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Ukraine holds key rate at 15% as inflation risks persist after Middle East energy shock
The bank said that inflation slowed in May to 8.2%, after a bump from 7.4% in January to 8.6% in April, partly driven by the war in the Middle East.
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Ukraine holds key rate at 15% as inflation risks persist after Middle East energy shock
The bank said that inflation slowed in May to 8.2%, after a bump from 7.4% in January to 8.6% in April, partly driven by the war in the Middle East.
Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands announce new military aid, F-16s for Ukraine ahead of NATO defense ministers' meeting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that around 10 countries had expressed support for the new Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) packages.
Ukraine denies Russian claim that Ukrainian drone struck bus carrying Belarusian children's football team
Ukraine's General Staff denied Russian claims that a Ukrainian drone struck a bus carrying a Belarusian children's football team in Bryansk Oblast, saying no Ukrainian drones were deployed in the region at the time.
Ukraine launches largest drone attack on Moscow since start of Russia's full-scale invasion, hits oil refinery
At least 17 people, including two children, were injured in Moscow Oblast in the attack, Russian authorities claimed.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,388,050 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,370 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Russia terrorizes Kyiv with ballistic missiles, drones overnight
Russian strike drones circled the capital in a second wave of attacks after a round of ballistic missiles threatened Kyiv earlier in the night.
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