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Thursday, January 29
Ukraine's central bank cuts interest rate in first change in 10 months
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) voted on Jan. 29 to cut its benchmark interest rate to 15%, the first change since March last year, as inflation cools and a new aid package from Europe eased pressure on the country's finances.
Ukraine war latest live: Russian aircraft, radar station, drone control centres destroyed in multiple attacks, General Staff says
This is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,436 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Ukrainian forces struck several Russian military targets, including an aircraft, the General Staff said on Jan. 29. In its daily report on Russian losses, the General Staff said the number of destroyed Russian aircraft increased by one, bringing the total to 435. The report did not specify the type of aircraft or the circumstances of its downing. The General Staff
Ukraine repatriates bodies of 1,000 fallen soldiers
Russia confirmed that it had handed over 1,000 bodies to Ukraine under the Istanbul agreement in exchange for 38 bodies of fallen Russian soldiers, Kremlin-controlled news agency TASS reported on Jan. 29.
Lukoil agrees to sell most of its foreign assets to US investment group
The Carlyle deal does not include Lukoil's assets in Kazakhstan and is still subject to approval by the U.S. Treasury Department, the Russian energy giant said.
Germany's Merz says Ukraine joining EU in 2027 'not possible'
The comments come after President Volodymyr Zelensky set 2027 as the target date for Ukraine's entry into the bloc.
'They don't consider their work heroic' — 4 energy workers die amid Kyiv repairs following Russian attacks
As Kyiv's repair crews scramble to keep the lights and heat on after repeated Russian strikes, the work has become punishing — and, in recent weeks, deadly. Oleksandr Pitaichuk, a 31-year-old high-angle rescuer, died during emergency repair work at one of Kyiv's power facilities on Jan. 25, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said. Pitaichuk fell from a height of 20 meters, and his injuries proved fatal, according to Klymenko. "He stood between chaos and normal life — so homes could have light and
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