deficit within 2.3% of Ukraine's GDP.

"The budget remains balanced and realistic. The deficit is within 2.3% of GDP. This will enable us to confidently enter 2019," Finance Minister Oksana Markarova said. | More

KYIV, Nov 23 - Industrial production in Ukraine in October 2018 resumed growth, increasing by 1.4% compared to October 2017, after two months of the decline being 1.3% in September and 0.5% in August 2017, the State Statistics Service said. | More

KYIV, Nov 23 – The Cabinet of Ministers continues discussing the issue of increasing the price of gas with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as the issue is a key condition for approval of the new cooperation program with the IMF, Finance Minister Oksana Markarova said. | More