Experts have recorded an early start to the epidemic season. Updated flu vaccines are expected in pharmacies by the end of October, while the planned 400,000 doses will cover the needs of only a portion of citizens.
The platform halted the spread of propaganda content by shutting down resources of famous performers and the animated series.
The Agency for Defence Procurement unilaterally terminated agreements worth 182.74 million UAH as the contractor failed to deliver any protective equipment sets.
Investigators from the State Bureau of Investigations are verifying the findings of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine's internal inquiry into the aviation accident that occurred in August.
Press Secretary Katie Zakaria said she needed to verify information regarding the US ceasing the provision of intelligence data to Kyiv.
Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal journalist released from Russian detention, explained to Times Radio why Vladimir Putin's departure will not lead to the liberalisation of society.
Detectives from the Bureau of Economic Security, together with border guards, halted the operations of a channel distributing counterfeit tobacco products in the capital. Over 3,000 smoking systems and other assets were seized.
Former ombudsman Lyudmyla Denysova published a draft amendment to mobilisation legislation, which provides for additional restrictions for caregivers. Parliament stated that it had not received any official documents.
The National Bank of Ukraine has recorded further weakening of the national currency. Thus, on 14 October, the regulator set the official dollar rate at 45.0802 UAH. This figure became a new all-time high. The previous record was set on the board just a week ago, on 6 October, when the rate stood at 45.0564 UAH for the US currency.
Experts link the increase in the dollar rate to the need to cover the state budget deficit. To do this, they use the more favourable conversion of international financial aid. As a result of September, the NBU's gold and foreign exchange reserves decreased by 3.2%, reaching the mark of $47.1 billion.
An additional factor pressuring the hryvnia was the general weakening of the euro in the global market. If yesterday the euro/dollar pair rate rose above 1.12, today it fell again to 1.1173.
The main cause of the European currency's decline is considered to be the accelerated sale of French government bonds. Investors are increasingly doubting the long-term stability of France's financial system. Since Emmanuel Macron came to power in May 2017, the country's state spending has increased, and large-scale tax relief has led to an increase in state debt by more than 1 trillion euros (1.12 trillion). The budget deficit level reached 5.8% of GDP.
The European Central Bank, according to analyst forecasts, will not raise rates in October. Most experts expect the range of 2.5–2.9% to be maintained. Meanwhile, the US Fed rate remains at 4%, making dollar assets more attractive to investors.
Today, the National Bank also raised the official hryvnia rate against the euro: from 50.2418 to 50.4380 UAH per euro.
In Ukrainian banks, the maximum cash dollar selling price reached 45.6 UAH/$, while the average spread remained within the range of 44.77–45.31 UAH/$.
Regarding the euro, average buying and selling rates at cash desks were 50.22–50.89 UAH per euro, and the maximum selling price reached 51.1 UAH/€.
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