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Kiev : Russian forces have carried out a rocket attack on a major oil refinery in Kremenchuk town in Ukraine's central Poltava region, said the head of Poltava regional military-civilian administration Dmytro Lunin. "Today's shelling of the…

Kiev : (IANS) Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said her country is holding negotiations with Russia over the evacuation of seriously injured soldiers from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. Ukraine seeks to exchange 38…

Kiev : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has tweeted that he had a conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to discuss defensive aid for Ukraine. "We appreciate the high level of dialogue with Germany and support in our…

Kiev : The gas transmission system operator of Ukraine (GSTOU) has accused Russia of interrupting Russian gas transit through Ukraine to the consumers in Ukraine and Europe. Sergiy Makogon, head of the GSTOU, said on Wednesday that Gazprom…

Kiev : The Ukrainian government has approved the seizure of Russian assets in Ukraine, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said. "Today, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a document according to which Russian assets in Ukraine are transferred…

Kiev : Since Russia launched its ongoing invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 390 buildings have been destroyed in Kiev, of which 222 are residential apartments, the City Council said. In a social media post on Tuesday, the Council said: "We…

Kiev : Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and visiting European Council President Charles Michel on Monday discussed steps to solve the issues concerning Ukraine's agricultural exports, the government press service reported. During the…

Kiev : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted the second part of the questionnaire for the war-torn nation's candidate status of a European Union (EU) membership to European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. The document…

Kiev : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Kiev with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic to discuss defence and energy cooperation and Ukraine's European integration, the Ukrainian presidential press service reported.…

Kiev : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country stands ready to resume talks on settling the conflict with Russia after Moscow's forces return to the positions they held before the invasion on February 24. "They need to…