Due to the destruction of civilian infrastructure by Russia, Ukraine’s gross domestic product will likely fall by 39% year-on-year in 2022, compared to the previous forecast of 35%, Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko told Die Zeit. As a response to the recession, Kyiv is taking steps to downsize the government, she said. Svyrydenko also said that she is exploring the possibility of privatizing small state-owned companies.
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Thursday, September 17
Due to delays in processing Ukrainian receipts, the upcoming tranche is smaller than the 4.7 billion euros ($5.5 billion) previously promised by EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius on Sept. 11.
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The serviceman, who works at the Stryi district recruitment center, was hospitalized with moderate injuries.
The survey was taken between Aug. 21 and Sept. 10, during a large-scale anti-corruption probe that implicated senior officials from the Presidential Office, including former deputy head Iryna Mudra.
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign legislation that would allow him to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian oil and gas, a White House official told the Kyiv Independent on Sept. 17
Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry said Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukrainian ports, port infrastructure, and civilian commercial vessels in the Black Sea.
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Two An-26 transport aircraft, one An-12 transport aircraft, and three helicopters were hit, according to the General Staff.
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Media reports suggest Kovalsky could ultimately be appointed prosecutor general, rather than merely serving in an acting capacity.
Russia struck the Zaporizhstal Iron and Steel Works with two ballistic missiles on the morning of Sept. 17, according to Metinvest, the plant's owner and Ukraine's largest steel producer.
The threat of another Russian incursion into Polish airspace prompted the Polish Air Force to scramble fighter jets.
The Kyiv Independent has won a 2026 Online Journalism Award for Innovation in Revenue Strategy in the Medium Newsroom category.
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Russia launched a large-scale overnight attack on Ukrainian cities, using ballistic and cruise missiles, Shahed-type one-way attack drones, and Oniks anti-ship missiles, the Air Force said.
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Russia launched a drone and missile attack on Kyiv on the night of Sept. 16-17, damaging an education facility and injuring at least 20 people in Ukraine's capital, officials reported.
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