(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine halted a campaign of drone strikes against oil tankers using a major Black Sea port after a direct request from US Vice President J.D. Vance, who warned that the attacks risked destabilising global oil markets and harming American energy companies. The request was made during aContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The National Bank of Ukraine set the official exchange rate of the hryvnia against the US dollar at UAH 44.86 per dollar on 12 August, a slight weakening of 3 kopiyok from the previous day, while the euro edged lower. The official rate for the euro wasContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukrainian banks will begin introducing new monthly transfer limits for certain individual entrepreneurs and companies from 14 August, under an updated memorandum designed to close channels used for tax evasion and money laundering. The restrictions will apply in two phases, with the second stage taking effect fromContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Russian drone strikes and artillery shelling caused fresh power cuts in five Ukrainian regions by the morning of 12 August, national grid operator Ukrenergo said, as repair crews worked to restore supply where security conditions allowed. The new outages affected consumers in the Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, KhersonContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance raised almost UAH 2.3 billion (USD 51.3 million / GBP 40.1 million / EUR 46.7 million) for the state budget at its latest auction of domestic government bonds on Tuesday. The ministry offered hryvnia-denominated bonds across three maturities. A one-year bond maturing inContinue Reading
(TOBOLSK, RUSSIA) – The ZapSibNeftekhim petrochemical complex in the Russian city of Tobolsk in the Tyumen region has been closed for an indefinite period following a drone attack, Reuters reported, citing three industry sources. One source told the news agency that the facility had been halted with no timetable forContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine and Moldova have agreed to reduce the water release from the Dnister hydroelectric complex to 75 cubic metres per second, down from 85 cubic metres per second set only days earlier, as the hydrological situation in the river basin continues to worsen. The decision was takenContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The total number of non-bank financial institutions in Ukraine fell by 11 companies during July 2026 to stand at 727, while the number of banks remained unchanged at 59, according to data released by the National Bank of Ukraine. The central bank said it had cancelled allContinue Reading
(ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE) – Operations at the Zaporizhstal steel mill have been completely shut down after a Russian ballistic missile strike overnight hit the industrial site, killing seven employees and wounding 21 others. The attack struck the plant shortly after an air raid alert was declared, catching workers as they wereContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The National Bank of Ukraine has set the official exchange rate for 12 August, showing the hryvnia weakening marginally against the US dollar while firming slightly versus the euro. The official rate for the US dollar was fixed at UAH 44.86, a loss of 3 kopiykas forContinue Reading
