The agreement, signed on April 30, establishes a joint investment fund between Kyiv and Washington and grants the U.S. special access to projects developing Ukraine's natural resources.
Ukraine is considering moving away from the U.S. dollar and closer to the euro as a benchmark for the hryvnia, National Bank Governor Andrii Pyshnyi told Reuters.
The Atesh partisan group claims it disabled communication at several Russian military facilities when it allegedly destroyed equipment at a transformer substation in the village of Mogiltsy in Russia's Moscow Oblast.
The aftermath of Russian strikes against Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Oct. 4, 2023. (Source: Governor Yurii Malashko)
Russian forces carried out attacks against nine of Ukraine's oblasts over the past day, killing at least one person and injuring at least 24, local officials reported early on Oct. 4.
In Donetsk Oblast, seven people were injured in Russian attacks, the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration reported.
Three residents were wounded in Illinivka, three more in Vyshneve, and one in Avdiivka, the officials clarified.
In Kharkiv Oblast, an 83-year-old woman sustained minor injuries in a Russian air strike against Borova in the Izium district, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
Russian forces launched 100 attacks against Kherson Oblast, killing one person and injuring 16 others, Governor Olekansd Prokudin reported.
According to the governor, Russia targeted residential areas, schools, pharmacies, churches, and other civilian buildings in the oblast.
Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He was also volunteering as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.
The Kyiv Independent news desk
